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VOL 20.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE. COUNTY, PA. SEPTEMBER 12, 1SG1.
NO. U
Published by Theodore Schoch
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nanicntal Type, v c are prepared to execute cveryde
scription of
Cards, Circulars, Hill Heads, Notes, Blank Receipts,
Justices, Legal and other Ulanks, Pamphlets. &c.,prln
o,i wftti iip.ttuess anddesnatch. on reasonahlcterms
. "
at this office.
SHERIFF'S PjIOCLxSVJATION.
Whereas, by "an act ol tlie General Assein- ! application and make such proof of residence , unless he prove a fighter, is simply an a
bly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, j ,,e district as is required by this act, and nomination.
cnlUicci -an aci regulating too ireiierai ciec
regulating the General Elec - -
said Commonw.ahh," pass-
tions within the
cd on the 2d day of July, IS39, it is made
lite duty of the High Sheriff of every coun
ty, to pive public, notice ol such elections to
be holden, and to make known in such no
tice what officers are to be elected There
fore, J JAMES N. DURLLXG, High
Sheriff of the county of Monroe, do make
known by this proclamation to the electors of
the county ol Monroe, thai a General Elec
tion will be held in said county, on
Tuesday, Silt of October
next, at the several election districts below
enumerated, st which time and places are lo
be elected by the freemen of the county of
Monroe.
One Person
For member of the House of Representa
nnd Pike in lite House ot Representatives o(
tives, to reoresent the counties oi iu-mrne
ihe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Two Persons
F.ir Associate Judges of ihe County of .Mon
roe. One -Person
For Counly Commissioner of the County of
Monroe.
One Person .
For Treasurer of ihe Counly of Monroe.
One Person
For Auditor of ihe Counly of Monroe.
Places of Volins
The freemen of the township of Chesnul
hill are to hold their election at ihe house of
Felix Siorm, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Cool
baugh will hold their election at ihe house
of Melissa Vliet, (lale John Vliet, dee'd) in
said township.
The freemen of the township of Hamilton,
will hold their election at the house of Jos.
Keller, in said township.
The freemen of ihe township of Middle
Smilhfiejd, will hold their election at the
house of James Place, in said township-
The freemen of the township of Pocono, j
vill hold ihcir election at the house of Ma-
nassah Miller, in said township. j
The freemen of the township of Paradise, :
will hold iheir election at the house of John ;
S. Vandoren, in said township. 1
The freemen of the township ol Polk, will
hold their election at the house of Joel Ber
lin, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Price, will
hold their election at ihe house of Lewis
Long, in said township.
The freemen of ihe township of Eldred,
will hold iheir election at the house of Jos.
Hawk, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Ross, will
hold their election ai the house of Jacob II.
Stocker, in said township.
The freemen ui the township f Smithfield
will hold iheir election ai the house of J.
Depne Labar, in said township.
The freemen of Stroudsourg, will hold
their election at the Court House, in said
borough.
The freemen of the township of Stroud,
will hold their election at ihe bouse of Sandt
& Kachline, in the borough of Stroudsburg.
The freemen of the township of Tobyhan
na, will hold their election ai the house of
Washington Winters, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Jackson,
will hold iheir election at the house of John
Osterhoudt, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Tunic- j
annocfc, will hold their election at the,
bannock, will no o meir eieiuuii .
house of Sam 1 iMildenberger, in saio iown-
sliip.
The freemen of the township of Barret, I
will hold their election at the house ol Alex
ander Deibler, in said township.
Notice is Hereby Given,
That every person, excepting Justices of
the Peace, who shall hold an office or ap
pointment of profil or trusi under the United
States or of this Slate or any cily or corpor
aled disirict, whether a commissioned officer
or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or agents
who is or shall be employed under the leg
gislaiive, executive or judiciary department
of this State or the United -Slates, or of any
incorporated district; and also, that every
member of Congress, and of ihe stale legis
lature and of the select or common council
of any city, or commissioner of any incor
porated district is by law incapable of hold
ing or exercising at the same lime, ihe office
of appointment of judge, inspector, or clerk
of any election of this commonwealth, & that
no inspector, judge or other officer of such
election shall be eligible to be then voted for.
And ihe said act of Assembly, entitled
"an act relating to elections of this common
wealth, passed July 2d, 1839, further provides
Thai the Inspectors and Judges shall meet
at the respective places appointed for hold
ing the election in the disirict to which ihey
respectively belong, before nine o'clock in
the morning of the second Tuesday of Oc
tober, and each of said inspectors shall ap
point one clerk, who shall be a qualified vo
ter. "It shall be the duty of said assessors re
spectively to attend at the place ol holding
e;ery general, special, or township election
during the whole time said election is kept
onen. for the ournose of civinrr information
to the inspeclors and judges, when called on
in relation to the right ol any person assess
ed by them to vote at such election, and
such other, matters in relation to the assess
ments of votes as the said inspectors or judg
es, or either of them, shall from time to time
require.
Agreeably to the provisions of the sixty-
first section of said act every General and
llMtirc nf ninhl rinH Ion in flio fit nm&Yt nnd
..r ,i r. -.r-.v..
' i;i 1 1 CMm iniif ivii nn ii lnifirriirtiirin rr n ri
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journment until seven in the evening, when
the polls shall be closed.
"No person shall be admitted 5'6 vote
whose name is not contained in the list of
taxable inhabitants furnished Iby the Commis-
sioners, unless first he produced a receipt
aiuiicis, unless mat uc uiuuutxu a iciciui.
r . ... . . r i. .
county tax assessed agreeably' to ihe qonsti -
tulion. and give salislarloty evidenceyeitlier success uoi bo iducu upou puraonai prow
on his own oath ot the affirmation of another ecs as upon a mechanical exactnient in
that he has paid 3uch lax. or on failure to jts evolutions.
produce a receipt, shall make oath to the,.
1 . i i i t.
vinlil 1 i-fln ltT lint nn on t r- hulntnan
the ages of 21 and 22 years he shalldespose
f tllfi Slalfi a. ieas, ne Vfiar nvt hfir.,re his
jia, ie Anes ver, v heheve. from the accounts
ial ie does verily believe,
, given hjm llial ie j3 f ,
f the age aforesaid, I
nnl twtyta clinn rtnOr nndnnm o o lo irmill rOll
if he sha be admitted lo vote by reason of
, 1 1 . . . , ,
such age; shall he called out to the clerks,
who shall make the like notes in the list of
voters kept by ihem. j
S4In all cases where the name of the per '
son claiming to vole is found on the list fur-
nished by Commissioners and Assessors, or
his right to vole whether thereon or not is
whether thereon or not
objected to by anv qualified citizen
it shall
lm iha Holt n iho mi.aitnr ti oVnminP
such person on oath as lo his qualifications, i
and il he claims to have resided within the
J district for one year or more his oath shall
by this act, whereupon the name of the per ; formes mejhat, through the disclosures
son so admitted to vole shall he inserted in of a deserter who had just arrived from
j the alphabetical list by the inspeclors and a the rebel lines, he had learned that a
! note made opposite therelo, by writing the quantity of ammunition, consisting of sev
. word 'tax.' if he shall be admitted to vote by erai thousand ball cartridges for musket
i reason of having paid lax, or the word 'age,' Ilsp hjlfi uHn r.nna(,0A ;n nn nnnnr room
be siinicieni prooi ihereoi, out shall maKewirom the camp, at sunset, and each pro-
p.roof at least by one competent witness w'hojcee(j thither by different routes, in order
shall be a qualified elector that he has resi- j the better tQ avod obsorvation and a9
ded within the district for more than tent , , . ,, j
, , . . ; soon as darkness fe l upon tne soeno, drive
days ne.i preceding-such election and shall . r
also himself swear" thai his bonafide resi- j cautiously to within a few hundred yards
deuce in pursuance of his lawful calling is, of the dwelling ooutatning the oontempla
within ihe district, and thai he did not re-, ted plunder. Then, hiding the wagon in
move in said district for the purpose of vo
ting therein. j
4Eery person qualified aforesaid, and
who shall make due proof, if required of his
residence and payment of taxes as aforesaid,
shall be admitted to vote in the township, j
ward or district in which he shall reside. :
"Ifany person not qualified to- vole in this ing able to load it even if wo sucoeed in
Commonwealth. a;reeably to law, (except coming in contact with the coveted am
the sons of qualified citizens) shall appear , ujUujtion bug. I was greeted by a sig
at any place of election for the purpose ol is- i;fi.f :t. j fIt- - tt,raa c.
l suin tickets fr influencing the c.itizensqual i
ifieri to vote, he shall on conviction forlou
and pay any sum not exceeding one-hundred
dollars, for every such offience, and be im-1
prisoned for any term not exceeding ihree
months.
Pursuant to the provision contained in the
Ulll CL lltlll il UlU 111 l UUMC3UIU, iiiu Juui;o
of the aforesaid district slrall take charge of
the certificate or return ol ihe eleciion of
their respective districts and produce thsm at
a meeting of the Judges from each district at
! the Couri House in the Rorough of Strouds
, borg, on the third day after the day of elec-
; lion, being lor trie preseni year on i .
, "w . " . r T, , ' " : TV"
in 1 1 r !Jiin nor firm i np inn ihv rMtiui thii uv i
law of said judges. Also, that where a judge
by sickness or unavoidable circumstances,
is unable to attend said meetini: of Judges,
then the certificate or return as aforesaid
' shall be taken charge of by one of the In
spectors or clerks ol the eleciion of said dis
, trict, who shall do and perform the duties re-
quired of said judge unable to attend.
Also, that in the blst section ol the said
act it is enacted that "when two or more i neau auu etuuiaj cipitosiuus ui uidouuo-
' counties shall compose a district for the j faction all of which were met by great
choice of member or members of the Senate dismt and heavy throats on the part of
of this Commonwealth, or of the House of tne Zouave of a marvelnous punishment
Representatives of the (Jnite I States or of I tQ bjj deaU QUt tQ tho mutinou1 ..darkey"
this commonwealth, the judges ol the elec-r.fL , , , ,, ,
, lionin each countyhaving met as aforesaid. ;'f e presumed to dog our path-he per-
ihe clerks shall make oul a fair statement of ied us to depart, aod wo left him, ev
all ihe votes which shall have been given at I idently in a thick fog qb to the fate of tho
such election within the county, for every J
; person voted for, as such member or mem
bers. which shall be signed by said judges
and attested by the clerks, and one of said
'judges shall take charge of said certificate) unrn un unj
. .ruii ... n moiin.i f!8Pt whero be bod
i ...... ;...tnnfrn.n ,,i, nm,tv nt such ohtce in!
such distric ts as is or may be appointed by J
m auch purposet which meeting
. seventh day afler the
shall -
t 1 1
. , (J , sevenlh day afler the elec-
elec-i
. , - f ,, resent on Tuesday the !
1 15th day of October at the Courl House in
.. . 7 A . . ' . .... n t.t
Stroudsburg, Monroe county, for the Hepre
sentaiive return judges, then and there to
perform the duties required by law of the
aforesaid Assembly disirict.
(God Save the Commonwealth.)
JAMjESiN. IJUKLUNli, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office Slroudsbur
September 12, 18C1.
1
A Patriotic State and People.
Indiana has about 30,000 in the war
and preparing for tbe field, not including i
any of the three months troops, In one
town of Martin county o Kentleman worth
only S40,000ho:.cxpendod$10,000inca8h
for tbe families of volunteers, and is will-1
ing to give all to the cause. In anotberj
a father of 15 children has enlisted with
his eldest son for the war. Examples
like these ouaht to awaken the patriotism
of the people.
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John U. lleenan comes out in tnis.snown irom iu umi uuuw .
-A.- Wilfc- Snirit with a challenge Jan apartment onibo ground floor. The
asserting bis
nbv 1 -
;il.nno0fltr. fihtnnv man
"I tnr S,0000. Uc r.refetb.t
wr i a u Si " www w ttt j .
he fiif should take place on this side of
he Ught snoui i f
the Atlantic not liking bis treatment up-
U oTpo" 7s 500 To
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War Sketches by a Northern Ranger.
A- NIGHT ADVENTURE.
j I was invited by a soldier of tho regi-
moot of the "hire Zouaves" to aocompa
Dy him in one of those private adventures
wbich wero fio popuiar among tho meD of
his corps, during our recent movements
nnnn tho. h.inkfl nf fhn Knfnmnrv
w w -r -- w
j This bind of expedition always carries
J with it a charm inflames the imagination
of the volunteer to a degree unknown in
tDfl moro precino movotuents of a regular
foroe Th(J irjdividuai COUrago of tho
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,
man rectus lo
1 oonot'ntratcd msa whiob depends for ita
jie0 0f the description of my- advon
Qf
taroua mead are generally dcspirters
i O J 1
Rllf? ctol oats and close drill, and os-
Dcctal admirers of a loose lacket and a
"free ficbt." With tho ta a merimont.
In a few words, accompanied by somo
in tr.rarinnc nncf n v.a rn tt f r I n n r? T
J O t J
in
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of a bouse belonging to a noted soocs9ion-
. , P b rn. . ,
aad aaspeoted spy. This house was
distant about three miles from our eo-
campracnt, and tho cartridges which were
concoaled therein bad been packed in
small canvass bags: these bags tho dar-
: fel,ow Dronoaed. with tho assistance
u o ,f - j - n:.
r"au waa tu,a'
tTr
vve
l' tt tT f rv nhf nin rrt
fiome means, a
horso
and wagon, to be
ready at a certaio point, a short distanao
a neighboring clump of trees, some dis
tance from the road, wo were to proceed
in such a manner as cirouiuhtances would
permit. In answer to my inquiries as
to tho feasibility otprocunng the wag-
0n, and the possibility ot our ever Do-
, . . , , , . , .t
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productive of rauch intelligence, were
quite indicative of the Zouove's determin-
Ration to carry out his design
j The sun was declining when I Etarted
nnmvir.nrr.Pir fa!?; n snmnsliiii mr.
cuitous patb to the place of rendezvous,
and walking in an irregular strolling
manner, the better to escape the observa
tion of the comrades of my friend, whp
were always on the alert for any adven
ture. JJenmd a rising and well wooded
j 0f ground I -soon discovered
my
one
friend ti . coolly seated in a
horse wagon, smoking a short pipe, and,
at intervals, philosophically lecturing a
ragged son of Africa upon tbe propriety
of bis meeting us at this same spot on the
following night, in order to receive bis
horse and vehicle, and the desired re
muneration for the use of them. After
many aourarui scratches oi nis woouy
1 i i i t : r j : o -. : ,-
property so inconsiderately entrusted to
the sale keeping of a ftranger.
After a short drivo, during which but
few words were spoken, we arrived at the
airrcod to conceal tho
horse and wagon. I his aperotion effeo-
ted, we next proceeded to calculate chan-
ce.
After a few parting puffs
H-
book the ashes from his pipe, thrust it
;, fu n-b-f. nf hU ? nVof nnrf rfr.twin
v"v r - 0
forth from tho wagon a coil ot une rope,
which he bung round his neck, gavo tho
word to advance. It was now pitch dark;
tbe distauco from the place of our desti
nation two hundred yard, according to
my comrade's estimate. A solitary light,
gloaming red amid the darkness ahaad of
us. betrayed the spot whero stood tho
building-wbich contained the object of
lour expedition. With this light for our
guide we cautiously advanced in silenco,
unbroken save by tbe occasional mapping
of somo dried twigs beneath oua feet and
the muttered malediotion bestowed upon
it by my companion,
ARRIVAL AT TOE SCENE OF OPERATIONS,
length we came into close proximity
to tbc boUB0. Everything seemed to be
buried in a deep etillnoss. Not a sound
n..A WH imor. Not the warninc crowl
,www - - r?u
of a dog gave notice of our approach.
No light was visible but the one which
bad hitherto been our guide, aod this still
shown from tbe half closed casement of
it.- t.tf nc.nr, nf
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w ndow sti was about as nign irom mo
. .
.round as the ordinary height ef a man,
and under this we crept end crouched to
q q
listen for any sounds that .miguc esoupo
r ntarrnr I) imnt c nvnr tms
room H " tfd ... . P'izo
dense that it was with difficulty wo could
discern tho presence of each other as wo
lay aod listened.
Suddenly there was bnstle within and
the sound of several voices. The warn
ing produced by the low, hissing "huh"'
of my comrade preventod a half uttered
j exclamation of surprise from fully escap
ing my lips. This noifie of men and voi
ces was evidently caused by a largo par
ty now collected in tho room in which
the light was burning. They must have
entered the bonse from the other side,
and the clang of arms, as we distinctly
beard the men carelessly lay aside their
weapons, assured us they wero no neu
trals in the struggle going on between our
j divided countrymen.
I From fatigue, arising from the oon-
strained posture in which I lay, I made a
suaaen movement, which oauscd me to
fall against my companion, at tho same
time making the gravel beneath my feet
send forth the grating sound pcouliar to
it when suddenly and violently disturbed.
In an instant tho sounds within ceased
(silenced by tho suspicions cauaed by my
most unfortunate tumbling,) the case
ment was dashed open and half a dozen
heads were thrust out into the gloom. A
movement now, if no louder than that the
lizard makes amongst the grass, or a sin
gle sigh forced from our beating hearts
and compressed breath, would have been
the forerunner of c.ertoin death. Noth
ing could have saved ua from the fate of
the spy. For several minutes we re
mained motionless, and heard various
conjectures among the men as to the cause
of their sudden alarm. Little did they ,
imagine that at that moment, within a j
few feet of their knives, wbich more than
one grasped in bis band unsheathed, lay,
concealed by the darkness, two of tho
bated invaders. But wo would have 1
been found no easy sacrifice. Each of
us covered with the mozzle of hU reiol- 1
vcr the breast of a foe, and tbe first inti-.
mation given of our discovery would have
cost them at least two lives that night.
At length they withdrew their heads
into the apartment, half closed tbe
casement as before, and wo were again a
lono. Whether thoy retirod perfectly sat
isfied as to the result of their blind in
spection or not, we could not tell. It was
at this moment that H , grasping me
by the arm. whispered me to follow him
closely. In crouching attitudes wo orept
round tbe building; each step taken with
peculiar care, lest any unluoky sound on
our part should again arouse suspicion,
which, in all probability, was still unal
layed. After many cautious pauses and anxious
straining of eye and ear, we reached tho
other side of tbe bouse, where, after pro
ceeding a few steps, my leader halted
and began exploring with bis baud; until
and lighted npon the latch of a door in
the wall. Placing his mouth close to my
ear, be again whispeaed me that it was
of vital importance wo should cast off our i
shoes and carry them in our hands, as by
leaving tbem behind thoy might bo found
by the enemy thus become the means of
betraying ns. Accordingly, in a few sec
onds, we stood in our stockings ready to
pursue to the last limit tbe windings of
tbe adventure Noiselessly lifting tbo
door latch, H led the way into a pas
sago, if possible darkor than tho outside
gloom from which we entered.
DISCOVERY OF THE AMMUNITION. '
Groping our way we carefully ad
vanced, and reached the foot of a flight of
stairs, whiob, at a bign from my cooapau- j
ion. we ascended as swiftly as the impcr- .
ative necessity for a perfect silence per- .
. . IH i J .L . I 31 1
miltca. we reaenea mo lauuiujr, wuosu
extent was hidden in tho same impene
trable darkness, traversed it for the dis
tance of soveral feet, and at length ar
rived at a door, whioh H attempted
to open, but found locked. This he as
sured mo was tho room whioh contained
the cartridge-bags, and not to gain an en
trance into it would render all the risk
wo had hitherto run useless, as all furth
er attempts wc might make would prove
unavailing.
At this crises of our proceedings wo
discovered, within a few feet of us, a
small window, which, on gently opening,
we found led out upon tho roof of the pi
azza that ran along all sides of tho houso.
To step out upon this soof, olosiog tbe
window after us as gently as wo had o
pened it was tbe work of a few seconds.
Here we lay down, at full length, for sev
eral minutes to liston; but no sound
reached us, excepting an indistinct cla
mor proceeding from tbe room be.neatb,
in which was assembled tho party of reb
els. Relinquishing our reoumbent pos
tures, wo crept on our hands and knees
until we reached tho next window, which
belonged to the room we were so anxious
to explore. To our great satisfaction, wo
found it not only unfastened, but opened
wide, and one after tho othar, wo passed
through into tho interior. Again wo
1 paused in motionless silence, and again
i wo lUtened intently, but nothing beyond.
Again
I tbe sounds already mentioned
i thn annnrffl nlrflftdv mentioned met our
m j
ears, and we proceeded to search m dark-
i r. iu v.n -.. o m mi.n.rinn
We
noes tor iu ugo u.
came upon tbem simuiuueouMy
corner of the room, piled into a neap
Wq oommcnoed our work at once
by
naflsinu mem ouv iww "
fio .p.. the Pi, roof. Si-
objects, animate or inanimate, it con- The Treasury Hotes-'-The Patriotic Sboe
taioed. j -maker.
Passing out,' our ncit movement was! The first Treasury Note isaaed will bo
to carry round the bags to tbe extreme to the patriotic 31 aef-aohanetu akooker
end of tbe piazza. This involved tbe ne- whose letter, accompanying & remittance
ccssity of traversing tbe full length of one of S100, which he tendered to $he Gov
sido of the building. With much labor eminent for ton yearn nitbout interest,
and anxiety, as we had to proceed more was published a few days go. Tbo
warily than ever, at each step, we at last name of tho man who set to patriotic an
accomplished it. And now we held a example ia E. P. Wailcca, aod be is a
consultation, whether it were better to resident of Amesbury Siillp, Meachas
risk the attempt of carrying off our prize etts. Tbe Secretary of tbe Treasary has
by decrees to the spot where wc had con- no power to accept tetiut-ra of oinej vith
cealed the wagon, or destroy it at once out interest, or for each s Ion juried, and
by lowering bag after bag into a deep for thh. rcaflnn Trnaasrj Not bearing
well, H informed me was directly interest ai tbeYats of ? er ocnt f
beneath u, as wo leaned over the bal- payable jemi nnally, oill ho iesssi to
conyof the piazza. We concluded the, him. Doubtless thero are tJio?9ais of
latter plan was the best, and accordingly, "patriotic ffbooBtaki-fs" had- other tne
my companion uncoiling the rope he still cbanioa, men of every oee&patioa, who
oarried round his neck and fastening one will invest in a similar mwncr. No Ba
end of it to the balcony, rapidly descen-' vings institution paja so high tn interest,
ded, after telling me to haul up tho other Besides, a Treasury Noto will always oom
end again, attach to it the bags (three or'mand, at once, the full amount of its face,
four at a time,) and lower them to him with whatexer interest may have accrued,
when be would drop them singly iuto the! aod within a fow months will, without
well. doubt, bear a premium. They can bo
A DEADLY STRUGGLE.
Wo bad nearly finished thi. fart of our ; tho who!e period bc drawn afc tbafc
task, when, rendered reckless by the ap-!tim0j or at tho tion of thc hoder tfae
parent security with which it was contin- Dote9 mo bo 00nverted, if nmountini? to
ued the BPla.bing of each bag into theiS50o iD tho aggregate, into bonds of 20
----"6 DU7,U,UU u" uu r" " "'.years, bearing interest at six per cent.
our dangerous neighbors at tbe other ex- The irt8Ue of ,hc demand notes So's,
tremity of the dwelling, H flung tbo"and SI 0'a is being pushed forward as rap
last nine down into its depths three at idy ag po8ttjb0. About 250,000 per
once, instead of dropping them singly, as.;daJ is thr0WQ out oow and tfa(J firetrof
he had hitherto done. At this moment, next week $500,000 Pe day will be is
tho close proximity of approaching foot-!saed. Ten men will be constantly em
steps along the roof made me turn in the pjojed in sij;Ding aod ooyntersining for
direction whence tbe sound they caused tho Rcgistor aD(1 Treasurer these notes,
proceeded, and instantly I was engaged Each 0De of tbefle makeH on fin aver 0
m a deadly atru-'gle with an antagonist. 3()0o signates each day. At tbia rate of
Tbe soene now became one of the wild-j fiignatare cacb clcrk reccivc a e0Si0.
est confusion. The rush of hostile feet ' tion of sl 200 per annam. There" are
aloo tho roof bespoke the rapid advance 'many, however, who make 1 ,000 or 2 000
of foes, whose numbers it would be mad
ncss to contend with. Beneath a despe
rate encounter was going between my
comrade and one or more of the rebels,
as many a fierce oath testified. My left
hand waa firmly fastened on the tbroat
of tbo man with whom I was contending,
yet he clung to one with maddening te
nacity. Reflection and action were the
twinborn of an urgent socond. With my
right hand I had managed to draw and
cock my revolver. My life and liberty
were in tbe hands of a grasping foe.
There were no compromise here; my life
or his! Pressing the muzzle of my pistol
to his head, I fired and he fell with scat
tered brains at my feet. The next instant
I dropped from thc balcaoy to tbe ground
where H was battling -io close quar
ters. Here I stumbled over a fallen man.
In tho act of regaining my feet, my hand
came in contact with his breast or side,
and was instantly bathed in a warm gush
of streaming blood.
'Wbere are you, H !" I shouted.
"Here."
The response came from within a yard
or two of tbe spot whero I stood. I found
my companion struggling on the ground,
in savage fury, with a fellow avidently
of much superior muscular power to him
self. Quick as thought my strength was
united to his, and with one concentrated,
determined and desperate effort we flung
our herculean foe headlong down tho
well.
Without waiting to draw breath we
started and fled for life, baffling a host of
enemies by the suddenness of our plunge
amidst the thick surrounding darknes.
"This way," cried II , and keeping
close together we quickly reached our
concealed wagon. To spring inside was
tho work of a second, and away we went
for the camp. The Zouave drove, and
his driving was like tbe driving of Jehu!
"I guoss it would have been all up
with me," he said at length, "if you
hadn't come in as you did. There were
two of tbom on me before I knew where
I was, when I found I'd lost my Colt; so
I gavo one a dig with tbo full length of
my bowie, and went in for a wrestle with
tbe fellow wo treated to a drink."
We reached camp unpursued. The
wagon was returned punctually next
night, as promised, to the astonished and
grateful darkey, but whether or not ho
received any further remuneration for
tho loan of his property than the safo ro
turn of it I am unable to state.
Morrisunio, New York, Aug. 11, 1861.
A Novel Marriage.
A novel marriage occurred in Detroit,
Michigan, on Monday last, under tho fol
lowing circumstances :
William Broderick, seventy-five years
of age, and Ilannoh Bryan, aged twenty
five years, left Lawrence, Mass., last week
and went out West for the ostcnhible pur
pose of being united in the bonds of mat
rimony. The anoient Lothario, however,
being rather slow injfedeoming hi prom -
iso, tne laay tooK tne manor mio uerowu;,g WDOt i now do. tierc is your money,
hands on Monday morning, by rising at,and the interest it would have produced
an early hour and taking from tho pook-y0a jf invested. I am married, and havo '
eta of her ancient lover, cash, amounting B objld Bjx months old. I bavo given your
to four huudrod and eighty eight dollars. Cbrtstian name to the littlo fellow, for
On discovering his loss, the lady was im- tboUgb yon .have unwittingly bees my
medintely arrested for ftealing, when she benofactortJo not the loss feel indebted
entered a cross-suit for seduotion, tbo re- t00Uj and Tblcas your name every. djl"
suit of which was that the couple went bo-
fore Justice Swinscoe, and wero married;' Ftlh did efar bavo aoolDor
after wbich tbey departed on their wajM.fo beB;dj8 n,otJer , NOt my boy.
rejoicing, seeming mutually pleased with what poa?essod yoa t0 DSk ?uch a quos
tbe denoumeot. - ti(Jj I .23eoaQ,0 I sw in the oU fami-
y ble vrhero you married Anua Domi-
Gen. Lyon was unmarried. He lea?ea
throe brothers and three si&tors,
held as a permanent investment an til mn-
fllritv throo tPiirs nnrf thn intorncf fnf
more than the average number of signa
tures per day, and thoao receive pay pro
rata. For the nignature of the whole is
sue of $50,000,009 of demand notes, tho
labor of one man for seven years would
be required.
important to State Volunteers.
A despatch from Harrisburg, on Tues
day says the act of the 15th of May, 1861,
section 12th, expressly forbids any volun
teer leaving the StBte-except he shall bo
accepted by the Governor of the Stato
under a requisition from tho President.
It has therefore been decided by the Stato
authorities that persons enlisting in inde
pendent regiments accepted barely by the
War Department are not entitled to com
missions from the State; their families
are not to receive the bene6tsof the funds
raised by their respective countieH, and in
case of their death the pension of S3 a
month for five years, allowed by she State,
will not bo made to their wido.w and mi
nor children.
The Baceof a Congressman.
A story is told of the Hon. John A.
Gurley, representative in Congress from
tbe Second Distriot of Ohio, wbich will
bear repeating. Tho honorable M. CL like
Mr. Ely, wanted to coe a battle,-and over
powered by his curiosity, he took his horso
and gig and followed after the array.
When tbe battle commenced bo hitched
his horse to a tree at a convenient dis
tance, and sought a position where bis
icw would be uniterrupted. When tho
time arrived that made sudden departure
neoessary, Mr. Gurley sought his horse
and gig, but somebody bad been in that
vicinity before him, and his conveyance
was gone. No time aa to bo lost, so
tbc member from Ohio peeled off his coat
and vet, got out of his boots as quickly
a possibly as possible, and started with
apparently a full determination to make
the quickest time to the Capital; and as
an evidence of bis running qualities it is
stated that bo boat hia own horse and gig
to Washington nearly an hour.
Compromised with his Conscience.
Tho Lyons (France) journal have tho
following :
"Mr. L , a wealthy merchant of
Lyons, lost ahout three years no-z pocket-book
containg 3000 franc?, and Shoagh
ho offered a liberal reward for ita restitu
tion, be could not hoar anything about it.
Ho soon forgot tbo matterbut tbrez days
ago bo received a box ootitaistng 8450
francs in notes and gold; and this letter:
'Sir, it was I who threeyears ago found
your pocket-book. I iras jhen a poor
fellow in search, like Jerome Paturot, of
a social position. I at first thought of
giiing it op to you, hot I reflected that
tho money would not make joa richer
than you are, whilst it might enable me
to prosper in life. And go I oapitulated
with my conscience. But I promised my
self to repay you in tbe event of God
erowning my efforts with eucce3.
This
ni, in 1835, and that msn t
and that msn t uiotncr; tor
ner name w?