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MSBURG, PA, FRIDAY, JAN. %. 1869.

ing grew louder. AT length some of
the bolder ventured to go up and ascor-
tain the cause. Up the steps they rush
many wondering what In the mischief
is the matter. From the scene Of the
disturbance they met one of the late
happy bridegrooms rushing franticnliy
out. They inquire the reason of the
hubbub. Hastily he pushes through
the crowd and bangs at the door of the
other "party," in search of hi5 wife
In the meanwhile they also have be-
come aroused, and bride number two
discovers the terrible faur pas and lends
the force of her lungs TO the general
dscord. Upjumps The groom number
two and rushes out to meet his equally
unfortunate friend. Each had got into
the wrong room 90
Such scene as this house then pre-
sented it would be hard indeed to de-
scribe. That 1t was the most diatress.
ingly awkward matrimonial episode
that ever befell n quertette Of "ssris
with buta single thought" may easily
be i'm agined. But tho explanations came
at last, and was satisfactory to all con.
ccrned, we suppose. Hero we are con.
tent to leave them.
Our sketch partakes not In the least
OF the ianciful. The details are given
exactly as they occurred. .-NashriHe
Banner.
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The last Rebel Outrage-A Radi-
cal OGQIy.s

The richest thing out In the shape OF
"sell" that has been heard OF since
"all fools day" has lately been perpe.
trated on the Radicals. In the local col.
umns of Fakes Bulietin, published in
Galvesto ton, Texas, the following item
appeared few days since:
IN cargo of Coolies recently arrived in
this city, consigned to merchants by or
dinary bills Of lading as merchandise,
and are announced 10 be sold at auction
to pay freight and charges. Two-thirds
of the cargo are females"
The Philadelphia North american,
Forney's Tress, aud other truly loyal
journals were straightway thrown into
spasm Of excitement. They painted
glowing pictures Of the horrors of this
sale. The females were represented to
bo beautiful, and the terrible fate in
store for them was dwelt upon in terms
calculated to excite tho dullest magma
ton. Congressional intervention was
loudly demanded, and the President
was reminded that the fourteenth
amendment" provided for these "help-
less creatures" He was called upon to
visit the vengeance Of the offended ma
jesty ofthe violated law upon the Texan
barbarians. The remarks of the North
american were in the following fervent
strain:
"This is chattcl slavery. These Chi
nese were put upon an ordinary bill of
lading like 70 many chests of tea, and
freight was charged upon them as upon
all kinds of goods. The worst feature
in the affair is that two thirds Of these
unhappy Chinese are females, some
of them beautiful. or course they are
bought in China on speculation and sent
to Texas TO seek market, just as the
same kind Of live stock of different
race used to be sent to New Orleans.
This development is nothing new in re-
gard to the Chinese coolie trade, except
in so far as the importation of women
goes. That is q novelty.
"We trust that our brethren of the
press will have no hesitation in denoun-
cling the movement in the terms it de-
serves, and in demanding redress from
the national authorities, since it is only
by constant vigilance that we can coun-
teraet the efforts of these southern COM
munities to sneak back again into sla-
very by some under hand way"
Having enjoyed the effect of his joke,
helocal editor Of the Bulletin announc-
ed that the Coolies in question were
"cast-iron figures, designed as sig ms for
cigar, tobacco, tea, and grocery stores"
We believe not one Of the Radical jour
mails which went into spasms over the
supposed outrage has yet informed its
readers how it came to be sold so badly.
to pass law at the present session to
protect Radical newspapers from being
gulled by rebel reporters.
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HAUNTED HOUSES.
Br II. W. 1oSaFuLLow.

All houses where In men havo lived and died
Are haunted houses. Through tho open doors
The harmless phantoms on f9bs.orrand, glide,
With feet thHt lsake II. sound upon tho floors.
We them at tho docrway, on tho stair,
Along the passages they come md go!
Impalpable Impressions OH thsar.
sense Of something moving to and fro.
There are more guests at the table than the o,ts
Invited; the illuminated hall
Is throngcd with quiet, inofrenslye ghosts,
As silent as the pictures on tho wall.
The stranger at the ireside can not see
The forms see, nor hear the sounds hear;
He but percelVes what Is; while unto me
All that has bucn Is visible and clear.
We have no title deeds to hon or lands;
Owners and occupants of earlier dates,
From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands
And hold in mortmain still their old estates
The spirit world around this world of sense
Floats like ali atm osphere. and everywhere
Watts through these earthly rnsts and vapors
dense,
A vital breath OF more ethereal air.
Our little lives ara kept in oqHipoise
BY opposite attractions and dosires;
The struggle OF tho instinct that enjoys
And the more noble instinct that inspires
These pertnrbatlons, this perpetual jar
or earthly wants and aspirations high,
Come from the influence OF un unseen star
An unilscovsred planet in our sky.
And MS the mo IN from some dark gate OF cloud
Throws o'or the sea n floating bridge OF light
Across Understanding planks our fancies crowd
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A FELLOW who came bv the railroad,
being a stranger, strolled about for some
time on the outskirts of a townin search
of barber. He finally discovered one
and requested the operator to take of a
shilling's worth of hair. The barber
trimmed his locks very neatly, soaped
up the remainder very handsomely.
and then combed and brushed him up
till his head looked as if it belonged to
some other person than himself. "Aro
you done ?" asked the stranger, as the
barber removed the napkin from his
neck. "Yes, sir" said the barber, with
n low bow. "Are you certain that you
took off shilling's WORTH" "fes,
sir; there's glass; you can look for
yourself" "Well," said the stranger,
"if you think you have taken a shil-
ling's worth of, don't know as have
cot any change, so you may just take
the hair for your trouble" On hearing
this, the barber made a jump for the
man, whereupon the man made jump
for the door, which not being bolted, he
boiled him self,
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CAPTURED BY \ WOMAN.-The War
rcn Mail says that singular incident,
and one perhaps without parallel in
history occurred on the 23d inst. Mrs.
Rachael d. Wright, Of Pittsfield, while
visiting her mother on York Hill at
the aforementioned date, heard an unu
sual noise among the chickens, and
stepping out to the door saw what she
supposed to be a hawk holding a fierce
conflict with n sturdy old hen. With
scarcely Il second thought she ran up
and seized the bird by the neck anu
succeeded in capturing what proved to
be monster American Eagle, mcasnr-
ing six feet six inches from the tip OF
one wing to the tip of the other. II
made no serious resistance, submitting
with good grace, asmany II strong war
rior has done before, to the will of a
woman. She took her prize TO her
Eouso in Pittsfeld where 1t attracts
large numbers of curious people, and
though seemingly somewhat humilia
ted, takes very reasonable view of his
imprisonment and haughtily submits
To the scrutiny Of the public.
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An ANktYnrl nEistnkC.

AN Office seeker, travelling in Texas,
on an elcctioneering trip, tells Il bit of
his expert ence as followe:
"Well put up with first-rate good
natured fellow that / met at billiard
table. l went in and was INTRODUCED to
his wife, a fine, fat woman-looked as
though she lived on laffin', her face was
50 full of fun. After awhile, in comes
three or four children laughin' and skip
ping as merry as crickets. There was
no candle lit, but started for my sad
dle-bags, in which put LOT of sugar
candy for the children as went along.
"Come here" said /, "you little
rogue, and tell me what your name is.'
The oldest one came to me and said:
"my names Peter Smith"
"And what's your name?"
"Bob Smith"
The next said his name was Bill
Smith, aud the fourth said his name
was Tommy Smith. | gave 'em sugar
candy, and Mrs. Smith was so ticklcd
that she laughed all the time. Mr..
Smith looked on, but didn't say much.
why" says |, "Mrs. Smith, would
not take Il good deal for them four boys,
if / had 'em; they are so beautiful and
sprlghtly."
"No," said she, laiiin,' 81 set good
deal on 'em, but we spoil 'cm too
much"
"No, no." says |, "they're rale well
behaved children, and by gracious"
says |, pretending to be startled by a
striking resemblance between the boys
and the father, / looked at Mr. Smith.
~ never dill see anything equal to it,"
says l, "your own eyes, mouth, fsre-
head, and perfect picture Of hair, sir"
tapping the oldest on the pate. i
thought Mrs. Smith would have died Il
lafGn' at that, her aims fell down at
her side, and she shook the whole house,
she was so well pleased.
'.Do you think 50 Col. JONES'" said
she, looking towards Mr.. Smith, and |
thought she'd 20 off in fit.
"Yes." says /, 81 do raelly."
"IIa, ha, haw !" says Mr.. Smith, kind
o. half lafin', "you're too hard on me
now, with your jokes"
81 aln't joking at all, )" says |, "thcy
arc handsome children, and do look
wonderfully like you"
Just then gal brought light In and
I'll be darned if the little brats didn't
turn out to be niggers-every one o.
them and their hair was as curly rs
the blackest nigger's! Mr.. and Mrs
Smith never had any, and they sort OF
petted them niggers ms playthings,
never felt as strcaked MS did when
| found out how things stood. If
hadn't kissed the nasty things | coult
have got over it :. but kissing 'em show
ed that / was in earnest. Though
was soft soaping 'cm all the while, how
to get over the scrape didn't know
Mrs. Smith laughed SO hard when sh
saw how confused / was that she almos
suffocated.
A little while afterwards, there was
whole family Of relations arrived fror
the city, and turned the matter of; bu
the next morning could see that NJ
Smith did not like the remembrance {
what | said, and don't believe he
d vote for me when election comes.
, 'spect Mrs. Smith kept the old fello
under the joke for some time.
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A SINGULAR INCIDENT Our atten-
ton has been directed to the following
singular incident of the late war, which
is as remarkably strange as il is said to
be true: A correspondent Of southern
journal writes: "There was man of
Company "A, Twenty North
Carolina troops, named George p. Pi-
ner, who went into the fight with a
small Testament in his pocket. A ball
struck the book and penetrated as far as
the chapter of Matthew, 2lst and 22nd
verses. 1t merely blackened that pas
sage, glanced off, and left the man un-
injured. The verses read: 'Ye have
heard that it was said of them of old
time, Thou shalt not kill, and whoever
shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgmeht, and whoever is angry with
his brother without just cause, shall be
in danger of Judgment The man said
that Yankee ball was like the devil il
had to turn its course when met by
scrlptural opposition "
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on G0,lng 60 school.

SCHOOL has begun again. | go to
school every day. They won't let you
play there. The boys ore not allowed
to whisper. don't whisper more than
forty times day. Tho teacher thinks
| am very good boy. I think so too.
TO be good is not to be found out. Pc
ter SnufTer was very'good boy because
he could whisper without moving his
mouth. I used to call him MUM M. He
has left school and works in q butcher
shop. He Is going to take me to the
slaughter house some day.
learn a good many good things at
school. Before went to school | didn't
know half as many tricks as do now.
] have learned to fight. Bill Stubs
said was gump. said he was an
other. Bill gave me hit, He called
me saw gave him two. He tried
to knock me down, and | did tumble.
just then cop came along. If it had
not been for that cop I'd licked Bill.
The boys said Bill licked me, but it
wasn't so. slipped down on an orange
peel. Besides that | didn't want to
hurt Bill. l like to fight with boys
can lick. Boys that like me don't get
in n muss with. l amt afraid of Bill
Stubbs.
l learned some grammar at school,
and goggerlee. But | learned to play
boys ought to learn only what they have
got taste for. I'vo got a taste for
chewing gum. I've learned a good
deal of them.
Ma says we boys are worked too hard
at school. She says her children shan't
study when they have a headache. l
often have headache when the lessons
are hard.
am in class 0. section Q. In few
months go to college. i want to go
to college, because the boys there cal rry
canes, and have fun and don't speak to
| little boys, l can go in torchlight pro-
cessions.
I've been to good many schools.
Someway I change schools very often.
The teachers think change Is good for
me. Ma says the schools are very poor
and boys don't learn much in them.
think so too. But know good dc.i
after all. I want to go in store. IA
says shall. Ma says | shan't. Ma
calls me her precious darling, and |
must have an education. I'd rather
have row boat. am sure If l had Il
row boat and went out every day to the
river, l wouldn't have headaches so
much. | tell Ma that schools are very
bad for the head. | want to ask Ma
for an excuse. We have Il long lesson
in compound multiplication tomorrow
and my head begins to feel quite bad.
am,
JOHN GEORGE WASHINGTON SHRIMP.
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BoRAX.-One of the best bleaching
and emollient agents that can be en-
ployed in washing either the person, or
clothing, is common refined boraX. 1t
should be dissolved In hot water at the
rate OF half pound to ten gallons
great saving in soap, is effected by its
use. The boraX should be pulverized
FIRST. II Inay be procured in the form
of crystals at any druggists, and can
be powdered fine with rolling pin, or
hammer,it will not inIure the most del
icate fabrics, and lace or other fine tis-
sues may be washed in solution Of
borax, with manifest advantage to their
color and consistency.
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A HINT TO PLowMEN.-A.C c. ThOm-
as, of Wisconsin says in the Western
Rural, that If you wish to plow a land
ten rods wide, instead of striking outa
land that width, take one-half that
width, pace oil Ave rods from the end
and set in your plow and plow to with
in five rods of the other md and stopi
now back harrow as usus. he required
width and then turn u sq are corner at
the end, observing to havr the end ftln-
row on a parallel line with the outside
Bv this means you will always turn
around on the stubble, thus leaving me
land untroddcn, and instead Oh 'eeau
burrows at the corners you VIII nave
| 'ridgcs,'u
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cchsift 2oettu.
A sHAKBsPEARE SONNET.
SONNET, CSLv.

THOSE lips that Loves own.hand did make,
Breath'd forth the sound that said I hate,
To me that languish'd for her sake;
But when she saw my woeful state,
straight In her heart did m Grey come,
Gliding that tongue TINT ever sweet
Was us'd in giving gentle doom;
And taught 1t thus anew to erccl;
fhate, she aitor'd with an end.
That follow'd IL ls,gentlo day
Doth follow night who, like friend,
From heaven 10 holl IL flown away;
Ihdte from hate away sha throw,
And saved my life, by saylng-not youi
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a YOUNG man who recently fell in
love with very beautiful young lady,
'ays, that when he ascertained last
evening that she reciprocated his pas
sion, he felt as though he was sitting on
the roof of a meeting house and every
shinglc was Jews harp.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One square, (ten lines or its equiva-
lent in nonpareil type) one or two inser-

EXecutOr's or Administrators Notice,
$500; Auditors or Aselgnec's Notice,
$3.50.
Local Notices, twenty cents a line;
by the year ten cents.
Cards in the DIRECTORY" column.
$500 per year for the first two lines,
and 81. 90 for each additional line.
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BRICK HOTEL
ORAEGEvILLE. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.

Having taken possession of this well-known
nouse, so long kept by Samuel Everett, the Pro-
urietor has put in permanent repair furnish
ed BAR AND LARDER with the choicest liquors
and newest delicacies. His stable is not eXceled
in the county; and no mains will lie spared to
accom- nohnte guests iaIr3 "s
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TT MON HOTEL,
ROHE ESB U EG, r A.

The undersigned would respectfully inform
the travelling public that he has purchased and
reftted in the best manner the old stand former
ly occupied 10y W. y. Kline, and that he is now
prepared 10 accommodate his friends with all the
comforts and cunvcritnces Of "A FIST class house.
\ fneucw arm has been built and the surrOun-
diTEs placed IN perfect order. The tar will al
way lie stocked with the chOisest liquors and ci-
enis. and the table furnished with The hest the
market affords. JAMES V. GlLLASIiE.
July S,6N-'f
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IT is complimentary to call a baker
big loafer.
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BUCKHORN DIRECTORY.
JERsEYTOWN DIRECTORY.

JACOB A. SWISHER, dealer in Hides, Leather
y Bark etc. Madison township Columbia county
Pa, Vl-ni6
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FRESH GROCERIESI
z. L. WEAkLEY,
No. 6 North College Street,


rs JUST IN RECEIPT OF A FRESH STOCK
Il Of Groceries and Liquors, consisting in part
3 hhds New Orleans Brown Sugar.
10 Demerara Sugar.
100 bag: choice Rio Coffee.
20 bbts Golden Strip. #
Is Crushed Sugar.
25 Powdered Sugar.
SO hlf-bbls Msckerel, assorted.
Ito boxes Soap, ,,..
200 '' Star Candles.
100 g Starch.
100 Sc Cove Oysters.
leo casks Soda
Is boxes Soda, ! Id. papers.
50 dozen BrOoms.
100 a. Painted Buckets.
100 caddies assorted Teas.
. boxes Mustard, assorted sizes.
SO e RuniOrd's Yeast Powders
Is cases Richardson's Matches, ......
$50 boxes Pickles.
Zoo % Cigars, assorted brands.
100 bblS Magnolia Flour,
lD0 Black Lick Flour.
so boxes Cheese.
spice. Pepper,
Ginger, Mssider.
Indigo, Candy,
Fancy soaps
"a. NufmeGs, Mace,
Wrapping Paper, Pepper sauco,
wines Liquors,
All of which will be sold cheap for CASE only
In store small lot of Mess Mscksssl. as ins
as over brought to this market.
r. L. WEAKLEY,
novI3 If No North College street.
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UNION 4. AND M AMERICAN.
For Che Unisn and American.
I.ENAyg URTRn SONG.

LENA's BIRD SONG.
Awake awakeI your slumbers breaki
The frogs now cry. from marsh and lake.
will will with gushing tril.
The knocking bird calls from the hill.
Awayi awayi let's plsyl swayi
Exulting cries the noisy Jay.
Do i'll do It'll you'll never rue it.
The Field Lark answers promptly 10 it.
Toodle doodle tol lol. dc roodle
Trolls forth the raven. here is no noodle.
Koo root that's true, the Cranes hollow,
AS high they SOAR through fields Of blue.
TWeedle wheedle I've lost my needle,
Shouts oriole. Wy work don't speed we'll.
Cawi Cawl OIL pshaw who cares a straw, r
The Crows respond, with rude guffsw.
Twill twill twill Twill we've made 6iti %
The snow birds chirp, round some tit bit.
Tut tutl what! what with hop and strut.
The snarling Blsckbirds mutter what
Come here. come hero birdsi birds Oh, birds,
And listen 10 my tunefal words,
The Red Bird calls for hours and hours,
Among the plum trees perfumed flowers.
To tea to teal come drink with me
The Lark sings from the spangIed lea;
Stay lstsl stay eatel VIC all can wait
The Blue Bird cOunsels With her mate.
Sweeterl sweeterl Peterl Psterl
In quiet grove TO 90 and meet her;
The Rice Bird whistles higher and higher,
As quick she joins the social choir.
Pc vince DO wheel well make SO free,
The Pewhees. one and all agree. M
Cheep cheep cheer cheep Oh mighty cheap,
The Robins gossip while they peep.
sweeti sweet wen meet, all trim and neat.
The twitteriDg Spsrrows oft repeat
Going, goingi sc Sc. u, going
The Brown Thrush gurgles. sOft and flowing.
But wild and free. insane with glee
The KiIdee shrieks, here's your Kildee,
Bob Mbitel Bob White all is not right
The Partridge calls, and sends from sight
Nee ughl niaouli With feline howl.
The Cat Bird wakes the horned Owl,
Who with Too lOhooI Oh only you'll
Draws in his horns. for SAUNDERS new.
Then Whip-poor-wiIlA Ali Whip-poOr-wili;
The lonely night bird utters shriIl;
Ebeu brOO roo twill never do,
The sweet Dove means. with plaintiye c0o.
And Tomtits armed with fopIing wit
Their latest mot. seem 10th to quit;
For tapping WOodpeckers are heard
ApIlauding each responsive bird
While Hawk and Buzzard silent soar.
Around the haunts. where bindings pour
Their Joyous anthems on the air.
Declaring home and love are there:
The Hunter. in his corduroys
With trusty gun and steady poise
Hurls down the Pirate from the clouds,
And gladdens all the feathered crowds.
When chatter, twitter. gurgle, murmur.
Once more overflow the sense with summer,
Birds, Frogs and Bees. in chorus humming,
)f pleasures gained and new ones coming.
APril 10 1869. AUNTIE.
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motive at he bottom. am ignorant y N Of

I 4. ~ -. d. A n 4 4 ~
motive at the bottom, I am ignorant o
| But your correspondent, in his keer
scent for yillainy, has discovered that
was chairman Of a meeting in Macon
/ county, held on the 9Th Of April, 1869
| five days before the case in question
was argued) and that the meeting ins
structed its delegates to support the press
ent Bench " This astounding fact seems
to curdle all the milk in " Nonnies %
suspicious cOcoanut." A score Of other
counties in divers portions of the State,
did the same thing. What suspicious are
thereby eDgendered in his diseased eco
eoanut % Perhaps the members Of tn :
court had made corrupt bagains with al o
the influential suitors in their court |
" Nonnit has only to manufacture a!
few facts--throw his ponderous "Isbell
VS.. Farris " at them, and they are
crushed individuals, all and singular.
My suit in the Supreme Court was not
mentioned in the meeting, know, nor
out of it 10 my knowledge, nor do / be-
lieFe it was thought Of by any one pres
ent. There might have been half
dozen others present who had suits pend
ing in the same court, but how could it
be known that the existing bench would
be more likely to sustain me, or the
other snitors interested, than a new
court q? / had received no intimations
or proposals, and am morally certain
that others had not.
Any favorable intimations held out as !
an inducement for support, or any pro-
posals to purchase my influence by the
of the court, would have been |
the most conclusive evidence to my
mind that they were corrupt, not to be |
trusted, and totally unworthy of that
high and responsible position, the Su-
1reme Bench. Instead Of winning my
support, it would have awakened M
most active hostility. do not expect
'NonAit' to believe this. l fear he is
90 suspicious-too apt to imagine inter
,sted motives, intrigue, TillAiny, and
He has worked up a choice
ase of corruption, and is evidently de-
ighted with his bAntling-perhaps will !
lie hugging the ugly delusion.
/ will not infer that ''Nonait" expert
noes satisfactory internal reasons for
corrupt motives upon slight
violence. hope better things, belieV-
lg that there is some honesty yet.
A, A, HYDE.