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FOR THE COLUMBIAN.
FORGIVE.


FORGIVE! Let mercy nc'cr refuse
10 speak the parduning word.
Which can sweet solacc give the heart
BY true repentance stirred.
shall friendships golden chain, forever,
By pride or wrath be rivcn?
III one hath wronged thee, oh, forgive
As thou would'st be forgivenl
Forgive! thou knoweSt not the pain
Thy coldnesS can impart,
Thou knowest not what anguish keen
May rack a loving heart
Perchancc twas but a'carcless word.
"A jealous pang, none knew,
And Willie the lips have wronged, the heart
Was tender still and true.
Forgive thy fricnd-the love of years.
Is never cold or dead,
Forgive thy foe, and burning Goals
Thou 1t heap upon his head.
Forgive the fond rcpentant heart
shall cling through life to thee,
And the reward of all the true,
Thy future portion he
Forgive, though justice sternly sits
Above thy cruel wrongs,
Vengeance is Gods, but Charity
To all mankind belongs.
Forgive, if at the judgment seat
Thou would st not plead in vain;
Forgive, forgive, for His dear sake,
Who for thy sins was slain.
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AN AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN
A SPRING-A SINGULAR CAsE.-An
old widow lady named Leach Price was
fonud dead, in a sitting posture, in the
spring on the premises where she resid-
ed, near Paxinos, this county, on Mon
day morning last, with only the lower
part of her body under water. The
facts in the case, as related to us, are
very singular. She was the widow of
Wilson Price, of Shamokin township,
to whom she had no children, but she
had two step-sons, children of said Will
Son Price. At his death, Mr.. Price
willed his two farms to the two sons eX-
cepting Of course, the lawful interest of
the widow. One son also died after
wards, and Jacob Kline bought and
moved on the farm of the deceased son.
The farm of the surviving son, Peter
Price, adjoins the property of Kline. 1t
appears that Kline and Price jointly
provided for the wants of the aged wild
ow, and she occupied rooms in the house
of Kline. Early on Monday morning
Mrs. Kline went to the spring and found
the old lady as above stated. The wa
ter is not over eighteen inches in depth.
She was tightly wedged in, with her
back to the stepping stone and her feet
propped against the opposite wall. Her
body was still warm, but life was en-
tinct. When taken out she was full of
water, the upper part of her body COM
pletely wet, but how she could have
drowned and then got into the position
in which she was found, is still involved
in mystery. An inquest was held upon
the body and the finding was that she
came to her death by drowning. Wheth-
er the matter will end here we know
not, but the case should be fully inves-
tigated, if possible, until there is nc
more doubt as to the manner of hei
death, whether accidental or otherwise
northumberland Democrat.
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LICENSED TIoN NEER
FOR THE TIIrRTEENTH PENNsYLVANIA plSTRlCI'
ALWAYS to he found Mt the Orangeville Hotel, ia
Oranreville sales of real or personal properly
attended la nromptly and ON reasonable terms.
,Consgnments solicited and sold on COMMISSION
a share of public patronage respectfully so'iIeu'
Orang,Villc, February ID, lS67-2ln.
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"ToMMY my son." said fond mother
"do you say your prayers night and
morning?" "Yes; that is, nights
but any smart boy cantake care of him
self in the daytime"
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REV. JOHN BECKwIrH, of New Or
leans, has been elected Bishop of Geor-
gia, to succeed Bishop Elliott, deceased.
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BoTHERING A WITNESS bout
twenty years ago, when Franklin Pierce
and the present Senator Clark stood at
the head Of the EIillsborough bar, in
New Hampshire, there was upon the
docket celebrated suit called the
"Horse Case" This action was brought
by Smith and Jones, livery stable keep
ers, against one White, to recover the
value of pair of horses alleged to have
been killed by the defendant while con-
veying an insane man to the asylum at
Concord. There was plenty of proof
that the horses died soon after their ar
rival there; but the defendant took the
ground that they died of disease, and
not from being overheatcd. and that
sufficient time had been allowed them
to travel that distance with ease. Then
it became necessary to show the jury
the time of starting and the time of ar
rival, Many citizens were brought for
ward, among them tall, bony, slab
sided, lanky, ,sleepy-looking fellow, who
officiated as ostler at the stable. / give
you the substance of the concluding
portion of the examinations
"What time, sir, did l understand
you to say it was when the horses were
driven up to the stable?"
"Just as | was gOin' to dinner"
"What time was itwhen you went to
dinner the day before-by the clock?"
Just twelve.n
"To minute, sir?''
eyes, sir"
"What time was it when you went to
dinner that day-by the clock ?"
"Just twelve"
"To a minute?"
"Yes, sir"
"What time did you go to dinner the
day before Mat-by the clock ?''
: AT twelve"
"To a minute, sir ?"
"Yes, sir"
"And what time did you go to dim
| ner week previously the clock s''
"At twelve"
"To minute, sir9'i
"Yes, sir"
"Now, sir, will you be good enough
w tNli Juiy " nav UNIV you hNiib w
dinner three months before the last date
} by the clock ?"
"At twelve"
"To minute, sir9'
: "Yes, sir"
. "That is all, sir" replied the counsel,
; with gleam of satisfaction on his face
and glance ut the jury, rs much rs to
| say, "That man has settled his testimO-
| ny, gentlemen" And so we all thought
till, just as he was leaving the stand, he
turned to his questioner with curious,
= comical expression on his face, and
, drawled out, "Ih0t 'ere ctOck Wds OW o.
keiter, and has stopped at tWeire for TIE
20 last sir mORthS." There was general
roar in the gallery where | sat. Mr..
Clark sat down, and | noticed that the
Judge had to use his handkerchief just
then.
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TWENTY-FOUR SPLENDID STEEL


'of distinguished Confederate leaders. The histo-
ry of the vanquished has too often fallen to
the pen of the victor, and to insure justice to the
Southern cause, the pen must be taken by some
Southern man who is willing to devote his time
and talents to the vndicaton of his cOuntrymcn,
in history which shall challenge the criticism
of the intelligent, and invite the attention OF all
honest inQuirerS. Such II work will he of peculiar
interest to the candid md intelligent public of
the North and is ofthe utmost Importance to the
people of the Southern States. Mr.. Pollard, of
all writer's in the South, is doubtless the best
qualified to prepare a complete and standard his
Tory of the War, and to commit to the present
and future generations faithful and worthy re-
cord of their great struggle and Of cause lost
save in honor, having been employed during the
cntire period of the War ,aS editor of Richmond
newspaper. IfcbSG7.
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A L c II l o n + Il r..

OSES tOff VI y
Having followed the profession Of Public Nrhuuc
trier for many years would inform his FRIENDS
that he is still in the Held, ready ana Wiling 10
attend 10 nil the duties of his calling Persons
NJ Pians1nn iir1 nhnr, pa lmarSG.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Hit aud Namor.

. ELECTIoNEERING SToRY.-A story
is going about the London clubs of
candidate for vacant seat in Parlia-
ment. He was walking through the
streets of the borough with his attorney,
when neutral voter was pointed out.
The legal adviser said that the candidate
had.be tackle the voter at once.
"What is his profession?" said the
candidate.
81 am not sure" was the reply, "but
| rather think he is trunk maker"
How do you do, how do you do, my
dear sir"' says the candidate. "How
very fortunate that have made your
acquaintance. Mrs. Y. has been travel
ing about a good deal lately, and has
worn out her trunk. Please make me
the very best trunk that you possibly
can"
I" / am much flattered by your COM
mands," said the voter, "but am not
a trunk maker"
ooh! yes, you are" said the candi-
date.
"No, indeed, I am not" says the vo-
ter.
" Then, pray, what are you ?" says
the candidate.
"If you please, sir, am coffin ma
ker."
"Oh, that will do just as WE'LL" said
Mr.. X, the candidate. "Please make
me coffin; the very best coffin you
possibly cam"
The voter said: "Please, sir, you are
joking now; 1 don't like that"
Mr.. ", in reply, "Never was more
serious in my life."
Well" said the voter, "all is fair in
the way of business. But be good
enough to give me written order"
By all manner of means" said Mr..
n, who at once gave him II written or
der.
About week afterward hearse with
plumes and feathers drew up at COM
Portable family mansion in one of the
London parks, and out came coffin.
The servants were Mortified, and de-
clined to take the dark object indoors.
The undertaken was inexorable. Mr.. X.
was at dinner; and being interrogated
by his servant, desired the coffin to be
brought into the house.
"Butwere shall we put it?' said Mrs. X.
"Under the bed," said Mr.. Y.
To this Mrs. y. decidedly objected.
Soon all the servants came and began to
insinuate symptoms of giving warning.
They could not think of abiding in the
house with coffin. Mr.. Y. then order
ed it to be taken to his chambers in the
Temple. On one of his friends asking
him what he had done with his coffin,
he admitted that he had put whole set
of voluminous law reports into it, The
said candidate is likely to hear more of
this when he goes among his newly
formed acquaintance in the borough
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FOR SALE.
~ Ls1x HUNDRED RED CEDAR PLANTS,

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The present month Is n proper lliuc lnl llaiN-
planting them. Also, one dozen pure hHAhNN
ROOsTEI,s, of one year, at y und y 'nCh,
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The unity, happiness, and Prosperity of the coun-
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VII E LOST CA U $ E.
TIE ONLY STANDARD OFFICIAL
SOUTHERN HISTORY OF THE
WAR.
BY Edward A. Pollard, of Virginia.

SAMUEL LSCIIWEPPENHISER OF MIFFLIN
Township, has procured the Agency of Columbia
Comfy, for the sale of the above work 1t COM
prises full account of the rise and progress of
the late southern COnfederacy, the campaigns.
gantic struggle of the Worlds history. Complete
in one large volume of nearly 500 pages, with
p\VE\TN-EpITP SpIENnIn STEFI
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CONSCIENCE is the chamber ofjustice.
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Tribute Of Resrect.

At the meeting OF the first Quarterly
Conference Of the Washington and Marion
street charges, held in Columbia on the
5ih day OF January, 1867, thc following
preamble and resolutions were una;.;-
mousjy adopted:
Whereas it las pleased the Supreme
Architect Of the universe to remove from
our midst in the prime of life and in the
meridian Of Christian activity aud useful
ness, our beloved brother HIAT. NORTH:
and
Whereas We feel that, in his death, ou,'
Quarterly Cvnfcrcaue has lost an able
counsellor, the Church 4 consistent mem
Der, an1 the Sunday School cause one OF
its most cllicicnt aud cntoyprisng sup
portcrs; be It, therefore,
ResolrcI, rhat while VIZ bow in humble
submission to this Ciispcnsation of Provi
dcncc we will cherish in our hearts the
memory of our deceased brother, and will
cndcayor, by renewed cXertions, to supply,
as Tar as possible, 'hc vacuum produced by
his death.
Resolced, That we tender to his bcrcavcd
family our heart felt sympathy in this their
! day Of trial and atflctiin, and that. IL our
| petitions to 4 Throne OF Grace. we will
commend them to Him WHO can comfort in
the darkest hours.
Rcsolced, That u blank page in our Re
cord Book be dedicated to his memory.
! RcsOlccd, That the Secretary be instruct
ed to present 4 copy of this preamble and
these resolutions to the family of the dc
ceased, and to publish the same in the city
| papers and the .>0,Ehc1'n Christian .fdc,i-
cate. X. D. Sem. Secretary
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A successor to Vice-President Fos-
ter having been selected by the Le-
gislature of Connecticut, the Senate
will probably, at an early day, pro
ceed to the election Of President pro
tena. when it is thought the choice
will fall upon Mr.. Wade.
Ex-Judgo John A. Campbell, of
Alabama, who resigned the commits
sion as supreme Court Judge, and
Pierre Soule, are in New Orleans.
They are growing old fast.
The Common Council of London
voted public money to immortalizc
themselves in the shape of their own
pictures in Guildhall, but they finally
had to pay the bill out of their own
pockets.
Butler is arguing the ''Gray Jacket
cases" IL tie Supreme Court 1t is
to be hoped his arguments will be
more convincing than his "argu-
ments" With Gray Jackets during the
war
In Virginia they use squirrels for
small change in commercial transac
tiOnS.
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THE ISLAND OF ST.. THOMAS 1t
was stated in our Washington de-
spatches, :: few days since, that the
steamer Gettysburg has taken out the
necessary instructions and the proper
men, with the money. to settle the
bargain with Denmark for the pur-
chase Of the Island Of ST. Thomas.
The Government pays Denmark SIS, :
100000 in gold for the island. ST
Thomas is one of the Virgin group
Of West India Islands, and is thirty
eight miles East from Porto Rico. In
size, it contains an area of twenty
four square miles, and has a popula-
ton Of from 10000 to $4,000. The
soil is sandy, but sugar and cotton
are raised. It is open to the COM
merce Of all nations, and is q depot
for goods of the adjacent islands, and
about 5000 vessels visit it annually.
The capital of the island is Charlotte
Amalic. This island will be useful to
the United States as naval station,
as will the island also lately pur-
chased in the Grccian Archipelago.
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TIE JUDICIAEY COMMITTEE We
learn from the New York Herald that
the Judiciary Committee was to COM
mencc their inquisition of the i'm
parchment charges on the 9th, and
that Mr. Ashley will be the first wit
ness in the subini nission Of testimony
to support his charges, and that the
examination Of witnesses Will be con
tinued from day to day, until the
committee are satisfied that they have
sufficient evidence upon which, yea
or nay, to make up q report for the
House. The committee in question,
ono OF the standing committees of
the present Congress, is composed of
the following members: James +.
Wilson, of Iowa, Chairman; George
S. Boutw II, Of Massachusetts; Fran
els Thomas, of Maryland; Thomas
Williams, Of Pennsylvania; Frcde-
rick Z. Woodbridge, of Vermont;
Daniel Morris, of New York; Andrew
J. Rogers, Of New Jersey; William
Lawrence, Of Ohio; Burton G. Cook,
of Illinois; all Republicans, and. we
believe, all Of the radical school Of
Ashley, except the solitary Democrat
familiarly known as "Little Jack
Rogers, of New Jersey" Six, at
least, Of this committee, We under
stand, are resolved upon the impeach-
ment, so far as their labors may con
tribute to this end, and profess to
believe that Il budget Of ''high crimes
and misdemeanors" can be estab-
lishcd sufficient for the removal Of
Andrew johnson.
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Ashley, tho Impcncher.


The Washington Republican ar
raigns Mr.. Ashley, the man who i'm
peaches President Johnson. Quoting
the words, "He that is without sin
amongst you, let him cast the first
stone" the Republican supposes that
Mr. Ashley, in declaring that the
impeachment was ''painful duty"
and he had sought various members
of the House to perform it, only en-
/ deavored to find some one who could
meet the requirement which the Sa-
viour demanded of those who would
take the reputation and life of fel-
low-being. 1t was not surprising
that Ashley found none such, if this
was his motive Mr.. johnson would
not be disturbed, were this require
ment enforced in Congress.
But Mr.. Ashley, all unworthy, rs
he truly confesses, took upon himself
the accusation. The Repu5liccm
shows how little he was entitled to
accuse anybody, by revivins some
very dishonest acts Of the impeachcr,
brought to light before & committee
of the House of Representatives. in
1868 A report submitted to the
House by one of its committees, on
the 2Sth February, 1868, shows that
Mr. Ashley was charged with 'cor-
rupt official conduct" and only cs-
capped by ''faw in the Indictment. :"
He was accused of obtaining IN Office
for 4 consideration previously
made" and escaped because it was
not exactly proven that the consider
alton Lad been previously agreed
| upon"
Ashley procured the appointment
OF L. NJ. Case as Surveyor-General Of
Colorado. Among the letters of Ash
ley to Case. pending his cxertions for
the appointment, is one dated Febru-
ary 2, 1861, in which he dwolls on
the importance Of the office, saying
that it would enable q good business
man (in meaning ''roguc, probably,) }
to make . fortune of $4,000 or
$4,000 and, in the same letter, he
says: Il want my brother as chief
clerk!' On March II, 1861, Ashley,
by letter, informs Case that he had
made some progress, and that, Gin
order to secure the Indiana delega-
ton and Senator Lane to operate on
Smith, he had promised that the sub
appointments should be made Jointly,
he giving them their first choice. :"
He asks for letter authorizing him
to make such Il pledge He also says
to Case, il his letter, that he wants
to unite with him rs 4 full partner in
all land spoculations and town sites.
This is the precious scamp who im-
peaches the President. He was re
elected to Congress under the inhu-
ence of his furious radicalism and
zeal for the war We conjecture that
it would be found generally that. like
the French revolutionistS, many Of
the leaders of the present Congress
arc men whose characters Will not
stand the scrutiny of investigation.
The revolution has brought the cor
ruptest men to the surface, and the
high places arc filled by them, TO the
disgrace of the nation, and the gene
raj disturbance Of the order, peace
and prosperity of the land.
Richmond Dispatch.
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PEoFrrAB1E-The Peoples Ma
tional Bank, of Charleston, declared
dividend on the 7th instant This
dividend i at the rate of eight per
cent. per annum, being the third one
for the last year, making, in all,
twenty four per cent.
The Masons of Baltimore have pre-
scnted a complete set of Masonic
Jewels to their brethren in Charles
ton, S. c.; also, q large, elegantly
bound Bible.
One factory in Augusta, Ga, has
turned out during last year 6, 6,410,0O0
yards of cloth, and paid q dividend,
or clear profit, of S611,000 to the
stockholders.
FIRE IN CAMDEN, S. C.-We learn
that the residence Of S. p. Ancher,
at Camden, was entirely consumed
by fire on the 11th, the family barely
escaping with their lives.
Parson Brownlow and Brigham
Young each received one vote for
chaplain of the Idaho Legislature on
the 5th of December last. The
votes were complimentary.
Spain has Is, 100000 inhabitants;
only 5000, 900 of them can read and
write.
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loyal, Mem at tho South.

The stories that Union men or low
allsts are not safe in the South are
dissipated by the following telegram
from Washington to the Cincinnati
Gazette:
"Membcrs of the Congressional ex-
cUrsion party speak in the highest
terms of the unreserved manner in
which Senator Wade expressed his
radicalism during the whole trip,
both in public and in private conver-
sation with leading rebels"
The Gazette IS Il radical sheet, and
it was, and still is, the custom with
papers Of that stripe, it omitted no
opportunity OF endeavoring to induce
Union men to believe that their lives
would be in danger if they visited
the Southern States. Its editors must
be ashamed OF themselves, when they
publish in their columns such fiat
contradiction from eminent members
Of their own party. The Congress
sional excursionists were all leading
radicals, and everywhere they were
treated with courtesy, cordiality and
hospitality. We believe that il old
Thad. himself had been with the
company, he would have received
like courteous treatment. The papers
that traduced the Southern people
by the base fabrication referred to,
will have to get upon a new track.
"Othcllo's occupation, in that re-
spcct, has "mizzled."
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o.

CorroN.-The cotton estimates are
now complete, showing total pro
dtrtof 1,750,000 bales, of 400 pounds
each. AS the actual bales are now
nearly 500 pounds each, this is equi-
valent TO 100000 such bales. The
estimates are made up as follows
North Carolina, $1,000 bales; South
Carolina, 100000; Georgia, 205, 900
Florida, $4,000; Alabama, 220,000
Mississippi, 100000; Louisiana, 100,
900; Texas, 100000; Arkansas, 1872,
900; Tennessee, 14s, 900; other States.
$1,000.
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"STRANGE RUMoRs AT RICHMOND. I"
The following is a special despatch
to the Herald Let noone be fright
ened:
From various events that have re-
Gently transpired, it is evident that
matters of serious and grave nature
are now under consideration at the
War Department and in military cir
cles. Rumors have reached here that
movements have already been made
in view of the disturbances likely to
grow out OF the impeachment of the
President by Congress. Troops are
now being transported from different
points. 10 what destination, is q
mystery. Added to this, Gen. Scho-
field to-day left this city ostensibly on
tour Of inspection through this de-
partment; but really, it is said, to be
absent at Washington a whole
month"
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SOUTHERN MANUFAcrUREs-In July
last, a factory of jeans, linsey, etc.
was commenced to be erected at De
Soto, Mississippi. They began the
enterprise in the woods. On the
18th Of December, looms commenced
running, and now the factory is in
full operation. The cloth made is
equal to any other of same grade,
and the demand is equal to the sup
ply. This is the shortest road to in
dependence and prosperity, and the
example of the "NIagazine Mills
should be initiated in every Southern
State.
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The South has now o splendid op-

portunity of entering upon career
of prosperity, if she will only avail
herself of it. Let the planters give
up the old system of large cotton
plantations, vary their products so as
to furnish abundant provisions for
man and beast, and the future will
be more prosperous than ever it was
in the past.
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1. o. o. Eve have been requested to
state that Past Grands attending tho an
nual meeting of the Grand Lodge, in
Charleston, on Wednesday next, will bo
passed over the South Carolina Railroad
for one fare.
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FIRE IN CnARLEsToN.-W learn by
a private despatch that fire broke
out in Charleston, in Arson street,
rearof Charleston Hotel, at 10 o'clock,
last night.