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MisfeIIanenus.
THE WALPURGIS- NIGHT.
(COnHnued.)
II. zsCHoKKE

(COntinued.)
No sooner thought than done. Not
moment was to be lost in consideration.
Every man is his own nearest neighbOr,
and saves himself first, when he can.
Despair and necessity have no law. a
leap and I was out of the bushes into
the road, from the road into the car
riage; / seized the reins and turned the
horses round, away from my burning
home. The man sprang at the horses,
and just as let them feel the whip, he
tried to seize them by the bit. He stood
right before them. piled the whip
more vigorously. 1t was now or never
with me. Tho horses reared and sprung
forward. The owner fell and lay under
the horses feet. drove over him. He
cried for help. His voice pierced me
to the very soul. 1t was well-known
voice--a beloved voice. L could not
believe my ears. l stopped, and leaned
out of the carriage to look at the unfor-
tunate man.-I saw him !-But--l
shudder to relate it-I saw my brother,
who must unexpectedly have finished
his business at Prague. or for some 9TH
er reason was on his way home.
sat there as il struck by lightning
disabled, paralyzed. My poor brother
lay moaning under the wheel. Such n
thing had never dreamed of. l drag
ged myself slowly from the carriage.
sank down beside him. The heavy
wheel had gone over his breast. With
low, tremulous voice, called him by
name. He heard me no more: he re-
cognised me no more. 1t was all over
with him. was the accursed one who
had robbed him of q life as dear to me
as my own.-Horriblc two murders in
the same night both indeed involun-
tary-both committed in despair. But
they were still committed, and the con-
sequences of the first crime, which
might have avoided.
My eyes were wet, but not with tears
of grief over the beloved dead but tears
of frantic rage against my fate-against
heaven. Never in my life had l stain
ed myself with an atrociou5 crime.
had been alive to all that was beautiful
good, great, and true. had had no
sweeter joy than to make Others happy.
And now, cursed thoughtlessness-a
single unhappy moment Of self-forget-
fulness-and then this guilty play OF
accident or necessity had made the most
miserable wretch under heaven. Oh,
let no one boast of his virtue, his
strength, or his circumspection!-It
needs only minute for man to thrust
aside q little his ilrmest principles
only minute, and the pure angel Is
capable of the greatest crimes. We'll
for him is it, If fate, more favorable to
him than to me, throws no brother in
his way to be run over like mine
But let the moral go. For him who
has not found it out of himself, there il
no moral. l will hasten TO the end o
my unhappy story, than which no poe
ever invented anything more horrible
REMoRsE.
KISSED the pale brow of my broth
er. heard voices in the wood. Ter
rified, l sprang up. Should let my
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betting on a Sure thing.

A large steamer was being repaired
and repainted near one OF the wharves
of a western city. A single narrow
plank served for communication with
the shore. A largo quantity OF white
lead was provided for the painters, and
one night before going ashore, two Of
them, whom We will call Smith and
Jones, thought they would appropriate
some Of it to their own use. So they
tied a strong twine around their over
balls to the ankle, and filed in the space
between their trousers and over-alls
with forty pounds, more or less, of white
lead. Going ashore in the dusk of the
evening, and walding clumsily in con-
sequence OF the unusual load, Jones fell
overheard into the lake. OF course he
sank like milestone. The alarm was
given, and Immediately there were
boats got out, and every preparation
made for the rescue. Meantime, Smith
stood on shore. loudly bewailing.
"Oh dear, Jones is drowned! His
poor wife and Ave little ones-what will
become of thems And Jones is dead
Oh, dead, desrW
"What are you blubbering about"
said a bystander. "Don't you see that
they are getting ready to haul him QUIT
He's got TO rise three times, you know
"Wh--what's that you say - asked
Smith.
81 tell you Jones amt drowned-he'l
be rescued. He's got to come up thre'
| times"
"Got to come up three times" repeat
ed Smith, pulling out his money AM
changing his whining tone to one {
excited interest; "Bet y0u stamps h
don't come up once !"
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Literary Curiosity.

THE following consultation between
four learned doctors in Latin can be read
in English by joining the letters ofsome
words to others as 1t stands. and by sep
arating other words. 1t is altogether a
literary curiosity, and may afford some
exercise in the ingenuity of our read
ers:
A consultation between four learned
doctors, held in Latin, respecting the
case of noble lord.
1st D. Is his honor sic? Pr@ l@tus
felis pulse. 1t do es beat veris Lotto de.
I'd d. No motifs as qui cassi yer fel
tn matri it. Indeedit as fastas an alarm,
ora fire bellat mite.
3D. d. 1t is veri hi.
4th d. Noto contra dictu, In my Jug
mentitis veri Lotto de. 1t is as orta ma
ladi sum callet. (Here ever id octo reti
resto par lori ma mel an coll post ure. J
1st d. 1t is megrimas, l OPT me-
I'd d. No docto rite quit for quin ST..
Hereis a plane sim tomo fit. Sorites
Para CELSIUS; pr@ re adit.
lst d. Mono doctor I never quo te
aque casu du.
I'd ID. Sum arso; mi autoris no ne.
I'd D. No vuare lingat pre senti dies
ire. His honor is sic offa COLI casurc
as I sit here.
4th ID. 1t is ether antrophi ora COLI
casu sed. Ire membri re ad itin doctor
me AIDES esse, here tits.
Sd d. ne yer re ad apage in it, no
rever intendit.
Cd d. Fer he lis offa qui te deferun
mott mas here.
lst d. Motifs alb ludi fluxit is yer
plane.
I'd d. 1 fit is fluxit me quit re &C i
ter.
1st ID. 1t is ad ange rus casas ami.
4th ID. 1t me be pluri Sc; avo mcti
veri pro per fora manat his age.
I'd ID. Ure par donat present. dcs ire
his dis ease is cataride clare it.
4th d. 1t is alea pro 81 fors uti sc
Pr@ hos his poti carl? can tu tellus
| %ho ''eSi hC pOiO rCood iiouih uSCcuS. L
is as urem edi in Inanicas es.
Sd ID. / findit isto late tot hinc off
rem edi; fori here his honor is dc ad.
I'd d. His time is come.
1st ID. Is it trudo ut hinc?"
4th d. 1t is vera certa in. His par
belli stolingo ut foris departu re.
Sd ID. N@ fis ecce lans is dea ad lptu
en- dunn apri este pre fari sole. Mi
honor has bina cato liquor de justi here
1st d. Alor dis sum times as tingi a
an usu reris.
I'd d. Api stolis aligo time Il verl
mi at en- dams fora forte mite.
Sd d. O mel ne vera tendo ma nil Oh
din is sic mes ami more.
4th ID. Api stolis ne quin in nj
ordo fis qua lite sum pes four time
more. 1t istes malo fito doctor fisiC
I'd d. Letus paco fits time.
LIST Or. Abigo ditis hi time indie @
edits forus alto fall as campe ringo a
fastas orato ut ona di ri; fori fera be-
tinge veri minute; bimi solido. Hi
40 buis an das turdis aussi sto ut vale
is rea di for us.
I'd d. Ali ferris ab asst in a do, for
here ano is at ads stanns.
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HOTELS AND SALOONS.
HOTEL,
BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA CO., PA.

The undersigned having purchased this we'll
known and centrally located house, the Exchange
Hotel, situate on MAIN STREET, in Bloomsbury
Immediately opposite the Columbia county Court
House, respectfully inform their friends and the
public in general that their house is now in order
for the reception and entertainment of travellers
who may be disposed to favor 1t with their GUS
tom. .They have spared no expense in preparing
neither shall there be anything wanting ON their
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ness location.
Omnibuses run at all times between the EX-
change Hotel and the various railroad depots, by
which travellers will be pleasantly conveyed to
and from the respective stations in due time to
meet the cars. KOONS II CLARK,
Bloomsbury, April 8, 1868.
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THE Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania
has decided that tho 5sller is bound TO
make q deed as n deed without stamps
is worthless, the soller is bound to idr-
nish them also,
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STAMPS ON NoTEs.-We hold it 10
be part of our duty as journalists TO keep
our readers posted on the decisions OF
our Courts, and changes in existing
laws where the Information would
prove valuable. In pursuance OF this
design we would warn parties
against stamping judgment notes the
same as common prOmissory note.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has decided that Judgment notc,
should be stamped at the usual rate OF
promissory notes, being five cents for
every one hundred dollars or fractional
part thereof, with five cents additional
on account of tho clause relating to de-
falcation.
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RATES or ADvnRTrsrNe.
One square, tten llnos or iIs cqdiva-
ent In nonpareil iSpe) one or two lrscT-
IiOna. FL I'd. fhrpn lnarrfiO1fs A. On

Executors or ADMINISTRATOR Notice,
$500; Auditors or Assimeo's Notice,
$3.50.
Local Notices, twenty cents line
by the year ten cents.
Cards in the "Directory" column,
$500 per year for the first two lines,
and LOO for each additional line,
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BUCKHORN DIRECTORY.
JERSEYTOWN DIRECTORY.

JACOB A. SWISHER, dealer in Hides, Leathe
sJ Bark ETC. Madison township Columbia county
Pa, vl>n4
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COPY OF NOTE.

$1,000. JANUARY 8, 1869.
One day after date / promise to pay
- - the sum OF 5000, with legal
interest on the same, without deialca-
tion, for value received; and further, l
do hereby empower any attorney of
any court of record in this State or else
where to appear for mo and confess
Judgment for the same in favor of the
above named - -, his executors,
administrators or assigns, together with
cost of suit and release of errors.
Witness my hand and seal, the day,
and year above written.
IsFAJl
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-26
THE ECCLESIASTICAL TRIAL
IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, July 22.-The Ecclesiastical
Court assembled at $50 a. M The
president announced that the exceptions
taken yesterday afternoon by the coun.
sci for the accused, and which had
been held for advisement at the adj
tournament, were overruled.
Mr.. Fuller arose and said /: 1--WE
have up to this time presented such OBJ
jections as we had to the Jurisdiction,
and to the various papers that have
been laid before you, and to the court
of which you are presiding officer,
until we have reached the point at
which we shall go no further. I have
applied for an injunction, which has
been granted, against all further pro-
ceedings in the case. We have de-
termined that if our client is smitten,
it shall not be contrary to law, and we
have been compelled to pursue this
course. The sheriff of Coake county,
who is present, will please serve the
gentlemen whom he will find named in
the writ"
The sheriff then proceeded to serve
the writs in due form, his entrance be-
ing greeted with loud and continued
applause by the audience, thus giving
unmistakable evidence of the sympathy
Of large majority of those present for
the accused.
As soon as he was able to be heard
the president demanded order, and said
ifsuch demonstrations should again &C.
cur he would order the house cleared.
The injunction having been served, the
court retired for consultation, and on
its return, shortly after IL o'clock, an
nounced that an adjournment would be
had until two o'clock tomorrow.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-26

A large number of the tory lords
held meeting in London on Wednes-
day night They repudiated the
course of Lord Salisbury and placed
themselves under the leadership Of Lord
Cairus, who Thursday had an interview
with the Earl of Granville. In the
course Of the interview lord Cairtts an
nounced the submission of the Peers.
The Lords were evidently frightened at
| the determined stand of the government
and the fear Of popular indignation.
The Ministerial Council OF France
have presented to the Emperor the
basis of State paper giving effect TO
political reforms proposed 10 Emperor S
message to the Corps Legislatiff, The
Deputies of the Left held meeting re-
Gently to resolve ON some course of ac-
ton. NM. Theirs and Favre adyo-
Gated the measures, but the meeting ad.
burned without taking any action on
either of them. MN. Victor Duruy
and Adolph vntry have been made
Senators
The news about Don Carlos having
entered Navarro is confirmed. The
Spanish government is greatly alarmed.
Two Americans and q Mexican in
Cuba have been released from prison
through the intercession Of the Ameri-
an Consul General. Twelve hundred
state have SO far been conhscated.
Advices from Mazatlan are to the 18th
instant. General Vega is still at Topic,
revolving his favorite scheme for Or
ganizing Northwestern Confederacy
of Mexican States, in which, it is un-
derstood, be is strongly seconded by
Lozada, who has for some time main
tanned little independent republic of
his own in the State OF Jalisco.
Canterbury Hall, on Louisiana avenue,
near the City Hall in Washington city,
was entirely destroyed by fire Friday
morning. The loss is estimated at 10 or
$4,000; insured for $4,000. The build
ing Was constructed nearly fifty years
ago for a theatre.
There is no truth in the report that
General Candy has ordered a new cleo
ton in Pittsylvania.
The grand fancy and masquerade ball
at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
Friday night was brilliant affair. Ev-
ry section of the country was repre-
sented.
The cornerstone of large cotton
factory to be erected ia Atlanta, Ga, by
Senator Sprague, was laid last week.
The corn in large portion of the
southern section of North Carolina is
said to be literally destroyed by drought
dried up aud withered.
Memphis, July %, 1869. Wade
Bolton, who was shot some days ago by
DR.. Dickens, died this morning Yes
terday he made q will, bequeatbing
100000 to charitable purposes, in
GLIDING $4,000 to Mrs. Stonewall
Jackson, and ten acres of land to each
.of his former slaves. Captain George
Gift left for China, via San Francisco,
last night for the purpose Of bringing
to this country Chinese emigrapts for a
new company recently formed here,
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MONDAY MORNING July &c, 1869
INTEREST FOR MONEY.

Attempts have frequently been made
in this State to repeal Or modify the
usury laws. We recollect that at the last
session of the Legislature, committee,
composed of some of the most accom-
plished and popular business men of our
city, was sent up to Richmond, carrying
along supply of the finest oysters and
the best champagne; and we had glow
ing accounts of the high appreciation by
our legislators Of the bivalves and fluids,
but of the repeal of the usury laws never
a word. There had been for many years
conflict in Virginia legislation. says the
Lynchburg Republican, between the
commercial and agricultural sections of
the State, on the subject of interest for
money. The former, tending to regard
the circulating medium as mercantile
commodity, to be held, bartered or sold
as other goods, at prices regulated by
supply and demand, have uniformly
favored allowing high rate of interest.
Our friends from the rural districts,
on the other hand, have always hereto
fore successfully contended for restrain
ing the premium for money at low
figure But sit is an i'll wind that blows
good to nobody" and it may be that we
are indebted to the enterprising carpet
baggers from the Northern commercial
States, who were members of the late
convention, for the following provision
Of law, which, under conditions, prom
Uses to capitalists investing their nancy
in Virginia, the same rate of interest
they can get elsewhere. The last section
of article x of the State constitute u
provides that
Upon debts hereafter contracted it
shall be lawful to receive any rate of in
terest, not exceeding twelve per centum
per annum, which may be agreed upon
by the parties, and be specified in the
bond, uote or other writing enforcing
the debt. When there is no such agree
ment, the rate of interest shall be six
per centum for the uso and forbearance
Of every hundred dollars"
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yea The wild hunt after Office, to
which we made anticipatory allusion
the other day, has set in violently
Many applications have already been.
received by the Governor elect, and
the squeaking of the popular grindstone
under myriads of little axes brings back
the music of other days. Gov. Smiths
appeal to the of1ice-seekers to fast a
little longer hit the nail on the head,
but did not drive it very deep. Two
hundred Offices per county are not
enough to go round.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-26

Reg@ The complete returns of TIE
elections, showing the vote of each coun-
ty upon the constitution and upon the
separate clauses, is published. For the
constitution, 2o6, 233; against the con-
stitution, o,189. 1t will be seen that the
majority for the constitution is 1917 ,O44,
comprising the entire vote of all parties
except about four per cent.--a result
unprecedented. We are not yet able to
obtain tho full vote for State officers,
but hope to do SO at an early day, 1t
has been officially ascertained, however,
that the total vote for Walker is 119, 492,
and for Wells lo1 ,201; majority forWal-
ker, 6,201. .f
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THE IRISH CHURCH.

The disestablshment of the Irish
branch of the Church of England has
been effected. The menace Of sweeping
away the hereditary orders of nobility
compelled the submission of the House
Of Lords under the name of compromise
and all the essential features of the bill
are retained in the law. In the House
of Commons on Friday evening, Mr..
Gladstone, in easy tone and language Of
ministerial authority, classed it as the
"disestablished church" closing his adj
dress as an apostolic leader of reform by
pious suppllcation to heaven, invoking
for its members the blessing that the
religious institution may hencelorth de-
develop the qualities by which her great
career will be marked out for her, con-
Guiding with the expression of his hope
that God may speed her in her new ca
reer. The galleries of the House of Com
mons were crowded with spectators, ny
whom Mr.. Gladstone was warmly re-
ceived. After taking his seat he imme-
diately rose AMI moved that the House
aoree to the amendments inserted on
Thursday without exception or reserv-
atien. Sir ROUNDED Palmer, Mr.. Disraeli,
with other veteran tacticians, expressed
their sepse of relief at the issue, claiming
the use Of an apparently ungrudged epis-
copal anodyne in the words that "com-
promise was not unconditional surren-
der" 1t is not The Irish Church is
now free. 1t only remains for Queen
Victoria. the head of the church, to sign
the bill.
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NEWS ITEMS.

Senator Wilson talks like a man of
sense in arguing for an honest recognl-
ton of the results Of the late Virginia
election. Senator Wilson, however
has been over the Southern field of
politics aud knows how the land lies in
Virginia, and as the mountain will not
come to Mahomet he wisely concludes
that Mahomet must go to the noun
tain,
Measures have been concluded hav-
ing in view the holding of a World s
Exposition of Manufacture, &C., in
Washington year hence.
The Princess Anne True Marylander
has the following from a correspon dent
in North Carolina "About two
weeks ago. while several negroes were
grubbing in an old field, they found a
jar of gold, containing about two gal
Ions. The gold was buried during a
Yankee raid in the Eastern part of
the State to keep it out of their clutches
1t was buried by a planter in that
Secretary Boutwell, in answer to the
inquiry when he intended to make
another sale ofgold, replied that he
did not know when another sale would
be made, but that he was not inclined
to sell gold until the premium shall be
greater than at resent.
Kingston Ont, July Bishop
Koran, acc mpanied by James O'Reilly,
@. G., proceeded to the penitentiary
this morning with the necessary papers
for the relsase of Father Mcmahon,
imprisoned as captured Fenian. He
was Immediately liberated, and is at the
Bishops residence.
White Sulphur Springs, West Vir-
ginia, July 22.-1hers We're 400 ar
rivals here to-day. Among them were
George Peabody, w w. Corcoran,
General George L. Pickett, and others.
Blankets and overcoats are in demand.
Thermometer at noon was 81.
Boston, July 22.--Lieut. Commander
Il. B. Seley, Of the United States steam
er Pawnee, has been arrested at Ports
mouth, N. H., on two warrants, charg-
ing him with unwarranted cruelty to
several seamen on that vessel.
The ecclesiastical trial in Chicago
Thursday presented a novel phase.
Counsel for Mr.. Cheney, the clergyman
on trial, obtained from the Superior
Court writ Of injunction prohibiting
all further proceedings in the case, and
the Sheriff. who was present in the
church, served the necessary papers
upon the members of the court amid
loud and prolonged applause.
The present crisis promises well to
open the ball to sweeping reforms in
England, commencing with the vir-
tual destruction Of the hereditary legis-
lation.
London, July 23d.-The Prince Of
Wales unveiled the Peabody statue TO-
day with imposing ceremonies. Minister
Motley, the Lord Mayor aud Miss Coutts
were among the spectators present An
immense crowd witnessed the ceremony.
The loss of life by the explosion at the
ST. Helen's coliery yesterday was much
greater than at first reported, Fifty
eight dead bodies have been taken from
the pit.
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Bss~ Commodore Sidney S. Lee, whose
death at bis residence in Stafford coun-
ty, Va, has been announced, was a
brother of Gen. Robert Z. Lee, and
formerly an officer of the Union, and
later of the Confederate navy. He was
BORN in Virginia about The year 1900
and entered the navy in 1920. At the
outbreak of the rebellion he held the
rank of senior lieutenant, but he threw
up his commission and entered the
Confederate service as commodore,
During the war he did very little Of
note, perhaps because he never had an
opportunity. Commodore Lee and
General Samuel Cooper married sisters,
of the name of Mason, descendants of
General Mason, of Gunstown Hall.
After the war he took up his residence
on the Potomac, in Maryland, but SUBJ
sequently returned to Virginia, where
he died. .
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gEg- John Stuart Mill says that all
reforms "have to pass through three
stages: ridicule, argument and adoption
Exactly our experience in regard to the
reform of the "new movement" only a
little "more SO" The DAY Book had
the "ridicule" to contend with first, and
a large quantity of odium, contempt
and prescription betore We could get the
argument and adoption to bear on the
subject.
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