lie, imcs, New BloomftcUr, "f)a. - M piece, and in two minutes was given a plaoe at the board. The man was old and crip pled, being the father 'of tho woman's hus band, who belonged to the regiment then at Stevensburg. As soon as she found put that I had been down to the river, she plied me with a hundred questions concerning hor husband, and to make matters a little more interesting, I claimed to know all about the man, and to have talked with him only the day before. The old man was a bitter hater of Yan kees, and tbs woman a strong believer in the Confederate cause. This did not trouble me any, as it was my business to accept and ooinclde with their opinions, from the fact that I was their guest if nothing more. Two or three hours passed off pleasantly, and then I expressed my desire to go to bod. After consulting to gether, they decided that I would have to sleep with the old man, as they wore rather short of accommodations. Agreeing to the arrangement, we two went to bed up under the eavcB, and I was soon sleeping like a bear. . About an hour before daylight, the old man gave mo a punch, aud informed me that soldiers were tramping about the house and asking for admittance.; Listen ing, I could hear them calling to him that they would buret the door open if ho did not admit them, and I made up my mind that some one had discovered my identity and tracked me to my lodging place. " I don't know what you want," com plained tho old man ; "there's no one here for them to arrest." "Til tell you my friond, what I think is the cause," I replied following him out of bed and beginning to dress. "I had a duel the other day with a captain at Ste vensbiirg, who charged your son with aid ing a Yankee spy to escapo, and as I killed him, I suppose they, want to arrest me." " My son aiding a Yankee spy 1" he ex claimed, greatly angered. " I would chal lenge any one who said so, old as I am. You did just right." " Now you go to the window and tell them that you'll bo down in just a mo ment," I continued ; " and then, if you want to aid me, do you go down and let them in, while I escape by the window at at the other end." He obeyed me very cheerfully, and by the time that he was ready to descend the stairs, I was all dressed. He went down, and I Btood a moment to hear the result. The soldiers, some eight ' or ten, rushed in as he opened the door, and I heard two or three of them tell him to " trot out that d d Yankee spy 1" " There haint no Yankee here 1" he re plied, hotly. And while they were all shouting and scolding, I tiptoed across to the other window, raised it, and in a min ute bad dropped to the ground. Some one was just coming up stairs as I reached terra flrma, and I therefore started across the fields at a hard run. Had I known what I did a day later, I should havo mudo huste back to the Rapidan. - After a run of half a mile without seeing any signs of pursuit, I turned into the road. ' Just as I came out a number of soldiers canio along on liorseback, and each leading a spare animal. A word with one of them secured me a moirhk ' They were' going through' to Old Tavern, and nothing could have happened better for me. We - rode at a hard gallop nearly all the time. I had not tho trouble of answering questions, and I had a fine ' chance to secure valuable information as we passed along.i . We reached Old Tavern without bait or accident, aud I bade my companions good' by. There were thousands of troops in the vicinity, and a good many were passing down the road which led to the United States Ford on the Rapidan. Everything " betokened the opening of the campaign on the port of the Confederates, and I could not help but see that all '. were in good spirits. Taking a seat at the door of a house beside a lieutenant who had been ill, and waa just able to crawl out into the sunshine, I entered into conversation. He did not know where the troops were going, but thought Cbancellorsville their destina tion. He was certain that the Union forces on the Rapadan would shortly advance on both these roads, and he supposed the troops were going down to defend the one I had travelled. There were but few de fences at Old Tavern, although new ones were being commenced that day. I learned from my companion that the road at Mine Run waa heavily guarded, and that if the Confederates were obliged to fall back from the Rapidan and clear ' the roads, a stand at Mine Run would give them vio tory over the advanoiug Federals. In our hour's talk I got close figures on the Con. federate strength, secured all the infor mation I wanted about defence, and then concluded to change my programme. I had intended to go up to Mine Run in per son, but I now concluded to start for the Rapidan by the other road. 'A trip back on this road would toll me where the mov ing troops were bound, and what new plans were making, so I procured breakfast and and started. ., ; : On, leaving the Tavern, the morning being warm, I forgot my military cape, and did not think of it until a mile down the road. I did not then like to return, and so kept on with the stream of troops flowing down the road. The infantry regiments were somewhat broken np with the march, We made but slow progress, as : the mud was heavy, and about noon a numbc of officers and men turned into the field and began cooking dinner. I had neither uten selo nor provisions, but turned in with the rent, and sat down near a group of officers. When their coffee was ready, one of them beckoned to me and handed me a cupful, and some bread and meat, as I sat down with the group. I had half finished the meal, , and we were chatting together, when, right before mo, and not fifty feet away, I caught sight of a soldier coming towards me a soldier with great black eyes, high cheek bones, long black hair,i bad bruiso on his face ; my evd genius, whom I had loft tied in the farmer's cellar 1 I knew him in an instant, but I did not move. Flight was death, and before ho was ten foot nearer I had made up my mind to brave it out, and try and ' bluff" him off. He came straight to me those ugly eyes looking straight into mine, came close up, reached out his hand, and, turning to the amazed 'officers, he hoarsely whispered : Ho is a Yaukce spy ! I have followed him all the way from Stevensburg. He has got his notes in his boots 1" The officers looked from one to the other, smiled, and I saw that they thought the man crazy. " Here you 1" 1 shouted to a private sol dier, not far away ; "if you see the provost guard, tell them to take this lunatic away!" I tell you he is a spy i" exclaimed the man, waving his arms to give his words emphasis. " He tried to murdor mo he came from Stevensburg. I can bring half a dozen men to prove it 1" " Gentlemen," I replied, turning to the officers, who now took the affair in a more serious manner, "does this look as if I were a spy '"' And I pulled out my pass and handed it to them. It was a fatal mistake. Two of them had documents signed by Lee, and the in formal way in which the pass was written, as well as an evident counterfeit of the general's signature, settled my business. "It may be all right, lieutenant," re marked one of the officers, as thoy all rose np, " but we think the case a little strange, to say the least. What regiment do you belong to?" ' I gave a name which seemed to satisfy them, but then they wanted to know why I had not kept on to Richmond instead of going north again, and my answer hurt my case. I be soldior tben gave a detailed account of my case, reiterated his asser tions, and I was given in : charge of tho provost guard. Riding until near dark a halt was made at cross roads, and I was thrust into a small stable, three or four guards stationed around, and was told that on the next day I should have a chance to face my acouser before a court-martial. Before leaving me, the guard made me pull off my boots, and whon they took them away I knew that my ease was settled. Tho notes would hang to me in spite of any defence I could make. , I realized roy position as fully as any . one could, and made up ray mind that I had got to pull a rope. Troops were - coming all about me, the guards around the stable hod orders to shoot me if I looked out,, and. escape seemed im possible. There was a little hay in one corner of the (table, and I stretched out ou that with a heavier heart than I ever knew before or have known since. A court-martial would be oalled early in the morning, conviction was sure, and the job of hanging me would not long be dolayed. After all, I soon folt ,tired and sleepy, and at last dropped off in a slumber as sound as I ever enjoyed in my life, and did not awaken until daylight. Breakfast was brought me about seven o'clock, and shortly after ten a messenger came with the infor- mation that I. was to be conducted to a court-martial. - I found a large tent full of officers and witnesses, and there was not five minutes dely in starting my trial. As I could make no reasonable defence, I had determined to fall back on my dignity, and give them all the trouble I could. After asking a number of questions the president asked : " What about these boots ? We have unscrewed the heols and foundjyour notes. " Bought 'cm of a captain in Richmoud two months ago," I responded, " and he took them off the feet of a dead Yankee." There were no dates to the notes, and, to my great astonishment, found that my story was not deemed altogether improb able. " What about your being at Stevens burg ?" ho continued, after a time. " Never was there in my life," X replied. " What about this soldier's story ?" " He is either drunk or crazy." "How about this pass signed by Lee !" " Telegraph him and see." So I answered, my great object being to gain time. Of course the testimony of a private soldior could not convict an officer before a court-martial, and after several hours of sitting, it was deoided to send to Stevensburg for the lieutenant-colonel and the landlord, and to bring on the two farm ers, it appearing tbaj stand was to be made by the troops at the cross roads, If all went against me, that was enough. Two days went by with nothing to break the monotony of my imprisoment,and then I was tken out again. ,, The witnesses were all there. Lee had telegraphed that I was an imposter, and id less than an hour I had been convicted, and was, blandly in formed that I would be executed . the fol lowing morning. Ori returning' me to the stable, two men were put inside to guard me, so that the last hope of escape had vanished. The men were intelligent gen tlemanly follows, and when I found that I must go to the limb, I owned to my iden tity, and got a promise from them that, after the war, they would carry my mes sage to my mother. , They seemed to feel a sympathy for me, but no promises of re ward could touch their integrity. Two hours before evening there came a rumbling of cannon from the north, and there was confusion in the Confederate camps. Troops were despatched down tho road, batteries were galloping about, and the cry, "The Yankees are advanc ing 1" was heard on every side. ' But it made no difference in my casfl. The guards remained, their regiment remained, and I was to be hung. ' ' The firing ceased at dark, and I heard that it had been caused by a raiding party. The night wore away, the morning came, and my fate was at hand. I expected to be taken out at Biinrise, or soon thereafter, and I probably should havo been, only the firing commenced again, and in a little time all the troops were on the move, offi cers urging them to the front. I knew that Kilpatrick was coming up the road, followed by infantry, but they would be too late to save me. Would they ? Tho hours dragged along. At nine o'clock the wounded began to go by, and I had a hope. Fifteen minutes later a file of soldiers came to the stable I was ordered out, and marched straight for a tree in a field about thirty rods away. " That's right 1 Don't forget to hang him '." yelled hundreds of soldiers, as I passed along. I knew the umou troops were slowly ad vancing, because I heard it reported, and once a Bhell flew over our heads with a scream. Batteries were taking positions and replying, cavalry dashing around, in fantry moving or waiting for ordors, and I was so excited that I nearly forgot my own case. We were at the tree at last, and in a mo ment a rope was dangling from the limb. Just thou an officer came up, shouted some order, and all but four of tho men left. These were enough to hang me, and thoy finished the preparations. The noose was thrown over my head, my hands tied, and then they took hold of the rope, backed back to tho other side of the tree, and all was ready. Tho little soldier who had bunted me down was one of the four. I saw them sag back, hoard the cannons roaring, a shouting, and shut my eyes. The rope tightened, it choked, and I was swing ing, when I heard a great shriek, an awful "thud," and I fell down. Jumping up I found myself in a cloud of smoke, saw men running post, saw the batteries limbering up and dashing off, and then I fell over and knew no more until a Union cavalryman dashed water into my face. It was some time before I could speak or comprehend the situation, but it all came around at lost, and then I knew that a cannon ball hal cut down all or part of my execution ers just as they were pulling mo up. Two days afterwards I found the Union farmer and his wifo. The soldier had escaped from the cellar on tho night of his capture, got out of the window, and the family fled as soon as they found out what had bappened,knowiug that he would bring a force to arrest them. They did not have occasion to regret the aid extended me, as those who employed me were liberal and just in eases of the kind. ' i Secret Literature of Vagrant. In a recent sanitary report in England the curious subject of vagrant literature was opened up, illustrated by straogo and somewhat startling statements. That there is such a literature both in Europe and the United States, common to both continents, and perfectly well understood by the ini tiated, whether conveyed by hieroglyphio marks or pantomimic signs, recent inqui ries show to be beyond doubt. Iu every large city, as well in New York as Loudon, in Cincinnati as Berlin, tho vagrant's marks may be seen on pavement and door step, street-cornor aud boundary wall. There are simply chalk-lines, attractive of no attention, suggestive of no meaning. Let any one examine the entrances to any respectable court, the areas before kitchen-doors, or the passage into squares, in any considerable town here or in Europe and he will find the vagrant's chalk mark. Unmeaning as these marks appear, they nevertheless inform succeeding vagraut's of all they require. A cipher with a twist ed tail projecting toward the place, indi cates " Oo ou," projecting fiora the place, Indicates " Qo away." , A cross is " Too poor," a square or parallelogram, " Cross, mind tho dog ;" a triangle, " Used up ;" the letter 0, with a centre dot, "Danger ous," and, with 'a central cross, " Relig ious ;" a diamond-shaped figure, " Good, but cheese your patter" (don't talk much). tW A traveler in the West, seeing a sigu over the door with this one word, " Agor- sequrdere," asked the woman what she sold, when she said she did 'not sell any. thing, but that "agues were cured here." l3TThe world when men sleep. does not go far wrong Dlsgraccfnl Traffic. ' " A STEALER anived last week from Hong Kong, 'at San Francisco, bring among the passengers 19 women. A. Cor respondent from there thus describes the scene : When the steamer was telegraph ed it seemed as though the entire Chinese population had turned out to greet her, prominent among them being the lately ar rested members of the Hip Yee Tong. In quiry as to the causo of this great turnout led to the revelation that thoro were nine teen women on board. I hastened to the mail steamers' wharf, where I found several police officers, who had been sent there by the chief with full power and instruction to arrest every Chinaman who was on board of the steamer. As soon as the lines were made fast the officers boarded her and called the names of the unfortunates, who then were placed in closod carriages and conveyed to tho City Hall. There they wore taken into the Probate Court rpom,. where the Chinese interpreter, Rov. Dr. Gibson, of the Chinese Mission, a native Chinese missionary, two police officers, and your correspondent had preceded thorn. The hallways and vestibules wcro crowd ed with members of the Hip Yee Tong, who attempted to enter tho room, but were prevented from so doing. . Your readers can gain but a feeble idea of these females from a pon description. Some were stout, some lean, some blooming with health, while others were apparently in the last stages of consumption, old, young and ugly, though three or four from a Celestial standpoint would bo and doubt loss were considered beauties. Being beyond the reach of our Infant act they wore discharged after receiving a caution not to pay tax to the Hip Yee Tong and the following notice from the Chief of Police, viz. : "You have each been offered a good home and protection if you desired it, but have voluntarily chosen an evil life. You have doubtless been told how to answor ; but remember that if any ot you are caught in houses of ill repute hereafter, you will be punished to the full extent of the law." Tho doors were then opened and they were permitted to leave. Desirous of seeing the sequel to this? so cial drama I followed the crowd and noted tho house where the girls went (for unless I was greatly deceived several among them were still in their teens), and then sought Ah Chin Suey, my old comprador. He re quested me to wait until ten o'clock, and said : "Him , waitee dark ; bimeby dark come ; him Hip Yee Tong man sell him publio auction.. You go with me ; can catch good see ; him no see you." I waited, and at the hour named was stowed away in a room of a Chinese house on Bartlctt alley. I have often seen negro slaves sold in the Southern States, have seen Turks at a slave mart in Constanti nople, Arabs in Alexandria, at an auction of eunuchs aud Eastern jockeys at a horse salo, but nover in my experience as a jour nalist has it been my lot to witness such a scene as I did last night. : Each woman was brought in by herself in a state of ab solute nudity, and after passing in reviow before the entire multitude was put up for sale to the highest bidder. The prices opened low, and gradually increased until the hammor dropped. The prices realized ranged from ' $250 to $425. Sick and disgusted I left with my compra dor and found out, still furthor, that just after the women had been housed in the mart or slave corral, that two leading mem bers of thq . Hip Yee Tong received $10 apiecofor them, muking $700, aud that they received 10 per cent, of the purchase money, which, with the head money reached nearly $1,500. "Sweet Home." A correspondent writes to the Loudon Mutieal World, saying : " Most persons iu England believe that the question as to who composed the ballad " Home, Sweet Home," was settlod long since. They will therefore be surprised to hear that it has been again taken up in America, where some individuals' now assert that John Payne, to whom a monument is about to be erected in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, wrote both the music and the words." The wri ter then goes on to state that : " Up to the present moment, ' I always labored under the impression that Sir Henry Bishop com. posed ' Home, Sweet Home,' as well as the opera of 'Clari,' in which the song was sung for tho first time. At any rate, Sir Henry, in a letter dated the 17th Decern. ber, 1840, and sent by him from London to Mrs. Scarlsbrlck, ' of Liverpool, says he did so. ' He states, ' moreover, that Madame Pasta was so fond of the song as to induce him to believe that, on her return to Italy, she begged Donizetti to introduce it into his ' Anna Bolena,' on which ho was then employed. This, Sir Henry adds, will ac. count for a part of the melody being found in Donizetti's work. Sir Henry's letter was published in the Athemtum about the beginning of last year." - ST A colored preacher iu translating to bis bearers the Sentence, "The harvest is over, the season is euded, and thy soul is not saved," put it : " De corn has been cribbed, dere ain't no more work, and de debbil Is still foolln' wid dls community." Never Known to Fail! 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Prepared . only By Crawford A Fobvs, ' 141 Market Street, 29 b ly PHILADELPHIA. Neiv Millinery Goods A.t IVo-vport, I'u. I BEG to Inform the nubile that I have Just re turned trom Philadelphia, with a lul assort ment of the latest styles ol MILLINERY GOODS, HATS AND BONNETS. RIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS FEATHERS. CHIGNONS, LACE CAPES, NOTIONS, And all articles usually found In a first-class Mil. llnery Establishment. All orders promptly at tended to. M-We will sell all goods as Cheap as can begot elsewhere. DREH8-MAKING done to order and tn thn la. test style, as I get the latest Fashions from New York every mouth. Golterlng done to order, in all widths. I will warrant all my work to give sat isfaction, All work doue as low as possible. ANNIE ICKES, Cherry Street, near the Station, v 5 16 13 Newport, Pa. J. U. GIUV1N. i, H. OIBV1N J M. GIItVIN SOX, Com mi mm! oil Iei'clittiit. NO. 8, BI'EAR'S WHARF, It n 1 1 1 iii o r e , Ud, LWe will nav strict attention to the sale of al kinds of country produce, aud remit the amount. promptly. a S4 ly Neiv Pension Law. UNDER an set of Congress approved March 3. 1H73. Widows of ontuel'tt who kri-m kille.il. or died of disease contracted In the service, are now entitled to liUO per mouth for each of their chil dren. The guardian of a minor child of a soldier who heretofore only received 18.00 per mouth pension winin ciiiiuiu , per IIIOIII. Soldiers who receive Invalid pensions can now have their pensions increased to any sum or rate between H. and lis. per month. Soldiers who have lost their discharges can now obtain duplicates. Fathers and mothers who lost sons in the serv ice upon whom they were dependent for support, can also obtain pension. The undersized having had over 10 years ex perience In the Claim agency business will attend promptly to claims under the above act. Call on or address LEWIS POTTER, Attorney (or Claimants, New Blooiiiheld, 7 20tf. Perry Co., Pa. Dissolution orCo-Parinersblp. NOTICE Is hereby given that the copartner ship heretofore existing between the under iKiied, under the name of Hough, Snyder tt Co ls dissolved by mutual consent. The books of the Hi in will be found with J. W. a Hough, and no tice Is given llut accounts must b settled within thirty 5uy. from this date.j W fiKoiTo W. H. HNYllKU, W. 1L KOUGH. Newport, Aug., 20, 1873. . The business heretofore conducted by Hough, Snyder Si Co., will b continued by the subscribers. . .1. W. R KOUIUI, W. H. KOUGH.
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