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TURNED FROM THE DOOR.

You have known me-let me see
something like dozen years; and you
must have known Tuftsboro' and its
neighborhood about the same length OF
time. It has changed very much, how
ever, in the few years preceding
Twelve or fifteen years ago the whole
region was wild, rough, bleak and IN
hospita'ble.
The house which I now occu
been inhabited by my fatheI
father. Where it stand
weod, just before the Z
Use t.
then 3
miles on the Holdane
thing like a mile and han
other, toward Burn.
I courted and won wife at HoIdal
I had my wedding day, or rather weu
ding night, fixed, after two years of en-
gagement. Isuppose I must have been
madly in love with Milly Golden. She
was very young-even younger than
myself; I thought her very handsome,
and quite worthy of even all the affec-
ton that Ioould bestow upon her; I
certainly thought I could give more of
that security for welded happiness than
most men of my age.
Milly Golden was the Oldest daugh-
ter of partially-invalid widow lady,
living at Holdane, pinching along lit
tie, I was often afraid (though I did not
dare insult them by limiting at assist
ance. or even making direct inquiry,
on q small life annuity left her by her
deceased husband, clergyman and
something of habitual sadness being
connected with the family history and
traditions, through the loss at sea, many
wears before, of no less than three of
the brothers of Milly's mother, all sea-
faring men, and more or less scape-
graces, perhaps remembered but the
more fondly on the latter account. II
is necessary again to be particular in
saying that Mrs. Golden was not an old
resident, but had accompanied her hus-
band, some years after marriage, from
the coast line, her family history being
far less known, and her circle of visit
ing acquaintance much more limited,
than they might have been in the event
of her original residence in the neigh
borhood.
How is was that my wedding hight
was set for Christmas, I forget, Il s
really knew.
At all events, the marriage was axed
for Christmas night, in the room in her
mothers house where we had so often.
sat hand-in-hand to talk over the love
of the present and the hopes of the Il
tnre. And never did expecsant hria
groom look forward to any one pei
with such certainly Of happiness, al
to that Christmas evening.
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EAST

Theowners Of the steamship Ismalina,
from New York for Glasgow, have given
PM hopes Of her safety. She had crew
smen.
By the deed of endowment of the
''ado' at Penikez, given by Mr.. Anderson, the
oOaoeonist, Prof, Agassiz had the right to &C.
is't Bis successor as president, and he choose
as son, Alexander Agassiz.
PFof, Louis Agassiz died at Cam.
Mdgo, Mass, Dec. IA, aged 66 years. He was
0arn in Switzerland, and had obtaiued some
'eHaeneo among European sayans when he
ano to this country in 1847.
ORDERS havebee received from Wash
lnGlon to cease all extra work at the Charles
@sn navy yard and to resume the usual work
,as hours, The work of fitting out the Brook
FaMll proceed, but as the emerge 1cy is over,
'aaaoer OF employees will be discharged.
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VEST

Lieut Hudson, of the fourth cavalry,
vas recently sent from Fort Clarke with forty
men to intercept band Of Indians raiding on
the Lower Neuces On the 10th inst. he
struck the band, killed nine and wounding a
good many more, and captured III animals.
Hs own casualties we're one man wounded
and three horses killed. This occurred on the
vest fork OF the Neuces.
The arrest of John M. Whitney, at
Salt Lake City, and Joel Lawrence, at New
York, was made upon complaint of E. B. Ward,
Of Detroit, 1t is claimed that about year
$50 Whitney and Lawrence induced Ware to
invest 5000, 900 in the stock of the Eureka sill
ve mine Of Utah, and that the mine was sal
ted for the purpose of swindling. Ward un-
darssOod that nearly 800, 900 of Eureka stock
FssoFned by other parties who had also been
Vcimized
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FOREIGN.

als reported that the king of the
A'hanteesig is dead.
Inc Dutch troops have had an engage
lgn' with the Achinese army, and obtained
The victory.
me Surviving passengers and crew of
~ ,aglnius have been delivered to Comman-
Ier,S Tg graine, Of the Unitet States steamship
~ Is reported in Havana that the Vir~
saiius Tl1 be taken to Washington, where an
-.0,.lgation into her right to carry the Amer
nan flag viii be had.
A'aister Sickles has announced to the
,se''e'aTy Of state the Cancellation Of conflict
.ss ~ interests in the Spanish cortes and the es-
"olsanens Of the CASTELAR, government.
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THEY tell this story of an old Scotch
Judge. who, when one of his colleagues
failed to take his seat on the bench,
leayinga a brother to excuse his absence
on the ground that he had lost his wife,
exclaimed, elias he? That is good ex-
cuse, indeed I wish We all had the
same.
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READING ExTEMPoRE.-Mark Twain
created no small amusement at a dinner
to which he was invited lately. In the
course of the proceedings, his health
was drunk with enthusiasm. The fact,
although he had been notified of it be-
forehand, appeared to take him utterly
by surprise. In response, he rose, and,
drawing from his pocket huge roll of
foolscap-some thirty pages-began to
read, slowly and with dificulty-read-
ing that he was taken entirely by sur
prise; that he was wholly unprepared to
reply; that, had he known the honor in
store for him, he would have come pre-
pared with suitable speech, etc. Of
course, the joke was taken, and the ap-
pause was uproarious.
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SANTA CLAUS.
PART I.

Twas cold, wild night and the ground was white
With the frost-tlawsrs of the snow;
And the stars looked down o1Ra noisy town
With its streets and halls agt0Ws H
1t wae Christmas-tirrall I'D tie merry chime -
OF the evening bells rang clear
On the frosty air, as if to declare a4s5aaa
Twas the happest time of the year.
For Jolly Saint Nick has a clever trick
Of filling his sleigh with toys,
And swift as dream, with his reindeer team,
He visits the girls and boys.
Now I've heard it said that he has dread
OF freezing his turn-up nose;
Well, it may be so, for fierce winds blow
And it's cold where he often goes.
But think it a ruse and poor excuse
For wanting to smoke his pipe;
As every one knows that his pug nose glOWs,
Red-as q cherry full-ripe!
But he's getting old, and we will not scold,
If don't quite fancy his ways,
For we must depend on him a friend,
Or what would we do holidays?
When was boy, with perfect joy
used to hear dear mother say
g We must keep out of sight, Santa Claus comes to-
night.
And tomorrow will be Christmas day."
And thought the old spirite, when he came i'll at
night,
Had to crawl down the chimney wide;
And that all little boys who wanted his toys
Must hang up their stockings inside
Well. one night slept where the stockings were
kept.
All ready for Saint Nick to fill;
There I crept into bed and covered my head,
Determined for once to keep still.
The place for the fire was wider and higher
Than places made nowadays,
And the fire felt good when the great logs of wood
We're wrapped in bright, ruddy blaze!
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Footsteps coming near II
never moved nor said w0f
Fearful he might hear me
The sound increased and louder was,
That first was but a rustllng,
Till felt sure that Santa Claus
Was in the chimney bustling,
knew he'd find the stocking there,
But feared he'd fill the wrong ones,
For 1 had borrowed sisters pair,
She wore such very long ones.
And so I thought to take peep
While Santa Claus was near me,
For when he thought l was asleep
knew he would not hear me,
No doubt yon think his merry looks
You'd recognize instanter
You've seen lin in the picture-books
With reindeer on a canter
That should know him anywhere,
l felt profoundly certain,
So cautiously, while he was there,
1 folded back the curtain.
And then looked for Santa Claus,
Nor dreamed I'd seen another
Now, who do you suppose it was
Why, bless you, twas MY MOTHER!
She came and knelt down by my bed
When that sweet work was over
" God make him kind and good, she said
"O'er him good angels hover"
never told her that I knew
She was my Christmas giver.
For soon she went, as so must you,
Across the silent river.
And then little heart was left
without her love to shield IT,
OF almost everything bereft
That happiness could yield it.
And many, many times I've thought
Of all the thousand others,
Whose little hearts have vainly sought
To find love like mothers.
And have thought of what she said
That night when she was kneeling
Beside my lite trundle-bed7
Her tender love revealing;
Then have vowed would be true,
To all be kind and tender;
And so I hope at last with you
A good account to lender.
To be a rich old Santa Claus
To all it is not gwen,
But we must all be good, because
'Tis that will make our heaven!
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your beds and remember you do not
keep an inn He will get along all well
enough and the roads are always full
of such fellows with pitiful stories"
All, we'll, suppose so; but it is
very cold, Richard, to be out-very cold
II wish your father was at home. "
She said nothing more on the subject,
and was glad that she did not, for the
double reason that she did not wake my
sleeping conscience, as she might have
done. and that I was thus enabled to
fall away into one of my cherished wax
ing dreams, in which was bathing my
self in the light and warmth of the
great fire, all the joyful events to the
next evening-MiIly in bridal white,
with her face all bushes of love for me;
an hundred friends around us, all hap
py because we were so; and myself ar
rived at that summit of happiness on
which the crown of king, with no
Milly to bind it on the brow, would
have been an insult. I had dreamed
such dreams thousand times before
at night in my lonely room-by day, in
my office, if left alone and in silence
for few moments-under the starss
when each seemed sending down some
benson on my love; but never before
SO fondly or vividly as that night when
the near approach of my noces gave
color to some intensity of expectation.
Ny father fulfIle my mothers wish
in very brief period-perhaps half an
by returning now crunch
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7 hopes, and as pureas those OF my bride !;
for the w laE deep over all the re-
g n & ling hing that might
] sive. Then q
.Ss. 80 seemed
to have tet ia lasting for many days,
with on ehe change of its gradually
growing keener and keener, until at the
verge of Christmas theatmosphere must
have touched zero and gone far below
it.
What was cold weather-nay, freez-
ing weather, however, to a heart as
young, as warm, and impetuous as
mine? Was not MilIy to be mine on
Christmas night, and comfort my life
thereafter? l we'll remember the warm,
blushing kiss she gave me as I left her
on Tuesday morning, after making the
excuse of carrying her up pair OF
shoes and some ribbons, while the fact
was, I suppose, that I felt the impossi-
biIity of waiting two whole days without
sight of her, the prophecies necessarily
keeping me absent on the last night of
unmarried life.
How fearfulIy cold that last night
shut down! remember it's chill as if
it had been hSt yesterday. The snow
eruneBd The foot with that pecu-
liar tnet ind indicative of every
flake rozeRn. anew; the stars
r that seemed
Il northwest
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'3s3ia '%11ay and yearly advertisements inserted as
,goWg.
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Oh, hump yourself, my lovely Poll,
And in the cause of Anti-mOnOp,
We'll mulch the turkeys in the fall,
And graft the long clam on the hop.
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Nature meanwhile was as gay as my
Thopes, and as pureas those of my bride );
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Steel Pens.

man among your revelers.
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Twas cold, wild night, and the ground was white
With the frost4tsawers of the snow
4nd thp ztars 1oalre7 down mn a fioisEs taEn
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T.. l. q R a MI L b.
And have it delivered free Of charge, and
save the pcrplcXity of mcrk"ting. spy
Index to New Advertisements.
Disciples Church.
Democratic County Convention.
Brussels Carpets-G. Mcndcl, Booth
Il Co.
Letter List.
Tcas-V. b. Hall Il Son.
Chaplinc Street NJ f. Church.
ALL the churches have been reopen
ed for the season.
THE water ordinance was what the
First: Branch wrcstled with last night.
CoUNCI; will meet again next Tuesday
evening.
THE repairs on the Court House will
be completed to-day.
STREET caucuSrS and curb stone po-
lticul discussions are now in vogue.
The First Branch of Council did not
adjourn until eleven O'Clock, last night.
- =
lFany man says Ohio county needs
new Court House. shoot him on the spot.
THE First Ward vacancy in the Second
Branch Of Council, was not filled last
night.
The Rev. Mr.. Brstow writes us, that
he will be- home Saturday two weeks, and
will fill his pulpit the following Sunday.
SATIN comes into favor for fall bonncts
We believe the first word in this para
graph is correct.
SPECULATION in the way of bets are
already being made as t" who will be-
the next Congressman from this district
THE new sensation, entitled "A tale of
hair and horror; or the untimcly rr>ur-
rection," is not success.
THAT great American "fruit,' COM
monty known as paw-paws, have made
their appearance.
SIX marriage licenses were issued by
county clerk Woods during the last
week.
THERE are seventeen men on the
chain gang at the present time a larger
number than has been on for great
while.
THE foot race between Lorcnz Wal |
Their and Christ Thistle, will take place
this afternoon at the Fair Grounds. Both |
men weigh nearly two hundred pounds. .
QUALIFIED.-Mr>. DJratha Bo>har. /
was qualified in the county court yr>tcr- .
day as executriX of the last will and ties /
lament of John Boshar, late of Ohio
county, deceased, Bond $4,000.
THE local editor of the Struhcnville
HSrd'd and Nc,rs says the local editor Of
tn" h'tcItigcnrer is Il bigger liar than
ever Parthia bred Hercis n chance for
coffee, &c.
The James Reilly who Was before the
Police Court Thursday morning is not
the son of Michael Reilly, Esq. Though
the same name they are two different
persons.
THE funeral of the late Christopher J.
Carney WAS largely attended Yesterday.
The Young Mems Catholic Society and
st. Patrick's Society were ont in full
force. The remains of the deceased We're
at the new Catholic burial
ground on the National road.
y NICE TIME.-The members of Com
pany { enjoyed themselves by indulging
in the light fantastic toe, attheir armorv.
last night. Billy Mayors band furnished
the music, which was good, of course.
Ihn ladies and the sons of war Tin case
they are nseded) We're happy.
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wELISBURG ITEMS.
From the Panhandle News.
The Circuit Cnn-. -.

FROM the panhandle News.
The Circuit Court meets next week
THE friends of Col. Ben Wilson will
hold mass meeting next Monday nigb,
which will be addressed by Z. q h.
craft and J. H. Good, Esqrs., of Wheel.
ing. .'
Mr. JACOB CLEMENS, one Of On, ola
and respectable citizens, died yes,erS,v
morning.
FROM present appearances il Is mos,
than probable that the Democracy Will
unite on the regular nominees. So not.
it be.
In a recent conversation with an :,
telligent gentleman from New Gum,
land, Hancock county, We learned h,
the Democracy are determined TO ,ir'
Ben Wilson a hearty support.
ToBE RE-BUTLr.-We are rrS,s,
to learn that VIM. Briggs l. Bro, ~
rerolved to rebuild their Woolen Nm
recently burned on Buffalo Creek
substantial building will be ecected -,
the old site, the preparations for whct
are now being..msde, and will rspidlrh,
pushed through to completion.
The GRANGERs.-The Gnnee,s ~,
this and adjoining counties an 10 bsn
a grand barbecue at Potomac, hear q,
tleman's Run, in Buffalo township, opth
10th inst. All the lodges of Brooke G,
and those in and around Independents
Washington county, Pa, are invite
Bands of music will be present. S,ye,
al speeches will be made by distingui.hn
persons from distance. A grand time
is expected.
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, September ll.-Flour-Quict
and unchanged. Whcat-Stcudy and in
moderate demand; No. l spring 81 ";
No. > 95ic spot; 95!c seller September;
Ole seller October; No. 3 $3.50 93c; re-
icctcd S7mS7ic. Corn-Dcmand fair
and market firm; No. mixed 0ic cash;
7Gtc seller September; ale seller Octo-
her; high mixed 7S!c; rejected 7G!G77c.
OatS-Stcady and moderate demand.
Ryc-Steady and in moderate demand;
No. S2Gr Sc. Barlcv-Dcmand fair and
market firm; No > 81 GOAL OIL cash;
9jlGl97c seller September; 90c seller
October; No. } SiC SO. Pork-Quiet
and unchanged; nominally at S23 90
cash; sales at 81 - seller year Lard
Dull ut li{c spot. Bulk Meats
Steady and in moderate demand; shout
dcrS 9!c. Whisky-Stcady and in mod
crate demand at 800. On the cali of the
board this afternoon. Wheat was steady
and in moderate demand and unchanged.
Curn-sc higher. OutS-Strudy and in
moderate demand at 4G3c seller Septcm-
Der; rejected 465M 41c.
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NeHY York Market.

New YORK, September l0-Cotton-
Steady; sales of 9,445 bales; price I'M
changed. Net receipts ia bales. Flu
lures closed barely steady; sales, 25,WO
bales; September 10 23-32c; October
Is j-l6c; November ID 5--32c: December
ID 7-32GLl5 &c; February - 9-16G l5sc;
March Is 27-32c; April l6!. Flour
Receipts II, 900 barrels; in good demand
and prices unchanged; closing quiet.
Corn Mcal-Firmcr at - 1904 10.
Wheat-Rcceipts ii 500 bushels; in mod
crate demand at 81 Pal 10 for No. 3
spring; 81 1GGr1 Is for No. 2 Chicago;
81 l7ml Is for No. Northwestern;
81 l2a,l % for ungradcd Iowa and
Minnesota spring. Rye-Quiet at 81 90.
Barlev-Nominal. Malt-Steady and I'M
changed. Corn-Receipts $4,000 bushels;
firm and less active; western mixed 90
G97c; white western 81 GOAL OF. Oats
Receipts 1000 bushels; less active and
scarcely so firm; mixed western 65@67c;
white do GGm7Oc. Hay-Quiet, Hops
Unchanged. Sugar-Active at S4Cn
Sic; prime S3c. MolaSScs-Nothing do
my. Rice-Quict and unchanged. Pc
tfolcum-Firmcr and quiet; crude 45c;
refined ll4Gell5c. RoSin-Firm at - 20
az 80. Turpcntinc-Quict at 33!Cd 34c.
Eggs-Stcady; western lS4Gl2Oc. Pork
Firm; new mess so 80 Beet-Un-
changed Cut Mcats-Quiet; middleS
firm at l24m13 c. Lard-Firm; prime
steam u l5-1GGEl4fc. Buttcr-Primr
firm: other Grades unchanged: western
22(a SOC. Cheese Unsettled; common
to prime ll@ l@4c. Whisky-Dull ut
II %.
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L. :. DISTRICT COURT.-This Court
met at the usual hour yesterday morning,
Judge Jackson on the bench.
The arguments in the cascs of Barnum,
Van Amburg,& Co., Is. the Franklin In
surancc Company, were closed Yesterday,
and the case given to the jury, who re-
turned verdict of $3.50 in favor ofthe
plaintiffs, the whole amount claimed.
We stated yesterday that W. p. Hub
bard, Esq, was one of the counsel for the
Franklin Insurance Company, which wa,
a mistake. Mr.. Hubbard was on the other
side of the case.
In the case of the United States rS.
Lewis j. Sauvagcot. for a violation Of
Internal Revenue laws the prosecution
was ended by the District Attorney upon
the payment of costs by defendant.
The Court adjourned until the usual
hour this morning
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AUTUMN AND REFLECTIoN.-Un-
doubtedly external circumstances and ill
Auences have much to do with moods Of
mind. The spring is full of hopci the
intense heat of summer leaves little room
for anything else but the desire to keep
comfortable, while autumn is especially
the season for reflection. Our thought,
become grave and solemn. We ar
drawing apacc and perccptibly toward
the close of another year, and we inv'l-
UNFAIRLY ask ourselves what life con-
Sists of, for what purpose we I'VE
and to what the journey so rapidly bling
travcrsed is to lead? Yes, we ask not
alone what life is, but what death j, and
about future life, and where and when
that future life is to be? Autumn speaks
to the soul in voice to which It cannot
but listen. 1t seems rs if all the dead
whom we have known are silently beck
oning to us now; but it is in vain that
We sigh or strive for any ineligible COM
munion with them. We can only sub
nit to the inevitable melancholy mood
and wait patiently for the day of greater
knowledge.
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COUNTY CoURT.-This court met at
the usual hour yesterday morning.
On motion of l.. 5. Jordan, Patrick
Haley who has been confined in Jail
on peace warrant, was discharged.
In the case of the State, rs. Andrew
Gillespie and John Ritcher, charged
with petit larceny, plea Of guilty was
entered and each sentenced to one days
imprisonment in the county Jail. The
defendants are both young boys.
In the case of the State rs. August
Rust, charged with assault and battery
en- Christopher Rcpp, the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
The case of the State, rs. Joseph Cox,
charged with interrupting and disturbing
acase of public worship was commenced,
when the Court adjourned.
The Court will meet this morning at
q o'clock.
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MAN DRowNED.-A man named Rob
inson a deck passenger on the steamer
Science, was drowned early yesterday
morning on the up trip of that boat, UNI
der the following circumstances: When
the boat was near Captina, Robinson was
going along the guard from the front
part of the boat toward the stern, and
while walking along u deck
hand was coming the other way.
In attempting to pass on the outsi de,
Robinson walked overheard. The alarm
was Immediately given and the yawl
launched bctorc the boat was stopped,
but not in time to save the man. His
cries for help were heard, but before the
yawl got to him he had sank to rise no
more.
The drowned man was entirely I'M
known 10 the officers, any more than his
name vas Robinson and his destination
WAS Wheeling.