Sunbury American. (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, October 11, 1862, Image 1

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81X0I.E PIBSCKIPTIOX:
Two Dollars por annum, to b paid hiilf-ycnrly
In advance. JY itr dioonUnucJ until nil ar
rearages arc paid.
to cttaa :
Tlirs oopics to one adilriwi, $ & 00
Ksven lo do 10 00
l'ilioon do do 2(1 00
Kivo Pnllnri, In advance, will pay fur three years'
subscription to tho American
Club mlmeriptions nuist lie Invariably paid In ad
Yaiieo, and 'out to ono adilrr-M.
If subscribers nploct or rWiise to take their news
papers from the office to whii-h they are directed, they
are responsible until they lmv settled the bills and
ordered them discontinued
l'untniaatcri will please aet as eur ARcnt, and
frank leiters containing subscription money. They
fcrc permitted to do this under tho l'ost (iflicc Law.
4'riltondcn'M IMiilndclpliia Com
mercial 4'olll'K'O,
N. K. Corner of 7th and Chestnut sts., I'liilitiU-l.liirt
TUTS! IXSTlTt'TtON, which was etnbli?hed In
1S41. and is now ronseriientlr in the lSth year
of it? existence, numbers among Its graduates, hun
dreds of tho niot succciffnl Merchants and business
Men of onrcountrv.
Tho object or the Institution Is solely to aflbrd
voting men facilities for thorough preparation for
Vnsines..
Tho hrnnches tnnght are. Hook-Keeping, as appli
enble to the various departments of trade ; Penman
rhip. both plain and ornamental ; Commercial Law,
Mathematics. Navigation. Civil Knginecring, llraw
iiTjr. Phonograph v, and Modern Languages.
The svstem of instruction is peculiar ; no classes or
set lessons are made use of. but inch student is taught
in livi.liinllv. so that he may commence at any time,
and attend whatever hours are most convenient.
Catalogues are issued annually after the Kith of
April, containing names of the students for the year,
and full particulars of terms. Ac. and may be ob
tained at any time by addressing Ihe Principal.
In extensive accommodations, wide-spread reputa
tion, and the lengthy experience of the Principal,
this Institution oilers facilities superior to any other
in the country, for young men wishing to prepare for
business, ami In obtain at the same time a diploma,
which will prove a recommendation for them to any
Mercantile House.
i f Crittenden's Series of Treatises on IhmK
Keeping, now more widely circulated than any other
ork on the subject, arc f.-r sule nt the College.
S lltiDiJKS l ltl'I TKNIiKN. Attorney at Law.
I'ebrunry S. I.si'il'. ly
.1: .isxiscifs iviTii.vr nvK my
111; ritr.iczr.it !
A- Improved for Si and lsf.il,
l! I'. KKTCIIAM .1 ('.. 29 l'earl t.. New York.
'pllK only I'rceser ronstrueteil on scientific prin
I ciplcs. with a revolving can and spring blado
rnper. The one hastens the freeyingof the cream
heoiher removes it as fal as froren.
The most rapid in freeiing, with the least quantity
I' ice.
The most economical incest, as it is the nio-t simple
11. 1 durable in siriicture.
Kor sale ill all the principal eil'ns and towns in the
'nion.
Kneh Freezer accompanied with a book of recipes
lid full directions.
l'ltlt'1'8
.1 iimrts,
4 quarts,
tt initirK
5 (unrts.
1 1 ipiarts,
Api'iy i"
March L".l, 1m'.2.
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1! .MA.SKIl. Sunburv. IV
Ei(H'Ki:ri:!.i.r.u . icn:i:.
ittorney8 at Law, Sunbury, Pa
4 .PHiHAN liOl'Kl'.lT'.l. I.KII and Snl.O.MON
. 1! liiiYKK. respectfully aimoimce that they
tve el'lerrd into eopartucrsliip in the prnetico of
teir I'roti . sioii. and will continue lo attend to all
i-iius" entrusted to their charge, in Ihe counties
Northumberland. I nioii. Sny.ler and Montour,
oioptlv till I 1 1 11 1 1 V and eareliillv Special atten
,.1 will be give'n to the I'dl.l.KCTItiNS iK
i.AIMS. Consultations eau be had in tho ti KU
AN liingnage.
i:,-e .Maiket street. op,o.-ile ' caver's Hotel.
Sunbury. February I. 1-t'H.
C5r;liflit. 'iii's, aiiiM. ,Vc.
111'' sub'tiber. having oj.encd in Tboiii'Son's
llrii k lluil.ling. Mill street, liniix ille. a large
1 c';m b'tc stuck of
l.'KKIiiN AND I111.MK.-TI1; I.IQI'fUS.
r;T'.in ibe bi'-t l.rnii'l- of Urandi''. liin, Old
.1 . S vtWi and Irish Whiskey. 1'ort. Sherry. Ma
im. Champagne and other W'mes. nt llll grades, nil
which will be sol, 1 Whole-ale. at the lowest city
,10-. Tavern-keepers, by buying of u.-, u save
least the I'leii,!.
'er-.'i.s desiioiis of purchasing li-piors f"r
I' M I LY I'SK.
j,iumnMtr. ,'"'"!-' ""
v Itebig d lerniine.l to eslablisb a reputation fir
.si;' 'l.eaji. h,' re-pectftllly soli'MlJ. tile patroune
'he Mi'.;.-.'. Ail orders promptly attenilc'l to
JKltKMIAIl S. II ALL.
.1;
m:. is,-,o.
yotfi- t'l-llif.
Patent Siieet Metal Screw Top
Y u
' i'r.s
im;
Mi
r e Jar.
.v.x ..rv.'.vr siiiacr
mi:tm
,-(,'; iic ti:
11 tiei'c-sarv being to screw the Cap down
' ltulih-T ttask"t. wbieh is ilnced outsi'lo
sli'Milder ot' the Jar. i of all inch dislant
t. p ; pr ". eot Ihe )His-ihiily of the llflvor of
Icing ihjurc'l by ci'iiiing in contact wiih the
- 'I'Mring these .fills Call be supplied bi
llet orders with H It MASSF."., Agent. "
i v. .tune 2. Im'iO.
!'. tbi
h tie
the
til, it
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I .he
vCHTIM "MI1KP.L M. PKNNS LYANIA,
(.Ye.ir lir llri'lar.)
Ml -ul-;oiber having leased this well known
'l ir, , Tii Stand, lately kept by Mrs. C. S. Hrown.
' ctt'all v informs the public that be is refitting and
iring the premise.-, and will be prepared to 011
,in. in a comfortable manner, bis numerous
els throughout the County, ami nil who may
inie his r-tahlishineiit.
pril 12. I vi'.' JUSI'PII VANKIltlv
I'f-itllllill i3lls..
HI II. T AND UKl't HMSIIKD. Cor. Howard
i d Franklin Strecl. a lew Niuues West ot Ihe
h-m C. ntinl U-iilroad D. pot. llALTlMOKK.
'l i Kits, c-1 I I. II D v.
li. LiiiHAIUNii. Proprietor
ly ,. S.V.. tf
t he .!, 1 ,1 !,
ti!iit Strait. 1,'tii'ttn Third nnd l'mtrth.
Pun. vitiu.rniA.
'.K 1111 di r igin d. having leased, for a term of
.ars. tin., p"puiur bou-t'. have the pleasure of
Hieing to their friends and the traveling com
ty that it is now open for the reception of guests.
1 .use. si,, ,, ihe lir.-l of March lust, has been
Iv rv novated and refuted in a superior manner;
pit -lint i.ts are large, well ventilated and fur-
I in modern style. It is centrally located,
'liiclit to all the tlepot lin.1 steamboat landings,
II the immediate vicinity of the Custom House,
Ulice and Ihe Corn F.xehange.
inected with the Hotel is a Itcstaurtint for the
nieslation of those preferring the Kiimpcan
Prices ot Kooms fiom Throe to Scvsu Dollars
t ek. according to lo--;ition.
ir.l jl iuper.l iy. Table dilute for merchants
usine.-s men from 1 to li P. M.
IIKN'RY NKIL.
ISAAC L. DLVOK
il 12. m'i2 ly
Wnr ! H ur! 1lVur!
Z FIHi.M THE N'OKTll,
C'J.MK FIltiM TIIK SOUTH,
CO MK 1'UOM TIIK EAST.
COMK FROM TIIK WEST
he country and build yourselves homes, for
9 the lime to get your Lumber cheap. Yes,
man ; u'mhek ; lvmber ; ; r
-. purehiuicd at low rales at tho STEAM SAW
- ot
.4 T. CI.KMEXT, SVXBUIir, PA.,
is Panel Lumber, Framo Lumber, Hoards, Si
Shingles Iroin ;t to per thousand, Plastering
Paling. Hoofing Laih, Ac, Ac
bills ordored. for any kind of Lumber, will be
hed lit the shortest notice.
IK A T CLEMENT
burv, Mur di 9, lAt',1.
ATEQNA COAL OIL!
urruuK'ri Aou-i:iilof.lr,
U'd loaay KF.KtiSF.NE.
buy rxplohiva Oil, when a few etuta moia per
will furnish yuu witli a crfcclOil?
Muiu only by
V.HALT MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
No. il Walnut Street. Philadelplna.
usry 15, 160. ly
iPONIFIERi SAP0NIFIEE1I
THE FAMILY BOAP MAKEK
itcheu Grease eau be made mio good Soap, utuuj
tier !
Dircctious Ac-ompanyiag Each Boa !
P is eamlv maJe with it, as making a cup of enf.
luiiufHcumd onlv bj Ihe PatenKict.
, SALT MAM FACTl HIN COMPANY.
No. IV7 Walnut Sunt. Tlub'tsirhia.
ujiv l I - II
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY
NEW SERIES, VOL. 15, NO.
iNOtl. Arrniig'riiicnts) 1
of York I.Iiicm.
T1IK CAMDEN AND AMHOY AND rillLADEL
riUA ASD Tit EN TON U. 11. CO.'S LINKS.
From Philaihlphialo Nnr Yorlavtt Wat) 7Vcr.,
from Wtthtitt street W'wrJ' aittl Ktnxinqtoti
Vrpot. trili leave 11.1 y"ooir., ti'$ . FARK.
At 0 A M., via Camden and Amfc-y. (C. and
A. Accommodation.)
At 6 A . M . . v ia Camden and Jersey City , N . J
$2 2a
Accommodation,
At tlj A. M., via Kcusington nud Jersey City,
(Morning Mail.)
At 121 P. M., via Camden and Aiuboy, (Ao-
eoniinodation.)
At 2 1. M., viu Camden and Amhoy, (C. and
A. Kxpresis.)
At 4 P. M., via Camden aud Jersey City,
(Kvoning F;.xiress.)
At 4 1". St.. vin Camden and Jersey City,
(Second Class Ticket.)
At 6J P. M., via Kensington and Jersey City,
(Kvening Mail.)
At 12 P. M., via Kensington and Jersey Cilv,
(Southern Mail.)
At 5 P. M.. via Camden and Amlioy, (Accom
modation. Freight aud Passenger, First
Class Ticket,
Second Class Ticket,
2 25
3 00
2 25
3 00
3 00
2 25
3 HO
3 00
2 25
1 50
The 111 P. M. Line runs daily. (Sundnvs excepted.)
The 12 P. M., Southern Mail, runs daily.
For Water flap. Slroudsburg. Scraiiton. Wilkes
barre. Montrose, Ureal Lend. Ac, at 7-10 A.M..
from Kensingtiin. via lclaware, l,ackawauna and
Western Kailroad.
For Mauch Chunk. Allentown. Itethbhem, Itelvi
dere. Kasion, Lambertville. i'leminglou. Ac., at 7-10
A. M.. from Kensington Depot, and at 2J P. M.,
from Walnut street Wharf.
(The 7-IU A. M. Line connects with Trains leaving
Kaston for Munch Chunk, at ,'l-;i.'i P. M.)
For Mount llollv, al t) A. M . 2 and t P. M.
For Freehold, at li A. M. and 2 P. M.
WAY LINKS.
For HihIoI. Trenton. Ac. at 7-Iliaud Ot A. M. and
5. fi-.'tii and 12 P. M. from Kensington, find at 2
P. M. from Walnut Street W harf.
For llristol mi l intermediate Stations, at II) A M .
from Kcu.-ihgtoii Dcjsit.
For Palmyra, llivcifon. lielaneo. Poverty. Par
tington. Florence, Lordciitown, Ac. at 12. 1,4, 5
and 5i P M
Steamboat Trentrn, fir ltordentovMi aud interme
diate Stations, at 2 P. M . fr Walnut -t. U1a1f.
I For New 'ork. and Way Lines leaing Ken
sington Di jsit. take the Cars on Fifth street, above
Walnut, half an hour before departure. The furs
run into the Depot, and on the arrival of each Train,
run from die llepol.
Fifty Pounds of Ilnggage only, allowed each
passenger. Passengers are prohibited from taking
any tiling as baggage but tlo-ii w earing apparel Ail
baggage over tit IV pounds to be paid for extra. The
Company limit their ress.nsibility or baggage to
line Dollar per jM.nnd. aud will not lie liable lor auy
amount bevoud tr'luu. except liv special contract.
W.M. II. U ATZ.MKlt, Agent.
March 2'J, lSi.2
ICI.A4 IkSlDI I lEIX.'.
r 1 1I K suliscriber respecllully inlbims hi old frii-ieN
1 and the public generally that ho bin, commenced
Ihe
1ILACKSMITIIIN1; llt'SINI'SS,
in the shop attached to K. Y Prigbt's I'oundry. and
is prepared lo do all kinds of ltlaek.-iiiithing, in the
best style nnd workmanship.
All custom wotlv will tie promptlv attended to
.1. II. ZI.M.M l.ii.MAN'i Agent.
Sunbury, April 20. IM.2. if
bkosi: I I s.
TIIK
N T. W YOU K K V K N I M i l'US T.
A Daily Seuii-wtikly laid W eekly Newspaper.
'miiriisl' r Syiiipnlliy' vllli
l'r:iif 01s..
j-. . c.i. tm ami t'ic Her.
Thix well-known journal i now in the sixty-first
year of its existence (thus always been a U-ieling
journal of the city, taking part in all the discussions
of the day. and uttering ils sentiments with candor,
feiirlei-ncss and independence l-'rcedom now and
Forever, has been aiid will e uitiniie to hi in, motto.
The Principles by which it is guided ale:
A Strict Construction of ibe Consiitu-iou.
Kcoiioinv in C,o eminent.
No Political .lobberv.
Honest Men for oili.'C,
The Suppression ol the Slave Power,
Free Soil aud Free Speech,
and the proscution of the war against treason until
the last rebel has laid down his arms.
lint Ibo livening Post, while it is fearless, in tho
expression of its opinions, aims ebietly at being a
good newspaper. It will contain full accounts ol all
the interesting oeeurroncis of the day. embracing
1st. A Complete History of the War.
2d. Political Documents, lteporis of M..,.i
Speeches and Proceedings of Legislative Itodies.
;td. 'Ihe Latest Markets. Commercial Intelligence
Itcports and Lists of Prices.
lib. Ki iioi'Kan Xi;f.- Advices by tho foreign
steamers, letters from our own eorrcspindeiits. and
extracts from English and translations from continen
tal journals.
5th. Miscellaneous IUading. Poetry, llook Reviews
Tales. Anecdotes mid liossip.
In short, it is the design ol the editors to make the
Evening Post.
TIIK l!lT NKWSPAPKHS IN TIIK Ctl NTKY
No pains ol laiMir and no expensu in money will be
spared to accomplish this end.
A" the Daily Evening Post circulates more large,
ly. perhaps, than any other city journal umoiig mer
chants, capitalists, bunkers, lookers, lawyers, luanu
faelurcs and bu-iiiess men gcneially, it has always
been a most eligible advertising medium, lint since
the war its circulation has enormously increased,
which fact oO'.-r addiiional inducements to those who
WISH THKIH IH SINK.-S MADE KNlUVN.
The Senii- cekly Fivcuiiig Pi,l, publi.-he'l regu
larly on Tuesdays and F'ridays. contains all the rend
ing matter of the Daily Evening Post, and the latest
news, by telegraphs and muds, up to the hour of pub
lication. Hie Weekly Evening Tost, published ev ery Thurs
day, is edited with especial reference to the wants of
country readers, and la-sides all the articles of gene
ral interest published in the Daily Evening Post,
contains a complete digest of (be news of the day.
and nil Agricultural Column, devoted to the inlejesl
and instruction of farmers. It contains forty long
columns of reading matter every week, making it.
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for hi. service; or for ten subscribers holw ill receive
a copy for six months. Wheuacluu of subscribers
has been forwarded. additions may be madu to it on
Ibe sumo terms. It ia not uucesaary that the mem
bers of a club should receive their papers at tho
tamo Post Office Each subscriber's name ia printed
on his paper. Clergymen are supplied at tho follow
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, Orriri or tu Eveniko Post,
41 Kauau Street, ooruor Liberty, New York.
June 2a, loOi.
SOLOMON JI.H.HH,
Altornt-y nt Ijs-sv, Sunbury, Nortbumbcr.
land county, Pennsylvania.
(Formerly Freeburg, Suydcr oounty .)
OFFICE, Market street, ono dour east of Friliog
i Grant's Store, and nearly oppostto the Court House.
All professional business, eollocti'iis. Ao , will re
ceive prompt attention
April 12 i2
20.
COMMUNICATED.
Fortho Sunbury American. f
'I'lio lislilos-iilli lVimsia Iviinifi
lltln Ih Ollirrrts ll M-r !, .Vt.
Mr. Editoh : TI10 nliovc rt'irimcnt vns
tiffrimiorl in Hnrrislmrp, on YV'cliii'sny.
Hi'iitcinlitr lttlt, liy tlic cdcrtiiin of tlic fol
low ini; ollioirs: Colonel. Utiliil) McClay, of
Miftlin county ; Lirttt. 'oloncl, f. IL t'raw
fortK .lunintii rnunty; Mnjor, .!,('. Hrown,
AYusltinertrm rotinty ; Adjutant, LctV Citsr,
Xortliumlii'tlniiil county; Surgeon, Lewis
Aekison. .Titniiita county ; Sernuant Mtijor,
Cicorce Ueiojer, l:itt)hin county ; Quiii'tur
mifiter, .Icfi iiiiiili Iloirlc, Snyiler eotiuly.
The eoiniii)tiesii:oniinsin!r tlic Kigliteeutli,
were nnincil tilplielu'ticnlly its follows, to
lji'tlicr with their jilarcs of lvnidencc, with
the ninnes of their ('ttptnins :
Co. A, C B. Kcndifr, I.ttneaster county.
Co. 15, Ucorije Mowton, Treviu ton Noitltuiti
lierlttnd county. Co. C, W. 1!. llutehinson,
Butler county. Co. 1), A. ('. Siniison, Sny
der county. Co. E, S. P. Wolvcrton, Jsor
thuinlierlanil county- Co. 1 .las. M.llinwii
Milllin county. Co. G. William .1. Alex
nniler, YYasiliiniglim county. Co. 11, .lolin
AYcavcr. AVashintrton county. Co. I. II. 15.
MeClellaiul. .luniata county. Co. K. John
Detriek. .lnniiitH county.
It will lie seen liy the aliove. that three
counties fiirnisheil two ciitnianies eaeh to
the veiriment, vi. : Nurthiiiiilieilautl. Wash
ington 11111I .luniatti.
The teoiitient i; tirritlly were well ilt':iseil
with their Colonel, who is a perfect oetitle
ttian as well as a soM'n r. Dur Major, .1. ('.
Hrown, left the pulpit to join the tanks.
The reoiineiit left ll.in i-huiL'. on ThtTs.
ilay. anil after n te,li. his j,.. umey, aniveil tit
HaL'erstow n, Mi.nlan l. on Fr'nltr.' ni'temoou
from which place they were maichcil out in
inhatiee of any otia f repi'ment. nLout n mile
to the riL'lit of the foaii Icailino- to W'illiani
.siort. where tlicy ctiettuipeil for (lie nioht on
tile I'fow of 11 lieaulifill hili. Thi ; was the
lift-t experience of catupino; out, att'l the
p-.iuiiil gilt pretty h i 1 . 1 liefon- ilayliu'lit. Let
we all ton!; it in oon.l .-pints, a. vei -xpi elcl
litinlsihips. t);tr regiment oeet;p!-I a very
cpoeil us welltis ilaiigcincs pn-ilinii. until
Sat unlay forenoon, when tlie'i'iiit.l YunI
ania ami other regiun nts, were inarched
out of Ilageis'tAv n 11 tniie in advance of us,
where they wi le drawn up in line of Lattlc.
Wis could distinctly see 1 hem from otiren
eniupntent. and could very plainly hear the
luioniini; of eaiiuoti in the direction of Wil
liiinisport, at which place a small Lody of
tin' reliels had reer,sed the I'otom.ie. on a
foraoino; expedition. They were compelled
to return without accomplishing the oljcct
of their vinit.
On Saturday iiflcrnooii, the 20th. at 5
o'clock, we received orders to strike our
tents and prepare to inarch. All was now
I nt-tle aud activity and in 11 short time we
were soon on the man h, en rout for tiiveii-ca-lle,
I'd., nl unit 1- miles distant. Men
wlm hail hen toi'oie lu cii i i v sies, on ac
count of our clo-c proxi:. lily lo the eu, uiv.
and In itio o'.i r tile Suite line In sides, soon
liejan lo loot; cliecrf'tl, and In fore wen a.-h-i"l
our desitiii.it ion were entirely well. It
u:il.-l lie colit'e ed licit tiie soil of old I'e'.in
svlvania w;is more congenial to the feelings
of a gn at many than was the -nil of Mary
land. It is gralif.mg, hooevcr, to the
i-ccjmcut and its friends, nnd that it went
wherever il vva-onh red. t '.cn lu vond the
limits of our Male, and out of .VI linn w ho
composed it only l,o -huludd'e'l home
wards. Iam ashamed to eoiil'e.s tile f act,
they wen; from our county. Eor further
p. rticuhirs as towhothey W civ 1 i.n.-ilil Capt.
Mow ton of Ticirton.
As c marched through the principal
streets of JI:igei'-tovn. the American King
was frequently displayed, w hen each mem
lier would try to outeheef hi-neighl'or. The
mo-t lieatitii'ul -iglit we In-held was three
little gir!s dressed in red. white and Line
frocks. The v.t re lreinendon-!y cheered !y
tlie whole regiment. They politely lunved
to us. as they received tin- cheers. Tin re is
coiisi leralile wealth in 1 ia.Tdown, then
are a great many line private residences, a
monster Hotel, live stories high, called the
Washington House, a very line Court House
now Used us a hospital, in which 1 -.aw a
great many wounded .soldi, r.-. from the I -at -tie
of Antietam. '1 he J .lit In ran Church is a
very huge Imilding. larger t!.".n churi-hes are
generally lo.ilt in pl.teesoflii.it -ie. 1 lagers
town is iilmut the size of Suul-ury, though it
is more elo.-.elv luti't and has the character
istics of u southern I nvn. a, tit almost every
house you would sec two or mote "hiilim nt'
( "'or," with their heads tied up ill white
handkerchiefs, they wi re of all -hades ami
colors, front tiie pale yellow lo the jet I. lack.
There is a great deal of liii-im ss done here
at present, as (ien. Met h II. ill's w hole 11 i ll 1 V
is supplied from this point. Army wagons
are going und coming constantly with sup
plies of provision nnd aminuuit ion. At the
railroad depot, I saw Loxesof crackers ami
ammunition stacked up in ipiantittes like
lumber at a fhnirishiiig steam saw iniil.
There are many Reeesh in this place, hut the
majority of the people, 1 think, are loyal.
To return to our regiment, we inarched
tibout 5 miles, where we hailed in alieautiful
grove of trees near the pike, and lay our
selvca down to rest for awhile. At three A.
M. we resumed our inarch quite refreshed
rciiching; ( Jrecncastle at dav light on Sunday
morning, passing the 1'hiladt Iphia Gray He
serves, accompanied Ly Stows liattery tin the
route. We encamped 011 Sunday morning
in a beautiful woods about amiieuorth of
the town, which by the way is a very pleas
tint little town. It is 4 miles from the State
line in I'ennsylviinin.
We remained in camp here, drilling every
day. until Thursday evening, H o'clock, when
the cry of "pack up'' was heard throughout
the camp, and soon we were initrehcd to the
cars and on our way to llarrisburg, which
place, ve reached ut daylight on Friday
morning Sept. 20, passing Chumhcrsburir,
Shippensburg, icwville, Carlisle und Me
chanscsburg, on the route. We could not
see much of these towns or the country
through which repassed, us we unfortu
nately went nnd came over the road after
night. All we hud wits a starlight glimpse
of it. Cumberland is the largest as well as
the richest valley in the State. At tireen
castle it is about ill) miles wide, extending
from the Blue Itidge on the East to a range
of mountains, 011 tho West, running parallel
with, and ut an equal distance from the
Blue Itidge and Allegheny mountains. The
Shenandoah Yulley of Yirginia, is a contin
uation of the Cumberland Valley of this
State, divided by the l'otomae river. 1 is
very dry in this valley now. There has. been
no ruin Miice harvest. But little seeding
has been doue by the farmers on account of
the drouth. This valley would have been
a rich prize to the Confederates, but thanks
to the uprising of the freemen of I'cniisyl
v.ima, of which tho gallant eighteenth form
ed a part, it was rebated from their intended
1 griifp.
11. B. MASSER, SUNBURY,
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER
On tho evening previous to our return to
llarrisburg, n meeting of the regiment was
held in front of Col. McChiy's quiit'tors, nt
which nearly all the olliccrs made short but
stirring speeches. Senator Lawrence, now
Speaker of the Senate, nud a high private
in a conipay from Wa hieo'on county, read
the I'resident's Emancipation Proclamation
and then 111:11 Ic nn eloquent speech in its sup
port, which was heartily nnd enthusiastical
ly received. Hesolutions were passed thank
ing the ollicers for the good care they took
of the regiment, favoring the Emancipation
proclamation of the President, also that the
proceedings be published in the Ilarrislntrg
Telegraph, to be copied from there by the
papers ol ail the counties represented in the
regiment. At the close three cheers wen
given for tint President, lor (Jov. Curlin. for
the Chairman, and for the ollicers, when the
meeting adjourned, long to be remembered
by the participants.
1 must not neglect to mention that a con
traband who came into our camp nt llagers
town, wits quite a popular institution in our
regiment, making speeches occasionally to
the dill'ereiit .companies of the regiment, in
which he pictured the life of a slave at the
South, his connection with the Southern
army, and his escape therefrom, lie left the
rebel army the day before the battle of An
lietani by hiding himself under a bridge.-
lie was the most intelligent contraband that
we have yet seen from the South. lie tells
a straight slury. lie was a servant In Stone
wall Jackson's division, whom he knows,
and says thai he puts on a different suit
every day. Also, that he is a praying man ;
say- he saw (ien. I. on gst net fall oll'hi-hoise
but did not know whetln r he was killed or
not. lb- is a house painter by trade, and
owned by John P. Hates, of Yidgelield. S.
Carolina, and belonged to the ll'th regiment
S. C. Volunteers, Col. Xeseoe. lie was em
ployed by a company front Washington co
ns a cook, who took him home will, them.
This was his lirst visit to Pennsylvania. His
name was W in. Anderson Fourt.
On the arrival of the regiment at Ilanis
l iirg. we were marched to the camp at the
Si. tie Capitol, where we remained during
the day, going to the State Arsenal where
we wen- relieved of our arms ami equip
ments. The paraphernalia of war equip
ments, at the nr-cnal was a sight worth see
in,'. About H in the evening we entered
the cars for home, w here, after numerous
delays on the route, we reached Sunbury tit
12 o'clock at night, when the company i
separated, and the members retiring to their
respective hollies, and thus ended the
campaign of Co. H. lsth Pennsylvania Mili- j
tia. one that will long be remembered by all ,
its members. Yours. !
A .ME.MIiLU OF CO. E.
)1IS(I,LXK01'S.
I from tho Miners' Journal )
TO THE PEOPLE OB1 PENNSYLVANIA.
The Democratic Stale Central Committee
h iving authorized their Chairman, l'lami -W.
Hughes. t- pla e lu loiv the poop!..- of
the Stale of P, nn- Ivaiiia. such matter as
that ( 'omini'.'.ec think tile people ought to
reflect upon tit this time, and Hughes haiinr
undertaken to do so, il is the duly of such
pcr.-ons as know Hughes well, to give the
people such facts as will enable them to
determine for thetnselvi s, w hether Hughes
is laboring to serve the .'orth or the South,
whither he is trying to have the Cnion
restored or to have tile Kebels succeed, the
S ates dii 'eil and a Southern Confederacy
established. To enable the people lo judo
for themselves and net as they think right, I
give the c idem e following.
c. Loi'isr.n.
Poltsville, September 21. 1MI2.
At a public political meeting, held in the
Court II01.se in Pottsvilie. Schuylkill county,
in February, isiil. John T. Werner who was
Sheriff ot ' Schuylkill County from 18l(i to
l'sl'.i. was present and he heard Francis W.
Hughes say, when speaking about the
amount of Cotton that was exported from
the United States, "Cotton is King, and I
thank (tod for it."
Mr. Werner read the above this morning,
and savs it is correct.
C. I.OESER.
Poltsville, 17th September, 1M12.
Don w.psoN, St ui vi.Kii 1. Coi'ntv, Pa., )
September PJth, 1S02. f
('.Tow Kit, Esq., Porrsvii.1.1:, Pa. Jh,n-Sir.-
bi the winter of lsui I was in the
cars going to Philadelphia, and while be
tween Pottsvilie and Heading, I was sitting
on the left h ind side of the car, and Francis
W. Hughes, of Pottsvilie, was in the same
car. silting on the right hand side of the car.
and tto seats ahead of me. 1 think there
was not anv body silting on the same seat
of the car with iiitit ; 1 know there was not
with inc. He was convening with 11 gentle
man, who sat right opposite him. and the
second seat ahead of me, on the same side
with me. 1 heard Francis Y. Hughes, then
and there, say to that gentleman, "1 am a
Delegate to the Democratic State Convention
al llarrisburg. and lam going over to attend
the Convention, and when there, 1 intend
offering a resolution before that Convention,
that Pennsylvania secede from the Union,
ami join herself with the South, and leave
Rhode Island and Connecticut and Massa
chusetts, and them d d little petty
States, to subsist 011 their codlish und Ply
mouth Hock."
You are at liberty to make use of this
statement you may think proper, and 1 shall
be ready to verify it by my oath at any time
w hen required to do so.
Ycrv Respect fullv,
DAVID LoMlis'uX.
PoTrsvii.1.1:. September 8th, 1S02.
C. Towr.it, Esq. lktir Sir; I have duly
considered tho importance of your inquiry
relative to my personal knowledge of tho
attempt made' some eighteen months ago by
F. W. Hughes, Esq., to "switch" the State
of Pennsylvania out of the Union, in nearly
the .same manner, and by the same unholy
menus that were employed to carry Tennes
see, .Missouri, Louisiana, and other States
out; and in compliance with your request,
will endeavor to give a plain, unvarnished
statement of such facts us 1 may be possessed
of, conlitiing myself us strictly us possible,
to the precise language used at the time.
A day or two prior to tho assembling of
tho Democratic State Convention ut llarris
burg, in February, 18(11, I heard it bruited
about that Air. Hughes, (who was a delegate
to that Convention,) designed to introduce
in that body a resolution, the object of which
was to curry Pennsylvania out of tho Uuion,
and join the so-called Southern Confederacy.
The report, notwithstanding my know ledge
of .Mr. Hughes' sympathy for tho South, (ho
having previously told me in convertatiou
with nun, that the only mistake of Mr,
AMERICAN
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
11, 1SG2.
OLD
Bucliannan's administration was, that "ho did
not receive. Messrs. Hhett & Co., of South
Carolina, ns ('iniin!H.iioiim, instead of 'dis
tinguished citizens,' and treat with them
upon the subject of their mission,"; the re
port, I say. struck me as being so manifestly
absurd ns to be scarcely worthy of notice.
On the evening of the day of the Conven
tion. (I think the 22nd of the month) while
on my way home. 1 fell in company with his
nephew, John Hughes, Esq., (law partner of
F. W. II 'ghes, and ns we walked a consid
erable dist,. ,ce in the same direction, I took
occasion to mention to him the reports Iliad
heard in regard to Frank's secession resolu
tion. He replied, "Yes. I think that Frank
is doing wrong in that matter." I asked
him if it were really true then, that In
designed to offer such a resolution lie
answered, "Yes, he took such a resolution
with him, I read it myself several times,
and advised him not to offer it.' I need
scarcely say, that what I was disposed to
regard before as nn idle rumor, had now
become a stern reality. On my return from
ten. I stopped to see tin; late Judge llegins,
and communicated what John Hughes told
me. The Judge smiled and said : "AVhy
Frank showed me that resolution before he
left, and asked inv opinion of it. I advised
j him for (.tod's sake, not lo offer it. as it would
I kill hint politically, forever.'' I anxiously
awaited the published proceedings of the
j Convention, und was gratified to see that
t Ho resolution in question was not utnong
tlmm. Thus matters rested until some time
I I think in April or May following, when, on
I ihe way to my place of business. I met -Mr.
: James (iowiin. of llarrisburg, nn old friend
j and iieqiiaitit'ince. The war having then
' actually commenced, our conversation natu
1 rally turned upon that subject. Some pretty
severe strictures were made by myself, on
I what I considered the mistake of Mr. liu
' chanan's adtninist ration, and as being in my
I opinion, the direct cause of all our troubles,
i My friend on the other hand, defended Mr.
Buchanan's policy. While thus engaged.
' we were joined by (h-iu-ral .1. Y. James, of
Warn-n, a mutual friend and acquaintance
of l oth of us. Mr. .lames sustained my
views of the question, and the "talk" became
i somewhat animated, in the cour-c of which
I mentioned the effort attempted to be made
I by Mr. Hughes in the late 1 i mocrath; State
; Convention to "sw itch" "ctisvlvania out of
j tin
I'nion, when I was ii icrruplcd by Mr.
James, who said: "Why, wasn't 1 in tnat
Convention, and on the Committee to draft
resolutions ( And didn't Mr. Hughes come
to me iu the Committee room and ask me
to support his d d treasonable resolu
tion i" lie continued: "After I had read
it. 1 got so d d mad that 1 shook my list
and swore that if he attempted to oiler that
resolution either in Committee or Conven
tion, that I would pitch him and his resolu
tion head foremost out of the window.'' "I
don't know ," continued the icncral. "wheth
er it was my threat or what ; but I neither
heard nor saw an;,;liii:g mi-re of that resolu
tion." The material points r.f Mr. James'
statement were su! U. ntly admitted by
him to Mr. F. I.. Whitney, of this H irough.
in my pn -once.
This js substantially all T have to say in
relation to your quenie-, and is given in
nearly, if not precisely, the saute language
used 'at the time. It has been hastily draw n
up. bid you are at perfect I'berty to make
whatever use of it you may think proper.
Ycrv lfi-speetftlllv, A.c.
JKKn.Mi: K. BOY EH.
If necessary. I will verify the above by
oath or ailirmation. J. K. 15.
At the time of the Democratic Convention
at llarrisburg. in February, IstJl, Francis
W. Hughes was a delegate from Schuylkill
County to that Convmlion. In a conversa
tion between the lion. Charles W. llegins
and Benjamin Pott, llegins said "Hughes is
I making a fool of himself." that he had shown
him, (ilegius,) resolutions, he (Hughesi had
1 drawn up to offer at that Convention in favor
ol 1 ennsylvania joining tlic Nintuem 1 011
federaey. llegins said he g ive him it lit, 'I
of a scolding.
Mr. Pott nad the above this morning and
savs it is correct.
C. I.OKSEU.
Poltsville, IHli September, lM(i2.
In the latkr part of Summer or Fall of
101, Francis W. Hughes, of Pottsvilie,
came into the olliec of William B. Wells, an
attorney at law of the same place, and who
had been, from the year ls-IO to the year
lSu-l. the law partner of Hughes.
Lloyd's Railroad map, showing the States
was hanging against the wall, iu the olliee
j open. Hughes pointed to the map with his
I cane, and explained lo Wells what he,
1 Hughes, thought would be the result of this
I Rebellion , that the Western State; would
eventually join tnc.'souiu, as iiicir luietesis
lay with tlieui: that the New England
States, together with New York. Pennsyl
vania. New Jersey, and he may have inelu-
1 1 KM iiiiio, t'.iiii woum oe an mat wouoi re
I main of these United Slates, and that they
i would have to bear all the t.xpensc or bur
then of this war; that that would be, us he
thought, thf result of this Rebellion. And
the disgrace of repudiation would finally be
the result. That he, Hughes, did not want
to live in such a country. lie said if he
couul tlx ins matters 10 suit, linn, or coi
nage ti) that cll'ect, ho would go to some
other country or place; Wells docs nut
remember which. Wells then asked Hugh
es, where he would go. Ho replied, "to
Sandy Bottom, as Natty Mills used lo say."
Wells said, "Hughes, vmi come to thirt
conclusions upon the basis that this Rebel
lion cannot be put flown. Ungues replied,
"Yes." Wells then asked him what conclu
sion he would come to, upon the supposition
that this Rebellion could and would be put
low 11. Ho said, "Ot course then 1 should
come to quite u different conclusion ;" but
said, al the same time, that he believed it
could not lie put down. Wells reiterated
that he lirmly believed that it could and
would be put down. Hughes to this replied,
that he wished he could see or believed as
Wells did ; but he could not or w ould not.
The foregoing was lead by Wells, and he
says it is correct. He says Hughes gave
reasons for his belief; the chief of
which was the bad feeling between the
North und South, relating to tho negro.
Hughes jitstilied holding the negro in sla
very. C. I.OESEU.
Pottsvilie, Sept. 8th, 1S02.
In July last, about two weeks after the
funeral of tho lion. Charles W. llegins,
which was on the Fourth of July, John P,
llsibart. Into Sheriff of Schuylkill County,
nnd his wife were at Sunbury, und while
there, culled upon Mrs. Doiuicl, tho widow
of tho luto Judge Donaicl, of Sunbury, und
the sister of Judge Ilegius, on u visit of
friendship. In tho course of conversation
Mrs. Donntl suid, "Mr. Ilobart, you know
SERIES, VOL. 23, NO. I).
my brother was a patriot, in every Dense of
the word, nnd for some time before his
death the state of his country troubled him
very much. A short time before his (b ath
he colled inc to his bed, and said overtures
had been made to him by a prominent
politician of your place, of Schuylkill Coun
ty, (1 mention no names,) to join with them
which ho declined doing. Aud he then
said, the course the Democrat it: party were
now pursuing was the greafst fraud that
wns ever practiced upon the country.'' Mrs.
Donnel then said, ''I authorize you 'to till t!ii
l,i PvtMlc:'
By Mrs. Donnel's statement, Mr. Ilobart
nnd his wife were both satisfied, that Judge
llegins had named to his sister, the'pnnni
nent politician of Poltsville, Schuylkill
county.
Mr.'und Mrs. Ilobart read the above this
morning, and say it is correct.
C. I.OFSEK.
Tottsville, 0th Sept. 1uf!2.
P. "W. HUGHES'S HESOEUTIOX.
As ho now says it was prepared by him
for the State Democrat iu Convention, of
February, 1801, nnd published over his own
Signature, in an Extra from the Olliec of j
the J k 111 o-ru He Stuiuhml, at Poltsville, on
Monday Morning, Si pt. 29th 1ST, J. j
'Jiini'lri'!, That Pennsylvania owes her'
"growth in population, und the increase of!
"capital and wealth of her citizens, chiefly
"to
the advantages which the American
. , ,v i 1 i-.... , , -. 1 1 - c
"I'nion has afforded for the developetncnt of
"her natural resources: and that her glory
"and paramount interests are indcntiii'.'d
"w ith the continuance of that Union.
Z-iJm "Should, however, causes hitherto
"resisted by the Democracy of the country,
rend ussundcr the bonds that bind together
"those states ; and should the fifteen slave
"holding states, claiming to be driven by
"the necessity of mutual protection against
"the effect of such causes, ir.y'ullij tit.il
'7A utu'thcr i'iii ili mni : then Pennsvl-
"vau'ui must regard her relation to the facts '
"w hich circumstances beyond our control ,
"have produced.
"She cannot then refuse to perceive that '
"she must either take her place in some
''JVorlfimi fi'ti'jiiii nt of a once glorious Union. I
"and rest content to be shorn of the greater
"part of her manufacturing industry, and of
"her export and import trade to hold a
"secondary and helpless relation to the
"north-eastern states, with no outlet or
"approach from the Ocean for her great
"eastern or her great western metropolis,
"except through the waters and before the
"forts and guns of a foreign nation; and
"thus practically (for want of ability to pro
"tecti be made to yield up all reliable direct
"foreign trade :
"Or she may, l-f" it? a mi:mi!KI of tiik
".N'I'W CoxKKOKii.U Y r J become the great
"nianufact tiring workshop for a people now
"consuming annually sfliuo.OOO.Olii) worth of
i "products and manuf.n tun s from, and im
. "ported through the Northern States;
citifs li, i':ih tftt' iirinf rniiiint iviul il, init itiul
litiiliiltiiiil jnili(.i Ill in (',. t'!i:nl. AND
";u:i! wkai.iii, rorci. vi ion. and oi.oky hi:
I'uoM'vriT) in a i)i:i:i:i:i-: iM-Ait vi. 1.1:0 in
"mi: iiisroitY and i-hosi-khity uf any
I'Koi-i.i: !
"That it will be the right and duly of her
"citizens to consult their own best interests
"in a position so momentous, ami ie-et'c
luliriui tlte i.AWi't l. itlti I'lutl ifi'-i. And that
"in stating the truths here announced, we
"have no desire to conceal that our object is ;
"to present lo the people of other States the j
"position they may severally occupy if the,
"cm rcion di.-unionists in their midst succeed !
"in defeating an equitable compromise of.
"existing dillieulties ;'
(.Signed)
FRANCIS YV. HUGHES.
4'oiisi;iii;'uiiiMu MiiiTiaii-x,
The danger of consaiiguinotis marriage.
! and their influence in multiplying deaf and
'. dumb cases among children is the subject of
1 a puper presented tothe Academy of Science
1 tit Palis by Mr. lioiidin. It supplies matter
for grave consideration. Taking the whole
number of marriages in Fiance, the coii
sanguinous represent 2 per Cent., w hile the
proportion of deaf and dumb births ut Lyons
. at least 25 percent: at Paris 23 per cent ;
: at Bordeaux, 'M percent. The nearer the
consanguinity of parents, the more does this
proportion increase; and if we represent by
, 1 the danger of begetting a deaf and dumb
j child from an ordinary marriage, it would
have to be represented in IS marriages be
jtween cousiiis-gerinan ; by in lnaniages
j between uncles and nieces; and by 70 ill
I lnaniages between nephews and aunts. It
I w ill surprise some readers to hear the sub- !
Meet is one in which the religious element is j
involved: Protcstani.-m is more favorable;
to consanguinious marriages than Roman
Catholicism is; and it appears by a return
from Berlin, that tiie proportion of deaf and
dumb children in 10. 1100 Catholics in that ;
city was ;!1 ; in lO.UOO of other Christian j
sects, mostly Prote-tatit, it was ti ; audi
among Jews, 27 in 10,000. A similar result I
eaines out ill other circumstances. By a '
census taken ill the territory of Iowa in Is 10, '
there were found 2'u ileal" and dumb in 10.
000 whites; 212 deaf and dumb in 10.1'uO
blacks islavcsi, or Ul timesmorc than among :
the whites. In this case, the habits of the
hUcks were favourable lo the increased '
result. It is found that when- iutermaniages :
is in some sort a necessity, from geographi
cal position, there is an immense increase in :
the proportion of deaf and dumb births, for
the whole of France, the proportion is fi in
10,000 ; in Corsica, it rises to 11 in 10,000 ;
in the High Alps, to 2:1 ; iu the Canton of
Berne, to 28. In lceland.il is 11. The
w hole number of the deaf and diuub in K.i
rope is estimated at 250.000 ; and when we ;
consider that other infirmities of a very
serious character, including idiocy, are dis
tinctly traceable consanguineous marriages, ,
w e nru led to inquire, w hat are the means by ,
w hich relatives may be persuaded nut to '
marry one another ( Is it not u question
which Social Science Associations, might !
take up und discuss with advantage f
A Giuantic Prnunm Tup:. One of
the most astonishing tree of which the '
annals of tho world furnish utiy account, is
found lvinir on the ground iicarHonev Luke, I
on a slope of the Sierra Mountains, 111 Cali-
.. . . . . , ., . 1 1 . 1.
lomia. It is a pcirnicu ceuar live, nav ing ,
ailinmcter of forty feet ut the butt, oral
cireuiufcrcnco of one hundred nnd thirty
feet, and is six hundred and sixty feet in,
length to tho vioint; where its diameter is j
four feet. Tho remaining portion of this
monster tree is covered with sand, and litis, j
therefore never been measured iu its entire
leiiglh; but if it maintains its symmetrical !
proportions to the top, as it probably docs. !
forty or fifty feet of it mutt Iks hidden in the
earth thus making its eutire length more
than sevt-u huudrvd fcrt. 1
IIJtllN OI IDVIIMIMXJ.
Onf tuqunrn of 12 line, 3 tiim.
Kvory sulifMjnont iimTtion,
Ow rimrr, . luontlu,
Wx montli-,
Oiif yiMir.
limine-.- fiipl of T lino, pr-r minntn,
McrHninl uti'l m h-rs ii'herti-uiin l.y tlir year,
with llu- nil"j;r ol iiicrlinx ilitici till iid-
ViTlwitip wni'lily.
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J j" Larger Aiivi-i li.'in'-ntH us por aioeuieut.
JOH PlitNTINO.
We Inn e corini cti 'l iihour ntnl.li-bment a m il
sali'dt-.l .lull Ol'l lCK. nl,ikh will iniil.io n- to
exejtite. in the unatert sty!'', ivory vuiiety of
Printing.
! J-i?" C'oM l.liKNI.'K or CoVKIINOttf. The
Oovcrnors of fourteen Statesinet at Altoona,
Penmi., on Wednesday, the 21lh irst., by
previous appointment. Namely: (jovernor
Curtin, of Pennsylvania ; Gov. Sprague, of
I'hode Island ; Gov. Andrew of Massachu
setts; Gov. Tod, of Ohio; Guv. Kirkwood,
of Iowa ; Gov. Bradford, of Maryland ; Guv.
Washburn, of Maine; Gov. Terry, of New
Hampshire; Gov. Olden, of New Jersey;
Gov. Pierponl. of Yirginia; Gov. Solomon,
of Wisconsin; Gov. Yates, of Illinois ; and
Gov. Motion, of Indiana. Kentucky, Mis
souri ami Vermont was represented liy
proxy. '
j The Governors agreed upon nn address to
j the Prc-idi'tit, "pledging to the National
I Administration the support of their States
J iu all con-tituf ionul measures for the sup
1 prt .-sion of the rebellion, and endorsing Pres
ident Lincoln's late Emancipation Procla
1 matioii in evciy line and syllable."' At Gov.
I Curt in's suggestion, the address will also
recommend the formation of a reserve force
of not less that one hundred thousand lc.eu
in the North, which the Governors guaran
tee to raise for the defence of the National
Government, to move in case of necessity.
On Thursday morning, the Governors left
Altoona for Washington, to lay their ad-
. "
dress before the President in person.
j 2if To PitKsiiuvK Cidkii. The follow-
ing receipt has been tested by us, nnd found
I it lo be excellent. One thing, however, i3
j requisite to make good cider, and that is to
make it of good sound apples, free from dirt
decay and other impurities, and tho potnico
j ought not to be pressed for 2 1 hours ufter it
j is ground. Sugar may be dispensed w ith if
: desired, but it adds to its keeping quali
I ties :
"When the cider in the barrel is in lively
fermentation, add us much w hite sugar as
will be equal to a quarter or three-quarters
of a pound to each gallon of cider, (accord
ing as the apples are sweet or sour,) let tho
fermentation prof-cud until the liquid has
the taste to suit, then add a quarter of an
ounce of Sulphite of I.itne to each gallon of
cider, shake well and let it stand tlirec days,
and bottle for use. Thcsulphiteshould tlrst
be dissolved in a qu irt or so of the cider
before introducing it into the barrel of
cider."'
An 1.n idknt ok tiik l!r.ci:.vr Mii.itia
Cami'.uon. At the time our militia were
near the Maryland border, the principal
information upon which their movements
Were based, w as obtained from a telegraphic
scout. Win. B. Wilson. This operator, with
a pocket instrument, made his way from
Chamber-burg and llagcrstown through tho
I woods, to a point within the enemy's lines.
! After obtaining all the facts relative to their
1 numbers ami portions, made a connection
I :il a place il lew miles distant from Hag- Is
(town, and sent despatches to Governor
Curtin, at the same time transmitting f,dsu
I messages which he knew would fall into
; Rebel hands. These false statements greatly
! exaggerated our forces, and led the enemy
j to believe that if they advanced they would
i encounter 11:1 enormous body of troops.
1 he operator was almost without sleep h.-r
seven days and nights, and maintained his
position in the face of much danger. His
career during the entire war has been an
eventful one. In listiO he was stationed in
South Carolina and remained there until
the Secession ft ver became so strong that no
man of Union suit inn. n;; could live in the
State, lie then became chief operator in
the War Department at Washington, ru-ci-ving
the fir -I new s (,f the defeat at Bull Run,
and communicating it to the President nnd
Cabinet, and finally entered into the service
of the State of PetiusUvania as a telegraphic,
scout.
I Cr.i.KUHAIl'.li Al Tilous. Steele wrote cx
I cellently 011 temperance w hen sober. Stil
j hist, w ho declaimed so eloquently against
j the lii'eutiou-iiess of the age, was himself a
; habitual debauchee. Johnson's essay on
politeness is admirable but he was hmisclt a
perfect boor. The gloomy verses of Young
give one the blues, but he was a brisk lively
man. "The comforts of Human Life," by
j H. Heron, was written in prison, under the
' most distressing circumstances. "The Mis
i cries of Human Life," by Beresford, were,
I on the contrary composed in a drawing
I room, where the author was surrounded by
! every luxury. All the friends of Steiue
Knew nun to oe n scliMi mail ; yet as a
writer, he excelled in pathos and charity, at
one time beating his w ife, at another wasting
his sympathies over a dead monkey. So
Seneca wrote in praise of poverty on a table
formed of solid gold, with millions let out
at itstirv.
"Well, what next ."' said Mrs. Partington,
as she iulcrruptid Ike, who was reading the
war news "the pickets were driven in live
miles :" "Bless my poor soul, but that w ill
make a si rung fence. 1 suppose they had
to be driven in deep, to keep the sccessior.a
dcrs from digging out under them."
Lieut. Col. Thomas S. Hell, of West Chester
Pa.. Wiis killed in the battle Hear Sharps
burg, lie was second officer in the ,51st
regiment, commanded l.y Col. John F. Har
tranft. Col. lieil was a win of lion. Thomas
S Bell, formerly President Judge of the
Chester mid Delaware district.
Fvl'AI. Im.ni! or Kfissi TH. A Scottish
new -paper states that "poor Kossuth, the
Hungarian patriot, is in the thud stage of
consumption, ami that probably before many
weeks pass away, a noble country will have
to weep for the loss of one of her noblest
and most gifted men,"'
Napoleon pave as a reason for his always
bcatitiglheAiistriaiis that "they didn't know
the value of half an hour."' Our Generals
may Hot need the benefit of the remark but
it 1 an do them no harm.
Rebel new -papers state that thei-triilgth
of their armv is Uon.lioO.
Holers wield the people, schoolmasti n
Tv'eld rulers. a
A voting fellow has been congratulating
hi,,,,,; u,, having rccentlv taken ft very
pUasant trip. Upon inquiry", it was found
tiilt jie tripped and fell iiito u young lady's
;(p.
A qmker once hearing u person tell how
much he had felt for another, dryly usked
him; '"Friend, hast thou felt iu thy pukUi
for Liui '
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