Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              AN"ruo"  4ti ws?® '* ' .«•'D' AND SUSQUEHANNA NTHRACITE JOURNAL 51 ttferkltj 32enr5psper--( Deonh fa $}ms, iCiterntnr, olifira, tfjc ttlmantih, JHining, nnii %irnitnrnl Mmsta of tjjt Cnnntnj, Mrttriou, tasnnenf, DoKnrs ptt jtanm, VOLUME 4.--NUMBER 18. PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3®, 1853. WHOLE NUMBER 174. THE PITTSTON GAZETIE, THOMAS J. GALBRAITH j1 ttorney-at-Law, POETRY. [From the Richmond Despatch.] SATAN IN COUNCIL,.AN ALLEGORY. up gold. Nay, men shall bow down and do liim revercnce, and cnll him Wise, and incendiary's torch shall be my banner; the crackling flames of burning villages, and llie shriek of murdered innocence, the mu. sio of my march ! Pestilence shtli follow me as a shadow ; and I will open upon him the gates of a million dwellings, which else had been secure. I will spread famine and disease even in land* of p[#Hv and health, and 1 will staKup Dfoe. eyes of all my victims so that they (hall not srfc" nor knew that their next plungo »« into perdition. I will sweep whole" cifrttineuts of Jhe.ir inhabitants ; and give woes and sorrows and ''wounds with, out cause" to the whol's race of man.— Yet whosoever is wounded'by me, shall seek me as hid treasures to be wounded yet again. 1 will bind upon their brows • fie fron crown of suffering, burning with hell-fire, that shall ;eorch and sear and eat into thrir brain and heart and soul, yet they shall fall down and worship me, and, for my sake, part with houses and lands, wife and children, and hope and heaven. Let Jehovah send forth spiri:*, pure'ns the snow.fla'ke, to dwell in oerihly bodies; 1 will seek them out, and kindle in their hearts an unquenchable fire that sh' ll consume them ; and the cherubim shall watch long for thrir return, at heaven's gate, but they shall never again look upon iheii Father in l'Feaven. The student at his books, the mechanic at his tolls, the labor er at the plow, will 1 destroy, and non« shall siay me. I will coil myself in the brain of the sea cap'.ain, and seal up bib eyes, or so distort them that he shall know neither chart nor compass, and hi4 vessel and all on board shall be engulfed, and the bones of the mariners whiten the bottom of the ocean. I will be the omnipresent curse ol humanity, end under my guidance the race shall walk forever as in the shadow of an eclipse. Eyes thej have, but shall see iiiDt, and cars they have but shall hear not,fhe.end and the purport of the crooked path through which 1 will lead them. I will take the Sous of the kings and the mighty men, arid the captain*, and thC great ones of the earth, and will mangh them with horrid wounds, strip them ol wealth, reputation, life itself, and fill theii last hour with torment. Around theirdying couches 1 will Send serpent forms, un folding coil alter coil from out the dark ness, brandishing their forked tongues tC sting them and lick their blood, as a fierce rt-lino IlVW* un ii8 fuel. 3'Jiqui'hts ahull I curso them. And some in tlieir agon) shall leap into this burning lake, in hopt to escnpe still greater torture; and somC will I hold upon the brink, and rejoici whf.n 1 see every nerve shrinking with agony, as I open to I heir startled gaze tin horrors of that pit in which 1 shall plunge tin m forever ! shields, (he Arch Enemy atepped from nis throne, and leading the horrid spectio lo ft seat at his right hand, thus spake : Iorrible being, if ihou canst indeed do these things thou nrt fifence/orih mv vice. ilT" Tn .Car"'- Go '"rrh- my realms shall be crowded with the souls of men, tbiok as leaves in autumn or assanda upon the sea-shore. But tell us by what namo to call thee. Snsqiichann Anthracite Journal AND good, and great, though every piece of gold he owns is stained with blood, or wrung from tho hand of want by cruelty and oppression. The possessor of cold shall himself become infatuated, and at I PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY GEORGE M. RICHART. DANVILLE, Pa. HEAVEN. Celestial voices, soft and clear, Salute t'rom f «r my wond'ring car, And back to primal darkness hurled Recedes from sight this nether world, Its woes and crimes, its guilt and tears, Its laughing hours, and mourning years; And beams a t'uirer, brighter scene Than inurtal eye hath ever seen. Fur the Gazette. BY "L'INCONJJU." REFERENCES: JoflRu* W. Comly, Esq. i  Hon. John Coopkr. j Danville* Hon. Joint PoLLors, Milton. Koa. V X i*1 cllkr, Wilkesbarrs. srt :2f I5IJ -tf. Once upon a time, fur back in the re. moto past, Satan, tho ' Prince of the. Pow. er of the Air," called a council in Pande. moriium. Lucifer, himself was sealed upou a throne of splendor, wearing upon his brows a diadem gf- living fire, while, from the gems with which it was encrusted, flashed intolerable radiance. Myriads upon my riads of fallen spirits, rank upon rank of Principalities and Powers, and of those angels 'which kept not their first estate,'thronged to the hall of audi ence. Silent ihey sat in that illimitable hall, which sulpharous flames lighted ud, while iho lurid smoke hung like a canopy over the scene. OJict Wctt tide of Main Street, tceond ttary »f tkt uLon* Stare" •/ lVi$ncr 6r H ood. midnight shall steal from his bed, on tip toe, and looking cautiously around in fear of robbery, shall open his iron chest, and count over each glittering coin, and hug it to his heart and worship it. So shail he live a curse lo his fellows and to himself, and when the death angel comes, he shall cluich the yellow dross in his skinny hands au'd die, and come with all my votaries, and make his bed in hell. Thk "Gajckttk k. Jotrnal" Is piiltlUhfdeurj PrMay, at Two IWlvrs por siiuuin. Two Dollar* ami Fifty Cunts will be churned If not paid within the year. No paper will bo discontinued nntll all arrearages are paid ADVKtTitsNKNTfl are inserted conspicuously at One Dollar per square of fourteen lines for three inaertl onr and TWBNTT-rivs Ckntb additional foreverysubsequeii naerlinn. A liberal deduction to those who advertise fornix months or the whole Tear. Jos Work.—Wo hnvo conuected with our establishment a well selected assortment of Jor Tync which wiil enn bleusto execute,In the neatest style every variety of printing C. R. GORMAN 8 Co., PITTSTON, PA., ■And all within that calm retreat, Immortal flowrets blossom sweet j Ami sun. eternal brightly glow, And living water. ceaseles. (low ; And hovenng round that starry place Are angel Ibrins of matchless grace ; Unknown in that pure realm of day, Are sickening blight, or swift decay. Here roars the tempest loud and dread, There peace unveil, her gentle head ; Here weep the injured and oppres't, There,.there the weary shall find rest! Here cold neglect the heartstrings rend, There mcrey bids the warfare end ; And having kissed the chastning rod The spirit seek, its pitying God. Here sudden storms the soul surprise, There no yritn clouds of blackness rise: Here friends are tulie, and love betrays. In yon bright world whereon I gaze, All, all is truth!—no fiction there May flalter hope to win despair, No Judas, with a proffered kiss Mask his own traitor hidcousnesi. And the fiend answered "ALCOHOL'" So saying. |ie sprpatJ y, broa(Jj bat.|^# wings, and boll grow lighter as ho vanish, ed. Agents for Tapacott's General Emigration and Foreign Exchange. Persons residing in the country, and wishing to engage passage or send money to their friends in any part of Europe may do »o with safety by applying a the Pott OfKce. Tapscott 8 Co'i. receipt will he furnishd hv re. urn mail. [Pittston, Aug. 26, 1853. How halh he filled his mission? "For a thousand years hath his dory hrw.lb, Smote th,: nrttjBarth with criino oud dumb, Ami rUrnlthud men, ts dalntletiTooJ., Tor the red /lush-worm'j ullrry br*od, THE MAINS LAW. What right have we to enact ihe .Mains Law '! The same tjiat we have to enoct aws against gambling, counterfeiting, and burglary, and other depredations upon our property and persons. It is the rf»h.t of self defence. Citric. Thus spake Mammon, and as he paused, Satan '-grinned horribly, a ghastly smilo" upon his servant. Then up rose the fierce Apollyon, (he Destroyer, and spake thus : DR. J. A. HANN, Office in Dr. Curtis' Drug Store, MCyn Street, - s O IS O £ PITTSTON, Pa, December 17, 1859. Then up rose Satan, born to rule, who "dwelt like a star, aparl," matchless in evil as in power, and thus spake .' Princes and Potentates, who do my bidding, and who best serve me when ye thwart the Almighty, listen ! Ye know ihat w« have tried our subtlest wiles upon the race of men, But to hedged in are they by holy influences, and watched over by goou angels sent from above, that we can scarcely cle«troy a single soul. Therelore, most noble chiefo, l»v« I oalkd you together, to take councel of your wisdom how we may best ruin mankind while they dwell the earth, and most 6urely of. terwards bring theinlo this pit of woe  Speak each his mind, and to him who shall give wisest counsel, ond oderslrcngest means to effect this our royal purpose, 1 will givo the dominion of the earth and a seat at my right hand forever. Thus spake the fii nd and hell, to its ut. most center, responded with applause. Then up rose Moloch, "horrid kin# besmcarcd with blood of human sacrifice," and spake ; "Oh chief of many throned powers, that led the embattled seraphim to war," I claim the ofTered prize. I am the spirit of oriioJiy. i ♦mrdencd tho heart of the first murderer. Give me dominion over the earth. I will sharpen the assassin's knife ; I will bring the rack, the wheel, the fire of persecution,. upon man. I will change man into a pirate and rob. her, and bid millifns to rot in dungeons and in cliahis. 1 will bring war upon the earth, and amid the smoke of burning cit- oiW lilr« midnight massacre. 1 will call men together bv hundreds, and thousands, to iiash each other with horrid wounds, am! will make them devilish engines, that in n second shall blow whole squadrons into tho air. Then shall they come, oh master, shrieking from the red battle field to people thy dark dominions. 8 | fc',2 £ S~ S25 -S.H J8'lS'W »» " s as 3 .2 iS o O thou Arch ruler of the damned, listen unto me ! Tho volcano, tho avalanchp. the earthquake, the pestilence and famine are mine. Be it mine to rule the earth. 1 will pour down boiling lava from the moun. tain.lops, burning up the fruits of the earth, and overwhelming the thronged cities, with all their wealth and people, in the twinkling of an eye. I will hurl the avalanche from the glacier's crest, upon o DRt G. W. MASSER, (Lntc of Mauch Chunk,) OFFERS his Profewinnnl services to the people of Scranton and vicinity. Office at Walter Boyd's Drugstore, Scranton, Pa. December 3, 1852—ly. FT  D rm - What need have we of the Maine Latv 1 it to diminish bv otie-lfalf and | moro of our pauper tax. We need it for • he prevention of crime. We need it to protect our children from the elejhnn of iiiteiiipernnca. We need ii as an auxiliary to the reformation of the drunkards, thousands of whom would hail it as the mcum. _;er of mercy We nerCj it to staunch tiio 'ears of the drunkard's wife, and to snatch his children from Ihe degradation and misery w hich he emails upon them. We nerd tt to close one of the largest flood-gales of ice, und to open the channel through which health, virtue, and general prosper, ity may pour their blessings upon the whole community, Who wants the Maine Law 1 I he inebriate wants in ; he often sighs 'or the deliverance which it olFers. His afflicted Wife and his wretched children -eant it. It, would he to them lif'o from the dead. The trxpayer wains it, to toinve him from the unjust demand upon his purse, for the rumseller'a victims. Tho Ministers ol religion want il, to remove ona Dl the most fatal hindrances io the sOc. -•ess of their teligion. The Christian ami philanthropist want it, to dry .up one of lie most prolific fountains of misery and •jrime. The Lord Jesus Christ wains it, io disarm the devil of the most potent i nijiucnr.—,— ~—  § fel LU  ay „ a * s H SS in-.g QIt3* B©af Be5s=t C©o a i£'*H o*n£ X »-5lE E # § o E- ■ J5 o o f » gao g | « .°JJ Jd -t* f .- "So®" ?3 11 2 2l££li3I GOAL OFFICE OK D.P. FULLER 8 Co. Here dimly seen, we feelily trace The glories of redeeming grace, iind dark to erring sense appeals The sorrows of revolvingyears; While, rebel to hii maker's will, Man blindly dares to question still, And scorns the monitor within Which else had shown the cancr—sin the slumbering village, J will dry up the springs, and send hail and blight and mildew upon the fields ; and strong men, and women, and tender children, shall go forth, and creeping,tinder the leafless hedges, *hall faint and die of famine. I will send East side Main street, nearly opposite Bowklcy C$• Beyea's store. Pittston, April I, 1853. A. FRtCB Cfc CO, aim naaBsiSiaOTa, OJice—West side Main street, Pittston the earthquake, and he shall smack his mumbling lips when he swallows up a city —and the pestilence shall finish what th». SUeS S — £°8Q e-3-; 3 •» o- S JS I Sin rules, and reigns, and riots here, No sin may ever enter there ; Realm of etcrniil blessedness, There all in purity and peace. And, Lord! on thee my soul relies, Hear, and accept its sacrifice ; The paet atoned, the future bless'd, Oh ! let me enter into rest. Wilkesbarre, Dec. 1»t, 1853, Luzerne county, Pa. August ao, less. 5 - " SL . I S ■|s®yDi=S'5 § t O 3 C 3 g .3 famine and tho earthquake leave ; aril men shall fall in the 6trect*, and houses be filled with the dead and dying, and none shallbe left to bury them. Dogs shall howl through the vacant streets, without o master ; in the palaces and temples the owl and the raven shall build their nests, and tha ships rot down sailorless ; and all the sons of men, destroyed by me unwarned, will 1 send to thee as a tribute. Be mine the task to rule tha earth for thy filo ry .and for mine. J. BOWKLE7 i BETEA, Coal Merchants, Ofict Corner of Main and Nail Rnad Street Pittstov, Luzerne County, Pa. Angust 16, 1850. —tf. C. F. II, JOB PRINTING A XjYRIG FOR"OHRI8TMA9. COOPER A VANZANDT, 1?'. PORTERS AND DIAIB19 IK Foreign Wines and Liquors No. 21 New Street, New York. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION BY W. a. 1. BARKER Neatly and expeditiously executed at thia Winter hn« resumed I,is riign ; Snow envelops hill and plain .C Sleep the summer flowers in earth, ilnj the bird* refrain from mirth : 1 et mirth lightens every eye j Every pulse is beating high ; Gladm S3 smiles in cot and ht.ll, Like a winsome dttme on all, And the church bells sweetly chime,— 'Tis the merry chrutmas time. From the holly trre be brought Boughs with ruby berries fraught: Search the grey ouk high and low For the mystic mistletoe j Iiid the ivy loose ber rings That mund ruck or ruin clings , Deck the shrine with Inliage green ; In each house be verdure seen, Just as earth were in her prime,— 'l'is the cheerful Christinas time. On reasonable terms. L3T [Hanks of all kinds allows on hand. OFFICE. ISDOLPHUS COOPER, August 30, 1850.—ly. Ctua. A. VANZANDT, JR Loud rang the plaudits, as the fiend sai down, and the rest obsequious, gaves place not doubling 'hat Apollyon should be ru ler of the earth. The tumult was hushed, and oil waited intend their great Master's JA/jjfIrux ♦. uJian citCI.Ln!ti o mimtra ©sues H. A. GOULD 8 CO. WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS, in Piltston Gazette Printing Office, No. 221 Washington Street, Corner of Barclay SEW YORK iluc, lambent flame—which while they azed, look shape;* horrid shape, arid Pittston, Fa. •. A- • OUl.n, I a. •. ooulp. | Wo ...  The most vilal interests of the cnmmuoiiy demand it. It could injure no one, except that it might temporarily diminish the gains of thoso who live by the unhallowed traffic, and somewhat depreciate the lolilica! capital of a few aspiring dm a. _'ogUM. Thore is no pood reason why we ■hould not have it. Smcc ii promises only good, we ought to have it. %* We invite the attention of Country Mer -ban's and others to our (Vill and desirable stork o Ready-made Clothing, which we offer nt very low rates. Merchant* visiting the city for the purpose of purchasing Goods in our line, would do well to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. September C, 1850.—tf. ;ood before the assembled fiends, 81MMS illfiSf DR. O. P. HARVEY, It was clad in vesture wet with blood ; he gore hung heavy from its matted locks, rid the fiercest fires of hell shot from its itiming eye-balls. Even S.ttan turned tale with fear, and hell shrank back with Franklin Street, next door to Dr. Doolittle, W1LKES-BAKRK, Pa, November 11, 1853. Joliiitoii, Well* A Co , MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Tile the board with viands rare, Smv ry dishes—hearly fare ; Brawn of boar, and capon (rood. Fowls from river, marsh, and wood ; Partridge plump, and pheasant wild, Teal and uuck by urt beguiled j Bid the huge sirloin smoke nigh Luscious pastry, fruit-stored i ie, Fruits tliut grew in Rustern clime,— 'Tis the fi-siul Christians time. Scarcely, 'miii applause had the fierce Molock ended hi.s speech, when Belial arose ; ihe fairest seeming, but, withal, the subtlest of the fallen potentates. Grace lul in form and movement, and of inosl persuasive aspcct,—eloquent in spccch ; "Ila ! ye fear me. then," hissed the horid monster. "Well might ye fear, were lorror. Yet this ii not all. I know that von will laugh, (if fiends can laugh) when I roll you that I will »o manage that mankind shall all along think mo their frirnu ! Through all of my mission to torture and destroy the whole race of Adam, yet so will 1 mix with their business, their pleasures and their daily habits; so flatter and deludo their stupid senses, that they shall pronounce me a '"Rood creature," nay, a "creature of God !" DR. E. SHELP, SURGEON DENTIST, I not a friend and an ally. But thou know, est mo not. O Satan, for I ain an earth born spirir, and have long hid myself,—aye, for II thousand years,—but now comfe to offer Re rvice and allegiance, and cluim the offered priiW. Fear not, but listen, and lei me rule the earth, for. none have power Perseverance, SCRANTON BOOTS, Ml® It is astonishing how much may ba ■lone by economizing time, and by using up the spare njinutes—the odds and ends of our leistiro hours. There are many men who have laid the foundations of their character, and been enabled to build up tt listinguhhed reputation, simply bv innking a diligent use of their spare minutes. Professor Lee acquired Hebrew and several other languages durinu his spare lime in the evening, while working as a journeyman carpenter. Ferguson learned astronomy while herding sheep on the Highland hills. Stono learnt mathematics while a journeyman carpenter. Hugh Miliar studied geology while working as a day laborer in n quarry. By using up itie parts and offal ot th'irtime—theDp'1.ru bits which so many others would liavo allowed to run to waste —these and u thousand more men have acquired honor, distinction and happiness for themselves, and promoted the well being and general advancement ol the world. N. B.—!D•. H., will spent! from the 23d to the 30:h of each mnnlli in Pttuton, uml will be found at Ibe " Bnller House" wUt*ro he will bo liuppy to stUiml to nil who nmjr require ltin services. [dept. 9, 16o3. Mo. 36 Courtlandt Street, {Firit door above Me Merchants' Hotel.) UMF.S W. JOHNSON, D C1. BENNETT, JR. a. K. WKULI, J .V. YORK. \Ci. Y. PIKBSON. January 91, 1851. ly. '•To make the worst uppenr The better reason ; and jierplux and dash Maturesl counsel*; for his thoughts were low, To vice industrious, but to nolde deeds Quickly broach the oldest cask, Bring the goblet, bring the flmk ; Ale England, wine from Spain, Khenish vintage, clioire champagne , Fill as wont the nassnil bowl, Let it round the circls trowl; Whilst the Yule-fire blazes bright, Whilst the Yulc-torch lends its light, Till we bear the morning chime,— Tis the joyful Christmas time. Fied the hungry, clothe thi poor, Chide no wanderer from the Joor; Bounteous give, with thankful mind. To lite wretched of mankind. This day throws the barrier down, 'Twixt the noble and the clown ; For an i quid share huve all in its blessed festival. Of each color, class and clime,— 'Tis the holy Chi istmas time. E. M. TURNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Timorous and slothful—vst, he pleased the ear." like me, in all thy dark dominions. "Moloch, and Belial, and Mammon, and Apollyon promise much, but they shall be my servants and subalterns. Their power is weakness compared with mine. O listen, till I tell thee of my power, and how t will wield I'. At their wtdJing feasts I will be the source of joy, and at the funeral gathering, the solace of their sorrow. The father shall commend me to hi» son, and icelintr to his grave, shall leave him as an inheritance, a fondness for me : and the son ► hall follow in the footstep* ol his father, down to perdition. The physician shall invoke my aid in sickness, and in all cir ole» 1 will plant myself securely, and be a companion, and men shall never be so merrv as in the presence of their deadli- PitUton, Luzerne County, Pn.—Office with T E. Curti», over the Ple.nk Store. JOHN .GILBERT A CO. And thus ho spake ; Let me, the spirit of Discori rule the earth, for without me, war could never be. 1 will spread all false reports, and set every man ugxinst his neighbor, and darken tho counsels of the nation', till anarchy anil confusion, and hatred shall ariso and fill the whole earth. Wholesale Druggists, BALDWIN 8 BRADY'S OTijim in AND GENERAL STAGE OFFICE, No 177 North Third Street, A few doors above Vine Street, East side, PHILADELPHIA DM GlI-BERT. .SILAS n. wc "My hliapes and names aro legion, and I change them at will, so that men shall hug me to llieir bosoms as an angel of light. 1 will bo the greatest of hypocrites and deceiver, betraying ever with a kiss ; professing lovo and kindness when nty only aim is ruin. I will be the patron and the sole support of the gambling den, and of her "whoso house inclineth unto dsalh, and her paths unto the dead." And 1 will through her portals bring the very flower of manhood to blight and shame and everlasting contempt. "On every foot of earth and sea will I follow my victims. When discord and anarchy prevail, there will I bu ; where cruelty is, there will I come, and burn out from the hearts of men every vestige of mercy, till they become fiends incarnate, and devise unimaginable horrors. 1 will stand beneath the gallows-tree, and even while the death rattle is in the throat of the criminal, will drive mert to robberv and murder. I will lie in wait in the streets of cities, and plan tho midnight fire and assassination. 1 will plunge my victims into prisons and hospitals. I will steep them in poverty and degradation to tho very lips. I will cast forth their families tolwant and wintry winds, and the babe shall perish in its mothers arms, with tears frozen to ice-drops upon her bosom. I will turn the dagger of tho husband against tho heart of his wife, and her blood shall stain the cradle of his children. Stimulated and urged on by me, the futher shall dance in maniac gleo over the mangled bodies of his murdered babes, and laugh to see their fair locks dabbled in blood ; the mother shall 'forget her sucking child,' slain by her hand, and mock at the tender years and helplessness of her own offspring. No. 108, Race Street, ISAAC H. BALDWIN. 1 SAMIT.I, A. UR tllY. D 1'mLiDILBlA itftteof Duiivillo untl liloomhburg, Pa. D I will point the tongue ot the slanderer as a serpent's tooth, and sel his heart on fire of hell ! I will be the author ol all evil counsels, and lilso witnessing, and fraud and sectet malignity ; till even good men, persecuted and torn, shall doubt and deny that Jehovah reigns, and die blaspheming, to come and dwell forever with the dam. ned. Let the dominion of tho earth be mine, O Master, and thy realm* shall be. peopled with the souls of men. Then Mammon arose, COHSTAI1TLY ON HAND, A LAttOE AMORTMKNT OF Drugs, Medicines, Chemical*, Fullers' and Dyers Articles, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, and Painters' Articles, Apothecaries' Glass-' ware, Patent Medicines, Cf-c., Cf-c. j August 30, 1H50.—ly.  l~iT TKR.MS ONE DOLLAR PElt DAT. March 11, ISM. est foe GRIGG3, ZABRI9KIE A LOVELL, WHOLESALE GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 255, Washington Street I (Between Murroy and Robinson Sts.) Poetry shall lend mo her rose-parland, and inu*iu her charms; and the spirit of melody shall speak from myriads of harps tosourd my praise, and with the world— with the idle dream that I am the inspirer of mirth and the soul of happiness and all good fellowship—and il there be one of all that glorious race, for whom yon plan, ets from their golden urns pour down their silent, everlasting cataract of light who excels his follows I will lure him with songs md visions of beautv, and strew his path with rose leaves, till at last he shall walk heedless into my toils. And once my slave, though a thousand weave their heart-strings around him, and weep tears of blood, he shall, in all his pride and beauty, sink deeper and deeper, and in tribulation and anguish unutterable, diu his own pathway down to hell. 1 will be at the feasts of all the great and wise of the earth, where runk and fashion reign supremo—where forms not less beautiful than thostj of heaven, movn to celestial harmonies, and whero u it and mirth and wine go round, and glasses sparkle on the board, I will lap their senses in Elysium, and they shall feel richer, wiser, stronger and more witty than before. But at the last, I will hurl them down, one by one, from their fancied elevation, and they slull drag out a wretched existence in (he hunger-dens and Vilest purlieus ol earth, and sneak to dishonored groves, rejoicing to hide from the withering scorn of their species, and to givQ their souls to eternal punishment in fires more-£«««•C*. than those I have tortureil them with on earth. Nay, the kings and governors of the earth shall pass laws for my protection, and that of inv emissaries, as we walk the earth, decimating its inhabitants and ttimbllug them into hell. Give me then, O Satan, the dominion of the earth, and thou shalt behold, tnrough ages, GEO. W. BRAINERD A Oo. ®B©SSS3, 103 Murray, mirVeit Street, New Tor i As our fathers used of old, Still the solemn rites we hold, And with season-hallowed mirth Celebrate our Savior's birth. Chaunt those ancient carols well That the wondrous story tell ; Call tile jocund maskers in ; Hid the dunccrs' suort begin. Blameless tide and cheeriul song Shall our merriment prolong. Wh 1st around the church brlls chime For the solemn Christmas time. Jian M.Gitosi, 1 (lio. I.N. Zaiiriskie, V lliotn O. Lovkll. ) NEW-YORK. [Aug. 12, lc53-ly. Geo. W. Biiainkiid, [Aug. '2. lH50."ly*. DAVID HELDEN Howard cf Fidelity. "The meanest find least erect Never forsuke a friend. When enemies gather round ; when sickness falls on tha heart ; when tho world is dark arid cheerless is the time to try true friendship.— They who turn from tha scene ol distress betray their hypocrisy, ond prove that in. •eresls only move them. If you haven friend who loves you who has studied your interest and hupniness, be sure io sustain him in adversity. Let him feel his former kindness is appreciatfd snd lhnt his love was not thrown away. Ileal fidelity m:iv be rare, but it exists—in the heart. They only deny its worth and power who never lovDd a fiiend or labored to make a friend happy. WYOMING HOUSE, Of all tLe spirits that fell from heaven,1 who would not heed tho glories o'er his head but on the golden pavements at his feet forever gazed. "Listen unto ine, O Satan, for thou knowest my powor upon the souls of men. Give me dominion over them, and hell shall never be empty. I will make men lunotics and fools and send them through polar snows and torrid burnings, to dig in the holes and corners of the euith, 'miiL savage beasts and men more savage, for a few htndsful of yellow dust! So intent shall they be, 'sifting and grasping the paltry ore, that they shall forget the siarry crowns that heaven offers them ; and fever and famine shall come and sweep them like chaff from the threshing floor, to the great burning. And even before their corpses are fairly stiffened, their compan ions shall gather'like vultures, to fight and gash each other for the gold which the dead have left. 1, too, will sharpen the assassin's knife, ond help on the robber and the bufglar. All ties, however strong or holy, will 1 break, and teach men to come and worship me, though the path to my aliar, shall be over bleeding hearts, noble aspirations, and all else that gives a charm to the lifo of man. At my command, shall that glorious race, who were created 'erect, to look upon the stars,' bio: the divino signet of high intelligence from their brows, and fetter and confine th«*ir mighty till they become dwarfs, that they may do my bidding. I will whisper in the ear of the young maiden, in the pride of her beauty, and straightway shall she forget her plighted vows to the youth who loves ber, and leave him heart' broken to die ; and though sickened with disgust, she shall go to the altar, and wed the gray-haired wretch who hath heaped AT WHOLESALE (NEAR THE RAILROAD DEPOT.) Bcrittoii, l*a. J. C. BURGESS, Proprietor. P3" Charges Moderate. Beptcmbe *23, 1H53.  FROTHINGHAM, NEWELL 8 OO. (Late W. M. Newell A Co.) Er AVE taien the Capacious Store Ho. 57 Broad- L man, where they will keep an extensive stoci of BOOTS and SHOES of the best style and quality, which they offer on favorable terms. Merchants of tho Wyoming Valley are particuarly invited to call and examine our stoci. New York, January 1, 1851.—tf.  EHSSimMMSS. SCRANTON HOUSE, OPPOB1TK 8CRANTONS k PLATT'8 STOKE, SCRANTON, PA. D- K. KRESSLER, Proprietor. N. U.—A carriage will be in roarliness to convej (fiiMlt to this house, nn Hie arrival of the passenger train at the Railroad Depot. [dept. 23, ISM-tjr A robber in a hotel at Halifax, the other day, was found kneeling at a trunk in the room of a boarder, and on being rfi*. covered said he was at his prayers, and begged not lo be interrupted. lie was politely 'eft to finish his devotions and decamp with his booty. EVERTS A OURTISS, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FISH, FRUIT, OILS it PROVISIONS, and Produce and Commission Merchants, No. 248, Fulton Street, near Wash- mm mm mgrum* 1IYDE PARK, PA, ington Market, New York advice of Willis for failing lungs is as follows:—"Live on horse-flesh, in the open air—groom yourself as your horse is groomed, and cold bath after cur. rying—eat for digestion, not for indul. gence—give physio to the dogs, or leave it to the doctors." Horrible.—Some crusty old bachelor, fyavinfj been jilted by bis pellicular star, in a fit of desperation, wrote the following horrid slander upon 'female woman in general : yThe yirls are all h fleeting show, For man's illusion given Their smiles of jiy, their tears ofwoQj Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, There's not one tru« in sovc^n B. tk O. would call the attention of merchants of Northern Pennsylvania to their extensive stork of Fish, Fruit, Oils ami Provisions, which they will sell upon as favorable terms as any house in New York city. By WAMBOLD 8 HUFFORD, 8ftml. Wfimbold, Sep!. 23, Gin Henry Iluffbrd. •A ML. P. EVERTfl, D CHAS. G. CURTI88. ) WYOMING HOTEL, March 28, 1851-1y. BROWN $• LAZARUS, (W""Juslice," says a modern writer, "is the great but simple principle; and the whole secret of success, in all government j as absolutely essntial lo the trainihg of an infant, as to the control of a mighty nation."By «. W. DIEBCEBEAV, No. 333, Greenwich street, near Duane. Forwarding and Commission Merchants, P1TTSTON, PA. NEW YORK. (£7"Jtm«"s says the voice ho heard Hinging in Sunday, reminded him of a rajj tearing corduroy panialoqjja ffito Fouilh of July orations !—- CiassuTcomparison that. July 15, 1853 W|l,t, attend to forwarding and receiving goods at their ■lore house, roar of t.Marus'e ItoteL AU goods consigned lo their caro forwarded with despatch.  wan, w/mm. Fashionable Barber and Hair Dresser. In the Room adjoining Cohen's Clothing Store and opposite the Eagle Hotel, Pittston, Pa. respectfully inform the public that he has taken the Shop formerly O'Ctlpied by Lyman Fogg, where ha would be pleased to vrfiit on tnera. Pittston, Nov. 1853. On whatsoever hearth stone my foot | shall be planted, the gladsome fire shall lio oui, to be lighted no more lorcver ; and the roof tree shall fall, and the voices of children Hushed, and all that men cluster around them, to make their earthly homes 80 much like heaven, shall vanish like a wreath of smoke and desolation brood over the ruins. I will point the son's knife against the father's throat, and his gray hairs shall drip with gore. Where war and vengeance are, I will route thalr furv to ten-fold rage, and blot from the soldier a breast thtt U«1 ve«ti«« of humauiry. The O. R. GORMAN, M. V. Illustrated with cuts," said 8 young urchin, as ho drew his pocket knife across the leaves of liia grammar; "Illustrated with cuts," reiterated the schoolmaster, as he drew his cane across the young urchin. — Respectfully tenders his Professional services to the citizens of Pittston and vicinity. Office nearly opposite the Post Office, Pittston. Aug. 2, 1850. »y- Mian Tucker says il is with old bachelors as with old wood, his bard In get them.started ; but when they tuke flame, they burn prodigiously. RESIDENT DENTIST, of Carbondale. On» dodr from Sweet At ltnynorX on Main Street. N. B. All Cold Plate Work must be paid for when delivered. Dec, 10, 1852. GEORGE W ORIS WOLD. The phrago'tvhip the devil around the slump,' is politely rendered by the New York Tribune thus : 'Chastise the Ancient Nicholas around the roots of a defunct tree.' "Hell'i every wave break on a tiring shore, Heaped wlib the damned like pebbles." (£r A ttoch tliysrlf to truth, jus. lice, rejoice in the beautiful. That which comes to thee with lime, time will take away. That which is eternal will remain in thy be- • EAGLE HOTELs GJJOHGE LAZARUS, PITTSTON, PA. DR. J. B. CRAWFORD Respectfully tandem his professional services to the pt° le of Wjomtnif *nd viciuUJ. Office Id Temperance House, Wyoming f». Anfust 1,18*1-1 f. He ceasad. One unearthly yell of applause arose, and the stamping of countless feel at]4 9l«hinp of adamantine Lov* the young ladies, look befort yoti Imp, *nd ewhtw lo«feri»ra. *"9 . l«50. , _  »/•