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NEW SERIES, VOL. 14,
SUNBUIiY. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1861.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 21, NO 44
NO. 13,
The Sunbury American.
PUBLISHED EVERY BATURDAY
BY H. B. MASSER,
Market Square, Sunbury, Penna.
TERMS OK SUBS CR1PTION.
TWO ool.fjA.RS perannnm to be paid half year
y madvanc. Nor.rca discontinued tnitil All arrearage
... !. TO OLTJBB:
Thre Cople to one addre J
H.r. do. do
Fifteen do. do. ... 80 Oil
Five dollars in advnnce will pay for three year's sub-ti-ilption
to Hie American. .. .. j rv
ro.lmnMer will plea.eact it. our Aleuts, mid frank
tetter, containing eahecripiion m-mey. They are permit
ted to do thi. ondei the Ft Office Lew.
TERMS OF
ADVERTISING.
OneSquareof ia line.' 3 time, . .
F.verv subsequent insertion, ...
Due Squnre, 3 month.,
Kix month.,
One yenr, - "
rtn.iue.. Card, or Five Hum. perannnm,
Merchant, mid other., wlveitmiw by the r,
with the privil.neofiiiKltiiigdifrerent.dvet-
ft 00
us
3 Oil
. S 00
. e oo
3 00
10 oo
Or Larger AdvertiwmiMit., per agreement.
JOB
We have connected with our etalihhroeilt Well e.
letted JOB Of FICK, which will enable n. to execute
in the nentert tlr, every yam-iv of priming.
E. B. ICASOEE.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
6UNBXJHV, PA.
Buaine.s attended lo in the Counties of Nor
s.imhnrland, Union, Lycoming Monlour and
Columbia.
References in Philadelphia:
Hon. .lot- ri.Tv.on. Cltaa. ""
timers ft Su .iWrais,
Linn Smith ft Co
CEAP.LE5 1 AT THEWS
attorney a t a w ,
Wo. IMS Hrondwny, !' York.
Will cnrefullv attend to Collection, and all other matter
.MtruMed to hi. caie.
Muv SI.
FRANKLIN nOUSE,
REBITILT AND REFURNISHED,
Cor. nf Howard anil Franklin Streets, a few
Squares West of the .V. C. R. R. Depot,
CALTIMORE-
F RMS, 1 FEB DT
Or. LEISENRbNG, Proprietor,
July 1S, IMiAtf From Sehm Drove, l'a.
WILLI A n. BOMKBS
CHALKLSl au.
. SOMEKS & SON,
Importers and Dealer in
Cloths, Cassimeres. Vestings, Taylors
Trimmings, &c,
No 32 Soulh Fourtli Street, between Market and
Chcsnut Streets, l'nilaicipuia.
Mr,.hnts others visitin-t the city would
find
it to their advantage to giv Ihem a call
jinine their stock.
March 10, I860
and ex-
J. P. SHINDEL GOBIN,
Attorney 5 Counsellor at Law
W1T.T. a
ttend faithfully to the collection of claims
.. j .11 ... ,i;n,,al hiisiiiesa in the counttea
"
Northumberland, Montour, Union and Snyder,
ounsel given in the German language. j
tar Oflice one door east of the l'rolhonotary s
oll'ice.
Sunbury, May 36, I860. j
""thiTistebnational hotel.
BROADWAY, CORNER OF FRANKLIN STREET
new -stork: oit-st,
Iter, inducement to Merchant, and Touri.t. vi.itiiig
-w York. u,,.iminwd hv uny Hotel ill the Metropolu.
I'he followini; are among the ailvanlK which it powe
, and which will I appreciated liy all
1.1. A central locaiion, convenient t-i place of bu.inc,
i. wll a. place, of amusement. . .
l. Ser.i .uloinly clean, well furni.hed .Hung r.K.m.,
.vilhn inaiiiiiliceiit ljlillc. railor, coinmaiiuiiig mi
.ive view of Hroiulway
1V3d.T"Kef ronm.,wilha ,
naen'fieut Parlor, cnnmunding a,, eten.ive view of
liiair
4th Iteinir eonnucieo on mc u...,.v-.. ,
can live in the lel ttyle, with the grKile.t economy
5-h. It i. onnected with
Tiijlor's telcliratctl Saloons,
where vi.itnr.cnii have their incnl., or, if they de.ire
Wl ' 1 . . ' . .. I... C..r..nsa l,la,l. V.A.tnr. 1
h The .ale .e.vej m the Saloon. and .Hotel Ja ac !
ii i... r..,iDi.Uit in iiioir invn nxMriB.
knowled-ed l.y epicuie.. to be va.tly .uperior to uuuoi
'''w'irinS'advlSea. the eo.t of living in the
J,,u.ronn., .. much hXT
' Augu.t 4. 1-flit Iv
ol" XI DING'S Prepared Glne. and Shelley Mucilage
l l'rii e per Ik.iiIc and hni'h -J) cenl.
Cordial Elixir of Culmaya UarW Benzine, for removing
FOR SXLE AT THIS OFFICE,
f unhury. March P IMio.
A NEW
l,OT OF HAUUWARE & SAU-
lll.RIIV. AImo. t he best asaortment ol Irnr
Nail and Steel lo be found ill the county, at the
Mammoth store of FK1LING &. OR ANT.
Simlniry, fune 2, 18'iO.
CUNFEGTIONAKIES, TOYS &c.
Iwl. C. GEABHAT,
CONSTANTLY keep on hand all kind of
Cmfectiouarien, Fruit and Toy, which he
is M.lini! at wholesale and retail. Having the
i.erfBsnrv machinery Ac, be i manufacturing
all kind of Toy, and keep up hi stock, u thai
l.iiri hasera will not be at a Iok for a supply of
almost any article they may desire.
APJ'LE-S! APPLES!! APPLES!!!
Just received, a "urge lot uf apples, which he is
telling at wholesale and retail, at low price
Give us a call.
M. C. GEARHAKT
Sunbury, MBroh 5, ISfil. if
ATLVr bUlTTAMA SI Oi'l'tKS lo
bar bottles for ale by
H. B MA8SER.
Kerosene Lamps.
I VERY I.AIUii: and cheap assortment will
be found at the Mammoth Store of
Dec. 15, 186. F RILING &. GRANT.
II
O! YE LOVERS OF SOUP ! Afresh
supply of Macaroni and Confectionery at
FRII.1NG it GRANT'S.
Sunbury, June 2, 1H60.
1
1' i important to the u A DIES to know that
Friliiiar 6l Grant, have the bel and largest
assortment of Uresa Goods m the county.
Sunbury, June 2, I860.
A FRESH SL'FPLY OF DRUGS at the
t. Mammoth Store. Alo, anew lot of per
fumery, Soap and Fancy Article. Very cheap,
Fit I LING U GKAIM f.
Sunbury, May 26, 1860.
SKE1ETON SKIRTS'
4 T tbe Mammoth Store will be found a
very large assortment of Skeleton Skirts
from seven hoops up to tnirty.
Oct. 6. 1860. FBllilNO k GRANT
AR Iron. Steel, Nail, Pick, Grub-Hoe nd
Mason Hammers, al low prices.
BRIGHT ot60.V
Sunbury, Juna ,186(1.
l o author or lbs following, wboss name
we do not know, ii a brick. It Is fall of tbe
sharpest kiod of satire a weapon Id the
newspaper ose of which neither party in the
(Treat rebellion bag been round wanting
r. . . . .-- .... . w
i oar, man musr, nave me loom acne or an
ospaid nota in bank, who cannot indulge in
laughter over
The Southern Volunteer'!
to hia Wife.
Farewell
Fresh from eooOT dipping to bis arms tbe
went,
And he a qnid removing from bis montb,
Pressed her in anguish to his manly breast,
And spat twice, longingly, towards the
South.
"Zara," be said, and biccopp'd as be spoke,
"I find it most fbici 'stremelv bard
To leave my wife, my niggers, and my debts,
aou march to glory with the 'Davis
Guard.'
"Dot all to arms tbe Sooth
bas called ber
SODS,
And while there's something
bands can steal,
Yon can't (hie) 'sped me ts stay
Sontbern
here
at
boms
With heartless duos forever at my beel.
"To-night a hen-coop falls ; and I a week
We'll take the Yankee Capitol, I think ;
But shnnld it prove (hie) 'spedient Dot to
do't,
Why, then, we'll take in eliort, we'll take
a drink.
"1 reckon I may perish in the strife
Some bullet in the back might lay me
low
And as my business needs attendin' to,
I'll give you some directioo ere I go.
"That cottin gin I havn't paid for yet
i ne x uouee trusted lor it, dear, you know,
tVnd it's a most (hie) . 'stremelv doubtful
thing
Whether it's ever used again, or no.
"If Yankee's agent call while I am gone,
It's my (hie) 'e press commaod and wish,
that yon
Denounce him for an Abolition spy,
And bave him hong before bis note is due.
"That octoroon who made ynn joioc,
Who sews so well and is so pale a thing ;
She keeps her husband, Sambo, from bis
work
You'd better sell her ber well for what
she'll bring.
In case you're parss rung low whils I'm
oway
Tlini.u'B ft J I. - - LM.l . .....
sive wbelps ;
-.5 t"!iri" riiiuiren iwnihlel soen-
They won't bring much tbe way tbe markets
are,
But theo you know bow every little helps.
"And there's that Yankee schoolmistress,
you know,
Who taught our darlings bow to read and
spell ;
Now don't (hie) 'spend s cent to pay her
out :
If she ain't tarred and feathered she'll do
well!
"And now, my dear, I gt where booty calls,
And leave my whiskey, cotton crop, and
thee ;
Pray that in battle I may not (hie) Vpire,
And when you lick the niggers think of
me.
"If on some mournful summer afternoon
They should bring home to you your war,
rior dead (drunk !)
Inter me with a toothpick in my hand,
And with a last (hie) jacket o'er my head."
XY j. f. A I .y a (V V ft
UlUlHl AJ UiP
now
Old ITickory Imprisoned
the
Judge.
Soon after Oeueral Jackson arrived
In
, ... ... . ..
inw urieans, in tbe latter part or the year
1814, be placed that city, and tbe whole die
trict within bis lines, nnder martial law.
This was considered a wise, and even a
necessary precaution, and was zealously sub
mitted to by the patriotio portion of the
population. After tbe great battle of the
8th of January, 1815, in which tbe British
were so totully routed, tbe malcontents in tbe
city began to murmur at the maintenance of
tnurtial law, declaring that as tbe British bad
fled, and there was no danger from any foe,
the continuance of tbe military regime' was
doworight tyranny. Old Hickory paid no
attention to these murmurs, but went on bis
iron way, with an eye single to tbe safety of
his country, but soon news came, vugue
and nnautbentic, that neace had been de
clared, and then tbe murmurs of tbe malcon
tent h became frequKot and loud. Tbe French
portion of tbe population were especially
clamorous, and finally they began to get
certificates of trench cittzenshw from tbe
French Consul, hoping thereby to be able to
set Old Hickory at defiance. But tbey mis-
ook tbeir man. As soon as tbe old bero
named what they were about, be ordered
tbetn and their Cocsul to leave New Orleans
within three days, aci not to come nearer
than ona hundred and twenty miles of tbe
ity uoui peace should be officially an
nounced. Ha at tbe same time took judicious
notice of the rumors of peace, and bioting
that tbey might bave been circulated bv tba
enemy for tbe purpose of throwing biin off
bis guard, be assured bis army and tba in
habitants that tbe fruits of their ulorious
victory should not be snatched from tbum by
reason or any lack ol vigilance on his part,
and that, until be received official notification
from bis government that peace bad been
declared, be should maiutaio within bis lines
tbe most inflexible discipline.
1 bis proclamation produced a prodigious
excitement. A t reoebman, named Louailler,
who was a member of tbe legislature, pub
lished iu one of tbe city papers a Uefiaut com
mentary upon It, aud declared, in substance,
thai tbe French citizens would not obey sucb
a tyraooical order. Tbe General at orhe bad
tbe editor of the paper brought before biui,
and demanded tbe name of tbe author of tbe
mutinous article." Tbe editor save tba
author's name, and s few minutes afterwards
Ijonatller was tapped on tba shoulder, as be
was promenading tbe street, by s sergeant at
the head of a tile of soldiers, and informed
that ba was "my prisoner." Ha protested
against tba arrest, engaged s lawyer on the
spot, named Morill, to take charge of bis
ease, and was marched off to prison. Morill
at once applied to tbe United States Judge,
named Dominick Hall, for writ of habeas
corpus. Tbe Judge granted tba writ but
when tba official went to servs it oo tba
General, bs seised it, kept possession of it
"as videoca against the Judge,-" gavs tba
o f!icr a certified copy, and at once issued an
order for the "arrest of Dominick Hall, oo a
charge of aiding to excite tnntiny in the
camp." "Be careful to permit oo escapes,"
wrote tbe General to tbe officer detailed to
arrest the Judge, "as the emissaries of the
enemy are more oomeroos than we su.peo
ted." Rather a hard hit, that, for the Uni
ted States Judge. Old Hickory's pen was
sometimes sharper than bis sword.
Jodge Hall was speedily arrested, and Im
prisoned along with his friend Lonniller,
where tbey could talk over the matter at tbeir
leisure. But in a short time the General had
the Jodge escorted beyond his linns, and set
at liberty, with s commaod not to come within
the lines again ontil peacs should bs officially
declared. Not long aftorwards peace was
officially declared, and then the General, in
an eloquent and heart-stirring proclamation,
disbanded bis heroic army, permitted tbe civil
power to resume its legitimate sway, and re
leased all prisoners confined for disobedience
to military orders.
Judge Hall returned to tbe city and deter
mined to bave his revenge. He soon bad the
General served with an order to show cause
why be should not be attached for contempt
of court, &e., fee. On the day of tbe return,
the General, in citizen's dress, and accompa
nied by tbe renowned Edward Livingston as
his counsel, went to tbe court-room, which
wos packed with an eager multitude, anxious
to get a glimpse or toe "old hero." As soon
as his tall and majestic form was seen, the
audience bnrst into such a tempest of enthu
siasm that tbe Judge, not knowing what tbe
excited throng might do, gave orders to
adjourn the court Uot the General so.
tertained ditlerent views. Springing upon a
seat, be waved his arm, and at once a silence
as of the grave pervaded the hnshed multi
tude. Then, in a few words, be reminded tbe
audience where tbey were, and besought every
moo who was a friend to him to behave with
the ducorom due to the place and tbe occa
sion. Then turning to the scared Judge, be
said, "The same arm that protected this city
Iroro the invader will also protect this court
in the discharge of its duty, or perish io tbe
attempt." So, nnder the protection of tbe
General, the court went on.
Tbe Judge refused, on technical erounds, to
hear Livingston's argument in favor of the
General's course, and ordered the attachment
to issue. Oo tbe return day of the attach
ment, the Judge propounded nineteen inter
rogatories, which tbe General declined to
tnkn nnv notice of, because Livingston bod
been refused a bearing; in bis defence, acd
stated to bear and abide by the decision of
tbe court. The Judge then fined him one
thousand dollars, for which amount the Gene
ral at once drew big check on a citv bank.
and thus the matter was for tbe time ended.
Hut twenty-seven years afterward. A. D.
18-42, tbe Congress of the United States
voted to refund to General Jackson that
$1000, with interest to date, amounting to
iVl v( ' ", rv.iH ni..
old man, erniu tue uiaujii. ur .u uanuu.
And thereby Congress and tba people ..t
tbeir seal of approbation npon the old hero's
conduct, and gave judges notice to beware
bow in critical emergencies tbey interfere
with commanders called into tbe field to
defend the honor and tbe safety of the coun
try. iYeio York Ledger.
A Japanese ITotel.
A cbair was brought for me to sit in Euro
pean style j and tbe Japanese landlady, s
middle-Bged, black toothed personage, of
comely looks and polite manners, made ber
appearance. Her husband soon rejoined onr
party, and both combined their endeavors to
ascertain our wants and meet our require
ments. She was soon followed by three
young wailing damsels, wearing their natural
sets of beautiful white teetb, with tbeir
native ruddy complexion enhanced by a little
artificial addiliou of pearl dust and rouge, and
j their lips stained wilb a dark purple crimson.
These young waiting girls are always selec
ted as tue most beaulilul and prepossessing
of their sex, and conducted themselves with
simple, artless modesty. In all parts these
public hotels are served by tbe most hand
some ; end 1 was informed that tbey are a
well conducted class, and that Japanese law
rigidly protects them while filling sucb a
capacity io these bouses of retirement. On
this occasion tbe landlady and ber native
damsels overburdened me with tbeir atten
tions, placing my chair in tbe most conveni
ent sput, re-arrangiug my traveling coverlets
wiping sheets, placing a cusbon oo my seat,
and anticipating every want. Cakes, soap,
rice and sweetmeats were brought in
succession. One laughing bright-eyed dam
sel approached me kneeling with a cop of
tea in ber band ; another held some sugar,
koeeling on tbe opposite site, while a third,
from a lowly posture on tbe ground, held to
my lips a boiled egg already broken and
peeled, with the spoon containing the inviting
morBul duly seasoned with salt. With garra
lous vivacity tbey anticipated every look, and
when my wauls were supplied they remained
close to my side, and vieing in tbeir endeavors
to be tbe first to bring me tbeir native
dainties. Tbey afterwards examined my
dress ; and every portion of my euuipmeut
formed tbe subject of exciting comment and
humorous wonder. European shoeB, stock
ings, woolen cloth and umbrella were eagorly
examined, and afforded matter for renewed
curiosity and mirth.
Ah Organ Grindinu Srr. Henry M.
Herman, of Albany, has been appointed First
Lieutenant in the army, in consideration of
rendering valuable services to tbe Govern
ment. ' elegruphic Despatch.
Henry M. Herman wag a page in the
Assembly, and while there picked up a fund
of political news, which be communicated to
the New York Express, for which paper be
aoted as correspondent. The service reudered
to tbe General Government, wbicb procured
for bim bis commission as First Lieutenant,
is said to have been as follows: Herman
presented himself to tbe Secretary of War,
and laid before bim bis plan by which ha
could penetrate the interior of Virginia and
obtain important information. Hi interview
witb tbe Secretary satisfied that officer that
be was a shrewd young man, and well' fitted
for tbe expedition be proposed to undertake.
tieiug of a dark complexion, ha made, wben
dressed for tba character, an excellent Italian
lad. He was furnished with an organ aud
monkey, and, thus accompanied, ha visited
tbe prominent poiots iu Virginia, "taking
notes," and in due time reported to the W ar
Department. Tba reward for bis services
was tba Lieutenant's commission. Albany
statesman.
Tba declaration of grievances issued by tba
peop'.a of East Tennessee, in tba Cooveulioo
now sitting, recites among other atrocities,
the "shooting of woman and children by
merciless soldiery,"
Jeff. Davis baa bad tbe credit of being
rather smart, but be is evidently enable to
comprehend the strength of the Federal
Government, or bs would
know snougb to
corns wKen it rttgn.
A Bketoh of General Lyon.
The following description of General Na
tbaniel Lyon, the commander of tbe federal
forces io Missouri, is. from letter to the
Dabuqas (Iowa) fitrtdd, written by a lieu
teoant in ona or tbe Iowa tegimeots now oo
duty In Missouri :
"General Lyon is just now the lion, not
merely here, but everywhere io tbe Union, so
far ss ws cso gather from our occasional
glimpse of outside doings. His prompt ac
tion io Missouri will probably save it from
going not of tbe Union, and consequently an
immense amount of blood-letting. He is a
rnao of thirty five or forty years, some five
feet eight inches high, weighs perhaps one
hundred and forty to fifty pounds. He is
wiry io hnild, and tough-looking io appnar
ance. His hair is long and thick, his whis
kers bosby and heavy both are indescribably
sandy io hue. His eyes are his most remark
able feature eitbor blue or grey, at times
perhaps betb ; a sort of stormy expression,
which is heightened by tbe wave-like wrinkles
around them, dwells constantly in them,
making bim look as if something was con
stantly going wrong or different from bis
wishes. His forehead is high and of even
width, giving bim, when uncovered, an ap
pearance of great intellectual force, wbicb is
aided by the firm cnt lines of bis mouth.
"When be first looks at you, that stormy
expreseion settles into bis eyes tbe fleshy
waves roll np oeneain and around bis eye
brows, and yon tbink he is preparing to find
serious fault perhaps to get as mad as the
at what yoa bave to tell him. You
finish, tbe storm rolls off, and with an absent
air hs answers. The waves again roll up
wben you commence to reply. He smiles
little or none, is a strict disciplinarian, has
tbe full confidence of bis men, among whom,
or at least among tbe regulars, he is known
as 'Daddy.' A lot of regulars will be sculll ing
on tbeir campus somebody calls out 'Daddy
is coming 1' and in an instant everything is
as quiet as s meeting bouse. He goes ab
sently along, plucking bis beard carelessly
with one band, stopping here and there to
give an order or two, or ask some question in
a harsh, authoritative voice, acd iB tbe sort of
man that a man will stop to take a good look
at as be passes. 1 don't think he bas any
thing like physical foar is all through a
soldier, and will ye, make bis mark blgb in
tbe military world."
Great Traitor Hunt at- Canton Jim
Green Captured by Gen. John Wood.
The advent of tbe 14tb Illinois Regiment
at Canton, on Friday morning, was very
disturbing to tbe nerves of that distinguished
ex-public functionary and j'mbiber of cock
tails, the late Senator Jim Green, of Mis
souri. His misdeeds have caused bim to be
"spotted" for some time, and as it seemed
necessary to station troops at Caoton, it was
deemed advisable to sake charge of M r. Green
ifbe should happen to be receiving calls at
For fear that he might not be willing to see
Lie Uuiuu f.io.s., iwirtinn nf the tr0Pfl
were landed so as to cot off bis retreat in one
direction. Just before reaching bis house,
bis daughter saw tbe soldiers coming, and
gave tbe alarm. Jim made off for the woods
io bis slippers, ordering "bis moM" to place a
horse for bim in tbe woods at a certain spot.
Hs rescbed tbe woods, and bis pursuers find
ing the bird had flown, started on a scouting
expedition. Jim and "his man," however,
"failed to connect," some of tbe Union men
capturing tbe horse before bis master could
tiod bim. Hut he obtained soother Irom a
brother of his, as report has it, and made off.
Ooe party of mounted pursuers, of about
twenty persons, was headed by Gen. Wood.
Tbey struck out into the country, and after
a ride of six miles, came in sight of a solitary
horseman, moving like Claib Jackson, towards
Arkansas. One of tbe party knew Green,
and declared it to be tbe great Missouri
Senator, and then there was a "two mile
beat," and "tbe best man wins 1" Jim's
distance from bis pursuers gradually lessened,
but still be continued to do bis prettiest.
He was ordered to bait, but failing to obey,
two shots were fired at bim. At the second
he tumbled from bis hoise a" if dead, and
sucb was the speed of bis pursuers that they
nearly ran over bim before they could "apply
tbe brakes. Jim was found not dead or
wounded, (perhaps "shot ia the neck,) but
bad gone lo the ground because firing did cot
agree witb tbe nerves of bis bnre. Govern
or Wood took charge of tbe flyiog Mazeppa,
iding bim back to Caoton, where tbo illustri
ous Secessionist was lodged io jail, and can be
found at present writing, tnosiug on Ibe insta
bility of human glory and tbe folly of af ex
pecting always to play the traitor withont
reaping the traitor's reward. Quiw.y Whig,
6th inst.
Great Fire at Tiuioutk Pa., and Loss ok
Lirn-A destructive fire occurred atTidioute,
l'a., ooe of tbe famous petroleum localities, on
Saturday evening last. It commenced about
7 o clock, in Grandon s Store, being caused by
the ignition of oil wbicb a clerk was drawing
from a cao witb a light in his hand. An ex
plosion immediately took place, wbicb set tbe
building on fire, and tbere being no means of
extinguishing tbe names, tbis store, with six
or seven buildings oo tbe same side of tbe
street, and along it ic both directions, inclu
ding the Fredonia Hotel, recsntly erected and
owned by sue I a. Glark and L.ewis Lr Crock
er, of that village, the large block recently
built and owned by M. 8. VVoodlord, of Dun
kirk, and tbe New Bedford Hotel, were de
stroyed.
I bere was no insurance on any or tbe prop
erty, and tbe loss, which must be from S3',000
to $10,000, will fall heavily on tbe suflcrers
Gem. Scott a Printer. The General is
also tbe true tupt of a printer. Ha has made
a fat take of tbe rebels in Maryland; put
tbem in chase at St Louis, aud locked up
tbeir columns at Manassas Gap. lie took
proofs of tbeir treachery in Baltimore
worked off their matter at Harpers ferry;
tumbled Ihetn into vt at rhlllipi ; and win
distribute tbem at Richmond, lie is ready
to trenspese tbem at Sumpter ; en tbem at
1'ickens ; correct IDem at inarieston; nil
tbem witb break lines at York town, tie up
running-heads of tbeir diviefwee generally ;
and after taking alt tbe impressions of tbe
secession souabbte out of tbeir leailers, he will
bavs tbem re set, solid, io tba body of tbe
Uoion, and made to register oo the page ol
history in cue form agaio, their eltacbtneut
to the constitution and tbs liars sod stripes
of tbe republic
Tbe Charleston Courier, io consideration
of tbe mustering of such large numbers of
Union forces, armed with tbs beBt weapons,
and nnder tba instruction of the most compe.
lent officers, is of tbs opinion that tba South
"should prepare for defeat." That opiuioo
just now is very popular at the North.
Ao "old soldier" writes that, In tbs War or
1812. svery soldier was advised to carry a
string, to be tied round bleeding limb and
bs twisted tight by a stick or ramrod, uohl s
surgsoo could bs foood.
BrjcKHAMKO.v, Va., the present headquarters
of the Department of the Ohio, is the capital
of Upshor couoty. It is a comparatively new
town, of about ons thousand inhabitants.
The people are eminently. Western very
much like those of Central Kentucky. Their
children do not enjny "metropolitan facilities"
for education, and absurd provincialisms fur
nish entertainment for the army. I beard a
rustic lass say the other day, that she"did'nt
know but she motif he persuaded to go to
Ohio," and "rnout,, I discover to be a great
er part of tbe "lingo" of the people. The
nirls are not afraid of the sun, and their out
brown complexions and buxom forms demon
strate fine constitutions. They are full of
spirit and animation, and will shoot a rifle or
ride a colt witb tbe best fellow io tbe army.
A EoRxiDAnt.it Fkmai.r Ciiarokd with
Skckcsion Stram Dr. Blauchard wos lately
arrested in Southern Illinois. A letter re
lates tbei following about his wiTe, who is a
Kentuckion : "When Blanchard went through
Carbnndale, oo his way to Springfield, be was
visited on tbe cars by his wife, a sister of
John Logan, who wns perfectly reckless.
She cheered for Jeff Davis, and abused the
Union men in every conceivable manner ; but
in consideration of her sex the was not dis
torbed, but allowed to have ber blow-out all
to herself. When she entered her buggy to
drive away she struck her horse into a run,
and at every jump she would hit him agaiu,
and shout at tta j top of ber voice, ' Hurrah for
Jeff Davis 1 "
CArTt-RKn. Ex Senator Green, or Misson
ri, was captured on Friday last, twelve miles'
from Canton. When ordered to bait by the
troops, Mr. Green refused, but a gun fired
over his bead caused him to change his mind.
Tbe soldiers brought him to the University
as a prisoner of war, where be is still remain
ing. It is rumored io town that tbe ex Sen
ator will not swear alleginnce to the Uuited
States, and if be would swear, tbe command
ing officer would not accept it. At the resi
dence of.Mr. Green the Stats and Stripes were
run tip by the command, instead of the seces
sion flag, which was cuptured by tbe troops.
A Pi.KASANT PRKDicnoN.-One of the lead
ing financiers of New York, Mr. Gallatin, in
a letter to tbo Secretary of the Treaaory. pre
diets that the currency difficulties) in the West
will be corrected witbio two or three month.
at farthest, oud that witbir. tht period trade
and commerco will have recovered in a great
part from the shock caused by the war.
Professor Dond, or th Harvard Ohgerva
tory, speaking or the comet, says : "On the
28th, the earth passed close to the tail, which
crossed our path a day or two only in advaoce
of us. so that we barely escaped passing thro'
it. The distance of the comet from the
earth is now about twenty five millions of
miles, and it will be a satisfaction to some to
know that it is increasing. It will soon fade
out of sight."
nnsitiutiimuust thinks it eci-
toin that the Confederate Constitution will be
defeated in that State.
0 e t r i
THE PUZZLED CENSUS TAKER-
BT JOHN i. SAXE.
"Got any boys?" the Marshal said
To a lady from over the Hhine ;
And the lady shook ber flaxen bead,
And civilly answered, "Sine!'
"Got any girls?" the Marshil said
To the lady from over the Rhine ;
And again the lady shook her bead,
And civilly answered, ".YiW .'"
"But some are dead I" the Marshal said
To tbe lady from over the Rhine ;
And again the lady shook her head,
And civilly answered, "Sine !"
"Husband of course ?" the Marshal said
To tbe lady from over the Rhine;
And again she shook her flaxen head,
And civilly answered, ".Vine.'"
"Indeed you have!" tbe Marshal said
To the lady Troin over I he Rhine ;
And again she shook her flaxen head,
And civilly answered, "iVii .'"
Now what do you mean by shaking jour
head,
And always answering "Xine !"
"Ich cann nicht liuglisvh .'" civilly said
1 he lady iroin over tbe Rhine.
AVi'ri, pronounced nine, is the German
for "Nit."
farmer's rparlnml
Seasonable Fruit Hints-
In the Horticultural Department of the
Parmer and Gardener, for July, (conducted
by Mr. William Saunders,) we find tbe
following excellent counsel touching the
cultivation of Fruit, which should be read and
acted upon uow. We may be permitted to
eay, however, that we prefer spring to rail fur
selling out strawberry beds, unless the vari
ety be a strong grower acd perfectly hardy.
Injudicious pruning bus much to do with
failures to Iruit culture. XX inter being a
beuson of comparative leisure ic gardening
operations, it is tukeu advantusu or to prune
trees, and too frequently the trees are
pruned whether they require it or uot. The
time to prune must depend on the condiiiou
or the tree and the object iu view. If it ia
desired to envigur a weakly tree, then, wiu
ter is tbe best time to prime, but to prune
strong growiug trees during winter, wilb
expectation that it will iuduce tbem to fruit,
will lead to certain (appointment. Now is
the time to manipulate sucb plauts, and if
the growths are checked by pinching out
their extremities, aud small branches remo
ved if not required, there will be no occasion
for touching the trees during winter. We
are certain that, as knowledge of cutting
fruits extends, aud science recogoized in its
practical application, there will be less winter
pruning; little, if any, sawiug and chisuliog
in tbe orchard, but instead, the season ol
growth will be cbosen for all necessary prun
ing and traiuiug.
Tbe Gooseberry, Currant and the Rasp
berry, as well as tbs Pear, Apple, Peach aud
Cherry, oiay be kept io tbe most perfect coo
dition by due attention to tbe removal of
small sboots, and checking the growth of
strong ones, thinning and equalizing growth.
Raspberries should be looked over, aud all
superfluous shoots removed, leaving those
only that are required for next crop ; wben
the Iroit is all gathered, tbe cause that pro
duced it may be removed.
Strawberry plantations may bs set ss soon
as young plains can be secured. If planted
oow they will become established before
wiotor, and soma varieties, sucb as Albany
Seedliog, will produce s fair crop next sum
mer from plants set oat thus early.
Leached Ashes as a Fertiliser.
On s piece of corn of about ac acre, I ap
plied ten bushels of hard wood ashes that bad
been thoroughly deprived or tbeir potash, by
leaching. This qnantity was disseminated
as evenly as practicable over first one hair
the piece, or one ball ofau acre, the whole
having been previously prepared for the crop
by a tulerably liberal application of long, or
nnrermected stable manure, "turned in."
There was no difference in tbe soil, which was
all of a remarkably light and rriable texture,
being composed ofonexRB of sand. The
part on which no ashes were applied, in conse
quence of ibn action of tbe manure, produced
a most excellent crop; but that on wbicb tbs
ashes were bestowed exceeded the other by
more than one-tifth, both in the weight of tbe
crop, and the soundness and uniformity of the
grain. Tbere was also nearly a correspond
ing gain in maturing, for the athed part was
ripe and ready to cut long before the other,
and tbere was not s "pig" or onsound ear in
tbe lot.
Judge Buel, of Botlalo, says Leached
aBhes, or soap boilers' waste, which always
contoinB a quantity of lime, 1 bare used with
auvantage lor wbtut.
Mr. Coleman, in bis able and locid "Report
on Agriculture of Massachusetts," observes:
"Ashes, leached or crude, bave been applied
witb various degrees of success. A farmer
of high authority in Newberry, says : 'I
think leached ashes very valuable to spread
on grass; also, on enians and wheat. I use
20 or 30 carl loads. 1 gave, this year, three
dollors a load for thirty bushels."
Ao able writer in discussing the subject,
Bays; "Of all things to make grass grow,
ashes are tbe best. This you cao depend up
on, for I have often tried it, and it bas never
failed yet. Just collect together all you cao,
and the more tbe better, and apply them to
your grass lands and see if 1 am not correct
in my assertion." O. T. P. in O'er. I'd.
Drying the Common Red Currant.
We copy the following method from the
last number of the Horticulturist. Many of
our readers will find it just in time to give it
a fair trial. Tbe editor of the Horticulturist
having examined tbe currants prepared in
this way, highly cumuiendg it.
The currants should be quite ripe wben
gatharod, wnU the stems attached, and wash
ed or rinsed effectually aud droined oil. Then
stem them and wash Ibem thoroughly, and to
eucu pound of currauts add a quarter of a
pound of good Havana sugor; then ploce
tbetn in a preserving kuttlo over a fire until
they come to a scald heat, wben tboy are
turned out iuto white earthen disbes, and ex
posed to the actiou of the sun until, by evapo
ration, they become hardened on tbe upper
Bido. Then they are turned over, and there
remain until thev become so on tl.u nthur
side, and so alternate until they become a
sort of leathery texture, when they are put
Tot usei Care must be taken to keep them
from tbe dews of night and rain daring the
process of dryiug ; fiually, the utmost cleanli
""11,? V oh.erved from first toJ
W hen used, eoougu k,, requited
to dissolve them or render them to uny con
sistency suitable for tarts, jelly, ic. At the
same time, more sugar is required to wake
them quite palatable, which muBt of course be
governed by taste. Currants lo this way bave
kept well wilb us for three years, and tbe pre.
sumptiou is, that tboy will keep for a longer
lime H well cared for.
Mrs. Georuk II. Hits.
Cyf" A better plan is to cook tbem slightly,
adding half a pound of sugar to each pound
or currants and put tbem in air tight or other
jars, well seuled. They are a good substitute
for cranberry sauce, aud some think them su
perior. Ed. American.
Grape Wine Major Frees, of tbe
Germantown Telegraph bas no exalted opin
ion of domestic Grapo Wine. In this we
heartily concur. Until we can produce grapes
that yield wine of s body sufficient to keep
withont tbe aid of soger, we caunot be sue
cesbful. Tbo Major says :
"Tbe truth is and we may as well out with
it at once we have never tasted a drop of do
mestic wine fit to drink. Even at the Fruit
Growers' Convention, which met at Reading,
Inst February, where tbere were fourteen or
fifteen different makes, if we remember cor
rectly, there was none good enough for ordina
ry drinking, aud some could uot even be con
verted into vinegar."
Recipes, fc c.
To Destroy Ant. In some gardens the
ant3 become intolerable pests, and almost ev
ery kind of remedy bas been resorted to with
out eOecting tbeir entire dislodgment. 1'hey
are sometimes very destructive to a garden
and especially to flower borders. We saw a
new remedy published, some days ago, wbicb
we have mislaid ; but it is simply to dig out a
portion of the ground infested by them, build
a fire in the excavation, and allow it to burn
for some lime. It is said to drive Ihem away
effectually. If this shall prove to do so, we
are sure we shall be ueurtily thanked by many
for printing it.
A Cheap 1'kf.r A very good, palatably
wlinlt-ki.tiie beer nmy be obtained from acorns
aud hop. It is .lightly sparkling, eminently
tonic, am) a vurhifuge. Tbe acorns ore
steeped in water for tilleen or twenty days,
the water being renewed four or live times ;
they are then transferred to a cask, bops are
added, the cask tilled up with Water, uod tbe
bunghole lightly covered, but not stopped, as
there is an escape of gas. In fifteen or
Iwenty days the beer is tit to drink, and as
Tast as it is drawn off fresh water may be
pourod on. Tbe cost is less than threepence
per gallon. It would supply Tutu- or five per
sons, for eight months, witb a very excellent
beverage. .ontn Pajer.
Blackberry Wink and Cordial. As the
blackberry season is now near at band, we
publish the following excelleut recipes,
famished by s notable housewife of the "up
country :"
Blackberrv Wins l'o three quarts or
blackberry juice, add one quart or water and
three and a hulf pouude of sugar, white or
brown. Put in ao open jar, and let it stand
two or three days to work ; then bottle, and
set sway in a cool place for s year before
using.
13 lack m-rt Cordial. Take any conveel
enl quantity of Blackberries, and stew io a
preserving kettle for half an boor; then
straio, and boil again for hair ao hour, adding
one pound of sugar to each quart of juice,
using spices to tbs taste. V ben cool, add
one gill or more of genuine Cognac brandy
I to each quart of juice. Thao bottle sod
'cork tight.
To Drros CcrcvrtKR. Take three gooJ
Sized encumbers, pare th.m, put them in cool
water for an hour, tike them out and cot
them In the 0i.r,a way. sprinkle salt npon
tbem and let them be so ootil abont an hour
before dinner) drain off the salt liquor; put
them into a vegetable dieh. Take a pint of
sonr cream (, too old.) a good tablespoon,
full or cider vinegar, a piece of butter tbs
siz rr a hickory nut; put them on ths firs
end let it come to a boil; pour it over the
encumbers while hot t set tbem by In a cool
place until dinner. We think It is the onlv
way to eat tbem. Try it.-So says . dy In
tbe American urmer.
Camphor for Fi.owkrs. Two or three
drops fit. saturated solution of camphor in
alcohol, put in half an ounce of soft water
rorma a mixture that will revive flowers that
"'"f,11 t0 droP "d wilt, and give tbem
freshness for a long time.
I) w m nous.
Rioorol-s Skntixkls A gentleman from
the troops at the Relay House, Bays that tbe
sentinel have, in some instances, a pleasant
way of making challenges. A fellow who
had been fishing on the Patasco, and bad
secured a fine string of Dsh, was topped by
the osuol question, "Who goes there V
"I isbermen," was the answer. "Advance
fisherman, and drop two shad," said tbe alert
sentinel, looking oot for his commissariat.
A southern paper gives the following from a
correspondent : On tbe first nigbt after my
arrival, in passing rrom one quarter to
another, I was stopped by a sentinel, whom
I recognized as private P (though be did
not recognize me ) I was asked for the
countersign, and replied, "A friend with a
bottle." The reply was "Advance bottle
and draw stopper." 1 did so, and was suffer
ed to pass on my way rejoicing.
"India, my boy," said an Irishman to a
rnend on his arrival at Calcutta, "it's jist tbe
finest climate under tbe sun j but a lot of
young fellows come out here, and tbeydbrink
and they ate and tbey ate and tbey dhrink
and they die ; and then they write borne and
tell their friends a pack o'lieg, end says that
it s the climate as has killed 'em."
What the Echo Answers. What must be
done to conduct a newspaper tight! Write,
vt hot is necessary for a farmer lo assist him !
System. What would give a blind man the
greatest delight! Light. What is the best piece
of counsel given by the justice of the peace!
Peace. Vx ho commits abominations! Nations,
XV hat is the greatest lerrifiei ! Fire.
A teacher wishing to explain to a little girl
the manner in which a lobstor casts bis shell
til 1 h.;.h1s.0U,Krw" it. said: "What do you
--uirow'them aside, don't you!"''dn"no"
-opliod thelmie ..,.. let ouyt tuckJ,h;,D0-
A Grave- At.
tbe story pX
tbe grave-digger. At last toe luuignan
grave-digger bringing bis hand down on a
irrave-slone. exclaims -."rinn-n niiiae
sbillin', or op she comes."
A gentleman in Poughkepsie, propably of
s canniballistic turn, wishes "a middle-aged
man to cook." Any body can furnisb a good
many middle-Bged mpn who are in a terrible
stew all tbe while, and are likely to be so for
some time.
Mrs. Robinson, (the widow of the eminent
professor of natural philosophy.) invited a gen
tleman to dinner, who accepted, witb tbe ob
servation, "If I am spared." Weel, weel, if
you're dead I'll not expect ye ; we shall cot
want your ghaist," replied the widow.
That was a triumphant question of a toper,
in a discussion with a temperance lecturer, who
asked, "If water rots your boots, what effects
must it bave oo tbe coats of your stomaeh ?"
A contemporary, in speaking of a newly in
vented "metallic burial case," says that is fast
getting into use, and is highly recommended
by those who bave used it.."
"Marriage," said an unfortunate husband,
"ia tbe churchyard of love." "And you men,"
replied tbe not lees unhappy wife, "are tba
grave urggerg.
Tox Moore compared love to a potato, be
cause it shoots from the eye. Or, rather,
exclaimed Bryon, because it becomes all the lcs
by paring.
"Figures won't lie," is so old and homely
expression ; but fow men can look on a rash
innable womau's figure now-a-days and say as
much.
Xotuiko more quickly betrays character
than tbe laugb. "Let me bear a man laugh,"
said Demos' beoes, "and I will quickly tell you
bis history."
A lazy fellow begged alms, saying be
could not find bread for bis family "Nor 1,"
replied an industrious niech'- "1 am
obliged to work for it." oj eu.1
An Editor acknowledges , t
bottle of brandy, forty eight '
cays, "This brandy is so old
very ruocb it cannot live much .
An ahticle, announcing the de
person, says ; II is remains wer
to that bourne alienee notr
tendud by bis friends."
Why is tbe bridegr'
than the bride T Bee.
"given away," and tb
queotly "sold."
"Shk h not all
bitterly exclaimed
is worse than that
self."
To A LOVER ti
the world one a
the other where
What is that a
possessed, and
children T Pare
An avaricious t,
that sucks iu all lb
ful herbs to tba iuh
Keep tbe horrors
turn a blessing roun
dark side to it.
Fkminink Hkadac:
by which womeu seek
ache,
Tba Longest Lao
Scroggiu'g, when be I
(y)eer.
Why is life tbe riddls o
we must all give It op.
What word may ba pron
adding a syllabi to it T-
nn wishes lo know if
as be often hr ot their