Lancaster Examiner and Herald

              VOL. XLV
LAKCIASTER> PA., WEDNESDi
" EXAMINER AND HERALD."
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John A. Hiestand & E. M. Kline,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
THE DUIT OF LIFE. Look notmournfally back to tlia Paat,
TIio Present's tho hour for dnty. And Life, be IC ever eo dark.
Has moraenlB of ennshlne and beauly. Lookup! for the sun Is still shining.
Although a black cloud mny bo there; Remember the bright silver lining
From under tho cloud will appeir.
Sll not with the hands Idly folded- Each ono hns a duty to do. And if Life has Its struggles for others,
Why havo only pleasures for you ? .Seek not to pluck only the roses.
Faint not In the heal of tho strlfu; Ilul put on tho armor of counige,
To light In the battle of Life. Look round on the highways, aud galhor.
Not ouly the llowers so sweet, Unt take up the slones that are bruising
Some weary, worn traveler's feet; Seek oul some cool spring In Hie desert.
And give lo the lips tlmt are dry- Speak a kind word of hope or or comfort
To onch sorrowing one who goes by. Pluck a thorn from some poor,'MeedIngbOB'om,
Make slrong some falnl heart for the strife; Rouso up the weak feet that havo fallen—
Ah, this Is the mission of Life ; Ask nol If the world will applaud you—
No matter since duly Is dono; There's Oue who will belter reward you,
WUh tho crown you havo faithfully won.
A TACHTMAIT'S SOMANCE.
TUo London season was over, and a considerable number of Its lute celebri¬ ties were collected in various jilensant spots closely contiguous to the waters of the Solent. Jilighted beings bad repair- Pil to Cowes, and sliattered hearts to ]lydo. Gentlemen who were, iu popular parlance, abou t" dono up," were enjoy- i ng themselves with hilarity thatmight have betokened tbe zenith of world¬ ly prosperity and commercial success in dilferent crafts belonging to the pleasure lleet whicb covers tbe English Chan¬ nel witb unimution during the months of July, August, aud September. Of all social phenomena tbero is none probably more curious theu that tbus stated by a distinguished novelist: " How is it that meu whom iu their palmy days I bave seen haggad, care¬ worn and dejected by the simple fact tbat they are utterly and irretrievably lost, suddenly become the most ligbt- hearted of mankind ?" The explana¬ tion ia proably reaction—reaction from tbe suspense or anxiety aud the cer¬ tainty of despair. Or possibly the philanthropists who propose to tliem- selres tbo extinction of impecunioslty at a modest profit of eighty per cent, might consider that tbe true raison d'etre was to be found in tlie fact that these volatile human wrecks are blest wilh expectations In the background, and usually have a revisionary interest more or less available.
Tbe scene is Ryde Pier, and the hour about seven ana a-half P. M. A pretty spot, and by no meaus an unfavorable hour for visiting it. Xiike Melrose, Eyde Pier may be visited with signal propriety by the pale moonliuht or in the pale twilight. The eternal prome¬ nade on. the_ Bler-heniU,the.„i)erDetual
Of course 'Mrjliiiwliess'^ was going; and so wu Hr; 'Moonlngtoh. That gentleman Iiefd Jnst Joined them—and 80 they ail were. " And so wo shall meet again presently." AndJimXaw- lessa sauntered off after having bidden theladieaan aurevoirr-ia^eddedirbetr ter spirits than when'fiTe'.liad'first met.. Sir Hedworlh and the Misses Dare, too. . ^'I don^t think Isbould mind backing my luck against tbat of the Honorable Sam's," said Jlin liawlesse, as he pro¬ ceeded to dress. Miss Kate Dare had promised Mr. Lawlesi<e tlie first waltz.
ir.
The dance given by tho Boyal Victo¬ ria Yacht Club was unusually and brii- liairtly successful that year; so said everybody; aud the Ijall is certainly one which, if for no other reason than that of a spectacular nature, is well worth seeing. The elegant devices whicli convert a balcony into a corri¬ dor, tho profusion of banners, the tro¬ phies of yachtsmen, the decidedly nau¬ tical features In the dresses of the la¬ dies—all these add a charm'which is exclusively their own to tbo affair.
Mr. James Lawlesse entered the room almost at the same timo as the Dare party. On tbe arm of Sir Hedworth rested his eldest daughter, on that of Hon. Sam, Miss Kate Dare. The baro¬ net's tone was moro chilled than ever when lie caugiit sight of our hero ap- proacliing in tlie distance.
Amid an Indescribable clialter.strong- ly flavored with marine jargon, the first quadrille was danced. Mr. Moonlng- ton's partner was Miss Kate Dare, his vU-avin the gentleman whom for form's sake we have christened the hero of this slight narrative. But the first quad¬ rille, as even first quadrilles nro some time or others was over at last, and witliin a very few minutes of its ter- miuation Mr. :LawIesse claimed the j'liunger of Mr. Hedworlh's two daugh¬ ters a-s his partner in tho first waltz; and Mr. Mponiugtou surreudered the lady wbo was, without doubt, the ob¬ ject uf Ills afrectionandambitions, cer¬ tainly not witb the best grace in the world. Miss Dare, iiowever, was close by and disengaged. Would Miss Dare give him, tho Hou. Sam, the pleasure of tbat waltz. Moat happy-and the pair whirled off. Tho elder of SirHed- wortli's daughters was far from dis¬ pleased at tbe contretemps, and she de- terraiued to make the most of it. She did not seo why the heir of the Moour shine peerage should be calmly appro¬ priated for andi by her younger half sister. Forher part she never could quite understand what there was par¬ ticularly to charm people m Kate. BesidesKatehadber time before her, she bad only flnished her first seasou, and Edith Dare's first seasou was an affair of tbe more orless long past. If Kate did not choose to know her op¬ portunity, snoh a charge should not be brought agaiust Miss Dare. In plain truth this young lady was as little pleased with her father as with lier sis¬ ter in tbe present matter. It would be no such ball thing, she thought, if events sbouid prove that the calcula¬ tions of the former were at fault; as for Kate, tbe child was far too ignorant to calculate at all.
The fair partner of Mr. Mooningtou put forth all: her pleasures—and they were not inconsiderable—to captivate and- nipasfi.   She.-suireested. ^ wn.iic
bave close at hand ready to your beck l anxious to see ydo.   He Is calling you
accompaniment of brilliant music and 1 tbe corridor—it was so hot in the ball- interminable   scandal,   the   ceaseless   rooro.    Curiously  enough, Kate and I words; and "How very fortunate,
and call,
Sir Hedwoith's party were on board the Petrel, and the yacht waa Just abont to slip her moorings.
" Where's Kate, lEditbi?" Inquired the B^roaetr-not seeing liis yjciuagiMt daughter on;deck.
" Oh, down in the cabinTr-papa, I suppose."     ; 	
These last two words.wero^jadded in a somewhat lower tone, and as she said them Edith rather blushed. She sat down, however, presently, next to Mr. Moonii^ton, and was soou making the running at a speed not less tliaii that of tbe good yasht Petrel.
"Tell Kate to come up," said Sir Hedworth, after he had leisure to thiuk of other tilings than certain matters of purely nautical importance; and Eilith Dare called for ber sister down the compauiou-laddcr. deceiving no an¬ swer, she descended into the cabin.
" Papa," she said, on returning " I dou't see Kate at all. I suppose at the last miiiutelsbe made up her. mind not to come."
This was^not exactly the truth. Edith Dare bad determined from the first that Kato should not be among the party, and tq tbis end she had managed fodivert iter atteu tion to some¬ thing else at the moment they were leaving the house. Sir Hedworth was not satisfied with the explanation, and knit Ills brow. His younger dughter was his favorite, aud, not being blind to tbe character of the elder, ho did,|in plain truth, suspect something of the ruse that bad been executed; but he said nothing, and the Petrel went on.
Some person else had selected the preseut morniug as a favorable one for a sail, aud tbat was Jim Lawlesse. He bad taken uo companion, and was talkiug abstractedly to the master of the Sea Fan. Tbe regulation telescope wus suB})eiided from his ueck, and something impelled him to look tbrougii it in the direction of what seemed a black speck. He examined it again.
"Looks nucomonly like a boat, and so far as I can make it, whoever is in¬ side her Is in distress, for it appears to me," said Jim, "its if they were mak¬ ing sigus."
The master of the Sea Fan was of tbe same opiuion, aud the pair decided that they would "staud about," and try to get at the object.
"By Jove!" cried Jim, as tbey drew a little nearer, "it's u woman, I declare!"
Aud a womau it certainly was—evi¬ dently exiiausted with the severity of liei'cfrorts to make he.idway agaiust tbo waves. Tbey were uow withiu two or three Iiundred yards of the boat; and Jim ordered tbe yacht's pin¬ nace to be let down, aud said lie would Hiimself run up to this female Columbus.
"Miss Dare," cried Jim, asllie pin¬ nace touciied the boat, "is ithat you? What on earth borught you here—three miles from tbe shore?"
"Oil Mr. Lawlesse, I am so glad to seo you, or some one. I was about getting exhausted, aud Ibougbt—"
But Kate Dare was unable to «ay raore, fur sbo fell back in a dead faint.
Jim Lawlesso transported himself iuto her boat, and rorfed to the yacht; and When Kate Dare next became sen¬ sible, she found herself lying in the ladies' cabin of the Sea Fan, with Mr! .Tames Lawlesse at her side. I    " How   very   kiuu ;;• were ner nrsl
—pray go!"
Later on that evenlug there was another interview—this time between SIrHedworth and Mr; Jim -liawlesse. It was entirely MtlBfj^ofqry.'/.'Kate bail spokmitoitet fatlier lb .itaeJiiterval on tbe subject of her lover.' Jlra had inade, ani would make, no declaration without Sir Hedworth's consent. Tbat consent was given.
¦ "Lawlesse, you have not only saved my daughter's ftfe, you have acted, as I liave beard from her, in a manner infinitely creditable to yourself."
"Kate," said, Jim to his affianced bride,: before-they parted that night, "don't you think I was right, and tbat there may be romance even close to tho Byde, and on the waters of the Solent, after all!"
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25. 1871.
NO. 50.
tide of demonstrative flirtation—those things are pleasant enough per ac, but have, no doubt, a tendency to be¬ come monotonous. It is a very differ¬ ent thing, Eyde Pier after dinner. You can secure society without crowd and company without elTect. You may meditate tohta or solus cum tola, you may flirt. And the prospect is not witliout its charm. Tbere in the Solent is the squadron of dainty little crafts, their sails furled, still and motionless at aucbor, the lamp fixed to their mast¬ heads, reflecting itself witb a quivering motion iu the tide below, and tbe whole eOTect being tbat of a mariue illumina¬ tion. A little further on, and you ean see the line of light on the main land and distinctly trace tho terraces of Southsea aud Portsmouth. If you turn round you will see, full in j'ourface, the little town of Byde, alive with gas, and the windows of the Victoria Yacht Club all aglow. Then probably to en¬ hance the sentiment of tbe moment, the strains of music steal upon you; and were it not that you arc reminded of contingent rheumatic pains, you might be templed to lapse into poetic reverie.
Mr. Jim Lawlesse, to address biiu at once by liis familiar title, was scarcely a gentleman of a poetic temperament, yet from the prolonged intentness of his gaze upon tbe waters as he lounged across tbe railings of tbe pier, and the fact that he had suffered his cigar to become extinguished in bis baud, he might, for ali one could have told   to the contrary, been meditating a sonnet to his mistress' eyebrow, or been specn- ulating deeply ou tbe philosophy of the unconditioned. Of tbat littleyacbt yonder—tbe one    nearest   tbe shore, with  its   tiny   light   twiukliug  from amid the rigging—the Sea Fan washer name—Mr. Jim Lawlesse wastemporary proprietor.    Jim's friends were iu tbe habit of saying that, haviug made the land to hot for him he bad takeu to tlie water, and tbere may have been rea¬ sons whicb rendered St, James alreet a eiigbtly too public place for our hero. Bo Mr. Lawless bad accepted an invitation from au old college friend to go on a yacbtiug trip in tlie Sea Fan.   Bnt tbo Sea Fan's owner bad been called away, and Mr. Lawlesse was the man in pos¬ session pro tern.    A boat containing a gentleman and two ladies was xiulled to tbe pier, and Mr. Lawlcsse's atten¬ tion was aroused.   Tlie party bad come from the Petrel, about a mile out, and consisted of the proprielorof the Petrel, Sir Hedworth Dare, and h is two daugh¬ ters, who stood to each other in the re¬ lation of step-sisters, as Sir Hedworth had married twice, Edith and Kate.
When Mr. Lawlesse went up to tbe two as tbey landed it was pretty obvious that Sir Hedworth Dare would have been quite as Well pleased had that gen¬ tleman not chosen to present himself—; for the baronet regarded Mr. LdwlesseJ 03 n detrimental, and had a wholesome- and parental horror of the class.
"Ab! Lawlesse; thought it was Mooningtou," said Sir Hedworth; "said he would bo here to meet us."
The Hon. Sam Mooningtou was eld¬ est son of the heir of Moonshine, and desperately smitten wilb Miss Kate Dare. Sir Hedworth-so said Byde society—was bentupon the match. The Hon. Bam was certainly a catch; ao said the ladies ; Mooningtou was an ass: (somewhat abruptly) said the gentle¬ men Inlgeneral, aud Lawlesse in partic¬ ular.
Jim, however, was not to be taken back by this yery tepid welcome, and walked down tbe pier with Sir Had- worth and bis two daughters.
" Are you gblngto the ball to-night, Mr. Lawlesse?'' asked Kate Dare. It happened' to be within a few hours of the oommencenient of the Yacht Club ball.
Mr. Lawlesse had proceeded in the same direction only a few minutes pre¬ vious. Curiously enough, also, tbe keen eyea of Edith Dare had noticed the movement.
" I think," said lhe young lady, iu a low tone, " we will sit here, just behind that pillar. The air blows in so cool, and we have such a pretty view of the sea." , :,
Almost immediately on theother side of the pillar were Miss Kate Dare ond Mr. Lawlesse.
"Ab! Mr. Mooningtou, there, I do declare, are my sister and Mr. Law¬ lesse. How very sentimental!" And Edith looked up into the face of tbe Honorable Sam, wbo, judging from his expression, was uot particularly pleas¬ ed. He looked in the direction indica¬ ted, aud theu turned ogain to his part¬ ner.
Under the shndowof the pillar Edith aavanced wilh her cavalier a lillle nearer her sister.
" Romance, Oid you say, Mr. Law¬ lesse? I dou't thiuk tbere is much romance in the present century, least of all at Byde. If you want romance it would be necessary to search for it on far wilder wafers than those of tbe So¬ lent."
"I suppose," said Lawlesse, wbo bad evidently beeu rending Ixion in Heaveu, " that romance is to the ro¬ mantic." "Aud who is romantic nowadays?" The pair was standingcloso together, and Mr. Mooniugton and his partner could disliuistly see Mr. Lawlesse'a band laid upon Kate Dare's,
"I think, Mr. Mooniugton, we will go inside. It is gelling rather chilly here-romantic, perhaps; rheumatic, certainly,!' said Miss Dare, iu accents sufllciently audiblo lo arouse tbe alien tion of her sister aud Mr. Lawlesse.
" Had n't a noliou," remarked Jim, turning round wilh sometbing of con¬ fusiou, " Ihat anybody was so near."
The Hou. Samuel Aluonington did not ask Miss Kat^ Dare to dance again tbat evening.
In her dreams tbut night, wheu tbe ball was over and the dancers dispers¬ ed, Miss Dare saw herself the Countess of Mooniugton ; and if any thoughts visited her sister's slumber, I am dis¬ posed to fancy that they were princi¬ pally relallve to Jim Lawlesse. III.
A beautiful moruing,lwo or three da5's after the club ball; Eyde was tliln- uiug gradually; but among the visitors wbo remained were Sir Hedworlh Dare, his two daughters, Hon. Sam. Mooniugton, and Jim Lawlesse, the latter of whom still awaited the return of his friend, tbe proprietor of the Sea Fan.
SIrHedworth Dare was going to lake a moniing'B sail In his yacht, the Pe¬ trel. His two daughters were coming, lind tbey were to be accompanied by Mr. Mooningtou. Tbe Baronet had noticed aomethlng of the events of the ball-night, and Mr. James Lawlesse was discreetly omitted from the party.
Kate Dare was passionately foud of the sea, and was herself an excellent oar. She had told Jim as much the other night.' She could not imagine, she said, any life more perfect than the yachtman's; and It.must be allowed that the'existence is not without its abactions. If y'ou study indeiiend- ehce yoii realize it in a degree possible under co circuiiiBtances. You go from placei to. place, according to your: own aweet will. . Tbe .instant tbat a senti¬ ment of boredom ^commences to creep over youyouranobpris weigbedand the Bcenoe is obanged... Hotels may cluuge prohibitory prices, lodgiDg-hoasekeep-i era may drive their Inmates to distmo- tioti: what care yooT -'All that hotels and all that lodgfncs obti'ld siippIy^Otf
"It was certainly fortunate that I should have seen you ; but there is no kindness," said Jim. "Don't speak lill you have quite recovered."
The recovery was not loug delayed; and Kate Dare commenced to tell Jim Lawlesso exactly what bad occurred. "You know," she said, "that we— that is, papa, and Edith, and Mr. Moouiiigton—were to have gone out fora sail in the Petrel Ibis morniug. Well, I was dressing, and thought I had plenty of time, when on looking out of the window, I saw the yacht starting. I was determined uot lobe robbed of my cruiso, so I hurried and went down lo the water, and got into tbe lillle boat. You see they were close lo me. However, I couldu't uianage it; aud I rowed on and on and when I looked back tbe shore was ever so far behind, and I didn't kuow what to do, and I ouly hoped some persou would pick me up—and at last you did, and I am really more obliged than I can say." Jim blurted out some disclaimer in reply which does not materially affect the course of this narrative.
It was decided that tbe best plan would be to steer for home immedi¬ ately, and lo land as near Sea View as possible—wbere Sir Hedworth Dare's bouse waa situated.
"People talk so absurdly in Ryde," added Miss Kate .Dare as au argu¬ ment to cleiicli tbe pain.
When tbei shore was reached there was scarcely a person visible; two per¬ sons, however, had noticed the disem- barkatlon froui the Sea Fan; one was Edith Dare and another Mr. Mooniug¬ ton.
"If that docs not eonviuce him, nolh¬ ing else will, thought Miss Dare."
Miss Dare's wish waa accomplished, and before tlie house was reached the heir of the earldom of Mooniugton had' declared himself.
"Where on earth is Kale?" said Sir Hedworth, as lie met Mr. Mooningtou and bis newly gained fiancee.
"We bave just seen her, papa, laud¬ ing from Sir. Lawlesse's yacht," was tbe sisterly reply.
"Tbo devil you hava!" replied the Burouel, sotlo voce.
"Kate," said Sir Hedworth, as that young lady was bursting out into all manner of ejaculalory cxiilanations. "I want to sjieak to you at ouce. I am surprised," coutiuued the Baronet; wben the library was reached, "that you sbouid have acted aayou have done; —that you should have giVen me.the slip in the dishonest manner you did,; simply lo do a most improper tliiug— go out In the yacht of a young .man to whom you know I exceedingly object. As for hisconduct, it is simply" disgrace¬ ful.   I don't  understand It, lipou my
aoul, I "
"Ob, papa! what do you mean ?" burst in Kate. "Mr. Lawlesse has saved my life." Aud Kate narrated to her father all that badoccurred. Tiie Baro¬ net's face changed more than ouce in course of his daughter's story.
"Go up and dress for dinner, Kate. I will go and thank Mr. Lawlesse;"
Sir Hedworth met thai gentleman standing oo the steps of the porch.
"No thanks whatever are due. Sir Hedworth," replied Jim. "I am only sincerely grateful tbat I saw your daughter when I did."
"Don't go, Lawlesse," continued the owner of the Petrel; "Come andstiiy'tO dinner." Andaosaying,SirHedwbrtk turned aside to speak to bis eldt r daugh¬ ter, whom hb saw coming. ' • ' . !'Edith," be said, '!I should like io know what you meant by telling me tUait Kate was in the cabin this ,mdru- Ing." "E^ally; papa,- I knew nothing lo
SB. SFEirCEB'S CBIME.
I waa silting alone In my-ofEce, half dozing over an inl;ermin'able article on defective nutrition in the laat Medical Review.
. The fire in the grale waa low, the night was stormy, and tlie clock was ou the stroke of eleven. I was just about to turn ofT the gas and retire^, for, beliig a bachelor, I slept ina room coh'-' nected with my ofllce, when there was a pull at my bell.
I started up suddeuly, for this was something uew. Middlebury was a de¬ corous sort of n place, and people usu¬ ally managed to be taken sick at reason¬ able houra.
Old Mrs. Jerome had been threaten¬ ing to die for the past five years, aud at every vislt.l paid her she, informed me solemnly that wben the decisive mo¬ ment did come, she desired me. to be present. But as nolhing ailed the old lady beyoiid now and then au indiges¬ tion from too much Iiigh living, I had never yet been called upon tobe present at her death.
"Now, I thought it must be IhatMra. Jerome is going.
I took up my night lamp aud went to the door. A slrong gust of damp, sleety wind nearly extinguisbe<l the liglit, but shading it with my hand I dimly discerned tbe furm of a woman. " Come in," said I, holding open the dour, but she declined with a gesture of Impatieuce.
" You must come out," slie replied, in a sharp, decisive tofie," and bcquick about it."
I put on my overcoat without demur, locked the surgery door, and stepped out into the storm.   As I did so the woman laid a firm hand On my arm, iaud putting her face close to mine, said: " Dr. Lockwood, can 3'OU keep a se¬ cret?" " I think so, madame." "Swearit."
" Is this secret of yours of a profession¬ al character?; Thutiis, Is it anything you wisli to confide to me as a medical man?" "Itis."     .
" Very well, then, I swear it." "That Is right.   A man respects an ;oalh, thougli why he should, isa myi- tery, since men's mouths are ruuning over with them."
" Whither are you taking me, and for what.purpose?''  ,
'    "Tollie. Clifton house, to see   the mistress." I started.  ;
Clifton house was tbe old mansion recently taken by Dr. Spencer, a stranger to every one In Middlebury.— Spencer was a tall, dark, rather dis¬ tinguished looking man, wlio had hung out his sign in the village ouly a few doors above mine, butas 3'et he bad got no practice.
He was uusocial in the extreme, and avoided ills neighbors pei'sistently, and when he did speak, it was in such a curt, half-savage way, that one was not likely to atlempt prolongiug the con¬ versation.
Tbe doctor bad a wife, it was said, but no oue ever saw her. She was an invalid; and Miss Melrose—a frieud of the family—presided ovor the establish¬ ment, and sat at the head of the table. Miss Melrose was very beautiful, and won the admiration ofall who visited at Cliftou house, by her grace of man¬ ner, and her fascinatingconversation.
"As we walk along," said my com¬ panion, "let me explain to you just wiiat it is uecessary you should kuow. My mistress is ill."
" I beg your pardon—is it Mrs. Spen¬ cer, or Miss Melrose ? "
" MLis Melrose I   I would stab her to the heart sooner than own her as a mis¬ tress.   My mistress is a lady;  noble, loyal, and of gentle birth.   It is an honor to any one to servemy mistress." " And isshe III?   How long since?" " Ever since she married him—curse him! " she muttered, in a fierce under tone;" but I must not get excited.   I muat tell my atory, orrather hera. Two ;yeara ago, through the desire of Iier dying father, whom ahe loved passioil- 'ately, Alicia Herodon became James Spencer's wife.   Before that she was a healthy  blooming' girl — Immediately after thia marriage ahe began to fail.— Do you see anything singular in that?" she asked keenly. " Not necessarily." " Let me eiilighten you further.   Dr. Spencer at one time was engaged lo Miss Lucille Melrose, but lie broke the engagement and married my mistress instead.   Miss  Melrose   was  poor   as Job's turkey; Miss Herudon was an heiress.   And Dr. Spencer was deeply iu debt and hard pressed by bis credi¬ tors.   Do you see anything singular in that?" "Perhaps.   Gopn." " When my mistress married Spue- cershe was only seventeen, and she had been taught to obey ber father in everything.     She  was  a  gentle,   af¬ fectionate child, and it would have been easy for Spencer to have won her love. But he did not care for that.   It was her money he wanted.    It paid   his. debts. It bought him fast horses, it set his table with costly-dishes, and il.put itiu hia power to keep Miss Melrose robed llkeaqueen.   And all this lime my mistress has been slowly bnt sure¬ ly falling.   And look you. Dr. Lock-, wood, I believe tbat she is not dying of disease, butof"—^sho lowered her voice to a wbiaper as she - spoke   the word—" POISON!" "Impossible!   This is a grave cliarge
"Ofpoison given by her husband, who, at Iier death, will bave sole con¬ trol of all her property, and be free to marry. Miss Melrose 1 There is no time to explain to you in detail the thousand- and-one circumatauces which have led me to tbis belief, for we are almost at Ibe door. It la never the:case that Misa Melrose and Spencer are out at the same timfe, or T ahould have called auother physician' before, but to-night lhey are called away by the death of Miss Melrose^s siater, aiid iVill not be back until to-morrow. Syitli the con-; sent of my miatreaa TI. cable"for' yoii, and oh, .Dr.- Lpckwogd, I; pray .y^u, aave my deur, mtstreaa! . X .nqisedj Her when her mothsr. died and-left her, a
the contr'ary.'^ I'm glad .aho was i.n helpless infant—sll IhMagk.'her.: baby-' more agreeableaooiely. But Mr. Mbonr faood nud'herlnntfrtnt^-youth ihe'-wa^ ington is in the library, and I know U1 Hbe ab OWA obHd- tO'-'mer and' hoW td
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see her fading, hour my eyes!   Good heaye$|? yond all doubt that As, life should pay the IbrfiSEtif
1 was already,; beglriiiteK .!toyv^l;,7a' sUong>;iptere«yn'Jtl|j^*ltiJi^S^h^^^ Bllbmgti-liii^VeTM-seeiiher/ind^^^^ ber old nurael-was inclined. (6'feel a keen-animbaity for Dr. Spencer.   '
Mrs; Spencer received me In her chamber. It was on the second floor, and ¦waa furnished wilh exquisite elo- gaiice. Everything in the room be¬ spoke the taste and delicacy of tbe oc¬ cupant. Tbe warm air was fragrant with the faint odor bf heliotrope, and glancing around I say the purple blos¬ soms and green leaves in au alabaster vase on tbe ledge ofthe south window. She was a woman'who, once seen, could never be forgotten. I bave met, in my life, many beuitifol women, but never one so lovely.
She waa tall and alight, wilh a purely oval face, large, liquid brown eyes, and a dash of hectic In her cheeks, which is never seen in perfect liealth.
She received me as I now know she did everything gracefuly, and though there was aslight embarrassment In ber manner when I spoke of her illness, she answered my professional Inquiries without hesltatioii.
As for myself, I laid aside ali false delicacy, and questioned her plainly as to her symptoms. Mrs. Hurd, her nurse, remained in the room, and ad¬ ded many little important items of in¬ formation.
Wben she spoke of her liusband, It was with a' sort of hopeless sadness which distressed me greally.
Not a breath of suspicion against him in her answers to my questions, iind I felt sure that at prcseutshoknew nothing of what Mi-s. Hurd had such serious apprehensions. I wasglad that it waa so, for with her finely strung or¬ ganization it might have produced' se¬ rioua results.
I made my examination of the pa¬ tient aa close as I could, and drew roy own conclusions. I could have sworn tbat Mrs. Spencer daily swallowed aisenic in sroall quantities, and tbe deadly drug was telling fearfully upon a constitution never very robust.
She said in answer to my questions, that she had no physician except her liusband. He bad thought himself better acquainted witb her case, and, therefore, better qualified tuj treat it. He never left medicine with her to take; he always brought it himself fresh from his oflice, and admiuistered it personally.
There was little enough that I could do in such a case. Anxious to du every¬ thing, the very, circumstances of the affair left me nearly powerless.
A charge of such a grave nature, of course, I could not make against Dr. Spencer without the amplest proof. If I had hiuted a suspicion every one would at olice [set ;it down to profes¬ sional prejudice ;''and if leould not sub¬ stantiate my statement the doctnrcould make me pay dearly tor such a shiuder uttered against him.
The only dependence seemed to hi in Mrs. Hurd. To her I unbosomed my¬ self freely. I told her, without reserve, that I believed Dr. Spencer was killing bis wife by slow poison, and besought lier to' be constantly oh the ¦watch lo save fhe victim, and _to, (lispover. sbme proof by whicb we could fasteii his guilt upon him.
She smiled grimly and promised obedience. I gave her a powerful anil, dote for the poison I suspecteil, and went home strangely perturbed and anxious in miud. I did not sleep that night, and all the next duy I was in a high fever of excitement. A ring at the bell made me tremble—a step on the gravel outside my office stopped my breath, aud I hardly knew what I expected to bear, audyet I felt sure that before I slept I should hear something. And now I must tell the story as it was told to me.
Dr. Spencer returned homo tho morn¬ ing after my visit to Cliftou Iiouse. He looked wretchedly, the old nurse said, aud appeared unusually gloomy and depressed. Miss Melrose came with him and was decorously sad over the death of her sister. Women of lier stamp always mourn to perfection. They neither overdo nor underdo the thing as women of feeling aro likely to do.
Dr, Spencer came at once to bis wife's chamber. He thought she looked ill, and prescribed a cordial at ouce, saying he would go and fetch it.
"You are always ordering cordials for her," said Mrs. Hurd, musingly. "Why not tako something yourself? You look like a ghost?
Ho eyed her keenly, but reiilied ci.ra- posedly,
' I think I will tako some of the cor¬ dial myself; for I do not feel quite well. Alicia, dear, shall I bring it here and drink your health?"
Mrs. Spencer smiled sadly iu .nssent— she never disputed lier husband—and he went out. Presently bo returued witb two glasses. Both contained liquid, colorless, and inodorous. Mrs. Hurd was watching him with her heart in ber throat; for, as she told me, ahe felt that the decisive moment had come. There was somethiug iu the gray pallor in the doctor's rigid face that told her of a desperate purpose in the man's soul.
He lifted the glass on tbe right of tbe tray, and gave it to his wife.
" Drink it, dear," be said; it is a pan¬ acea for all evils. I, also, am going to lake a glass of it!" and he pointed to the glass still on tbe tray.
Mrs. Spencer accepted it, and was putting it tolher.lips when Mrs. Hurd Interposed:
"If you will bringa tumbler of water, doctor; Mrs.-Spencer complains tbat the cordial leaves a bad taste iu her mouth. And my old bones are ao full of rheumatism that it kills me to go down stairs."
Tbe doctor turned, aud bent on her a look as ifhe would read, her through aud through.' But she .kept her face Iihpasaive;; If he had any auspicious, her manner quieted them, aud put¬ ting down the glass he left the room. Then Mrs. Hurd changed the position of tho glasses.
AVhen he came'back, and' ha was absent only a rnbment, tUb nurse stood just where be had left her, and Mrs. Spencer was lying back in her chair with closed eyes.
Again he lifted the gloss^tbls time It was the one he intended for himself —and placed it at the lips of bis wife. She drank tbe contents, swallowed a little of the water he hail brought her, and thanked; hiiu in. her sad, sweet way.
"Now for my owu cordial," said he witb affected gaiety, "I Indulge my¬ self in sometbing a little stronger," and, as he spolse, he tossed ofi' the mix-
tiire	
; " it made'me stone cold to my fingers' ends tosee him do it," aaid Mra. Hurd, In'reiatlng the circumstances to' me; •'lititheaven is iny witness I felt not sitviclnge of-conacieiioe. ;i iiiigued like tbu. 'Jirat was a simpIiBVcoidial, ai'he bad suld, it would do'hiigdiilpiham
iii	
it was poison, his bloo.d .would be on his own head."
He went..to bed a half hour after- war^, Complaining of fatigue. In the mibriiiiig they found him dead! ;>i;^.^w«s.called to the .post mortem ex- ami natlbti, and we diacovered; in the stomach of tbe deceased a sufflcient quantity of one of the deadliest poiabhs known to modern science, to kill a half dozen men.
My brother physicians agreed that tbe man was insane, and had probably taken tbo drug in ono of bis unsettled fltaof mind. I did not dispute Ihem, but, even before Mrs. Hurd told mo her story, I had my own theory in re¬ gard to his death.
Thero waa no public exposure bow- ever. Mrs. Hurd and I agreed that it would profit no one to mako the wretched affair public, and we kept our own counsel.
Miss Melrose, in spite of my convic¬ tion tbat she had been an active party to the conspi racy agai nst Mrs. Spen cer's life, I could not help pitying. Such a miserable, worn and haggard face ns hers I bave never seen, and wheu they burled Dr. Spencer she was confined to her chamber with brain fever.
I attended her in that illness, but though she recovered ber health, she was never herself again. She was a harmless maniac, whose delight was in gathering flowers and decorating tbe doctor's grave with them.
She is living still, aud she still gath¬ ers flowers and lays them on tbat grave, singing to herself, meanwhile, a sort of low incantation, which no one ever preteuds to uuderstaud.
Not uiitil Mrs. Spencer had been many years my wife, and faithful Mrs. Hurd slept uuder tbe violets, did Alicia ever kuow of tho perfidy of her hus¬ band.
And when I told her, afler lho first shock was over, she crept iuto my arms nnd whispered:
"But if it had not been for James's crime, I should not have fouud you, Ernest. So good sometimes does come out of evil."
MS. DE BEOWHE'S EXPEBIMEHTe
Mr. Herbert De Browne sat In bli luxurious bachelor establishment in Blank alreet, uml poudered deeply. Tlie subject of bis cogitatious was a wife, or rather, how lo get oue. There were euougli young ladies who would be glad to bless their lucky stars for lhe privilege of becomiug mistress of his horae, aa lie well kuew; but he also felt tolerably well assured the homo was all tbey cared for. For the fortune tbey would wed Its owner.
"Deuce take tbe money!" he ex¬ claimed;   "I wish   I'd   never  bad a
farthing, and then    But, bollier-
atiou, then I sliuulilhave been too poor to marry anyway. Why could n't I havo had just wealth euough for all my wants und nothing more? I'll foil tbem, though, the mean advculuress-
The next afternoon, they met In ber father's library, where! he had waited to see her.
"Susie," he said, as soon as the usual courtesies had been exchanged, "I come to yoti,tbis morning to learn my fate. I know the difference in our po¬ sitions, and would not urge you—only let your heart decide. My heart I lay before you."
She blushed prettily, and seemed con¬ fused for a moment; then she gave him her hnnd.
" I have loved you, oh, so long!" abe aald; " and I feared that you would never lovo me. Yoii wero so jealous before you lost your wealth that all women were mere adventuresses. I was heartily glad when papa said you
had lost it, and I "
"You sent bim to neuotiate with me," cried Herbert, finishing the sen¬ tence intuitively, and giviug it labial emphasis.
"I loved you so!"   she  murmured dcprecatingly. " I do not doubt it, dearest! " And Mr. Herneit de Browne believed himself the happiest of men.
They were married. The wedding was very unpretcutlous, as became tbe bridegroom's straitened circumstances; and he waa in a constant ecslacy as he thought of her surprise when he should tell her that his fortune still remained. He sent for Mrs. Einkic to come and re¬ open tbe house, and to put it iu condi¬ tion to receive its mistress. Meaulime, lhey tarried at her father's.
"Herbert," s.iid his wife one day, "I have a favor lo ask of you. Will you grant it?"
" I will, if in my power. Sue, dar¬ ling," he exclaimed.
" Well, poor papa is rather sliort of money; won't you lend him ten or fifteen thousand dollars ? "
" Mc!   Why, you know "
"Oh! I know what you have beeu pretending," was the quick reply.— "But theUf it wasn't so ; you never lost your money."
Herbert De Browne 'ivas dumb witb astonishment .ind chagrin.
"How did you fiud that out?" he gasped.
" I knew it all tho time." When I heard Ibat you was penniless, papa went directly to your banker, and learn¬ ed lhe contrary. I thiiilt, wenianaged pretty well."
"I think you did," cried ber hus¬ band, desperately; " biit do y'ou think I'll endure it?" '/  '
"How can you lielp ypurself ? Wb are married now. 'Yoti caii^t.apply for a divorce." '   '    ''"'  "
" No, I can't, bnt^".      y.. "Then what will you do?" ' "Answer mo Olie question:   Do you really love uie?" "Yes, I do."
"Well, ifyou lovo rae, we will drop tbe subject."
"I   thiuk   you'd better," she   said,
quietly ; "and lend papa the money."
Aud, like aseusible man, be lent it.
LEGAL  NOTICES.
NOTICE.
In the Court of Common Fleas of Lancaster
connty. ABBAHAai NixDORF,") Alias Sub. for Divorce, vs. V    August Term, 1S71.
Mahy Nixsonr.   J -     No. 69,    ,
alOMABYNIXDOttf: Ton nre hereby no- .llfled that deposlll'ous of wllnessos to be read In evidence In the above case, on 1 ho part ofihe petitioner, win betaken before the Com- mlsalonerappolnUd by the Court for thalpur-i pose at the olllce of the Commissioner, lio. 5 CourtAvenue. In the Cily of Lancaster, on THUItSDAY, NOVE.M BEK ¦!, 1.S71. between Ihe hoursof 9a. in.,and4 p. m,, of suld dny, wheii and where you may attend tfynu thin It proper. SA,MUKI. 11. MllCB. Sep 6-ld-j;i Comrals-slouer.
woric'E.
rilHE Commissioners appointed by llio Court X of Quarter Sessions of Lancusler county, at the August Session. lS71,Lo nscerlalu, t\K und establish lhe iioundary line betweeu tho town¬ ships ofSudsbury and Hart, in the county of Laucaster, will uteel for tiiu purpose uf tlielr nppolntmeut at the house of AUarel llutter, in Hart township, at 11 o'clock A. AF., on the IJUth day of Od'OBElt next, whore all persons luterested will pleas'e to atleud.
W. CAKPENTfEB, .SAMUKL SLOKOM. OEOUOEWIHTSON, sep27-ld-l(! Cominissioners.
NOTICK.
n|'iIIEConiml>:sIouers appoinied Iiy tiie Court X of (Quarter Sessions orilie Peace of ijancas¬ ter county, at Auf^ust Sessions, 1S71, to a-scor- tain, dx and establish llic Iiunnilary llue be¬ lweeu tiio townships of Karl ami Kpliruta. In tlio counly of Lancusler, will im-,;t for  Ihe
furpuse of their appointment, al tlio Public lou.'io of K. N. Wlulers. In Ilie villii;;e ol Hlnkletown, on 'rUESDAY, Ihc :tlst- day of OLTOBKB, 1871, alio o'clock A. JI , when al persons interested ma; alveiitl.
W. CAlll'lONTiSIl, W. 1). Dlt'KKNDKIlPEB, SOLOMON l)lLLKIt« Bep27-td-4fi Coiuinisslonens.
fINANGIAL.
.   .    OPPfCE  OP
JACOB B. LONG,
KOTE, aOLD,'B1^;JUQ>>tTOCX BBOKEB,
No. 10 NORTH ciilEEN STBEET,
Adjolulng Assessor's Ofllco, over Drug Store
,. pf Jno. F. Long ll Son.
T OAN.S AND COMMERCIAL PAl'EB NE-
Ij UOTIATED.
aoVEKNSIKNT BONDS, GOLD. MLVER nnd
HOLD coveosa, bouoht and sold at
MAKKtT rates; STOCKS^ AND   BONDS    OP   E*ERY   DB-
SCKIPTION    BOUOHT    ANll   SOLD   ON
CO.HMIaSION.
Being In constant Telepraplllc cominunicA- tlon with lho New York Stock Hoard. I am prepared to oirer parties operating In stocks unlimited facilities.   , TELEGRAPHIC  'tlUOTATIONS    OP    ALL
THE   iLEADINO     Sl'OCKS    BECEIVEU
HOURLY. LIBERAL    AOVANCE.S   AT   ALL   TIMES
MADE UPON S'XOUKa HAVING A MAU-
KBTT VALUE. LOCAL STOCKS, SUCH AS  HANKS. INSU¬ RANCE,      TUUNPIKB.      ANI)      Ol'HKlt
STOCKS BOUGHT AT BE=lr PRICE. DRAFTS  ON ENGLAND, IRELAND ANl)
SCOTLAND.
Special altention given to making Invest¬ ment, and excliauglug Ooverntuenl Bunds nuw due, ror oilier prime Investuieut Seeiiri- ties, any of 'which I am prepiired to lurnlsii at subscription prices free of comtnIs!»lon.
TfieatteuIIon of parlies desiring loe.x chanco their aovernment BoncLs Is directed lo the ad¬ vantage resultlug from au exchange for those oftho BUULINOTON. CEDAR KAPIDS AND MIN-
NESO'fA TO OOLD. Done II) tr IiU   Ilstphiil
TO TIIE (^KF.niroRS <IF   I'st.lKCIS SPRENUEK.
a IHE undersigned trustees luuicr a -.\'rit of . Domestic altactiuiciiLs, will sltlo '¦t-celvc Sroofs of elHlnis aud dolus nt tiie olllce <if A. . Reludeliacli, In Lilly., on Saturday, the 2Stli of October, between ttic hours of 1:: audi: P.M. All persons having auy elaimupon said fund; shall appear and present their jiriKt'S or be forever debarred from claiming there¬ under.
A. li. BEIDENBACIf.l l.KVI RE1!5T, I'l'riisiees.
PR.A NCIS W.CIIRI.ST. I J. P. i'^rueauli; Att'y. oct7IdI7.
rmE
Columbia Deposit  Bank,
CONE.S'rO«A VALLE-!!' K. II.'
NOTICE Is hereby given to the subscribers of slock In lhe CONKSTOIJ.-V VALLKY RAILROAD COMPANY, that tiiey nrotomeet attho public bouse of u. W. Eugie, ,^n.-i'^t^- vIlle, Lancjister county, ou TUhilDAY, NOV. 7, 1S71, at l',J o'clock, M., for tho purpose of porinanenlly otgaui/.iug, and lo elect a Pi'e'sl- derit and tell Directors.
DVOKDKR OP UOMMISiSIONKILs; .I.R. JAi;OHK.
(;iiHirniiin.
C. S. IIOKPMAN, Seeietary octlS \M 19
Afurious pull at the bell-rope brought the house-keeper lo the room in a hurry.
"i'ack up your traps, Mrs. Blnkle," be exclaimed, abruptly, "for 1,am go¬ ing to close the house."
It was evident he bad come lo some conclusion.
" Shut up tbe house, Mr. De Browne!" ejaculated the housekeeper, almost believing she had lost her rea¬ son. " Why, such a thing has not oc¬ curred since your lamented.uucle took posseiisiun livS and forty years ago."
"That makes no diU'erence, mti'am ; I'm in:i3ter here now, aud I shall close It for the present. Meanwhile, your pay can still go un,and that uf such domestics as you cousider indispensa¬ ble. Have you uo relatives yoii wish lo visit'!" be inquired.
That settled it. Tlie profl'er of con¬ tinued pay removed Mrs. Kinkle's scruples efl'ectually. Sho then remem¬ bered She bad some friends sbo had not seeu for years.
Three days later, Mr. Herbert De Urowno was safely domiciled In a quiet lodging-house, and shortly after¬ wards, he begau to sell his diamond rings and seals, aud otber parapherna¬ lia of fashionable life, as well aa dress himself iu plainer clothes. A rumor that bis property had been lost through an unlucky speculation wossoun atloat. He lost friends rapidly. By twos and threes they ceased to kuow bim as tliey met him in tbe street. He only laughed aud snapped his lingers at them behind their backs- Had tbia adversity been real, he would uot have felt like laughing.
Then came the time wbeu this circle of acquaintances got narrowed down lo three. Uut tbree of his former friends still clung to him, true iu adversity.
It was 110 wouder he grew misan¬ thropic.
Out iu tbe street, he met a carriage, containing some of his former acquain¬ tances, who had beeu absent from the city since he bad closed his house. He thought they would not notice hini; but each inmate of tbe carriage bowed politely OS of old.
"They havo not heard tba uews!" he muttered, cynically.
He was miatakeu. That night tbe owuer of the carriage came to see bim. •'Bather close quarters, my friend," he said, as he took a calm survey of Herbert's not very iireleutious sur¬ roundings.
"Pretty close, that's a fact," said Mr. De Browne, icily. "But since I lost my property—of which I suppose you haven't bean!—I have become quile economical!"
"But I have beard!" cried his audi¬ tor, abruptly; " aud this is why I came: I knew you would ueed friends now, if ever, aud tbe.fact is—well—my daugh¬ ter, sir,—I mean, I came to otTer you the i>ositlon of bead clerk in my count¬ ing-house.   Will you accept it?"
'J Ahem! 'Well, I'U think of it. But It's a long way from my lodgings."
" Deuce take your lodgings! Ifou can board in my family as a—well, as a sort of guest, you kuow."
Herbert looked him over closely. John Brandard was a wealthy man— very wealthy, he was called—aud In his face there was nothiug to warraiit tha suspicion tliiit he had learned Herbert's secret, and wished to curry favor, aid- lug him while uuder an aiiparent cloud; so that idea was speedily dis¬ missed. Of course,;be quickly thanked him, and accepted.
Once cosily snuggled in the Brand¬ ard mansion, it was uot long before ho wondered why he bad not noticed Susie Brandard before.
She did not seem to feel above bim, notwitlistandiug tho wide dlfTerehce in their positions, and treated him as cor¬ dially—more cordially, he thought- than before ihe change in liis fortunes. He would not have been human bad he not learned to love ber.
The climax came when she ga've a grand party. Then, before the elite of the city, she did not hesitate to receive attentions from him, on which'but one construction' .could be placed. He thought her <iuite a beroin|i, anil asked :for no farther proof that wo could love bim.
Afew years ago, at a negro camp- meeting held nearFIusbing, the colored preacher said: "I tell you hlubbed bredern, that the debble is a big hog, an' one of these days he'll come aloiig au' root you out." Au'old negro in oho of the anxious pews, hearing this, raised himself from the striiw, and clasping his hands, exclaimed in the agony of bis tears: " Ring him. Lord! ring bim !''
AvniTOK'.s yurnvK.
S.itatc of^Barbnra Mdrgau, late uf West Hempfleid twp., Laticasiter co;,- ilec'il.
THE undersigned Auditor, appointed lo dis- Irtbhto the balance reiuHiniiii; in (lie liands of Christian M. Morgan, Adininlslrator ofsaid deceased, toand among llio.se legally eulltl,-d 1x1 the same.wlil .attend for liiat purpose on TIIESD.\Y, l.he:ll,st day of OcroBKIt, .\. p. IS7I, at ;l o'clock P..M., lu one of th<- Jury Rooms oftho Conrt ilim,<e in tiie Cltv of Lau¬ casier, iwhere all persons Interested lii said distrtbutleli may attend.
SIMON r. E1!Y, octl-it-ir •:    •¦:     Auditor.
COLUMBIA, IM.
.,    :DIRECT0RS: Edwai'^l IC.Smith, Daniel II. Detwiler,
Hugh M. North, Soio|non S. Detwiler,
'Ileury N.Kehler,
«a- 'Who are responsible ,fur all liBbiiltlcsar this Bauk.
The   Columbia' Deposit Bank
PaysIpteresLon Deposits as follows: F'or       l &. ¦! .Months,  ' 4    Por cent.
"   3."4,t'0       " ^<i       ••
"   li,   ~x  K       •• 5 ¦        "
¦¦' u, I11.C II     "  ¦   ' ' -f,;j
¦•      .I'J:     . "        :; .    6."       ¦•
ON money deposited subject lo clieck, Inter- OKt al the ratft of 4 per cent, per annum will bo jillowed .pu ,l[ho- balance rc-maiulng from lime to time.
ThaUnslneas ot lho Hank Is In BUY AND S];LL bonds, STOCKS, (iOVKRNMENT SKCURITIES AND GOLD. ANl) DISCOUNT PKO.\U.'iSliRY NOTlii ANU BILLS, and li-anKact;ifleueraI Banking Business.
nugrj ly .'J C. !•;. O B A Y 111 LL, Cashier
AUXi.vi.sMiA'ruK.s' ;y<i'ri€K.
Estate of Peter Binkleyi late of Jfanor township, deceased.
JETTKRSof Administration on sahl estate J having been granted to the undersigned, 'ail iiei'son.s'IndelitWl tliereto are reiinoslcd lo inalie Immediate pay.men|,, and ttiosu having claims or demands against tiie satiie wiii pre¬ sent tlieiti without delsy lo the uudersigued, resiillng lu said townslilj),
'   IfRNilY P. BINKt.TCY, CAI'HARINK. HLNKLEY. Oct i * ti« 147
LEGAL  NOTICES.
AVlklTOU'S   NOTICE.
Estate of John Sweij^art, late of Earl township, dec'd.
TnBniulGrii][;nc(l Andltor. appultitcd lo dis- Iriliiiiu ttic biilttncureinUliiiiit^ia tlio liunils of Charles swel^itrt nuU Jiicub 8. Shirk, a'i- niiiii.straiura,|to und amoug Iho.se^i'gally enti¬ tled U> tho snmc. 'Will sit J'or Ihat puruosuou lURSDAY.NOVKiMBKUlJ, JSTl.Hl 10 u'clocli A. M., In the Library llooin ol the Court tloUKC. lu tttu City itt LtuiciiNlor, Iwlieru alt [icfMOua Inttire^ted lu .suUi uUtributlou may uttend.
Ii. I-'ItANK PiSULKMAN, ocLia4t-19 .    Auditor.
AUniTOR'N KOTICK.
Estate of Chriatian KiUiefner, lato of East Earl towuship, deueaaed.
THE iiudorsignc-d Auditor,appointed bythe OrphiiiiH* Court of Ijiiicastcr couuty, I'a.. to aistrihiitelhe bulaucu remaluiugiuthbhaudK of Uaulcl -S. Gelst uud George Do Iluveu, Kxc- cutorH of Ohe iiLsL will ol taiUi dnucaseil, to aud among thoMe legally entitled to the luuue, wilt attend for that purpose on WKUNK.S- UAY, NOVEMiiKR 15.1871, at 10 o'clock, a. in., In Ihc Library Itoum ofthe Court Uouso, In thu City of Lancaster, where all j>ersonH in¬ terested Iu said distribution may u*'-end. GKOKOK MAUMAN, oct is 4L 10 Auditor.
£XI-:CUT4»irN AOriC'E.
Eslato of Peter Greider, hxte of East Hemi)lield twp., deceased.
rETfEItS lestameniary on said estate J having beiia grunted lo tho uudertilgned, ali persons indebted thereto arei refnie.sted lo make Immedinte pnymont, and those hav¬ iug claims or demand.1 against the estate of the deceiLsed, wilt inak^ the iiuiue Icuuwu to tUcni wltlioutdelay.
PRTER a. GRETDKU. KCKlding lu Laiicattlar City. JOHN STAUFFEB. Residing lli Ku-stllenipllcUl Lwp. .seplfl G^t-11 ¦
Villi: AnKUlCATH
OFrulLAOKLPJIIA.
ALEX. WHILLDIN, Preuident.
J. S. WIU50N, Uecretari'.
GROWTH OF THE AMERICAK,
Date.
ISliU,
ItiBl,
I8fi7,
lS(i8,
JJec
31
It
(f
No.PoIlcle.s.
991
1,120
7,650
10,282
I>IV4»KCE A'OTfiCf.
In Ihe.Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster¬ counly. DANiKl.KAUt'FaiAN,'}   AUiLS Ruli. lu Dlvorcc.
¦    VH. }•     October Term, 1871.
LAUKAKAUFF-irAN. |    ¦ No. ly.
To LAURA KAUFFMAN: Yon are hereby notilled that depositions of wituesses to be read in evidence In the above c:ise ou part of the petitioner, will be laUen before Ihe under¬ signed Commissioner appointed hv said Court for that purpase, at Itis nlllce,- Ho. IIJ Bouth Duke Streui., in the City of Laucastcr on SAlURD.iY. the 11th diiy ofNOVKMUKIt, nt 2o'ctofilc P. .%r.. whwi ana where you may al¬ tend if you thlnlC'proper, ..,
.. JOUN r.I. AMWKG, oct ¦! td-I7 ¦ Commissioner.
Amt. Insured.
$ 1,090,450 00
1,206,000 00
18,312,478 9;e
24,750,901 59
THE AMERICAN
Iksuoh Policies on all desirable plaus, nl low rates, and for security and proniptness In moetinc losKes l8 unsurpassed by any company lulhe United suites.
BOARD OF THUSTKE3,
Uo.T. JAMES POLLOCK, Kr-Gov. of Penn'a, Director U..4. MluU
3". EDO A R THOMSON, Presiden t Pen n 'a R. K. ZW South Third St.
GEORGE NUGENT, Geulleraan. residence Germantown.'
ALBERT C.-ROBERTS.preaidBnt Fonrth Na- 'tlonul Bank.  ' —
PHILIP ll.(]klINGLE, Seed Merchant, 103 Mar¬ ket Slreet.
HoK. ALEX. G.'OATTETjL.TT.S.Senator,Mer¬ chant, CT Nortli Wui«pst.
ISAAC HAZLEHUR.ST, Altomey-at-Law. 66s Waluqtst. . ,
L. M. WirrLLDlN, MercJiaut, 1X1 and 22 Soulh Fronl St.    .    ¦    ¦
HENKY K^BENNETT, Merchant, 7-15 South Fourdi nt.
GEORGE W. HILL, President Hevonlh Nft tlonal Bauk.
JAMES L. CJLAGHORN, President Commer¬ cial National Bauk.
JOUN WANAMAKER, Oafe Hall Clothing Hous.!, H. E. corner Sixth and Market sts., aud Slt> and 82U:Cheiituut si.
¦      H. 8. GARA, Agent, G414 E. King St., Laucaster. Rn2l8-R KOP29 tf
AUDITOR'S NOTICE
Estate of Willinm Harsh, late of Lea¬ cock   township,  dec'd. IiHE undersigned Auditor, appointed by tl.c . Orphans* Court ol  Lancaster connty,  to dlstrltSnte tho balance renmiulug in the liauds of John Seldonrldge, executor, will sit for the
fiurposesof hisappolutmeut In llie J^lbrary loom of the Court House, Lancaster, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBEU W.liiTI. at :i o'ciocjt P. I\I.,at which Hutu aud placu all pcrtiouu in- tcrcstcd may attend.
W.   LEAM.\N, octlStd-ia Auditor.
I>I VOKtJE NOTICZ;.
Dan'iei.. Kauvkstan-.I Alias Sub. for Divorces
vs. 1-    October Term, 1S71,.
Lauka Kauffman;J' No. ly.
LAUBAKAUFFAlAN.yminre hereby notifi¬ ed and comiDuuded loappeur lu^your pro¬ per personliefore our Judgi.-.s at Laueaster,at the Court of Commou PleiLs, to he lielil. oti MONDAY; NOVEMBERiMth; A. UJ IhTl.i at 10 o'clock, a. m. to show cause, if anyr^ou have, why llie said Duniel Kauit'man hliould uot be divorced from tho bonds of Alatriiuuny contracted with yon. .        .
F. MYERS, Sheriir. Slieri(l"s Olllce. Lancaster    I
October 11,1S7I. J octU4t-4
XOXIC£ TO FARMEnS.
AUDITOR'S NOTKTE.
Assigued Estate of Joseph K. Myers, !;:*« of Miiiersville, Lancaster couuty. riiHE undersigned Andltor, appointed to dls- J. tribute the balance remaining in IheiiauUs of Julius L. Shuniau, Assif^nec, to aud among those legally eniitled tnthe same, will sit for that purpose on SATUItDAY, NOVEMBER ¦Ith .lb7].;nt II o'clock a. m., lu the Library Room of tlie court Housp, In thy City of L:incuster, where nil persons Interested In said distrlbu' tlon may atteud.
A. J. SANDERSON. Auditor, oct I'l Ot-J»
EXKCrTOK'K NOTICE.
Estate of John Fritz, late of West Earl lownship, dec'd.
IETTERS Tcsliimeiitary on said estato jImviUK been grunted to tlie uudersi;;ncd, ail persons IndelittMl tliereto aro reauesled lo malte Imiuedlale payjueiit, aud those haviug claims or demands ugainsl the same will pre¬ sent thein for settlement to tho nnUcrsIgucd, residing iu said township.
ABM. O. SHEIBLY, Residing In Upper Leaccck twp. octIO 0*14d
rcni.KC NOTICK.
HIIVING received written Iuformatiou Itiat there exists at present.in thcsusqiie- hanua Itiver, In Conoy township, Imnrat-lur county, (below BainbrlnBe,) nt •'cliH.stnut, Ripples," and the rlpplus at and beyomi "Haeicenhc-rKer's Island," coutrivauct-i for the caleliiui; aud Uiklng of llsb, comiuonly known as nsli hnskets. dams with nets, aud other pernianently set means or taklu;; Ilsh, which aru known to Ije wasteful and extrava- f;aiitm()desor IlshlnK.and eontrary lo tho Act of Assembly iu such cnnes provided.
I, Frederlclv Myers. Sberiir of tbe Couuiy ol Laiipiuiter, do hereby {jlve notice that iliesald contrivances aro known lo exist, and are by law declared to be common nuisances. And I do hereby order tbem to bo dlMinaniled by their owner, or owners, or luanajjerH, so as to rejudt-rthcm i\o longer capable of UitElng or in nrlUK tlie flshes of said stream of wliat- ev*-'r kind, within ten day days after lho pub¬ lication of tilts notice, or 1 Hhall dlsp<»8o of them as the law directs.
Sheriir'somce, 1        F. MYERS,
Lancasi or, October 17, IST 1, j Shrri li'.
oct IS ill-I'J
TIIR attention of farmers Is called to the fol- lowiiij; low rates charucd hy lho LANCAS¬ TER CITV ANDCOUNTY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY oh Farm Barua und contents: .,.        -     ¦ lyr. Syra.
Brick or Slone Bams, 80 ft. or more
.. froni.Iiouse, .per SlOO ......_...,.. 25o       75a
Fraiuo Barns, 80 feet or more fVom Kousu;per$10U 35c    jl 00
Conientj? at same rates. Dwellings aud cou- teulu also iusnred;
Tlio above syatem will prove In the end lu bo cheaper lliau an insurance iu mu¬ tual companies. NO ASSFiJSMF.NTS ARE MADE, aud ample security Is guaranteed in a well invested capital of S-AXMMK), wliicli, togeth¬ er with a lai^e snrplus.'is held for the protec¬ tion of those insuring in thecompau)*. Lokkch are settled as soou as adjusted—no need to wait uutil the money Is collected by asstss- menlH.  Ample funds ou hand.
DIRECTORS: Thos. E. Franklin,       B. F. Shenk,
President. TrenBnrer.
John L. Atlee, M. D.,    H. Carpeul.r, M. D., Jacob B;iusman, J.M. FraHlz,
GeorF^e K, Reed, A. E. RobiTts,
F. Shroder, John C. Haider.
E. BROWN,Secrelarr, Jul 21 C9-tr Lancaster.
Al»irNlSTl£ATOIC'S NOTK^K.
Estateof Leah McMulliu, late of Con¬ estoga lownship, deceased,
IETTEItS of Administration on said Es- j lato iiaving been granted to the under¬ signed, all persons Indebted thereloare re¬ tiuested to maUe Imiiicdlate payment,-and those havlui^clalmsordeuiamis against the same will pruseut them for sellltiuiuut in llie uiuierhlKUcd, resJdlutJ lu West Lampeter township.
JOHN ROHRER oct II (it4.S Aduilntslrator.
NOTICE.
To theHeirs aud Legal Representatives
of Michael Uanck, lute of East Earl
township, Lancaster countj*, Pa,
deceased.
Arou are hereby notllled lo be and appear
X  In the Orphans'Court of Lancaster eouuiy,
to be held on  lho 20th day of NOVKMBER,
lK71,atJ0 o'clock, a. lu. to accept or refuse to
accept thu Real Edtiiteof Mlitlmel Uanck, de*
ceased, ut the valuallon thert-4)f, made by ad
Inquest lield thereon, and coutlrmed by said
Ciiurt, or show cause why thu samo should
uut bo sold according to law.
F. MYERS, OCtlSlt'ID] Sheritr.
KOTICE.
To the Heirs and  Legal Uepresbnta- tives of Chrisliau D.ftEellinger, late of Manor township, Lan¬ caater Co., Pa., deeeaseil. You are hereby notlfled In be and appear In the Orpliaub' Court of Lauciuiter couuiy, t«> be held on the aJth dny of NOVEMBER, IS71, at ]Oo*.clock a.m. to acceptor refusfl'to accept the Real Kslate orchrlsilan P. Mellin¬ ger, deceiuiod, at the valuation thereof, made by an  Inqnest held thereou, and confirmed by said Court, or show cause why tho same should not ho sold according to law.
F. MYERS, octlS-lt-mj Sheriir.
NOTICE.
byher"nJ?Meud    1  ^"^ S«>'P^.'^'^ ^^"^ JoUK r.JJo3T«A.N.       oelob''er'^^?eTm. 1S70.
JCLBS   HOHK. 1 No.aO.
JULES BOHN.—You aro Iiereby notlfled and commauded tu be aud appear In your prop¬ er persou, before our Judges, at Lancaster, ut the Conrt ofComuion Plea.i..to bo held on MONDAY. NOyjblMBER .20. Ib71. at 10 o'clocic a: m., to show eaose, If anyyou hive, why the said Emma Bohn should not be dlvurced iroiu : the bonds of, matrimony contracted with you. net IS -It 40
Sheriff's Ofllce. 1       F.MYERS.
Lancaster, October IB, 1871,/ Sherlfl".
1/
EXKCllTOU'S NOTICE.
Estateof Henry ICramor, late of Mau- hehu township, dec'd. ETTERS   Test.imeutary on- said   estate
 having hdL'ii granted lo the liudcrslgncil.
all per.-^oiis indebted tberelo are requeftteil to maKu Imtuciliato payment, and thoso ihavlng clutius or demauds ngalnst lliuuviato of the decedent, wilt make tlic same known to tlicm without delay.
JACOB L. STEHMAN, < oct -l-C't*!? Warwick twii.
EXECUTOR'S   NOTICE. '
Estate of Frederick Koller, late of Lan¬ caster City, deceaaed. IETTERS testamentary ou said estale Imv- j lug beeu granted lothe undersigned, 11 persons induUied theri.'t4) are requested to make Immediate p:i.vmeiit, and thuse having chiiiUKor'dcmauds iigitln'st the estate'of llie decedent, will make llio same knowu to tliem without delay.
BENJAMIN SCHAUBEti, E.-sccutor, Residing In C<duinh|.a Avenue, Oct 110148 ...        liuncasler City.
IS.4IR <& SUENK,
BANKERS
HAVE RE.MOVED TO THEIR NEW RANK¬ ING HOUSE. N. E. ANGLE OF CENTRE SQ,tIARE. LANCASTEK, I'A.
SPECIAL atteui ion given lo the parchr.se of Governineut Bonds and SeenriticK. Draw Kills of Exchange on England, [re- land. France, Germany, el c.
Buy and sell Gold aud .Sllver.and will iuhUc advances on approved securllles.
Cor]>onitinus, Firms, or Indlvidualskeeping theiraecounts wilh us, will be allowed Intei- est (If so depositedj:
4 percent. 1 mouth. 15 percent, fi months. ¦VA      "      y      "       |5>i      ••     i:: luui* If 11
NOTICE.
I \ the Court of Commou I'lcis of Lancnsler county. Jno. Wuxcit,      ) .\HasSnb. for Divorce. ¦ * vs.    .        ¦ ¦>-    AuguitTorm, 1S71. MAUTCWuscn,, ) . No. 59.
TO Mary; C. Wunch: Take notice that deno- sltJou of ^vltnesses .for petitioner lu this caso'^vill bo'taken before tho undersigned (kimmlsslnner appolblpd by said Conrt for that puriKisis .'Vt tbo olllce of Wm. B. Wllny, Plsq., Nortii Dnke street. In the City of Lau¬ caster, on TUESDAY, the 1 Ilh day of NOVKM¬ BER, lS71, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M , and a o'ciiKik P. il., wheu and where you may attend If you tliiuk utttper.
Wit. B..WILEY. octll t d ConiiuIsHlouor.
DITORCE  NOTICE.
Mahgatiet iJjoAov, l Alias Siib. forDIvbrce, by her uext friend I ¦ ' •
S. S.Spencer, }¦       October Terra, 1871.
vs.        . I    .
Syt.ve.stkr Nelson, I No. 12,     ¦
SYLVESTER NELSON, Yon are hereby notl¬ lled and commanded tobe andappearlnyonr proper person before onr Judgi» st Lancas-: ler,atthe QinrtofCoramotf'Fleas, to bdli^id on MONDAY, NOVEHBER 2Utb. a. 1>, 2S71. al IU O'clock, a. m., to show caosei llaayyoa bave. why tbe said Margaret Nelson Hboald. not bo dlrorised trota. the bonds'^f matfiinony contmotea wllb yoa. F. MYERS,
Sherill'. BlierlfT's Offlco, tjincaater I Octob«r lllb. 1871. / oct H 4t43
AHSIONERK' NOTICE.
Assigned Estate of Williain  L. Bear
antl wife Lancaster city, Lancaster
connty, Ta.
WILLIAM L. REAR AND WIFE ofJjin- cnsiercity. havlii''hy deed of voluntary assignment, dated APUlLG, l<S7l, assigned aud transferred all their estate and eirectii to the undersigned; forthe beneflt ot the creditors of said William LJiearand Wifo, They therefore gives notice to all pcri^ons ludebted lo^id nn- signor, to make paymeul to the undersigned wilhont delay, and those having chilihs to present them to •
DAVID HARTMAN. WM.D. STAUFFER.
Assignees. oct7 Ot il Residing in Lancaster elty.
TO ADMINISTRATORS
GUAHMANS,   ASSIGNEBS,    &6.
A: PRACTICAL Gnide to- Adminlfltnilors, xL Guardians, and Asstgneea, containing f^ll and complete instrnetlons for the BetUem^t of'estates: together wlth-ali the necessary fonas.expiatiaUonHandtUrectiouH. PilcelLdO
'. AT ;  : * ¦
J, K. WESTKAEFFEB*S
¦   OHRAP BOOK BTOBX,
No. 44 Cornefof N. Q,taecn atid Orange s treet ap r2U '    ¦ tf
BANKING HOUSE OF
ItKED, MeURANN  A CO.,
FINANCIAL AOKNT.d OF TIIK UNITED STATE-S.
HAVING been appointed by lhe (Jovern- niL-nt, Agents for the selling of Ihe New Loan, are now ready lo receive subscriptions. . Bonds ami.Stocks of every description bonghl and sohl. We .•>ell Drans on Ireland, iivnimuy. KngJand. &ti.. and Issue I'assuKu Tl<:kets to and from the Old Couuiry.
¦ Gold and Sliver nought and aold.    Monoy loaned on Good Security.
¦ Will pay interest on small nr largo Rutiiit ot money deposited with ua (if so depuslietl):
4    percent, '.mcall.   15    percent, li inonths, ¦414 " «       "       [5,4 " 12       "
an 4 71 ly 8 It marlU 30
IRE iERICiN WISHER!
PRICE, Ji^5.30.
TUEAMERICAN AV.VSIIERSAVICS MONEV T1.ME AND imUDGERV. The   Fatigue  of   Wa.shlng Day no Longer Dreaded, but P^couomy, Elllcleucy, and Cleau Clothing, Sure.
In uilUng public attenllon to this Utile machine, li'fcw of the Invaluable iiualitUs, (not pQ5esi>ed by any otiier washing machUiv yel iuveiiteil,) are here enumerated.
11 is the smallest, most compact, most i>or- table, most siuiplc lu coustruction, must easily operated. Aelilld tens'tarsoJd. wilh u few hours' practice, eau thurongbly com pre¬ bend aud eHectually use it. I'liere is no ad¬ justing; no screws to annoy, nodehij- in adapt - nig! Il is aiways ready for use I II is a perfect wonder! It is a mlnlalure giant, doing jqore work and ofa better quulily, than the most elaborate and costly. Ouc*lialf of the labor Is fully &:ive<l hy Its nse. and lho cloths will last one-half lunger ihau by tbu old plan oflho rub board. It will Wasli lho largest blanket. Three sbirls at a time, wiLsh- Ing thoroughly! In li word, the ablution of any fabric, from a Q,ullt to a Lace Curtain or Cambric Hand ber cliief. are eriually within the capacity of this LITTLIC GE.M ! ft cau be fastened loany tub und takeu olTut will.
No malter Ikjw deep rwited a prejudice may ' exist against Washing Machines, the moment thU little mudUue is seeu loperform Its wuu- durs. hll don bts of Its cleansing elllcacy and utilily arobanlshe«l, aud the douI>ter aud de¬ tractor at onco become the fast frieuds of tlio machine.
We have testimonials witliout end, setting forlh'ltsnumeroufiudvantages overall otbors. aud from liundretis wbo Imve thrown aside tbo unwieldy, u.seless machines, whicii bavo signally failed to accomplish lhe object prom¬ ised in pruiuiueul and loud sounding adver¬ tisement s.-
iLl.qns perfect.for^washlng as a wringer Is lor wringing. Tlie i>rrcc..uiiotlier pammouut indneeinenttopnrchaiierM, hOH been plnceil so low Ihalltis.wltliln.thoreuchoi every house¬ keeper'and there itf no article ofdomestic economy, ithntwiU repay the small Invest- ment so soon.    _.
SQ.50.
AH tliat.ls lUkvil rur this GREAT LAUOU BAVEK, in a fair trial. Wo uuaraulee euch mavliine lo do Uk work perfectly. ¦
Soi.K AaEsra EQU-XUB Ukitkd States, A. II. FKANCISWS de CO.. SIS Mi«rKc»it(1r^««i Pbila.,I>a. Tlic lalgeai'anil oheapeCiA WOODEN WABE HunsX:ln'tbeUult<id.Hmteii.    (aaK303m-l2
TIBIMTIIfe OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ex g: ficntAil til thia office on- reaaouable tflrxna.