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WiSSiSOP!, A TTORNEYS & t^LAW, tlx. will attend the Courts of Tiu/ja,; and McKean counties, [Wellsboro, Jat;,; ;i‘|BG3.] DICKINSON HOU^tT COESING,. K. T v i r : v, .j'; t\lu. A. FIELD, nf)rietor t ■ipl UESTS taken to and from thro free vX of charge. - ' [Jr.iff Lifs63.] ! PBRfS'SYSiVASfffA "COENEa OF MAIN STREET ASF)' Ta’l|j fryjSStJE, Wellsboro, Pa. '* ! ‘ •J. W. BIGONY, ...Proprietor, nnms popular Hotel, having ..re-fitted -iL and rc-fWnished throughout, is coiMpfin to (ho bablic as a drst-class house. ' [JtiiS.Jlij 3£63.] B>. HART’S WELLSBOBO, TIOGd CO. THE subscriber taken this methodic inform bicoid friends and customers Las ro -sumed the conduct of the old ' u Crystal .fountain Hofei,” and Triil hereafter give it bis ectirsittfeution. Thankful for past favors, he solicits a nemujal of the same. DAVID JtiRT. VTcUsboro, Nor. i, ISC3.-ly. - 1 ISAAH. WAS/TOR' HOI}!)®, Gaines, County, Pa,*’; H-. 0. VERMILYEA,.. Predictor. rpzns is ft new hotel located within jasy no-, X MS" of tbe test fishing and hunting grounds in Northern Pennsylvania. Ko pains will he spared for Che accommodation of pleasure seekers and the trav elling public. [Jan, ISC3J WBEXSBORO SIOTEIk B. B. HOLIDAY, i v.........P, loprietor.- THE Proprietor baring again : tnkcn jsolWiSion of the above Hotel; will spare no pains; to .insure the comfort of geests feitke trawiiag. pobUh. At tentive waiters always ready. - Terms rcaif.lu.blQ. Wellsbero, Jan. £l, l$6S.-tf. _ WATCHES, CLOCKS ASD ff% n JEWEERY! ' |'i Jv7.f| I'J at BULLARD’S A CO’S. STOEEfbytbe subscriber ’ n the bestvnanner, and at as low jjj-icesas the same work fan be tione for, by any fir# tpprac ticai workman in the State. Wellsboro, July 15,1-563. A. FOli E V t _i; Watch.es, Clocks, Jewel'?, &c.| &c., EEPAIRED AT QJ-D PEIVES) , POST OFFICE BUILOiiNG, KO. 5, VmON BLOCK.}, ■Vi'cTlEboro, Hay 20, 1863. ■ ' ,’ 1 : E. It. BLACK, .%*. BARBER & HAIR-DRIi:SER, 15H0P OVER C. L. WILCOX'S S'We, NO. 4=, UNION BLOCK. WelUhoro, June 24-, 1863. . t ' i FiOBR ASD FE-D S'lmjlE.' WRIGHT & BAILEiS-f: ; HAVE had their mill thoroughly repaired and'are reoeiring freih ground J A Jij?, feed, aacii, Ac., [every day at their store in. to If) *; \ Cash paid for all kinds of grain. ■ ■> £- L. 1 V.IUGUX I; PAytET. ATtllsboro, April 23, ISC3. • . ;' -■ AGRICULTURAL IMPLSSI^irTS. I WOULD inform Dealers in A gricnlte-ral;, Imple ments, that I have Horse Rakes of IhS B.ost ap proved styles and superior quality. ■ a-*J> Hund Hakes of a better quality than any ma'aufaqisured in this section, rrhieh I will furnish in any qua,ill ty de sired, to dealers in the counties of Ting , Ijradford, and Lycoming. • ' . D-B.JjPUD. Mainsburg, Nov. IS, ISfU-Smos.' hiabblr shop. X AM now receiving a STOCK, of ITALIAN i and RUTLAND MARBLE, (bought Wpi cash) and urn prepared to kioUG.-a i TOMB-S ton and MONUMENTS at the lowest prices. .. - (lARVEV ADAMS is my authorised a tent and trill sell Stone at the same prices as at .he a-jiop. WE BAYS BUT ONE' '■ Tioga, May 20, 1563-ly. A. X^i-OLE. CJLAffI AGEBifiW* THE undersigned will promptly ntnjieute al| claims against tbe government for it mice 5 ren dered in the Military or Naval Service I; life United States. Charges reasonable —will adv.i) c&_ibe legal necessary fees if desired. 2so ebargi'f ful ia the application. B. J; Hon. Victor Care, I.Bellowe, Es .••iaining Surgeon at Knoxville, Pa., .p. tnrang, ■Clymer, Pa., F. Strang,' Hector, Pa./S-lt. Beebe, Harrison, Pa. Westfield, Jan. H,'ISC4.-6meß» STATE SORMAIi [For the slh District, Pa,,] j i AJSJ> ISansfleld Classical Seujiljiary- Rev. W. D. TAYLOR, A. M .Irnnjipal. Mr -... .-i. Assistant. Alri. JIV S. Tatloii,.. APrM.jplreEß. Miss H. A. Fabnsivortb, d .Assjtant. . Assistant, and Teacher in fJodeVSchool. Assistant, and Teacher of Music- The Fall Term of this Institution will dpon Sept. Td. The Winter Term, Dec. 2d. The Spring Term, March 16th’, 186 i. Bach term to cojtißUi thirteen weeks. . : * '■ A Normal School? Course of study Tor |*aaaatioD, ‘embracing two years, is adopted. - » • , * Students for the Normal Course, anil Classi cal Department, %to solicited. -• J ' For particulars, address Rev. W. D,<E#T};}o2j Mans- Ucld, Xiera County Penna. Send forra/Ccfcular. * TV. 80 UHEIAN,' President of the Boori i;rustecs. Wil. HOLLAND, Secretary, 'Jfansfield, Augnst 5, 1863, TRIM DEPiRfIJpT, of Comptroller-of this |rrency, WASUXKGTOX, jrjnf frjl, ISG4.' by satisfactory ovide pajprcseated to-the undersigned, U has bceb «|a<sS to appear 'that Tub First Natiosai. Base, U’oHsborough, in the county of Tioga, and State of Rcobsylvania, has been duly organised under and according in the 'requirements of theactof Congress, entitle I “An act io provide a natlonaVcurrc-ncy, secured Uy/4 pledge of Bolted States clocks, and to providefor- tf.*e circula tion and redemption thereof,” approved Filbrunry 25, 1563, and has complied with aTI tbo pro'fuj bus of said **et required to be complied with beiore'd’ inmencing ’the business of banking: • . i ♦, KOW, THEREFORE, X, Uv& ’HjCvtLOCU, )Coa:ptroUcr of tbo Currency, do hereby that &e Ficst Katiokai. Bask, of Weßsborohgh, county Tioga, and State of Pennsylvania, to commence the business of banking iTlutec the act aforesaid, r ■Z. /« tcitjmony ichcreof, mines* my |aml 4id seal of oSee, ithis twoaty-jirst day of Marcfi, IIG j. |\ *\ - ■ nmn MbCHL |och, I***l CJoomtroUer tit t&e Wren cy. ‘ 'j :'I THE AGITATOR VOL. X TREES! TREES! FOE Sill. Apple, Price 20 cts. Extra, 25 cts; RUMJINR VA lUUTY. —EarIy Harvest, Ked As tracban, Early Strawberry, Juneting, Early Sweet Bough, Early \Vhite, Jenkcns' Pippeu, Golden Sweet. AUTUMN YARIJSTY. —Autumn Baugh,Graven fltehi, Porter, Autumn Strawberry, Hawley or Bowse, Pear, Henry, Prince, Canada Snow, Jersey Sweet, Stoddard, Fall Pippen, Mammoth Pippen, Hambo, Fall Junoting, Neutral, Thomas Wells, T VINTS3U VAHlUT'T.'— Baldwin, Kay's Bossetl, Northern Spy, Boston Bussctt, Golden Payne Sweeting, Bottle Green. Sweet Pearmain, Peck's Plea sant, Bentloy Sweet, Rhode Island Greening, Hub/ bardston, None Such, Swaar, Black, Tallraan's Sweet, Danver’e Sweet, Tompkin's County King, JEteopuj Spitzonburg, Wagoner. Lady's Sweet, Yellow Bellr dower, Butch Afignonne, Newtown Pippen, Ladies' Sweet. H CRAB . —Large yellow and red. Small, do, do. Pearsj Frice 50c. JSxtra, ex. Price. VARlETY *—Bartlett, Brandywine, Bloodgood, Beurre Gifford, Carpenter, Dearborn Seedling, Gane?l’fl Burgamot, Golden Beurre of Gil boa, Harvest, Julienne, Madeliene, Bostiezer, Osborn Summer, Summer Frank Ileal, Tyson. AUTUMN YAJUJ3T7.. —Eenrre Bose, Benrre Di el, Beurr© Ganbault, Bczi Be La Mott, JBeurxe Be Amilis, Buffon, Cushing, Bis, Dutchees do Angou leme, Flemish Beauty, Fon Dante do Aulomne, Fpl toa, Henry Fourth, Louise Bonne do Jersey. Maria de Louise, Napoleon, Onouda^o t Paradise de Antoni’ ne, Scckcl, Sheldon, Sweet Pear, Stevens' Genesee, Urbanists, Woodstock, Ycrgalieu, Washington. " "SVJSTfSR YARlETYt— Glout Morceau, Passe Colmar, Winter Wadden, Lawrence, Vicar of Wink field, Winter Nelis. Plums, Price '5O cts. Bleeker's Gage, Columbia, Coe’s Golden Drop, Egg. Plum, Green Gage, Imperial Gage, Jefferson, Law rence Favorite, Lombard, Magnum Donum, Princes Gage, Red Gage, Smith's Orleans, Washington, Ha ling’ Superb. Peaches, Price 58 cts. Beigen Yellow, Meloeoton, Crawford's Early, Early York, Red Rare Ripe, Sweet Water, Geo. the Fourth, Lemon Cling, Red Check Meloeoton. Cherries, Price 38 cts. Blatfk Heart, Black Eagle, Block Tartarian, Down er's Lite Red, Moydukc, Guigne, Elton, Late Black, Grfy’s Early White, Napoleon Bigereau, Amber, Yel low Spanish, Bcauman's May, Holland Rigareau, Golden Drop of Herrington. GRAPES.—lsabella, Diana, Hartford Prolific, Ca tawba, Rebecca, Delaware/ Concord, White Sweet Water, Black Burgundy, i * GOOSEBERRlES.—EnalUh—several varieties. CURRANTS.—White, Cherry, Dutch and Red, * A, B. 'H jI&CT. Norway Spruce, Balsard ifir, Scotch Fir, American Arborvitse, Siberian do.J Weeping Mountain Asb, Mountain Ash, Dorse Chestnut, European Larch, Green Porsythea, White Flowcring'Dcutzin, Graceful Deutzja, Chinese Wiegelia, Roses, Basket Willows. The above X offer for sale at my Nursery. They are all of-superior quality. In digging and packing, care will be taken; and the charge for packing will bo the cost of materials used,' Trees will be delivered at the Tioga depot free of charge. Call at the Nur sery, and look at tho trees for your own satisfaction. B. C. WICKHAM, Tioga, Tioga Co., Pa.—March 9, '64-3nu wholesale DRI6 -ST ok is • Prince's Metallc Paint, Pfizer & Co's Chemicals, - Tbaddeus David’s Inks, Fluid Extracts, Concentrated Medicines, Rochester Perfumery and Cincinnati Wines and Flavoring Extracts, Brandy, Paints and Oils, Whitewash Xime, Petroleum Oil, Kerosene Lamps, Drugs and Medicines, Patent Medicines, School Books, Stationery, t Wall Paper, Wyoming Mills Wrap- Window Glass, ping Paper, Dy« Colors, Furnished at Wholesale Prices by W. D TEUBBLX, .1 Corning, N. Y. NATIVE BRANDT & WISES, MEDICAL & COMMUNION PURPOSES. THIS BRANDS has been analyzed by the Meii ical Director of tbe Naval Rabratory at Brooklyn, and substituted for French Brandy, for use in the United States Navy. It is also used and recommend ed by Dr. Satterloe, Medical Purveyor in New York of U. S. Arm,, in the Hospital of his Department. DRT CATAWBA WISE. THIS WINE bas all the properties of Dry Sherry Wine. SWEET CATAWBA WINE. THIS WINE for its mildness is adopted for Inva lids ami for communion purposes. v * i Messrs. Zimmermans a co., of cinoin. nali and New York bad formerly partnership with N. Longworth of Cincinnati the wealthy Native Wine apodneer, and therefore enables them to fnrnish the best of American production, at moderate prices. " Sold by W. D. TERCELE, at Wholesale and Re tail. nnchby Druggists generally. Cqrniig, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1864-tf. Eighteenth Collection District, State of Pennsylvania, Comprising the Counties of Centie, Clinton, Lycom ing, Potter aud Tioga. NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the provi sions of section 15 of the act approved July 1, 1862, that tbo lists of valuations and enumerations of property subject to tax under the internal revenue laws, taken by the several Assistant Assessors of this dis trict, will remain open at their offices for the space of fifteen days prior to the date fixed to hear appeals, for the examination of all persons interested, I will receive and determine appeals relative to er *roneous or esecssis'e valuations or enumerations.: In Potter county, at Coudersport, on Tuesday, May 31,1864. In Tioga county, at Wellsboro, on Thursday, Juno 2. In Lycoming county, at Williamsport, on Saturday, June 4. t In Clinton county, at Lock Haven, on Monday, June 6. In Centre county, at Bcllefonte, bn Wednesday, Juno 8. * All appeals to the Assessor must be made In win ding, specifying the matter respecting which a decision is requested, and stating the ground of inequality or error complained of. GEORGE BOAL, ‘ * Assessor. BotiWbetrg, Pa., 3fay 13,1864.-4 t THE undersigned is agent for the sale of tho cele brated Rochester Trout Flics. Also has tor sale Rochester Fly Rods, Kinsey Hooks, on Snells, Reels,. Fly Books, N. York Trout Flies, braided silk lines, I twine and sea grass do, trotrt baskets, leaders, Ac. Fishermen aio requested to call and examine my stock of fishing tackle, at my shop, in the rear of Wm. Roberts* stove and tin store. Xi. A.,SEAES. Wellsboro, May 18, 186-L-4t BAKIYG SOHA * SALERATUS at KOFS URC& 6TO»a Hebotel? to t&e mtttmim of tst Uvtn of ifmhom the of Btfovm, WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRXGETED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.' Zimmennaim & Co’s. FOB CATAWBA BRANDT. NOTICE OF APPEALS. - United States Excise Tax, Fishing Tackle, WELLSBOBO,, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., TODNESUAY MORNING, MAY m, 1864. Select. 2|oett*in [From tbo Washington Chronicle.] BEPOEE WASEIHGTOIT The skies are rent asunder with the simulated thun der •* . Of the brozeu-throated cannon unto cannon‘fierce replying, ' With the swelling roar and rattle of the varying tide of battle, ■With the moans of the.wounded and the dying. Thousands for battle eager every bristling height be leaguer,— Hill find mountain, vale and woodland, with steely death are gleaming, Bogle unto bugle culling, smoke and, dust the skies empaling, And battle*riven banners wildly streaming. - Mighty columns onward surging, forward to the foe men urging, - Over rifle pit and breastwork, till in war’s red fur nace melted;. And tbe upper and the nether as a scroll are rolled together, - Into chaos, with the battle-lightning belted. By hurtling lead and iron, (swift deaths that all en virojf,) In Ibo awful loom of conflict the weft of victory’s woven; , Prone lie the horse and rider where the gulfs are growing wider. Through column's which the hissing shell has clo vjan. ■ , c Alas, for those we cherish! They are swallowed op, they perish,— • Ere their eyes have seen the triumph which crowns their grand endeavor! But their blood shall- water Edom till it bear the - fruits of freedom. And tbeir sacrifice to man be a heritage forever, Mat/ 6, 1861. TRAPPING A RIDRDERER. In the year 1853 I went to the Red River country, with a view of speculating in horses, lands, or anything that might give promise of profitable return for a cash investment. Of course I carried a good deal of money with me; but knowing I was going among a wild, lawless class, of every grade and color—among half civilized Indians, negroes, gamblers, thieves, robbers, murderers and assassins, with perhaps a few settlers of some claims to hohor and ho nesty, if they could be sifted out from the mass —I thought it the safest plan not to seem well off in this world’s goods. Accordingly I se cured tiny-money in a belt about my body, put on a very coarse, rough dress, which, by inten tional carelessness, soon had a very mean and slovenly appearance ; and allowed my hair and beard to manage matters their own way, with out any troublesome, interference of razor.or comb. Thus prepared, and armed with two revolvers and a bowie knife, I passed over soma dangerous territory-in comparative safety, and flattered myself that no one gnessed my riches through my apparent poverty. In fact, on two occasions, I began to think it might have been to my advantage to have looked a little more respectable. The first of these was when, in traveling among the Choctaw na tion, I found a drove of horses that pleased me very mnch, and was told by the owner, m reply to my question as to what he would take a head for the entire lot, that he was not in the habit of naming his price fo every wandering beg gar that chose to satisfy bis idle curiosity. I was disposed at first to put on some dignity, but concluded, after a careful survey of my per son, that the roan had good cause for speaking as lie did, and so merely assured him that I knew an individual who wished to buy horses if he could get them at a fair price. However, he was not disposed to believe my statement, and so I passed him by, with the resolve that, if nothing better turned up, I would ms kehim a coll under more advantageous circumstances. As the second instance alluded to was similar tothe first, it may bo passed over without fur ther notice. But out of this same cause grew a very re markable adventure, which it is my present purpose to relate. While passing between two settlements, over a lonely, gloomy horsepath, leading through a dark hemlock wood J and while in the most soli tary part, suddenly came before me, leaping from a thicket on the right, a human figure of a most startling appearance. It was a mao of medium height, but of a stout, powerful frame; Sill covered with dirty tatters, that be appeared to have worn and wallowed in for years. lie had do covering for bis head or feet, ond his skin was so coated with grime, that it was dif ficult at a first look to tell whether he belonged to the white race or not, ,His face, high up on his cheeks,' was covered; with a dirty brown beard, and his matted hair hung in wild, profu sion all around his head,!except a little space before his swollen, blood-shot eyes; and alto gether he looked like a madman or human de vil.' His hands held and swung a formidable club; and his attitude, as ha leaped into the road before me, was one of fierce menace and defiance. ■. • - I stopped, in alarm, and, while fixing my eyes sharply on his, slid my hand into a con venient pocket, and grasped the butt of one of my revolvers, firmly determined to keep him at the short distance that divided ns, or kill him if he advanced. For perhaps a half minute we stood silently regarding and surveying each other, and then, resting one end of hia club on the ground, and partly leaning forward, said, in a coarse, gruff tone, with a kind of chuckling laugh: “Well, mel I'a in hopes I’d got a prize at last j hut if you’re much better off nor me, you do’nt show it any, by - J Stran ger who are you, and wh*ero are you from ?” “Well,” returned I, feeling highly compli mented, of course, to know that I resembled sueh a villainous-looking object as himself, “ some people call me a beggar, and I know I do’nt pass jfor a genteel gentleman." “ I’ll swa’ar that-—haw! haw! haw was the chuckling response. “The world hai’nt made much of you more’n it has of me. I see steal in your face as, plain as daylight. Say, what Jail or penitentiary lost you last?"', . “ Never mind that," said I; “ probably nei ther of ns basket onr deserts." ''".j- ■ BY K. n. 0088, fire ell nti£. A Speculator’s Story. “Well, if you had been decently 1 dressed, nnd looked like you bad five dollars about you, I'd have knocked your brains out 1” pursued tho villain, with a broad grin. “As it is, you kin pars, for I can swa’ar youba’ntgot a red 1” " Much obliged for your candor, any how.” rsjoined I. - He still stood before me, looking me straight in the eye, and now seemed to be pondering some new idea. Presently he muttered to him self: “ I think be might do,” A moment after be said to me, “ I say, old feller, bow'd you like to make a raise ?” “ How' would I like to eat when hungry. J” I answered, thinking it, not upjjkelyivbat the scoundrel had some dark project in view, which, by seeming to chime in with him, I might dis cover. j ; “ Well, I’ve got ti plan,” he said, throwing down his club as if to assure me of his politic intentions towards myself, and quietly advan cing to my aide; “I've got a plan that will give botb of us a heap of money, and it’ll just take two to carry it out', , I’ve been a wanting a pat, and if you’ll join I’ll go you halves:” “If there’s any chance to turn a penny. I’m your man,” said I. “Good!" returned he; “you look like a trnmp,‘and I’Jl bet high on you. “I do’nt know,” he added, sharply eyeing me ; “I may be deceived, but I think I’ll risk itl If you go for to play a game on me, you’d better look hut for yourself, that’s all.” - “ Do I look like a scamp as would do that V’ returned, I, in indignant tones. “Well, let’s take a seat down here, and talk it over'." ' . ; -; - Wefonnd an old dog, and sit-down; and, after some preliminary conversation,, my. new and interesting acquaintance unfolded to me a most damnable scheme, the substance of which was as follows : He knew the country well for miles around, and the exact position and- condition of every settler. One man, Jiving in a rather lonely quarter, about five miles distant, was a specu lator in horses and cattle, which be sometimes bought up and drove to a distant market. He bad a good deal of money, which it was sup posed he kept secreteddn his dwelling ; and to get) possession of this, money was, of course, the object in view. The trouble was, that the man himself was a brave, determined fellow, who always went well armed, and also had, be sides bis wife, two grown up sons and a daugh ter, which was a force too great for one indivi dual to encounter. ! About a mile from him Jived a poor widow, who had nothing worth stealing, except her clothes, which would be valuable for carrying ont our plan. This plan was first to rob the widow of her clothing, dresa me up in them, and have mo seek lodg ings at the speculator’s bouse. Then, in the night, when all the family should be asleep, I was to unbolt the door, let in my confederate, and attempt the murder of the inmates—the robbery and burning of thd house to be the concluding scene. I secretly shuddered at the atrocity of the contemplated crime, but appeared to reqeive the disclosure with the business sir of the most hardened wretch, enquiring as to : the amount of money we should thus probably obtain, and objecting to nothing-but tbo great risk that we shoold-have to run, both before and after the accomplishment of our purpose. I permitted toy eager companion to gradually quiet roy fears, and at last consented to act.' - When everything had been settled, we struck off into the fields to avoid being seen, and just before dark come in sight of the widow’s house. As my companion was acquainted with the pre mises, I insisted that he should procure the fe male garments—but solemnly wurned.him that if he harmed the poor woman in the least, I would have nothing further to do with the af fair. As good luck would have it, the widow was not at borne, ond my friend managed to break in and get the necessary clothing without doing any further damage. The widow being a large woman, I had no trouble in arranging the dress so as to pass, in a dim light, for'.a tolerably re spectable female ; and then, having agreed upon the story I was to tell, bow I would manage matters, ond the signal that would assure my accomplice of till being right, we went forward together, till we came in sight of the house to be robbed, when I made my nearest way to the road, and continued on olone, reaching the dwelling about an hour after dark, and just as the family were concluding their evening meal. - Had my design been really 'what I had led my villainous companion to'bclieve, I certainly never would have gone forward with such con fident.boldness ; but feeling my conscience to be all right, and knowing I was acting upon a good motive, I kept up wonderful assurance, feeling curious to See how well I could play my part, and to wbat extent I could carry the,.de ception. • I asked for lodging for the night, and for something to eat, and was kindly and hospita bly received. The first thing that sent the blush of shame and confusion to my cheeks, was the coming forward of a young lady, beau tiful as an houri, and in a sweet, gentle voice, asking mo if I had walked far, if I was much fatigued, offering to take my hood, and telling me I should soon bo refreshed with a cop of hot tea. This was a little too much for my equanimity. I could have got along with all tho rest, without being especially disturbed; but I was then a young, unmarried man, and, though not particularly, susceptible to female attractions in general, I thought I bad noser looked upon so lovely and interesting a creature before. I stammered out some unintelligible’ replies, kept my hood well drawn over my face, and asked to be permitted to have a few mo ments private conversation with the master of the house. Of course this request caused considerable surprise—but it was granted; and as soon as we were alone together, I told him, in a few words, who and what I was, tho strange ad venture 1 mot with, and disclosed in full the plot of my road acquaintance, to murder and rob him.- He turned pale atjhe recital, and seemed much astonished, but begged mo not to mention the design to his wife and daughter.— Ho then called his two sons —strong determined feliows—recounted the plot to them, and ar ranged to have everything go forward os if the scheme wore being carried out as its vile author designed. It took some shrewd management }o keep me to my part, Vitboat letting the females into tb< secret; but it was effected ; and a little before 1 midnight I cautiously opened the door and looked out. There was my man, ready and waiting. * “Is nil right?” be whispered. “ Yes, come in.” ‘ As he crossed the threshold, the father and sons sprang npon hidi. But the fellow was strong and desperate, and perhaps had some slight suspicion of the truth. 'With a wild yell be cleared their united grasps at a bound," leav ing a large portion of his rags in their hands. The next moment all' four of us were in chase of the villain, as he ran across the road to gain the cover of a wood about twenty rods distant. “Tire!” shouted the father; “ shoot down the scoundrel!” "We were all armed and prepared, and, at the word, four revolvers began to crack behind him. But he seemed to lead a charmed life, and still he ran on,-keeping a’short distance ahead of us.' Once I fancied I saw him stagger ; but he gained the woods and disappeared, and we re luctantly ind with deep chagrin gave up the chase. When we returned to the house the wife and daughter were, both terribly alarmed. An ex planation followed, of course —the host being disappointed in not making the capture, as he intended, without exciting their fears. There was no more sleep in that house that night. The next morning wo went out to' the wood and discovered a trail of blood. We followed on for half a mile, and found the ruffian lying dead, face downward, his hands firmly clenched upon some hashes. One of the sons recognized him as a*suspected murderer, who had a couple of years before left that part of the country. — He was buried with little ceremony. 1 was warmly thanked for the part I had played to save the family; but from no other did the words sound so sweet to me ns from the lips of the beautiful daughter. The family pressed me to stay with them for a while, and I stayed long enough to lose my own heart and win another, • Strange as it appears, looking back to it, the event of that villian leaping into the road be fore me changed my whole fortune 1 And some times, when I gaze fondly upon my wife, I am tempted to bless the dark and wicked design that providentially led;me to so much happi ness. A military Tara. A friend of ours, who has seen some service,, and to whom we are indebted for several orig inal stories of a similar nature which came un der bis observation, furnishes ns the following anecdote, the truth of which in every particu lar he vouches for: ■ “One day while my regiment was bn duty at Columbus, Kentucky, I received orders from my Colonel to proceed to Memphis with two companies of tbo regiment, in charge of some Rebel prisoners. We embarked about 10 A. M., on board the C. Ililmau, and immediately sailed down.the riveri Our boat, had a large number of passengers aboard, among whom was) Judge L———, with whom I was well acquain ted, and who, by the way, was a strong Union man. He asked if I had any objection to his conversing with the Belts. I told him not in the least, when he went forward, and selecting a rough,- uncouth, lank haired private from Ar kansas, the following colloquy ensued, which fully illustrates the intelligence of our deluded So’uthorn brethren. Judge. What regiment do you belong to? Rebel. The 29th Arkansas, by G—d / Judge. You have been in some battles ? Reb. Well, I reckon. , Judge, ,My friend wbqt are you fighting for? Reb. We’re fightin' for our rights. Judge. Well, what are your rights, or of what rights have you been deprived ? Refa. I tell you we’re fightin’ for our rights. Jodge. That’s all very well, but define tbem. Rob. Oh, I ain’t no politician, and I hain’t got no eddication to speak on, but I know we’re fightin’ for our rights, sortin’. Judge. Welf, my friend I can tell you what you are fighting for; you are fighting to de stroy the best Government and noblest nation the world ever saw. Look at that glorious ban ner! (pointing to the stars and stripes Heating from the gaff); are you not ashamed, sir, to fire on that beautiful flag? Reb. Flag? I never saw that flag till I went and jined the army. Judge. What! yon never saw the Stars and Stripes ?. - Reb. No, I never did. , Judge. How old are yon ? 'Reb. ’Bout thirty-five, I reckon. Judge, in a tone,of stupendous astonishment. Andyou never saw tpe Stars and Stripes before? Reb. ’No; I told you once already. It was a poser for the Judge. He was com pletely floored. With mingled feelings of pity, indignation and dismay, he paced the deck for some time in silence. At last, stepping directly in, front of hia incorrigible acquaintance, in a subdued, serious tone of voice, be osked, “Did you know, ray friend, that Christ was dead?" Beh, evidently surprised. “You do’nt say ! Is he though ? What regiment did he belong to, and whar mas he killed ?” A German Infidel, at his death, passing by all his old associates, selected, as his executor, a Chrislian l with whom he had but a very slight acquaintance, thus giving the highest possible testimony to tho principles of Chris tianity, by the confidence \jie reposed in it. There is no natural connection between great wealth and happiness; but great poverty and misery are nearly related. Though wealth wcn’t_warrant welfare, want won’t withstand woe. No man can be provident of hia time who is not prudent in the choice of his company. A good surgeon must have ait eagle’s eye; & lion’s heart, and a lady’s band: Rates of Advertising. Advertisements will be charged §1 pur sijeare of Vt linos, one or thrcu insertion-, and 25 costa i\-r s yviy subaeqaent insertion. Advertisements ot )-.? then 2it lines considered 4* a square. Tits sSbj-iied raiei will be charged for Quarterly,Half-Yearly and Siewly ailr orliieajenU; i , 3 stosrsi. 8 aoKTits. 32 nwiflf I Square, 53,00 §1,53 §6,39 ' - 5,00 3,50 8.00 f . '. io - 7,00 S,s§ li)!,09 i C'ilamo,„ 8,03 3,30 32,58 * 15,00 23,00 35,00 1 ,, .“•*"• S3 - oi > 35,0(1 50,08 . Advertisements act baring tie number of iajrr.’ ti.nis desired marked upon them, win be published until ordered out and charged accordingly. J’ostars, ifandbilfc, Bill-Heads, Letter fiends, and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments ■ c.renuted neatly and promptly. Justices', Constable* srui other BIASES, constantly on hand. NO. -39 The Crisis, Sam Medary's paper, published at Columbus, Ohio, has the folJotrjng remark/ touching the action of the State Copperhead Contention: Thpra can be no doubting the fact tiaf; any attempt to transfer the Democratk party on to a war platform Kill be resisted with more de termination than soma men who would sell the country for an office, suppose, .They want neither Lincoln nor any of his Major Generals.- The strength, and tbs only strength of tha' Democratic party, to last, from first has been opposition to this war—unholy, barbarous and ruinous.’' ■ The above is coppcrbeadism, pore arid una dulterated of tha Vmllandigham, Long, Harris, Wood, and Toorhees school. Opposition to' the war is its motto, and to denounce it'ai unholy, barbarous and unjust on the parti of the Union, in the face of tha infamonai atrocities practiced in the prison-houses at Richmond, and the savage massacre perpetra ted by the rebels at Fort Pillow, ia the work of" these sympathizers with treason and enemies ‘of their Country. Peace is their cry and their platform—peace at any price—peace cu any terms which tne rebols may impose. The al-j lusion to Lincoln and bis major generals, ! is, no doubt, a fling at McClellan, though the Peace Party at any price should object tot 1 him as a candidate wo cannot conceive. He never did the rebels any harm. Ke mined the noblest army over before that time organ ized in the country, by exposing it to disease and death in the swamps of the Chiekahominy,- and permitting it to be cut up and defeated inis detail by the insurgents—thus saving Kich-' . tnond for them, which, bad he managed must inevitably have fallen into our bands, for - Jeff. Davis had already sent off his family and packed up his trunk' to Mow. His policy and that of his faction in the army lad to the defeat of Pope, and the driving of our troops into tbs defences of Washington, and laid open land to invasion, where the drawn battle of Antietam, claimed as his victory, was $0 fruit less of results, that Lee marched off without hinderance or impediment. We know there- 1 fore, of no better candidate for an ulf~n peace party than McClellan, and think that Sam Me dary and his Cricis are very foolish to object to him. Every reader of our paper will remember IhJ inoidenl fold of the little drummer boy at the battle of Chickamauga, who rendered himaelf conspicuous in that hard fought battle by bis activity and courage—first filling the office of a; “ marker,” carrying the guidon whereby, tha lines are formed, and nest picking op a gnn that had fallen from some dying hands, .and □sing it with telling effect against the butter nuts, one of bis victims being a rebel colonels This young soldier belonged to Newark, iOhio, his name was Johnny Clem, and his age at tha time he became a hero not quite thirteen years. He was small for his age. For his more lhaa boyish courage, Gen. Kosecrans mads him a sergeant, and a daughter of Secretary Chaka presented him with a silver medal, appropri ately inscribed. lie has jnst been made tha recipient of a neat sergeant’s uniform by soma citizens of Chicago. Sir. Benj. F. Taylor, the Chattanooga correspondent of the Chicago Jour nal, in referring to the presentation of tho uni form, thus tells the story of the shooting of tha rebel colonel: “ Late in the waning day, the waif left at moat alone in the whirl of the battle, a rebel colorfel dashed up, and looking down at him* ordered him to surrender: “Surrender!’* bd shouted, “yon little d-—d son of a b hi’* The words were hardly ont of the rebels mouth; when Johnny brought bis piece to “ oidie arms,” and as bis band slipped down to the hammer, he pressed it back, swung np the gun to the position of “ charge bayonet,” and as the officer raised his saber to strike the piece aside, the glancing barrel lifted into range, ami the proud colonel tumbled dead from his horse, bis lips fresh Stained with the syllable of vile reproach he bad flung upon a mother’s grat-d n tbo hearing of her child !” A Trick that Fkded Well, — A young man was studying at college. One afternoon hd walked out with an instructor, and thdy chanced to see an old pair of shoes lying by the side of the path, which appeared to belong to a poor old man at work close by. “ Let us bare a little amusement at his ex pense,” said the student. “ Suppose we should hide those shoes .and conceal ourselves in thd bushes to watch his perplexity when he cannot find them,” " I can Chink of a better trick than that,’'' said the instructor. “You are rich. Suppose you put a silver dollar, in the toe of each of hia shoes, and than we will hide.” The young man did so. Ybe poor man fin ished hia work soon, and went to put on hia shoes. You can imagine hia surprise, when be stooped down to taka out a pebble, as ha supposed, from the toe, and found a bright silver dollar; and when ha found still another in the other shoe, his feelings overcame him ; he fell Upon his knees * looked! up t to heaven, and ottered a long, fervent thanksgiving, irt which ha thanked a kind Providence for send ing somo unknown band to save from perish ing his sick and helpless wife, and his children without bread. Do you wonder that the young man stood in his hiding-place deeply affected ? Young friends when you wish to enjoy real pleasure in witnessing the perplexity of others see if yon cannot, some way, imitate tba stu dent. Such tricks are wall worth being, per formed. IVho spends more than he should; shall not have it to spaed when ha would. I'ha danger being past. Gad is too often for l gotten. Bor what thou canst do thyself roly, not on another. ; Thf.re eatr never be Peace as tong, ilk i&a GinetatWfangelv f .-.1 -** 1 ; - 'i. Won’S be Hraasfustsij JOHNNY CLEW. mmm-
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