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'rHE MERCHANT AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. Circulates largely in the Townships of Darling. ton, Olarke and Cartwright. It is a oommon latforw, open to the free discussion of all quoons in v,rhich the general public art> concerned TERMS. WEST DURHAM Stea.m. Job :E'rinting O:fllce, KING STREET, BOWMANVILLE. Etvrnty·five crLts pr s1 ri ir, ind vance. The 'Merchant' and ' Obser· ver,' $2·00. RATES 01" ADV ~RTISING. Oue <.:ohm1n 45 per nnnun1. AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. ' I 25 " J5 " '.rra.ns1ent ad,·ertJBements,5 ctf:I per line first inertion, and 2c. per hne 1 each subsequent one - Half do. Quarter do. VOLUME VI. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, F_RIDA Y, JUNE 18, 1875. RUMBER 'The doctor says he ia dead.' }1uud knew no more. There ts au old, half crazed woman wan~ deung from place to place with u m<iid and a courier, They call her old Miss Hermon, and tell how the bridegroom died in church the weddmg morning, but they do not !<now all one ever guessed the con· tents of the httle note that was .wept away next dny when the church wa~ swept, or gue·sed why Paul Redlaw died. Mark Twain XXXVIII on Spelling. POSTERS, PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS, BILL .HEADS CHEQUES, NOTES, HANDBILLS, LABELS, CARDS, TICKE'PS, &c, &c, &c., EXECUTED IN FIRST CLASS STYLE expense~ of the trial, a.nd hns promptly met every demand. The prosecution has been earned on with fur leim cxpcn"c than that ot the defence, an1l the ooly pornt wbe1e the} could have strenJthened the1r charge by the help of money was 111 br1ng1ng w1tne~eE.·ii from Petersburg, Va , to prove the falsity of much that the negro Woodleigh test1 fied to. Air. Tilton J-ias received n1any letters through his counsel off~ring money, but he accepted none. There are many conJeCtures and rumors as to where the 1noney that Lil nseJ for th~ defense comes frorn, but none of tbeni can · be authoritath ely fastened. !\fr Shearman aigns all the checks for lrttle aud big auma, and be has fur.a1shcd inoney \'ery liberally for all expenses of w1toesseo, and fur the travelliug and carriage expenses of the junior counsel Mrs. Tilton still receives help from Mr. Augustus Storrs and other Plymouth ' Church members The rumor was punted eome tinie ago that she ha.tl iented a hous~ at Cornwall-on·the·Hndson to tum 1t rnto a boarding houae. A real ef!tate agent Ju Brooklyn who hao had the rentrng of lhe place aaya that she h·d been negoL1a1rng for the rcrudencc, but, delaying in coming to a conclusion, the place ba<l 1Jecu rented to a gentleman, Mrs. T1lton's curly ·haired hoy Ralph " with her, and she permits the nJ.rse to take him to see h1a father once in a while -Sun. POETRY. THE GOLDEN LIF:E. lle took her down to supper that mgbt, and. saw her to her carriage, and he called, as she had asked hLnl to do, 1n a da.y or two. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY! FRO~I TI'l nEv. EDWlN 11 NE¥IN, D D CONTEST1· Trains will leave Bowmanville Station, Dowmanville time, ae follows . GOING WEBT.. GOING EAST. Local . 7:20, "-Ill. Exprtil:l3* 8 45 a.1n ~f1xod I Express l\-I1xed · , 8 30 a.m. 3 50 p.m. $20,000 WORTH OF GOODS To be Sold without Reserve, at less than ,Wholesile Prices. ' ' Live by faith and not by ~ight., Hate the ev1l 1 do the nght; Cast your burden on the Lo1 d'.l'rust fore\: er in his -word. Kef:'p your cow;icience f:ilre w1th1n, Never yield your heart to Slll "-~ithout C1easing everywhere, Brea.th )Our w.ui ts to Gocl 111 pra.ye1 ..· 2·25 p.m f Local .. 7·10 p .m. Exprf;)IU! .. 8·45 p. m. ] Express .. S.45 pm, *Thia train ruw:1 e\ery 1nurn1ng of ·week, ?liionda.ys excepted, 'rhc lollow1Dg trains 'now stop at Saxony for assengers : Local going west, due at ... 7 .30 a, m Mixed going east, due at ..... .... 3:40 p. m Mixed going west, due at .2·55 p. m Local going east, due at . 7.45 p. m Montreal time F. F. McARTHUR has decided to go out of the Dry Goods busi11ess, and will commence on the Cheer the gloomy and tlrn sad, ~Iake thell' pathway bright nnd glatl , lielp the suffering and the weak ]for the lost and wretched scok 'Vipo the tea1 from S01Tow's eye , }~ecd the hungry when they my, 'l'o the dying comfort give11id tht>m look to Ch11st and lhe Drs. Reid & Boyle. fW" Night calla answered at Dr. Boyle's old Sur· gcry, or at Dr Reid's residence Eo·\manvdle, Jan. 14th, 1875 16 tf. 20tlt or Day, I 1875, Spread the hght that s.11 may find Truth ruid freedom for the- mmd, Calm the troubled soul to zest, Kindle hope in every breast SURGERY---SILVER S'l'. The Spring Importations only having been completed n fol\ weeks, the Stoc K ts very lmge and well nssorted. As it must be sold within a given time, A Grand. Clearing Sa.le of his Entire Stock. '1\:11 thl"l !;tory of the urosli, Meetrng every want and loss , Labor all the world to blessMake it bloom in,1ii:::hteousruHs Ile hLLd been a g1eat deal lll love with her ID those old tunes, though 11 had not been prndent to 1nnrry th,C' poor country girl, and he had always thought her beautiful. Now the P'-Seion of his hfe was upon hm1 Am h1tlon was satISfied and did not restrain his bear\. He adored her. And the fact that she was rich and a b.Jle m· flamed b1a pride and helped h!S love along. He flung hunselr into tho pursuit of her hea1L with ardor, and at last gathered hope enough from her glances to speak to her. He offerod her lua Land and hear&; and she whom n g-lance or word once thrilled, accepted tbem as she nnght a bouquet of flowers. It !roubled him a little that the bln·hes anil "'eetnesa of the olu time did not retnrn ; but perhaps the society manner he admired so much forbade that. At la8t alle was hlB , nnd when she was his wife she, woukl no longer refuse those kisses which, he fo:rnd 1t so chflicult to beg from her N · An Aged Mother's Fate now:. Prof. J. Ruse, R-4..Dl:TATE <lf Baxter UDiveraity of Mufl1c Fnendship, New York, Teacher of Pia.no and Organ, cultivation o Voice, S1nging, Thorough Bass, II9irmony Composition, &c. Darlington, July 16th, 1874. 41·1y G TERMS OF SALE :-Under $50, Cask; ovm· $50, Four months Credit on approvad notes. ' The Tailoring in Ordered Work, will be continued as usual, dunng the Sale. A. T:.rem.endous Deduction 'Will be m.ade. ' I F. F. McARTHUR. Bowmanville, May, 1875. :a. PEA.TE, TAILOR. MADE IN 'l'HE Gentlemen's & Boy's Garments NEW SPRING STOCK AT I'IEWEST STYLES. Bowmanville, July, 27, 1869. R R LOSCOMBE, BATTING'S CASH --o-- STORE. BARRISTER-AT-LAW, SOLICITOR TN CffANOJ?RY, tf:c . M 0FP10E,-Over M~Clung'H Store "ame :fl.at J. ~f. Br1maoomb's Dental Roomi!I. Bowro·nnlle, Oct. 27th, 1868. ly A Full Asso1 trnc11t of STAPLE and · FANCY DRY GOODS, now to hand, GOOD and CHEAP. April 22, 1875 MARRIAGE I8SU.!tD Bf LICENSES ROBERT ARMOUR Kan.ehester Bou.set Bowm.anville. MARRIAGE LICENSES. duly anthoui.ed Co lf:lS\le 1\:tarr1aga Licenses. Darbngton, Nov !9, 1874:. m$-tf. lf Darlington, fnear Bethesda. Church] l\fR JOHN H. EYNON, Lot 7, 6th Con is COME and SEE · vV. H. vVILSON, BOWllIANVILL~;, HILL'S Oenea.l Agent for l'lANOS, ORGANS, MELODIANS ancl SEWING il!AC.HlNES NEW Raymond Sewing Machine A SPECIALITY. Instruction g1ve11, and Instruments and Ma. chines guaranteed Bowma.nvilla, June 18, 1874. --~ Fall&. Winter Dry Gootls ---:o:- A LARGE LOT OF AUCTIONEERS b'o1· the '.l.'ownship of Darlilngton. LADIES' a,nd GEN'l'S' Ftr:RS Bowmanville. Nov. 1st, 1873. VERY CHEAP. H. T. PHILLIPS, HAMPTON. P1 om pt a.ttontion given to sales, &c, ou reason- able terms. Direct from EnglandQ ---:·0·1.. · _ _...;. Wm.. Barton., ENl'HSKILLEN. :)nleM promptlya.ttended to on reasonable terms. HOBB THAN ALLAN LINE STEAMSHIPS. Liverpool London, and Glasgow apply to FOR ·rickets, or inft.rma.tion, W. A. NEADS, .!gent. 3600 Bolls of Boom Pa,per :Received Splendid Patterns in Gold and Satin Paper. Go lcl and Satin, and otlwr Bordering. Hall, and other Papers, IN GREAT VARIETY. Fancy Goods,Berlin Wools,&c. Bowmanville, .Tune 9th, 1871. tf-30 HA 'M PT0.' 1N M·s· l\laaon,. Prices from Five Cents per Roll. ' Begs to inform the public, that L'!he has ;ust rceeived a splendid new a.sso1 tmAnt' Of Fau{ y Goods, :Berlin Woolf!, etc, v.:hich she will ~ell at as low pnce as they can be bought for elsewhere ST.HJPING done ·» SHORTEST JVOTIOI!! !)ct. 8th,J874. 2 3moa LOT OF GOOD FANS, CI-IEAP. :Ba.se :Ba.ll Clubs a.nd Ba.lls, a.nd. La.crosses a.nd Balls, a.t Special ?!rices to Orga.nised. Clubs. RYAN'S PROFESSIONAL DEAD BALL India'Rubber, Solid and Inflated, Sponge Balls, Ross Balls, , from Ten Cents each. w. BUNNEY, BUILDER, ETC. BeO"s to 1eturn thanks to his friends for the sup pv11 he has rccmved the past two years, and hopes, by continueJ Htrict personal attent1pn to business, and wod...ing at the n1ost r_ea.souable pncel! 1 to enE1ut:e a cont1nua.nc'2 of public patron· age. W B. 1s prepated to build houses, etc , on the moat 1nodern style of architecture. ' Job· bing pro1nptly attended to. Plans and specifi· cnt10ns got up on application, on the 1110st re!baonable terrns, an<l of every descnption Officri and Shop, Ontano Street, 111;rn,rly oppmnte Mr. T . Bowden's. Bo\\manYJlle Dec 24th, 1874, 13-Jy. The man who had so coolly setaa1de the tendernesa of that fresh young heart that loved hun su, pined for lt now as a weary trnvcller pines for the cool spring and MAUD'S REVENGE. shadowed rest1Dg place. Yet bad she not ' You see,' he said, 1 tb1~ may Le our last given him that 'yes ' that meant she loved afternoon together.' h1n1 · He put by bis doubts and looked forward Hearin~ 1hia she looked up mto h1' face long1ngly for the w·ddrng day. And 1iaud with her beautiful blue eyes. "hat "as rn ber heart 1 Why did ahe laugh ' What do you meati 1' s~e soid. 1 I am going away,' he answered and you to herself as she sat alone Why did ebe 1 know bow it is ID thie world. People J uot recall over and O\er again the cruel parting n~memhenng t.bat 1neet as tbey <lo in a atage-coach1 h ke each at the colt,1ge door. other, part, and go by d1l!erent paths to dif- then she was poor, and that now she was so ferent places. Probably we~ ·hall· never r1~h Were these me1uories to carry to the meet again.' altar 1 She made no anawcr ·· So111etl11ng that , The day was set E-veryone knew Jt. did not seem to be her heart, 1t was so cold Maud her,elf told fifty confiqential frtendo. and heavy, beat agamst her brea.st, n!ld Reporters would have an account of 1t in choked her. Thia man had bce'n makmg t~etr papers. It wa. not hke Maud to delove to her for three months- an age in the Bne such publicity, but she made suro of hfe of a girl of sixteen. She- had every rea- tins for aonie pnvate reason, and the happy iion to believe tbat he desired her for lus pn1r were t') meet at the church. It l\ as wile He had taught her to love him, and ---church, ""Lich at au early hour of now he was coolly mak1ng his ad1eu , but the appointed <lay was crammed from one what could she do I N otbing but at1tle end to the other 1v1Lh people ID full dress every appearance of emot1on. and bear the It took two clergymen to manage so fine an blow in sLlcncc ns best she might In love $ffair They were there. What a bustle, woman has no rights that cau be asserted. what a crash r No , only the bridegroom We all know that well enough tlhe may and h1' party-not the bride yet. Slie have her own purr:e, pe1hapa some day her must be here in a tew moments. The ?ght to \ ote ; but 1u those matters that ladies gre'v more restlesst Ten minutes touch hor mo·t ·leeply, she 10 by the law passed-twen ty-tb irty. of custom- by the command of her own "fhe hairdresser,' sa1d one. 'That's pride alse-the veriest .slave. the tlelay ' 'And so,' said he, ' [ thought we might 'Na, the gloves. rl'hey are always tight,' see our pretty river bank once aga1n.' whispered another. And she got back her voice. An hour There must have been au ac· 1 I hope lt is not so damp as ib \!las yes_ cident. She must be dead or at least dy, terday,' she said. "l1 banks ; I'll not take ing, otherw1se she \\·ould come. your arm; I must hft my dress and hold People are on their feet now. They look my paraAol, you know.' at the door. Some or.e is coming. lt 1a J t· She don't m1nd it aa inuch as I thought only a tootrnau, but he wears ~liss Herman's slie would/ he saul to hin1self livery. He advances to the bridegroom and hands ·If I were only dead/ she moaned, inhim n httle note, He te11rs it open. This wardly. 'It I were only dead' And then they took their walk, am! chat· is ~·hat he reads aa the eyes of Lac great ted, and lie escorted her to her cottage throng turn upon him; ' Poor fool r do yon forget that there is door, bo" ed to the old aunt sitting at the window, shook hande and hastened away. no d6u1on hke a woman scorned 1 "Then Paul Redlaw had gone out of Maud Her- you Jllted ine long ago yon turned my love man's life Well for her it would have been to hate When you courted me again boif he'd gone from her heart al·o; but she had causc I "as an he1res~ you made ma burn loved b1m so well, the blow was more than for revenge. I know you love me now, and I am sure sho could bear. N<'Xt day she was verJ I know you are a 1Proud man. 111, and for a long tune sh~ lingered at you will suffer verY, much, for I aha.ll not death's door. The blmds of the little 1neet vou at the church or ever agnin, I house were closed, the old woman went hope ' I leave lo·day for tile Continent.' about on tip-toe, Y.1th tears in her eyes. ~fond bad written this Sitting ID her room The doctor's carnage stopped at the gate m the bwle'· dress ab'e had allowed her twice ever~~ day, aud 111 all the village 1t maid to dress her iu, that tliere might be "as breathed lhat she waa dyrng. But no suep1c10n of her plot, and abe had called youth is very powerful The girl grew On her footman and sent h1m to the church well again, aud with her very recovery a with thIS note m its white envolope. And gre9.t good fortune fell upon her. now ievenge was satisfied i she had punishSome far.off relative, dJ1ng,made her bis ed !nm , ahe was trrnmphant l she had he1rees, and the poor yotlng crcatnre, who avenge·! the wrong done to that other self had much ado to find herself m Simple mus· who loved him so. She stood at the '\ u1dow looking lins and neat delainee, was no\V able to down into tlie street, watclnng the footman wear velvet and diamonds if she chose. Her health wa. still delicate, and tiavel as he burned away 1 when suddenly a dusty "asrecommendetl. Why should ahe not tramp with a kerchief over her head, atep· travel Jf Hl.i.e chose ?-1nout1y need not be ped out rnto the middle of tho street, anu thought of now. The old aunt was aullic1ent began to B!Dg an old tnne Maud knew well, protection, and the two together crossed the an old love song that she had never heard channel, lingered long on the Cont1nent, bofore and returued, after a five years' absence, to I atrove to tear thee from my heart, establish theniselves in London, ,vhere a r11he effort '\a~ irt "ain ; 'l'he spell was ever on 1ny life, circle of fushiouable friends soon sprang up .And I a1n here again among them 11oney makes a mighty differ.!nCe iu peoOh J I hrn··e rn.nged 1n countnes strange, ple's Ii ves. Probably Maud would never And vowed no more to meet 1 Bt1t l.JOWer wa1;11n thy pa.1ttng glance, have known she was bei:t.ut1[ul had she reTo bn1,g me to thy feet. mained poor ; but she knew it now. The LITERATURE. CROQUET SETS IN GREAT VARIETY. Rocking 1-lorses, $3.00 Each. jtTO'Hara's Old Stand, Bowwanvillle, Ju11e ::!nd, ]87U Town Hall Buildings...£#' R. EASTON ly m9. New 'l'ailor shop, JOHN 1n THE DOMINION BANK. BOWMAXVILLI] Levi Morris ! Builder, and Manufacturer of Sash, Blinds, Doors, &c. J'vlr Morris \\ould infv1m the gent·ral public that he LS p1epared to fill orders fot HEAL, t preBs Office, one door east of J, ~11lne'e:. , Ra.v111g had several yen.rs experience m the tr11odc, he hopes to ea,t1E1fy all ,\ho may favor him v. ith a call. ATE WITH F Y. UOWLR, begs to in· L form tho public generally, that he bar:i comthe Shop next to the EY· menced bus1nesis Cayital, Paid Up, HEAD OFFICE, OruL11.A, HRJ. NCH OJ: YIOES : $] ,000,000 'l'ORON'fO 01'll{AWA 1 GOOD FITS GUARANTEED :Bo\\ ru»..n \:ill e, Ssp. 4th, 1872. m49-tf. J. CHAPLIN, DEALER lN f1'1 tttt and 01"namental Trees, SC.Ui Bulbii, FlOU!CT8 , c:&c.' d:c. ::\Ir C. ~uMan~urn1sh nothi~ but F LrSt cl/UIS trees, and true to nam e. .lrldrellij, P. 0 . Box 55 ilowml\DVlllt.: Jau 22nd, 1875. bp ly ml7-o4. To Masters of L. 0. L rt~g 11la.l' Bank, in addition tohansactmg the UI· :E'la.~ing ual banking busthO!-le~ offel'e ~o tho Jiulihc ail of all descriptions the advantages of a ::saving Institution with M ouldmgs the security of a large paid-up cap1tttl, lty tlie 'l'urnrng, &;c, &c., means ot a SAVlNGBD.EPARTME:iT. Interest allo\\'ed on all d.epos1ts of One Dolfor general building, on lar and upwards, a.t the rate of Flv.E pe1 cent per annum. ' Depmntora can w1thdraw either the whole or SHORTEST NOTICE, any part of their deposits at any time, without apd in previous notice GOOD STYLE Specia.l rates of interest allowed upon depoSltl!I with notice of withdrawal also take uontrll,(;h £01 b111ld1nga, a.nd American Carrenoy and Silver taken on de· He pnys pmnt. Dr·..,ftR granted payable 1n Grea.t Rn ta1n, SPECIAL ATTJ1NTION 1'0 JOHBlNG. D nitcd Sta.tes und o.ll parts of Canada rrh1s ConounG, Bo\\ MAN\ lLLE, VtHITBr, UXJfl:Ul>GE, a.nii lvf a.tohing, I "',n WDepostt Hcnn be .rem1tted by nta1l,ndd1 es:;- ,\.NK CRRTIFIOAES, Applications BI &c:, &e , ~an be procured a.t th1s!office, at rates. Bowmanville, July 7t11, 1873 . ed to the Domlllion Bank [regl.Stered], when 1n all cases a PaR3·Book iece1pt Wlll be sent by return post. Shop and Residence on Liberty Street J A CODD, Agent, Bowmanv1llc 1 Doc. 21st, 1874. ~bf Bowm·nville, Jan, Gtb, 1874, 16-tf. """""';.! hps of flatterers told her at her charn)s§ Lovers were at her feet. She could marry when she would, but she had no heart to give any one. Love died. within her in that long Illness haunted by visions at Paul Redlaw He1 face had only chauged Jui the better ; bCr n1anncr was 1nore charm· ing than it ever bad been, but w1th1n her soul she Mt a strange and tem ble change She wl!o had loved eo fondly and tenderly had n~ tenderness left. All those soft feel ing8 had perished, and the mun she had love she had pos1t1vely hated, Th1nkrng of h1m her soul "'!lS lashed into o. fury, and she longed pu.ss1onately for revenge ' Ia it poss1ble-l\lisa Herman 1' It was m a crowded parlor ; music filled the air; a. soprano of society was eing1ng Mias Herman turned her head and Ba w Paul Redlaw They bad met once more. A strange thrill swept througli ht>r fr;;une for a moment-she rem em beied her old feelrng for him , and then followed an emotion of triumph. Ile was here. Some· how ohe knew he was a bachelor still, and ohe wa. now uch and an acknowledged belle. She understood her power and meant to exert it. Thi. wan ohould be at her feet, and she would humble hmi as he had humbled heI , so she Kave him her hand, and looked sweetly up 1nto hts f11r.e. ' [t ui un age srnce we met J) she said 1 1)1) yon ren1r.n1 her th e gnrd ti: n, anil the ri\'er bank, ttnd all the pretty pince~ 1 a1id how d1J you know me after a~I th1:3time1' ' One expects n betJ.utltnl bud to hecoule · Le.rntllul roae,' he one wereol W c cannot go against love's will Whan he ha.s bound us fast ; Torg1ve the thought that did the wrong, And be nnne own at laat Maud hst·ned ; the tears stood m her eyes Suddenly her heart softened. What years had not done, this song had accomplIShell m a few moments. She was a girl again She loved Paul Redlaw once 1nore. All t..lus fien<l1gh long1u~ for revenge wa.s go:ie. Yes, she loved han, she would be Ins wdc. She could overtake the messen· Her carnage stood at the. door. ger yet She rushed down stairs and hurried into it. 'l)rive tor your hie,' ~he wh1sperd to the coachman. 'Overtake Thomas ; be has <t note tbn.t I must have back.' The coachman obeyed. He drove her a.s bride W<!.8 never tlnveu yet. Bnt the footman's feet had cro,sed the threshold of the church ere they had neared it. She stepped from the carriage, as bride hllil sehlom slopped, unallen<led. She bad forgotten those who Yr ere to be with her; she thought only of him-of herlover. The crowd did not turn at her entrance It had massed itself in the aisles and stood on pew cnsbious ' Let 1ne l'JJ.S:., let me pass,' she plellded . 'What " it-What has happened. ' Then some sa.1cl 1 'The hr1de,' and they a.1f looked thulc way ; but InsteaJ o1 n1ak1ng rooiu ttiey tried to bar her advance, and then i3on1ehow the clerg~ rn,in had rnade h11 ,, ay to her and took her hv the arm i and tbe vo ice ot n.n hy8te11cnl v. 01n rn1 rent tbe air \\Ith the wor,!;- The followrng ·ad story is but one more added to the many that have been given to our readers through the~e colun1ns, founded on that bane to mankind, Aleohol It ia life histories and experiences of tins kind that should make every member of the dr1nku~ fr~tern1ty, stop, and tb1ukt 1! LJot m hill own behalf, at least Ill his ne1ghbor'a A month ·go Sarah Smith returned to her old hon1e in New Jersey from "is1t1ng one of her children rn another State For many years she and her husband bad lived in the httle village of Franklin They were poor, not even owning the cottage they dwelt ID, but they so lived that they earned the respect of their humble neighbors. A year ago the husband died, leavrng little or no provision fo1 the support ot his w1dow, then seventy-three yenrs of nge ; but ehe bad several children marrieci, in different parts of New York and Kew Jersey, and with them in turn she passed much of her A Boy Hanged for Murder. time. .A.s often as she could, though, she came to ,~1s1t the fnenda who had been her CAl\ROLLTON, Ga. 11.\y 29 . -0n the afterneighbors while her huoha.nJ hvt.:!d. She noon of Oct. au, 1871, as Mr. Henry W. RO came a month ago, and after o few days Smith of Carroll county, a farmer, as well her son-in-law, BenJanun Rolnnson,of Rarias a mercha'lt in a small way, was s1tt1ng tan, arrived one Saturday to take her to 111 his store eujuy1ug a µost~prand1al pipe, a his home. She started with him, and the lad apparently about iitteen years of age,and two reached Newark, and there Rob1na:on of rather preP.Pssess1ng appearance entt1ed went into a saloon and got drunk. His the door. lle had a otory to lell and he feeble mother could do nothrng to reslrarn told it. Hrn name was Ell.Sba Yarbrout-:h. bun, and soon, In the midot of a eilreet row, ffe was homeless and fuenclless, and out of he \\·aa arrested, and she was alone and pen· work. He \Vould be glti.d to r:ecure a 3teady nilesa. She borrowed a little n:1on(Jy from Job, but, at the lea.st, he deo11e<l to earn 11 the man who soU her son the drrnk, and mght'e lodgrng. Mr. Smith engaged him began a weary trudge back again toward to finish digging a well that had been btgnn Franklin. · Her route hr1.s easily b~en traced on his place. The ~ad seemed plrased with for she stopped frequently on the way to the prospect of a "arm supper, a soft bed, make enquiries, and her sud, old face in1a.nd a week's work 1 an<l tell to cbatt1ng w1tb pressed all to whom. she spoke; at one time the proverbml garrulity of the )Onng. she was sitting l1y the ronds1dc, when two When bedtime ca!lle Mr. Smrth. who young rneIJ approached her and a~ked was a devout n1an, knelt in prayer, and ofwhether she needed help. " Please raise fered up a pet1t1on for h1n1self, hu~ fnende, me on 1ny feet/' sa1d£she, "for I am very and tha friendless Ehaba Yarbrough, who weak, and tell me it you can,by wbi(!h '\\RY It was the last forwaa to share hIS bed. lean r~ach .P rankhn. They aided her as mal prayer that he ever uttered on enrtb, they could and she slo" ly tramped on. She Mr. Snntb shared hB bed with Yarbrough, was then only a mile from her ho1ne 1 but and they retired for the mght. Just before she lost the road soon and kept getting furday tbe former got up, krndled a fire, and ther away. Later she met a party of work· returned to bed. Shortly afterward Yarmen returut g from Lh~n work in Yantacaw brough arose, abpped on hIE clothes, an<l aat and they pomted out to her the opire· of bofore the fire. Smith w"' sound asleep he< distant village, and walked. along by Glancing under the bed, Y nrrnouth saw her side until tbe1r roads parted, and then an axe gleamrng m the fitful firel!ght. givlDg her a word of cheer, they atood for a He secured the weapon and rctu1nw inoment wa.tchH1g her as she wcnnly left ed to the fireplace. Presently be arose, up· thew. Her gray hair,loosened by the wmd, proached the bed, and, with a quick, unerrstraggled from under her hood. Uer shawl IDI: blow, cut short the hfe of the man "ho had !alien Jrom one shoulder, and her short had been to him the good Samaritan. dreae of dark stuff was covered with dust. As eoon as he bad struck the fatal bloi>., One of the wen offered his support for a Yarbrough proceeded to possess h11noelf oi bit of her Jonrney,but she thanked hirn,<ay· such portahle art1cles of vaiuc us ate to be mg that she had but a lrttle dIStance to go tonnd upon the shelves of a modest coui.tty and aLe would not trouble hun. Soon she store. He gathered a few J ards of calico, a became too ~·eak to cot1t1nue 1 and turning few pluga of tobacco, and some other art1w aside from the highway she passed a rude clea, locked the door, threw the key a1rny, foot bridge over a. narrow stream to a and tied in the direct10n of Alabama. heaviJy· wooded island in Acq uackal'lonk. The store of Mr. Smith was the headThen she chm bed to the summit of a knoll quarters of the n·ighborhood,tand the fact a few rods away fro1n the beaten pntb, and of hia murder was soon diecovered. It was foldrng her hood to make a p11low, straightknown that Yarbrough slept "1th the unening her dress, and covering herself with fortunate man the nJght betore, aBd it waa her shawl, she turnell her fa.ce so that she but a few hours before a body of citizens could eee, i:n a1cely a mile distant, the home started in pursuit of the fugitrve He was toward wh1ch she had been JOUrneyin~, and tound at the honee of ills grandfather m laid hersell down to reat or to die. She did Randolph county, wheio he waa arrested and brougli t back to the scene of the Il)Ui· not move from that spot, and her friends d.1d not mu1s her, for those in Franklin der Ife confessed the crime as soon as ar~ thought she was with her daughter lll Rari· rested, but at the same tune implicated two tan, and her son-1n.Iaw1 Robinson, supposdissolute 'vhtle wotnen, who, he sa1d, per~ ed she had safely returned to FrankllD. On suaded b1m to do the deed. He afterward Sunday iuorn1ng a laboring nia.u atrolhng 1ev1aed th1a portion of his confess1on,and afthrough the woods found her body. Im· lirrn~d that these woLnen were in no way 1ncdiately the Coroner and a JUry was ob.. 8 ·nccrncd in the killrng of Mr. Smith. tained, who found sin1ply that "Sarah Yarbro.igh was tned before the Superior Smith died on Saturday May 1, from cold Court, found guilty upon hts O'i\ n contess1on, Mr. Tilton's Lawyers. and exposure 11 Her children gathered and and sentenced to be hanged on the 28th of quietly buried their mother )esterday, May. o~mg to bis extreme youth, a pet1 · How 'J:HEY WERE EMPLOYED AND ON "'HA.T tion was sent to the Governor asking that decorating her grave with fl.o\ver.s 'fER>IS-TRUSTUW TO THE FUTURjl 11'0R the sentence be commuted to unpr1~onrnent Type-work of a Newspaper CoMPENSATION-LATEisr PHASES OF for hfe. Gov. San th, however, in this case, THm Gn.EAT SUIT. a.a tn all others of a stnular character, refus· The Pottghkeeproe l!.,'agle., lll an article on Many questions have been asked as to ed to iuterfere. The unfortunate criminal "Row hf1stakes Hanpen in N e\'ispapers," figure· np the nurnb~r ol types used in a the pay of :Vlr. T1lton's lawyers, and a gen. utterly refused to believe, up to the last ll!O· paper the size of the !!Jag le at 600,000 , > e, tlernan who asaq_mes to be posted, fur.nishes went, that he was really to suffer the exthe actual numLer of bits of metal a.rranged the folio\\ mg information, Mr. Tilton has treme penalty of the law, and it was only no income beyond the 25 cents a volume when he was brought foe" to face with the or re-arranged every day in preparing a that his novel, 1 Tempest-Tossed,' returns scaffold, and saw lna own coffio, tbat he lo.gt a newspaper of that size for the press. We to b1m, and this sum, which would eup· all hope. suppose few persons tb1Dk of the prmtmg port b1m if alone, is used to pay the 1111t10n The execution -y,;as private, only a few trade as: one of the most exact anll part1cuof hIS children, Ahce and Carroll, in Prof persons berng allowed to enter the stockade In lur of all the handrnrults ; but it is. Gunn 8 school in \Vaahington, Conn. His which bad been erected around the gallows. making type, variations that might be al· daughter Florence supports berselt by teach- Yarbrough was brought down from bis cell lowell 111 the finest mach1ner.y would ten· ing 1n the public st.hool in Ry~rsun strt::et, iir"tbe Jail about I o'clock, and when he cter the type useless It is >ery rarely that and she IS the lady of his home. Before Mr. saw the elaborate preparations that had type fnrmshed b) two separate fo'.)l'dries Tilton prrnted the Bacon letter he retarned been made, and realized that he was to die, can be used together "1thout a great deal ~Ir. MorrLS, and throcgh the exc1tement be ·>ept and cried ·nd trembled, and supof trouble, though they lly to make them which followed that letter Mr. Moms gave plicated \hose presrnt to eave luw from the aft-er the same standard. \Ve read once in him counsel, but did not publicly appear ID uallows. It wus a mo1t harrowing scene. a while of a "'-ondertul piece of cabinet his behalf until Tilton \\as arrested on a At tlmty m1Dutes past l o'clock the tn~ger work or n1osaic work, containing ten, twe11· charge preferred by Wm. J. Gaynor. On of the gallows was sprnng by Sherill Bed· ty, or filty thousand pieees, the makc1 of the evenrng of Mr. T1lton's arrest, Gen . drn~field, and thIS 01xtecn·ycar old murderwhich has spi;:ut months, or even years, Pryor offered lus s~rv1c~s, which were after- er, shrieking and screaming for tnercy, was of labor rn prodncrng it, and people go to ward accepted. Mr. Tilton made n clean launched 1Dto eternity. see it as a. great curiosity ; but the roost breast of his poverty, aml Mr. Moms and elaborate and carefully-fitted piece of work The first yc<.tr.a of every man's bu!'tinesa or Gen, Pryor promised t1J sco him through of this kind ever 1nadti, doe~ not compare the case, a.nd to trust to his future for their professional life are years of education . with tliat wh1cb the prtnter does every day, financial reward. When Mr. Beecher's law- They are intendeu to be, m the order of for rninuteness of detail und accuracy of yers were casting about for senior eounael, nature and Pro\1dence. Doors do not open fitting. '!he man who does the firet is look· Mr. 'lilton, Mr. MoHis, and Gen Pryor to a man until be ia prepared to enter them: ed upon as an artist- a man: el of Bkill; called on Mr. Beach, and presentmg the The man without a weddmg garment may and if a hundred ot l1is 1neces are put m plamtitr's sl(\e o( the case aske.1 him to be· get in surrept1t1ously, but he immediately wrong side up or turned the wrong way, it come Mr. T1lton"s senior counsel. He re.· goes out\with a flea m b1a ear. We thmk ia not obseived rn the general eflect. But ceived a small retaining fee and took charge II w the experience ol most successful men if the printer, in fitting ten tunes us many who have watched the course of t\!eu hvea of the case. pieces together ID a srngle day, puts one Mr. Fullerton entered the c"'e on Frank in retrospect, that whenever they have a:r. where another should be, or turns one the Moulton 'a aolic1tat1on to take especial care rived at a pomt where they were thoroughly wrong way, everybody eees it, and is amaz .. o! hie mtereats. Mr Fullerton was Moul- prepared to go up h 1gher, the door to a higheel at the ' 1 stup1c1 carelessne!s of those ton'· counsel in the suit which ~has Edna er place ha~ AVi ung back ol 1tE!elf, and they piinters." The old die, Dean Proctor 1nshtuted, nnd he was then ha\ e hea,,d tli\. oH.11 to ~nl~r The bi: WE are inconsolable at ha1ng deceived paid for hts services a large enough fee to or volunt~riJy t t.:ttre tor r~et by our enecn1es tuid DetraJ ed by our friends; juatlly bis appeaung for Triton free of men who stand ready to take places will Mr. Morris has expendetl ,uucu succeed to then p1J"illon and its honord and and yet we a.re often content to be so by our· charge. money frou1 hi~ own pocket for the current emohnncnta.- lir llolhnd. aelve~1 There wae a epellrng match al the Aoylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, Conn, on Wednesday evening 1 and San1uel L Clemens (Mark Twam) berng called on for a few preliminary remarks, spoke as fol· lows: LADIES AND GENTTE1-(EN :-I have been honored 'v1th the office nt introducing these approtlch1ag orthograph1calsole111n1lles with a few remarks. The temperance crusade swept the land some llme ago, that 10, the vast pnrt1oa at the land where it was need~ ed, but it skipped Hartford. Now comee thia new apelhng epidecn1c, ,gnd this tune 'We are stricken. So I suppose we neede.8. the a:lii1ction, I don't say we ueedtid it, for I don't see any us~ Ill spelling a word ngbt, and never did. I rnea.n I dun't see any use in having o. uniform and arbitrary way of apel11Dg words. We might ·S well tnake all clothes alike and cook all dishes alike Samenes~ is tiresome · variety ia plt:>aslng. I have a correspondent whose letters are always a refresh roent to me ; tbere is eueh a breezy, unfettered originality about hia orthogra;phy He always epalls Kow with a large K. Now, that is just a good a.a to apell it with a email one. It ia better. It gives the 1maginat10n a broaoler field, a willer scope It suggests to the mind a grand, vague, unpre11s1ve, new kio.d oI a cow. Superb effects can be produced by varieg·ted spellrng. Now, there Ill Bi1Dd Tom, the musical prog1dy. He always spelb a word according to the sound that 1a cat t1ed to hia ear. And be is an enthusiast ID ortbograp~y. When you give hrn1 a word, be shouts it out-puts lu· soul into it. I once heard him called upon to spell orang-outrang before an aud1ence. He sa1d '0, r·a n·g, ornng, u;-e-r, ger, oranger, t-a·n·g, tang, orangger tang !' Now a body can respect an orang·outrang that spells hia name in a vigorous way hke that But the feeble dlctionary makes a mere kitten of him In the old times people SJl"!led j uat as they pleased. That""' the right idea. Yo~ had two chances at a atranger then You knew a stron~ man frou1 a weak one by hts iron-clad spelling, and h1s hand.writing helped him to van!y your verchct. Some people have an idea that correct spelling can be taught-and taught to anybody. That is a mistake Th· spelhng faculty is born in a man, like poetry 1 music and art It is a gift ; it ta a talent People who have this gift in a high degree only need to see a \vo1<l once in print and 1t us forever photographed upon their memnry They cannot forget 1t. People v,.-ho haven't it, .nust be content to spell more or lees hke-hke thunder-and expect to aphnter the die· tionarv wherever their orthographical hghtn. ing h;ppens to atrike. There are 114,000 words in the unabridged dictionary I know a Indy who can spell only 180 of them right She steers clear of all the rest. She can't ](>urn any more, So her letters al ways consist of those constantly recurring 180 words. Now and then, "hen she finds her· selfoblrged to write upon a aubJect which 11ecees1tates tbe use of some other words she-well, she don't write on that subject I have a relattve in New York "ho is almost aublimely gifted She can't spell any "ord right. There is a game called Verbarrnm. A dozen people are each provided with a sheet of paper, across the top of which is writt-en a long worJ hke kale1doscopical, or someth1ng like that, and the gan1e ia to see who can m:lkA up the n1ost words out lf that Ill three minutes, always beg1Dnmg with the 1mtial letter of the word. U pou one occasion, the word chosen was cofferdam. When time "as called everybody had bmlt from five to twenty words except this young lady. She only bad one word-calf. We all studied a mo· ment ond then said, ·Why, there 1a no I m cofferdam !' Then \\'e examined htr paper. To the eternal honor of that unioap1red, un con1:1c1otl81 eubhmely-tndependent soul, be It amd, she bad spelled that word ' caff " If anybody here cll'n spell calf any more aenSibly than that, let him step to the front and take hIS milk. The insurrection will now begin. all · 1 ·