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VOLUME'lifni, EEEIIffiER,' ¥IDIE8DAI, ■AUGUST ,25; 1880.; lUMBEE 1. if M ci I the Taca.ixC3r8p*exi8t8t by ap|jqi] [Every lavr, unless Adi^Tert-nt time Bhallbo pte- Bcnbcd therein, shA ir commence and tphe ei/edt throughout tho State, on and n o t beihre tho twentieUi raiiroaa jxom xne uortuem rcrrminus the village otCoop^rstOffh, in the to Otsego, northerly, oy the most p through the toinia ot Qtsego and S] town of \Wanei ! oommisMonen r.L'ik^asia . } . . t . » i . . i i £ s ° y : ; a s , f s f e atD6raim m n .M a to eiaonto'BoDds therefoS*, d and seals tespeetiTely j the bonds « r ----- ' t sueh same, and payable art p f s a e ^ a thoria E iimniissloners anthoi act n , any part thereoi; upon i ----- - --------------- - ---------------- most advaDtsgeoDs for their aaid towns, b at for not loss than p a r ; and the money that shall be raised hy &ny loan or sale of bonds shall be invested in the stock of the Gooperstown an^ SasgUGhan4ar Valley Kailroad Company, and as ea;tended by- ■the first sec- —j ----- ey shall b e applied and b T3alroad»hts bxpld- •an^ rox lOther m m IS who own lot® fronting on a ly out and esiahhsh any new ige. They may also extend ,„A„ . laefthe t of ^ atreot if notless--- than ___ ^ ___ _____________ At not exceeding aixty feet in widtlvT^on the written apOiioation pi the owne Mid bonds,-dueand to*become due as aforesaid, it (iQ any busim Sec. 14. On I bsapcls shall constitata a ^ -------- . ■s nUtliOHiieg by tbis act, laon.of rthe. term of offloe of And the coW»i66foiier« Soriilpeinfod, as well a*those lp.be appointed^under the pler;en& sacljpn o ftH sach iratowa Company shsU s authorized hy f extended AN ACT to amend tho charter of l^e tillage of Iilttle THE OHAEGELIEG. BN JAMEA ntsbEnr, nowEtt. ' 1 iiail A littloA ahglitor, And sho was g iven to mo To lead me g e n tly hackwardl To tho H eavenly E a ther's knoo. T h a t I , by tUo fordo, of natM®, Might, in, some wise, divine Tho d e p th o f h is infinite patioKiCO To this -wayward soul o f m ine.' ^ Bn tVo” m o^iie wm * ^ oIiy^SE-, A nd the light oi’ the JtedseP SnO CilttlS Iffilll ^ Still lingered and glcijtncd in her h a ir; ins to m e t She had been w ith n s soarca atwclvomonth And i t h a rdly seemOd a day. Wh en I wake in the m o r n S g X ' wlijre slio always used to he, And I feel as weak as a violet Alo^o fnpatbtho awihl pky.. trustful, also. S^IW o to TATXB HBEOISlff, twentj-tbfee is h k e b y amended bo ZaSlSssg:. ••■ ■■ ■ iwoprs'of more than half the gtound front ;extention. Thettustees m ay a i r ’— ...„.hof any street or,part pf n atreot i ------------ -forty 'feet Wide to an extent not exceeding sixty f ' Sewers to fie (fcnstrttflti consent of the owners. f CO agree wiui m e Hrtia uommissioneru reepeeu> behalf of their said town, to pay the annual into: cruing on the bonds issued by said towns for thpi three years, pr until such railroad shall ha cop and in operatior '-*’- ------- —that H er glas wWie; f i t WAS too, too bad. And out came Millie’s hand- kerclii^f, which she threw over th^ hat^ jusLabout h a lf covering i t , , She drew it off the next moment, and laughed. As i f such a delvge of handkerchief ■could QO anygoodrshe said to herself: “ H ow could'she he,so silly Millie. n^|i gp ycr|r, wisp, yet,- tried n e x t to x t i n a w a y Aonh. 't h e slib w e v t but, in her hasW^ rap into.several mud puddles, thereby muddying the pretty little feet in a perfectly seientihe mari- l'~Bhe , w a l k e d q u i t e le i s u r e l y , aU ;er iU t , saying, phliosopEicaltyi ’ ' Aam y hat is spoiled already, there can helnq use in hi\^rrying. % am n ei ther sugar uor'salt.’U’ W e y e r th e le s s jt w b e u M i l l i e c a u i e to a larg^ wh|i© faKp^Afjuse, very gladly, and rather hastily—for just then there was a heavy meal o f thun- der---obeued the gate and went up the flower*Bov^ered path to the house, and toocked for admittanee. Etohody^'- swered, and as'anotl entered with- ontcefemohy. She took in at a glance ««“teuts of the first room she ^“S Z l & k k a U t a k e effecti^^^ payment of Ink pilncip»l or intfeiest, shall bo datet- - ■ — goo. 8. Theiiaid commissioners shall abo providi itkinfive five yeapS ffom the Ume of issuing aaji bon8i m ^ d e a r a f » » r ,.Sec.4S. trpon the eompletion o f ____ _ ___ ^ , ffes8me4C trustees shall cause a cop7 thereof, with their ^ a t r ^ t fox the collection thereof in money.- a t the rate of lonB dollar for each day’s labor dfiSessoa, to . he deliverea to the coUeclox of the vill^e, wheshall ite m w ^i^eed to ooUset the eamo and ,t:o pay over the : moneys collected to the tresurer of the-village, « ______ ^ i ^ o m S n e m to immeaiatoly. n iliree years after said road shall ^avehcep.' ] i and piitin operation. Inoaunl aimnal install- s, to be levdled-iand xaised in. the; same mazmer fled bythiB act or paying, the annual intereatiac- on said bonds, or by the sal^ of Uie stock as ia-case the dividends o r fneome ---------- i^or eitliorof tljem, sftaU ^ fto fifth l ... . . . ...... . .................... m th, ^ghteen hundred and sixty-Mveiu , Passed Jfay 7,1809; thrao-flfths being present. jpecjpte of ihe Slate of y^Js, TepTbstnttd- t'rt S e m ( t enaw.ua , ' S ection j. Tie aQfc entitled “An not In relation to a «fiQgtapMc xeport«r for the cirooit oourte, courla of Ihonfis is otherwise provic __ 3ssed, and levied and coU< personal estate o£ each, .of said in the'samo manner Sa other ti ____ y e iw foom. the timh of ,rtbe annual payment a t least fii game, SO as to Mare tie finf ' bonds within, twenty-five years for that purpose they shaU rea jj. w ho wins. S r , very meagre to The poor chiM said, a p ologetically: - “ W h e n f a t h e r a n d , m o t h e r w e r e i live we Things, for dinner, and hired girl, used to get them a when tfiey died, and Squire Job] a mortgage On girl, used when tLey died,: 'he bought a Baongago v u uua l a i u i , and th^t we had g o t to pay every cent the day it was due or lose everything. o q i IN T H r RArN. Sprinkle! rain! shower! right down on'-Millre Whrner’s tasteftil little hat and graceful shoulders, unprotected save hy a thin shaw], notiithgtauiling tho beseeching glance e f P^®ttjest PQUI out ite! deluging treasures^ without ,n?inding them the least hit ip the Now] Elillie Wasn’t afraid of a show er, unless there was thunder and light- ' \ ig I but she had quite a regard for ■etty hat, which was not two weofe did, and did hate dreadfully to have i t ’spoiled. Besides, she-knew- 7 - vain li|tle a for ine, ,an \J)s be weddy when Ben turns,” lisped and laughed a littWgirl of three years. The older child, whose name, was Hetty, resutoed: ' ■ ' “ I can’t get a yery good dinnerj'I ain’t quite old enough, but Ben I do nicely. • .H e pi I see to it. But hi to take offketth or scald myseL, _ _____ _ _____ _ , _____ large enough to do that. I Kke to Have .eyerytliing ready for bim -wnexi he eomes In tired and hungry. I cail’t make biscuit—I wishJL oouM> foi’ ^ e n likete them ever so m u ch; but Martha, whp comes in to make bread for us, says she will teach me.’’ “tVliere is your mother ?” asked Millie o f the little Eva, when j 0 [etty Was out of the room. \■\V qjs got no mudder hut Ben,” the little one lisped- w h en lletty, came back, Elillie’ “ Now I have got nicely .warmed, and m y dress^ will dry just a,s well M work as sitting still, so 1 w iil help get dinner.^ I f .y some biscuit, and re^y i ------------- ^ ^\^Miliie , siness to rob: and defraud ,the poor and the fatherless, he may take this fan Tie will if ho carl; for he has.he manceuvefing for a long time j- but he shall have it with the soundea .1 horsewhipping that ever a-man had: .Twice! thrice the number o f strokes wauo, X OUUU.U 1 m less, i f the worst But I won’t look the worst, lark aide,” The young m'an followed the dart into the barn,' The storm was at its height when he went towards the house from^he back 'way. *He stopped in surptsse^’ as h& saw’through .the win dpwAome one standing a t the-table , o f the uni ted-years o f .my tendor.iittle sisters; aUd myarm is strong.’’. And he looked after the -carriage, with his hands iirmly ^Idnohed, - My, two years at college did b u t l i t t l e g o o d . X f I ^ u l d . fixt- ^ ^ c o w a r d , arid. w M ie- lie w a s b e i n g isM, and got'a profession, or had a ignowiuwnsij ejootoa from ihe ho.uee trade, I should not hate-been so help- excited young man. mereybutfor your insinuations. Nowi : ' ‘‘ That is false.!.liar! villain! and ; you know it._ You never showed mer cy-in your life: You have \^oii your iU-gotten .wealth, h y robbing the wid- • QW and-the. fatherless. K you take thie property, may it bring you a curse .with it, now and evermore I B n t while it is in mj’ hand§ iU l kick you from it, you dastardly scoundrel I” pour the Wales off so, then put them on again to dry. That win make them mealy. In a few moinents we-vrall peel theiUj nnd then dinner will he^Il ready excepftaking it up.” T h e -dinner seem ed ver\ The Squire was a small inan as well >y the angry and exnited young man, H etty was croucb.ed down close to dllie, pale and frightened. E v a was. ^ \ and M illie—it n did not. come into the ; iime afterward. Y^Tien he did, looked haggard and aged, and was Negro Oonvergatiou, especial ly when it assumes a serious cast, is serious !U very oddly classic; ■he t preten sion to the use of words beyond the describe her feel. was, began,; “ Mr. Hazewell, I want to talk with > you a few minutes. There would be h o , use in> pretending that I haven’t heard what you and Squire Johns have V w a s b e e n s a y i n g , f o r J h a v e h e a r d e v e r y wol'd. I think I know of feoine one 3 day it was due or lose everytt We had to do without;a good many thingS) and are. Very poor noW;, and Ben is ai^’aid we can’t have enough to it, aiid they ail ^ y we m a y look no meroy fepm Squire Johns, for 3 black d m ake it i bnt it did not occur to Eva that could be any objection; ' It was a pret ty* ploashnt sight jn that long desolate home; and be ptopdthere, uqconscioli^ of the poitrhig ralni eagerly ghzm h; at this fair young Stranger, h imsejf a pic ture of m anly bfauty, till-the voice of one of the m en ' nailing to the oxen, awoke M m Mm his reverie. . B j-and-byNiore w as ^ spJultering of w at^U heqrd' in .tho next room by Hetiy, 1 . ■ ' . ‘^Beu has come,” running hastily forward and opened, the door. “ Ben has turn I” echoed the little one, clapping heh haiM s and; lisping, as he bam o in, bright and sipiling, ; what she had in store for him : “ J is made a taste for oo, I-is,” . ■ - H e caught her up in his anus and Ye her a kiss, while she laughed and outed J but his . .^es yrere seeking the. stranger.” 2(.uuuu wue^- OX}& ux- bix&- was talking withEen,though he. want me to know about it.” Millie' had listened to this •? curious mixture o f feelings, for g ^ Johns was a declared lover of herS, and though she had not y et accepted hiin, she .had been both pleased and flatteredyyith his attentions, and had bog, in' vain for that ecstatic state feeling i she bad heard and read so Ite decid- ! o f. love, as much she certain- well, if not and his lovi ;, that she was ! not capal as sbe could expect. I ly lihed Squire'Johns better, than any one, and his love must certainly he disintereated, for h e could not know that — But now Millie^topped., Clquldhenot?. Might ha n e t' have found out in some way V \\ ’lis Story were truOj would such a 'bp,likely to marry a poor girl? Millie Warner was really an v i i with- r i S P a s s a a m y H,lfW 9ithree.fonis being present. t o i T f in the corner, the vase oi laded now- still pouring rain. ■ ' ers, ahd the ornaments oh the manteh: young Ben Hazwell, out in tho .^here was no one there, but she heard, field, pitched up the last hay on the ....r.;.,....-iv. fi.Q j t _____ j a __ _______;___t _ lounge, book-case, filled .with books and sheet-music; the violin in its cas( in the corner, the vase of faded flow . lere was no one there, but she h< childish voices 'in. the adjoining r< and she again knocked. Adark-i, girl, of ten pr eleven years, opened the M illie e:^lained why she WfS-there. t|i0 ease apergbod'toaftjiers of one MU#'olderi the child bade her ■W ^eom e , p l a c e d a c h a i r n e a r t h e s t o v e took hlillie’e dripping hat and shawl* « I . three-quarters o f an hoqT,’? Warner was really an mall way. She was sole ■ifer visit she had helped her cousin lU •Ter work’ as she had always, helped her mothev wheh she was at home^--? eapahle, industrious littlo girl that she T h i s s t o r y a g y e e p ‘w i t h th i n g s t h a t slie hud h c a ^ lufited at, but only hinted at, and even that the next mo ment was smoothed oyer, for %uu’e Johns was a rieh .and iiiflnfential man, aqd peptic pomd not •a-pord,-without ^orae reason, to Ipse his -favor, She remembered it all now. Could he in reality he sueh a scoundrel ? Art-?- . ... , ----- %Vhe seen Fhe children spoke just as i f every body ihust know who Ben was., Was .h6 an uncle, cousin,! hired m.an, or what ? Evidently somebody very old by the way H etty spoke o f him. W ho ever, it was, what would he think of her intrusion? B u t she couldn’t help what he thought, and she shrugged her shpnlders as she looked out at the stall pouring rain. . ‘ field, pitched up the last hay on load, leaned his pitch-fork against a tree, and took off his straw h a t to, cool his moist forehead. ed the hqy-^a^t, wt lands, and retumeu. _ __ ^ _ The hay is a ll gone in,” he said, With a long breath o f reliefi f‘ I could not afford to Ipse even oAe load now.- I douT k n o ¥ t h a t I cab do i t j but i f I can sell part Of^ the land J may.' - t t Will he a hard puli', though.^’ There was ainbise o f carriage wheels, and he looked towards the road. His ’ face darkened as he looked. ha siou to th e use o f words beyond the power of comprehension, and often beyond the facilities o f enunciation, is som etim e, too, yery humorous.— W e overheard the other day, a collo quy between a couple o f . ‘’see-\'-- sages.” ■ T he subject o f diseouyse peered to have its origin in the per sons o f a colored man and a couple o f h o y s , m e m b e r s ofi th e w h ite w a s h in .: - ptofossion, pairing up the other side, of the street. “ How you do, Mr. Pindar?” bow ing politely. “ Ah, Annybiill, is dat you ? how is all de family^—cons -Well, msiderable, Very markable indeed, Mr. Pin dar. Did you see de Nora Brails de Oder n ight? Its fleetionable sintima- tion make de stars wink, and de moon to put on her nightcap, as Shakspur de poet sez.” coati] w^O can help you ; but first, may I for . pretty much Ben, at first, looked displeased and n o f c.,v.on.,r ,»- c haughty; but her kind, straightfor ward manner disarmed him. H e bow ed assent. . “What'is the amount o f this mort- Two' thousand dollars and inter est,^’ was the brief reply. “ W h at is the total farm ?” value of the “ M y father valued it at ten thou sand dollars.” ' “ Are there other mort! N o n e .” “ Very w e ll; I am quite positive ] now some one who can loan you th< “ Why, you ain’t got dat practice atin po’tr y !” “ H u sh,see! Yander, dere’s poor G u s t r a s C a j s a r J o n e s e s b o y , a n d d e r e uncle, jes quit de daily ambrocatious'. \^-boys ■ - lan be’ind land , ■ she * ^ h surprise at, the real B( d s o m e , a n d w e l l b r e d ; fie aiion, an'd a strange new feeling he could not define. H e had hardly mad© her welcome; with a re- turn o f his self-possession, when there was a loud-rap a t the street dOor. H etty went to the door; came back pale, and whispered to B e n ; “ Buuire Johns,’! ■ ' ■ - I M illie drew quickly hack from the halt-closing door. Ben went in to’ his visitor,!closing the dpor after.him, but ''very ^ord '.was distinctly heard, hy [ilhe, for Squire, Johnadid not speak in the' low suave tone she wAs accus tomed fo hear him; but loud and per- aptory. “ I am in. haste, yonng man Tme me hein; _______ „ ___ ..f not ready obliged .immediately to re- ^ort to SGV 6 r 6 mGRSur^* ■; “ Impossible!” exclaimed the young maq in a surprised and excited tone, “ you are very much mistaken. It is but the _ licpecfc to do, I icr monOy coming in, to he able to'p’ay it.”’- - “ y o u are laboring under a singular mistake; youn^ man.- Here is the mortgage, and y^ou can see for yourself that it is the 18th.” “ Let m e see it;” laste, yonng m a n ; I just y that the time for the He grew fishy.pale as he read.,. '• “ I t reads so, certainly, but J can’t understand itJ’ , H e went to tha deak.. “ Here is a note my father made of the c i r c u m s t a n c e s , a n d i t i s t h e 2 S t h , a n d he was a very sure methodical man, and would not he Hkely to make a njistake that might be fraught with ■very important and evil consequences to him. I believe —” a -suadexi sus- plciou oomil teeted a lu: Johns’ eye, “ 1 believe there's son ■villainy about this ihatter, and tbs you arekt the bpttom o f it,” he ex- claimedfexeitedly,-fixing his ey 6 firm ly upon the laiyyer, who changed pult or in spite of himfelf. ’ “ Be careful what you say, yonng mauras ybii may get yourself into trouble,” he said; angrily. “ Yes, sir, I believe that you are a base villain I I remember that you ai;eth 0 lawyer who made o.u.t the mort- ;e at the time, and lipow that you have the money-ready,” Squire Johns replied, coolly spd Msultin'gly. « That is- ‘impossible, as. you know. You knew very well I emiid not raise so much money in two days, when you made your diabolical plans ” youn'g sisters?^’ , ' ' *' -“I-neither knoW nor care. yourldokCui'? ' - loan you money. X am Millie .Warner. Call. •o n m e t o - m o r r o w , a t m y c o u s i n ’s, Sandford’s.’’ Ben’s dreams were strangely mixed Up that night with mortgages and ha zel eyes. The next day was a long tim^ of suspense qnd anxiety,' and early in the evening found him at the Sandford’s, where he was received by Millie herself. lanied by *e Johns. - s e r v a n t said. A n _ _ _ Johns’ cold, gray eye, when he heard who wasMs Ms visitor. ___ , . jtxtrvTjtxtrvT tiare-rmiare-rm come neiOei'c T^ irwar-ar-' igry light shone in Squire >ld, gray eye, when he heai _ _______ visitor. t come n f inv rant, though, the ohap isn’t quite so high and mighty as he was the last time I saw him. ‘ Huinble enough this morning. I will hold out hopes of ercy until he grovels and begs m y trdon-—grovels low as he laid me, id then F ll be revenged. To-mor- w this splendid farm, added to iny other property, and th e possession o f M illie Warner’s hand and fortune, ■will make me a rich and happy man, indeed. I will tantalize him to his heart’s content.” ■ H e went leisurely into the other room. “ You are early this morning, young man. I conclude you have come to pay the money,” he said ironically. ■ “ That’s my errand,” replied Ben, coolly. Squire Johns started back aghast id thunderstruck. “ Do you mean to say you have rais- . the money ?” I do, and I have brought Mr. Fos ter to prove that it is a ll right. There is two thousand dollars. W e have counted it. There is the interest. Now I will take up the toortgage. Squire Johns.” Livid, and trembling with passion, Squire Johns was compelled to yield the mortgage, and execute the usual release. Now, Squire,” said Ben, “ I have one word more to say! Ifon’ty o n er dare set foot on m y land again, or F ll k ick yod off. Mind that. _ Nor ever dare to speak to me again.. X doif t know such rascals as you I” “ I ’ll have satisfqction of you !” and the Squire literally foamed with pas sion, “ H a v e it and welcome,” replied Ben, coolly, “ as long as you haven’t got the farm, Come, Foster,” There was no trace of the violent passion to' which the Squire g ave free lieenge, when, the next evening, hb drove up to Sandfori T e r r i b l e F i g h t . — The Decorah (Iowa) D&nocrat gives us the follow ing “A shoemaker was standing be hind his counter one day lust week, when in st(^ed a man, apparently of t h e upper c l a s s w h o in q u i r e d i f b o o t s \olA there. ^ ken he lif t something froi lening, hi So looket blinds. It be was comp* him through the close was a little ominous that id l e d t p w a i t i n th « parlor ajope flvQ,; ten, fifteen min utes: SMl iqofe ominous that she fcame in at last, ’ distant and unsmil^ ing. Still, he could hardly believe le heard aright when,, to hia suit. JJ Such a threat to a girl is worthy e f y o u ! of a piece with your conduct to. the Ha?;wells!” -she cn<|ed. “ To the Hkzwellsl W h a t do you know about them ? Perhaps you are the one who loaned the money to them?” — “ Yes, it -was I, I went in there fo] shelter from the storm. I heard it a ll 'every d erd.’^ 3quire muttered curses low and; «t Millie did not stay to hear biKsujL. She only saw him ride away, mth that same queer little smile un ’ ler face, : , : , Squire Joh»3 rode U leUg distauce iiif A*P Kid xtrarr axxr for him.” “ W h v at you talkin ] loss y( ob dem boys is rwiiisperlnel n o n e o b e r a ’s b o r n in p a b l o c k ; b( ’em legardemain chil’iw !” Imagine the theatric start which' Mr. Pindar affected as he exclaimed, “ Oh! my purfettie sole (turning up Ms heel) if I didn’t think so. But is you suah ?” “ Didn’t he tell me so when he w’as whitewashin dat house down dare wid de venson blinds.” Da Sah.” “ Good night.” Prom tho Eo-wTork Sun. OAEE’S EOGS:. ' j L SexagoiarioM Confesses to a Score o f Miui’dm, and (Jovimit^Feifnryfor - ih e S a k e a f :$1,QQQ— T h e S i s t o r y o f Three Railroad Accidents— John I Bowen’s Confession-, P ort J ervis , Aug. 17.—-In the spring o f 1868 several serious a ccident oeeurrpd on the line o f the Delaware division of -the Erie -Railway, In one* of which.—^the - Carr’s Rock disaster, on the' morning of fhe 15th of April in that year—more than a score o f passengers lost their lives, and fifty” or sixty others were wounded. In each of these cases the track had been inalicieusly displaced, hut a ll. efforts of the Company to ferret out the per petrators preyed futile, and finally a standing reward of § 1 , 00(1 was offered for any evidence which would lead to their con-vielion. A short time before the occurrence of these disasters, the Company dis charged from their employ and caused the arrest o f an Englishman, John Bowen, 64 years of age, for forging a pay-roll.^ Bowen has heeil InlUhk , and has of Spar- iteb for several years past. . After the Carr’s Rock disaster, this Bowen w e i' ■ Division S' one James I the rails a few hours ter. The Company ■“ ’“to the ban at once put the ds of detectives, gather sufocient them in bringing matter hut they failed to ridence to warrant A light to trial- On the 15th of April last, a rail was found torn np near Stairway Brook, and renewed efforts were made g u ilty person. A f te r Took, and renei tr a c e o u t t h e i a patient investigation of all the facts that they could gather, the Company came to the conclusion that Bowen himself was the criminal lany that Bowen lal, and th e y arrested a n d (Penn.) jail, when he confessed that he had tam pered w ith t h e ra i l s on th e 28 th o f On Monday, Bowen made a second, !1 confession, which we print below. accordingly bad him ; locked up in Milford sows me up. Good night. '‘CoTO^ OX D E J ury !”— A gentle man residing som e several m iles the city has been in the habit ftequent- wliich led to such a loss of life and limb. Ha mada it voluntarily, hav- ing been warned that he need not ex pect to gain any leniency thereby at the hands of the company, CONFESSION OF JOEDH BOWEN. I reside in Orange county. I have read the Bible and prayed lately, and hope to get some o f my sins pardoned. I may not live long and don’t like to die with so much on my conscience, I wish to lighten it a little. - About between summer and fall, three years ago, on the Brie Railway, between the Delaware bridge, at Saw M ill Rift, and Kennedy’s ^ t , I was going along ( I was not working f the Company) one day, and I kicked top-hei and pitched out of the buggy, j horse and buggy arrived home right, but the boy did not make his appearahee until next day. With Stern countenance our juryman called nd demanded why h e did ' at the proper time.— Massa, I was cotehed on d e d ----- ju r y !” ^ ly) one day, and I kick a Stone from the middle of the road to the e<3ge of the track against the chair; there it lodged. I didn’t think Some time in February, one IS a crooked rail at r the chair. I took a piece of iron and pushed the rail out o f the chair, and raised it up and put a spike under it at the bendeil place on a second quarter tie; I shoved it hack into the chair, h ut it wouldn’t -go in without something heavy to force it in ; I left it a t that,- id along came a freight train an(i :oke it off, and the train ran off down the bank. About the 15th, a year ago last March (April), at 3 o’clock in the morning, I came down the track (I left Jny place early) and had been, at Lackawaxen ; I went to see a silver .mine I had burning out there. I drop ped a stone on my foot, which hurt I walked slowly i q u i r e d i f b o o t s Mr. Jbot replied in nd was about to show iamativi him some, when he saw the stranj treed. H e accused the man of theft, and in return received a weli over the eye from him. Mr. F . then used a raw hide on him, and the man drew a knife. They pegged away at each other right ‘ and left, and it seams Strange that in the fracas Mr. F . did not get M p p e d open. The contest .vm ^ . warm, but a t lad it was put an mfi to hy the entrance of police, We le n o t b e e n a b l e t o g l e a n all th e particulars, and have purpoS:' ped the bad words that roll their tongues J’ Says a traveler in Egypt; “T saw a woman engaged in making a mud house. I had \often wondered low they' managed to make their and Jmts, and how I had the solution. of dirt before her and a basket of manure by her side. With her hands she mixed the materials together by the help o f water to soften-jhem, rolled them out into rolls of about a foot in dried. Eaeh addition was made to fit down on the former, which had heen raised up sharp ; in this manner they were made firm, each round of additions being permitted to dry before another was put on,” Iixverpoi d o it ? _ ■ Obliging operator.—Easiest tbi) ^ in the world, ma’am. You’ve got to give it to me, with ten dollars, and. I ’ll. transmit it right away. ' Fond- W i f o .~ I f that’s the ease, t k directors ought to put much ^ouTsger and handsomer men in your position. [Operator’s ind ication fo great.] / ,f‘Thal 'wM It frok church-—Ben Harwell .and Ml- man and a jaekas^ i the jaekass can't dear; an* there*s Missus M’Craw^ „ „ „ _ , , mu^t l^'ireadyby the I 8 tb, or I toke lie,hiswife--Twh.iqhheqamevety»oaf change his mind, and the man can— lo w e h e r half a. eovereign.” “Oeb! dastardly rascal, whc^^qkfi It ,h ^ .bn -R 9 ®esrion# Tm%hkhave:^OWftyutt blundering-upon, ' , . . it’e a human privilege.” ' ' he j^bers, and y e’re as foolish a s ever 1 ” passec „ , „ „ stepped aside till it passed; I saw (on tbe riv’er side) a rail (crooked) -wbicli was working up and down as the train passed, I took a piece of the cap off a rail ,ad tried to fit it as well as I could, shovpd the rail out o f the chair and lutut a blocklock undernder itt too raiseaise i tt ;; and tried to f Is: - -- - . p a b u i t r i I put , a spike under the quarter tie, in order' to make it come straight to its place ; again. I didn’t think it was going to do any damage a t all. I traveled on from half*a ihile to three-quarters the track, then I heard a great I thought it was the stones 1 down into the water; instead of the stones it was a train going east - and in two or three days I heard it was tbe train instead o f stones. That was the Oarr’s Rock calamity! I felt very sorry from that time to th is; since I have been here I don’t Erie Company, !and had^ ployed by the B rie C om pam , been discharged by the Company, and s e n t t o j a i l b y t b o C o m p a n y u n d e r charge of forgery, I knew when put the spike under that rail i f a liea- would have drove it down. I didn’t know from which way the next train was coming. ' JoHX BowEN. This confession was made by John Bowen, August 16, 1869, at the Mil-- ford jail. Pike county, Pennsylvania, where he is confined to answer, the double crime of tearing up railroad track, and committing perjuryf by •; charging one James Elnight with the offence. The crimes' for which he is , confined were committed in the spring of last year. J o h x D . Brnnis, : - ARorneyatLaw.' ih . M ilforb , August 16,1869, , Confessson made in presence o f G. S. Rediugton, Oliver S. Dimmick, _ John Oornelras, James S. Smith and John D . Biddis. ' An Irish woman whuhadk^fc - a little grocery shop was brought to- her deathbed and was on the point' o f j j breathing her last, when she called her husband to her bedside-T‘^laiaie/' -' • ’ \■ - : . she said, “there’s Missus Mnlfonfey-^ J5^Some one blamed Dr. Marsh she , owes me six sMjllings.” “ Ochl” for changing his mind. ,;“ ’Well,” said IfiYcInimpd her hnahand-. “ Riddv. dar- he, “that is the difference between a exclaimed her husband j “ Biddy* dar- lint, ye’re sensible to the la s t!” “ 'Yes, ev erT k ■: ..a
