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THE REVIEW!

A Paper for the People, Of Social and PoliticaljReform,

I« pnbli«bed «verr fBtanloy.

OFFICE

National Block» Washington Street,

CRA WFORDS VILLK. r\n

TERMS:

Single wpy. one year •ixmontbt tbr«» monCHf Ten eopiM, on* y*«, to one addren?

Against proud nature. War I'll-wage— In tliia mortifying wo

I'll be engaged.

For no easy corner Will do for me— 1 11 labor and fight

For the rictory.

$o no 1 on

SHAKER' HYMNOLOGY.

The following are the hrmn" commonly u»el by the Shaker? in their worship:

The holy power of Gol I feel. The flaming lic.il anil burning real Ajriunst the flesh the spirit rnll« For e«rne.«t testimony. .,

1 can't stand idle on the floor While in my notil his powers des r* Against this filthy, fallen Plate, Come holy power, my spiiii »liskv

hftTe a little love From Heaven I ve Lvouplit. So pure and clear

That it governs each thought.

It pulls down the old man. Builds up the new, Gives life and zeal.

That will carry us through.

Tt'lfKrapblc Communication lNtMocn the Earth and Planets. The mind of man is never satisfied. w*Il doea not rest content with having

nolved most of the tcrreslrial problem?, iiuch as the geological formation of the earth, its rotundity, its place in our

planetary system and in the universe, its elevation?, revolutions, and all (lie phenomena connected with the cliauge

of the season". It is far frotn being content with the plausible hypothesis of science relating to the celestial bodies. It wishes to penetrate further,

and is eternally, iueessautly at work trying to discover more, to know more about the uature, fuuetions, ami etuis

of those numberless worlds floating in *iinfinite space, and obeying the immutable lows established for their government beforo they were sent to roll forever upon their respective orbits by the Creator. Kncouragcd by the re

sults of some of its boldest attempts, and the knowledge it has already obtained of the celestial mechanism, and looking down with contempt upon such poor contrivances as balloons for the exploration of space. it has seriously resolved to open telegraphic communication with the inhabitants of the planets nearer to the earth. We are stating a positive fact. The plan has been conceived, matured, and seriously propounded through the Continental press by a French living savant.

M. C'roa has selected for the trial of his experiments the planets Mars and Venus, and starting from the principle that there is no other means of communication betweon planets than the mutual exchange of a repeated phenomenon, chooses a luminous beam, being at tho same time of the opinion that when astronomical science shall have advance a little more, it will perhaps bo better to try the experiment with electricity or magnetism. But taking into consideration the marvellous distance that there is between the planets, how is a free light to be produced upon the enrth capable of reaching them? M. Cros docs not appear at all discouraged by the difficulty the solution of this problem apparently offers. Lenticular rcllectors have, according to him, analogous properties to parbolic mirrors, and by means of electric lights condensed in the focus of concave lenses, he thinks he will be able to produce such an intense luminosity that it' will look to the planets Mars and Venus like a star of the eighth magnitude. Hut even granting the possibility of attracting the attention of the inhabitants of those planets by an artificial light upon the dark surfaces of the earth, there would still remain another great, difficulty to conquer. Is optical science Mifticiently advanced to~ produce instruments perfect and powerful enough to generate and transmit to so enormous a distance an electric light with distal conical base of sixty million l'eet? M. Cros would place these according to the parallactic system, iu order to compensate the effects of the rotation of the earth and the sidereal revolution of the two planets in question. The countries nearest to the poles are, in his opinion, the best fittod for uiAkiuc: the signals, because of their long nights, which would admit, during whole months, of their being carried on without interruption, although electric light might be so condensed as to make the signals visible to the inhabitants of Mars and Venus even at day tiuie, and in the tropical regiois of tho earth. To prevent them being misled by their fixity, numerical and variable signals might be transmitted of a "living nature,'" to infrom them of the kind of numbers to be used in all future communications. Bj thn ingenious system proposed by 1. Cros, a scries of figures would show the inhabitants of other worlds the whole of tho humau progress iu our mother earth. Mind, matter, language, ideas, forms, colors, aud even sounds, would fly across infinite space to inform these celestial beings, however distant they might be, that there was a privileged race of men living in this dark little ®orncr of the universe as clever, bold, inquisitive, and perhaps as intelligent and conceited as themselves. M. Cros thinks they are as curious to know us as we aro to know them. They have possibly got telescopes larger, more powerful, and more perfect than ours, and are constantly looking upon the earth from their lofty observatories. Who would be bold enough to affirm that they are not already signaling to us? Our astronomer have observed many luminous points upon the surface of their planets, and not unlikely these are their signals. We can not, of course, understand them but with improved scientific appliances and the adoption of M. Cros' system, we need not despair. Our men of science should never turn their eyes from the heavenly bodies for fear of missing Borne heavenly telegram. But before answering to their calling, it is nec-

and to undertake the delicate and expensive construction transmitting instruments.

Armed with these, the astronomical observers have their eyes fixed upon the heavenly bodies. They see upon some place in their dark disc a luminous spot. It is the answer! -Wc have Ecen you: we understand your signals," they say. and the communication betwen earth and heaven is established. This would be, indeed, says Cros, a day of joy and pride for man I The eternal isolation of the sphere has been conquered. A universal I federation of the worlds has been formed, and the field of humau inquiry extended to the infinite. But manI kind would not even rest satisfied with seeing an hypothesis converted into a positive fact. Science suspects already the exiMenee of living beings in the planets. an.d the confirmation of this suspicion by signals from them would not surprise it. Curiosity would rise I to fever point, and to gratify this I natural feeling a system would have to be invented lor general communication and the exchange of ide&s, knowledge, and symbols, of the inhabitant.s of the rc*pcctive planets. This great desideratum would be accomplished by means of figure.", as stated above, and M. Cros gives minute directions for the use of them. ...Personal communication is of course out of the question, even for so bold a speculator as M. Cros but by the use of numbers, everything physical and metaphysical could be communicated, as lnathcmaii cians know. This method of transmission is not the only one. nor the best that might be adopted. The transmission of rythmic sparks produces a transmission of signals of plain projection and by coloring the luminous beams of light, or polarizing it, a better system might easily be found. The construction of a series of figures representing all human knowledge, each with a number attached, would thus do the duty of primitive telegraphy between two planets. In the course of time nothing would be easier than the establishment of an electric communication between the earth, the moon, and Mars, and Venus, as perfect as that betweeu what we figuratively call the old and new world. The interorbital communication would then be a reality, aud not a figure of speech, as at present.

Comforts for Tea Drinkers. In the life of most persons a period arrives when the stomach no longer digests enough of the ordinary elc-ments-of food to make up for natural daily waste of the bodily substance. The size aud weight of tho body begin to diminish, more or less perceptibly. At this tea comes iu as a medicine to arrest the waste, and to keep the body ftom falling away so fast, and thus to enable the less cnergetic powers of digestion still to supply as much as is needed to repair ihe wear and tear of the solid tissues.

No wonder, therefore, that tea should be a favorite, on the one hand, with the poor, whose supply of substantial food is scanty and on the other, with the aged infirm, especially of the feebler sex, whose powers of digestion aud whose bodily substance have together begun to fail. Nor is it surprising that the aged female, who has barely enough of weekly income to buy what are called the common ueeestaries of life, should yet spend a portion of her small gains in purchasing her ounce of tea. She can live quite as well on less common food, when she takes her tea along with it while she feels higher, at the same time moro cheerful and fitter for her work because of the indulgence.

A Wolf ill Sheep's Clothing—A Methodist Clergyman Expelled from. Hie Church for Grave Crimes and Misdemeanors.

We learn from that Rev. C. T. S

M. Cros says that the inhabitants of other worlds would, perhaps, make us wait long for their answer and we cordially concur with him on this point. But he is not jesting he is iu earnest, and he propounds what appears to us as a wild Utopia, with the method, the close reasoning, and the data of an able- scientific man, and a philosopher, lie writes with the eloquence of conviction, and it is really refreshing to read in this study of his so many aiiginal suggestions. One of these is, that if those inhabitants of heaven have been signaling to us perhaps for thousands of years without our understanding them. Schraeter, Harding, Messier, and other men of science, have seen many brilliant spots upon the discs of Mercury, Mars aud Venus, which they can not satisfactorily explain. May not, perchance, these unexplained illuminations be the signals of their inhabitants to us? Who knows?—Xorlh /iritisJi Daiiii Mail.

source proUa-

reliable ierce, a

tioner iu the Troy conference Methodist church, has lately

posed from the ministry and expelled from the church for the grave crime of seducing a youthful member of his flock. It appears that this reverend

gentleman came from a sister denomination to the Methodist church some two years ago, and one year ago last

spring was received ou trial in the conference, and stationed at Conkliuville, Saratoga county. By his talents, pleasing address, and varied ac

quirements. he wou the admiration

and esteem of his people, and seemed to many a very promising young minister.

fnYhe

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A Xaughty Minister—Astounding t'ase of Perfidy and Villiany—A Methodist Parson Charged with Outraging the

Person of llio Wife of a Brother Minister. One of the

essary -to conquer the ignorance, the less than six wecks^had accomplished tbe town, and it is alleged that the 'had, as he expressed it, the appearance scepticism, and the bad will of man,' the ruin of one of the daughters of crime was committed on the morning of a. chtnl *cf slczm. through which nil A II lki'1 /*i A 1*

We all wear cloaks." It remains to be seen how well lie will sing of cloaks since ho has lost his own. Pierce came originally from Connecticut, with letters from the Congregational church, and it is believed lie has a wife living in that State. lie is about thirty and years of age, tall, has dark hair, is extremely facinating in his manners, is an accomplished pianist, and has filled the role of a music teacher. During tho trial he manifested tlie utmost indifference as to its result, or the exposure of his crime, but on the contrary seemed to glory in his shame. He will probably go elsewhere to practice his arts. Pass the villain round.— Troy, X. J", Times.

WE notice that the "thrashing machines" are already in full and suc

cessful operation in Indian, although only a few weeks have passed sinco the public schools opcued. A gentleman of Indianapolis is out iu the pa

pers with a card, denouncing one of the teachers for cruelly and brutally abusing a pupil to which, of course, the teacher responds with a moderate estimate of the length, breadth and thickness of the instrument of torture, and insists that, with so small a cudgel, the results alleged by the complainant would bo impossible. The case is of general interest, only because it shows that, while the ox-goad, the bludgeon or the knout form part of the furniture of the schools, there will be differences of opinion between parents and teachers as to the proper limitation of their use and that every case in which these differences arise, inevitably tends to bring the public schools iuto cliercputu. The truest friends of our noble system of popular education are those who are earnestly striving to bring its administration into harmony with the humane spirit of the age, and to make it impossible for any teacher to bring reproach upon so benificeut an institution by the indulgence of his own unbridled passions.— Cin. /.'/»«/.

worst cases of crime

that has ever transpired iu our midst, or, indeed, that lias ever caiue under

my notice, is that of a Methodist clergyman by the name of Washington W. Welch, who is now uuder arrest and examination before Justice Baker, of this villiage, charged with having committed rape upon the person of Louisa P. Green, wife of Klder 0. II.

Green, also a clergyman of the Methodist persuasion, and a man of property and average standing in tho com

munity. As this matter is the all-ab-sorbing topic of conversation herea-

of the bouts, unusual publicity has already en dc- been given it, and there is no reason

why the facts as they arc alleged, or as they appear, should not be legitimate matter for publication in the journals of the city.

It seems that the defendant, Welch,

met and became acquainted with El-

Two weeks ago, complaint was made visiting among them. It is stated to the authorities of the church, charg- that he and Elder Green were associating ilr. 1. with the crime aforesaid.

He was promptly arraigned before the

Una a S ,ri

certain business transactions,

Welch himself claims that Green

owes him S3,000. When Welch left

Ie 1 on

iollowing facts were elicited On go- bad, previous to that time, been ing to his nppointmcut last year, Mr. P. was received into one of the families of the church as 9 boarder, and

difficult, the lamily, a girl of IT. Months pas- previous to his departure. He left of the sed and the parents remained ignorant here ostensibly to attend the conferof the criminal relations existing be ence held at Grand Rapids, but was tween the pastor and daughter. Final- arrested on Friday last by Officer Eli ly the terrible fact is disclosed—the daughter confesses—the pastor is confronted—and on his bended knees, and with tears of seeming penitence,

confesses his crime and begs for mer- er an Saturday last, and put in a plea cy. lie promises to make all repara- of not guilty. He is defended by tion possible by making the daughter Hon 0. F. Wisner, of Pontiac, one of

his wife, and to devote himself faithfully to his holy calling, if the injured parents would only forgive him and conceal his fault. Most naturally, if not so wisely, they forgive and promise to conceal, as there was nothing in the case that rendered publicity inevitable. In a few his boarding place. the injured parties are led to believe that something more than pastoral attentions arc paid to other ladies by the affianced husband of their daughtcr. An explanation is demanded, and Mr. 1'. is asked to redeem, his promise of marriage. He wishes the matter deferred, and urges as a reason for such delay the trivial excuse that he is already the husband of one wife, and thinks it only reasonable that I hoy shculd wait until he gets his bill of divoive from her. A few months: more pass, and instead of a divorce, there comes still another claimant for the hand of the "gay deccivcr." The old adage concerning the "course of true love"' is versified. Misfortune again appear in groups. The eyes of the injured family are at latt fully opened to the situation. Hence the complaint and trial. When we note the age of the victim, the relations of the deceiver to the deceived, the arts and arguments he employed in effecting his hellish purpose,—when wc consider the fact of his continued sin, his persistent crime, his base ingratitude and hypocritical professions, we may well challenge the world to show a case of villiany equal to this. It is said that Mr. Pierce has been known to sing with grace the old song.

the ablest young lawyers in the State. Messrs. Jones & Burnham, Patterson & Patterson and Hon. Bela Coggshall attorneys, appearing on the part of the people. Below I give you a portion of Mrs. Green's testimony, she being the only witness examined as

weeks he changes yet, and from her evidence your readMonths pass, and ers^may infer the magnitude of the case:

A llalloon Adventure—Prof. La Moun-' tain's Recent Ascension from Bay City—His Passage Through Snow and

Rain Clouds—Explosion of the Balloon Xearly Three Miles Above the

Earth—Wonderful Escape from Death.: Ou the occasion of Prof. La Mountain's recent balloon ascension from Bay City, he met with a terrible ad

venture, and very narrowly cscaped death. The balloon was fillcd_bcfore starting to its utmost tension, but owing

to recent repairs, leaked badly, so that after one or two unsuccessful attempts, Mr. Headly. who was to have

accompanied Prof. La Mountain, was obliged to get out of the car. Mr. had the eatables, instruments of ob-

servatiou and tissue paper used to as

der Green in Pennsylvania, where he, clcs mentioned, those who had hold W eich resided, and being a man of

some property, aud bavins: readv mou-i -i -j-. .1 /-1 1 up with a rapidity that carried ey to invest, was induced by Green to

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Sattles, of Pontiac, and Si. M. Burnham of this place, in White Pigeon, in the southern part of the State. He was arranged before Justice Bak-

its utmost strength. Fearful that he might be carried into the lake, and without a pound of ballast to regulate his descent, he reached for the valve rope with the intention of lowering himself gradually. To his surprise the valve would not open. The rain and sleet accumulating on the top of the balloon had frozen the valve so tight as to resist the pressure from below.

Mrs. Louisa J. Green sworn—"I reside in Holly. Oakland county, Mich.: am the wife of O. II. P. Green I know the defendant, Welch the last time I saw him was on the 15th of September last, at our house he falling"down in the car. The balloon was preparing to go to conference, and was "mounting up faster than ever, my husband was preparing to take him to .to Com

Putting hi.- whole strength to the

room prepa Wclch asked for a wash-bowl to wash in I went into tho parlor bed-room to get it: aud he followed me in and closed the bed room door he then took hold of me and endeavored to throw me on the bed I appealed to him to desist I told him that he was a Mason and a Minister, and that I was a Mason's and a minister's wife, aud he had no right to misuse me he said he loved me and could not l.elp it, and made preparations for such an event, in spite of my efforts aud entreaties '.Mounting the hoop overhead he reachhe threw me on the floor and shame- ed for his knife only to find that he fully misused me I struggled to get had left it on the ground. Clinging away from him and screamed for help to the ropes with one hand, with the he tried to prevent my screaming by other and his teeth, after some cxerputting his hand over my mouth he tion, he succeeded in tearing a rent in then partially succeeded in his pur-|-the balloon from the bottom ten or pose my niece, Jenny Thomas, aged fifteen feet downards. Then serving 20 years, had stepped out doors, but the opposite side the same way, lie decame in as she heard me call my scended to the car to watch the prolittle daughter, aged six years, also gress. came in when Welch heard footsteps During this operation the ends of he started and fled, telling me I must the finger.3 of both hands had benot tell of it as I valued my life I come frozen. For a few minutes the told him I would tell my husband balloon kept ascending, and then, as 3Ir. Green was at the barn hitching the gas escaped, it reached an cquitlie horses Welch passed out into the poise, and a moment after commenced street when came out I met my gradually to descend to the earth.

nicce in the sitting-room she heard me call and came to my relief I went to the door and called my husband twice Welch and my husband were in the buggy they seemed to be talking I did not hear their conversation they seemed to be in a hurry, and started off Welch did not occupy the parlor bed-room, but a spare room up stairs he is a minister professing better things."

Upon the cross-examination, which was quite lengthy, but few new facts of importance were illicited. Mrs. Green testified to being 3S years of age, and that she had been married 21 yefrrs, and had three children that the barn was 13 rods from the house. She said she had made shirts for Welch, and iroucd some for him that morning that when she met her niece she did not tell her what had occuired, and did not tell anybody until she told her husband of it on his return, five days after. She also said she knew nothing of Wolch's whereabouts, until she heard of it two weeks ago by a letter written to her niece. Several questions, relating to the letter, were overruled by the court. Mrs. Green is a very fine and rather handsome woman, of good form and figure, and above medium size. Welch is a man of 40 or 45 years of age, tall and well formed, of fine and pleasing address," rather dark complexioncd, with black hair, eyes and whiskers, and is said to be an eloquent preacher. Excitement runs high in regard to the matter. Public' opinion is much divided as to the real nature of the crime. Further examination may bring to light new features of the case. Scandal-mongers are in I ecstasies, and gloat over the occur I renee. On the other hand, the Christian people are saddened aud depres

But the air was very cold, and La Mountain was benumbed with cold. But little time was lostiu speculation. He had attained a height of over three miles. The balloon could not burst, for when tho expansion became to great the gas could escape from the flue or valve below, which was open but be was fearful of being carried into or over the lake without having

Every instant increased its downward speed. The Professor says he heard the cloth tearing, the rents enlarging, until, with a crash which sounded like a death knell, the cloth gave way to the pressure, opening a seam ou both sides from the bottom to the top. The gas escaped instantly leaving not a thousand cubic feet, while the air rushed in, filling up the vacuum—the balloon aeting as a parachute. The Professor gives it as his opinion that at the height of two miles there was not a foot of gas iu the balloon. The cloth, bellying out, formed a strong resistance to the atmosphere, and retarding the dcsccut. He remembers distinctly passing through a cloud, and the sensation on regaining sight of the earth. He has an almost iudistinct recollcction of approaching the earth's surface. A dull moaning like the surging of the waves greeting his ears, the flapping of the cloth became louder, and a moment after he became unconscious. On regaining his senses, he found himself lying in the woods, and his balloon was some yards distant. Sevcal persons who had seen the balloon descend had come to the scene, and were standing near. They afterwards assisted him. IIis arms and legs were badly bruised, and himself stunned, but no bones were broken or internal injury sustained. The spot where lie fell was seven miles from Bay City, lie stopped over night at a farm house near by, and yesterday morning returned to Bay City. The time that lie was in the air was less than thirty minutes, aud the reason that he was uot carried further, was account of passing through different currents of air.—Siynrur Entr/iri.o I

A Strange Slory—A Fickle Woman-

sed. It is a "first-class sensation,'"-!.-Sad Experience and Sore Repentance.

and no mistake. Should new facts come to light they will be given to the public. Let us hope justice, at least may prevail.—JIolli/, Midi. f'orn fproiih nee Detroit Free Prr?s.

A few days ago, there passed St. 1 Louisward from Council Bluffs, Iowa,

a mau and woman, the latter of whom was formerly a resident of this city. and the daughter of a wealthy and

well-to-do merchant. And if all the statements regarding the affair are true, it is another illustration id' (he

certain the descending force of the balloon, and as he stepped out of the

car, before he could transfer the arti-

the ear let go. and the balloon shot

visit Holly for that purpose. He came here some time last spring, became acquainted with Elder Whitcomb. the pastor of the M. E. church in this village, and other leading Methodists here, and divided his time

it to few

two miles within

an altitude 0

minutes. A perfect gale of wind was blowing at the time, and a moment after rain

and sleet commenced falling. The balloon was still ascending when lost

to sight in a cloud. Prof. La Mountain. in relating his experience, says

'cniirsp nf iliA inrottio.t^ T— .w.i cold. Tbe cloud lie entered was one in the store of the young woman's following fnotc iroro On

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that it became all at once intensely palace of a cot. One of tbe clerks

of September last, swimming mass of snow flakes, inter- father was the wolf which beset that

spersed with rain, which formed a household. Between him and her

Jr. stopping for some weeks at Llder frost work on the netting of the bal-~ there had been a clandestine courtship 1 aud nearlv nil the pieces secured. It m- (jreen house, about sis miles from loon. The cloud with the snow flakes and he was loath, when the prize was is neediest to -av hi-, ir.-nvery is not in this village, in the northwest part of forming and flying hither and thither, carried away, to surrender the hand anticipated.

WEEKLY REVIEW

of the woman whose heart lie already**, possessed. The kind of life the mar- I

the sight could not penetrate. The ried couple led will not bear repeat- \PPT f' 17 Vf'TflPY earth was lost to view. By tearing ing. The husband tried every exped- v'.. I llll I/A vl I 1 Y\ I 'A 1 up his handkerchief and throwing out ient to win the woman, who always reshreds he became conscious that he garded him with esteem, but never-i was passing upward with wonderful with affection. One morning he found rapidity, and along with the current his home deserted by his wife, and a of the air eastward toward the lake.

note telling him not to pursue her:

Nothing was discernable but the thick- that it would be a holpless task. lie cning mist, and overhead his balloon, immediately communicated with the which, as the air became lighter, had father of his wife, and to his utter asexpanded the thin cloth covering to tonishment found that the ueh'ih-.-the confidential clerk had also absconded, taking with him a sum of money, but not enough to endanger the interests aud prospects of the! house. By a system of hushinc I A

known only to those in such enstranglements, the whole transaction was concealed from the public. The hus band, wearied out by the absence of the woman, finally obtained a divorce on the ground of desertion. He married again, and with his second wife

task, he gave a strong pull on the lived happily. Last summer she died. rope, pulling out the iron .stapled at- I leaving motherless a boy and girl, taehing the rope to the valve, the rope both interesting, sprightly children.

story

yer, whose brown stone residence is on Forty-fourth street—communing constantly with the unseen world, under

circumstances the most startling. The spirit of N. P. Willis, whom she had

never seen in the form, is a frequent visitor of herself and family. He enters the drawing-room from time to time, aud, in the presence of her husband and others, takes a seat by her side, and converses with her through the medium of the alphabet. In a strange, phosphorescent light, a chair is seen to move inward her from a dis tant part of the loom without human agency, and then .she becomes aware of its proximity. From a v:..-e of (lowers near a certain window, lie has occasionally plucked a lo.-e and put it in her hand: while in lijure (hau one instant he has brought her lilies and boquets dripping with dew, quite di*. similar lo any bud or gem iu or about her dwelling. In addition to this he has given her a spirit likeness of himself, in crayon, .-0 perfect as to be regarded as absolutely inimitable by those who knew him well in the flesh: while to cap the climax, he has presented her with a small volume of hi.poems, to which he has affixed his autograph iu her presence, and which seemed to have sailed into her hand out of the empty void of theatnios-« phere. I have seen this lady and conversed with her in the drawing-room in question—I have seen the portrait, the book, the autograph, ami. in a dried .-fate, the flowers alluded to: :.nd am thoroughly satisfied of the genuiness of the manifestations. I First, bec\-.usc they occurred among' peojde of refinement and intelligence who checked and analyzed them to intensity, and whose respectability placed anything like fraud completely out of the question next, because manifestations similar in character are, as alleged on unimpeachable evidence, occurring daily in various other parts of the world: and. lastly, because the noble charity aud exalted nature of this lady, combined with her mediuuiistie powers, well might attract toward this neither world some cf the brightest plumes (hat sweep the realms of bliss.— A". )*. '••m /, f'llirlll/O I II iei. I'.*'

old adage that "truth is oflen stranger I than fiction." T11 this woman's career for the past ten years i- wrapped up more of the vicissitudes of life than would make a first class novel. Hag

gard aud pale— the merest wreck of her former beauty—.she was reluming to the home of her youth—lashed into despair, tortured by remorse. The gentleman accompanying her is permaturely old—the ravages of sorrow aud a troubled heart stamped upon every feature. But the story told by the Council Bluffs (Iowa Xm).-ie-irt. is as fellows ••About ten years ago the hand of a young lady, whose father had passed beyond the stage of mere competence in poiut of worldly substance, iu the city of St. Louis, was sought by a merchant. Pressing his suit for some time, he was finally accepted by the parents, and being a gentleman of means the marriage took place with considerable eclat and display. On his part he was in earnest, and was an

affectionate suitor but by the parents of the young lady it was degraded to the degree of a marriage 1 la Their own establishment wis set up. and the handsomest aud most elegant of appointments provided for a luxurious and wealthy home but it lacked the very essential that will make

"»", ». 1IUUSI..IUIU. 1I.U1 IIUU *'tl 1UIIVII. -1 U'.'l lUll IUU V» 2 I il lw CII ll|l,

A vui'No man in Napa county, I'ali-

furhia. -went to sleep, leaving bis candle iu the buughole of a' powder keg,

which he supposed was a nail keg. His dream.- were troubled by an explosion, aud he was blown all over the ranch. A collection was taken up

CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY.

MnrL't S/i-rri, nf (,'i/urf limine.

CKA WFOItDMVI l.l.rc. IM.

Fpatronage

-TV liberal pn

The truant woman (this part of the ion Washington street, second floor. Wc elai 1. •.«-«. tVr,., I.,- «.... i: I to be unsurpassed in strength, and finish. u.*ii WC nine Irom her own lip?) ac- none but the best selected well seasoned second

small capital filched from his employ er's safe, and his knowledge of business, being able to do same mining trade and to make some money. Thence they went to Salt Lake aud into southern Utah, and finally drifted with the tide of adventure to the mines of Nevada. No tidings of their whereabouts and meanderings ever reached the ears of her heart-broken parents and stricken husband. At last ill-fortune befell them. He grew sick, and their accumulations gradually wasted away. The states began to have more attractions than heretofore, and they drifted eastward. The lover, who, in the loose civilization of the frontier, regarded himself as the lawful husband, established a boardinghouse on tho Central Pacific railroad. Hero he died. Alone in the world, the woman came back, and when she landed in Council Bluffs was utterly penniless. Repentant, only as woman can be repentant, even to despair, she wrote to her father, but he being dead the letter fell into the hands of the executor, who showed it to the bereft husband. The latter came here as speedily as possible, and met his long lost and truant wife."—V. Loni. Thnrx.

The Spirits—Astounding Spiritualistic Revelations—The Ghost of X. P. Willis oil a Visit lo Forty-Fourth Street.

What ever suspicious may attach to needy, professional mediums who give public seances for money, none, I ap

prehend, can properly obtain in relation to private individuals of ample means and respectability, who reluct

antly disclose the mysterious spiritual manifestations, constantly rccurring

through the agency of their own mediumistic powers, and who, although

cool, keen, and educated rcasoucrs, are totally unable to explain any por

tiou of the phenomena upon any known laws. In this city, and almost

daily, events arc transpiring in this connection. In one iustance, we find an estimable lady—the wife of a law

ruins thanks In ihe public fur th bestowed np'-n its for the

last thirteen years, we would respectfully .il the attention ot friends and the ptiblie scncrallv to an inspection of our

Carriages, IS 11i«vs,

srmxc wkjoys.

Sullies an«l KIcigliM.

bles us to keep a much finer, larger, and better stock than any other houso lin the West. We confidently assort that our work and nrices can not be excelled by any other establishment. The continual incrcoso in business has made is necessary to enlarge our facilities for manufacturing, We call especial attention lo W. H, Itamson's •,:

Palm! Viili-Hatlling Fifth Wheel

A recent invention, and the greatest improvement ever added to a carriage, buggy or spring Wagon. We have the exclusive county right. We use

Narver's Pal out Buggy Wheel.

With Patent Rivet fur fastening fellr.as ?o that it is impossible fir tho felloe to split under any circumstance.

The latest ami best Ini])rovemeiiis In Spring. Axles. Spokes and Hub--.

A variety nf the latest si and tini.-h of every kind.

ltEPATRIXU

Iu wood-worki done In order, liljck.-iuithing Painting mid Trimming done with neatness and dispatch. Wo invited all to oall and see as our work will recommend itself.

Superior Farm Wagons!

Our Farm Wagons market, by Studebaki Ind.. of the

CII.VKLKS

i) Mil

All nr.- ill vis deaenr to give august 17. Is

UUU'IIV.

A S IT IN

On Mil ill Sh I. II frit} I)u thr Oj)i,

YVOI'LI) re.-j that they promptly am era! lila.ks

eel fully iufni til lliei are now prepare* the best style all}, il bins, such a.-

Mill Sl„

old f.icudt.1 exeeilie I ml.- oil

KCII-

•or!,,,/' Far,/ I), iinj II nil (\i,nitnj Jul,

/, 11*,,,/..

•atit'aei jot) i.

Dry Goods and Clothing

-J O I ITS' A AS"

('.n •h

Grill's

O O I

I'uniislilis"

Poplin? Dc

(iiiiirliiiiii.s

La\vn. Lusters.

Hosiery. Collars'."

assiincn-N.

Twectls. Ti iiiinsiiiL"-. c«.|imrs.

KariiicrsSalin. (Moves.

Hats. Caps. \otifir.s.

in fa tIni.L' v.In. I-f[, nn-! in :t well i»UU«{

Furnishing Establishment.

I aiuay- hav will beplcH'*

!.r.-t have

.f tailormy friend.

»ork. and Call and..ree

WORK AND PRICES

l!ef..re purelia-ini: elsvunere. I will :ii*o

Cut tin* (iarincnls from Material Homrhf here FKKKOF !f A K.

May 29, l-ilo •lOll.S MA AS

ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTCE.

N'OTIt'Lbeen

is herby given thut the iiudrr-igiie.J has appointed administrator of the estate of Alpbcuj lirosg. late of Montgomery "•i nty deeea-ed Said estate solvent. t.li-.* SAMI'Kf. 11, CHKCO A.ltn'r.

RATES FOR ADVERTISIKO: Kach tft lines i.r leu} firt insertion let'nl stud 'r.in-inl matter S I 'A I.IH-L additional insertion. u( earh iqnare f-r si.t weeks or Ir»« „... One .-..humi—three month.* 3» Wi si* months .. 60 00 —one year. .100 no Half e..lisinn— three months..... 20 00 —six month* ... 37 in —one year 60 1)0 Kf.itrth eol.—three months i. "... 18 5 0 —sit months ..v 20 00 —one year 3S Ou l,«r»l ImsiiKMs notices per line. Int. insertion Kach subsequent Insertion, per line ..... CIRCULATION 2000

Job PrlHtlBK PwHIj Irt Sfally

WAGON FACTORY.

FARMERS THIS WAY

/f you want a

J. S. MILLER & cor,

EisUblislicil in 1856.

O O

C+

All

O O N

CO TO

SMITH & BONNEL!

idnin thank' the farmers and others forthe liberal patronage heretofore beMowed on us. We imite yott to call and examine our stiM'k wagons, which arc erected of the best uiaterial, ai-d of the best of work-m.in-liip. Al-o 7

Wagons Kopniml and

On yhort notice and most reasonable terms, also

PLOWS Or ALL KINDS

repaired order: and the best

W_A.3-OIN"

SEATS

I In the ciiuutry. the KKNKKSAHLK SI'RINU.

A fine assortment and variety nf which ivc keep which is more durable and cheaper than the constantly on hand in our new brick sbnw room

old steel springs half the liioncv.

which wo offer for about onc-

oi lt mil

les nf I'Hient '11.n As we receive III

Eastern Styles Monthly

From New York and Philadelphia we shnll o.iitiiiuejtii manufacture work ns reliable heretofore. All our Work is Warranted from one lo two years.

0!1 Work Taken iu Exchange

built expressly for this Uros.. ol South liend.

VKRY IIKST TOIIIKIl,

and more with the view of giving entire satisfaction to purchasers than profit to the manufacturers or to us. We fully

II7/ rn III Th nn Keen/ Fur One J7

It r'Reinember Ihe plae of Court House. .lulylT.ISC!)

I'iiiiirl

frtiiu

OIK-LO

*AU. and see

Fit rlieiiln

Market Street. N'oi th

.1. S. MII.r.KK A CO.

BLACKSMITHING.

•tons

cairns..

lt«o yrur*.

1 Rctiieinlier the place, on Neinuii Street Kiist of the 1'ost -Otlive. April 3. ISfill.ly SMITH .t HONNKl..

DRUGS.

r. W.

FRY

CO.

Have iust opened a fine assortment ot

Drugs, Faints, Chemicals, Oils, Dye Stuffs,

Toilet & Fancy

A I E S

Cigars & Tobacco,

OF Till-: F/NKT QUALITY.^

ts, 011 tiroon street.1 rc J. W. Lynn A Son.il T. W. FRY A CO.

It r\J two donrs a hi ju li"3'ill! wet

DRUGS AND MEDICINES.

NEW FIRM.

MOI RI ri & BOOE,

KMi'lKK I! LOCK, No. I,

CR AiW FORDS VILLE,

fE A I.KP.S IN' ITHE

in AII in,

I'aints, Oils, Dye.st.ufts, Perfumery. Fancy Articles Pure Wines and Brandies

For Medical Purposes*

Patent .Medicines, Also. Lamps. (Jlassware, Letter,'Cap. and N'ole Paper. Pens. Peneils, and Ink,

Carefully prepared and promptly attended \Ve!respeettull\[solieit putronuge from the publie in general. l.lan'.'»'6B.

EMPIRE SEWING MACHINE. 4-

'Galey & Applegate

Ai.t.M S I lilt TMK

DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING. Cruwfordsivillo

unpin* Snvmii: Machine,

[Indiana.

Tiii- t.ia.l, (),

FI It

he .'rr-ni F»ir of the

American Institute,

N in k. (letiiber L'i*. li iJ7.

ill*' hit'lie-1 pj. Ill it fit fn

(ioods! Best Manufacturing Machine

is os

JULY. 1867.

l,„- Iraki. I nee.ll. L*.ek or Sh.

perpendicular aeiioti tie Stifch which will

neither rip nor ravel..-ind is alike rn both fides: performs perfect sewinic on everyrleseripcii.il ot •rial, with cotton. linen, or silk thread

l.rml'

In in tl fell-, bin.I-. gathers. A-a finnily

Ready Made Clothing,

V.M

A White

In- tir.e-t number. It heuu. tuck-. |inlt. plaits, and ".'Wini uiaehinn it has n.j

n"rior. The f..ll..win: is a I!• v.- ii -ID'.: I ii*- Kmpi William Wj-eii.irt I.ifiatn Poohi •li.hr Lee Aliv Cm .lame" .*-*•!Ier-Harir-I Mi |e, Th*.- i.'if- Men.-

pari in! li-t of the pers.iii" Sewinit Machine l-.s) Cloafetl'-r

Lew I "'ark Dcninan W Lytle illiatn ll^nii inwi L-ter liny" .Ills.Ill 'I hoinaMicb.ie! Lovr

Will S.-ll'-r' 'i Slnt Ell more (.'c.irae ,1-ori .1.lines Ball John Martin ISobert Hall Hob' Ilrnce Henry Thotnpv.u Win Fi-hei Or Has" John I'niiir •Mike 1'rown Sainoel Hail am be

W MeCnllister

Lucky Hosteler

am be

W MeCnllister

ji'Ho-tcter Jatn.-s Ames I'aviil 1) Smith John Widener Abraham L....p .surah McDubin J"!in P.ritz ieorgp Bible W IHIiek- Samuel Simpson Alien lliek Kdward lion Thorn,i- (InU l-aae Shoemaker

John Shet.par .l.ihn W Horiiian John Kinkiide Will Sw in.ller Will Stone Ket.j ancleave Ilabriel Mitchell

Alex Heaver '1 ho" Kellej .la Hanna (.eorgu llottmai .1 Hendrickf 1- 15 Uartner W Fullenwidrr

Stafford

William W l.ite Adam t.uuklr Samuel tiunkle .lui Iirirue' ,l»« llit.'h&ll

John Wilton Jamea Davis S Kunnel foster

Jun 1