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Whole No. 2802.
Lewistown Post Office.
Mails arrive and close at the Lewistown P.
0. as follows;
ARRIVE.
Eastern through, 5 48 a. m.
" through and way 421p m.
Western " " " 10 55 a.m.
Bellefonte " " " 2 30p.m.
Northumberland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, 6 00 p. in.
CLOSE.
Eastern through 8 00 p. ra.
-' " and way 10 00 a. m
Western " " 300 p. m.
Bellefonte
Northumberland (Sundays, Tueeedays
and Thursdays) 8 00 p. m.
Money can be forwarded through this of
fice in sums from $1 to S3O, by the payment
of the following fees: From $1 to $lO ten
cents; $lO to S2O fifteen cents; S2O to S3O
twenty cents.
Office open from 7 30 a. m. to 8 p. m. On
Sundays from Bto 9 a in. 8. COMFORT. P. M.
PEX.tSTLYiYIi RAILROAD.
Trains leave Lewistown Station as follows:
Westward. Eastward
Pittsburgh and Erie
Mail, 356a. m. 10 45 p. in.
Baltimore Emress, 5 26 a. m.
Philad'u Express, 605a. m 12 18 a. m.
Fast Line, 625 p. in. 516 ••
Mail 421 "
Fast Mail, 10 55 "
Harrisburg Accom'n, 3 44 p. m.
Emigrant, 10 4i a. m.
Through Freight, 10 30 p. m. 160a m.
Fast " 9 45
Express " 12 10 p. m. 12 35 p. m
Stock Express, 500 p. m, 900 "
Coal Train, 1 15 p. m. 11 45 a. m.
Union Line, 7 41 "
Local Freight, 730a. m. 625 p. in.
NOTE. —The Pittsburgh and Erie Express
leaves east and west daily except Sunday ;
Baltimore Express west daily except Monday;
Philadelphia Express east and west daily ;
Fast Line east daily except Monday and west
daily except Sunday; Fast Mail east daily ex
cept Sunday; Mail Train west daily except
Sunday; Harrisburg Accommodation east dai
ly except Sunday, and Emigrant west daily
except Monday.
Fare to Philadelphia, $5 85
" Baltimore, 5 20
" Harrisburg, 2 10
" Altoona, 250
" Pittsburgh, 6 60
Galbraith's Omnibuses convey passengers to
*nd from all the trains, taking up or setting them
down at all points within the borough limits.
Miffiin & Centre County R. R.
Lewistown and Reedsville.
ON and af er Monday, January 2, 1865,
tra.n will leave Lewistown and Reeds
ville as follows:
Leave Lewistown for Reedsville,
(mail) 7 30 a. m.
Leave Reedsville for P. R. R. 830 "
" P. R. R. for Reedsville 1100 "
" Reedsville for Lewistown 11 30 "
" Lewistown for Reedsville 110 p. m
" Reedsville for P. R. R., mail 215 *'
" P. R. R. for Reedsville 425 "
" Reedsville for Lewistown 515 "
The train will stop at Lewistown,
Freedom Iron Works, Yeagertown, and the
Crossing of the Turnpike above Mann's low
er Axe Factory, going and coming.
G. ALFRED SCHAFFER,
jan4 Engineer.
WILLIAM LIND,
has now open
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Room over the Express Office.
Lewistown, August 23, 1860.
Kishacoquillas Seminary
NORMAL INSTITUTE.
\\7ILL commence its winter session. OC
v f TOBEIt 12. 1864, and continue twen
ty weeks. Cost for Board, Furnished Rooms,
and Tuition in English Branches, $75. Fuel,
Light and Washing extra.
For particulars see catalogue.
8 Z. SHARP, Principal.
Kishacoquillas, Sept. 21, 1864.
Academia, Juniata Co., Pa,
COMMENCES its Summer Term May 4th,
1864. For circulars address
Mrs. 0. J. FRENCH. Principal, or
ANDREW PATTERSON, Proprietor
ap6 1864-ly
CrSO. 7T. ELDER,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Miffiin,Centre and Hunting
don counties my 26
STOVES.
REMEMBER that F. J. Hoffman has a
fine assortment of Cooking, Coal and
ood Stoves, at lowest pricea. j<v>4
MIFFLIN COUNTY
POOR HOUSE STATEMENT.
John IF. Shaw, Treasurer, in account with
Samuc' Drake, Moses Miller and John
Taylor, Esqrs, Directors of the Poor
and of the House of Employment for
the county af Mifflin, from January
1, 18(54, to Januari/ 1, 1865.
DR.
To mt. of orders on county Treasurer S3OOO 00
To cash for ltxt bus. corn ears at 50c. per bus. 50 00
do 287 bus. 33 lbs. corn at $1 per bus. 287 52
do from Directors of the Poor of Hun
tingdon county for support of Warren Kyso
and wife 38 00
To cash for 9 flour barrels at *oc. each 3 60
ilo from Paul Gibboney in part payment
of the expenses of his 'daughter "at the
State Lunatic Hospital 90 00
To cash for 310 bus. red wheat at $2 per bus. 620 00
do from Andrew Cook, being money
found on the person of James Jones, dec. 1 75
To cash for 100 bus. oats at 80c. per bus. 80 00
do 6 beef hides, weighing 377% lbs.
at 8 cents per pound " 30 20
To cash for 22 bus red wheat at $2.40 per bus. 62 80
balance due Treasurer 41 73
$1235 67
CR.
By the following orders paid for the support
of the poor at the Poor House, viz:
By balance due at last settlement 130 11
Daniel Bearley .4 Sons, 2 balloon stoves, grates
aud plow shares 19 35
John Ebv. making wood shed 3 00
Moses Miller, col. road tax for 1862 9 68
E. C. Hamilton, shoes 23 15
J. Irvin Wallis, tin ware and repairs 24 32
: T. <i. Bel), collector school tax 19 72
: John L. Brower, work on farm 154 00
j C. Hoover, Esq , fees on orders of relief 10 40
I Wm. Butler, meat 84 77
M. Frank, merchandize, 117 05
i William Johnson, shoes, 44 92
i John Speeee, black-smithing for 1862 and 1863 99 42
i Wm. tj. Zollinger, hats 3 00
! G. W. Meßride, Esq., fees on oriieri of relief 2 28
; Josepti Brower, steward 330 50
j Jane Furgeson, cooking for poor, 50c. per w"k 28 00
j H. <4. Franciscus, hardware 3 65
! John Kennedy, calico, muslin, tobacco, Ac. 62 03
( Isaac Stall, rails 8 00
j A. Felix.2 barrels molasses, groceries, tobacco,
and coffins 179 77
! S. B. Haines, pump suckers 2 60
j James Parker, calico and muslin 61 40
j Wm. B. Hoffman, lumber 8 92
| John Hiines, fire and oven wood SS 00
! Thomas Cox, shoes 30 12
j Henry Zerbe. merchandize find groceries 130 37
j Abraham Kitting, chairs 16 50
I Dr. Thomas Van Valzah, salary 186 00
i Geo. Miller, spiggot. pipe aud repairi'g locks 7 95
! John L. Griffith, harboring 19 00
j N. Comfort, Esq , fees on orders of relief 2 40
j Samuel Drake, services as Director 45 00
I Martin Gazette, work on farm 100 86
[ Moses Miller, 1 sow and 152 feet boards 7 58
jR. F. Fibs, calico, ticking, muslin and flannel 22 78
j Marks A Willis, plaster 19 90
j U. W. Thomas. Esq., fees on orders of relief 5 40
j John W. Shaw, one year's salary to Jan. 1. '64 80 00
Joseph M. Owens, making and repairing fence 6 45
I William Palmer, whitewashing 3 90
Samuel Eisenbise, 10 cords wood 20 00
Samuel Comfort, box rent and postage 1 80
Wm. McKee, repairing bake oven 2 00
H. Molson. barbenng 6 25
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., at York 42 00
Jame- Broom, threshing 24 55
Moses Miller, services as Director 25 00
do boot money on beef cattle 7 00
i K. J. Budisill, straw hats 1 50
] John Evans, glass and glazing 3 50
• Amos S. Ealy, repairing pump 5 is)
i John M. Mc.Auley. cords of wood 24 75
1 Zeigler A Mathews, meat 9 23
j Paid for check stamps 1 25
j Ami. of orders paid for poor at Poor House $2307 97
| By amount of orders paid for the support of
I the out-door poor, viz :
Margaret E. Giles, herself and children 66 25
| Joseph Jenkins, keepiug Ezra Jenkins 42 00
j Dr. Samuel Martin, salary 30 uo
i William Lewis, grain for Cornelius Burlew 25 41
! Hoar A McNabb. m'dize for Warren Kyso 4 78
Marks A Willis, flour 133 45
I). D. Mutthersbough, fare and clothing for
Jane Smith 13 15
George Ruble, keeping Mary Ruble 4 12
M. Frank, merchandize 21 43
Wm. Johnson, shoes 5 00
Chas. Caughling. meat for Jackson Cornelius 4 66
J. Vanzandt, sugar and molasses for same 82
William Hardy, keeping John Peris 15 76
N. Wilson, coffin 3 00
Isaac Stull, wood 5 00
Adm'r of Geo. Ruble, keeping Mary Rublo 1 25
Nancy Ruble, do do 5 CO
Penna. Lunatic Hospital, boarding, clothing
Ac., for Alda Sellers, Robert Starks, Lydia
Adams and Elizabeth Gibboney 456 16
McCoy A Rohrer, md'ze for Malihda Owens 66 00
Margaret M. Ross, herself and children 26 00
John Himes, fire wood 116 55
Thomas Cox. shoes 14 S5
Henry Zerbe, merchandize 26 00
John Ruble, load wood for Peter Rarich 3 00
David A. Stronp. burying child 5 00
John MeNitt, rent of house for Jacob Ort 10 00
Sam ! Kessler, load wood for Elizabeth Loiir 2 50
O. P. Smith, expenses of taking Sarah Gibbo
ney to Pennsylvania Lunatic Hospital 14 25
O. P.'Smi.h. school tax paid for H. Kenagy 1 47
Overseers of the Poorofßoggs township.Cen
tre county, for support of Maria Berryman 66 96
O. P. Smith, expenses of taking an appeal in
the ease of Elizabeth Potter, Att'y fee, Ac. 10 ou
Caspar Dull, keeping John Peris ' 68 00
j William Hardy, clothing for same 29 87
j Henry Brindle. attending James Kinney 15 00
1 Amos S. Ealy, bringing J. Kinney to Poor H. 3 50
T. McMauigle. digging grave for J. Crooks 2 00
Benjamin Shank, keeping Jatnes Crooks 12 00
Gratf A Thompson, shroud for do 1 23
Moses Miller, fare paid for pauper 2 25
i Dr. J. K. \letz. attending James Jones, dec. 4 00
|J. M Dachenbach, coffin for do 500
j Ann S. Hoveil. house foratid attend'gsame 10 00
. Andrew Cook, attending same, digging grave
and burying him ~ 12 50
| Dr. Hibler. attending Mrs. Ifarmen 7 50
1 Dr. XV. G. Bigelow, attending James Kinney 15 00
i W. A G. Macklin, house for Malinda Owens 6 (81
| Guardians of Poor, Phila. board for M.Garity 480
| | John Camp, coffin for James Crooks 5 00
J. Purcell A Son, md'ze for Mrs.Snowden, Ac. 677
j A. Felix, groceries and coffins 12 45
Dr. A. Rothrock, salary 3S 00
Directors of Poor of Dauphin county, board
ing Elizabeth M. Wertz 17 40
Alfred Marks, flour go 00
j Atnt. of orders paid for out-door poor 1544 67
do do do poor at Poor House 2667 97
! Amt. of orders paid for the support of poor 3912 64
' John Peaehey, interest 011 money loaned 120 00
I James Broom, Buckeye reaper 90 00
| Abner Thompson, grain drill and 2 forks 71 10
j Treasurer's percentage on $4193 7 4 41 93
$4235 67
Orders Unpaid.
' Three orders lor 1860 unpaid 1241 90
One order for IS6I do 198 42
do 1862 do 100 00
: Four orders for 1863 do 450 00
Anit. of orders for 1864 do 1192 74
Whole amt. of orders unpaul 3183 06
We, the undersigned Auditors of Mifflin county,
elected and sworn according to law, having examined
the accounts and vouchers of John W. Shaw, Treasu
rer of the Directors of the Poor and of the house of
i employment for the county of Mifflin, from January
; 1.1864. to January 1, 1866, do certity that we find abal
! ance due from the said Directors of the Poor to the
i said John W. Shaw of forty-one dollars and seventy
three cents (s4l 73) and thai we have cancelled the
i orders paid by the said Treasurer. Given under our
1 hands at Lewistown, January 10.1865.
H. L. CLOSE, )
M.MOHLER, / Auditors.
■ Joseph Brower, Steward, in account with
Samuel Drake, Moses Miller and John
Taylor, Esqs., Directors of the Poor and
of the House of Employment for the
county of Mifflin, from -anuary 1,1864,
to January 1, 1865.
DR.
, To amount of orders on -Treasurer S4BO 00
j Balance due 153 59
> 633 59
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1865.
CR.
By balance due at last settlement $lO7 05
By cash paid for bringing paupers to and send
i ing them from the Poor House 17 51
By cash paid for ashes 1 25
do do filing wood saws 137
do do toll 161
do do planting corn 150
do do lime 75
do do altering stock 40
do do brick 90
do do plants 300
do do threshing 200
do do shoeing horse 50
do do postage stamps 50
do do pine wood 200
do do use of cider press 100
do do butchering 13 25
do do harvesting 63 50
do do cutting and making clothing
for poor 25 00
By one year's salary as Steward 400 00
633 59
Stercard raised on Fan, i—B9l bushels wheat, 60 bush
els rye, 320 bushels cats, 1200 bushels corn iu ears and
made 29 loads of hay.
Steward raised on Truck Patch —lso bushels of pota
i toes, 300 heads cabbage
Steward kilted —lo hogs weighing 2267 pounds and 5
beeves weighing 2340 pounds.
Stock on Faiin —s horses, 20 head horned cattle, 2
sows and 2u head shoats.
Farming Utensils —l four horse wagon and bed. 1
two horse wagon aud bed. 1 truck wagon, 2 sets liav
ladders, 4 plows. 2 harrows,2corn cultivators, 1 wlieel
i barrow. 4 shaking forks. 3 dung forks. 4 pitch forks. 3
( mowing scythes. 1 sled, 2 double sets plow gears,
double sets tug harness, single set harness, corn shell
er and grain drill,
j W'ok done at Poor House for Paupers —6 sheets, 10
; pairs pillow eases, 3s dresses. 8 smull dresses, 6 caps,
12 skirts, 30 chemise, 25 shirts, 20 aprons, 3 bed ticks,
16 pairs pants. 8 sacks. 2 night gowns. 6 pairs drawers,
17 naps quilted. 14 towels, 6 small shirts.3o pairs stock
ings knitted, 10 barrels soap made and 2 kettles apple
butter.
PACCIKS.
j Number in Poor House January 1. 1884 39
Admitted through the year on orders 66
Born in the house " 1
Whole number of inmates for 1864. 95
Died in the house 2
Bound out 1
Discharged 50 53
Number in Poor House January 1, 1865 42
j Out-door paupers through the year 73
do died ' 5
do discharged 8 13
Out-door paupers Jan. 1,1865, supported ti
t part by the county 60
( Whole number of paupers Jan. 1.1865 102
We have also three insane persons in the Penna. Lu
natic Hospital, viz: Alda belters. Robert Starks and
Sarah Gibboney. supported by the county.
! In addition "to the above "there have been 8(1 tran
sient paupers, supported for a short time (mostly over
j night) without orders or entry ou the register.
| We. the undersigned auditors of Mifflin county,
i elected and sworn according to law. having examined
the accounts of Joseph Brower. Steward of the Poor
House, from January 1,1864, to January 1.1865, docer
; tify that we find a balance due to the said Joseph
j Brower. from the Directors of the Poor, on the books,
of one hundred and fifty-three dollars and fifty-nine
cents ($153 59). Given under our hands,atLewistown,
' January 10, 1865.
H. L. CLOSE, 1
M. MOHLEK, j Auditors.
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Amount of losses settled and adjusted for
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and the whole amount of losses paid up to
i Juue 10, 1864, is $1 387,747.75.
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jf HE M fill REX,
My Old Kentucky Heme, Good Night.
Tbe sun shines bright in my old Kentucky home,
Tis summer, the darkies are gav :
Tl l. e „ c ! orn to P s r '' )e Hn< * meadow's in the bloom,
\v hile the birds make music all the dav ;
, The young folks roll on the little cabin door,
All merry, all happy and bright:
By n by Hard Times comes knocking at the door,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night.
CHORUS—Weep no more my lady!
Oh : weep no more to-day!
We'll sing one soDg for my old Kentucky
home.
For my old Kentucky home far away.
They hunt no more for the possum and the coon,
On the meadow, the hill *id the shore.
They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon,
On the bench by the old cabin door.
The day goes by (ike a shadow o'er the heart,
With sorrow where all was delight.
The tune has come when the darkies have to part,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night.
Weep no more, tny lady. Ac.
: The head must bow and the hack will have to bend,
Wherever the darkey may go;
A few more days and the trouble all will end
In the field where the sugar canes grow;
J A few more days for to tote the weary load—
J No matter, 'twill never IK* light—
A few more days we will totter on the road,
. Then my old* Kentucky home, good night.
Weep no more, my Tady, Ac.
Tremendous Conflagration!
THE DANGERS OF PETROLEUM J
: TWO THOUSAND BARRELS OF COAL,
OIL, ULLOKD!
O\E HI.IDKED Bl ILDIXGS I.Y RllffS !
A conflagration, the most terrible in its
consequences of any tbatfiave occurred in
Philadelphia since the fire of July, 1850,
broke out on Wednesday morning, about
two o'clock, among a large quantity of coal
oii which had been stored on an open lot
on the south side of Washington street,
above Ninth. On the southwest corner of
Ninth and Washington streets theie is a
coal yard belonging to Daly it Porter, and
to the we9t of this was the lot on which
the coal oil had been stored, to the amount
of two thousand seven hundred barrels.—
The flames spread through the greater part
ot this oil with almost the rapidity of gun
powder. The property in the immediate
neighborhood consists of three story brick
dwelling houses, which are occupied by
respectable families of limited means, and
are worth about two thousand dollars each
The families iu the neighborhood sprang
from their beds and without attempting to
secure even their clothes, rushed iuto the
streets, glad to escape from the terrible
death that threatened them. The streets
were deep with slush, and the rain was
pouring in torrents. Such a stormy night
it is said was never known before in this
city. Some who lived in the closest prox
imity to the fire were unable to escape and
perished in the flames. The blazing oil
ran from the burning barrels in streams,
down Ninth street to Federal, and fired the
houses on both sides of Ninth street, de
stroying them and their contents as if they
had been made of straw. The flames, at
the caprice of the wind, went up the street
and down : gain, and into Ellsworth, Wash
ington and Federal streets. Fully five
squares of houses, had they been placed in
a row, were on fire at once, aid the scene
was one to make the stoutest heart quail
There were people escaping from their bla
zing homes, which contained in many in
stances their little all in the world, with no
covering but their night clothes There
were parents seeking their children, and
little ones mourning the loss of their pa
rents; but worse than all these heart rend
ing scenes, there were men, women and
children literally roasted alive in the street
Joseph H. Ware and his family, consisting
of his wife, five daughters, and two sons,
occupied the dwelling No. 1128 Ninth
street, toe second house below the coal
yard. They ail g)t into the street just as
they left their beds, and there they found
themselves in a river of fire. The family
became scattered Mrs Ware had her
youngest, child, a girl of about four years
of age in her arms. She fell, and Lewis
C. Williams, a member of the Moyamen
sing Hose Company, made a desperate ef
fort to save them, lie had hold of the
unfortunate woman, but he was compelled
by the fierceness of the fiery blast to leave
her to her fate and seek safety for himself
in flight. Mrs. Ware, her child, and
one of her daughters, about filteen or
sixteen years of age, were burned to death
in the street, and so horribly mutilated
that their remains can only be identified
by the peculiar circumstances surrounding
them Capt. Ware and his two sons es
caped, but three of his daughters are miss
ing. Capt. Ware and his two sons were
all badly burned. There were five bodies
in all recovered, which were taken to the
Second district station house. Three of
the bodies have been recognized as belong
ing to the Ware family. One, the body of
a man, is supposed to be Mr. James Gib
bons, the proprietor of a dry goods store,
1133 south Ninth street. There is also a
boy not yet recognized, and a man whose
body was found in Ninth street, a short
distance below Washington street. A frag
ment of red cloth, resembling the lining of
a fireman's coat, leads to the belief that the
victim was a fireman, The remains are be
lieved to be those of Samuel McMenamin,
a member of the Moyamcnsing Hose Com-
P n J-
BQU VYhat is the use of this line?
HfISWEffiSPOWSTs) ECaa'IFIL'IISJ IKISJSTo
mmuMMUi
A Man who has not Slept for
over Fourteen Years
The city papets have the following rather
marvelous story :
At present there is a soldier at the
Chestnut Hill Military Hospital who has
not slept lor a single moment for fourteen
years aud six months. This may seem in
credulous, but nevertheless it is true, and
can be verified by numbers of persons.
The individual is an intelligent man; natu
rally, and has the benefit of a moderate
education. His name is C. 1). Sanders,
orderly sergeant of Company G, 13th Ya.
Vol He entered the service tf the Uni
ted States on December 26, 1863. He
is in the forty fifth year of his age. His
health has been generally excellent during
his life. In 1849 he was attacked with
cholera, and since t at period with lung
fever on two occasions. In the summer
ot 1850, sleep forsook him, and since
that time he has never felt the least drowsy.
He has always led a temperate 1 le. Hia
wife and children reside in Putuatn county,
West Yir. iriiu. Since he entered the
Union army he has been on seven raids and
in four charges, during which time he in
forms us that he never felt tired or sleepy.
He was in charges made beyond Harper's
Ferry, Ya., on the 17th, 18t'i, 19th, and
20th of last August, and yet he did not
feel the least sleepy. Why it is that he
cannot or does not sleep is as much a mys
tery to him as it to many scientific gentle
men, who, having had their attention
called to hiui, have been astounded in their
attempts to investigate the cause.
Upon one occasion, at his request, a num
berof curiously inclined gentlemen w tcbed
him for forty-two days and nights consecu
tively, in order, if possible, to arrive at the
cause of the wonderful phenomenon.—
These gentlemen took turns with each
other in the progress of watching, so that
if he should chance to sleep it would be
observed. Some of the watchers became
drowgy, and it was as much as he could do
to awaken them.
This singular man was sent to Philadel
phia by order of the field surgeon. He
was admitted into the hospital at Chestnut
Hill on the 17th of November last, suffer
ing from the chronic diarrhoea and rheu
matism. He has nearly recovered from
his physical disabili y; his appetite is good,
but yet he does not sleep. He retires to
bed, the same as other soldiers, but he can
not sleep. He simply receives physical
rest. This brief narative of a most won
derlul phenomenon may seem fabulous,
but the reader is assured that it is the
truth.
A Sad Holiday for one Family.
A family of five sons and one daughter
breakfasted together in their father's
house on Christmus morning, in Storr's
township, Ohio. The name is Rossman.
All were happy and anticipated a day of
pleasure. Two ot the boys, George and
Frauk, aged respectively eight and fourteen,
full of glee, took their sled and bounded
off to the ice on Millcreek, for a slide.
But their pleasure was soon cut short, and
turned to bitter grief the hearts of the
whole family. The treacherous surface
gave way and the boys went under. They
clung to the edges of the ice and tried to
save themselves until help could come.
From a distance an elder brother, J. H.
Rossman, twenty-one years old, saw them
struggle in the water, and he with others
hastened to their rescue In his anxiety
to save the almost exhausted boys, he
rushed too near the edge ol the ice, and
went in with them! In the water he
struggled manfully to keep them from
drowning, and did keep the younger one
up for some time; but the water was deep,
and he was not promptly assisted by the
persons outside, who fearing to approach
the opening in the ice, and he too sank
with hi; brothers, in the heroic effort to
save them.
A Touching Scene.
A ministerial friend related to us yester
day the following pain lul, touching and y t
suggestive incident, which occurred at the
City Point Hospital a few days since :
A Chaplain of the Christian Commission,
while moving through the long line of suf
ferers, administering the consolation of the
Gospel, approached t-.ie bedside of agall.nt
follow who was m* rtally wounded.
His earthly march was nearly ended;
when the Chaplain asked him if he was
prepared to die, he motioned for a pencil
and paper and with a trembling band wrote,
'I am prepared to goto Heaven. My trust
in Jesus Christ is perfect.' And immedi
ately under these words of assured victory
over the grave, 'Come rally 'round the
Flag, Boys.'
The Chaplain took the paper, and stand
ing up, read it with a loud voice. Just as
he concluded, a soldier who bad recenlty
lost a hand, sprung from his bed, and
waving the mutilated stump in the air,
burst birth with the glorious song his dying
comrade had suggested.
The effect was eleetric. A thousand
voices took up the chorus, and the place of
suffering was made to fairly rock with thun
ders of melody. As the vast soldier choir
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ceased singing, the Chaplain turned to look
j upon the dying brave. He w 8 j llgt j n
time to catch the last faint smile thattd\ck
ered across the sunburnt face as the 9ou\
was wafted on strains of that Union music
; to the throne of Liberty's God. — Bujr'at'o
I Express.
Thinks I to Myself
When I look at the busy, whirling, tear
ing world, how selfish, how heartless every
one is ! " Every tnuii for himself' is the
universal raotto What a pushing, jostling
: sot we arc! One striving for fame; this
, one for wealth, that one for distinction:
all seem to live, act und move in a king
dom of their own When 1 see those who
are clothed in vestures of satin, brush past
the poor and destitute, as if they feared
the very air they breathed in would taint
them; when I behold the hapghty curl of
i the lip at inferiors in rank or mercenary
goods, then I wonder it they possess as
warm and true a heart as said interiors, or
i if there is not a narrowness of soul and
mind in them, not found in those whom
they scorn When I see a girl continually
prating about fashions and the latest nov-
I els; nearly dying with "ennui" if she can
not attend a ball every week ; harping
about genteel society ; spending most of
his time wondering what is the latest style
! of wearing the hair ; who would just like
to get the step of that delightful waltz
which was danced at the last grand "fete;"
who wonders what does become her best,
( blue, pink, buff or lilac; who wonders if
! she would purchase that superb brocade
if she would not make an impression on
that distinguished foreigner, who is de
cidedly the "lion" of the day; thinks I to
i myself—wonder if you know what you are
existing lor, or if you are not only a hand
some piece of goods, for sale to any one
: who is dunce enough to make the pur
j chase ?
W hen I see pieces of masculine poods
standing at the corner of the streets, loung
ing in billiard rooms or lager beer saloons,
or sitting in shops with their feet eievated
several degrees above terra firma. puffing a
cigar as complacently as though they were
"Lords of creation"—what 1 "Lords of
creation," did I say ? How erroneous.
Why they are not even masters of their
own minds; haven't energy enough to find
out what material their brains are com
posed of. What aimless, worthless drones
they are! When I see a dandy promena
ding the street, stroking his exquisite mous
tache, with his broadcloth cut the style, his
hair oiled to perfection, enveloped in a
cloud of eau de cologne, his hat tipped
gracefully on one side, to complete the ef
fect: thinks I to myself, my excellent dan
dy, wonder if you are not minus brains;
or if you possess any—guess they're rather
shallow.
Thinks I to myself, wouldn't it be a glo
rious world if people would live more for
others, less for themselves ; more in confor
mity to everyday rules; more reality, less
romance; more honest, plain speeches, less
romance ; more solid sense, less humbug
gery. In fact this would be a right good
world if people would only know how to
live. GIPSKY \VILI>£.
Gnribaldi s Religion —The Italian jour
nals publish the text of a letter addressed
by Garibaldi to a member of the Universi
ty of Pisa. It is a kind of profession of
religious faith, and is couched in the fol
lowing terms: " You ask me what are best
means of instructing your young pupils.
You must rear them in the love of what
ever is true. As I gaze into space and
give the reins to my imagination, I per
ceive the works of the Almighty, as well
as the mathematical harmony with which
they are contrived and move. This an
nounces a supreme artificer. Animated
with this faith, unable to circumscribe my
being in a material existence which is re
pugnant to me, and anxious to satisfy the
innate instinct of the immortality of the
soul, I love to indulge in the ennobling
and beneficent thought that my mind,
though infinitely small, may form part of
the iufinite intelligence whioh presides
over the whole universe; and here I do
not dogmatize, I express my faith, and if
any one can teach me something better I
shall he eager to believe it."
A Discovery. —The failure of the great
mine exploded near Petersburg, has just
been traced to its true source by the inves
tigations of the Committee on the Conduct
of the War. It amounts to just this: t at
the uiiao and the assault which followed its
explosion would have succeeded had its di
rection remained with Gen. Burnside, who
superintended it from the beginning.
That General wished to put his colored
droops in the van. Gen Meade objected.
Gen. Grant says: "Had they made the as
sault I have uo do-ib it would have succeed
ed." And the committee say generally
that hut for the interference of General
Meade at the end, who from the beginning
had disbelieved in and criticized the pro
ject of the mine, it would have accom
plished its object But when Gen. Meade
came to understand that the explosion and
assault had a probable chance of success,
he assumed the direction of it, and by his
disarrangement of General Burnaide's
plans became re ponsible for the resulting
failure.