Journal American

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STTNTINGD02«^
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NASH It WUITTAHER,
"EXCELSIOR."
Udltora and Proprietors.
OLD  SEKIES,   VOL.
HUNTINGDON,  1»A.,  WEDNESD.VY,  SEPTEMBER n, ]m.
NEW  SERIES,  VOL.   C,  NO.  39.
[COD i^A I /¦-• THE COM.VONIVEALTH.]
PROOLAniATIOIV. NOTICE OF UK.VEIIAL ELECTION.
Pur.auant lo nn act of thn Ui-ueral Assembly of the Conimonwoillb of l',iin»yliMnia, entitled "An Act relating lo llio elections of ihia Cnm- monwealth," nppr.,vi',l tho 2,1 day of Julv, IHUll 1, UKOllGE W. JOHNSTON, High Sheriff of .the county of Hiinlingil.m, in tho State of Penn- bylvanla, do hereby niake known mi'l givo nol ice lo tho Eli-ctora of tl,c connty aforesaid, that n General Eleclion will be hold in the >^a;.l o„u,itv of lluntiug,l.,u, oil Ibc .iKCONDTlIESnAV (,iud l(thd,iy)or OCTOllEU, lail.'i, at nbicli lime Stale, District and County officers willbe elected, to wit:
One pcraoii to fill tbe olTicc of Au,lit,.r Gen¬ ernl of the Comiuniiweullb of Peiinsylviinia.
One person to 611 the office of Surveyor Gen- inil of the C..mia..i-.Wi:al!li cf Pcnnrylvani-i.
Two  persons  in   repreaent the
nd Juniata, in the House of Iho  Comitonwealib  of
ollice of .V.-'gociiite Judge
iclllccifSbcriirof Hhm-
of Comity Com-
uly   .Su
Huntingdon, MilHi of lliprcacnlntivc Pciiiiaylvnnin.
Onepcraoii to fill lb,- of Huuiingdon couuly
One pel a.,u lo fill lb. tingdon connly.
One person lo fill Ibc o miasioiier of Huuiingdon county.
Ono person to fill tbe (.nice  of Ti lluutiugdon couuly.
One person t„ fir, Ibo ollljo of Dir Poor of Ilui,liug.l.,i, louiily.
Oue person tu fill the o0i.;e  of C. veyor, of Iliiiitiiig.bin county.
One pcraor. to fi'I tho offics uf Au.litor of lIunting,lou county.
In pursuance ol rni.! ait, 1 i.Ia,i hereby make known oud give iiot'.c,?, that ibe places of hobl- iiig the aforeaaid gf uer'il election in tbe aeveral eleolinu diatriolawiil.iuilicauidjiounty of lluu¬ iiugduu, nro na f.illoivs, lo wit :
lat dl.liic:,   i.,.r..,...;;.,I  i;f the  tctrn^b Henderson, nt the Uiitoii  acbool bouso iu said Iswnabip.
2d dislricl, cnuipnsi-d i.f Dubli.i townsbip, nl Ple.iaant Ilill fobii.l b, u#o near Joseph Nelaoii's In suid lownahip.
8d district, cunipoai'd of ao niiicb of \V,iiii- oramnrk towusbip i.s ia nut inelu.led in the lOil district, nt the a..hj.<l bouse adjoiuiug llic town of Wniiiiir
qunllQud vulcia of au.id eleCiL.n .-listrict ob.-.ll ' berunftur liobl Iboir goiier.il airl townabip clcc- : lions in tbe publio acluiul liuu.« in .\U. U.iioo, 1 iu .aaid diatrict.
i 2i5lh diatrict, comp'iatil of tlio bor.iugh nf Uuntinji,l.,ii, nt tliii 0.,ilit ll.iu.io iu aaid bor¬ ough. Thoso pavta of W.illwr iii.l P.irtcr tpa. beginning at tbo auulb.TU eud of tbo briilgo acroas thc Juiiial.v river .it the foot of Mout;;o' niery slreef. tbeuoe by tlio Juiiiat.i t.iwualiip line I., III,. Une of tli.i Walker election district, ' tliciioe hv Ibc annio In the corner cf I'.irt.jr tp. at the Woclcouk V„ll.>y rond m u- Kor'a school : house, thcuco by the line bi twecn Walker nnd Porl.M- townshipa t.. ll,.; siii'iiiiit of tin' Wavib.r Ri.lKC ; thenoo nb.iig sal.l rblite l,i tbo Juniata ' river, ao ns to Inoliid,; tbo dwelling bouse nt I Wbillnkei'a (now Kishor'a) old mill, nii,l thcur,' ) down ani.l river t,i tbe placo of boginning, be I nnncscd tu the Hunling.lon b.rough elcotiou ¦ district, nn.l tbnt Iha iuli:i\.it,iiita ilier.j.jf sh'ill
nn.l i,i:iv v.ito at all gi'iionil ,-Icoti.iii«. I      -Jiilb diatrict, c„uip.,'edor llie boi-.iilgh of I'o- 1 tcrsburg and that part of Weat township West i and north of a  line  between   Henderaon   nn.l S|.vi„gs,
Per anil
No  paper dlaoontliiiicd until all  nrro.iru aro paid. <•
A failure to notify iv diacnnliuunnoo eipir.itlon uf tbo lenn subacribed for considered n uew eiigngenieiit.
TcrniM of AfU'crtlKiiiK;
ll.e l-nilikli,
Iho I
Tu«-,v'a uiouul.iin. s., as l,i iiiclildQiil the new diati'ii:: Ihe Iu.usch of U.ivi.l WnMsinltli, Jacob I,,.ngeni.okcv. Tbos. IPiuior, Jas. Porter uud J. ^Vnil, ntAe school house lu the borough of I'clcraliurg.
'./Tib diatrict, c^iiiposud of Jnniala lownsliip, at Ibc houae of Johu Pii^blal, on thc lau.Ia of lleuiy Isenberg, in said townabip.
28ih district, ooinp'ised .if Carb.iii townabip, recently erected out of a part ..f the territoiy of'i'od townabip, nt Broad T.ip City hjtcl, iu aaid towuabip.
I nlso iniilte kuown and givo notice, as in and by the ISili aecliou uf tbu afneaaid act I am diroctcd, I'llmt every pcrs.ui, excepting juaticea of the pe\ce, wb„ sb ill hold any ollicj or np „r i poiulmcut of profit «¦ ii ist, under Ihe goveru- ' ment uf the Uiiitid Sl.i.oa or of tbis Stile, or of any city or incoipomtcd disliici, wtii-tbcr a commisaloucd olli.'.er or agent, who is ..r sliiM be eiupbiycd ua,lel' tbo Icgisbitive, executive or julioiury depiirtiueut of tbia .Slat,, ,>r ,if Ibc United Blates, or of any cily or iucirp.milc 1 ilislrict, und also that every inouibcr of C.ju- gresa. and of tho Stnto Legislntnro, a:id .if tbo
lect or common oouncil of any city.
4tb ,ll-.irict,   tunipi.
' Unpen, n, nt H.,u.,-li x
oils .li.'trict,   p,i,iipo
B.'vrrtit,,at llm liou.c-
tbe l,.<v„ ,.r SiiulKbur,
Oil. .listrict comp.i.si
1  of Ihc  townsbip   of j aioiiui.s of oiiy i,i^c.jrponit,id diai'riot,^ i.s by 1
incap, time, epect'i
le of h„Mi,
I aqua.e, 12 line
1 clumn.
TKKMS: !     Tim ilnll   lcail..n   irrny  of m..rniMK Was   li-un.    On l.ioUinf; under tlic bed, bUiud    SCENE IN A FREEDMAN'8 COUET.
n ndvaiice, iHil.Til^   just bcginnint; to dispertbe inky blackness   w;i.s fliscnvercil on tlio floor, anil   Ihc trail ,      \\'c finii the   foiIowiii,ir nurrnlinn   in the
t pai,l in a-lviince,      •J,0O   nf |ho stnrniy ni^'ht ffhcn the fandloril ol'   of tbis waa found l,i Icail out of tbo room    NaHbyillccorrosiiondenccof Ibo Cinrinnsti
¦"    " '     the wayside inn waa aroused by a sorioanf   down slnira, out nf tbo front door—.show-   lin/.otlc, sbowint: tbnt it is   vory   diflioult
,   „|p I thundorinf; knocks upon lb« outer door uf   in;; tbnt tho objcot nf scnrch, cilhor living   l'i,r Ibu while men of  'J"cnne.a.aco  lo   learn
11  be ! hia habiliillon.  Uu apran^' out of bed, bus- , or dead, bad ffunc out of tbo bouso.     ll.v : Ibat   colored men have ri^bls which tbey
! lily drctv on his Irowacrs   nnd bouts, look , yund the buildiuR   tbcro   woro   uo tiaccs,   arc bound to reaped, nnd ibnt   ihoy   nro
bis wnialcont ill Ilia bund and hurried down ' for the storm had obliterated tliciu.     Tbo   receiving lefsotin  from   courts   of justicfl
In bia Rupposi'd   cilslomera.      On opeiiiin;   bo.stb'r   was   called,   tbo   only other iiian ' established   by   General   I'iak,    Assistant
the door, ho fnnnd  biir.sctf confronted by \ abuut tbe bouae, but bo appeared  to bu a   (^uiiiinisaiunor of tho Krocdman'a liurcnu,
two roufrli loukinj;   tiien, woll   iiiiilVu'd up   kind of stupid fellow, and nvidenlly Itiicw , uf a very eiiipbnlic description.     Tho ono
U'rainst tbo aturui, wliicli ns yet bad acnrco- | nolbinK of tbe iiiattcr, and n look   in  tbo   quolcl ooeurrcd bul the other day, nnd is
ly abated ils fury.    Their horses panting', | burn showed llio etranger's  horse  still lo   bolb uniusinn and instructive:
^ir III) ! "P'"*'"^'' "''*' """', ^''''''   drnopinjt beada, i bu llicro. j      .Vu   uld nnd highly re.apcotcd citir.cn of
20 IIO I """' liilcbed at llm uenivsl post, Hhowinu; '      About nn hour Inler tho neighbor men- | (iilca   c.mnly,  nuiiied Abernelhy—a i;;ood
2i> 00 i *>>  their looks    Ihcy hud ridden fast und I lioncd cnme over to the inn,   in ntritnfioii • iMclbiidist by the wny—refused to pay his
80 UO I fnr. i nnd alarm, and said thore was a man lyin^   cnlored   hiborcis thc wanes b» had agreed
OU 00 !      "Did a mounted traveler slop at tbia inn i ly lIiB ruudfidu, und uUo   aUttd  what he j tu   pay them, mid, ns n ln«t ro»i«rl, Iwn of
1 fill
1 25
2 01) 8 00
I  fil)
3 00
4 60
$1 00 11 00 8 00 10 00 I.-I 00 20 00
riilVaai.innl nnd liusiness  Oirda not cxocci- ! ]„,[ „jj,i,('/" ;iLrnplly infjuirod one of Ihe : bad beind durinp tli.i nisibt.                            j tho 'mnst intollii^eiil /if hii euiployces eame
six lilies, mio year,             , „ ,. „     '''f,'')?.   two. I      All hurried lo tbu fcone nf the Irupidy, ; into tbo   b'rcodman'a Court, mndo outh lo
II 111 1st rat ova and r.xcculora Notices,     ii,oi)        , .-     ,,           , i .i        i   ,   ,, .i    ,    ,      „                 r      \ .,                  .       , .     .,      e   .    e
lilora'Nntices,                                        2^00        ''Ves,    was the nnswcr. ; and thero bi held tbu body of a coarse fca-   tbo eunliaet and to   thu   fact ol   iioii-pny-
•ny, nr oilier abort Noliooa,                   \',W \     'As lie liul'c slill '! ' ; lured man nf forly, which tho oflicers bo- j iiiciit, nnd all order Was acciirdinfily issued
Ing A,Iml Audi Estrny,
A.lTcrliseincnta not markeil with the number of iuaorliona desired, will be cuutiuuc.l till for- bi.l und ohargp.l nccordiiig to tboso Utius.
Onr piiccs lor tbe printing of lllauka, ILiiuI- billa. etc., ure alao increased.
»Sr All bills for advertislug duo after the firat iiiserlii.ii.-iSia
A K'ntA-vui: ArrAiK.
An liicitlcut orihc Ultlrn 'riiiioN.
UY KMEitsoN iii:nm.t.
'lie
"W ill yuu dcacribo hia appiMranc':"' "As well ns 1 cnn,' said llio wonilcrinj; host, "fur I didn't ;;ct to soo much of his face," and hu tiot only proceeded with n descriptiuu of bis person, but nd,lod all that the traveler bad aaid and done, inclu- dinj; ihc afl'air of tho luoiioy.
'¦1 Ibiiil; we've pot him ibis time!" said Ihe nnc who hud nddreasod tbo Inndlord, turiiiii,4 lu bia ciinipani.jn.
licved, frum its <;eiioral appinrniico,  to'bo ! to brin;; tbo venerable putrinrcb into court llmt uf the villain tlicy wcio scckinj;, but ; to nii.awcr.       When thc order reached tho
whether lliut of tho fitiaiifjcr, who lud nt the tavern, nn ono could tell. Thc budy wna c,iv,-i, d with bb.iod, nnd Iho tnnu bad evidently died from knife wounds in thc breast.
Throughout the thinly  pcuplid section
the news spread rapidly, nnd before uis^bl
n larRc nnmbor of excited spectators,  in-
I eluding' Ibo Slieriff, cnroners, nnd two mnp.
It \ou',ii liko it," was tbo reply,   "bul | i.'^lrntca, bail oollccti-d ot the inn.    An in-
s no doubt a doaporntc follow,   uud  wu | i|uc6t wns bold and it   verdict rondorod in
At a way.sido inn, un the nld ruad tbat j hnd bctlir   pr.icnid" with   cauliun till wo j in'C.irdanco   with   the   facl
thon ran bctwuonl'biladolpliia and C , | make all sure !"
iu thc Stato uf I'onnaylviiiiin, a very curi- 1 "liark, yuu, landlord!" faid tiio firat ous nnd slrun};o afl'uir uceiirrcd in Ibc full | speaker, in a l,,w tunc, "n wurd in your of 17'.)7. Olio dark, rainy, disn;;rocablo : private cnr, Wc uro olbccra uf jualicc Ilight, a luuuiilcd tnivclcr, t\'cll muftlcu up [ frum rbibulclpbia,   in   purauit uf n bank
Ibuu^'li tbcro wn.s no diroot evidence ngainst tbo iar,dl.-.;d. Jit siispiiion za .itranp:c!y peitst I'd lu him as the murderer, thnt bo was taken into custody nndcnmuiitlrd furliiul In due timo tho I rial came un,   bul  th,.-
t Ih. ¦   appoiuluu'ut   ofj •, or cl.'rk ..f any elooti'tu   ,.f i •illb, mil lli.it 11, iu-neotor or ju.lg,,, or dicer of any such   election all ill bo eli. glble to aiiv office to b" then v.ite.l f..r."
Also, that In tbe 4lh section of the Aot of Assembly eulitlej "Au jVfl relatiiis to oneou- tioua iin.l fur otber purposes," npprovit.l April 20lb, IKIO, it ia ciiacled that tbe .il'.irca.iM 13tb aeotion "ali.iU il'it be so c.itiatrucd no t', prevent any uiilili.i or bnr.iu^li nfficr fnim aorvlug ui judge or iiispectiir or clerk of any gimerul or spcci.il eleclii.n iu tlii.i C.iiuiuonwc.iltli."
I'lii-sii.ii.t tu the pruvialuna c..iitained in lb.* OTili socii.in of llie act ufores.vl.l, the jii.lges of tbe nfurcaal.l dialiieta shall reapeolively take charge of tbe ccnifio.ite or leiuru of llic elec¬ tion 1.1 tbelr rc-apcclive distiiela, und pro.luce thom nt n meeting .of ono of the judges from ench dislricl at Ihe Curt H.inseiuthe b.irough of Hunlingdou, on the thir.l day nfler tho d,iy of eleclion, hilng f..r ihe present year on Fri- day, tbe I3tb d..y of Oolober next, tbcu au.l thoro to do uu 1 perforin thu .liitiea required by Uv I.f ani.l ju.lgea. Also, tb.it where n jud^e, by aickneas or unnvol.bible uccidciil, ia uii.ilil,' tu nltcnd aai.l meeting of jiid;;es, th.iii the ot-r- lifiento ur return nl'orcaai'd alriU bo taken iu charso bv ouo of the ina[,eclora er clerks of thc eleclion of anid dialrict, nnd shall .lu nu.l perform tbo duties requircl of sni.l iudgo nnu. bbl t„ ntlciid.
Also, Hint In thu Uiat aecliou of suid net it is enncicd tlmt "crvry geueral and apecinl eloc- Hon aball bo opened between tho l,o,ii8 of eight and ten in the foronoon, nn,| aboil ountinun without luterruplion ur n,ljnurnineiit uutil 7 o'clock in tho evening, when the polls shnll be cb.ae.l."
Giveii under niy haiul.   at  UiintUi^doii, tbe Olb day of Scplenibor. A. li.   lRU,'i,  nnd uf tbe Independence of tbu Unitiid Rtatea tbe bOlli. OEOROE W. JOHNSTON, Sbcrilf.
ri^EACHEKS E.KAMINATI0N3.
I'l Ui'udy Fui
,,-.1 i,f Ibo fiwusliip nf I r J„iii.'a Livingston, in j , ill f„i,l township. .l..ribebaruugh..fSblr- leysbiuc nnd all tlmt part of tbe tuwuship of Sliirl.-y u.il liicUided within tho liiuiia of.lisirict Nu. 2 1, bereinaflur uieuli.,r,c.l and .lescril.r.l, ,it tbe b .use of U.ivii I'r.ku-, dic'd., iu Shirlcys¬ burg.
Tth diaSrlcl. ci.iii|>..,-.c.I of Porler nnd piirt of IVulker township, uii.l ao much of W,'at t-.wn- ship as la liiclud. 1 In the fullowing buumbiries, to wit : lU--iuui„i; „i tl.o south-west e..ruor of Tobiaa Curlmaii'a f.uui „u tb.i b.iiiU of llio Littb,' Junlala river, I,, ibc lower en.l of Jickaoii's narrows, tbenc.: iu a ui.itliwrstcily ilirociiun to the most soulhcvly part of the fsrm owucl by Michael Ma?iiiie, thenco north •lOde^-rees weat t.i tbo top of TiiR''ey'a nionutiiiii to intersect thc line of Fraiikrui township, theuce .l..wn th.^ samo to the pbict uf bcpiuuinir, nt the public school bouao op|...siie tbo CiruMn Rolurmed Churoh, ill tbe b..r„ugh of .Uexandrin.
8tb diatrict, c.mpoae.l of tbo townabip of FrniiUIln, at tbe house of Oeo. W. Mattern, in said township.
Olh distriot, c.iiiposcd of TcU township, nt tbo Union school liouao near tbe Union meeting bousu in aaid luW,i»blp.
lOlh district, coinposed of Springfield town¬ sbip, at the school bouse uoar ilugli Mad.lcii'a In said townahip.
llth diatrict, eompoaed' of Union townahip, at tho school house uo.r Eicklcl Corbin's iu said towpsbip.
12lb diatrict, composc.l of nrii,ly township. at the C'litrc achool bouse In add townsbip.
ISth district, c.impoaL'd of Morria lownsliip, ot publio acbool house No. 2 In said townabip. 14tb district, cniupoaed of that part of Weat totvbship not included iu the 7lh aud 2l5tli.dis¬ tricts, ut tbo publio school houso ou the farm now owned by Milea Lewla (formerly owned by /nmes Kiinia) in snid townahip.
Ifith diatrict, composed of Walker townahip at the honae of Bei.j. Megahan, in McCunnells town.
16th illslrlot, comi.osed  of the   t..wnaliip of   uniioa of appUoauii, aa Tod st tbo Greeu tcb'.iul houae in aaid townabip. | I'orlcr Ip. uud Alexand;
17th district, eompoaed of Oneida township, st tbe Warm Springs hotel In said township.
18lh distriot, eompoaed of Cromwoll town¬ ship, at the houae nuw uceupied by David Et¬ nier, in Orbisonia.
I'Jtb^lstrict, oomposed of tbo borough .it Birmingham, with Ihe several tracts of land near to and utlnched to tbe samo now owned and occupied by Tbos. M. Owoiia, Jobn K. Mc¬ Cahan, Andrew Robeson, John Ociiaimer and Wm. Oenalmcr, and Ihe tract of land now own¬ ed by Oeo. ond John Shoenberger, known na Ibe Porter tract, situate in the townahip of Wai^-iuramark, at tho public school houae in said borough.
20th diatrict, composed of the t,iwuahip of Coss, at Ihc publio achool houso in Cassvillo, in said township.
2lit district, c,impo<ed of the townahip of; and Shirley tp " Jackson, at Iho buusii ,.f U.jbort U.irr, nowoo- j CruiuwcU, " oupied by Edward Little, at McAlovy'a Fort iu , Dublin, "
said townsbip 1 Tell, "
'i'iiX district,   composed  of the   townahip of   Cus k Cass- Clay, at tbe publio school house In Hcoltavillo.      ville, _'* 23d district, composed  of the townahip of I Tod, " Penn, at the public ecbool   bouao in Marklca- | Clay burg, in said township.
24th diatrict, eompoaed and croatcl as fol¬ lows, lo wit: All Ibntpartof Hbivley townahip, Huntingdon county, lying nnd being within llie following described lioundiriea, vl« : Beginning at the inleraeotlon of Union and  Shirley twp.
lines wilh the Jnnbitu rivor on   the sontb   able j —  	
thereof; thenoo  along  said   Uuion   townahip    QTRAV RULL-
line for tbe distanoo   of thrco milea from said , tO    Camo to the reai.lenoe of the aubacrilier,
river ; thenoo eastwarilly by a straiglit Une to    in Uuiun township, nbout the Olh ot May laat,
tbe point where tho main ruad frnm Eby's mill J a Red and VVhito .Spoltud BuU.     'J'lie ..wnur is
to aerinauy Vnlley oroasiia llio aiiuiuiit of Sau- i rcinoatod to come lorwunl, prove properly, pny
dy ridgo, thence northwardly along the auinmit    chargea an  him uwuv.d take olberwiae be will
of .Sundy lidgi) lo  the  river Juniatn ; thence '. be diapoaed of ace'jrdiiig to law.
up said river lo the  plaoo of boginning, sh.ill 1 JACOB BRENNEMAN.
hereafter forma separate eleetion dUtrict. The       -Aug. 30, ISO-J.
black patch over hi.s rioht eye, rude up to ibu tavern und cnllcl for .supper and l,,dj;- inn. At the large lire burning in a chim¬ ney' uf llio bar room be aat and wuriiicd and dried bimaelf, while bis mcnl wna boiiif^ prepared, without remuving anyof.hisgnr- nicnt.a, not so iiiuuli na bia bat, und when the liiidliird al length untiuunced thnt bis repast was ready, ho simply remarked :
'l luivc a severe pain in my face—so you iiiii.st excuse my guing to the lablo as I nm."
He ato hia supper in silence, showed nu dispuaitioii fur cuiiversuliun, called fur a strung L'l iss of brandy and water, nnd soun aflor asked lu bo cuudiiclcd tu bis room, adding tbat be waa very much fatigued.
"l!y tbo way," he said lo tho bmdlord, wbu in poraiin ligbled bim to tbo bedroom "I may as well Iciivc my pucki'tboiik nnd watch'in your pn.ssi>.>ion till murning," nt tho s.iiiic timo bunding tlinao urtick's tutbc hoat, who touk Ibem with reluctance, say. ing :
"I reckon they'd b« quilo us safe here with yuiiraulf—lli.ugli I'll keep ihcm for yuu, if you wiab me lu."
"You'll ubligo 1110 iiy d,jiiig su," ri'juiii- I pushed il upon and wont in followed by lb cd llio sliuiigcr. j ulficcrs.    Tlio iitxt iiiomcnl, ibc inn kcci:
"Well, then," aui-l tbo innkeeper, "I must know buw much   money   yuu'vc
securing hi
"Certainly," said Iho host, turning suinc. wlmt pnlu, as it wns ufterwnrda romeiiibcr- ed, and sceiiiing not n little agitated.
"Walk in, gcnllciucn—tbis way, gcutlo. men."
Ilo cun.lucled ibcm intu tbu barruoiii and hurriedly struck a liu'bt, fur it was yd luu dark lu sec anything ilislinclly.
"1 luipu lliu felluw has nut beard us." snid one uf the oflicers, drawing a pialul, i»whilo thc ulbor produced n pair uf liand- culTa.
"I hopo it won't bo neocsaary to shoot, gcntletnen," said tbo bo.>il, with iuorciiscd agitnlion.
"Wo will all gn up softly nnd Iry bis duor," »ai,l the uHicerwilb Ihc pialul, "and if wc lind it fast, purbapa it will bo belter fur ua tu rciiiuin un guard und wait lill h'c ciiiiins out hiniBclf."
Tho bust, light ill hnnd, led the way, thuugli with scenting reluctance, ns if nnt over unxiuus. On naching the il,i,)r wbiob llin three purlica had nppruaubcd wiih light stctlthy step", tbo Inndlnrd Iriml it voly gently, and lliuliiig it   unfuslcn,>d,   slowly
iu a great ouat, with ils brond capo turned ! rohbor, und wo auspcct yuur slrangn pucat i jmy could nut agree, und wna   linully d up over his bead like a euwl, Ilis cbin ond ; lu be the mail wo buck !    Here istbe war- luwcr part uf Ilia   face   buriid   ina   Inrgc j rant for bia arrest.  Now conduct us ipiick- '.lUiidnna biindkcrcbiof,   nnd with   n bruad ' ly lu hia ruiim, nnd if need bo, nasist ua in
ligiied '
ct tho te
Ily f.,
The uu.Icr- b..'ra nu.l .Scbo.,1 hu publio e.\aini-
Imout.
Augii:t lill Alexandria.
Morria tp:, Aiiwul 18tb, at Spruoe Creek.
Fiaukliu tp.     '"    IDih, at Frauklinvillo.
West tp. "     22..I, at S. C. Uridgc.
Carbon tp. and Coi'iO""'! Auj. 21 ,il Cun
W.irriurauark, Aug. 20, at Biriningbaiu.
Brady, "    28, at Mill Creek.
Wiilkir, September 2d, at R. R. St,iti.,ii.
Barree, "       0, at Manor Hill.
0. ut M'.Vlevy'a Fort. 8, al Coutrc Uuiun S. II 11, ul Uniou S. II.
11, at Mount Union.
12, alMuplelon. 1:1, nt Marklesburg.
14, at Coffee Run.
Ul, ul Bdl Crowu S. H.
Jackson, Oueida, Hcn.lcraon .Shirley, Uuiou, Pen.i, Hopewell, Juuiata, I Shirleyaburg
bore, if I've gul lo bo rcaponsible for it."
"l'b.'!i.su open Ibe pockct-bouk then and count fur yourself," relumed tbo aliungcr.
Tbo bust did so and ."aid—
"I mako it iwu bundled uud fiftcoD dol¬ lars "
"Uigbt 1" rejoined tho Irnvelcr, "nnd wbilo I'm nbout it 1 may aa well add this purse, which cootuiiiH fifty onn   duUars in
specie."
The bindlurd ulsu cnunlcd tbu cin purt guld and part silver, said tbe amount was right, and went out bidding tbo other good uigbt.
About two  o'clock   in   the morning, a
cr cxcluimrd, iu u tunc uf ulurm und ngi- talion—
"Gracious heaven I what's the mooning of Ibia?"
Thc bod was lumblod but vncntit ; nu traveler was ibuvu—und tbe bIiccIh nnd pil¬ low cases were btained with blood !
Thc olliccrs luukcd meaningly nt each other, and Ibcn nt tho bust, whn, pale nnd trembling, sank half fuinling upun the nearest aeat.      Fur   u few  municnts Ihcr
A Bocond tjial lesulled liko the tkst, and tho innkeeper, whuso namo wus WilliaiiiR, wns kept in prisun over a year.
llinv tho afluir would have evcnlually terminaled, had Ibo iiiyslcry nut been clcnnd u|. in nu unexpected iiiiinner, il is iiupi.saible lu my, but ero ibu lime fur the third tliul nrrivcd, n sliaiiger appeared be fore a mngl.sir.ilo of Ihc county, and depn aed that be wns tho individual wbu lodged at thc inn un the night nf the murder, and fur Inking whose lifo tbo landlord was slill in pri«oii.
In the cuurso uf his evidence bo staled llmt bo bad been a iiieichaiil in I'hila.Kl [bin, wbu liiiding biniself un llic cvc nf failure, bad cullcclcl n large niiiiiunt of iiionny nnd ruu nwny, und Ihnl ull Irucesuf bim might be lual, nnd bis death auapect. cd, he adopted the plan of putting a small part of bia money in the bands of the inn kccper'b.slcnaibly f^r snfc keeping, and .sc cretely departing in tho night on foot, nnt supposing anything very serious wnnld ri). Bull lu Ihe landlord frum this cuurso ufnc. til.II. On gelling up iium'jwheio about mid iiigbt, his 11, sc bad set tu blcodiiij, whieb would expliiin Ibe trnecs nf bluuil lie had left behind him Mo bnd made bia way to Ihiliiiiiurc, nnd thence aniled lu Mnvnnn, where ho bnd been an fiiiluiialo in hisapcc- ululinns ns lu find himself in n cuiidiliun tu return und aelllc with all his eitdilui i. On entiling huine and giving an nceuunt i,f bis ndventnres to a friend, he, fur the lirat lime, learned with borrur ofthc uliiiust fa¬ tal cunscqucncc lo tho innkeeper uf bis un- justifiable disappearance and had hnatcned to make what reparalion lay in hia powi'r Ilia leslimony was subaciiuenlly corrobo- rnlid nil nli imp.,rtaiit points, und theinn- : keeper was huiiorably diaeharged, lu Ibe j glial lelinf and  juy   of bis aympntl
uld geiilleiiian he wns ustoiiisbed beynnd measure, uud, duubtleaa. wuuld not buvo deigned to lespuud lu it had not n gnnrd been present lu cnfureo il. Ilia neighbors, of course, were greatly excited. Thc ven¬ erable old Abernelhy waa arrested and ordered lu repcrt futlhxvitb ut Nashville. Uisputebos wci'o sent lu the city, and when bo nrrivcd bo was met ut the deput and eacorted to Generul Fisk'a lieadi|uarter» by n respectable bodyuf uld cilizens, whuau WHO lieguno counlcnniicca indienled tbo deep disgust and horror which swelled ili..ir obivnIrmiH bosoms. Arrived at hcud- iiuurlera :
Abernelby—Is this (lenciul b'iak »
General 1'.—Yes, sir.
A.—I should like lo know what I niu brougbt hero fur ?
General.—Very well, pivc mo your name, nnd I can probably inform you.
A.--My namo ia .\bcrnelhy, sir.
(icneral—Abernelhy. Yes, I lemcni- bcr Twn eilV.ens of Giles counly. neigh- liors ,if your.a, Mr. .\ , have nppeated and iiiudo oalh tu ii very grave complaint ngainat you.
A.— Citir.cHs of fliles county! A',/',//i. burs of mine ! Good heavens ! who can it be -l
"I will read thu deelnrnltou," auid the General, ns he took the document from h pigi-uii li.le, un.l began : ".Joseph nnd I'nul Abernrlby, of the cuunly of Gilca, in the Stain nf Tennessee, being duly swurn,'du Icatify," kc. .\» the rending prnc, eded, the old gentleman's eyes fairly bulged nut, and bo locked the very picture uf uiiiazonient.
At length, uiinblo lu rc.<lrnin himself any lunger, bn exclaimed, "l,nr' ble«» tny soul, General, iheni arn't my neighbors ; Ihom'.i luy niggers I" "You nrc inistaken .^Ir. A ," replied the General; "thero aro nu such persona in Tennessee now ns 'your niggers.' .loacph nnd I'nul Aber¬ nelhy nro citizens of Tennessee, ono of tbem cininia even a nearer reintiun tuyoa ; nnd tbo striking rc.aemblance be bears In you givea couiilenaiiee to Ibo cliim."
Thia bnmctbrual cul tbu old inaiitij Iho bcult, nnd he uoTcred hia face with his hands, buwiiig bis bead fur auine lime. Al length ho snid : "Well, General, What nro yju going lo do about il 'r"' "I am going iu io justice," hi) replied. "Po ynu owo theae men thc nninunt they claim? If ynu du, you must pny it."
The .llll g' llileman eanio down ni unoo, acknowledged tho debl, and prunilnod to cull nnd selllo it Ihe next day. Tbo next day hn cume, paid tbo debt in full, and entered intu n written contract wilh hU cmpluyces fur Ibe future
waa n deep nnd otninoua nilcucc, und then i frienda.   Aa n partial recumpcnae f,,rwl   I
une uf Ihe oflicers aaid,   slowly   nnd  with    ho hud sufl'erod nn hia   nccount,   tbo mer-
poiiileil cmpl aiis : cbnnt   mndc him   n   presont nf tbe boric
"Luudlord, tbia is vory slrunge." and muiity bo hnd left with him, nnd two
"The  ftraiipeat   thing   I   ever knew," I tbnusaiid dollars besides.
fairly   paapcl   tho    inii-kccpcr,   glancing I      Unl Ihc clearing up of  one part of lliis
ncigb'.or, living within a stone's throw of j nnmnd liim in   IVlgbUnc-J   bcwiliicrm'cnt.'| .'Irnngc nflfair "niy   «<'omcd tn iuvi.lvn tbii 1
tho taveru, und who chanced to be up with I ••Where ean the nmn have giiuo to ?" | other in deeper mystery.      A. murder had I ,  ^,,,,,,„ .,,,,   .„.       ,-.,^   -^
a siok child, fancied be  beard  abovo tbo |     •'And this bluud, too I" sternly chimed i Ri.ndy bco.i^co.i.mit^^^^^^^ and | ;~ '^J,C\.tUr  oil  humirCl  .''ild
l^r There uiu only Iwu Btale«  in   Ibe
Union   where Ibo negro i.i nlluwed to veto
ithuul  a   prnperly  '|ualificulion.    The;
arc   V oruium
ih.
roar cf the storm, wbich bad increased in | the olliir oflicer.     "Whut dues this moan, ' wl
{ Spriligflcld, I     The exawiin
19, at Shirlcysburg.
20, ut Orbisoiii.i.
21, at Shade Oap,
22, al Ilolllngortown.
20, at Caaaville. 27, at Nowborg. 'iO, al 8cottsville. :10, nl Moa,low Oap. ma will c.,inmeiico at (I c
Ills for examination will
A. v., aud  all applii nttoud at that tliue.
R. MoDIVITT, Co. Sup't Iluuiiugdou, Aug. 10, 180r,.-id.
violence, a wild  shriek,   fullowcd by two crita of "Help 1 Murder '."
Ilo was rather n timid man, nnd was much nbirmcd. Ilo • blow uul bis light, cautiously, opniied tbo door, looked out nnd listened. Thc Ktoriu boat inlo hia face and bowled nruund bis dwelling, but hu oould sec nnlbing nut evoii a light at tbe j inn, nnd be beard nothing more thnt snun I ded liko a human vuicc. lie shut tho dunr j and fastened it, und tben wnke upbis wife I and lold ber all. She liapp,'ne,l to be n I wuuiati uf unusual nurvc and courage, nnd j nfter pulling a few (|Ucalion8, replied with loik I a ywn :
"Ob, Jim, it wus only nnc of yuur fan- oies !    You nro always bearing auiiiolhing
.Muesneliusetla   every   volor
Ibat nobody else does ! .Tu»i. tliink buw sen, so fnr from pmving yuuknnw iinlhing many times yuu b'lvc hiiiiled Ihu house : of tbu uft'air, only tends to make tbe niut- uver for rubbers, since I've lived with you.    lor wurao fur yuu."
.Iuat tend lo Mary xvill yuu, and lot mc gel j "Perhaps he's about yet somewhere," a little sleep, fur you know   I didu'l have . snggcsled tliu innkeeper.     "If he's a bank
4  iu  the
the on-iccr. "for'buw caii wo-help il, siuee | his partner's rond instead of the une agreed ; ;;»;; ^'"^^ IXucTLa ^Uri^lht^A tho man is gone,   na   yen buvo   confessed,   upon, and bad wuyloid and murdered hini i     . . ,hereon "
within a few rods of  tho tavern   kept   by!' ,'..,.	
Williuma,   will,, by b,;ing nrrcalod fur the       »•*" Non paying  subaeriboM  »ro  thus crime, had drawn ofl" all  suspicion   from ; Inlked lo by an editor ont Went: himself. i     "Wnguns cannot run without wheoli—
Thus woro these recorded deeds uf tbnt ¦¦ bunta withuut sicnm—bull.toads jgMi|i tcmpcsluuus tiinht eveutually bruught to without legs, or nowapupcra bo carried ob liglit, und thn innuceiit cleared and ro-' everlnalingly wilbuul money, no mure than warded and thu guilty detected nod pun-' ¦> dug cun wag his lull when he hm bob*. iabod. ' ^'ur aubsoribora ure   ull   guud,   bul   whnt
     .«... - j good doc» a man's itoudneas  ilo  when   H
Moat inlcrealing companiuiia—Giria in : <|nn]l do   you any   good »    >V»   hava   no
•We ccrlainly do auspcct ynu, sir," said j whole of ibo booty, bo had secretly tnken j '^^^^^^^,  ,1^
nnd ynu have bis   mguey   iu  your pusses sion !"
"Uul bo gnvo mo tho money lokccp for him," cried tbo frighlened host, "und 1 havo gut it yet."
llnduuhledly you hnve,  but lliat, yuu
any last tiigbt."
robber and   beard  yuur  knocks, he'd be   tbcir gigglchood, nnd buy* iu their bouby- | doubt ovory one thinks tbat all ^ro baU
i know it wasn't a   fancy,   but   ii real   quite likely to hide himaelf or run nway, 1 huud.
humanely!"   gruinbled   tbo   man  u» ho   shuuld think." —  -.   -»i.-..>- 	
Walked aw.ay nnd allowed big drowsy spouse |     The idea was wurlliy uf alteution, and a       A   pitch battle—Two darkirn tbrtiwiag
to return to her dreams. search r..r'lli.i uiiasing man   wus furtliwitb Inrputs at eucli other
but hiiu, and na wo nto u olever fellow, und bis ia a little luuitur, il will make no ditTT.nca." Will some of our r««d«|« niuku n nolo nf Ihis ?