The Altoona tribune. (Altoona, Pa.) 1856-19??, December 12, 1861, Image 1
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WE respectfully invite Purchasers to ami examine our stock of F*U ami Winter Comlh, >9 we think they will be (bund. upon examination, to compare favorably with any other assortment ip the ni ior ns well in In price, although wo are not ! rei *arcd to sav (as «*une of our Brother Chips have wdcl.) iltat some descriptions of goods have not advanced In orkf for in doing co we would come in contact with the intelligence of the people, as every boy of six years old knows better—that we cannot sell domestic goods at old mice, unless we buy an interior quality. 1 Wo have n full of Goods, embracing all the n.nM Varieties, .such as FHKSII COFFEES, TEAS, SC* GARS, SYUCPS, STICKS, AC., to make up tl)e lull family grocery. Also. BOOTS. SHOES, HATS, CAPS, Ac., Ac., with a geaeral assortment, of ■, Ready-made Clotliing, I'OR MK\ AND BOYS, from a fine dress coat down to a mookey-Jaehpl. • Also, ft full ji.-Bortmeiit of HARDWARE* C'KifAH WAKK, QLJ2ft^tSfVAJ2£ t f KOCKEKY BUflr, <*€.. <*a, dt\ AdJ 06 to DRY GOODS, our af?orln:,(’ut i» complete; and as wc have adopted tho TASK SYSTEM, as near os wo can. we are enabled to sell m nmch lower prut* than when we gave a general craiHt. therefore h el very grateful to our friends and a gen erous Public for the very liberal patronage hcrctofvre ns, iUi-1 hope, by strict attention to business and a full determination to jilojiko our patrons in prices ami to retain the same—still adhering closely to an uli motto — "Quick &da atul Small Pr"JilsP. •Oct. 31,’G1-tf.] OLD STAND, North Ward. - REW GROCERY STORE. DANIEL McOANN bb"s leave to in form the citizens uf Altoona and adjacent country, tUI li<* ha’s opened u % GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE, On ilit' iu'uer of Branch and Julia , Streets * z £ust AWtinti. lias uow and will always keep on hand an excel lent .-tvck uf ' Coffee, Sugar, Tea, Molasses, Salt, Spices, Beans, Potatoes, Wheat Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Corn Meal, Chop Stuff, Blitter, Eggs, Ham, Bacon, Fish, Cheese, Candles, Oil, Siv.p. Pails, Crushes. Brooms, Clothes-Pins. unc everything usually kept in such store*—all of which will he sold 4l t’n'very loicettjti/urcs. . r vHn;' sure that my Good* will rtcommend themselves, ou trial, I invite my old acquaintances, and public Id goners!. to give me a call, Hi member the place, corner of BRANCH & JULIA ■ STUIiKT.S. Bast Altoona. Altvt!>na. Dec, 5, lS»>F.*2t A PERFECT FIT WARRANTED. D. W. A BEDFORD. ME It CE AX T TAILOR , Virginia Street, Opposite Jagoaku’s Stoke T HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM JL TIIH EAST, the largest assortment of Cloths, Cossimeres, Vestings, &c., SUITABLE FOR GENTLEMEN'S 'WIXTER WEAR, that hast ever horn offered ; to the citizen* of Altoona. An examination of my slock will he sufficientto convince nr.y one that I can supply the nuts of the community In thi- line. ft-sr'l am al*o prepared to MAKE UP work on the ch-if->r nutue. trnd IN THE LATEST STYLE OF THE FASHION. I feel confideutjhttt I can j{ive AS NEAT AND PERFECT A FIT ns can t>* hnd;outside of the. very best eatablMimeuts in tbe | f Invite an :n?pcMloii of my goo-1* and work. knowing that they will -peak better for mo than anything I could i-ay in an advortr-einejit. - • ’ ■ All.K’im. N<>v. 2-1, ISOI-tf. ’ NEW FALL QOODS. THOMAS' W. EVANS & CO. Intim .m-ntten to tliuir LARGE, VARIED ami U.VSB-' JvjMK assortment of NEW FALL GOODS, Embracing a)l the NEWEST STYLES in SILKS. DRESS IiOJDi. CLOAKS. EMUUOIUKRIES, ami FANCY I)UT GOODS. Ali.i.a full ansonim-nt of .mUHNIXG GOODS, WHITE GOODS, IIOS! GUV. GLOVES, MITS. ic. -ei'Tlito Stock N principally T. W* EVANS* CO.'S OH N IMPORTATION. haring been selected in the hopt Market*, expressly fur their own Itctail Tmde. ana will b*> found unsurpassed fbr - Style, Quality, and keasoxaiilk PUICES. Nob. 818 and 82 ChesnutSt., BEL3W CONTINENTAL HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA. K. Ij.—Wholesale buyers will Cnd it advantageous to famine this Stock, (OctU-im.) ON HAND AGAIN—WK HAVE THE pleasure of announcing to our cuKtomors and all others, that we are t-u hands again with a large and Varied stock of > FALL GOODS; an-1 nt onr old stock wu beautifully cleaned out. those who M inclined to patronize ug will bare the advantage of selecting from qu almost entirely NEW AJTD FRESH STOCK ■-f sood*. which wo feel confident will l»e sold as cheap ns Hn- chevppst. Wo particularly invite our lady friends to cull and Examine.our apleodid line ol 1 Dress Goods, &c-, i which wc think cannot fail to ple*£e.> J. & J:LOWTUi2H Altoona, Oct. 9th, 1881-31, CONFECTIONERY attached tohia a tore,’in which hewill serve up OYSTERS in every style during the season. . FRESH-BAKED BREAD d- PIES always on hand. He is at all times prepared to supply cakes, candies. Ac., fur pic-nics and other parties. Ho invites a share of public patronage, believing thathe can render fall satisfaction to ull. > • . . Kuiomber.hiBStorea.nd saloon is OBTirgiaiastteet,tiro tlonrsbeW Patton'sdlall.: OTTO ROSSI. Altoona, Oct. 10, 1861-tf Timber and Farm X&nd Wanted. si O AAA —A "eneral assortment of W>jvUll. PAINTS ti» this amount, of nil colors,. ,pHY and in OlL y well Buittd for Country Trade, will‘-be exchanged for Real Kutate, at wholesale prices. Improved property preferred, ' 124 North Twelfth Philadelphia. Not. 7, mos. FENCING SCHOOL! Gentlemen who wist to leamthe beautiful u-t of fencing with the right .word, bare now a TCr y good chnne* to do eo, by applying to J.G. > AbLXDB, Artiat, Corner of Csraline* and Virginia Sta. W* banwna wilfb. giren either In the morning or In |peyeabig,Jtom the Me* french mathod of the ootabra-, f»i Jean JJonta, on modern* t*mn, ’ - THE ALTOONA TRIBUNS. B. B. UcCUDK, »CIUIUU AKD ntOPEUTOM. Per annum, (payable laTariably in advance,), $1,30. Ali |*i>«rs. discontinued at tUe expiration of the time paid for. TCUI or ADVBftTinHO 1 ineertlou Jg 2 do. 3 do. Four lines or less $ 35 % - sso One square, ( 8 line*} 50 76 1 00 Two “ (16 “ ) 100 150 200 Three " (34 « ) 150 2.30 . 260 Over three weeks and leaf than three months, 25 cento per square for -each insertion. 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Prayer-Meeting in the Lecture 'Room eviry Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath School in same, room at 9j,w o'clo.k in the morning. METHODIST EPISCOPAL —Rev. W. Lee Spotswodd. Pastor. —Preaching every Sabbath morning at 11 ami in the evening at 7 o’clock. Prayer Meeting in the" •Lecture Room every Wednesday evening At 7 o'clock.—" Sabbath School hf the same room at 2 o’clock P. M. EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN—Rev. C. L. KbrenfELD, Pastor. —Preaching every Sabbath warning at 11 o’clock, aud in the evening at 7 o’clock. Prayer Meeting in iho- Lecture Room every Wednesday evening at ,7 o'clock.— Sabbath School id eameToom at 9 o’clock A. M, BAPTIST—Rev. A. 11. Semboweb, every Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock, and in the evening at : 7 o'clock, prayer Meeting every Wednesday evoning'at; 7 o'clock, gabbath School at 0 o'clock A. M. UNITED BRETHREN— Rev. Samuel Kepiubt. Pastor.; Preaching every Sabbath moruing at 11 o'clock.ami in the sveningat 7 o’clock. Pniybr Meeting In‘the Lecture Room every Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath Schoolin 1 the same room at 8 o’clock in the morning. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL—(No regular PaatorA-; Pleaching on Sabbath morning At 11 o’clock, and In (he evening at 7 o’clock. Prayer Meeting every evening at 7 o’clwck. Sabbath School at 9 o’clock A. M. ENGLISH CATHOLIC—Rev. Jons Tmco. Pastor—Di vine services every Sabbath morning at and Lu the sftsrn oou nt 3 o’cb vk. Sabbath SchooTat 2 o'clock in the afternoon. GERMAN CATHOLIC—Rct. r —, Pastor. —Divine services every Sabbath morning at o’clock,: and in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Sabbath Scltoel it 1 o’clock In the afternoon. AFRICAN METHODIST— Rev. Alexander Johsston, Pastor.—Preaching every Fourth Sabbath in each month. Prayer Meeting every Friday evening nt 7 o’clock. Sab bath. School at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, i * I • RAIL ROAD SCHEDULE. ON AND AFTER MONDAY, NOV. 25, 1801. TRAINS vrlll arrive at aud leave Altoona Station as follows: - Express Train East arrive* 9,36 P. M., leaves 9,56 I*. M *• « West w 8,20 A.M.- “ 8.40 A. M: t’bst “ East “ 3,35 A.M. “ ?,40A.M, “ . « West « 8.55 F. if., “ 9;10 M, Mail East “ TiOA'.M., “ T.45A.M; “ « Woit “ 2,25 1».M., - 2,40P.M. The HOLUDAtSBURG BRANCH connects withlEx preas Train and\Fa«t Line West, and Mail Train East and .West. i .INDIANA BRANCH TRAINS connect with Johnstown Accommodation Trains East and West, Express West, ami Mail train East ami West. ENOCH LEWIS, Qtn'l Supt. MAILS CLOSE AND OPEN. MAILS CLOSE. SasUrn Way A'c»l«rn Way Hol'Sduysburg Western Through. Eastern Through. MAILS ARRIVE. 8.15 A. M, 4,11 15 A.M. UoUidayshurg. MV, tern Th rough Basteni Through Western Way Eastern Way Office Hours:— During the week, from 6 45 a. u. till 790 r. u. On Sundays, from 745 till 9.09 a. R. GEO. W. PATTON P. M MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATIONS* MOUNTAIN BODGE, No. 251.A..Y, M., meets on second Tuesday of each month, at 7\£ o’clock P. M.', In the thin! •tort of the Masonic Temple. MOUNTAIN R. A. CHAPTER. No. 189 R. A. C., meet* on the first Thursday of each month, at o’clock P. M.j to same room as above. MOUNTAIN COUNCIL. No. 9. K. A g. M., meets oh thq first Monday of each month, at 7J4 o'clock P. M-, livaame room as above. MOUNTAIN COMMANDERY, No. 10, K. T. meets on the fourth Tuesday of each mouth, at 7% o'clock I*. M > in same room as above. ALTOONA LODGE. N 0.473, I. 0. of O. F., meets.every Friday evening. at o’clock, in the second story of the Masonic Temple. VERANDA LODGE, No. 532. 1.0. ofO. F., meels-evevy. Tuesday evening, at 7% o’clock, in third story of Patton’* Building, oh Virginia street. WINNEBAGO TRIBE, No. 35, 1. 0. R- M., meetr every Tuesday evening in the second story of Masonic Temple; Council fire kindled at 7th ran 3Qth breath, ALTOONA DIVISION, No. 311, S. of T., every, Saturday evening, at 7 o’clock. In the second story of the* Masonic Temple. STATE OFFICERS. gbvemor—Andrew G. Curtin. Secretary <f State —Eli Silfer. ■jWfoH«ejpO:a<ral—WilHani M. Meredith. Auditor General —Thomas K. Cochran. Surveyor General— W illiam L. Wright. Adjutant General —E. M. Biddle. State Irtaturtr —Henry D. Moore. BLAIR COUNTY OFFICERS.; Judgit of the Cbtirts. —President Judge, Hop George Tay lor. Associates, Samuel Dean, Adam Mdses. State Senator—Hon. Lewis W. Hall. JsscwWyman—Thaddsas Banks. m JVHAonotory—Anthony 8. Morrow. Register and Recorder— Hugh A. Caldwell.. Sheriff— Samuel McCamnnt. Deputy—John Marks. *RiHnet Attorney —Benjamin L. llowifc. Cbcmly Cbwmunoncr*—George L. Cowan, George Soon, Jatncs M. Kinkead. County Surveyor —Jomes L. Cwin. • Trtasurer —Joh n McKeago. Poor Route Dirtctort —Peter Good, William‘Burley, David Anrandt. County Auditors—A.. M. Lloyd, Bobt. M. Mcuimer, L. L. Moore. ' - Cbroner—A, J. Freeman. : v ; Superintendent of Omracn 3ekoolt~* Jolm .Mitchell. ALTOONA BOROUGH OFFICERS. Juiticet of the Peace —Jacob M. Charry, John McClelland. Burvetr— John Alllaon. Town Council —A. A. Smyth,Daniel Laugh mao, John Me- Dowellfß. Greenwood, C. R. Hoatctter, N. J.Mcnrlno. Clerk to Cbuucifr-8. M. Woodkok. Hmmk Trmuurer— Daniel Langlunan. ; 1 School Directors —Geo. B. Cramer, John Shoemaker, J. B. Uileman, Wm. Hoyden, JamerLowther, X, A. Heck. Treasurer of School Board—3. B. Bllemaii. High Comtabte —Jowph K. Kly. Collector of Stale, County, Borough and School Ito—Jo*. K. Kly. Auditor*—John Lowther, 0. J; Mann, Ales. McCormick. Jltuuor —John McClelland. _ AttiUant Aeteuort— Jacob Ilotaer- J. L. Retfenydor. ■ Judge of Elcctimt —Eaat Ward—'William Maloney. ** “ West Ward—John Xi. Riper. ! : , <i •, North Ward—ChrlaUan Wblatlor. Jhwtetort —Eaat Ward—D. M. Greene, John Hooper. Woot WWrd—J. K. Bollmai^RObt.Rlteatna. « KVrlh Wkrd—Rdhe. MoOrmWk, Mp«. .U. C. DBBJf, ll 00 A. M. ,-! '4 00 u 8 00 A. M. A 11 00 A. M. '7 00 P. M. too “ 3 10 A. M. . 8 20 ;« 11 22 A. M. 1 55 p. M. ALTOONA, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1861. , JStkt |)odrji. THE AGED FARMER'S ELECT. BY WILL B. MORIIBOS. I On a green grassy knoll, by thejbAOlcs of a brook That sc long and so often bad watered his flock, i The old former rests In his long last sleep. While tlie waters a low lasting lullaby keep; * He has ploughed bis last furrow, has reaped his last grain, No morn shall awako him to labor again. The bluebird sings sweet on thOjgay maple bough, Its Warbling oft cheered him while holding the plough; And the robins above him bop light on the mold, For ho fed them with crumbs when the season was cold, Von tree that with fragrance is filling tho air, So rich with its blossoms, so thrifty aud fair, ' By his own hand was planted, and well did he say It would live when its planter hid mouldered away, There’s the well that be dug, with Its water so cold, Aud its vet, dripping bucket, so mossy and old, No more from its depths by tike patriarch drawn, Fur the pitcher is broken—thc old is gone! And the seat where ho sat by his own In tlie still summer eve, when his labors were o’er, With his eye on the moon, and his pipe in his baud. Dispensing his truths like a sage of the land. ’Twos a gloom-giving day when the old farmer died; The stout-hearted mourned,the affectionate cried; And the prayers of the just for hi* rest did ascend; For they all lost a Brother, a Man and* a Friend. For upright and honest ‘ho old former was; Uis God ho revered, he respected thfe laws; Though tameless he lived, he has gone whore his worth W ill outshine, like pure gold, nil the dross of this earth. Ho has ploughed bis last furrow,' hasreapod hk last grain, No sound shall awake him to labor again. From the Ilarruburg Telegraph*. ON GUARD. BY A ZOUAVE. At midnight oh my lonely bent. When shadows wrap the wood and lea, A visions seems my view to greet, Of one at home that prays for mo. No roses blow' upon her cheek, Her form is nut a lover’s.dream, But on her Dace so fair apd meek, A host of holier beauties gleam. For softly shines bor silver hair, A patient smile is on her face, And the mild, lustrous light of prayer, Around her sheila a moenlike grace. She prays for one that's far away. The soldier in his holy .fight, And begs that Uearen in mercy may Protect her boy and bless the Right. And although leagues lio far between, This silent incense of heart Steals o'er my sonl with! bteath serene. And we no longer are japart. So guarding thus my lonely beat, By shadowy wood andj haunted lea, That vision seems my eye to moot, Of her at home who prays for me. Camp Camxbon, Fa., 1861. Hfltd Ulisceilang. WALTER LE CLARE; OR, THE VICTIM OP SECESSION. That scene —they were two so young and fair —ah, well might angels weep ! the tomptpr and the tempted. See with all a woman’s earnestness she is striving to gain her purpose—he wavers—two mighty elements struggle in opposition within his manly bosom; love for her who is about to prove a second Eve, and devotion to his country. O, how can he speak those words of refusal; how. disap point the ambition of Ler whom be loved better than life ? But he will speak—- she is gazing with her; own bright beauti ful eyes into the very depths of bis soul, speaking orbs, as though she would read his answer there ere itTfell from his lips; they parted; no sound issued ;he was al most spell-bound. Never bad she ap peared so really handsome, Walter thought as she stood before him: in her bewitching beauty ; his soul sickened at the thought of what one so queenly would have him do. A moment, and his answer. Slowly it came, and low, yef so distinct that it might nave been heard: at the farthest cor ner of that splendid drawing-room. “Mary r I am true to the Union, and my country.’* “Their, Walter Lei Clare, you never loved me, or else—” “ Mary/' he began, “ You are a contemptible coward !” rang on his tortured ear. He sprang to his feet. ’Twas a fearful sight to see that brave loving nian so strongly moved; he stood erect, with his arms tightly folded, across his chest; the hot blood madly leaping like freshly started lava through his swelling veins, dyed his whole face a burning red; but the I passion lasted not long, for his blood receding, left his* fore head calm and white as snowy marble; the fire-light of indignation vent out from the beautiful eyes, and; in place of ita'lu rid glow, came back the old love flame that used to sparkle there, together with a mingled expression elf reproach and for giveness—a single glance —when, bowing low, he turned and was gone, * * « * a * And now for an introduction to the person, at whose conversation, contrary to the rules of good breeding, we have been uninvited listeners ; rather late perhaps —well, “ bettor bite than never.” Mary Langley, at thje period of her in- [independent in everything.] troduction to you, dear reader, had just entered upon her nineteenth year. She was a tall dark beauty of Georgian birth, with hair black as a raven's wing, and of that peculiar glossiness seen only in the wavy ringlets of Spanish senoritas; her eyes, large, dark and brilliant, seemed to burn you with their very intensity of ex pression. Her form, delicately rounded and most exquisitely developed, would have been the delight of a modiste; uni ted with these personal charms, was a mind well stored with all the current lit erature of the day, besides many of the works of the old masters, and a taste re fined and cultivated. She had been left an orphan at the age of seventeen, and having chosen Mr. Walter Le Clare, sen ior, guardian of her property, came to re side with him about a year previous to the return of Walter who was summoned from an unfurnished tour on the conti nent to the bed side of his aged father. To describe our hero, but few words are necessary; he was what is now seldom found—a true Southern gentleman, hand sjyuc, cultivated, polished, talented and posessed of those Equalities which contri bute to form nature's noblemen. Arriv ing at home, he found bis father just re covering from a severe attack of typhoid fever, and anxious to have him remain, a task which Walter found by no means difficult, since it was now brightened and beautified by the presence of Mary Lang ley. Thus brought into association, need we tell the result? It was no matter of surprise to old Mr. Le Clare, when de scending into the breakfast room one fine May morning, he found them hand in hand Waiting his appearance. The open ing of tbe present rebellion saw them hap py, and only waiting the completion ofj some alterations and additions to tbe Le Clair mansion, before joining bands where hearts were already united. The clamor of secession had no advocate, no listener ; on the contrary ho wrote, spoke and la bored against it in vain. Because of his superior military knowledge—he having graduated with the highest honors from West Point, and spent some time in ob serving the defenses and fortifications of several places celebrated in the Crimean war—-the rebel leaders were anxious to have him take command of a regiment, but finding that he spurned with indigna tion the commission offered him, they, knowing the influence exerted by a wo man over a man who truly loves her, de termined to bestir themselves in another direction. In pursuance of this resolve, parties and balls were given and attended by their wives and daughters. Here Ma ry Langley, the acknowledged belle of Montgomery, and a courted beauty, heard and imbibed the sentiments of the Ala bamian sisters, as wa£ intended, together with the same idea held by many at that time, and not yet given up, viz ; estab lishing a monarchical government; and determined to imitate the example set by many of her friends, in persuading her lovers and other male friends, to join the Confederate army, that they might wreathe their fair brows with fresh lau rels ofconquest and victory, in the courts of royalty, or the halls of nobility. — Hence tbe scene at the opening of this story. Chagrined at her failure, the traitress hastily dispatched a note to the “ Con gress,” then in session, the result of which will soon be apparent. When Walter left the drawing-room he went to the stable, and as was his custom when irritated, mounted his favorite horse a gallant little bay, and galloped over to the neighboring plantation on which lived Charles Gratncr, his bosom friend. Having remained over to dinner, he was riding slowly homewards, when he was met by James, his negro valet-Je-chainhre in great agitation and quite out of breath. Coming up to him he was surprised :to see tears in his eyes, and marks of dis tress on his countenance; dismounting he seated himself on a small flat'rock near by, and- hade James take a seat beside him. The latter obeyed and essayed to relate the cause of his disturbance in the following manner; tl 0, mars ter Walter ! You never saw sicb doin’s in your life—nobody ever did. I have bin hpntin’ and huhtiu’you ever so long. Jeff Davis done, gone and sent them, 'federate devils to ’fiscate the prop erty, and take all on ns niggers to work in the ’trenehments and dig the forty-ca tions. O lord! mars, Walter, do save us ! I beam as hpw you qould.” Here he be gan to wring his hands* ■ With a hurried “ follow me !” Le Clare leaped in his saddle anctwasout of sight; Eutting spurs to his horse he was soon at ome. The most diie confusion prevailed —servants were running hither and thith er, shrieking and uttering the most vehe ment lamentations. Entering the parlor, he found two officers, who had come di rect from head-quarters hearing a com mission, and in case of his refusal, a no tice of confiscation of his own and father’s estates without reserve. “ Rather beggary and honor” —die was about to say, when the door opened, and Maty Langley entered, her countenance wrought up to an apparent expression of the most intense agony, supporting' his father, whose trembling frame could ’ ill brook the evils of poverty. . ■ v Stretching his arms toward Walter, the old man cried, “ Save me my son !” and would have fallen at bis feet, had he not caught him in his arms. “ Say no more, my dearest father—l will He paused—the great drops q£ sweat stood upon his forehead ; (what a trial!) but his aged father must not be thrown up to the cold charity of the world by any deed of his—no, no! He fell! avert his doom, kind heaven! and .became a traitor. On—on—through the rebel camp, past sentinel and guard we go, stopping at that large white tent. ’Tis the Colonel’s; he is within, writing. Peeping over his shoulder, we observe the letter is to Mary. Skipping, we will read : “There was some fighting yesterday; the victory is the Federal troops'. To-morrow the diu of battle may be renewed. Then Walter Le Clare will go forth n dishonored man, to raise his hood against the flag .which has protected him on land and sea; in savage wilds and for eign courts.” Passing 01L to the postscript:— , “ P. S. A currier brings the neiys of my father’s death. Should I survive the: battle, farewell, Mary! God bless thee ; for then Igo to Join the Union army—not that I idve thee less but my country more. WALTER.” 'Tis the the battle of Bull Run. The ground is strewn with the dead and dying. A little 4o the right Of yonder heap of ghastly corpses, lies the body of a handsome young officer, clad in the uniform of the Confederate army; one band is on his heart, the other grasps a small Federal flag which he got. his death'Wound in wrestling from a brave son of the 69th, and which, in ,his dy ing hour he had laid under his head, and prayed for with his last breath.— Reader he was Walter Le Clare.. HUMOES OP THE WAR. The star spangled correspondent of the New York Mercury, Orpheus C. Kerr, has been engaged in a thrilling skirmish in which he came off majestically victorious, Elis beautiful eulogy of his fallen adversary will touch all hearts : FROM WASHINGTON. Editor T. T.: The star-spangled ban ner, my boy, in triumph shall wave o’er the land of the flea and Jeff. Davis’ grave. The march of the grand army has com menced, emid the roar of excited cannon and the shrieks of every roasting pig and traitorous chicken within reach of ouV confiscating pickets. We have'taken the upper Potomac, my boy by a cup de main ; and I saw six Brigadiers take the Oath yesterday by a hic-cup de brandy My head swells with patriotic pride when 1 casully remark that the Mackerel Brigade occupy the pest of honor to the left of Bull llun, which they also left on the day we celebrated. The banner which was presented to us by the Women of America, and which took the orator of the day six hours and forty minutes to describe to us, we are using in the shape of blazing neck ties; the hard-np sun of Virginia shines upon the glorious red bands around the sagacious becks of our veterans, they all look as though they had just cut their throats. The effect is gory, my boy —ex- tremely gory and respectable. At the special request of Secretary Sew ard, who wrote sii letters about it to the Governors of all the States I have been appointed a jpicket of the army of the up per Potomac.' In your natural ignorace, my boy, you:may not' know why a man is called a picket. He is called a picket, my boy, because if anybody drops a pock et-book or watch anywhere, his natural gifts would cause him to pick-it np. If he saw a pocket, he would not pick-it— oh, no! '■ But pick-it—picket. The picket, my boy, has been an insti tution ever since wars began, and his‘ per ils arc spoken of by some of the high old poets in these beautiful lines: “The chap thy tactics doom to bleed to •day— Had he thy reason, would he poker play? Pleased to the last, ho does a deal of good, And licks'the man just sent to shed his bloodT* I am weeping, my boy. While on my lonely beat about an hour; ago, a light tread attracted my attention/ and on looking up’l beheld one ofsccesh’s pickets standing before me. “ Soldier,” says he, “yon remind mo of my grandmother who expired—before I was born; but this unnatural war has made us dnemics, and I must .shoot you. Give me a chaw terbaoker.” Ho was a young man, my boy, in the prime of life, and descended from the First Families of Virginia. That is to say, bis. mother was: a virgin. At least, that’s what I understand hy the First Families of Virginia. I looked at him, and says I: “Let’s compromise, my brother.” “Neversays he. “The South is fighting for her liberty, her firesides; and the pursuit of happiness, and I desire moat respectfully to welcome you with bloody bands to a hospitable grave.” « Stand off ten; paces,” sSys I “ and let’s see whose name shall come before the cor* oner first,” ; He tdokhis place, and wo fired simulta neously. .1 heard a ball go whistling by a bum about a quarter of a mile on my right; and when the smbko cleared away, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. I saw the seeesh picket approaching me with anawful expression of woo on his otherwise dirty countenance. “ Soldier,” says he, “ was.then anything ini my head before you fired.” ; “Nothin," says 1, “save a few harmless insects." “I speak not of them "says he. “ Was there anything inside of my 'head ? “Nothing!” iays I. ’ “ Well," says he, “just listen now." He shook his head mournfully, and I beard something rattle in it. “ What’s that V r I exclaimed. “ That," says he, “ is your bullet, which has penetrated my skull, and is rolling about in my brain.' I die happy, and with an empty stomach ; but there is one thing I should like to see before I perish for my country. Have you a quarter about you?” • ; Too much affected to speak, I drew (he coin from my pocket and handed it to him/ Tho dying man clutched it convulsively and stared at it feverishly. “ This,” said he, “is the first quarter I’ve seen since the fall of Sumter; and, had I wounded you, I should have been totally unable to give you any quarter.— Ah! how beautiful it is! how bright, EdW exquisite, and good for four drinks I But I have not time to say all I feel.” ; The expiring soldier then laid down his gun,, hung his cap and overcoat on a branch of a tree, and blew his nose. He then died. s ’ And there I stood, my boy, on that lonely beat, looking down upon that fallen type of manhood, and thinking, how sin gular it was he had forgotten to give me back my quarter. The sight aud the thought so affected me, that I was obliged to turn my back on the corpse and walk a little way from it. When I returned to the spot the body was gone I Had it gone to Heaven ? Perhaps so, my boy—per haps so; but I haven’t seen my quarter since. ' • * Your own picket, OafHEtis C. Kerb!. “ Bidin’ ozi a Bailroad 'Beer.” • A most voracious cronicler relates, in the following fashion, the experience of a young lady from the .rural districts, who visited the city, accompanied by her pecu liar swain, and took an appreciative view of the elephant: -* v * Getting into one of the city cars for a, ride, the maiden took a scat, while the lover planted himself on the platform.— The graceful vehicle had sped but a few Short blocks, when the benificent young conductor insinuated himself into the popular chariot for the purpose of collect ing expenses. Approaching the rustic iuaiden, he said affably: . “ Your fare Miss.” The rosebud allowed a delicate pink to manifest itself on her ohcccks, and looked down in soft confusion. The justly pop ular conductor was rather astonished at this, and ventured to remark once more; “ Your fare, Miss.” This time the pink deepened to carna tion, and the lady fidgeted her parasol with pretty coqnettishness. ■ Ttie conduc tor really didn’t know what to make of this sort of thing and began to look a lit tle foolish ; as a small boy at the other end of the car began to show signs of a dispo sition to leave without paying for his ride, - the official managed to say once more : “ Hem ! Miss your fare !” In a moment those lovely violet eye» 'were looking up into his face through an aurora of blushes, and the rosy lips ex claimed. ! “Well, they,dew say I’m gdod looking at hum; but I don’t see why you want to say it out so loud !” It was not a peal of thunder that shook the car just then. Oh, no. It was some-: thing that commenced in a general titter, and culminated in such a shattering guf faw as stentorian lungs are capable of.~ In the midst of the cachinery tempest, the “ Jovyer” came to the rescue of-his Doiiana, and, when the “ pint of the boll, thing” was explained to him, his month: expanded to proportions that might have made Barnum’s hippopotamus die of jeal ousy on the spot. The pair descended fpom the car amid a salvo of mirth,aud. were last seen purchasing artificial sweet meats at a candy shop. “ Facte are stubborn things,” said a lawyer to, a female witness. “ Yes' sir and so are women,” she replied; (( sn4 if you get, anything ont of me just fet me know it.” «You’ll be for contempt,” said the lawyer,—“Very well,” said she, I shall suffer justly, Ibr I feel the utmost contempt for every lawyer pfesenti% K&.A queer genius being asked why ho did not attend the funeral of hi# wife, replied, ' u That ha could not leqve his shop, and it was better to to businesa than to pleasured - tgulo this world ofdißgui3e,we somts not jhU sppao ohanoe word wm««B oban the whole spirltpitr ’w daf eouM^ *•»«- •i ■ IJfar.-.rZ. # ) NO. 40.