Lancaster Examiner and Herald

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A THAMKBGITIHB.
For tiie wealth of pafhlcsa rorost.1,
"Wliereupon no nxo may fftll; For the winds' that hannt the brandies;
The young bird's Uznld call; For the^redleaves.droivped like rubles . Upon tho dar^t green Hod; For the.wavingq?the foresls; ' 1 Ihaik Diiee.O'my.God!
For tbe sound of water au.'^liins ^In bubbling beads of IWit; For tho fleets of snow-wlilte lilies
Firm-anchored out of siclif ;- Por the reeds amoug tuo eddies;
The crystal on tno clod: For the howlng of the rivers,
1 thank-Thoo.O my God!
For tbe rosebud's break of beauty
Alonx tbe toiler's way; For tlje violet's oye that opens
To bless the new-born day; For the baro twigs that In summer
iiloom like the prophet's rod; For tbe blOB.somlUK of llowers,
1 thank Tbee, O my God I
For the Ilfllug up of mountains,
Jn brightness nnd Iu dread; For tbe peaks wbere snow and sun.^hluc
Alone nave dared to tread; For the dark of silent gorges.
M'lience mighty cellars nod; For tbe mnlesty of mountains,
I thank Theo, O my God!
For tbe splendor of the sunset.'',
Vast mirrored on tbe soa; For tbo gold-fringed clouds, th.it cnrtain
llciven's Inner my.sl«ry; For the molten hars of twilight.
Where thoyght leans, glad, yet awed; For the glory of Ihe siiiisots,
I thank Thee, O my God ! For tho earth, aud all lis beauty;
Tbe sky nud ull Us llElit; For tbo lllm and soothing shadows
That rest tbe dazzled sTgbt; For unfading ilelds and prairies,
M'here .sense in vain bus irod; For lUo world's exbnusllosr. beautv,
I thank tbee, O my God !
For an eye of Inw.aFd Kceiug;
Asoul toknowand love: For the.so common aspirntion.s
Tbat our high heirship prove; Fortbe hearLs tbat bless each other
lieuenth Tby smile, Tby rod: For tbe amaranth saved from ICdcn,
I thank Theo, O my God!
For the hidden scroll, o'erwrittcu
With ono dear ^ame adored; For tho Heavenly In the human:
The Spirit in tbe Word; For the tokens of Thy pro.souco
Within, above, abroad; ForTblnoown great gift of Reing,
1 tli.ank Tbee. O my God!
lOVE, THE AVENGEE.
I had only returnert from Auatrali.a a few Oays, whon I fell in, hy one of those cohiciileuees whieh people wou't he¬ lieve iu novel.?, nml wliieh so often oc¬ cur iu real life, with a mau whom I had uot Been for ten yeans, and whom I had lost all traces of. He was.Philip Chase- more, a surgeon, whose life aud abili¬ ties had beeu devoted to the obscure well doing of a country praelice, al¬ though his abilities were worthy of a more brilliant sphere of action. And I specially wished fo soe him, because he had beeu (he iulimate_college friend and companion of a man who was the admiratiou of most of the meu in the university during the time, their admi¬ ration heing only equaled by their per¬ plexity; for the man in question, Ger¬ ald Stauncel—"Fire-work Gerald, ashe was surnamed for his erratic genius- was a persou veryuniijue in his way. With the most brilliant abilities and some of the best qualities, the united to these others proportionately bad. Gen¬ erous, courteous, high spirited, free of money, time and iuteiostou his friend's behalf, and the life and soul of every circle wherein he chose to exhibit his wit and humor, ho would change in a secoud from the franie, brilliant bon vi- vant companion, loan enemy fierce and passionate as a revengeful southron; the blaze iu his dark ei'cs, and the white pallor of fury whieh overspread his face, might bo e-xcited by a harm¬ less speech at any moment, and his Shysical strength rendered him a most angerous antagonist. No wonder, then that with all their .idmiration of his good qualities, meu felt insecure, as on a volcano's edge, wheu iu Gerald Stauu- cel's society.
His intellect w.ns of the highcstorder. How often have I heard the brilliant epigram aud thc lucid arguments iiow iu au unbroken stream from his lips wheu he was really warm to hia work and nothing crossed his temper. Tha lore of Greece and ijome wero as fa¬ miliar aud dear to him, with all his fondness of modern life and pursuits, as the latest odds and the gossip ou the thingsof the day were to his compan¬ ions. The powor of concentration, ar¬ gument and Huent diction which he possessed—and he had little or none of the wordy curdity of j'outh—marked him for distinction. So thought we all, and so, of course, did his father, agrantl old specimen of the Bnglish squire, a stately country gentlemau, who sup¬ ported his load of years like a boy, aud carried his white head as gallantly as a soldier of the old guard. He was the ownerof the gray Stauncel Court, which stood surrouuded hy its beeches iu the midst of a fair domain of three thou¬
sand acres, eveiy tenant on which was
prepared to fight any man who doubted   bed me of Lucy.
that the young squire would be the best   ing, treacherous cur.
" member for the county" iu Parlia¬ ment.
Wheu he and I quitted the univer¬ sity simultaneously, an advantageous offer in Austraha caused us to separate. I had lieard nothing of "Fire-work Gerald" for teu years. I had been tliinking of him but a few hours back, fori landed at the place where ten years previously he had wished me good bye, and the first man I lit on in London waa oue better able than most lo tell me of Gerald's career,
" And you have uever heard ?" said Chasemoro, gravely. " Why hia name was in most of the uowspapers."
" Likely enough ; but the bush news¬ papers were very few and far betweeu."
" It's a long slory," said Chasemore : " dine with me and I'll tell you all about it. I'm all alone, for my wife nnd child arc at the seaside."
A few hours afterwards I found my¬ self an inmate of a houso whioh show¬ ed that its owner had agood London practice. .Chasemoro had certainly made his coup in quitting Muddlctown and Beltliug at Tyburnia.
The cloth removed, my host pushed over the claret, aud dra\ying his chair to the fire, relapsed iuto sileuce; his cheery conversation ended, sileuce re¬ mained unbroken.
"Ah," he said suddenly, "I never feci so-thankful for my owu domestic happiness—I wish my Laura had been at home, for you to make her acquaint¬ ance—as when I put together all the links, half forgotteu, ofpoorStauncePs story."
He rose and went to a drawer, took something out, and brougiit it to me. It was a leather case, in whieii was a gold hunting watch, with one cover dented iu by a heavy blow. I looked at the crest, aud saw it waa thc Staun¬ cel falcon.
" There," said Chasemore, '^there's my sole relic of poor Gerald, ne gave it to me just before he died."
"Died!" I said, in utter bewilder¬ ment; "Do you meau that Gerald's dead!"
"De.id. Eight ye.irs ago!"
I was thunderstruck. I had so keen a remembrance of the man wo spoke of. Hia athletic form and si^lendid health were the en vy of us all. He came of as long-lived and sound stock as could be fouud in England; .ind eight years ago he was iu the very first prime of man¬ hood.
" Ah," said Chasemore, a.9 if he guesaert my thoughts, "no disease car¬ ried oir Gerald ; he was killed. I'll tell you all tho slory."
" You kuow lhe generous olTer the old . squire made to me to reside as the sala¬ ried physician of tho family at the Court, till I could flnd a practice to suit me. To a young fellow fresh from col¬ lege and hall, with a bran new diploma, theattraotions of a handsome salary, perfeotkindliness, and equality with an ancient family, one ot the first iu the country,: were;,great; temptations. I went, 1 wiis treated by every one as a friend:and,visitor, andshared all their
Lucy' to everybody (Gerald included) except taysetf:-, She ves a briUlant hlDhSe, ¦wah a very fair, complexion, deep blue eyes and a rpsebn4 of ft mouth. Tair, gtabcfnl, sllmly fonned,analight In iflTier.inovementSi sho was a model of'femlnlneviKproua grace. '¦ ,_ '• "Tho voahglady waa.clever In her b-wn^ay- She drew -H^ell,. talked Frenoh and -Italian 'well, and danced well, butshe had no taste for mnsic or iotellectaal pursuits ; '¦. therefore there was not much sympathv on that point hetwccnherand Gerald..'
" Gerald gxesf,. I saw, fond of- the young bfeiuWf'Sntflitf^iai'iabtntBel&ad to enter Salt, heatedly .'on janyoausej Ere lonk he was evlilehtly passionately fondof IiUcyChetwynd. He told her so,.and the girl confessed & penchant for hiiri, for she waa fond of him—very few girls would not have beeu so. And her mother, a thorough woman of the world, was alive to the eligibility of Mr. Stannoel's eldest son-Mr. Staun¬ cel being a rich and long descended land-owuer. Generally you do not flnd the qualities united.
"Luey behaved very prettily. That's a queer word, Isn'tifi' but it means just what I think. 'Pretty' her demeanor and manner and speeches to him were; 'loving' X never thought them. She was rather distraite at tiines, when ho used to try to make her as enthusiastic as himself over Byrou and Edgar Poe, or ran on for an hour descanting on Mozart's sonatas. Music to him was his life-blood; with her, it was a 'pretty' accomplishment. Still, to all appear¬ ance, they seemed to suit each other well. Buttho engagemcutseemed only a half oue.
"In the summer, down came a visi¬ tor. He had been atuft at Christ Church in Gerald's time, and ah ally of his on the river. He was a handsome man, rather isoiiciant in manner, and stupid in his ideas, or lack of them. But he was Eaoul, fifth Viscount Desaerton, and owner of half a Welsh county. That fact his admirers uever forgot, and it threw a haze of romance and intel¬ lect round him, and thc viscount never forgot it himself.
" He seemed very much struck with Lucy Chetwyud'a beauty. Indeed her tranquil loveliness wus eminently adap¬ ted to catch admirers by couii d'wil. Aud the young lady, even whilo know¬ iug Gerald's fondness, and really fond of him herself, was not indisposed to receive a peer's glances of admiration. So matters wenton for some daya.
Mrs. Chetwy ud was an old campaign¬ er. The glitter of a coronet dazzled her and made her feel thankful that the engagement between her daughter and Stauncel waa only an embryo one. And so she gave her daughter sundry secret instructions.
"I don't think, looking back, that at first Lucy Chetwynd had any intention of jilting Gerald; but the gill's charac¬ ter was a weak oue, aud hei: love of ad¬ miratiou had been fostered from her childhood. So sho gradually listened more and moro complacently to Des- serton's compliments, for a season of bitter dissipation at Paris had taught him one accomplishment, which was his sole oue—saying pretty things neat¬ ly ; and as Gerald was away day after day on his electioneering business- poor fellow, he'd come in at uight and tell Lucy his day's adventures canvass¬ ing, as if she could share them—the jieer had good chance of making play. And he made it.
"The equire and his son were too thoroughly high bred to dream of treachery in a guest. Moreover, the geuerous spirit of Gerald led him lo trust a former friend, and especially a uni¬ versity friend, implicitly; so he let the viscount escort Lucy hither ixnd thither, with the full trustfulness of a coufidiug nature. But when thoso natures aro deceived, their wrath is terrible."
" I can fancy what an unchained lion Gerald would have heen," said I.
" Yes," said Chasemore, " you are right."
" After ahout threo weeks, and dur¬ ing Gerald's absence. Lord Desscrton formally proposed and was accepted by Miss Chet\v>'nd. The secret was well kept, and he having procured a license, they were married at a churcii near tho parish; then Lord and L.idy Desserton weut suddenly abroad, accompanied by. Mrs. Chetwynd.
" The old Squire's first intimation of the news was a letter well and craftily written by Mrs. Chetwynd. It dwelt much on the incompatibility of tem¬ per, etc., of her daughter and his son, and ended by every wish for Mr. Ger¬ ald Stauucel's happiness. When Ger¬ ald returned. Hushed with success (for ho was returned by a majority,) his motlier met him, and lovingly, fearful¬ ly broke the news to him. He listened to her, and then rushed into the old hall, where I was pacing up and down, sorely ill at ease. His face was flushed crimson, and his eyes glittering as you have seen them once or twice when he was in a furj'. He seized my arm like a vice, and his -ivorking lipa showed how the fierce wrath within choked his words.
" You heard the news, Chasemore," he said at last.   " You kuow what that viUain'has done.   You know he's rob- Smooth-tongued, ]y- Curse him; he's
taken advantage ofmy mi.serable weak¬ ness and blighted my life.'"
" ' Hush, Gerald,' said I, ' the ser¬ vants'—
"I had noneed to s.iy more, the pride of race wns more potent than even love or hate. He bit his lip till it bled, an<I his anguished faco settled into stern calm.
"' You are right,' he murmured; but if I live, I'll be revenged. Ah,' and his voice broke, ' my lost love! my lost love!'"
" Afterthis he grew calm, and never spoke of the matter. Days, weeks and mouths passed on, aud though Lord Dessertou's name brought the mad fury into his ej-es and the hurst of curses from h is lijis, his fits of rage never turn¬ ed agaiust his false betrothed. To hira ahe was a victim merely; he never blamed her in the slightest degree; his voice softened, and his eyo filled at al¬ lusion to Lucy. But all his anger was reserved for Desserton. You know what his anger was, and can easily guess its intensity when roused by such a wrong.
Two years rolled away. Gerald de¬ voted himself to his parliamentary work. At the end ofthe time he asked me in the summer to take a walking tour. We went, therefore, into Wales, with our rods aud knapsacks, and amid the glorious scenery, the good fishing, and the novelty of life, enjoyed our¬ selves much.
" One day,- as we were walking to-. wards a small town, a carriage passed. \ Gerald started, turned pale, and gasp¬ ed out the word,' Lucy.'
"'Whose carriage was that?'" said I, lo au English slate miner passing.
" ' His lordship's" said the man civ^ illy ; ' he owns all our JNIiues here¬ abouts.'
" ' Not Lord Desserton ?'
" ' Yes, sir.'
Gerald Stauucel's face woro the old look of vengeance which had gone from it so long. 1 tried to soothe him, but my eflbrta were useless.
"' You heard me swear, Chasemore,' he said sternly, ' that'I'll be revenged. You can do no good;" You know me, and might guess that, therefore.'
" 1 said nothing.-BOd we reached our inu. All night longfij the next room I heard ray companion's restless steps, and iu the morning he looked-haggard with watching and care; but over his face there brooded that grim aud sav¬ age look whieh boded the worst.
" He ate nothing, and after breakfast asked the way to Desserton Hall. It lay three miles ofT, and, seeing he was bcut on going, I Qecided ou accom¬ panying him.
"We went ou for .somo two iniles, until we crossed a railway line. By the side of this road ran a road marked ' Private.'
" ' His private path,' said I mechani¬ cally.
" ' Y^cs,' said Gerald, with a ferocious glare in his eyes that made me shud¬ der ; ' therefore let us uso it.'
invitations. ' My work'Svas a siuucu;"    „t> ,f°""y.l'ad we crossed and eutered soI,keptmy hand.in hy prcscribin,;   ?m,"'^[¦'J'??'''^'"=°' <=°""'g «¦,>,. tho.%^!li,.,ro nn.I Qi.ijn^ o HKi„ .V.!?   "'^^^ » little copse OU the ot
for.tlie village, and aiding a littlo the
over-worked .Uuiou medical oflicer	
As for Gerald, he was ray coustaut companion,- shooting und riding, aud
. fliled.iip his workiug hours by studying for,his political career; for he wiis ho ™e™"/ai)teanf aspirant to legislative initials^' You know what an intellect he bi(d. ^"One of Mrs. Stauucel's oldest friends
:,'^, a .nfelEhbprlng Mrs. Chetwynd; ?l?°5V-.^-'.;?K-!f?^'^» Majo;r, ,who had
, 5.«Ll,dWgft^r; The widow and.her ¦(JaugJiterwfe.rec6nstantviBltorBatStaun- cel-tafaiBt, they were on the mostln- tlro»t$)fpbHiig, and Miss Chetwyn'dTrai
towards us . copse on tbe other side, we
lifZ V womeu. They advanced from some distance and to reach us would troM the line.
with^J"®.^'"?^ Heaven!' said Gerald ;>Y»t\a quick gasp,'Lucy!' : . ' sertou 1,^'' ""<^ recognized Lady Des¬ ire a eri^' <=o™Paniou a nuree, carry- iefseve r.n^' '""K'-lne ««»''y. 'stauu- ed wo»'- fl, "" '"'ke thtjtof a famish-
''HeslilyCT?d;pa84d.hl3 iiind,,>ver
his ejea, and said in a calmer tone, 'Aye,.. hers—Lucy's-Luey'»," ifith a pathetic Intonation.very painful to hear. .:,,'.! The gallop ofa horse was lieard be¬ hind us. I looked back aud saw Lord Desserton. Stauncel looked roiiiid and Btartcfd, while the red flush darkened hlsfatie'wlth passion. : :•¦ ¦ DI Ton see the dog?' said ho furl-: onsly, ' Now'b my time—now!' .. V.He:turned, I seized his arm, di-ead- Ing somei.act of violence, when the shriU,wnIstIieofaBteauieiiglnerangout. I looked.and.saw, the.express coming at: Atiemeiidoua speedi.wbUe ssbriokfromi '/Iimjy dBBW-iayriCtfelJtlon to what was Indeed a terrible sight. The nurse had slipped on the rails, aud the child had rolled In front of the advancing train, while the unhappy mother made the air resound with her screams; suddenly her oyes fell on mycompaniou. Stretch¬ ing out her hands, she shrieked, ' Save hira, save, him,' and fell fainting into her husband's arms, who had reached the spot
"•Oerald paused a secoud, and then, with a glance at Lucy, aprang ou the line. He seized the baby, tossed it to tho nurse, and turned, hut the express was on him like a flash; it passed, and Gerald Stauncel lay motionless between the rails. Desserton .'his face blanched to the lips, hurried over, as did some la¬ borers. I, half frantic, rushed to our poor friend, and a cursory examination showed me how fatal were hia injuries —arm and ribs broken, by the blow of the engine buffer, and internal wounds. He only lived for an hour from the time he was struck down. He was sensible and we carried him into a cottage near, and thero in a strange group we stayed.
" By-and-by the white face grew for a second flushed, the eyea opened aud the lips quivered. Lady Desserton burst into bitter tears.
" ' The child ?' sasped Stauncel, half inarticulately.
"' You've saved him—you whom I so wronged,' she sobbed out.
"•I,'hesald with a look of happi¬ ness on his bleeding face; ' I, Phil; you hear her? That's my revenge.' "—Once a Week.   	
THE OIL WIFE'S KISS.
The funeral services were ended, and as the voice of prayer ceased, tears were hastily wiped from wet cheeks and loug drawn sighs relieved suppressed and choking sobs as the "mourners prepar¬ ed to take leave of tho corpse."
It was an old man who lay tliere robed for the grave. Alore than three score years had whitened those locks, aud furrowed that brow, and made those atilTlimbs weary of life's journey, Jind the more willing to lie dowu aud rest where weariness is uo longer a bur¬ den. The aged have but few to weep for them when they die. The most of those who would have mourned their loss havo gone to the grave before tliem; harps that would have sighed sad har¬ monies are shattered and gone; and the lew that remain are looking cradleward rather thau to life's closing goal; are bound to, and living in the goueratiou rising, moro than tho generation de¬ parting.
Youth and beauty have many admi- rera when living—how many niouruers when dying; aud many tearful ones beud over their cofflued clay—many sad hearts follow iu their funeral train. But age has few admirers, few mourn¬ ers.
This w.13 an old man, and the circle of mourners was small-two children, who had thbmselv^s passed the middle of life, whohad children of their own to care for and be cared for by them. Besides these and a few friends who had seen and visited liim while ho was sick, and possibly had knowu him for a few years, there wero none others to shod a tear, except his old wife. And of this small company the old wife seemed to be the ouly heart mourner. It is respectful for hia friends to be sad a few momenta, till tho service ia per¬ formed aud tho hearse out of sight. It is very prolitableand suitable for chil¬ dren who have outgrown the fervency aud affection of youth to ahed tears when an aged person says farewell, and lies down to quiet slumber. Some regrets, some reconciliations of tiie paat, somo transitory griefs, aud the pangs are over. Not always so. But often how littlo truo gcnuiue heart-sorrow there is.
The old wife .irose with difiicultj'from her seat, aud went to the coflin to look her last look, to take her laat farewell. Through tho fast falling tears she gazed long and fondly down inlo the ilale, nneonseious face. Wiiat did she see there? Others saw nothing but tho rigid features of the dead; sho saw more! In every wrinkle of that brow she read the history of years. From youth to manhood, from manhood to old age; in joy and sorrow, in sickness and liealtli—it was all there; when those children who had not quite out¬ grown the sympathies of childhood were infants lyiug ou lier bosom, and every year sinoe then—there it wa.s! Toothers, those dull, mule monitors were unintelligible; to her they were the alphabet of the heart, familiar as household words.
And then the future ? What will be¬ come of me? What shall I do now?" She did not say so, she did uot say any¬ thing, but she felt it. The prospect of the old wife is clouded. The home-eirole ia broken never to be re-united agaiu; the visiou ofthe hcirthstone ia sliatter- cd forever. Up to thut hour there was a home lo which the heart always turn¬ ed with fondness. But the magic is sundered—tho keystone of that sacred arch is fallen, and now home is no¬ where this side of h«aven. What, chil¬ dren, be a pensioner upon their kind¬ ness, where she may be more of a bur¬ den than a blessing ; so, at least, she thinks. Or, shall she gather up the broken fragments of that broken arch, and make them her temple and her shrine; sit down in her slirill solitude beside ifs expiring Ilames, and die? What shall she do now ?
They gently crowded her away from the dead, and the undertaker came for¬ ward with the coDIn lid iu his hand. .It is all right and proper—of course-^it must be done; but to the heart of the mourner it brings a kind of shudder— a thrill of agony.
The undertaker stood for a moment, with a decent propriety, not wishlngto manifest rude haste, but evidently de¬ sirous of being as expeditious as po.ssi- ble. Juat aa he waa about to close the coflSn, theold wife turned back, aud, stooping down, impressed ouo long.last kiss upon the lips of her dead husband, theu staggering to her seat, buried her face in her hauda, and the closing collin hid him from her siglit forever j
That kiss! Fond token of affection, and of sorrow, and memory, and fare¬ well ! I have seen many kiss their dead —many such seals of love upon cold lips—hut never did I seo one so purely sad, so simply heart touching and hope¬ less aa that? Or if it had hope it was that which looks beyoud coUius and charnel houses, and damp, dark tombs, to the joys of the home above. Would you kiss the cold cheek of infancy; there la poetry; it ia beauty hushed; tliere is romance there; for the faded flower ia still beantiful! In childhood the heart yields to the stroke of sorrow; but recoils agaiu with elastic faith, buoyant with hope. But hero was no beauty, no romance. The heart of tho old wife was like tho weary swimmer, whose strengtii has often raised hiin above tho stormy waves, but now ex¬ hausted, sinks amidst the surges.
Why should the old love the old, or kiss the old, unloving lips ? Ah! why shouldn't lliey? Does affection grow old ? Does lhe true heai-t feel infirmity of yeai-a ? Does it grow old when the 8te]> becomes unsteady, aud the hand hangs down ?
Who shall say that tho heart of the old wife was not as young and warm as in thoso early nnd brigHter days, when lie wooed and won her? The temple of her earthly hopes had fallen ; and what wiLS thero left for her but to ait down in despondency, among the lonely ruins, and weep and die! Or, in the spirit of better hope, await the dawning of an¬ other day, when a haud divine shall gather tho sacred dust, nnd rebuild for immortality its broken -walls.
Jlay the old wife's kiss, that linked the living with the dead, be the token of a holier life that shall bind their spirits in the better laud, where tears are wiped from all faces, nud the days of their mourning are euded 1
the legend df the chapel :;¦•;.,,    ., mountain.
The winter-'of 1823-9.3 was one of the most severe ever experienced In Giarmahy.- The snow, fei I to a* great depth; the cold was Intense, ahd of long continuance,; so that the people became very weary of it, especially the. poor,- ana all those who:were obliged to work.] in.the open air. i:On/one of the'worst days of this memorable winter, about^ seven o'clock In"the'evenlng,.in'-the great, kitchen I'D? oqe-oftlie lai^est ¦houses In A'pleasant village near Dres¬ den, were assembled theservants.of the¬ family; and among them, according to the custom of the country, were the children of the peasant. All were busi¬ ed with their various occupations. The peasant and his wife wore eating their supper in the uext room; but they soon joined thc company, and took their place on the bench by tho great Dutch stove.
How the wind howls to-night," said tlie wife. "One cannot keep warm In the room; yet, I am contented here;" and she leaned, back comfortably, fell asleep, and soon snored so loudly, that the servants could hardly restrain their merriment.
The peasant watched his children and servants at work. He appeared very happy; and seemed to say to him¬ self, "I ara satislied with my lot." At last, he left his seat, went to the win¬ dow, and looked out into the dark, stormy sky, and upon the earth, thickly covered with snow,—at flrst, without any flxed object in view. At length, he looked toward a certain place, and called his son to him. "Andreas, look yonder. Who is wading there through the new-fallen snow?"
Andreas did as he was bidden, and answered, ''Do you not see, father? that ia old Claus, the tinker."
"Poor, poor fellow!" said the peas¬ ant, earueatly. "In his youth, he work¬ ed hard; later, things did not go well with him; and now, in his old age, he must wander in storm and darkness, to earn his daily bread." Opening the window, he called out, "Come in, Clau.s, and spend the night here; thou canst go about thy business again;" and he motioned to Andreas to open the door, and let the tinker in.
Andreas soon returned with a man who seemed about eighty years old, though ho might be younger. Under Ills shabby fur-cap hung long white hair; his face was deeply furrowed; his form hent; his clothing ragged, and not at all suited for the weather or the season. In his hands, ho carried the implementa of his trade. After he had laid them aside, he took the hand of the peasant, which was extended to welcome him, and said, in a voice half- choked with emotion, "Traugott, thou art still the same good fellow, even ifl am no longer thy equal; and though tho cruel war, the quartering of tho sol¬ diers, and tho longsicknessof my wife, have used up ray property "—
Tho peasant iuterrupted him. "How canst thou speak so, Glaus? Thou -n-ert always an honest fellow." And, In or¬ der to oheer him up, he added, "Dost thou remember, when we were young fellows, how we often played many mad pranks together in tho alehouse, when thou didst remain overnight in
.molncn'?"
A statistician has taken tho trouble to count up the " aged men who voted for Washington," that are reported to have turued out oh laat election day, and It seems that thero were 1,763 of them.
^ The   .disconsolate   on6  whoWtoto i I ft*y.?iy°" seen  my Maggie ?;'  ha»| :5f^^4:.l? J^^'v. Ano.ther fellow liiforms' K'gi..tnrough ,the music, store, Ithat :''Maggle'S;by:my side.":   ; .:;   ¦-:'.' ; i
Slolpen?'
Yet, the recollection of his past did not seem to restore to Claus his cheer¬ fulness. Tho peasant therefore broko offwhcn tho maid servant placed bo.- foro the tinker agreat bowl of soup and a loaf of bread, and poured out for him a glass of ale. A tear ran down tho fur¬ rowed cheek of tho tinker. "God bless thee, Traugott!" said he, in a low voice, turning lo the peasant; and then he ate and drank witli good appetite until he was satisfied. " Thanks for the meal," aaid he, and the maid cleared away the diahes, bread, etc.; while Claus himself uow resumed the broken thread of oonversation:—"Y'e3, in my youth—"
"Were you not a postilion?" asked the boy Andreas. " You must, as they s.iy, have seen many wonderful thinfea.' " Yes, my son," answered the old man: "iu those times, a postilion meant something. Then, there wero roads whieh made even au old postilion shudder; now, any child could drive .over the smooth highways."
"You must have had somo strange adventures ou tho Chapel Mountaiu. Something was lately said about it at the 'Fox,' when I came back from Bis- ehofawenla, and took a cup of cofl'ee tiiero on account oftho cold. My fath¬ er has also heard you tell something about it."
The tinker was silent for a little while, and then replied, " ShaU I toll you about it? You have very little faith in anything, you conceited young follows."
"Do tell us the story, Claus," said the peasant, who knew well the hobby of the tinker. " We will be good lia- teuers." Tlius urged, the tinker began:— " In order not to be forced into tho army, I became a postilion, and served many years with the postmaster in Bischofswerda. I drove the mail-coach from there to Btolpen, twice a week. Tho road lay over the Chapel Mountain. In sumnier, all went well; but in win¬ ter, it was dangerous, for I always had to drive over the worst places in the darkness, wheu the moon did not help me iu finding the way. Once,—I re¬ member it well; it was the Friday before Christmas,—the weather was such as it is today, only that I did not mind it so much, being young and vigorous. When I was on the Chapel Mountain, near the place where stood the chapel, from whieh- the mountain takes its name, the wind whistled loudly around my face and ears, and I was almoat blinded by the snow which it blew iu¬ to my eyes. Yet, I drove on boldly, in spite of the darkness, wind, and storm. The horses had known the road many years, and I had" no fear of losiug the way. All at ouce, my horses stopped, and could not be moved from the place by the whip. I jumped down from my seat. In tho road stood alittle man dressed iu gray, who called to ine: ' Hollo!—hold! Follow me ; and do in silence as tho.u art bidden ; then shall men praise thy riches."
" ' If thou canst become rich in this way,' thought I,' it ia well worth while to keep ailcnt.' Yet, I was somewhat frigliteued, and my heart sank within me ; so, I prudently said to the little man, 'All good spirits praise God their Master.'
" That seemed to vex the littlo man ; and he anawered, ' Have done with thy nonsense.   I also praise God.'
" Reassured by this, I put the blan¬ kets on my liorses, fastenedupthereins, and said to the little man, 'I will follow thee.'
" He led mo to the place where the chapel formerly stood. There, I saw some steps, at tho foot of which was an opening, whence a light shone. Be¬ fore we descended, tlie little man laid his finger on Iiis lips, thereby signify¬ ing lo mo that I must be silent, whieli seemed to me no very hard command. We came into an nntoehamber. The little man knocked three times at an Iron door. It spraug open, and I saw more thau I eould havo dreamed. It waa a beautiful hall, lishted with wax candles, Into^whieh I entered with my companion. All about were ornamenta of gold, silver,'and xirecious stones; long bright mirrors, thau which there could be noue moro beautiful in any prince's palace."
Here, the head man-servant inter¬ rupted the tinker: "You must have just emptied your glass of wiuo."
" No! " augrily answered the old man : and coutinued :—
" Thc most beautiful thing was a ta¬ ble. In tho middle of the roora. It was of marble, and other costly stones whicii I had never seen hefore. Upon it stood great golden candlesticks, with crystal pendants; golilen (lishea ; and golden caskets, aet with precious stone.s, and full of coined gold, sparkling stones, and great pearls."
When Claus came to this point, and spoke  of the jewels and pearls, the peasant's wife, who until now, bad beeu listening half-asleep, became more at-1 tentive.   Claus continued:—
"Around the table sat, motionless, full twenty figures, with hollow cheeks iind sunken eyes, but splendidly dress¬ ed. The little man led me to the table, bowed before the noble company, point¬ ed to me, and made ihe a sign that X should help tnyself."-
'' Oh!" said the mald-.servant:; " that Is a story I have often heard about the Scbaafherg."
Claus interrupted her reproachfully. "I tell "What I have seen;" and con¬ tinued,
" At-that time. I had already come
to a' pretty good understanding ¦wltli.
my. wife (may Qod'grant'. Jier, eternal
-eposel) but- her ;pareh'ia'; would hear
othlng of it.   A marriage between a
peasant's daiighteMil^liailildn seeiued to them: contrary: '«%*»>wlll of God.
Itow, things lookeiilipfetently ;. and they must esteem iripll'^ilionor If ithe rich Claus should'aBKBT'their daugh¬ ter. Arid rich I *4b»^' Instant, for I'hadfllled all mi^,;Mn»tii with gold.: Yet, that dld'nbt'BO^^oagh'tp the little.ihan; aiid hbJtwW.-ln^ a'sign .to take more. ,,t.QIadly.:t(jne|q{tW Olft my hand agahi: and, :«».•* »BJwd,«rldh necklace set.with.pMOloua.stones,. 1 ¦totgot my promiMaCtileiiae, andinmy. delight) exieUiiiH)d,S4DV0lanterUy,L:' Oj heSvBfiBi' than Instant;i«ll;h«ddlB-i appeared. 'Istoodagalhby myhorses, aiid felt In my pockets—-they -were- empty."
"The wine," muttered tho man ser¬ vant.   .
To this Claus paid no attention, and said, sighing, "All was gone—my beautiful dream, my hope of being able to conciliate the parents of my beloved. I was again the poor Claus, the postil¬ ion.   I knew not what to think.
" Again, the little man stood before me, aud lamented: ' Once only in a hundred years can I come on earth to seek a helper, who may release us from punishment. That I uow go unran- somed Is thy fault.   Woe!';
" The 'woe' rang so sorrowfully, that I seem to hear it still. Through all my Ufe I have reproached myself, that, through my folly, the poor wight was not saved, and that 1 did not make my¬ self rich. The people. Indeed, whis¬ pered something of a discovered treas¬ ure, when, soon after the father of my beloved died, we were married, and, with my savings, aud the dowry of my wife, I bought the little farm; but I knew better, and was always angry when they spoke of the treasure. It always reminded me of the sorrow of the little man in gray, which seemed to have destroyed all my luck in the course of life. My wife waa always sick; all our children died; and the war made me a beggar."
" Foolish superstition !" grumbled the conceited man-servant.
"Destroyed-all your luck, Claus?" said the peasant. "Is it nothing to have been always esteemed an- honest man, and to bo thought ao still, iu old age and poverty?"
" Thou art right, Traugott," answer¬ ed the tinker, ashamed, yet pleased. "I have remained an honest man. Poor and'- needy, I have gone from house to house; but no man has lost a red cent hy me."
Claus's story seemed to run in the head of the maurservant. "Father Claus," said he,"" In what year did you see the little man in gray, and the trea¬ sure on the Chapel Mountain?"
Claus bethought himself, and said, " It must have been in the year 1701."
" That is too long for me to wait," suUeuIy answered the man; " for I am already an old fellow, and should then havo no need ofthe treasure."
It was late before the slory was end¬ ed, and the peasant and his wife soon left the company ; but Claus, who liad becomo sociable, sat up for awhile witli tho young people, and related to them many stories from his own experience, which greatly astonished his hearers.
Whenever, after that, Claus stopped with his friend Traugott, he had al¬ ways to relate the story of the Chapel Mountain, especially if there were any new servants or any stranger there; and he alwaya declared that he hatl seen what he told. That Claus had brought nothiug at all from the Chapel Mountain, no one believed. It was known later that this opinion wns right. When tlie tinker was old, he gave to his friend Traugott, a sealed package, saying, that he had uo place forit. When he died, soou after, tho paper was opened. Within, lay a large gold coin, with a ring in it; .indou the paper was written, " For my friend Traugott." It was au old and unknown coinage; aud Traugott kept It thank¬ fully during liis life, in remembrance of an honest man, and bequeathed it to his children. It must, so say tho peo¬ ple, have come from the Chapel Moun¬ tain.—i^/'Oni the Oerman.
".':   Abxarw*kii')N>itw;ii<iiMcE.'''''''i .Estate/.!^''J[ttMr ^^i.;||drriMn^^,;]a^^
'.X iSITESBa ot .•dmlnlsirad'an on salii' estais JLjbaTiiig (been BTante4 to tha nndersfgned, all peiBons Indebted thereto are requested to moke Immediate settlement, add those having claims or demands against the same wlil pre¬ sent them forsettlement to the undersigned, residing In Fulton townahip.
L. K. SROWN, jan 27-et'-ll Administrator.
Estate 6f liydia.'Morrlson^'Iate of Drii- ___^. "inore twp, deceased. :'.¦
tETTEBS or adralDUcratlon.on-. said eatate bavlnx iieen gran ted to the nnderslgned, all peraon* Indebtail thereto: are requested to nuke InunsdUtsjiayinenti and thoMbaTlng olalnu or demands aealnst tlie same \rtU pre-; ¦entthem.-wttboatdelay Dirnttlament to the undersigned, lealdiog Ur FoUon iownitaln.  ¦
.JaBZtJiV-n.. - .j-AdmtalBtrator.
ADlUJriSTBATOB'S KOHCE.
Estate of Benjamin Bleacher, late of Drumore township, dec'd.
LBTTKES ofadmlnlataUon on said estate hav- lug been granted to the underslgnedT all P.S""'?.". '"lotted thereto are requeateaSj make
S.'?^^i\^^n'a"£S^\^?''''-•'°•^«^^^^ JauMtS ^ffil^^r^?;.
AI>HI]nSTBA.TOB<S KOTICE.
Estate of George Dutt, late of Penn  townahip, deceased.
LETTERS of adminlatration on said estate having been Knmted to the undersigned, all persons indebted tlieretoare reqnested tomake lmraediatepaymeut.and those having claims ordemands agalnstthe same will^resent them for settlement to the unaorsleneu, residing In New Haven, Warwick twp.
JOHN DUTT. Jan 10-01*9 Administrator.
ADMIlfIS'rB.VTOB'8   KOTICE.
Estate of ¦WIlMam E. Ranck, late of East Earl twp., deceaaed.
LETTEKS of adminlBtrotlon on said estnte liavlug been granted to the underHigned. all fiersonsindebtedtheretoarereaaested tomake mmedlatepayment, and those having claims ordemandsagainstthesame win presentthem without delay for settlement to the uudor¬ signed, residing iu said townsUlp.
ADAM ^aNCK. Janl3-0t*9 Administrator.
ADMIKISTBATOB*S KOTICE.
Estate of Mary Bohrer, late of East
Lampeter twp., deceased. T ETTERS of administratlou on said estate Xj haviug been granted to the undersigned, all persons Indebted thereto are requested to make immediate settlement.and those having claims or demands against the same, will pre¬ sent them without delay for settlement to tho uudersigned, residing in said township.
JOHN ROURER, Jan 13-6t«-9 Administrator.
EXECDTOB'S KOTICE.
Estate ofjohn Bushong, late of UiJper
Leacock twp., dec'd. T ETTEEtS testamentary on the estateof said Xj doco:ised having beeu granted to tho un¬ dersigned, all persons Indebted thereto are requested to malce immediato payment, aud those having claims or demands against the same will present them to the undersigned, residiug in said towuship.
I&V.-1.C BU.SnONG. Jau27-Ct.ll Esecutor.
Vbe: Flaances' of tUe- tCbimts.
W'"'   M.'m; aSdMAS.-rrrenstiroV of'taniiosteri Connty.-lnacoonntwitlisaidboiinty.-'   :
360;
ajoooi
250 00,
400 00
EXECDTOll'S KOTICB.
Estate of Christian Zimmerman, late ofEast Earl twp., deceased.
LETTERS testamentary on said estate hav¬ ing boon orantod to the nndoralKDCd. nil persons Indebted thereto are requested to mako Immediate settlement.and those havineclaims or demands againetthe same will present tlioni for settlement to tho nnderslgned, residiug In Caernarvon townslilp.
JCShN M. ZIMMERMAN, Jan 27-Ct«ll Execolor.
ESECUXOBS' IfOTICE.
Estate of Magdalena Groff, late of Up¬ per Leaoocli township, deceased. LETTERS testamentary on said oBtato hav¬ ing beeu granted to the undersigned, all fersons indebted thereto aro requested to iniilio mmediate payment, and those having claims or demands against the same  will  present them for settlement to tho utulerslpncd. DANIEL GllOt'l.'. ' Upper Leacock township. ADJVM GItOi''P, janl3-0t9 West Ijiinpeter town.sliip.
"STICK TO YOUK BUSH."
Jlr. Morgan was a rich, and also a good man. The people of the town respected him, seiithini toPurlhiment, audseldoni uudortooli anything witliout asking his advice. If a schoolhouse was to bo bnilt, tho plan had to be talked over
with him.   Widow P  asked him
what sho should plant in  hor field,
farmer S always got his advice in
buying cattle, aud Mrs. B consulted
him about bringing up her boys.
When asked how he was so success¬ ful, Mr. Morgan snid : " I will tell you how It was. Oue day, when I was a lad, a party of boys and girls wero going to a distant pasture to pick whortle¬ berries. I wanted to go with them, hut was fearful that ray father would not let mo. When I told hint what was going on, and he at onco gave me per¬ mission to go witli them, 1 could hardly contain myself for joy, and rushed into the kitchen and got • big basket, and asked mother for a luncheon. I had the basket ou my arm, and was just going out of thegatc, when my father called me hack. Ho took hold ofmy hand, andsaid, inavery gentle voice: "Joseph, whatare you going for, to pick berries or to play ?" ' To pick berries,' I replied. 'Then, Joaeph, I want to tell you one thing. It is this. When you find a pretty good bush, do not leave it to flnd a better one. The other hoys and girls will ruu ahout, picking alittle here, and a little there, wasting a great deal of time, and not getting mauy berries. If you do as they do, you will come home wilh an empty basket. If you want berries, stick to your bush.'
" I went with tho party, and we had a capital time. But it w.is j ust as my father said. No sooner had ono found a good bush, than he called all the rest, and they left their several places and ran off to the new-found treasure. Not content moro than a minute or two in one place, they rambled over the whole pasture, got very tired, and at night had but very few berries. My father's words kept ringing in ray ears, and I 'stuck to mj' bush.' Whon I had doue with one, I fouud another, and flnlshed that; then I took another. When night came, I had a large basketful of nice berries, more than all the others put to¬ gether, and wns not half so tired as they wero. I went home happy. But when I entered, I found my father had been taken 111. He looked at my basket full of ripe, black berries, and said, ' Well done, Joseph. Was it not just as I told you ?   Always stick to your bush.'
" He died a few days after, and I had to make my way in the world as best I could. But ray father's words sunk deep iuto my mind, nud I never forgot tho experience of the whortleberry party—I 'stuck to my bush.' When X had a fairplace, and was doing tolerably well, I did not leave it and spend weeks and months in findiugone a little het¬ ter. Wlien other young men said, 'Uomo with us, nnd wo will mako a fortune in a few weeks,' I shook my head and 'stuck to my bush.' Presently my emplojrers oflered to take me into business with them. I stayed with the old house until the principals died, and then I had everything I wanted. The habit of sticking to my business led people to trust mo, and gave me a char¬ acter. I owe all I have and am to this motto—' Stick to your bush.' "
AUOITOK'S mOTlCE.
Assigned Estateof Samuel W. Wanner, of Warwick twp.. Lane. co.
THE undersigned Auditor, apimlutcd to dis¬ tribute the ualanco remaining lu tho hands of Jaceb L. Erb, assignee of Samuel W. Wan¬ ner, to and among those legally entitled to tho same, will attend for tiiat pnrpose on MON- BAy,the22d day or FEBRUARY, ISliO, at 10 o'cloclc, a. ra., in the Library Room of tho CourtHouse, In the City of Lancaster, where all persous interested in said distribution may attend. JACOU KEMPKIt,
Jau 23-41-10 Auditor.
ACDITOB'S jrOTICE,
Estate of Wm. P.Brooks, late of Lan¬ caster City, dec'd.
r|-lHE undersigned Auditor, appointed to dl.s- X tribute tho balanco remaining In tho hands or Auu E. Brooks, AdmlstratrL'c, to and among those legally eutitled tothe same, will attenil for that purpose on TUESDAY, the 2d day of MAnCir. ISffl. at 2 oclock, p. m., in tlie Library Room of the-Coort Houae, in the City of Lan¬ caster, -svhere ail persons interested in said distribution may attend.
PHILIP D. BAKER. Jau 23-it-lO Auditor.
|.BECEipraPiw^KgcEg^i»us atiua-i
JamiarylB.'BiteivoaffomJt'MatthflWB, i   < .Justice either Peace, JSlHabeth, town-   .
ship,saleore8trftyBV.;.,'.V.V.J:'.l:....:.8' ' JuuurySZ^ memVnA.tromJ. B..KoU.   ;;
Bf snlieim to.wnBhlp, accoant with Poiiit •MUlBridgoti..r.'.'i.*..'.'j..v..':..i'.v.:i.,- febnutyS,. Becfiirod tsom J..F, Ftey, -   '¦¦.¦;
hUexiS.SJiarand ixiTvtxnxa::. :..' ' ' ttioo;
, Eut .CocaUeojQwpiblp; accoant vith
:Fabru»ry;lU J.,.M. ,Gr?Ider/ Clerk,.or
'    QuarterSeasIonSjflnes...¦...:;.. ...v:;.
MbrchJB.   Kecelvcd from Inland lnsnr>
ance and Depodlt Company, loan	
March 251  Becelved ftom Jacob Hetzler,
West ISarl, loan.	
MarchSG.  BocelvedfromTobias'Kreiaer,
WestLampetcr townahip.loan...,       auoiiu
March 301  Becelved.from Christian Bis-
8or.Elizabeth townahlp,loan...'.       70000
Aprill.  BecelvedftomJacobH.Bohrer,
Kast Lampeter, loan       05000
April 1. ¦ Keceivod from Benjamin Den-
IlOKer, East lnmpeter, loan     1,600 00
Anrll 1'   Becelved from J. K. Andrc^v,
East Lampeter,loan        4000ff
Aprill.   Becelved   from   Isaac   Shirk,
WestEarl, loan,...         40000
Aprill.   Becelved from Albert Cooper,
West Earl, loan        100 00
Aprill.   Received   from   II.   lloatettcr,
Upper Leacock, loan        000 00
ApriCl-   Becelved from If. B- Kautlmatt,
East Lampeter, loan        COO 00
April C.   Becelved from Samuel Joliiu,
Upper Leacock, loan        DOO 00
April C.   Becelved from J. Kemper, JiLt- tiee of thc Peace, Kuhrata, sale of ca'
traya         17 50
April C.   J. B. Nolt, Manheim, in account
¦with Point Mill Bridge ;..       3IH33
April 7.   Becelved from E. Burkliolder, West Earl, in   full  for  Burkholder'a
bridge        OWW
April u.   Keceived from   George Dnill,
Mt Joy township, loan     3,90000
April 13.   Becelved from J. Belat, Man¬ heim bor., loan         COO 00
April 20.   BeceWed in full from George I>rybread, Earl, In accouut of bridgo at
Overboltzer's UliU        C50 00
ApriV 22.     Becelved   from   Jonathan
. Weaver, East Lampeter, loan        20000
April 22. • Becelved irom J. B. SenseiilcU
East Lampeter, loan        225 00
April 27.   Becelved from J. M. Grelder, Clerk of Quarter Sessions, lino, Com-
monwealtli vs. John McGouisk.  25 00
February 27.   Becelved from S. Sbocb,
County Auditor, remitted per hill         -20 00
May n.   Becelved fltomEanner'fl National
Bank, loan     8,000 00
May 7.   Becelved ftom Jcsso   Landls, Esq., costs. Commonwealth vs. James
S. Johns         10S5
May 11.   Becelved from Jobu G. Kendig,
East Lampeter, loan        COOO
May 21.   Becelved from J. B> Sousenlcb,
East Lampeter, loan        40000
June 27.   Becelved from   Jesse Landls, Esq., interest lYom J. F. Good, Bart
towjubln  92G
July 20.   Becelved  from   Jesse   Laudis, Khci ., expenses refunded Coinmonwealtli
vs.Shide  C950
July 27. Becelved hi full ftom S..Slokom Esq., for Brecknock township. In ac¬ count of bridge at Overboltwr's MUl...        550 00 August 1.   Becelved from  J.  Preseott, AYcst Donegal,  In  accouut of bridgo
over Conewago creel:        70000
AngustT. Becelved in full from J. B. Nolt, Manheim, In account of bridge at
Point Mill        C5C00
Augusts. Becelved from Jesse Landln. Esq., costs Commonwealth vs. Bolaiid
¦ Patterson         4G&1
September 5.   Becelved from Jcsao Lan- '
dls, Esq., costs and interest collecting
tax. In Manbelm townsbip, 18fc7  25 28
September 0. Becelved from Je«.se Jjin- (lis, Kfiq., co.s-ts and Interest collecting
- ta.x in East Earl, 181,7  7 CO
Scmuiiiber in. Iteceivcd from B. I>. Tinwn,  Knq.,  Peun  townsblpv aale -oC   •¦
eatrays  ICO
October 2T. Iteceivcd from Jesse Landis, Ksq., costs Commonwealtli vs. D. Kej*-
linger  12 97
November U. Keceived in full, from .1. Bausumn, QIaiior, in account uf bridge
Stone roada mill »         78 10
November 9.   Becelved in full from C. Brubaker, Lancaster township, in ac¬ couut of bridge at Stone Boadd mill....       11333 November 30.   lleceived    from    A.    C.     : Belnochl, Esq., cohLs   Commonwealth
va.J. l>oty  34 89
Novpnibcr 30. Becelved from Samuel Prico, Esq., cosM Cominonwealtb vs. J.
Wuliiluy  2CC5
December 7. Becelved from J- Cusliraan, Es(i., tiue, Commonwealtli. vs. John Al.
McElroy  GO PO
December 14. Iteceivcd from M. M. Greider, Deputy Clerk of Quarter Ses¬ sions, lines and jurj-fuiill collected Feb¬ ruary, April, August and November
Sessions, 1808         124 33
December 2«. Boceived from St. M., Grelder, Deputy Clerk of Quartor Ses-
sion-s, for J. fliyers, Jurj- One  ICOO
December 30. Keceived from Commis¬ sioners of Danphin county', iu account of bridgo on the Conewago at Grubb's
mill        328 81
December 30. Becelved from Jesse I..an- dl.s, Esq., judgment, ept. Sbober, Aug.
term. 1807,No. 139  8000
DccembcrSO. Keceived interest on du- IK)sits from Inland Iiuiunuicc and De-
pOHit Company :        32824
Deceiuber 30. Keceived interest on de¬ posits from Farmers' National Bank ..        147 C7
S34300 Quarit:r Sessions Couri. J. F*. Prey, Esq., SberifTs fees... e , mi i"
-W^^Aug. Atlee, Esq., DUtrict AUoniVy*'; ®   '
j.M.^rid;r;E8q::ci;;k:8re^^^^^^^^^  j'jgig;
Geo.3nibaker, E«q., District AUorV.;;';   ^'^^ ^ '«* '-  ..       i7?inn
-Co'tS.S'Ste '"' ^'^'^""2 ^'^'^^'^ "^'^
335 00
• '-, r' . ,       Coxtrl'ltoxue,    '
Ilenry Wagner,' for siiovellng snow ft
O-P. Eberman, Infull for care and wliid- iJijgclock	
C. il   Mayer, In full for cari»entry for
. dome of CourtHouse	
W. H. Pool, for painting roof, Ac	
B. B. Martin, for lumber for dome	
G. Seuer Jii Sons, for lumber for root of
CourtHouse	
Ilenry Wagner, for work done as per
bill	
J. C. Soydcr, items for Court Iiousc	
D. Bair A Co., for window shades und flxtures	
J. Deaner & Co., in full for rooling domo, Ac.i ..''
Mrs. Kretschmar, for cleaning Court Houso ¦.,	
C. H. Mayer, for carpenter work In Court House....	
Leo Lehman, for work done  In Conrt
Boom	
Jobn Haines, for mason work at Court
House	
J. Deaner «!t-Co., for sundries Ibr Court
House	
George D. Sprecher,   for  sundries  for
Court Iloose	
D. Bair & Co., for sundries for Court House	
Diller & GrofT, for sundries for Court
House	
J. Botbarmcl, for brushes as i»er bill	
a. Sener & Sons, for lombor for Court
Houso	
J. Deaner & Co., for gas Uiturea as iier
bill ....
Daniel A. Shlffer, for cariwnter work In
CourtHoose	
Miles (!>; Auxer, for work, Ac.l'oi Court
House .'
Jacob Gable, for work, &c., for Court
House....	
Wntlam   n.  Pool,   for   painting   Court
House	
Commissioners^ Office.
J. B. Siiuraan, Esq., In full for salary and ndleage aB Commissioner. S
S. Slokom, Esq.. in full for salary and
' 'mlteaiEo aa Commissioner for 1BC7	
C. H. NTasly, Esq., hi foU for salary and mileage as Commissioner for 18Ci	
J. H. Shirk, In fah for salary as Clerk....
J. Landis, Esq-, in fuU for salary- a.f Soli¬ citor.....	
S. Slokom, Esq., on acct^unt of salary as Commissioner	
C. H. Nissly, Esq., ou account of salary as Commlssioiier	
John Strohm, Jr., Esq., on account of saLiiyaa Commissioner	
a-Vissos
213 0.S 91-11
111 .'.;>
8 2G
3(10 2J08
29 00
2 00 220 29
12070 1,000 00
Coroner. Georgo TiConard, Esq., Coroner, and Jus-
tice.H of the Peace, for holding inquests
on tlio bodies of 41 persoiLs, found dead
in Lancaster connty      S.';ifl02
Sleetiont. ElecUon offlcers. Eighteenth Electiou DK-
trlct, for holding municipal election S     Cl 32
Election officers, SLxth Ward, Lancaster,
for holding special election	
Election officers, General Bill fur holding
spriug elections	
Election officers, Twenty-slxtli Election
District, holding municipal election  19 55
Election offlcers. First Election District,
holding municipal election	
Election ollicers, Third Election DLstrict,
raw ^o^i<i
lift;
2.10(1
;^iii
400 00 7C0 ¦C30
noy
200 2 81
117 00 43 21
23 00 ^6U
2tQ0
for holding special election ' 19 53
Election ollfccrs. General  Bill  for Gen- I
eral election      1,4G1 95 I
J. 32- Carpenter antl "Wm. uiaoio, cicrUing
for Ketum Judges  3275
Election offlcers. General Bill for holding
Presidential election     1,403 85
J.   E.   CariHjutcr and Wm.   Itiddlc, for
clerking, &c.,for Botuni Ju<lgtiK  2375
AHSIGNECr'N IfOTlCE.
Assigned Estate of B. F. Houston, of Salisbury twn., Lancaster co.
Bp. HOUSTON, ofSallsbury township, hav- , iDgby deedofvofcntaryassignment,da- led January 19,18C9, assigned and iransferred all hlH estate and effects to the nnderslgned, for the benefit of tho creditors ofthe said B. F. Houston he therefore gives notice lo nil per¬ sons Indebted to said assignor, to mako pay¬ ment to the nnderslgned without delay, and those having claims to present them to
AMOS S. HENDERSON, Assignee. Jan23-Qt-10 residing in Lancaster, Pa.
ASSION£E*S NOTICS.
Assigned Estate of Sprenger & Weidler, of Columbia Borough, Lanc'r co.
SPRENGER A WEIDLEU, liavlug by deed of voluntary assignment, dated .Tanuary it, 18G9, nsslgaed and transferred all their estate and effects to the undersigned, for the benefit of tho creditors Of the said Sprenger A Weid¬ ler. he therefore gives notice to all persons indebted to said assignors, to make payment to tho undersigned withont del.iy, and thoso having claims to presentthem to
H. S. QARA, Assignee. Jau 27-flt-lI        Keaidlng in Ljincaster elty.
ANSI€l»r£B*S NOTICE.
Assigned eatate of Johu F. Hostetter
and Wife, of Penn twp., Lancaater
County, Penna.
HAVING by deed of voluntarj- assignment, dated January 15th, 1869, ns.ilgiied and transferred all their estato and effects to tlie uudersigned, lor the benefit of tho creditors of thcsald Johu F. Hostetter. he tbereforo gives notice lo all persons Indebted to said assignor, to make payment to tbe undersigned witliout delay.and those having claims to present them to JOHN M. STEHMAN, Assignee,
Jan 27-flm Residing in Penu twp.
S35,G3C 24
Receivedfrom Ellwood Oricst,l.'itc Treas¬ urer «24,JM517
To aggregato ii.H.'M,..i(«nicnt or counly rates
-ad levies for J8G8..., 111,93103
To aggregate asso.'wuiciit of Slate rates and levies for 18CS.., 35,033 37
To aggregate assessment fur military rates and levies for 18C3	
To aggregate amount of ontRtandhig taxes per County Auditors reports for 1807...
To aggregate .imont of excess tax for 18C7 and ISCS	
To nggrcgalc amount of unpaiil items,...
4,907 00
7,82t 43
930 C3
18 as
S2:il,789 70
CONTRA.
By amount of Commissioners orders paid forl8(M 155,447 03
By amouut of Court orders imld for ISbT.. 17,781 »l
By amountof road orders paid fur 1SC7...       33519
By amount of coiutnblo return onlers paid for ISCr        C5502
By amount of Commissioners paid In military fund        27350
Ey amount of Court orders paid in favor of John H. Shirk  2500
By amount of Court orders paid In favor of County Auditors for 18(>-r        20820
By amount of County Superb itendent dlt. for Teachers'Institntc .,       200 00
By amount of exonerations allowed col¬ lectors for State, County and Military tax     2,42026
By amount of commission allowed collec¬ tors for State, Counhr and Military tax.   C,02180
By amount of unpaid items as per laat report, paid.  10 37
By amount of outstanding taxes Jau. 4, 1808 .: 21,818 01
By amount of Treasurer's salary per act of Assembly approved March, 18(>7..-..    3,000 00
To balance  10,542""
8221,78975
Outstanding taxes, Jannary 4th, 18C9.
District
NOTICE.
CHARLES E. BENADE, hitherto Superln- tendantof Gap Mine and Furnace, has re¬ signed that situation, and expecta to remove to a distant part of the State.
AU peraons having claims against me, grow¬ ing outof the business of the said Mine aud Furnace, are, therefore, desired to present the same to the said C. E. Benade. nt the ofilce of Gap Mine, before MaroU 1st, \m. By so dolnij they may avoid trouble, as uo old claim will be paid after tho departure of tho said C. E- Benade. unless proved.
AU persons indebted to me are required to mako payment at tho oflico of Gap Mine, be¬ fore March 1.1809, and anydebta due to, me which are not paid ou or before that date will he collected according to law.
JOSEPH WJIARTON.
G.ip Mine. January 2 (, 181)9. jau27-0t-ll
Bart	
Brecknock	
Caimarvou	
Coleraln	
Conestoga	
Donegal West.,..
Drumore	
Earl	
Earii:a.st	
Eden .*	
Fulton	
Hemptield East...
Leacock	
Manheim twp	
Martlc	
Manor	
Mount Joy bor....
Salisbury	
Sadsbury	
City,{AlbrIghtcol.)|
"   {.Shirk col)....'
lEapho, ac't. of 1801
Co.
213 40
178 81
135 5C
17162
1U30
127 82
372 92
1J07CT
219 CO
173 19
503 20
l,52:il5
66193
4G577
29873
¦I fiOS 21
'    20 81
1,011481
17 90
C.90C37
2,39913
'   20000
State.
Mil.
1,2G9 77 101341
Total.
Election Assessors.
¦Wm. Slote, Adamstown, for taking extra assessment for General Election, 18G7.. S
Benjamin Sclfrit, Brecknock township, taking extra .•Lssessmcnt for General Election, 1867	
John Saylor, Elizabeth township, taking extra assessment fur General Election, ISliT	
AsscssorTt* Bills for extra as-scssiuent for municipal election. First Election Dis¬ trict	
Assessors* Bills for extra assessment for General Election, 1SC8	
Assessors' Bills for extra :isseisinent for Prcsidenlhil Election	
EUelioit Constables.
P. S. Baker, serving notices on ofiicer-i elected, Second Ward, Lancjistcr city.. S
Constables* Bills for advertuiing and hold¬ ing spring election	
E. W. Flowers, for attending special elec- lion.Third Election District..,..	
John Saylor, Elizabeth township, Ior serv¬ ing notices at spring election ....
Jlilitar!/ Assessors. ¦Winiara Ilen-sel, assessinglullltia In North
East Ward for 1SC7 S
William B. Drake, Little Britain, a.Hse.ss- ¦ Ing mllltia ior 1867	
A. B. Avrcs, Sallsburj- lowiwhip, usrfe.-w- lnginiimaforI8C7	
B. Sclfrit. JJrccknock tuwiixliip, Jisscssini,'- militia forlSC7	
ir. Banghman, Bart township, assessing
militia for 18OT	
n. Martin, Conestoga township, a.'W.'wing
mmtiaforl807	
J. S. Buckwalter, Strasburg borough, as¬ sessing militia forl8C7	
Assessors' General Bill for as.se.sslng mili¬ tia for 1808	
Wnillam Sloto, AdamHtown borough, ns- acssiiig militia for 18C3	
for Court ¦
Fuel. H. Baumgardner,  for  coal
UoiLse	
Gas.
IjincaJrter Gas Company, bill S   293 SO
Pottage. .r. J. Cochran, for postage, envelope.^,
&c ¦.... ..S     44 S3
Eastern Penitentiary.
For support of convicts	
Printing and Stationer;/.
F.L. Baker	
Puarsol & Gelst	
J. E. Barr	
J-A. Hlestand & Co	
S.A. WyUe	
W.H, Grier	
H.Jacobs	
"W. D. Staufflir.	
A. M. Bambo	
H. G. SmiUi&Co	
John M. Ensmlnger	
,L M. "Westhaefler	
J. H. Shirk	
John Baer's Sons	
Wylie & Griest ,
243 40 178 84. 135 56 17162 1C4 3C 127 82 372 92
1,307 57 32410 17319 593 20
1,522 15 S6193
1,186 51 298 73
3,980 98 12215
l.Oil 48 17 90
7,725 07
2,39913 200 00
824,818 01
LEGAL   NOTICES.
ADUtNlSTHATORS* NOTICE.
Estate of Peter B. Nissley, lateof West
Donepal.twp., dec'd. T ETTERS of adminlstmtlon on said estate
JLihavlng been granted tothe nnderslgned, all noi-sonslndebted thereto are requested tomake iiniivc«llatu payment, and thofje haviug elalma
ordemantls'agnlnut thesame will presentthem without delay for settlement io tbe undersign cd. JACOB HOFFEE,
ML Joy twp., DANIEL D. NISSLEY, feb 3-12-OL * East Donegal twp.
Tuesday, Feb. 9,1809'
Wednesday, Feb. 10. Thursday.Feb. 11.
EXECUTOBS* NOTICE-
Eatate of Jobn ScheafTer, late of Eph¬ rata township, deceased, IETI'EEIS teslnmontaryouBald estate liav- jlng beeu granted to the undersigned, all !)tirsuiis indebted thereto are requested tomake mmediato   settlement;   and   thoso   having claims brdemandsngalnat the Same, will pre¬ sent tliom without delay for settlement to the
undersigned. 	
DAVID KEMPER,\p._.^.    , JOIIN L. LEIB.       J EphmtA twp., ISAAC GE0BR Warwick two.. ¦ JACOB KEMPER, Ephmta twp. jan 27.6t-ll   . .
CACTflON. "
1 LL persona and bauks are hereby notified A. not to bny'or rooelye a note Bignod by Abraham Hlestand, on January aist, 1869 for 8315, and supposed lo he payable to "Hmlth Clarke A Co.,^' or to Oliver Perry, at the First National Bank of Mpant Joy—the dato mar bo dUTtireht^aa no consideration was eiven for said note, and the same was obtained ft-oninje by misrepresentation ^d fraud and will nbc be paid. ^ :¦¦¦ ABRAHAM HIESTAND feb6-8t«-ia      .   .-! Of Rapho twp.
NOTICE-CAVTIOXI
ALt.peTBoite are Hereby caDiioned against purchoslnff or:negDtUting for a n6te of
Keel, OS it will. not. be paid,  no satls^cton? ^feb6-3t*-I3 •  t VertKarllT^j -
DAYS OF APPEAI4 FOB 18C0.
TO THE TAXABLE INHABITANTS OF LAN¬ CASTER COUNTY. X>URSUANT to the Provisions of the laws X    of this Commonwealth, the undersigned Commissioners of Lancaster county  hereby give notico to tho TAXABLE INHABITANTS, wHhln tho respective City, Boioughs and Town¬ ships, of the said coanty, that tbo  Days of Appeal from tho Assessment of 1809, will bo held attho Comiulssloners' Ollico. In tho City ot Lancaster, on tho days following, to wit:—For the Townships of Adamstown Borough,    "» Bart,. " '
Brecknock, Cujrnar^'on, Coealico East, Coealico West.
Coleraln,
Columbia,
Conestoga,
Conoy,
Clay.
Donegal East, Donegal West, Drumore, Epbrata,
EarL-
Earl East, Earl West, Elizabeth,
Elizabethtown Borough, Eden,
Fulton,
Hempfleld East, Hempfleld West. Lampeter Cast, Ijampeter.Wesl.
Lancaster, Leacock, Leacock Upper, Little Urltuin, Mauhelm.
MarUo,
Manor,
MonntJoy,
Mount Joy Borough.
Marietta Borough,
Manheim      do
Paradise,
Penn,
Pequea,
Providence, Hapho, Salisbury, S^ulabuiy.
Btrasboi^g, Strosbu^ Borongh, Warwick.        ^ * . Washington Borough,    j
Lancaster City,..: „ .Thursday, F6b. 25.
And at the same time iaiid place, the'Appeals
from thevMlUtan-Bollii WlU beheld. :i    rf:    ..
,    aAM'IiSLOKOU..:,      ,
'   •''       '-''¦':'¦   TOmi^raOT[ar;yn.. *¦¦¦
ian2(W»-10_ -OommissloTaers.'
[Inquirer, ExpreBB.Lntelllgenceriind Tolks^ ftreund.pleawconv.l-.(! ;-;::•¦':: :--¦ ;,:.'¦
Friday, Feb. 12.   .
Tuesday, Feb. 16. ¦ Wednesday, Feb. 17
Tlmrsday, Feb. 18,
Friday, Feb, 19.
Tuesday, Fob. 23. [Wednesday, Fob. 21
COMMISSIOKEBS' STATEMENT. The follovclng Is a statement of tho Oommlssion- cis' orders, drawn ou Wm. Tiiomas, Truxsurcr of I^^caster county, for the year 1868 :
Assessors'Pay S 5,11225
Erecting Bridges..  28,07262
Bcpalrliig Bridges  543 OO
Quarter Sessions Court  SiSSSS/;
CourtHouse  1,786 69
Coroner  SIO 02
Commissioaers* Ofllce  4,217 90
Elections  4,:i75 44
Elcrtion Assessors  1,114 50
Election constables  25293
MIlitnTyABsessora....  343 Kt
Fool  49125
Gas........  29380
Postage ;...,:.;..;.  44 88
Penitentiary: ; :...: ..-.¦. 1,56272
Printing nnd Statloiiorj'. ..;  2,076 37
Public Ofllces ...;  10215
ItomodeUng Poor liouso  13,00000
Poor  25,600 00
Prbon  14,400 00
Vagrants ....;.,..:. ..:.... 1,10220
City Lock-up.....  31135
IxiansPaid  21,405 00
Interest  7,32975
PostMortems  27000
BoadDoiimges  ;  1,929 00
Peniisylvania State Lunatic Asylum..., 628 55
TaxraEefunded  240 00
Janitor's Pay  520 00
Miscellaneous. .• 10,132 93
Puhlic Offices. Samnel Bums, for weather strips for Be-
gistor's Office S
J.?. Blcksecker, book cose for Prothuno-
tarv's Office	
W- S. Lamb, scat for Quarter Scs.sions
Offlce	
George AViant, for books, biniling, &c	
D. A. Shlfler, for book case for SberitPs
Office    ,
COUNTY FI-NANCES^___
Jonatlian Sprflcher, for boarding Jorors.       21, m. S'l^ui'I Boot, fbr coio'inff tax duplicates. ; Z
S.O.Nourse,    do. do. do  r-,^.
Henry WaRiier,shoveling snow         lo/ill
J»«« I'andls, Esq., for services rendered iu holding api>eals and trlenuiai assess¬ ments  orm,
George Nauman, Ef«|., in full for Lancas¬ ter city's sliare of road and bridge fund of Lancastercounty, to April C, 1803....    4,099 1-* John II. Slihk, for extra cicrfcing at trluii-
nlal assesBiocnts :...        2500
I. Bushong, for copying tax duplicates... 3 ik)
Ellas Miller,   do. do. do.     ... kju
W.M.Cooper, do. ¦   -do.     . do. 1 ....    . jisi
HemyWagner, shoveling snow  400
John McCutcbeou for costs antl cxpeiLSCH ' ' Incurred In arresting and bringing ft-om Pitlwbnr", Peter Shido, upon complaint. J-X. S.Will, for copying tJix duplicates.. ". K.OlncrichforcopymgtaxdopHcates. A  7: T'y<>«r, for dbttributlng tally papers. A. Ullyu^, for copying tax dupllcateH... Jacob M. Uaidon,reIlefasiK:r act of As¬ sembly ' *	
^'jJ^j^J^f^^'iiuHV' Vo^ "ciViining ' Court
viow In East Coealico townshin   . Wm. Dcrautli, ioz copyh,„ uw dupIlcat^V. J. U. Fitzgerald tor ctipyiiig tax duiOi-
Wm.Wlnters'.'for'coirjVngVjwVi^^^^^^^^
W. Leaman, in lull ior audltlnK imbllc accounts „...
M. J. Shirk, for copying tax dnnllcateH'l .
P. a. Baker, for conveying J. 11. Miller nnd Henry Worhert to Honso of Befuge.
Wm. Aug. Atlee, Kwj., for amount of Judgment vs. f Jincajttor county.,..'	
J. M. Grclilcr, l':8q., for recording town¬ ship omeers	
Jesso Lamlis, Et-q., for ex|»cnses to and services at Harrisburg ou official busi¬ ness	
D. Bair A Co., for cnrtalns and flxtures.. Hon. J, W. Piaber, for 'copy of vagrant
Act of Assembly	
Henry C. Wentz, for making lists of paid and unpaid taxablcs fur city election...
Jacob Hebble, {lato private 135UiP. V.,) bounty         -Id 00
L. C.Lyte, lor shade trees  1 S(l
Charles E. Wentz, City Treasurer, for water rent         3800
WilUam B. Wiley, for quallfylDg tlu-eo Commissionern  O)
Hon. A. Armstrong, for SccreUry of Com¬ monwealth fees, for copy of bill for re¬ lief of Jacob Haiden  OW
JoIuiMattem, for taking James A. Browu to Ifoiiso of Itefuge  ft 00
Q. Sener & Sons, for Inmbor  12 69
George H. Hartman, for team hire  3 (Hi
J. B. Swartxwelder, J. I>. Boring and Christian Zecher, for inspecting bridge at Miller & Nolt's mill 7  COd
E. McMellen, for whltewtisliing bridgo and putting up notice boards at bridge at Miller & Nolt's mill  59 Wr
J. McOlnnls, for taking J. H. Swalls tu
House of Befoge -.         H 50
M. J. Shirk, for copying rcgistiy dupli¬ cate   5ft(H»
J. Munson & Co., labor at Court Bouse
roof.  3 25
J. L. Lightner, for conveying tlio dead
body of Samuel Bichcson to Oounty
Poor Hou-se    .    30-J
Jacob Gundaker, for conveying Wm. P.
Muhz to House of Befuge  13 0<)
Chas. P. Orvis, for patent carpet tacker. 7 (J<»
Charles A. Heinltsh, donation to Union
Fire Company  73 00
J. S. Stnnc, douatlon to Columbia Flro
Company, r...—.. 75 00
Wm. II. Pfabler. donation to VigilautFiro
Company ef Columbia  750U
jSumucl    Iluber,   for    Liking    Susanna
Veiser to Honse of Befnge  13 Of»
J. N. Miller, for ono dozeu hrooios and
wisps  030
E. McMellen, for drawing si>ecitlcatioiiS
&c., as per bill         70 f«ii
J. Strohm, Jr., expenses to road view.... 9 10
Jacob Shelly, constable,  for hoarding,
&c., for horse thief, as i>cr bill  1 To
George H. EtOa, for donation lo Pioneer
Fire company, of Marietta         75 (ki
.7, C.Snvdor.fordhitributinglLNtsof voters. iTtm Henrj' Wagner, for work done at Court
House  35C0
Mnt,   ICretsclunar,   foE   cluanlug    Court
House  2000
.J. Shelly, for constable cosht as per bill.. 3 25
C. M. Howell, for donation to Hook ami Ladder Flre company of Lancaster...,        ino 00
J. IC. Lamborn, for colHns and interment
of .Mrs. Gregg and Alfred (Iralmni  Hm
Lancaster County Prison, for cariKitlng
fur Court House  iHtST.
Albright & Shirk, for bill for lcc  1! fio
.lacob Shelly, for arresting horse thiet....        20 Oo
E. Eaby, for arch bricks  10 00
Charles- Schwchel, for sand for  Conrt
House  11 25
Jonatlian Sprecher, fur bourding Jurors. ¦)] .'ki William Fisher, for  limo for repairing
CourtHouse  I 5-'
Jacob Young, for whitewashing bridge
across Chiiiucsalunga cicek  1500
D. S. & .1. S. Bursk, for buuting Hag  xrz on
H. Bathron, on account of donation for
Children's Homo Building;     2,5no fti
John Plorj-, for Liking Prank \Visc to
House of BefagQ r         13 oi)
Lancahter County Prison, for carpet for
Court Bourn  4 6:*
J. C. Suvdcr, for distributing tally paper.-*. 25 ou J.   E.   Cari'entor,   for   preparing   tally
paiwrs for city consolidation returns  2 Ui>
J. Deaner & Co., for tin paiwr folder  I 5i)
13. McMellen, for sign boards and wliite-
wiwldng bridge at Stoiifiroad's mill  3". W
Jobn Brady aiul Jay C.ulwell, for in-
specthig bridge .it Stoneroad's mill  4 IK)
J. C. Snyder, for notifying bclilgo hLipec-
tors	
M. J. Shirk, copying lists of taxablcs	
S. Slokom, for bridge hispcctora' fees, as
IKjr receipt	
Lancnster city School Hoard, for flnes lor
violation ol liquor law as per act of As¬ sembly	
IMcGlnnis & Co.,   for repairing prison
wagon	
E. AleMcIIcn, for whitew:isbiiig bridges and putting up notleo lionrdi as per bill...	
P. IS. Forduey vt nro., bill fur ice	
J. C. Snyder, for distributing tally paper.^ S. Slokom, for bridge insiKictors feo as
l>cr receipt......	
J. H. Shirk, fur distributing uMy paimrs. J. E. CariKsnter, for preparing tally paiier
for city consolidation returns	
Catharine Kretschmar, for cleaning Court
House	
J. 0. Snvder,for distributing assessiueiits. Henry Wagner, for taking lu coal at Court
House	
John Strohm, Jr. expenses nnd Inspectors
fees paid bridge inspectors at Coealico
bridge	
G. H. Hartman, for team biro as per bill.
C.T.Gould, fur repairing chairs	
tlohn Edwards, A.iscssor, West Coealico
township, for regi.sterlng voters	
E. McMellen, whitewashing and putting
up notice boards at Coealico bridge.... Jesse Landis, Esq., for professional ser¬ vices rendered, as jicrbill	
S. Slokom, for bridgo insi^ctors fee, an
per receipt	
E. Sliober, for team hire, as ik.t bill	
Henry Wagner, for shoveling snow	
C.T.Gould, for repairing chair?*	
Henrj- Statifibr, for one dozen broonw... J. C. Snyder, for uotifybig bridge insiwc-
tors :	
M. Zahm, for interpietlng In Court	
JohuaUian Sprecher, for boarding jurors. J. P. Frey, for professional services paid
E. Franklin, Esq., in Commonwealth
vs. Davis Kitch, jr., et. nl	
Jesse Ijindb, Esq., for profcsslDUAl ser¬ vices in collccthig taxes from collectoni of Manheim and East Earl town!*hIiia.. C. It. Fralley, J- H. Hegener, Jr., and I. S2,"J7537 I    Hubley, for arresting Joseph Smith, a ¦    horse thief.	
20 70 l,0r,8 29
2087.':
8^1,375 44
. S 1,50272
.S      1200
447 02
3410
52132
388 20
16 00
6 00
3 00
213 50
352 08
46 UO
1615
12 00
376 05
,       4G635
25 Ol
70 00 21 M 35 00
1210 II IHI 17 50
COD 6<H)
25 00
10 00
10 25
403 95
Bemodeling Poor Jfouse. C. Gast, Treasurer of Bo.in1 of Dlrectora of tbo Poor, on account of remoduling - old Poor House !$13,000«1
Poor. C. Ga.st, Esq., Treasurer of Board of Di¬ rectors of the Poor, In fnll of esliinato
for support of Poor for 18C8 S2.1,C00 00
Prison. C. Lefever, Esq., Treasurer of Boanl of Prhion laspectors. In full of estimate
forsnpportotPrLMOn for 1868 .$14,400 00
Tagranis. Mayor and   Coustable  fees In vagrant
cases     1,152 20
City Loclup. ,Tobn Heurj-, keeper, to furnishing meals
to prLsoiujra couflned tliereiu S    21108
Loans Paid.
Loaiw xiald to IndividuaLsand baidcs $24,405 00
Interest.
' ¦ ¦ AisesgorM* Pag.
A. C. Hyiis, on account of salaiy as As¬ sessor of &lanholm township for 1869... Q
Assessors' General BUI for taking trien¬ nial assessment     4
P. UoUman, Assessor of East Hemplleid
township, tbr taking triennial asscsstaent
Peter Johns, Aasesaor, for finishing as¬ sessment of Bast Lampeter township, vice Landls, deceased	
U. Dldbndorfer, Assessor, Maulicini bor¬ ough, for attending Bi>eclal appeal	
C. Fralley, Assessor, Eighth Wanl, Lan¬ caster, on account of taking assessment lor 1869 i	
A. C Ilyus, Assessor, Manheim tonn-nhip, Oil account of taking ossesHmcnt for *&j,
Jacob Snyder, Assoaor, Fotirth Ward, liancaster, on account of taking n.<«C)u- meiit for 1869 .,
25 00
.S5,m2.5 Erecting. Sridaes. E. McMellen. In fuU for bridge at Miller
&Nolt'»mtll ;..... 5   80000
E. McMellen, In fall for building and
(lllbig up wing walls of bridge at atitler
A Nolt's mm.-.. ;       450 00
£. McMellen, In fhll for bridge uear
CloomeU Post Office     2,0-23 00
T.W.H: Moseley, hi fuU for bridge across   .
Conewago creek.:,       I33C0
E. McMellen, in full for bridge at Stoue-
ward'aiBm....i    1,70000
E. McMellen, In foil for bridge near Pe>
quea Valley Inn..; .-,....     2,75000
E. McMellen, hi full for bridgo across
Coealico creek.-¦....¦ :.    3,17300
Qeorge Lorah,'in fun-for masonry Ibr
bridge at HoiBt'a:Mlll       C39 62
Moseley Iron Bridge Company, on ac-^ ¦
qonntof htidgeat Hoist's mllL........,* 1,40000
.E. McMellen,.on account or bridgo at' ¦Printer'spapermm:...;..'.,.;..;....;... 15,00000
Interest paid to individuals and banks... S 7 Posl Mortem.
Post Mortem examinations held on lho bodies of twonty-seven iiersons found
dead in Ijanciuster county ?
Jtaad 'Dama^fs.
Peter Weinhold, West Earl township S
.lacob Fry, Chiy township	
Henry Goclienaucr, E. Ilcmpliehl twp	
Ephraim Hoover, East Hemptield twp...
Catharine K. Meckley, Mt..loy township.
George Enterlinc, Mt. Joy townahip	
George Heiii, Mt. Joy tuwnsliip	
Wm. iCoidgmaclier, West Earl, townslilp.
AbrahaDi B. Culp, Alt. Joy borutigh.....
licvl Hull, East UempHctd towll^hip..^..
John Henlinger, Sit. Joy borough	
John Sehu, Clay townslilp	
E. W. Hamaker, Mt. .loy borough	
M. M. Greider, for L. F. Weaver, \Y. .Man¬ ning, A. Gerlwr and Joseph Nobhs, ail of Mount .loy borougli	
George Buckius, Mt. Joy borough	
Jaeob MUIcr, Bapho township...."	
Johu A. Brush, Manor township	
•Jacoh Stauian, llanor towiu>hip	
•Tacob Banck, Leacock town.ohlp	
Hayes Pennock, Coleraln township	
Kl. I>. Crawford, Coleraln township	
Adam Greincr, Mt. Joy borough	
E. 1). White, Cii-rnarvon township	
Henry S. Itrnbaker, Kllzjibclh townsbip.
Benjamin ftlusser, Stnwbiirg township..
Samuel Lincoln, Cn'rnarvon township...
Abruliam Lincoln, Ciernarvon township.
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no 00 (H)0() 55 00
1211 00 1(1 (III
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20 0(1 250 UO 140 00
60 00 7 (HI
20 (to 175 00
20 00
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Bepaxriag Bridges. .
: 823,07202
E-McMellen, for biUlding and-Tepalring ,.
' wisg'walls'of bridge at White.Sook ,,
forge, .....,....;.'>.iix.ii 8
208 09
Pennsylvania Slate Lunatic UosiiHal.
•John A. Weir, Trea.'inrer Shite Lunallc Hospital, forsiindty paticnbi ?
Taxes Eifunded.
Andrew   Mehafley,   Collector,   Pctaca
township ?
F. S. Albright, Collt'ctor, Eiuit Want-*,
.   City	
M. Frey, Collector, Str]i.*'biirg township,. J.M.MarUn, Collector, providence town¬ ship.. ..—
A. K. Stoner, Collector, Conoy township. Cbm. Brown, Collector, Warwick town- George F.HaiimaiiV ColVecVorV Manlielui
township	
H. M. Nortb, Esq., Attumey tor Eliza¬ beth Hlnkle, (»lumbla lK>rough,  tax rcfundednsiMjr Act of Assembly.......
E. It. McCullough, Collector, ,PuUon township ...
Janitor. •L C. Snvder, In full for one year's service as Janitor S
Miscellaneous.
Jacob Gundaker, for conveying Georgo Ehler to'House of Befhge ?
J. C. Snyder, for distributing assessments.
J. H. Shirk, for one city directory	
HeirtyWegner, for shoveling anow	
B-Burkbelder, BM.,!for Jury and Sur- veyofaTe^aliSclviaw..,.:.	
'Hensy WagneXfforBhoyellng snow	
.Do. do. do	
Jaoeh'SHieUy, Air oonnying Hanry Man¬ ning to Boose Of Befiige.,.	
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15 00 25 00 200
400
10 00 400
S. SLOKOM, )
C. IL NISSLY. > CommliWioncrs.
J.STBOHM.Jll. S Altctt, .Tons H. SninK, Clerk.
AUDITOBS' KEPORT.
We, the undersigned Auditors of Lancaster connty, do certify that wo have carefully examlneil tho abovo accomit of William Thomas, Treasurer of lbe Bald county, and compared his vouchers with the same, and llud thcru Ut a balance in hN hands, thb fuurtli dav of January, ISiS). of ten thonsand live hundred and forty-two dollars and ninet)--fiix cents (310,512.90.)
Wc have ab*o examined the account of Ciiristian Gxst, Esq., Treasurer of the Pour and Houso of Employment of Lmcaster cuunty, and flnd a bal¬ auce dne hlni on tho flr^t ilay "f January, 1869, of six hnndrfd and four dollars aud lU'ty-eiglit cents (£601.58.)
Wo have examined the account of Chrb-tian Gast, Es«i., Treasurer of the Uoanl of Directors for building and repairing of Haspital building, ami flnd a bulance in his hands of seventy-three dollars and tifty-four cents (ST3.54.)
Wo havo examhied tbe account of Christian I.cfe%-er, Esq., Treasurer of tlie Hoard of Prison Inspeetors, and flnd a balance In his haiuls of nine dolhirs and eighty cenLi (89.*),) January 1st, 1869.
Tbo present Indehtedness uf tho county Is one hundred and forty-six thousand and elgbtecii dol- law and seveuty-flve cents (S 140,018.75.)
Tlie Auditors having met on Monday, the fourth of Jaiiu.'vr>-, 1809, procecdetl to their duties. The County Tfcjisurer laid belbre them liLs account, which, not h.iving been examined by the Commis¬ sioners, ns required by law, was referred to them for approval, with the request that they al.«o would make out a full and accurate statement of all re- ceipLs and exj»eiiditures for the year I86R. In com¬ pliance with thLs roquc-t, thc aliove and forcgoiiiK stntemunt was presentc*!, to whieli the Audltois take tho Ibllowing exception.*, nnd charge them wiUt thoseTerut amounts tliereof as heing unwar¬ ranted and illegal, viz :
The nppniptlatiou of S75 lo each of tho two Fire Companies in Columbia, and to one in Marietta, anioimting in all to S225, is objected to as illegal I and furnishing a very bad precedent. The arnit- ' ment tbiit if ahlock uf houses in ultlicrpliicolioiild hu destroyed hv flre, tlie taxes of tlie county would be, proporllona'lly dlmluLshed, can have nu weight, else it might be consblered a good Investincnt it the Commissioners would organize in every town In the county a good Ure department wilh an eflec¬ tive apparatus Tbcy havo no power to make such .ippropriatioiis, except, periiaiw, where it may bo exiHidicnt in places where the county holds valu¬ able proi»erty.
UiMin exniiiiiiHtlun of tho several bills for print¬ ing, doue for the Cuiiiniis.siurii.TS hy the dltlercuL printing estahli-shment-s of the city of Lanca-ster, wc discover a dlflorencc of ten per cent, for tlio same work, while that done In Manheim, Marietta and Columbia is niaterially less.. As economy In the expendiliire of tlie imblic money Is exi>ectcd and alway.s commendable, we would rcspevtfnllv suggesl lhat lho printing, as well as any other wurL nefe.->.'*iiry Iu lie done,bo given to thc lowest biilder. Frum lacLs stated and proven, the Auditors It-el eomiK-'Iled to sugjjest a poliey dillerent from thai heretofore pursued Iu tbo building of bridges. >'iit fewer than 19 bridges, costing Si2>,7lJi.(:J, have been erected within the last three years, nn<l all excepl- ing one or two by thesame mechanic; und iruin slatcmeuLs which we do not question, in sonu; in¬ stances at a greater expense tlian neeCKsary, if .-t proper comjHitition liail been duly eiu-ouraged l«\ advertising Xar proposals nml public iettings. .Many coinphdnts havo ftrL-^eu In coii.«etiuencc amoug tlie tax-payers, which have been coinmunlcatecl tu iis verbally and by letter, from men of the Urst respecLiblUty aud truth, under the erroneous bclii-t tlmt we have tbe power to revl^¦u the contracts, ainl charge the Commlshloners with auy excess that niav have been improiwrly allowed. To relieve cJanuir, and give Increased confldence in their official lnti'n- rit>', wo resiMictflllly recommend, tbat in futnri' when the Commissioners .sliall flnd It ncces}<arv li> erect u bridge or any other ^-Uueturc, inntead 01 letting it out on private eoiitract, shall have a proper plan with speciflcations and estimate c f eo>i made by a competent bridge builder or architeel. (the speclflcatloiLH distinctly stating tlio kind uf tbnbcr and lumber, whether oak, white or yelluw pIno or hemlock, and quantity ot Iron necessarv,) have the plan and specifications nailed np In their ofllce, opeu ta.lho Inspection of all, advcrtitio fur pro|>osa)s, giving twenty or thirty' dats* notice, in at least three or four newspapers of Lancaster ami ono In Philadelphia, announcing a brief descrip¬ tion of the bridgo to be built, and where the plan and speciflcations can bo seen, and that on a dav and hour certain after sneh twenty or thirty days Khali bavo expired, there -will be a public letting nt the Conrt House to tho lowest aud best bidder, who ¦    - ¦      ¦        -        ¦     '^for tho
rfial! ho required to give adequate security for tho faltbfQl pertbrmance of- his contract. It" this bo done, and Uie boUdlpg he^gjyeu without r«^ct tu
i
man br {wri^, and w[tBoat*i^ar, favor or- afl^tion, the eomplBlnta made will cease.
G.W. HENSEL,
SAMOi SHOCU, \ Auditors.
GEO. W. MEHAFFEY/