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‘ Alt-l where is Mr. Hudson to be found ?’ ‘ Well. he lives up by Chelsea. I know his store ;

but I do not know wlutt street it is in. However. you can onsly unit it by looking to the directory.

‘ Thank you. that is sniIlciont.‘

Mr. IIodson fortunately was at home when I called. He acknowledged the transaction of the ' hat.‘ but he had not got it. He hsd sold it lo-—he did not know who.

‘ But you have some knowledge of the man surely. Did you never see him before? have you never seen him since i"

‘Oh, yes i I used to see him pass my store almost every day. I had that hat in my hand one morning. brushing it tip a bit. and he come up and naked me if it was for solo. I had no particular fancy for it. soil said. ‘ Yes. for bulbs-dollar; and he bought it at once.’ '

‘Ofeourse it titted him? Have you seen him with it on ?'

‘ Yes. but not lately. I think it musi be a fort~ night since I saw him.’

‘ And you don't know where to find him?’.

‘I do not; but there's a neighbor there who I think does,’ pointing to a public house nearly opposite.

‘ But who am I to ask about i”

‘ AM I did not think of that. Well. I don’t know his name, but I think I can describe him.’

We crossed over together to the porter-house. and called for some ale. The grocer put certain leading questions to the host, which caused the latter to recognise the worthy of whom we were is search.

‘ Yes, I know. He had not been here for a week or so. but some last night. ls‘nid he had been laid up. Wanted to sell me a gold ring. I did not buy it; but he left it with ms to try and sell it for him. There it ie.'

‘ This, said I, ‘ is a lady's ring, I know a young Indy I think it will soil. I will bring her to look at it. Do you know the owner‘s name 1’

‘ IIie companions call him Bob Lester. I don’t know where he lives. but I dare say he will be here this evaning.’

‘ Will you send him over to me 7' said the grocer.

‘ Certainly. Perhaps you may do a little business together.’

‘ Not unlikely. Send him over.’

I was not sure that I might take the grocer into my confidence; so I thought I might work the oracle by means of the ring. I wanted the servant of the murdered old lady to see this ring. Perhaps she might recognize it.

I brought her up immediately to the porter-house. When the ring was shown to hcrsho at once identified it as having belonged to her late mistress.

It now seemed highly probable that Bob Lester was one of the gang who bad robbed and murdered the old lady.

The price the keeper of the porterdtouso was instructed to ask for the ring was eight dollars. I wanted to negotiate with the owner, if possible ; so I made an offer of seven dollars, and was to call in the evening for an answer.

I arranged with the grocer to negotiate for the ring. for I did not deem it advisable to show myselt in the matter at present. I would remain in Ills store while he made the bargain, and brought the owner over to me to conclude it.

According to appointment. I was at the grocer's at seven o'clock. He went over to the porter-house while I waited in his store.

An hour passed away and he did not return. and I begun to grow fldgety. when my attention was attracted by a crowd in the street following it drunken man in charge of two policemen.

At the same moment the grocer came it. laughing.

‘Thero he goes. That's our man who has the ring to dispose oi. He came into the porter-house quite drunk, and made such a disturbance that he is going to be locked up.‘ _ i

I quickly followed bun to the station. Arrived there I made such a communication to the captain in charge an induced him to have the man searched.

In his pocket we found small canvas bag can- tainlng a few trinkets. a key to n Hobbs lock. and a quantity of duplicates. A key of a room door was also found in another pocket.

I had no doubt these articles were the proceeds of the robbery at which I had figured. but I could not indentify this use as one at the three I had an- counlerad. In foot. iron the momentary glance I had of two of them. there was scarcely time to re- cognise their features. Of the other I saw enough to enable me to indentify him in the event of meeting with him.

At the station I left instructions that if any one called to see the drunken men he should be detained.

I then proceeded to the residence of the murdered lad . Her servant was able to indeellfy all the art clee found in the drunkard's pocket. and the Hobbs key was found to It a writing desk among the lad 's ro rt .

Late, ia’threvzning I made a visit to the station. There I found a men who. coming to look after his friend. the drunkerd that was locked up. bad agree .ny to my instructions. been detained.

Upon seeing him I had little doubt that ho was the man whose face I had seen an the ooooeion of to encounter with the murderers and thieves.

Rest morning." hr 1-: g taken hefhre the magistrate. they were both charged with the robbery and murder. and remanded for a week. I had not

revionely been able to aeoerteln where those men

ivsd; but they were recognised la court by several parties, and their whereabouts oasi discovered.

Upon searching the tags the man Iret arrested. a complete set hansebraahiag imploo manta was found, and the way I fall isqu his: was rather elagelsr.

I was standi one BundaLovanieg at the bar of a certain perfection“ aaert Park. tahlsg a quiet glass of ale, and ‘ looking so.’ when a bosom little maid-servant came in for her supper bear, with a je in one hand and a doorckey is the other.

he. told the bartender how miserable she felt. all alone in the big house. as the family had gone out for the day, and they would not return until very late.

floor, and the shadow of a man moving about the room.

I at once understood what was going on; and I immediately returned to the porter-house. and re. quested that a messenger should be sent (quietly) to the elation-house for nssitance.

It speedily nrrived. In the course of half an hour the street door. at which we were stationed. was cautiously opened, and a man. with a large parcel in his hand. was about to pass out. when he suddenly found himself pounced upon and walked oil to the station. We left an otllcer at the door of the house.

Upon searching our prisoners we found enough of jewelry. plate. and other valuables in his pocket to stock a small shop. Among other nrticlee was a purse made of a woman's hair ; and as it was the only one of the kind I had ever seen. I particularly remarked it. It only contained a bent gold coin which probably you never saw, as none have been in circulation for the last forty years.

IIuving locked up our prisoner. we returned to the house. All sppcured quiet there. After waiting some time. it occurred to me that the other fellow might be murdering the girl, or worse ; so I gave a loud double knock and ring.

After a longer dclny than nppcnred to me necessary the door was opened by the girl. I inquired if her master was st homo.

She replied that he was not—that there was no- body in the house but herself.

‘ Where.’ I asked. ‘arc the man you lot in with you when you fetched your beer .”

‘I let on men in,’ she replied, greatly confused; ‘ they are gone.‘

‘ One is gone. but there's one inside now, and he's after no good.’

‘ flow can yott any so? I‘m sure ‘ I‘m sure the house has been robbed. policcmc'n. and must search the house.’

t What do you mean ? I don’t understand you.’ ‘ We‘ll soou explain cvcrything.’

\Ve entered the house . and proceeded to the kitchen in search of the other rascal, but he was nowhere to be seen. \Vehnd along search for him, and at last found him in 11 small closet.

We quickly conveyed him to the station. “'hen searched, nothing was found upon him but u silver spoon.

I did not at all associate these men with the murder of the old lady ; but I happened to mention the story of the capture to her servant. and when 1 spoke of the hair purse and the gold piece, she exclaimed,—

‘ Why. that must belong to poor missus. She had such a purse. and has showan to me many a time. I could swear to it if I could see it.’

‘ You shall see it.’

When. on the Monday morning I visited the fol- lows I had arrested on the Sunday night, I fancied the face of the one upon whom the purse was found looked familiar to me. Come to furhieh up my memory, I at length arrived at the conclusion that he was the one upon whom I fetched so unlucky a blow. I asked a surgeon to examine hie head. to see if there were any marks of a recent wound.

The result of his exumiuutiou was quite conclusive and satisfactory. I had no doubt of my man. and certain evidence produced at the trial confirmed it. The three villains, upon very good circmuslanlinl evidence. were all found guilty, and suffered the extreme penalty of the law. I doubt if they would have been detected had it not been for the woman's star.

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Chicago. in 1830. was a fur stntion. with only four white inhubituuts! In 1834,when the town had nearly 2,000 inhnbilrtnts. the male population turned out to kill u hear. and before their return had shot 40 wolves. Thu place was it great rendezvous for suvngesuntil 1535. when the I’ottnwntomjos werel carted off by the Mississippi. It scented almost uninhabited by white men. being for the greater part of the time under water and knecodccp in mud,a God-forsaken spot. repulsive to every human sense. Yet so great were the advantages for trade adored by its location. that now after the lapse of only thirty-two years. it has a population of 250,000; a passenger or railway train reaches or leaves the city every fifteen minutes of the twenty-four hours; nearly 1.0on vessels. employing 10.000 sailors. ply between it and other lake ports. It exported last year over 575,000,000 bushels of grain. lts flour mills produce about 1,000 barrels of flour every working day; in the season of three months it has converted 904.649 hogs into pork; receives and sends «way about 1000 cuttlc each working day. and sold lost your 614,000,000 feet of lumber. Meantime the city has been lifted bodily out of the quag-mire, and mode on handsome as it is flourishing. The lake has been tunnellcd for pure water. and the river is to be tunnelled for railways. Improve- ments of all kinds are projected on the grandest scale. and the city promises to become one of the hendsomest in the world.

Ten years ago a few Individuals in New York commenced to import small numbers of English sparrows. in the hope that they would multiply. and check the increase of caterpillar! and insects. which were destroying many kinds of trees and shrubs. The number imported was not large, and the birds being so combative it was necessary for success to bring theta over in separate cages ; yet the few have increased to hundreds of thousands; flocks of them may be seen in the streets of New York and Brook— lyn. and they are gradually spreading over the sur- rounding country.

Advices from North Alabama state that the inhabitants living at a distance from railroads are dying of starvation. and unless relief roaches them the whole range of counties in the Sand Mountain section will be depopnlated. The recent floods destroyed over three thousand bushels of corn and a large amount of food sent by relief associations to the snlarers.

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The avaricious mind is like the barren. sandy grannd of the desert. which sucks in all the rain and dawn with greediness, but yields no fruitful herbs or plants for the basalt of others.

The memory at good and worthy actions gives a

There were two men drinking sherry-comers at the her at the some time. who overheard what the‘ settling girl had said: and as she left the porter- house they quickly followed and spoke to her.

Not liking their appearance. and thinking they meant In good. I naked llte bar-lender if he knew whathooae the girl had come from. He told me itl was Ife. -- lo the same street. I finished my sis and went out to see what was going on. ‘

As 1 ap the bones, but on the opposite dds. I saw V girl in costliest conversation with the!

a time they all went into the house“ V' I remained in front of the house watching. Alter’tko lapse of about half an hour I saw the

front door opened and shut again; but so one costs for the purpose of resisting

quicker relish to the soul. than ever it could possibly take in the highest enjoyments ofyoutb.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than joy over can, and common sudariugs are far stronger than common joys.

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Whether discretion is or is not " the better part of valor." it is meet certain that ditfldcnce is the better part of knowledge.

The working men of New York are organising

out. Bhertly after this I saw a light in the secendresslva demands of landlords and real estate agents.

by legal means the as- “a mum“.

W- -.. . Flour! Herring!

HF Subscriber has on bond. and will sell CHEAP

FOR CASH. at his store. corner ,cf Prlnco and

Grafton Streets. 900 BBLS.‘ FLOURI

Wsrranted as good as any on the Island. 150 bbls. Prian blurring ‘ (1' Call and judge for yourselves.

JOHN QUIRK. Charlottetown Feb. 0 1867. tl'.

rmtm. res. stress, loussns.

GIN, mo nun, an, ac.

TIIF. SUBSCRIBER HAS IN S'I‘OEh‘. AND FOR SALE

11 ths. Bright Porto Rico SUGAR:

25 I’uns. Bright Rotsiliug MOLASSES;

bl) I’uus. Ilenlcrnrs RUM. polo & colored ; 1.50 Chests Sn rcrior Congou TEA ;

25 Ilhds. 110 land GIN; 500 llbls. Superior Extra. FLOUR ;

80 Boxes Liver ol SOAP: 140 Bundles Wlt te Cotton WARP; Hbds. und Qtr. Castles I'ule BRANDY; lIhds. Port. and Sherry WINE. v ’ OWEN con NOLLX.

Charlottetown. 27th I-‘eb.. 1867.

Well wooded. and possessing other advantages; and for wlti

given ‘ _ Also. four LOTS. being the rceiduc of thirteen Ruildtng I.

that most udvuutugcous mcromttilo vituntiuu known as H 3

Lime Kiln. will be sold or leased on reasonable terms. Land Surveyors.Charlottetown. Reference can also bol

subscriber at Orwol

patch.

Orwell Store. Aug. 10. 186i. E

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R. W. 0. SUTIIIIRLAND has removed fromhislate

FOR SALE. Y the Subscriber. Champ for Cosh, or approved

credit-— 100 bbls. No. 1 III-IRRING. 00 dd 2 An

60 100 " IIAKE.

20 qtla. CUOFISII.

100 galls. " IL. JAS. IRVING. ("berry VulleyLF‘cb. If

“"F L 0 fit”: Flour ! ! Flour! !

' HE Subscriber od‘ers for Sale. cheap for Cash

NEW BRICK STORE.

IREA'I‘ GEORGE STREET.

adjoining the residence of RICHARD lIttAIth. 12.11., and near the south front of the Colonial Building. 200 bbls. catru State FLOUR. 200 " superfine State FLOUR. bbls CRACKERS,

4 hhds. Porto Rico SUGAR.

4 “ " MOLASSES.

40 chests nud half-chests Congou TEA. with his usual stock of LIQUORS & GROCERIES. MARTIN O‘HALLORAN.

Charlottetown. February 6th. 1867. cs iel 1111

West India House. Upper Grreat George Street'

CHRISTEAS, 1866.

HE Subscriber offers for Sale. at. his Store. the fol‘ luwin , viz: 11 I hds. Strong Demure SPIRITS, ths. Holland GIN. Casks Port and Sherry Wine. Cocks llcunt-ssey's Dark & I’olo BRANDY, Casks Scotch Whiskey (Prime) Casks Irish “’IIISKI‘IY. 60 Don. Edinburgh ALE. ti f‘ascs CHAMPAGNE.

so “ Blood'e x x 3 Porter. Cases CLARET. 40 boxes RAISINS. 8 Bbls UURIl-ANI‘Q. 25} do IIAISINS. Bags RICE. 60 do FIGS, Begs I’E l’I'ER.

Chests superior TEA.

Ilbls Crushed SUGAR. Casks Washing SODA.

llhds and llhls. l'. R. llhds nod llbts 1’. It.

MULASSRS. fiUUAK.

6 Bbls Kt-mnnc (111.. o Ilbls. Rod ONIONS. 20 I101. Am. “ROOMS. 20 Dos. Am. BUCKETS. --.\ LSf l... A lnrge stock of Spices. Pickles. Fruit. kc..&c.. suitablt fat the season. The above articles arc of the very best description. and

will be sold cheap for Cash. LESIUBL lIcKAY. Charlottetown. Dec 17. 1866.

cnanzfiéhumx, MANUFACTURER O?

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