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VOL. XXIV. LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1850. NEW SERIES, VOL. XII-NO. 28. PUBLISHED BY KDWAED C. DABLINGTON. crviirr. iX SORTii iii->:i:.s sin.rr- The EXAMINER & DEMOCKATIC HERALD Is published weekly at two dollahb a year. Advertisements not exceeding one square »iU be inserted thieo tlmcai ror one dollar, and twentj- flye ccMf Trill be chaisod foreaeh addltionaUnierUoii. A liberal discount .lloied to tbo»o .dtertlBing by tbe THE FLOATING BEACON. Ohr daric and stormy night, we wero on a voyage from Bergen to Christiansand in a small sloop. Our capiain suspected that he had ap¬ proached too r.ear the Norwegian coaat, though he could not discern any land, and the wind hl«:w with such violence, that we were tn mo¬ mentary dread of being driven upon a lee- shore. We had endeavored, for mors than an hour, to keep our vessel away; but our efforts proved unavailing» and we soon found thot we could scarcely hold our own." A cluuded sky, a hazy atmosphere, and irregular obscurity of night, and nothing whatever was visible, ex¬ cept the sparkling of the distant waves, when their tops happened to break into a wreath of fi«m. The sea ran very high, and sometimes broke over ilm deck so furiously that the tnen were obliged ro hold by the rigging, lest they should be rarried away. Onr captain was a percon of tiinid and irresolute clmracter, and the dangers thn*. environed us made him gradu¬ ally loose confidence in himself. He often gave ordeis, and countermanded them in thesame moment, all the while taking small quantities of ardent spirits at intervals. Fear and intoxi- raiion soon stupified him completely, and the crew ceased to consult him, or to pay any re¬ spect to his aulhority, in so far as regarded the management of the vessel. About midnight our main-sail was splitj and shortly afterwe found that the sloop had sprung a leak. We had before shipped a good deal of water through the hatches, and the quantity that now entered from below was so great, that we thought slie would go down every moment. Our only chance of escape lay in our boat^ which was immedialely lowered. After we had all got on board of her, except the captain, who stooti leaning against the mast, we called to him, requesting that he wouUl follow us without delay. '- How dare yon quit the sloop witliout my permission 7'' cried he, staggering forwards. " This ia not fit weadier to go a" fishing. Come back—back with you all !"— " No, no," returned one of the crew, "we don*i want to be sent to the bollom for vour obstinacy. IBear a hand there, or we'll leavo you behind." " Captain, you are drunk," said another; *' you cannot take care of yourself. You must obey Its now." *'Silence, mutinous villain,*' answered the captain. " What are you al! afraid of / This is a fine breeze—Up mainsail, and steer her right in the wind's eye." Thc sea knocked the boat so violently and conatantly agamsi the side of the sloop, that we feared the former would be injured or upset, il WQ did not immediately row away; but, anx¬ ious as wc were to preserve our lives, we could not reconcile ourselves to the idea of abandon¬ ing the captain, who grew more obstinate the more we attempted to persuade him to ac¬ company us. At length, one of the crew leapt on board the sloop, and having seized hold of him, tried to drag him along by force; but lie struggled resolutely, and soon freed himself from the grasp of the seaman, who immediate¬ ly resumed his place among us, and urged that we should «ot any longer risk our lives for the sake of a drunkard and a madman. Most of the party declared thcy wcro of the same opinion, and began to push off thc boat; but I entreated them to make one effort more to in¬ duce their iiifatuated commander to accompany us. At that moment he came up from the cabm, to which he had descended a little time before, anri we immediately perceived that he was more under the influence of ardent spirits tlian ever. Hc abused us all in thc grossest terms, and threatened his crew with severe punishment if they did not como on board, and return to ilioir duty. His mannpr was so vio lent, that no one seemed willing lo attempt to constrain him to como on board the boat; and after vainly representing the absurdity of his conduct, and the danger of his sitnation, wc bid him farewell, and rowed away. The sea ran so high, and had such a terrific appearance, that I almost wished myself in the sloop again. The crow plied the oars in silence* and we heard nothing but the hissing r.f the enormous billows as they gently rose up, and alowly subsided again, without breaking. At in¬ tervals, our boat was elevated far above the flurface of the ocean, and remained for a few moments, trembling upon the pinnacle of a ¦urge, from which it would quietly descend into a gulph, so deep and awful, that we ofien thought the dense black mass of waters wliich formed its sides, were on the point of over-arch¬ ing us, and bursting upon our heads. Weglided with regular undulations from one billow to an¬ other; but every time we sunk into the trough of the sea, my heart died within me, for I fell a« if we were going lower down than wo liad ever done before, and clung instinctively to the board on which I sat. Notwithstanding my terrors, 1 frequently looked towards the sloop. The fragments of her mainsail, which remained atiached to the yard, and fluttered in tlie wind, enabled us discern exactly where she lay, and showed, by their motion, that ahe pitched about in a terrible manner. We occasionally heard the voice of her unfortunate commander, calling to us in tones of frantic deriiion, and by turns vocifera¬ ting curses and blaspliemous oaths, and singing sea songs with,a wild and frighful energy. 1 aometimes almoat wished that tho crew would make another effort lo savo him, but next mo¬ ment, the principle of self-preservation re- pressed ali feelings of humanity, and I endeav¬ ored, by closing my ears, to banish the idea of his sufferings from my mind. After a littlo time the shivering canvass dis¬ appeared, and wo heard a tumultuous roaring and bursting of billows, and saw an unusual sparkling of the sea about a quarter of a mite from us. One of the sailors cried out that the sloop was now on her beam ends, and that the noise, to which we listened, was that of tlie waves breaking over her. We could sometimes perceive a large black mass heaving itself up ¦ irregularly among the flashing surges, and then disappearing for a few inoments, and knew but too well that it was thc vessel. At intervals, a suriil and ngonjzed voice uttered some excia- mations, bm we could not distinguish what they were, and then a long-drawn shriek came across the ocean, which suddenly grew more furiously agitated near the spot where the sloop lay, and, in a few moments, she sunk down, and a black wave formed itself out of the waters that had engulfed her, and swelled gloom.ly into a mag. nitudo greator than that of the surrounding bil¬ lows. The seamen dropped their oars, as if by one impulse, and looked expressively at each other withoul speaking a word. Awful forcbodincs or a fate similar to that of the captain, appeal¬ ed to chill every heart, and to repress thc ener¬ gy that had hitherto excited us to make unre¬ mitting exertions for our common safety ^Vhile we wero in this state of hopeless inac¬ tion, the man at the hchn called oul that he saw a light a-head. We all strained our eyes to discern it, but, at thc moment, the boat was sinking down between two immfensc waves, ono of which closed the prospect, and we re¬ mained in breathless anxiety till a rising surge elevated us above the level of the surronnding ocean. A light like a dazzling star then sud¬ denly flashed upon our view, and joyful excla- nuuiona burst from every mouth. ' That,' cried on« of the cr<rw,' must be the floating beacon which our captain was looking out for this af¬ ternoon. If wa can bat gain it, we'll be safe enough yet.' This intelligence cheered us all, and the men begain to ply the oars with redou¬ bled vigor, while'I employed myself in bailing out the water that sometimes rushed over the gunnel of the boat when a oea happened to strike her. An hour's hard rowing brought ua so near the light-house thai we almost ceased to appre¬ hend any furiher danger; butit was suddenly obscured from our view, and, at the same time> a confused roaring and dashing commenced at a Utile distance, and rapidly increased in loud¬ ness. We soon perceived a tremendous billow rolling towards us. Its top, part of which had already broke, overhung the base, as if unwil¬ ling to burat until we were within the reach of its violence. The man who steered the boat, brought her head to the sea, but all to no pur- l>ose, for the water rushed furiously over us, and we were completely immersed. I felt the boat swept from under tne, and was lefc strug- {;ling and groping about in hopeless despera¬ tion, for something to calch hold of. When nearly exhausted, I received a severe blow on the side from a small cask of water which tho sea had forced against me. I immediately twined my arms arouud it, and, after recover, ing myself a little, began lo (ook for the boat- and to call to iny companions ; but I could not discover any vestige of them, or of their vessel, However, I still had a faint hope that they were in exisience, and that the intervention of the billows concealed them from my view. I con¬ tinued to shout as loud as possible, foe the sound of my own voice in some measure relieved me from tho feeling of awful and heart-chilling loneliness which my situation inspired ; but not even an echo responded to ray cries, and, con vinced that my comrades had all perished, I ceased looking for them, and pushed towards ! tbe beacon in the beat way I could. A long series of fatiguing exertions broughi me close to | the side of the veaael which contained it, and I called out loudly, in hopes that those on board might hear me and come to ray asaistance, but no one appearing, I waited patiently till a wave raised me on a level with the chains, and then caught hold of them, and succeeded in getting on board. As I did not see any person on deck, I went forwards to the sky-light, and looked down.— Two men were sealed below at a table, and a lamp, which was suspended above them, being swung backwards and forwards by the rolling of the vessel threw its light upon their faces alternately. One seemed agitated with passion, and the other surveyed hira with a scornful look. They both talked very loudly, and used tlireatening gestures, but the sea made so much noise tliat I could not distinguish what was said. After a little time, they staried up, and seemed to be on the point of closing and wrest¬ ling together, when a woman rushed through a small door and prevented them. I beat upon deck with my feet at the same lime, and the aitention of the whole party w-as soon trans¬ ferred to the noise. One of the men iramedi¬ ately came up tbe cabin stairs, but stopped short on seeing me, as if irresolute v/hether to advance or hasten below again. I approached him, and told ray story in a few words, but in¬ stead of making any reply, he went down to the cabin, and began to relate to the others what he had seen. I soon followed him, and easily found my way into the aparlmeni where they all were. They appeared to feel mingled sensation of fear aod astonishment al my pres¬ ence, and it was some time before any of them entered into conversation wilh me, or afford¬ ed those comforts which I stood so much in need of. After r had refreshed myself with food, and been provided wiih change of clothing, I wenl upon deck, and surveyed the singular asylum in which Providence had enabled mc to lake refuge from the fury of tlie storm. It did not exceed thirty feet long,'and was very strongly built, and completely decked over, except at the entrance to the caUn. It had a thick mast at midships, with a h rge lantern, containing several burners aud raflectors, on the lop of it; and ihis could be lowered and hoisted up again as often as required, by means of ropes and pullies. The vessel was firmly moored upon au extensive sand-bank, the beacon being in¬ tended to warn seamen to avoid a part of the ocean where many lives and vessels had been lost in consequence of the latter running aground. The accommodetions below decks were narrow, and of an inferior description; however, I gladly retired to the birth that was allotted to me by my entertainers, and fatigue and the rocking of billows combined to lull me into a quiet and dreamless sleep. Nexl raorning, one of the men, whose name was Angersioff, came to my bedside, and call¬ ed me to breakfast in a surly and imperious manner. The otheri looked coldly and dis- Irnstfully when I joined them, and I saw that they regarded me as an intruder and au unwel¬ come guest. The meal passed without almost any conversation, and 1 went upon deck when¬ ever it was over. The tempest of the pre¬ ceding night had in a great measure abated, but the sea still ran very high, and a black mist hovered over it, through which the Norwegian coast, lying at eleven miles diatance, could Ivj dimly seen. I looked in vain for some remains of .the sloop or boat. Not a bird enlivened the lieaving expanse of waters, and I lurned shud¬ dering from the dreary scene, and asked Mor- valden, the youngest of the, men, when he tliought I had any chance of getting ashore.— •Not very soon, I'm afraid,' returned he.— * We are visited once a-monih by people from yonder land, who are appointed to bring us a supply of provisions and other necessaries.— They were here only six days ago, so you may count how long it will be before they return.— Fishing boats sometimes pass us during fine weather, but we don't have much of that thia I moon at least.' No inteUigence could have been more depres¬ sing to me than this. The idea of spending perhaps three weeka in such a place was almost insupportable, and the more so, as I could not hasten my deliverance by any exertions of my own, but would be obliged to remain, in a state of inactive suspense, till good fortune, or the regular course of events, afibrded me the means of getting ashore. Neither Angerstoff nor Mor- valden seemed to sympathize with my distress, or even to care that I should have it in my power to leave the vessel, except in lo far as my departure would free them from the ex¬ pense of supporting me. They returned indis. tinct and repulsive answers to all the questions I asked, and appeared anxious to avoid hav, ing tho least communication with me. During lho greater part of the forenoon they employed ihemselves in trimming the lamps, and clean¬ ing the reflectors, but never conversed any. I easily perceived that a mutual animosity exist¬ ed between them, but was unable to discover the cause of it. Morvalden seemed to fear Angerstoff, and, at the sarae time, to feel a deep resentment towards him, which he did not dare 10 express. Angerstoff apparently was aware of this, for he behaved to his companion with the undisguised fierceness of determined hate, aud openly thwarted him in every thing. Marietta, the female on board, was the wifo of Morvalden. She remained chiefly below decks, and attended to the domestic concerns of the vessel. She wns rather good-looking, but so reserved and forbidding in her manners that she formed no desirable acquisition to our party, already so heartless and unaociable in its character. When night approached, after the lapse of a wearisome and monotonous day, I went on deck to see the btacon lightsd, and continued walk¬ ing backwards and forwards tiJl a late hour. I anino trifler; and I advise'you to walk up watched the lantern, as it swung from side to stairs again, le&t I prove this to, your cost. side, and flashed upon different portions of the aea alternately, and someiimes fancied I saw men struggling among the billows that tumbled around, and at other times imagined I could discern the white sail of an approaching vessel. Human voices seemed to mingle with the noise of the bursting waves, and I often listened in¬ tently, almost in tbe expectation of hearing articulate sounds. My mind grew sombre as tho scene itself, and strange and fearful ideas obuuded thetnielves in rapid succession. It was dreadful to be chained in the middle of tho deep—to be the continual sport of the quietleis billows—to be shunned as a fatal thing by those who traversed the solitary ocean. Though wiihtn sight of the shore, our situation was mor_f dreary than if we had been sailing a thou¬ sand miles from it. We felt not the pleasure of moving forwards, nor the hope of reaching port, nor the delights arising from favorable breezes and genial weather. When a billow drove us to ono side, we were tossed baek again by anoiher; our imprisonment had no variety or definite termination; aud the calm and the tempest were alike uninteresting to us. I felt as if my fate had already become linked with that of those who were on board the vessel.— My iiopea of being again pertuitted to mingle with mankind died away, and I anticipated long years of gloom and despair, in the compa¬ ny of these repulsive persons into whose hands fate had unexpectedly consigned me. Angerstoff and Morvalden tended the beacon alternately during the night. The latter had the watch while I remained upon deck. Hia appearance and manner indicated much pertur¬ bation of mind, and ha paced hurriedly from side to side, sometimes muiiering to himself, and sometimes stopping suddenly to look through the sky-lighi, aa if anxious to discover what was going on below. He would then gaze in¬ tently upon the heavens, and next moment take out his watch, and contemplate the motions of its hands. I did not offer to disturb these reveries, and thonght myself altogether unob¬ served by him, till he suddenly advanced to the | apot where I atood, and said, in a loud whisper,' ' There's a villain below—a desperate villian— this is true—he is capable of anything—and the woman is as bad as him.* I asked whai proof he had of all this. * Oh, I know it,' reiurned he; that wretch Angerstofl", whom I once thought my friend, has gained my wife's affec¬ tions. She has been faithless to me—yes, she bas. They both wish 1 were oul of the way— Perhaps they are now planning my destruction. What can I do ? It is very terrible to be shut up in such narrow limits with those who hate me and to have no means of escaping, or defend¬ ing myself from their infernal machinations.'— * Why do you not leave the beacon,' inquired I, ' and abandon your companion and guilty wife?' 'Ah, that is imi^ssible,' answered Morvalden ; * if I went on shore I would forfei' my liberty. I live here that I may escape the vengeance of the law which I once outraged for the sake of her who has now withdrawn her love from me. What ingratitude ! Mine is in¬ deed a terrible fale, but I must bear it. And shall I never again wander through the green fields, and climb the rocks that encircle my native place ? Are the weary dashings of tho sea, and tlie moanings of the wind, to fill my ears continually^ all the while telling mc that I aman exile ?-^ hopeless, despairing exile.— But it won't last long,'cried he, catching hold of my arm ; ' thcy will murder rae !—I ara sure j of it—I never go to aleep without dreaming that Angerstoff has pushed mc overboard.' ' Your lonely situation and inactive life dia- jjose you to give way to tbese chimeraa,' said I; * you must endeavor to resist them. Perhaps' thinga aren't so bad as you suppose.' ^ This is not a lonely situation,' said Morvalden, in a solemn tone. * Perhaps you will have i)roof of what I say before you leave us. Many vessels used to be lost here, and a few are wrecked atill; and the skeletons and corpses of those whohave perished lie all over the sand bank.— Sometimes, at midnight, I have seen crowds of human figures moving backwards and for¬ wards upon the surface of thc ocean, almost as far as the eye could reach. J neither knew who they wtre, nor what they did there.— When watching the lantern alone, I often heard a number of voices talking together, as it were under the waves ; and I twice caught the very words that they uitered, but I cannot repeat lhem—the dwell incessantly on my memory, but my tongue refuses to pronounce them, or to explain to others what they meant. Do not let your senses be impoaed upon by a distempered imagination,' said I ; ' there is no reality in the things you have (old mc.' ' Per¬ haps my mind occasionally wanders a little, for it has a heavy burden upon it,' returned Mor¬ valden. *I have been guilty of a dreadful crime. Many that now He in the deep below us, mighl start up, and accuse me of what I am just going to reveal to you. One stormy night, shortly after I began to take charge of this bea¬ con, while watching upon deck, I fell into a profound sleep : I know not how long it con¬ tinued, but 1 was awakened by horrible shouts and cries—I started up, and instantly perceived that all tho lamps in the lantern were extin¬ guished. It was very dark, and the aea raged furiously; but notwithstanding all this, I ob¬ served a ship a-grouud on the bank, a little way from me, her sails fluttering in the wind, and the waves breaking over her wilh violence. Half frantic wilh horror, I ran down to the cab¬ in for a taper, and lighted the lamps as fast as possible. The lantern, when hoisted to the top of the mast, threw a vivid glare on the sur¬ rounding ocean, nnd shewed me the vessel dis¬ appearing _among the billows. Hundreds of j people lay gasping in the water near her.— : Men, women, and children writhed togeiher in agonising struggles, and uttered soul-harrowing cries ; and their countenances, as they gradu¬ ally stiffened under the hand of death, were all turned towards me with glassy stare, while the lurid expression of their glistening eyes up¬ braided me with having been the cause of their untimely end. Never shall I forget these looks. They haunt me wherever I am—asleep and awake—night and day. I have kept this tale of horror aecret lill now, and do not know if I shall ever have cqurage to relate it again. The masts of the vessels projected above the surface of the sea for several months after she was lost, as if to keep me in recollection of the night on vvhich so many huraan creatures per¬ ished, inconsequence of my neglect and care¬ lessness. Would lo God I had no memory ! I sometimes think I am getting mad. The past and present aro equally dreadful to me ; and I dare not anticipate the future.' I felt a aort of superstitious dread steal over me, while Morvalden related his story, and we continued walking lho deck in silence, till the period of his watch expired. I then went be¬ low, and took refuge in iny berth, though I was but little inclined for sleep. The gloomy ideas, and dark forebodings, expressed by Morvalden, weighed heavily upon my mind, without my knowing why; and my situalion, which had at first seemed only dreary and depressing, be¬ gan to have something indftniiely terrible in its aspect. Next day, when Morvalden proceeded as usual to put the beacon in order, he called upon Angerstoff to come and assist him, which the latter peremptorily refused. Morvalden then went down to the cabin, where his companion was, and requested to know why bis orders were not obeyed. 'Because I hate trouble,* re¬ plied Angerstoff. *I am master.here,' said Mor¬ valden, * and have been entrusted with the di¬ rection of everything. Do not attempt to trifle with me'.—* Trifle with you !* exclaimed An¬ gerstoff looking contamptuouily. 'No, no; 1 Wby, husband,' cried Marietta, *I believo there are no bounds to your laziness. You make this young man toil from niorjiing to night, and take advantage of his good-nature in the most shameful manner.'—* Peace, infamous woman !* said Morvalden; ' I know very well i why you stand up in his defence ; but I'll put, a stop to the intimacy that exists between you. Go lo your room instantly ! You are my wife, and shall obey me.'—' Is this usage lo be bomo?' exclaimed Marietta. 'Will no one step for¬ ward to protect me from his violence ?'—* In¬ solent fellow!' cried Angerstoff, * don't pre¬ sume to insult my mistress.'—* Mistress!' re¬ peated Morvalden. *Thi3 to my face?' and struck him a severe blow. Angerstoff sprung forward, with the intention of returning it, but I got between ihem, and prevented him. Ma¬ rietta then began to shed tears, and applaud the generosity her paramour had evinced in sparing her husband, who immediately went upon deck, without speaking a word, and hur¬ riedly resumed the work that had engaged Ids atteniion previous to the quarrel. Naiiher of the two men seemed at all diapos¬ ed for a reconciliation, and they had no inter¬ course during the whole day, except angry and revengeful looks. I frequently observed Ma¬ rietta in deep consultation wiih Angerstoff, and easily perceived that the subject of debate had some relation to her injured husband, whose manner evinced much alarm and anxiety, al¬ though he endeavored to look calm and cheer¬ ful. He did not make his appearance al inealfl, but spent all his time upon deck. Whenever Angerstoff accidently passed him, he shrunk back with an expression of dread, and intui¬ tively, as it were, caught hold of a rope, or any other object to which he could cling. The day proved a wretched and fearful one to me, for I momentarily expected that some terrible affray would occur on board, and that I would be im¬ plicated in it. I gazed upon the surrounding sea almost without intermission, ardently hoping tbat some boat might approach near enough to afford me an opportunity of quitting the horrid and dangerous abode to which 1 was imprison- ' Though the a'oenes of life often uhaage, True lovo fcnovrs n't^phioge.* Yea, could he but have'ltnbwn the thoughts of the one who onca called him Charley. She knew no other, thoiigh snrtounded by many; ahe adored none other, though admiters'fiocked airound hor j sho loved oaother one, thoogh alt worshipped al her shrine^ Charles alone could reap hor sympathies, and at his adieu did her bosom swell with feeling; his clonded brow could be allayed only by her fair hand.. And why, then, when she thus allayed his passions, soothed his dreary hours, could he not read her soul. 'Twas innocent—*twas pure "ias the un¬ clouded sky; and ns one atar seeras more bril¬ liant than the rest, so did she seem to shine ong those around ber. She was innocent—in- ILANCASTER AS IT IS!! Ho! for F. J. Kramph's "Oak flail Clothing Store." It was Angerstoff's watch on deck till mid¬ night ; and as I did not wish to have any com¬ munication with him, I remained below. At twelve o'clock, Morvalden got up and relieved him, and he came down lo the cabin, and soon after retired to his berth. Believing from this arrangement, that they had no hostile inten¬ tions, I lay down in bed wilh composure, and foll asleep. It was nol long before a noise over¬ head awakened me. I started up and listened intently. Tho sound appeared to be that of two persons scutfling together, for a succession of irregular footsteps beat the deck, and I could hear violent blows given at intervals. I got out of my berth, nnd entered the cabin, where I found Marietta standing alone, with a lamp in her hand. * Do you hear that?' cried I.— 'Hear what?' returned she; *I have had a dreadful dream—I am all trembling.'—' Is An¬ gerstoff below 7' demanded I.—' No—Yes, I mean,' said Marietta. ' Why do you ask that? He went up-stairs,'—* Your husband and he are fighting. We must part them instanly.'— ' How can that be ?' answered Marietta; ' An¬ gerstoff is asleep.'—* Asleep ! Didn't you say he went up-stairs ?'—' I don't know,' relurned she ; *I am hardly awake—Let ua listen a mo¬ ment.' Everything was still for a few seconds; then a voice shrieked out, * Ah ! that'knife 1 You are murdering me ! Draw itoui! No help!— Are you done ? Now—now—now !'—A heavy body fell suddenly along the deck, and some words were spoken in a faint tono,but theioar- ing of the sea prevented rae from hearing what they were. I rushed up the cabin stairs, and tried to push open the folding doors at the head of them, but they resisted my utmost efforts. I knocked violently and repeatedly, to no purpose. 'Some one is killed,'cried I. * The person who bar¬ red these doors on the outside is guilty.'—' I know nothing of that,' returned Marietta.— 'We can't be ofany use now. Come here again —How dreadfully quiet it is.—My God !—A drop of blood has fallen through tho sky-light. What faces are yon looking down npou us?—But this lamp is going out.—We must be going through the waier at a terrible rate.—How it rushes past us !—I am getting dizzy.—Do you hear these bells ringing ? and strange voices ' [to be continued.] For the Exnmiuer k HeriilJ. THE BROKEN VOW. av TEMPTli. CHAPTER I, As the moon came peeping through a cloud, which was fast flying before the cold blast of a February night, there could bave heen aeen in the homes of one of our western counties, a mother sitting by the blazing fire of a parlor's hearth, whilst by her side an only daughter and child was leisurely reclining on a sofa. All around them bespoke comfort. The silent gaze of the mother, whilst her hand was, as though unconscious of action, smoothing 4he fair brow of the child, told too well her ihoughta had wan¬ dered far from the present. But at oncc the countenance of the fair daughter became radi¬ ant with a smile, as with upraised eyes she said, ' Mother ! has nol the time passed slowly since Charles hns lefi us ; but soon-again he is to be among us—nay, even nnw, I l»elieve I hear the jingling of bells.' ' Yes, child, I do alao hear some one coming, and Charles no doubt it must be.' Thus was resumed a conversation betweeii mother and child. The mother had already numbered many years ; but as you gaze on tho daughter, thus rechning, her pure hand, white as snow, propped her head, jet black ringlets hung profusely over her shoulders; her fair hroM' ond features moulded as though chiseled by some Grecian sculptor. Her dark eyes giized languidly on the starry height, as though she were contemplating her future destiny ; for wi:ll did she know that Charles Dunn was her devoted and true lovor. Nor did imagination load her to suppose that him it might be, for soon was the door opened and Charles entered. Warm was his welcome. He had becn absent from friends six years, and now returned a graduate of College. Pressing were the en¬ quiries concerning his health, and soon they were found busily occupied, he in relating part of his College life, whilo the mother and daugh¬ ter bolh were lisiening with interest to his ad¬ ventures. The reader may pause—perhaps he too knows College life and its pleasures, Charles Dunn had been reared by a kind father, who, early in life, experienced the re¬ verses of fortune. But by care and industry he managed to give his son an advantage which many scorn and few adore—a tharough educa¬ tion. And well did Charles merit his father's toils. His manly appearance gained him many frionds. His kindness to all, bound him more closely to those who knew him; for all that can be called noble, clung around him. He now had to depend on his own exertions. His father re¬ sided not far distant from widow E 'a, and often did Charles spend the evening with the widow's fair daughter, who was now number¬ ing her eighteenth snmmer. Often did Charles and Carrie roam over the fields and dells. They then were young; but still, as he sat reconnoi¬ tring his life's history, he could trace some re¬ semblance to the Carrie of former days* Often did he wish for one moment to read the secrets of her inmost heart as he gazed upon her.. The question flashed to his mind as he said sho wel- comedme to her home, but it was the welcomed frisnd of former days. nocent as the child just clinging to the mother's breast; in her was centered all that could be called virtuous. Charles knew all thia, and often would he say to himself—' Fool as I am, to strive for so pure a being to partake of my sorrows, toilsaiid woes; no, never; rather would I sink my fame to perdition, than sully her fair name with mine.' But stiil he loved—loved with all the fire of youth—loved wilh all his soul—loved like the dove, a pure and holy affection. Few can read tho destiny which awaits lhem; even in the hour of prosperity, misfortune aeems to hover in your path as a cloud, and like the distant thunder, rolls until it falls at your feet. But again tbe parting day was fast approach¬ ing. Soon was he to bid adieu to the scenes of his childhood, to the happy hours of manhood. Few can judge his feelings as eve by eve the faat approaching monster time wrote one day less. And often did he sigh wben he though' of the time when he coutd aee that face no more; no more could speak of by-gone days to her, who, to him, was dearer than all. 'Twas thus when speaking of their former rambles, that Charles waa seated on tbe sofa, and by his side his fair Carrie.-Gaze dpon that fair face, her fair head reclining on him. It was there only, she would wish to say, * I am safe ; I care not for the wintery biasi; I care for no other,~if ihy .sorrows I may sooth ; in thy hand would 1 place my own saying ; " in thee I trust."' 'Twas true she loved no other; her kindred heart fostered no oiher friend, though many crowded round her; for no other could she say, <I love. This one only do I adore; the one whose hand often led me from ray mother's side to roam tho fields to pluck the lily ; and often be¬ neath the sturdy oak he fanned me, when the summer's heat gave rich color to my,cheek,and nimbly would be run for a drink from the cold fount to quench my thirst. But now he will bid farewell—farewell, perbaps, forever; no more can I gaze on his face; no more recline on him aa the safe guard of my life.' Thus she mused, when a half audible and suppressed sigh escaped her lips. * Carrie, whence this sigh, do you even yet think of lime past when we roamed over the Ms, the air ringing with our merry laughter.' ' Yrs, Charley, for so I still shall call you, lugh many years have past, yet ray mind often recalls those happy hours when you were by my side.' But I have changed, dearest Carrie ; I am no more the Charles of former days ; I feel the heavy hours passing like the fleeting clouds, since you are near me.' ' You aay so now, dearest Charles, but when far distant from thy homo, and another one by thy side, you may forget me, and perchance when she speaks of other one^, you will only tbink of the childish Carrie." ' Nay, wouldst thou not ask me to speak of thee, dearest, as my roaming Carrie, as tliough years made no change. Yea, tliou art tbe same—the Carrie of former'tSiiys. And such would I remain. I know well how oft tliy kind hand would chase away the tear, or sym¬ pathy allsviate the pain of a fall.' * But, Cliarley, do you recollect the time you called me your little wife, and your kind bond would chase away the frown from my brow, saying, it meant me all.' ' Yes, Carrie, I can imagine you now' ' As the childish Carrie t See you not I have grown since you left us 't Is there no change ? Why, Charles, you would not say I am still ihe roaming Carrie.' ' No, far from it. Though wben I gaze on thee I think I see my foriner Carrie; but the feelinga I cannoi judge. Couldai thou read ine, I would still be the Charles of former days.* Thou art to me, at least, as sucb. Nor shall I accuse you, that for a moment, thou wouldst suppose I were changed. Though changed in appearance, I am the same Carrie.' * Not changed, it Is true—the friend of former days—the toy who with you followed the but¬ terfly in its liannls—tbe child wbo in reckless glee would laugh at thy miafortune.' ' Nay, dearest Charles, you forget the time I fell in the lawn. With tears in your eyes, you ran and told ma I had fallen and could not walk; and when lookl.ig around I stood behind you laughing, for I, mischievously, had only tried your feelings,' ' But well do I remember the time a bee had stong me, and I atood bewailing the pain, your hand applied the clod, while standing by with tears rolling down your cheeks; and when the pain had left my cheek, your merry laugh at my distorted face made me forget all.' * This ia the cheek, is it not, dear Charley,' at time putting her fair hand to hia face. 'Yes ; and this is the fair hand whicfi allevi¬ ated the pain,' at the same time taking her hand in his. * Yea, verily, and hast thou already learned the flatterer's tongue. Is it thus So soon that I must hear that which I'iletest. Ah, Charles, read me better.* 'Read tbee better! Nay, thy soul alone would I wish to know. Carrie, far from it, that my tongue be lured with the flatterer's verse; but tell me, as I am still tbe Charles of former days, am I the friend also.' 'Charles, dear Charles, would you doubt that she, who in her childhood days confided in thee, would now leave thee '/' ' No, never! Carrie, dearest;' and his proud head lowered to her brow as he said,' doat thou love me ; canst thou cling to me as thou didst formerly; confide as truly now as then. Tell mc, may I hope that thou, at least, art not changed.' ' Change has left me the same. Time has stamped thine image here,* and sho put tho other hand on her hoart. ' Tell rae, Carrie, dost tliou love me as no other; and when a bome I havo prepared, will you promiae me you alone wil! be mine.* She closed ber eyes, and no word escaped from her Ups, whilst she tried to hide her blush¬ ing face. He pressed her to hia bosom and improsaed a kias on her fair lip saying, * I tako the vow no other to love but thee, my sweet, my lovely, Carrrie. I pledge myself I am thine. I love none but -thee, my dearest Charles.' Again he drew her to his bosom, and pressed another kiss on her fair lip, and was gone. (To Be continued.) Let moro ambitious poets than myself,' 'Vhio-write tor praise, for: patronHso, or pelf. Hinploy their powew, in penning lofty rhymcB. Ot' other counties and of other climes; Throagh iasoy'v realms tho' thoy may chooae to roam My muse, mor« hiimhle fondly thiuks of bome I — Hail, Lancaster J'progrEHsiTO City, hail: Where honest indoafccy and wealth prevail; How rapid is thy growth \ each pasmng day Brings neir improTements forth in tiright array, ¦\Vhere ODCe bleak lots and Btagnant pool.t were Reen " And desolatJon saddened all the (jreen "^ Three giant. Cojfon 2tfiU«.m»y .now be found. And handsome dwellinga ranged in order round. Within the compass df a Mngle year. We aee a splendid County-Jtsil appear The rblga of penny-candles now Is o'er. Bright DlirniDgGa* ill amines every Store: No more the trav'ler has to grope bi« w.-iy. Tbe night is Qode as brilliant as the dny; Aud e're tho waniug of anotUer year. We'll haTe a splendid firat-class College here. And last, not least, 'foro eighteen flfly-one If that is finished wbat is nov begun, Throe Churehet more whoso momiOg hells thro'time Will ring a Tety merry Christmas chime :— Mucb has beon done, but much remalnft to do. A Court Uouse aoon we'll haTe and Markets new. But after you have taken your wonted round And all thi; aighU of tbis va-rt City found, To F. J. Kramph's cheap clotiiino nroar. repair Ahd Tiew the Taet improvements centered then*. Or. hie thee there before tbose sighta you KtMr That sights and twtt m.iy ho In luirmouy. There other newer BiRhtfl will meet your eyes Aud.flll your brea-xt with wonder oud fiirpri^v; A thoiisand garment«—rifling pile on pilu Of OTery pattern, color, siitc and style. (To suit the old, the young, the gnvTe, tlie gay) May there he Been in elegant array. All tastes for Bu.-unesa Promenade or Ball Can now be pleased at F. J. Kr4Mph"« Oaw H«i,i. With Uoats and I'ants and Vepts aad all bctwi-i-ii And e'en o Shirt with pa/*-«( lAoiiWer j,-<iHt.* Kramph kecpH of uncut Ktuffa a good supply To please the raoat fastidiou.H eyu; (Did 1 say keeps, that term wont hero apply, ula.3. Their cheapness makes them Pell no very fust) Fine Cloths and Casimeres with Satinetts, Tweed, Gambroon5, Drap d'ote, and Ua<hmaretl:<: Kramph's ii.'it of vestings would a column fl!l. IUh plain aud Faucy colort^d lineu drill*-- Caunot be told iu tardy meiiHured rhymi-. 'Tirt best to call and see at any time. Seleut from oJ!" hli heavy laden Hhelve.H The pattern, chade and style to suit yourselvps In ev'ry case bo'li fit you to a fraction For Kraroph'p deteroiiaed to givo flatisfaclioii Iu workmanship from making to npalch Vou .in^ assunrd of -neatness and despatch." All thi.H and more may .iny timo be Keen At y. J. Knimph'P. corner of OrangHand North tlucpn •F.J. Kramph isthe Agent for thin City for tbc order and eale of Ji''incliesteT and Srntts Patent Shoultlti MBS. RANNINGER WILL open a splendid variety of BONNiiTS of cTery dewiription, for spring and Rummpr wear, of the most beautiful aod laslilonabl*- styl., (i. which the especial attention of tho Ladies Iri Invit.-ii. Also an assortment of ."Vlonming Bonnets of very n»tnt patterns. Trimmings, such as Ribbona of erery .shade. ¦Vrtificlal Flowers of every color and at every iiricc— I.Qi-1' Good.s and Gloves of all Jilnds very low. ami :i gi'ueral .supply of Fancy Goods for spring aud siiainntr wear. Tb.- mo.^t faNtidlou.'f admirer of prolty UiKid.o, cannot fall to be pleased, by calling at tho .MiUinary .xtoreof Mre. Rannlnger, iuNorth tiut-enSt..Lancaster. 0 doors above thw Vast Office. flS-llemeniher, bt-r Uonnet.'' and TrimniiugR will he lUsplsyed on Friday, May ad. [.May i-tr-2i; TO THE PirBtlC. The Oldeat and Cheapeat MARBLE YARD iu the City. N^HE subscriber respectfully inforniH hiH X friends and tbe public that hf> contiuufs to iMrry on till! .MarHi! busini'.''P,in all itH vaxioui' Iranclir.^;. at hia Uncl'-'ji OldStand. corner of t:a.>it King .ind North Lime cts. On account of liis 6.tpgn.i«.f bniut,' Ic^* than his nfighbora*. b*; can afford to. and will, fell rheuiier than any other ostablishment in this .city. Tlinsf- in want of anything in his line would do well to k"vi* him a cail before purcbajlug cl.Bewhere. Mayl-3t-22] rulLIF T. SUKAKK. ^* aftfla^elphfa ^^bertiscments. Extraordinary Poptilar Deluaions MACKAY'S NEW WORK, just published andforsitl.'at J. (ilSITS Cbiap llook St-.r.-. Seam Skirts [May ISai.'ll REUBEN ERBEN'S U. S. CLOTHING STORE, No. 35 North Quten St., Lancaster. '"PUIS great manufuctory of Clothing is situ- J- ated on the corner of North Queen and Orango streets, next door to Metzger'a Shue Store, and all who want barcains should be particular to gvt to the right place. Remembor the very bost place in Lancaster, to get a realty cbeap and weil made suit of ('lothe.-*, tliat won't rip to pieces in a few weetcs. is at ERBliN'S CHEAP CLOTHING STORK, sign of the Strli'Cd Coat. No. 35 North Quf en Stre.-l. one square ttom the Court Ilouse, ea^t Hide. Although the demand for Clothing at this popular estabiiabment la daily Increasing, yet by haviug a full force of good cuttera, and a grnat number of workmen, we are enabled to Iteep our Ware Rooms alway.-* well stocked witb every article of dress, eitber for filen, Youth's or Children's wdar, no that purchasers, either , whole.'iale or retail, or tboae buying for tbe California \ trade, have the advantage of a very large stock to se¬ lect from. Fit and workmanship waranted,'and the pricea extremely low. A full aaaortment of uncut Cloths, Cassimeres and Veatings on hand, which will be mado np to order, at short notice, in the moat faab- ionable manuer, and at a reasonable price. Person-i wbo prefer bringing their own goods can de pend 00 haring it made up in tbe best style, and no misQts. Cutting jobs aud repairing oraltering prompt¬ ly attended to. The subscriber dpsires particularly to expresfl his sin¬ cere thanks to the citizens of Lanc;i.4ter and adjoining counties for past favors, and especially for tbe late very liberal and gratifying increase of patroosgc, and a.-;- sures them tbat it shall be his endeavor by good work, and price and polite attention, to deserve their contin¬ ued support. REUBKN ERBEN. No. db .Noitli Queen St.. .-ilgn of the Striped Coat. .May 1 '_ 6t-2-2 hy Tower Hail agaiust tbe World. THE subscriber reapectfully informs the pub¬ lic thathe haa juat received and completed a apleu- did asaortment of Super French Habit Cloth Sacks, and Bl/SINRSS COATS. Also, a fnll supply of Cregon Cassimere, Kancy Tweed, Alpaca, Croton Cioth, Linen and Cottonade Mack-t and Business Coat.?. Together with u magnificent .stock of the new style of GROS DE PARIS VESTS. Also Ve.-=ts and Vestinga of Fan- cy Silk, Satin, \V'i'lting and Summer Coodi of variety and price PANTALOONS ! PANTALOONS '.'. Of every Tariety, color and price, from rich French Doe Skill Cassimeres. Black, I'lain and Fancy, tn (tbo lowcst price Summer Pants, FURNISHING ARTICLES Of every variety, such as Sbirta, Shams, Cravab*. Handkerchiefs, Hosiery. Suspenders, Gloves and all other articles, necessary to complete a gentleman'.t wardrobe. " THIS SPLENDID STOCK. Has been Hcloated with great care by au e.^periencod buyer, and has been pronounced by competent judge.H the Cheapest.most elegant, and t)e«tt t-vcr hrougbt tn the city. To Towna Hali. (Jome one and all. Where Clothing's found in plenty We've Sacks, and Cloaks. And Overcoats, Krom one dollar to twenty. "We've Pants and Socks. Cravats and Stocks, SnHpi'iiih'rs Gloves aud Slilrt.-* ."Ir^. We've handsome Vej<tK, Uut what is beat, Wc sell a.s cheap as dirt sirs. The location of this celebrated Clothing Establish- ment is in North Queen street, directly opposite K. Vankauan-d Frankliu Ilouse, Lancaister. -Vpril 2.1.1y-21] M. T. FORD. Spurrier's Cheap Clothiug Store. Next door to Bear's Bool: Store, and nearly opposite Michael's Hotel. THE subscriber having just returned from Philadelphia, with his spring atock vl goods, eon. aisting)» part of Bi,»cK, Brows awD Blui; Clotii:'. Black a.xd Fancv CissiMF.UKa. Black AND Fancv Satin Ve5ti:«k. and a general as¬ sortment of Summer Ooods, tvould invite tbose who prefer having their Clothing mwle to measure, to give him a call, as hc will make them ap in the best manner and most fa.tbiooahle style, and at the lowewt price. GEO. SPL-^RKIER, Morcbant Tailor, April 17_ __ tf-20 Ijeo.'spurbiee's ciiEiP ciothing'storb." Next door to Bear\t Book Store, and nearly op. posite Michael's Hotel. THE subscriber, woultl inform his frienJs and the public, tbat he is still at tbe old atand, and haa a very large atock of ready mnde CLOTHING, consisting in part of Black Brown and But. Clotii CoATa. Black anbBrown Cabumf.hkt 4* H.tun Cioth l.'i>«r3. Black and Fancv Satin Vksts. Black and FaNCv C*Mi.MF.«r. Pantb. Summer Pants aud Vtisla ingreatvariety, all of which I can warrant well made as they are of my own manu¬ facture, also, Shirts Shams, Collars, Ctavatfl, Hose and Siispendfrs, which 1 will sell at tbe lowest prices, next door to Bears Book Store. """ "^..r-" April 17 tf-SO Choice and Splendid AttractloiiB at tlie GOLDEN ^^ EAGLE! AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF CHOICE DRY GOODS, Selected with great care and experienced judgment from fresh iuvoicea for Spring and Summer opened iu the New Vork k Philadeipbia markets, uow olfered un reasonable terms to the City nnd Countyof Lancaater. at the-GOLDKN J^AGJ^E.' latft Longenecker's i=tore. OiisEKVK—Tbisaplendid stock of goods tia irv been se leeted by one ol tbu partner.-!, who is eoiiHtuntlv eitber in New if ork or Philadelpbia-.-eikinj; great bargains and securing Ntiw Style" as tbey appear. Thus keep¬ ing the eitiaens of Lancaster county in eln^f proximity to tbe largest market-i for Ury Goods in the world. Aud enabling them to make tbelr purcha.ifB ai us low rates aa they are retailed In any of th.- large rouir cial citiea and probably a little lower. THOMAS J. WKNTZ It Co. inform tbe citizens of Lancaster city and county, that they have opened aod now olfer fur their .¦xjimination. an entire new selectiou of Fancy and Staple Dry Gooda. This carc.f ars election will be found to be a compk-t' assortment of Foreign and Domestic dry go«dS; com priiing each und every variety IN THH DOMESTIC LlNK. Vouwill find CalirHjs; Merrimack, <ho.-co.&<:.BleacIi ed and unbleucbed Mu.'^liai; Coneatoga. New .Market, tie. all of wliicb have beeu purchased ou lavoraUr- lerm.s, aud be secured a.-< great bargaina. IN THK SILK AND FANCY LINK,- Vou will flnd a laigeaud unbroken a'^.-ortment. This brauch containa a variety of .styles printed Moust^eline de Lalnea. ot superior quality ; rich Bereges and Grene¬ dinea ; Crape deParLs.and Other newTissues for sprint; and aummer dresses. Also, new designs Lawu*.('hinti- ea. Brilliants nud Painted Cambrics. New.-prlug shades glace silks, gros de .Vfriiiue, gru.s de nap. and rich plain d'sole.", and BRILLIANT F.-^NC V STVLK SILKS FOU SI'KINlS. The attention of Buyers is partieulariy invited to their uianiHcent Mtock of Dreas Goods, consisting of fancy bonnet ribbons., faney ueolt nnd cap do., of the late.tt designs ; Lacei. gloves, hoisery. lineu hander- chlefs.aud «lll(iudrf of fancy article.^ adapted forladios' wear; clotbs nf French, nod l-Iuglish. (icrman and American faiitic, all shades aud pritresj cassimora. black i'reuch, doeskins, spring eolora and designs ; a completeaasortmentofvestiDgs—satin, silk. Mar-iailles, Sec. in addition to tbe above named goods, you will Upd tbeir stock to embrace an assortment of CAltl'KTINGS, FLOOR k T.\DLK OIL CLOTHS, all of which tbey offer ou fair and henorable terms. Aa tbey luve great AmA.MAr.Ka, they are confident tbeir price.* wlll.be Lowkk tbau any other .store iu the city. -A-cari-ful examination is solicited, THOS J. WF.NTZ k CO. Golden EaKb'.cnr. of K. King and Centre Square. (L:iti' Lvugenecker.i) Lancaster City. April 3.1850 tf-lS New Grocery Store, In North Queen Street, next door to Vanlanan's {late SehoJteld'.i) Hotel. WM>M. SHKUM. respectfully informs hia ' " numerous Irienda and t-ustomers of the city and county of Lancaster, that he Itastaken theold antl wull i known Htand. (lately occupied by .lobu W. Hubley,} I j wliere he lias ou hand aud will coustantly k»'ep a Uirai- ' ii.idcjrtment of \ GROCERIES AND LIQUORS, consi.sting nf Sugar House and Syrup .\lola."s«", Su^jar, Coffee. Teas. Spices, Brandies, (Mn, Wine,.4:c..i:c— Salt, Cheese, Soap. Mackerel—1,^. and who!*' barrel)', Salmon, .ind Herring—Hams, Dried Betf. Tongues. B.-- lona Sausagi'. Fliteli. kt-. QUKKNfeWARK, Ol every variety. wirK-b he will .'.-ll in pets or sin[;Ie pieces. y^^Hc would ai«aa.-k (benttcntltin of the public to his large uud well iv.f.'iorted t-loi'k of Taodies, which he will w.trrant to h>- as good, nnd kci-p as dry an any that cau be manufactured. .¦Vl.-.o. lu his Stock of Orauijes. Leiiinu.-*, Rai>iup. Cream and Ground Nuts, ^c, ^t:. Tobacco and Segars, in every variety wblcb lie will sell "Wboli^'^alu or ReUil. B.\SKKTS of all .sizes and prices ; Broom.". Dnishes. Itopes, 'I'wlnc, kc Also, Demljobn^, Deiantern, Botik-^'. Tumblers, Gbis.Kea ; kc, io. N. B.—All kinds of Country Produce taken iu ex¬ change for Good.s at the highest markirt priced' March 27 ' ly-17 jMcmoira of extraordinary popular delusii.us. Charles Mackay. hi two vols. eluLh f'i Liebig's oomplL'te works on Cluiin.^iry. uni' \(.l, ByrneV Dictionary of Mecbanic-. part 7, Niglit and Morniag-lli.f b.;.-t iicvi-l m all tin-u novels by Bulwer. price "25 ct.-* Ned Allen or the Past Age. -lo cts. Debtor's Daughter, T. L. Arthur. 2.') els. All of Fowler's and Well's puMicnliuii-^. The Horticulturist, for April 'If} cts. Tbe Albany Cultivator f.ir April. Ill cis. Tbe Trial of IVof ,1 IV. It'ebster. for (be .Miir.Ier of Dr. tieorge t'arkmuu. Tbis t'nmpblet coutaiuM ull tin; testimony entire and unabridged, a.', reporled fnr lbe Boston Jonrnal, price 12], cent«. Alwayson hand a full as.sortineut of New and Old Novels, .Maagarinea, etc. Snb.srriptioua taken for all tbu serial and uewspaper.-* now publsbiui;. at J. GISH'S Cheap Book Store, near th^ Natinnal lloii.se. .Norih iiueen street, Lancaster (\lay l-lf-2'J l.aw BookN at very low prices. TUDD & MURRAY have all the Law Books " needed by lhe new Magi'Iraien jmt elei:ted - Biiiufl Justice for IS'iO bunlapH Laws to 1849. iJouvier'?! Law Dictionary, new edition MAHOGANV AND MARBLK Steam Saw JMIII & TMixning Slioji, Oomer of Eleventh a^id Ridge Road, CABINETiMAKERS GENEEALFDBWSHING STDBK. rn?i' iV^'^ ?°'"'^ Secojid, below Dock St., Phil,,. I i b ^iubscribera would call tlie speciiil attcii- .I". ,^"'." "' Cabinet Makers and '.thers to their ven si. i L-nf m"!" ¦"'' ^"^ '"at""'"^ i" tlieir line, con ^io h*'7.^;il .h'^?''?"./*""''''''^ """'»« •-»»'! Pl-'^k. Hair \wiLJv r^V'-l''""'^"^^^^^ Hardware, Tools &c lablnet Makers re..idinK -ut of tl,.-i.ity would dnd It greatly to their advantage to call at our stor. to pur ¦biU!.- HUch materials a.i tbey wai.t, ronue.-t. d -itli heir bu.-'ini'ss. -\1I our goods are Warranted, of tb.- U'st .mfcljty ;nd at very reduced prices. Our Term- an- La>h ,,,.; trad'-.) Wl-1,'uarantee to give every man the worth i.f i,i- mon l-y. .ta-Mnliogany, Walnut and Hand Rail'Pl.ink. am ^'ai.- BalluBters for Builder.-!,-also .Marble Manleb-, nl "aj < 1,11 bnud, and every description ot Turned ftork A;,rii:;-yin.lij| T. i; L.THOMPSON Samuel U, Bibliiiaus'& Co., - „^VHOLKS.\LK DKALKRS IN Foreign & DomeBtic Hardware, Cutlery. ki;.. :.. No. IUC Nortb SKCOND ST. secoud door belov^ V xiii'. I rm.,^0KLP(in. where they inti-nd keepinK a een eial .....rtuient of HAKDWAIIK on hanJ%t loLlt ' lin.r.-. ( ..untry .Mercbant.s are r^.<p...-tfiilly iuvited t- SAFKTV KL'SK. -20.000 fe ng. just r^ruived aud for sale !t Saf.iy Fuse fnr b!».. [Jan^; ly-: Wbarton'a Law Lexicon' HoUhonse's Law Dictionary We have alao at low pricer. Chitty on Contracts - Pleadings ¦ Precedent- ;<tor>- on <'ontract.). ¦¦ Conflict of Law* ou the Conatitution ¦ Ki^uity Jiirigprudeucf. < reeulug's Forms. liToaui.i Legal Maiini-', American Leading Cu..-- Greeiilcaf ou Kviden.;.-. Jr.. ,\r. May 1 * T. B. CHAPMAN, STATIOITER. NO. 1, SOUTII FIFTH STREET, PHILA. PRINTING .—Bill Heads. Check.'^, Cards, La ¦*- I^L-'. Circulars, Constitutions, ramphlet^. kc BINDING—I'eriodicals. Mazarines. Keriews, t<- ii. - vari.rty of PtylHS BL.\NK BOOKS made to ord.^r. rulM aod bound t.. •nny pattern, and a good asi=ortment I:ept constantly r.n lisn.l. All ordero in mv line punctually attended to T. K.CHAP.MaN I-Vb. ¦ii)-;Jm-I2J No. 1 South Fifth st_, Pblla BROWTVKIVC: &. BROTHERS, Wholesale Drugists, NO. .7:J, market ST., PHILADELPHIA DEALERS in Wlute and Red Led. Lilhage, Linseed Oil, Window Glaaa. Putty, and alio minu facturer.-j and dealers in Dye Woods and Dye Stud: c; all kind?". Grinders of Spices of all kinda. which they warrant pure, and will be .sold on the beat term* .^. B. Country merchants are invited to call Pbila. Feb. 13 flm-ll ^liflsttflphia aD^erttsfmcntJj. Harkness k Sou's Clothing House, I 128 Mariet Street, the S. E. Comer of Fourth Street, Philadelphia. fl^HIS celebrated establishment offers iuduce- -*- ments to purclia->er.s of Clothing for tin; Spring aod Summer nt l^iiiJ. unequalled by any otht-r .- li.r.- in tb-- city. Despite the iiutoriou-s puffing system a'l.Ji,t,j by others in tbe tr.vle. tbe Mteady .-tnd imineu,-e iurreasi- of tlieir bUt<in.-:i,H. iias satisUed the propri<'t«rs (li:it llieir endeav.ir.-i to supply tbc best and uiu.^i U-h- inuabli'Clothing at a low price ha.<i b^jen duly apfin-- eiuted by a discriminating public. Proud <if their pr.- eminence. HarkncES k Son have redoubled lbt;ir exer¬ tions, and froiu tbe .-inperior farilitie.H th.-y po.^.-ic,",'* iu the purchase of ubw and choice goods, tbe kuowk-dBe of tbe want.-! of their customers, tlie ability dispiaVi'd in tbe artistical department, and the employnn-ut of hundreds of tlie best workmen in America, tbey cnu produce every article of clotbiug of a superior urder and at the lowe.H rate. Tbosc who are in the habit of dealing with H>hk.vv:.hs i: Son. ar.; well aware of thl-ffact; and tho.se who have uot yet visited this *-.\- tensive Clothing Store, by exatiiiuiug tbe m:igiiiiiei-nl atock of goods now ready for tbe Spring Truile. will b-- CDiJvinced thai it is the inler.-st i.f cvi-ry Umn wbo .studies fcommiy. or who values bi.« appeaninn- in so¬ ciety to purcbaj^u his Clothing uf HARKNKSS 4; SON, nt lbe live story building. 123 .Market Stre.-t. tb.-South Kast eonu-r ol Fourth street. .May I ::ni-'i'.i I'ARASOLS! AT AUCTIONPRICES. T'lIE large .ind elegant iissortmeut of A PAR.A.SOLS.«f xV... 104 hfarkn Sli'it ¦* Is now offen-d at .-Auction I'rice.i. TO CLOSK TIIF. .'^TOCK. riease call and satisfy youp.<plf it U no Humbug, April 17 -Inx- GF.O. SPURRIER, Merchant Tailor. PIAIVO FORTES. THE LARGEST, CHEAPEST, BEST an.i most elegant a-ssortment of PIANO FORT£i iu tbe l'nited State"", can always be found at the ware house r.f tbe .¦mb?rribpr. 171 CUESNLT STREET. AUOVK FIFTH, at the Old Staud occupied mote thao a third of a century by Mr. tieorge Willlg, music puh li?ber PIANOS. HARPS. ORGANS, SERAPHINES. .¦KOLIA.NS. 4:c., ice . fresh from tbo moat celrtratet .Manui;i.rturers in .SVw Vork. Boston. Baltimore. Pbilu d(-lplii:i. aud el.eewb.-r.' ^old, wholefiale and retail al tbi- niak'-r'." cash pr'ie»"« OSCAR C. B. CARTER, K.(. I.;-iy-ll] ^_^ 171 Cheanut St , thiit COTfLT AND DAVIS, Manufacturer.^ of SCALES, SUITABLE FOK RAILROADS, (:anals, Coal. HAY, :ind iill the variou- kiud.s of MERCHANDIZE. Schiiynm Sth aJid Willonr, Philadilplii.\ Hj:FnRi;vri>. L'..-1-att aiHampbrey*. 5 U'altiuf Struut I Howlaud k Co., k'eu. Irou Worki I ..1. W. English. Sup. c-l. R. RoaJ 1-H.ic I'. .Morris k Co . Ki.-bnioiid I'.-ier TooptT. New V«Tk. S S Harvey. Washington. II. C 'I'. W- k. R. r. Smith..!. .Vb-,\au.iria. \'a III i-f>niiectJon with their Factory, .it above, they have ¦l.taiurd ruoui in tbe large and commodious Forward ng Warebou.si* of Robert Moderwell, Esq.. Launstei city, wbere they will keep constantly on hand an a- ortnient of Platform Scalc.i. at their factory pric*;*. 'rei(.'bt only will be added. No extra charge will bearlJ ¦d. .No e.tlra charge will be made for resblpment. All jrders dirt-cted to tbem. In tbit care of Rnberl Mod.i *ell. or tllr.'ef to hini. will meet with immediat.' itt-'u Feb. in 1 ll Removal. I WILLIAM iTHBINITSH, 1 KESPECTFULLV informs his frienda, and ; the public generally, that he ha.s removed tohis j Now Store In Ea-tt King .itreet, two doors east of the ' Laneaater (.'ouuty Bank di rectly opposite Shertz'.-i Ex- ; change Hotel, wbera he ha-t opened .nn a.i3ortmcnt of I F A NC V G OODS, 4- c, i COnciHtingof Ba.ikets; Hosiery; Kid, Silk, Lisle Tbread 1 and cotton Gloves; Thread Bobbin and Cotton. Kdg- j ings and Inaerting.i; Lances; Fancy Perfumery and Soaps; Shell, Buffalo, Horn and Ivory Combs of every description; Fine Hair, Cloth, Shaving, Teeth, Scrubb¬ ing and Dusting Brusbci; every descripUon of Buttons; Corn Brooms and Whisks; Alicant and Jute Mats; Fancy stationery; Jewelry; a general asHortment of Trimmiuga; Willow Coaches and Cbairs; Bamboo Rocking Chairs for children, a new and beautiful arti¬ cle; L8die.iaQd GcntlemeD'a SUk. Lineu, Cotton and Gingham Handkercbieffl and CraratFi; G. K. Brnceg; Vinltlng and playing Card.-;; Terra CottaCard Ba.ikets; Mantel Ornaments and numeroua other articles in the variety line N ew Music, orders received and attended to without delay; Musi¬ cal liistnunent.'i, Guitar and Violin Strint!'. Bridgoi, Screws. a:e. Having made arrangements for tbe -ale of AIDER'S wrPK.RioK AMI cturoHATrii eni.Mnsi ei.v^un, he will keep an assortment. Ladleitcau bave an oppur- lunity of trying .Musi.: before purchasing. ga- Thaukful for past favorn he respectfully s..licit9 a continuance of public patronage. April 10 tl^ Jacob Herzog's IVew Store. I"* IIE subscriber informs his friends and the publii-that he has recommenced luLxiuesa at the old stand ill Nortli Queen .Street, went side, next door to M. .McGmnu'a botel and the sixth liouse Koiith ^of the Muaeum. where be hasjust opened a well selected assortmeut oi DRY GOODS AND JEWELRY, at much lower pricefi than ran be bought at any otber establi.ibment iu tbe City of Lancaster. His Dry Goods consist in part of CLOTHS. (CASSIMERES. CASSl- .VETS, VESTINGS. kc. Hin Slock of JEWELRY consists of Gold and Silver IViitcbesof t'very de.SLTiptiun| (Jold Key.«.Seals. King.-r Rings. Ear Ring--). Pencils. Tens, Chains. i:c.. kc TO THE L.\DIES:-He respectfully invites the ai¬ tention of tbe Ladies, to his large and varied assort¬ ment of Satins, Silks and Velvets ; Bonnet Flowera and Ribbons ; Kid Gloves of every color ; Parasols and Parasoletts, and a varieiy of Laces, Edgings, Lawns. Delaines, Alapaeas, and every articlu of thi..* descrip¬ tion generally kept in a Faucy Dry Goods Store. MILLINERS AND SHOPKEEPERiJ cau be supplied lit all times with Ribbon.i. Klowerd. Laoe.-.. Kud all such article.'* tis tbey generally make use i.l. at lower prices tbau ever befure purchased iu this cily. PEDLARS are respectfuUy invited to Rive him a oall These G.'ods are all new aud fresb. aud w.: ask tbe pub¬ lie to call and sre thein. as vm are determined to jrell Goods as low as any otber establishment iuthe city, and he flatters himselt tbat hc will bo able to sell lo Ibem on such terms, as cannot fail to please. jftS^ < 'n^iii paid lor rags, .March-JT am-17 JACOB HERZOG LIueus. "VJOW OPENING by the subscribers, an in- 1^ voice of Extra Ht-avy Hand...puu SHIRTING LINENS. Alio. 10. 1-1 and l\-\ Barn.'-ley Linen Sheeting:". C aud 3-4 Pillow Case Linens. C. 8undJ0-l Damask Tub). May Mf.-M CJLAUENBACH & HERDER, Patent Tailor & Barbers Shears, riUTLERt^, GRINDERS. POLISHERS ANL) Vv REPAIRERS, of all liindh of Cutlery ami luMru- inents. No. 51 Cbc.-'nut Street, adjoining the Bank of Coimaerce. bi-tweeu 2nJ ami 'inl, rbiladdpliia. Always un hand a large assorlment of line Table nud Pocket Cutlery. Razors. Bankerw and Paper Hangers Shears, Scissors. Waiters, Castors. I'hers ( uttlng Nip- jjeri". Curling Tongues, Skalos. l'i.-^tol.«. Fine brittannia and Ggrmau .?ilver Spoons, Forks. Ladela. in-.. i:e, A_pril V7 -L"'JL-'* Arch St. Wall Paper Warehouse, No. 142, Arch Street, Between Sixth 4- Seventh, .%onth st'le. Thilii. 'PHK PROPRIETOR of tlic rihovr t-xtensive -*- -Htitblirthnient bas now t^pi.nrd bi; .¦^iip.-rb -tot-k of IVALL I'AI-EKS. (Vbi.-Ii an- :iil of the LATEST STVLES. and of the vrry be.st manufaclure. Puicbnfi- crs from tbe ouiiutry cau rely on being areomuiodated with patlernr-" [iiltabU- fi)r i'v.tv |iiirp.i!>-. witli'nil tin* inconveniem:e of lookinK further. He is deterinineil to -ell at such prlei-s ;is lbe julvun- Xazo nt a easb In^lne^H nlTord^- K1<1VA1:0 HIRTGN N.B I'.i[ier bung in tbe ( ,,unlry at City I'ri.-.--. Miircbi! f.u\-\i PHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK BouDet Mauufaelory, No. '.Ml, North Second St., (between Marl'-t and Arch Street) Fhiladelphia. fpHEsub.si.Tiljers wouM respectfully cftll^ff\\ -L the attention uf MERi:HANrS J: MiLLI-QLA' NEKS.vi!-itiu-.^tbe.-ily.loth.ireXl--nriv.--:t...-Ii..r^!r Straw Goods, very U.W rXyU- nnd dr..;.-ripti..n wbi.b Ib.-y uilt ;ell fuvCa.'sh"!- city accepianc.s.ut lbe l.ni.vt uiHiiufdrlur- ing prii-e". Al-u. a larp.- ;i,-;-ortm.ni ..| hr.-m-b ;in-l DR. F. MILLER, HomcEopathic Physician, Surgeon, And Accouclieur, XTAS removed lus office from Kramph's Build- ¦'-"'¦ ing. to the front room, on the 5econd floor, of Jungericb'a Building. North iiueen ."treet. oppo«ito Van Kanan's Franklin House Hotel. Lancaster AprilJT^ ?^'-^ Or. Myer's Worm Tea. IS ONE of the best, most effectual, and clieapfst preparations ever compounded for tbe desiruciion of Worms. It is entirely VF.tJETABLE. and when made accordiog to the direction, is a plea.'iant. safe and ppeedy remedy. This VER.M1FUGF. needs no puffing, a'' its reputa- tion as one of the best and rhrayest WORM .MEDI¬ CINES now before the public, is well estibli-^bed wher¬ ever it has I>ecome known. Dr. MYER'S WORM TEA Is manufactured only by Dr. R*w>.i\s and !.¦! .-old WhoIe.Kale and RetaU al bis Medical llaU, North (iueen St.. Laucaster, and at bis Wbole.-ale and Retail Urug k Chemical Store, Carlif-le. Pa., and by Druggists and Storekeepers generally. aS" Satisfaction is guaranteed or tbe money refuoded. N. B. None genuino without the signature ot tbe Proprietor, J. W. RAWLINS. April 1 a ly-19 DOTTBT NOT. IIV J. .11. KNOU'LTON'. When lhe day of life Is dreary. And when gloom thy course enslirouili - Wlicn thy stcp.s nro Taint nml wcarv. And thy .spirit lUx-U with cloud.t, Steailfaiit StiU in thy well-doing. Let thy houI forgot the post— .Steadfafit StiU tho right pursuing, poubt not! joy shall como at la?t. Striving .still nnd onward prewing. Seek no future years to know. Hut deserve tho wlfihed for blepsiiig. It shall como though it he alow ; Never tiring—upward gazing— I.ict thy feara aside be ca.it. And thy trials tempting—braving, Doubt DOt! joy sball come at last. Keep not thou thy eoul regretting, Seek the good—spurn evil's thrnll. Though thy foes thy path besetting, Thou ehalt triumph o'er them all. Though each year but brings the .sadnesf:. And thy youth ho fleeting fast. Tlicro'll ho Limo enough for gJndnejG- Doubt not! joy shall come at last. His fond oye ia watching o'or thee— His strong arm shall bo thy guard- Duty's path 13 straight heforo thee. It shall lead to thy reward, Iiy thine ills tby faith made stronger. Mould the future by the past- Hope on then a Uttle longer \ Douht not! joy -ffiU comt at lait! AGENCV OF Dr. S. Pitch's Celebrated Medicines, ITscd by him with such distinguished Rncccss In thc euro of Coughs, Consumption, Catarrh,Asthma, Heart Disea.ies, Dy.ipep$ia, Gonorrhaa, Piles, FemaU Complaints, ^c, ^e. ALSO.—Ur; S. S. FITCH'S Abdominal Supporter?, Shoulder Braces, Inhaling Tubes, and Lectures on Consumption, and the art of preserving Life and Health to Old Age, kc, A:c. GEO. A. MILLER han beon appointed Agent for the saleof the above OoDd«, and will keep tbem con¬ stantly on hand at his Drugstore. West King Street. LancaBter. Pa. 49" Dr. Fitch's " Guide Book to Invalids, and Direc¬ tions for Promoting Health, and Instructions to Moth¬ ers in the Management of Childron," may bo bad, gra¬ tuitously, by calling for It at tho Storo as above. An extr«me"iy valuable Book. Jan t) ]y-0 Lin.-ns. C. IJ.Vf.EHtSON. ATTRACTIOIV! oniATtH I.M,Cl-K.Mr.srS IHA.N KVEH, AT IIIK m\ WOODS EMPORIUM OF CRBEN & BROTHSR, National House BuHilivg, N. Qneen St., Lan. ''PHE subscribers have juat been receiving, and -*" have now in sti)re, a very large an.l decidedly eb-- [;;ant and superior a.isorLment of DRV GOOUS: both Kauey iiud Staple, suilable for tin; coming j-ea-suiis Having purrha.-ed our stock at tbe right time, we are prepared, and will sell lliem at rrry-red//.jrgaiits. Out- sto»-k embraces a general ai.aortment of every thing in tbe Dry (Joods Hues an'd weare con.ilautly receiving a.ldltioiial supplies, every f.-w days, from the cities. Our Kancy Goods departmeul i.-i always complete, as we pay great attentbm lo keeping cboice <iualitie.t of L.-VDIES' URESS (iOODS: Gb.ve... Hosiery aud Lace.-«. Shawls. Scarfj. 'fi-j:. «oiiar-i. Ribbons, tiu.- an.i superfine t.iiiiu i.'ambri.-Hdkfs.. SwiN.s. Book. .Mull nud Jaconet .Mus¬ lin.-.: au.t SlIJv goods; ol uil klud.-*. Cheap: Cb Cliejip ¦ ' : ANo all extensive variety of splendiil STAPLE GOODS:! Cb.tbs. riH,,imeres t Vesting' Tfckiujis. She. Check.-). Shirtings, LIneu,^. Ginghams. Flannels. Tabl.- Cov.-r.-. I.'urpet Chain. Drugget. Blind.- i .SrrL-eu.-*.- Carjieiiiigs, Oil Cloths, and Keatber.-<. A Isc a general aseortment of Carriage Trimmings, all nt whicb we art- disposed to .-ii-Il at iiur usual low prici-s, and we ri-spert- fully solicit a call. (¦H.\: Nalioni.l House Building, oi Hardw.in-Kti.r.r, Nortb lii Manli -JU . Si. ERBEN ^- IIRU. i; door north of Hu.-;si-l" ¦cn .street. If. lli C. J. GAYLER'S S A I. A I»I A I\ I> E R S A F E .«i, Werrranttd Fire and Thief Proof, and fret: 1' o ". Dampness. In MI ESE SAFES possess every qualification C' I -¦- r.-nder tbem proof agaiu.^t the action of (Irn ct tlii.'V.'s. and of snBicient strength to eudure a fall fr^m auy .-tory of n burning building. Tbey are mad.; o: vr.>u;;!ii iron, beinj; kuecd. rivete'l and weld.^il to»aib .r. and lined witli a perb'ct non-conductinp fire prooi uiiii.-ral eompo-fition, no wood being used iu iht-ir cr.c ftni.-tion -IS in tlte majority of .'af-s sold by other maK .-rs. Thi- doors of OAY LERS Safes ar^ pocurc.l witb bi.^TlIIEK DETECTOR and ANTl-GCNPOW DEil LOfK. which precludes tbe po-islbility of pickln- or blowing tbem open wilh gunpow.ler. Over twobuu- drt'.I of tliesi-Safes bsvi- bii-n exposeiiin accidental tit.- t!i tb'- mo.'t intense heat. In many iuatuncca runaiulng iu til.-burning ruins fur sevi-ral .fays, aud at no tlm.i liHv.'Ib.-y .-Vt-r I ii known l-f;iil iu preaerviog tb.-ir contents Tbe public are iuvit..d to ca'l at thc BR.VNCH DEPOT ,V... 10 Ejchanzr Fl.u-e. f'/ii7a,/.-/,,ftij. near Dock streel. and examine tbe numerous testimonials iu favor or G.VVLKR'SS.\LES. also the larg<-hMortment on baoi f.»r;;de at manufaetiirers" prices, by JOHN L. PIPER. Agent - I' S, .Vl-io r^-r sab-low, new and 3.;cond-hand Safr ¦ "¦futlier makers, which have been takeu in part pny infill u.v liayler'.-* Salaraanderj .\pril 17 ¦dva-'li* WM. BRUNER Si SON, "Wool Dealers and Parclimeiit Manufac tiirers. Nu. 7, Mirg.aretta street, luul No. 7, Willow -^ir.'.t. I'liiladelphia \V!|,LI.\M UHCNER HKNRY BRCNEU e^-N, li Tb'- bi»;b.-^t pri.:.- pai.I f..r Wool nui [Sbr..|.Skin-. .\prd 17 __ .'ii'V-.^. Ri'onzc Ponder 'd Bargains! Bargains!! II. WARD, No. 77, NORTII SECOND ST., I'HTl.A. Straw Bonnet Manufacturer. W'ILL kofp constaDtly in hdud •'»¦ g"f>d_^^ ' ' i. i,'.ood i.>^v.rtm.ml ojjdUb.- vari..u-i kiu.l- "ft§»iJ. Uti|., u.ii BONNETS. juch as .\U.(.ui. Tyrok--e. Catiliirm". LRCt.'S.EuglisliUun«tal.les.'|iinaI\-arl kc. kf.. all of which be will Ml at v.-rv smull pl¬ at wholefnleand retail, for ca-b .MILI.INFHS Others are respectfully iuvit.-.l t.i call an.l .xi.iiiiii.-. 1.. tore pundias-iof;. as it is our jiiteitlii.u I-. .lo jo-t !.¦•¦ t.. all tliat shall fi.vi'r u« with a c/ili .March n -Jm 14 Straw Bouuet Mauui'acturer. No, 49, South Seoond Strept, (THIRD DOOR ABOVE IIIKSNUT. F.VST .SliiK- and 200 Arch Street, PhiLulelphia. rOSEPIf J. LIPP re.sppctfull3' rcmimis •-* the trad.'. Ibat now s Hit- time tu make Sprint: purchases of Hats, Bonnets & Artificial Flowers, and that 1 can do as well, if not a liltK- belltrr for you than auy otli.T.» in tbe trs-l.- I'lciise call and examine my ..leleirted ?tock of gw.d-. b.-f..r''imrcb;i3iDKi-lsiwbi-re I am conslHtitly niaiiiifHctuiiiit: an.l rectivinK BOO.t.- from tho N.-w V.irk .Aurticu-.. wbieb .-uabU, me t.i s.-ll vtry I..W at » boll JUST rc(;eivod. by direct importation, fr.>iii Ibl- h.-.-t iJtrmananit Eu-^'lisb manufacturer..^,st larti;.' :!•;-,..rtin.-nt ..f BRONZE POWDER, warranted pnr.- and 'iij.<-rii.r to any f.ir brilliaucy aud duiubiltiy -in |.ril.-auil .t.-.-p (;.,M .:.>!..r^*. copper. .¦aniline, r ed «,r.-n iili.l wbile. Inuii fi-J -lo |>er lb up l.i tbe finest pur-' Si! V.I ltr..ti::e. nliii-li. tocetb.T widi ultra marin-'. Mo- iJiU.-b iliel;.l .-.u.l Klon-ue.- I..-Hf. will l»- sobt IU 'U.ii -luantitv t.. -uit punbu^ers. a( Hit- lowe-jt prire.-, v. HESSENBRLVH \-. I North l-ii:b str.-.-i. I'lp ^lairM Pbiladrlphi-j 1)./' Tbi-all.iiiicui'f j't-r-ou'; wb-. piir.-ba.-o in.jiiiu tliv 1. paitiiulaily invile.1 lu .iiU I hni Hi rlui . Rio Coffee. .M:i i-h U 1-1-1 7( )l \ ^'¦¦^'•••'^- ¦¦;ii"''-tly I'l'inie Green Riu MoHLea. ' * '* ' ofthe Il.i-! i:irj^..iuipf'ned this season.in riore :iud for -al- bv Ml'LKORD HKRR i; CO N..V ¦I'i.iil. Prime N. O. MolasaeB. JL'ST rt'ceiveJ 70 Imrrelri. early i-T..!., N i* vi.il;i—.-, :i de-iirablt' urtlcle f<.r bak'Ti. .MILFORD, HEKK 4 i .» .s..> -i^-yi Syrup Molasses. IU \ liAUUELS.SuperiorSyrup.auew art i.-l.*. ^¦**' iu .ton-HUd f.-r sale by MCLKORD. HERK J(- ' No •J4: .Mark.-lSt . I'b.i-! lat Fare Reduced to 50 Cents. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. ON AND AFTER MONDAY, APRIL 1860.theSAFE ILUIBOR & LAN¬ CASTER -MAIL STAGE will leave O. H. Hess" Mi»n«Ion House, SafeHnrbor,' at Q o'clock, A. M.. and orrivo la Lancaster in time for the early Train of Cars lor Philadelphia. Returning, will leave Frederick Cooper'n Red Lion Hotel, Lancas¬ ter, at 2 o'clock, P. M., after the arrival ofthe first Train from Philadelphia. FARE—ea.ch way 50 cts. JOHN GRIFFIN,} „ , ,„.. C. W. MORRIS.' J "Topriotor-. T. 0. C.OVLD. Agetrt and Driver. KT* NOTICE.-The Bubscriber will tako charge of all Packages sent through Adams k Co'n Eipre..ia, and ¦hip them safely to any part of tbe United States. April 3-3m-18] T. B. GOULD. IVho ! Who I! Vrbo! I! "IV^lIO would loae a valuablo Horae, when one ' ' dollar will savo him. KIRKBRIDE'S TATTEK- SALL'S HEAVE POWDERS will care any ordinary and boa cured many extraordinary cases of Heaven, Broken WIndfl, Coughs, Coldfl. and Glanders, and will also oxpel BottR and Worma, and loosen the Hide. Tbis Invaluable medicine ia but ono dollar the paok ege.and can only be bed genuine at the original agency for Lancaater county. OEORGE A. MILLER'S Jan. lfl.tf-7j Drug Store. WppI King St., Lao New Spriug Goods. ¦\X7"E .A.UE now opening a Splendid .is.sortment ^ ' of FANCY AND STAPLE DRV OOODS. wuita- ble for tin- preaent and coming sea.-<ou. among which limy bo found CARPETINGS of alt kinds. Floor and Tablo OIL CLOTHS, from a-4 to 9-4 to match: i;-4 8-4 ItiA and 11-4 LINEN DA.M.At^K In Cloths and by the yard; Bleai-hedand Unbleached Cotton Table DIAPER. LINEN DlAPERCRASIi &c.. Bleached aud Uubleach- ed MUSLINS. TICKINGS,'t:HEEKS. DRILLINGS. Osnahurg Cautine: Klaunel. MerinoB. Sbirtinga. Fancy Stripe ShirtlngcSiiperior Irish Linen.* uodreKvpJ fur ijbirta. Itosom.H. I'illow Ca.-!e,«. S:c; 10-4 H-4 and ll'-4 LINEN SHEETINGS. 1(1.4 11-4 l'2-4 and l,^.4 WHITE COins'TERI'.-\NES. Naptiin.-!. Toilet and Table Covers, Doylefl CaliiMie.s. Ginhanis. Pl.ain and Figured .Mou.sde- laines, Hosiery, Olovca. 4-c., kc.-. together with agene¬ ral ussoriuu-iii of FRENCH and tiERMAN Oood.-*. to which we would solicit the nttention ol purcha..iers. At lbe New YorkStore. Feb 27-i:i| GRIEL k GILBERT. Au Ordinance, .¦hithiiTiiin^ hrrdrrii-k Cemperlinp to rrrrt n SU,us.hte Hnuite on the rear of his lot on Ihe conierof hlnlh.r ry and M'.iht:il .sltrrls. in the rily of I.an.aitrr. SECT. 1. Be it ordiiined and enacted hy the citiiens of Lanca-itcr, in Select and (.'ommon (Coun¬ cils aiueoibled : That Frederick Gemperling be and hu iahet'eby autliorized and permitted to erector cause to be er»ctPd. a Slaughter House, on the rear of his lot, tdtuated ontbe oorner of Mulberry and Walnut streeti". in said city, under ami aiibje<;t to thc regulations and restrlotloiis of tbe Ordlnace entitled "An Ordinance respecting Distilleries. Slaughter Houaes. Hog Pena and Tanneries,'' passed thc IStb day of August. A. D,, Provided nevrrthelrss. Tbat tbis Ordinance fiball uot take effect and be in force uutil at least tbree property holderu adjoining on encb side of the lot on which said Slaughter Houhq is proposed tn bo orectetl. nhall flrst give their cun.ieut in writing; and provided farther. That the Faid Frederick Gemperling shall firut pay into tho city Treaaury tho twa ot Ten Dollars to defray ox- prnsea of publishing nnd recording this ordinance. Ordained and enacted into a law at Lancantor tbe 13th day of ApriL A. 1) . ISiO. Attest. jAiiKa L. Ri:vNQLOs. WM. .MATHIOT, Clerk of C.C. Prcs't of C. c. j4Mi:aBL*ck. HENRY CARPENTER, Clerk of S. C. ITes't of S. U. April 20 3t-2l FIRE PROOF CHESTS, Foi- Book.s, Papers*. Jewelry, EVANS &TVATSON, No. 90 North Third Strrrt, hetiL-een Af!. Race, and S:t Docl- Streel, orPOSlTK TUR rniLAI.El.l'HIA EXCH 1> A T CN T Poap-Stouc Lined and Keyhole cover Salamanders. EIRE AND THIF.F PROOK IROIV CHESTS, Warranted to ^tand more heat than any Cbe?t.s in tbis couu¬ try. Alao, patent AIR-CHAM- ___ BER IRON CHESTS. ItkHl now in use. Thcy al.so con¬ tinue to uiitlte the ordin.ary Fire Proof^.at very low pri- i-iM. P.\TENT COMDIN.VriOS LOCKS, witb Gnage Keys, which can be clian^pd several tbou.;an.l tim.'s-- thaugcable in fact every Limo the Lock is n.M-d il .I.-.si. rable, Tbese Lock..* are proof against tbe mo.-t .-xpi-rt Thieves, being supplied with the Patent Key.bole Cnv- i;r. and made very Strong, they cauui.t b.- ijlnwn opcu by Gunpowder Tbese Locks are iuteud.-d f..^ll^^¦Ks. Sroars, Sivrs, if-c. Seal nn.l Letter Copylu.' rre-.',-< Fire I'roi.f Door^ for Bank-. ^ Stores Patent slate lined REFRKJERATORS. Karranl-.l Pupciiorto all other.t; W.\TER FILTEKS ; J;L;'.>WER U.\THS of tho beflt quality. iCr IVrsoiia wishing to purcbasc auy i.f tb.- :ib..ve article,-', will plea.«e give us a call, as w.- Stli. t .ii*f,;i, than any other in tbe United SUtes. [uov 14-ly iiu CHEAP BLINDS AAD SHAPES! B. J. WILLIAJflS, .Al;. 12, ^VorM Sixth Street, Philndelpbin. VENITIAN BLIND MANUFACTUIlKR iui T wholesale and retail dealer in WINDOIV' Sll.ADK — awarded tbc hlBheflt premlnm..i nt I i'biladelphia and Baltimore Exhibition ' CURTAINS made aud LETTEnf:!! l..r ;it«.rpfl and Pnblic BuUdlngfl. A UrgeacHortment of BLINDS and SHAUF.S of uew •styles and finish, nt the b.west i-:!!-!! pri.-e- The Pub¬ lic will find It to their interest t" call Old Blinds painted aud triiiimc.l to look ciiual to uew B.J. W inform.* tbe p.itrnnx of FREE.MANS old eetabtishmont. No 14JJ South ifecond Street, that he ba-s removed from tbere to No. 12. North SIXTH St where b.. re-,pi-ctf»lly ¦^oHclt.H a continuance of pafr..u- age. March ir[--3m-15 S'^usUlouable Straw Bonnet-* FOR SPRIIVG. 'PIIK liH.st :isriurtmeut of KASHRiNA- ^^l' » ULE .STRAW BONNETS cau be Iiad at CTujj I) FEKIIIS-. N.,. lu NORTH SEtOND Street,^*!? I'liila.b-lpbia .\1JLL'NERS ami olbern are rt-flp,-ctful wh.m.; April -i: !iaintn.- before purchailnir llir iro*'.!"; will be sold on tbemo-*! re.^sunabl.- iit I"•.r^v¦t .Vo. 10 North S.-conJ Street ¦*'m.l-J ¦,s Y..rk. Small Profits and Quick Sales, TS THE motto at Dr. RAWLINS' Medical -*¦ Hall, North Queen Street. Lanoajter. AprU 10 ly.ig RIDDJLE. REEVES &. SO:V, WHOLESALE AND RET-\1L BED STEAD MNDTACTORY •^i-rfLir^^^A?^-^^^" '^'«^'' Philatlelphia. W.ILRE Ciibtnet Maker.-^. Hotels and Pri¬ vate i-amiiie..i can be.supplieii n-itb E.-dsteads of every pattern and quality made in tbi- most f.-i.-«bion:tbti- and aub-nantisl manner. N. B. The Patent Sere*' Bedsteads, a v-ry auperior article, manufactured at tbia eBtahlisbment .\I1 kinds of Turning done at the low.-.'t ratci. MarchlS 6m.l; Tanners' and CurrierK' Oil. '¦plIK siilis.'riliers have constantly on hun.l uu ' ..-(t.usiv.-.-.nd well selected stock ofB.\NK :in.i .sj-j; MiiHIS OIL; :.1bo. SPERM. WH.VLE, and KI.I. fH \NT OILS Mbicb they are prepared to Ml a', t. r;. h'i'.- rai.'s. an-l ulii-ti they ar.- .ontident will girr .ull:- .-atislacli'.n. |ie;il.-r-i an.l i.tti.-ri <.'ii.iing orders, mav r.-lv nt " a lil--r:il -l.-.lucli.ii, iiia.le to rash buyer:; ROU'LEVi: HITTM! N.. I N..rib Wliarves ahove .Markri ^-i . I'liiij F-l, -j: .liH-I.: J. & J. NOBLITS Beddiug &, Furniture Wareroom, No. S3, South Second St., Uitaily opposite, th' Pennsijliania Baid) rhiladelphia. 'TMIEV koop cunstnntly ou hnnd -*- an asnrlmeut of Feaihei U-.l- Boln- ttrs aud Pillow.s. Hail. Moss. Com Husk ami I .-ittiiil Mattres-ies. Sir;i"- P:i[liaS3e3, Si-tte and I'bairs. rii:jbIou-. Klauketa, White and Tidored ("oiintiri-ane". Com. loriald.-s. II.iI SprcaJ-i. Table (Jovera, s'li..-is Tow.-li an.l I'lliow Cases,for Ship ' u.^-, B.J.-ien.ls U-.isbstands. Painted Window Sbaaoj rSi-tteennd ollleo Chairs, Carpeting, Braaa Stair Rod- Oil I U.tbs. Fenlber.i, Hair, M0S.1, Corn Husk and Cattiii hy [b.-i.-iil "r dingle pound. Ticking bythe piece 01 .V U 1 ounty .Merchants. H.,itl (.h.J .-.t ibe.ihortc.-t notice .Marcby nd Sblppin^ jup Jm U OVAA'O. ''IMIE SUBSCRIBERS, are uow reaJy i.^ -*¦ ."Upply deaUr3 and others with this valuiVIs :-.iA NCRE Tbey OMer forsale ;.(-) TONi; P.ATAGONIA, In h^ge 'I'lXi do PERUVIAN. Wurr'.nti-J lirsl quality. Also. DEALLRt; IN OlLi. b.ive jlvr:i>-s in Store i-i.-ac si-jrm oil, for .Mftnufaoiur ing purp'.'.-'' Tbia oil Is adapted to macbinery of ev^ ry il.-s.-riptii.n. and boinR of ibe purest qusllty, cnn ui.I 1i.il Xo i;iv.- rathta.'tlon. J. B .\.kB. ALLEN. (-. 1, 10 :;iii 1J| No. : aouih Wharvoa^jilU Lookiu^ Glass Store. lOSiriiA COWPLAND. Manufacturer and »> wlM.b.-sMle dr-aler in LOOKING GLASSEg.' No llj M.,.M.. SI . above 4lb. Soutb side. Phila. Where h^ lin- i,.r.-aleat very low prices, an eitcnalvfl asaortment .„ l.,.„IJi.K'01asse. m Oiit. Mahogany and Common Fr:iui-s. Alao. for .^ale Curtain Oriamenti sTas" Imndiions. 6-boy«l and Tongfl. Flno and Common IV-.. I niy^. and Uaiters Ivory handle Knivea and Forka iu s.-tt.H and dozeu.s. Plated Spoons. Forks and Butcher Knives. P.ated Castor... Candleatlck.. Cake SZ kc.kc A Kcnoral assortment of CLOCKS. Lookino- Gla-'a Platea by the box, or In Ic?,'. ouantltiea ^°°^^^^ NB. Looting GlMsea packed inlhe -afeit manner and Inaured against breaking. "'»uner Feb. 20 •im-l
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Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 23 |
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Year | 1850 |
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Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 23 |
Subject | Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County |
Description | The Lancaster Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834-1872, patrons are provided with a view of politics and events of this tumultuous period from a liberal political slant, providing balance to the more conservative perspective of the Intelligencer-Journal, which was recently digitized by Penn State. |
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VOL. XXIV.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1850.
NEW SERIES, VOL. XII-NO. 28.
PUBLISHED BY
KDWAED C. DABLINGTON.
crviirr. iX SORTii iii->:i:.s sin.rr-
The EXAMINER & DEMOCKATIC HERALD Is published weekly at two dollahb a year. Advertisements not exceeding one square
»iU be inserted thieo tlmcai ror one dollar, and twentj- flye ccMf Trill be chaisod foreaeh addltionaUnierUoii. A liberal discount .lloied to tbo»o .dtertlBing by tbe
THE FLOATING BEACON.
Ohr daric and stormy night, we wero on a voyage from Bergen to Christiansand in a small sloop. Our capiain suspected that he had ap¬ proached too r.ear the Norwegian coaat, though he could not discern any land, and the wind hl«:w with such violence, that we were tn mo¬ mentary dread of being driven upon a lee- shore. We had endeavored, for mors than an hour, to keep our vessel away; but our efforts proved unavailing» and we soon found thot we could scarcely hold our own." A cluuded sky, a hazy atmosphere, and irregular obscurity of night, and nothing whatever was visible, ex¬ cept the sparkling of the distant waves, when their tops happened to break into a wreath of fi«m. The sea ran very high, and sometimes broke over ilm deck so furiously that the tnen were obliged ro hold by the rigging, lest they should be rarried away. Onr captain was a percon of tiinid and irresolute clmracter, and the dangers thn*. environed us made him gradu¬ ally loose confidence in himself. He often gave ordeis, and countermanded them in thesame moment, all the while taking small quantities of ardent spirits at intervals. Fear and intoxi- raiion soon stupified him completely, and the crew ceased to consult him, or to pay any re¬ spect to his aulhority, in so far as regarded the management of the vessel.
About midnight our main-sail was splitj and shortly afterwe found that the sloop had sprung a leak. We had before shipped a good deal of water through the hatches, and the quantity that now entered from below was so great, that we thought slie would go down every moment. Our only chance of escape lay in our boat^ which was immedialely lowered. After we had all got on board of her, except the captain, who stooti leaning against the mast, we called to him, requesting that he wouUl follow us without delay. '- How dare yon quit the sloop witliout my permission 7'' cried he, staggering forwards. " This ia not fit weadier to go a" fishing. Come back—back with you all !"— " No, no," returned one of the crew, "we don*i want to be sent to the bollom for vour obstinacy. IBear a hand there, or we'll leavo you behind." " Captain, you are drunk," said another; *' you cannot take care of yourself. You must obey Its now." *'Silence, mutinous villain,*' answered the captain. " What are you al! afraid of / This is a fine breeze—Up mainsail, and steer her right in the wind's eye."
Thc sea knocked the boat so violently and conatantly agamsi the side of the sloop, that we feared the former would be injured or upset, il WQ did not immediately row away; but, anx¬ ious as wc were to preserve our lives, we could not reconcile ourselves to the idea of abandon¬ ing the captain, who grew more obstinate the more we attempted to persuade him to ac¬ company us. At length, one of the crew leapt on board the sloop, and having seized hold of him, tried to drag him along by force; but lie struggled resolutely, and soon freed himself from the grasp of the seaman, who immediate¬ ly resumed his place among us, and urged that we should «ot any longer risk our lives for the sake of a drunkard and a madman. Most of the party declared thcy wcro of the same opinion, and began to push off thc boat; but I entreated them to make one effort more to in¬ duce their iiifatuated commander to accompany us. At that moment he came up from the cabm, to which he had descended a little time before, anri we immediately perceived that he was more under the influence of ardent spirits tlian ever. Hc abused us all in thc grossest terms, and threatened his crew with severe punishment if they did not como on board, and return to ilioir duty. His mannpr was so vio lent, that no one seemed willing lo attempt to constrain him to como on board the boat; and after vainly representing the absurdity of his conduct, and the danger of his sitnation, wc bid him farewell, and rowed away.
The sea ran so high, and had such a terrific appearance, that I almost wished myself in the sloop again. The crow plied the oars in silence* and we heard nothing but the hissing r.f the enormous billows as they gently rose up, and alowly subsided again, without breaking. At in¬ tervals, our boat was elevated far above the flurface of the ocean, and remained for a few moments, trembling upon the pinnacle of a ¦urge, from which it would quietly descend into a gulph, so deep and awful, that we ofien thought the dense black mass of waters wliich formed its sides, were on the point of over-arch¬ ing us, and bursting upon our heads. Weglided with regular undulations from one billow to an¬ other; but every time we sunk into the trough of the sea, my heart died within me, for I fell a« if we were going lower down than wo liad ever done before, and clung instinctively to the board on which I sat.
Notwithstanding my terrors, 1 frequently looked towards the sloop. The fragments of her mainsail, which remained atiached to the yard, and fluttered in tlie wind, enabled us discern exactly where she lay, and showed, by their motion, that ahe pitched about in a terrible manner. We occasionally heard the voice of her unfortunate commander, calling to us in tones of frantic deriiion, and by turns vocifera¬ ting curses and blaspliemous oaths, and singing sea songs with,a wild and frighful energy. 1 aometimes almoat wished that tho crew would make another effort lo savo him, but next mo¬ ment, the principle of self-preservation re- pressed ali feelings of humanity, and I endeav¬ ored, by closing my ears, to banish the idea of his sufferings from my mind.
After a littlo time the shivering canvass dis¬ appeared, and wo heard a tumultuous roaring and bursting of billows, and saw an unusual sparkling of the sea about a quarter of a mite from us. One of the sailors cried out that the sloop was now on her beam ends, and that the noise, to which we listened, was that of tlie waves breaking over her. We could sometimes perceive a large black mass heaving itself up ¦ irregularly among the flashing surges, and then disappearing for a few inoments, and knew but too well that it was thc vessel. At intervals, a suriil and ngonjzed voice uttered some excia- mations, bm we could not distinguish what they were, and then a long-drawn shriek came across the ocean, which suddenly grew more furiously agitated near the spot where the sloop lay, and, in a few moments, she sunk down, and a black wave formed itself out of the waters that had engulfed her, and swelled gloom.ly into a mag. nitudo greator than that of the surrounding bil¬ lows.
The seamen dropped their oars, as if by one impulse, and looked expressively at each other withoul speaking a word. Awful forcbodincs or a fate similar to that of the captain, appeal¬ ed to chill every heart, and to repress thc ener¬ gy that had hitherto excited us to make unre¬ mitting exertions for our common safety
^Vhile we wero in this state of hopeless inac¬ tion, the man at the hchn called oul that he saw a light a-head. We all strained our eyes to discern it, but, at thc moment, the boat was sinking down between two immfensc waves, ono of which closed the prospect, and we re¬ mained in breathless anxiety till a rising surge elevated us above the level of the surronnding ocean. A light like a dazzling star then sud¬ denly flashed upon our view, and joyful excla- nuuiona burst from every mouth. ' That,' cried on« of the cr |
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Year | 1850 |
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