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A MYSTERIOUS HAIR CurTER. The
Evansville Qnd.) Courier tells the follow.
ing marvellous storys
One of the most mysterious circumstan.
ces we have ever seen recorded occurred
in Gosdsellville yesterday morning. wo-
mans hair being cut from her head by an
unknown hand. We learn the following
particulars Of this strange affair from a
gentleman who saw the hair which was
cut from the lady's head: s'As Miss
Meyer, daughter of J. Meyer, residing
in Goodsellyille, was going up in a stable
loft for some purpose or other, and when
halt way up the ladder, she felt something
touch her on the back of the head. She
paid no attention to this, but continued
her way up. Again she felt it, and more
sehsibly-this time feeling keen cut
through her hair. She fell to the floor of
the stable with sharp scream, which
brought the family to her rescue. On an
examination it WAS discovered that the
braids of her hair had been cut otf--her
| hair being done up in two braids. The
hair was cut about four inches from the
skin, and could not have been done with q
scissor, as she would have felt that iustru-
ment. The family, on coming to the
girls assistance, searched the premises,
but could iud nobody or nothing to indi-
cate that any person had been in the loft,
though there is an opening on tho inside,
through which person could jump out.
The young lady herself neither saw ror
heard anything. The braid OF her hair
was found afterwards in the stables Il
had the appearance of being cut even, and
with sharp instrument. This is indeed
strange case"
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NOTED IMPosTORs.

Men have always been fond of power
and influence and when they could not
be obtained by legitimate means, have re-
sorted TO tricks and impostures. A few of
the more celebrated of these impositions
may not prove uninteresting to our readers
Albert, in the eighth century, pretended
that he had a letter from the Redeemer,
which fell from Heaven at Jerusalem, and
thus induced multitudes TO follow him.
Gonsalvo Michael pretended to be the
angel Michael, and was burnt for his here
sy by the Spanish Inquisition, in 1850.
+ George David, the son of waterman
at Ghent, styled himself the nephew of
God, sent into the world to adopt children
worthy of Heaven. He denied the res
direction, preached against marriage, in
favor of community of women, and
taught that the body could only be defiIed
by sin.
Sabbats Levi, Jew of Smyrna, pre-
tended TO be the Saviour, in 1866.
Elizabeth Barton, known as the Holy
Maid of Kent, pretended to be inspired,
and foretOld that Henry VIII. would have
an early and violent death if he divorced
Catherine of Arragon and married Anne
Boleyn. She and her accomplice were
banged in 1884.
In the first year of Queen Mary's reign
in England, Elizabeth Croft, girl of Is
years of age, was secreted in wall, and
there uttered many seditious speeches
against the queen, and the mass and the
confession. She was called the Spirit of
the Wall
William Hacket, fanatic, personated
our Saviour, and was executed for bias
phemy, in England, in 1891.
James Naylor also represented himself
to be the Saviour. He was convicted Of
blasphemy, whipped and had his tongue
bored through with hot iroc, by order
OF the House Of Commons during Crom-
wells administration.
The Cock lane ghost is often alluded TO
BY. writers of the lGst century. William
Parsons and his wife were the authors of
this imposture, in 1762. They had a fe-
male ventriloquist, by WHOSE aid they
made credulOus multitude believe in the
existence Of ghost, at the house No. SO
Cock lane, London. The parties were
punished by imprisonment and IN The pill
lory.
Ia the United States, Matthias is the
most celebrated impostor on record He
protested to be the Messiah, obtsined
many followers, and was tried for bias
Phemy, in New York, in the year 1880.
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The FIRST Mass IN AMERICA Where
ever Columbus went be bad Mass per-
formed. 1t must have been a strange
sight to the rude and trembling natives to
witness this imposing ceremonial of the
church of Rome. At havana a chapel
still exists on the spot where the natives
first witnessed this grand and novel sight
where for the first time that name
which is above every name, and to which
every knee shall bow, was first heard in
America. At Isabella, in Hsy,i, the
pillars of the first church still remain.
At the present day it Is quite overgrown
with forest, and in the midst Of this forest
are still to be seen, partly standing, the
pillars of the church, some remains of the
kings stOrehouses, and part of the resi-
dence of Columbus-an built Of stone.
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A Legesd OF the Great Ea.tern.

There is wild legend in connection
with the Great Eastern steamship, the ORR
gin of which do not know, but the ship
wrights firmly believe in it. So much has
been written about the construction of thie
famous vessel, that the slightest allusion
to it here will suffice. She is ship with
two cases, Or skins, as they are called
that is, sle is almost Ike one ship lifted
inside another. Between the inner and
outer skins the workmen can crawl for re-
pairs. Dresdfully dark and sepuichral.
OF course, il IS IN there, for from the ma
ture Of the space, tEe workman must be
completely closed in, excepting at the
spot at which be enters. Very few
smiths or shipwrights would care to work
in there alone, for TWO terrible spectrcs are
suppts to haunt the place. Almost al
the men who were engaged in the con-
struction of the vessel believe that, me-
where there In the darkness and thick air,
lie two skeletons which never can be found
till the vessel is broken up. These ara
the remains OF smith and his riyeter,
the latter being a lad. During the con-
struction Of the vessel these two worked
all through the week, keeping full time,
and their work lay in between the skins.
The smith WAS an elderly man, of
moody temper, who made no friends rzfid
was not popular with his mates. No one
had seen him Leaving Work nobody was
interested about him. But one payday
both he and his lad failed to appear al the
pay.iable to draw their money. They
ne, or were heard of any more by any one
who worked on the Great Eastern. OF
course their absence wns noticed by tha
time keeper and other officials; but the
missing men being as have said, uuPop-
ular with their comrades, there had been
very little inquiry about them until Il was
found that their money WAS not claimed
II was then soon noted that the last timS
they had been seen they were at work IN
! the tease" of the ship, and before long Il
became fixed notion that by fall, or by
the effect of some vspoE, the two men had
been killed, or stunned until closed IN, and
all the host Of men who worked at tho
great ship believed that somewhere In the
vast hulk there lay two skeletons which
for some reason could never be found !;
! the pVosaic idea that the cid fellow and his
helper had left svitl,ossf -s.ar--inS fsr 4 bsf-
ter job, finding, Of course, no fav0G-
Gasselrs MaeGe:ne.
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A SECOND EvANoELrXE. On the steam
er which recently passed up to Montana
was young girl of scarce eighteen, who
goes 10 the distant land of gold to meet her
affianced. Four years ago she met and
loved young student 10 German uni
versity. Their trystiDg place might not
have been at "Bingen on the Rhine" but
twas just such romantic spot not many
leagues distant Her attachment was
reciprocated, and troth was plighted.
Three years since the bridegroom came to
America, and sought his fortune amid the
piacerS of Montana, shortly securing n
Lucrative position as superintendent of y
successful mining company. A few weeks
ago brief message darted across the
continents and three thousand miles OF
ocean in single day, and found this beau
tiful, unsophisticated~g girl surrounded By
all the endearments of hone of wealth
and refinement. 1t told her that near the
far-off shores of the Paeifc some one
waited her coming, A few days f4teE
and she was rocking upon the bosom Of
the broad Atlantic, and later still she die
embarked in strange land, the languege
and customs of whose people were new to-
her. She ia now slowly and happily as
cepding the Missouri, confident that her
bridegroom is expecting her, having trsv-
eled alone from the banks of the Baltic
to meet him. Suppose he should have
died during her journey What then
-CSt. Joseph Union.
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Galts, Shtttbts, 5netnutes, 6t
CIRCUmsTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
STRANGE INSTANCE OF IT'S UNCERTAINTY.

A letter from Plattsburg to the Albany
Evening Journal gives particulars of sup
posed murder which are very remarkable.
They relate to the case of man supposed
TO have been murdered in 1856, dead
body found and identified as his, and the
arrest and virtual conviction of his sup
posed murderer. We extract the follow
ing particulars
In the latter part of June, 1856, Cap
tain John 6. Weatherwax, attended by
his cousin, Andrew Weatherwax, sailed
in a lake boat from PIattsburg for Ca
madam port. Having discharged his car
60 he came with his boat to Pikecriver, a
stream or estuary, that empties into or
connects with Lake Champlain, just be-
yond the Canada line, and upon the east
side of the lake. At Pike river there was
Il settlement of considerable extent, and u
wharf at which the boat conveniently
moored. Here Captain Weatherwax was
to obtain lading of wood, with which to
freight his boat and return to Plattsburg.
During the day the two had a violent
quarrel, which was witnessed by man
employed on the boat. 1t was at its
height about O'Clock, both persons threat
ening each other. At length "Ihere came
through the darkness to the ear of the
listener the sound of dull, heavy thud,
as of powerful blow with some heavy
weapon crushing through the skull, and
all was still. Soon after this the captain
came aft, but without his cousin" Next
morning the hat of Andrew, and blood
near it, was found on the forward deck of
the vessel. The captain was moody and
taciturn, and did not speak of his cousin.
The captain of another boat, little dis
tance off, also heard the alteration and
the blows.
After his return to Plattsburg, Captain
Weatherwax gave no satisfactory answer
to the inquiries for the missing man. On
the very spot at Pike river where HE boat
had been moored, the dead body of man,
recently killed, was taken from the water.
The man had evidently come to his death
by violence, for his skull was crushed as
| if by fearful blow from murderous wea>
pom in the hands of a vigorous assailant.
The body was identified. The man rec
ognized it as being beyond a question or
! a doubt the man who had been missing
from the boat, as Andrew, the cousin of
of Captain Weatherwax.
The Captain was arrested, Mr. S. D.
| III. Beckwith issuing the warrant on the
9th of July. The preliminary examina-
ton brought out the most conclusive evi>
dence of his guilt. There was no doubt
of his conviction. His ingenious counsel
bethought themselves of the resources of
international law and treaties. They suc-
ceeded in establishing themselves In the
position, that inasmuch as this affair had
taken place in Canada, neither the author
tiles Of Plattsburg nor of Clinton county,
nor yet of the State of New York, had
anything to do with the matter.
One of them, Mr. McMssters, then rec
commended his client to fee from his native
country, to change his name and appear
ance, to go to the end Of some unfrequent'
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identity concealed, 10 lead a new and diff
ferent life. But the captain would not
accept this advice. In the face of his &C.
eusers and of all the world, he steadily and
| persistently declared his entire innocence.
and refused to bulge a single inch from
his accustomed round of business
The matter aeqeiEsd wide notoriety,
and the British authorities made q requi-
sition upon the gossfEkssnt of the United
States for his surrender William Z.
Marcy was then Secretary of State, and
upon his warrant, dated December 8,
1856, Captain Weatherwax was again
arrested. He was taken at snce to Mon
treal, and there closely confined ia Jail
His counsel, Mr. Mch1asters, adhered
to him with rare fidelity. He could not
be permitted to conduct the case, in for
eign dominion, bat he gave the best ad-
vice in his power. The efforts put forth
were desperate. Testimony seems to have
been procured and. used which was not
deserving credence. It is probable that
some one tampered with the jury. Cap
tain Weatherwax remained in prison at
Montreal about year. He was tried
twice. The jury failed to agree the first
time, and the next one acquitted him un-
der direction of the judge, who ruled the
evidence insufficient. The Captain re-
turned home to Plattsburg, branded with
the implication of murder. His relatives
Stunned him, and repeatedly accused him
of the CIi.-.o. Ne"c-theless he continued
for ten. long years to assert his innocence.
Early in the present month intelligence
was brought to his counsel, MIR. McMas-
ters, that Andrew Neatherwax, the man
supposed to baye been murdered, had re-
turned to Plattsburg. He refused to
credit the story till, on the 7th inst, the
man came into the village, and showed
himself alive.
He gave the following account of him-
self: He left the boat that night in state
of partial intoxicatien, and in very irri-
table mood Going to rum shop he
soon became cmbroiled in quarrel, was
arrested, brought before magistrate and
fined. Not having the money TO pay the
fine, he was about being placed in close
confinement, when man stepped forward
and offered TO take him as a seaman, Civ
ing an advance of wages to pay the fine.
Andrew accepted, and was speedily ship>
ped on an English vessel. He went as a
common sailor 70 Cf4na, to Ansfral:a, and
to various parts of the world in different
vessels. He returns now and learns, for
the first time, of his supposed death by
violence.
Many years ago an event of similar
character took place in Vermont. Two
brothers were convicted of numbering a
man, and preparations had been made for
their execution, when the individual, who
appears to have been half-witted, return
ed to the town. They were, accordingly,
released.
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AsToNrsHED RED MEN.-A band OF
Indians made 3 sudden attack on de-
tachment of our soldiers in the mountains.
The soldiers had a mountain howitzer
mounted on a mule Not having time to
take il off and put in position, they back :
ed up the mule aud let drive at the Indians.
The load was SO heavy that the mule sn1
all went down the hill towards the savages.
who, not understanding that kind of war
fare, fed like deers. Afterward one Of
them WAS captured, and when asked WHY
he ran 80, replied ''N1e big Injin, not
afraid of little guns nor big guns, but when
white man load up and fire a whole jack =
ass at Injin, me don't know what to do"
-NGShuiNe Press.
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a very interesting foreign correspondence
to the Boston Journal, headed "From
Germany to Italy;"
ZURICH, SwIrZ., Sep. /, 1867.
Our next stopping place WAS StrasbOurg,
on the French side of the Rhine. The
cathedral here is of red sandstone and is
very large. The spire is very elaborate
and runs up to the enormous height of
474 feet, said to be the highest in the
world. The interior of the cathedral is
quite plain, and contains the wonderful
clock that has made Strasbourg celebrated
the world over. It is in one corner of the
cathedral and is certainly curiosity. A
crowd collects in front of it every day at
twelve O'clock to see it 60 through its per-
formaRces. The clock indicates echpses
of the sun and moon, days of the week
and month, rise and setting of the sun and
moon each day, and various other astron~
omical calculations. 1t keeps figure of
the sun and moon in motion, and each
day of the week is represented by char
lot with horses, which comes out of one
side of the gallery, and, during the day,
passes around TO the other side and dis
appears. Two little angels sit in front OF
the clock one strikes a bell every quar-
ter of an hour, and the other at noon re-
verses the hour-glass which he holds in
his hands. In the gallery above, skele-
ton, with scythe in one hand and bell in
the other, stands in the centre. From a
little door at the side four figures, boy
hood, youth, manhood and old age, issue
one each quarter of the hour march across
the gallery, strike the bell and walk very
naturally to the door on the other side and
disappear. At twelve at noon the Skeie-
ton strikes the hour upon his bell, and old
age comes out and strikes the four quar-
ters and retires. Below the angel reverses
his hour glass. And above, in the upper
gallery of all, the twelve apostles march
out in succession and bow to the Saviour
as they pass Him, who raises his hand te
each in the act of blessing them. They
pass on and disappear on the other side
On a pillar at the side cock flaps hii
wings and crows loudly and very natural
| " three times. The clock was four years
building and is decidedly unique. Th'
figures are about foot in height.
4
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A GOOD STORY is told of fellow at q
cattle show who was making himself ridi-
culously conspicuous by an evident inten-
tion of finding fault with everything. At
last he burst forth with:
s'Call these prizs cattief Why. they
amt nothing to what oar folks raised !
MY father raised the biggest calf Of any
man round our parts r.
"Don't doubt il, )" was the timely remsy.
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GBs paet's aspartment.
INDIAN sUMMER,

Just after the death of the flowers.
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes festival season.
When nature is all aglow-
Aglow with mystical splendor
That rivals the brightness of Spring
Aglow with beauty more tender
Than aught which fair Summer could
brig.
Some spirit akin to the rainbow
Then borrows its magical dyes,
And mantles far-spreading landscape
In hues that bewilder the eyes
The Sun from his cloud pillowed chamber
Smiles soft on vision SO gay,
And dreams that his favorite children,
The Flowers, have not yet passed away.
There's luminous mist on the mountains
light, azure haze N the air,
AS if angels, while heavenward soaring,
Had left their bright robes floating there ;
The breeze is so soft, so csressing,
1t seems a mute token of love,
And floats to the heart like blessing
From some happy spirit above.
These days, so serene and so charming,
Awaken a dreamy delight
a tremulous, fearful enjoyment.
Like soft strains of music at night;
We know they are fading and f1eetiug,
That quickly, too quickly, they'll end,
And we watch them with yearning affection,
As at parting We watch dear friend.
Ch beautiful Indian Summerl
Thou favorite child of the year
Thou darling whom Nature enriches
With gifts and adornmsnts so deari
How fain would ne WOO thee to linger
On mountain and meadow awhile,
For our hearts, like the sweet haunts of
Nature,
Rejoice and grow young in thy smile.
Not alone to the sad fields of Autumn
Dost thou lost brightness restore,
But thou bringest world-weary spirit
Sweet dreams Of childhood once more.
Thy loveliness fills US with memories
Of all that was brightest and best
Thy peace and serenity offer
A foretaete of heavenly rest.
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FAMILY GROCERIES.

such as Tea, Coffee, Sugars, Molasses, Syr.
ups, Spices, Dried Peaches. Dried Apples,
Fish, Hominy, Crackers, Rice and Pearl
Barley; Soaps, Candles; TOBACCO and
CIGARS Paint, Whitewash, Scrub, Horse,
Shoe, busting, Varnish, Stove. Clothes and
Tooth Brushes, all kinds and sizes; Bed
Cords and Manila Ropes, and many other
articles at the lowest rates for CASH.
o. House Speuti'lg made, painted and put
up at low rates for cash. A liberal discount
made to country dealers buying Tinware
wholesale. GEO. HUNTLEY
Ebensburg, Feb, %, le67.-tf.
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A DMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. :

4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
IN Letters of Administration Oh the estate
of Michael Maxwell, late of Washington tp.,
decd, having been granted to the undersign-
ed by the Register of Cambria county. all
persons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present them properly
authenticated for settlement, and those in
debted to the same are requested to make
payment without delay.
ELIZABETH MAXWELL, / Adrr.
WILLIAM MAXWELL,
Washington Tp., Oct. "a, 1S67.-6t,s
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DISSOLUTION The partner
- ship heretofore existing between the
undersigned in the manufacture of lumber,
under the firm name of Behe & Luther, has
this day been dissolved by mutual consent.
The books and accounts have been left in
the hands of Joseph Behe for settlement, on
whom all persons interested are requested TO
call. JOSEPH BEHE,
JACOB C. LUTHER.
Susquehanna To. Oct. z, 1867 ST.
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THE mountains of Segar, in Arabia,
produce frank-incense and those of Safra,
the balm of Mecca from the amyris opo-
basAnum, which in the early ages cold for
It's weight in gold.
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ZURICH, SwIrz., Sep. /, 1867.

'1 SAY" said wag to q tall youth,
s'wasn't there tall tree in front of your
fathers house I" "Why 30 inquired
the young fellow. because you look 90
thundering green 1reckoned yoe must hare
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CHINESE PRoyERBs What is told IN
the ear is often heard hundred miles
Riches come better after poverty than
poverty after riches.
Who aims at excellence will be above
mediocrity who aims 1t mediocrity will
fall short of it.
Old age and faded flowers no remedies
will revive.
One lash to good horse one word
to q wise man.
A truly wise man never puts away the
simplicity of a child.
He who tolls with pain will eat With
pleasure
A wise usn Sotgets old grudges.
Tue usfrowest part of tue Atlantic 10
1 L. u
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ibENTISTRY.-Dr. d. w. Zeig-
70, er, having opened an Office in rooms
dm, T. Il. Thomas Store, offers his profess
IN ssty'ces TO the citizeLs of Ebensburg
y - cInity. Teeth extracted loithout pain
AttfsRa Qrias OF L,1tlsAiag @es
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EARTH Is suren az bread in several
pArt.s OF the world. Near Moscow, hin
furnishes earth of this description, which
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The undersigned respectfully informs the
citizens of Ebensburg and the public gener
ally that he has made great reduction in
prices to CASH BUYERS. My stock will
consist, in part. Of Cooking, P0rIor and Heat
ing StoUes. of the most popular kinds 1Tn-
,cGre of every description, of my own man
ufacture RdrdUGre of all kind. such as
Locks. Screws, Butt Hinges, Table Hinges,
Shutter Hinges, Bolts, Iron and Nails. Win
dow Glass. Putty, Table Knives and Forks,
Carving Knives and Forks, Meat Cutters.
Apple Parers, Pen and Pocket Knives in
great variety, Scissors. Shears, RaEors and
Strops. Axes, Hatchets,. Hammers, Boring
Machines, Augers. Chissels, Planes, Com
passes, Squares, Files, Rasps, Anyils, Vises,
Wrenches, Rip, Panel and Cross-Cut Saws.
Chains of all kinds. ShoveIs, Spades, Scythes
and Suaths, Rakes, Forks, Sleigh BELLS,
Shoe Lasts, Pegs. Wax Bristles. Clothes
Wringers, Grind Stones, Patent Molasses
Gates and Measures. Lumber Sticks, Horse
Nails, Horse Shoes. Cast Steel. Rifles. Shot
Guns, Reviewers, Pistols, Cartridges, Pow
der. Caps. Lead, &c, Odd Stove Plates,
Crates and Fire Bricks. Well and Cstern
Pumps and Tubing; Harness and Saddlery
Ware Of all kind Wooden and WILloIc Ware
in great variety Carbon Oil and Oil Lamps,
Fish Oil, Lard Oil, Linseed Oil, Lubricating
Oil, Rosin, Tar. Glassware. Paints, Varnish
I l. Il