Wabash Express, Volume 19, Number 5, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 January 1860 — Page 2

R. A. HUDSON EDITOR.

- TEURE HAUTE, IND. r WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4 ET Up to the hour on which the row about Helper' book was commenced in Congress by J. B. Clark of Missouri, says the N. T. Tribune, there had not been a single copy of the cheap Compend issued for general circulation. "A bare thousand had been printed for specimens, and perhaps half distributed to persons supposed likelj to take an interest in the work; but ire doubt that even a poor hundred of these had Ter been read. Those who undertook to sire it a general circulation were doubting their ability to do it, until Clark & Co. came to their aid, and at once put a new face on the matter. The publisher must hare sold fire thousand copies of the original work at 50 cents to SI each, according to the atjle, and is still selling it rapidly. Of the Compend we are bending out 500 copies per day, and hope soon to increase the number to 1,000. We cannot send it by mail without paying the postage (8 centaj in advance, and we cannot afford to pay that for those who send us 25 cents for a copy, as that would subject us to positire loss on each copy mailed. But we beg cTery friend of light to procure at least a copy of this work, and ask bia neighbors successively to read it, and see

If it recommends treason, murder, or any- j highly. The audience were somewhat difcthing of the sort, and then judge of tLe I appointed in not herring Prof. Anton,

truthfulness of tLe Pro-Slavery oracles, ia or out of Congress, by the test of their veracity thus afforded. If they are found to lie habitually, persistently, abominably, about this book, they will Lot be likely to tail the truth in cases where they are cot half so well watched. 'lit. Helper' "Crisis," it must never be forgotten, is not addressed to slaves nor to negroes of any sort. Its basis is a collection of Statistics, mainly drawn from the last U. S. Census, calculated to prove that SUzttry it can to the South, which it steadily impoverishes and condemns to a state of semi-barbarism. The value of the work inheres in these indisputable facta. You might as well undertake to argue down the Multiplication Table. Mr. helper shows that Slavery is especially detrimental to the Xoa-Slavcboldiog Whites oi the South a clasa more numerous than the alaveholdera and slaves together; and hal they ought to organise aud combine to root it out. And here is just where it touche the slaveholders on the raw. The know that their talk about ita exciting the slaves (not more than one in fifty of whoa can read) to insurrection, massacre, tc, is all humbug; but they do greatly fear a moral iosurrtetion of the Poor Whites. Their froth and fury is intended to excite their tool, to lynch and murder whoever shall venture to circulate ihia work among the Poor Whites of the South, or that por tioo of them who can read. Yet, while there ia possibly a page in all of the Com- . pend rather strongly expressed, it is not nearly bo "incendiary" as the rantings of Thomas Jefferson against Slavery. IT Tbe Cincinnati Gazette, in its article on "Indiana Affairs, has the following: "Everything, almost, that ha. public good in view, has met the opposition of our -Supreme Court. By the most shallow reasoning, the most effectual temperance law was declared unconstitutional system of graded schools, that was fast becoming the noblest ornament of the State, was annihilated, and our Constitution, bad enough at first, made ten-fold more intolerable. Having destroyed what was good, the Court now seeks to legalize wrong, and by .recent decision has utterly destroyed the law limiting tbe rate of interest. "Heretofore our last Judges, such as David McDonald, and ofher Republicans, bave held that no evasion cf the interest law could be recognized as legal. The most ingenious devices for avoiding it were often resorted to, bnt were promptly J declared illegal by these Judges Bat re- j eently a decision has beeu made bf the j declared illegal by these juages nai re-1 .... .. .. . . n. Supreme Court, which legalices the most t ah allow and obvious evasion of this law. Tbe case is that of John B. Vail vs. Jeremiah Euestis. The evidence shows that Vail, a member of the firm of 'Bates, Neil ä Vail,' net Hue-tie in the street of Lawremceburg, and stated to him that he wanted to raise some money, and proposed to sell him a bill en the firm. They went to Vail'a house, where lh bill was drawn, dated, at Cincinnati, and was there accepted and endorsed by Yail, and made payable at the Branch at Lawrenceburg oi tbe Bank of the State. The interest was deducted, being at the rale of 24 per cent, per annum. Here waa ußct 'UUu bill, and this miserable evasion of tbe interest law ia decided by our Supreme Court to have Uen a legal transaction. If it hsd been a genuine bill, the only legal discount eould have been 6 per cent, interest, and the difference in ex chance between Lawrecceburg and Ciccin sati, yet tbe discount is at the rate of 24 percent. This decision however, is true to Democratic affinities, which, in this Bute, adheres to the speculator against the richta and welfare of the people. It was o - this Democracy which passed the law Cbsrtering the Bank of the State, by which few were enabled to monopolize the stock f th Bank-, and to hold extraordinary chartered privileges for twenty years, with no power reserved to the General Assero bly to alter, or repeal the charter. Acd bow the iniquity is completed by a decision which will enable the Bank, and all brokers in connection with it, to receive any amour.', of interest that they may choose to exact from the necessity or imprudence of borrowers. The Indiana State Journal estimates that those in this Slate who use the currency tf Illinois and Wi. eonsin, will lose a bslf million of dollar annually by the S per cent. dicouat which that Bank exscts on this currency. Robes pisrre, when leader of tbe Paria mob the fa eulotte- was the most exquisite dsr.dy in bis dress that Paris contained; to Indi ana Democracy, professing to act for the people, are found the ready advocates of every measure that makes the rich richer at the expense of the many. D"Gov. Corwin said a good thing the other day, when breakfasting at Brown's Ilotel in Washington. The conversation turned upon the nomination of Gen. Scott, at the Union meeting in New York. In reply to the question how it would be received, a member from Alabama replied, that tha South would regard Scott's nomination aa worse thsn Seward's. Corwin promptly replied, "I think so, too; he is a fighting man." . , , tT There have been a great man v cases of scarlet fever at Indianapolis and Terre Haite. iY. A. Ltdjtr. Tes, we presume there have been a great

I For tLe Eiratr. Old Folic Concert. Naturally of a musical t irn of mind, and know ioe of no more a?reable manner to

spend an eveniog, I coccluded to avail myself of the invitation e?Unded to me by one of the members of the Musical Association, to attend the Old Folks' Concert. The programme was rather attractive, and judging from the preparations that had been made to get up the costume, I coo eluded that some of our ..ober-minded cit izeos would undergo such a metamorphosis that the natives would be a.toni .hed, as well a arauted at the appearanco of i . , . T ell. after we. who hud arrived early at! the hall, had waited till we were tired. and , after the audifr.ee had jnioed the w ; faet several ti,ue. tv .. rir C l....d I auU OLitcr ut luuuail mini, b 11 uuuanri in i -.1 j ,. :..:......:... ' the singer , some of whom ore the cwtume of the EIiztelhiati ptrid, appeared upon the field cf act'uu. The opening hyimi was done te ilinMum, (eee Musical Review for definition cf the term.) The duett, -Ssy Where do Suruoier Roes Bloom," was beautiful, ai.d sunj id urh a manner as to give general Satisfaction. "Some Folks' Son," Jcoroic,) 'j i good. The musician wire leudly appU dcd. After the usle p-irtiou of the audi icce had clapped their baods, etnroped upon the floor acd whittled loug enough j to deafen us, the siogtsrs reappeared, and j gave us mere music cf the saoce sort. "1 Want a Wife," was well acted, and was vtry fanny. As far as music was concern ed well, it as nowhere. The instrumental pieces cannot be spoken oi too Lo.e Tiolin, at any musical entertain ment, is great acquisition. In the variety and beauty of the ladies' costumes, the Old Folks urpa.ed Father Kemp's Treupe. There were several tailors, milliners and mantua-makers present, who, I suppose, were there for tbe sano reason that generally induces your correspondent to attend public places of amusement namely, to take items. Although the ladies, were not perambulating pyramids, and their dresses were several feet too short and as many yards too narrow for the present styles, yet they were much admired. Should not be at all Mirprii-ed if b-fure long, there would be a complete revolution in f.male attire, as one f the practical tesul'.s of the Old Folk' Concert. H. Ot i..vt uui the R port of Terre Haute aod Richmond Bail Road, for the jear.endiug NoT.3G.h and mske the following extract from the Report of the Secretary. Daring the year fire thou.and of the Company's Bonds have been surrendered, und Stock issned for tbe same increasiog the Capital ttock of the Coni?nv to....1a,.4Sn Oy And reducli f tha amount of Bonds to S30,i 00 (jo Aggregate of stocks snd BonilL.titlM W Ike Grot Enmlnrs of ttls year Is $357,237 And the Expenditures tare been, vis: OpeiatiEjr hipei.- StCS 56rt 56 Additional 9,374 43-175,143 W Set Eanilcrs. $13t,154 PC Taxes- 9 7,645 67 Interest and Exchange 14.4C6 57 DM lt6 months $6äS2 50 2d C " 09,078 50-13795 0C-li8.967 S4 Surplu Earning t ,187 Ci Of which there his been expended, and not charged to Current Expense of the year, the aum of. tlÖ.KS 61 Förtha fot'ng purpoaea viz: $ l.'!17 Telegraph IU.GcO (e Half IctereU in Depot ai Junction of New Albany Road, tP5 CC- lifibi 61 From the General Report we extract the 1. ?" . . .1 .v.wv. ... w Dcirgneio mo pis. yea. siw ps 1 a f 1. . I it a. O .. 4 1. a.at Ol lue siaie, au a recioie iruui lue couiiiicn tributary so the buslr.es of the road; Led ' ... t i. i . i..i:.. i:. it been held as formerly, at Indian, the capital of the State, our revenue 11 ueen ue.u as lormrnj, a. ,...,, n..,,,,., would. bave been several tnousana dollars wore., . . e, have in connection with the " estera Union Telegraph Company," erected at a eostto us of tuelre hundred and stv enteen dotlara and eighty centa, a telegraph along the line of the road, which furnishes us all the facilities of this great agent in railway operatoins. Tbe few week that it has been in operation, has full demonstrated its utility in expediting the busiiiess of the road. Jointly with tie Louisville, New Albany ar.d Chicago Railroad, there has been erected at the crossing of thst road with ours, a freight and passenger depot, amply largo accommodate the increaing traf fic between the two roads. j For the sum of U u thousand dollars, we j have purchased about five acres ol land j adjoining the depo', grounds at Terre llaute wer more room wis required for additional tracks or tidinga. The relaying the road with d ?w tics has been completed; ore hundred tons of new raila have been laid, and a new coat of bal lasting put on ths road bed. The stoue masonry of all biidge abutment, wina wall, culverts, and drains have also been completed. We have also built two additiocal water statioos, making the supply of water on the lin a of the road ample. A new aide track has been laid at Staunloo, for the accommodation of the coal bjsiocss; alsoobe at Greencastle, for the convenience of loading stock. The feocing has been thoroughly repaired, and is now nure perfect than at any previous time. The machinery and rolling stock have been kept np.and is in perfect order. The trains have been run with regularity, and, as usual, we have been without accidents no irjury ha been sustained by person or property. The afflcars and employee have discharged their several duties promptness and fidelity. rith "Sxt Iii Aoaiv." The way the Democracy use the Union after they havedis solved it reminds the Indianapolis Journal of the way an'affectionate widow used the body of b.r drowned husband. It had been in the water until the eels had eaten their way into it, and when it was brought to her with the ir formation that about a bushel of eels' had been got out of it, she sadly remarked that "they had better ff the old mis mgtin." The Democrats find a wad of offices in the Union they have kill ef, ao they aet the dead body at every election, and It makes a eapital trap. . .. IT Join M. Wilson, somewhat noted as a Democratic politician in Olney, Illinois, recently repudiated the present Ad ministration, and gave in his adhesion to the Republicans. - BcxTiR'e Horn.. We heard numerous encomiums bestowed oo the New Year's diacer furnished on Sunday last, by the

. , , - -. f me journnipuoinea a ie;tersent ny -onn a bign jri i iuj paaMog away oi me wreat-in- .es, uut ue janc.ea iua cecoum think only of the FV We i-Vrif that had been Hante.A.t.n aruSt.Loui. Ra.lroad our . mils the fact. ti .v. J Connolly. M.vor of Lafayette to .un.lry storrr.! The frightful howling of the ! s the gleaming cf the white foamasit wrecked that coast, and of his beloved Important connecting road on the West, Tu tL-air.e ettuct, .Mr. James . u.aer - J . 1 tempest seemed rather to have mcreased j flew high in ti e air. As quickly as possi- Carrie who had p-rhaps in company with by the freshets attlut beginning of the year ! tsid: : , yc'nocrat, J Indisuapelis, but was , than abated The --en galhered upon the , ble the tcpeail was takenoff.and the anch- those same men', trod the'same pa'.h he was seriously affected the business of both j ..Äow. will son tell rr.e what there t. for : "rffnl Ii0t U Publ,,ü lh' f Mr I qarter-deck. clingms for support to the ora cut loose. The ponderous grappungs C0T treading. What hsd been her fate ?- , - Ä ... - ... jl.Jl LJ,!,!, n Arti Slavarv to ! Shaw. Of course, our neighbor of the ! racks and rails for the life-lines swayed . plunged into the hissing sea, and the iron Jjad sho been murdered by these wre'xhes. roads. We arc . atitfied that the impr.ved ; a party, p-wed solely on Anti Starry to f ! so ffiUch that they verc afraid sf them- ; cables were spun through the ha -hole, or r;scrTe j for 80ruc more deplorable dlom condition and now energetic management ! IP0"' 'fÄ ,mp,. ' V ; gathered as near to the light of the binna-. like lightning. SC3? went the starboard Those thoughts f.üel him with unutteraoflhatroaJ. will tend to the inere... rf ! 'S S ; of th.s afi.ir. a. he ,s disinteteM.d h.a ;le , amp as they could, as though ever, chain;and in a moment ifore a thotk wa, blfl &GcnJ. J .. . . ,. .. : that con.e mis rnaea. lAPr love f,.r our tdoDted c t aens. That uur from such feeble b-ams thev m irht find ; felt as the larboard tnelior fottnd .battow: ! n-fi t .j j .

rZZlZZld, The. ssertiou. of Messrs. Hunt. n "jy j reidettn.y j, lh, relatiTe meriti of scmeccrafort Bnt not all worolhere.- but it could not held. The cable parted a '1 Zk L.Ur "Tea7eh" ,,t:': "might leacc.pted by many as eoueh.' . i' th,m lfltber !o-not all! rcur stout. Lruche.rtcd ; though it had wen abetter, .-nn., A .; cf & cJa'le eDlercJ it foifOWe!, by the

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(From the Indianapolis Jourcsl.) . Some days ago several Irish Democfats of this city addressed a letter to j Mr. Connolly, Mayor of Lafayette, vho j is a Democrat and an Irishman, ask- j ing him to visit this city and address j his fellow countrymen and Democrats. ! lhe following is his answer: Mator's Of i ici, Lafayette. Ind.) . t December 15, 1859. J : r . .- . . 1.,. r .. ,i. - v 1 I j. i -.:. .i. luur itiieruiuic inn i ii : i i .i::..i -.:.... mal., iciaviiiLJ iu iuul puiuicai gu:i ..u ..' antes, anu inTiiinn; me to auuress juu ' cfm channel has just reached rce. Whether VOU intend to run a ritron nA ftp "t TnAP it 1 D S , know and U macS ... . j nvuiu vo 11. c OdUiC ill ciliivi taoc,u that as far as I am concerned you must i "cliin T-Aiir iwn el-iinl-c" nnd if vnn think you can do so to better advantage in the Republican than in the Uemocratic camp, you had Detter get in mciaaiuiiLC, niui vur uiuu icci all booted and spurred for the fight. There is no telling Tvhat you may able to effect. To be jure most peo pie fail ia such enterprises, but your case may be an exception. Your obedient servant. JOUV CONNOLLY. I ... un tne receipt ox tue ioregoing, Mr. Shaw addressed the follovrins c pietle in reply. Mr. Connolly, we take it, has not made a very enviable character for himself by his course toward his fellow-countrymen of this city: IDUK..roLis, Dec. 16, 1S53. Hon. JtDoi Cpjwlit Sir : Tours of the 15th has this day come to hand, and permit me to say, c"f all the documents that ever I read, this is the most curril ous : I did not think that a man having such a flaming prefix to his name as "Hon." could be guilty of using the rowdy ex pression of "Skin your own skunks" with your "hind feet all booted and spurred for the fight." Yur ionor may have some correspondents who take delight in these steamboat deck hand phraseologies, bet I do not appreciate them. Asa gentleman, if you do not wish to respond to the call of the people in this city, why not signify it by aylng yes or j no. and not msult ua 7 Yon may be thankful that we have made yon name more conspicuous by inviting you to thin place: not, however, because we expected that you were more eloquent than some who will address our meeting, but .mnlv k.ritte we thought that vour nres-: ene- would -timulate our people to action

in the a.sitlion of their on rights, wbtch j. 0f Indianapolis, visited this city on Satia Ihr only step to adance the Democracy , o. u of NorthD Lib.

of tbia City, ana cemeuiinem logevuer. We have a few more of your stamp in this city, but fortunatelj they they are few and far between. We did not think at tbe time of our inviting jou that we sho'd bave to say of you, as Lasar did of Brutus "Et tu Brute " 1 have carefully fiUd away your letter for future reference, which may at aome future day riseagaiost you. honored sir. JOHN P. SHAW. DocToaa bzrstx. The H. Y. Tribune ays, "Ex-Gov. Wahirgton Hunt mu the Union-savers thst the Republican party bad no longer a right to exist, because its work was all done. Hear him: "But it is urged that their real object is to prevent lhe extension of slavery into Free Territories. That was ence a pendinn. nrartiral oeeatioa. It s no lonsrer. r Kansas is free, as many of cs maintained t r . . -- " that it must be from causes too powerful to : he controlled bv the efforts of piliticians or propagandists. AU the territory tffeet- ' ed by the repesl of the Missouri Compro- . raise is free änd must forever remain so. I Cheera.l Thst battle is fought and won, and tbe troops snouia ce oisoonueu. There is no Irmtory v belonging to tke 'ry can be profitably Union in which Slave established Every reflecting man in the , Fouth as well as the JorlU sees aca aa- !-;-, List f-r tha rt Lhat .nn h am A rtr ; Hcn 0l?0 R singleton, M. C.frcin Misaia.ippi, addretsiig the maia meeting I nt nM.nmnii Vf r'. n ' V. a Henrrnt a. ' rm 1 - - ...... .... ' "If yot suppo.e, eitLer, thst the people I , m j üf the gol.th .m cct froro th ter. t ritories acqui quired by the common blood and treasure of the country, ana eae out a miserable existence confined to our preeot limits, I tell you you may prepare for the disftolulion of the Union. We roust have expansion, inside of the Union if we can, hut outside of it if we must. Applause from the Democratic benches '- Which of these averments are we to believe? Messrs. Hont and Thayer are hardly yet within tke pale of the great party now and usually Controlling the Federal Government; Mr. Singleton i in full communion with, and has always belonged to it. iesaja that. Slavery wants expsnsion raoie territory must have it trill have it or dissolve the Union. Is he not iu a a position to know? CT The "chivalry" of Virgiuia is displaying itself in a variety of wij.. The Richmond Whig is fortunate in its Corres poodents. Solomon was reputed wise, but the wisdom of his day was folly, compared with the following: William n. sawaau. To the Editor of ike Whig : Seward's trip to Europe signifies more than a disposition to evade tbe consequences of the foraj at Harper's Ferry Be as sored thst he is there, encaged in his infernal and diabolical machinations to demolish and uproot this glorious fabrie of liberty from base to belfry. He knows full well that it wonld he annihilation to surrender now his schemes of disunion, murder and destruction to the South. Perhaps he is banrainioz away tbe South for Canaj da that he may rule northern confeder acy and put the Sooth under guardianship of England, to be cultivated with mannmitted slave labor, for England's benefit. Seward would rejoit-e at such an event. Having pained accessio England's Court there is no foretelling what bis delusive aopnictry may not do with the willing hearts of Exeter Hall. Usios Sav.sq Dow SoctSj What a humiliating commentary upon the Unionsaving servility of the North m the re cent attempt to hold meeting oo that subject in Washington ! The Sooth, and the South only, threatens to dissolve the Union. The two Houses of Congress are the focal point of theae treasonable utterances. Right there, under the eaves of the capitol, where, above all places in the country, such a meeting was needed, some simpleminded people gathered ao assembly. Of course, it was broken up io a row. The peaceful portion of the audience escaped amid thejeering strains of martial music. Whether the tune was Hail Columbia, or the Rogue's March, the telegraph has not ioformed us. Could hypocrisy further go? How long will Northern men, who hold the title deeds of their own souls, consent to perform service and labor for the South in this Union saving business? After this exhibition at Washington, one would think that even Commercial Doughfaceism would have pluck enough to refuse to be sold in market overtly by frightened fossils and political tricksters. n. Y. Tribune. e XT Hon. Judge Mason, of Iowa, who made himself so popular with the inventors of the country, while he held the office of Commissioner of Patents, has, we learo, associated himself with Mson & Co., at the

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commfncoJ its winter terra on Monday. D" The weather is growing milder in . tbi' n gion' rj- Tke County Treasurer has teen en?aged for lhe ,Mt two dJ. ..lliDg Urd fof ddiBqMnl taX6Jl. ... C Prof. Moore's Graded School reopen ed on Monday with its full compliment of j happy j.vei.ile . - O Hog .lacghterinj in this city is aboct over for lhe wesson. In a few daTS ... . 'r of hogs packed here dunnj; the seseu. , , . T'' t . A U 'I0 our c.l.aeu, kept 0p-u lious... ot, Monday for Xew Yesr's call and the dav pa-ed off qui i! r ai-d , ' , ! i . IT It is ..id .hat the Judgeship of the Court of Claims, issde vacant by the death j of Judg Blackford, wit be given to Mr. jft - .Hwhei, of lad., a Icompton tn Fifth Auditor's office, who superseded one j I of Duuglas'e friends, was recently discharg ! ed, with $1,700, the proceeds of an indors-1 j ed draft sent that office for examination, ? a . a a a SI S I wnicnneraaae payaoie 10 his w n viuri. . V V T.ttun. ' ' who is the man! XT Douzlan in Hendricks coun ahead of all competition. Accord the Danville Ledcer, a recently held Dem-' oeratic meeting in that county appointed 6 ..leg.... the .k J.... : a f a T Convention which were K tor uougiss ; except four ! "Vit media ttt tutittitn," save the poet, which meaus that tbe nafesl walking is in tbe middle of the streets. The side walks have been slippery place, where wifked men, such as Deoaocrati, Abolitiom&ta aud ntennintiiai walk Wi vp were rompedA to take to the middle of the street. " ET Hon. Isaac Blackford, died at W sshington city oa Saturday evening last, in the 74th vear of his age Judge Blackford 3 , , was for more than thirty years one of the Judes of the Snpreme Court of this State, and at the time of his death, was one of the Commissioners of the U. S Court of! . i v,",mB: " a4B m ! ET A delegation from Relief Fire C. No. j " erty Co. No, 3. They were the bearers of a valuable gift of paintings, Ac , donated to the3's by tha Indianapolis company. The presentation meeting was held at the 3'a Engine house and was a pleasant af - fair. m , .7 Coll. Oo Saturday morning the mercury stood at 12 degs. below eero at 6 o clock: This is we believe by 7 degs. the; coldest weather we have had his winter. Since writing the above, we have discovered that there was li.tle more of the same sortleft; Sunday and Monday rival- ; ing Saturday in inttn$ity of feeling. j Mtt t I - -j... 0 .. n . . single, oi me jumaycue vouner.mus .... .... j aunounces a slight iocrease in bis house hold: "Jot to the Hotsx op LtxoLt ! Twin babies this morning 1 Lafayette and the Steam Press against the world !" What had "Lafayette" to do in that particular, Mr. L. ? Ohl "Lafayetre" ia a J bad place. I.VPEPKXDE5T Ibishmkx. A few day ago j J7 At the Annual Meeting of the stockhf.T.lp f i -.nTi rr Hti-.i 1L ehmnn.l , - - - - - - R.;!..,, 1 L,l. fnd!. J..,,,,,).! ... . . 1 rn1tin. .tl,n..n'.l.M. nir.rlr. o a. - - - dent; Chas. Wood, Secretary ; Jno. Scott, Treasurer. etat - Car.TAL lex The past week has been productive of the greatest Ice crop ever produced in this region. We saw speci mens of Ice yesterday, which had beeu cct bv Lew. Hairer, and which had been form ed in three days. The blocks were 2 feet sauareand74 inches thick, and was so . . ... . clear that we could read commoa writing j through it when standing on its edge The sight of it rendered different to the approach o which ure expected tiex Tcroperes! OhJulipsl! 1. 0. 0. F. The following officer w.re elected for the entiling six monlha.oo Sati . , . m, mm urday night, by Terre Haute Lodge No. 51,1.0.0. F.: J. Silverthoro, N. O. R.A.Morris, V. 0. A. B. Crane, See N. W. Conn, Ptr Sec. James Hook, Treas. A. R. Miller, I D , H. D. Scott, j ReP to - L J. II. Turner. W.S.Clift, H. D. Scott, ) Trustees. The installation will lake plaee on Saturday night next. The Auditing Committee meets on Thursday night. New Ykak's Dixurxa. We could not resist the insinuating politeness of that accommodating young gentlemen who as.i.ta in doing the honors at the Terre Haute House, therefore at 1 o'clock on New. Year's day we found ourself seated at the table in the spacious dining room of that palatial hotel, where attentive waiters quickly sir rounded us with a sumptuous feast of the richest and rarest delicacies. Everything was in the best style and greatest abundance; and we ceuld not help but admire the princely no an n er in which Mr. Uubbs csteers te the wants of his numerous gnests. No city in the Wet is so well supplied with good hotels as Torre Haute. No ta blea are more profusely famished. e ST"l may be aaked," exclaimed Menry Clay in one of his speeches, "as I have been asked, when I would conseut to a dissolntion of the Union. I anawer. Never 1 Never I" This, however, it by te meaus the language of the present Demo cratic party. They are for the du !ution of the Union in case thty are besteu in the next Presidential election. Such is the reSuit of their abandoning the political doctrines of Jefferson and Jackson for those

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"' "Aye, answered the captain with rIoisi urid added, in a touching tune, ; a;.d upon turr.iog he beheld tour men com I be! A Defaulter. a shudder, "I feel it iu my Un." "Ah, ,nv dear friend, vou do not know up from the wtcr. He who came in i

. J A Democratic clerk from Indiana, in the In the mean ti tue, Captain Letter had , vhat 1 hav uffered tonpuc canuot tell ; tdranca was a tall, muscular man: with a

viz: no aiu noi, loos up unui no una nnitcea , m, t-iuir-i-caie nauor, wuo aicoa t ; but be could cot clearly make thein out in II. Ross, D. Deining, E.J. Peck, Chas. j the, fIcu!a l.i,0?,;. . . . , ; tc wheel, and who had looked a thousand ; the ditali2ht. U also noticed that the botWood C Rose W K Edward. F Xio ' t HW " V P' tlce?-' U bilW d.F "k face answered for him: , tom of lhe ctve was TcrJ wet lhongh it Mooa, j. nose, . n. .tawarai, r.-Mp Ins commander lay down tbe dividers. "It s a Weeckeh's Beacon! I've eeen, recently been covered with water. pert, W. H. Thornburgb, Jas. Farrington. j ' I have Ueo making a reckoning, and uch things afore. There ain't no use ini-phe wrecker chie'tian stopped, at last, TheBoardwa-r.rganiEed by the election I find that we have but little more aea firin' the gun, sir. That light was put near what seemed the end of the'eave, and of E J Peck President and Su Deri nteu- r?m left Tht CcUr" W hve 7"de .ler . u Pur ?,c.k lcath ,l..at making a sign to his followers, they clapoi Ji.J.ieca, rresiaent ana Bupennteu finCe we woret has been, as near as I can the coat sharks might pick his bones!" riaf. 'a anti..

! j ; THE WRECKER'S BEACON. CHAPTER I. scroti int GALE. j re ! to ! The good ship Pathfinder, of New York, i and hoond to Copenhsgeu.bad entered the ! I :orUi sea, Having JeJt the fctraiis of Dover two days behind. s 'B'TT.!- l . . 'p V a 1 .man. not nvpr iaVit-r,rl.t.-rr. Itt on.H Vila iiiiu. ii uk uitr .iirii--Biifi-i pi. iv. ann n x unuie was jiauiico jjcuicr. tie ElOOu vj t - - - T . Tr 11 the taffrail, eiz'iag off upon the horizon to the eastward, ever and anon raising his i hand above his head to feel if there was . anr wind atirrinc mdu oiicn casung ii:s . - f i . a he 8,ood thtl4 hh m ,rproachea, and Pletohim: -What d'ye think of this. Capi'nt" "I think we're in f.,r aM..iM,air," the : " .a. - 1 J a 9f.fi "" lej-ueu. - aw i uji you wnai u ; is.Onfiin,' headdeJ.ahf-r swoeping the; u.ii.u nnu miu mi r(, ivnt?n u comes

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broad Ocean puff., with , in but water 1 to hatch wind from; but we'il have it right resh fota some cf tboe places where they know how to make thu gs bluw , been watching the sea aud ky as before, ; and he fancied that the eigu i the stotm ' were growing more aod more palpable ev- : cry moment. The uo wss goiu-r down iu a aa-S l S.. 'a.at.ai-- - iuru um. Sm lug iu me m.uie futin horioil a Hull. lmrnliiJi.ro.l l.lnnrl l.m- ! --- i r-' .-.--- j j towards the point where the sun was setting. .ÄCn-Ä; . I have been I And others noticed the same thinf , and speke of it, too. Seven o clock came and went. Eijjht o'clock came, and the first watch was set. "Don't go below," .aid tha captain, as the men of the last dog-watch left their stations. "This calru can't last a great while. Yon bad Utur batten down the hatches cow, while li.ere is nothing else j to d0. jor I am aura there will be need of ! baring them close before the comin of an- ; 1 " .. . The men had had no thoughts of eoii,ir below, for they could see and feel; and they were not wholly ignorant of what was j coming; ao they went at work and aecured the hatches with thick tarraulins; and when this was done thoso who had no par - j licuur station collected about the wheel. Another hour passed away and another. Ten o'clock came, and still iiot a breath. . . " . a, '"n i , T! tning, with the ropes, aod blocks, and sails, 1 rw a au . . a i . a l : l l i rattling and flapping as he was swayed to I a i I It. ..I ana iro oy ine iaxy sweus oi me sea. "Whatrfoes it mean?" cried Griffin, as tbe boy struck five bells. "Hark!" said tbe captain, almost in - atantly. "I guess you'll foon see. Did you feel that? Ha! and that?" It was a puff of wind, and a light flying of spray; or, perhaps it was a spit of rsio. At all events, the puff was felt; and tbe drops of water fell upon other checks than ; Maurice Lester's; and other ears than his ; heard the dull moaning which came over !! .a me aaru waiers. ro otner ears heard the : roar which followed, and other bodies j quivered beneath the stock of the storm- ; giant when he came in his might. Aye tne storm naa come, it came wiiii wiuu anu rain, ami wi;n an angry heaving of the sea. It came with a darkness like Erebus, ai d with the voice of thunder. The gale continued to increase in tury aa the long night pas.ed away. When the morning came the scene was onq of awful grandeur. The wind was howling ! with terrific fury; and the broad sea was ; laaharl intm hu ra mnuntsinB. Llifit ma mart lashed into huge mountains, that foamed, -r: "?:,-" .. ,r lanaiumoieu, auu leapeu aivuiz Ter iue bosom of the deep, seeming every moment j readr to whelm and eneulf the frail bark I tht.ntrcg;ied within tne demon grasp. ' When Captain Leter had observed the

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w itn neie and mere spots of darker tinge, character of the queston. as from the sud- held the stalwart leader and his three ruflike openings, through the fiery clouJ, ; den manner io which it waa put. ! fianly companion. ; and, considering all ; ,ty i i lookirg upon a fearful blackness behind." . "Well," said Lester, in a lower tone, "I j the circumstances, it is no wonder that he ; I "Do you see how atraugely it looks off i bare had a dream repeated many times, i as at art led. However, he had not much

, thereT aaid tbe captain, ratain? bis fiDser : hnt nver li it com ito me so directlv and innnnrtnniiw rnp fl.ri.inn fnr hviha tima

signs oi ine morning, tto .earea mat tno ue was lrtercpted hy aery from the bows ; tbis last remark, and the peculiar emphastorm would continue through the day, I that made every soul start with horror: ; ;s iaj,j 0pon the word "doctor," struck a

auu so ue iuiu in mm. i ue kt u:o a I T- - ,.1., V. . . ''!. I - hoe of horror, and rain w:ih now drivirs down, mingling with the lashing es. At toon it was still worse. At length night shut in again, and not ttar a sttHo w v, i o itii9 vui aivv rhall Eee theliht of another day ? rainy av um. v hu- v.jiiam u-oni - c uc - A . MaaIt r,n a . I . . . w w . . t I .. low. ue tooic uo u a cnn ci ine i ortn c i : j : . ti.i.i pea, ana iiavmg epeaa ,1 upou 1 e table, i ' ' ' k.. u. n.:.".. .T j . l'T : ne sat down to exunvno it. na war thr. i d k !?- w urn jus. ui uuu tauic uuwu: out ' m, . . . .a . a as a calculate, north-west-by west, so that we mimt have been driving toward lh ennui cf Northumberland Iihiuk we hare plenty of room to ftsnd on until midnight; but we cannot stand on much louger. if the gale does not abate by that lime I know not what we shall do." The Captain started up from his chair. and would prooaoiy nave walked across ! the cabin, but at that moment a heavy sea j ! C8U&"n.Vn ? Y7D-. .PVT" ror. i waru, wmcn causeu mm io caicn ins seat qoick,y possible. As soon as the ; flood had gone from the deck, and the vea- . . . ,. . a. mt MM - r W Wmmn t j . . a I "Gnfhn, I have tometuing upou my t nima more in an you mow; anu l am anxj ious to cou.r.iunicate it, too. I must tell it i nowt for.,1, L,.Te a?tr" e 'hodinff of coming ill. bomelhing ia to happen that wilj bir Kreat caaaitr to some of us. I ' am notcroakinz 1 am only reading what! i the unseen hss written io roy aouK IIow. . ever, you snail near my story. ou have heard thst my parents were hoth lo at i sea?" ' "Yes," said the mate. , "And perhaps yon knew thst they were ' lost in this sea?" "I have heard so, sir." i "Aye so it was. I was a boy than. They were on their way to Copenhagen, aa we should be now. My father com manded tbe snip sbe was called the j 'Clara Jane.' She was named for my I mother; aud she was a staunch, noble ? craft. Iwasatscbool then, in Troy; and i when I knew that roy parents were dead i I was well nigh mad with grief. I fancied then, in my nrat bours of orphanage, that my heart would break; and I think such would have been the case if they bad kept me at school. But some of those who eared for me came to see roe, and it was finally arranged that I should go to sea. And I prospered prospered so well that. j mm comajand of a ;htp ben 1 wa twenty years old, they gave "The man who owned tho ship which I first commanded was named Thorntoo. Ue had a daughter naro d Carrie one of the sweetest, purest, and loveliest creatines that ever grnced this poor life of earth. Sbe waa some years younger than myself; but fTi when I firat knew her and she i. Ml then more than fourteen she was a womau io intellect acd grace, though a child ia simplicity of love ad confidence. Mr. Thornton did not object to my suit, so 1 loved her with all my soul, and was blessed to know that she loved me in re turn. It had been arranged that we should be married when she was twenty years old that had beeu our plan for more than two years, Mr. Thornton having set the bounds himself. It lacked two months of the time and I had arrwnged to remain at home until we were married. But Thornton had heavy ship freighted for Copenhagen, aod her captain was dying. He could find no one to take his place but me, and he asked me to go. I could not refuse; bull asked that I might be married first. Mr. Thornton shook his head, and said no. But he had another plan which he said would be better. He hid been planniog to visit Copenhagen, where ha had two U. - J I ay i a mJ hflg.aufii n .aw, ,

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the next ship, and brio? Carrie out with bitn. and we thoold be married there. I finally eoosetted to take the tie" ship, and Mr. Thornton, with hid daughter, was to ; ret roe in Copenhagen, and there fc were ' be married, and all three come home together. The evening before I sailed I spent wi.h Carr arne. aod when 1 left bejl Jelt tbat leaving roy very life. : 1. was "Well continued Lester, wipiog ins eyes, "1 went to Copenhagen. 1 waited a mo.nth t f 0 i heÄ. d -.? V-:.-'"0 cr, n. ' ifl pnirn wi n i in iaui i uid ton and daughter on board, had touched j at Dover, aod that all were safe and well . ""ft - i when she left. I waited another week, ar.d then I crossed over to Hamburg: but 1 ! ro'.i:u learn nothing mere. exi i nee:

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assure rce that the ship hadUea loitl.On the second day after she kit Dorrr a severe storn l,ad ,rin. and several vc-s-H l-.d r been lost. 1 'sen my ship heme in rh-r2? orthe mute, and spentt-.r n-oi.uis tu tair.i ing afwr the inst o:es; but I could t"'" '' . J " .1 . . 1 trace ot ll,em. ol i'f 11 " .r.f KTrT learns hon, wi.L :aaad and heavy bearl " . , Maurice Lester btoppei a few njowetits, . ana uowea lus ieaa cpou i n it, nor can pen write it That blow did break my htatt broke it iu the rending of ; jt8 tenderest cords, and in the crushing cf au its earthlv hopes! Do yoi believe in - a drcmDjl Tl. t .....! .... . ..,.(, . t iUa . iiia luaic oiaiicu, uut -uuku a. n. , I so vividly an within the past three or fourj ' lvf. Carrie Thornton it dead! f kcoW f he is not she has appeared to me repeat?) edly in a dream, aud calls upon run to save , j her! To-night, a I stood all alone by the ; mizzin rigging, trying to peer plainly as you now hear mine, and she called out for j me to save her. Of course what fullowed , was mere fancy, though even that affected 1 me much: I thought 1 saw he, stsnding not far off. upon a huge sea, with her arms stretched imploringly towards mo saw ; her then, with ray eyes open, as 1 have 01- ; tet eeen ber in roy s'leepiog dream! At this point the captain was ci At this point tue captain was cat snort; .... .. . - . t in his sp.ech by the cry of "LlGBT-Uo!' v i from the deck. Ther hurried up rrd found the men crowding forward. t "What is it?" Lester r-tked. j "I think it is a light, air," replied Par - ; ker. "Here, sir, just stand here. Now 1 turn yon eye about four points upon the larboard bow. Wait, now, till .be rises ; Ha there! there? Se! Did you see it, i sir?" 7 a a vi a Xes-be had seen U;aua ne r.ew itmu.t be alight opon the shore; but it was a great : vay ofT. He watched until he had seen it J a a . . several times, and then he remarKed to nis mate that it must be a light house. The j light was bold and distinct, and evidently ! at a considerable height above the level of ! the sea; for, had it not bven so, it could not ! have been seen at that distance. After a short consultation, daring which reference was had to the chart of the Northumberland coast, it va. decided that this light not be upon Dorton Point. To the north ofDorton, a the captain knew from per- ' 6onal experience, as well as from the chart m j there was a snug harbor, ot easy entrance. Thee things were settled. As soon as it hsd been determined where ! the light was, Captain Lester made all pos sible hate to determine his course cf action. Had the thing been practicable.be would have laid his ship to; but that could not be done. No one even gave it a serious thought. So it was determined that the ship should stand on, at least till something further was discovered. At half past twelve the gale had moder- ' ated considerably. The light was now to ; ba s..n varw tu . i n lr vhn7r tlia afi m ; be seen very I ":. "TL ..,7 , rose, auu uiecauiutu kdu ihm oiucers ieii i i sure thst they were right in their calculations "At all events, said the former, "we j have no choice but to stand on, at least t if . J I . iliami; jkka(li.b!i Captain Letter leaped fatranl, and in a very few moments he was smisfisd that the i "warning bad not been false one; for he i ceuld not oidy hear the avfcl roar of the 'In heaven's cn'e naiiii i" gasped Grifiin, tkisii;c&u 7 be3l lhe light mug as brightly a- everat "tvhat does ii afill l.nrnil.ff aa h.mli tlw an o n w r ( I is still burn , a i.i wuiinu uiigin.j mi c.. a. iea6i a league away ana yei ncia are me ....!,, .1 :...n -. ., . -t . v. -. . 1 . . rocks directly under our bow! k hat can iL mean r i xr -...: T ...J i... uaurice j,Rbier uia not answer : tut an "RaEAKE&s I Kocks ! On the itarboard bote! Ao.' On tke larboard! Port!' But it was ton late for mortal help The !. ! e a a a a

.p bad met her doom bite went upon . B)Ugt remai- in lhi, p,1Ctf fof sho"rt ZIVX m.f ,7" lHat "OUnded h,h season, lou'ere perfeetli .ee Aere.-Si-above th, roar of th elements. ence , Saj ot a , yTf oa aUempt I to leave this spot, you will be slaio the mo CHAPTER II. i oient you 6et foot outside the cave."

WOL'SANO. Maurice Lester wa, r.ear the starbasrd when th hin at mal. Z??T? Ift tUn ift i n. .. i j u.rew him upon his back, and he tried to - -j ...... . iiwu vai iu that it caught him in its giant grasp - . , . -. 1 .... . . 1 inai u nurien uim as me gale burin a feath er that his head was hurt that his body was tossed and bruised and then the lamp of his consciousness went out. When he came to himself it was daylight, and the ravs of the sun were heamintr above him At first ho did not attempt to move, any further than simply to assure himself that he was really alive and sensible; but sought to recall the events of the past. wnicn ne uiu, very clearly, op to the time when his ship struck upon the rocks he could go no farther. After this he raised himself upon his elbow, and tried to gate about him. He found himelf upon a bed of s.ind, between two immense rock. He had been landed there in that deep nook, and the tide had gon out and left him. In a li'tle whilß he rose to his feet, and managed to crawl up, by the aid of a stranded spar, over a low part of one of tho rocks. After seeing all that was to be observed from this point, he moved on towards where he thought he should soonest find an open beach, for he felt faint and sick, and he wished to find help as soon ts pos t.ible. After toiling over slippery, slimy rocks, and crurl, tearing crags, until his clothing was all torn, and his fi-i-h bruised and lacerated, he finally reached an open space among the rocks, where many pieces of the wreck had been lodged, and where he found the bodies of three of his men. Ha hastened to the spot where they lay two of them being clasped in each other's arm but he found no signs of life With a sad, heavy heart, Lester parsed on, and presently he found two more dead ones, and one of them was David Griffin, his chief mate. He kneeled down by the officer's side, and raised the head; but it was cold and lifeless and the skull was broken! Gently he laid it back upon the sand, and then moved on again. And he saw moro dead men also. Could it be pos sible that he had been the only one left alive; Ha! wait what is this? ia-.Ii.iif " "

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as bis leeb.e strengtn would permit, acd found two men lying by the side of a bea vy spar. Ono of theru was dead; but the other gazed up into his commander's face, and stretched forth his hands as though he would ask for mercy. His name was Dick Mangle, and he had been ooeof the best seaman on board the ship. , , "Poor Dickt" said Lester, kneeling by his side, and lifting his heal. "Are you badly hurt?" ' J.1 '-J.ail ,ii lnnIUr j

twered, in a weakening voice.

"Th'j're i killed Tom. Ain't he dead!" It was the bod T of tout Tom Dricket ' that lay close by, and when the captain j had made himself sure that there was no particle of life in it, he reported the same to Dick. "But," he added, "what do you mean? ; bo has done you harm?" i "Haven't you seen 'en?" the man aked, i strueslmg far breath, "seen whom 7 hat do you mesnT da1d!? f Ver af r.1 . , ,1 iiipe h snpn nn in r. n b r..w n n,i rircii i around; but he ?eemedlo find nothing for i which he was looting, snd he sank back ! -w- - - -1 .... again Bad he not eiade this efTurt he raicht have si-tken further, but the act cf . I. jet ritmg nau exnaustea mm. and the Iftt -What do you mean?" crifd Leter, as l.r mw that the poor felloi was ii-kin,. nn.TboJy l',rmed youi" - jjirk mansJ to rafse his hand to his iw rji a point atove lü- vht sn, ' -" he whispercJ, j . v a ii - i, out :ner assea iur tue canI J1 a Hl.., i..Vt" TT t n t Wie W .Wr. 1 -liu V.ilV I What could thii rcean! Maurice Lester a'.ar'.cd to his feel and g.f ed around. Who oa uiuea nis mem . ra :r.t, heavy frame: somewhere about fif " .a. ly or fifty-fi n arb of bla r.ri which vo years cf aje; and habited in e cloth, cut into a frock, or Ii i woiirrH at I Via rai.t Ii lrad pistol belt. t : -. T . i.-.t.j l 1.. I... jiiuiice ieicr waa iiituca neu u u ODortuniiv for reflection, for. by he had fairly made out the party, they were nnnn him "Hallo," the leader cried, as he saw ocr ; hero, "here we have another. And, as he j ; came up, he added: "Aod I guess we've found a lire one, too one that know, something. Say, who are ye?' This last sentence was addressed t Maurice, who quickly answered: "My name is Lester. And now, to be fair, what is vour name?' "Well, 1 guess you've heard it before. Men cat! me Kvan Woltgan?. "Wol franc !" repealed Lester, witb a i start. Yes. That is inr name." ! Trien Wnlfr'arn iu not a. rnvth af.r all. : That mysterious wrecker, whose name was i a source of terror to honest sailors, was a ! being of flesh and blood, likeother n e v j Maurice gaaed upon him with wonder; aDd, as he gazed, he felt that he looked up0o a fiend incarnate. He had often beard of the pirate wrecker, and nt dark atd mystic had been the tale which the . . . ; orth.&ei sailors bad ; he had been inclined to told, that believe that that the whole theme was a fabrication. Now, however, he had no more doubt, for the man before him looked as dark and bioody as were any of tbe pictures he had heard drawn of him upon the forecastle. But our ber waa not allowed much time for reflection. Wolfgang plied him with questions, to all of which Lester gave gave straightforward answers; well-know-ing that eva-ioa would serve no practical purpose, and hoping by his frai.kness to propitiate the merciless fiend in whose unrestrained power he knew himself to be. When the wrecker chief had elicited all tbe information he ould, and learned with what a rich cargo the vessel was freighted, and that she had $43,000 in specie oo board, he smiled grimly, and remarked to one of bis confederates that she would perhsps be richer prize even than the White Fawn had been a few years bsfore. The mention of the narco of the ill fated ahip in which Carrie Thornton and her father had been lost, gave Maurice Lester such a shock that he n earl v fell to the eartn. ue oyjvc fte.Hr nale. and his frame auirereJ i t i eonTis.Teiy. ! "What'a th matter ?" said Walfirano'. You don't seem to have much strength left! Bring him along, boys, where we can doctor him." The sinister glance which accompanied . - . - rhill tn oiT hpro heart But he could not giva hi own fcafoty much thm:gbt, while he was partly forced and partly carried along aficr Wolfgang, who strode rapidly on tor nearly baa an Dour, lie could j The bottom of the cave sloped upward ;fro:a jlg ectrar.ee for some di-tit.ee, atd then became almost level. The captive n became almost level ine cid ! rr..P ri, AT-..r;M ii.r i.wr.itii.ir to be. freauentlv hit his feet s?aicst what . . . .. .. : . t. i . i.;m . i i . . i,n.n i.n.-.a trrr. .rmmt ii,.,,,,,,, ' H8 ",iu tuu ,u' werc . . . . - . Maurice before he had time to cote their intention. "Now, Captain Lester," said Wolfgang, l nus speaking, tnecnie.tain and nis lol Inr... cilvt!, tkiif ro nitl . witlitaa leaving Maurice nearly stupified with astouiEhment. As they passed from the mouth of the cave, tb'eir feet were wet by the rising waves. The tide ices fait eomit'y in. After a short time, the captive looked about him with eyes somewhat accusvomed to the dim light, and became satisfied i . . it.,t i , . ' lLhat what he ,hlld aPP to be human I K. - ! .abII .n.h 'I 1. ., ,.. m mm bones were really such. There were many o them. And moving among them were huge rats, seeking for prey. The top of the cavern, in some places, was but a few feet above his head, and in one place he discovered a small aperture, through which a faint light struggled, and on going un dernealh it, he thought he Etnelt the odor of vegetation and fiewers. On turn in 7. from the contemplation of this aperture, towards the mouth of the cave. Captain Lester observed, with alarm, that the water was creeping np the sloping bottom. What if it should fill the cavern? Ah t uow he could account f r the presence there of tboe huruin bones I They were the sad memorials of other hapless prisoners who had been lefi in the cave to perith by drowning. !5lowy hut surely the waters crept alone. The vermin fled before them to the elevated spot on which Maurice stood. Slowly following, the incoming water at length reached his feet! At the end of the cave, within a few feet of the wall, and underneath the aperture before spoken of, was a large piece of rock, some four feet high, that might have fallen from above. To this Maurice hastened as his manaclea would permit. After some exertion he succeeded in climbing to the top of it, aod stood erect, his head within a few itches of the roof of the cavern. But he was not allowed to occupy this retreat alone. As the water began to circle round its base, the rats also sought refuge on it in great numbers, and in vain did Maurice trv to dislodge them with his manacled feet Soon (as it seemed to the captive) the water came ripD.icg over the top of the rock. He felt ita moisture upoa bii feet. And still it rose slowly but relentlessly it rose higher higher; and as it rose, the rats climbed up his limbs for. safety. It was in vain that he brushed them off with bis fettered bands. They instantly re ! rr i a a a a . S'b"iT - - ' . . i v v. a i t Jul" aniam cum io eis very mart And atill higher the waters rose, and! more micxiy tue loul vermin clustered upon the devoted captive's shoulders and head, as their only placesof safety. Driven frautic at last by the horrors of his situation, he was about to plucg into tke surging tide and seek a watery grave, when his attention was arrested by the tread of footsteps near the aperture above his head. . . X . . . ' and the sound of a harsh museuline voice aim-f maniiy founwad by a ftoiae as of . t . a . . . t aaa aa . I

a strudle, and a piercing shriek which thrilled Maurice Lt.er to iK rr anal

Ha could not h mi.t,V..' it ... voice. Again he heard it, but now in tones ofentreity. Ob, it trti her voice. She m nt dead! She lived and waa near hira t Gatheriog all his strength he shoute1, "Carrie ! Carrie'. Caasti !" A dead ailcnee followed, broken only by the .fearful murmurs of the tili ri.ing waters, and the anlastt of the rata the fell from the wretched eantive 'a ho-d and 'r again, . their mm h11'" "i ifii irouJ mmi a- rn rv ia rr ra k . . . r. . the advsceicg tide, which hal now nearly reached our hero's shoulders. The above is all of this slorr tlist will nnblishei in anrmLim. We rive this as a sample. TLe Cotiieca'ion of it frora where it le.ves of! here can be found only in the Sew Turk Ledfer, the great family paper, to which the taott popular writers id the country ccc'.ribuu, and which is for " sale at all the stores throughout .the city ,C(j Kan country, where papers are aoid. Kea ruber and ask fsr the New Ycrk Ledger T.n,...FiT ? a.;-;- ri ik. . .T . . . .. . "nUn."i'?3. cl l lta7. 'ro .rr''ra " Lt". - baok aUr- tht rubifsher I'of the Ledir will mail' yo-a acopy if yn will tend him fiTe recl. ia . iettf. The Ledger iij n;ii!ed to subscribers at 2 a rear, or two copios for 3. Address your le'.ier to KoSert Bonner, publisher 43 Ann street, New York. - It is the hand, aomest atd best family paper in the country, elegantly illustrated, and characterized by a high moral toue. Its present circulation is over four hundred thousand copies, which isthebest evidence we can ! give of its rierita Mora Freedom of Opiail. Twelve famitie , embracing thirty-nine persons, were ordered out of Madison county, Ky., laat week on account of their "abolition" opinions. They cam to Cincinnati, and were at the Dennisaa Uou on Saturday. The Gaaelta thus describes thus describes their appearaces : Calling on the party at their rooms at the Dennison House, w found them quiet ly tested together. Among their number j wre "n or e ht T,ounR from "h teen to thirty years of age, aboot an equal namber of ladies, several children, two or three of whom were .babes iu arms, and Mr, John Smith, a native of Kentucky, a patriarch of nearly four aeore, and his equally aged wife. They seemed neither joyous nor disconsolate. Believing they bad acted in aceordanee with the laws of religion and humanity, they were ready to suffer all thing, and awaited the future withoat fear, thou.h ignorant of what it might bring forth. They are from tbe humble walks of life, and the most of their property has been left behind them, as io their hurried departure, they had hardly opportunity to collect their wearing apparel. The expulsion of this band of exiles : was ordered by a committee of sixty -four slaveholders appointed by a public meeting of the citiaens of the eouaty. The committee, though they acted as courteously as possible, iui.aJ that the "suspected" must leave their homes aod propertp, and go oat'of the State. Tha exiles petitioned Gov. Mc Coffin against such an ou.rige. but be advised them to Wave. Their offence as admitted by the committee to be ne violation of law, no improper conduct, but aimply obnoxious opinions. Tbey were living at Berea, where they had established schools, aad made great improvements. Rev. Joha G. Fee, widely known as an anti-slavery Keotuckian, was aa active assistant in this enterprise. A large partioa of them were native Hen tuckians. We have no comment to make on this apecimen of Kentucky toleration. Tbe Last (rmsa Preaehed Dev, Jr., la Dead, Ilbridge Gerry Page, author of the 'Patent Sermons of Dow, Jr." first commenced many years ago in the Sunday Mercury of New York, of which he was part proprietor, and for some years past, continued in ths Golden Era, of this city, died last evening abost T o'clock, lis Jid in poverty aud almost alor.t. U.i for the kindly of fites of a German woman, he would have died with r.o friendly eye to witnesa his latt hoars, na voice to Ltr h's lst words. She, living in the same building which he occupied, stc.rtsio.c that he was very sick, called ia a physiciaa. Bet poor 'Dow, Jr." was beyond the reach of medicine. No cnning precrip:nt, no pill nor compound could arrest tV.e title rf life which waa fast ebbia j iwy irV the grttt oeean cf death! Mr. Page was a practical printer, aa wrJ as a writer of undoubted genius. His 'Patent Sermons," upon iheir first appearance, created a sensation, and were nndoibtedly the instigators of many series of articles by other authors, of a half serious, half ludicrous character. They possessed characteristics of undoubted merit, if not, iadeed, of genius. Tbey held a much longe r popularity than the "Candle Lectures," or the letter or "Jack Downing." Bat besides those "Sermons," Dow, jun , was the auther of much other matter which floated into the great river of current literature He possessed ability which should have ensued him a competency, if not a fort ure. But he had a weakness which has brought his "Sermons" to a completion at last, aad himself to an early and melancholy end. Genius, undirected by steadiuesa of pur. . pose and high aims and aspirations, is but s.eim without a balinee wheel. Flailing like a meteer, Its light dassels, draws a, bright line of light aeross tho heavens and sinks in darkness, leaving perhaps a fading tibboa of dv1 t sriory te eednre for a moment and then disappear forever. Poor Fellow! He has furnished his quota of amusement to the million. Ha has furnished, too, many telling moral, which though eccentrie in expression, was full of wisdom, observation aod knowledge of the world. But he will write no more. He ! will stand do more at the case his matter is distributed, his form broken cp. Rust gathers on his graphic pen, and hie inkstanJ has gone dry. His last text is taken, his last sermon preached. Orer his last servlee !l our benedictions be otteted with f'rgi veo-a for his weakness and due honors for all his better qualities. . - a. ... Soctb Caeousa This gallant little State agaia announces to the world that she is ready te go out of tke Union , and is only waiting fir a Southern confederacy There is nothing like spunk. She reminds as of a little bantam cock wa have. He ia the nicest little fellow about the premises.. Every i-ody likes him. aod everybody peiv him. Bat let aayboJy look at him, and. he cocks hi" eve. marches up, drops hie wing, aad flies at yen with all the Utile spunk his little body can master. No matter whether it is bull, or dog. or man, Le is ready for a tight. So he marches round the Knight Errant of chickenry, eadv to rescue enck-a doodkdem from all invader. Cim. Omtetite TT A meeting of the stockholders of the Terr Haute Gymnasium will be held at their building, oa Wednesdsy evening, Jan. i,h, at? o'clock. It is desirable that .11 .1. I..,. r .. A. .net. .. .hanldl lb. in ...,...... M cf in, portaoce will be brought before thetu. . - . By rrder cf the Directors.

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