THE BEDFORD GAZETTE
!6 PUBLISHED EVERY RRIDAY MORNING
IIV Si. r. MEYERS,
At the following term*, to wit:
$2 00 per annum, if paid strictly in advance.
$2.50 if paid within 6 montfca; $3.00 if not paid
within 6 months.
ES""No subscription taken lor lees than six months
ET-No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the publisher. It has
been decided by the United States Courts tha' th
stopp<£e of a newspaper without the payment ot
arrearages, is prima facie evidence ot fraud and i
a criminal ofience.
K?"The courts have decided that persons are ac"
countable for the subscription price of newpape s
if they take rhem fiom the post office, whether they
subscribe for them, or not.
Bt?hess Cavils.
PII W TATE,
ATTOX VE Y AT IA IV ii ED FORD. PA.
Will pro i pit) atter.d to rotlectioi s ami all busi
ness entrusted to his care, in Bedlorti and adjoining (
counties. '
C'a.-h rdvanced on judgments, notes, military and i
other claon*. i
Has for sale Town lot* in Ta'esville, and St. Jo- ,
seph's, ori Kertforri Railroad Farms and uuuitDrovc t
land, trom one acre to 150 acies to suit purchasers.
Office nearly opposite the "Mcngel Hotel" and
Batik of Reed & Schell. l
April 1, 1864—1y
M. A. POINTS, ;
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
Respectfully otleis his professional services to the 1
public. , <
QV*"Office with J. W. Lingenlelter, Esq., on Juli- 1
ana st reet, two doors Souih of the " M-nge! House." I
Beniord, Dec. 9, 1361
J R DURBOFROW.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD. PA. j<
Office one dooi South of the • vlei gel Hcu-e." ! ,
Will attend promptly !.■> a ! bu-iiu-ss entrusted to his .
care in Bedford ami adjoining counties
Having al-o been regul rly licensed to pendente '
claims igafn-t th-Governor-nt, pa'ticuiar attention |
will be given to the collection of Military claim* ot j
ail kinds; pensions, buck pay, bounty .bounty nans. |
Sec. April I, 1864.
Ksrv M \ LSI l\
ATTORNEY jiT LAW, BEDFORD. PA.
Will faithfully and promptly attend to all bti-in<* !
entrusted to his cate in Bedford aid adjoining coun- I
ties. Military claims. b.<ck pa} - , bounty, Ike,,
speedily co lected.
Office with Mann & Spang, on Juliana street, two
doors South of the Mengel House. Jan. 22, '64.
F M KlXM't-L. W. f-INO K N FFI.T K R
KIMWF.LL & LIWGENFELT SR,
ATTORNEYS at LAW. BEDFORD. pa.
357"Have tnrmd a partner-hip in 'he p.-actice of
the Law. Office on Juliana street, two doors South
of the "Mengel House."
G H- SPANG.
ATTORNEY AT LWV. BEDFORD. P\ - |
Will promptly attend to collections and all bu*i
ce* er-tru-ted to hia care in Bedford and adjoining
COllHti** .
03>"')ffire on Ghana Street, three door* south
0 f .. vfeagel House, ' opposite the residence ol
-Mrs. Tate. M-y ISM- •
J (IHN P HE VB .
ATTORNRY AT LAW, BKOFttRn, PA., i
Rnjtrrtfully tenders h" service* to th' Public.
KTOffice second door North of the Mengel
House
Bedford, Atg, I, 1%63.
JOII Y PUMER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
OSrWill promptly attend to all business entrus.
ted to hi* rare.
CEF* Particular attention pai t c the collection of
Milifa-y claims. Office on Juhanna Street, (near
ly opposite the Meng. I House.)
Bedlard, Aug. 1, 1861.
\ 1! fOFFKATR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Somerset. Pa.
Will hereafter practice regularly in the sever.,l
Courts ef Bedford county. Business entrusted to
hit care will be faithfully attended to,
December 6, 1861.
F. C. DO VLB, M. D.,~
Tenders his professional services to the ritiins o'
Bloody Run and vicinity. Office nx? door to the ,
Hotel of John C. Black. [June 10. 1864. j
J. L. MARBOUEG, M. D.
Having permanently located, re*pecftullv fpo 'ers
hi* professional services to the citix-m of Bedford
and vicinity.
Office on VVe*t Pitt treet, outh side, nearly op
po-lte the Union Hotel,
Bedford, Februitv 12. lS6t.
F. M MARBOUFG. M. D, (
St'HKl. LSBURO PA,
Ti-He* his profes*ionai -rvice* to the people of |
■ r , - e fut v cintty. Office immediately oppo- j
- e • -to.-e 1 1 .'-ibn F.. i vin, in the room for :
•nerij „r a pi,-- by J H. r.ry Schell.
July 1, 18h4,
DAVID DFFIBUTGH,~
G F A S V| | T ii , KKovnirn. Pa ,
Wo kihop sdm" 3* form*'lv ocrtip*H by John >
Bord'-r, Riff ** <*:! o T h*r gun* nriad* to or- ;
d*>r, in fh* b*st § yl**and on reasonable Spe
csal attention will be given to the* repairing o fire
irmi. July i, 1864—1y
Ml IIL KKT TKR>I \ S
BEDFORD, PA.,
OyWonld hereby notify the citizens of dedford
eounty. that he has moved ro tf-e Borough ot Bed- s
ford, where he may at all times be found by person, |
wishing to *ee him, ur!e, sbsent up*n business ■
pertain-ng to his office.
Bedford, Aug. 1,1861. i
J. ALSIP & SON,
Auctioneers & Commission MercUants,
BEDFORD, PA.
Respectfullv solicit ronsigiicsen's of Boots and :
Shoes, Dry Goods, flroceries. Ctothiinj. ..ndall kinds ■
of Merchandise tor AT ! ION an'' PRI VA 1 K Bale.
REFERENCES.
PHrt.AOBf.PHJ/. Brdkorp,
Philip Fo li t Co., Hon. Job Mann,
Boyd it Hough, Hon. VV. T. Daugherly
Armor Young Ik Bros., b. F. Meyers.
January 1, IS64—tf.
A HRW Ni:\*ATM\Y
At raipup ('Oruer.
J. B. FAKQUHAR has bought out one f the best
B'sres in the County, and is able now to off-r
TEN THOISAMV DOEEVRS
WORTH OF GOODS TO THE PUBLIC,
it ll bought before, the Inst vrent ri>e in. prices,
and will be sold cheap for Cash.
OyDon't tail to call at Farquhar'* before you
purchase. J. B. FAKQUHAR.
September 8, 1864.
JACOB Reeo, J, J, Schkll,
REED A\ SfHELL.
BANKERS Ik DEALERS IN EXCHANGE,
BEDFCRD, PFNN A.
bought and sold, collection# made
and rr oney promptly remitted.
Deposits solicited.
LADIES' DRISS GOODS.
French Merinos, Thibet Cloths. French all Wool
Rep-, Wool Delaines, Popplin*, Mohairs, Coburg,
Alpacas—all fashionable colors— cheap, at
Dec. 3, 186*. CRAMER & CO'S.
I
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GO.
NEW SERIES.
THE BIVAL VENTRILOQUISTS, j
bv outt m:d.
" Once upon a time," as the "story-tellers "
have it, we were sailing tlown the great "fath
er of waters," the Mis>i*sippi, in the beautiful
B'earner, "Godless of Liberty," bnutnl from
St. Louis to New Orleans. We bad on board
the usual variety of passengers : but for some
unexplaimtble cause an unusual decree of mo
notony prevailed 'l is true, the card-players
were at work, with their accustomed energy,
ami little groups of passengers were earnestly
enoaoeil over the quiet jiame of " clieerpieis."
or " dratiebts." while, one little circle only were
eegaucd in tbat old, but now popular "ante of
" cbes-." A large number of p isseng.-rs were
sittiiie in the forward saloon, gazing listlessly
at each other, apparently in stnpef iction.
lk'ing of an active toiiip 'iam n-, an i fond of
excitement, we conhl not Piiir-r ennui upon
such an occasion to get the upper band of us,
vo, with a \ii\v to kiiking up some kind of a
rumpus, for our own Sake and the relief of the
passengers generally, we walked IMI lly into
the captain's office, and laid the whole matter
before the distinguished commander.
** We have no music on board." the captain
remarked, or we might wake the passeng rs
up with :i little " hop oti the light fantastic."
'* Well," we replied {looking earnestly over
the list in the passenger roll) " we must have
some excitement, for the passage is really wea
ri-ome."
Just at that moment, our eves felt upon a
name distinguished in the annuls of ili.thtenc —
no less a personage than the celebrated wiz
ard and venlriloqui*!, Sigma* Uiitz II *re wis
indeed reason for crying ** Eureka," and forth
with, we proceeded in search of the mysterious
wizard. Jn a few moments, the Signor was
found, quietly reposing in lii* state-room, the
whole difficulty eloqn nilv (the occasion called
forth the chajucnc* ) laid lad'ore him. Rhlzcon
sented It; create a little '* harmless fun," as he
termed it: hut the sequel proved it more fun
ny than harmless. l>ut, without anticipating,
the wizard entered the steward's apartment j
land provi fing himself with a few slices ot bread
and obtaining sonic of his li'tle animate assis
tance*, lie announced himself prepared; but re
marked that we must select a goml subject, for
oil that selection depend* tli fun. We enter
ed tlu- forward saloon noiselessly, arm-in-arm,
and advanced toward ttie quiet, sleepy-looking
passengers, who were collected together with
out aim or ohj-*ef. While running our ey-*s
rapidly around the saloon in s-arch of a vie- j
lim, our attention was attracted towards a
young man dressed in a deep suit of black, ;
who was deepiv absorbed SU a book, which lie |
was attentively p-rasing.
We 'nudged'the Signer; pointed signifi
cantly at the young man. and received from |
the former an affirmative aft*we", by a quiet |
movement <>f the head. The Signor picked up
a stool, seated himself unceremoniously between
the jnunz stranger, and fbe end ot the table
near by. This movement arrested t •* atten
tion of the stranger, who haiked up inquirtngiy.
"You seem to Iw much interested in your
book, sir," the Signor remarked.
" Yes, sir." be replied. '* a good book is to
me preferable to a good dinner."
Si"nor —"That depends upon the length of
time you have fasted, ifv the way Idi I rot
see sou at the dinner-table ?"
Stmng'-r—■'(). sip. I preferred mv book."
Signor—"One dollar is high for single meal:
I commend your economy "
Stranger (indignantly.) I eat when hnngry.
whatever the price ! "
Signor—"l spoke of economy, because I
i observed some provisions in your h it !"
Stranger (in an offended tone ) ' I'rovis
| ions with me; I always eat at the public table,
| and ftf'l/ for it, too ! "
I Ibe whole attention of the passengers was
S now centered upon the speakers, and consider
able interest manifested bv the company in the
j peculiar n'>j'*ct under di*''nsin.
Signor (lifing up the voting gent's hat from
his side, and passing tt under the eves of
the entire group ) "I do not wish to offend
von. sir. but I see here quite a supply of pro
visions ! "
This created not n little merriment at the ex
> pertse of the stranger, which smut increase I to
i a laugh, a* the wizard dr w forth slice after
! slice of the stale bread from the young man's
i bat. Tin* stranger bit hi* lips in confusion, and
j fiied hi* gaze upon the Signor; then, with a
j smile, got up from his seat, and moved towards
j the state-room.
"Frightened ?" snvs one of the lookers-on,
I smiling at the sudden disappearance jf the
stranger.
Stranger (emerging from the state-room )
"No, not frightened, exactly. I merely put a
way mv hook because there is going tube some
fun aboard, and when there's fun ah tut I want
to lie 'counted.' for that's mv forte.'"
Looker-on (enthusiastically i. * 'Good ! bravo,
bravo! Go it, little 'un, you're a match for
him
The stranger had barelv finished his remarks,
when a loud velping and snapoing was heard
at hi* heels, and the passengers begun ro scatter
t' inking a rabid dog was in their midst: but a
few minutes served to prove barking and yelp
ing another trick of the ventriloquist.
During the excitement about the dog. the
Signor seemed constantly brushing something
front behind his ear ; and becoming much an
noyed by a continual buzzing at his bead re
quested one of the passengers to examine bis
neck, for lie was fearful a wasp bad taken pis
sage on the boat, and was engaged in the ex
| c-lu-ive business of annoying him. An cxami
i nation proved the Signor's fears groundless, and
! the fun with the stranger continued. Now came
the squealmg of a pig. and, in a few moments,
the Signor to the great amusement of the crowd,
produced fr>m the stranger's bosom a small
guinea pig, wbicb jumped and ran around the
Freedom of Thought and Opinion.
BEDFORD, FA„ FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1865.
-aioon as if oleased at being released from such
an uncomfortable berth.
Again the Signor was seized with that periodi
cal idea of the wasp, and brushed in vain with
his hand to rid himself of the little tormentor, j
Several of the pisseng u* attempted to cateh r
the refract< ry wasp, hut <, vlt attempt proved
futile and lite attacks of the insect upon the ;
Signor soon became a portion of the general a- j
inusement for the passengers, the buzzing of
the wasp producing as much fiia as any of the
wizard's wonderful feats.
During all this time, the feat ires of the
stranger rem titled placid, though his hriiiant
i-ve* flashed, and gave evidence of no small a- :
mount of tntschi J lurking within. The ven- - 1
in! "| list having f.tile ! t < affect the stranger, he ,
resolved to try again, apparently determined not
only to tiring -.own the boat but to bring down
the stranger also.
Signor (stepping up to the stranger.)—
"(.'uiie. friend, sing us a good song ; won't!,
. , 1
you ? 1) ai't oe so quiet."
Without further remark, the Signor com- !
mem-ed his wonderfully ventrihiqua! singing •'
powers by singing a favorite air, with a eh >ru*
"lii, to! 10l lol," &c.. each note of which p- j '
pea red to come front lite mouth of t tie young j
stranger. S i complete was the illusion, that j 1
the stranger received shouts of applause at its j '•
conclusion, and notwithstanding (lie stranger's'
positive denial of singing a single word, the 1
passengers insisted it was well done. During 1
the singing, th" signor was again pestered with
the buzzing in his ear of lii it indefatigable wasp,
an 1 s ''"it ■ 1 utterl,- no i'ilo to tree himself iroin . '
the pertinacious insect. 1
"Now remarked the stranger, 'as you insist
I have been singing a song, though entirely un
coosciotts of the act myself. I think it hu* fur
that Hlitz should favor n* i\ it!> a s-uig in return.'" j
At the sound of li'itz's name, all were on !
the qui net : and now. as the character of the j
inveterate joker was understood, the party in- i
sis'cd up in a song.
Hlitz (earnestly.)—"l tell you. gentlemen. 1 j
ant no singer, never sang a sung in my life, ex- !
cept ven tto loq n ally."
A Voice —"That's : whopper!"
Hiitz (looking around,) who spoke; who says
I can stag •"
A voice (gruffly.) "I do."
Notwithstanding ;|| efforts to find the speak
er, lie was iion •■>' and the bv-stan lers suppos
ed the voice a trick of the Signer's.
A voice (apparently from tha Sigrtor, who.;
was inn ivn I with the buzzing of the wa* t*>'f
"I'll -ing—I'll sing."
Blitz—"Gentlemen, T did nut speak—l can
not sing: there must be a ventriloq I*R. It- MM !"
A voice (apparently the Signer's)—" Should*
old acquaintance be forgot."
Passengers—"O, good Heavens ! don't sing
that!"
Hlitz—"l am not singing, gentlemen; this is
a trick—t ruse; there's "
The song and remarks of the Signor were j
interrupted by another attack of the w t*p. and j
the passenger* were laughing imrno lerntely at
the eff'irts of the Signor to keep otf the sting- '
tog. b izziug. i .tru ling in*ect.
.Signor—"G ntleui MI. let tne explain; there
i* anoth r veutrlioquist here. lam sure of it. ■
and I thini; this stranger, our friend, must be
the man J"
Pas* tiger (a 1 Iressing the stranger) —"Are
ymi a veutrlioquist ?*'
St ranger (blandly.) "When at home. I am!
B itzistaring at the young stranger ) 'An l
your name is——
Stranger (smiling.) "Wyman, the wizard and
ventriloquist !" *
Hiitz.—"And the confonndel wasp was
nothing m >rc nor less titan "
Stranger (interrupting.) "VVyman, the ven-1
trihajuist!"
The two wizards shook hands heartily, while '
tlie passengers enjoyed a laugh which fairly j
shook the boat froui stein to stern, an 1 for the j
balance of the trip there was no end to fit*
fun. fiie boat was stopp d bv H'itz. started
bv WVUIMTI, H'i'z got no a fiDe alarm of fire,
and VVynian burst the boiler, to the Imlv hor
ror of several old maids. Hlitz halted whole
potatoes at the table. Wyman stowed awav
chickens aitve and kicking. Blitz had a doz
en waiters constantly bringing the wrong dish
es. \V\m in had dogs and cats under the ta
ble. and, between them Imth, the splendid stea
mer, "Go Mess of Liberty," wis comp!*t"lv
turned into a stag*, wi'h Pie. "C on •Iv of E'- j
rots" upon it for the amusement of three hun- j
drcd passengers.
Hot It wizards have sinre become intimately j
acquainted, and thev have manv a hearty laugh i
at the fun created oil the Mississippi by the ri
val ventriloquists.
g-yA curious case has transpired at Cleve
land. On Saturday, two young ladies applied j
for transportation to Wa*hir,gton. justifying!
their application by a statement that they bad :
served two year* in the artnv, anl were dis- I
charged on the discovery of their sex. The
appearance of one of them excited the suspi-1
cion of tie ladies of the Sanitary society, re- j
speeting sex. and a committee withdrew with I
"M is* Charlotte" to another department, whence i
a suppressed scream led a transfer of investiga-1
lions to the Provost M irslril, and the subse
quent appearance of the lady in projier mascu
line attire. Miss Charlotte's companion ap
peared astonished an 1 hewildcred at the trans
formation. and protested that she met "her" in
the city two weeks ago. and they had since (
boarded and lodged together, and finally a lop- j
ted this plan of procuring free transportation |
to Wa*hington. An examination of their bag- 1
gage resulted in eliciting three complete suits of
apptre',—one a civilian, one military, with lieu-1
tenant's in-ignia, and the third feminine. It is
suspected tlfiit they are Rebel spies.
tarWe love ourselves notwithstanding our
fault?, and we ought to love our friends in like
manner
FIGHTING MEN WANTED.
From a hundred of the Abolition presses of!
the Nortlt now goes up a renewed demand for i
more a>iive hostilities, and a greater earnest- ,
ness in me prosecution of the war Tne work
of "crushing out tiie rebellion" is to be
short and quick —for this purpose it i* necessa- 1
ry .(bat the requisite numb :r of mm should be '
furnished on demand ; there is to lie no more [
half-way work; the great army lea It rs are to 1
be re-iuforced immediately; Sherman is to 1
sweep armed resistance from the States of \
N irtitau ! South Carolina, an I bringing his 1
mighty an 1 victorious army to the Southern :
-t ie of Richmond in co-operation with Gmeral
Grant, the finishing stroke—tiie coup de grace 1
—us to be dealt to the power of the Cottfeder- '
acy. ; *
This is a pleasing picture if it was not so old, 1 .
so stale a one. Tiie finishing stroke lias been '
[id 1 suspended above the Confederacy for '
years, and yet the effective blow has never been '
struck. Somehow, when opportunity is af- '
totaled for a stunning whack, which, in pugil- ,
istic phrase, is o knock tiie Confederacy "out
ot time," the sm tiler an I weaker of the h.dhg- '
eretils. who had just 'come to grass' with in- (
doubtable pluck, step smilingly up to " the (
scratch," tor the next round.
We have been told that there were hopeless '
divtrious in itie council* and among the people 1
of the Confederacy. The press of that sec- 1
turn, echoing the popular thought, giving voice '
to tne people's will, shows no evidence of want
of harmony. The G meral-iii-Chief, tiie tri- f
ed, faithful, and trusted Lee, sets himself to f
the work b.ffo.e ittai with a courage and pur-
pose which is infusing new life into the now 1
thoroughly aroused men of the Confederacy.— {
I'tte new Secretary of Wc, J eta C Hreckitt- 1
ridge, enters upon his offi *e p*s'.*siug the ut- -
inost cottli ience of the people, and wiil prove >
as active an 1 in lefaiiga'ole there a* he has done
heretofore in the field. Gen. Joe Johnston will (
face Grant before Richmond as determinedly as '
Lee has done ; everywhere there is manifested 1
hope, coafi lence an i evi lences of an uuyteld- j
ing purpose to achieve their independence as a c
people. p
What are citizens of the !• Ter.il "state? do
ing in -an while ? Grumoliag at t!u Privost
Marshal Gmeral: seeking by every imaginable
shift, quiuble, anl subterfuge, to reduce the j
quotas of States, C :igre**i n it district*, cities (
and towns. All the war mm say "we in iff .
wtiip out these rebel*, conquer a peace, drub .
tlieui into the Union.but none of the gentry (
who cla uir * i 1i t lly th it th mm sh til lie "n > ]
compromise with traitors," e.xpre*s any inten* ,
Hon ot going to the front tln- n* dve* Some ,
of them, it is true, have bought a H -ssian, a ,
Ctun tman. an In lien, or even a nigger, to rep
resent them in the field, hut th it is not the ;
way in which the contest is wound up It is 1 |
time these valiant war men themselves took (
hold-, the war is to lie short and sharp : there- [
\ tore, Abolitionist*, the present is your last .
j chance •, glory awaits you—-and plenty of fight-! .
! mg ! Strap on your knapsacks and strike the ! ,
last and mo*t vigorous blows at the tottering I
an 1 falling rehellton
I'tie New York I'm'S tltiaks the jieople gen- |
erafly are over conli lent, and in its issue of
Moudav, appeals to them to be more zealous 1 ,
and prompt than ever. It bluntly declares that (
Sherman need* more troops ; that it is one
thing to march from Atlanta to Stvatinaii with
out. a battle, and deei ledly another to success- | (
fully prosecute lii* present campaign - in which
he is to keep possession of Savannah ; to take
and hold Augusta, Branch vilie and Charleston,
and then sweep like the destroying angel straight
to lUc'i no 11 He is to fight battles this time,
and to meet again and yet again, troops and
lea ler* wh • nave divined his purposes and in
tend to thwart tliiun if possible. The Nortlt- i
em p Mtple. the Tones therefore declares, " must
me >zoize that this -vill c -t co i inu • I drains, '
whi-It mu-t const nt iv be mile go>d by new
supplies."— Undijrj vrt (Ct ) Fanner.
Fortunes of a Bounty Broker.
The New York Pu.it gives the following de
scription of the case of one of Colonel Baker's
victim*:
The man is a resident of Brooklyn, where j
his father, through strict attention to business
for years past, lias secured a comfortable in
come, which the sou has shared, though not
! himself industrious, spending most of ftis time
| with the "fancy" of the town. Some months
| rince, however, he struck a prolific vein by eon
j neeting liimsJf with the recruiting business of
New York. He obtained a liberal per cent age
m each man enlisted, and as the number of
these recruits increased largely, the broker
soon found himself in possession of wealth.—
Eventually be became a prominent object of
the envy of his associates; the public eye was
fixed upon hun, and honest men shook their
heads. He exhibited his wealth frequently and
j in many ways; few persons drove a finer team
than Iti*. while at the opera and promenade lie
| appeared in expensive dress in company with a
j female relative whose diamonds were second to
: none. Upon his family connections he lavislt
jed his means. Among lii* gifts were hundred
| dollar hats and a pretty skating cap worth
1 seventy-five dollars. Not long since negotia
, timis were opened tor the selection of a conn
try seat for hi* accommodation, but in the
i meantime an elegant mansion "on the Heights"
was purchased for tae item of thirty thousand
I dollars, and a pew at a first-cla*s premium was
j secured in a conspicuous part of one of the
; most popular Brooklyn churches-
A euMen change, however, has come upon
this prosperous individual. For several days
his face -has Inten missed in his accustomed plu
' ces. On S thbath last the pew in church was
vacant, ami it is not only whispered, but pret
ty well ascertained that he is ia the Old Cap
itol prison at Washington.
gy M.n slip on water when it is frozen, and
on whiskey when it isn't.
WIIOKG NUnBER, 3102
ARMING THE SLAVES.
The bill which ban passed the Confederate
Congress, arming the slaves, contains the fol
lowing provisions :
A hit I to increase the military forces of the
Confederate States. The Congress of the Con
federate States of Am mica do enact that in
order to provide additional forces to repel
invasion, m liutaio the rightful possession of
the Confederate States, secure their indepen
dence an I preserve their institutions, the Pres
ident hi and is hereby authorized to ask for
and accept fro n the own ?r.s of slaves the ser
vices of such number of able-biliol negro
men as he may deem expedient for an ! during
the war. to perform military service in what*
ever capacity he may direct.
Sno. 2. Pl) at the gen'r.al-in-chief be author
ized to organize the sail slaves intoc >mpantes,
battalions, regiment*, and brigades, tin ler such
rules and regulations as the secretary of war
may prescribe, and to be commanded by such
officers as the President may appoint.
SH;C 3 That white employed in the service
the sai 1 troops shall receive the same rations, ;
clothing, an 1 compensttion that are allowed to ;
other troops in the same branch of the service, j
SKC. 4. That if un ler the previous section j
of this act, the Presi lent shall not be able to
raise a sufficient nuinbtr of trooys to prosecute j
the war successfully and maintain the sover- \
eigntv of the states and the in 1 'pendence of the j
Confederate States, then he is hereby authoriz- j
ed to call on each state, whenever lie thinks it <
expedient, for her quota of three hundred thou- j
sand troops in a I litio i to those subject to mil- !
itarv servic; un !-r existing laws, or s> many j
tliere.if a* the Pr-si-dent m i_v d -cm necessary j
to be raised from such classes of the popnla
ti in, irrespective of color, in each slate, as the ;
prop-r authorities thereof may determine. — |
Provided, that not more than twenty-five per
cent, of the male slaves between the ages of i
eighteen and forty-five in any state shali be
called for unlsr the provisi ins of this act.
SKC O. That nothing in this act shall be |
construed to authorize a change in the relation
of the said slaves.
The Oitii of a Loyal Leaguer.
During the trial of one W. 11..X C izens,
before a military curt, on tlie charge of swin
dling the Government by supplying bad tents,
a "loval* witness who had been sworn to tell
"the truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth," refused to answer a question put to
him by one of the attorneys engaged in t lie pros
ecuti in, because he said, "he hud taken another i
oath to k'ep ereri/t'iinj secret relating to frauds \
oa the Girernni'iit /" II- had reference to the
"Loyal League" oath, which had been admin
istered to him at the League rooms in I'nilade!-
pliia! Strange as it may appear, the court sus
tained the witness, and he was not compelled
to answer. Perhaps this was not so strange
after all, when we consider that the court-mar
tial in question was composed entirely of Ab
olition officers, every one of whom, doubtless,
had taken the same "Loyal League" oath.
This is a beautiful exposition, truly. We
have always felt satisfied that the so-called
"Loval League" was a corrupt and traitorous
organization—an organization composed chiefly
of bad men, who professed great "loyalty" and
love for the negro, the better to enable them to
rob the Government and the people. Had as
our opinion of this ban I of hypocrites was,
however, we did not suppose its in unbars were
infam ms enough to take upon themselves an
oath to keep secret everything "relating to j
frauds on the Government" The secret is j
now revealed—the cat is out of the hag—and
it seems tiiat the main object of the ineinliers >
of the League is to swindle the Government j
and assist- others to do the same, an l then pro- j
teet thero*elves by an oath, and all this in the*
name of "loyalty" to the negro ! So binding j
is this oath considered, that a witness ypt'ore a
court refuses to violate it, and in hi* refuse I to
do so, he i* sustained by the court its'lf. which
is also computed of •• Loyal-leaguers." This
is indeed alarming, and it would he well for the
Grand Juries of the various counties to inves
tigate the matter and present the offenders to [
court, to be dealt with as they deserve. It is
a sworn conspiracy against the integrity of the
Government, which should bo broken op and
tho=e engaged in it punished.
No wonder these wretches are so loud in
their professions of "loyalty." No wonder they
are in favor of unending war. They are
making it pay. Hut now that the secret is out.
and it is made manifest that the whole object
the "Loyal League" had in view was robbery
and peculation, honest men, who have the wel
fare of the country at heart, should see to it
that this hand of knaves are no longer permit
ted to rob with impunity, and then protect them
selves with tin oath. Men who band them
selves together in this manner deserve banish
ment from the country or imprisonment for life.
—Carlisle Volunteer.
——
KISSING EXTRAORMNARY.—■ A bounty jumper
recently escaped from Gollop's i*land, Hoston
Harbor, after having unaccountably unfastened
bis irons. It was subsequently discovered that
a voting woman, who had been permitted to
come and see him, had a key in iter mouth fit
ting the lock of his fetters On parting site
ki*sed him. and during the operations transfer
red the key from her mouth to his, thus facili
tating his escape. 'The girl and tho man who
made the key for her were arrested.
C3-.Y witty doctor says that tight lacing is
of public benefit, inasmuch as it kills off all thp
foolish girls, and leaves the wise ones to grow
up to be wise women.
"Husband, I must have some change to
day." "Well, stay at home and take care of
the children : tb3t will be change enough any
how."
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VOL. 8, NO. 34.
Odd Notices About Wedding Binge,
It is u vulgar error, the idea ot a vein going
from the four;!) finger of she left lt;ud to tho
heart. It is said by tswiiiborn and others, that
therefore, it became the wedding finger. The
priesthood kept up this idea through the Tnui
•ly ; for, in the ancient ritual of English tnar
! riageg, the ring was plac- dby the husband on
■ the top of the thumb ot the left hand, wiih
I llie word-, "In ilie name of the father,'* he
j then removed it to the fore finger, saying, ' In
! the name ot the Son;" then to the middle linger,
' adding "And the Holy Ghost:" finally, he left
it, as now, on the fourth finger, with the
j closing word, "Amen "
As to me supposed artery to the heart, Liv
j inus Lemmus quaintly says, "A small branch
iof the artery, and not of the nerves, as Gelli
{ ous thought, is stretched fori It from the heart
| unto that finger, the motion whereof you may
| perceive evidently in ail that agitates the heart
lof woman, by the touch of your forefinger,
j 1 used to restore such as were fallen into a
i swoon by pinching this j lint and by rubbing
| tlie ring of gold with a little saffron; for by
• ihis restoring force, tiiat is in it passeth to the
! heart, and ref'resheth tiie fountain of life, unto
•which this is joined. W uerefore antiquity
thought fit to encompass it about with gold*"
By the way a correspondent in a Ilri i.-h peri*
l odieal suggests, that a lady of his acquaint*
i since has hud tho misfortune to lose Hie ring
linger, and the question is whether she can be
| married in ihe Church' of England.
In the "Briiish Apollo," it is said that, du
■: ring the time of George the First, the wedding
i ring, though placed in the ceremony of the
marriage upon the fourth linger, was worn up
on the thumb-
The use of this has become so common in
England that poor people will not believe the
marriage to la? itood without one; and the no
tion also that it must be of gold. At Worces
ter, England, on one occasion, the parties were
so poor that they used a brass ring The bride's
friends indignantly protested that the ring ought
to liavs been of gold; and the acting officer
was threatened with indictment for permitting
the use of such base metal.
In another case of humble marriage, the
i bridegroom announced that the ring was not
necessary. The woman entreated to have one.
The superintendent of the poor took part with
the woman, and represented how the absence
of it would expose her to insult; and lie kindly
hesitated to proceed with the marriage until a
ring was produced. The man yielded at last
and obtained one. The woman's gratitude
brought tears into her eyes.
ROM ANCE OK Ftitsr Lovit.—Some thirty years
ago there lived in Ihe city of London an opu
lent Jewish banker of the name of I{. As rich
men usually have, the subject of the present
sketch had a lovely daughter,* rejoicing in the
scriptural name of Sarah. As Sarah reached
the age of womanhood, her beauty coupled with
ber father's wealth, drew to her feet many sui
tors. Only on, however, coul l gain the prize,
and that H , the son of a rich Polish nobleman.
But when did the "course of true love run
smooth ?" H said his father became mixed up
in one of the many revolutions that have oc
curred in Poland, their estates were confiscated,
and they were obliged to flee for their lives
With the flight of H's riches, R discovered
that hi-; intended son-in-law woul 1 not do, and
so told the young people. The lovers separa
ted with vows of eternal constancy, 11 emigra
ting to this country, an 1 Sarah remaining in
London. But. as the copy-book says, "out of
j sight out of mini." and so in this case. The
| sea had rolled between tbe lovers for about a
' year, when a ricb suitor paid hi- addresses to
Sarah, who accented and married him- If.
; was almost distracted when lie. heard the news,
j but, reflection came to his aid, and he consoled
• himself by also marrying. Years passed on,
i the husband of Surah died last year, leaving
! ber a widow, penniless and with eleven chil
j dren. In the meantime the wife of 11. had
i died, leaving Idm eight children. When 11.
I heard of the abject condition of bis first love,
; all his old affections returned. He pictured
j his Sarah poor, and with a large family de
| pendent upon her. which resulted in his sending
for her and her children- After mutual reiter
ations of unchanged affections, the marriage
day was fixed and on Sunday the parties were
married by a Jewish minister. They number
ed one hundred and four years between them
—the lady being fifty years of age, with tra
ces of her former great beauty still existing,
and tlie husband being fifty-four years old
The newly married couple Ifave a grown up
family of nineteen olive-branches to twine a
round their domestic hearth-stones.
THE PKESIDKST'S OATH —The Clerk of the
United States Supreme Court, Mr. Middleton,
undesignedly opened the bible upon which Mr.
Lincoln took the oath of office, on Saturday,
at the fifth chapter of Isaiah. We commend
the reading of tho entire chapter to our read
er, lint quote two verses, which are quite sig
nificant in view of the scenes which had just
taken place in the Senate Chamber.
" Woe unto them that ns> up early in the
morning, that they follow strong drink ; that
continue until night till wine inflame them!
" Woe unto them that are mighty to drink
wine, and men of strength to mingle strong
drink."— Xe:o York Tribune.
®-"Do you think 111 get jostire done met"
said a culprit to his counsel. "I don't think
you will, for I see two men on the jury who are
opposed to hanging," was the reply. ■
Model wives formerly took a stitch in time',
now, with the aid of aewing machines, they take
one in no time.
3-It s often a pretty good matrimonial firm
that consists of three quarters wife end on#
I quarter husband-