TERMS OF THE AJlEmCA."." SnWLK 6UBSCR1TTI0N t . , Twe Dollars p annam, to be paid half-yearly U kltuM AW rvr 4iMBUaad aatil all et- HVtpl ST falsi. tO CLM t Thra. eoei to on. sviara, t J 00 Bonn do do 1 W but do do ' 00 Fir Dollar, la advance, will pay for thro ftn' ascription to thi ilnwrioan. , Club ubsarlption must b Invariably paid la ad fan, and nut to ono addr. If subscriber oglot or rsfu to Uko tblr urn unii from th office to wbloh they or directed, the; .AT responsible until they havo ttld tho bill ud ordered thm discontinued ' ' PuntniMtxtt U1 picas aot u ear Agent, and (Yank l)tr containing subscription money. They are permitted to do thi under Uie Foot OlLoe Law.' One square of 13 tinea, 3 tuuo, Every subsequent insertion, One equnre, & months, fcix months, Ono year, IlusiuoM Cards of 5 line, per annate, Merchant end other advertising by the year, $1 00 26 8 00 00 8 00 100 won ine privilege 01 inserting aiuercntau 10 00 vusinoM nonce mserica in me o'icsi, v-m.i, ur More Marriage and Death, FIVE CENTS' l'tft LINK for each insertion. . Ij' Larger Advertisement at por agreement. JOB PJISTIKO. We have concreted with oor eetablishment a well elected JOB OFFICE, which will enable ut to execute, in tho seated style, every variety of Printing. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY H. B. MASSER, SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. NEW SERIES, VOL 1G, NO. 44. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 18G4. OLD SERIES, VOL. 24, NO. 18. SUIBTJET AMEEICAJN Xv"Tut LietwTr u iSnertNQtKttjy Wyoming Inetir-anctt C'onstteuajr, WILKE3BARB& PA. Capital and feurplu,jM18,t0. DIRECTORS: . O. M. Ilollenbaok, L. D. SnoemaVer, John lleicbaxd. D. O. Drlesbaoh, Samuel Wadhams, K. C. Smith. K. D. Laooe. Cbai: Dorranes, Charle A. Miner, Wei: S. Rosa, W. W. Ketcham. O. M. Harding. 3. M. IIOLLLNBACK, President. L.D. SHOEMAKER, Vic President; R. C. Smith, Secretary. Vf O. Stkrmko, Treasurer. Thi Company Insure three-fourth of tho Cash valuation, taKC no Premium Note, make no Aates ments, Policy acknowledge all money paid during th term of your Insurance. . A. CRAWFORD, Agent. May SO, 1863. ly C3-- "W. HAUPT, Allorjiy tintl Cbiirmolloir ht Isiivs-, Office on south tide of Market Street, four door wet of E. Y. Bright A Son Store, BUNfetJBY, PA- TTIU attend promptly to all professional bunnes entrusted to hi cure, the collection ot claim In Jforthumbcrland and the adjoining eountie. Bunbury, May 23, lbd3. ly . J"-" E." HELLER, Oftce, on south tide of Market Square, hear the Court House, 6TJNBUB7, PENN'A. Will attend promptly to all jirnfewional business entrusted to his care, the collection of claim in Jsirthuaiberland end the adjoining cuuulie. bunbury. MuyJM.lSM.-ly . OuRA-nt sc dietzi tOWEB WHABF. BUNBURY". PA. WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL DEALERS IS WHITE ASH COAL, in every variety, Orders solicited and filled with prouiptnnas and despatch. jMiubury, Mny 1ft. 1603 ly NOlioMO.V MALM ii, 4 Homey nt I.jtv. Sunbmy, JCortbuail land wuiitv, 1'enn.vlvauia. (Formerly Freeburp, Snyder eonnty.) OFFICE. Market street, one door east of VrUtnj; Orant'ssiore. and nearly opposite the ConrtIIouf; All profi'wiunal buiue, colleciiorji, Ac , will ric cetve prompt attt-ulion. April 12, lai2. At form's: nnd (ounwlor nt lowi OfBce, Market street, 2 doors west of Depot, STJ3SrBTJfl"2. "It ? ILL attend promjitley to the collection orclnims nnd all other pruliwional bustnes intrusted to Li cure in Northumberland aud adjuining counties. Sunbury, May 3, 1M2. clotiiixj .v nnMsii. riliE subscriber refpeetfully informs the people ot X Bunbury and vicinity, tlint he has cpvned au-ii' lire new stock of clntbinc ami Furnishing eoous. a hi new ."ore in the building of Charles I'luiisunU T.m., in Market square. i.i stuck cunsi.u in pait f XS1T3' CLOTHI1TG- HOYS CLOTH I C Such s Coats. Over Conts, panti". vests, shirts, underrLirts, drawer, stocking, necktie, handker chiefs gloves, Ac. AIkj, Jlai and Cap of all iinds. 1KXVIW AJfD SIIOKS, nf all kinds. TRUNKS, and Valises, umbrellas, aud notions of all kinds, besides nun.orous other ar ticles. The publio are requested logitehiin a Cull and examine Lis .took. U;VI m.:clIT. Sunbury, Oct., 10, 1333. n. i ay.n Mart's Confectionfery, Toy hnd jrJFLTJTT STORE, .lliirkot Strftr, ajuubsirj , I'o. CONFECTION EUY OF ALL SlNDS, TOYS OF EVERY DESCKH'TION, FIIU1T, Ao., &c, C CONSTANTLY on hand and JVr n'it at llie above j taiHbl'thmcnl atMUulrsalo uuj fc(o!l, at rcuioL able prices. lis is mnuufiieturing all kinds of finferlionariej t.) Keep up a full assonmenl w hich are sold at low TuWco. Seirar. Stationery, Nuts of all kinds, and a variety of oilier articles, uil of hi oh aro offered whuloM.10 and retail. I'jr Remember the name and plsce M C. GEAKHAltT, Market street, 3 doors west of K. V. Lrighl i 6on'l etoro. Runbnry. Sept. 19, 1M3. tf ISAAC K. STAUFFEK. VI' uti'b .linker and Jcwrler, MAMTArTtllKB OF FTtVm WARE A Importer of WATCIir.S No. 115 N'or;h Second Ft.. f.,rncr Quarry, PUILA DLLl'UIA. HE has coustuntly on baud an assortment of Hold and Kilvor I'nleut Lever, Lepine and I'liiiu U ali-he; Fine Gold Chuins, Seals and Key. Ilreust riiw. L '.r liings, Fing-r Itius. llraoelels, Miuiaturo Cases. Medalli.ms. Lookeis, pencils. Thimbles, rpev tacleH, Silver Tiible, I'esert, Tea, Salt and MuMnrd hpe-n s ; fiu;'r Soiis. Cups. Napkin Rings. Fruit and 1. niter Knives, Shields, Combs. Diamond Point ed Pens. etc. .all uf which nill bewdd low for Curb ! M. I. TCliUS A CO S best quality full Jeaelcd Patent Lever Movements constantly ou baud ', also Other Mukersed' oieiiir uunliiv. N. 11 (Md tiold aud Silver bought for oash. Bept 4, letiS ly w PRIVATE ACADEMY. NORTHUMBERLAND. fpilEPEV. JAMES DICK.SOV, will te-opeo hi X Academy ou Monday, the I7iu day of August, The f .llunin Iraukhea IU be taugbt : Latin, tireek, Malhematlos, Philoauliby. lihsturie, LoK".buuk KeriuK, ueal Mu.io tu lueo'J and praviii-e. Ali, tiuugiaphy, Orauiluar, iiulory, 1,'unipu.iiluu Writing. TERMS t per Ousru-r or II weeks. f l lu the aijuve branehe. without tbalaaguaga t o oo Lallu and aliuve brauehes, J' "0 llr.ek and ali brauebea, Is U0 hoe Lueulaf. fur further parlluular apply lo LEV. JAklla DlCKSOX,Tackr Krthuaibcilaud, Aujum l.i, laoa -ly TBUSSES3. 8U0ULDE3. BRACES. ELASTIC bfoCKIXila (H EMAKOLD VCIM OP THE LfU.AC J Iwtruui.uis IW all diiforniiUe, , Dlt U!.uVi:R lrr ! V Uka the .! of wilier Trussv lb ltlla ud sale of ikiuis m asriws. priiwiido ol lotos. It ksw tuM lu stiuik 111 fusioj tu piosoal loat ll ka ttu pad o) lb kaok. kieb msh iwUs W iojuMiba su aJ au4 ,.! lh o liuauso tu soia.o U karmia, Jitiuc sm eu.lwl, sad sWiii lad-iai caiea. I lo oaiiouMl tu lio alulaj.llu Iko tu.H"J auwuUw-iliaoo si lb skot (k4 4oiouM Ike oao tloui UvwMtUtg o4 a.al Uio-I tadi..' HiJu "4 A Mow lol lopr"'. Pa4 44, ao l l. l' vl oil kiada, 4 W'i.ol fa all Li 1-4 io wl U. fcwl lu ukoViM a vi I 4 Ami (, la 4.o ll-a fil4. n k- .awaid Ji.dsUwl; sM 0t S44st 4 ifssl .1 I HI - ARRIVAL OF FALL & AYINTER BOOTS AND SHOES, JCST received from New fork and Philadelphia, a fresh supply of the latest style and of the beat qualltv, whloh h ha had mad up to order, and warranted to give good satisfaction. He has made arrangement in the city to have hi best work made to order, which ean "be bad at all time, If not on band they will be procured at reasonable notiee. Manufacturing of LOOTS and SllOES Of all kind as usual. I m ill also wholesale Boot and Shoe by the box. Call and examine before purchasing elsewhere and satisfy yourselves. . , . , Thankful for patronago heretofore oertowed, ne respectfully solicit a continuance of the ame. Shop and Store room, three door west of the Rail Road in Market Square. Sunbury, Sept. 19, 136.1. WM. II. MILLER: w ANTED Immediately, a Jour Shoemaker, on Wens' brK. uooq wages paiu. 1863. 18G3. FIULING & GRANT AT TUB HAHH0TH STORE, TTOCLD respectfully announce that they have Just received and opened a very large and well selec ted Stock of GOODS OF ALL KINDS, which' they are willing to dispose of at a VERY SMALL ADVANCE ON Flrat Coist. rjltE STOCK IS C0MP.LETE AND EMBRACES EVERYTHING GIVE TTS A. OALL. Thankful for past favors we hope t meet a cob' tinuanco of th same by still selling Goods a cheap if not CI1IL1PLII than can be purchased else, where: ' FRILING A GRANT. Sunbury, May 23, 1563. JACOB o. beck:, MERCHANT TAILOR, Market Street, nearly opposite the ISnil Road Depot, GUNBUKT-, FA... . TVFOHMS tti eitiiens nf Stinhurv and vicinitv. 1, that he hn just returned from Philadelphia with a ! lull assoruueLl ct r.tl.L AI MIATI'R noons, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AND QUALITY. His st-ick consist of Cloths. French Cloths, Black Doe Skin and Fancy Cassimeres. lilaek fstin. Figured Silks, Plain aud Funcv Cusaimere VKST1NGS. which he will make up to order in styles lo suit the taste of ; customers, ou short notice, and the most reasonable I terms. Any Goods not on band, will be furnished from i Philadelphia, by giving two days' notice. Uoods furnished by customers will be made up to' order as heietolore. As he will employ none but experienced workmen, Eerronj may rely on getting their work well done at is shop. Thankful for the patronage here.fore bestowed, he respectfully solicits a continuance of the some. Sunbury, Sept. ltt, l.-fij. . S. 5-20'S THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASrRYa not yet given notice of any intention to withdraw this popular Lean from Sale at Par, and until ten dnvs notice is given, the undersigned, a "General SuWriptiun Agent," will continue to supply the public. The whole amount of the Loan authorized Is Five : Hundred Million of Hollars. Nearly four Hun dred Millions huve been already subscribed for and paid into the Treasury, mostly with the last seven mouths. 1 he large detnand from abroad, and the rapidly increasing heme demand for use as the basis for circulation by National Ilaukiug Association! now orgaolting iu all parts of the couutry. will, In k Very short period, absorb the balance. Sale have lately ranged from ten to fifteen million weekly, frequently exceeding three millions daily, and as it is well kuown tlint the Secretary of the Treasury has ample and uufuiliiiK resource in the Duties on iiu' Jiorts and Intrrnl Rovenues, and in the Hue of the merest beat ing Legal Tender Treasury Note, It is almost a oertaiuty that he will not find it necessary, fr a long time tu come, to seek a market for any other long or permanent Lons, the Interest aud Priu eipal of ahieb are Pu.vable in HOLD. those uoiitemplatiug the formation of National bank- I 1'rutlenee anil u- imprest must Itireetne m nni nr uiK Associations, as well as the minus ol all who has idle money on their hands, to the prompt con clusion that they should he no time in subcribiuji tu this most popular Loan. It isill soou bo beyoud their reach, aud advance to a handsome premium, a a as lb result with the "Seven Thirty" Loan, when it was ull sold and could uu longer be subscribed fur at par. It it a Six Ter Cent Loan, th Interest and Prin cipal payable in Cuiu. thus yielding uver Nina per cent, per auuum at the present rat of premium, ou coin. The Government require all dutios on Imports to b paid In Coin ; the duties have for a luug time past amounted lo over a Quarter of a Million of Dol lars duily. a suin nearly threo times greater than that required lathe pavmeut of tlie iutoreol on all th a-Ku's aud other poruianeut Loans. So that is is hoped that th surplus Coin in tb Treasury, at Bo diotaul day, wa sit euabl lb l ulled State to rcsum specie payments upon all liabilities, IU LAjali is as Ilea ju l rum in loos insi ojuiibs tb Bunds may run lor tu years, yet the Uuvernineal ha rigliiUipay theui oo m Ould, at par, at any Uuie atior a voois. UIL INfUikaT IS PAID IIALFoYEARLY, vis : i u lb aisl das. uf November and May. r-ulaoriuer uu ke CouMn Bads, alib-k ar nayauia tu kosror. and are 0, lluo, aud liwu, or Ri'aUlered Luudsof saw doU'iiuiualiuus, ai.4 iu adJTiu.u i uuu, and rl f"0 t'ur banking purpuoe and or iurnaSmeau of Trast-aaoaio lb RiMi(o4 liunus at profciabl Ibesa l.ili alul l laaed by Huts, eilloa, hiaus, w ouuuiiw, and tb Ovxinmsul taa u lu.us U otily oa aad a ball por cl ,u tb auiuunl ul lu , Uea lb luuu of tb kulda aod kl lluadrsd dullaj twf auauia ; all oibst iuvo.imals, Mb as Uteuui liuw Miags, ttiliu4 biut k ud L"B-ls, .W , iut psy bum tbra kilit pet teal baa va Ike laeuui stank a4 Hanker Ikroasbuut Ik Couair lll souiioa udupoMi4 ib buud. ; sud all 4dsi by ii. f stuau. pfutupus attended lo. lbs luwussaiesMMi ul a slots' d.lse hi lb lb .iivoj wt io)o oooj o MetM4uie, IB )0ai4 bousg u aroat , bat a IbUtust uu.iusaaa Uvm Ike day wl swUasi lulsusi e luos Is ojoaoluaod. 4 ti ilu. stlMtitj sm4s su diasiaua lb stly. JlV MI", at'BiK ali'ilo1, suur lit W luud , fu44j44t,l4 baaaabs4 t, o-4t Jit a (ui, Vtir -' tit "a. Co. lusa atvJr aivAu!, . Wilt asssfalwiijt av Uo So IIbsUosj 4 l . Soils-1 4 lm 'iTiY Iks TALES ANDSKETCHEg. THIS SOLDIER'S JIOTBGB, la one of the fern glens of the upper Al legbenies fitntids aninlt log house, which once held a large family John Rtley, the father; Susan Hiley, the mother; and chil dren John, Susau, James, Patrick, Sedge nick and little licss. Bred to hard living, there was not one who shrank to face a catamount, Or a bear, or an Indian, or find fault with hard bread and cold quar ters. At the breaking out of the war, the fath er, John, James and Patrick enlisted tho last as a drummer boy. Sedge wick cried to go, but was told, to his great grief nnd indignation, that he would have to wait nnd grow, ns he was only twelve years old, nnd about three feet two. The wife and moth er had as big a heart as any body, and there cah be bt question but that her heart gave a sharp twang when "Old John" and the boya left her; but she, nevertheless, dc cltuiug that she would have gone herself if they hadn't. They might go, and God speed to them, there was no help for't ; and as for her, she had not a doubt whatever but that it wnS decreed from the foundation of the world that she should be left to carry on their business, which was tjg-inlng and shoemnking, uecorditig to tho season, nil alone, if worst cauie to worst she was sure of that. So half the Riley fumily went fivm the log houso to the war, and hull stayed nt home. Susr,n took care of what little there was indoors, and that mother, according to her statement, "took care of all out-door.," with Susans help, whenever she was off duty, and with Sedgwick's always. Little Bess was unanimously voted good for noth ing yet, but to kerp bread nnd cheeai! from moulding. Jlrs. Riley plowed tho glebe with the old one-horse plow, Sedgwick to ride. Mrs. Riley planted it with corn and potatoes, with Sedgwick to drop them for her ; and, when hoeing time came, flic nnd Susan hoed it, while Sedgwick did the best he could at pulling weeds, and Cess ran actively nnd noiselessly about, picking up nngle worms and treading on the hill. The season wore round thus, and slill the iudcl'atigablo industry of Mrs. Riley kept appearances very much as they were. The cowshed had several windows, perhaps, not left by the carpenter, nnd th eow her self showed a hide of hair that pointed sev eral ways; but appearances were, If the truth was known, not s!) much against Mrs. Riley's management alter all. Said cow and cowshed had never been kept in it state of perfect repair. The hens and turkeys always took care of tliiinselvs, and "of course they looked as well as ever. The old horse, habitually light iu flesh, mny have betrayed his ribs a trifle plainer, and possibly the pig was sluivinpr less fat; but let nothing be said about trifles where the only wouder is .that the woiniiu, left by her husband and three sons, should keep her family together at nil, nnd much more, cul tivate her farm. 'When conscription goes thro' our towns and cities, sweeping every able-bodied man away, we shall then see how many women there are like her. With all this out-door labor, Susan Riley did not so far forget "the shop" as to justi fy the taking down of the old shingle; "Hoots ifc Sues med A.Misued Hbkr." When customers came and left work be fore they knew that John was gone, she continued to do it, aud did it so well that they kept on bringing, nnd the good woman had ull she could do w itit her cobliug aud funning together, you mny be sure. Meanwhile sho was kept informed tolera bly well of the movements of her husband and boys, for though nil of Iheut were but indifferent writers, she depended on Susan to decipher the letters when they came, for not a word could she read of good or bad writing yet they Hindu up in frequency uudpith what they lacked iu penmanship and rhetoric. Their regiments did duty most of-the year in Western Virginia. The Riley's had enlisted in two regiments the father and youngest son iu one, and John and Jutnes in the other, uud it fared with tiiem about alike. In October A letter came from John, bear ing, in rustic but touching phrase, bad ne wt mingled with good : Camp Giilen Ridoe Sep Twenty DkaR MVTiiKlt n Urate battles ben fit & wcy bet but muther that aint all tho 4Uth got cut up wusent wo did and fathers ded I donno muther w hull become o poor little pat for thny say lies w undid to but i cant git leve to go seetn it weer ordlrd to mnrh to niorrer nt 4 oclock with 3 dnvs rashus ii God help us Coodnt ye cum muther wars a terribul thiug nunihow but father dyed in the thick o the tile jist us I may be God bless yo muther cum if you cut) jiui wel aud i sens luv jure sun JoilS There was enough of natural affection in that rough Riley family deep, genuine, downright love. If one member possessed it more than any of the rest, it was the mother. Ill u tit I v and coarsely as she al ways talked, and bard featured as sLu was to look upon, no poetess ever hail a richer vein of human sentiment than Mrs. Riley, and Florence Nighteueale herself could not bundle a case of aggravated distress more tenderly than she. The news uf her hus band's death came with a suddeu alroko that almost fulled her to the floor. Rut she bore it bravely, tilt her work whs done for that day, and let tho younger ryes abed the tears. "Why don't you ery, mother ?" said little Re, who wa nobbing bitterly with Susan und Sedgwick, over a grief she could not understand; but the pale, thin lips of the mother did not move. 1ft fli.at llll.l.llll tt Irttl ntirltl iSMtr a)i, alup bud stolen over the children's aortow, Su.au was awakened by a gnua. bliii i started up, and found ber mother anting iu , the bed, In the harvest moon that shone i iIiioul;H the uuu wludow, whitg as aahroud I eorp-e. "Llyht the esndle, Rusan," ahe heard her whltiH-r. and theu the terrified eirl ubeyed. and inquired, hurriedly, if ahe should brinj( me rauiiuior or lira, aoine waier. Mr. U- ley ahiMik lu-r htwul, and said, faintly "(ill the Testament aud read." tsuaan Kl the book, aud ake4 where ale should Kd. ".No uiatirr, muih. Open aoiueahere in lie middle. And kcilin by the Ui, with the caudle U ter Ii4i.it, th ii!jigsr flaughter read, unit Iramliliug toUe and simple, uuluwtusd eiu pbasi "11 aoi sour bettilise Wuubtvd i je UtUte in CioU i Uliete ai In iwe. la my faibvf'i boute llscre i many suaatlotai If it taw e-l 1 ttoulii bate tU )ou 1 go) U prepare a pls ft )oii." , lo, falsi. Ul t'Mii it Umm tf ike sfiSf , IS J Ike I'll"! 4 1AiV ed In the stormy, convulsive sobs thnt shook tho next instant through tho strong frame of Mrs. Riley, as if they would rend it asun der. The deep waters were loosed, und hoarded tears of half a lifetime now seemed to flow forth in one gush of irresistible sorrow, Ry liiid by, the paroxysm passed, and sho rose from her bed, breathing long, deep breaths, ns if a sweet sense of relief had como over her, and, lying down on her pillow, said softly : "Uood Lord, thy will bo done. Tut the book by, Susan anil go lo bed." And the still hour of that moonlight night rolled on to the day, and tho unconscious children, unaw akened, dreamed their happy dreums, and the oldest daughter sad, as tonished, but weary went to sleep before the cock crew ; but of all within that poor log hut, after midnight passed, tho mother's sleep was tho sweetest. Hardly had tho toiling woman gnthered her fall crops. Few hands made heavy work, nnd it was slow and weary business indeed to go over the two acres, hill by hill, till all wi,s done. The bulk of the harvest, how ever, was gnthered in (ns good a yield us could be expected) when John's letter came; und the very next day, leaving os good di rections as she could to Susan, and charging tho younger children to mind her, with a p-omiso not to be gone very long Mrs. Riley wus on her wny to tlrcen Ridge to find her wounded drummer boy. Tho feelings of the wife that had so fierce ly struggled, well nigh to brcuking her heart, for her recent hiss, was now subduid and tranquil, ns conscious that tho old rela tionship had passed away with her hus band's ebbing blood linger only on the si lence of the grave ; and all tho mother aw oke w ithin her as she turned from the dead to the living. She was somo nearer to her destination when the cars left her at Shannou Dale ter minus a village with seven houses. How to get conveyance for the rest of- the way was tho next question; Not even a cart or oxen could she laid. At length an ill-looking negro came along, to whom sliest once applied for information. "Can vou tell uic w here I'll Cud a team "Yes'iu." "Where, then ?" "Ise got oue." "Well, what is it ? a hor.se. a donkey, or a pair of steers? And what's the wngou 1 Tell me about it." "Mule and curt, Missus.'' ''Wlmt'll you ask to Utetn Ridge ?" "Fitly dollars." "Stay nt homo withyour old mule, ye wicked swindliu' niguer to take advantage of. a poor, lone woman? Ask ten hundred, why didn't ye, when ye tisk about it i Rut 'e may nrnke jcr money ost o' somebody else. I'ii .) moot.'' Aud oil' she blurted leaving the exorbitant Afrienn materially noliercd of his grin, and elarlii'g nlt'.r her with uu expression of semi-lierceness, as if he hull' meditated doing something more wicked still. Mrs. Riley saw no cause to repent of her resolution. Sho had but gone over eight or ten of the weary ttrctch of miles when an army teamster overtook her and gave her a seat among his powder l;e.s. The ride, however, was rather a change of exercise than a rest to her, for the road was frightful bat). From the teamster she learned that the Forty-ninth IVnii.-ylvniiiit was not with in twenty or thirty miles of the spot it was when her son dated his letter, but had mov ed to or near u place, culled Sullivan's l'uss, tuking their w ouuded w ith them. The com municative driver furthermore informed her that he was to stop eight miles short of this latter place. lie declared, after he had heard Mrs. Riley's story, that if he were not in the employ of the government he would see her clear to the Ross himself, free of charge. The next foot journey of the resolute widow was exhausting in the extreme locks, gul lies, marshes, and ubovo all the incviublo and omnipresent tangle of laurel brushwood lay across her path, and obstructed her feet at every step. Supporting herself with the thought that her boy had passed over that way, she persevered nnd struggled through to Cud, -nlasl on arriving, worn out with fatigue us the lucc sho sought, oulv ashes and the scattered debris of a departed army ! The regiment hud gone two davs. Rut the prcsistcnt woman wus not to be discouraged. Resting herself awhile, she s-'t about for a team, und after some tiouble she procured a man, ut a largo price, to take her in his cart to the regiment where her boy belonged. As they cume within the liiU'S they were hailed und tired upon by u picket, but eseaiied barm, and iu due tiuie the Hags und tents of the I'.Uh appealed around the spur of the mountuiu. Stopped by a sentinel at the camp line, the inquired for 1'utjSck Riley, the drummer boy, and wus told that ho was not there. That was ull the soldier knew ubout it. And whether he wus dead or alive he did not say. She w as not to be put off, nnd a cor poral of the guard wu summoned, who pus-ed her within the camp, and she hasten ed forthwith V) inuko iuquliie of the colo nel IlilllM-lf. "Which wuy did you come 1"' asked the colonel. "Ry the Flummcr road." You pued your boy within a mile. I lift In in with ull my wounded, ut Yeiico'a ol at Ion. A coinpunv ol soMlers-wus plueej urotitid a long, ruuli looking house, w ith a I ting ou it, and alio anew it wus flie hospital. A guard ktopeii the burse long bctoiu they rvuehod the Vuildiiiij, but Mr. Riluy snatch ed the whip limn the diiu-r and lushed the bvuat up to the very door in spite of oppo sitionwhen, kpiinginu; IVoiit the curt, sue pushed by the aeuliinT quit k a thought, and without slopping to hear thu epithets of "bug" und "aho-devil " that were shot alter J18 rafd in, she stood iu another ,u,u '"" "l uiu woumit-.i . . "s'u.lr' riik RilevV she shunted out. almost out of brtulll, and looking about iter a if a4l aid tier M'llet' Would dtxi ive her. Time we no misiukiug ihu quick dowu rltfht lone of Widow RiUy. If the boy taa tin re, lie would ctrlaliily answer. "Ob, mother," y i-iK-d a wiuk tuy'i voice, and a lumblid heap iu one conur atirrtd, and, lushing tnl it, M faithful wuiuuii saw lur ixM'r liulu druiiiiucr lHy sittiiqj up, but so tUaiiijed Hut bone liul hie Uiuimr Would base kuown him. 'Tour I'ut t )oii'ie Led a sorry lime thai clear." m Aud Uie the wua-Uifid (bvuUe t-f the biuiliir ai.ivii L lki j t ip Tim); as In I iliild we u be ..nU I .. itio I an g I Uar up wills (Wit the .luueih . nioiioi lu u It isaigiMtUt y sise so Ihal hsf iUlli'. taealouHil, euJ she u dues eituwat liui uiKt it aii elb Uluie Lx-a cf, a-otaf, tad din, 'I f Ui I'm all right," suit! the lucky little fellow, "my arm's hin t so I shan't drum no more ; but now you come I feel like I could lick off the rebels w ilh one hand I" Mrs. Riley soon recovered, nnd set about nui sing her boy. She cume iu the nick of time, for his arm had just been amputated, nnd he wits some what feverish. Probably his mother's cure wits the only thing that saved him. In a week ho was able to go home with her; nnd jftit as tho November winds began to blow, Put took his old place by the ciaekling fire in the log house, among the upper Allegha nies, and told his story of the war. John and James uie still in the, army ns noble soldiers ns over curried muskets. Mrs. Riley shows thetu the fame free, fearless, unculculutiug love that she exhibited in the cuse of the slain husband nnd the wounded young drummer a love that can sacrifice generously, but not till it has struggled duti fully. She has parsed through a hard expe rience, nnd it has made her a better woman, though her religion is of the blunt, positive kind ;and she makes Susan tell the absent boys, when she w rites, to trust in the God of their mother, and "never doubt but He'll see to 'cm.'' THICK l. I. t..l'A-I'-IV. THE CURIOSITIES OF LETTERS. Aniiirrniiis, Alllleralioia, Acroslles, I'uxzIcM uistl I'reaks -wills xxv. Alplsabet MrWhentley has published in England n little volume entitled "Of Amignrms," which is said to contain all that any oue need know nbout this species of literature. In the way of amusement, and for the sake of variety, uu anagram now und then is a very pleasant thing to hear or read, but a strained auagntHi is worse than a sprained pun. Out of the great mass, however, that have bem an element of tho transient litera ture of the century, there are n goodly num ber that are really ingenious anil suggestive. The ngn of anagrams, is jiretty nearly gone, und it may be worth while to rescue u few specimens from the oblivion which awaits them. The w its nnd prop'icls of the present day look neither for satire or omens in the names of tho men or places that figure iu the his tory of llie time. In older times uuugriims were held in better repute. Louis XIII. pensioned a professional transposer of words. Francis do cloys was exceedingly fluttered to learn that his name could be made to furnish the letters to designate him Dc Facia Lit! Jinyul (ot rcg:il strain); as was Louis de Roueherut to find that his title could be converted into cat hi Ivuehe lu Jiio i is the mouth-piece of the King). James I. wm gratified lo know t T i :it li's mime, James Charles StuuiL, could be followed iu tiiu sime letters of "claims Arthur's seat." in dicating him, as he thought, us the rightful successor, (jueen Elizabeth was one morn ing presented with a note from an anony mous individual, making "A'.'iWJi Jiiiinn A ii'il'ivum read " (ilnri't rcpni ttilci nindiit,n which is in English, "The glory of thy kingdom shall remain iuttict" a, prophecy concerning tho fulfilment of which there exists some difference of opinion. It is told, we know not kow truthfully, that Xupolcon, w hen at Helena, was asked by an ironic liriton if he thought he could have sacked London, and replied "Able was I ere I saw Elba," the sentence rending backward nnd forward the same. But another patriouic Englishmen made Jvupo leon Ronapurtu read iu I.atiu "J'ona rijtii Kiln )ione" or "Roseol, ield up your stolen possessions." Horatio Xelson wus likewise transposed nnd mad into Latin, ''Jluuer tet u itio (his honors are from the Xile). A New York Englishman deduced from "Louis Napoleon Ronnpurte," the significant warning : An open plot. Arouse, Albion I Arthur Welleslev, Duke of Wellincton." w as rendered "Let well-foiled Gaul secure thv renown." One of the prettiest of modern anagrams is the foliowiii'j;: "Klorene Ni:htinpile, l-'lit uu. eheeriug uu:;cl !,' Revolution is transposed "to love ruin," and French Revoltitiou "violence run forth." Here is u ery good one : 'When "I cry that I sin" is transposed, it Is clear My resource, ChrioUai.il v, suu will appear.', Some oue lias made a number of ineuious Lutiu anagrums fiv.in "United States." in lit VtHsttat Uud stauds lu tlieo. iiit tnie savlliuee thoustnndest sofely. Dnislc, tiiitni lluudsofi'l It shakes. (1'bi Union) J'oHatui itt lie has teeth u. .. Lncle baiu haa). A ii'liii tf . It (diouniou) itrin thee of bris tle. (C;uery. hois ') A if th Ti.ilf '1 hey Jeep ofl'fi-oui thec, Sms ii, rial tc Slop ! be llriuc thee, (Heferrinst to Hold). lu j,' i rft uiit Thole tl.11121 ar also wantinz. (The ludmu U'lid-)- Asiroiioiners are said to le "moon slnrer or auxious for "uo more stars;" while tele graphs ure "great helps." One ot the most perlcct anagrams is Unit made front the trau.lulion in thu "Vulgate" of Pontius l'ilitc's last question to our Smiotir, "what is truth t" " jitit rcriOuf The aiiugrum answer: "' r quill ti'iut" (U is the m:tu who is before vou.) A good deul ol lubur lui been expended on eisi iu wlilclt certain o! the letter ho u Id be excluded. The critieistn of Jamil, the Persian eiitie, on a aiu ot this kind in whiih A did iiot oi.'rnr wus; "it would lie better if ull the letter were Kit out." Some, hoMcvir, tiro quite meriioriou. Mr, Arthur Locker lius written ouu warning the lelier C and S. "Oh ! ki II ui. Cjuotu of Fairyland ! hot eltiu lui uir du Tu win rr iu I hit iily baud, 'l Uo kui.d ul her 1 uo. 1 ueod u .1 u.uio ,.r kusb ur dreuf l.l, 1 uU kuu liioiu ull UMI Boll i ' l'ioiars Uu lml lv il be tjualfod Ly hsu.'hly Amabel. That a ti.,(ed buy uf Taifaa turn iUard ui.ly ball tny pf.v.r ; I h"p-d U l aiitlual U Sooj iu ld Ui mi tbe pu ; lb liny tu(us .mpiuyvd be art iivr bdly pld lu uuoil ; Al a. aluuo bo aiuio-i lit dsi V M by but l Ataauol f "Tu hit I II load a alt aa Etuo, lu Lvio DuJ ul uld kiusi , Ul. poll tut i,S, t MtuMt I lisiplufe to tony lulk wf ituuio ' Uu bill-iuu, uf ataib lo.ly Ire, t boi at ) iiw(a su Ja.il, II uk su ovy yw aud a la lui ate IU tusoly Aa,b '. ' The folluwtuI I Ingeniously eoualrueUd. i'xiilaiaiu no tuatl tut O. It W enUtleU "lueoltlrusirlible lot I. ' Nu UV-k Vuu s-d u tub. Uf Of M h u Um.1 u etna. W U4l iai tob owtsuf feui. I lu bvoj b Im l-rf k t o . UgevMi, bui bus. WU Ut-lu bva I. I I . i wi4 bv! kit lu out Ml k L t oui ovSu. il'. a u us h oJ eiyoouM kws tout ti Uiw4 4a. ItljaeUa eestl ital lae rbuUU UiJsvl Il ,u!ll'? uaevif'd tell t4 e)i.u, and the following diuloguo between a shop man ami his customer has been given us u specimen. Tho conversation relates to a plaid hanging at tho shop door : Customer liuquiiing tho material) Oo t (Wool?) - Shopman Av, oo. (Yes, of wool.) Customer A' oo ? (All wool ;) Shopman Ay, a' oo. (Yes, nil wool.) Customer A' ae oo ? (All sanio wool ?) Shopman Ay, a' no oo. (Yes, all same wool.). Persons fond of economising words some times use letters in their Efeud. The fate of nil earthly things is spelled in two words D. K. Effigy is Bpellcd F. I. O. A mini being ashed by a young lady what phono graphy was, took out his pencil and wrolu tho follow ing, telling her that was phono graphy : "U. R. A. R. U. T. L. N. 1" (You are a beauty, Ellen.) "Como here, Tommy," said a schoolmast er, "do you know your A R C's '" "Yes, zur 1 know a bee sees." A person spcuking to a very deaf man, nnd getting angry ut his not rntching his meaning, suid : "Why it's ns plain as A R C." "That muv be, sir," replied the poor man ; "but I am D E F." A lady occupying room letter B at one of the hotels wrote on the slate the follow ing : "Wako letter R nt seven; und if letter If says, 'Let us be,' don't let letter R be, be cause if you let letter B be, letter R will be unable to let her house to Mr. R., who is to be ou hand at half-past seven." The porter, a better boot-bluck than orthogrnphist, did not know nt seven whether to wake "letter R" or "let her be." Tho story is quito old of Mr. Ottiwell Wood's way of spelling his namo : "O, double T, I, dou'.ilo U, E, double L, double U, double O, D." The lawyer who asked hitn in court how to spell it, was unable to write it down. Most people remember, too, the way we spelled "Woodhouse" in our childhood. Double U dotlble O double V, E, U, O, double U, doubjc S, E. It wasn't correct, but it inado a rhyme. The preacher was thought master of his art who told his congregation that they were "the chickens of the Church, the spar rows of the Spirit, und the sweet swallows of salvation." ACUOSTR'S. Tho acrostic is used mostly by verdant burds and youthful acboolmistresscs when writing to the idols of their hearts, for the purpose of indicating tho name of tho adored one along the outside wall of tho verse. The follow ing, however, on Benedict Arnold, tho traitor, is worth givinp;, as it is v.!'.' to have been written by his cousin, Oliver Arnold, aud wns formerly published in -U London paper. It is one of the most t-avcrc comments ever passed upon the char acter of uny man. There is scarcely n word but is fraught with the bitterest denuncia tion ; 'Corn for a curse to virtue and mankind, Kiirth's broadest reuluis can't show so bliiek a mind ; Night's sable veil your crime can never hide ; Kai h one, so great, would gint historic tide Defunct, your cursed memory Kill live In all the glare that infamy ean give ; Curses of aires will attend vour iihiho Tit AITUKS alune will glury in your sham. Almighty vengeance stornlv waits to roll shiver of snl;hur ou your treacherous soul ; Nature luuks buck, with conscious error, sail. On such a rAii.Ms.iiEu suit thut sue has made,. Let hell receive you riteted in chnius Doomed to the Uottest roei s of its flume !" HIE LliTTEK H. There is something profoundly lamentable in the conversation of a Cockney. An ex change paper gives tho following ns the direction of nn English father to his son: "' Arry, 'op hup and go down to Mr. Arris's, husk 'ini hit' 'e us a bit hof hash or hoak to make a 'animer "audlc." Wo can remember something about as good, nnd quite true. An Anglish actor was plaving Pierre, iu "William Tell." Pierre has the following speech: "Horrible I Most horrible 1 To save his own and Albert's life, Tell has consented to shoot an apple off his own son's head.'' The actor knocked ubout the h's thus : "'Oniblo! Most 'orrible! To save 'is hown hand Hulbcrt's life. Tell 'us consented to shoot huu hopple hoff 'is hown son's 'end." Here is the letter H's complement of abuse presented to tho inhabitants of London : Whereas, I have by you been driven From lluuse. from i liiiue, from Hope, from Ueavcn, Aud placed by your most learned tuoiety In exile, auguivh, aud anxiety. And used aithout one just pretence, ith Arroirnm-ti and tuouleuca, 1 her demand juM natlluliuii, Aud beg you II uieud your elucuilon. Ri:ri.r. Where, we've rescued you, liigrnle, l'roiu Handcuff, II rrur, aud In. in Hate, 1 rum iiuuumou, ll.ruioud aud Iruui ilaller, Aud concentrated vou iu altar, Aud placed you whura you ne'er should be, in Honor anil iu lluiiesty, H e deem your prayer a'rude intrusion, Aud a ill uot uieud our elocution. The cotkney's n ct'iod of sjieiling saloon is well known. S.iii! Lo "lliere'a a hes.s, and a hay, uud a hell, uud two hoe nod it hen." A gentleman traveling through Yorkshire, outside of a btage coach, asked the driver the nuiuu of n very pretty vitlagu they w in passing through. 'Ilieiii'lv was "HiMigrct'U.'' J K ing uaKed to spell il, lio replied: "Wo spi ll it with an huitch and two hoes, gee, ban two he.' and a hen." 'Ii there anything tor George 1 louden?" inquired a joiing man the other day at thu Xev York post olHce. "Nuihing, ir." I lave iiay itui tieoruu uK lor u letter. The lit.l day, happening o walch thu clerk, ho suddenly ci ied : "Look Vie ! I any f You're looking among the lt i:tche an I my iuuiu lj,in with a lio !' aa - - ... TtlK llWAl l os Wvk i'hu mvu;rs t'UUaed Mil by the .war in IV uuf smv aiv Ilia jjru(iliicnlly d, wnUd ; ' 1'hiru I a portion i.f this Sliitu m ite VuUted by the civil war aa to t rm tically ehuuduuc.l by the foot ot um t. i'lu tucu are slumU rini at rhiloht Coiiitihaud Mouu River; tho servaul 'have K-iinvd ihtir live doiu the wniiU'ii and thildivu ha'.ti ii d lo Uioro remote aud quiet pic In. I. J- alliiijj in Uhind I titi it l!i inn Imit. ti p ot uuiiei'iity come the four fooud Leot and trevjlii ihin;;. Tbe fol luuki hi bunow Under llietulu td tlavl'tuu w lorn a happy I't-ople oum i wtl. 'I'ho ei ul vmwi munr the il.atr of lUst rhuutit'. '1 ltd aspilrrvi iltaiUia and build hi UIhiu I list Iiku.I Uae Id list old ),i I ou u Ktii.y with lb nil. la if ehd I'lou, Thsi Kiint 1 ri'lllli, lu lb lad so. .ii J lUu isMtritlii abi.il.a fioiw lite n1. p4e of I he iMiiie. the ildUe w.k a slum bnute I'usr to Buuy, kvlii fl tb lv blvil t) tie nitouaM A't U rttotnU f to e(ie uf'wvam.ss. Isal a tMuauutbl t-i tLv i4 wf 4 I ' MISCEIJNEQUS. Chlisn lntci-M the I'anstly ol'.'Xiitloue The celestials havo determined at last to open the most covered portals of their an cient empire, aud admit the light of the outside barbarian world. They have deter mined to lay usidc their national exclushe liess uud join the great family of civilized nations, aud to the influence and genius of the great American Republic havo tbry rendered this proud liouingo duo to thu superior progress and greatness of theChiis tiiin world. The rulers of tho Chinese Em pire have recently paid the finest compli ment to tho United States that has ever been awarded to any nation in christiaudoin They have recently accepted ns a governing rule action in their intercourse with foreign nations and the code of International Law which regulates tho conduct of tho civilized nations of thu earth, hnd binds them togeth er in a great and universal luu-.ily compact und they Lave adopted Wheatou's great work as the true uud most comprehensive version of the Law of Xations. America has always been a favorite nation with tho Chinese, uud their large emigration to Call, foruia, bringing them iu closer contact with us, doubt less spread acknowledge of our country, and the greatness of its resources among their peoplo nt home, which has penetrated iuto tho innermost recesses of tho great temple of tho Brother of the Sun. The liberal policy which the Government of tho United States has a ways adopted in her iutercourso with China, and her desiro to maintuin friendly relations, recently so ably advocated by her representatives iu that country, havo outstripped tho uggressivu belligerent demonstrations of other nations, and thus the great underlying principles af universal justice have awarded to the United States the proud position of leudin" tho oldest empire ou tho face of the earth, nud ono which contuins nearly one-third of tho population of the globp, iuto tho great fami ly of nations. An American missionary hnd translated into tho Chinese lauguago the greater por tion of Wheatou's great work on "Interna tional Law," and Mr. Rurliuganie, our Miu ister to China, bus had the good fortune, iu an interview w ilh the Imperial Council of the Board on Foreign AUairs at Pckiu, to bring ubout tho above result, which is ono of the most remarkable cotq" diilotnaliqat in modern history. Let us hope that the name of the public-spirited uud learned missionary will bo made know u, that he may also receive the just rewurd of hia eminent services. Intereatln letter 1'runi lresident Jitnrez. It was reported that Juarez contemplated moving the seat of government lrom San Luis to Monterey, tho latter place being nearer the United States. His family were alreudy nt Monterey. A letter front President Juarez, dated Suu Luis, Dec. 8ih, received in this city, says : "Uur hopes are for a speedy termination of your civil war, aud tlie complete restora tion of tho Union. 'With it, no doubt, many American Soldiers would soon joiu as for tho purpose of driving from the soil of the American continent the French, with their designs of establishing a monarchy. Wo know full well that, if the United States had not been engaged in'theirprescut strug gle, no European potentate w ould ever huve attempted to strike a blow agaiust republi can institutions. "But ns we are, with God's help, we will try to defend our beloved Mexico. You no doubt will be somewhat surprised at our abandoning our principal cities, leaviug them in tho hands of tho French. We think we aro right iu doing so. In tho first place, us a military view of the mutter, tho further we can draw- them into thu interior, away from their base, tho better. By dividing them up aud distributing their forces, they become weaker, and give us more jiower to assail and destroy them. Wo don't intend to curry on moro than what is classed us a guerilla warfare. Wo aro not in position to w ait for an attack on uny of our poiuts by their svstcin of urtillery war faro. "The French army leing fur superior to ours in point of decipiine, as well as being supplied with tdl the modern inventions in gunnery, we slsould be compelled to suc cumb eventually iu any pitched battle, while bv ll:ira4iiii. tin. I .lusr...-i,. tl.,,1. ...... .......( J I 111. 11 I.UU1IUIUII' cations, and carrying on a roving system of n.miitu one unit, which iuo t reucU once experienced iu Spain, they will not consider Mexico uu easy empire to govern." " " C'urloue l'ropoaillou hy lite Itcbele. St. Louis, Jan. 13. The Memphis cor respondent of the Vi pul'.Utn saya that two iuiportutit propositiou have been nceutlv mude by the rebel authorities to the Federal Government. First, a quartermaster in the Confederate army nt Heinaudo, acting by authoiity from Richmond officials, hu offered to sell to General Ilurlbut, or the Luite4 State Government, all the cotton now remaining within cei tain districts vet outside of tho Federal lines. This oiler embrace 13,000 bide in all, of Coulcdeiate coilou, nud greenback will be taken for it. It is aid thut Geuerut 11 uil but favor the puiclmsu, and hu recommended that il be tai-rid into elfect. StAondly- it is stated that Kirby Smith rueeutly scut a messenger to Washington n propose tu the Federal authorities to lurnwti llie requik.te authority to yet out all thu coitou iu that (tort ion'of the Led river aud Washil distiicl within the rebel control, the money lor the Mint) to be puid to that c!u ol ilii-t. r excepted from the auinnty oifel'ud by President Lincoln, lhty u retire from the kU'I army aud to lo'Mea'ico. Tho ' iiWo'ii a, editorially, that il lm lm dititbt of the coiivtluesa of lliio lu I itinalioii, a. il coiue Itoiu suuiui likely In hate the best Uuati. o lin'oi luallou, aud Ihul it woul iusohe the complete tiulanj Uieiil of the rebel loin in Aikaliottt, l oul iitiiit, Tt'a, and the l.uiindiate Kluiu of lliOMf M.ile lu the I uiou. 'ft'"-i J fi'.f, too fi-.-d-al ul ll febio-t Itauia ktsilluad IkwI'SHS, bo pioMuUd I. Ui. u.d .illv( k.ns, Juba L Hultw. u lt.ita,u,., po-. Us llotvi Ut. t,,. II, o lu.il ,utu IttUadi ipuia lo II .tlt-tui' OS, III "ulUotaioa Mdoi.d ' Ibi Is ssll.4ls. l a bo I S psisaia ktuibs ak-s km. I ILi.o l-trf i.otiB, as.d buusidid bltt.soll' OM.oiiiao., du.. ia tli ui sWI lt. sktioe b fu-. I'tllwSlk tio.t-ut SofKta tocolsal Isoa uWt.t 14 tiolt !--1 ' am lusvlnstsslllfi. U.. la lotootalaSl a kill ss bo k.tbt las bsouss etli lo k al Uoo so uu Wtu. I ' Jootls e Ts -Wm t"f H M k' ts-et-sj, U as.a st w.tw It. I, s, in tst U tin w. iss,io. . 4 a al,4 Ms st ( .