Sunbury American. (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, January 09, 1864, Image 1

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    "Tl.ItJIS OI' TIII3 "AJWRIIXV
8IS0LK 61USCRIPTI0N !
Vsro RoLtABK per snnnm, to b paid half-yrl
in advano. No fapr discontinued until all
tearages r pud.
to CLVtt :
Threa eoptea to on address, 00
tevm do do 10 WJ
FiOwii do do 20.00
Kira Dollar. In advance, will pay for tare yeaV
vubseription to tb ituwn'ran.
Club subsgrlptloni must bt Invariably paid In ad
vance, and sent to ono address.
If subscribers neRloot or rol'uso to take their news
papers from the office to which they arc directed, they
re responsible onlil they have settled the billf and
orderea them discontinued
. Postmasters will ploasa act as our Apenti, and
frank lejtera containing aubscriplion money. They
ure permitted to do thu under the l'vat Office Law.
XV j ominc Iinsurniic Company,
WILKESBAREE. PA.
t'uptlnl nud feurpliiM, $118,000.
DIRECTORS:
O. M. tlollcnback, L. D. Shoemaker,
John Uelchnrd. !- Dricsbaeh,
Samuel WndhainS, K. C. Kiuitb.
It. D. Lacoe, Chaa. Dnrranca,
Charles A. Miner, Wm. B. Kosw,
W. Y. Kctcham. O. M. Harding.
. M. HOT.T.KNBAUk. President.
I,. 1). S1IOKMAKEK, Vice President.
H. C. Pmitb, Secretary.
V U. trii i.i no, Treasurer.
This Couinany Insures three-fonrth of the Cash
Valuation, takes no Premium Notes, make no Assess
ments, Policy acknowledges all nueys paid during
mo term ot your insurance.
A. CRAWFORD, Agent.
May SO, 1863. ly
a-.
.Aitornoy and Counsellor nt aUiw
''JlBce on sonth aide of Mnrkct street, four door! west
of K. , Bright A Son's Store,
BUNBUBTT, FA.
V ill attend promptly to all professional hnilness
ntrusted to his eiire. the collection oi claims in
'nrthniiihor1nnd mid tbo adjoining counties.
Sunbury, May 23, 1SG3. ly .
tlltice, on south side of Market Square, nCirtlie Court
Jimi"C
EUNETJBy, PENN'A.
M ill attend promptly to all professional business;
entrusted to his care, the collection of eluiuis ill
Kurthismhcrlniid and the adjoining couuliei.
hunbury, May 'M, iaa-ly , .
03RA2Ta' &z DIETZl
LOWEIl WHARF, HTJKBURY. FA.
WHOLEi5ALE AND C1.TA1L DKALP.ltS I.V
WHITE ASH COAL,
in every variety.
Orders solicited and filled with promptness and
dt spate h.
i-uulniry. May lo. 186.1. ly
Attorney n I-litv, Sunbury, Morthwn;bt
lunrt county. Peiinsylvunia.
(Formerly l'reeburg. Snyder county.)
OI'TICK. Maiket street, ono dour rnft of Friling
t)i :nl 's .Store, and nearly opposite the Court Houae,
All iirofoKsional businos, collections, As , will re
coi e M-ompt attention.
vjjril 12. I8u2. ,
Atlomsoy inl 4'oiiiM-lor nt l.rtvr.
Otiice, Market street. 2 doors west of Depot,
7 ILL attend promptlcy to the collection of claims
and all other profcsHnunl bu.-inens intrusted lo
his care iu Norlhuniberlaiid and unjoining counties.
ullourlV. .ll;iy .., OJ.
TlHT! snliscribcr resjiectfully informs the people 0
i Sunbury and vicinity, that ho h;s opened an en
t'.re new Motjk of clothing and FurnUhing goods, '
his new stire in tlie building of Charles PloasHiits.
Rsq., iu Market tuarc. Hi:' stock counists in part
"' 21TS" CLCTHI1TG-.
si:Yj' li.oriiltw.
Sutli as Cents, Over Costs, pants, vests. sliiit,
't-.i.'leHiiris, llnniu' . joekiiir', nc-ktii". hniidkcr
eliiefs. gloves, Ac. Also, Hals and Cap! ot all
kin.U.
EtOTS A7i& SliOSW.
ef all kinds. TIU'XKS. and Valises, umbrella,
and notions of nil kinds, besides nuuirrnus oilier iir
tir!i. The publio are reijitcrtti d lo give him a cull
'and exunjiiiu hissUick.
l.i:VI HKCIIT.
Sunbury, Oct.-, 10, 1W3. .
Confectionery, Toy and
IFXVtXIT STORE,
3ar!'t Wtroot, WtinJutry. Iu.
rura-TTTioxETiY ov m.i, kinps,
TOYS Of j:t.uy dlsciuptiox.
rnuiT, ii-., &c.
C'OXiiTAXTLY on hand and for sale at the nbevs
.' rs'tiMMimcnt utTibuliMilo and retail, at reuton
iitde prices.
He is manufacturing oil kinds of Confeetinnaries
t. keep up a lull assortment which urn sold at low
r.nes.
Tobacco. Fcgai. Stationery, Nuts of all kinds, and
a variety of other articles, nil of whioh are wllcrcd
whulusulft and retail. ,
Remember the nemeanj place. CJ
M. C. (iLAKHAKT.
Market street, S doors west of L Y. liright A Sou 'I
store.
Sunbury, Sept. 10, lSC3.-tf
ISAAC K. STAUFFER."
.tinker und Jeweler,
MAKUPACTVItER OP
PILYER WARE 4 Importer of WATCHES
No. 148 North Second Rt.. Corner Quarry, PHILA
DELPHIA. HE has constantly on hand an assortment of Gold
nnd Silver Patent Lever, Lepine and Plain
Watches; Fine (iold Chains, Seals and Kovs. Breast
pins. Ear Rings, Finger Kings. JlracelHs, Miniature
Cases, Mcdullions. Lockets, pencils. Thimbles, Spec,
tai'les, Silvejr Tablo, Desert, Ten, Salt and Mustard
Spoons ; t-uij'r Spoons, Cups. Napkin Lings, Fruit
and liutterWiives, Shield;-. Cuuib.', Diaiuon I Point,
td Pens. etc.. all of which will bo sold low for Cash !
M. I. TOBIAS 4 CO S best quality full jeweled
Patent Lever Movements constuully on bund ; ulo
other Maker of superior quality.
N. B. Old Gold and Silver bought for cash.
Sept S, IHGIl lyw
PRIVATE ACADEMY,
NORTHUMBERLAND.
THE REV. J AVE DICKSON', will re-open Lis
Acuduuy ou Monday, Ihe 17th day of August,
The following brunches will be taught !
Latin, Greek, Malheuialins, Philosophy, Rhetoric,
Logio, Book Keeping, Vocal Muu iu theory aud
practice. AKo. Geography, Ujan.mar, lUatory,
4.uilositlou Writiug.
' TERMS
Per Quarter of 11 weeks. ftMoS
lo the above brunch" without Ihe language fa 00
4. .il in and alo branrhes. t7 CO
I i reek and above branches, $i M
See Circular.
For further particulars, apply ti
REV. JAMES DICKSON. Teacher.
Korthuiuberlimd, August a, til.'t. y
THU8SES3, SK0ULPEH BRACES,
-LASTIC bTOCKI.VGS FOR ENLARGED VEINS
t'F THE LEO, AC;
Instruments for all deformliiee.
DR. GLOVIR'H
;w lAfver 'I'ruse
has taken the tdaee of oilier Trues for the retrnlloa.
eiire of llrruU or Rupture. Antiiig uuu Ihe
iifincliie oi " w
iMiK-d Ui prevent rust, ll haa Bo pJ oilii Uvk,
1 ,j..u U liatile lo iniure the spine and annuy end
chafe U ''' ' '' the tluplure,
i.lneM! i.d euUifiKt. and Heeling radieal euie.
warfeuled lo K'e miuIsj4iim4i.
lue Imp"" louldr.liiMi eipajtda the tkt
nl presmt the Iiviai kuMutullig luuad
br.'w VHe and AUoml-al Supportera. la.l.
eg, ad ttxlna s.r H kind, Iwuuweaie M ail
I'll ub') tK UdieUK. 4 Aua iMreel, U
d,. fro- t'l.),. a.
isng I """"""V -
S'UIBURI
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II.
NEW SERIES, VOL. 16, NO. 42.
ARRIVAL OF FALL k WINTER
BOOTS AND SHOES,
J UST received from ilcw York and Philadelphia,
a fresh supply of the latest atylef and of the best
quality, which ha haa had made up to order, and
wnrranted to give good satisfaction. He has made.
arrnngementa in the city to have his best work nindo
to order, which can bo had at all times, if not on
hand thev will be procured at reasonable notice.
Manufacturing of BOOTS aud SHOES of all kindi
as usual. ,
I will also wholesale Roots and Shoes by tho boj.
Call and examine before purchasing elsowhera
nnd satisfy yourselves.
Thankful for patronage heretofore bestowed, he
respectfully solicits a continuance ot Ihesame.
Shop anil Store room, three doors west of the Rail
Road in Market Square.
. H WJI. H. MILLER.
Sunbury, Sept. 19, 103.
WANTED immediately, a Jour Shoemaker, on
Mens' Work. Good wages paid. .
1863. 1863.
FRILING & GRANT
AT THE
M AHHOTH STORE,
"tTOL'LD respectfully announce that they hare
just received and opened a very largo and ell selec
ted Stock of
GOODS OF ALL KINDS,
which they are willing fo dlsprnc of at a VERY
SMALL ADVASCF.ON
B'lrsft Tost.
()
jOUE STOCK IS -COMPLETE
AND EMBRACES EVERYTHING
GIVE TJS -A. CALL.
.'hunkful for pust fuvort we hopo to meet a eon
I tiiiuancv of the same by still selling Goods ns cheap
J if not t lll'. lB'IIC than can be purchased else.
( where.
riULIXU A GRAXT.
Puiibiiry, May S3, 1RC3.
bCIlENCK'S PLLMOMC Si Y HIT
WTll Curo
CONSUMPTION.
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup
Will Cure
CON.SL'MI"riON.
clinnck'8 Pulmonic Eyrup
Will Cure
CONSUMPTION.
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup
Will Cure
CONSUMPTION.
Sch.enck'8 Pulmonic Syrup
, Will Curo
OOA'SCMPTION.
i
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonio
Will Curo
DYSPEPSIA.
Schentks Sea Weed Tonic
Will Cure
DYSPEPSIA.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonio
Will Cure
DYSPEPSIA.
Eehenck's Pea Weed ToluO
Will Curo
DYSPEPSIA.
Schenck'a Mandrake Fills
W ill Curo
LIVE1I COMPLAINTS.
Bchenck's Mandrake PilU
Will Curo
LIVEIt COMPLAINTS.
Bclioack'a Mandrake Pilli
W ill Cure
MVEIl COMPLAINTS.
Bchenck'a Mandrake Pllli
Will Cure
LIVER COMPLAINTS
TR. J. II. SCIIENK haa a Large Suit of Rooms
at No. 22 Bond Street, New York, where he can be
found every Tuesday, from 9 A. M. and at No. 3!)
North sixth Street, Philadelphia, IV, every teu'.ur
day. He keeps a large supply of medioines at bis rooms,
which can be had al all limes. Those wishing udviee
or un examination of the Lunirs will du well to cull
ou him as above-. He makes uo charge fur advice,
but for a thorough examination with the Hespirowe
ter. hir price is j:.
Jinny persous are afraid to hare their uugf ex
auiined by Ir. Bcbenek for fenr that they will be
found incuruble, and by that nieana It it put oft" until
it is loo late. How luucb better it would be to know
their ooudition at ouee. as Ly abundanov of eviilenee.
l)r. S baa tkown sufficient cerlitieului iu this eity
that he has cured advanced stages of Consumption.
lir. Sehenk's Principal Ofln-e is No. 39 North Ciixtb
street, Philadelphia, P., whero letters for adviee
llioiild always be direoted.
Price of the Pulmonic 8vrop and Pea Weed Tonio
each f I per hottlu, or ti the half Uoaeu. Mandrake
Pills, 2J cents per box.
For tale by all Druggists and Storekeepers
October 10, 1803. Jm
JACOB O. D3 33 CK,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
.lm-lit- !- I, ucurly oone t)t
Itull Uoiid l pol,
b xj isr i3 xj , i-a. .,
TN Kill: MS lt eitiiens of Sunbury and vicinity,
(bat he has Just ruluruej from PbiWlelnbia tvilua
lull assorinieti ul
r.ti.i. a.m wivn:n uwoim,
OFLYPRY DESCRIPTION AMD Ql'AI.ITY.
Ills stock ennsisui nf Cloths, t'renea Clutbs, Ulaeh
Doe .shin and Faney Caiiuuru. Diix'S Ssliu. Ki.ooi l
rUlks, Plain aud i'auay Cawiuiar VIXl l.U8, bicu
ha will tuaka up lo wrder ia styles to suit Iht tasi ut
eusloiuere, ou siiorl Uolioa, and lit juusl reaaouabl
tvilua,
Any (IwmIs not nn hnud, will ba furtiUUtd from
'bildelbia, by i(l v inn I0 day' notice.
liuods I nr nulled by uaUMUara ill ba Btad p W
edr a heretofore.
At b will euioloy nona but ai'Mfleoeed work mm,
Cersom may if so lllu their wutk well don kt
1 shop.
Ibankful It rh patrons K hsratolor. lastowaj,
ba rasiHMilully auiteits aaouuuuatwaul Ui aaiua.
tmubuiy, i4. lt, laoJ.
JIM lift HllCltaVlt'N
HtLIUll M4lb
CLOCK ESTABLISHMENT,
U. t- Cosa.i kwMdul a4 I'kaatMsl Kt , l'kiUd.I.Uu
1 Ur'Kl'V Mlh.rATUVrtQVALUJ.NU illllt.
A t VAX lLo ks, . .,, dr.U. tiii tut
I butebe. IloUla, tiastks, Vvuniibf UMM, I'afloO,
Abo. MakrMurf f riKB liOlli PtVH '
1 ink kmw4 kal aiiui4
i i'lwk f ita iti'Ct ; d-iliiu.
I b.iallk., Jwknw; iV, IjwI -
Ur!rnm
-- -
J. J. Paid V9 Lemuel Clmiubciiin.
loliu C. lloHiiiau vs. tliC tuttio.
John Druhcr lor tlio use, skc. vs Cleaver,
Fugvly & Co. n
Sumo vs Sensliollz, Fngcly .t. Co.
Win. L. Dowurt utul E. W'. Uriflit vs I.
T. ClellH 111.
Kluzu uud Eueliticr va Win, E: Dewnrt
et ui.
Same vs Same.
W m. L. Duivurt vs G. II. Clay
Ilcuius.
. , , j
Aiiru r
llugli Caul vs Dnniel V. Cuul.
Eig Motitiluin Imp. Co. vs Tlios. Bauui
gardnur it al.
Eli S. Trego vs J. PielTtudcrfcT.
Common wealth of IVnn. for Peter Kerlin
VS .Iulm O. Youur ami bail.
Coiuiiionwealtli of IVnn. for tlio use of
T. M. Pur 1 V9 .James Yunuvkc una bail.
Cliarles Koch vu Lewis II. Funk.
AUiiTrs of KimL'ir Kleavtr, Uec'U vs C. P.
llilfetistinc.
Isaac ami Mary Mart?, vs S. E. Dover.
L. C Tliomijsou vs the Susquehanna Coal
aiict Imp. Comp.
Satnu s the Green I'itlgc Imp. Comp.
.loniitlian M. liuMiuu vs Sol. iliosious.
E. Y. Eiiglit ii Sou vs Elizabeth Umuh
iiLtl 11. OHtiian.
Andrew M. East wick vs D. C. Cleaver
el nl.
Chi-islian Wolf vs David Waltlron.
Aaron W onnsel vs Joseph Moist.
J. 11. Kaker, Assignee vs Put, Machen.
Cyrus Urowu vs W ash Stroll.
Ji.u v II. i ri-ti 1 1 ::iu I s heirs vs Norihern
"Central Kailroat Comp.
.Maria C. inte nt vs .John I.. atson.
J. A, J. Cuiiimiiio.i vs. (icorge liiain.
liiibcrt Campbt.il vs Upper Augusta tp.
Kol.ert Hayes tt ul vs A. T. Oondiuun
it ul.
Same vs same.
Samuel Auttim vs David Waldron et al.
S. nitleiibender v.s C. P. llell'ensline.
A. P. Lark vs John F. Cnslow.
Com. of Pent), for S. L. Finney vs P. W.
j 1 filiLit et nl.
i Win. L. Dewart vs U. R. Ma?rr.
j Mich. 1 1 nil n v W'ni. Hu-iliinio's Adtn'rs.
Viimlyku for II. IX Rubins it Co. vs the
; County ot Northumberland.
! Win. and Ann V range for Ann vs Mary
Kukrr.
I Oddfellows Lodge, Nn. 203, v. Tlif.s. M.
i Pursel.
; Natlinn Shiprvs Joseph Convad.
F. Kiisenian vs J. W'tisser nnd M. Cn:'S.
i Kenj. S. Myers vs Josiah Henry,
j John llati-r !ce., Darbtirit Ann Ale.v
i am I er.
! Rank of Not t!ii:mberl:tnd, indorsee, Ac.,
vs R. Ueurhait und Co. with notice, Ac.
Same vs snmc.
John Roweii vs Joseph Savidge.
Valentine Klazu vs S. PeiiKylS Anin'rs.
Rank of Mkiilletowu vs Samuel Wiesl.
I.a.itrus iMoyer vs D. I). Conrad.
Henry Reit's E,ee'rs vs J. ( (uirnd.
Kieltar 1 McOrtiuu et al vs Phil, find
Sunbury Railroad Co.
Daid Waldron vs Jane Waldmn.
Moses Cliamberlin et til vs John Voris
nnd Renj. Tioxel.
llenrv llarbauuh vs Rev. E. R. Wilson.
John Ruycrs vs Adam Snyder,
j Win. L. Dewart vsTlios. liaiiiiifiardner.
J. II. Ressler vs Abraham Eekm.in.
; The tirt 20 eaiHes are for Ihe. lirst week
J and the balanee for the second,
i J. J. REIMENSNYDKR, Proth'y.
j n a i o i a' i i: It ,
; 0U CONCENTRATED LYE
I FAMILY UP MAKER.
: WAR Iu:iluv- hi'h priees ; Siipniilnere helps
; to reduce llieui. it makes t?oap for I'uur cents u
, pound by iisiiik your kitchen grease.
I IV C.M'TI'iN! As spurious l.yes are rfl'cred
i lo, Lu earel'ut und otdy luy tin- PiiicnUd arliuie
ut up in Iron cans, all oiL- rs being Counterfeits.
PENNSYLVANIA PAI.T MAN LFACl LKINQ
roM PAN Y.
PhiladelphiaNo 127 Walnut Ftrcet,
rillsburir I'itt .Sireel el d Iiuipiesne Wi y.
November 1, JmjJ. ;!m
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Fulton
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and Uroa.hvi'v. New Yoik. wiil earelully at
tend to eoll
their e'iro.
lions aud nil other nn.tlei lutrutted lj
Sept. IU, lfcf,
ALMANAC FOE. 1864-
PREPARED FOR
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B. MASSER, SUNBURY,
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY
TALES AND SKETCHES.
A TBIH B0 fSTOIiV
ET PAt L WATtn.
The Newfoundland dog's nrtnic was Tip
poo. The bull-dog's wns Uoxcr. They
were miglibors of tnir.o In early life,
und I was personally acquainted with both
animals, though ou widely different grounds
of intimacy. Tiqioo was my liosoui friend, i
0)Ki j iove,i ,;, jjxcr was Tijipoo's most j
relentless inn I cruel enemy, lor w hich reason i
I hated him, uud would have sought his )
iilooil, but that being ol tender years, and i in
cautious temperament, tonsnous, moreover
of prc?cnlitig nn appetising display of bare
lesi, insisted on by the sumptunrv laws of
the period I thought it possible that he
mi'iit Inks a farcy to mine ; nnd so, as u ,
rule, kept discreetly uut of his way. For
lie was un ugly dog was lioxcr, and a
vicious ; a bandy-legged, bluck-niu.zled,
truculent, nervous-eared, tight skinned, tm-!
placable, ill-conditioned dog. very like my !
baiu iikul ol w hat tho Champion of England j
ought to be.
Tippoo was a very different kind of quad- j
ritped. I believe him to have been the most ;
iierieec gentleman tnat ever stood on
lour
IgSi jtist as I believe Roxcr to have been
the most consummate ruffian that ever was
lifted, by the agency of hemp-Cord, from
any number of thosa locomotive supports.
Tippoo was nearly as tall as myself. I could
just look over his glossy, silken-ringleted
back, when cuddling his noblu neck, lie
wore a full suit of black nnd white, particu
larly snowy at tlio bnsom. Ho wnst.s strong
as a lion, and ns gentle us a liun'i. Next to
playing with me, (which I am proud to be
lieve was his favorite pastime,') he delighted
in nothing so much ns thu exercise of carry
ing in his mouth a favorite cat attached to
the household of which ho whs a conspicu
ous member, to thu bottom of a steep lawn ;
then releasing, and running a raeo with her
to the lop. The cat was generally the win
ner, and always seemed to enjoy the triumph
immensely. To this day, I beiieve Tippoo
niado a point of running slowly on purpose
s; as gallantly to concede victory to the
weaker vessel.
"Tippo belonged to n country gentleman
(a sort of "half-squiie," as they would say
in Ireland) who rer-ided opposite my father's
house. In my opinion, mid iu tiuit of the
majority of my playmates, Tippoo was the
most important and respectable inhabitant
of the village, up to the advent of Boxer
who came among us Unexpectedly, on a
vinit to Tippoo's master, iu tho train of a
sporting lawyer of detestable memory. As
soon r.s that subversive brute (Boxer not
the spoitiug lawyer) had made his appear
ance, vu fell much us the loyal servants of
King Louis the Sixteenth must have felt on
the outbreak of the great French Revolution.
Monarchy was disposed in favor of black
guardism. Uut the bhtc'.iguard was strong
uud meicilc.-s, with a set of te-rrible white
ti rlh eveV eager to bite. So thtit we poor
little partisans of the ancient rtyime were
fain to clench our impotent fists in secret.
Tippoo had no chance against Roxer.
What is the use of a A'ell-drossed gentleman,
let him be never so strong or skillful in the
Use of his clenched digits, descending from
his eabriolel to do battle with a scavenger
armed with a mud shovel; He sedulously
avoided J loser, who on his side, lost no op
portunity of hunting out nnd persecuting
Tippoo. Tippoo was losing character
dreadfully, He neglected his food, kept his
kennel, and was uniiuiniousb pronounced a
coward of the most contemptible stamp.
His veiy crtuil flatterers (wo were no better
than the more matured and ambitious of our !
species) began to blush for their sovereign's
pusillanimity.
One day tho masters of Ihe two dogs stood
on the lawn alieady alluded to, in ai'iir;.Mc
converse wiili a third person, no other than
my own fjither to vhutn I am indebted for
the details of this instructive story. Boxer
stood bi f.veeu his proprietor's legs, which,
like his own, wcro bandy. I have the keen
est recollection of those legs master's and
dog's uud I remember that tho whim? six
weru modeled upon tho sumo pattern,
which was ono extremely dLU- tel'ul lo my
feelings.
llollonr snid my father, "here come3
Tip. We shall soon see him sneak away
win 11 ho discovers Boxer. Dreadful coward
that big dog of jours, Matthews, to. bo
sure."
"Well, housed not hi he to," stud lip
poo's tiwi.-ler reluctantly, "but 1 uiU:t confess
tliat since W ilKins lins l)"i n lu re Willi His
bull, t lie overgrown eurLus luadenio UBliaui-
ca of iiim."
'Xo cull for tlint," Fuiil the Ijull-ilofr'n
muster, "bnter lng tlum Tip have fnnkuil
ut the bight of my iloxer. Hy jove, though,
he hiisn'i hollo J yd. IVd or lioxcr will
muriler him !"
Boxer ecrtninlv Miowea playful iivlicu-
tions of a ilesire to utuuipt tlio experiment,
liy piickiiio; up his curs und stnrtite,' oil' at a
hrUk trot in tlic direciimi of Tippoo, who,
however, lo the astonishment of the apee tu
tors. iiKi.le no uioveiueiit tonnl recovering
the gin Iter of hid eusily ncccbsiblu keutiel. j
un Hie eontrury, lie bueinea to wuu or unu
encourage his un-snor'a Httiick,
"The il.';' mail, fclcnrly," said thchiwy'er,
' '"Look liko it," Jlr, Mutthews assented,
"lie isn't uctiiio; like u do;i in hU si nses."
"(.letting very near the water, though, for !
a mud doy," oliscrvtd my father.
And in, truth, to pet near tho water was
the inuin ohject of Tippoo, thuii whom a
niuro thoi'ouonly guno dog did not exist at
tlnil cpiicli ol'cuniiie history.
There was a deep dyku running at tho
bottom nf the lawn, fed from tho ruervoir
of a uilolihurlnp; tin-mill, and w hich had
beeu greatly awolleii by the reoeut rains.
Tippoo keeping his laryo full t)e carefully
tixed upou Ida npproiu hin foe, aidleil in a
coipietiieh, terpentine mutintr tuvvurds tho
brink of this iirliiiclid btreittn.
There tho bull-dog flew at and pinned
him. Tippoo crouched on the gru pio
trate, lubiiiittlnjj to tho iiutrajjo w ithout a
growl.
'Call l.iin oft Wilkin," uld Tippoo'
nmater, lt exilud toiua. "Tho purest Now
liMinilliiiid In tlio country 1 I wouldn't hue
him injured fur A hundred dolluia !"
'Hi I Iloxer I Hero boy! Uooil dojf I
Let go !" Iliu aii.irtiiii( lawyer flamored, aa a
.liu ui r of ks uud sliilua Wcro IuiiulIiIiI
by tho trio of spa utui. to tufuno lUo cum-
liiuud.
hut Puit wniill rot li t uo, and Tippnn
won! .I ni t ro'i. t or run., IU inertly kt ptou
lii.iiii. :iili'i;r, and Iwiiihuiiuti lowaiiU I ho
brink of hwltr, ibajinlli;? Ihu bull ih'rf
Willi dm by 'u li.iie liii.ll l 'K v( bi U-
piri.ir Wii'lii.
riiidiliuly a p'h a lirtnlt and tho
triuu.i h ot LViiir m at an ml Thu cui
Uatiiiti tl iIM t"vttiii Uto h rii.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
9,-lSGA.
OLD
deep current of the dyke, nntl tlicro tlicy
speedily clumped places. I ay "speedily,"
narrating ns I do an nettial fact, though I
nm aware that it. may seem to rcqulra some
explanation, inasmueh, as tho prip of a bull
dog is supposed to be a final ntfair, lasting
the life time of tlio pinner nr the pinned. 1
can only suggest that luy friend Tippoo wn
from the first so completely on the alert n
to prevent, his rufhunly antagonist from get
tiit!i n sure firm hold. However, thut lunv
be, Tippoo, released from custody, in his
It,rn seized his assailant by the reek ; lield
him under the water and' droit nrd him '
The brave, sagacious wntcr-dog, wrongly
imagined to lie a coward, knew his power
his own element, and had watched bis
opportunity. Would that wo were ull ns
wise 1
Ere tlic.just execution had been thorough,
ly accomplished, Tippoo's fdossy, pHlricmn
hide was pretty well cut to pieces 'jy the
missiles now hurled at him instead of his
aggressor. Rut he. received them all with
out a winrc, till he felt that his enemy tiurlcr
the water wns thoroughly dead. Then he
broucht tho icnoble carcass out of the stream
bet ween his teeth, threw it on the grass with
a jerk, nnd stood with his fore-paw resting
on" its flank with a calmly defiant expression,
that might clearlv bo translated by thu
words ;
"Sow, let this dirty, ugly rascal, presume
to take liberties with his betters. Make tho
best of him as ho lies hero !''
1 know this story to bo a true one, for my
father told it to me. Moreover I remember
exulting over tlio sight of tho drowned
Ro.xer's disfigured remains (just the leust
thing in the world ashamed of thu feeling,
perhaps, but I certainly felt it,) nnd doing
my best to console my darling Tippoo for
his unsightly wounds, by gifts of stolen re
freshment the best medicine I knew how
to oiler. 1 suppose that Tippoo, also, is
deatl by this time. Most of my early friends
are, anil it might be my turn next, us likely
as not.
MISCELLANEOUS.
vn:." ins nit: WAit iii;;i.?
It has now become the fashion to talk
nbntit our "three veals' war" for the Union.
Of course this expression is used mainly for
convenience sake just as ono uses round
numbers and not with tiny reference to
precision. Some time or other, however,
historians will have to settle the mailer;
and it is not the least of the peculiarities of
this most, peculiar of wars that it is "an open
question," On what day did it commence !
All previous wars have begun with a begin
ningthat is to say, with a formal declara
tion, or with some proclamation tantamount
to it, us was the ease in England on thu
breaking out of the Crimean war. On that
occasion a notice was posted up Uy a gov
ernment herald at tho Mansion house (the
ollieial residence of the Lord Mayor), in the
eity of London, iu forming the public that
hostilities were about to commence with
Russia, and this was all the declaration that
was made. In our case such a thing was
not needed ; and, indeed could not have
been used without recognizing the rebels as
belligerents, i. c, as parties having a right
to wage war. Still theprent contest must
have had a beginning; und tho tiucstion is
w hen ttlfit beginning came into existence.
The popular feeling is that the firing on
Fort Sumter is tho epoch from w hich lo
reckon. This occurred on the 12th April,
lbtil, though many persons confound this
with the l'.Uh of the same mouth, which
was the day ot the massacre ot
the Mnssu-
eliiiset.ts men in the streets ot P.nltimore.
doubt if this epoch ought to be selected
as the starting point. There are four events
which may respectively claim to bo consid
ered tho eoiiinieiictuient of the civil war,
viz: 1. The net of secession passed by tho
I.cgislaliuo of South Carolina on the iiOtli
December 1800; 2, the firing on tho Slar of
toe West in Charleston harbor on the Oth
January 1801 ; a, the tiring on Fort Sumter,
and 4, the passing of the act of thu confede
rate Cougie.-s recognizing the existence of
war between the United States and the sece
ding Stuies. This act was first passed in
secret session, end was made public ou tin;
Otii nt May, 1801 ; it amounted to a foinuu
declaration of war on the part of the south.
Unquestionably this last is the InUat date to
be iHsigned, and it has beeu recognized by
thu Supremo Court, in an appeal case, as the
Ujnl coniUKncement of the war; that is to
sav, us thu dute which the. Court would in-
diciully ussumo fur that purpose. Wc have
not seeu the uroir.nls ot tins ili i I.-1011, hut
we siipoe the Court held Unit ull cloul t ns
to thu exislence of w.ir wuu removed by tho
nbovo mentiotica oiliciul iict of the boiithern
leoishiture, uud timt previou? outiiiea
miyht be treated us very grave riots amount
ing to high treason, yet not constituting
war.
There teems to us uo valid renson w hy
tho firing on the Slur of the Wist, us ulie
attempted lo curry provisions to the gnrri
sun ot Foit Sumter, ehould not be consider
ed as much an overt act of hostility us the
tiring on Tort Sumter itself. The object
was substantially il.u same in both cases,
viz., the getting possession of the fort ; und
thin would huvo been accomplished (und
very nearly was) by awrving Major Ander
son and tlis gallant baud into eurrciitlt'r.
And it was further intended to hold this
same tort, tuns vioitiitiv toru inun tuo
Union, as tho cole, absolulu property of
south Carolina forever. It should be re
membered, too, llnit Sontli Carolina hud
"deliberately and of nialico iitori-tliought"
placed herself iu direct antagonism to the
L'nited Istutes by her act of bicewiion, pnsM-d
three weeks previously to the tiling on the
Mar Ol 1110 Mcsi, ar.u lion sue n us iiiiiliikiioi
tu ilistin'riiibh her new-born nufiiuiality by
gomu military exploit which should open
iho ryei of the world to the fact of her
having iKcomo a nation. N10 tnereioje
acted us a foreign country towards ua, and
wished to bo treulod by us with asiniuli
loiibiiUraiion. iu a miliiary point of view,
us wo should have bestowed upon Franco or
Knglund if either or those rowers luul com
mitted au ovi rt net of hostility agaiiut us,
If the intuition bo ihe essential pint ol thu
Ciiuiu, surely this thing on tlio Star of tho
West was as sli'iiitlruul of it as thu tiring on
Fort MmnUr; and Iheiefoie it appears tu us
Hint Iho Vtli of January, leui, lm a Utter
tluim tu I s rliod as tho ilay i'f iho com
lutiniuielit if tho war tlnn tiiu I'-'ih of
April bus, l)f the lour assiiinid epochs, in
difl, litis same tili i.f April btauils un ihe
Wtul.lbt rrouild. It lia lined itself Dtt tilts
popular mind oil account of the pccular lir
cuu.slui.ua alU-udiii il -tin! UtioUm and
biiltttins iif the lillle gun iw.n lb inipre-
ct'tlt.iie.i aiul uuprovoketi mtiim hi ins nut
raiiu Iho aalublbhiut-ut Slid I'm Incredulity
uf Ihfl cumitijf at Uijcs alur il ba! Uvu
l 1 allaUd, aud tb tulhuaiaatitl rxHii.(
SERIES, VOL. 24, NO. 1G.
everywhere (jiVeil to Miyor Anderson all !
combined to make a deep and lasting im
pression on the national heart and to drive
out of sight ami memory thu less striking
but not less significant und hostile HlV.tir of
tho Oth Jauuary. So that c ar not sur
priserl to find everybody dating the war
fiout tho 12th April, 1901, two years, eight
months and some days back, which period,
in popular parlance and to savo trouble, is
now spoken of as "three years." Iu some
minds, too, the fact that-thu years ISU1,
1802 and 1803 have been years of war, oc
casions tho use of the same expression.
Hut we submit whether, after nil, the
true date is not the 20lh December, 1HG0,
the day on which the long devised schemes
ot southern traitors first received develop
ment. Was not the secession of South Car
olina as decided an act of hostility to the
Uniou as tho firing ou Fort Sumter I Who
does not remember the insolent declaration
which accompanied it, viz : that tho people
of that State wanted no compromise, or ne
gotiation, or reconciliation with the north,
for that their act of secession was intended
to be final and irrevocable ? it may be ar
gued that there can be uo war without the
use of weapons ; but this, we apprehend, is
not so. Surely there was war between Rus
sia and the allies when tho formal notice to
that effect went forth in February, 1854,
although no actual hostilities took place
uutil tne 12th of April following, when thu
Uritisli fleet opened the ball by blockading
the Uulf of Finland. We perceive that Mr.
Hazewell, in his admirable article in the last
number of The Atlantic Monthly, headed
"Tho Ueginning of the End," argues in favor
of the auth of December, 180U; and us re
gards the firing on the Star of the West, he
says, truly enough, "because our government
did not choose to accept it as the beginning
of those hostilities, which had been resolved
upon by the southern ultras, it does not fol
low that men are bound to shut their eyes
lo tho truth. Rut we all took tho insults
that were offered to the flag in President
Ruchnuan's time as coolly as if that was the
proper course of things, whilo the attack on
Sumter had tho same effect on us that the
acknowledgment of the Pretender as King
of Great Britninand Ireland, by Louis XIV,
h id on tho Eng-lish." At a I eve.its, wo
ihink that the l2thof April must bo given
up as the day of commencen e:it. It re
mains to bo settled whether the si cjssion
ol'SoitU Carolina, the firing on the Star of
the West, or the official southern declaration
of war, is to Le accepted iu lieu of it. P air.
Xorth'A nwiiotii.
Hoi-riMu .llnsmnore by Indian.
From the St. Taut Press, December 17.
Our readers remember tho horrible mas
siicrc of a mining party ou the Missouri hist
August, not one being left to tell the mourn
ful tale. Who they were and how the mas
sacre occurred has remained wrapt in mys
tery until the present time, it was only
known that their mutilated bodies lay
bleaching on tho bunks of a distant river,
aud but for a chance party that followed in
their wake, the particulars of tho affair
would have still remained unknown.
John II. Carter, John S. Uriggs, R. Fcliou
ler and brother, ull of Wapello county, Iowa,
have just reached this city from Idaho.
They have been mining at Bannock City,
(there are two Bannock citic3 in Idaho), on
the Snake river, on the west side of the
Rocky Mountains, !550 miles north of Salt
Lake, und the same distance southeast of
W alla Wulla. Ou the 18th of June, one
week after the massacred party started, they
left for home, intending to come down the
.Missouri. They were delayed a month upon
j reaching too river, by the want ot a .Ylncki
naiv bout, after procuring which they pro
ci'udcd to Fort Hurt hold. Hero they first
learned of the massacre which took place on
iho Ud of August., one hundred miles below
tlie fort nt tho mouth of Heart river. They
found one of the men who originally started
w ith the unfortuuato murdered miners nt
tho fort, he having had a presentiment of
danger and remained behind. From him a
list ot tho names nf the unfortuuato men was
obtained as follows?
H. Field, wife and threa children, St.
Joseph, Missouri.
11. S. Uutler, Iowa City, Iowa.
Joseph sSinitti, Benjamin Van Winkle nnd
Forking, of Springfield, Illinois. Mr.
Smith hns an uncle in KeJ Wing, iu this
Stato.
Cooper, residence unknown.
Pieubeti Downing, Yuu Dureu county,
low a.
Daniel Uigcrs and Joseph Shear, Gurnsev
couutv. Ohio.
i-msley tollnnu, Jelreruon county, Iowa.
Thomas English, residence unknown.
Uiladoe, carpenter, Fort liundall.
John Heed, Davis county, Iowa.
Tliero were live men whose name Were
unkuown, tho entire partv consir-tincr of
eighteen nieu, ono woman and three children.
r loni Indians and ball-breeds our infor
mants obtained tho particulars of this horri
ble atl.ur.
Tho miners, anticipating trouble, were
well armed, and in addition to small arms
had a small cannon. At the mouth ot Heart
river a partv o iauktoniuns blouse came
along the bank and beckoned them to conic
to the shore. They responded by tiring the
cannon three times, the Indians returning
the tiro vigorously. Tho continuous lire of
the cannon caused the bout to sprint; a leak,
and but for that unfortunate rirctmihtaiioe
they might have escaped. Tlie Indians w ere
driven back from tlie shore, but renewed
iho attack, and during the second fight the
boat leaked mi badly that it sunk iuoliallow
water. They wcro then overpowtred and
murdered. Air. Field's wife w 11s tuki 11 prl-
seiner,
hut the Indians ipinrreling as to who
should have her for his wife, the rontrincrs
was ended by shoot in.' her. Two of Urn
children were killed and the third wnstaUu
to the Sioux camp, w hero il Cried It. -if l i :,ihi, the vuIuh of each cow of pure breed
ll,'ul1'- . , , . I bi -Iuj f.vni til tu IIS. Tho stock iu Aid-
All of tho bodies were sculped, and thoe ' ,.,, y l.u imt exceed 400 head, and U"t
who had heavy whiskers weru further mnti I ; ,jm SO are scut away annually. Al
laled by the.o beiug torn off. Tho bodiei ; UwAt ui tin channel Island com, "sold iu
were then left lying on the band bur, wheiu KuUjiJ tt Aldirncvs. ure from, the larger
they fell, and wuo still lyiitj; there hen 1 Ui.uul : und a vusi lunula r -old as s.u h uro
ink' .,v,, in, I' n .l un. 1 11a sui tin'iit. 1,0 ,
Indiiiiu acknowledged that thu taineis
fought dciKiiitcly, aud admit that they ;
i... u.,,,1,. 1 rv II....I...I I 'I
kitieil tUirty-sU ami woutnlcl thirty live.
The unliirtuuatd vletluis had Ix tweeu i li;U- I
lo. 11 u.ii.1 nlw IIh.ii, un.) .Inlhn-a with 1 K.
in i'i.I.I 1I11.I ami in.m.'iv uhli li li II Into t i
li.n.U .,r id InJUn wlui um us'.i.u lAi
making large pun liases of luimiiiiilloii. of bread butlir dw p di-ll, sprlnklw in
TUo party which lias Jut aitivnl l.cre . Inirr of iruiiiU. I heu a lr f i.jbtei,
iteeiuud it uubklu lo puroue ibt-ir coun lur- htile mane, 'pr. and bit l bmier; i
Ihcr dowu lh Missouri, n.Ufur waiting other layer 'f iioii.bs, unoilor i( oyslirs,
iimmiiU at Fort H-ithnU Juimil pa'ty heu aea..iiilnf as n-for 1 and ft on until
hall breed huiit.T who wus ou their ) ' Jiii U Bdvd; c.mr lh'' dl.h over WllU
In Fort Garry, from m hit U p-diit liny ram busdcrninba, st asonliiK as Utoif j luiiior
heia. VWillin.lug !U-pLuna tbt ) '.ia il cup of the U) blir b.piur. bit it IU lh
within Crtceit utile ol i hundrwd Uif oiu Iu ilurty or fony u-iiiu'r 10 bruu
of bJou., wh-i wee cut ampetl urarluit'e Ibi U nn esctllrbl s ttf prupal o).tH
Mouutaiu. , lt rmil) Uiuuf
rr.K.ns . oi' aimuktwi.
Ore nnar of 1J linen, 3 time,
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We have connected wllh our establishment a welt
selooted JOl) -UFl'JCE, which will enable Ui to
execute, In tho neatest ityle, every variety of
i'tiutlng.
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An effort will be made the present session
of Congress to increase the rate of pensions
now paid to invalid nnd wounded soldiers
and their widows and children, in case of
death, The present rate is only $8 per
month for privates, for tho highest degrto
of disability, w here a man has lost an arm
or a leg. and unable to earn his living. This
rale included the full pay of a private soldier,
per month, when the law was passed, but
now privates receive Jt8 while the pension
remains the same, although the value of
money has depreciated 50 per cent, since
the law was passed. Tho same inequality
exists with regard to pensions of widows
of deceased officers.
Tho highest pension paid to a widow, of
even a Mitjor-Gcneral is ifHO per month,
while widows of officers of lower rank get
less. As many of our officers are not blessed
with an abundance of worldly goods, and
some, when dead leave very little property
behind them for the support of thei? widows
nnd families, it has been suggested that an
increase should bo made in the rate of pen
sions paid to privates who may be disabled
or wounded in service, and widows and
children of deceased officers and soldiers
corresponding w ith tho increased rates of
living.
'Jflte Ios of ll.i.l M'eui)eNco lo
Kebelie A Sioutkcru View of
Hie
I tie
"Culainilj,"
FoirritEss Moukoe, Dec. 20.
The Richmond A'nquirer, of December
21th, has tho following doleful editorial
view of the loss of the Confederacy by tho
Yankees getting possession Cf East Ten
nessee :
"Our losses by the enemy gaining posses
sion of East Tennessee are incalculable. Wo
are not only deprived of tho vast flour mills
of that country which previously supplied
the whole army, but of vast machine shops
extensively organized at Knoxville,
Resides this, tec are tt :jf' J'rutn tlie cord,
iron ami cper mi not, iriiri were vorth mil
lions to u. The copper rolling mills at
Cleveland superintended by Colonel Pect,
Government agent, which were burned by
the enemy, formerly turned out 0,000 pounds
cf copper per day. Over three millions of
pounds have been delivered to the Govern
ment. This whs tho only copper rolling
mill in the country, and which kept us sup
plied in copper for our caps and caunou.
This is among our losses of the bnttlu of
Chattanooga, which is spoken of as merely
resulting in the loss of four thousand men
and thirty-eight pieces of caunou I"
Fi.ax Cotton. Tlio Cleveland (Chio)
Herald states that B. C. Warner lias built a
mill at Toledo, for preparing tlax cotton at
the late of two thousand pounds per day.
It is prepared for an Eastern company, en
gaged iu the manufacture of satinetSi
Arkansas. Since the occupation of Li
th; Rock, Arkansas, by our forces seveii
thousand persons have cosno in from tho
surrounding country, five thousand of whom
are now iu the Federal army. A corres
pondent says that iu less than twelve months
Arkansas w ill have a free Slate Constitution,
and bo identified cordially with the anti
slavery cause.
Tin: AVonic of G):ni:hal Thomas. Gen.
Thomas reports that he lias furnished Gen.
Hanks with 17,000 well nrmed colored sol
diers, nnd that he hud 51,000 men, women,
and children under his protection, the able
bodied of w hom ho haa hired out to planters
iu tho vicinity of his operation. Ho has
leased abandoned cotton nnd sugar planta
tions to farmer at the rate of four ilolhiM
per bale of cotton, one cent per pound for
sugar, nnd five cents per bushel for corn and
potatoes, which proceeds go into the Treas
ury of the United States, aud the farmers
pay a revenue tax in addition. Great mtc
cess haa attended this arrangement, which
has proved satisfactory to nil parties. Gen.
Thomas returns to Lis lield of labor imme
diately, thence he goes to New Orleans and
Texas, arming the li'achs everywhere, lie
has ten regiments of them ready to send to
General Urant.
AGRICULTURAL.
i-
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London, furnishes from A listed and Lat hams
valuable work ou the Channel Island tho
following iuformatiou respecting Aldjrucy,
Jersey utul Guernsey cows 1
The cows ahould have "a Cno curved
taper horn, a blender noso, a tine skin, and
dcerliko form. Of the ilill'erent is
land breeds, iho Aldcrucy is the smallest
and most delicate, the Jouey somewhat
larger, Uut not very dilfcretit. Tho G uernsey
cattle are larger boned, taller aud stouter iu
ull respects, and have a les$ due coat. Tho
most esteemed colors seem to be red, red
and white, grey aud white, and cream-colored.
The eaulc should be yellow round thu
eyes and within the curs, and it is one of
the peculiarities of the besa animals, that
tlieiu in a yellow tinge at tho root of tho
tail.
There is a similar color in the butter niado
from their milk, and in their fat when killed.
The yield and richlie-s of the milk would,
(f course, be points in the competition. It
u staled that from luib. to 10 per week
of butter have been made from the milk of
one cow ; and the average aunuul prodXicu
of live cows is slated by a proprietor to bo
IO lb. i.f butter nnd lH,7ti0 uiuirts of but
b'liiii'.k, worth altogether 113 sterling." It
is well to append t this fluttering descrip
tion n lew remark Iruin tlio bUino leu. It
! ,,., ,,i .,.rPV ,Uinrn anmiallv ubout
1 Aid ...ousn.l li.'ilirv uud (iuenisev about
I... . . .
11.1t thaniu V l-lutul cows kt
Itivtou cows, whose value
blUe more thau il luch.
nil, but siuu'l
iu Fiittaiiy i
111 , fV.iLl (iri'.K Ovsl l.KS " u- 1
out of thw"
u lioilor two IUI of 0lirt,
pomi.l veiy
tine eluht soft crntkeis, or crate Male loal'