Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1859-02-22

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OFFICE, on Main itreet, orer Curtle k Sappi .Store; Rotidenoe norner uign a n e Direew. O6t.19th.18o8.tf. ': .. $ er, TiNOI. . . , , W. 0. 000FM.. "V ANOKA COOPER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ,;" , , MT. YEBNON, 0. OHee eeutheait corner Main and Cheitnnt irreeti oppuite Knox Count, Bank. eept20 ' JOHJ ADA1I8, Attorney at Law & Notary Public, . OFFICE-IN WARD'S MEW BUILDIKO, ' Corner Main and Vine 8U., , .. .. MOUNT 7KMOK. OHIO. SPECIAL attention gien to eolleoiiom in Knox and adjoining eonntiee: alio: to proiecntlng elalme for Penione and Land WarranU, and alloth- or legal biulnee eutriuted to hie oare, march lltl. ... SAM'HSEAII,. JOB.O.BKVI .ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ... Hol'NT TXRNOK, OHIO. " OFFICE Main Street Below Knox County Bank. . 1 ' ' ' f" Prompt attention giren to all husinenlen-trueted to them.and epeoilly to ooUooting and so-ouringelaime, inany partof Ohio. i . Vn. 7th-l5-4-3m. ' I KMMBT W. COTTON. ' Hit,. BANB. : COTTON & BANE. Attorne)s & Coanielloreat Law, .,, . . u . lit. Vernon, Ohio. ' 1 n,1, attend to all busineif intruetod to their care, in any of tho Count. ' nPKinEN. E Corner of Ham ana unmoierow., overPyle'e Merchant Tailoring Eitabliebment. Oot, ith i858.tf- ' . , ,f - General Land Agency. ; d: C: M0ST00MERT, - M.Vhoh,Ohio. TJj ENGAGED iff E!fTERIN0 LANI)S,LOCA-1 ting Lend WarranU, and making inveetmenUin RoalBitato, in Iowa, Kana and MiHouri. - AUo, Collooting bninei attondei toj will itart about n,.frnnneirA William Daiittftr, v. Elliott, J, W,Ynoe,and 8.Fleh,Mt.Yjrnon, H. Curtle; Keokuk, Iowa. ,. ; , , .VriO 58-tf M. B0MA;... .... J... al"'0. DVNBAU BANNINOi IIIOBHIVS AT WW ITIoam erntn. : OFFICE la Miller's Plock, in tho roomii formorly oupie by Uon.John K.Miller, w ,,- ' oeo.w.1, lewis, d i '' T AILOR'. MAY BE-FOUD AT KRE ML I'NV "N U M B E R 3 , TiKAI X riDO A.S GOOD WORK A3 CAN BE ldonu. Jieoity. Twentyvflra yearl xperi, noe wamnkl th pledg of entir eatiefaotion to euitoMeft . i f ""."T'"i tr$U4. ' i;ijunetf nvr '' WIIEKE OU ' CAN BUY v j U.mtai, fluldlee. Boil WagoneAftow IUet, Collar", Br.M lee,. lUrUn- ,ga laiWtm .,""' .UH. rth-eaeteornrMarktHdUi. , ( ,aiiiiy;,M , ; ' z:.:".'n rrr; O. Wi Hauk, ' ji, ,-in..ii.!. ' ADDLER irTD RARNI8S MAKER, FlntDawBiBth-af Woodbrldg' Store, , ., "rrl EP8 aatanfly oa hand alara aaaortm! of .AIM BTaBBT, NUUNT HWB vniv J V Saddk t and Harneas, Bridles, Collar, HaHere, Whin:A Mu(etami byeXpexionwwkmn sisll..b,lMn,, ''M-5..-r,!l '. w a t A WTtTl v Tunsi ,. from 12 to $22. ' My Trniiks art ttoet .uuJai I . . ar I la 1 asfMlfl mlAM IDTIH nHOlHl llCIIXI"B vu ej , VV . . -.a il - i n (7rt f 'f. A MH. .hih aannet be aurpaeeed fof atyl ail durability, ""Oa Vlaei ir)i Wrt-'f Mal 311 t vert.rjAM SANBEKSUJf, QVliO "RE9PRCTFULLT ii i. nkn.nf i v ivrnitM. TKK V pabll in sonstaaUy oa hand a ae BRAKDBVdlES;', nuJ, w -ill fee aatata; feaaonablemtMaaany uiyny r"mm irittrS--: : t?- MiOlcal Wottc:' ttni unier-tcnM wlahsatb glv. aMe to th. t-I ; 1 "Sen of Ml. Yernon ed th. publ i. Knj , that th. .well known and 'pTred Anthriti. MMloiner will t '" Vvm. H. Ooohran'a I lo, b ha remove l to !'. tt.b.rgh, Ksox-wunty, where- he may al7 . , !-! ki. i.M iraitj.mera. and all Tb." whr i''- aiiWta la.-1-rf Jk'.il A-ii.y. -1ii TT 1111am M ' Maford.'' T)ETUBiia HI3 THASK3 TO THE CITIZENS Kof Knox County for the liberall patronage ex- ilS Z. him. and Would eT that he ha new on varruwe, The Mount Vernon Krpublican , , It rVILMHID XVIBT TVISPAT MORNIKO, BY W. II. COC1IBAN. Office la Kremlin: Building, No. S, 8eoon4 Slory. i .. ,, . TERMS Two Dollare per annum, payable In ad Taneej $2,t0 after the expiration of the year. -:oi- BATES 0 V AD VXBTIilKO. t o s f ot oS e$ e 1 aquare. I 00 I 75 i 25 4 25! 3 00 3 60 4 50 00 5 25 00 0 75.8 00 1 Kuaroi,. 1 To i 25 3 25 S aquareai. 2 10 1 50 60, 5 00 iJ 00,7 00 8 00p 4 aquarea. 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With the conatanc, of mine. Tet farewell we part forever! All regrets are now in vainl Fate degree that we must sever, Ne'er to meet on earth (gain. ;' . W- ' Fare thee well! n. Like the ibadow on the dial . Linger still our parting kiu! Life baa no aeverer trial. ' ' Death no pang to' equal this. ' All the world i now before thee, tvery clime to roam at will, " But within the land that bore thee, One fond heart will love the (till. Tet farewellwe part forever! All regrets are, now in vain! Fate deorcee that we must sever, Ne'er to meet on earth again. j Fare thee well! THE HIDDEN HAND! BY EMMA D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH, AUTHOB OF "THE BMDK OF AN EVKNIHO," "TUB DESERTED WIFE," ETC., ETC. ; CHAPTER I THE NOCTURNAL VISIT. , . Whenoo is that knocking? How ii'twltb me when every sound appall nio? ;, , I hear a knocking In th south entryl Hark! more knocking! ' ' Shaisfeake. Hurricane Hall is large old family man- sion, built of dat k red sandstone, in one of the loneliest tod wildest of the mountain regions of Virginia. : ., The estate is surrounded on three sides by range of ttcep, gray rocks, spiked with clumps of dark green evergreens, and called, from its horseshoe form, the Devil s iloor. On lb fourth side tbe ground gradually descends iabroken rock and barren soil, to the odgooflhe wild mountain stream known as tbe Devil's Run. When th storms and floods were high.the loud roaring of tbe wind through the. wild mountain gorges, and the terrific raging of of tbe torrent over its rocky course, gavo tc this savage locality its ill-omened names of Devil's Hoof. Devil's Run and Hurricane Hall. , Major Ira Wsrfleld, tbe lonely proprietor of the Hall,was a veteran officer, who in disgust at what be supposed to be ill-requited servi ces, htd retired from public life to spend the evening of his vigorous age on that his pat rimonial sstats. , Here be lived in seclusion, with bis old i fashioned housekeeper, Mrs, Condiment snd his old family servants and hie fkvorit doss and horses. Hers his raorn- me( wera usually spent hi he chase, io wblch excelled, tssd his afternoons ana evenings wr occupied In small eonvivial snpperkmoDgbis few chosen companions of the chase or th bottl. ,r,Ia person .jifajor; ', Wr'fJoid ,wu tsll nd Strongly wotltj reminding one of soma old Iron limbed DoiiglM of Aa olden, tims.,..Hw fea tore's were large and harsh;" hit complexion dark red, a tnat oj one.Dronza oy long ex posur tnd rlushwl with Strong drink; Jlis fierce ,drk gray yS,werf surmounted by thick, hearr black brows, that, when gather ed into frownre'mlhej' oris, of , thptidef load, as lb flashing orb beneath then did of lighting.: .HUNhardVnrthi face was sur rounded by a thick growth of Iron gray hair aiid bearij Iha me't', beneath' bli 'cbin 'tllis esaal habit waS a black cloth coat, enmeoa v'taL blacV Jeatjieif .VreechesJong,' llicKyari MOckingSi fcstensd at the knees, .d mdroooo alinDers wlih si ver buttons. .,., ; .In chanatet Major Warfkld wss arroganj x;n.'if I a' ascU ,'.!.) J.' wl .?:' MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY domineering and violont equally loved and feared by bis faithful old family servants at home disliked and droaded by bis neighbors and acquaintances abroad, who, partly from bis bouse and partly from his character, fixed upon bim the appropriate ntms of Old Hurricane.i There wss, however, other ground of dis like besides that of bis arrogant, domineering h-ibits. i Old Hurricane was said to be an old bachelor, yet rumor whispered that there was in some part of the world, biddeo sway from human sight, a deserted wife and child, poor, forlorn and heartbroken. It ' was further whispered that the elder brother of Ira War- field bad mysteriously disappeared,' and not without some suspicion of foul play on tbe part of the only person in the world who had a strong interest in his "taking off." How ever these things might be, it was known for a certainty that old Hurricane had an only sister, widowed, eik and poor, who with her son dragged on a wretched life of ill-requited loll, severe privation and painfnl infirmity.in a distant oity, unaided, unsought and uncared for ly her cruel brother. . It was the night or the last day of October, 1845. The evening had closed In very dark and gloomy. , About duBk tbe wind arose in ths northwest, driving up masses of leaden bued clouds, end in a few minutes the giound was covered with snow, and the air was filled with driving sleet. " As this wss All Hallow Eve, the dread fu inclemency of the weather did not prevent tbe negroes of Hurricane Hall from availing themselves of their caprioious old master's permission, sod going off in a body to a banjo breakdown held in the negro quarter of their next neighbor. Upon this evening, then, there wss left at ilurricane Hall only Major Warfleld, Mrs. Condiment, his little old housekeeper, and Wool, his body servant. Early in th evening tbe old ball wss shut up closely, to keep out as much ss possible the sound of the storm that roared through the mountain chasm and cannonaded the wallsof the house as if determined to force an entrance. As soon as sho had seen that all was safe, Mrs. Condiment went to . bed and went to sleep. ' It was about ten o'clock that Old Hurri. cane, well wrapped up in his quilted flannel ressing gown, sat in his well paded easy chair before a warm and bright fire, taking is comfort in his own mostcomlortabls bed room. J his was the hour or the coziest en joyment to the self-indulgent old Sybarite!, who dnarly loved his own ease. Very comfortable was Old Hurricane ; and as be toasted his feet and sipped his punth.while his black servant, Wool, applied tbe warm ing-pan to his cozy couch, be fairly hugged himself forenjoyment, 'nd declared that noth. ing under heaven would or could tempt him to leave that room and that house and go out into that storm on that night; Just as he had come to this emphatio determination he was startled by a violent ringing o f the door bell. Ordering Wool to go and see what was the matter, he hastily arrayed himself in bis sleeping habiliments and jumped into his bed determined not to be intruded upon, or to be called out of his room on any account whatever. ' At this moment Wool reappeared. . "Shut the door, you villain! Do you intend to stand there holding it open on me all night?" Vocilerated the old man. Wool hastily closed the offending portal, and hurried to his master's side. ' "Well, sir. who was it rung the bell? "Sar, de Reverend Mr. Parson Goodwin, and he say how he must see you yourself, personally, alone?" ' "See me, you villain! Didn't you tell him that T had retired?" . Yes Marse, I tell him how you were gone to bed and asleep more'n an hour ago. and be ordered me to come wake you up, and say how it were a matter o' life and death!" , "Life and death? What have I to do with life and death? I won't stir! Hthe parson wants to see me be will have to com up here and see me in bed." "Mos' I f.toh bim reverence np, far?1 "YeSi I wouldn't get up and go down to see Washington Bhut the door, you rascal; or I'll throw tbe boot-jack at your wooden head!" Wool obeyed with alacrity and in time to escape the threatened missile. After an absence of a few minutes hs wss I card returning, attending upon the footsteps of soother. And the next minute he entered, ushering in the Rev, Mr. Goodwin, the parish minister of Betblebem, 8U Mary's. "How do you do? , How do you do? Glad to see you, sir! glad to see you, though ob liged to receive you In bed!. Fact is, I caught a cold, with this severe change of , weather, tnd took a wsrm negus an went to bed to sweat it off! You'll excuse ml Wool, draw that asy obalr up to my bedside for worthy Mr. Goodwin, and bring him a glass of warm neeu.' It'will do bim good after his cold ,p f. .1.. ride."-.. I thank yoq, Major Warfield I Wl lbs seat, but not tbe negus, if yu please, to- night" -V ' .' - V Jfpt the negus! Oh, corns now, you are jokiogl Why, it will keep you from oateb- ing cold, and be a most comfortable night-cap, disposing you to sleep and sweat like a babyl Of course you spend the night with us?" "I thank vou. no I must take tno roao again In a few minutes," "" "Take tbe road again to-night! Why, man alive! it it midnight, and thr snow like all Lsplrtd-- a"W driving r-"8ir( I am sorry to1' refasw ' yew proffered hospitality and eve."youT somforUbls roof ,V n a i U ,ov i to-night, and sorrier still to have to take you with mo," said ths pastor, gravely. ."Take ME with youl No, no, my good sir! No, no, that Is too good a joke ba! ha!" "Sir, I fear you will find it a very serious one! Your servant told you that my errand was one of eminent urgency?" "Yes, something like life acd death ." "Exactly down in the cabin, near the Punch Bowl, then is an old woman dying ' "There, I knew it. I was just ssying thert might be an old ; woman dying. . But. my dear sir. what 'a that to me? What can I dol" - . ,:-. "Humanity, sir, would prompt you." "But, my dear sir, how can I help her? I am not a physician to prescribe ." "She is far post a physioian's help." "Nor am 1 a priest to hear her confession.""Her confession God has already receiv ed." "Well, and I'm not a lawyer to draw up herwUL" "No, sir; but you are recently appointed one of tbe Justices of the Peace for Alleghany." "Yes; well, what of that? That does not comprise the duty of my getting up out of my warm bed and going through a snow storm to see an old woman expire." "Excuse me for insisting, sir, but this is an official duty," said ths parson mildly, but firmly. . ' "I'll I'll throw up our commission to-mor row," growled the old man. "To-morrow you may do that, but mean while, to-night, being still in the commission of the pe"ace, you are bound to got up and go with me to this woman's bedside." And what the demon is wanted of me there?" "To receive her dying deposition." "To receive a "dying deposition! Good Heaven! was she murdered, then?" exclaim ed the old man, in alarm, ss he started out of bed and began to draw on his nether garments. 'Bo composed she was not murdered," said the pastor "Well, then, what is it? Dying deposition! It must concern a crime," exclaimed the old man, hastily drawing on bis coat. "It does concern a crime."-"What crime, for the love of heaven?1, "I am not at liberty to tell you. She will do that." "Wool, go down and rouse up Jehu, and tell him to put Parson Goodwin's mule in tbe stable for the night. And tell him to put the blnck draught-borse to the close carriage, and light both the front lanternsfor we shall have a dark, stormy road Shut the door.you infernal! I beg your pardon, parson, but that villian always leaves tbe door ajar after him." 1 The good parson bowed bravely; and the major comploted his toilet by. the time the servant returned and reported the carriage ready. "To the Devil's Punch Bowl" was the order given by Old .Hurricane as ho followed the minister into the carriage. -'And pow sir," he continued addressing bis companion. "I think you had better repeat -that part of the church litany that prays to bo delivered from 'battle, murder and sudden death;' for if w should be so lucky as to escape Black Don ald and bis gang, we sball have at least in equal chance of being npset in tbe darkness of these dreadful mountains." A pair of saddle mules would have been a safer conveyance, certainly," said the min- istor" , " - ". ' ' Old Harrican knew that, but though a great sensualist, he was a brave man, and so h" had rather risk his life in a close carnage than suffer cold upon a sure footed mule's back..' , ,. ., After many delays and perils, the pastor and Old Herricane arrived at their destine tion, called the Witch's Hut or Old Hat1 Cabin. Jn one corner of the hut, on a ragged couch, lay a gray-haired and .emaciated wo. man, evidently near unto death. On being nfonned that a magistrate bad arrived, she insisted on tveryb dy else leaving the room, as she would speak with him alone. Her re quest having been complied with, Old Horri- cane drew from his pocket a Bible, adminis tering the oath, and then said: . !Now then.my good soul.begin 'the truth the wlnlt truth, and nothing but the truth,' you know. 1 But first your name?" "Is it possible you don't know me mas ter?" "Not I, in faith!" ' "Fi ths love of heaven, look at mt and try to recollect me, air! It is necessary some one authority should be able to know me," said ths woman, raising her haggard eyes to tbe face of her visitor, Tbe old man adjusted his spectacles and gave ber a scrutinizing look, sxolaiming at In tervals . d -' "Lord bless my soul! it is! it slot! it mast! t csn't be! ' Grsnhy' Grtwell-the-the-the-i midwife that disappeared from here . soma twelve or thirteen years ago?" "Yes, master, I am Nancy Grwll, the la dies' nurse, who vanished from sight to mys teriou! some thirteen years ago!' replied the woman. - "1 ''Heaven help oor hearts! And fof what orime was it yon ran away? Come-maks clean breast ofIt womanf'You hart nothing to fear in doiog to, for you are past tho arm of earthly law now!" ' ' H know it, master. v'Lnd ths best way to prepare to mts't (ht Divine Judge is ta make , all tbe reparation tbat you can by t full oooftssiool" - .p. ''.(..'l tf,1 MM. HI . J i -ill fk'I U:l tt l! J5 ir 4'i'l ' 1' "I know it air if I bad committed t crime; but I havs committed no crime, neither did I run sway.",... ....... ... "What? what? what? -What was it then? Remember, witness, you are on your oath!" "I know that, sir, and I will tell tbt truth; bat it must be in my own way." At this momont a violent blast of wind and bail roared down the mountain side and rattled against the walls, shaking the witch's hut, as if it would have shaken it about their ears. ' It was a proper overture to the tale that was about to be told. Conversation was impossible until tbe storm raved past and was heard dying in tbe deep reverberating echoes from the depths of the Devil's Punch Bowl. : "It is some thirteen years ago,'' began Granny Grewell, upon just such a night of storm8as this, that I was mounted on my old mule Molly, with my saddle-bags full of dried yarts, and stilled waters and sicb, ss I alius carried when I was but 'tenJiu' on tho sick. I was on my way a-going to see a lady as I was sent for to tend." "Woll, master! I'm not 'shamed to say, ss I never stopped at going out all hours of tho night, through the most loansomest roads, if so be I was calld upjn so to do. Still I must say that jest as me and Molly, hit mulo. got into the deep, thick, lonosumj woods as stands round the old Uiddon House in the hollow, I did feel queerisb; 'case it was the dead hour of night, and it was Sf id how strange things were seen and hearn, yes, and done too, in that dark, deep, lonesome place. I seen bow sven my mule Molly felt queer too. by the way she stuck up her ears, stilf as quills. So, partly to kee,i up my own spirits, and partly to 'courage her, says I, 'Molly, saya I. 'what are ye feard on? Be a man, Molly!' But Molly stepped out cautious, and pricked up ber long ears all the same." "Well, master, it was so" dark I couldn't see. a yard past Molly's ears, and the path was so narrow and the bushes to thick we could hardly get along; but jut as we came to the little creek as they calls the Spout, cause tbe water jumps and jets along till it empties into the Punch Bowl, and just as Molly was cautiously putting her fore foot into the water, out started two men from the bushes ami seises poor Molly's bridle!" Good heaven!" exclaimed Major War- field. Well, master, before I could cry out, one of them willian8 seized me by the scruff of the neek, and with the other hand on my mouth ho says: ; . i " 'Be silent, you dd fool, or I'll blow your brains out!' "And then master, I saw for the first time that their faces was covered over with black crape. : I couldn't a-scr emedif they'd let me, for ray breath was geno and my sense wero going along with it from the fear that was on mo." , ; , . . - 'Don't struggle, come along quietly and you shall not be hurt,' says the man as had poke before. .' Struggle! I couldn't s-struggled to a-saved my soul! I couldn't speak! I couldn't brtathe! liked to have a dropped right ouen Molly's back. One on 'em says. Bays be: "'Give her some brandy!' And t'other takes out a flask and puts it to my lips and says, says he: ' ' " 'Here, drink this.' "Well, master, as he had me still by th scruff o' the neck I couldn't do no other ways bnt open my mouth and drink it. And as soon as I took a swallow my breath come back and my speech. - - ' ' And oh, gentlemen,' Sdys I, ef it's 'your money or your life' you mean, I haint it about me! 'Deed 'clare to the L .rd-a-mighty I haint! it's wrapped up in an old cotton glove in a hole in the plastering in tho chimney corner at home, and ef you'll spare my life, you can go there and get it,' say 1 1. You old blocklmil,' says thoy,' "we want neither one nor t'othor! Come slong ouiettv and rou shall receive no harm. But at the first cry or attempt to escape this Fiiall stop yu! And with that the willaln he'd the mlule of a pistol so nigh to my nose that I smelt brimstone, while t'other one bound a silk handkercher 'round my yes, and then took poor Molly's bridle and led her along I couldn't see, in courne, and Idansint breathe for fear o' the pistol. . But I said my prayeit to myself all the time. "Well, master, tbey led the mule on down th mth. until we corned to a place wide .. , . enough to turn, when they turned us 'round and led us back outen the wood, and then round and round, and up and down, tnd cross wsyt, and length ways, as ef they didn't want mt to flod where they were tak Ing sos.' "Weft, sir, when they'd wslk aboot In this fused way, lead In' of the mule about a mile. I knew wo was in the woods again the very same woods and tho very Mm path- knowed by th feel of the plaos and th sound of tho bushes, ss we hit up against them each side, and also by tbe rumbling of tbe Spout as it tumbled along toward the Punch Bowl. W went down and down and down, and lower, and lower, and lower, until we got right down in the bottom of that hol'.ow. "Then we stopped. , A gate was opened. I put op my hand to raiso the bandkeicbie and see where I wast hut just at tbat mia ate I felt th mitzle o tb pistol like a ring of ice right agin my right temple, and tbe wil lain growling into my ear "If joo do S-! "Bat I didn't I d opped my hand dowsj IS If I had Writ shot, and aforo I had are anything , .either. '84 went I gat, and . op a aravcly w ilk I want through th knew it by tbt orackling of th gravel under Molls feet 22, 1859. and stopped at a horse block, where ont o them willains lifted me of. I put up my band again. " 'Do if you dare,' say t t'other one, with the mizzle o' tbe pistol at my head. "I dropped my band lik lead. So they lead me on a little way, and then up tome steps. I counted them to myself as I went along. Tbey were six. You see, master, I took all this pains to know the house again. Tbey then opened a door that opened in the middle. They then went alcng a passage and up more stairs there wss ten and a turn, and then ton more. Then along another passage, and up another flight of stairs. They was alike. "Well, tir, here we was at ths top o tho houso. One o tbem willains opened a door on tbs left side, and t'other said " -There go in and do your duty!" and pushed me through the door and shut snd lockod it on me. Good gracious, sir, how scared I wssl I slipped off the silk handkercher, snd 'feared as I was, I didn't forget to put it in my bosom. "Then I looked about mt. Bight afore me on the hearth was a little weny taper burning that showed I was in a great big garret with sloping walls. At one end two deep dorner windows, and a black walnut bureau standing between tbem. At t'other end a great tester bedstead with dark carpet on the floor. And with all there were so many dark ob jects and so many shadows, and (lie little ta per burned so dimly tbat I conld hardly tell t'other 'rom which, or keep from breaking my nose against things as I groped about. "And what was I in this room for to do? I couldn't evn form an idea. But presently my blood ran cold to hear a groan from be. hind tbem curtuins then another and an otherthen a cry as ol a child in mortal agony, saying: '"For the love of Hoaven, save me!' "I ran to the bed and dropped the curtains. snd likt-d to have fainted at what I saw." "And what did you see?" asked the magis trate. "Master, behind those dark curtains I saw a young creature tossing about on tbe bed, flinging her fair and beautiful arms about, nd tearing wildly at the fine lace tbat trim med ber night dress. Hut, roaster, that wasn't what almost made me faint it was that her right band was sewed up in black crape, and ber whole face and head complete- ly covered with black crape drawn down and fastened securely around her throat, leaving only a small slit at the lips and nese to breathe through!" "W. at! take care, woman! remember that you are upon your oalhl" said the magis trate. ' . . "I know it, masterl And as I hops to be forgiven, I am tailing you the truth?" "Go on, then." "Well sir, sha was a young creature, scarce ly past childhood, if cno might judge by her small size, and soft rosy skin. I asked ber to let me take that black crape from ber face and head, but she threw, up ber hands and exclaimed " Oh, no, no, no! for my life.no!' , "Well, master, I hardly know how to tell you what followed" said the old woman, hesitating in embarrassment. "Go right straight on like a car of J ugger- taut, woman! Remember, the whole truth!" Woll, master, in the next two hours there were twins born in that room a boy and girl; the boy wasduad, the girl living. And all tbe time I heard tbe measured tramping of ona of them willains up and down tbe passage outside of that room. , ,. Present. tbe steps stopped, and tt ere was a rap at ther'oor. I want and listened bat did nit pen it." "It it all over?" the voice asked "Before I could answer, s cry from tho bod caused me to look round. There was the poor masked mother stretching out ber white arms toward me in the most imploring way lianton-d back to her. "Tell him no no," sht said. To be continued in oar next. The First Mavemeats for tbe Gold Mines. (From th. low Republican Jan.9th.) : Emigration to the gild mines bas fairly set in. We are infermod by Mr. Fairchild, of th iluichinson House, that Mr. K. Boprii, ot Michigan City, Ind., has contracted wi-b bim to keep twenty -five men, and a liko number ol mules, a bile thoy are laying in their pro visions, Ac, and aftor these start west, to keep seventy-five men.in eompaniotof twenty a.tmsn each. Mr. 8, is acting In behalf of th Illinois and Indiana Pike's Peak, Mining Compar.y, of which ho is tb head. We are also informed that he ha contracted with ths railroad to carry seventy-five or ont hundred man tram Chicago to this oity at a reduotloo of $3 per man. from the regular rates ol fair, and with ,lh Western Stage Company to tak tent front ber to Cornell Blnffs at a reduction of $3 per paeseoger. .A Company of three from Chicago purchas ed groceries, Aa, of 8perry A Co.. oo Moa day last snd are getting all ready to move on... ! . ' i.i ' (w - ;..:!: 1 A company of six man from Dixon, Illinois, " sraied and equipped as th law directs, " passed through tbis ity tbe tame day for tbt diggings! ,f.;." T , . . ; Mr. Jaoooatov!', aaoid liitorni miner. anl one of tbe oldest residents of this oi'y with some three or four others, will be off fur the mines about th 20th of thin month.' ' W alo Warn thl Mr L N. and Dr. J. J Sanders, bav pnrchaeod thai' outfit, In pari, . and ttject Vo ba oo tho way about tho first tit u : ; NO,15. of March. . Mr. I. K. &utdrs trill Uk bi family. -.- i . ,..:., . im rj Tbt number to teavo her toll spring for ' the mines It estimated at about fifty. Soma, . howsver, are of opinion tbat the number will be at least ont hundred. Wo think tb.it aa over-eatinut. . We are also informed the Wheelbarrow sisn is around. ' In plain terms, that man !t 'la"J tht city who intends going n 'oot and sIom' M pushing a wheelbarrow be for him, frith Ws-effects therein. lit is fitting out r' , FrmnfaJDovefipmi Owtti,9th , .- Recorder McCosh veceived a letter from hit ton George, dated Flortset, Jan. tl fit , ; says bt ha seen torn of th specimens of .) . quarts gold just brought to that city trow tbe mines, but was unable to procure vpci . men. They are pronounced by old Califor nia miners to be the finest over saw. George-says a company had just passed through thai oity, from Harrison County, Iowa, conveying i a saw-mill and steam sngint to the gold re- , gions. . .. ;, Companies are forming In Florence to tak out a billiard table, printing presses, and bank ' of deposit. ' " Many parsons art now arriving from across '' Iowa, taking advantage of th hard frxta ' roods. ' - ' ''''-'' DraECT FROM THE GoLD MlNES TS BIO- oesT stout tet We take the following from the LeGrange (Ma) American, of Saturday. It is a wonderful story, but may not be entire ly false: "Great excitement was caused in our city ' last Saturday, by a story put in circulation by Mr. Jeremiah Moore, tht mail carrier from Newark, Knox county, that two men had just arrived home, from th gold dig-.' gings oear Pik.'j Peak, with Ef;een thousand ' dollars in gold dust, which they bad taken out of a spot not larger than tbat occupied by ' a common sized house, in a very short timo, These two men bod spent about thirty days together in the mines, and in that time had prospocttd over a large scope of oonntry, snd -' in no single instance did they fail of finding ! gold in sufficient quantities to pay for mining. Thry finally stumbled upon tb rich de- posit, from which tbey took oot their pile. 5 and immediately- started for home. W have heard both of these men's names, but i refrain from giving them until we bear some. thing more positive from the gentlemen thm selves. One of the gentlemen lives in lion-' rot county, and tht other in Knox county. The gentleman that Mr. Moore got the atory ; from, says that he got his information direct: rom the gentleman living hr Monro himself,-and believed it was perfectly reliable, because ; he saw the dust. -j Ths New Gold Reoios DutV of ths, GoVEBNXENT.-The Washington ' Pnien, JoT an article on the duties which the discoveries of geld at Pike's Peak imposes on tht Got., eminent say t: , ., This new turn of vnts imposes new obli-. gations upon ths Federal Government. It is , not unlikely that fifty thousand peopU will en- ter th western portions of , Kansas and Ne-, braska during the present year. They will . establish government. Thoy will requtro mail facilities; for they will'be citizens of the United States, engaged in lawful, and, wo. trust profitable ' industry, contributing indi- rectly their share in tho Federal Treasury. All these things are lessons to' Congress, relat ing to the fu ure of the great .West, precipiv- tating the consolidation of ail our continental ; (interests and looking to an early occupation of the whole country by our people. The eon- sruction of railways, bridging the Mississippi, to the M issourl river, hat annihilated tht fifteen hundred miles of space interveningbe--tween tbe Atlantic coast and th Great Plains,) and opened the latter to emigration and sot--; dement. It is full time that these vent, should begin to exert their influence upoa tbs legislative mind of the country. .. .n. A Man's Brains Knocked Oat, and Yet He Still Lives!-The Eail Clare (Wisconsin) Telegraph nor. rates tbe following singular oase of surgery .- The case Is that Jakes Campbell, a laborer n the employ of Gkobqe C laving, of Dunn county, whoee brains were liters ly knocked ut by tho falling of a tree, some six weeks ago, snd, strange to say, he is not only still living, but has regained sll his faculties, snd bids fair to recover bis naual sound health. . . r- Dr. Cboceeb, of Dunnville, tho Surgeon in attendance, thus describes tho case: ". v" '. ' I found ths patient lying insensible, with a larg hole broken into tbt left side of (hs tkaTl. just over the ar both ths left frontal, snd parietal booea . shattered, and, two pleoos, on ; an inch and a half by two inches square, dm enoomptotaly lata th brain, sad portioos ef iht brain nrotrudiog. v.1- After removing ths frtgmtats of ths tor, I then nmovwd thr-fourth of s win glass f brain, in eonjnt oiloa tttt three pteon cf tht tree, which had also been driven quit into hit head. From tbe first there was S copious discharge of thin watery fluid front tbs tar, of oourso through tb eustachian tubs. 'I con sidered the cast hopeless, as foe. several days after the fl'st dressing, tho brain eontinaod toioose out, and pistes' tt largest a walnut ploughed off before tbe' wound began to cic-trio. ' Tbe case presents al eranuikahle inntal ph.no melon, which will interest phrenologists, Tb patient, be'or th accident ' as n.v, r known to sing or whittle s tune in his life but no sooner ws, he M loaj-i k t inn lw organ jwslngwith I ct'fpt rnrn-ctm . and now ilmulajs a last far r " -' auou!(' ' w a pass'w. . i ' t j -r VS' P'-!' ivy