Whole No, 2629,
Jacob C, Blymyer & Co. }
produce and Commission Mer
chants,
LEWISTOWN, PA*
gsHTour and Grain of all kinds pur
chased at market rates, or received on storage
and shipped at usual freight rates, having
storehouses and boats of their own, with care
ful captains and hands.
Stove Coal, Limeburners Coal, Plaster, Fisb
aud Salt always on hand.
Grain can be insured at a small advance on
fost of storage. n022
AMBROTYPES
AND
The Gems of the Soason.
fIMIIS is no humbug, but a practical truth.
J_ The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholdor
are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS, TRUTH
FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and
DURABILITY. Prices varying according
to size and quality of frames and Cases.
Room over the Express Office.
Lewistown, August 23, 1860.
fliL J* iDiLLL
- r j s a-t rJ TjT ? g 0
OFFICE on East Market street, Lewis ton n,
adjoining F. G. Franclaeus' Hardware
Smre. P. S. Dr. Locke will be at his office
the first Monday of each month to spend the
week. my3i
DR. A* J? ATKZNSOIff,
H AVING permanently located in Lewis
town, offers his professional services
to the citizens of town and country. Office
West Market St., opposite Eisenbise's Hotel.
Residence one door east of George Blymyer.
Lewistown, July 12, 1860-tf
Dr. Samuel L. Alexander,
/} lias permanently located at Milroy,
T-j and is prepared to practice all thebranch
ut> es of his Profession. Office at Swine
kart'fl Hotel. my3-ly
EDWARD FRYSINGER,
UIIOI.LB.4LE DEALER A JlA.\l FACTI BEK
CIGARS, TOBJCCO, SM T FP,
&.C., &C.,
iPiio
Orders promptly attended to. je!6
GHBO. W. SLDEK,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mttffiu,Centre and Hunting- ;
don counties. aayJjG
NEW REMEDIES EOR
SPEII MA T 0 R R II (E A. j
HOWARD ASSOCIATION. PHILADELPHIA, A j
H- >•" ■ 'it Institution t 'rtf.', to'l 1/1/ sprrUll Emlon- I
'< t.hr UrJirfof the Siekmnl Distre&ol, uHtirtoiirith
Vir-tinit unit Chronic IMSCIISCH. ami tnjiecially for tin Cure
f of th, < Ory-iri*.
MKDP'AL ADVICE giveu gratis, by tho ActingSur-
V ALL AI'.LF. UK POUTS on Speriuitnn ic-a. anl <>th
nrntirn ofthr Urnrnut Qijann. dinlthn BBW REM- j
Ki lES employed in the Dispensary, sent in sealed
p", ir, • of charge. Two or ttuee stioibs for I
, .C' pt.iiile. Address, JK. J. SKILLIN j
il 'RI'IHTON, it ..ward Association, No. 2 S. Ninth St., j
Phtlndeliihia, Pa. jeO 1
A, 1118 2,
UA\ ING in connection with his Grocery
and Notion business, commenced tho
Manufacturing Gf Confection
ery,
•n its various branches, and employed a prac- |
;;oal workman, notifies the public that he i:i- '
'■ads to keep a well assorted stock of the ;
above goods on hand, which will be warrant j
' 4 to give satisfaction, and be equal to any I
-onfectioneries that can be bought from any '
eastern city, which he offers t. wholesale mer >
chants and retailers at city prices, with cost
of carriage. He therefore solicits the CUB- '
torn of the surrounding country, and re- i
quests them to send in their orders or call
and examine his goods, which will eatipfy all !
that they can be accommodated with a selec- ]
tion which will recommend itself.
CAKES, BISCUITS, &c., constantly on j
hand. Also, Pound, Spunge, Bride, Silver
and Gold Cakes, in the best style, baked to
order, on the shortest notice. mh2B
Glassware.
FBI IT Stands with and without covers.
Butter Dishes " " "
">ugar Bowls, Goblets and Preserve Dishes.
Pitchers and Tumblers. All to be sold at
the lowest figure by H. ZERBE. i
1 ( H 10 Fruit Jars, best in use,
IHv'V at prices cheaper than has ever
e, -Q offered, at Zerbe's Grocery and Stone- '
w are depot. jy 10
Stock of Furniture on
Hand.
A FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds
•of Furniture. Youog married persons
ai )d others that wish to purchase Furniture
find a good assortment on hand, which
*"l be sold cheap for cash, or country pro
duce taken in exchange for same. Give me
a call, on Valley street, near Black Bear Ho
feb 21
TP FRANKLIN PRATT, .Gun barrel WqT-
T 4er, wishes employment, please address
, x Philadelphia Post Office, stating
s ere he may be found. aog7-3t
IISSI© JPWSMECSI]®© ©IS©IB(BIS 2FBNR&2ISS\J&I£I&2 SSN^ANSS 1 S@ERS3WSR A IPAO
L XJ M BBH.
. \\7" IL LI AM B. HOFFMAN* at his Lum
▼ T ber Yard, Third strept, near the Acad
emy, has now on hand an extensive stock of
J LUMBER of all kinds,
rocxis, s/.s:-:,
■ 40,000
LAP AND JOINT SHINGLES,
: which he offers for sale at low rates on reas
t onablo terms.
WATER PIPS
i Having beeu appointed agent for the sale of
(lie Wiliiamsport Company's Tubing ff,r wa
ter courses, which is the fiest and cheapest
1 i ever manufactured, he invites attention to the
: following reasons for its use:
I. It is made of pine and perfectly healthy.
! 2. It is the cheapest pipe made.
. : 3. It is the easiest laij] down.
. 4. It j? r,ot liablo to get out of order.
[I 5. It keeps water sweet and pure.
. i 0. Bring small, it soon beomns saturated
' I with water.
7. It is durable, justing front 20 to 30 years.
| 8. it has a large bore, and is not liable to
j choke.
0. It can bo made larger to bear pressure.
10. Iron will fill with incrustation, or will
rust out.
11. The mineral of lead and iron is very
I unhealty.
, j 12. Iron and lead, same size, will cost 6
, times as much.
i
• HEFERENCfS.
It. Pondee, Supt. Cattawissa 11. 11. Co.
! J- M. Macklin, Supt. Sunbury and Erie
| K. R. Co.
J. M. Fisher, Supt. Shamokin It. It. Co.
• j Supt. North Central.
1 1 Hon. J. W. Maynard, Wiliiamsport.
! j Hon. Thorpas Hepburn, "
John Fullon, Philadelphia.
William Irvin, dittany.
Thomas & Harris, Bellefonte.
aplß WM. B. HUFFMAN.
; New Spring and Summer Goods.
Ik F. ELLIS, of the late firm of McCoy
U* A. Ellis, has just returned from the city
with a choice assortment of
Dry Goods and Groceries,
j selected with care and purchased for cash,
, which are offered to the public at a small ad
! vance on cost. The stock of Dry Goods em
j braces all descriptions of
Spring and Summer Goods
I suitable for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children,
i with many new patterns. fjy
©rocctuts
| comprise Choice Sugars, Molasses, Java, Rio
and Laguyra Coffee, superior Teas, Ac. Also,
' Boots and Shoes, Queenswaro, and all other
! articles usually found in stores —all which
j the customers of the late firm and the public
I in general are invited to examine.
R. F. ELLIS.
Country Produce received as usual and the j
i full market price flowed th-rcAr.
Lewistowu, May 10, 18ot.
j f%e Gnatist Discovery of the Aye is that j
John Kennedy & Co, Propietors,
AM)
JAMES FIROVKD, Salesman,
ARE selling goods at price*; that defy com
petition. They keep a large stock of
j all kinds of goods such as Sugars, at 7, 9, 10,
11, Coffees at 10, Teas 88, Syrups at 60 per
gallon, 100 boxes of Mould Candles 10 oz to
lb., (to dealers at 13 cts. by the box,) 14 cts.
per lb., Segars, very low, Sugar Cured Hams
at 12, Dried Beef 12, Calicos, Muslins, Ging
hams, and all kinds of Dry Goods for sale at
prices that can't be surpassed. Everybody
and anybody are invited to come and see the
j sights. Don't forget to .bring along the ready
i cah, as you may be sure its th;;t we're after;
and don't forget that we sell goods tosuitthe
hard times ; we take produce of aft kinds in
! exchange for goods.
JOHN' KENNEDY & Co.
J lebif J. B. FIROVEO, Salesman.
\vmmm AMplr.
frMIE Fall Session of this Academy will
i A commence on MONDAY, September 2d.
Miss S. E. Van Duzer will continue to have
charge of the department of Music. Miss
I F. J. Eldrrdgc will give instructions in Paint
! ing and Drawing.
M iss E. Warren, who is so well known in
this community as a thorough disciplinarian
and excellent teacher, has returned to Lewis
! town and connected herself wUh this Institu
i tion. Misses Warren and Eldridge will joint
ly manage the affairs of the school in my ab
| sence, under my supervision, and should my
| absence be long continued, A. Smith, County
i Superintendent, will act in my place, and
, superintend the general interests Qf the
School. Mrs. .Smith will have .the entire
management of the Preparatory Department.
Terms of Tuition , $3.25, $4.75, and $6.25
per quarter, according to the grade of studies,
j For further information apply to
AI J. SMITH, Prin.
Lewistown, August 21, 1861.
COAX, *>,.
Great Reduction in the Prices of Coal Oil,
2$ bbls. No. 1 Coal Oil, at 50 cts. per gallon
by the bbl. 60 cts. per gallon for less quan
tities, and 18 cts. per quart. There is no
better Coal .Oil; it burns brightly,' is entirely
free from smell, and non explosive; for sale by
sepf F. G. FRANCISC US.
LUMBER! LUMBER!
A LARGE and complete assortment of
Lumber for sale cheaper than the cheap*
1 est, by F. G. FRANCISCUS.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1861.
Edited by A. SMITH. County Superintendent.
For the Educational Column.
The First Day of School
•, W hat tearcher does not remember the
varied incidents ol the ' tirst day?' It is
with some trepidation that the experienced
no less than the inexperienced teacher en
-1 j ters the schoolroom at the beginning of the
term. Visions of former 'first days' float
before bis mind's eye, and he takes in the
whole panoramic view, with its dull and
bright coloring, at a glance, before hecros
- tes the threshold.
\\ liile perhaps with many years of ex
, perienpe the teacher is prepared for this
work, he still remembers that first impres
; sions on the minds of children are often
! the most lasting. There are always some
j scholars in the school to whom everything
; is new and strange, and there are little
| eyes watching every movement and little
j oars listening eagerly to every word the
( teacher utters. This must be observed by
; every teacher, and his movements governed
j accordingly. The inexperienced teacher
, is seldom cognizant of this, hence the fre
quent failure of many in good government.
The teacher's work on the iirst day of
! school is no easy otic. There are count
' less difficulties to be met and surmounted
if possible. There are new scholars to he
examined, old books to be discarded and
new ones to be recommended, classes to be
arranged ami new ones to be formed- —
There are little perverse wills to be firmly
guided into habits of order and obedience.
There is also much with which to contend
in the opposition of parents, some conten
ding for tl>e right of sending their child
ren to this or that school. 'Home was not
built in a day,' neither in one day cap all
the scholars that attend the public schools
be 'put up' for the winter in the school of
j their choice.
Patience is an invaluable gift, but it is
: nearly lost sometimes, when teachprs and
directors are assembled on the street or in
the schoolroom, by persons who iusist that
they (the parents) die alone fit judges of
what is beat to be done. The teacher who
can by tack and prudence overcome these
difficulties successfully is a blesssing to the
school aud the community in which he
lives.
The trying 'first day' being over the j
succeeding ones, though the}' bring much j
labor, yet bring much more peace. The j
teacher haying big mind released from the i
harrussing perplexities that attend the first j
opening of school, lias time to think seri- j
ously of his du'y and responsibility ; Ims
time to miss the little Charlie or Fannie ;
who sat in yonder corner the last term, and
whose bright eyes have been closed all |
through the summer in their long sleep ; j
and he has also time, not to dream of, but
to do noble things, so that lie in departing i
: miy leave behind him ' footprints on the
j smds of time.' ]•]. j
Teachers' Association.
I The 'Lewistown Teachers' Association,' '
I after a vacation of six months, was rcor- J
ganized on Saturday, Sept. 28th, 1801.— j
There were twelve members present, f rom j
which the following officers for the coming
year were elected:
President —Mr. Jos. S. Waream.
Vice President—Miss Mary Shaw.
Secretary—Miss Mary Miller.
Treasurer —Mias Indiana V. Liberty.
Miss Mary Stewart was appointed Edi
tress of the ' Manuscript'. 'The exercises
will consist of drills in the several branches
taught in the schools : Also, discussions
on various methods of teachiug, Ac.
It is earnestly hoped that the directors
and patrons of the schools, as well as all
others interested in the work, will attend
these weekly meetings; and thus by their
presence eucourage Uiose engaged in the
pleasant yet arduous work of instructing
the youth of Lewistown. E. S.
NATURAL ISi
The American Redstart.
This bird has been classed among the
warblers, yet it has all the characteristics
of the flycatchers, and is in fact one of the
most expert of its tribe. It will pursue a
party of flies from the tops of the tallest
trees, in an almost perpendicular, but zig
zag, direction, to the ground, while the
clicking of its bill is distinctly heard; and
I dcubt not but it often secures ten or
twelve of these in three or four seconds.
Its notes or twitter, though animated and
sprightly, are not deserving the name of
song; sometimes they are jceese, wecsc }
weese , repeated every quarter of a minute,
as it skips among the branches; at other
times this ty/itter varies to several other
chants, which we can .instantly distinguish
in the woods. It is sure to be seen in the
interior of forests, the borders of swamps,
and meadows, and in deep glens covered
with wood, and wherever flying insects
abouud. It js very generally found in the
United States. The name redstart has
been given to it from its supposed resem
blance to the redstart of Europe. It builds
in low bushes; the nest is built with flax
moistened with saliva, and lined with soft
down. The male is extremely anxious for
its preservation, and on any one's approach-
ing the place, will flit about within a few
feet, seeming greatly distressed.
This bird is five inches loqg; the general
color above is black, glossed with blue; the
j sides of tho breast, part of the wings and
tail, ola fine orange, and tho under parts
; white.
1 The Blue Bird.
The blue bird is one of the first messengers
: of spring, and njepts with a hearty welcome
from every body. He appears aa early as
February, and is seen with his mate recon
noitering the leaf in i lie garden, and the
i hole in the apple tree, the cradles of some
| generations of his ancestors. They then
begin to clear out the old nest, and tp pre
pare for thg reception of their future off
spring. Soon after this, another sociable
little pilgrim arrives from the south, and
finding such a snug berth pre occupied.
. shows his spite by watching a convenient
! opportunity, and, in the absence of the OWII
i or, pops in and pulls out the sticks; but (
: takes especial care to make off" as fast as i
1 possible.
Their principal food is insects and bpe- I
ties, and suipetiuies spiders. In the fall
| they feed on berries, fruits, and seeds.— i
I The usual spring and summer song of this I
bird, is a soft, agreeable and oft repeated
warbler, uttered >vith open quivering wings,
; and is extremely pleasing. Its motions
j and characters resemble the redbreast of
! Britain, and like hiiu he is known to al- j
: most every child. He is of a mild and !
j peaceful disposition, seldom quarreling
j with other birds. Ills society is courted
in the country, and few farmers neglect
to provide for liiip, in some suitable place,
a snug little summer-house, ready fitted
and rent free. For this lie more than suf
ficiently repay-3 them by the cheerfulness ol'
his song and the multitude of injurious in- j
sects which h.e destroys. Toward fall, his
song changes to a single plaintive note, as
I he passes over the yellow and niany-color
j ed woods; and its melancholy air recalls
; .to our minds the approaching decay of the ,
' face of nature. Even if the trees are
i stripped of their leaves, he still lingers over
1 his native fields, as if loath to leave them.
; Indeed he appears scarcely ever totally to
! forsake us, as with the return of mild and
I open weather, we hear his plaintive note
| amidst the fields, or in the air, seeming to
j deplore the devastation of winter,
j The blue-bird ig six inches and three
j quarters long; the wings are remarkably
I lull and broad, and dusky black at the tips; i
. the whole upper parts are rich sky blue,
j with put pie relleeti jus; under parts chest- !
| nut color and white.
teMlmMogij
•Just as I Am.'
The following touching incident, under
j the aLove heading, we find related in the
Examiner, and it is a forcible illustration
; ui' the wide range of the means of useful
j ness within the reach of* the humblest
i Christian. Qod abundantly rewards those
! who are faithful in little, and often gives
! a power to humble efforts that apparently
j far exceeds in results that accomplished by
I more imposing instrumentalities :
A few weeks ago a poor little boy came
to one of our ward missionaries, and hold- j
ing up a dirty and worn out bit of printed
paper said, 'l'lease, sir, father sent me to
get a clean paper like that.' Taking it
from his hand, the missionary unfolded it,
and found that it was a page containing
thai, precious lyrical epitome of the Gos
pel, of which the fiist stanza is as follows:
"Just as I am, without one plea,
Save that thy blood was shed foi me,
Aud that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee—
O I.amb of Uod! —I eonie."
The missionary looked down with inter
est into the face earnestly upturned to him,
and asked the little boy where he got it
and what he wanted with a clean one
'We found it, sir,' said lie, in sister's pock
et, after she died, and she used to sing it ,
all the time while she was sick, and she
. loycd it so much that father wanted to get
a clean one and put it in a frame to hang
it up. Won't you please to give us a clean
one, sir ?
This little page, with a single hymn up
on it, had been cast upon the air like a .
falling leaf by some Christian hands, ho- j
ping to do some possible good. In some
little mission Sabbath school probably this I
girl had thoughtlessly received it afterward j
to find in it, we may hope, the Gospel of
her salvation. Could she, in any probabil- j
ity, have gone down into death sweetly j
singing that hymn of penitence and faith
in Jesus to her latest breath, without the j
saving knowledge of Him which the Holy |
Spirit alone imparts ?
The incident was so impressive that it
was related in a Sabbath schppl subse
quently, and copies of the same beautiful
hymn were given to all who promised to
learn it. Groups of children from such
schools have since been seen repeating or
singing it. None can tell what these.sim- {
pie lines have done or are destined to do '
for the salvation of the lost.
' " ~ " " —— •
Carpets, Groceries, &c.
WOOLEN, Linen and Cotton Carpets—
cheap—Queensware, Hardware, Glass- j
ware and Earthenware, with a good stock of
IGrooeries, as cheap as our neighbors. Please
call and see for yourselves.
sep!B JAMES PARKER.
| IIIGEmilOH!,
A Mysterious Case-
As the ship Dreadnought was proceed
ing down New Yoak Harbor for Liverpool
i o;| Monday, the Captain's attention was ar
: rested by the strange conduct of one of the
I passengers, a well dressed woman who was
booked as Mrs. Rose. She was accompa
nied by a beautiful little girl, but four
years of age, who seemed somewhat afraid
of her, and acted in a manner quite inex
plicable. Concluding that she was insane,
| the Captain placed the woman and ber
; baggage on board a tug bogt to return to the
city, and proceeded on his way. She was
, closely watched by the pilot of the tug,
aud when off Statcn Island the woman, ap
parently, raised the little girf in her arms
and deliberately threw her overboard. The
pilot stopped the boat, and without hesita
tion jumped overboard, saving the poor
; child from a watery grave. The woman
j was thep placed where she could do no in
;jury-
On arriving in New York, tho woman i
was questioned by the police, who got the :
i following sjflry from ber :
, Her name is Mary Monroe, and she is J
married. The child is not her own nor
her husband's, but the mgn wished it de
! stroyed because the girl was entitled to
some property which would revert to him
.in case of her death. He had sent them
away in order to get xid of the child, and
she had thrown the girl overboard because
: she knew that its destruction only was de- |
sired. Beyond this the would be tpurder
er has nothing to say.
A Friendly Interview Between Penn
sylvania Regiments and the Rebels.
A Washington correspondent qf the
j Near York Tribune says :
I have just learned the particulars of
two interviews which took place on Sun
day last between some members of Colonel
Hays' Bth Pennsylvania regiment and the
Virginia 43d (rebel) stationed oil the op
positc banks of the Potomac at Great Falls.
The river is here not ipere than a hundred
yards wide, and the pickets on both sides
have occasionally hailed each other. On
Sunday the rebels invited some of our men
across, stating that if they would leave
their arms behind them they would receive
hospitable treatment and be allowed to re
turn.
One of the Pennsylvania boys stripped,
plunged in, and swam across. He was
helped up the rocks by a Virginia Captain,
who gave him his overcoat to wear, and
proposed that he should take a drink of
whiskey. 'lf I drink,' said the soldier,
'it piyst bg io ,Ogr Country.' 'Very good,'
said the rebel officer, 'I will join you
'Here's to Our Country!' And the men
on both sides of the river joined in a
hearty cheey. The man remained an hour
or two and then swam back, a little nebu
lous from the number of healths he had
been obliged to drinjr.
In the afternoon several of tho yebels
returned the visit. They were .courteously
entertained, and exchanged buttons with
our men as souvenirs of the interview.—
'We don't care about tho war,' said they,
.'and don't want to fight, but can't help it
You Pennsylvanians are like friends and
brothers, and wc wisji we had those
South Carolinians against us instead of
you.' One of the Virginia officers took
eft his gold slocve buttons, having no oth
er disposable gift at hand, and received a
quarter eagle in return. 'Good Lord,'said
he, 'it's been a long time since I've seen
such a piece of money.' They were all
anxious to know the popular sentiment of
Pennsylvania and the other Border States j
in relation to the war, and seeuied a good
d il depressed at learning the truth. They
appeared to be tolerably well clothed and
fed, and did not complain of their condi
tion.
Two of the soldiers exchanged letters
from their sweethearts. Various ex
changes of newspapers, &c., were also
made, and in the uct our men received a
letter from a sister of one of the rebels,
without the owner's knowledge. I had an
opportunity of reading the letter this mur
ning, and give you an interesting extract
therefrom : '"'ajc.e eare of your clothes,
(the writer says] for I don't believe there
is a yard of stuff" for shirts or clothing in
the whole county. There is not in the
\ whole county a pound of coffee or suyar.
1 Mrs.- uses honey in her tea. Send
I some of your .money home wheja you get
It appears, from other parts of the let
ter, that the coyntry has been entirely
stripped of cloth, shoes, coffee and sugar,
in order that the army may be supplied.
With the present enormous prices of' those
articles in the south, it is difficult to see
how these supplies jean he kept up much
longer.
The Death of Gen. Gibson.
Gen. George Gibson, Commissary Geu.
eral of the United States, died at Wash
ington on Monday morning of last week.
The deceased was a native of Pennsylva
nia, 85 years of age, and was a son of
Lieut. Col. George G. Gibson, who fought
through the Revolutionary war, and who
died at Fort Jefferson on the 11th of No
, veiuber, 1791, of wounds received in bat-
New Series—Vol. XV, No. 48.
tic on the 4th of November, 1791. Ht
wa; a brother ot the distinguished John
Bannister Gibson, who for a long periuu
adorned the Supreme Bench of our State,
jjp entered the army, as captain in the
sth Infantry, on the 3d ot May. 1808.—
On November 9th, 1811, he was promoted
to the position of major of the 7th Infant
ry, and on the 15th ot August, 1813, ha
received the rank ol lieutenant colonel,
which iie held until he was disabled, oq
the 15th of June, 1815. On the 29th of
April, lx IG, he was appointed Quartermas
ter General, with the rank of colonel, and
.assigned to the southern division of the
army, then tinker command of Major Gen
eral Jackson fie held that rank until
April 19th, 1819, when lie was appointed
• Commissary General of Subsistence. On
the 29tii of April, L>2t, he was bievctted
| brigadier general for ' ten years faithfui
service,'and on May 30th, 18 18, lie was
i brevetted a major general for ' meritorious
conduct, particularly in the performance u|
bis duties in prosecuting the war with
Mexico.' Since that time he lias held the
I position ot Commissary General, and qi y
, charged the duties of the office with cred
it to himself and satisfaction to the army.
A Vast Gold Field.
A recent arrival from California brings
intelligence of the discovery of an 'E! Do
*ado' of immense extent. It. seems Jiardl}
credible that gold should exist in sue!
quantities on the part of our con
tinent, but from what is already known
we feel confident that the mineral wealth
of our 'great west,' when tjiat yast rcgioi
is fully developed, will be found to cxceet.
the most sanguine expectations. The sub
joined paragraph contains the last report o
gold discoveries :
The correspondent of the Dallas Moun
taineer says it is deuionstiated beyond dis
pute that tho whole region of country be
tween the Cascades Rocky
is one vast gold field, and only requires de
velopeuient to revolutionize the whole
coast. An area of 3,200 square miles had
been sufficiently prospected to establish the
existence of the mineral every where. Ex
ploring parties have been fitting out for
the Elk country and Bitter Root Valley.
Charcoal for Peach Trees. —ln the
Farmer and Gardener William Elder says
he applies charcoal from the liquor refiners
t) peach trees, as a protection against tho
worm, with success : to small tries a peek
and to large ones half a bushel. He docs
not say when it is done, but says he re
moves it in May and applies a fresh dose.
He thinks it also adds thrift to the trees.
'Sircar Him and /W Him CP.'. —The
best piece of satire upon the leniency ob
served by the authorities in reference to
rebels found committing depredations, is
in the shape of a story which /s' we
believe by Governor Pierpont. As the sto
ry goes, some of the soldiers in Genera!
Cox' 3 camp, down in Kanahwa, recently
caught, a large rattlesnake. The snake
manifested a most mischievous disposition,
snapping and thrusting out his forked
tongue at all who came near him. The
boys at last got tired of the reptile, and as
nobody wanted such a dangerous compan
ion, the question arose, (what shall we do
with him?' This question was propounded
several times without an answer, when a
halt drunken soldier, who was lying near
upon his back, rolled over upon his side,
and relieved his companions by quietly re
marking : 'Damn it, swear hini and let him
go-' J " ' "' "
The Recent Flood in the Susquehannah
The Lycoming Gazette", published at Wil
iiamsport, Pa., gives us some particulars re
specting the recent flood in the West Branch.
For a time during Saturday forenoon the wa
ter rose at the rate of three feet in an hour.
The greatest height attained was twenty one
feet and a few inches, (by marks, two and a
quarter inches iess than the" notable flood of
1853, and twenty inches less than the memo
rable flood of October, 1847—the greatest ev
er known in that river.) The loss of proper
ty by the flood is enormous. The Gazette
says from early Saturday morning until uighs
about one half of the surface of the river was
covered with lumber, mixed with farm pro
duce. The lumber was in round logs, square
logs, boards, shingles and latfi—in rafts, pilec
and single pieces. Although some of the
Wiliiamsport lumbermen suffer severely by
the calamity, the loss does not fall entirely
upon them, but rather the largest proportion
of it upon those operating above that point.
All the booms along the river were more or
less damaged. Tho Lock Haven boom was
emptied and crippled, and the Susquehannah
boom partially cleared. From 'fifteen to
twenty-five million feet remain in the Bus*
quehanuaii boom, and considerable in iis ad
junct, leading behind the isla-ids at the low
er eud of Wiliiamsport.
All along the river the water made sad
havoc with farms by inundating them and
carrying away fences, outstanding crops,
sheds, <kc. The West Branch Canal was also
damaged at several points. Look Haven was
inundated aud communication with it cut off
until Monday. In fyiljiamsport the wa'T
surrounded a few houses in the s< udiwest
corner of the town, but did no great damag6
within the borough further than that caused
by filling cellars, overflowing gardens, float
ing plank walks, and in a few instances com
ing in contact with steam machinery.
Including tho value o/tbe logs gene adrift
the damage along the valley will probably
not fall much short of a million of