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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13

NEVER PRocRAsr1NATE-Itis stated that Mr.
Z. Andrew Hoover, who died so suddenly on
tuesday, left his home in the morning in fine
neaith and spirits, casually remarking to his
family that on that day his policy of life nsur-
ancc would expire. His son in the course Of
me morning, took the policy and had it renew
ca, In short time, on that very last day, the
rather was speeches., and has departed. His
remark and prompt attention has saved worthy
'al'''y @oooo' Washington Union.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13

MAIL RoBBERs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,troo
has been arrested at Toledo, Ohio CHARGED
with robblng the United States mail. Several
drafts for large amounts, upon different banks
east ana west were found on his person, and
mall Dag In his house, with fragments of letters,
envelopes, DC: A few days ago the mail between
layton and indianapolis was carried off by
man who presented forged order from the
mail contractor to the driver, boy, directing
nm to hand it over to the bearer. The boV
Ssuspectng nothing wrong complied and the fell
low started OFT. Nothing since has been heard
OF MN or the mail. On Monday youth named
Lindsey was arrested near Richmond Ind
charged with driving off with the mail in cbaroe
OF his brother-in-aw He confessed that i
was his intention to rob it had he not been over
taken NV UGH over
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13

"A SAD AFFA1R.-The Evansville (Indiana)
JournaI says, gentleman and lady arrived at
the Pavilion hotel on Thursday evening, with
The corpse Of young man who had died that
day on board the steamer Empress The de-
ceased was betrothed to the lady, and with her
and his friend, were going south on the En-
press. On Thursday morning, while the de-
ceased was sitting with the lady on deck, ap-
parentIy IN good health, his head sank upon
his bosom, and when the lady turned to ad-
dress hlm he was dead. The party left the
BOAT at Henderson, and were bearing the young
man man S remains to his home in Maryland. The
,aoy greet was beart-rending to witness-her
orSht anlclpatlons for the future all brushed
away oy the strong arm of death, Verify, we
KNOW not what day may brine forth,
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13

During the past week two more boats par
tally freighted with railroad iron, for the Pa
cife railroad, have arrived.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13

lhe aShlngton correspondent of denocla@
gan IN Cincinnati, says that the late appolntnss
captain Rynders to the U States marshaishipd!
York was made by the president without req.
counter petitions, circumstances and even "FP
asking the views of the cabinet" It is ans7P
ment against which all the prouder and NOR
PehoehI OF 1he democratic organs themsel'F
out, shamei.
A late Louisville Journal, speaking of ps'
Buchanan's health, says, verv distinguish
mocrat' just from Washington, expresses tor
opinion that Mr.. Buchanan will not live mud.
er. lie says that the labors of office and their.
aous pressure OF othce-seekers are bearing ye9>
ny upon Mr.. BIS health, and that the discs.
tracted by him at the National hotel appeaS
Fastening his inevitable fate.
he democratic State convention of IenS's
unanimously nominated general J. G. HarrI5'"
oidate for governor.
The long entertained idea that silk is FS,g
OF the worm, is exploded BY the recent lD'f[
tons of philosopher. He has come to the o.,
sion that 1t Is from the leaf of the mulberry tE@
not from the Worm which exists thereon, I ~
material for silk is obtained The philos0P%,
ludes to one slgnor Lotteri while rejecting w.,
TACT that OF the silk worm living upon one az
'ion OF TODD, came to the conclusion that 'Ih ID
substance must lie not in the animal, but I Lss5
''aotei' when supported II. ho I.d5
analised the composition of the mulberry ~ NJ
oy boiling 1t to thick paste, produced e''ia
scriptlon OF silk in immense quantities: + f.
ratl onal inference, we think, and one Which,
rooorated by further experiment, will achle''
portant revolution in silk production. Il
FATAL AcolDENT.-Mr. John B. ChubbGcA,,
asara city, was found dead over the banS,s"
day week, about two rods above the brldgss, ed
supposed he was returning home from h .s Hs@
Saturday night, and as It was very DARK
have fallen about one hundred and twenty I.~J
The first division of the Galveston, Hou's.s
henderson railroad, twenty five miles IN le XXI
completed at II o'clock A. NJ, on the 3Oth ,aD '
past month (April.] This does not l9cIuJti6s The:
tracks, nor about three hundred feet laia 81 miF
division. By thus finishing twenty'h% W. 40
their road. the company are entitled to 'DS
Of 256. 900 acres Of land
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13

VIVA, OR The SECRET OF PowER.-We have
received from the publisher, T. B. Peterson, an
advance copy OF the above new work, by Mrs.
Southworth. Our readers are well aware that
Mrs southworth has the reputation of being
the best female writer in America, and in the
work before US she has not detracted from tba
merit. The characters stand out in bold relief
vivid and truthful 10 life, and we do not ra-
member the time when we have perused work
OF fiction with more interest and satisfaction.
The above work can be had by RENTING one
dollar and quarter 10 the publisher at Phila
deipha
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
WONDERFUL GOLD STORY.

Recent advices from New Mexico fur
nlsh The following auriterous reports:
"The Santa Fe Gazette announces the
arrival of Mr.. ldler, the agent and general
director Of the mining company organized
some time since in Washington CITY, TO
work the Placer mines, near Santa F'e;
Mr.. kuttz, machinist from Norris en-
CINE shop, in Philadelphia, and Mr.. Chap
pin, a milIwright, all engaged in the same
business. This, says the Gazette, is
new era in the history of New Mexico.
Two steam engines with crushing appara-
ms, are soon to be put in operation at the
Placer mines, and the question will be set
tied as to whether gold abounds in suhic-
lent quantities to justify the cost of extract
ing it by this description or machinery
If the experiment prove successful II must
produce i change in the business Of the
territory, for the quantity of gold-bearing
earth and rock is admitted to be inexhaus-
tible and there is room for any number of
machines.
II has been stated that the gold mines of
New Mexico bid fair to equal those of
California. A letter from Santa Fe to
California paper, gives romantic account
ofstheir discovery. The story goes that
a Mexican woman returned from a captiy-
ity of eight years among the Coyotero
Apaches of the Gala country, bringing ex-
traordinary accounts of gold treasures in
the region Inhabited by that tribe.
Before her captivity she had been pson
slave, and on her return she offered to take
her master TO the gold region, and her ac-
counts were so marvellous that party of
four hundred persons were organized to go
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
A PEEP INTO THE BANK OF
ENGLAND.

The Bank of England must be seen on
the inside as well as out, and to get into
the interior of this remarkable building, to
observe the operations of an institution
that exerts more moral and political power
than any sovereign in Europe, you must
have an order from the Governor of the
Bank. The building occupies an irrogu-
lar area of eight acres of ground-an edi-
ifce of no architectural beauty, with not
one window toward the street, being light
ed altogether from the roof of the enclosed
areas.
was led, on presenting my card of ad-
mission, into a private room, where, after
a delay Of a few moments, a messenger
came and conducted me through the nigh
ty and mysterious building. Down we
went into a room where the notes of the
Bank received the day before were now
examined, compared with the entries in
the books and stored away. The Bank
Of England never issues the same note the
second time. 1t receives, in the ordinary
course of business, about g600,000, or
$4,000,000, daily in notes; these are put
up into parcels according to their denomi-
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
New Series Vol. II, Ne. II.

a Dope .aEghting on a coBin.-In
Edinburgh a few days ago, respectable
family IN one OF the quietest quarters OF
the city were thrown into mourning by the
death of one of their nuns55s:, an elderly
lady. A night or two after the event a
strange noise was heard at the window Of
the room where the coffin was lying. It
seemed like the huitering of the wings Of
bird against the window panes, and when
the maid servant opened the window to
examine into the cause of the noise,
beautiful white dove flew into the apart
men' and alighted upon the lid of the cof-
fin. 1t offered no opposition when they
attempted TO secure it, and is now in pos
session Of the relatives OF the deceased
lady, who, from the singularity of the cir
cumstances, have resolved to preserve it
carefully. Had the event happened in
time past, when superstition held sway, it
would undoubtedly have given rise 10 some
strange lmaglnings relative to the depart
ed.-Edin5urgA (tScot!qndJ Erpress.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
qMg lQNSq 3 Rh.
Gently Deal with Tender Feelings.
BY /. J. sTINE.

BY /. J. STINE.
Gently deal with tender feelings,
Gently deal with trusting hearts,
For thou knowest not the sorrows
One unkindness oft imparts-
Nor the grief that often follows
By word unkindly spoken,
Or look that seems the token
Of contempt
To heart already broken.
Gently deal with tender feelings,
For the heart that's good and true,
In its over flowing kindness,
Ever thus would deal with you
And thou knowest not the pleasure
That word in kindness spoken,
Or look that seems the token
OF affection,
Brings to hearts that have been broken.
There are hearts that are the temples,
AS if 10y some stern decree,
OF the gloomy goddess, Sorrow,
And perhaps they look to thee
For the kindness else denied them.
Are thy words in kindness spoken?
Are thy looks and smiles token
Of the love
That would bind q heart that's broken!
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
FREEBURG ACADEMY,
FREEBURG, SNYDER co., PA.

.TNHE location of this Institution is beautiful
l. and healthy, and free from the temptations
and vices common to larger towns situated on
public thoroughfares. The course of instruc-
ltion IS thorough and complete, embracing the
usual branches of an English, Classical and
Mathematical Education and is calculated TO
prepare students for College, the study of
Profession, or business pursuits. Frequent
Lectures are delivered during the term, and
practical illustrations accompany each reciia-
tion: Students have access to a good Library.
The Academic year is divided into two ses-
Sions of % weeks each The first Commences
on the last .MOnday Of July; the second on the
frs Monday Of January. Public Examinations
at the close of each term, when certificates Of
Aent '''
IERMs.-For Tuition, per quarter of eleven
weeks, $3.50 TO $500. Board, Room, &c.
VI so to S20G per week. ''
For further particulars, address
GEO. F. MCFARLAND, Principal,
Freeburg, June %, 1856.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1857.

flies and drums, and all the Hindostanee
servants in scarlet and gold, preceded the
Elchee, who rode beautiful Arabieth
horse richly caparisoned, but entirely in an
English style; he was followed by the
gentlemen of his suite and his escort of
cavalry. When we came within half
mile of the palace all was silence and or
der it was the state of Asia with the dis
cipline Of Europe. We passed through
rows of men and horses, and even the lat
ter appeared as if afraid to shake their
heads. Many persons whom we saw in
the first square Of the citadel, before we
entered the palace, were richly dressed,
and some Of the horses were deckcd out
with brides, saddles and trapPings of great
value but ii was not until we passed The
last gate of the palace and came into the
garden in front Of the kings hall of audi
ence, a highly ornamented and spacious
the spIendor of the Persian court. Asca-
nal flowed in the centre Of the garden that
supplied a number of fountains, to the
right and left OF which were broad paved
walks, and beyond these were rows Of
trees. Between the trees and the high
wall encrcling the palace, were files of
matchbox men drawn up, and within the
avenues from the gate to the hall of au-
dience all the princes, mobiles, courtiers, and
officers of s'ate, were marshaled in sepa-
rate lines, according to their rank, from the
lowest officer Of the kings guard, who oc-
cupied the place nearest the entrance, to
the heir apparent, Abbas Meerza, who
stood on the righl of his brothers aud
within a few PAGES Of the throne. There
was not one person in ali this array wh)
had not gold hilied sword, cashmere
shawl around his cap and another around
his waist. Many OF the nohies aud prin-
ces were magn!fcenty dressed, but all was
forgotten as soon as the exc rested on the
king. lie appeared to be a lille above
the middle size, his aye Irle more than
thirty, his complexion rather fair, his lea-
lures were regular and fine, with an rx-
preston denoting intelligence. His beard
attracted much OF our attention; it was
full. bIac3, add glossy, and flowed 10 his
middle. His dress baliied all description
The ground of his robes was white. but
he was 50 covered with Jewels Of an cx-
traordinary size, and their spIcndor, from
his being seated where the RAYS OF the sun
played upon them, was So dazzling. that i
was impossible to distinguish the minute
parts which combined to give such amaz-
ing briIlianry TO his whole figure. The
two chief officers OF ceremonies, who car
ried golden sticks, stopped twice, as they
I advanced toward the throne, to make low
obcisancc, and the EIchec a, the same time
took of his hat. When near the entrance
Of the hall the procession stopped, and the
lord of requests said, Captain John NAL
COIN is come as envoy from the Governor
General of India to your Majesty The
King, looking to the EIchce, said, in
pleasing and manly voice, You are well
come "
Such is the picture drawn by Malcolm,
of the splendor of the Persian court in
1900. Probably it appeared as it did in
The days of Ahasuerus, Queen Fashti and
MordGcai.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

Oead 10 tie Law.-A queer story is
going The rounds, OF an Arkansas man
who owned an estate of $4,000, who went
off and was not heard of for four years
Administration on his estate was granted,
his properly distributed and his affairs
wound up. But one day the poor fellow
came back, appeared at the Probate Court
and insisted that he was alive; whereupon
the Judge flew into violent passion, and
threatened to commit him for contempt of
Court for daring to dispute the record
The poor man fled, and has not since been
heard of.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

nation, boxed up with the date of their
reception, and are kept ten years; at the
expiration of which period they are taken
out and ground up in the mill which saw
running, and made again into paper. If,
in the coulse of those ten years, any dis
pute in business, or law suit, should arise
concerning the payment of any note, the
Bank can produce the identical bill.
To meet the demand for notes so con-
stanlly used up, the Bank has its own pa
permakers, lis own printers, its own en-
gravers, all at work under lhe same roof,
and it even makes the mach inery by which
the most Of its own work is done. A
complicated but beautiful operation is a
register, extending from The printing Office
10 the banking offices, which marks every
sheet of paper that is struck off from the
press, SO that the printers cannot manufac-
ture d single sheet of blank notes that is
not recorded in the Bank
On the same principle of exactness,
shaft is made 10 pass from one apartment
to another, connecting clock in sixteen
business wings of the establishment, and
regulating them with such precision that
the whole of them are always pointing to
The same second of time In another
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

Il Second LG,nJert.-The West Ten
nessee Whig contains the foIlowing:-"On
the goth ult.. as we were passing the cab
met shop of our friend Sinclair, our alien
ton was called to the putting together Of
the largest coffin we ever saw. 1t meas
ured 81 feet across the top, % inches
deep, and Z feet long. This coffin was
for Mr.. Thomas c. McCarter. But a
short time before his death he was in town
and some OF our citizens, curious to know
his weight, persuaded him to be weighed.
His weight was 527 pounds.n
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

Il Naa Sawed IN PieceS.-We find the
following paragraph in the Nebraska Ad-
vertiser Of the 2Oih ult.
"On Saturday, the 9Th inst, Mr.. Smith
suffered most horrible death at Smith
land, in Woodbury. county. He was en-
gagged as a sawyer in the new steam mill
at that place, and whilst gigging back the
carriage got his foot caught by the saw,
which split his leg nearly the whole length
before he could Withdraw it; then bv an
unaccountable destiny his body fell across
the log before the saw, and was severed in
the middle, most horribly mutlating, in
fact, the body into numerous pieces, which
were gathered and decenuy inferred. The
deceased lett wife and two children"
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

Something ae,c for the Gourmand-
A Paris journal, the Union, says that in
consequence of the success which attended
the efforts of N. Geoh'rey Saint Hilaire TO
bring horse flesh into use as human food,
society has been formed in Paris for
causing the flesh Of young asses to be
eaten also. "The society" says the Uni
on. maintains that such flesh is the most
delicious in existence, and it holds weekly
banquets in which the flesh is prepared
in various ways" The Union adds that
the famous Mec@nas and Cardinal Dupont,
both distinguished gourmands, ''were pas
slonaiely fond Of The flesh Of young asses"
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
6 s - 4 w = s .

fCrape ShawIs from Sc up,) which for beauty,
neatness, fineness, finish, cheapness and all the
other ct ceteras, exceeds anything of the kind
before displayed to the ladies. This scene is
the admiration Of all who have seen it, both
from town and country. and alone Is worth
visit from the extreme ends Of the county.
Scene third will he an unrvalled exhibition Of
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

Tigers an F2orida.-Captain Samuel
Somers recently killed, near his residence
on the river ST. John, an old igress and
two hall grown tigers. He also came in
sight of the old male tiger several times,
but was afraid TO shoot at him. The ti-
gress measured eleven feet six inches from
the tip of the nose to the end of the tail,
and it is supposed would have weighed
three or four hundred pounds.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22
GRAND 5lll3lTlOla
CONTINUED.

fINHE elections being over and the excitement
attending them passed away, and 1t being
considered dangerous nowadays to keep on hand
bank notes, the proprietor of the Peoples store
,.n,,ld again invite attention to his magnificent
.depostory for repenshing the outer man and
woman on the scientific principle OF saving
money, which accommodating establishment is
in East Market street, and can readily be
distinguished from all others by It's piles oi
beautiful goods and wares aud "that sign" "
(which, like the Star spangled banner, is ianheo
NV every breeze. The Ladies, gentlemen, mer-
chants. traders, farmers, laborers, and all 9TH
.ers are therefore invited to a grand display (ad-
mission free of most extensive, beautiful and
cheap stock Of Staple and Fancy Goods. The
exhibition will remain open every morning, al
.ternoon aud evening until further notice, and
all concerned are requested to call early ana
procure good seats The performance COM
mences early in the morning with an exquisite
melo-drama entitled
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

Dreadful .4ccident.-On Thursday, the
8th inst, three labOrers who occupied one
of Messrs. Meyer & Hipples' shanties,
near Womelsdorl, in Berks county, were
spending the day in the second story or
loft, smoking and talking. BY accident
straw bed took fire, which being unable to
extingush, they threw down the stairway.
Burning with great violence, it set fire to
the woodwork and thus cut off the usual
means of egress. The building was soon
in flames, and the party made their escape
by jumping through window, but not
until they were all dreadfully burned. The
most shocking part of the occurrence re-
mains to be told. A poor woman, the
cook of the shanty, at the time of the
breaking out of the fire was outside bak-
ing. Having a small sum of money in
her chest she rushed in to save it, This
was the last seen of her alive. Her black
ened and disfgured remains, beside which
lay few pieces of gold and silver coin,
were found amid the smouldering embers.
Blinded and suflocated by fire and smoke,
she without doubt became bewildered and
thus met an untimely and horrible fate
Reading Gazette.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

TIE Ae,c State House OF Ohio.-The
new capitol building at Columbus, Ohio,
is the largest of any State in the Union.
The appropriations already made amount
TO Sl,I04,70o 80. The architect esti-
mates the additional cost of completing
the building at s369,5s9 "a, and of enclo-
sing, grading and ornamenting the grounds
at $l5O,OO0 more, making the grand total
OF the whole cost of the new State House
TO be 81 ,622,2So so.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

under her guidance. But the cupidity of
some of the more avaricious got excited,
and IN order to prevent this large number
from going. they kidnapped the woman,
and put her master in jail for debt.
Then Lieutenant of the United States
Army, on furlough for three months. orga-
nized party of tllirty-six men and went
in search of the gold mine. On reaching
the territory of the Coyotero Apaches,
they were met by party of these Indians
who prohibited them from searching for
gold, but offered to trade. The alternative
was agreed 10, and trade effected, by
winch the whites gained large quantity of
gold. The Indians knew no other use for
the gold than 10 make bullets of, and each
warrior had from twenty TO thirty ounce
balls about him. The gold thus obtained
was tested by competent chemists, who
pronounced it exceedingly pure. having
very few foreign substances mixed with it.
The woman says thai in the region whence
she escaped, gQld exists in every quarter,
on the surface, and in great quantities, and
that there was one large lump imbcdded
in the side Of hill and jealousy guarded
| by the tribe"
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-22

comprising in part Broche Silks, IS cents Cling,
hams from 81 to 25 cents; White Goods, such
as Swiss, Victoria, Lawn, Bishop Lawn, India
Book Muslins, BriIiants, Swiss and Jaconet
Edgings and Insertings, Flouncings, Collars and
Sleeves, ChaIeys, Bareges, Mohair Mltis, SILK
and Kid Gloves Hosiery, and hundreds of 9TH
er articles in daily use.
Scene second will open with grand display
eof Stella, Grape, Cashmere, Delaine, Thibet,
and unmbertss other