Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1859-10-08

              rr ill i t . .. , V . . .- .V...,.,; 4 , ,(u ( .. . J vow y. v MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, SATURDAY MORNING, OCOTBER 8, 1859. NO. 48. 'OT . .. f t'fl ..if I it L JUL 3H3 st JHL 'M? , To the Honorable Jude of th Court Common Pleas ef Kuos Uoualy, unto. The undersijroed Commissioners of Knox Countr, Ohio, in accordsocs with (ho Act of . April 8, I860, bstswiin present tneir Ihird Annual Report of the Pineuoiel Affairs of Mid ' County fur the year ending June, 1859. The statement attached shows the receipt tod dis- burseeaenls of tbe various sccounls as made out . by tke Auditor and Treasurer aod which wa be ' liev ta ha oorrect. Notwithstanding tbe coon ty expenses for the- fenl year are swnewhst heavy w hnmhe satisfaction of knowing Ibat t) tar; , srnaM portion of it baa bean canied by any act of Ours, lne only moneys we caused to be expended were $399, for protecting the Dry Creek linage, aod in repairing the road leading from '. Mount Vernon to Columbus where it had been washed away by the1 watera of laid . atream and leas than Jzuu for improvements ana repam on , aad about th Court House, Jail Yard, Ao. The remaining expenses were for matter! over which we have no control and nothing to do with, other than toprotido. the means for meeting tbe mow. We refer to (bis became many oeoole are aixfat the impression that tbe Com- miscionere am accountable for the high tales tbey sreemspellerl to pay, while la feel less than one hnndielb part of tbe taxes collected tbe last year has been expended under their direction.Without intending to cast redactions on any one connected with tbe administration of our criminal code, we cannot help believing that if Oar Justices, Constables, Sheriff Prosecuting : Attorneys, Grsod Juron, your Honorable Court 1 itself as well af all good oitisens would do more to discourage doubtful prosecutions and to sustain meritorious ones and to avoid all unnecessary cost, a much lea expenditure of money would be sufficient to effect the object of onr ' criminal laws. Aa will be seen from tbe account attached the expenses connected with tbe enforcement of our criminal laws for tbe last year wilt amount to something near $4000, full one fourth of the County expenses. A considerable sum could also be saved each year, by having suitable apartments fitted np at the County Infirmary for the accommodation of insane persona. Such persons can be maintained there for less tbsn one half what the raw 'allows our Jailor for maintaining the same. . The Infirmary directors could also save some hundreds of dollars each year by having an addition attached to the Infirmary building. They have frequently been compelled to provide for out door pauperi for want of room, at a much greater expense than would have been necessary if they had had room for ibem in the Infirmary. At the March session of ( Commissioners, undertbe Act of April 12, 1858, we set apart one-hclf of the road tax of the present year to be collected in money, to be laid out in putting up Bridges. It is designed by us to expend this sum in snob a way as to benefit those portiona of the County not heretofore benefited , by bridges and at tbe same time with some regard to the Townships and sections from which tbe moneys will mostly be raised. If a similar amount is set apart for that purpose for the next four years, a good substantial bridge can be put up at every point in the county where one i necessary. If our county was so bridged, the increased value it would give to our lands would far more than cover tbe the expenditure of erecting them, to say nothing of the great convenience it would be to a large majority of our ta payers. SornedissatisfaO' iion will necessarily be emitted in locating the lite for the bridge to be put np the present sea ion. We' will expect those who are in waul of luch improvement to lienriu mind the impossibility of providing for nil nt the same lime, and that if we should err this year, we will correct it noxt. We uro lully aware of the blighting effect, of thajato frost, upon the prospects of our Inr-mars and of the opposition that some men may raise to an expenditure tor bridges the present sesson. Fur the infnrmntion of such and our own justification, we will here any that wo set apar. at our M.ircb session tho proportion 'of the rodil tnic to be collect":! in money for that purpose long before the frost cut off your prospects of ft bountiful crop. In addition to the moneys we have set apart for the pnrposo of erecting bridges, we expect to realize in the coarse ofthe next twenty four months some 1 3000. out of surplus Revenue moneys, in the course of collections which we intend to ose lor that purpose. Du rinir the last rear some progress has been made in the suit pending with Amos Nichols, oni of the Stockholders in the spnngneia. , nionm er non & Pittsburg Rail Road. Tbe legal points determined in this case are such as to leave no doubt but what a favorable result will follow in the Common Pleas. It will in all probabili y be appealed, when it will bo disposed of in the District Court, with the mass of business lied up there and the inefficient means provided for dis . posing of it is not easily told. As for all pur other acts and proceedings, they will be fonnd , entered upon the Journal open to any Commit tee appointed br tbe Court to examine at all reasonable times and to all others, We deem it ; proper to say that owing to the change in the Mnode of collecting taxes and making settlement ttarpi annually, we were under tbe impression at tout June session that the time for making tbe report had been extended until the settlement between the Auditor aad Treasurer in August covering tbe moneys paid in after tha February settlement had been made. In this we were ,ictaken, but as there has been no ' Court since .omt meeting in June at which any order could ,b made in relation to our Report, we presume uuur arror will be of but little importance. All of which is Respectfully submitted, W. MnCLELLAND, ) JOQM McELROY, Cossmhmioncm. . JACOB BELL, ) AN EXHIBIT Of the Receipts and Expenditures of Knox County for the year ending the first Monday in June, 1859. COUNTY DUPLICATE DC M ; D C M Amount collected ea Doplt- , ' cat of 1858 Including all the Road Tax af 1858 and ........ , , , , tha delinquencies o1857 at tha Seml-Aaaual aatlle " meulof Feb 1859 $(9989 113 Am'tsf County Traasoiars ' ' ' faei 1037 90 5 , ' Am'nt paid far AdvarlUlng Dellnsuent List, ,150 49 0 , Met. ain't of Bute Debt en , . . SlnkingFund. ....... ...8417 1 9 8 . -Net. am't General Rpranae. .4713 63 8 , ' Stale Com. 8cnol 10100 63 4 "DM. Library 613 33 8 " Gens ml Ceanly pnr poms ..'...10100 Off .' " Infirmary purposes. 1010 0i 7 Roait Purposes,.. ,.1095.51 9 , , RaURoadTax 4733 78 8 ' . Township purposes. 1560 90 1 " foreMUaaingMhooli435033l - " Bchoal Houm aad r . Cenllngeat.. 7650 13 5 11 8jxlal road parpof10Ht83 7 ' Corporation porpose20s5 73 9 ... -J i' i ". r ' 1 69383 10 3 afrm.e,i, wrrii Stats. Balines due 8lalaat JM set-' -" ' tleinnnll1.. 8630 Net. amount of State taxaa far JB.W eollectsd In Dseem her Inelnding delinquents fl837 ...33904 851 Pedlars Licenses N 00 0 Auction DutM. 90 75 0 Show Lfcenes(Agrlealtural Find.) 4875 0 InlaMrf AH alumina R.i.niu UA K0 (1 Trac A Bntlsrsd.lluqusnts , .. eUTOl)..... 73 . -" $94094 30 Crrnaty's Proportions of Slate CrmmonBchoolFand.... 7551 ffl 0 Cointy'sProportlons latereat on section 16, 91 IS 9 Connly's proportions of V. 8. Military Sehool fund..... 046 98 0' 1 County Treasurer's milsaga to Columbu 10 000 ' County Treasurer's fses on snows, lleenees fco h2 0 Am't paid to Stale Treasurorl5480 19 0 ' State's proportion of Taxes ro- xlM,.. .......... 7UIM)ti Ba(ttiicedttelhs8uts.......( 14449 $24094 30 0 ocnooi. ruxD (KconviD.l Bslanee in Treasury at June settlement, 1858 61406 Am'lofShow licensee 25 000 Ain't of Tracy's A. Butlers da- tnuentorl856..... 4 189 Am't eerllested en Duplleata . m iowo liMlBOlag delinquents flB&J ". 4350391 Am't of Stale Common School Fund ....7551600 Am't of County's proportion or section in l lw Am't of County's propoation of U. 8. Military schorl (and. .946 980 Am't 8 lata com. School fnnd, Received April 1859 9589 13 0 , . $15548 96 9 - - Disbursed. Treasurer's fees ea show II- sensea 14 8 , Treasurers fees ea section 16 ,10 9 " "onU.B.MHltart M School Fund.... 4 731 Orders cancelled, March 8,..' 1859 8306 34 7 Orders cancelled, June 8,.. 1859 5G1296 9 Balance remaining la Tress- aryat June settlement ....1624 67 1 115548 96 9 School House ft CoimxcEirr Fund (Received) Am't Balance In Treasury at Jnne settlement 1858 36 59 7 Am't collected oa duplicate of lHauatr ob. SetmnL lna, including delinquent 1857, 7G50 13 5 - $7698 719 Disbursed. Am't of orders cancelled, - March 8, 1859, 6919 64 8 Am't of orders, cancelled June ' 8.1859... 634 65 9 Am't of Balance In Treasury. 133 43 9 $7G86 73 9 Road Fund (Received) Am't of Balance In Treasury at June settlement loao.... 31U t I Net am't of roud money collected at Feb. settlement, 1859, after deducting Road Receipts, including special road Taxes...;..... 2441 14 3 T $275136 4 Thannnsen. .... Am't of orders cancelled Sept. 8. isa : .92450 Ain't of orders cancelled Dec. 8, 1858 36 67 5 . Am't of orders cancelled March' 8. 1H59 2176 40 4 Am't of orders cancelled, June ,ltl)9.... 321 too Buluuce in Treasury.. .......124 67 7 ' 2751 36 4 TnWKSHtP k Srucui. Township Fond. (Recv'dJ llaiance III I rPHury, juuoaoi-llement. 1858 19 98 5 Am't collected on Duplicate of . . ... . . a - ft .... AA. 1333, l'cb. setim ni loay,. .iood uu i $1586 89 2 DixnuRSEn. Am't of orders cancelled March 8 1859....; 11)31 SO Am't of erdsra cancelled Jane 8.1859 51569 9 Balance remaining iu Treas- nry 9dj $1586 89 2 RnnpoRATinw Ftivn fReceived.) Am't collected on Duplicate of 1333. at ren. aaiiismeui jj. - DlBRUUaKD. Am't of orders cancelled.March 8,1859 1J63 955 Am't of orders cancelled, June H.19S9 309 69.0 Balance remaining In Trees- ry. .......... ........... f uo f $208573 9 9. Mt. V. Il P. R. R. Co. FOND (Received). Am't In Treasury at June settls- mentl858 346371 Am't received of J. Colopy on cancellation oi oona 4347971 Balance remaining in Treasury $347 37 1 w n .' f , Vt r. . n : . 1 o M. 4k n. K. K. vs lunu. (awn.; Am't mt D. 8. Narton's Nate. 54 17 0 Am't el interest en H. P. War- deae Note..... 413 UU II Am't collected ea Duplicate of ltH.iF.h. hi. 1859....C733 78 8 Am't borrowed of Knox eeanty . Book .....3UUVUUV Am't overpaid on, Conpone by 'unan treasurer . ' $10255338 Dnanuin. Am't of Balaaeedne Treasurer, etJuneaetllsmeat 1858.... 710 56 8 Am't of Coupons eancel'd Dee. 1858...... 651 00 0 Am't ofold note paid In bank 350000 0 ' 1 , oi eoupoaa ranceiKa March 8, 1859 4371 00 0 Am'toflut'sl paid oa $3C00 loan , , Ami of Treaaurer'e (sea en $3000 loan...- Am'nl of eoepens eancellfd . J...S tfi 477 00 0 ' Am't of notes, remaining In rr. Ar.aim 4 rowurj ........... tutf y " ' r " $10235 93 8 IxrianiaT Fnnn. (Receivsd) - Am't of easn mnalalng In Treasury at Jnne eellleoMat '1859. 617 261 Am't eollscted en duplicate ef 1 . HSS at February setllt steal , ' 1859. 1010 06? 11537 31 8 Dissuaun. .' . Ami af ardors eanesltsd Byt. 8,1858 38931 Am't of orders cancelled Dee. 8.1 858 ; 59 90 0 A m't of orders cancelled March 8,1859 668 48 0 Ami of ardors cancelled Jnne 1859 335 79 0 Balance remaining In Treasury 90 53 8 $159731 8 Countt Fund (Received.) Am'lof Jnry fees of Slisrln Ucderwood 150 00 0 . Am't of Wm. F. Sapp casts fa 8late eases,.' 05 46 0 . Am'lof John Tsyloron note.: 79430 " of David Oaluaha overpaid en Black Board 9 00 0 Am'lof J. A. Levering WH. fee etsrdrawn 9 65 0 ' Am't of Justices ef the Frees fines In Btate ease 57 25 0 Am't of Tracy & Botlers for delinquents of 1856 ...... 6693 Am t collected on Duplicate ef 1858 at Feb. set'ment 1859. 10100 65 1 Am't of A. C. Elliot, clerk costs In Stste eases 94(60 Am't of 8tate's proportion oi taxes refunded .....6999 8 Am't received from sundrys persons for cost on road survey. .39 65 0 Am't ef A. C. Elliot, clerk for Unclaimed cost 109 64 0 Am'nt loaned from banks.8500 00 0 " overpaid by Treasurer. . . .9794 67 0 $32109 651 Disbursed. Am't eterpald by Treasurer st June settlement IdirS 1661 39 amount of orders redeemed snd cancelled Sept. 8. 1858.. ..1118 63 4 amount of Interest paid en loans from Banks 95 490 amount of orders redeemed and cancelled Dec. 8. 1858 .... 4589 53 1 amonnt paid on notes in bank650000 0 " or orders redeemed and cancelled March 81859. ...3581 S4S amonnt of interest on loans from Banks. 113 95 0 amonnt ef Treasurer's fees. . . 46 03 7 of ardors redeemeed and cancelled Jnne 8,1859. 4403 93 9 $92109 659 Statement or orders issued ron Countt Pun roses. Jail ExpsirsM. To persons for Flittering, re- Jairs, whitewashing etc lor ail 37 89 5 To Jailor for Jails fees. ....... 160 00 0 " Jailor boarding and washing for prisoners, 587 07 0 To sundry persons for clothing etc. for prisoners JU uo i To Physician for medical attendance on prisoners,... 10 500 To W. O. Evans for stove Ve. for Jill 30 13 0 $853 59 9 . Jnaira. Te for services as Tal- Ita Jurors 3 au v To persons serving as Pettit Jurors 7 997 95 0 To persons serving ss Grand jurors '3o mu 1589 90 0 To Justices and Constables In State easn Sb3U(i Te Witnesses before Justices nH in fonnul Ptfuia . ..988 53 0 To Attorneys for defence of Prisoner 75 000 To Probate Judge iu State eases 17 99 0 $1651 49 0 Ci rnr n CotinT. To 8. W. Farquhar clerk's, fees In State cases ........395 0 To Alex. C' Eiliot, clerk's fees ' In Rlla cams w 98 20 0 To Alex's C. Elliott olerk's fees (or other services 189 93 0 1291 38 0 ArrnnvaTa Fees. To W. F. Sapp, Proa. Arty's f.V 484000 To R. C. Hord eerv'eee for Commissioners 15 00 0 To W. C. Cooper Proa. Atty'o fees. i3uuu u $649 00 0 Pbixtino for County Omens. To Printer for Printing laws of 18,13 do do do printing as per bills rondarod....... " ..T.. .-109 590 to printer for printing delinquent list f J5048O to printer for printing brief for ' 1 Knox Connty - A. Nichols. 35 000 to printer for printing laws of ISM In nrl. 100 0 0 to printer for printing for Cl'ks Uthoe to printer for printing for Auditors office,.. 39 50 0 to printer for printldg for Pro-bate Court 8,000 re printer for printing fer Tree-surersOUfci M0U0 To printer for printing for Seer- ins unice $635 89 5 Raaim axn Highways. To viewers, surveyor. ot.,on Bn.a.. 1 12330 0 to sundry pens ler dimegee en road."... 4600 0 TO Prr. f0' work ,h ,dAQ aa a and Bridges. " $573 30 0 Conn ana IxocUTS. To Coroner, Jurors etc en la- qoests M n "o u CnKTARLn at Court. Te CoasUble fee attending Ceorl 133 750 Rniratrr'a Cica. To I. Underwood fornnnoal al- 100 00 to J. Underwood for summon ing Jurers and Assessors.... 38 two to 1. Underwood fees in Habeas - Corpus and State cases.... 143 su 981410 Tim RsvuKnEn. to persons for overcharge snd void sales RflMnnf. EXPENSES 54 08 6 Te 8eheel Examiners for ear-Vines 110 OOp Te Treasurers for settlement ef Senool funds 94 00 0 To Treasurers for sundry Ex penses RriTioNAnT. $138 37 5 To sundry persons for Blank ' Books for Probata Court. . 18 63 0' To 8aadry person- er Blank Boose tor Aooitore uince Tn annflvv nnrsnM far Rlank .8810 Rnnka or Clark's Office. ... 58 S2 0 To sundry personi for Blenk Books for Iteeerders ursoe iswv To sundry persons for Express shuMoa Books 10 010. Te sundry persons for paper, . pen, sio., foromces..... i uu $933 59 0 Assessors. Te aassassrs ef personal prep- .. . . ertylorlc59.... , v , .-. Auniroa'a Fees. $117700 0 Te John Lamb, balance of Au ditor fees for year sndlng. . Mareb 1. 18S8. , 63 33 8 Te John Lamb, Aadltor'sfees, . for year ending March 1, 1839..... . 1899 091 To 8. W. Farquhar, Auditor's fees In part for 1859 400 00 0 $2361 41 9 Commissioner's Frm. Te County Commissioners for services Infirmary Director. Ta Infirmary Director for. . ' services Insanity Cai'ks, To Probate Judge In luaane ease 19 80 0 To sundry persons fer ennvey-fni Insane persons Is and from Asylum 74 18 0 Wltnesues in Insaae oases . 15 00 0 To A. Wolff for Clothing lor Insane Persona 15 00 0 To Jailor for Boarding and. . Washing for Insane per- ' - son 187 36 0 $134 50 0 $129 000 $311340 Unclaimed Com To sundry persons for un-. . claimed costs Elections. Te Judges and Clerks sf Annual Election 238 20 0 To Return Judges of Justices flection 6 200 $17 84 0 $91440 0 Miscellaneous Expenses To sundry persons for repairs e Court House and Jail aud Court House yard 194 87 0 To Hall, Carroll 4c. Co., for. Bale and fixtures In Treasurer's office . 647 55 0 To Byers t Patterson, snd . . ethers for coal for Court., room and offices 36634 0 To Gas LlghtCo., for gas for Court room and offices.... 63 74 0 Te Treasurer of Agricultural Society 200 00 0 To Trustees ef Clinton Tp. . for relief or paupers saw (J To John H. Roberts for Book Case for Surveyor's office. 18 00 0 To Welter Smith on Striek er's note.... 36390 To C. H. 8eribner in Knox. . Co. Bank case 3476 5 To persons for sundry articles or conn room, omcesand improvlm C't H's yard. . . 76 67 0 To Interest on loan from Knox Co. Bank 54 25 0 $1644 57 5 $133:074 2 Total amsont of orders famed for caunty purposes....... Stalenenl of orders itsticd other than for County purposes. Infirmary Fund To persons on the order of. Infirmary Directors School Fund. 143578 0 13919 29 4 7554 37 3 1566 90 7 2072 64 5 2026 88 8 Te Treasurers ef townships School Uojse and Contkuent. to Treasurers of Townships Townsaip Fund. to Treasurers of Townships Corporation ran, to Treasurers of Townships KOAD 1UND Te Treasurers of Township's Total smeuntof orders Issued ethor than fer County pnrposes 27740 10 7 . Viwc .Th monlnB eollscted bv tha Trananrar of said County on tbe Duplicate of 1858 siuce the Februsry settlement snd used in the payment ef County orders d nt appear ia the foregoing statement. This will explain why the amount of County orders redeemed., excepted the ainou nt of money collected lor that purpose. Auditor a Urricx, Knox Uoitnty, Ohio. I, S. W. Farqnhar, Auditor of Knox County, hereby certify that the foregoing ia a full and true Exhibit ofthe Receipts ond Expenditures of Knox County for ths fiscal year ending first Monday in June, 133U. . . . S. W. t-AKVlUHAtl, A. K. C. The State of Ohio, i I ALEXANDER C. EL-Knox County, ss. ( LIOTT.cl'kof the Court of Common fleas within and for said bounty, de hereby certify that the foreroinc is truly taken and copied from th Report ofthe Commissioner. to onr said lourt, hied on the Ublh inst. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the seal of suld Court, this 28th dav of September, A. D. 1859. ALEX. C. ELLIOTT, Ulnrk ol tluox to. lOm. J leas. Oct. 1st, 1859. 3w REPORT OF.TIIE KNOX CO.. TREASURER AND AUDITOR. In conformity with an act pused April 12th, 1858 To further provide for the bolts rceslatir.ii. receipt, disbursDMat and safe keeping of thePUblio Rerenue," the undersigned report that, oa the 4th day of September, 1859, the following amounts of moneys existed in the Treasury of Knox County for the following purposes, to-wlt: For Sehool Funds, $5.T,S For State Fnnd, ,2,4 For School House and Contingent Fund,. , 686,18,1 For Road Fund 34U,80,3 For Township Fund 420,36,3 For Corporation Fund 14,20,9 For Infirmary Fund 354,12,1 ForSprinfrfteld,Mt. Veraea k Pittokarg Bail Knad Fund 347,29,1 For Sandusky, Mansfield A Newark Rail Koaa Fund 923,81,9 . . $702,60,1 County Fund overpaid tl!s5JUIl For Agricultural Fund t,Zt,i Total amount paid f 153n,4f, And that on tbe day aforesaid, the following Winds, securities, elalnas, assets and effects belonging to the County existed in the Treasury for tbe following purposes towit: For Infirmary Fund, note glren by S. Mt. V. A P. Kali Road Company for right of 72i,M way through Infirmary farm, f For 8., M. k N. Railroad Fund aaU of War- dsa k Norton's note 469,17,0 FOR COUNTY FUND. TJneurrent Fund Received of former Treasurer, 36,09 James Cassady's note, du April 1, 1847, eoa. sidered worthless 25.40 John Taylor's note due Oct. 1 1858 159.00 John Taylor's ante due OoU 15, 1859 159,00 John Taylor's note due Oot. 15, 1840 lnO.OO M. M. Beam's due bill dated Aug. 17, 1851 for 871,00 M. 11. neeoVedoe bill dated Sept. tt, 1851 for 17,00 l'eter Yost's aotc due Feb. 18, 1852 supposed . to be worthless for 745,47 Upon the last aamsd note arc the followlag eredlts, to-wil: June 15, 1852, 71M June 28, 1844, 1T,2 ' The eonnty Is entitled to 1500 of the chore Toit note and In tores ton same from Dee. 19, 1853, wA collected. And thsrc existed in the Treasury on tbe said 4th day of Sept. 1850. 13 Bonds of Stockholders in the Sandusky, M nsfleld k Newark Rail Icoad Company amounting to $100,000.00, and 7(1 bnndsof stockholders ia the Sprlngfiold.Mt. Yercnn A PHls-burc Railroad Costpanv, amounting to J.0On,OO, JOHN BEAT Y, T K. C. , S.W.FARyUHAR, A.K. 0. Oct. Isl,'59-n47. ' ATTACHMENT NOTICE. JohnO.Rasy,Ittff. ) TmORI W.H.Coeh-ts. li ran, Justice of the Petal Gold, DeT. ) Feces, for Clinloa Tp., J'nox Ccaaty, Ohio. 4a the 15th day ef October, B59, the aforesaid Justice of the Peaec, issued aa order of attachment In said esse for eighteen, dollars. - - J. C. RAM SET, rl'tf. n.. oik sn ..3iS ..... ALAROB PTOCK OF NEW WlilTK FISH TROHT, BA89, Ac., In all ttsM rkg. Just received at - WARNER MILLER'S. Select Slont. A Blight Mistake. Ons cool afternoon in the early fall, I Chester T. Le Roy, gentleman, stood on the platform of the Albany deiot, watching the procession of passengers jiiKt anived in the Hudson river boat, who defiled past me on their wny to the cars. Tbe Poston train, by which I come, waited patiently as steam and fire might, for their leisure, with only occasional and faint snortn of rerronstranee at the delay; yet still tt jostling crowd harried past into the cars, and flitted through them in search of seats; their increasing number at last warned me that I might find it difficult to regain any own, and 1 followed tbera. "I beg yoor pardon, sir." I turned, in obedienco to n fetich on my srm, and saw respectable looking negro man refer toe, who bore the trarelms; bag end shawl, snd wss, evidently, the sltendsnt of s slonder and stylish girl behind him. "Do I speak," he ssiJ, towing respectfully, and glancing at the portmanteau I carried, on which my snmame was quite legible, "do I address sir, Mr. le Kay?" "Thit is my name nt yoor service what can I do 'or you?" "The young lady, Miss Florence Dunard who wss to join you nt Albany, nt 6 o'clock thin evening 1 bnve charge of her." He turned lo the young lady behind birn," "This is Mr. Le Key, Miss." The young lady, whose dsrk blue eyes bed been scanning me, as I could receive throngh her blue silk veil, now lifted it with sn ex- quisitively gloved hand, and extended the other to me. with n charming miniature of frankness snd timidity. . "I am rety glad to meet yon, Mr. Le Roj ." aid she. "I thought I should know you in a moment, Jenny described you so accurately. How kind it wss for you to oflVr to take chargo of me. I hope I sbnnf. trouble you." In the midst of my bewilderment, at thai being addressed by the sweetest voice in tbe world. I managed to stammer out what 1 thought sn appropriate speech, when the servant who had loft us lor a moment, retnrned, and I abandoned it unfinished. 'Did you see my bsggago.IMward?" ssked bis mistress. 'Yes, Miss; it is all on." 'Then yon had bettor hurry lo resch the-seven o'clock boat. Good-bye, and tell them yon saw me safely off." I stood like one in a dream, while tbe man handed) me two checks for the trunks and ea-dued tne with the light baggage he had carried; but I was aroused by the young lady's asking me if we bsd not better secure nor seats in tho cars, snd answered by offering her my arm. In ten minutes we were seated side by side, and trundling out of Albany at a rate that grew faster and faster. ' I bsd now time to reflect, with that lovely face opposite me, but what was the use. Some strange mistake had undoubtedly bsp. pened, and 1 had evidently been taken for an other person of the same name; but bow to remedy this now. without alarming the innocent young lady in my charge how to find the right man with the right name, smong severs) hnndred people snd Row to transfer her, without an unpleasant scene and explanation, to tbe care of some one whoso person was no less strange to her th n mine. Wliile these thoughts whirled through my bead, I happened (o encounter those smiling eyes ftxed upon me, and their open, onsrrapfcieus gate, decided m. "I will not trouble or dis tress her, by any knowledge of ber position," I eonelnded, hot will just do my best to fill tbe placeof the Individual she took me for, and conduct her wherever she wishes, to go, if I can only find where it is!" I turned to ber with an affectation of ease, which I was very far from feeling, snd said, "it Isn long journey." "Do y oo think so? Bat k h very pleas ant, isn't it? Cousin Jenny enjoyed it so much." "Ah indeed!" "Why. why, what a queer man," she said, with a little laugh. Doesn't the never tell yon, as she slwsys does me in all ber letters, how bsppy sbe is, and that St. Louis is the sweetest place in the world to live in? Dear me! that I should have to tell Ler husband first. How we shall laugb about it when we get there. 8o it was St. Louis we were going to, and I wss her eoosin'n husband. I never was so thankfnl for two pieces of information ia nay life. 'Ar.d bow does Jenny look? and what is she doing? and how is my dear Annt Be man? do tell ma the news!" "Jenny," said V mustering coats ge snd words, "in the dearest little wife in the world, you mast know only fsr too fond of her scamp ol n baaband. An to ber looks, yea can't expect mo to say anything, for she always looks lovely to me." "Brave!" said the pretty girl, with a roali. eion smile; "but about say dear aunt's rheu matism?" "Mias, I mean of course, Mrs. liensan, is very well." "Well?" said my fair questioner, regarding me with surprise, "1 thought she Lad not been well fcr a number of years!" "1 mean wall for Iter," said L in seme trepidation; tbe air of 8L Louis (which I have since learned in of the misty moiety order)bas done her world of good. She is quite a dir. ferent women." ' . , "I sra very glad," said kei nieee. . 8 is remained silort a few moments, and then a gleam of amusement began lo dance m her bright eyes. . "To think," she said, swMenly turning In me with a musical laugb, "that m alt thi time, yon have net one saentroneil the 1m by." 1 knew I gave a violent stvrt snd think I turned pale. After I had run the ganntlet ol all these questionslriutnphnntly.os I thought, this new danger stared tne hi the face. How was lever to describe a baby, who had never noticed one? My courage sank below xero. but in the same proportion tbe blood rose to my face, and I tbink my teeth fai'ly chattered in my bead. 'JXin't be afraid that I shall not sympathise in yorrr raptures," continued my tormentor, as I almost considered ber. "I am quite prepared lo believe anything after Jenny's letter you BhoulJ see bow sbe cares for bim." "Him! Blessed goodness, then il most be a beyf" "Of course," I said, blushing and stammer ing, but feeling it imperative to say something, "we consider bim the fastest fellow in tha world; but you might not agree with us and in order to leave your judgement unbiased, I shall not describe him tv run." "Ah, but I know just bow he looks, foi Jenny had no such scruples w you may spare yourself the trouble or happineas.what-ever it is but tell tne what you inn to call him?" "We have not decided upon n nasac," I replied.''Indeed! I thought she intended to give bim yours." "The duce she did?" thought I. "N'o. one of s name is enough in a family," I answsr-ed.The demon of inqnisitiveness, that, to my thinking, bad instigated my companion here-tufore, now ceased to possess her, for we talk ed of various indifferent things, and I had the relief of not being compelled tn draw on my imagination at the expense of my con science, "when I gave- the particulars of my recent journey from Roston. Vet, I was far from feeling at ease, for every sound of her voice startled me with a dread of fresh qnea lions, necessary, but impossible to l.e an swered, and 1 felt s guilty flush steaming up my temples, evory time I met the look of those beautiful eyes. It was late when we stopped foe supper and soon after I saw ths dark fringes of my fair companion's eycsdro-ip long and often.and began to realise that she ought to be asleep. I knew perfectly well that it wan my duty to offer ber a resting place on my shoulder, but I hardly bad courage enough to ask that innocent face to ksy on my arm, which was oot as she thought it, that of a cousin and a mar-riod man. Recollecting, however, that it was my duty to mako her comfortable, and that I could scarcely deceive her more than I had already done, I proffered the tuual civility. She blushed slightly but thanked ino,and ac cepted it by leaning her head lightly against my shoulder, and looking up into my eyes with a smile said, "as you are my cousin." Socn after hereyes closed and she slept sweetly and calmly, as if resting in security and peace. I looked1 down on tha leantsfaf hwe. slightly paled with fatigue, that roiUed agaiual me and lelt like s villa in. J dared not touch her with my ami, all Uo ugh the bounding of the cars jostled her very much. 1 sat remorse less until tbe speaker settled the matter by slipping forward and awakening. She opened ber eyes instantly ant) snoricd. "It is no use for tue to try to sleep with my bonnet on," she said, "for it is very much in the way lor me.and I sin sure it troubles you." So she remove! it, giving me the pretty little toy, with its graceful ribbons snd flowers, to put on the rsck above- us. I professed to bold it, telling ber it would be safes with me, and after s low objections, she resigned it; be ing in truth too sleepy to contest tbe point; then tying the bine silii veil, wr her glossy hair ahe leaned against my shouldei and slept again. This time when the motion began to shake and annoy her, I stifled the reproaches ol my conscience, aal poMsing my Srm lightly round her slender waUt, drew her head upon my breast, where il lay alt night. She slept the sleep of ionooencegrone and peaceful, but it is needless to say that I could not close my eyes or rase my conscience. I e aid only gaxc down on, the beautiful, stilt (sea, and imagine how it would content me, il sbe knew what I was, snd how I had deceived ber; or dreaming more wildly still, reproduced it in a hundred scenes whictt I bad never bi(bre passed to imagine, as the face of my wife. 1 bad nevor loved, unless, tbe beltoifly lovea of Saratoga and Newport might be so dignifiod snd still less bad I sver dreamed or thought of marrying, even as a possibility or far off contingency. Never before, I solemnly aver, bad 1 seen tbe woman whom I wished to make my wife never before had I ao longed to call anything my own, as I did that lovely face lying on my heart. So, it was impossible for me to sleep, In the momirg we reached Buffalo, and spent the dsy at Niagara. If. I bad though1 her lovely, while sleeping, what was she when the light of feeling and expression played over her fare, as she eloquently admired the scene before us, or was even mors eloquent still. 1 don't think I looked nt the cataract ss nue as I did sitter, or tknoght ths ons creation mors beautiful than tbe olber. She was now quite familiar with ms hi ber innocent way, sailing ms "soctsir. Frank."and seeming to take s certain pteasocs m my so ciety and protection. It was delightful lo be greeted so g'adty by bar, whin I entered the leilel parlor, to have her corns Irem tbe Ions- ly test nbeioshs bad been waiting, not un observed or unnotio d,te receive me fo bavo her hang on my arm look up into my (ace ell uie all her little adventures alone, (how long it soeim-d to me) while every word, look and smile seemed donhyl dear to ms, becssse I knew the precarious tenure by which i bold my right lo them. She busied hernelf, too, while I was gone out, with our joint feggagv, and rwmcging all iver her trnnks to find s bos which I express ed s desire to see. She mended my gloves. wed the band' on my traveling cap; mad found my cigar ease whenever I had lost H which wss about twenty times a day, while she scolded me br the carelessness which she declared almost eqinb'd ber own. Long igo ahe bad given over into my possessiofi ber elegsnt little portmnnaie, "with sit ths money in it, which she was sure she wouM lose, as she could never keep anything," and as she had ordered nae to take orrt all tost was wanted for her traveling expenses, I opened it with trembling fnrdc when I wss alone, snd examined its contents. There were, besides all the bank bills with) which sh had probably been forniahed lor her journey, and which, with pious care, alio had packed into th t smaVest possible com-pass aa much gold ss her pretty toy could carry, a tiny pearl ring fno small to fit any fingers but bars which I cm afraid I kissed s card with her name on it, snd a memo randum in s pretty hand, "No . (Hive 8i. 3L Louis," which sa I conjectured, was ths residence of her cousin Jenny whose husband 1 was; a. very fortunate discovery for mo. In deed, th us far, I had not f id ths way of the transgressor hard, in external circum stances, at least, and when with her I forgot everything but her grace and bessrty. snd my firm resolution to be no more to her tbsn her cousin should be; but outol hercharmed pres ence my conscience msde ms miserable. . to e continued. fynmoxonz. Pulpit Wit., i.. r.,Mn.rlni, ilkxm ia a clerzvman al most a remarkable lor eloquence and ecccn-tH,nu iVa himself. On charity ioccasions his pathos wit, snd sometimes bra- . i t. t .... - Ur sat lit, arc snre in win mmi " and gold coin to the State than ths dceorn nr h.if iW.-n other men. -On s ' .,vn.,i, w w -- ---- - Ve o stsion he was preaching s tempernnes . a 1 1 .eTAi aaara ttlAv. . sermon, wh.cn proaucw unanuai wh nthnr i In ns s. he asserted. imrouuv. B - -- o - - - as the result of his observation that a confes sedly ' numerate drainer" was sure te-rjeeoms a continued tncovicie wiinm ! mvmm he reached tbetstsge oi wouigwe. ii. intarrurMcil here bv s man m ths audience, whoatarled up in great excitement, . kiindntfVi tiiddHratc drinker ef ten years atanding, and one on whom tbe habit made no progress. tu. .i-...m.n Aiflnnftd sheet. leaned ores. the pulpit, snd whon tbe mao hsdt eeasctt speanmg, oallea out. '1 say friend stand up here, snd 1st m have s look at you." The man made an effort to brave the bosk of eyes turned up-m h i n and stood hi ground "Nesrer menl" cried the roiniU-r beckoning cilh hia long finger, "hold a light np tr tbis brother's face, some ol yon.. Step up on the bench and give us a good look." The moderate drit ker was not to be looked down or talked down, end net only mounted; the bonch. but sllowe n lamp to tie neiu close io bis face, .... Tha minister bent over nis cusnron, anu gave tbe lace a Wnganrvey. "That will ao." no am. arswmS ,. .:ii j r.Ur.ft mt A now 1 aav. if I Miat win iw,; ......... - - - - j. - - owed Ihe-devil s debt of kundred drunkards and had paid him ninety-nine, and he .mMn-t tk. vou in full iieimentat the end ol five years, 1 would never pay him!" Mystery. ' r ... Un1, ahii'a the meaning: of tors- - tery? "Faith, 1 was reading the paper snd ifc aaifl it was mysterious non N was den'." "Welt. Pal," said Murphy. "Ml teach yen Ye see when 1 lived with say father, a little gossoon, tbey gr pnV. n0ther went to buy cmetntn' lor ma pn"7 " aid wid a lot of things she bought a balf-bsr- ... , i . . : . J t rcl of pork ye see. n tu, ne pus n mm n fce cellar, Wess ner ouia com, iur wiMwng . till the penny came on, do you ' Well, .kin 1 1.. n.rthv mi on. me mother aint me down into the cellar lo get some pork, do you w.n t mint Hnwn to the baivet and. fished about, but divil the bit of pork eou'd T find; so 1 looked arjoui tna oarmi iv . and found a rat bole in the bottom of lbs barrel, where the pork had- - ill run out snd lea the brine stswao- ,co jm. hrrald on! wait a bit: now toll ins how could all the pork get onf of the barrel ssd leave the brine standm!?" "Well, FM;"sardMnrphy. "tbrei'e what I'd' like to know luessll, Ao ye ace; there's ths - lystery." . . - . . Pretty Oood for t Cincinnati Piper. Ws actually And I be following in lbs Cin cinnatli Caxctte: A punning friend thns slates ths fact, las poorer ths boarder, the higher up hie room: "A man's puree and bis pcron play st sec saw, as one goes down the uthcr gowt up." ftr Why is tbe Ohio river like s drunkard? Because it lakes in ' Monongahels," goes past "Wheeling," gets a "Linking" at Cincinnatv "Falls" at Louisville, and is lost in ths Mis- - sissippi at Cairo. Vsar Ncar. Do too know. IJnrrr. that I came very near marrying that gir:r no! is tost so" . "Yes; 1 kept eowtpany with ber for sots- - time. Folks said it wss a match sura. WclL' you see ths wcy ot il was this: Ons sight ' wneaiwss serin's ber some from confer ence aaecUag, 1 ssked ber if shs would a revet ms, and lbs said aba would "rather, be cx- ssjsed," sad 1 was so excited, snd such a coo- - fossded fool besides, thst I excused ber." (Ertforth Care lias Ball- Room "Miss cart I have the pic as ere of dancing with yon tha nest cotillion?" "Well, 1 den t know s "Kngged, perbapf?" "Well, if rou muatknow, laie'tqutUdos cbrwrrsy ravimni" l ! i r i ? 4 if. . i i T- i rzD fO