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rocks threw Cohn out of his bunk, on, on

rocks threw Cohn out of his bunk, on
to the deck. Inthe morning, sick
and faint, he cEept up the lad der, and,
lookings out, saw that the tide had
receded and left the ship almost dry
on a rocky island. His strength re-.
turning, he got ashoret and after
wards made several Journeys ito the
ship, getting out stores OF provi-
sions, &C., each time. After awhile
the ship broke to pieces. He lived
the past winter on food he got from
the ship, but in the spring his pro-
visions were exhausted and death by
starvation stared him in the face.
Fortunately the ships boat, we sup
pose the one in which the men had
sought to escape. had drifted ashore,
and launching this, he put off to sea
without food or compass. The third
day he thinks he became insensible,
ond remembers no more until he
found himself sick and broken man
on a ship proceeding to New York. q
From that port he now writes, and
his letter states and the writing shows
him to be in very bad health. He
has sent his wife seventy-fve dollars
currency out Of the 800 restored to
him by the repentant sailor, and ex-
presses his intention of coming back
to California as soon as he is strong
enough and obtains the means. The
surprise created by the letter is very
great. and if his story is true, and we
are informed that his family and part
ner believe it, it is one of the most
extraordinary adventures ever pub
llshed. Of course, Mt the time Cohn
disappeared there were not wanting
rumors that he had absconded, but
his partner and his wife both held
stoutly to it that he had been foully
dealt with. The investigation was
not commenced until he had been
missing three days, because his
friends here, among whom was a
lady whom he had invited to go to
the opera the following night,
thought he had returned to Vallejo,
and those in Vallejo thought he was
still here. A telegram from his wife
asking why he did not write, first
reused the suspicion that he was miss
ing. The other facts, accounting for
his time up to o'clock the night he
was shanghaed, we're ascertained by
the police of this city who were en-
ployed in the case.
San Francisco Bulletin, dug. 4.
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Truth Stranger than Fiction.

Some fourteen months ago, there
was established, in Vallejo, thriving
establishment in the furniture bust
ness, of which the owners were Laza-
rus Cohn, the founder of the bust
ness, and Mr.. Morrison, who had
recently joined. Mr.. Cohn was a
married man, with family of chill
dren living in Vallejo, where he was
generally respected. About the time
spoken of above, Cohn came to San
Francisco to make some considerable
purchases in the way of business.
He brought with him about $3.50 in
gold, $400 in currency, 81. 400 in five
twenty bonds belonging to Morrison,
which he was to sell and use the pro-
ceeds for the purposes of the firm.
He attended Newhall's auction room,
and also visited Rosenbaum's store
and shipped goods from there. On
the second day he purchased still
more largely of Newhall and others,
and, among other places, called at n
brokers' Office, regarding the sale of
the bonds. He found that he could
not quite realize the minimum price
fixed by Mr.. Morrison, and wrote to
Vallejo for further instructions.
In the evening he visited private
family, but left about 8 o'clock, say
ing that he would go home, for he
was very tired. He set off, profess
edly to go to the private house at
which he had been sleeping, but was
never heard of again until yesterday
afternoon, when letter was received
from him ut New York. His state
ment is that he was shanghaed and
carried, in q state of insensibility, on
board vessel in the harbor. He be-
lieves he must have been drugged
after ne was knocked down, for the
first he remembers was the sickness
of recovery. It appears that the
vessel struck reef shortly before he
had fully come to himself, and one of
the first things he remembers is q
sailor coming to the bunk in which
he lay, after the vessel had struck,
and giving him water and biscuit.
The sailor, in view of the fate which
seemed impending over them, ex-
pressed his remorse for what he had
done-whether the crime referred to
was the shanghaeing or only the sub
sequent robbery, Mr.. Cohn does not
know. But the man made restitu.
tion of his share of the plumber by
giving back to the owner the watch
and 800 of the greenbacks, which
had been taken, with gold, bonds,
and other sums from him.
The crew, he believed, then left the
ship in O boat; he never saw them
again, and believes they were
drowned. During the following
night the beating Of the ship on the
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aevrnour nE.d Blaia,.

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We copv the Solless;nSsl aasiiing Irish
campaign song from the Washington
Evening ESpress. 1t was written by -
distinguished poet, and We trust that no
Irishmhn who clings TO the hope OF seeing
his native land FREQ and inaependentR1ll
the party in .zhiel, ere ere fessnd all his here
ditary enemies on this continent:
Bad diask TO the Itisliman's fist that's de-
WITH PURITAN ticket Of Colfax and Grant,
He's Ngek;;; BY bre0etTjust . little bit
WI" barters his vote to the party of
But there's no use in wasting our ahot on
Nor on ''Smiier" Know-Nothin ing
80 Speaker, I mean; '4-''
For those tosdiss OF England and bigots
shall lniss US s. IL.
On the day of election and triumph,
sses7fi 3eea. Z e : = q 1aits, fasiEAlg1g
When Saint u Praise God Bare Bones"
drove the South into treason,
How weJ leaped TO the front to defend
80 e.sttho old dagi alsA ~. )
And they called sus the f'White-headed
.oO tBoSs,p for % season, :, r,.t'.
AS they fell back, appalled,, from the
',,s'a lsslsye-holders' rag;" y t5
But contempt on the lneal descendants Of
OIOmW6u, y
With their sland-greedr, and smild con-
j AZ Es,I;al fspationo in store; -t-t - ..
Sure we thought twas enough to success
,sns, fully, ,pommel. ~, N.5,l. .. =.
The rebels in arms, and peace to re-
,-ra /, store.
No! the faith of the nation was pledged,
~ e and they broke it,
For Democracy heard the Republican
o. fSiar call, " '''t'"
Like avail Of despair; and that wild cry
To save from disruption the birth-right
Let us prove to the South, in her deep
~ desolation, "t|'"
That the whole Irish race watts its
.', "tHi e sympathy there; r.'
And please God, we'll be soon one ''un-
sd - terrified nation, -t'
With the Gduent of SEYMOUR and GAIL
- - LIANT FRANK BLAIR! t
Let the Fenians alone, for, as sure as
destruction $50.
Hangs over the country from radical
rule, 5In
They'll sweep down to the polls, over
ev'ry obstruction,
..t For they, too, were taught in Democra-
oy's school; .-..
We've the troth Of a SOLDIER that gallant
Shall fling off her lethargy, chains and
despairl
And, should Johnny Bull bluster, we'll
give him his tdi,-in',
BACKED UP BY DEMOCRACY, SEYMOUR AND
BLAIR! lu.
fs. .s - His ~ MARX.
New YORK, July 81, 1868.
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are rsSTpations, and unconstitutional, re-
volut1onary, and void; that our soldiers
and sailors, who carried the flag of cur
country to victory against most gallant
ana determined foe, must ever bs CRATE
fully remembered, and all the guarantees
given in their favor must be faithfully car
riea into execution. ~ N
That the public lands should be distri-
'buted as widely as possible among the
people, and should be disposed of either
under the epre-emption of homestead lands,
and sold in reasonable quantities, and to
none but actual occupants, at the mini
mum price established by the Government.
When grants Of the public lands may be
allowed, necessary for the announcement
OF important public improvements, the
proceeds OF the sale Of such lands, and not
the lands themselves, should be 30 ap-
piled.
That the President of the United States,
Andrew johnson, in exercising the power
Of his high Office in resisting the aggres-
sions Of Congress upon the constitutional
rights of the States aud the people, is en-
titled to the gratitude of the whole Ameri
can people, and in behalf Of the Democra-
tic party, we tender him our thanks for his
patriotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform, the Democratic
party appeal to every patriot, including all
the conservative element and all who de-
store the Union, forgetting all past differ
ences of opinion, to unite with us in the
present great struggle for tho liberties OF
the people: and that to all such, TO what
ever party they may have heretofore be.
longed, we extend the right hand of fell
lowship, and hail all such cooperating
with us as friends and brethren.
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his descendants. Women have lived
here whose beauty was yet chronicled

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his descendants. Women have lived
here whose beauty was yet chronicled
in Romance; some dark and imperial,
with blood feyersds by the tropics;
others sunny-eyed and gold lem haired.
We reached aroom and sat down. It
wasnear midnight. The din of the
city had long died out. The quiet
ness of death reigned in the vast
apartments, and darkness intense and
rayless filed the room. We were
listening for some sound to guide us
in our search. Suddenly a$dill,
greyish light penetrated the room.
It grew, on the instant; soft and lu-
minons, and on the opposite panel
ing of the room appeared q shadow.
It grew, gradually on the vision until
the outlines of young girl were de-
fined on the wall. The face was pale
and death like, and from the exposed
breast dark stream of blood seemed
to we'll from deep wound. Itlooked
like q shadow, and might have been
produced by artificial means; never
theless, my hair stood on ends, and
g nameless terror I could not subdue
palsied soul and sense. I was not
less affected; but neither of us spoke.
Suddenly another figure appeared
beside the apparition. 1t was that OF
a young man. This face was con-
vulsed with horror. and in the pro-
truding eyes was the glare of q ma
MAC. Stunned and motionless, we
saw death-struggle commence-a
phantom death-struggle-a moment
more o scream of mortal agony
echoed through the room, and then q
laugh, distorted and horrible as the
glee Of maniac. Itmade our blood
curdle and the brain reel in deliri-
um of fright.
'sBut just as we were feeling the
utter horror of our situation, in the
adjoining room we heard heavy fall
and muttered curse. It acted like
electricity. That sound at least was
mortal. We sprung to our feet and
dashed open the door of the adjoin-
ing chamber. The next instant the
light from the dark lanters flashed
through the room. But imagine our
surprise to see before us the young
woman we had seen ut the station the
day before, kneeling by the side of
man apparently severely bruised by
an accidental fall. The mystery was
soon explained. By artificial means,
and curious combination of lights,
the scenes we had just witnessed in
the other room were produced by
Whiting (for it proved to be the
countcrfeiter) and his mistress To
scare away the superstitious visitor,
if any should chance to come, they
had resorted to this deception. We
were the first victims to the delusion.
In descending from the ceiling, Whit
ing had fallen and broken his leg.
We took them both into custody. In
the building were found all the appli-
ances of the counterfeiter and large
sum of spurious money. But even
to this day I cannot, without thrill
of dread, think of our first expert
ence with the phantoms.
Neao Orleans Picayu,e.
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NEW YORK. July 27, 1868.
A DEN or Phantons.

Many times, the reporter had
heard Mr.. Il, in conversation
with his friend J-, make allu-
sion to q ghostly reminiscence,
which always called to their counte
nances an expression of doubt and
indecision, strangely at variance with
the bold and fearless characters they
bore. He had always desired to hear
the story, and now solicited Mr..
F. to tell il.
Certainly; but you must promise
to believe what I say I've seen, for
there is no deception about it.
'tWe were all counterfeiters. A
number of them were in the city,
and were daily putting large sums Of
spurious money in circulation.
Sometimes, woman was made the
medium of this fraud-at others, a
boy; always those apparently inno-
cent, while the actual offenders kept
under cover.
"One night, a young woman came
to the station, and complained that
she had been brutally ill-treated by o
man, whose name she appeared
anxious to conceal. She did not
wish him arrested, but only sought
protection for herself from violence.
"There was something in her mir
and manner that interested us. I
talked to her, questioned her of her
home, associates and means of living.
In reply to my questions, she, un-
thoughtfully, pronounced the name
Of Whiting. This was the name of
the leader of the counterfeiters, the
man whom we had searched for
anxiously, but could never find. I
questioned her now to purpose. I
was wild with anxiety, but apparent
ly calm. Before she went away, 1
got a clue that I thought would serve
me. The next night, we set out to
put q plan we had formed into exc
cution. Disguised and thoroughly
armed, we soon found ourselves at
an old house in the third district,
near the bank of the river. It had
been long disused, and was rapidly
falling to decay. In the old colonial
days, when New Orleans was yet an
infant city, it had been the mansion
of a rich proprietor. But, like most
old houses, il had an evil reputation.
a murder had once been committed
there-a fratricide-a sister had been
done to death by maniac brother.
The wraiths of both had haunted the
old building. It was avoided by all.
70 the ignorant imagination, it was
fearful as q charnel house. 1t was
such Q place, however, as men of evil
would select as an abode.
''We believed we should find the
criminals we searched for there.
Stealthily we crawled through the
weedy lawn carefully ascended the
rickety stairs. Wide and spacious
halls shot out on every side, and the
large rooms yet retained grandeur
that well befitted the splendorg of
the grand old days when they echoed
the laugh of beauty, and were the
abode Of elegant and sumptuons hos.
pitality. Hallowedi the house had
been, as the home of virtue and in
nocene& Within these walls a race
had lived and died; here had loved
and triumphed the dark Spaniard and
t.A n '..I .'r f.r .1f
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Charlotte and South Carolina R. R.,
IS Ga JEgI 7.9EEH :!I5IHq g
COLUMBIA, s. c., August 81, 1868.

COLUMBIA, s. c., August q, 1868.
YHNHIS Company has been using CAR and
Il ENGINE TRUCK WHEELS Of it's
own manufacture, for some time, which
are giving good service; equal to any here
now, more WHEELS on hand than we
have present use for, we will be pleased
to exchange them for OLD WHEELS and
AXLES, on favorable terms. Diameter of
Wheels is twenty eight and thirty inches.
THEO. D. KLINE, NJ. NJ.
Aug ~ swS
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Laurens Railroad.-!New Schedule.
OFFICE LAURENS RAILROAD,

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I STILL LIVE.

YT9HE great SUMTER BITTERS have
only to be tried to be appreciated. AS
a summer tonic and invigorating medi-
cine, none is equal to 1t; as q stomach ap-
petizer and promoter Of digestion, it Is
the best Bittefs out. Only try It, and your
experience win attest the truth Of our
advice. For sale wholesale and retail. by
FISHER & HRINITSH, Dfuggists.
May ~ I
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LAURESs 9. H., 8. g., April 20, 1868.
" next, the Trains on this Road will
commence running TO return on the same
Trains on the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad, at Helena; leaving Laurens at S
a. M. on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and
SATURDAYS, and leaving Helena at 1 80
p. III. same dayg.a J. s. SHOWERS,
July0 superintendent I,aurenB h. r.
scrofnIa, OF Kings Evil, is cured by
using Heinitsh'e Queens Delight.
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The Great Inland Freight Route,
Charlotte and SO. Ca. r. R.,
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

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FFlHIs FAvORITE AND RELIABLE
il ROUTE offers superior advantages to
the MERCHANTS of COLUMBIA and UP
low rates and quick despatch to and from
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston. :.fi.J ~
n5- Rates always guaranteed ms low as
the published rates OF any other line.
nJ No change Of cars, or breakage Of
bulk, between Charlotte and Portsmouth.
vs. Marine Insurance from one-half to
three-quarters per cent. less than by COM
peting lines. - s''i3G -ahtt ss14'ii'
For further information, rates, classifi-
cation sheets, &C., apply to,tor address,
e. r. DORSEY,
General Freight and Ticket Agent,
Charlotte and South Carolina r. r. Co.
July "A tN ii H''9t st ~ ,lE~t ft.
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sUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE

Nm ana atter WEDN ESDAY, the 18th
" instant, the Trains over this Road
will run as follows, viz:
Leave Columbia at...... 4.15 .. m.
Arrive at Charlotte at. -! II. 90 b. m.
Leave Charlotte at. ........... ). IL. .35 d. m.
Arrive at Columbia at..-....... 600 q. M.
nJ- Close connections, both ways, with
Trains of Greenville and Columbia and
South Carolina Roads. ~ ~, F"
ng Passengers for the North, taking
this route, have the choice Of FOUR DIFF
.boro, either via Danville or Raleigh
From Weldon, either via Petersburg or
Portsmouth; and from Portsmouth, either
via Old Bay Line and Baltimore or Anna
messic Line and Wilmington, Delaware.
a6 TIME AS QUICK and FARE AS
LOW as by any other route. s.2as'
BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH.
For THROUGH TICKETS to Richmond,
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York, apply at Ticket Office, foot Blan-
ding street.
An Accommodation Train will be run
as follows: tssr.5t,
Leave Columbia on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays at z 4. NJ, arriving at
Charlotte at 6.35 P. M.
Returning-leave Charlotte on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at A. NJ, ar
irving at Columbia at sos P. M. 4
Passengers taking the A. NJ. Train
from Charlotte can connect with Might
Train of South Carolina Road for Charles
ton. Passengers from Charleston can-by
leaving the South Carolina Train at juno
tion-connect with the A. M. Train from
Columbia. CALEB BOUKNIGHT,
August Superintendent.
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SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
GENERAL SUP'Ts OFFICE,

CHARLEsToN, s. c., March 2S, 1868.
PASSENGER TRAINS will run as fol-
Il lows, viz:
Leave Charleston for Columbia. G.30 a. m.
Arrive at Kingsville. .......... 1.30 p. IN.
Leave Kingsville. lle............... 200 p. m.
Arrive at Columbia. ............ $50 p. M.
Leave Columbia. a................ GOO a. m.
Arrive at Kingsville. e............ 7.30 q. m.
Leave Kingsville. .............. 500 p. m.
Arrive at Charleston. $40 p. m.
The Passenger Train on the Camden
Branch will connect with up and down
Columbia Trains and Wilmington and Man
chester Railroad Trains on MONDAYS,
WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Night Express Freight and Passenger
Accommodation Train will run as follows:
Leave Charleston for Columbia. 6.40 p. m.
Arrive at Columbia.... sos a. m .
Leave Columbia. $50 p. m.
Arrive at Charleston. ........ :. $40 a. m.
March 81 Fl. T. PEAKE, Gen1 sup't.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-23
H,effer from Fairfax County.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandra Gazette.l
FAIRFAX c.. H, July 22.--The chronicer's
duty, in this, our county, for weeks past has
been rather sinccure. We can complain OF
no very startling events, or new sensations !;
not even horse theft is reported lately The
intensely hot weather has forced itself upon
US, as almost the only topic worthy Of remark,
and truly it has been terrible Just here the
dust has not been laid for five weeks, though
fine showers have swept around us, and re-
frcshcd the just and the UNJUST in immediate
neghborhoods The gardens are failing, with
the single exception OF that OF gentleman OF
the legal profession, whose pride eXults ~ IN
approachable vegetables and innumcrabc ba-
bies; and unless We have rain soon, the labors
of the horticulturist here will have become van
ity and yeyati0n ofsplrlt ......
The monthly term Of our court occupied
few hours of Monday and Tuesday. On the
first day VIM. Brooks, colored, was tried and
convicted Of horse stealing, and sentenced to
fourteen years imprisonment, and this was al
the business OF the court. 49,. -.... .
On Monday afternoon we were entertained
by the Hon. VIM. Smith, and 3. Ii. Ohacke
ford, Esq, in political speeches OF great inter
est and power, and which were very taYorabjy
received Mr.. Shackelford, who spoke first,
| gave o full history Of the causes and motive!
which had inspired and led to the iniquity Of
the proposed ''Constitution," showing that it
was the result Of Radical greed for plumber
inconsistent with the recognized existence OF :
| State government in Virginia which had re
ceived solemn and official sanction OF their act!
| of Congress- in violation of their covenants anC
promises, and deed Of the blacklist ingrati-
| tude to Virginia, who gave an empire to he
sister States in order to make them more near
! " her peers in State power. He showed aISC
| that the doctrine of State sovereignty had beer
| recognized by the government from It's 10unda
| ton, and he exhibited the cn0rmltIeS oil tn
| Constitution, With its browning idea OF ncgr(
| supremacy, in all their hideOus deiOrmlty
| Gov Smith was vehement in his dcnuncati0T
| Of the vllainous design, selfish ends and glar
! ine Inconsistencies and talsehoods Of the leader
| Of the Radicals. That the speeches were pow
erful is sufficiently proven by the fact that tn
leading "Rads" (ot whom there were scyera
prcscnt,) were very indignant at them.
We note considerable improvement in Ou
county. Dwellings are constantly going III
now, Of much better style than those Of a yea
ago. Two of our leading merchant firms have
lately had to enlarge their storc.houses by thu
erection Of handsome and commodious ware
houses, and from the site Of at least,tw Of tn
| beautiful churches we had before the war, AM
| which, in Vandal malignity, were dcspoilcd AM
destroyed the spires will soon again poin
| hcaVenWard
Land buyers are coming in, and we are look
ing for the good time coming, trusting in Prov
idcncc and The Democracy. PEQUoD.