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?If*} I TWO ..DOLLARS PKR ANNUM. *> GOD AJSTD OUR COUNTRY, f ALWAYS IN ADTAJfCK volume t SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER, 19 1872. N TTT, OF AKr-JEPTJBB NEWS . BY Tri?! ?:<>:? T*?*?* 01? arwrRTpTfOW. ?in? <'?r>T IW waa year. $*2.00 '* Bt* f*?t?thB. 1 OO Aar e*e ?en44n? BIB OOMLARf*. fee a ??In* ef Net* fkaaWJiiH in, w4W reeeiea an EXTRA COPY raw OSB TEAR, free ?f aWraja. Aey ewe eewtiag fTY? BOt* er a Cine ef Ifew *ueeeribetw. will reeeree ?? BXTRA COPT far 81? M?!OT?r\ fee* ef BAY?:* Of* AOTFRYISiN??. let THseriian. ?? ** tt ?? . i.wo A ??jn*r* eeaeieta ef 10 Have Brewier e* . kMk ?f Aweer^ieia'a A?a>iniatraUr'e B?t??m,.....$5 00 Wwtteeeaf IHaaiiaaal af Guerdieee, Ad aafaiatraifre. Raeentere, Ac.jftO 00 'Cawtraet Advertisement* iateHfd "pea the tttaasal M A RR IAO E an.l PUVftRAfi WOYICwB, ViVt ea?eea*iag ene Bqaare, <>>f.MH vitbeut 'ee*r%e. -:o: Terms Cash In ?Warte*. Browning & Browning, ATTORNEYS AT LAW* OR? SiUa^nilRQ C. W*~? Bw>. Cee. Milcolv T. Baawata*. A. f. Baowatsa. awe ? TO HSfLirr?FURN1SIIKII. "Any/hing over to day ?" naked, with p aigojBeaat awd iron teal emphasis. ? y?nag/and brief ee* lawyer, ??med Kit Haenw>?rton, of smiths* equally young und briefless "limb." Bill IVU.-nd-n. an be sUtntcred into the- letter's rOoUM in *.;"+ft street, ehi-h r.min h-id a very professional nir?a ruaty grate filled with scraps of paper and cigar end.-, % table littereel with law books, sheets of foolscap; floor ditto ; leather bottomed arm chairs; Tpry era ay ami truculent looking window panes that looked like thick cobweb*?all aa it should be, minus a client. "Any thing over?" he repeated. "Over head md earn in Invu 411 1 debt," answer d ?sllcodeu ; "that's all Oh, I forgot two dines -tod a * aootti quarter iu the water box " "And the Governor ?" "He's departed for New Vor I; and i'hiiadeiphia, to be gone three u.outl.s. lie has let hia own Jie*se. you know, end Waa preparing'* to reside ut his country scat at B ? | was looking around for aaivanteiu fact. The ground* are taken care of by hia next door neigh oor? * gardener. Hi thinks u?.w he shan't bact till fall." "Of cour-e, he eaiuu do v. o kaudsoocU before ha left ?" remarked Kit, wtttliiig ; the :able with hi<* penknife. "He gave me a check for my quarter'* allowance in advauce." answered Bollen den. "Have you drawn your money ?" "My dear fellow, 1 required it all to consolidate my debts. "What a stupid proceeding." ^^A_tieec?sary sacrifice. My creditor* reasing. 1 bad to compound with for the credit of the bar." d I think you told me that, n >t to confide the state of your .tif.it rs ur father, you had taken m. your ga on the aofa here, and doled at eati?g-hou?e\" ctly so, Kif" ' tnph ; a pleaaant way of passing the three mouths, certs inly." shall Ii?a like w nabob for toe next months, and have a little caidi .0 ," said Bellend**, triumphantly, es, and yu're obliged, thanks t > f forethought and eXlraVa your own father's house ?" "That waa my plan,' replied Hellend [a, coolly. "Why should the house re tin empty for a whole quarter ?" "But the new furuituru will be spoil id." ' I shall only let it to a respectable tenant." kit ramoastrated, but in vaiu. Balleaden assured bio* that ateru tie etaaity compelled htm to act, au I begged to inform him that his resolution w.?* jh> unalterably fixed that uo power 00 can b could shake it. That evening the ad vertisement was put ia the Transcript. The next moruiog a modest Up at Bellenden* office door produced ait 10 vitatiou to inter, aud a highly r-.apcot abla eld gentleman availed himself of tha permiaaion. lie Was dressea in black, with a white neckcloth, w}t?a heavy geld chain and square, old fashioned watch-key, and p ?limited rfu ?o and white stockings, .tud c?rr.e 1 a ou>i cane, witb au ivory head, tnu very oeau ideal of an old Boston merchant. "I calleu, sir, in oousequeoce ofyoar advertisement iu the Tra>tucrtj*t iaai eveaiog." "Pray be seated. You have au .oca ot moving out of town ?" lYe?, torgikrea mouth* only, i will drive out this afternoon and aaa your boats, aad if I like it, and tue terms are not too high, 1 think we eau utauage to wake aa agree me at." "What family have you, air 7" asked aWtotM, with tea* ftfetteV ^Vaw>8 ItfetfejeV "Ouly my wife, my daughter, and ?elf," replied the old gentlemen. "And yon hare no objection to taking aae to hoard ? I'm not much trouble in a house," aaid Hellenden. "None whatever. Pray what are your term* f" "One hundred and fifty dollars of the season?that, is three months. 1 will nllow you fire dollars a wcnk for my hoard that lukea off sixty." "Halauce ninety," replied the old gentleman, r."..,ng. ?? Wy well, air, if I like the bouse. I will call to morrow and pay you in adrauce." "As you pleaae,sir." "My name," aaid the old gentleraau as lie took leave, "is Greyling?God'rey Gr-yliug & Co., India Wharf. Good moruiug, sir." "Greyling ! One daughter'." cried Hellenden, as he p ced his room. "What if he should be the father ot*the glorious creature 1 met at Gloucester last rum iner ? The idea of being under the same roof with her almost drives me mid. and atones for much that I have suffered and ametillauffcring?Grey ling! Grey ling !" His conjectures were correct. Grey li\g called nest day. paid the rent and reeciv >d the key. aud the evening after, when he wem out to the village, he din C i'cfed to hii delight th;it Julii Grey ling was no other than a charming girl wh<>in he had casually encountered at ? ape Ann the previous reason. She was then visiting the place with her aunt, and whether she was conscious of a nascent peuchaut for our hero, or for ?oaic other reason, she1 had for boruc mentioning to her mother having met a y mug gentleman by the sea-aide, with such a dear coraair expression aud suuh a sweet mustache ? Of course, Hellenden did not come in to (own any more Why should he 1 He had no client there?aud a suit here must not be rutfercd to go by default. Went duct* at the piono 1 What ttr 11a in the garden! What walks by moon light! What rides at sunset! It waa a fair existence Hut in the sweetest cup of pleasure, turgit anmri aliquid?and >"-oiling i the bottom of his breaker of bli.<u. lay a a?- pent thought that all this fair. s< cue w.iutd soon vanish like a summer day dr. am With the birds aud I. th- Grayling would be gone?be I three months if enjoyment Ixoore I Thrtto mouths! he had uot tweuty m hours, ?'he next morning Bellen don was Idling in tli* garden, Waiting for Mist Kyling to join him, wiien the omnibus ffped at the door, and out of that j laibus ? a vision of dread?alighted I. Hellenden, senior. r'Vou here, sir!" excUimed lbs young an. |"s*mU here, sir!" exclaimed the father How came you to think of opening the Luve.'' D.d you get word that 1 wa? '?No, a:r; but I thought you wouldn't isiike if" "Not at all. Y' u've saved me a deal Ftrou de. Servant here?" ?*Ye?, air." "Well well, let's go out of the sun," replied Mr. Hellenden impatiently. ' "One moment, sir. I have aotua friends at tying \*ith me?very respectable peo ple, i assure you. sir?the Grey lings? do you km** them?'' he added, anxious ?jr. ?'No' but I've heard the name," * "I've kept you waiting,', cried Mise Greyling. running down the atepa of the piatxa in a charming walking dress, ??but am uuite ready bow." She stop \ ped Suddenly and blushed on perceiving j a stranger I My lather, Misa Greyling." ?I am happy to see you, air. Won't I .on walk in?" ? Hospitable," muttered Hellenden. ??*?? :ng it s my houee." ? Mis? Go yling," aaid young Hellen ?ien, iieiVouely. "1 am very sorry that i 4i ust umy iuy*eli the plea>ureof walk ing with you. but my father?1? pray i excuse inc." ?*Oh. certuiuly, certainly; don't make any apologies. 1 couldn't think of going bow. Pray, walk in, sir. You'll dine with a*. 1 hope, sit." ??1 rather think 1 shall, youag lady.'' answered Bellenden, senior, coolly. "You're dusty and tired, father" aaid young Heli< itdt u, who dreaded a discov ery. "Won't you walk up into my I raoBiT" f "No, air," replied Bellend*!!, senior, peremptorily. "I waat to aae hair th* drawing-rtxnnbofes WKh ?bat taste you're poor mother, bed ebe been alive ; would have furnished ft."11 And totting his hut ob the taale he walked into the towg drawing-room, followed by his ion sad Miss Qswy ling. "My father and mother, Miss Bellen den," said the young lady, getting be fore him and performing the ceremony of introduction. Mr. Greyling had fallen asleep nncon sciously on the ottoman, and aaok from a aittin?, to a recumbent position. Ho atarted up, rubbing hia eyea. "Bless me, what a solecism? I'm afraid I waa vulgar enough to dose. Mr. Bellenden. I'm very happy to aee you. My wife. Pray lit down, sir." "Thank you, sir, I prefer walking about," replied Mr. Bellenden, senior. "Curse his impudence," he muttered to his son, "Sleeping with bis boots on my cut velvet ottoman. Asking me to be seated in my own bouse?" "He's rather eccentric," whispered young Bellenden, ."but moat amiable of men." "My father," he said, in a low, tono ad dressing Greyling, "ia odd, very pecu liar?but you musn't mind him." "You will dine with us en famifU," said Mrs. Greyling, a very amiable and polished old lad?, by the way. "1 intend to. ins lame, cortiinly," re plied Bellende?, acoior, who was stroll iug about the room, examining the furni iure, and accasiouelly changing the place of a chair, a card table or a vase. "Traveling makes one hungrey, and as the country probably produce the same effect on you I ahall make no appology for ordering dinner.', And be rang the bell. A smart man servant auswered it. "Dinner directly; Sam," aaid Mr. Bellenden, senior. "James, air," replied the man, with dignity, aud looking with n inquiring air to Mr Gr^yKnj^?*--^ "Serve the dinner if it ia ready, I James," aaid Mr. Greyling, smothering hia indignation. "Confound bis impudence !" said he to himself. "Dots he presume to give ; orders to my servants ?" I "Haug his insolence!" whispered Mr. Bellenden to his son. "M ist he tell my ! people what to do?" ! Dinner was soon announced Mr. Bellenden, senior, offered his arm to Mra. Greyling. Young Bellenden sailed in with Julia, and Mr. Grayling brought up *in the rear. Mr Bellenden, senior, handed t.ie old lady to her place with great gallantry, and seated himself op poaite to her to the astonishment, in dignation and disgust ot old Greyling, who Would have broken out in remoua Uucua if hia daughter had not restrained him. Young Belleudco elm h d In napkin in sgouy. Mr. Bellenden, senior, did the houors of the table with easy uonchaluiice. but all the other members of the ?auiily labored under a singular restr?int. and the ladiea sought the earliest opportunity of retirring. "Now, James," said Mr. Bellenden, senior, "the champague !" "Really, Mr. Bellenden," stammered Greyling, but the words fairly chok ?<! him ; he leaned back iu his ehair, and unloosed his cravat. The poor man looked quite apoploctio. James hauded Bellenden a bottle, the wire was cut, the cork bounced out per? Tersely, aud smote Mr Greyling on hia rather proiniueul Roman uose. "A random shot. I beg a thousand psrdous," said Jtlr. Bellenden, bowing. And he passed a fotmiug breaker to the irritated tu-.-rchant. "I don't driuk champagne," aaid Greyling, testily. '?James give me some claret." "That's right, Mr. Greyling, call for what you like," aaid Bellenden. Nothing givea me greater pleasure than to sec people make tneiueelvee at home." "I should think so, sir," replied Grey bug, dryly, as he sipped his wine in augry gulps. "The cellar is pretty well stocked, eh, William," pursued Mr. Bellenden, ad dreasiog his son. "Aud I beg, Mr. Greyling, you will name your favorites. What do you say to Burgundy 7" "If you desire Burguudy, Mr. Bellen den." "Of course I do/1 replied Mr. Bellen den. "Bottle of Burgundy, James." "You most excuse me, Mr. Bellen, den," said Greyling, rising "I would prsfsr to join tha ladies." "Do not pltoo any restraint on your ?elf. Consider yourself perfectly at bos; while you are here." "I do so consider myself, I assure Jfcra," answered Mr. Grayling, rising, "add shall do so while I remain, which will be until neat September." And ha slammed th* door behind in a pet. Mr. James followed the example of his maater. 7 LI "What under the sun, VT?&m,'* crmd Mr. , Bellenden? when they were alone, "could hare induced you to in vite such a vulgar, ill brod set h*re ? Talk of staying till September too P* "My dear sir," sUasmerctS young Bellenden, "he is a client and promises me a 1 <rge business." "And make* np for paying fee* by quartering himself and family here for months. The old fellow's impudence beats every thing I heard of." "Ho is certainly eccentric," aaid youag Bellenden. "But if you knew him aa 1 do. air, you'd excuse his peculiarttiea." "Doubted." aaid Bellenden, senior. * i "But let us join the lad tea. la* daughter is pretty and attractive, though not. I am eoostraiaed to aay, over well bred." The evening passed off pretty well, the tasteful performance of Mise Grey ling on ths piano soothed the troubled hpirits of all her ruditors. But ?h?n the hour of retiring arrivcil th? namUaaiint feelings of the two seniors revived. ' I trust you will pass the night with us," said Mr. Grcyliug. civilly. "Why. where else should I pus it f " "Very well, sir," replied Greyling, ''when yon are ready, I will light you up to your room?the blue chamber". "I am very much obliged to you, air. retorted Bellenden, "but it's all th*. same to you, I prefer to select my own sleeping apartment." "8ir, I wish yon a very good night !" said Greyling. taking up a lamp and sweepiag out of the room, followed by wife and daughter. "Extraordinary !" growled Bellenden. **Hang me if ever I saw, read or heard of such immeasurable impudence !" The next morning Mr. Bellenden, aenio?*. was up betimes and walking in hie garden. lie was sooa joined by Mr. Greyling, who appeared to have paaaed a feverish night. The twe old gentle men saluted each other stiffly. "I hope you have p issed a gool night, sir." *aid Mr Hellenden. "I didn't sleep a wink," aaid Mr. Grayl ng "Inded? I am distressed to learn it." "Mr Bellenden, sir, it is very evident that, although your sou and I agree very well together, you aud I cannot exist un der the same roof " "Indeed! Aud I preaume," said Mr. Hellenden, ironically, - that y >u are about to sugge-t the expediency of my taking my quarters elsewhere From what I saw of your conduct yesterday, 1 should judge you to be capable of such u pioposition." ".Mr. Hellenden, as a lawyer, you must be aware that 1 have a right to make it " "A right to make it?" "Yes, sir, but I scorn to do ao, and merely come to give you notivj that I shall vacate your prenises to day, leaving it to your sense of justice to accord and reasonable damage* " "Reasonable damages?" cried Bellen den, furiously. Haven't you take a up ! your quarters here, hat; and baggage. I ordered my servanU about, appropriated what rooms yon saw fit to your own use, j cut bouquets out of my garden, pent pre* | euta of fruit aud vegetables to year I friends in town, acted, in n word, aa if I you were master here??and now you ulk of damages!" i "Well, sir," roared Mr. Grayling, "haven't I paid th* rout in advance? You're crazy, old follow!" Hut at this oru-ls appeared young Hellenden, alarmed, abashed and peni tent. Ho made a full coufesaion of the trick be had perpetrated and then stood j culprit-like, trembling aud covered with cuuiutiou. The two old gentlemen eyed each other for a moment, then bant into a hearty fit of laughter and shook hand* I cordially. { The young scapegrace who had occa sioned all the trouble waa pardoned nnd hie tather agreed to discharge hi* debt* i on the pledge of making a good husband to Julia Greyliog Tbo youag couple took up their abode in the Bellenden villa; preferring Us lux uric* aad comfort to the chance of advertising for lodging "to be let?formwhed." Tha following.^ which a valued corres pondent tells us waa never before iu pri nt tt relates to Ben Butler aud Bon's dog. and another fellow and ia a pretty good Specimen of diamond cut diamond : Bear Butler waa a down-east lawyer before ha got to be a major-general and representative of hie district in Congress. Like all lawyers, Ben had a hard pull of it at tha start, and perbapa the sharp ness sod acumen for which he ia so uni versally celebrated, were acquired at tH* early period of his lifo, when he waf striving for a practice, aud the odds wer? brains or starvation. Cos day, while sitting iu hia office, there entered a long-legged, gaunt, hatchet faced-speciinen of tho genius Yankee, who looked sharp enough to make hie mesls off pins sod needles, and w4sa> thus accosted a future Congressrn?? . ?Mr. Lawyer, I am going into a little bet of law bamaaaa,aad as you seem like a right smart, placky sort of chap, 1 thought I might as wall givs tho job to jag*' ? All right/ says tha lawyer, 'yon can't trast your ease ia better hands.' - 'Well, thea, I had a ham hanging in an oatehed, and a neighbor'! dog came along and ate it. What would you do ?' 'Why, prosecute the owner of the dog, of course Make the fellow pay for damages.' 'That's tba Ulk Mr. Lawyer,' aaid the Yankee, with a aly smile beginning to work around the corners of hia eyes and mouth. 'But you see?I don't know as it makes any difference?the dog was youra.' Butler opened hia eyes a little at this onslaught, but he wasn't going to be taken aback' ia that manner, even by a brother Yankee. 'What do you value your ham at ?' asked But drawing out hia wallet. 'Well, T gneeea five dollars will be letting you off cheap,1 said the Ysukae, ?fur it was aa ?11 lead gvod ham.' Without entering a word of prote it, Bntler paid the money, and then aaid : 'There is your damage for the ba u Now fork over ten dollars.' 'What for?' inquired the Yankee, in his turn astonished. 'For my legal adWicc,' said Bu''er. You don't Suppose I can work wit tout a fee, do yaw ?' Mr. Yankee waa hit; so drawing a face as long aa his legs, he al > * iy counted out the Honey, and inwirdly vowed he would briug no more law busi seas before the youthful but rasor like dispenser of Coke and Blackstone. Gsammar.?It taker ayinkcc school inarm to just puralc poor unsophisticated mea, bow a days. Coming home on the train last week we overheard the follow ing conversation between a youug lady teacher, who also writes for the-aud an old gentleman who had always believ ed be could apeak the English Lan Old Gentleman?'Are thcro any house building in your village?' Young Lady?'No air There is a new house being built for Mr. Smith, but it is the carpenters who arc build ing.' Gentleman? 'True; 1 sit corrected To be buildiag ia certainly a different thing from to ha being built. And how long has Mr. Smith's house been boiug built?' Lady (looks puijled a moment, and then answers rather abruptly)-'Nearly a year.' Gentleman?-'How much longer do you think at ?111 b* being built?' Lady (explosively)?'Don't know.' Geottemaa?'I shoald think Mr. Smith woald ba aaaayed by its being built for tha haasa ha now occupies be ing old ba mast leave it and the new oae being built, instead of being buiW as ha expected he cannot?, Hore the gentleman perceived the lady had disappeared. Philosophers are made of just auch mea as the owe whom the wind robbed of hia bat recently* He didn't chase it at all He simply appropriated the cov ering of the loudest laughter near him, and at the same time fetching him a blow that made his noae bleed. A man who had tied a petition fot diverse was informed by his eountoi that hia wife had filed a "cross potion," as lawyers tail it* "A cross pttitian"' exclaimed the husband; "that's jast like her'. She nev er did a good natorod thing in her lifo, Mississippi Bucca*tmaU^k thick* ly wooded island, known" fit LongIsland, nbout fourteen mile? ttbo^s'Muscitine, in the Mississippi, has turned oat to be a regular robbers, nest, a, sort of Isle of Moute Cristo, ax^MSvAqi Valuables Is concerned^ ? Tb,o djacovcry Was niado by thp polico of Davenport, who, havii g had their suspicions aroused, visited 1 il e. ..spot ^a .. w^eek ago, but on reaching it. u found that th?. birds bad' flrjwtt;'- Many evidences, however, of occupation of the island were strown' around. Boxes of all kind* id'cT many sizes were thick on the g^nxf, with11 bite of paper and 'pieces ot twine and 1 rope, here and there an old garment, '' and many Sigoj of carpenter work. According to the report of farmers liv ing near by, the island had'Vsewabaai doned only tho day before', wbcfn the*/ loaded a large yawl and skiff with plun der, and started southward; If one of tho houses in the vicinity of the island! hud been disturbed by the thieves; tad ., the farmers thought that tfce people, on the ialand wore a party ofrf^j^jfo ? they were often aeerx.fisjii^g fa^eriy^ . and starting off with guns on their bhouldcrs, as if going joff on. a bunt. (It is supposed thnt most, of the burglaries i ? if u v. which have been committed in Daven port, Muscatine, Wilton, West Liberty,11' aud other localities in this section dur ing the summer, were tho work of aft': organized band which inhabited'tho island, who used the secluded spot for'' secreting their ill-gotten goods. I ?? 4| ?' i mum mmi ' :T " i "' m ' 'Ep He'd Said Ducks.'?During a , class meeting held several years sioco by the Methodist brethren of a Southern village, Brother Jones went among the colored portion of the congregation. Finding thore an old man notorious for. his endeavor to serve God on the Sub bath and satan the rest of the week, he said : 'Wall, Brother Diet, I'sa sUt4??eeu you here. Haven't stole any turkeys sines I saw you last, Brother Dick V ?No. Bruddqr Jone*, no turkeys.' 'Nor any ahickens, Brother Dick?' 'No, no, 1?rudder Jones, no chickens.' 'Thunk the Lord, Brother Dick! That's doing vreli, my brother!' aaid Brother Jones, leaving Brother Dickjj, who immediately relieved his ovcrbur* d -nod conscience by saying to a near ncighb.r, with an immense sigh of re* lief: 'Ef he'd said thick* he'd a bad me V >':" <5V rV '?** *** ' on I n r% Stuange Freak or Liqiitnino.? A young lady, while standing in a win dow at Morgautown, Butlei county, Ky * received a slight shock for a flash of lightning. On her recovery, it wa*1 found that an ailanthus tree, Standing near the window, had been accurately - photographed by the electric flash upon her breast. This-reminds a friend that in his youth be was tho object of photon graphy. He had told bis father that he was "a demented old jackass." This, playful remark enraged the unreason able father, and he interviewed his son. When the interview was over tho sou felt that ho had been struck by light ning, aud that a photograph of a man's hand wad distinctly visible?but not where he could see the picture. Light ning is guilty of strange freaks at times. A dying Irishman, asked by his con fessor if he was ready to denounco tho dovil and all his works, replied: "Don't ask me that; I'm going to a atrango country, and I? don't intend to make myetlf enemies." An indignant witues". exclaimed, "The Grst time that I ever did auoh a dis honorable act I would blow out my brains, Sir." "Very gqpd," said the examining counsel; "aud what would you do the second time?" A Kind lady in New York gave n pair of pantaloons to a poor boy lately. The next morning the youth returned and requested her to pot a watch pook ot in them as other rise they were not of much use to him. A woman latctJy looking at a prin ting press at work looked up in the faco of her companion, and in a most earnest maudcr inquired; "Well, Tim, an, t hen's the things at writes the papers. Bo's thorn what they call editors':" An Indiaaian asked the clerk of * Court whether ho couldn't reduce t'io rates of half a dozon fellows etabbad to gether to take oat marriage-license*. ?