-t- ii :k if NO. S, 1 :i - . ! i . I ; ' i 1 1 i I ! i. i w - L- V-"&E. T.: BLUM, PUBLISHERS. AND PB.OPBIETORS. .$2 00 1 00 Onfcofy,'Wne year.... ..ro.vi aiJc Months, " 0? " three' months,,.. UUEUAL DISCOUNT TO CLUBS. I 75 3 . ftlitt MiictUwn T' ' '- i " BT tt.E.-HARRINGTON. ? SwitJwsrlamT, tytho prowess of her sons hatt ' beet whollyt freed. But Appcnzell. a neighbor j ing province, had not been a partner in that j glonotut' league, and hci children still frowned I beneath the lash ot-Ppprcssion. The -Ablxt of oi.. Uiiil w;wsi,i;ii ii.ii.cvi jH'im kiaci iic;ip- ed npdh tlitni, and the Cruelty and oppression ot lus iiWhialsy, pi ssed ;the galling chain into -their aliViidyJestering flesh. It was in vain to plead poverty, of hope to evade the burden ; for the ferociotis ttogs wcre let loose on the unvjl fling. and tlie wages of tyranny were steeped in blood. But Qifcttj1 are. lands whose very breath is . freedom, VhI such f was Appenzell. -The winds that blow over her valleys from her heaven-piercinc , mountains have no; taint .of slavery the snows'that; glisten on their jagged peaks, and the glaciers that sleep on their bos oms, are stainless forever; and stainless too, are tlvS lioarts that are bathed in those roving winds fetterless the feclMhat tread the snow track, and climb the slipperyMce-hill. Appen zell bore affliction iWigbot when tho ; grave Vf the dead was violated, -ami ;t!iegiirin:nts,tliat -.--filial love had rolled -tho cold clay . otparenV ' wet Arippwl .'fi-om the corijsedjyliendish ra- Ivicitv; it was lime for action". By one blood ess cffoit the 2 Ablofctf St, Gall wa expelled f roui u i swciifrttfn is j n iquity, ;7 - Th tewinipvial towns of Suabia were the ANxt a clone allies; wl m an eestaey or rage and apprehension at this 1kU1 uprising of those wbotti -heJiad regarded j as brutes. In be scoffed at and trampled upon, he called upon them for tlwir mighty aid. j" , It was granted ; and on the morning of a day in May, 1403. a brilliant array of proud souled chivalry, tlttit was but the van of a well-appointed army on. font, nuinlcrin; thousands in its ranks." crossed the Linsenbuhel, and with bray iiur trumiH-ls anl lufty he, . marched fr th height 1 of ' Yoegliusecl wide awake. , She had . istit Appenzell was called upon "the Swi.-s confederacy for aid ; and though Schwyz alone C rasped her offered hand, anil sent three, hun- dred iMaveinen to hel volunteers from Claris, her. yet two hundred and the men of A I pen d at once, and as merrily from tho castle wall. chasing from the I cyeluls of the sleepers their short repose ; ..-x-.. .i . Rudolnh was tho first to in tho hall, a well accoutred Squire, r "vt'O.. "Welcome, Sir, Squire," lie cried; '.'not tho less that your, coming is somewhat ? importune, and' I cannot thereore give you so fair, a greet- ng jis becomes the house of Werdennerg." Thanks, thanks, Count Rudololi1? answered Lhe : Squire with! JaumW alui'tha't. hrohsrht a frown to Rudolpirs brow, r'it boots liule to my self, but I stand herald here, to Grind el of Mav- enlV'ld and fifty, other knights, who will be -glad witn ineir live tiundreil retiuners to take that hospitality: for thcyl L hitvo ridden Shard since yesterday Mm-!.,;,., ;j:r:, y." :. - I;., J hey are full welcome, and by my knight hood they are near, and speed to be i eady Well befit tins"! 'U' !:;!''-.'-.' :- 1 M" - "They rode not far from mo. and I obine thov juoiint the berg at this moment," said the Squire. Rudolph hastily soumled throiBrli the castle the note of prejMiration.'i Tlie servants' were roused, (he disordered tables were set in array, the meats, whose lorjily tflenteousness. the feast of the evening, - hl pot tho lialf consumed w'oro,bronght wt tho hagQ fliigonswero refilled and when the gates swung back on their pon derous hinges, and the rough pavement of the court-yard resounded with the rincin of manv U r,. u i r r j i . r " umuiimiauj vuicra joiueu in lumm- i me uukc in person tUOUS din! Rudolnh was l)V to Ttnn1 tho li;inl Anrton7i1l. bmmoi . . . " ; I ri f " ot greeting to Grindcl of JMayenfob.1 and the fif ty knights, and felt no misgiving that they would nnu rigni uainiy vianus anu enougti to satiate their hunger. "He sprang. to Grimhd's charger's side,with high-born courtesy, and gcntlv push-1 vu iiu iiioi .iiifnuaiii oquire, assisiea mm to mounW speaking at the bame time1 words of So, Wcchsal, didst not dare to share thy se- tlisbcrg. where hls-'Kdvancetl guard' hV been cret with Another and are nil I trusted, savocneefcert, a solemn oath never to leave the land thou and Arnolph here, sa careless of me, tliat Mintil he had purch:ised great Vmd glutting re- they track, me not, ana L must speed tnroogn the Rhientlml to Anion with foemen' all around, and none besides ye twain for company Pw ' He had scarcely spokon when, as they turned abruptly as the path widened, they came upon a troop .of fifty horsemen all drawn up by the roadside, still as if l they had.-! been hewn .from thcjstonesvof the crags around. One Iook.&tnch; as" huiodl . by 1 lthe.na,.anrt PVftH.in tn.. fmnf lirrht nfthn onrlg ilnyninr. he knew, them for his own of all, the bravestr jGcii I venge fof the stain Upon the proud banner of Auainai Alien ana titers oo tie J ramcd apian of operation, so cunning, that success would be certain. ..The comman was.'rlTen to .retreat, and tho whole forces seemed (hereupon to' be In full march for the Tvrol. On thev went as ifln ui rccipiiauon (qi disappointment ana icar. to wartls the Rhiiie;'jwhen the villagu of Shal be "ii -wiun iuv .niw luiuiu, : utu. nuu were set n nrrn z l I. arrayed with their giMid :dlies. fuuntl th-ni srlveslwo thongnnd strong Uvftlnuniul ants against six thousand war trained vterans bnt thosu ix-asants were from the mouuUiins of Switzerland!. ' f ' . Watchmen were on the. cliffs, and when they came, fire answered fire from clift to cliff in alarm, one embrace of wives and children, and the Appenzellers ' were ready. Eighty posted tlumsclvcs so as to commnnu tlie tioiu-w way, while their allies were Stat foned in a wooth On came the cavalry in warlike array. They pass now witlun. the 'shadow's f the nari"iw ia where the Very loweliiu-ss susr'sts danger they trrasu wiui hi tner cienc ii ineir irieiutiy oiaues and, spur their proud horses hard. - But now a shout makes the echoes ring; am the ainhuidu'il eighty hurl. stones on thein from their Hngs, and Wound the'm with their lances; while lhe nien,Vf Glai is' ami ' Schwyz sally uit from the thicketsrush upon them hi flank and lash them iiirtft;oiifusion..ButVqnronr,'tIi)ngh death be threading from eve-y.,treei and 'Vvery ' overhanging c;nig..and On they go i ?in 'desperate conflict and almost lesiKrate loss. They reach the crag at last; but there outpours the whole force ofAppenzell like a mountain toiTent. Wliat couW the. Swiibairis do bstfiding fiery charges ori the craggy height,' with foemen all around? "Back! back!" shonts" the leader in very 'pity . for - his gallant -troop, and tnriHng short, they gallop madly down., Tlie da- is lost!" flies from rank to rank they waver? they hesitate, ihey hall! Giad Uiomeiit for Appi'nV zell. Tliy charge u'Xn them as they fly along the hollow, slay Uiem as if it, were .but play. 'Ala for.tnei glory of the ten tmjx'fial.tow'n.-, the alliesof the Abbot of St. Gall! Six hundrel 'cavaliers niangled in tfye'pass, ami; who shall numlxjr the nobler deal ! ! Many of the most experienced soldiers and the trustiest citizens of tin? imperial towns had , K-rished in this conflict, which then' withdrew their support from the cruel Abbot of St. Gall: ,for thoy could toot siffofd to niake widows of Itiore wives, antl leave more children fatherless. In this extremity He resolved to bestir the lion . of Austria, that if its eclwing roar did not scat ter fear through.' the peasant borde it&ngry gripe' should bo his revenge. Salte availed the Duke Frederick with earnest and persuasivo appeals, to nnster nten and light in his own, if not in the Abbot s beliiilf. . Jle prdvailed. 1 earr ful of the loss of his ; seignortes in lhe? H igher Alps, slitiuhl.the Appeiizeller& prove victorious, lie called out a powerful force, which, formed in two divisions, marched for the. contested ground the one upon Aybon, and lhe other up on St. Gall. Hie sky looks black for Appeu- eiu " v.- . ' Twas gladsome diiy for Werdenbergi when Count Rudolph, its lord, brought to' his rwn domain, the bride of his licart and bosom.' .- Tliere was merrymaking then, ami the sweet Linda smiled, and - the - tears glistened in her eyes, as amid the shouts of the dependants, and . the perfume of flowers, strewn by young mai dens in her pith, as she rode op to tho castle gate.. ..,: Vi .. . --A- : : . . -. ; "I "bring thee to no humble homo, lady mine," lovingly said Rudolph, as they rode; "Look ' yout yon majestic castle, will be our abiding . place; and beneath Jts sacked roof, i Encroil .in deed to 'Ino, my noble ancestors have dwelt for centuries without one stain of cowardice ordis- ' honor to blot our 'fair escutcheon I : Far too, as thine eye can see, all is thine 'and niino mine .from those father-warriors whose valor won , and .preserved them - "Wlien Riwlolph yields ;.: tlicfti up, be that day of his degration the wit- -ne? of his leatlr -, I LThe feast and dance completed the festivities or that long-reniemiH;r;d gala-day, and not un- -tii-tbt!",oon of night'i4Md flitted -by the castle ojrits vhlldowywifig. did tjiawrevellers repose, in wvatiness that is theCfrplt 6 the merviest MasonunessAsMEclI as f Juitf uMci iesttoil At last all was still savd the trampling of the ' sen trie, maiulain Uig etrk;tl-it"fatcu ; fbr thosie weF-OHtrf.'-WW-n t- iwoUYbl aggressidLivUs snarp, ami me yes ot um ggroor. werewuie i opon.',CDme Jd tlapsliJorRudolph to be . sunk in repqse, when plainly to the- startled ; f '-AdowV the g;lcn, fo$e nrme men, X Tlieif trampling sounded nearer.H Afar off. In thd Rientlial, the Valley frf the Rhine, were the confused and mingling sounds,' familiar to a soldier'sr car,' of : tlm stensly. ? up- oroaehif a hodv of horse: tlie click of. armor nnd-thot clittter of many'holWike' thul riiiji'of a mountain torrent, fcoon, ncarcf k Uiau: f tlie main lxdy, the rapid : gallop of a- single steed was hfflfrrt.UsrtVsfrrikd 1 tle tiillslde near tho castle, and soon the brisk notes of a trumpet awoke the slumbering echoes. It was answer heartfelt welcome, The knight of Mayenfeld replied, but there was something -bold, assuming and cavalier in his tone;. and when all . wcie out of saddle, and entered the halt they' sprang to the tables and attacked their giKxlly store, with an indif ference to 'Rudolph that ho was ill . disposed to brook. ..Grindel -without', a' word j had' seated himself in Rudolph's own placu. and urged his companions toly their knives and attack the portly flagons, as though lie were at! his own board in Mayenfeld, and these his biddcu guests. :T' .' 1 . ' ' J-" Bymy faith Sir Grinder," said Rudolph near, "thou dost 'administer tho rites of hospi- ta 1 1 ty asJiuUitully-as -1 hough I had 'lelegat'.!d my place to yoir; sCif it- please thee, be thou the guest.suid st here in this seat tf honor on my righ; jk'hile I warrant thee, thou shalt have nothing tot complain of in m' iidministhUion." 'Set thee at rest," cried Grindel, whom huge draughts-lwiga'n to warm; "I care jiot now .to change, and it little matters!. Fill up! Fill up! to the brim, and pledge me all. to our-master Frederick, and the gay plumed peacock of Aus tria!'' v j-;:; ;.- -I : ' , ;. . V I Rudolph, wltose mind was i engrossed by the contemplation ;of j Grindel's insdence, stmd aloof, with folded arms! and scowling brow, half resolute tou in mon his retainers and eject the revellers,1 or force them to purchase with I)Umm1 lhe freedom they now audaciously assum 'd. In sucb h frame of thought." he did not ro spondlo the toast proposed hjGrindel, to which the knights gave tumultuous assent, and which was' drank, on foot- with stnnniiSg shouts, in brimming bumjx'rs. When they were seated again, Grindel turned to him. and Sn'eeringly ei-claimed:t- : ;j I ' ' i ' t ' . "i ' 'Does it nnt suit thee. Sir Rudolph, that" your brow is knittctl this our toast? Now by St. Francis buCi this i ojwn rejection of the Duke Frederie may: chance to reach' his car?" Rtulol h started from his position, aud advan cing to tlie table, seized a goblet, and replied: "Such alstory to lhe Duko wereonl and shame ful ; and hus I provem'y fnehdly licartt Ht?rc,s to the gi; ;at Duke Frederic !"' lie drained the. lu m per I o the dregs;' and added: "Rut this I pray ye U-ar Lo him. that Rudolph of Wcnlcn- lerg, wliile he docs him homage, has seen those who serwe him braggarts of ; knighthood, too, whoni.hJ wohld scorn to count as his fellows!" TheJ fifty j khightstarted from their seats with oatlis ot ' rcyenge, and laid caeh his hand on his sxyord r while every scowling face was hn Rudolph, but. Grindel Intcrpoped : nay, ;gouu irienos, give rarer ; . i nis rather. 'or I turiHd u "Nay, hlusteriiig gentleman deserves your pity A truce !! a truce ! Fair words an have a friendly boon to ask. Rudolph, we iixc heard thjit thou didst but 3-esterday ;spouse the leauteoi1s Linda of Ilartzingeii. Shall we not lail the Widaof Wefdehbcrg?" The bride! 'the bride! shouted all in rejoin- ler. Rudolph, with boiling blood,: replied to Grindel i- j i . : ' ',- Thou art a ktiiffht of fame and Jionor. Blast not that fame and honor nowi " by insult to a 1 ' woman it It niilght lecnmo thee proud talker, to pass more kindly ;Wrds. 111 give thee" a lesson in uiniilityj that may, perchance, drag down that f)rlly look of thine! Know then that Grindel of Mayenfeld claims rule in Werdenberg, by com mission of - Frederic of Austria, to whom I re- jojee then! bearest such hflection' T Pray thee , noble .sir, shall we greet the fair Linda now.'' -Rudolph felt to his heart's core the precipice on which he! wits standing. L - Ii pray thee; pttrdon , me,, Sir. Grindel, for I knew not that it pleased the Duke. . to relieve me at the bttrden of my possessions and bestow them upon thee. I do repent me of my refusal; thcpi'whonr he would hvfy iKsitt br tliofiei- cest charge, and felt that none wero worthier of trust, not one but would have died for bini! All's welt all's well!" he said, in a low voico to Wechsal, whilo his eye moistened with generous feeling; -"thou hast done well in this! Forward! 'Wonld Grindel and the fifty knights wcrtl witJiin swrd reach now ,. . i-..The horsemen parted., inclosipg thqir. lender in the midst; the. troop 6truck in a brisk gallop as f.oon as the valley , was reached, and fast re ceded frm tlie desecrated town of Werdenberg. The work fiying.among.the mountains, tlvt fi"Toe Ibeman -tlian ever the Abbott of St. Ga nd the ten imperial towns tho troops of Fml rlc of Austria, led by his bravest and best skill ed generals ves accompanied and cheered by were on their inarch tor mcned the anxious yet undis mayed peasants to consultation ution tlicir. safe ty. They gathered in the Town Hall at Arbon, with stern and lowering orows; such as men of lofty purpose are wont to wear, when wives, children, and homes are tlie stake of victory or defeat. They met, knowing that Uie utmost force they could muster . would da but a hand ful against the thousands of .the enemy, and that not a drop of blood must .bo poured from their own veins that would not moisten the earth about the tender shoot of liberty, and lend it sweet support. '- They had scarcely organized, when suddenly Rudolph of Werdenberg, full armed, came into! their midst a noble, one of the prid and haughty class whose voices and swords were J as yet, without any exception on the side of their oppressors; and to anv one of whom they nld have deemed it madness to apply in lhe hope of sympathy and succor. They started and gazed upon him. some ready to rush upoi him in tho thought that he was leagued with their foemen, who had hemmed them round, about, and that he had come to bid them sur-i render or perish others in mute amaze. He spoke: i i : "Mrn-xjCApponzpil," he said--these are the salf-same wordswhiclTfaithfuI" history records the hoble-hcarted Rudolph to have ftpokenf "The Duke's army is again in motion, and even now, perhaps violating, onr.. iacrel frontier' Ye all. know mo, who and whence 1 nin! Sti ipt of my inheritance I have nothing but the sword of Werdenlv rgand my incorruptible faith ; these I 'offer. you with n heart . warm as your causes. Will you receive me as a free fellow citizen?? i One glance at tho high earnestness of his look, had been an assurance f .Ids fail li to very stran gers; but these knew that the word of Rudolph had never been broken.' " "I We will! We will! " cried all. in one glad echoing shout, oh - which. Rudolph threw down his casque, stripped himself of jus armor, and the insignia of his nobility, and arraying hint self in the humble dress of a mountain shepherd exclaimed :, , 1 '. ' 1 ' ' .:' ' j Now I am free indeed! and wearing the garb, of freemen, henceforth I "will yield only the sword of freedom ani live or die in its cjinse!", I f . ji- t ;r. - A second stunning acclaim greeted this glo rious avowal. On Uie spot hu was elected thtrir General, ami tohim was commit led the conduct of the war.- Jind.i had been sent into the fast ncss of the interior, nmler the escort of the horsemen, and he .devoted himself at once to the great work. Fortifications were thrown up along the frontier"; tnops were enrolled and handed, a fresh 1 league wsts entered into with St. Gall, and all was ready for tho invaders. .Hope' was high as unfaltering resolve, for Rudolph of Werdenberg was tlicir General, and their war-cry was ; "Freedom and Appenzell!" The freedom-fight approached. One body of tlie Anstrtans crossed tho bouiutary'on a drizzly day in Junc,iad began the ascent of tncAndell stoss. v-'-r' - -J.-'w-;. ; I They made slow. lalorious progress, for the grass was short; and the patli was. rendered slippery by the rain.' The remembrance of the most dreadful irras of the shepherd warriors in days gone by days of victory to the untrained men of the mountains the trees that -grew up on and the rocks that formed part ot tlie over topping caags- was also upon their souls and imparted a silenco of strange fear, as they slow ly mounted wo sleep; those war-trained men. who, on the open plain were brave to the last in victory or defeat. But here were untried unknown action ; here was a foe -who could fight as well on the mountain-side as in the open plain, and who came too, with a burst like the thunder-stroke! I J So it was now;, once well upon the' steep and down came huge masses of rocks and logs of.timber into their midst,' crushing in horrid destruction, and inspiring the terror, whitfh danger so unavoidable by any effort unseen sis it was-could not save but create. Yet the troops" marched on," over the bodies of tho slain. But when they had attained half the ascent. 7vnLlo tho confidence of triumphant. efalsTupo ticcu vines 01 ina.vYoiisiiauicnr wiiLmev reacn afarl them tlie shepherds of the top? rAvTicro'isnifdorphwhynitlte: sellers? Are' lliey' deceived, And rejoicing off over fancied victory? Higher go the Ana-1 tnans is, mere noi one sworn 10 siay tncnir -"Freedom and Appcnzell! Freedom and A'p-' penzell V They nro there, all ready ! and again,' as on the Stross, . wiJi that glorioas victory to spur them into bolder action, they fall irport the foel WT.at need of words? The readier s eve kindles, for fie knows ert I tell it that before iha dews of night fall, the maddened Duke, alas forhls solemn oath! r was' flying towards the ithtne. all with slwtteretl and, broken liearted forces, and the moon looked down on tho Wolf shalden and her cold rays fell ori tho lifeless heaps of fighting men who never would fight more.. The sky is nil bright for Appcnzell! Rudolph of Werdenberg is in the hall of his fathers; Linda is by his side, and the tables groan again! But they who sit beside are not tho fifty knights, but Appenzell.- - . "Bringjforth the prisoner!" he cries, and be hold! Grindel of Mayenfeld. bound with clank- ing chains, is led into the midst. "Hail. Sir Grindel.!' cried Rudolph; "tis a season si nco I saw '.hce, and, strange things have happened since I left thee in this selfsame ball. I told theu I went to sec the I-uly Linda fitly arrayed for thy greeting. I pray the par don iuo that I have tarried so long, and believe, that I have been well at work. Yet now I bring her., and thou canst greet her. Grindel of "Mayenfeld! ; Knock. off his ch uns! ' Thou art free and forgiven and sh.ilt havo safe conduct to the Tyrol ; and will Itave to tell, beside other tales of the men of Appenzell, how' thou likes t the Lady Linda of Werdenberg! "Thou" need'st not iM-ar the message I gave thee to Frederic of Austria, tor I have told him a story myself, and I warr.-uit me hu will not soon forget it! Fare well!" : : So out wont Grindel of Mayenfeld. less proud ly than with his fifty knights and tivu hundred followers, hu had before come in. . 4 HOUBE In the dry-goods line. I found Hodgih." Hin Bhaw & Co., Pfohl & Stockton. J. E. Gilmer, Newell & Mitchell. S. Rosen lhaUM. H. j Lang fefd. Martin Grogan. These' iW have; large stocks, and seem to be doing aAHiving busi ness. .In groceries, B- F, Cr4U I and J. D. Faylor have the day. ' Drug stoite twov V. O. Thompson ami S. IL SmUft Hirdware R. II. with him were spent very' pleasantly, indeed, v Mr. Gruncrt is about fifty years of age. and is every inch or him a man: kind and iovihi. and tries to pleaso those with whom he has inter course. He is aided hy a competent corps of teachers. In the studio I found upccimens of art of the highest order. ''""; . XriE CEMETERT ... J Crawfordj and S. E. Anen.,wlid;U,Mong and Zvr t Iu Z a- ? 7 l u faithfully served Uip North Car illr RaTlroad -JlfjVt.. " J"'1-" as a GeiTeral Ticket Agent, wtll'jn a Tiard- " Jhr?rtrve divisions, as ware store on the firstof .JanniifiV proper SJi L Jd wo.m,en. m T Estate, that all Uie drr-gooda 8&ki deSl also aadgxrU lawiotherh, aid men Z i-L-r - 'xr i iW- ftii.v. e JL. .Z". . in another, and the voting tnen-and bovs in the ! x. ivi&ins o'U run x no-I vion, store. , xneso ara ,tno4 pn JCioai. nonses; Tlicr-c ar d fdut or five hialter' .MLjbiJshnients Whose names I did 'not get. . k f not ranch, nary time screrlr is there- a grogKliop.! Tlny have too touch alee 'swect.xn.Uk a nq'piira f(park unjt waier. 10 neeu any wntsKV, -crooKea or straight, move to. " In tho little use ftu tl nd go to see the lady .Linda , fitly arrayed for Rudolph gave the signal to chams: l,Freedom the greeting of tlio new! lord of Werdenbergr' and Appenzell!" shouted four hundred voices. lw lwwett and strode away; while a shout of and with the shout tho A ppenzellers rushed triumiih at t his fancied; rfificomfiture,' echoeil through the hall. ! Jhe senecbal, who had list ened, witli irembling anxiety to itliis .var of words, followed tiniocn, ' and. encountered liim in a near corridor, i '!' 1 I ." -K . i . W11 -nioft' crvwV Wnrhcnlhmrcnc borsra! forth, barefooted for so thev could trciul firm ly the blippery ground and fell njxm tho-disordered ranks. Rudolph barefooted too, and with manly voice and vigorous action, when tho fight was thickest-urged his fellows on! The Austrians threw, aside .their bows, for the rain emlt-red tho strings useless. beyond, tlie - private 1 gate and sea. them out had relaxed anil re specily! away!n; " ' f ; v " and with sword , and spear -i Anight bravely to They parted, and Rudolph hastened to Linda, maintain their ground, rhey were mowed Tho servants had, seen that all was not rjght.in j down W dreadful, havoc: but their numbers the castle that the comers Bore hottneuemean- 1 were constantly increased; and . the .places ot those who fell immediately supplied by the thou sands in the rear. Thus they were but kept at hay, and yielded not', an inch.' ' But Rudolph 'of Werdenberg had planned the fight ; and now." at tho critical moment, a fresh body of A'ppen zcllors, unseen asyetj came ..rushing from the wpod. afid madoas if to fall upoii the., enemy V rear dj cut off Its ir-treat. Thi-ri - tlie terror was completo then the panic struck Austrians turned, every man. for himself, and iled adown! the steep. Fornix hours they were pursued along the Rhienthal, like a frightened herd,' iTnd -when theywere left to rally'" at last, their bravest were not of them'-for they were sleep ing on bloody pillows on the steeps of ; tho An-4 den-stross and alons the reokins vallov. h or of guests, ut rather of rulers ; and the mys terious aspect! of affairs had Jbeed hispercd about from mouth to montli, from male to fe male, till it had reached tlie car 0t Linda. Alarm ed for Rudolph's safety, she had arisen and at tired herself J and when he ! mid ehterod the apartment; heexclaimed: 1 J 4 Thi? is well, dear Linda; 1 thought to hare been delayed by thy toilet, love. Pray thee, has ten. . Array thee ;for tlry horse, for we must ridahard to-night. Question tfot'r but speed !" LoviYisj and trustful, ' 6he .needed no second she rejoined appeal, and in a few moments him.-, --J ": f : His well tried blade was oa his thigh,' and frani hud been encased alreadv. ere the knifflits had come, in asteel shirtof mail, whose ; -Tllin fr one body pr the ,va mating foe, ). Ahfij iointed links Splayed easily, with his motion, sty clearer ior Appenzell 1 - - t and allowed the free play of his sinewy limbs. Half bearinsr Linda with one arrai while, with tlie other he supporUul Jiis , sword, . so,that4ts clanking might not be heard, he, passed from Uie castles, to lhe designated place beyontl tno Tlie horses were ready there his own black lehargefrha s1Jffer$l rDaotlier-nhan himself to j and fortified to rklevhfe?BoJUle DAl-iria:? geniieT, yei a 1 and a. severer s sturdv beast, which -Linda .misht safely, ride. tA.moment, anil, accompjinied by; the senfeschal and oae attendant lse? i4Udoipn-iea uie way with his Uide. aa'veiileJro.m. lust lordly-home little thinking in that anxious I moment, xof his tfiiimphant address tojthat noy itromojans and flying creajuro, one night ngouas amid glad some welcbmings,;J kinder : ausees, - alas! he ushered her to that lordly home! ' c The steeps Sthat surrounded 1 tle-' castle ' were safely.desendedjth 4boisterou.soithds of the vet continurtd revelry had tsrefwrf tiitumcr to the ears ifjUie fugitives, and jutting crags had '' In the mean time, the other division of the Austriane.rwith whom waa-tho I3uke in person. spread deflation tlirongh-WU thouni.iry as.it . , 1 1 : , 1 ! auvancen, ravaging anu-mirning, ani gnrronnut ed. In' their "martial and imposing array;, the ramparts of St. Galh .- .: ti j ' "The'town, however, was too well manned be taken. : with a - lo'ng:er Biege, struggle than" tlie Duke cared to From the Raleigh Sentinel. . W IXST05. OKIGIX OF THE NAME MAKVEI.OUS GUOWTII IMMENSE TOBACCO TKAPE M ERCANTI I.TC' HOUSES, CHt'KCHES, LAWYKICS: UOCTOUS, AKU ED'.TOUS.: . . .' j - ';-'., ,.'-. 3 . - - 1 X!UGIN OK THE NAME. . 1 Enrrou Sextixkl: Winston is the capital of Forsyth county, and wm named in honor of Joseph Winston, who rendered important mili tary services in the revolution, and it may not lie uninteresting to tho general reader to give a short history of this distinguished personage. Joseph Winston was a native of Stokes coun ty, and an early ami devoted friend of liberty, representing his nativo county in the nicctjngs of the patriots in 1775-76-1 In 1777 Governor Caswell appointed him commissioner to treat wilWIin Cherokee Indians Ho had associated with.him in this important task. Col. Waisht- still Avery, William Sharje and Robert Lanier, who made the treaty hy which all the lands ly- insr in the States of Tennessee. North Carolina and. Virginia, were coded bv tho Indians. . He was ( ne of those gallant spirits who, on the 7th of October. 1780, letl the brave mountaineers. on tho heights of Kings Mountain, and drove the British and Tories from their position, and says the historian, a position which tlicir officer. Col. FergiK-son. (British) had impiously declar ed. " that God Almighty could not drive thorn from." He ranked as major in jthis bloody and memorable battle, and with (Jols. McDowell and Sevier, commanded tlie right wing of the Amerlmn armv. Ho was the first Senator elected to the Legislature from Stokes county and served In th session "of 1701 ; and from tliat time to 1812. he was repeatedly elected to the Genera! Assembly, serving his county and thoj State faithfully. . In 179395 he representee his district in tho Congress of the Unite! States, and again froiia 1807." He lived near German- ton, and did in 18U.' . I ! ' t , ' I 1 ' J .j x GROWIXO TOW.V. ' , 'I t After the formation of Forsyth county from Stokes, in 1818. it became necessary to form county scat, and tho nnlltorities of Salem sol to tlie county a site to build her capital, which is immediately north of and is only separated from fjS;ileiu by n street; in fact a stranger would never observe that there aru two towns. Except the conrt-lumse, jail and somo private ' 1' .1 i t. resiucnces, were was very nuiu iiupiuvciucu ....-.!.. :t ii. .. 11 o"rv yrt 1. manuesicd uniu me ycariiou. iicu nue camelevidcnt that the Salem Branch railroad from Gieensbonv wouhl 1k' completed, it im parteil an impetus to Winston seldom equalled I anywhere. At tliat time the population was only 450..' In 1872, however, when tho rmd was completed, tho lmprovtraent ixjcameSure, steady and rapid, and now tlwrorare over, 2,000 inhabiLinU. . . From October ,1st, 1874, to Octo ber 1st, 1875, 147 new houses wure built, and there; are at present 30 new buildings under' construction. Its inhabitants arc a high-toned. honorable, . real go-ahe:n, rulKip-ypur-Meevesr and pitch-in-yOmvself-Sort of people i, Wnd and' generous-neara'd, our nave no earinty use ior drones. They acrupon the principle that man was made for somcthfrg better than sitting on . gMHls boxes, whittling pine (sticks, smoking cheap cigars and staring ntYeminirve ancles on muddy crossings for a Pooler, luUer purjxtso; to make the world better by their having lived in it. Industrious, enterprising and upright settlers will lie received with ojcn arms,, warm hearts and an earnos t cordial welcome.4 1 BIO TOBACPp TRADE. , The commerce of Winst(n s principally in tobacco and fruit. Tlie last few yeurs have de veloped in this section one of the finest tob;iceo growing regions in tlie State, not only as to quantity but quality." ! As an illustration of the amount of business being done here, I will give a few fiicts. In February. 1872, Major Brown, the pioneer warchittiseninit commenced tlie &ile of the-article in an old tabic, which- of course, he coojKjred up -a little, and that year he sold at auctiou '300,000 pounds. Finding that there was, money in the business, he erect ed a large; warehouse; at the same timet one other wag'' erected, and the two in 1873, sold 2,000.000. pounds; in 1874, 3J0OO.0OO; in 1875. 4,000,000; and they tldnk in 1876. the sales will reach 6,000.000 pound There are now three It is . no place fbr ' an J'd soaker to - ' lpTl rtrnfpa'etnrl ' W1 K cVot, mnifm strongly and well, as XhTs llst"-'ihows: Joseph Hasten, T. J. Wilson, Col. J .XB? Alspaugh. C; B. Watson J. C. BaiUm.. W,.-BGlenn; D. P- Mast. and DY1 tors, but there is o healthy they amnio theiiscl ves I telling farns and driving around on visits of pleasure. Io we ver. should any one visiting the town be so unfortunate as to havo need. WT a physician, he will fintl Drs. Preston Rottn, II. W. Bynunx, v . u. lliompson and b. A. lownu ready-to ad minister 10 ins ins. . . i I CirCRCTIES. ( Tho Presbyterian and Methbllist congreg tions have excellent house of worship. The latter are largely in the ascendancy as to nu merical strength. The Baptist and Episcopal congregations worship in the courthouse. Tlie Baptists are erecting a bouse which will soon be completed. j j NrWSPAPIUIAlJ. I ,. There jaro two newspapers. Tlie Scniinel, democratic, is presided over by G."M. Mathes, who kindly showed me around and gave me much of the information contained in this let ter. The Republican, representing the most nnrepnblican party that- everi bursed God's eartli. is (Hlitcti by J. W. Goslen. IfGoshms grow as jlarge as he is in that region. I wonld like to look one timo upon a goose. ' Bat J. W. is not o gosey after all. for ,ho trented ' me with all f the journalistic kindness imaginable, ami I take him to be a good fellow and a en lleman in spite of his politics. . OASIIEKIES. Winston boasts of two hotels and several pri vate boarding houses.. I quartered at tlie Mer chants'. Pfohl & Stockton, proprietors. It has been, said that if - a i traveler stops in a town whtre there arc two or moro hotels, and tliey ring a gong at one of them he khould be sure to go to tl other house, fhr a gong is all they uive. flKit n.tScrlioii will not hold water in every instance, fur they ring a gong at the Mer chants' and a more h untiful, rupply of better ratious never. s:iw; I tell yoit .they can beat alf the;Woi ld tn fried chicken some of the boarders told me to be sure and mention that the best' tlirkey-hash in Christendom wan made at tins Hotel, but rcmembcrin; what Josh JJn- inzs s:iil about luish, I forlnjari If you want a nil's nniin. rlcau Unix, and a good souaro meal, tp at AMf) AUTvitani , : - , I I the comixo Ttirr.no.tD. Winston will bo materially benefitted if the Washington City, Midland & Great Southern Railwavjvvhich is already completed to Dan ville, "Virginia, were extended j orf to Sparttn- hurcr, boalli (Jarolina. and lor wuicli a charter has been granted. It would be an al most di rect line from Danville to Winston. Statesville and Spartanburg, thereby giving the people a choice jof routes in' shipping.! .It would also develop a section of our State rich in minerals, for only 15 miles from Win ston are exhanstless beds of the. very finest coal. But this letter is growing too Jongl I will close, deferring the mention of Saleiu, its school. factories, and other notable features, fbr another letter. fourth. Titer are som f jbe 4uot ancient i looking cedaraiin and - around iia .-cemetery ,t .. efer sawL Considqrinfr ,tho jngG,..of .'thu jtowa.. r and the ntuiibnmf ihaiitants. thtiry-have heen t.j'Jl fewer deaths In tlds eoramnnity Uian anywhere , . ls on the continent, and I will ventnr&tliea.. ' sertion.that a stmnger attending tho 'Moravian " 1 church in Siileip. on any clear day, "will sec a " larger percentage of old people, in proportion to the number present, than in any other pl.ico ' of the same number of iu habitants. , , " . V Salem is a considerate manufacturing placp."' 1 II. Fries is engaged extensively in, Uio mann- ' up a superior plow ot . his own patent, and his " . corn shcllers arc all the go in that region. He docs n.11 kinds ot casting. . W. G. Bahnson... ' makesand . repairs tho. tiling what tlie people ; ride in I mean buggies. ' 2I$ is a young maa ' of fine adtlress, understands his bbncss, is.; stcaily. sober, industrious, hand-some, and wants -to get married In the anrcnntile business I ' noticetV Patterson & Co, and Ebcrt & Co., in the dry goods line; J. F. Shaffner, drags, S. II. & S. A. C. Everett, hats and sliocs. Lawyers, none, and oh! how that people are blessed; but" " - if tliat expression is true, how about Raleigh? ', u There are four doctors: J. F. Shaffner. II. T Biihnson, T.-F. Keehln. and N. S. Sicwcrs. -There is only one newspaper in the town; tho iVew, which soems to be doing a good business. Salem can boast of the best cornet band in' , ' tfie State, .. They, play wcll,.and in their new dress, seated on the Kind wagon,' drawn by tlie .' eight large bay horses of A. Foglc, with bun as . driver, cut a swell. , It was my privilcgo to at- " tend a concert given by this band while -1 was .' In Winston." They acquitted themselves finely,' and exhibited considerable musical tilent. T.-ikr, '' 1 ing this occasion to return thanks for the .many kindnesses received frouV E, A. Yoglcr." than. ' whom no clcverer'a'gentleman lives, I will closo : lest I weary your readers. . . - , ' . r r. w. b: - . TUB DEVIL'S V,ORK. FCLt PAKTICULAKS OF THE UOR1MBLK . DTNA M1TE ; FIX)T GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION . BT -AJT " EYE "WITNESS A SCENE OF HORROR KEVEK ' TO .BE FORGOTTEN WHOLE FAMILIES SWEPT. INTO ETEUXITT. New York. Doc. 28. Tho following wrttc- ; nlars. respecting; tlie dynamite explsiui of Bremcrliaven, i are from tho ' Wctser Zcilung : It appcarta that just lxiforc the vcssel.yas nbout. to sail, a cart containing four cases and n larr.' rel.was.being unlo-wled for shinnient. Sudden ly a terrible exolosion took place. :Tlio effect was awful.' The quay was tla'n throogvd Willi lioople,-:irt!y belonging to tlw steamer, p irtly spectators and partly passenger, who had fe-' mained there to take a List farewell of. tlicir friends. i ( - "- . .. ''." ',"' ; 81LEH. THE MOUAyiAN SETTI-F.MKXT THE AClDEMT ENTEKl'RlSE MERCHANTS, DOCTORS, &C. CouiDoxAN : This is one of the oldest towns in North Carolina; a large I nnmlcr of .the inhabitants still retain the tile 'roofing; the in habitants are principally Moravians, who are a solier and indnstrious people, whose ancestors fled fronip Enroe from religious oppression, and settled in this State and formed a colony. The government conveyed to them; 100.000 acres of land by an act of Assembly in 1782. Hie first colony arrived in November, 1753. In looking at the si g-zag . lines of the original grants on tlie waters of the Dan and I Yadkin rivers,? tlie question arose in my mind, why were they so crooked? ,My friend, E. A. Vo gler, informed me tliat they did it so as to take in theich bottom lands of the two rivers. This evidently showed a shrewdness seldom seen in thosti days. , -,..- J i Siileru is the centre of a four milo square pi at of land; and a stranger," to look at it south of the street connecting it with Winston, was alxmt Cntsh(!1; but such U ot the . ' ' ." ' AW EVE-VITNESS, ....' : .; ; , ..;T who strod under the gangway of tho Mosel, on : hearing tho' terrific report, saw a .number if .t black -lumps flying about in the air, whilst very; few of tho persons on land remained visible. Apprehending a boiler explosion; he throw . himself flat on deck, when .he received a volley : of sand, broken glass, fragments of flesh, bones, . etc. Tlie devastation on board the Voaci was terrific ; no skylights left. The cabins aft. star-., board, arid port, were cither crushed in nrUilg. ed out by the pressure, or altogether smabo!. ' The side plates of- the ship wero borat-TlMi j ports with their glasses -and rivets forced. in-, wards, and tlie whole ship was ' : -i :.: I j BESMEARED "WITn BLOOD, - ' "and stuck over with pieces of flesh ,au-T Other'1, human debris. In the liold and other jirirtsof the ship, were found arms, legs, and other Vor- . tions of the human frame; thus, tlie lower hold.' received seme limbs through. the open hatch-" way. ' Tlie sides of the liatchway werc.burst by tho pressure, and the front of .the navigation' cabin on deck stov in. The whole slup was litcrcd witli glass shred, which even filled tho" dishes from Uie steam kitchen, as they were be ing served to the tween deck or . steerage jkis sengers. The tug got off comparatively un hurt, being so much more below the quay. lino ; than tlie MoscX th whole of its deck was 'des troyed. Tlie crew came off with a mere friglit," only the' engineers and stokers having, been ' hurt slightly. ' On land, where the package hail been unloaded, a hole had been produced from " six to ssvcu feet deep. The' whole place W:i3 8TUEWK WITH LUinS, '; ' shretls of dresses, etc. In lars:o rcoliinr poola of blood yon might seo here an urrar there a cnlf, intestines, mutilated busts, , etc Among the most horrible details of tliis calamity is tho wouldlvery prolubly corue to the ; conclusion 'rittr'rV r.iw.., An;aK..i. w ci. th v u,-u -.u hum.!,. im r . : i i nioiher( son, and son-in-law nro rifad - all iourr case. jThe m?" fJft -The tJan?hter-in4aw has had her arnr and Uer ativcness which is so manifest in Winston, is U.T i m . on,. meating thejnl nbitants of- a led and 1 on iM hftd 4n tfj u1,-MErieri Wes. tcrman, of Bremcrliaven and accompanied fiJ tho subnrbs .many large and handsoma rcsn oences are taking tlie place of those ancient domiciles. Among thuso most notable is the hirge and pal alial residence of Mai. R. 1. Pat terson who, hy the way, is ono . of tlie largest mexcluints. in town; and as a cever,!obliing gentleman, has few equals. its war to the ' steamer by a Mr.: TunlforUa of whom it is said all tr&ne has been lost. ' The. cart was sliattered into VV -4 w.-4,:r., ' ; J '".;: roocsisDS' or spuKTKia, f r;-' - and the poor horse had his feet blown off near Tliefc arc several lxiints and places of Inter- I the hoof. This barrel was. made for Thomas by1 est in Salem tl tit arc worthy of note, and Inter- the master cooper Dclvendalil.' It was roadjiof cslingfto the general reziidcr, for I presume strong material, and was divided by means of that there Is not a' State south of the Potomac, a partition in the middle, through which there ' and probably in tho Union, tliat has! not had was a hole. In tlie one division.it. is assumed daughters educated I at lhe" 'I ' ' ' that ho had plated tho igniting apparatns and I ' SALEU FIMALE ACAPEJIT, " " ?T wUU dynnnilte. lie nccompnni rrutJ... r ' .c MlA'r0Z Me barrel, when it was taken to the depot of .-aim. oc v. w.c. .u,. fc"7r.',:,rvv: the North German Moyd Company and told Ibo chools in theState. It was csUvlilishcdin im ft shonlJ hanJdled wfowre. : 'V J' schools and up to the present time, nearly 6.00Q young ladies have been educated here. ThisVnpmbcr docs not include the day sclwlars, which, ac cording to tlie catalogue are twenty ;per cent, more, making tlie .whole number upwards of 7.OU0. Tlie instruction is thorough, and while this school does not give diplomas, the young lady who goes through the regular course will pan out as well as one 'from any othT institu tion of the kind in the: Sontlr. : Tlie discipline of the school is marked by three very ; essential point, system, regularity and punctuality; and while the vouuir ladv is made too feel! at home I and liappvi at the same time sire is fitted by the . . .j'-r- j...r... -is - uesi. irainms ior uie bouct minus wik,v- alities of Rfe. , In the : J r 1;p ' DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS1 of the school, the pupils are distributed in com porter THE SCCXES AT THE HOSPITAL A5D DEAD t. ., houses;.,; ,:;..j;;f was of the 'most harrowing liaraetcr.TrTlie mutilated remains filled a large basket whivty fur strong j men . could . hardly carry. , There wero also a number of heads whiclxuroni.tloie to timo were inspected by Uie ' people, lookjpg for friends and relatives. .Alxiut Uurty woucd--cil persons, were in tho liospital. and-, muny out ers were in private Iionses; nearly every family in tlie little town lias suffered severely, -. A Ber lin special to the London Times, datd i Dt?ccni-ber- 16th,- says: Tliomas wife with ,ao. infant -four months -old, has been conveyed toBreuiyr,- haven mmi lresaen, wncrosne. has ocon sfciy ingr with her hnsband for several months. .Yes- I terday when over forty wero bnried :, ;' w:iste upon rtt so his intention was changted. and he proceeded,' in his anticipated trldtuph of vengeance, towards Arbon. ' ' i- : But its inhabitants, formed - into numdrons bands, fell upon his advanced guards on every side, with that earnestness which characterized every effort of tho mountaineers, and so routed them, that the ''main body itself, hesitated to ad-, vance. Just now, word Came to the3 Duke of the destruction on therAn-1castrosS; and boil ins under these repcatod checks and losses, tlie more stalling, because inflictetl by those too con temptible .to be fcnruil by such as, he. whose larjre warehouses, and Major Brown has had to j -...K ,0.;-l r ' SOME CHESTS rnx oi HEADS, :! enlarge his warehouse twice since it was erect- : t i.. u " nnmWImr 1 1,.rt. an.t liandi wor : lTTrrwIii' I.iwi-tyhI those most nearly of an age, and numbering legs, arms, nnu, nanus were iikcwhc i r.. i Each company or family, has a j into the eartn. t W nolo families arc' dc destroye! and other families- havo not a single individual left unmaimed. ' ' ' , '.' James Walker, . of .Wilmington, ' hrnr bn appointed ' master ; builder of the Western In sane Asvlnm. :'.- r ' " : -'" -' 7--"f shut them but from it,of h?-- thought to Jiy waste, whose, villa- in a saddened tdnTJ JlurloTptA said b the vsenc- rjyi4obiirn, anl whose ti-oop& to, slay,' wiuvnit j sctiltl-Lr A i h - L I T " ""J- " - I a pause inMXes&Uie took, tlic'rp "by tlie IJaapy J .- i - -n . i !f. r " . 'I ' " " ' T F . j , ' I 1 I , i . . tt . , j ? ,.. . t abont twenty. mi.no i3Uic. iiis saies aurniR - ; sitting and i dressing -room, and other apart- amoun uk! to upwar!s of SXand at o &xj g Bpprt,priated to its own uso. and is nndrr alone they amounted to over 000. -TJ e ma- j swcVal d rection of two resident 'teachers. jor is an e n or i ms ingn an an i B.v r ngmrin h d y ft , , nWJ . spnal attention to the sales, the ; farmers are , general monWial and p,rental over sure to cet tlis full market price for their tome- : " , . .. , irt h,j co. There are now five , plug and one or two )x wlomvnpy the Potion tion. and six more plug Xact,ries onteW ' V'STP&rS 1 i U71 f? " strnction. If that don't imitate business, the . logno for 187o. Uiere arey j Annrt nr.t thinV h nh.loKtxn.U lnrelf. 1 ' f i TWO HOXDRXD' AND TWENTT-ONE The close of the tobacco season brln 5-s'on tlie rounji ; ladles nataes Enrolled; this spiraks vol- f A fool. In a hlh station 'is tikea man on tlt fruit, and I was informed thatlQOOf,000 worth times for the management of th schl. . Rev. l top fC ,a high monninr:eyeryT!bjg apjifnr of dried blackberries alone had been shipped '.- Mi E. Grunert. th PrnBhlrnt. Very kindly sliow- from this point, besides various oilier kinds. . ed me through the buildings, and tlie twoliours .cata- 1 Charles F. McKesson, of Moriranton,- is lec turing in thes west for the benefit f the orphan asyfumsv '!'.'- .-; ' .-' ; i'"1 suiaii to mm.ana iiu appe.u-4.sniauto ever body. V,- J;;, T 4.: ","..' ' - ' : . f :' :If' i? 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