Lancaster Examiner and Herald

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LANCASTER PA. WEDNESDAY JULY 29. 1868.
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NO. 37
MXAaBbSTEB  &  HEBAM*.
PUBLISHED ETiai.S WEDNESDAY. At Ho. 4 North aoosn Stroot, Lancaster, Pa TEBJrS-S2.00 A YEAR IN ADVAJfCE.
JXO. A. UIESTAHp .t E. ^^. KLINE,
Editors and Proprletoi-s.
  [From Packard\s N. Y. Monthly.
THE "WICKEDEST HAN IN IfEW YORK.
NO.  I.
He goes by the name of John Allen. He lives at number 304 Water-street. He keeps a dance-house there. He is about forty-five years old. He js repu¬ ted to be wortli one hundred thousand dollars, more or less, and is known to be worlh over seventy thousand. He has three brothers who are clergyman— two of them being Presbyterians, and the other a. Baptist—and is reported to have once been a miuisiter of the Gos¬ pel himself. He is known formerly to have beeu a scliool teacher, and is a man of education aud fine natural pow¬ ers; was originally a good man ; and is yet a "good fellow" in many re¬ spects. Were it not for his good <iuali- tie.s he never could have attained unto Ihe bad eminence of beiug the Wick¬ edest J.ran iu IS'ew York. Tlie best bad is always the worst. Take him for all in all, our Wicked¬ est Jlan is a phenomenon. He reads llie Hible to his dauco-hiiuse girls, and his favorite papers are llie New York j^ Observer and the Indejiendenl. He lakes them regularly ami reads Ihem. We have repeatedly seen tliem lying on the counter of iiia bar-room, amid decanters and glasses, aloug with tlie Daily Herald and the Sun. AVe have also seen a dozen copies of the Zittle Wanderers' Friend at a lime scatlered about his place, for he takes an inter¬ est in mission work, and "goes in " generally for ])rogress for other people. This Wickedest Iilan is tiie ouly en¬ tity appcrlaining to tho shady side of New York life wliieh we have beeu unable to fathom, analyze, and account for. But he is too much for us. Why a human being of his educalion, natural lastes, force of characler, aud wealth, should eonlinue lo live in a AVater- street dance-limi.'^e, and bring up his children iu a .uoul-ilestroying atmos¬ phere of .«in :iud ilegradatiou, is more than we can comprehend.
For this Wickedest Sfau loves h'is children. His little llve-year-old boy is (he a|)ple of ids eye, the core of his liearl, and the cliief-object of his wor¬ ship. He never i«is.ses an opportunity to sound the child's praises aud loshow oft" his accomplishinems. And, all things considered, the little fellow is .^ truly a wonder. He is crammed full of infoi-mation ou all manner of topics, ami is ever ready to respond to his dot- lug father's attempts to make his smart¬ ness visible to tlie naked eye.
We have never visited the Wickedest Man's dance-house without having inir attention called afresli to his little.son's abilities, cKcejitonce, and then he took us around to tlie school which thechild attends, to let us see that he ranks with the Ipest, and is a favorite witli his leacli- I'r. Tiiat was on the 2.Stli day of Jfay last, at about a quarter to twelve iu tlie ilay-lime, when' we went to No. 304 Water-street lo tell Mr. Allen that the fated time had come for serviug him iiji in a magazine article.
Kor, be il known to the reader, we have had our pen couched at John Al¬ len fornearl.v two years. ]n the j-ear ISlij, the Sabb.ith after President Lin¬ coln was assassinated, we began an ex¬ ploration and sub-soiling of New Y'ork city, as lo its crime, poverty, want, wo, wretchedness and degradation, which we have ]nirsued ever since, as otlier engagements would permit. Of course, it was not long before we found out John Allen. W'u at once recognized his genius for wickedness and made liim an especial studj". ^But, as we have said, he baffles us. We have told him so, and have frequently asked him to •help us out of our dilemma, but he al¬ ways comes short of the complete thing.
We think we know why this Wicked¬ est Man persists in living in his Water- street den—that we have, iu fact, pene¬ trated his secret; but as we are uot absolutely certain as to the matter, we will uot set our suspicion down in print, lest we should do him injustice.
We have said tliat our Wickedest Man is a phenomenon. We meant this in its application to the deepest springs of his character; but it is al.so, and per¬ haps equally applicable to the external manifestations of those deepest sjirings. JIas the reader any notion of a Water street dauce-house'? Concretely stated, it is a breathiug-hole of hell—a trap- <loor of the bottomless pit. You step from the street into a bar-room, where¬ in lousy loafers lurk, and which is in some cases on a level with the sidewalk and in others far below it; and there you are in the general midst of things, if it liappens to be a dance-house ofthe very lowest class. But usually there is a " saloon" in the rear of the bar-room. Passing out of the bar-room, by a ^door opening in a partition across its rear, you enter the dancing saloon, whicli varies in size from fifteen feet square to a room 20 by 50 feet in e.xtent. Along the wall of this room a bench c.-ctends, usually on three sides. In the farther end of tbe room is an orchestra, proportioned in numbers and skill to tho prosperity of tho establislimcnt. The nnmber of musicians is sometimes as high as six, but the average is not more thau three. In one of the rear corners of the saloon there is a small bar, where the girls can drink with their victims without exposing their fascinations to the unthriftful gaze of a non-paying aud censorious outside pub¬ lic.
Hitting on the benches, or grouped upon the lloor, or whirling inthe dance, are tlie girls, varyiug in number from four lo twenty, but averaging about len.
These girls are not often comely to the fastidious eye. But to a sailor, just from a long cruise, where nothing love¬ lier than his weatber-boaten shipmates has for years been seen, they are not f without ultracllons. So, too, do cer¬ tain landsmen, of a degratled type, pay homage to their strenuous cliarms. But a decent man, in the full possession and equipoise of his faculties, ean only regard them with sorrow unspeakalile and pity too deep for tears.
The only girl we ever saw in a dance- lionse in *whom we could detect the slightest vestige of eomelinessor refine- luent, had been there but a few hours, and was reputed to be the daughter ofa fiu-mer Ijieutenant-tlovernor of a New JCtigland State.
The flrst tiine we entered John Al¬ len's danee-house we found it in full lilast. The hour was eleven in the eve¬ ning. There were thirteen girls in the saloon, three musicians in the orches¬ tra, and seven customers submitting to the blandishments of au equal number of the ballet-dressed syrens who perva- iled the room. Our party consisted of the pulicenian who accompanied us, three clergymen ou the look outfor the "elephant," Mr. Albert O. Arnold of the Howard ]\Iission, and the writer.
The Wickedest Man was in his glorj'. Things were moving briskly. He gave us all a hearty welcome, ordered the orchestra to do their beat, and told the » girls to " break our hearts." A vi^'or- ' ous dance followed, after which "the proprietor called out:
" Hartford, go up stairs and get my baby."
Hartford turned out to be one of the girls, who immediately disappeared, and soon returned bearing in her arms au undressed, sleepy child, wrapped in a shaw. This was the juvenile pro¬ digy. His father took liim in liis arms, with a glow of pride and afTection up¬ on his face, aud said,
"Now, gentlemen, you are writers, philosophers aud preachers; but I'll show you that my baby knows as much as any of you. He's hell ou reading, writing, praying and fighting."
And without more ado, he stood the sleepy liltle fellow upon the floor and began to catechise him in ancient his¬ tory, both sacred and profane, and theu in modern history, geography, the po¬ litical history of the United States, etc., etc., with a result which astounded us all. Suddenly he exclaimed, " Cliester, give us a song." Aud Chester, for that is the child's name, gave us a song.
"Now,   Chester,   give  ua  a  break¬ down." The orchestra plaj-ed a 'break- ^ down,' and Chester danced it with pre- '   cisioQ and vigor, his mother looking on with delight. " Now, Chester, give us a prayer." And the child    recited,  flist,  the Lord's Prayer, aud then others in.suo- cesslon, nuxed with which were such ribaldry and profanity on father's part aa cut ua to the heart. And here it was that we got a glimpse of the pre-emi¬
nent wickednesa of the man—wicked¬ ness to him unknown, and all the worse because of his unconsciousness of it; wickedness which is leading him to train up that idolized boy iu a way and in an atmosphere which will yet make him an object of loathing eveu to his own heait.
For that dance-house child there seems to be no spiritual hope. The sa¬ cred and the profane are so intermin¬ gled in his childisli uuderstandiug, that he will never be able to tell which is sacred and which is profane; and his nature being dogged and combative, he will grow up into the highest possi¬ ble type of wickedness, if ho grows up at all. Of the thousands of painful cases wherewith we have met in this city, that of little Chester Allen gives us about the keenest pang.
After the infant phenomenon had been sent back to bed, his father asked our party if we wouliln't "mix in" and have a dance with tbe girls.
"It'll do j-ou good," said he, "to trip it a little on the light fantastic. Be¬ sides, I like to do the fair thing by dis¬ tinguished visitors. I'm fond of "liter¬ ary people, and especially of clergj-- nieii. I've three brothers myself who adorn the sacred calling; and grit and grace run through our family, like the Tigris and the Jordan through the Ho¬ ly Land. Go in, gentlemen ; the girls shan't hurt you. I'll watch over you like a lien over Her chickens, aud you shall leave my premises as virtuous as —i/on cami: in.' Ha, ha! Come, what shall it be?"
On beiug as.sured tluat we would not " trill it on llie light faulastic," he ask¬ ed us if wc (that is, our party) would uot favoi the girls witli a song, where¬ upon Sir. Arnold suggested that we should all sing together, aud asked the girls what they would like best. Sev¬ eral of them immediately responded iu favor of " Tliere is Best for tlie Weary."
"X)o!/ou know t/iaf.' oue of the cler¬ gymen asked.
" Yes, " answereil at least half-a-doz¬ en of tho girls.
"Where did you learn it?" asked one ofthe clergymen.
" At Sabbath-sehool," was the reply.
AVe all looked at one another. Here was a revelation. These girls had been brought up to attend Salitjath-seliool! Perhaps thej- were the daughters of Chri.stian parents! But we liad not time to pursue this painful spccuialiou, for the gills began to sing- In the Cliristian's home in Glory
Tliere Ls .1 land of rasL; Anil my .SavinnrVKOUe l)cri)R> nie, Tt> riilfil my sonfs reiiuest. C'lKiKi's: Tliere is rest for the weary, Tliere Is relit for voil. On tlie other shio 6r Jordan,
In tlic sweet Uehts or Ktleii, Wlipre llie Tree of Life is Ulooinlo!.', Tliere is re.st for you.
And oh, wilh what fervor and p:i- thos they sang—especially tlie chorus —which, at the end of each verse, thoy sang three times over; some of them, at last, weeiiing as they saug. AVhat girlish memories tliose sweet, simple strains evoked! Jlemorics, ijerliaps, of 'once happy homes, aud allectionate Sabbath-KCbool leaoheiv, and beloved comjiaiiious, so sweetly contrasting Willi theirdaiice-hoiise eiinditiou. And so, tliose .soul-weary ereuliires lingeied fonill.v upon, and repeated over and ov¬ er again, the line.".
On tliH ol her Hide nf.lnrdail, Jn Illesu'eet lleldsof Kdeli,
"Where I lie Tree of J.ife is liloomlng, Tliere is rest for you.
Since that occasion wc have repeat¬ edly visited the abode of the AVickedest
Man iu New Y'ork, for the purpose of "studying him up," and of trying lohit npon some means of inducing liim to abandon Iiis course of life, aud of sav¬ ing his boy. For in truth, we not only feel au interest in, but also rather like him, wicked as lie is. And so does nearly everybodjft whom we have tak¬ en to see him'; aud we havo taken scores—most of them clergymen.
But all our elforts to get any vital hold upon him have beeniu vain. He is always cordial; always ready to let the girls " have a spiritual sing;" will eveu permit a little exhortation to them in his dancing saloon ; and is free with his Observer and Independent. But he keeps on his way Willi unyielding pertinacity.
On one occasion a party of us sugges¬ ted that he should let us hold a prayer- meeting iu Ills saloon. After a little reflection, lie replied:
" Well; no, gentleman; I can't go Ihat. Y'ou know that every man must have regard to his professiim and the opinion of his neighbors. AVhat with my Observer, aud Independent, and you fellows coming here aud singing camp- meeting hymus, I am already looked upou in theneighborhood as being rath¬ er loose aud unsound ; ana if, a-top of all that, I sliould let you hold a prai/cr- meetin;/ here, I sliould lose lolial little cliaraetcr I've got left."
But our friend Arnold, of the Howard Mission, was determined to achieve the prayer-meetiug. And during tlie fourth week in Slay last, when there were many of his clerical friends lu the city, Mr. Arnold thought he'd briug a heavy spiritual cauounade to bear ou Allen, and see what would come of it. So, on Monday night, Jtay 25th, after a care¬ fully conducteil preliminary season of prayer, au assaulting party was formed, iueludiiiK six clergymen from difl"erent parts ofthe country, to march upon the citadel of the enemy. When we arriv¬ ed it WILS half-i>ast twelve ; the window shutters were closed, and we feared we were too late. But a light shone through the window over the door, and ou application we were admitted, and received a hearty welcome. Allen was just theu uudergoiug a shampooiug process, for the purpose, as lie frankly stated, of enabling him lo go to bed so¬ ber.    He added :
" A'ou see, gentlemen, it won't do for a business man to go to bed druuk, nor for a literary man either. So, now, you just take my advice, and wlienever you Iind yourselves drunk about bed¬ time, you just take a good shampoo, and you'll find the investment '11 pay a. big dividend lu the moruing. But walk into the saloon, gentlemen ; walk in. The girls are in tliere, taking a rest and a smoke, after tlie arduous duties of the evening.   Walk in."
AVe walked in, and found the girls smoking pipes, and sitting andlonng- lug about the room. In a few minutes -A.llen came in, and proposed to have the girls dance for us, but we declined. "AVell then, damn it, Arnold, let's have a song," he exclaimed.
Mr. Arnold, as usual, asked the girls what they would like to hear, and they at ouce asked for their favorite—"Tliere is Rest for tlie Weary."
" Here, mother, give me my flddle," said Allen to his wife, "and bring out thebooks," meaningiliei/7iVe Wander¬ ers' Friend, of which he keeps a suiiply. The books were got out by one of the girls, the flddle was handed liiiu liy his wife, and Allen ledoiroii the treble, all hands joining iu. There were eleven girls in the room, and they sang iu the chorus wilh unusual fervor, even for them. As soou as this .song was finisli- ed a conple of the girls, simultaneously, asked for " There's a Light in the AVin- dow forThee, Brother,"whieh wassuug with emphasis and feeling.
At the conclusion of the last-raenlion- ed song Mr. Arnold believing that the appointed hour had come, aud, tapping Allen on the shoulder, said :
" AVell, John, old boy, give us your hand; I feel jiisl;likei)raving here wilh you!"
Allen took tho extended hauil, and gruffly said:
" What—damn it tn hell^«'a.y.' Do you mean to pray V   No, sir, never 1"
'Well, John," responded Mr. Arn¬ old, I am going to pray here anyhow. If I dont pray loud I'll pray solt. Y'ou shan't lose the prayer, at auy rate."
" AVell, Arnold, miud you, ifyou pray I won't liear .'/ou; mind that.   I don't know anything about it.   I won't hear I you."
Aud backing slowly out of tho room, and repeating " I won't hear you," over and over again, Allen went through the door leadiug to the bar, and closeil it afler him.
Mr. Arnold then invited the girls to join iu prayer with him, which they did, some of them kneeling ou the floor, as did the visitors, and others bowing their heads upou their hands, while Allen peered through the window of the partition door upon this singular scene.
Mr. Arnold's heart was almost too full for utterance, but his fervor soon un¬ loosed his tongue, aud he i^oured out a simple, direct and heartfelt -prayet, which told powerfully upon the hearers. Many of the girls arose, sobbing, their feet, aud several of them crowded around Mr. Arnold, and begged him, in the name of God, to take.them from that place. They would work their hands off, if honest work could be got for them; they would submit, to any hardship, if they could only be;reatored to opportunities for virtue and a Chris¬ tian life.
Poor Arnold! He was tlie picture of despair. It came upon him, all at once, that there is no help for such this side the grave. He had at last conquer¬ ed his opportunity, and prayed with these children of sin and shame, and now that they were calling upon hira to answer his own prayer—togivethem a chance to eat tlie bread of life—he had to put tliem oft" with the stone of ev.tsion.
Taiic tliem from that place ! AVhere could he take them? Iu all this Christian laud there is not a Christian home that would open its doors to a re¬ pentant female sinner, except to turn her out of the house.
On calling upon Sir Arnold, the next day, we found him iu his room at the Mission, with his head bowed upon the table, as thougli in prayer. Looking up at us, with blazingeyes, he exclaim¬ ed—
"Sir, what is to bo done aboutthis?"
" About what?" we asked.
" These poor girls," he replied. " I have been thinking and praying, and praying and thinking over it all night, but I can see no liglit. Sir, (pressing his head between his Iiands), I shallgo mad."
Poor, unsophisticated babe of grace, lie does not icnow, nor would he have the pluck to acknowledge that his de¬ spair comesofthe terrible fact that there is not Cliristlauity enough ou the Is¬ land of Manhattan, or elsewhere, to meet the ease.
The Rev. Charles Kingsley, in his Hjjpatia, relates how a dauce-house girl of Alexandria, in the fifth century, ou tltiding her brother, whom she had not seen since early childhood, and who had become a priest of piety and power, became converted, and loathed her previous life, and longed for religi¬ ous companionship, buteouldgetitnot, and had finally to llee to a cave in the desert, and thero mourn and weep lier life away alone.
"In that age," saj-s Mr. Kingsley, " there was uo other place for such,"
Is there any other place for them now? A'ea, as desert caves are not uow accessilile, is thero any place for them, except such as the Wickedest Man lu New York is ever ready to provide ?
AVe arraign uo one, nor do we assail any sect, for permitting tliis state of things to exist in a Christian land. It may be iu accordance wilh the ))riiici- ples of Christianity, as practiced in this age and country, and also in harmony witii the eternal sweep and Illness of tilings, that, practically speaking, a, fallen girl should have no opportunity fur refiirniaUon, l>ut should be sent in¬ exorably to hell by the shortest travel¬ ed route.
For the route is short. Five years is the average duration of the outcast's life, reckoning from the hour sheeuters upon her career of shame. Onl.y five years; so that ever.v year one-liflh of theae creatures go down lo Iheirgraves.
There are about forty dance-houses in JMr. Allen's ueighborhoud; that is to sny, within a half-mile square, of wliieh No 'Ai'i ^Valer street is the centre. The average number of girls in each of tliese houses, the season through, is ten, making four hundred iu them all. Su that, to feed this half-mile square of in¬ famy requires eighty fresh girls per an¬ num. To feed the entire city requires an average of two tiiousaud one huu¬ dred and ninety-four a year, which is a trifle over six a day, Sundays included ! Si.K fresh girls a day from the Sabbath Schools and virtuous liomcs of the land, to feed the licentious maw of this me¬ tropolis of the AVestern v.orld !
Where do these girls come from ? AA'^liy, from Europe, and from nearly every State in the Uniou ; aiso from the Canadas. Many of ibeiu are from the clustering, peaceful villages of New England and Western New Y'ork. Oc¬ casionally, ono is filtered from a Fifth avenue palace down through brilliant dissipation and gilded immorality to the relentless hard-iian of tho sailor dance-house. Broad is tho road that leads to destruction, and many there be who travel it. Aye, and numerous are the sinuous patlis which debouch upon tliat broad road, much to the horror aud despair of those who had uo inten¬ tion of treading its slimy way when they first set out upon their elegant, halluciuatiiig journey of vice.
We have amassed strange and har¬ rowing lads i ii regard to to/ierc these girls come from, and how lliey happen to come; but the proper ventilation of these facts, togetlier with the complete summing-up of our Wickedest Man, will require tlie ample scope of auother article.
xo. II. AVhen, on the 2Stli day of May last, at a quarter to twelve in the day lime, in company with Mr. Arnold, of the Howard Mission, we called ujiou tlie AA'ickedest Man in New Y^ork, as before stated, to tell him that the fated hour had come for serving him up in a mag¬ azine article, Ave found him jolly aud defiant.
"Go ahead," said he; " say what you please; do your worst, and your best, too. All the favor I ask is that you shall tell tlie truth—th&t you shall show me np just as you've found me— ' Jfotlilnsextenu.ale Nor augUt. iset down In malice,'
as Othello says. You just stick to the truth, aud we'll all besatiafled. A'irtue is its own reward iu your profession, I suppose, as Well as mine."
We must confess that, well as we knew our man,thisdefiantcommission from him to " show him up just as we had found him," took us by surprise. But it seems that the AVickedest Man did not know himself any better than, ifso well as we knew him; for wheu tho sketch came out it pierced him to the heart, and brought tears to eyes long unused to weep.
Ou Friday morning, June 2.1, a large portion of the sketch was cojiicd from Packard's Monthly by the New "York Sun, and it was in that paper that Ifr. Allen first saw himself depicted, ac¬ cording to agreement. He did not ob¬ serve the copied sketcli, however, until his attention was called to it by a neigh¬ bor. He then eagerly read it—being constantly interrupted in his reading by the arrival of fresh visitors, some of them acquaintances and some of them strangers, but every one witli a copy of the Sun or Packard's Monthly in Iiis band, and each in turn calling for tlie AVlCkeGe.*»t Man in New York, andaslv- ing him if he had seeu " that article." As soon as he got through witli his reading he rushed around to the How¬ ard Mission to see Mr. Arnold, for the purpose of repro.aching him and pitoli- ing into us for such an exposure. Mr. Arnold Iiaving been |ire.scnt at the in¬ terview on tlie 2Slh of May, and Al¬ len's defiant attitude ou that occasion being frcsli in his memor.v, was taken aback by the exhibition of grief and morlilicatiou wliich the AVickedest Man developed under the infiuence of his recent reading of the sketch.
" Why, John," said Mr. Arnold, "you have no just cause of complaint against Mr. Dyer. Don't you remem¬ ber that you told him to go aheail, and that all you asked of him was to tell tlie truth. Aud he has told the truth, and nothing but the truth."
" Yes, I know," replied Allen, witli the tears rolling down his cheeks, " but he's called me the AVickedest Mau in New York, and given my name and my number, so there's uo dodging. I wouldn't have cared what he said, nor how severe his article was, if he hadn't spotted rae so. Everybody will know just where to come to find me, and they've begun the rush already. And my children will see the article wheu they've grown np, and know that tlieir father was called the Wickedest Man iu New Y'ork. And, damn it, Arnold" (wiping his eyes with his coat sleeves), " it's rougli to be pitched into in that way. Y'ou may tell Mr. Dyer how I feel; tell him, also, that I bear him no malice—I'm not unfriendly to him ; but I do feel hurt." Aud here, his feel¬ ings overcoming him, he left.
It is a long time since we heard any¬ thing in the missionary line which did us so much good as Mr. Arnold's ac¬ count of that interview wilh John Al¬ len. It showed conclusively that he is not so utterly giveu ever to hardness of heart and to the devil as he would have us believe, and as we did believe. It unveils the very secretest depths of his being, and shows that much of his ob¬ streperous ungodliness is tiie mere blus¬ ter of a remorseful heart—an attempt to drown the whispers of conscience by a fanfaronade of vice aud wickedness.
The prayers which are constautly of¬ fered up for this Wickedest Man's con¬ version, and for the salvation of his family, by the tens of thousands whose sympathies have been stirred in his behalf by our sketch, are doing their work. 'The spirit ot Q^>d is pursuing him, and has got hold of him, and wlD never let him up until he throws him
We cannot get rid of the conviction that this strange man is yet to be the chosen instrument of Heaven for car¬ rying the Gospel in ref<?nerating tri¬ umph through those po. 'ins of our city in whion ifc is most > .eded, aud that the very den of infamy in whicli he has so long reigned, as a high priest of hell, will yet be turned into a temple of the ever-living God, witli the (now) Wickedest Man in New York, at last regenerated, aud clothed in his right mind, officiating at its altar.
Since the appearance of the sketeli in the July number of this magazine, iMr. Allen has beeu run tlown with visitors, especially clergymen, who, he says, iii- variabl.y"ask for the AVickedest Mau in New York, to which inquiry he promptl.v resjionds, as being the identi¬ cal individual "referred to."
His reception of his clerical visitors is sometimes exquisitely characteristic:
"I'm glad to seeyou, gentlemen,"he says. " Walk iu. Sit down. Make 3'ourselves at home. Have a copy of the Liltle Wanderers' Friend? AVe have to do a good deal of missionary worlc down here, and I find the Little Wan¬ derers' Fr'ienda.good thing lu thatline. Take it home with you and read it. Lots of good stulTin it. Good mu.sic, too. I like to have clergymen come here. I want to do all the good I can; and I don't know any class of men who'd be more benefitted by association with me than clergymen. So, come ofteu, gentlemen, and stay late."
A!len|a!so frequently plays oil' his 06- scrver and Independent on his clerical visitors ; gets them into theological dis¬ cussions, aud twists and harasses them iu all manner of good-natured ways, always taking care lo keep himself master of the situation under all cir¬ cumstances.
Ono curious development of Allen's character was manifested in his anxiety to know how thereK^/OHSpapers would treat his case, as set forth in ourskeleli. His tenacity of couuectiou with the re¬ ligious press is, in truth, a most singu¬ lar anil significant fact—far more sig¬ nificant than he himself has auy idea of.
" What possible interest can you take ill religious papers?" we ouce asked Iiim. " Wh.i/ do you read the Observer and [Xie Indeiyendent ?"
" Oh," he replied, " I'm liberal in my views, and impartial iu my tastes. And as to reading, why, I read anytliing, from Tom Paine to tlie Bible. Besides, I must have my theology aud my whis¬ key ' straight.' I don't want either of of 'em watered or adulterated. The Observer and Independent are ont-aud- outers—oue on one side and t'otlier on t'other. They strike out from the shoulder, and get in allele under the ear every time. AVheu the Observer gets hold of one of your loose, milk-and- water Christians, or some fellow with an unsound, new-fangled theology, it shalces him just as oneof Kit Burn's pups shakes a rat; and then ihe Inde- jiandent gets mad, and pitches in, and shakes tbe Observer jait, as Kit shakes the pup when he gets mad. That's my style. I like a lively Gospel and u muscular religion. I go iu for the church militant, and iiride myself on being a high private in the same army in which the Observer and Indepen¬ dent are field marshals. I'm cuiitentto carry the knapsack and let them wear tbe jdume.s."
iSuch are the oIT-hand, semi-serious reasons which the AVickedest Man gives for his choice of papei's , and, while there can be no doubt thatthe outspokenness of the Observer and the Independent has a charm for this rug¬ ged-minded man, as it has for every¬ body except sneaks and hypocrites, yet that is uot the actual secret of this mat¬ ter. Tlie true reason, as we believe, why John Allen clings so tenaciously to the Observer, is, because it was taken iu his father's house when he was au innocent boy, and becauseit is now the sole visible, tangible link which con¬ nects" his wicked, unhappy jjresont, with his guileless and joyous past. To those who know him, the clinging fondness of this Heaveii-defying man for the New York Observer affords a signiflcaufc and afi'ectiug illustration of the power and beneticence of early re¬ ligious training and .i.ssociation.
In corroboration of our theory of the secret of this dance-house keeper's at¬ tachment to the New Y'ork Observer, we will mention the noticeable fact of his fondness, which is remarkable, for old-fashioned hymus aud tunes, espe¬ cially such as he learned at Sabbath school. He never tires of singing them ; and sometimes he will sing tlie same hymn and the same tune over and over agaiu. He also teaches his iiet boy, lit¬ tle Chester, to sing them.
AVhen he ouee took us round to the school which his boy attends, lie re¬ quested the teacher to let Chester sing torus. She consented, and told Mr. Allen to select the pieces he would like to have the child slug. He at once se¬ lected a Sabbath schoolsoug, beginning '* Sliall we meet In Ileavon above ?"
Little Chester was perched upon a chair to sing the solo, the rest of the scholars coming in ou the chorus. As just stated,
"Shall we nieetJn Heaven above ?" was the burden ofthe flrst stanza. That of the second was,
" .Shall We wear a .snowy robe'."' Of the third,
".Shall we strike a golden iiarp ?" Of the foufrth,
" Sliall we wear a glorious erown ?"
Each oftheselines was repeated tliree times over, to a pleasant and varying melody, which brought out tho senti¬ ment forcibly. The performance im¬ pressed us deeply. The eagerness with which this sin-steeped loan regarded his boy, as the little creature sang veree after verse of that song, touched us to the heart.
His next selection surprised us still more.   It was,
"Stand up for Je.'ias."
After it had been sung he remarked, just as we were taking onr leave.
That's a good song, children. ATou just do as that .songsays and you'll come out all right."
Aud tlie man vvicai?^ what he said, und felt it, too.
An additioual and pointed illustration of Allen's fondness for sacred music was recently given to us by Sergean t George E. Towns, ofthe Fourth Precinct Me¬ tropolitan Police. In tho winter of 18U6, wlien a sergeant, then a patrol¬ man, wns walking his beat with his comrade, Frederick Gilbert, they stop¬ ped, about three o'clock in the morn¬ ing, to kick their heels ou Allen's stoop. It was bitter cold, and, to keep their hearts warm, tliey began lo hum some heart-stirring old hymns. After a while they struck into old Coronation: " All hail tlie power of Jesus' name,
bet ttogelH prosi rale fall, BriOK fortli tlie royal diadem .^nii crown him I.ord <if all."
As they concluded the hymn a noise was heard inside of Allen's bar-room, and Mr. Towns exclaimed ;
" Hu.sh, Gilbert! there's .some one iu there!" »   "^
" It is only me. Towns," responded Allen, opening the door and stepping to tile threshold in his night rig, bit¬ ter cold as it was. " I heard you hum¬ ming old Coronat'ion, and had to gel up and come down. I could uot stand it, with that old tunc buzzing in iny ears. Old Coronation will always fetch me at any season of the year, and at any time ofthe day or night."
On the third day of July last, as Dr. J. M. Ward, a well-known Christian pliilanthropist, was passing Allen's sa¬ loon, at about 10 o'clock in the morniug, he found him sitting near the door, witli a copy of Packard's Monthly for July iu his hand, iuteutly studying our sketcli of him. On accosting Allen he was kindly greeted in return ; aud, af¬ ter some couversation about the sketch. Dr. Ward spoke to him, as is his cus¬ tom on every fit occasion, about his soul's welfare aud the salvation of his children. In response to this Allen called ont, " Chester, come here," and his son came to his side.
" Now, Chester," said he, " sing ' Nearer, my God, to Tliee' for the Doc¬ tor."
Aud thereupon Allen himself led olf, and father aud sou saug,
" Nearer, ray God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee, E'en though it he a cross
That ralseth rae; Still, all my song shall he. Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee."
And there that strange man sat in his dance-house, on that third daj' of July, with the door open to the street, aud his little son standing by his aide, and led the child iu song through the whole five verses of that hymu, in as devotional and reverent a manner. Dr. Ward says, as he ever witnessed. Allen Is aoUcitouB that little Chester
,,.   , „    ^ .. —,     shouldnot have his mind poisoned by
self in fuU submission at the Saviour's  anything" verging on infidelity.    On feet- 1 one occasion, when visitors were pres¬
ent, an infidel came Into the dancing saloon, about eleven o'clock at night, aud began to ventilate his belief, or Tather-his unbelief He was surprised at being at once takeu up by Allen and demolished. The unbeliever was no match for the'AVickedest Man in tlieol- egyi philosophy or common sense. He soon retired, ratlier crest-fallen; aud after the door had ciased on him, Allen turned to some of those present and ex¬ claimed, in tones of grief and bitterness:
" My God, gentlemen 1 to think of a man's coming into my house and utter¬ ing such sentiments as those ! AVhy, I wouldn't have had my family hear that man for anything! And Chester, especially—"
Here, seeing the looks of astonish¬ ment on some of the visitors' faces, he exclaimed:
"I know what you're thinking of. Y'ou think that Chester hears worse than that. But lie dou't. He hears nie swear, and he hears the girls, when they get mad or drunk; and they ean talk bad enough when they get a-goiug, Godkuow^s; but I don't care for that. That isn't anything. That don't kill. But to have Chester get the notion that the Bible isn't true, or to have him hear any man deny the existence of a Qod, or attempt to make God anything less than God—why, damn it to hell, geutlciuen, I wouldn't have such no- tious as tliose put into Clicsler's head for all the world!"
AVas there ever another such man as tills incomprehensible Waler street dauce-house keeper?
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The police of the Foiirlh AVard bear testimony to this man's orderliness and his love of public and especially Sab¬ bath decorum. He riiiiders most elli- cient aid to tlie iioliee in keeping the crowds that assemble at the out-door Sabbatli meetings iu order.
For instance, on oneof these occasions the congregation was assembled on the wharfatthe footofOatharinestreet, facing a schooner lying in the slip, whicli was used as a platfonu by the speakers, their pulpit being a pile of barrels of provisions heaped upon tho schooner's deck. The surroundings of tlie locality were not favorable lo a qui¬ et Gospel love-feast. For several huu¬ dred yards along the north side of Cath¬ arine street, and the west side of Soutli street, running norlh, there were con¬ tinuous rows of improvised fish stands, presided over by market boys aud mar¬ ket M'omeu, who had bought a box of fish apiece to sell on Siind.ay morning. Tlieir customers were, for tlie most part, Jews and Irisli, to whom pennies were dear and words cheap; hence a cata¬ ract of words was willingly expended to save one penny. The chalfering of these customers with the lish-boys aud fish-women was Babelish lo the last degree. 'I'lie boys and women were masters of the situation, so far as the gabble was concerned, anil aoomcd to take especial pte.isure in airing their vocabularies. Such compact, vigorous, juicy slang we never Ivtiwd elsewhere. After listening iiwliile,we felt satisfied that we had for ouce heard the dialect known as Billingsgate, iu its pristine impurity aud Hastiness.
In the market proper tlie stalls were all open for the sale of meat, vegetables, and other tilings necessary to sustain liteou Sunda.vs as well as week days. The throng of customers was great— twice as great, seemingl.v, as on other days—and business was brisk and thrif¬ ty- Assembled on, or ratherlonnglng and loitering about the wliarf, near the schooner from wliich tbo preaching was lobe delivered, there were from fif¬ ty to seventy-five persons, constituting a kind of outside crowd. AVitli the exception of here and there a respecta¬ ble looker-on, thistisscmblage wascom- posed of boatmen, sailors, loafers aud vagabonds, who made np about as hard a set as oven New Y''ork can turn out on a Sabbath morning. They were bright, sharp fellows—good-natured, eager for fun, ripe for harmless uiis- cliief, but ready for more serious worlv on slight provocation.
A group of five girls, youug, brazen¬ faced, flashily dressed, aud full of irrev¬ erent jollity, attracted the attention of many of the vagabonds ; but on our approaching them lliey slowly strolled away, some of them humming such a sigular ditty that we jotted it ilown in short-baud, for future use—and here it is, all but the Iirst verse, which we <li<l not catch:
And tlien thegliostoss sIic did sing. As slie al her lover Ioo!c-ed:
" Oh Wil-ll-am!   Oil Wii-11-am! 'Tis sore to be thus toolc-cd.
" For tlie body snatclici's they did come, And malce a .suatcli at me;
'Tis very iiard tiiein kind of follis AVou't let a hotly he.
" They took my body from tiic toinii, And it to the doctors sold;
And now it is .so put upou 'Twonld stiock you to hcliotd.
"The cook it crow.s—oh, wc must part! Uly Wililiim, tears do trickle;
I'm yours in deatii, althougli my hntrL The doctors haEC in Jiichlc!"
The humming of this strange ditty seemed to give the girls a deal of satis¬ faction ; it also pleased the crowd; and we must say that, had we heard it ou a fitting occasion, it would have proba¬ bly tlclcled our own fivuey as much as any one's.
Circulating among the crowd ou the wharf were several active aud argu¬ mentative persons, of a class wliich is always represented ou Jjueb occasions, eager for polemic war. They are the fellows who are always charged with a set of puzzling, liarren quostious, .such as "Wherewas God before he matiethe world?" "Where did Caiu get his wife?" "Can God make two hills without a valley between them ?" "If the Pope is not the head of the Church then who is the toK?" which they are iu constant readiness to let Hy at any one who seems to be in sympathy with the objects of the Sunday meeting. The boisterous discussions of these questions by knots of disputants led to a diu of contention, which, swelled hy the cries of the market boys, and the general roar of rowdyism pervading the vicin¬ ity, rendered preaching iu that locali¬ ty, on that iSuuday morning, a most onerous business at the best.
AVe could uot help thinking, while gazing upon this crowd of unpleasant fellow beings, how ea.sy it would be for our discreet, experienced friend, Ar¬ nold, who was presout in tuc throng, or tliu Kbv. Hyatt Smith, with liis ready humor aud incisive wit, or Hen¬ ry AVard Beecher, wilh his intuitive Icnowledge of human nature and ap¬ pealing eloquence, or tho Kev. Dr. Hall, with ills stately iireseiice aud sweet, solemn earnestness, to arouse theircuri- osity, gain their attention, captivate their sympatliies, mould them to his will, and send holy truths home to their hearts with convicting power. But, alas! no discreet, experienced Ar¬ nold, nor Rev. Hyatt .Smitli, nor Hen¬ ry AVard Beecher, nor Rev. Dr. Hall is ever vouchsafed to such. Still, if we are to take St. Paul's statement as to the spiritual ellicacy of "tiie/ooWs/incss of preaching" literally, then never was congregation more blessed than that which assembled on tlie dock at tho foot of Catharine street on .Sabbath uiorning, tlie 28th day of June last.
The first speaker was a bilious, dya- peptie-looking young man, whose a<l- veut waa cordially greeted by the crowd, some of wliom sympathetically inquired how he had slept the night before, while otliers solicitously asked if he'd had his moruing bitters yet; and oue good-natured sailor gravely advised him to take a nip of giu, and then bring it to tiie surface by exorcis¬ ing himself for au hour-with a tine- tooth comb.
Instead of meeting this cheerful rail lery with good-nalured and victorious retorts, aud thereby winning the re¬ spect and sympathy of his hearers, the well-meaning preaolier, to our friend Arnold's great grief and mortification, lost his temper, and began a furious rhodomontade of what he uo doubt im- aglued to be crushing biblical invec¬ tive. Raising his hands towards the heavens, and glaring fiercely upon tlie tantalizing crowd, he exclaimed,
" From the days of the Saviour until now the Kingdom of Christ has suffer¬ ed persecution, and the Kingdom of Heaven has suHTcred violence, and the violent have takeu it by force. Y^ea, furthermore, the devoted servants of God have beeu reviled by the wiclted in all ages, but they have uot faltered or flinched, nor will thoy falter or flinch now. I tell you, toj-our faces, Umiyou are persecuting the Kingdom of Christ, and that the judgments of Heaven are preparing to descend upon you, and you will soou call for rocks and moun¬ tains to fall upon you and hide you from the wrath of hira who sitteth up¬ on the throne. I leave you to the wrath and vengeance of an outraged and in¬ censed God."
The crowd hooted and caterwauled this uDfortanate gentleman, as he de- ascended from the pile of provision bar¬ rels, and were, of oonne, in no auspic¬
ious mood for the reception of his suc¬ cessor, an elderly mau, short and dumpy in stature, wearing old-fashion¬ ed, round-glassed spectacles, and a wide-brimmed twenty cent straw hat, tied with a black tape, terminating in a double bow-knot under his chin.
Tliis reverend gentleman's appear¬ ance called out a boisterous shout of welcome from the crowd ; and tho up¬ roar was so great, and the speaker's voice so indistinct, tliat not a word of his discourse could be understood. After a while, the congregation having- got lired of the preacher's pantomime and their own noise, quieted down aud gave him a chance to be heard. This turned out to be the worst thing they could have done for the preaclier, for the tirst audible remark was,
" You're abuckin' ag'inChrisfc. Ain't you ashamed to be a buekin' ag'in Christ? Did Christ ever go a huckin' ag'in you? Then what do you go a bnckin' ag'in him for?"
" We aint a buekin' ag'in him," in¬ dignantly cried one ot the sailors, "aud you'd better tie a fish to your tail and fancy yourself a mermaid."
This led to a series of " personal re¬ marks," which wero addressed to the preacher with vehement unction.
"How mauy bounties did you jump, old buffer?" asked one of the worship¬ ers.
" How many panes of glass did you break when you jumped through the window?" yelled anotlier.
" You'd better go and return some of the inoney you stoleoii your bounties!" said a third.
"Y'ou should uot expose your liaii'- some countenance to the bum in rays' of th"ia yer tropperele sun," cried a fourth.
"Keep quiet, and let us Iiear the sil¬ ver tones of the old dolly-pad," roared a lil'th.
" What did ye rob yer wife of her apron string to tie yer hat with for?" queried a.sixth.
" I'd like to buy them two front teeth o'yourn for garden spades," said a stal¬ wart Hibernian.
Tliis last was a dead hit,astlie.speak- er hiid but two front teeth, whicli were, in fact, tusks of unusual magnitude. Tliua the Hibernian's taunt struck home, and tho victim's temper giving waj", he made no further effort to preach, but raising his hands appeal- iugly to Heaven, he cried,
" O Lord, let thy indignation rest upou this rowdy crowd, wlio come hither to disturb tliy meeting, aud let fire from Heaven co"iiie down and con¬ sume them, thattliey may know there is yet a God iu Israel!"
'i'liis objurgation waa received witli such a tempest of hootings and bowl¬ ings as effectually adjourned the relig¬ ious exercises.
Jf there be any who havo anlhority in tliese matters, the.v should exercise tliat authority iu such manner as will prevent such deplorable exhibilions of liious doukeyism iu our publie streets. Tiiere are men iu New York wlio are ready auil willing to preach, and who can preach eflectively, and who have preached efrectively to out-door gather¬ ings of the kind above described—men of lact, aud power, aud knowledge of huiuaii nature, and a sympathy too deep to be thrown from its balance by aii.v personal taunt or insult.
Let sucli men, M'liether priests or laymen, take Ibis important work in charge, and see to it that uo assiniiic jaw-bone beset wagging to the damau:n and ili.sgraee oflhe cause of Clirisl. ;iii.t the delectation of tbe sons of Bi-li.:! ; for, from the days of Samson until ;..iw, the jaw-bone of an ass has been aniong the most fatal of weapons. AVithin two montlis we have heard of the cushierof oneof our city bauks; also, oneofllie membere of a leading New York bank¬ ing house ; also, a shoe dealer of large business conuections; also, a captain of the Metropolitan Police; also, the president of a St. Louis bank, deliver most eirective discourses to tlie iioor outcasts of New Y'ork.
Our AVickedest IMan was uot present at the meeting above described, else things might have gone differently. He has a most unique way of quieting rowdies on such occasions. He takes the ringleader by the collar, and jerks him out of his boots and into decorum by a single application of muscle. Or, he seizes some obstreperous disturber by tlie throat, and impressively exclaims:
" Y''ou lousy hound, what do you mean by treating the ministers of the Gospel with disrespect? Wlien a gen¬ tleman takes tho trouble to bring you a message from Heaven for nothing, arn't you man enough to listen to him respectfully? If I catch j'oii making any more disturbance here, I'll boot you into tho dock!"
Allen is tender-hearled towards poor children. He gathers them into his infernal iilace by dozens aud scores du¬ ring inclement weather, and especially iu the winter, and ofteu not only feeds but clothes them ; he al.so sends them to Sabbatli School. Sometimeshegoes iuto the streets on the >Sabbatli aud gathers up the vagrant children in squads, and marches them oil' to the Mission Sabbatli School iiiDoverstreet, or to some other similar iustitutiou elsewhere. Aud he looks to their be¬ havior too, after he gets them iuto Sabbath .School, and takes a fatherly interest iu tlieir welfare.
This mau takes especial pleasure iu hcliiing the most helpless classes. Licensed venders come in for .t goodly share of his friendly attentions. A "licensed vender" is a Metropolitan character, xirovided by Provideuoe to dispense the necessaries of life where but for him they might never go. His implements of trade usually consist of a horse, car and harness, worth, alto¬ gether, from S30 to 550. His horse can barely crawl; his cart aud harness barely hold together; anil not unfre- quently the liceuseil vender is himself the most lielcety part of the whole con¬ cern.
The licensed vender's stock iu trade consists in from five to ten dollars' work of truck—fish, greens, coke, veg¬ etables, coal, kindliug wooil, etc. His customers tiro the very poorest people iu the city; people so abjectly poor and squalid that uo adequate idea can be got of their actual condition e-xcept by personal visitation ; people who havo to buy their food and fuel by the pen¬ ny's worth—who sometimes buy a few ceuts' worth of potatoes, and a few cents' worth of tea, and a few cents' wortli of wood, and who flrst boll the potatoes aud then make the tea with the same hot water in whicli the pota¬ toes were boiled, because they cannot afford wood enough lo lieat water twice.
In carrying his meagre suiiplies from street to street the licen.sed vender not uufrequently eouies to grief. His cart breaks do«T], or Ills harness gives way, or his Ilorse gives out aud tumbles to the pavement. Then it is that man's in¬ humanity to man makes the licensed vender mourn. Therabblejeerathlm; the boys pelt him ; the rullians rob him. Aud then, also, it is that our AVicked¬ est Mau—but not wickedest in this—if lie happens to discover the situation, comes out in all his glory. He hastens to the licensed vender's aid, scatters hia enemies, repairs damages, gets the liorse upon its feet, aud sends tho poor helpless mau ou his way rejoicing. This is benevolence.
Among the most recent" disti uguish- etl" visitora to Mr. Allen's abode were several large deputations from the Dem¬ ocratic National Convention, when that institution was lately flourishing in Fourteenth street.    Oue company of
country   delegates,   numborin^ thirty,
weut down to No. '304 AVater street un¬ der the escortof Captain Tborne, ofthe l'"ourth Precinct; aud weare informed that on one evening as mauy as sixty delegates were present at oue time, fill¬ ing bolli bar room and dancing saloon, and protruding upon the sloop anil sidewalk. Tliey had all read our ac¬ count ofthe AVickedest iSIan, aud were anxious to see him. He was courteous and cordial, as he always is to visitors. One of tlie delegates remarked:
"Isuppose this is about the worst section of tlie city, Mr. Allen, from ail accounts?" To which Allen quietly remarked:
"AVell, yes, ifc has had that reputa¬ tion ; but just now it 'is completely eclips¬ ed by Fourteenth Street!"
This retort was received with ap¬ plause, and the delegates hailed " The AVickedest" as a man and a brother.
It is useless for any one to attempt to contend with Allen iu wordy war or rhetorical" feuce." AVhen in one of Ills " happiest moods" he has au abun¬ dance OI shafts which uo armor can withstand. He is a Seen judge of hu¬ man nature, and takes exquisite delight in roasting &pretentious greeuhorn or a conceited aas, whom he never fails to recognize on sight.
" When one of those fellows comes in here," he says, " I just quietly draw him away from ms base so nr he can't
get back, and then go al him and break his heart with a little luholesome talk I" AVe should like to give speciineus of that " little wholesome talk," but fear that the stomach of polite society is not yet quite strong enough for such con¬ centrated aliment.
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JOIIN ALLEN'S PROMISE.
At 4 o'clock P. M., on Friday, the lOtli day of July, after the foregoing had been put in type, we had an inter¬ view with John Alien, iu the private room of Mr. Acton, and iu Mr. Acton's presence, at Police Headquarters, No. 300 Mulberry street. Allen protested against being called the AVickedest JNIan in New York.   Said he,
" I am not the wickedest man in this city. There are lots of worae men than I am—meu who never help tlie poor, nor poor children, nor do anything for anybody, and Mr. Acton here knows that I spend hundreds of dollars in that way." .:
AVe then stated why we considered him the AVickedest Man in New Y'orl;, quoting the paragraph above in which wo embody our views ou that point. This seemed to boa new view of tlie subject to him—and on our offering to state anytliing, as eoniiiir/ from him, which lie wished to liave .said, he re¬ plied :
"AVell, just say that I have .some good ]ioint«, and that T am not the Wickedest Man in New York by a long way."
Mr. Action then tackled him about Ills keeping such a den, and sent the truth home to his heart that, by stay¬ ing there, he would blight the life of his idolized boy;
"And now, John," continued Mr. Acton, "I wantyou lo lu-onii.w us tliat you will quit that jilace, and give your children a fair chance."
Allen hesitated and remonstrated for a long time, but finally .said : " Well, I promise to do it." " irarai will you quit?" we asked. " The first of next May," be replied. "Say September," said Mr. .-ictoii. "I can't do ifc—impossible.     You could nofc get out of here in aweek ! My other property is  rented,  and 1 can't manage it before May."
"A'esyoucan, John," per.>i.stod Mr. Acton ; ".say Sei.lemlier."
" Well, ifi ean .sell out my business, I will," he ul bust said.
"No, John, be a man, and do the clean thing. Quit the Imsiiies.s, turn your house inlo a home for poor girls and regenerate that whole region. Vou can do it, if you'll only trv.
Alien was powerfu'ily "aliVuted, and at last said :
"Well, ,'<eullemeii, I c/ivr, ynu inij word that I'll ijuil the bii.iiiicss by Iho flrst of next May, sinti:, and as niiiuh sooner as lean .'" and he rushed from the room.
" He'll do it,"".said Mr. Acton, as Al¬ len di.sappeared. "John never goes btick of his pledged word. The fact is, you havo hit him in thu very core ol liis heart. A'our sketch painted his very soul, and the picture is conslaiillv before him. He has been in a state of unrest ever since. He never knew be¬ fore how wicked he is, nor what his life is leading to. Tliat boy of his is the strong ]ioinl. He wiii-sliips that child, and wants him to grow uiiagood and great man, and now he liegiiis to see how cruel it is lo keep the ebild iu such a place.
Besides, John liim.sclf has good poiiil.s, lots of'em. jrc really wauls to be a man. He was up ben; with iiio an hour and a half last Sunday uiorning, talking about these matlers. Wliiit there is bad in Iiini can bo cured, and you'll fetch him, sure. Let tiie jieoiile keep praying for him. God rules in this world, and Jh: will bring these matters all out straight."
Wejiray Heaven that our hojies of .Tohn Alien may tie realized, and that in the desperate struggle for a true manhooil, upon wliieli he is entering, lie may eonie oil' the victor. Jlour des- pei-ate that struggle is to be only tliosc whose hearts have fought it out on tbe same line can haveaiiy just idea. " He that ruloth his own spirit is greater than he that takelh a citv." 'I'he last heart-wrung prayer in '{ietllsemaue, "Jly Father, if it bo possible, let this cu]) pass from me," reveals the terrors of the culminating slriiggle against the powers of hell which every regenerat¬ ing heart must go tbi-ough. The last agonizing cry from the Cross, ".My Goil! my God! why hast Thou I'or.saU- en uie?"—nioiiriifiilest cry overheard ou earth or in the heavens—comes sounding down to ns tlirough the ages to warn us tliat the atrugg'le must be continued up lo the very verge where time melts into eternity.
But ill this contest .foliii Allen will uot be left alone ; the .stars in their courses will light for him ; the prayers of the good will bo ceaselessly oll'ored up for Iiim ; the angels of God will ral- l.y around him in invisible but invinci¬ ble cohorts. He shall yet win a name of which his cliildren, "whom lie .so pas¬ sionately loves, need not be asliametl, and shall yet establish a character which will suller those chililieu to plant fiowers upon his grave, without blushiug for the inoniory of their dead father lying beneath the sod.
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of
Ai;nii'oiJS' soin'i'.
Estate of John Jf. AVhitehill, lale JMarietta bor., Lanc'r co., dec'd. rilHE undersigned Audllor, appointed (o dis- X tribute tiiR balance remaining in tliclmuils of Abraiiam 31. CiLssel, executor, to and among thoso legally entitled Io tho same, will sit lor that purpose on TUESDAY. AtJOUST 11, nl 10 o'cloclc. A. M., in the Library itoom of tiie Court Ilonso.lu tlic cily of I.anc:ister, K-here all persons iutcivstcd In .said distrlbuticii may atlend. • W. A. Wii.so.v.
, ,,. W.M. Aui;. .vri^Ei;,
Jul i.j-It-3., Audilors.
Ai;t>i'i'»it-.s >'»T3(;i:.
Estate of Joseph JIarkley, lale of Up¬ per Leacock twp., deceased. rnlliSundersigned Auditor.atipoiiiled Io dis- Xtribute tlic Inihiiice reiualniug In I iie liaiuls of Jacob S.ICby, administratiu'nf said ileeeased, to and among iliose legally iMilitied to itio same, will atlend for Hint purpose on TL'i-IS- i ).\ Y, the i i til day of AUU L';j'l', ISiiS. at:; o'l-loe!:, P. :il., in tlie Court ilouse; in llie cily of l.aii- (^nster, wliere ail persons interested in said distribution ni:iy atlend.
V.'.M.  \VEIi)M.\N. Jul.v.S-lt-:!! Ami •.
.VItUIT»K-.S .VO'IKK.
Estate of Catharine fjiipp, late of Cn iiarvoii lowiislttp, liaiu-asler cnuilt.v, itece:ised. rnlir: uiiili-rsigm-d .Vuditor. ai.pi.inu.d lo ilis- X tribulejiiehahinee retiiainiin; In llieliaiitis of .lolin lleii7,lev, (¦.^ei-mnr of itie I.-ist will nf Sliiii deceased, Io and aiiinlig tliose legally eii- iitlcd lu liic same, will alleiiil fi-.r tliat piiriitjsi, on i-'l;inAY, llie -111 day of Al'lii-.ST, IMS, al itlo*('loci:,a. 111., in oneof llie Jury Uomiis of tbe I'oiirt ili.use, ill Ihe cily i.f Ijalicasler, v.'iiercali liersoiis ilileiv-sted ill said dislribii- lioii HIJI.Vatteiul. !¦:. II. Wlll'i'i-:.
ju!S-lt:;il .vo.iilMr.
AliDlTOIf.S .VOTH'i:.
Hslulu of Susanna Bi'iider, late of .Me-
cliaiiicsburg. Upper Leacock Iwii.,
Lancaster cou nly, drco.ased.
full 10 niulcr-signed Alldilor, appoinlcti to dis. J. Iribtib-1 iie balance rciiiaiiiiug in the iiands of I'eler ifeilel'. e.xeeolor, hi and among liiosi; l4-gaii.veiitilled to llie same, will sit l,.r llial. purpose on WKlJNlvSDAV, -VCl.lli.'S'r Vl, at :: o'clock. 1'. M., in liie Library ilooiii of ilie Court House, in liie eilvof l.:iiie:islfr, wiicrc ali persons liitet'estrd in'said dts[ril.uli<.ii may allend. W'.X. WII.SON,
Jul i.'i-li-a", .Molilor.
SEWING- MACHINKS. Xhe Siuger Sewing aiacliine
WINS THE PRIZE OF^im,
A ^„}'"' subjoined report irlll show. It l.'i lS*:,.>'."^"'per here to stale tiiat the Agent of the
l.esnl^e?'^'/.„*,'?'''''"^?,"''''=ly »™''l°h?^ " lhatVhP?>'''°''P,"''!'F "••'' trial, clafm- wo.-I-oiinnSni''"'?, ¦"¦''''''¦''> '=°'»'l "lo »°y than the biliger Machine, and as a proof to this statement, put np SllV) as a foriv-lt to tlm Singer''Agom?'"'= '''"'"" "^x ^"""ed b°y tiio REPORT.
b.'lfv'iM .""V'S,"'' "','= F"""" Sewing .llachino s,.,Vi,," '-;''""p"B'=J tiie agent or the .Slngor Sm,rf.-^!"°''.!'.'-''"" I'ublio test trial of tin. S ln,h,.l',*; " "'JV'V'," ^""=»""' over all others, ¦¦ni,.''.""."-•'"'"'-""we's Machine could do Vvell i.?,"^ I *"""= ^^ ."."'S"" machines eqnallj- auy,;; '"„''?'?,'= ""'igs nmcli better thah clilnei •.vl^,','"'""'.-'^?'^^'"',"^ Iho Singer Ma- under.si"..fe "V?l'''^^ '*""' challenge, and the
iiy  machliiG of each *""—    oraing, tuck-
shm-t
Kritalo or .John Hull,  lato of rttr
bonmyli, (k'cuM.scMl. rillliC tniilersi^iicit Aii'litor, Mjtpuinlcil (<i dis- 1 trltMitiM.!))! I):il:iii(:t:ri-iiliiiiiii;;iii lliclirnsils nf Ailniii I loll uud Isailr Hell. :iiIinilitsIi:Uc>rs, lo una ilinoii:; llio.-^t; lf;x->1Iy iMttill>-d U> Itx; .s:itiii'. Will Hit f.ir ih:iL tmri>"-io nu'I'lJICSDAY, AUUUSTl, :il *JnVI(M-U-, p. m., lu lluflJhr.iry Jtixun cd'lliit CiuifL House, ill ihc <-iIy ori,:in- fasUjr, wIuTO all pi.-i'.sons iuRMi-sttd JUMtid dislril.uihiu uiay nil.-nd. iy n-JL:Jl W. hHA.MAN, Au.litor.
ICsia'iii of .los(.*i>Ii li. ]>:ihhvin, hifc  of (Jolorjiiii L\v|)., Jfjanuii-stur co., iIlmiM.
rpjlKuu<li:r.sl'4tii>d AudlIoi'.api>oInU-d to dis- 1 tvilnilnllH'iKilaui-fiviuaiuiiu; in tlu-lian<ls ol" William II. llaldu-iu and .Icdiii Jluev, exuc- lUor.-. Io aud auioUK lliosc lt*;5Hllv »,'UtilU;d lo lliif sauM'. will alu-U'i for lliat purpose un TinvSIXVV, AUOUsrr I.-*. \fi.»\<, m 2 o.-|..,-I:, V. M., iu the Ml.rary Uoom ol !lie Court. House, it) llie Cily orij:iin;a.-*tt*r, wiieivnll persons iii- (eiVNlcd iti.suiddisniliulioii luav allend.
i;;;.\.j. K. i;ai-:i:. Julyi-u-;;:! Audiior.
AH.s5y
Ai:DX'r<5!s.*s jjoTici:.
nud Kstate of John Kranlz and Wife, oi'^raiior tou'iisliip.
'^pilKundf?r.si;(uud .Audiior, appoiulfd lo ilis-- X lril»uleli(el>a!ani-i!rcniainiu;jjn lIiu liaud;; i.i'./olin ..¦Miller. assigU'.'u (d'.John Ki-auli: and Wile, 10 aud anu>nji liiosu Ie;;aUv uulillcd Io tliL'sanie. will .sit i'or Unit purposf on Tl'l'-S- JUY. AUUUsr 11, IsjJS.alli o-elocl:, P. .-^I.. in Hie Jjil>rar.\- Udoui of thu Court House. In the CilyofliatK-asIer. u'hereall itorsou.s lntoit.*sted iu saiil distrilriitiou may al lend.
JJ. C. KHKADV,      , ju I J-1^-;^ Audiior,
A?:n3T<HfS xoTur.
Krslateof Jolm l-loirmuii, latu of West Donegal t\v)>., dce'il.
rinrR uuder-siiiucd AiulitiU-, ajtpoinled to<U.s- X tribute llic halaiiL-e reuiaiuin<{ in Hie liaiids or .lotiu li. (.ti.sli, adniiui.siralor 01'said tlceo- dent, lf)and aiiiou^' Hio.^e h'lrallv i-iiHHed to tho.saiuf, will .siI I'or Hiat purpose ou Wedites- ilay, AH(;U.ST i:;Hi, J.SriS, at Mo-doi-Iv-, A. ."M., in liu; Library J:of>ui of the Court Jlou.-iO, in the City otT-aiieasIer, wiiercall persons iuter- cst-jd iu.saiddislrlbuUou uiay allend,
sami;j:l ki;y. .lul is-li-:n Audiior.
Ivstate of .laeob Hoover, late of .Sulis- biH'y twp., (lecea.soti.
Lr,'rn*-.IIS leslanifnlary on said (-s'alo hav¬ iug been •^ranted tn the nntlursi-;iied. :tll persons iudublc'd Hierelujue requeslt-dlouialJu tuiinediatu settiemenl, aud tliosu liaving i:laimsoriluuiandsaf;aiiisl Ibi^saiui.*, will pre- si-ul. tluun wilhoiit ilt-day to XIxk'. under.si^ucd, r<;.siiliufi in said lovrnslilp.
sA.MUi-:!..^. no()vi-:i:,
oJ' .Salisburv Iwp., .lOIUV It. WlLSu.N'. o("i,eac<K*lc lu:p., Juu •X:-a".Vl      l':xeeuiors,
s:xi:4;R.!T<nt'.s xotbci:.
Krftatc of JLeiiiy JTeiT, late of Jjem-ock township, tU^eoa'ietl.
J"" KlTiCll-S I est anienlaryou sail! est ale Iiaving .jbei-u i^fiinlcd tome lius undersiifU'jiI.all jn-r- soiis indebied thereto are rcfiucsled to uialie immeilialu paymenl. and Hios-; Iiavin<; elaiins or demands,a;;alnsl. tbe .said dt,-eedent wili present Hiem to tin; undersiiined, residiut; iu said townstiip wilhouL tleiav.
iij;xi:YTi. HEKU,
juu :;i-i;t-;!:i J*:::ceuior.
LEGAL   NOTICES.
Aui>m>ii-M x<>Ti<.'i:.
Estate of Eliiw Ketlcay. late of Adams¬ town bovovigh, deceased.
TIIKumiersigncd Aiidilor, ai»poinled to dis¬ tribute the balance roniainiugiii Hie Iiamls oilsoju! l-'lclilhorn, cxeciulor, to audruione thoso legally eutitled to the same, will atlend forthatpnrpo.mion MONDAY, AUGU.ST lOHi JSUS. lit:; o'clock, p. m., in Hie library Room or tlio Court Jioiise, iu Hie cityof rjancaster, ¦where all persous iulcrested Jn said distribu- Hou may attend. J::MljIiN FltANKLIN,
Jyll-ltSi AudiKu-.
Ai>.mxis'ri;.\'h<su's jiorst'K.
Eritalo of Je.s3e Haines, lale      Sad-sbu fy twp., IjanoaHtcr Co..     c'd.
L]-:Tnir«S or .idmiulsiniliou on said eslnle haviUKbccn j^rauled to theuudei'signcd,all persons indebted thereloare refpiosledtoniakc liumediatepaymeul, aud iliose baviufj claims or demands ajtal list the same will present Ibem Tor settlemeut lu Un-.  tiudiu*sim)Cd.
HAUMA.VAI.r.UIGIIT, julyl-ilKl:!   t'cuuiutiiouville. Cliesler(;o,, I'a.
superioriiy of Hie : party lor licrumiuf?, bruulin"" i"-' >';."l"S »»^ uuiltiug; iuia on the Kuperiof- ity ol tile inunufucliii UK uuicldnr. of ^nr-i. parly for tailoring, shoe w^,rk,fuaaic.rH' wS?k and coacii trimming. I«.g i^uvo to"report: Ihat they attended ftaUl public Ichl IriKl at Hie Court Iloiwe, in J^ancasier, Pu on Tues- d. y, Wednesday ami Thunsday. April Htii, I.jHi and HiHi, l.-jfW, uud a/ter witnenslug th*. WiMkiiigsor said macliine.'*, by the respeutivo parlies, and closely scrutinizing the wurk done, give tlie following as Hieir decision in Hicpremise.i: That the.sfugerCmiily machine c.xeciitea tlie most of tlie work done, neater and betler liiau Hie Howe machine,and work¬ ed i.-tsier aud seemed to lie more easily oper- ralcd, mulciug less iiuist.>.
The bemmiiig done ou llii! .Slusor machine wjus mueli superior on souio muterhUs, tliau on Howe's and e<iually well ou oHiera. Extra Iieavy work, lighlluckiu" felling and cording done was Ijclter execniecl ou the llowo ma¬ chine Hiau on the Singer. The lieMiming, heavy tucking, rullliug, braiding, fancy .; . Ir: V^*^"!'"' Y*"'''^ ""^ other binding uere all better done by the Singer machine.
^^lng(•r s machine greatly excelled Howe's in galliering aud .sewing on rullles atone aud tb« same operation, and on braidln".
Oil the maunracturing inaehiue of the re¬ spect I ve parties, u-sis vi-ere luadeon shoe work, earruige I rimming aud other materials, all of which J.roved the .'Suiieriority of Kiugei's mu- ehine over their eouleslants.
H.\MUi:L -SLOKOM,
A. It. BAKU.
K .MLMlil.U-:N', f
Committee.
We, the umtersigiied, being Hio mnjority of the toiiimiiiee to lejfort upon the Tc-st Trial 01 Hic Howe .Sewing Machine with the Singer Hewing Maciiine, aud having reported upou the saiiic In jiarl, uowdi-Klrcio ktate that Wb uiadea very Hiorougb e.\amimtHou Iuto the merits oi the work executed l»y Ihe respective niaciiiues at tlie lest trial, aud say iu all can¬ dor the report w:is accordiug to our best judgment in the nuitler. As a further gnar- anlce we take Hie liberly to lu.sert here a pre¬ cise reeoni <»f the votes east as we examined Ibe goods lu Ibecommiiiefcof iho whole, vl?.:
KllOi-; WtlUK—Singer bad :; votes on two polni-s, aiuU votes ou one point. Howe liud ;i votes ou I point.
CAKUlAtiKTlH.M.MIXG-Siuger had :i votes on sHtcJiingand.'ion lieuimiug. Jlowe had i: votes on stitcbing aud none ou hemming.
I'AMIIiY—singer ba.l 1 voles <.« henimiuK, :.ou biudtii!r,;;ouiumiug,lini fancy braiding, .Ion plain liraidiug,:! on extra heavy work, 1 on liglit tnciiing,! on circular cap work. H on turning corners iw cordiug, :J ou hemmlug, - on felling,:; on Iieavy lucking.
Howe Itad on silichiug !! votes, hemmlns none, binding!', rutiliug hone, plain braiding ¦1, fancy braiding noue, iieavy work ;I, circular cap work i, cording round corners :t, heavy iiemming •!, felling .", iieavy lucking a. On liUlIHngtiie uiacltlues each bad 2 votes, ono meiuber tleclinlng lo vote.
The above table will slmw at a glance, that the Singer Sewing .Maclilue had tbirleeU points, while Hio Howe liad onlv live uointti.
^Ye. Iberehire, decide HiaL Ihe amount of lorfeit be paid over to W. W. IJeardslee, the. agent of the Singer .Maeiilne, and lie by lilm donated to tlie CuHdreu's Home, in our cUy, as agreed upon iu Hie imbiic eliailenges ami iiis acceptance.
SAJIUEL SLOKOM, A. II. BAIHt. K .McMJiLLEN,
Committeo.
THK rorXT.s ox wiik-utiif.sixofr
IIXt'KKS YIIK llon-£ .IIAC'IHXE.
Tho foregoing report shows Hint'the Singer is Letter tiititi Hie Howe Macliine, in Mm lollowiiig particulars;
1. it does betler and neater woru.
'1. It works luucli faster.
:(. it works easier—au Imporl.int nmttCi' tlie ladies.
¦1. Jt makes less noise.
5. It does better ilemmlng ou somo roate- rlals, and eijually well on otliers,—tbe very thing you need mostiu the family, parUcular- ly in -siilrt uialiiug, on Sheets and IMllow sups, I'oclict JIaiiukercbiefs, Towels, and Tabic .Spreads.
0. itdoes betler Tucking.
7. Itdoes belter liraidliig.
s. It Kmbroiders wliile the JJowo does nol,
!i. JI works betler on Circular wttrk
11). it does better I'.inding. Tho Howe draw.1 the IJiuiliug wliile the Singer does not. Aa Ilem 10 Dress ilaSiers.
H. it justly e.trels Hie Howe on fathering aud .^ewiiig on ilullles, at one and the same opei-alloii.   The Howe laUfugentirely In llils-
iJ. il. does belter .Shoe i'*itHng and Kancy .Stitching on patent.leallier.
1;:. 11 litrer.-eelleilHie Howcin Coach Trim- uiiii;;. bolli in Hiiie and Hie umnnorof work.   •
1 will also slate tlial the Singer Machine Irf more simple iu its const lucHou, ease of nian- ageiiieiil, and nuire durable than the Mowo Machine, Hie H.>we having -llV pieces, llltt Singer ouly ]U7 pieces.
1 liusl tbe people will call at iiiy roora.s,
At Xo, :i Kast Orange Street,
Tu-odo..rs from S.S.liatbvou'sClothlugStoro,
LAXCABTI-Ui, 1>ENXA.,
Audsi-e for Hicmselves. We sell nt the low est Casii prices. Wcgiv«>lhorougli instruction, \\edeliver Hie Machine to yourdoors, free of cliarge. We insure ilie Machiue to give satLs- lacHoU or no.sale. We havo permanently lo¬ cated liere, and our patrons can rest assured tiiat no pains will lie spared on our part to Ull all our pledges Io our eiistomers, (Jraleful for Hie Iii)eral patronage iien-lofore given mo, I earnestly solicit a eoUIinuaiieo <if HiO same.
X. I!.—Ladies* and Childiens' Underwear CoustauHy onhaiid and ui.-tde to order,
W. W. JtKAllJJSLEE,
may!l-tr-2.1 Agent.
AiiinTOif.s x<«'it:i:.
Estate of Luey SUealler, late of Earl township, deceased.
rpHKnudersigncdvVudilor,appointed lodi.s- JL tributetheiialanceremainiugln the hands of.Solomon Siieatler, executor, lo aud among those legally eniiiled to thesame, will sit for
tliat imri>OK*iaa 'I'UfAD-VY. ^VUUirri'L" lltli, n.L IDo'clock, a. 111..in tho Idbniry Itoom of Hie Court Jlonse, in the City of Lancaster, where uU persons interested insald distribution may attend. W. Ll^A.MA.V,
JylI--lt:U Auditor.
Ai;i>iTOK*.s aroricK.
Assijjned E.stateof Jacob Biielier and
Wife, of East Coealico townsliip. riniE undersigned Auditor, appoinled to di.s- J. tribute tile balance remaining in tbe hands of Cyrus Ueam. a.ssignee of Jac-ob Jliicher and wife, to uud among those legallv cntlilpil to tiie same, will sit for Hint purpo.soon THUiW- DAY', AUaU.ST i::th, ISiiS, it W/, o-.-Ioek, a. 111. in the Court Jfouse, in Hie Clly" of Laneaster, where all persons interested In said distribu¬ tion may aUond. JtKUlJEXH LOXG JulH-it-;H Auditor.
Arin'roK-.s xoTM-r.
Estateof .Tohn D. Heft, late of Jlain-
bridge, Conoy tw[)., Ijanoaslei' co.,
ileceiused.
rnllFJ undnrsiiriied Auditor, ai>poiutod lo dis- Xtribnt« Hie balance romainliig in Hie haiul.'i of Henry ^!.^V]ley,admlni¦il^LIor,d. b. n. lo and among those legally entliled lo Hiesame, will sitfor that purpose on MONJJAV. AUGUST 3d,I.S«S-ialUo'clock,A.M.,inHioLibraiyUonui of theOourt House, in Hie Clly of Laneaster, whereall per.souslnterested in said distribu¬ tion may attend. TIUL. U. JJ.-MCKU, JnIyH-4l,-:H Auditor.
C^miET i»3t01-'I<A.1IATI<>X.
^iriii:uKA.sHnWIouorabieHI-:N-UYt;. LOXU, tV I'resident,aud Honorable Al.KXanniut L. H.VYl-sand.IoiiN-.I.LiniiAKT, Associali.'.Indges of the Court, of Common I'leas in aiul for Hie Count.v of ijaucasler, and Assistant Jnstiecs of the tVuirtsof Oyer and Terminer and tiencral .Jail Ueiivery aiuUiuarler Sessionsof Hie I'eace in and for the County of Lancaster, liave is- sued tlieir I'rccept to me lUrected, rciiuiring me.amoiigoUier things, tomak*.'public I'roda- uiation HiroUKlioutm.v iiaiiiv/iclc, HiataCourt ofO.ver aud Terminer and a general.lail dcHV'-- rv, also a t:ourt of tJcncra! tiuarter Sessions of tile I'eace and .lail delivi-ry. ^^'i'l commciiee iu the Conrt I louse in theCiiy of Lancaster, In Hie Cmumouweailh of ivnn.sylvania— OX THMTHllUi .MOX'OAY IX AUGUST, ITIIK ITTHJ. l.^W. in imrKiianc*^ or whleh prceci»t I'uuLn; Xt>Tii'K is liKKKUV ciVKN, lo tile Mayor aiitl -Mdermeii of Hiot.'lly of I.,:iucaster. in the sahi C'ounlv, amlnll tho .lusHces of the I'eatre, Hie Coniuin- aiid (..ous la hies, of tlie said Cit.v aud Coiiiilv of Laneasler, that Hiey he tlieii aud Hieri;iu their own proper persons wilh Hieir rolls, records aud e.^amiiiatioiis, antl iiuinisitious, aiuIHieir other rcinembrance.s, to do Hio.se tilings whicli lo theirolliccsappertain, in tlieir hdialf lo be d<iue;and also all those who will prnseenie against the prisoners win*are, or then sliall be III ihejail ollliesaid County of i..aueaster an? to iie tlieti aud there l<i [trusceule agatnstlhem as sliall bejust.
Haled at i-ancaster, Hie   ITHi   day of .luly, ISlA^. .JACOU I-'. KKEY.Sheriir.
Nothing more appropriate  for a Gif
thau one of the
Ci JI E A T
A MIJRICAN   COMBINA TION
Itiittoii   IloSe,   Over^csiiuing,
.   AXD
SEWING MACHINES.
.Sciid liy
S'
•ri;>- «i:xT.>i ici:>v.ii:i>.
nu- Tin-: ItUN.VW.w: 'I'iu-abnvun.u-aid . jwill lie paid Utr lli,; ajiiirfhciistnii itl' Isaac; \\'. lliivrit.n U'Miiui Imy. Imund IVom llic !'«nn- House, ol Lnlii-ilsliM-ciMlliI.v, Ul Itev. IJ. Ili;i-IK, Kplirntii. lu si;i-ve ill I'';lrliiiiiK iinsiiifss, lo tiit,- :i:5uol:;l .VL'urs. Hu ran away on (iiu iii;;Iil oi" Hu; l'.l inst. N*»w ii;;ftt ulioiiL 17 veal's, lie inny ilicu lo ollV-r liiinseir as an ,-\iiiil-elilii;e lol- iilai-l:Kiiiiliiins. u lliillT/.
jniy I'l ;:i!--:r»
PilOFESSIONAIi.
EXKUUTOK'S NOTICE.
Est.ite of George Musser, esq., Iate of the City of Xiauciister, deeuaaed.
LETl'EIJS IcsUimcnlary on .<iaid estale Imv- ingbeen Kranted to llio nnaerslKnod.uil persnnslndeblcdtiieicloareroijnesledloniiike iininediatcselliement, and liiose havini^ciaiins ordomaudsas-aiiisttiiesnmewill Iiresent lliciii for sellieinenl lo Ihu undersiKne.l. residin-' in said eily. "
,,,,„..., J.B. I.IVINGSTON,
Jul ll-Bl-;!! K.xeentor.
AU.ItlXISTitATOK's XOTlfE.
Estate  of Catharine KillUefrur, iate of Manor townoUip, tloeen-soil.
LETTEltSoradmiuislrallon on said o.slalo liuvinK been grnnled lo tile undcr.slirned, all iiei-soiLSindebted thereto aro loquest.-d t<l make Inimcdinlo settlcniont.and llmse liavin- claims or demands aaain.st llio .same, will luv" soul tlicni withont delay lor .suttlenicnt to liie undersigned, re.sldins in Sliilersvillc.
on „'?,P"-'-'3"J-'IA.N II. JvIbLlIKTOl;, Juiie20.Ct»3l ^   Adminlstraliir.
It.VNKUUPT NOTICE.
In llie Dislrid Court on the LTnilodStales fori-   In Uaukriiiitcy tho Ea.stern UlslrietJ •*
oCPeunsylvauia.
rno U1I0M ip4v\?'5^tiiJi&.£!g;c:",Sr. XKignedhereiiyuives nolico of lil.s aniiolnt- ment as .Vasl-neo of KOBIiRT KVANS. or I he town.ship of Edon, In the county of Lnnaisler and .State of Ponn.sylvania, ivitliin said dis- Irlcl, wiio has been adjudsed aUankniul nn- on hia own iielillon, by tlio Ulstriel Court Lr suid dlslricl.
,  1..,. o.   DilNrELG.BAKEn, Assignee. Jul l-it-a-i 2IJforlh Diiltc-sl.. Lancaster.
NOTICE.
To tlieHeiis and Legal Kepresentatives of Elizabeth Bowman, otlierwise call¬ ed Elizabeth .Seesholtz, late of Provi¬ dence twp., Lancastt-r co.. Pa,, dee'd. YOU are hereby notlncd thai liy virliic of.in order of the Orphans' Conrt ofLancaster f°°Sfti° ""?'"'='«''• I will hold an inquest
Elizabeth Bowman otherwise Seesiioltz de- S^vnii,°?.^^^'?5P^"^'^tJG08T Jst, 2SIB, at ?^^^' ^V*'- "'.""« premises in Providence township, Lancaster county, Pn., when nnd where you may attend ifyou think proper.
Sherira Office. L8acaii:e^"ju&^2yi8^'l""''"
Dw. i",v'rri:it.s<>x. ArruilN'EV AT LAW, lias rellioveii his olliee lo Xo. US East iCiiiK-SI, a|ii 16 : ly-ti-i--£:
Si.no.\ 1'. i;«v, AITOIINKY AT LAW. Olilcowilh .V. Eilmaitor, esq., Xorth JJuke si. Laneasler, I'a. Isep2l 'U7 ly
EC. lilCE.llkV, ATTOIINEY AT LAW, Olhce Willi iron. I. E. HlesLer, No. :1S XortU Duke St., Laneaster, I'a.
A   J. !<.VNI>r.K.SON'. ATTOltXEY .VT LAW'.j
W.   F.   DUNCAN,
No. -IH Xorlli tineen si., Lancaster, Pa;
Itis warranlcd locxecnie in tlio licst man¬ ner every variety of aewiui;, UemmlDg. Fell- ing. Cording, Tnukiiig, Kruiding, aalherinK, t'iuilting, Over-seaniliig, I':nibroiderlng on the I'.'il;;!;, and In ailtliUon niaki-s Iieuiltifiil
nUTTO-N- AXI) EYELET JIOLfW
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E'AMir.Y   MACmXE
IN THE WORLD !.' AXI) INTUI.N-SIC.VLLY 'rilK C11KAI'E.ST¦!!
Circulars, wllii full jiarlicMiIars, and fimuplo of worit iloneon this :Ma(-Iiitie, eali be liud on niipllratlon al Mio
S.II.E.S I[«I>.-|I.S «!• Tin: <'0.1II'ANY,
S. W. (,'»r. mil & Cheiitnutsta.,
l'UILADELPHI.\
I'or sain hy
W. V. DUNCAN,     - No. 'IS North Queen Street,
LANCASTKB, PA,
And li.v Jon.v II. Wis5r,i:it, Brunnersviiio, Lan¬ caster connly. ^, [deelll-taug I
Olllco Willi W. W. lirown, Esq., Duko street, J^mcasler, I'a.
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W ATTOUNEY-.Vr-LAW
Epiirata, Tjiincusler County, I'a., between llifl ItallruaU and liplirala Mountain ^Sprinj Jan 17-
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E.tlLEN ncVNUI.t .V. A'ri'UliXEV AT L.^VW Jliusroniovod Ills ollica to Norlh Duke .sirecl directly opposite tiio e:usU;rn lioor of Hie Court House, Lan(;asler, I'a. .-Vli professloiial Iiusi¬ uess onlnistcd l.i his caru will nieet with lirumpt attenlioii. dec(;-ll'--'J
ItKEW.S. I'VFUK.
ArroiiNEY
* ArrOIlNEY AT LAW,
Olllce in WIdmyer'.s Itow, No. -I .Soulli Duke St., Jjiiucuitor, i'a.    l'.;nsious anil Jlouiity claims
promptly attended lo.
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W..S1IENK,
Ollleo with O. J. iJlcliuy, Lancaster, Pa.
uiouth lilleell .stl-'ret
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Q A.nUEI. IS. I'KICE,
O ATTUItNEY AT LAW,
omce In Soulii Duke sireel, :t doors lj.;iow the Farmers' Jlank, oppo.sUo LuHieran Cliurcli. Jn»I'(i.l-ir
WA.SIIINVTON W. IlorUIXS, ATTOUXKY AT LAW, No. ;:s Nortli Dllice sireel, Lanexsler, Pu.
JOII.V U. ZEM.EIl, SUIlVEYOlt ANU CONVEYANCER AIi;o gives partlcularatlentlon loelerlciuKsalOB of real and personal [n-operty at auy distance within Hie county.
Olllco In Springville, Mouat Joy township Lancaster counly. Address Spring Garden Pa
T AVCriOK^EEBING.
HE subscriber is prepared toory sales of Real or Personal Property on reaiiouable terms. Apply to or address—
S. W. BOWE,.
C'liiii'iiiia'g; m:i<1c £asy.
Good Fre-sli Butter all the Year Round.
l'Ai'.MEr..S ArrEXD!   iS.VVETIJIE!   SAVE -MONEY'!! SAVE LABOR!!!
BY usin..; Tomllnson Jfc C.»'» (Lincoln Eng- ian.IJ Celebrated Hutler Powder. By the iise.irthls iiic.vpeiislve Powder, ciiurntng of li.iiirs Is redii«-e.l lo niitiules, and is applicable lo Hie iitaklii-.;or Ilutlerut all seasons ofthe year. Asiiiali.jiiaiilily added to tho milk or .;reaiii al Hie lime of eluirnlng will produce ISiilter ill nitu-h less time. In larger quantity antl of it superior .)uall(y, llavor nnd consist- ell<;.v. It removes the unpleasant tlavorenusod by theeiiws f.-edlng on lurnlps, garlic, weeds iVi;.; and pivveniN all nineidlty peculiar to butter; also inaltes It liriner und s In tile liollest wealiier.
1 sweeter evea
This I'ow.Ici-, now boiiiK Introduced into this connlry, has long been in use throughont Eu¬ rope an.I the Caiiailas, and Untter made with it iias invariably taken tho prize at all Agri- eiillnral Shows, whenever exhibited.
Price i"i cl.s. and .W cts. per Box. .Sold by all respoctable lirugglsts and .storo-kcepera liirougiiout tlie couutr.
JAMES A. AR.MSTRONG, Ccnonil Agent for United State.s, Xo. HU .1Iarkel-Sl., Philadelphia. Jun i:t 4m-30
XIic Cheapest and Best in tbe World.
COMBINING ALL THE LATEST IMPROVE¬ MENTS.
OETS of ARTIFICIAL TEETH
from $5 to 825—warranted. All work at re- dnced prices at Dr. Chas. A. Wlilte's Dental Establialunent, Philadelphia, 103 ITortb 10th
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