VOL. 52. mMERIOAN : ::jOLUNTEEa.' PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING JOHN B. BRATTOIK. TERMS: ' Subscription. —Two Dollars if paid within the ftlHwcajrj and Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid ?3§S\nthm the year. Thcso.torms will he rigidly nd- to in every instance. No subscription dis continued until all arrearages arc paid unless at option of the Editor. advertisements —Accompanied by the c ash, and iot exceeding one square, will bo inserted three J times for $2.00, and twenty-five cents for eaoh Additional insertion.** Those of a greater length in -. V.FiiJroportion. , ' , . Job-Printing —Such as Hand-bills, Posting-bills Blanks, Labels, &o. &0., exocuted'with Co?|looufttcy and'at the shortest notice.' ’ "TT i. 'I ■ M ■■ ..M- i , 11l THE PHCENIX PECTORAL Will Cure lour Cough : ||| THE PHOENIX PECTORAL; ' • 08. . ■SfeoiIPOUND SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY and seneka snake hoot, , If WILL CUKE TEE DISEASES OF SHE THROAT AN® IiUNGS, uch as. Colds, Conghs, Croiip, Asth. ma, Brdychitis; Catarrh, Sor« Throat, Hoarseness,, Whoop ing Congh,&c. a| Its timely use. will prevent PULMONARY CONSUMPTION, oven whore this fearful disease, has take*, it will afford greater relief than amy ather ', , .Miss Kate Yanderslicb, of Pottsvillo, says: “I benefitted by using the Phcenix Pecto than any other medicine I ever used." Elias Oborholtzer, of Lionville, Chester county, cured of a cough of many years* standing by. •’.-msingtbe Phoenix Pectoral. . > ■ : ‘Joseph Lukcns, of Hall street, Phoenixydlo, that be was cared of acough of two years itamling, when all other medicines had failed, by >.‘isJ|he UBO 0 f the Phoenix Pectoral. ‘ •' i&M dacob Powers certifies that he has sold hundreds bottles of the Phoenix Pectoral, and' that all • used.it boar testimony.of its wondcrful.offocts curing cough. , John lloyer, editor of the Independent Phcenix, it, has. no hesitation in proaoaneing a complete* remedy for cough, hoarseness And la the throat. > Tlio West Chester Jeffersonian says : “Wo have Dr. Obcrholtzcr personally a number of . and it gives us the greatest pleasure to r,o- bis medicines, inasmuch as the. pmblio . have the benefit of family medicines, pro : -by a physioian of his acquiremon ta_andiox-_ Dr. Oberboltzcr, is a member of the of the Medical Department of tbe Univor lity of Pennsylvania, at'which institution he gra | •;/fisWuated in 1854.’* The Heading Gazelle says; “ This cough romc is inaiie by Dr. L. Ohorholtzer, of Phccmxvilloj VV&fSpa., and it has acquired an unsurpassed *,*puta : in-curing coughs. It is carefully ana ekill vS&fclly prepared from-Wild Cherry Bark and Sonoko Hoot." ‘ . Dr. Geo. 13. Wood, Profosso. of the Practice of in the University of Pennsylvania, .%?ilbyslciftn to the Pennsylvania Hospital, and one ' Wiof the authors of the United States Dispensatory, of Scnoka Snake Root: “Its action-is spe '•'■-■£-silally directed to the lungs." The proprietor of this medicine much. '. in’its curative powers from the test!- of hundreds who have used it, that the mo-. . will ho paid hack,to any purchaser who is nor with its effects - • . is so.plousant to take that childrom cry for it THIRTY-FIVE CENTS} Large Bottles ‘ r#ONE DOLLAR. . ' is intended ,for only one class of diseases, . ‘Of : :iamoly, those of the Throat and Lungs. ; ,fl?‘>*- PrQpafed only by •* ;ui, LEVI OBERHOLTZER, M. D,, ; , Phoemxville, Pa. ■ - ; Sold by all Druggist* and Storekeepers. v Johnston, .Holloway. & Cowden, No. *3 North • ; street, Philadelphia. /, C. Wells k Co., No. 115, Franklin street, .wplSSw York. General. Wholesale Agents. , Wi Gross &.Co., Wholesale Agents, Harris • Pa., and at . , , ‘^|II A VERSTJCR!S.DRUa STORE, Carlisle. B.—lf your nearest druggist or storekeeper / not keep this medicine do not lot him put off with some, pthor. medicine, because bo' Awakes more money du it, but send at once to one tywtho agents for it. ' O, 1805-3 m . : IpOAL AND LUMBER YAIID. subscriber having leased tbe Yard formerly booupiod by Armstrong 3s Hoffor, purchased the stock of ' ■ o O ALA N.D LUIIB E.U , the Yard,, together with'an immense noW : stock, ' bavo constantly,on hand and-furnish to order kinds and quality : of seasoned' > . ' /■ » f ■ BOARDS, ->■ SCANTLING, •"W ■ - FRAME STUFF, Plastering. Lath, Shingling Lath, worked and Wenthorboarding, Posts and Rails, •/•i-.v. >swnd every article that belongs to a Lumber Yard. kinds of Shingles, to wit: 'NVMtepino, lion)*, i'i£»|bok and Oak, of different qualities. . Ilaving cats •' my pwn I can furnish bills to order of ; any v °7slonglh and size at the shortest notice and on the lostI ost.reasonable terms. My worked boards will bo 2pt under cover so they can bo furnished dry at I times., , I have constantly on hand all kinds of FAMI- Y COAL under cover, which/I will deliver clean ' any part of the borough. To wit; LykonsYal y, Broken, Egg, Soho and Nut, Luke Fiddler* roverton, Locust Mountain,. Lobbory, which I lodge myself to sell at the lowest prices. • Best quality of ... ' ti Limehurners 1 and Blacksmiths 1 Coal , Iways on hand which, I ijrill soil at the lowest fig re.. Yard west side ,of Grammar School, Main trcct. J ANDEEW H. BLAIE. NOTICE.—I still retain the same position in tho firm of DEL ANCY *: BLAIB, which will bo carried on as energetically, as over at their clci Stand near tho (fas house'.; .As our.purchases will bo made together at the head of the market, wo ■febloonfldontby so doing to ho able to: accommo date our customers nud tho public on -tho' moat reasonable'terms. Having relinquished: tho tan. ning I will doovto my entire attention to the. Coal, and-Lumber business. -All kinds of Coal; and • Lumber kept oo jstantly on -bond and in'tho heat condition. . The Lumber Yard will-bo managed by Mr. Geo. Zulnff, whoso experience and skill is well known to tho community., By. strict attention to business, ;short-profits, and a desire to do.right wo hope to socuro a liberal sharo of public patronage. ANDBEW U. BLAIB. Juno- 15,18155-tf - 1 ‘ ,*> SALE.—A desirabli' property in the "v p 'Ui-ciyit portion of the Borough of Carlisle. Anico homo’for a email famils. Apply to ; C. E/MAOLAUGfILIN, jL You can chapt in.happy measures, As thoy.slowly pass along; *Though’thoy .may'forget the singer, ' Thoy will notforget the song. If you bavo not gold and silver, Ever ready to ,command ;, , If you cannot towards the needy Roach an over op*n band, You can visit the afflicted; O’dr tfio erring you can woop— You, can be a true disciple, ■ Sitting at the Savior’s feot. ■ If you cannot in tbo conflict Provo yourself a soldier true ; If, whore fire and Sjpoko are thickest, There’s no work for you to dp ; When the battlo-fiold is*silont, ■You can go with carofnl/road, You «an bear away the wounded, You can cover up the dead. Do not then stand idly'wailing .For some work to do! Fortune is a ldzy* goddess, She will never c ome to you. Go and toil i* any vineyard, Do hot fear to do or dare, If you want a field of labor,- .You will find it anywhere. ' 3fitrilanem : * WAITER OAKLEY; OR, THE PLANTING OB'PENNSYLVANIA. BY B. r. POORE Oharles 11. snt upou the tbrorie of hie an* cestors. The Puritans could only lament their loss.of power, and the sea-girt isle was again “ merrie England.” May-poles were again erectedbn the village green, yule-logs were in demand at Christmas Time, and the tapestefs woro kept busy enough to supply the royhtering gallants, who had kept away from the ale-houses during the sway of the iron*hoartcd Cromwell. It was at one of those resorts, known ns the 1 Crown and Anchor/ that a cold, au tumnal storm .had brought an unusual num ber of carousers around the huge table.,, A pile of logs lay on the hearth of a yawning chimney, and cast a lurid glare around the room, while the discolored appearance of the rafters showed that tbe north wind must have taken liberties wtth the smoke. The long oak table was studded with high*green flasks of Rhenish wine, small glasses perched on tiny stems, and bright polished pewter tank ards. There was also a well-thumbed copy of the ‘ Flying Mercuric, ’ containing 1 the freshest advices, foreign and domestiok/ a draught board and a pack of cards. But the chief attraction was at the. head of the. board, where were grouped the materials Tor. the 1 taking of tobacco/ to use the phrase of the day. 11 The owner of this paraphernalia hrid the free, royetering air peculiar'to the military men of those days, and wore his scarlet and blue niform, trimmed with silver, lace, in the true cavalier fltylo. Drawing his sword belt round in front, his rapier stood between hjs knees/his plumed hat was perched on the hack of his curly head, his waistcoat was buttoned awry, and a pair of immense droop ing moustaches standing guard over his trip' le-bronzed face, added to it's impudently daring expression. • ' : ‘‘A song, a song from' Major called out a shrewd-louking was amusing himself by idly of and who had no little of the knave on his arch features. ‘ Nay, nay—rather call on young Master Oakley, whois among us for thefirsttlme.’ The youbg man to whom all eyes were now directed wore the full court-dress of the time, and hie finely; embroidered ruffles, in which glistened a large diamond, were not more delicato’than whs his clear complexion. A smile played around, his parting lips, and good nature beamed from his large, black eyes. ‘ Not I, my jovial swaggerer. But I will order two flasks of the beat wine in the cel lar if you will chant your canticle about to-, bacco. So tone up.' ■ A bargain, Master Oakley, a bargain.— Disappear, motley host, mid bring us two flasks, of the real Marcobruner, for the cob webs begin to gather in my throat. Ahem 1 ahem 1 Here goes ray gallant 1’ In a full, clear voice he began a convival song, which was soon interrupted 1 by the ap pearance of a drummer-boy, who approached the singer and said, without ceremony : • There bo trouble in the city, major ; and Lord Rochester has sent to the' barracks, with the king’s permission, to have the train-bands ordered out at once.’. . ‘ A pest on these Quakers 1’ exclaimed Ma jor Rbsewell, rising and adjusting his rapier. .‘I ; would as soon'have old Null back-aguin. What say, Oakley,, ,will you join, me in ,n broad finf hunt?’ and rising, he left the-roora, i followed by Oakley, who; just launched, forth into, the gayety- of the dissolute, metropolis by t|ho death of a wealthy uncle, was induc ed to join the swaggerinji soldier by the same love of excitement that would have led him to join a foxhunt or bear-baiting. , - An hour afterwards, and Major Eoeewell, at the h ad of his men, rushed into the hall at Aldorsgate street, where ' the. Quakers were holding a meeting, and; ordered them ■ to 'disperse, in 'the king’s: No one. moved. There they -.sat,' with impassive countenances, pale aS death, the pikes of the, rudo soldiery, encircling tnem with a bristling hedge of steel, nor was it until the order, bad been t.hrioo repeated that the oldest among them replied,— ■■ i ‘ Nay, friends; we are here to worship the ■ Aloih’hty, and think, with the good, man of 1 the blessed Scriptures; that we ought to obey 1 lthe dispersion of the Friends’ meeting on tha' memohiblo night, Joanna, when first I saw thee. Nay,, had ho not been inspired to in vite me, X might nevor have seen'thec;’ •* We arc happy to see thee, friend Eose woll,’ said Joanna, with a smile of welcome. A Bid 1 Snake Story,—A traveler, in speaking of snakes, tolls tho following tough story:— ■ ‘I got interested ihithe study of serpents down in Arkansas, where I spent most of my last year.. I do know w’hy, but I. was con stantly watching them, and constantly test ing their sagacity, by: placing them in now situations, and surrounding them with novel, expedients. Of all kinds,'l experienced most ■ with rattlesnakes and copperheads.' . ‘ One afternoon X seated myself on a little knoll in the woode to smoko and road, (for I always hud a book or newspaper with mo,) and had been enjoying myself fur some time, when I espied a copperhead making for a hole within ten feetof where I sat. Of Course I threw down my bepk and cigar, and pro ceeded-to try a new expeidment. Asaoon ( as I stirred the rascal made a grand rush for the hole; but I caught, his tail, as he got nearly in anil jerked him siime twenty feet backward, lie threw himself into a coil in no time, and waited for me to pitch im But I concluded to lot him try the hole again.— After a while he started for it, stopped when I stirred to coil himself up ; but, as I kept pretty quiet, he recovered- • confidence and again went im Again I jorked him out. No sooner did he touch the ground.lhan he made another grand rush for the hole in a straight line for my leg% I But that didn’t work, for I got out of the way and gave him another flirt. ‘.This time ho lay still awhile, appearing to reflect on the course to ho taken. At'iora time he tried it. again; though rather slowly. After getting his head a little way in, he stopped wiggled his tail a a if on purpose for ■ me to grub it.; I did so ; af.d quicker than a dash, ho.threw his head out,- ami came with: in about u quarter,of an inch of striking mb ia the. face 1 However, I jerked him a dis tance, and resolved to look out next time.— ■Well, he tried the same game again-: but it wouldn’t work. I was too quick lor.him. ■ This tiino Ho lay in a coil, perhaps with out stirring. At last, however, ho tried it once more. lie advanced to within five feet of the hole very slowly, coiled again, and alien, one of the cutest tricks yuu ever heard of.’ ‘■How was it?' we' all exclaimed -in a brcatlv. '‘Why,* said the narratar, sinking his voice to the acme of solemnity, and lookingas bun* ost and sober-ns a man could look, 4 why, he just turned'‘his head toward my hand, and toentjlowii that hole tale-finst! I saw the ras cal's eyes twinkle as lie did it, too —as much as to .'Bayf,’l‘*Whafc ■do you think of that, eh?' . [Cr When Col. Burr was arrested on the charge of treason, he was placed in a suit of rooms on the third floor of the Penitentiary, where lie received his friends freely, with out the presence of the jailor, or any other official.. His faro was just’what ho pleased to order, and his apartments resembled a le vee more than the cell of a prisoner. Oql. Purr often luughed'himself at the recollec tion of a conversation thut.tobk place between himself- and'the* jailor on the evening of-bis arrival: ■ 1 1 hope, sir,' said the jailor,'' 1 that it would not'be diaagraeable to you if 1 should lock this door after dark.' ‘ By no moans,’ replied the prisoner, ‘I should prefer it, to keep oat intruders.’ ‘lt is our custom, siri to extinguish all lights at 9 o’clock. I hope, you will liiive no objection to conform to that,’ ' , ‘ That, sir,’ said Bri'ri-,-‘ I apt sorry to say) is imoossiiilo, furl never, go to-bed until twelve, aiid always have two candles?' . ‘ Very Veil, sir, just as ydii please,' replied the-jailor ; .‘I should have been glad haddi been otherwise ; hut, ns you please,sir,’. ■ ■ Tho newspapers are quoting this 1 in con trast with the treatment of. Jefferson Davis; The' differeuco ought hot to Surprise any one, far those who held Col. Burr vyore gentlemen. —'Old Guard. An Argumentative Youth.— 1 Th.-it thou hast to do, do with all thy might,''said a cler gyman to Ills son out day. . .* So,I did this morning,’ said Bill, with an enthusiastic gleam in his eye. ' ‘ Ah 1 what was it, my darling ?’ and the : father’s hands ran through his offspring's curls. ‘ Why, I thrashed Jack Edwards till ho yelled like mad!’ Papa looked unhappy, while he explained that tho precept did not imply a case like that, and concluded, mildly with: You should not have done that my child.’ ‘Then he’d have thrashed me,’ resorted Bill. . . ‘ Better’ expostulated his sire, 1 to hayo fled from the wrath to come.’ * Yes,’ urged Bill, by way of a final clinch er, ‘hut Jack oan,vun twice as fast as lean.’ The good man sighed, went to his study took up,a pen and endeavored to coniposo himself with a seianon reconciling practice and precent. ... Corn Pancakes.— Boil eight or ton ears of corn —pass a sharp knife down,each;row,' and, with the hack of tho knjfe or a spoon scrape off all the .corn, but, bo particular to leave the hull on tho cob. One gill now milk, two.teaapoonfuls salt, two eggs well beaten, and as much flour ns will make a hatter as thick as griddle-eakes. Then add the corn. Have the, lard boiling hot, and drop a table-, spoonful at a tirae.in it. Wfiion brown, serve hot for dinner, - 1 ' ' Corn-Batter Cakes. —Grato eight or ton ears of corn—usoa apotmgo get the. gist of the corn from the cob—ho .careful, never to scrape it on hard no to got off the bulb Make a baiter of 1 quart of milk, 4 eggs,,and flour enough to mako.it as stiff aa usual griddle oakea ; one small tea-spoonful sodh; 1 one and a half cream of. tartar, a teaapnoriful of shit; mix all-well together. Have the griddle hot and buttered drop a teaspnonful id'the mix ture, and when brown on hue side,' turn them to brown the other. Serve with but ter; t’s idol, but fessibn that i his rescue The reader may ask in what particular Bridget’s ghost differed from any other ghost. I Will unfold. Some years agnne I visited my friend, Bob' Squnvors. As Squarora, .Senior, nnd his ‘ better half’ wore from homol Bob insisted that X should remain over night, which I did. The household on this occasion consisted of Lucy Squavers (only ‘ sweet sixteen’,) Boh, Bridget, the • help’.—who had just arrived from Quid' Ireland, and had been engaged tile day previous—nnd myself. Perhaps I should include a large * yaller dorg,’ that was making ' both ends meet,’ near the fire. ‘ When the cat’s away the mice will play,’ yeu.know ; and when tho.old.fulks.are.away the,young folks will play—thunder general ly.; Which, perhaps, you knew, also. In the evening of which I write, about throe hours and forty-eight minutes after thb god of day had pop] cd .behind the Western pills, the party alluded to werq sitting in front of one of those cheerful, old-fashiened npo-n fire-places that are almost obsolete now, listening to Bridget’s narration of her voy age to this country, which was told in that ‘ rich, brogue’ that—that—well, thjvt I could scarcely .understand. ' . And:from that night to this, the manner 'in.which my chair would hi|ph up to Lucy’s lias .remained an unfathomable mystery to m’q: ■ ' ■ Pact! ' Presently, Bob asked Bridget if she had ever seen a ghost. ‘ Aghoat? Is it a shpnok ye mean ?’ '■ Bob explained ; and then ho told a ghost story; then I told a ghost story; then wo told all the ghost stories wo ever road or* heard of, nnd somo that wo never hoard or road of. Somo of them were thrilling, would make the flesh creep, crawl, quiver, squirm,' or move in any other manner. Although we succeeded in several inches but of her gaiter-boots, yet Bridget didn’t seem to ‘ seo the point’—said she wasn’t afraid of 1 shpooks.’ ■ ■ s. After a while, Bob left the room, arid call ed mo after him. Said if there was a ‘skeor’ in Bridget ho would bring it out. ‘ We will build a ghost up in the spare room,’ said Bob, ‘and then wo will get Sis to send Biddy up for something, you know. A capital idea—eh ?’ I confess that I couldn’t dislingiish any thing brilliant or stunning in the idea, but if it succeeded in frightening the girl, that was sufficient. Wo apprised Lucy of our inten tions ; but she objected to remaining down stairs with Bridget, our stories having play ed, upon her fears. Boh said he’d stay down stairs, and Lucy could show me into the spare room, and as sist mo in erecting the 1 ghost. ‘ And make it terrific.’ Bob added. ‘Of course this arrangement pleased me hugely; although I 'am willing to swear or affirm that Boh and I could have accomplish the work in five-ninths of the time ; not that Luoy was hut because ,1 couldn’t do any ghost-building for gazing at my fair ac complice. and—hut That is not hero liofthore, or liny other place. '.. " At last, with the aid of sheets,.night caps, hooped things, and somo other female togge ry of which I could never remember the nam'esi nnd wouldn’t if I could, the ghpst was completed. And a ‘ hunky’ ghost it was, too—onloula-, ted to make the. hair stand erect on the pate • of a bald-headed man ! I never, saw a ghost have no desiro'to ; but I know, ani positive that our ghost looked just like ghosts do look? It was so true ta life (or- death,) that wo walked away from it backward, fearing it would follow us, perhaps place its cold, clam my hands on our faces. Well,, that’s the first ‘ well’—-ain’t it?) we •had not been down.stairs long before Bridg et was sent, up to the spare room. ‘Share,’ said Bridget, picking up a piece of wood that lay on the hearth. ‘ I’ll take tliis bit av a sthiok wid me to boat wan iv thim shpooks Master Bob was sbpoakin’ ov should I meet wid wan.’ Saying which, she proceeded up stairs. Bob, Lucy and I see.retly stole up after her. She had not entered the room long before we heard : 'Ai-rah.yo dirty sphonk, is it hero ye are ?’ We peered into the room, through a small ;ft]ierturo of the door, and saw Biddy standing with, uplifted stick in a belligerent attitude before our impromptu ghost. - ' Take that! an that! nn that 1 yo dirty i blagg'ard 1 And tho way she brought her ‘ hit iv a shtiqk’ down on tho apparition rvas a caution to the crinoline and night caps of which it was 'composed. ... ‘ How d’ye like that?' she asked, giving it a fearful wlmok and leaving.it. We were about retracing our steps, when we heard Bridget exclaim ; ‘ Ocli murther 1 Another shpook 1’ . Another ghost 1 This was more than we had bargained for; qjjjl I began to feel ‘ quor inus.’ , ■ ■ . ‘An’ fwhat an oogly sphook 1 Shure, it must he too divil’s own sister 1’ '. I peeped into tho room observed, Biddy guziiig into a largo mirror ; immediately un derstood the nature of tho ‘ other p.host.’ I darted into the chamber, like oiled light ning, to arrest her outstretched arm, hut wns template. With her ‘ bit av a shtick’ she made a ‘ bleach’ at her image in the glass , and smashed a $25 mirror. ‘ Shure, Master Boh,’ she said, turning to that personage, ‘l’ve broken the windy to smithereens 1 hut it’s mesaelf that’s damaged the mug ov tho thief o’ the worruld !’ Biddy took it for granted that an‘oogly shpook’ was gazing through the window at her. and ‘ piehed in’ accordingly. « Bob and I didn’t sleep much that night.— It took us till daylight to oonooot a story to tell the old folks tho manner in..which the mirror .was broken, And ( another thing, I' was anxious to leave that neighborhood* be- 1 Lire the return of Bob’s patients. . ; When next I; visited-Bob, Mother Squav ers said: . .- ‘That cat’ (which I was stroking,) ‘ that eat, some time ago, broke our large mirror up stairs;’ , But, botween you and I, I don’t believe the . oat did break it; it looked entirely innocent of tho act. t , va ■ From some allusionstbrrtwh'out above, the inquisitive reader may wish to know what became of Lucy—if she'and I,eventually;got . Well, for tho benefit of, such. Twill state, . that some years after ,the foregoing incidents Lucy and vour obedient servant were—not married 1 Faetl (£7” A man wrote to a friend' in Greece, begging him to purchase hooka. From neg ligence or avarice, ho neglected to execute, tho commission, hut,'learning, that cor respondent might beoflended, he exclaimed, when next they met, * My dear;friend. I novi er got the letter you wrote to ine: about) the books/ BRIDGET’S GiIOST. [From tho Philadelphia Ago.] COL. W. W. 11. DAVIS. Wo gave a very brief sketch of ibo servi ces of Col. Davis on Saturday. But as many readers may dosiro to have further particu lars of the antecedents of the gallant soldier who heads tho Democratic ticket, and to sec the next Auditor General op Pennsylva nia as ho is, wo amplify our sketch. Col. Davis was born in Bucks county, in this. State, and is tho only eon of Gen. John Davis, who formerly represented that district in Congress. lie was educated at the Mili tary Academy at Norwich, Vermont. Im mediately on graduating, he was appointed professor of mathematics nnd military in structor-at the -Military Academy at Ports mouth, Virginia. Ho remained there two year«, when he returned homo and studied law, and was admitted to. the bur. Thence he entered tho law school of Cambridge Uni versity. At this time tho Hon. Caleb Cash ing -was raising his regiment to go to Mexico, with which country the United States was then at war. Mr.; Davis shut up Kis levy books and enlisted*, as a private in Captain Crowningshicld’s company." His knowledge of military affairs soon brought him into no tice. He was ..commissioned a lieutenant, and then made adjutant of tho regiment.— When Colonel Cushing was promoted ip the field, Lieut. Davis was offered the majority of the regiment, but being tendered tho position of aid-do. camp and acting assistant adjutant general on thd staff by Gen. Cushing, he ac cepted the latter. He served on tho upper lino under General Taylor for some time, and then was transferred with his brigade to tho lower line to reinforce General Scott. Ho discharged the duties of quartermaster for Patterson's division on the march from Vera Cruz to the city,of Mexico. -In the winter of 1848 ho was promoted to a captaincy by an order of General Scott, and as such served to the end of tho war. On Ms return homo in July, 1848, ho opened nn office-in Doyleatown, nnd com- the practice of the law.. In Septem ber, 1853, President Pierce appointed him District attorney of the United States for the Territory of New Mexico, and ho crossed the great plains in November, of that year, and took un his residence in Santa Fo. The Dis trict Attorney was obliged to ride the cir cuit, a thousand rpiles in extent, twice a year, and cross the great desert, known as EL Jor nando del Muerto, the Journey of Death, where for a distance of ninety miles water is found in only one place, and that Collected from rains. The country was infested by hostile Indians, and the travel was dangerous. Captain Davis made this tfcip in the spring of 1851 in company with four members of the bar and the Marshal. In the summer of that year ho was anpointed Secretary of the Territory, which position ho hold until No vember 1857, when he resigned nnd returned to 1 Ducks county. Meanwhile ho was acting Governor and . Superintendent of Indian af fairs fur over a year. While’bp resided in Santa Fe he edited and published the Santa Fe Gazette-, in English and Spanish, over two years. Colonel Davis then crossed.the great plains.that stretch from the Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains several times, and mot with numerous adventures.' On onooccasion ho was returning to the States in charge of a lady, her servant and child. When (ho little.party he was travelling with was some four hundred miles out, and on the Cimma ■ ron river, they were pounced upon by a war party of mounted Arra'pahoe Indians and made prisoners. When the Indians were seen approaching, the females and child were covered up with blankets in one of the wa-. gona, as their presence always increased the hostility of the savages. The tfcama were stopped and the men obliged to get out of ■ wagons. The Indians sat down on the grhund in a circle and held a council of war, to determine the £ite of the prisoners. Fi nally the chief agreed to let them go on con dition that they would divide their provisions, which being considered a cheap ransom, was accepted, and the party was released. At this time there was no friendly assistance nearer than three hundred miles. In tho spring of 1858 Mr. Davis purchased the Doylcstnwn Democrat, one-of the very largest county newspaper establishments in tho c '-untry, and since then has boon engaged in.thoprofefision of a public journalist. The rebellion of 1801 found him busily engaged on his paper, When tho insurgents fired on Sumter he throw down the pen amf took up, the sword. lie raised tho first armed men in hh county and Congressional district to sus tain tho government. .He called a meeting in the Court House on his own responsibility, organized it, took tho rostrum, and in a short speech' called for volunteers. In two hours sixty had enrolled their names, and in two days one hundred and fifty had offered their services, lie went to Harrisburg with his company, and was thence sent to York. Hero he was offered tho lieutenant colonelcy of the 10th regiment, but would not leave his company, and was then transferred to tho 25th Pennsylvania regiment, in which ho served as captain through the throe months' .campaign, on the Upper Potomac, under Gen. Patterson. . C«pt. Davis was ordered to guard a six gim battery to Washington, and his company was tho first body of troops which passed through Baltimore after the bit ody riot, of April 10th. Ilis med wore hooted at and stonqd, as they sat' on tho tiucks, with their rifles cocked, ready to re sist attacks, but none were made. Captrin Davis was mustered out of service Hie Inst of July. In August, ho went to Washington and again tendered his services to the Secretary of War. Ho was immedi ately authorized to raise a regiment of infan try and a battery of artillery to serve for three years of the ware He fixed his camp at Doylestown and in a month his regiment, the 104th P. V,, was nearly full, composed of the very flower of the youth of Bucks and the neighboring counties. lie turned the en tire control and management of -his newspa per .over tOsDobfdr John 11. Mendenhall, a gentleman in whom ho had confidence,: and gave all his time and thoughts to his milita ry duties.' He did. not resume the charge of his paper again until the Ist of January, 1865.’ • Colonel Davis inarched to 'Washington the first of November p ond many of our citizens .romcmbor. appearance of his reg iment as it'marched through the city. In less than a week, ho was placed in command' of a brigade and ordered to organize and dis cipline it. 'Before he had been a month at i Washington, he submitted to General McClel lan, then Commander-in Chief, a plan of bar racks to Winter Ins', brigade in, which was ap proved,.arid ho was ordered to build them,— They were erected "on Meridian Hill and the work was entirely ,dope by his soldiers. For .the last three years they have been know as '* Carver General. Hospital.” Colonel Davis took his brigade to the Peninsula in March, 18G2, and commanded it 1 until the. lastj of April, when he was .relieved, by General ;II - M. Nagleo. Ho then rQtumofl ,to his regi ment. Hie rogiment partieipaled in ell the operations in the campaign on thoPeninsu*’ ly, and with tho 52d Pennsylvania regimen* led tho celebrated reconnoissanoo from the Chickahomlny to >vithin four miles of Rich mond. Colonel Davis, with his. regiments, brought on tho celebrated action of Pair Oaks, the first of tho series of bloody encoun ters around tho Confederate capital. Here ho lost forty per cent, of his men,' and re ceived a painful wound, a riflo ball penetra ting his left elbow, at the joints. * Ho waa also struck by a spent musket-boll, in the loffe breast. He was laid up by his wound two 1 months, and rejoined his regiment at liar*' s rison’s Landing, seven days before hia leave of absence expired, and when he could no* mount his horse without assistance. When the Army of the Potomac returned to "Wash ington his division (Pecks') was retained bn the Peninsula, and Colonel Davis was placed in command of tho important post at Gloucester Point, garrisoned by a small bri gade.’ Ho put the extensive works in com plete repair. In December of that year hd was transferred to North Carolina, when General Foster placed him in command of his old brigade agitini which hd retained, with an occasional change of regiment, until nearly the end of his term of service. His command was transferred to South Carolina, in January, 1803, with tho army that was intended to attack Charleston. Ho comman ded a brigade, or division,, in tho subequent operations before that oity. Ho was with General Terry in tho action on James Island, July 10th, he was next placed in command of the important post of Folly Island; thence transferred to Morris Island, and assisted in the siege operations against Wagner nnd Sumter. His brigade was one of the two so- , looted by General Terry to make tho final assault on Fort Wagner* tho 7th of Septem ber. From tho Bth of-January until the 25th of April, 18041, Colonel’Dayia was in com mand of tho. operations on Morris Island against Charleston, the only place in tho do* partmbn’fc where active hostilities wore con stantly carried on. This was at a time wheri there wore eleven general Officers in tho de partment. -The fact that Colonel Davis was entrusted with the command of the post of honor, of tho great confidence his in him. From Morris Island ho was transferred to tho command of the important District of Hilton Head, ex tending from Saint Helena sound to, and in cluding Fort Pulaski, at the mouth of Savan nah river, a distance of sixty miles. When a combined attack was made on Charleston, in July, 1804, Colonel Davis commanded tho first brigade of Hatch's division. Ho led tho advance up Johns' Island to within sight of the city. On tho morning of the 6th, while examining with a glass, a rebel battery tha* was playing upon his men, ho«was struck on the rightl hand by a shell, which carried away tho fingers and tore the hand terribly. Of course ho is made a cripple-for life. Af ter ho had so far recovered from his wound as to be able to do light duty, bo was made President of a general court martial, in Phil adelphia, where ho remained until ho wag mustered out of service, the first of October. .18(34. Gnlnnol trao ncrct promofco3, tlac rea son of which the War, Department can give. He entered the service with more knowledge of, and experience in, military matters than ninety-nine out of every hundred officers in the volunteer array. Ho has in his posses sion the very highest testimonials from hie superior officers, and was frequently recom mended for promotion. Ho was honorably mentioned in orders for his conduct at Fair Oaks. After tho fall of Wagner and Sumter', the Adjutant General of the army wrote to General Gillmoro, and requested him to re port tho names of tho officers of his corps who deserved promotion. In tho reply tho name of Colonel Davis stands number two, but there it ended'. Tho others, wo believe,- were all promoted. Four out of five of tho regimental commanders in Colonel Davis* brigade, and of course his juniors, wore mada generals. We are speaking of facts in this connection, not finding fault. It may bo en tertaining at some time to ask the reason. Tho War Department would not promote Colonel Davis. The Popular Department in Pennsylvania will probably correct executive errors so far as to elect him Auditor General. Hardly Knew You. — A maiden lady, re siding in great seclusion, had not. been t a Church for several years; but on the acces-. jion of a small property she bought herself a new- bonnet, shawd and dress, with tho ap propriate gloves, boots, &o. F and appeared on tho following Sabbath in a style which al most destroyed her identity with the hither to shabby and hoopless old maid. Just ns she was walking iip tho isle, and as every eye seemed to bo turned upon her the choir commenced singing an 'anthem, tho burden of which 1 HaUelujf.h ! Hallelujah V The- indignant spinster retraced her steps down tho isle in high dudgeon exclaiming: * Hardly knew you, indeed I Why, this iff not the first time I've been dressed up.-- Hnrdly knew yon 1 X guess I don't come .here soon again!' KST" You may not think much of Niagara at a distance, bat go right np under rt and you will find It overwhelming. * Why don't you wash your face ?* * I.an* afraid to : n bridge near my house was wash ed away last night/ A young-lady of this city, a short time ago in a fit of desperation, hung herself to a limb —of the law. Black men are not always proud, One of them presided at a radical meeting in Ober -1 in, Ohio.; — Prentice. . DC/' ‘ Now, I will prove very briefly that ft secessionist is as great an Abolitionist as Sumner. Both the secessionists andthedis unmnists nro for breaking up this Union. I will slate this argument in a syllogism thus : An Abolitionist is a disunionist. " A disun iunist is a secessionist.. A secessionist is a disunionist. A Disunionist is an Abolition ist. There is not a partiole of difference'be tween them.'—Andy Johnson, June 2d; 186p< An irritable man went ,to visit ft stole friend, asked him concerning his health;. Tho patient .was so ill that be' could not reply} whereupon tho other, in a rage,.said, ‘I hopft jl may soon fall sick and then I will not an" swor you whop you visit me/ ' A young man, meeting an ftetpiaint. anco, said, ‘ I heard that you woro dead.'—— ‘ But,’ said .the other, ‘ you-see me alive.’—* * I do not. know how that may . bo,’ replied ho ; ‘ you ape a notorious liar ; but my infor mant was a person of credit.’ SST 1 - An editor in Maine baa never baen known to driok any water. .Ho says he nev er hc-anl of witter used as ft general rethedy hut once—in the time of Noah—when it kill; ed mors than it cured. NO; 12.