r.lt.HS P XII U AMKHICM.1i.,
SINULE SUBSCRIPTION: ,
Two o Lt A In per milium, to ba paid half-yearly
advance. Ar paper diseoatinacil nntU nil ar
irngua arc paid.
TO CtCSS !
rea tonics to one aJilreei,
en do do
?n do do MM
"iva Dollars, In advance, will pay for three years
aoriiition to the American.
.'lub 8tibscrlitlon must be Invariably paid lu ad
reo, and Hen! to one addrwa.
f Miliwriborser-irloctor refuse to take their new,
rem rrom the iee to which they are directed, they
roiHitwiblenulilthcyfaara tultlcd tho bills and I
orcd thorn dinoontinued '
oJliniiKtcra will pli'in-o act as our Ajjenla, and
nk loiters containing rulMcriilinn money. They
permitted to do this under the Post Uflice Law.
BALTIMORE
LOCK nOSPITAL.
TADLISHED AS A ItEKLOKFUOM QUACK-
'E OXLY PLACE WHERE A VVRE
VAX RE OBTAINED.
,U JOIINKTttN has discovered rhcuat Certain,
' Hnecdr and only Kffectmil Ketnedy In the
'Id lor all Private I Mseascs. Weakness or the Hack
inibs. rilrictures, Affections of tho Kidneys and
Mor. Involuntary DischarRcs. Impotency, tiene
kibilil.V. Nervousness). I)sicpsy, Languor. Low
it. CoTifusinn-afldossi, Palliitation ot (he Heart,
iiiity,TreinliUnKS.Viinnes(Mif.Sihtr'iiildincss.
sso or(he Iload, Throat. Nose or skin. Affections
i .!... t.nnmi. Slomaoh or llowels (he Terri-
Disorders arising from the Solitary Habits of
til (hose secret ana solitary jirncuccs msv mmi
.vlr a-i.'iwna than tho son! of Pvrens to (he Ma
rs of I'lyssca, blighting their most brilliant hopes
.nlicirmtions, rendering marriage, c, nnposti
cinllv, who liavo become the victims of Solitary
t, that dreadful and destructive habit which
jolli- sweeps to an untimely (rra e Imusands'of
H Men of tho most exalted talents and brilliant
lect, who mignt ouicrwiscnnvo eniranccu iiKien
Senates with the thunders of eloquence or waked
stnty the living lyre, may call with lull eon'
ma it it i. :.
nrrled Persons, or Young Men contemplating
intre. being aware of physical wcakiices, organio
lily, dclorniilics, rtc. speedily cured.
c who ulaccs himself under tho care of Dr. J
religiously confide in his honor as a gentleman,
conlulently rely upon his skill as a Musician
oim.a.I4' iv i: Ki
icdiatulv Cured, and Full Vigor llcstored.
lis Distressing Affection which renders Life
rnblo and marriage iinpovirilc Is (lie nenalty
by thu victims of improper indulgences. Young
ns arc too apt to commit excesses from not
5 awnro of tho dreadful eoiiseiieiices that mny
e Now. who that utidcrctunds the subject will
nd to deny that the power of procreation is lost
r by lli'ivc fulling into improper habits than by
irudcnt ' Desides being deprived the pleasures
allliv offspring the most serious and destructive
tom? to hoth lioily and mind arise. The system
hies Deranged, the Physical and Mentnl Kunc
Wcakcned. loss of l'mcreative Power. Nervous
ildlitv. lvspeiwsn. Pnlpitntion of the Heart.
jeslion. Constitutional 1'ebility. a Waling of
rninc. Cough, Consiiinption, Decay and Death,
iff, . 7 Sun 111 1'iM'doi-iVK Slrcs-t
hand tM.i going fniui Ilalliiuore street, n few
. trout thu. corner, t ail not vlworve name
.umber.
tiers must be paid and contain a stamp. The
i' S Diilomas hang in hisottice.
i iti: WAit.txi:i i.i xiv
IAVS.
Mrrrvry ur Xnnsroii Drug.
iis..iiisro:.
ber of the ltoyal College fif Surgeons. London,
uate from one of tlio most eminent Colleges in
'iiiled states, and the greater I'art of whose life
ecu Sient in the hospitals of London. Paris,
idelphi:! and elsenhcrc. has eflcctcd somo of
.o.-t alonisbing cures that were ever known;
troubled with ringing in the head and ears
. a-d iep. great nervousness, being alarmed nt
:-n sounds, basbfiilness, with frequent blushing,
did sometimes with derangement of mind, were
1 immediately.
I'Ait i K i i.ak M'i ii i:.
. J. addresses all those who have injured tliecii.
s by improper indulgence and solitary habits.
Ii niiii Initli body and mind, unfitting them for
r business, study, society or marriage.
i:si: aro sonic of the sad and melaneholv effects
I'-ed by early habits of youth, viz: Weakness of J
:a"k an. I Liiiibs. Pains in the Head. Dininees of
. Loss of Muscular INnver. I aljutatmn otthc
t. Dyspcpsy. Nervous Irritability. iMruiigeiuciit
; liigeriive l'uncfions. ticiKial Debiliiy. .yuip
of'Coiisiunption. tie.
ist.m.i.v. The tearful efl'ecls on the mind are
i In be dreaded Loss of Memory. Confusion of
. Depression of Spirits. Kvil-KoreiMnliiigs. Aver
to Society. Self-Distrust, livc of Solitude,
lity. Ac are some of the evils produced,
n samis of persons of nil ages esu now judge
is tho cause of their declining health, losing
vigor, beegiiiing weak. pule, nervous and
iatcd. having a singular appearance about tiie
cough and symptoms of consumption.
i or.x.' Ji I-: 1
have injured themselves by a certain practice
god in wuen alone, a habit frequently learned
evil companions, or at school, tho effects of
1 arc nightly felt, even hen asleep, and if not
renders marriage iiiiKissi)ilc. and destroys
niiid and body, should apply iiiiiiiedialely.
at it pity thill a young man. the hope of his
ry. the darling of his parents, should be snatched
all prospects and enjoyments of life, by the
(iietii c of deviating fim tho path of nature
nlnlgingin a certain secret liubit. Such persons
. beforo contemplating
.11 VIC ICi A4.il'.
I that a sound mind and body aro the most
-:try requisites to promote eMiumlnal happiness.
1 without these, the journey through life bc
. a woary pilgrimage ; the prospect hourly
'lis to rise view; tho mind becomes shadowed
kvuiii and filled with tho melancholy rctlec-
hat the happiness of another bccouic blgbti'd
mr own.
ii:ani: or impiii ii:.t i:.
en tho misguided and imprudent votary of
ire finds Unit he has imbibed the seeds of this
it disease, it too often nappe" 'bat an ill-timed
of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him
applying to those who, from education and
lalnlity. can alone befriend him. delaying till
oiistilutional symptoms of this horrid disease
their appearance, such as ulcerated sore
. diseased pose, nocturnal uiiua in the head
mix, dimness of sight, deafness, nodes on tho
ones and arms, blotches on tho head, face and
uiiies, progressing with frightful rapidity, till
the palate of thu luuuth or the lame of the
nil in. and the victim of this awful diseasa
u s a horrid object of commiseration, till death
Hriod to his dreadful sufferings, by sending
that I'ndiscovered Cvuutry from whence no
ler returns."
a mri,i,hi)lii fuel that thousands full victims
. li rrible disease, owing to the unskillfulnew of
nit preteuders, who, by the use of that Jlradly
ii. Mi-miry, ruiu the eoustilutiuu and make
ridueof life misvrablo.
Sl'ltA.'N4ji:itS
t not your lives, or health, to the care of the
t nlcarned and Worthless Pretenders, destitute
owledge. iiiiiuu or cliaracter. who copy Dr.
ton s advertisements, or style theuiseUes, iu
icwspapers. regularly Kduemted Pbysicuuis,
able of Curing, they keep you trifling month
mouth Inking their filthy and poisouut eoni
Is, or as loitif as the smallest fee ean be obtained.
i dwpair. leave yoti wiib ruiucd health lo sigh I
,'our gallingdisappuiniiiient.
J.ilin.h.n is Ihe only I'hysician advertising.
crtsleioial or diplomas always hang in his odic. 1
remi'lini or trvatemeut are unkuuwn lo all i
. r, pared fvoio a lit'u spent iu (ha grout ho- I
of Kiiro, the first iu tho couulry and a mora
sit a I'rn tit i'tuiitf tliuu any utbei Physuiuu !
. w..rld. I
MiitMiMir.i' oi"i'iii: iiti:Ns ,
i many tbmisamU cured at (hi. iuslitutiuii year
venr. and tba uiauerous iwtiortaul huigieal .
ill. uis perloriuod by Dr. Jobwloii, wilueiwd by
irt is ol tha "Sun," 'Clipper." and many
psii'ts. noliuea of which b. aiqwarad agaiu
vuiu bi I'ora lha public, baules In. -lauding as
Mli uiau of i-haiavlef aud realaitiaiLility, is a
i. nt goal ante lb. attliell.
.i.l iifi i:'i'i:i.iii.v
4 1 inn.
r... wiitlng shnuldba pailU'ol.r In dlreeting
). una luliis liuliluiii'U. in iu. i"ii"""' tu-uti
JHI H. J4MIM i Ml. M. ..
il . Il.liiu.or. It k JlupiUl, liallittture, Ud.
nl J, D- ly
,. I I'llll.ADU.I'III A
1)1.1 PU'rH HAMIINO.
I.4GS1
I Its 11 I'll. A U4M HMI-t
WALL fAl'UHH
, tMav urmln l'l"t
j.,k.4 Kuu, PIIILAI'tllllli
P A atak ol Hit Jl Ml ADIjI auivtaul.
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u. M. kj ta fait.
tt III l.luU al
a..l.k.. ui.-td Im
SUIBUEY
TUBLISIIED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II.
NEW SERIES, VOL. 17, NO.
SOMETHING NEW IN SUNBURY.
Latest Good News!
WEAVER & FAGEZiV,
HA YK just relumed from Philadelphia with ono
or the largest and best selected stocks of tloods
ever brought to Sunbnry.
DRY GOODS!
FOHKMN AND DOMESTIC. snch as dotbs, Casl.
meres, Muslins, SlnjJings. Ticking. Calicoes, De.
laines. Flannels, and Til kinds or Mot UNING i..hJs,
Alpaccas. lllack Silks, (linghams, lialmoral and
Skeleton Skirts, Canton Flannels, Nankeens, Car
peting of all kinds.
HATS Sc CAPS.
NOTIONS & VARIETIES,
Comprising. Hosiery. Uloves, Thread. Itultons, Sus-
jiendei-s. Neck-tics, Collars. Handkerchiefs,
llair llrushes. Tooth liriisbcs. Mum Itih
bon and Cord, tape, crotchet-braid,
worked collars, fancy head
dresses, lidy cotton, carpet
binding, combs, fancy
annus. cariot batrs
Trunks, Valines, I'uibrcllas, Blank Books, Taper,
r.nvolopcs, An.
Of all kinds, such as Nails. Hinges and Screws. Diair
Latches and Knobs, Lucks, aud Ct'TLEHY ol every
description.
Also, Dyes, Drugs, Tainls, Vnrr.ishcs, Fisli,
Flaxseed nml IJetizinc Oils, Glass, Putty, &c.
4lncfUstwiirc nnd 4liastKiir of nil
l insist.
STONE AND EARTHENWARE.
An ICxtonsiva Stock of
GROCERIES,
Composed of Sugnr. Coffee. Teas. Rice. Corn-starch,
Maccaroni. l.arley. llaking-powder. UH'lns-cs. sae.
candles, tobacco aud scgnrs, Salt, Fish, Meat, Cheese.
Ac, Ac.
Also, a largo variety of
BC0T3 & SHOES.
for Men. Women and Children.
SrAII kinds of I i rain nnd Country Produce iajcou
in exchange for (londs.
(live us a call hcf re you purchase elsewhere, wo
arc bound to sell as low ns any onffel.-u.
Slore-rtxjiu iu Ira T. Clement's building at the
s.t!lh-wct corner of Market Square, near Ibo Court
House.
Sunbury, March IS). 1S6I.
(it:o. W. Smith. Cuas. II. (iknthkr.
SlITH & GSITTHEE.,
Market street, one door east of Mrs. Douitoo's Hotel
SU-TSTBTTZRTX", F-A..,
Hat e opened
ANEW TIN -WARE,
Mifi't Irssii nnl Nluvo Store,
and intend keeping constantly on hand, aud manu
facturing to order ou shortest notice,
TIN AND SIILKT lKON-WAKF-of all descriptions.
A Large Stock of Cook Stovcsof Uu following Ilrnuds:
V illiitm I Vim, IVmixj Iviinia,
1 !-, l iiion, nnl llio 4
lint t-l
Niagara Cook Stove,
uunrasscd tor hetiuty of finish, simpiicitv of nr
raugemeut. combining cheapness aul durability, and
cii. li stov e warranted to perloriu what they are re
presented ALSO. PARLOIl and OFFICE STOVKS. in great
variety, embracing all tho best manufactures, mid
most l.'ishiouablo designs
4 'on I Oil, 4'oul 4il liiiii, Sliailt'is,
4 'III in nil-is, mid nil u-i'li-H
uiiu.-iiiilly kept in an cstaldi.-hmeiit of this kind. Wo
areaiso prepared todoall kinds ol Ssiuling. lUsiflng,
Kangu mid Furuace Work, tins Fitting, Lc. Kcpair
ing cheaply aud ucully executed.
Country produce Uikcu In exchango at tuaikft
price.
SMITH & tJKNTIIKIt.
Have ihe Agency f.r III IlltS CF.LKMKATED FIHK
PI.ACK STttVI-iS. for the Counties of Northumber
land. Snyder, I'uion mid Montour.
Ard arc also agents for Ihe Piphcr A Willower
LiiK ..'Tninsporlaiion.
Sun utv .April 'J, 16 1.
J ON ES 1 1 0 US ii
Corner Market street and Murket Square,
HABRISBURO, PA..,
Acknowledged a First Claaa llouao.
riHF; Proprietor would most r-pcctfully call Ihe
J. attention of the citizens of Sunbury aud the sur
rounding country, to the accommodations or his '
house. nssuring Ihein they will rind everything that
can contribute lo their comfort. It is tiituiitcd far
enough from the Depot lo avoid Ibo noise ami confu
sion incident lo railroad ataiious, aud at tho sauio
time only a few minutes walk from ihe same. i
An Omnibus will bo fouud at the Stations on tho
arrival of each train I
C. H MANN, Pruprtetor.
April 9, 1ST4. .'Sui
J-A.COB O. BECK,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer iu
CLOTHS, CASS1MEUES, YESTIXU, &c.
Iliix rrmoTi'd Into lil Sew lluild
iuf ou I'uvvu ktri'i-t, Miulb est'
Hwi-cr'i llolvl,
BTJNBTJRY, f A. . ,
INFOHMS (ho ciiUcns of Sunbury aud vicinity,
that he has just relurucd from Philadelphia with
lull assortment of
Mltl-4J Al N-.MIi:U .44IN,
Vy tVFUY DEbClUP'J'ION AND QI AL1TV.
His stock consists of Cloths. French Cloth., lllack
Doe Skill and Fancy Casaimerea. lllack Satin. Figuml
Silks. I'luin and Fancy Cassiuiere VbS'l'l.VilS. which
ha will make up to order iu styles iv suit (ho taste of
custouieis, ou short notice, and tb must reasonable
terms.
Any (1 oods not on hand, will bo furuUhod from
Philadelphia, by giving two day.' notice.
tiood. Iiiruishrdby uusUMuirs will be made up lo
order as heretofore.
As be will employ Buna hut experienced wor kmen,
Iwru. may rely ou gettiug then work well duuo ml
lis shoii.
Thankful f' th palronago hertbdort besluwtd,
he resiieelfully solicits a eoutiuuaucavt' Ik sauit.
Suubury, April t, Ivit.
c. ;a. Bruce.
AHlhorUed Vtir 4 lulu 4slHir.
Wa.,lilnlon. U. O. I ClaeaUntl. Ohio.
tl.l Nims Srassr. I No I, l.vass s Hum a
Oi'isaiie l'i o.ii. u uthue. I Nuar lha Court tluux.
iwlslUbsi lhe .rmy HiruM.
aud eolUeta
PENSIONS, BOUNTY, BACK PAT,
1'ilsa suotuy and all uiber
A.
CUIuiS t T ,MMlal ali.U 4 w ,U1UI la
bub i.i lii .110. . kxa t i Ibklt im wan k ba
U. a st .ifkM't i. W ). alias y t,ii
aa paid uia u tuldiM. and luair k.iiavtai mM .
laat. and ar. t-fuf iliuau4. daily. K skaiga
aalM. .Mwoviul U ma saj kill m4 )u4 c
aoi'r kui p4"-l Ii..
k t uLl.t.l I hwiu lu(t m I too Cask ttowmy
tt a du uul buUba. imol f a.141
A;id h Mi
J. XI. illLBUSUi
I'hmmI) airr da 4 iirarr,
l.iS" t 'V, Awl loa.V.4.M. I'vMH'y, iV'il'o.
V la tfa.h1a4t.il fc.waJ.ia ttk4a(awaaiaaii
f W. aia-. fcy Unas 4" i-t W la- .im. a44i -at
Ad i-" tout-it 4 k" a.il be
Pi
1 . I. t
A(.4 t
9.
TALES ANI) SKETCHED
Till! MKMKK'M Wll'l'., Oil AV
4Tlli:it H.V.VM
Every farmer owes it to liimsclf, in a pe
cunitiry niitit of view, nml to Ilia wife unci
chiMren, as a matter of policy nml Ktfection,
to rovilo tliR nii'iins curly for clothing bis
hotiselioUl itccortlttio; to tlie scustms, go ns to
cnnblb tlicm to preptiru agniust winter cs
peciiilly. Every w inter gnrment slioulil lc
completud ty the liist of Novemlter, reatly
to be put on wlicn lite tirst winter tiny
comes. In multitudesof ruses vnlunlilc lives
litivc leen lost to fanner's families ly im
proveneo as to this H!nt. More apeciul
nltentiott slioulil lie given to tlio under
clothing ; that ahould Ihj prepared tirst, nnd
enough of it to httre a tliiinge in ease of an
emergency or accident. Jinny farmers art
niggardly in furnishing their wives the
mentis for such thit:gt. It is far wiser and
safer to stint the tncmliers of hit family in
their food than in the timely and ahundnnt
supply of substantial under clothing for
winter wear. It would nave an incalculable
amount of hurry aud its attendant vexations.
and also of wearing anxiety, if farmers were
to supply their wives with the necessary
materials for winter clothing as early ns
midsummer. In this connection it would 1
be well for fanners to leant a lcssson of j
tli nit Irotit some ol our long-hcaucd city
housewives. It is particularly the habit ot '
the well-to do, the fore-handed, and the rich '
by which they legally nnd rightfully get;
nt least twenty K-r rent, for their money
to purchase the main articles of clothing nt '
thu close of any season, to be made tip and
wont the coi responding season or thu next!
year. Merchants uniformly aim, especially
iu the cities, to "close out'1 their stocks, for !
example, for the winter, at the end of win- ,
ter or beginning of spring. They consider
it profitable to sell out the remnant of their
winter stock in March at even less than cost, '
for on what they get for these remnants j
they make three profits on the spring, tho
summer, and the fall goods whereas, had ;
they laid by their winter stock, they would '
have had but one pro tit, from which would .
! have to be deducted the yearly interest, '
! storage, and insurance. Thus by ptirvhn- j
' ing clothing materials six or eight months,
! beforehand, the farmer not only saves from i
twenty to forty per cent, of the first cost,
I but gives his wit'o the opportunity of work- '
I iug upon them nt sttclt odds nnd ends of
time as would otherwise be unemployed in ;
a measure, and would enable Iter also to '
, have everything done ;n a better manner, ,
simply by having abundant time; thus
avoiding haste, vexation, solicitude, and
disappointment ; for nothing so clouds n
household as a sense of being behindhand ,
aud of the necessity of painful hurry and :
, effort. I
j Few things will bring a more certain and ;
' happy reward to a firmer than for him to (
; remember that his wile is asocial being;;
that, she is not a machine, and therefore 1
needs rest, and recreation, and change. No j
farmer will lose in the long run. either in
money, health, or domestic comfort, enjoy-
metit and downright happiness, by allotting
an occasional afternoon, from midday until 1
' bed time, to visiting purposes. Let him, '
with the utmost clieerluliiessnnd heartiness, .
leave his work, dress himself up, and take
his wife to some pleasant neighbor's friend's, '
or kinsman's house for the express purpose ,
of relaxation from the cares nnd toils of
home, and for the interchange- of friendly !
- feelings and sentiments, tunl also as.t means :
ot securing that change of association, air J
and food, and mode of preparation, which ,
always wakes up the appetite, invigorates j
digestion, and imparts a new physical iner- I
(ry, at once delightful to sec and to cxperi- 1
, eucc; all of which, in turn, tend to culti-!
: vatu the mind, to nourish the affections, aud I
to promote that bieadth of view in relation 1
to men and things which elevates, and ex- j
: pands, ennobles, and without which the 1
whole nature becomes so narrow, so con
tracted, so barren and uuinUn sting, that
both men and women become but a shadow
of what they ought to be.
Let the farmer uevcr forget that his wife
is his best friend, the most stcadfust on
earth; would do no more for hint in calami
ty, in tuistortune, and sicklies, than any
other human being, aud on this account, to
say uotliing of thu marriage vow, made bc-
l fore high llcuven and lalote men, he owes
j to thu wife ot his bosom a consideration,
tenderness, support, and a sympathy, which
I should put out of sight every feeling of
i profit and loss the very instant they come
j in collision with his w ife's welfare ns to her
j body, her mind, aud her affections. Xo
I man will ever lose in the long run by so
doing; he willuot lose iu time, will not
lose iu a dying hour, nor iu that great aud
mysterious future which lies before us.
There are "seasons" in the life of woman,
which, as to some of them, so affect the
general system, and the mind also, as to
commend them to our warmest sympathies,
and which imer.itively demand" from the
sterner sex the same put it nee, and forbear
ance, and tenderness, which they themselves
would want meted out to them if they were
not of sound mind. At these times some
women, whose general good seuse, proprie
ty of deportment, aud amiability of charac
ter command our admiration, become so
irritable, fretful, complaining, rpiarrelsome,
and unlovely as to almost drive their hus
bands mad. Their conduct is so inexplica
ble, so changed, so perfectly cailschaa '.hat
they are almost overcome w ith di sin-rut iuu,
with diseourageuaut, or indignant dclUniu
of all rules of justice, of right, or of Immuni
ty. The ancit uts, notii iug this to occur to
soiuu woincu for a few tluys In vvety month,
gave It the appellation of "luuacy,' ' liv
ing 1 tie i.atiu uatue lor tuoou or mommy.
Some wotueii, at such times, are but. illy
toaaiio w illio'tt their rlht miud, uud, as il
i an Inlliction nf nature, far ! it from auv
husb.uul, with the lixliug of a mau, to fail
aucn limes to treat ui who wuu iiie
amo kiud care, and vklra teiidcrneai, ami
pitying lov that he would show to a do
UKUted only child. The skilful phvaiciau
counsels lu aucb case the scrupulous avoid-
ant e of every woM, or aetiou, or tun look,
by which any poaibiliiy could irritate toe
mi'id, tacitu the Uaiu, orVouldiUu acu-.i-Liliu.a,
aud, as far a poaaible, to )i ld
gnu 1 fully aud kui4 naluredly to amy w him
aud lo t kvry laprwo; to avut lo voiiUol iu
aoihiun, to )iuld iu all ihiua. I uiU.ilm.au
Caliuiuj lutlutucca the Uiiud aoouer K.UUiea
it wouud lula; tun Uiurl juahi uul U
aew luict aud wake up la a 'tarutcr aifm
Ihul lhit 4a kuua Ufom, 4 uU
uu.Uuimliuj of lha taasi aud au iiuptwul
iv.UlauMi al alt points baa Ul-iu uuw vlilu
Muuiva la dv.H.iaiuu, to a Ilia U1U4 halst,
10 tuu Liu. ur lu III wtaUBiHluuaaol perlli
W H .it .lfll.uMUMaW
lIuviKU U tK.14 l id luualU t fell fl
a luu, aud utuftiahhj hutiiuo. I vl mi)
II I.! and wUnUait kmtt 1-4. all Ut
ymrv't m
jTWTT U IHPtPf NPEHet.j
B. MASSER, SUNBURY,
i
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 21,
In these and other peculiar states of the
system, arising from nervous derangement,
women are sometimes childish, and various
curious phenomena take place. There is
an inability to speak for a moment or a
month, the heart seems to "jump up in the
mouth'! or there is a terrible feeling of im
pending suffocation. At other times there
arc actual convulsions, or an uncontrollable
bursting out into tears. These and other
disagreeable phenomena are derisively and
unfeelingly railed "hysterics" or "nervous
new,' but there arc no more unreal to the
sufferer thnn arc the pnins of extraction for
"uotliing but the toothache." These sym
toms arc not tmfrequcntly set down to the
account of perverseness when it should no
more be done than to call, it perversity to
break out in uncontrollable grief nt the sud
den information of the death of the dearest
friend on earth. The course of conduct to
be x rsttcd in enscs of this kind is at once
the dictate of science, of humanity, and of
common sense; it is to sympathise with and
sooth the patient in all ways possible until
the excess of perturbation hns passed away,
and the system calms down to its natural,
even action.
Unless made otherwise by a vicious train
ing, a womnn is as naturally tasteful, tidy,
and neat in herself, nnd as to all her sur
roundings, as the beautiful canary, which
bathes its'df every morning, and will not be
satisfied until each rebellious feather is com
pelled to take the shape and place which
nature designed. It is nothing short of bru
tality to war against those pure, elevating
Btid retining instincts of a woman's better
nature, and it is a husband's highest duty,
his interest, and his pride, to sympathize
with his wife in the cultivation of these in
stincts, nnd to cheerfully afford her the ne
cessary means, ns far as ho can do so con
sistently. No money is better spent on a
farm, or anywhere else, thnn that which en
ables the wife to make herself, her children,
her husband, and her house appear fully up
to their circumstances. The consciousness
of a torn or buttonless jacket or soiled dress
worn ut school degrades a Ihv or girl in
their own estimation, and w ho that is a man
does not hate to feel that he is wearing a
ragged or dirty shirt ? i The wife w ho is
worthy of the name will 'never allow these
things if she is provided with means for
their prevention, ami it is in the noble eti
deavor to maintain fur herself nnd family
a respectability of appearance with their
station demands, with means nnd help far
too limited, which so irritates and chafes
and annoys her propriety, that many a time
the wife's heart and constitution nnd health
are nil broken together. This is the history
of multitudes of farmers' wives, and the
niggardly natures which allow it, nfter tak
ing an intelligent view of the subject, are
simply beneath contempt.. What adds to
the better appearance of thu person elevates;
what adds to the lwUcr appearance of a farm
iucreases its value nnd thu respectability of
thu occupant ; so that it is always a good
investment, morally and pecuniarily, for a
farmer to supply his wife generously and
cheerfully, according to his ability, with
the means of making her family nnd home
neat and tidy. A bunch ol flowers or a
shilling ribbon for the dress, or a few pen
nies' worth of lime or a dollat's's worth of
paint for thu house, may be so used as to
give nu impression of life, of cheerfulness,
and of thrift about a home altogether be
yond tho value of the meaus employed for
the put pose.
Many a farmer's wife is literally worked
in an inadvertent manner from want of re
lied ion or consideration on the part of her
husband. iono can understand better
than he, in plow iug' or sowing, or harvest
time, that il a horse gets sick, or runs away,
or is stolen, r.nother must be procured that
very day or the work will inevitably go le
hindhiuid. lie does not carry the same
practical sense into thu kitchen when the
hiretl help leaves without warning or be
comes disabled, although he knows as well
as any man can know that "thu hands'' will
expect their meals with the same regularity,
with the same promptness, nnd with thu
same proper mode of preparation ; but, in
stead of procuring other "help" on the in
stant, he allows himself to be persuaded, if
thu "help" is, sick, she will get well in a
day or two, or iu a week ut furthest, and
that it is hardly worth while to get another
for so short a time. IC the "help" has taken
"French leave," his miud fixes on the fact
that it is u busv time, and neither he nor a ;
single hand can be spared, or that, in the
course of a week, some one will have to go
to town for some other purpose, nud both
these matters can Im attended to at the
same time. Meanwhile thu wife is expec
ted not only to utteud to her ordinary du
ties as usual, but somehow or other to spare
the time to do all that the cook or washer
women was accustomed to, that is, to do
the full work of two persons, each one of
whom hail quite us much labor to perform
as she could possibly attend to. Tho wife
attempts it. lly Herculean efforts all goes
on well. Tho farmer perceive uo jar, no
hitch iu the working of ihe machinery, and,
because no complaint Is uttered, thinks
that everything is going on without an ef
fort. Muauwhilo time passes, and (infinite
shame on some of them) they begin to cal
culate how much has been saved from ser
vant's wages, and how much less food lias
been eaten, aud because still no complaint
is made, the resolution quietly forms iu the
miud to do nothing until she docs com
plain ; but lifore that takes place, liu full
a victim to her over exirtiuua, in having
laid tt.u foundation lor weeks and mouths
of illuc, if not of a premature decline ami
death. "Sineelely it is U-lieved thai these
statements iiiiL'Ut to In written in lar-'e' let
ter above tlio mantles of half the tanner of
thu country, and if ovrr the t.thcr half also,
it would u"t bo !ator lost In favor of many
a heroic aud uui ouipUitiliijf but outraged
l.uiiur'. wile nud daughter.
Ckmknt nut Woi Mia-u Tmkiji. Takt of
air .lacked lime, thrio parla; liiiaecd oil,
Ihree part ; comuu'tt co dung, threw Mtrl;
bUek piuh, two pari. Milhnrl lhnt
iugudieut. throinihly together uh MI
aud add th pilth alter II Uaa l"-o BuldirWd
and he de l o.vr o I Ufa. If lh HCIIM.Ill
i. 100 thick to bo uppln.d tu a l ru.li, Il
liny Lu lliiuned to tUu icpiUiUi lonaUtuiy
Ly a Idiu4 worn path, or aullUum y tl
linseed uil aud aplliU of HlHH.allU0, luuiual
iK.rlli.ua. hi u IU141' hud ui lelui-veU. a
t'oaliiiif oflhia appliod !- atami. M
111.11114 ui no. a..-. - - --- , , .
prvml rl, aud j.t.niuU lu UIim 1 1 lha
WUUUil. IHwajl 14 IIMI liwuaa t -i t" -
0! In f km, U.4I I Ki.Uy ad trllntuall"
iioatvd by mm, a-ay IM U.mb mila,
and Uilii.4 iu lh puipoa. Ha ad'tillui.
at tUuuliiy il tba tiai U,nlaU lu
Hu ll pmpar lUU piop..U"a.- W. W.
- -
A t.m.pau llal Ua Iifc4.d at hall I UU'
civil will! lak-ailla Lull lialucUou,
..-,!, and lutaaiil U I iMltal A.!"-
... : - . .. .1.. .1 -
AMERICAN.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA.
1864. OLD
Title Wat to I)o It. Whilst every ono
Is complaining of the high cost of living
and the speculation in gold, the ladies of
Washington tire adopting practical meas
ures, with a view to remedy ut least a por
tion of the evil. On Monday last, as we
lenrn from tho Mar, nearly three hundred
of the most prominent ladies ol the city as
sembled in Dr. Sunderland's church, and
formed a society, tho object of which is to
check the importation and consumption of
foreigh goods. A constitution was adopted,
and tho society was named tho "t'ovenent."
The constitution which is to be signed by
each member, contains the following pledge:
"For thrrk ykaks ok the wab wk i-i.kdok
OLM8ELVE8 TO rCMCHABE NO FOllICION AK
TlCl.K OR AFPAllKL WHEN AMKniCAJt AKTI-
ti.KS can rossini.Y he srnsTiTfTEi)." This
is a good pledge but might bo made better.
It will do, hovwver, ns n beginning; and if
the men anil women in all parts of the coun
try will but act on the principal involved in
it, much good will be accomplished. Econo
my should be the watchword, in such limes
as these. There is no family that cannot re
duce the consumption of goods now pur
chased for its use at least one-third, and
this with entire regard to the health and
comfort of all. Ignore tho butterman when
he demands an ex horbitant price for it; re
duce the supply of milk; substitute some
thing else for coffee; live on plain food, and
discard all luxuries; (Bop olV one fire in the
winter; watch the cook that he or she does
not waste; and iu a thousand other ways
pursue a system of strict nnd careful econo
my, nnd much, very much, will be done to
ward breaking down the conspirators who
arc robbing the people and the Govern
ment. lhtily Xeirt.
MANlTACrritKR FIIOM CoUN-Ht SKS. Mr.
Cnnsius, American Consul at Vienna, has
sent to the Department of Agriculture nt
Washington a communication upon the sub
ject of manufactures from the husks of In
dian corn at Schlrcgclmuhlc, in Austria.
Tho enterprise appears to have bum suc
cessful beyond the most sanguine expecta
tions. Among the articles manufactured
from the husk-libre are yarn, paper stuff,
linen, drillings, oilcloth, knapsacks, lire buc
kets, tar covers, letter envelopes, flower pa
per, cigarettu papers aud photographic
parchment paper. The linen docs not ap
pear to be of tine texture, but is well adap
ted to cominou purposes. It is of close tex
ture, heavy and very strong.
Corn-husk paper is sold nl Vienna at
prices its low s paper made from rags, nnd
is said to be equal to the finest linen paper.
For tracing and drawing papers it is said to
be superior to the article now in use. Mix
ed with rags, thu husk fibro produces Ihe
fiuust kinds of fancy paper. The cost of the
manufacture last year ut the Imperial Mills
nt (Schlccgeltuuble wtis 273,740 florins, ma
king a profit of 10S,'J0U florins, or uS 1-2
per cent.
Dhkau I't'oniNO. To aoout a douiilc 1
haiulfuU of stale bits and crusts of bread,
pour over them a quart of boiling milk to
soften them, then add a quarter ot a pound
butter, a salt spoon of salt, two teacups of
sttgur, a dessert spoon of powdered cinna
mon; bent tip three eggs nnd mix in well;
a handfiill of currants, ami the grated rind
and juice of nn orange. Hake in a well
greased tiu pan for half nn hour. If the
bread crusts are very hard, soak first iu boil
ing water, taking care to pour all off before
adding the milk. m. c. 11.
a -
Fl.iF.s Dr.sTitovK.n. A pint of sweet mill?,
n quarter of a pound of sugar, two ounces
of ground pepper, simmer together for ten
minutes, nud place about iu shallow- dishes.
If this is true, there is no necessity for using
poisonous articles ubout thu house..
A physician of Massachusetts asserts that
an attack of scarlet fever may be prevented
by wearing a tarred string about tho neck.
Tho coopers in Chicago refuse to take
"wildcat money. They will have green
backs" or nothing.
Gold discoveries in Van 13 u re 11 county,
Michigan, are creating much excitement in
that state. A company is forming to test
tho viilni' of tlin "iliirij itiL's"
- rc o -
WARN E W S.
A WEEK OF BATTLES.
tiu: 4aK iii: r 411 iit:ii of
nit: M AIL
Hull lew ol I lie 1VillTncN. fwoll
wylviiniii, null ot I lie lo.
At date of Wednesday, May 11th, Gen.
Grant declares that he lias ended the sixth
day of very heavy lighting, with the result
much in our favor. He proposes to tight
out this w hole graud struggle on his present
line, if it takes him all summer. There is
uo doubt of his confidence there can be no
doubt of the result; and, when his great
work is accomplished, we shall have had
the lougest, grandest, and most desperate
series of battles which the world has known.
The tide of buttle which ml led from liieli
mond in the memorable week's disaster of
two years ago is now rolling back against
Ihe reliels, bringing with it all tho revenge
of time. A resutno of the operations of
thus far will prove a valuable record :
ritELIMIN .V UY Til U A I ) VANCE.
When the shades of Tuesday, May a, fell
upon the Army of the 1'otomue, that viut
tented Held gave forth no sign ot movemeul
All was hi em) as it had been mouths l lore,
but all was ready for thu signal from the
lips of him whom the nation had called lo
thu couiuitiud of its armies, lly midnight,
however, this peaceful scene had changed.
:very corps iu tho army w stain motion,
marching to a de.linallou itiikiiowu tveu lo
thu corp. commander; ami directed to. thu
accouipliahmict of the well maimed plans
of lieui ral liraut. My the morning of Vid-
ncsday the lato lamp, bail lawn a'amiolicil,
! and ihe Uieit mart Led to new acini!, aud
Mairly iiiUrid upon Ihe isinpaijtu whlili
I .I....1 1 .. I-. nml of k l, I.H V iiF ill II it
m a a iiuwiiiii1. ..... -..---. - -
Tho Uoauol l.ee'a army lay uhii the aoulh
hai.a cf tlio li.ipidoi, whcio they had til
Hem lad iheiiiM lie and rested compara
tlltly tiliill.t'ubed i lieu thu buttlo of Mine
Hun, lalo lu tho autumn. All day mi YYid
uvaday Ihe Army of Ihtf I'olomae puraiied
in ay titer a duUnce of mute lhau nitei u
tt.ihs ci.. Hermann ami l.l)'s ford lo
Ihe lltpldali, In iis iilu ewrll dcttwd lljlik
Uii'Mliii nl All d.tjr oli( Ihe atia.ly .Ileum
l. UUU alld Uimilll.'li. I'l W4f lollllliolil lo
Iilu ali.im the iiil and at ' the nvir
I'uieli) Ihcy Ui"-l, ! I P'". lib lha Iliad
1. 1 liUlali, ea U mail ll. li ItiillU.I lu thl bM
duty miii'ull. ami aobly, ihe i.aai
ijlleln-e 11 lhi ll.l.lll ! W"lm"f
blvlil.lba 61U l iei. liioel V aliw.
tl, i.iMi.1 "Wiljal. k, au I the H I, liufl
SERIES, VOL. 24, NO. 35.
Hancock, lind crossed tho Hapidnn, and
bivouacked upon tho south batik nud the
historic field of Chuticcllorsvillu.
Tho cavulry advance, which preceded the
main army somo distance, had encountered
a small force of tho enemy, but no cngaga
nictit of importance took place, and the
recoiinoissnnco was effected with slight loss.
Thus far the advance had been successful,
and tli 11 1 night tho mighty army rested from
the fatigues of the day, in order to prepare
for the bloody scene of the morrow. All
felt that Thursday's sun would not set with
out witnessing a bnttlc, for the lines had
been thrown so fa? forward that a collision
must inevitably follow any further ndvanco.
Notwithstanding this, however, not a man
faltered nor a check blunchcd with fenr.
Tho issue must be met ; the period for no
tion had arrived ; the army was prepared ;
and each strove to his duty in this trying
hour. ,
THURSDAY, MAY 5 BATTLE OF Tli I'
WILDERNESS. ,
Early in the morning the 5th nnd Cth
Corps were in motion, and, about 8 o'clock,
the centre of the Oth had reached the inter
section of the turnpike and plank roads lead
ing from Fredericksburg to Orange Court
House, and near tho "Wilderness." lu its
front was a broken aud very irregular table
land, densely covered with dwarf timber
nnd undergrowth, and almost impassible.
The cyo could penetrate but a short distnnce
into this 11107,0 of forest, and nature seemed
to have exerted her curious handiwork to
veil all beyond. Here was a dark curtain
completely hiding thecouutry in front, and
presenting a barrier to rapid progress, or
even tho most enrcful ninna'uvring. The
turnpike nt this point wns crossed nt right
nngles by tho road leading to Spottsylvania
Court House. Thu army halted in column.
The 2d Corps was on tho left, and the Otu
and Cth occupied the centre and right re- j
spectively.
The nrmy thus remained motionless, mo
mentarily expecting the order to march,
until nbout noon, when thu headquarters
standard wns Uxed near Wilderness Tavern,
and corps commanders began to gather
around it, awaiting the order for a further
movement. A consultation ensued, notes
were examined, but still no welcome order
to march. At last General Warren left head
quarters, took thu head of his corps, nnd thu
oth filed over the point of a hill to thu left
ot Wilderness tavern, nnd upon tho sum
mit of this eminence headquarters were rc
moveel. Line of battle was then formed
with tho whole army, anil scarcely had this
been accomplished, when the sound of drop- i
ping shot indicated that skirmishing hud
begun. These evidences of strife were heard
to tho right and south of Wilderness Tavern,
ami proceeded from tho engagement of a
brigade of Grilliu's division of the 3th Corps
with the enemy, who had thrown oue of his
corps forward,, preliminary to nn attack !
on the whole line.
Tho battle raged fiercely with this portion
of the command until noon, when it became 1
general. Tho brigadu had scarcely formed j
for action when it was met by a heavy vol
ley of musketry, and the rebels, taking ad- !
vantage of the momentary confusion, rushed j
forward at a charge. Tho ground had not
been perfectly rcuounoitrcel, nud, iu on at
tempt to employ artillery in repulsing tho
charge, two guns of llattery 1), 1st New
York, were captured. These, however, were
all thu trophies thu rebels sueceedcel iu ta
king during the entire action.
Tiic charged was repulsed with infantry,
nud Warren's corps soon became engaged
against heavy masses of the enemy. Short
ly nfter General Se-dgwick's uttuy became
involved. The rebels pressed forwurd stead
ily, but were as steadily forced back, and tho
lines of the army, after rc;eatuil assaults,
remained iutact.
The strife here was trifling compared w ith
that in w hich General Hancock wasengaged
Against him Longstrcct, oue of Leo's ablest
lieutenants, had been thrown, anil such was
the nature of the ground that tho fight was
one almost wholly of musketry. No artil
lery could be brought to bear, and as the
tight progressed thu sound of small arms
became terrific. Charge after charge by
Longstrcct was met and repulsed by volleys
of musketry delivered at short range aud
with terrible effect. Gradually, however,
the enemy drew off, the tiring ceased, uight
fell, and the battlo was over for the day. .
Tho enemy had failed to drive us back from
the Cel l, although his efforts to do so wcru
most persistent. Hu had had advanlagu of
a naturally protected field of operations in
which to mano'uvrc, and this enabled him
to handle his forces with thu Utmost rapidi
ty, seerucy, and skill. Tho army wo? com
pelled to remain wa'xhfttl along the whole
line, not knowing at what poiut the enemy
might bu most expected, and uncertain how
to munu'uvru to foil thu adversary. Yet,
with all these advantages, Leu wns unable
to accomplish his object ; and, though vic
tory did not perch upon our eugh, it icr
tafuly did not rest upon his. Ia'o, in his
official despatch to thu rebel Secretary of
War, stales that thu attack was niudu y
our troops; whereas it is evident from our
account that thu rebel themselves utudu
thu attack, for they raiuu out from their t-u-trenehinents
at .Mine Kuu with thu probable
intention of driving the Army of the l'oto
inac back aery a the ltapidan. In this en
gagement the' rebels lost General J. M. Jones
uud Colonel Warren, of the 10th Virgiuia,
killed, and General Stafford moilally wound
ed. We hut heavily in the battlo, aud
among the ollieer killed wa Gen. Alex
ander Hay, of I'ciiinylvaiiia. Leu lutntu
two liullictual attempts oil nil nay to cut
our army iu two, but did not micccrd. Hi
strength was developed by tho movement,
and General Giant liieincil it aiUIalle to
order up General llurnide's corps, which
hail been lell a a reserve near Huiwhhi.
i'hi reinforcement made a mast extraordin
ary march In order lo obey tlio command,
and arrived withiu aupiiurting dl.tauee of
Ihe army before iiighti.dl. I.h-ulenaut Geii.
tiruul wu Umu the field during Ihu atter
iioiiu, and accmcd .atulled Willi thu piogiii.
of atl.iii.
im: nvrn.K or fiiihay, may o.
Tl.i day scarcely lUam d ere Ihe tutfaj'0
mint a re. niited, .ountrft ui i-h b'a
column ajjiiu.l. General Ham-iaV i i'
M ith great di li riidimlioii. Il a a all . tiiale
Iv piuhul bmkwaid au l charged J-mai L
and nine wae ill t 1 II l U t' LI.K'' j "lk;
bill, rll)!ii ay-iiu. hu dr.ue llm ri 1 I. be
f..i bint ilU trval sl-mghur. He had
Ueii tljjblinn i Iml'iuilUhii: lourafii .t
vi tal hour, uuld rtally.be u n iajonvil
l. lluiii.i b'. ami tl, unite! ou ihu poili'iu
uflhe limniwl. H'll Iheiorpalwd.ulhr
a, I Irrtliy J Ihi) f"'ihl with thu Mmo.t
bt'U'l.iH, and are dmiilntf of ln Itilual
riM 1 ti viti my tuillnu tu p'i in liu bin
at lid m.i,. 111 l Imit. -( titi Uia.w. hj,-aut.l
rw-.liwi. k kmi, tli'liu. 1M all. Un
l Lite I ) A I. Ibil, " l il d.
i'HRmr r aim i'iriwi;u;
One square of 1 2 iue, J times,
1 o
J) nil
6 (io
8 M
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"no nitinrc, II months,
Hix tnonths,
One year,
llu.iiiPM Cards of 8 llnoj. per annum,
Mcrelmnts and mUera ndvurtl-inn 1, tho voar.
with tlin rtrit llnn .r i. ,r . .
VPMl'lng weekly, 6 1) DO
lliHinc, notices inserted In the J,orl. Cm i xi, nr
V".'." ,"'! and Deaths, F1VK (.'EM'S PtK
iiAr. tor each insertion.
IV Larger Advertisements as per SfriTinrnt.
JOB PHINTINO,
We have connected with onr entaMii-limfiit a weH
selected JOli OFFICE, which will enable us to
execute, iu tlio ui-atudt slylc, every vnrivty of
Printing.
prratcly made. The right of the (ith was
turned, nml almost instantly Milroy's old
brigndu was swallowed up, w'ith thu'loss of
llrigndier General Seymour, of Oltistee fami',
nnd General Shuler, who weru taken prison
ers, Tho disaster war retrieved, however,
nnd the enemy, in tun,, met with a repulse.
Thu safety of the i rmy, ut this moment,
was insured by Gcnerd Sedgwick, for, hail
thu rebels succeeded in overpowering him,
the Army of the I'otomac would have been
cut iu twain, nnd it would have required thu
utmost skill of the generals, as well as the
most indomitable courage and heroic self
sacrillces of the men, to have checked tho
onward tide of the enemy , and saved tho
nrmy from ruin. Happily, however, thu
danger was nvrrted, nnd the rebew, having
been foiled in their purpose, withdrew front
the field. In the early part of the day tho
enemy madu an attempt to pierce Gen. War
ren's corps, but faih'd assigiiully as they did
in their Inter efforts. During the engage
ment of this day Brigadier General Wads
woith wns killed. Thus had the enemy at
tempted to pursue the tactics peculiar to Leu
of hurling heavy masses of troops, first upon
one and then upon the other wing aud centra
of our am)-- He failed in every endeavor,
however, and was compelled to give up tho
contest nt nightfall, battled at nil points.
Thus closed the second day of the battlo of
the Wilderness.
OPERATIONS OF SATURDAY, MAY 7.
After the terrible struggle of the Inst two
days, and the vigor with which the enemy
had fallen upon and outlkukcd Geu. Sedg
wick's coi ps at the very last moment on Fri
day, tho Union nrmy wns in anything but a
hopeful condition. Judging by the temper
of the men, the feeling was that our troops,
although repulsing every attack, hud perhaps
on the whole, the worst of tho fighting. Tho
valor of the rebels was so desperate and tho
handling of Lee's troops so masterly, that our
men, at least many of them, felt they had a
harder job before them than they had antici
pated. Tho battle recommenced however
nt daylight between the ndvance pickets of
the two armies. From till appentauce Leo
seemed intent upon turning our right so ns to
got between the Union nrmy, when Lieuten
ant General Grunt and Gemjral Mendo cimio
up to the scene of action. Tfie men, who had
been fighting nil day, gladly hailed th" Lieu
tenant General by loud cheers. The w eather
throughout was exceedingly warm, and
many of the men were sun-struck.
MONDAY, MAY 0 FJGIITIMU NEAR
SPOTTSYLVANIA.
After the continuous march nnd fighting
of a w fiole week, the army imperatively de
manded rest. The six days' provisions, w ilit
which the troops hud marched out ou tho
Wednesday preceding, hud about run out,
and it becamu necessary to replenish tho
haversacks aud company wagons. A halt
was therefore uiado till the surfply wagons
should be emptied. The number of woun
ded also was fearfully large, and it would
be inhumuu not to bend thu whole energies
of the army to have them conveyed to tho
rear and attended to. The wouuded, iu all,
nro estimated as high ns iiiuclecu thousand
men, which, of course, includes nil the bat
tles. The killed outright aro supposed to
number three thousand five hundred, whilo
of uii.ssiug there tire in the neighborhood of
five thousand, almost all of whom had been
captured in tho lights of ThutMlay and Fri
day. -Monday was well spent in bringing
forward the artillery, in getting the army in
motion, unloading the supply wagons, get
ting new cartridges, nnd making prepera
tious lor the advance on Spottsylvania Court.
House, which took place during thu atter
1101m of that day. Jiy evcuiug tho wholo
army w as well udvanced, und, unexpected to
the enemy, General Hancock's id Corps,
which wtis the freshest of the various com
mands, was ordered to the front to drive
the rebels from tho village, and occupy tho
lower bank of tho l'o. Ewell's corps con
tested thu uihance, but Hancock's weut
valiantly on, uud for two hours one of tho
most desperate lights of the w holu four took
place.
There are two theories current in tho
army touching thu movements of Lee; ono
is that it is only Ewell's corps with w hich wo
huvo been lighting for the last two days,
nnd that the rest of Lee's army has fallen
back to Kichuioud to overwhelm tho forces
under Generals Smith nnd Oiltnore. Tho
general opinion, however, is that all of Lee's
army-is still near to thu front. It was on
Monday that General John Sedgwick was
killed by a ball from a rebel sharpshooter,
while engaged iu directing his gunners.
TUESDAY PRELIMINARIES OF THE
RATTLE OF THE PO.
Mr Swinton writes to the New York
Times: The military situation ut this hour
(Tuesday, 12 M.,1 finds the line ot the army
drawn round Spottsylvania Court House in
the are of a circle, the concave towards us.
The enemy is in force ut that point, und
seems determined to dispute pa-sae. I
mentioned in my letter of yesterday that
the two armies rail a race from the Wilder
ness for Spottsylvania, but unfortunately tho
enemy won the race. This should not Ikj
interpreted as convtying any censure on tho
Army of the Potomac, which has matched
with a new inspiration aud a rapidity never
before seen in its history. I!ut the very ne
ccsMtici of our condition u tho invading
party, with our old ba ;o abandoned and a
new one not yet opened, oblige u to tako
immense truiiis, which, of tJiuse, retard tho
general movement ol ihe army; the tlnuiy
eomtailtlv filling back on lh"r la.c, uud
tavoud by their vetv p.'tcity, can readily
beat It on an equal Marl. H Would cer
tainly la-en a -rival point gained hud wo
lain ablo to'u...iic tt.ylvauia V.ouit
lou- in advance of ihe tm-uiy. An in-pec-(ion
of Ihe map id liiow J"U thai It la all
important atiati-gi--point, i ' the point
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