Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              GAZETTE, Job Printing aid C|f (Samite, iffi PITTSTON n/l ton tecHll; procured udtovf mom iaajaiaAa TV iu our oalcB, h Ruling Machine,for tbeparpaMaf manufacturing »llklode of Ruled Work, seek ffM Rolls, Pay end Time Rolle, Mining AMtreot».*»« iaisM iireryllilng belonging to tbet clausal Work,aearl* end do tfte printing u required. Wn how to kern N. borne In mind by thoeo needing euoh Job». W» belleie we h»re produced the flml and oulr work of tkta description erer executed In Northern Pennsylvania. TltMubinea for l his kind of work ar« expensive) aad wettaa* Iboae havlug it to do wlllglr* uautrlel. Anything Ik tfca . line of Blank wort, or printing wehmrefullv prcpar«d«*»- elva#loe*»eul»,we truer, to Iheaatlafaallenrt *0. ' * BLANKS. "bo following I let of Blaaka may alwnya befnaad a* mm •: and will beaold upon Ike roost riatniaaklHima: NAMU OP BLANKS. Warrant*. Haanaoaa, rronlaarjr  Judgment Nutaa, Cheek Rolla, Tlaoe Roll., Bleak Decdai ""TWe. C.M.RICMABT \ the throne, stfl] against Dunstan.— 0- . to court concerning , and *u returning wttfcyrert when the Queen ordered nis assauf- Britlmoth had been Abbot of Ely for eleven years. Shortly £ftfftr|pr' ilrcd went to visit the choineB of us ploascd to grant that the bead of Ely should hold the Chancellor in thetkinjjffl tuitft ilso granted to twp otherchorch-" Augustiao'a of Canterbury, and , thus dividingthe ChanctoEfonblp eAbbotsof those monasteries, Who •Dy the oflic by turus." Tbff ico of Elfreda's desire to make 10 clergy through those grants by but twelve years of Age. '866 " i theaCfairs both oH)ittuVa~' weakness of character Ethelred at m earfy tn, "iasure attriLut ible to his •?nce. As the king declined, and it was j herself universally sturbed by remorte of ■*1 t/- bid farewell to Cn a monastery; •ce of baffled amras thus that the 'enouncing her worldrhich had been the various orimes, ex— . for sackcloth, and .crity. Her flesh, which with delicacy, she mortified looping on tho ground wad! with various kinds Of and all kinds of pe»- wereQeld, the prioe of . .J, the guilty Q«ee« remorse and apprehension, aad telf-iuflioted punishments, is ii armor made of It Me bought would alone se- aginary phantom, or etfil continually haunted her imagifor her orimes . expended large atonasteries in such \11 the property left Yet the wtoked .e herself in publio a monastery at Anht Wiltshire, the murder of the Benediotho patronage t Cornish Saiuf fisqnehanna Anthracite Journal PUBLISHED WEEKLY B7 Gkeorg* SC. Riolmrt, Jtnkint' new Brick Building, one door tout* AND of Clark't store—up tlairt. The OAZKTTS tnd JOURNAL la pabllnh«A*Terr Friday lit Two 1 Hilar* per •mmm. Two dollars aud flMy oooia will be charged if not paid within the year. So papar wlU lie discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unloss at our option. AND SUSQUEHANNA ANTHRACITE JOURNAL. ADVBRTI8EMKNT8. 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SLEIOIIINO SONG. filled his heart, Edgnr, who was fond of the chase, and hunted often, now planned a hunting party, for which the real object was a visit to Devonshire, whoro Elfrida's father was Earl, and in which county Ethelwold had hitherto secluded his wifo in the strictest privacy, hoping to guard her beauty from the monarch's eye. The Earl himself was one of the hunting party. As they approachod the house whero dwelt Elfrida, the King informed Ethelwold of bis intention of beholding tho lady whoso beauty he had heard ho highly praised. The terrified nobleman endeavored in vain to dissuade the King ; but, unable to succeed, as a last resource, ho hastened to acquaint Elfrida with the dreaded visit. deeires fulfilled, for in the gay and glorious court of " {Jdgnr, the Peaceable," these honors were many and great. Iler triumph was not however destined to last j and could she have forseen how little real happiness was to be gained by the crime, even her first stops in that cajreer had, perhaps been stayed. Iler successes and glories were terminated in the twelfth year ofIjier marriajje, by the decease of tho king—then only thirty-two years of ago, and in the sixteenth year of his reign, Edgar expired July the 8th, 075, ana was interred at Glastonbury, with all regal honors and ceremonies. The tomb was at a later period, 1062, opened by Abbot Ailward, who found the body fresh and incorrupt. It is related that finding the body was too large for tho receptacle prepared for; it, the Abbot hacked it with a steel weapon and immediately blood flowed from the wound. The.Abbot afterwards, continues the Saxon Chronicle, became insane, and died a violent death.— The king's remains wero re-interred within • largo shrine covered with gold and silver, and inlaid with beautifully moulded images in ivory, which had been Edgar's own prosent to the church. srirrnn and he wn« dragged for some time by the affrighted animal, who being at length arrested near a houxc by the roadside, the mangled corpse was found by some of the Queen's hirelings—who traekod the horse by the king's blood-—and by the command of Elfrida, they threw the body inio a woll. As Roger of Wendover relates: "The wicked woman Aljdritha and her son Ethelred, ordered the corpse of the king and martyr St. Edward, to be igooaiiaiouoly buried at Wareham, in the midst of public rejoining and Csstivity, as if tliey hod buried his memory and his body together ; for now that he waa dead Ethelred's ndvnncement tf , maintained her spleen - Brithnoth had gCm» church matters — success nation. more tban murder, Etl Ely, and of the church and dimity of —the like he os. viz: St. Glantonbur* between th were to en_, in conscmie poaoewith I, Ethelred, then it was who govcrneo and State; for a was observable it. which was in a n.  mother's tyranical infli Srew older her power ten that Elfrida, findin hated, feigned to bo dis' conseieno, and determine her court and close her day* which was the usual resourt bition in those days. It wti still boautiful Elfrida—ren ly grandeur—love for wh chief incentive to her changed her royal robes practised great ausf she had nourished with haircloth, C afflicting her body . fcring, such as fasting anoe." Although the murder, had teen put was a prey to '  among other „ said to have " won crosses, which she ' cure her from an in. spirit, which nation." | ~ - With ft good, freesteed,and a flowing rein, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, 1 CARPENTERING AND BUILDING. Aw ; Dr.Sanford t.nwtoii, Into Resident t •* k. Ebkbt, desires to announce to the pub- And our cares to the wind wo cast. Physician of the Connecticut General || 11C ih.it tie is now prepared to take con- (;nretl) the winds—we'll be merry to-day, Hospital, at NEW HAVEN, Iters his pro- ,„ctg for Building and Fun,ishihg Materials for i'v^UD^arewefo.siol.al service* to the inhabitants of Pit.ston House, and other descriptions of buildings at ,f,eJchjlna 0\ th() holU Me up and away, and ricinitv. the most reasonable Hgtiro. By arrangements uraachninir fr«n» N. B Particular attention given to diseases which he has recently concluded with lumber- And our song8 uro echoing ee of the and Ear. , mt.n in the Slate of New York, be is enabled The coward may prate of the sweeta of home, HEfEH KAfCF. s—The Facilty i»f I he Modfcal Ia»lltui« to procure bills of Lumber almost ready to put And the fireside's grateful ease; Ku^rt'rtnllkif-^Dr'Vwii "fw'lkS ,0*etl'e' for description of buildings what- (};Te u„ 0'pr the whitening hills to roam, itarrr; C !D HiHW.nnii.ir K , o/Kln-Woi., uud L. I). ever, at the shortest notice. He has now and , An(j to n rt wjth the mountain breeze. «htH)m«k.T, Esq, or wukea-ituiw. will constantly keep in bis employ the beat ol j to the winds. Ac. oiflce In Mr. ItKpulS'd auw building, ojiposlt# workmen, and hopes to be able to give entire '  *h«8"it»r himuw. r.rin H tr1 satisfaction as to bis work,and toaccommodnto ; The frosted gale, as it whistles by, to a greater extenl than has ever heretofore j Will but bid the pulses start; ________ ' lDeen done in this Vulley tho desire to havo I Beside us, the laugh of a roguish eye, MFTHCAT C \UD houses splendidly and substantially completed, j And tho warmth of a loving heart D„ „f the University of m»,on« experience and general acquaintance Care toU.0 winds, Ac. w R- ®yANS: V*tor of the "nlv"™'ly with the people of this place and vicinity, he Dublin, and the London Hospitals,) re- tnl„(g wm sufficient to secure for him a I aflectfhlly tenders his professional services to r(.MOimWc ghare of „ie i„.,i work required In thelnhaMtantt of Fittaton ami ««»'*•„ ! this neighborhood. Office nearly opposite the "Keystone Store - 1856 279C J2* of J. Bowkley & Leysbon. ' . • ■ ' 1, 1866— 6m. c «' when lie won alive tbey b«d robbed hiuj of royal honor." The young Ethelred, howover deserted not the blame even of a participation iu thin cruel transaction ; for he bad ten- It in stated by some that it was on this occasion, and not before, thnt terror wrong from Kthelwold a confession of bis artifioe to obtain her hand, and lie then untreated her to array herself as unbecomingly ns possible, to conceal her true beauty from Edgar's eye. Tho Earl greatly misunderstood the character of his wife when be thns appealed to her higher and nobler feelings, and her affcotion for him. She was not a woman to forgive a man who had robbed her of a crown, and bestowed upon her instead an earl's wife's coronet. The knowledge of the king's approach awakened her ambition, and, as her after carreer shows, that passion was a strong one in Elfrida's nature. She determined not to let the opportunity escape for securing his attention. She had long pined, in tlie retirement to which Kthelwold had condemned hur for the pomp and pride of a court, and longed to repair thither, there to shine in tho splendor of beuuty and wealth, in the eyes of a monarch who was a known admirer of female loveliness. The much desired moment was at hand, and if lost might uever be recovered. Iler heart was full of scorn, amounting almost to hatred, for the man who had knelt to entreat her to adopt the course he proposod ; she promised to comply with his wishes, but her promise was merely a deception, to put her uunbai.d off his guard. When the kiug arrived, attended by nis agitated courtier and tormor friend, Klfrida, to tho almost frenzy of Kthelwold, ap|Deared lDefuro her sovereign in apparel resembling that ofa bride. The vesture was as rich and costly as hands conld execute or riches could buy ; her golden hair was finely combed, and part of it hung down in luxuriant curls | her brow was crowned with a diadem of jewels, and a chain of diamonds around her neck guvve dazzling splendor to her u'nparallelod beauty ; the entranced king had ijo sooner behold the lovely crcaturo thun he resolved, cost what it might, to obtain so rich a treasure. For the time, however, he dissembled his anger and conoealed it from Kthelwold. and, seeming to think Klfrida no such wonder as ho hod heard, he bade her farewell with apparent indifference.— His first step was to order a place of entertainment to be prepared for Klfrida and her husband, in return for thoir hospitality, near the wood in which they were tCD hunt, mid to which he might repair whou his sports were over. dorly lovoil the king, liia half-brother, and li when be heard the new* of his death. Elfridi failing to traacjuUize him, was so much enraged that, it im added, " having no rod a hand, in the violent paroxylsra of her anger, she seized »orae tapers that stood before hei and beat the boy so severely that she almost killed him on the spot. So terrified was the child that he never afterwards could endure to have any similar candles lighted before him." The tapers of the middle ages were from fivo to seven pounds weight, and being placed in candle-sticks of silver, formed an ornament for the sleeping rooms of ladies.— King Alfred, it is well known, caused his candles to be adupted to the measurement of tiuie. Elfrida's beating of her son was therefore horribly severe. The friends of the deceased king soon discovered the remains of their murdered sovereign, and having burnt the body, interred the ashes at Wareham. But the deed was not t& be lightly passed over. The innocent victim of Elfridu was "ennobled with grace of miracles.'* The King's body, on the night of the murder, had been carried into a cottage where a poor woman dwelt who wax supported by the charity of the Queen. She was blind, but is said to bavo been suddenly restored to night. This miraculous circumstance being told the Qnecn, she was much affrighted. The report of the miracle spread, and multitudes are said to have restored to the tomb "whereon such a celestial light was shed, that the lame walked, the blind saw, and the dumb spake." Every infirmity was healed. Among others, the murderess attempted to go to the tomb. She mounted her horse and put into his side her silver spur; but he who had before out-stripped tl\e wind, and was of eagle swiftness, now stood immovable. Not one of her attendants could start him with either shouts or blows. Anuthcr horse was mounted, but neither the horse which the Queen rode, nor any oth«r, would approach the spot in spite of whip and spur, and every other means used to make them advance. On this the murderess pcri-eivod how great had been her offence against heaven in shedding the blood of the innocent; and she repented deeply of her sin, and gave up her intention of visiting the tomb, resolyin& to puss the rest of her days in prayer and penauce ; but she afterwards failed to adhere to this resolve. So many were the miracles wrought at the tomb of Edward, now called the Martyr, that it was th iught desirable to transfer his relies to a more fit. ing re ;eptacle. fc'ome say that this was done by nis, St. Edithia. At all ovente the body was trftn spotted with great solemnity to the monastery of Shaftesbury, " Elhelrod " Athelung," or the 'noble' for whom his mother had committed this heinous 01 i.ne. was too young at that time to be considered an accomplice of the deed. With repugnance, however, did the prelates and thanes bestow upon him a crown bought with the price of blood. Dunstan especially felt this, but was obliged to anoint Etbelred. Oh, give us tho bright ftnd sparkling mow, And the heaven's pure canopy I On tho cheek the roses of health shall glow, And her light in each flashing eye. Oare to the winds—we'll be merry to-day, For jovial spirits aee we; To tho chime of the bdN now up and away, While our songs are echoing froe. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. rD d rnDUAV M n O PKCiroATio* Plans and Estimates for Stoam ly. K. * ' O Engines Boilers and Machinery of every Respectfully tenders his Professional «er- description will be made with despath on ap▼icos to the citizens of Pittston and vicio- plication to GEORGE 0. WEST, ity. Office In the I'ost Office, Pittston. Consulting Mechanical Engineer, Aug. 2, 1850. ly- at the 1 ittston Foundry. Pittston, J,uzerne Cu., T». April 25, 1866. As soon as the king's death was known, two powerful factions were formed, which threatened to create a civil war. The king's will had declared that the crown should devolve on Edward tho son of his first wife, an amiable prince, then in the thirteenth year of his age; but the ambition of Elfrida led her to dosiro to secure the throne to her son Ethelred, then a child of about seven years, and she objected to Kdward'a claim, stating that his mother bad not been lawfully married to Edgar, or, (as some said,) that the young king was born before their coronation, and that he was, therefore, illegitimate, besides which the queen' alleged tliat he was of a harsh and cruel disposition. As Elfrida had always possessed great influence with tho late king, she had acquired many friend/-, who now became partizans in favor of Ethelred's succession ; but many of the nobles were awaro that sho was of an imperious temper, and dreaded the consequenco of her being placed as llcgent at the head of the State, which must have boon the oaso had Ktholrod been elected king. Of the number of these opponents was Dunstan, the queen's enemy of old, and still the most powerful person of the kingdom, to whom even kings were forced to submit. It was he who stept forward in this emergency, to carry into effect the claims of the young Edward. He knew that be was supported by the wishes of the greater portion of the people, and by Oswald and other bishops and nobles, who desired the late king's will to be rcspccted. atD®&» an® WHI DR. J. A.tlANV, Office over Dr. Dorr'» Drug Store, Main St., Pittston, I'a. December 17, 1862. OR, T1IE COURTIER'S DECEIT. Wiai Rope for Shafts, Slope*, Planes, &c., of a very superior quality, ail sizes. Ashcroft's T'atcnt Steam Guages; Woodward'* Improved Steam-pumps for supplying boilers, extinguishing Ores, clearing vines etc. Also all improved attachments and fixture! for Steam Engines, furnished at short notice by GEO. D. WEST, at the Pittston Foundry. April 25, I860.  The young Saxon king cnlleCJ " Edgar the Peaceable," had at his court a nobleman in whom he placed groat faith, and whom he made his confident in all things. It was the misplaced trust of Edgar in Ethclwold, for such was the name of the king's friend which caused the remarkable events here to be related.T. A. PEIRCE, M. D., Ho*Cenr athic PnrsiciAM *»n Suihiko*.— Residence, Franklin St., 1st door above HlUman's Hotel, Wilkes-Barre, I'a. March 4, 1856—287 6m. WASHINGTON NUGENT, M. D., Respectfntly oflcrs his services as physician and Surgeon, to the Inhabitants of /'illstun and vicinity. Office ut B. Hall's Drug Rtrimcti. Paul B. tJoddurd, V. P., T'hlU., Win Corson, M. P., Norristown, I'a., Msnsrk. Wells ft Beau, Pittston. ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING Many are the romantic tales relatod in Saxon ballads and poems with rogard to the young king. Edgnr in accused of carrying off a nun—or os some say, a noviee, from the Abbey of Wilton—and keeping her in his palace against her will. The fair one was called Wulfreda, and she became the mother of a daughter who devotod herself to conventual life. Wulfreda herself retired to the Monastery ot Barking; founded by the king—in expiation for tho evil deed. In early youth Edgar married "Ethelfiede the fair"—or the White; she was the mother of Edward, who succeeded Edgar. She died young and soon after the king uiot with Elfridii.David Schoolkt, would respectfully announce to the public 'hat tin still continues the practice of the above profession, in all its branches, and holds himself in readiness at all times to attend to any business in the line of Surveying, Engineering, Estimating and Drafting. Being provided with a full and complete act of instruments, and having had ample experience, he flatters himself capable of giving atisf'action In any and every department of his calling. ' fTlce with R. ID. Lacoe, Odd follows' Building. Elfrida endeavored to atone by a public penance. She sums ou the poor—built numbers as to consume her by the Earl, her father. Queen could nover reinstat* opinion. Elfrida founded a dover, another at Ambresbury This last wax in expiation of Edward the Martyr. It wan of tine ordei, and commended tr of St. Mary and St. Meliorus,. whose relics were preserved there. A small nunnery was also erected by ElfVida, at Heading, on the spot now oocupied by St. Mark's Church. Ilcnry the first suppressed this in 1120, but the following year built a magnificent abbey on the same site, for two hundred benedictinemonks, which he dedicated to " Heaven, Our Lady, and St. John tbe Evangelist." ( t Mlfrida's rapacity is seen in every set of her rule. Wuifreda—tho injurednun of Wilton—had for many years presided at Barking Monastery when some dissensions arose betwoen her and the priests at Barking; who referred their causeto Elfrida, requesting her D to eject Wuifreda and take her place. She assented, and when she assumed the presidency of Burking Monastery, Wuifreda, waa ■ obliged to retire to a religious, hoase at Devonshire, Elfrida presided twenty years when being seised with a violent illness, and fatting death, she caused Wuifreda to be reinstated. It is supposed that Elfrida, in he* owduct towards the fair Abbess, was in a meaa- « ure actuated by jealousy against her because ' she had been beloved by king Edgar. Elfrida, in her last sickness, repaired' to Wherwell, where she died in 1002, in a state of extreme penitence and at a very advanced age. King Ethelred granted to Wherwell, in theyoarof his mother's death, a charter of confirmation, on account of its being the scene of her death and the deposit of her aahee. ■ 70 1 ■ "[limp-. From the Now York Times. Nov. 23, 1865-ly PR. H. WENTZEL, German Physicia*. V ould respectfully announce to the people of Pittston and vicinity that after an absence of some months, ho has" returned and permanently located in tha place. He will l»o happy to wait upon any requiring his profeasi"U*l services. Thankful for past favnra he will endeavor to merit a continuance «f tha saiu*. Oflica at Frederick Uairs. 1 ittslon, Nov. 10,1 55--lf. REVOLUTION ! Th, C'JEAPEST CASIISTORE in TOWN. 'I'HE undersigned having experienced the 1 great disadvantage of the credit system, both to them.-elves ami their cash customers, have resolved to adopt the cash system, so that all may have a chance to save 20 per cent on the dollar, as wo are determined to sell on tho smallest profits possible— The raro and marvellous beauty of the only daughter mid heiress of the aged Ordgar Earldonnan of Devonshire, made her hand the prise sought and covetcd by many a youthful Saxon noble, and such lively pictures of the young lady's beauty rcachcl the court of Edgar, that tho king became in love her solely from the report of her charms. He determined to secure so rich a treasure, and directed Ethclwold—his minister and friend who was at most times his confidant and adviser ; a noble whom " lie much loved and trusted," to seek the abode of Elfrida's father and ascertain whether she was indeed its beautiful as fame declared her to be. Th» secret object of tho courtier's errand, was made known to him by the king in these words; " (Jo to the noble Baron Ordgar of Devonshire, hoc if his daughter be as fair as men spoken of, and if it be so, I will have her unto my wife." The courtier accordingly sought tho maiden i lie discovered that report liad fallon far short of tho reality. E'frida was perfectly beautiful, audofthc most enchanting grace. Wholly forgetting that ho had beon sent to odvuncc the suit of another, and that other was sovereign, Ethulwold becaino madly in love with Elfrida, and wooed hor himself.— He did not betray the true object of his visit, but proposed to Ordgar, father to the beautiful recluse, that alio should be given him as his wife. Ordgar knew that Ethelwuld, besides being a fair young knight, a worthy gentleman, moreover; " woll with tbo king ' and thus certain of his fortune—being tne favorite above all other courtiers, considered his proposals so tempting and honorable, that lie gave his consent to the marriage of his daughter with tho courtier ; provided however that the king would give his consent al- Dunstan was tho last to wish to suffer such a decrease of his own power, as would result from Ethclrod's advancement, becausoof tho hatred felt by Klfrida for himself. lie convened an assembly of nobles at Kingston, for the purposo of crowning and aunointing Edward. The faction of Klfrida (among whom was tho I)uke of Mercia,) formally declared against the performance of the ceremony; the queen herself, wtio was present otyected on account of the prince's illegitimacy, which she said, made her eon tho heir.— Dunstan now appeared, bearing in his hand the banner of the crucifixion, ana accompanied by the boy Edward, whom he presented to the lords us their rightful monarch, declaring that ho would himsetf be responsible for thoir princo's conduct, whom he wnuld regulate as, father tutor, and prime-minister.— This promise from Dunstan, determined the hesitating nobles, and they received Edward with joy. Dumtan then took the youth by the hand, and marched directly to the church accompanied by the other bishop and followed by a fjreat crowd. He then annointed him lung, in spite of the opposition of Elfrida and her party who were angry and astounded at the priest's triumph. Fab. 17, 18M-tf. DR. E. SHELP, WOULD call th« attention of the pnlillc to a New and Iinj»r«vcMi pi.m of inserting artiflcUl Teeth on Gutta Percha b*»e. Tliis is •nperior to any article ai yet used for temporary or difficult cases—and lie lias purchased the right to ua* the Improved ftiitU Percha.— Partial or full aetts of teeth will G« inserted on tbiapUn with neatness. Office oa Kianklin St, Wilkeabarre, Pa. Jltliei iny the nimble Sixpence letter than the Cfi cir7»t' fi/tnr St/if/iny t.ive us a call ami satisfy yourselves. With 118. you will Awl i» well assnrtcrl stock of Groceries, Provisions, Ac. Fresh Fish weekly, Ovstcrs constantly on hand by the Can. Our Mont Market is always supplied with the best of Meat, carefully selected, unsurpassed lu unv market. On returning to the spot prepared. King Edgar beheld Elfrida holding his godson, her infant child, in her arms. Ethelwold prescutcd his namosako to him. Upon thin the sovereign embraced the child and kissed the mother, and from that moment bcconio no distracted with love that he conld obtain do sleep —meditating always how to obtain her. At last the King determined upon a plan, and noted accordingly. Eight days afterwards, a parliament was called at Salisbury, at which all the magistrates of the land were present. Then Edgar submitted to their 001 - sideration his project for the safe custody of Northumberland from the incursions of the Danes, and it was settled 'hat Ethelwold sho'd be appointed governor of York and the a Ijacent country. This was a deeply planned scheme, appurrontly intended to honor Ethelwold, to whom he had so recently paid his royal visit; but he was not intended to reap the fruits of the promotion. The Earl was, some little time afterward, found murderod in the Forest of Wherwell, in Ilamfishiro, where it was supposed that he had been attacked by robbers when passing through its gloomy shados ; but there is no doubt that they were armed men instructed by King Edgar to lie in wait lor his former favorite, who, by his orders, barbariously murdered him, Some historians state that the King himself dealt the fatal blow; that when Ethelwold was passing through tlio forest, he encountered—either accidentally or by design—his once attached but now revengeful that the king convorsed with him for awhile with seeming cordiality, until they had arrived at a dense part of the wood, when Edgar suddenly drew forth his dagger aud stabbed the Earl to the heart. (877) tf. ROBERT BAUR, Book Bisorn. North East corncr of Public Square and Main St., Wilkesbarr.i. Picture Frames, common Gilt and Mahogany, ornamented and plain, ni.nle to order, of aay'aiz*. Job Binding neatly exocntod. A large selection ol common and fine pictures, Albums, Blank books, Stationary, Norals, Ace., al 'ays on hand. Jne 17, 1858. fCT" Don't forget to call at STEVENS & TOD'S for cheap provisions of all kinds. All old Accounts are requested to lDo settled up. STEVENS h TOD. Fiftston, Sept. 19, 18'DC5—tim D3i*TX&T&Y. DR. STOCK I NO, Surgeon Dentist, would announce to the citizens of Pittstou that he may be found AT 1)11. LAiVTOS'S OFFICE, The ceremony of inauguration took pia- e at Kingston-vii-Tlianies, Sunday, April 4th.— Ethclred is desoribed as a "rare youth, of a graceful person, fair countenance and lofty stature." He received the roval diadem from Dunstan of Canterbury, and Oswald of York, in tho presonce of ten bishops ahd the rest of tho assembled clergy and nobles. Dunstan i« said to ha1 • been moved to prophecy, and to have predicted the after calamities of Ethelred's reign. Dunstan survived this event nine yoars, when he expired, after having witnessed the roigns of five monarch*, ana part of Ethelred's reign being the sixth. Elfridft survived her worst enomy and most pot out rival many years. It was the ascendancy of the Queen'* party which embittered and shortened Dunstun's life; for Edward the Martyr, ruled by his counsels, would havo carried out what his father had begun; but, aB Dunstan perceived from tho first, the ascendancy of Elfrida and such as took part with lier concerning Ethalred was likely to cause disorder. One of tho motives attributed to Elfrlda for Edward's murder, was to subvert the authority of Dunstan. In this she was unsuccessful, and gained only public hatred ; for neither remorse uor hypocrisy could reinstate her in publio opinion. ARCHITECTURE. where he is prepared to perform all operations in his line of business. rfaoea wishing anything designated above L will please give tho subscriber a call, who Is prepared to make drawings for buildings, write specifications, he. May be found by inquiring at the Eagle Hotel. GEO. W. LUNG. Dr. S. has obtained a compound by means of which he is enabled to destroy exposed nerves without the least pain. Also all diseases of the mouth and j*w scientifically treated. K7"Esamination and advice gratia. Ladio, waited upon at their residence if preferred without extra charge. The public-acknowledgement of Edward,by Dunstan provos the validity of bis mother's marriago to the king, litid he been illegitimate in reality, Elfrida might justly be excused for desiring the true neir to be king. Even after the coronation was oyer, the queen still continued to strive by all possible | means to have Ethclrod's olaimacknowledged aud so far misled Edward by her flattery, that he suffered her to order all the affairs of the kingdom ; retaining for himself merely tho title. At the same time he was, if possible, more the frieud of St. Dunstan and the intimates of that prelate,than king Edgar had boen. The nation now felt every hope that this reign would be prosperous and happy. All these expectations, alas 1 were doomed to bo frustrated by tho Queen's ambition,— She opposed Dunstan in everything; and her friends, opponents to the Church, destroyed the monasteries built by Edgar. The enemies of Dunstan and Ethelwold, among the clergy, on accontof dissolute conduct, bad alreaily boon cjected from their offices. Elfrida, in ordor to strengthen the party of Ethelred, declared herself openly their patroness. This was a dire affront to Dunstau, besiees which, sljo tried to bias the minds of the powerful in favor of Ethelred. Mcrcia and Earl Alfer sided with her and with those who protected the disgraced clergy. Essex and East Anglia with their Earls, sided with the King and Dunstan, to whose will he was subject, and who was therefore possessed of great power, yet had to cope with one who was as ambitious himself, and even more unprincipled.1— There was every prospect of a civil war, when Elfrida method of obtaining her object; roe joined in a conspiracy to assasinate Edward, and accident soon furnished her with an opportunity of effecting her purpose. The unfortunate young king bad, from the first shown every mark,of reepoct and homage to Elfrida—to whom he bad presented the county of Dorset as a dowry, affixing to it a royal dignity. Edward was returning from a hunting parin Dorsetshire, near Wareham, not for from which stood Corfe Castle, the residence of Elfrida and Ethelred, his half-brother. While bis oortege were earnestly pursuing the chase Edward was left Alone, and peroeiving the walls of the castle in, the distance, he baa toned thither to pay his respeota with his usual consideration towards his mother-in-law. On perceiving his approaoh—with ft pretence of affection—Elfrida welcomed him and invited him to alight and refresh himself. Edward declined alighting, but requested that a oup of wine should be brought to him, and at the same time asked where Ethelred was. Whether EUrida had premeditated this treachery tow and* her son-iivlaw, or whether the favorable opportunity for this murder suggested its feasibility to her mind, remain* uncertain. She, be thisas it may, ooimnissiouod one of her oreatttres to stab the king iti tho hi ok while in the act of drinking- Edward, indiug himself wounded, spurred bit horse to I regain hislrieuds, but fainting from loss of Jan. 2, 1854. HUNTINGDON AT SINO This gentleman is permanent' new quarters at the public :~ river, and unions the clemency ernor is perpetuated in hia doubtless do the State good sen next four years and ton months, ues to exhibit the same stolid : his fate, as was apparent durii ration in the Tombs and on hit. shown an unwillingness to conv he fully gets into prison liarnos; ably wear off. Huntingdon reached the, F. evening after the convicts w and wasshowu to a cell for thC any change in his toilet. On in.miing an officer rapped at hit nifiel that his presence was physician,s apartment, where with the usual striped then conducted to the ba submitted to the loss of 1. pied till 11 o' clock ■& aldin-" h dlNd. ./located in hj» ustitution up fabu ■Df the late Uovaueceasors, will co during the lie contiuluinoreuco to g his incarcetritil, and ha* «rsa. Whan this will probrison last Friday •vcre looked up night without the following, door aiwjftytdesired , m niyufflHBr, vardroba. He WW ber,s shop, and ko . board, tbk , M., and when the, u?vi-, hour arrived he was to join :s confreres in the dining-room It will be remcmberd thftt tho Clerlt of tbo 'ourt asked JUiktinqoom al ter Judge Capbon lad pronounced bis sentence, the usual ijuesr ioi\ if he hod any mechanical trade, and wpa nswerod in the negative. It seems that ho vas formerly engaged, for tlireq years, iu the uruitiye business, somewhere in Ilu^«anD troot, and on the strength of this lie has been issigned to the cabinet shop at the prison, ufiler the joucraetofMr. C.H. Woodruff, jlj a engaged in the simple operation of si wing ind planeing board?, which is a less  aal employment ttian dealing, ip notes in Wajjstreet. Hut there is this about it—he wiU now have the benefit of the shaving*. Whoa Huntingdon first arrived at the prison he rouia ked iu the presence of the Deputy- Siieriff and some of the officer*, that he Knew what the prison regulat ions were, and intended to obey them. One Injury he will be deprived of, and that is tpbaoco i ha hf* been in the tutionis said to be much run down, and hia counteiMtnoe looks careworn and haggard. ~"Zw185Su ~ The ZoneavUte Courier, af a recent date. savs: Yorturday, Poty.tfard, who ted tor putttug the hatyof Patrick Waj;e ,umh tlie fir* wa» committed for trial. jWwu I La live,three wiles f*W iSauii»wllq.v; 1$« °»!,V r*a«Du' w« hoa* gh em&r lios :D , in tlie fact that White, who it. appeaw yim. brwigUtyp ia »Uo (I+OioIm • child baptised in thnOathnlk; to \vUh,£»L Ward is a warm tasf acwomilt SHARPS & OLIVER, Coal Merchants. Office, V\ est side Main St., Pittston Luzeme county, Pa. June 6, 1856. tf. l'ituton, Nov. 28, 1850 NEW BAKERY & CONFECTIONARY STORE C. R. GORMAN & CO., 'ITIE undersigned informs the citizens of 1 Pittston, and Iho WORLD in general, that he has opened a New B Dkery and Conlectionary Store, on Main street, (in front of the Canal Basin, in the store formerly occupied Dr. Ilall,) where he "ill always be found readj D wait upon his customers, with such as (loot Bread, Cakes, Hies, and all kind* of Confec tion.'iry ; Cronk's Beer, Lemon Beer, Sarsa parill i Beer, 'finger Beer, and Meade's Bue Please give me a call. Pitt***, Pa. Agents for Tapscott's General Emigration and Foreign Exchange: Persons residing in the cou.itry, and wishing tv# engage passage or send money to their friends in any part of Europe ru ly do so with safety by applying at the Post OIBce. Tapscott ft Go's., receipt will lDe furnished b.j return mail. Aug. 20, 18-58. This last clause in the Bnron's ugrcement somewhat staggered and embarrassed Ethelwold, who hnd not calculated upon it. Knowing how highly the King esteemed Ethelwold the Knrldorniiin felt no misgivings, however, when the Kurl Ethelwold engaged to obtain the king's assent to his marriago with the beauty who hod thus obscured his seme of honor by the power of her charms, but he had undertaken a task which required after what had taken place, Tory careful management; yet he succeeded even as he wished. When he returned to court, he sought the king, and so much undervalued the charms of Elfrida, that the king's wish to see her was completely dispelled. He represented her as " handsome enough in face, but a deformed cripple in liody." Edgar now declared his complete indifference ; whereupon Ethelwold resumed: " Sir, she is her father's heir, and I am not rich in lands, and if you would consent, and grant that I might have her, thon should I be rich enough." " In God's name," quoth the King, "I consent thereto." Ethelwold thanked the deluded monarch, and returned to Devonshire, where he " spoused the damsel," and took up his rosidence in that oountry.Not long after Elfrida's marriage, her husbaud, in uu evil hour, informed her of nil he had done to deceive his sovereign — of the king's desire to marry her and obtain her for his queen, and how ho had deluded him, to secure her for his wife—confiding in that affection which she professed for him, and believing that she would heat- the story with pleasure ; but as soon as she became acquainted with the past, " she loved him no more, from that time forward, as she had done before." In due time, a son was bom to Elfri- Ja and Ethelwold and the happy father repairod to court, and solicited Edgar to become sponsor for the infant, which he did, and the boy was named Edgar. Ethelwold, after this gracious condescension on the part of the King, felt more than evor secure from suspicion.Tho English courtiers, however, had viewed with onvy and displeasure the Earl's rich advancement by his marriage, and it was whispered at court that, whatever riches Ethelwold had obtained, hie gains had been a thousand-fold greater in having for his wife " the fairest woman that ever was seen."— Thus Edgar too soon learned the bidden secret, and felt increased cariosity to behold the woman who, so celebrated for her charms before her marringe had become so much more r a.owned as the wife of Earl Ethelwold. MICHAEL B. BROWN, Mbrohabt Tailor. Between the Stores of Jaaes Welsh and James Browu, Fins St., Fittston, Pa. Nor. tfl, 1868.  JOHN NASH While some state that this murder took place in the Forest of Wherwell, other historians point out Ilarewood Forest as the sccno of this tragic event, and as being memorable for the death of the unfortunate Earl, as the traditions of thq neighborhood relate. Mason, the poet, thus aescmies tho spot itself ; W. W. LOOMIS, Saddle and Harnett Maker, MAUKET-ST., WILKESBARRE, In the year 081, another murder stained Elfrida's guilty hand. Her crimes were nut thus to eud. Hor second murder was that of Brithnoth—first Abbot of Ely—who, when wandering in the wood called New Forest, 111 search of a secluded sp.it io which to pray, chanced to surprise the Queen engaged in her practices of witchcraft. Finding herself discovered, Elfrida, who knew what would be the punishment visited by the church upon the crime of sorcery, determined to deatiwy her disco voror. The wti« unwilliug to shaino the Queen, nud sought a private interview with her, but he unwittingly went to his death. Summoning some women of hor household, devoted to her will, however vile it may be, Klfrida gave ordors that Britlinoth should be put to death. In order that no wound might appear upon the body, these women were instructed to pieroe him beneath the armpits, with' bodkins, till he expired. When the unfortunate priest had exhaled the last breath, Elfrida cried out as if suddenly terrified. The Abbot's servants ran to the spot and found their deceased master. With much lamentation they placed his body on a litter and conveyed it back to Ely where, not finding any marks of violence, they buried it. Thus did a (lepravod woman destroy a good and harmless priest and minister. No one dared murmur against the Queen, who, lwwev/#fc was seised with compunction for hor evil deeds, and raised, ut her own exlDenso, the Convent of Werewell. Here she spent the remainder of hor days in grief and penitence, -after first confessing the uiurdur of Edward and the Abbot. _ Klt'ridu's piotive in this act was, as usual, her desire for nofcer. Tbo whole Isle of Ely hnd bMn purchased of king Edgar for a small sum, by EthelMold, Bishop ni'.Winchester, one of tfieJ)unDUftp ptwty, wlip. jn the yetw 970, placed in.the monivhtyi'T fcehad renewed, an Abbot and monks, for wrHTjn Edgier gruntod'nrftny Thin Abbot wasBrhh- CHAS. F. SMITH, Fashiomabic Barber and Hair dresser, (Opposite Banking House ot'Jenklus 4- Bro , Pittston, Pa. Jane 18,18M. A f«iw doors west of B«l*el'B Hotel. py Aliy iMHortmetit of Harness, Kly-Nell«, Whlp», Trunk*, Saddle*, Ac. constantly on hand. August 8, 1850. ly* PORT MALLERY HOTEL " A darkling dell—wliioh opens in a lawn— Thick set with elms around." 'piIE Undersigned would respectfully an- L nounce to the public, thut he has taken tLu above stand, ana Is doing everything in his power to make it « comfortable and desirable home for travelers and sojourners. No effort will be spared to give satisfaction in all that is requisite to constitute it a good home. JAKED LILLx', Proprietor. LATHROP k TIIJNTT1N ). Dkalkr |n Taney and Staple Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Crockery and Groceries. And his well-known play he has represented the Countess Elfrida as an angel of light and goodness, full of truth and constancy. Warner, who visited the scene of the Earl's murder, desoribes it as being half a mile beyond the ancient Castle and Forest of Ilarewood. Fashiokaslk Barber and Hair Dresser, Opposite tho Eagle Hotel, Plttston, I'a., Customers attended to with the utmost oare and despatch. Public patronage respectfully solicited.Pittston, April It, 185ft. CHARLES TILLMAN There is an ancient ballad, or " Song of King Edgar, showing how he was deceived of his love," whioh contains these lines: June 27, 185C. PORT GRIFFITH HOUSE. " Thus, he that did the king deceive, Did by desert hia death receive." AT Port Griffith, Luzerne Co. The Subscriber having completed his new tavern house is prepared to accommodate travellers and the public generally, in the best manner and on reasonable terms. Tho rooms are convenient, and the proprietor will spare no efforts -to make his gues's comfortable. llis bar is supplied with excellent liquors, and his table with an abundance of the beat the markets afford. yGood stablind attached. MICHAEL PniLBIN. No sooner was the news of bin death bro't to court, than Edgar " sont for the widow of the glorious Ethelwold, Lord of the East Angles, to come to London, and straightway made her his quoen ; and on the same day that the nuptials were solemnized, the king aud queen Elfrida appeared together in public, both of them wearing crowns on their beads. By which act the people plainly perceived who was-the author of the Earl's death, and consequently made no exertions for thedisoovery of the murderer." " But," say the ohroniclers, "on the morrow after their marriage and public appearance with their orowns, Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury; oome in to the king's lodgingchamber, and boldly asked him "who that wo* he bad with him,' and it being answered the queen the Archbishop plainly replied that it was against the laws of God, and holy church to be united to one whose son he had been godfather to. In respect to their spiritual kindred; alter which time," continues the obronir.le, " Elfrida never loved St. Dunstan; yet ho ceased not to admonish the king of that fault, though to little purpose. Amid all the honors accorded to royality, «««••* • • » J » ... TsX7 . i GEO. W. BRA1NARD & OO. Gloots*, 108 Murray, near Wrat Street, New York. Oio. W. Buimit, Aug. 2,18M. David Belbk* GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE. 8Sdthcbla*d, dealer In Groceries, Previsions, Four, Teed etc., S. E. corner of Main a»d Wne streets. Goods sold fur ready ff only, and at extremely low prices. "Small profits and quick stiles," is the motto by wkiah I am determined to succeed. Feb. 1866. June 2,1854—3t, WYOMING HOTEL. BY G. W* Mercerau,No. 883 Greenwich St., near Duano, Now York. July 15, 1853.—tf. W. V. OONOVER, BUTLER HOUSE, PITTSTON, PA. Diun to Watches, Jewelry, Klrer Ware, Musical Instruments, Yankee Notions, tfe. Watches, Jewelry, Musical nstrumonts, etc.. repaired In the b»*t «uur. Market street, nearly eppesUu Odd Fellow's Building, PItUton,Pa. _____ April 1, 1856. HENRY STARK, Proprietor. EAGLE HOTEL, PITTSTON, PA., HUFFORD fc POLEN, Proprietors. Jan. 1, 1856. J. BOWKLEY & LEYSHON, rloAi, M«*ob*«ts. Office Corner of Main / «t. PUf P*. J A MRS L. SELFRIDGE, Wholesale Dealer in Tobneco, Snuff and n-. v.. SB V,.r»h TtiirH Sfr * doors