ir. ~..- , 7t)11 ) 01. , L 4) t. i, 1 , L , AI 4) ',_ ; L 0 1 '7_ ,_ 4 , ) etiDTirc(itti:\Lki te-voLL - ok ic-ii:,11(! , --- , ),, ~ ME jamitn V aper---Ptnattli to Politics, gietrulturt, fittroturt, scituct, Art, foreign, pomestic oh @nerd juttiligurt, ISTABLISSED IN 1813. THE WAYNESBURG 'MESSENGER, PUBLISHED BY 'e W. JONES & JAMES S. JENNINGS, WAYNESBURG, GREENE CO., PA irrOPPI,OE NEARLY OPPOSITE THE PUBLIC SQUARE. 111 •0311±SUM3 ilosimatemos.-62.09 in advance ;-$2.25 at the ex piradirarhreix months; $2.50 after the expiration of the year. Anvenmeininerre inserted at $1.25 per square for three insertions, and 25 cts. a square for each addition s! In Ion; (ten lines or less counted a squall.) liberal detluction made to yearly advertisers, JOB PRINTING, of all kinds, executed in the best Pt e, and on reasonable terms, at the "Messenger" Sob °flee. - -1.6 i aputsburg 13usnuss Cults. ATWORNETS. seCK 1, WYLY. J. A. J. DUCIIIANAW, D. R. P. HUSH. WYLY, BUCHANAI &. HUSS, Attorney. & Counsellors at Law, TVA YATES BURG, PA. W ill practice in the Courts of Greene and adjoining enanties. Collections and other legal business will re sets onipt attention. re tell on the South si de of Main street, In the Old Oiling. Jan. 28, 1863.-13, it. A. PefMAM. .1 O. RITCHIE. PURMAN & RITCHIE, ATTORNEYS AND .I)OIMSELLORS AT LAW, Waynosbarg, Pa. 117'All business in Gretne, Waahington, and Fay ette Clouhties, atrusted to them, will receive prompt a Legion. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. R. W. POWNET, ATTORNEY AND QOUNSELLOR AT LAWS frrOtßee in 1 edfilth's Building, opposite the Court Rouse. Way nesburg, Pa. . LA. lI'COSNik.L. J. J. HUII/11AX. 3111,402 1 1111M0LL & UZIMPERLA27, ATZ'ORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAU' ' Waynesburg, Pa. % It 011 . lea1n the "Wright . lb ..se." East Door. ne, mac., will receive prompt attention. burg, April 23, 1862-Iy. DAVID CRAWFORD, ' Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office In Sayers' Building, adjoining the Post Office. dept. 11, 1861—ly. ct. A. BLACK. JOHN PHELAN. BLACK & PHELA, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSIILEWS AT LAW Office in the Court Howie, Wa eeburg. Sept. 11,1861-Iy. PHYSICIANS B. M. BLACHLEY, M. O. PNINSICIAN dr. SURGEON, oaca—BlaohleVit Building, Main St., Freturnedvicinity from a Hospital Corps of the Army and resumed the prat tle* of medicine at this place. Waynesburg, June 11, 1362.-11. DR. A. O. CROSS WOULD very respectfully tender hisrservices as a PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, to the people of Waynesburg and vicinity. He hopes by a due appre ciation of human life and 'mall?, and strict attention to bushiest', to merit a share of public patronage, Waynesburg. January 8, 1862. DR. A. J. MOOT RSPECTPOLLY offers his services to the citizens J.ll, of Waynesburg and vicinity, as a Physician and surgeon. Office opposite the Republican office. lie hopes by a due appreciation of the laws of human life and health, so native medication, and strict attention to business, to merit a liberal share of public patronage. April 9, 1862. DRUGS M. A. lIARVEY, Druggist andtoothecuy,atenindealerinnPain 'Pee Dile, the most celebrato st Medi ci nes, ies. and ILtqnors for medicinal purposes. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. MEROWIrrat. WM. A. PORTER, Windmill and Retail Dealef in Foreign and Domea- 1 46 Dry “Ms, preemies, Nations, &e., Main street. Rept. I I. KW -aly. R. OLARK, Denkr In Dry Goode, &recedes, Hardware, Qaeens ware lad notions, in the Hamilton House, opposite &b. LbWrt House, Main etre •t. Sept. 11. 1881-Iy. MINOR - 8E CO., Dealers to Foreign' and Domestic Dry Goods, Oro. ferias. Queenswarei Hardware and Notions, opposite E Green House., Main street. Sept. 11, 1861—Iy, BOOT AND SHOE DEALERS- J. D. CDSGRAY, 94201 and Shoe Maker, Main street, nearly opposite' the "Farmer's and Drover's Bank." Every style of Soots and Shoes constantly on hand or made to order. dept. 11, 1861-Iy. N. 11. McCIJELLAN. Boot and Shoe maker, Biachley's Corner, Main street. Boots and Shoes of every variety always on hand or made to order on short notice; Sept. 111. GROCIEBISBI VARIETIES JOSEP 11 PATER, * Dealer in Groceries end iGonfeetionerie*, Notions, 'Medicines, Perfumeries, Liverpool Ware, &c., Glass of 141 . 0 *. and Gilt Moulding and Looking Glass Plates. iitV'easfl paid for good eating A pp!es. Supt. 11, 1961-Iy. JOHN MUNNELL Dealer in Grocer* and Confectionaries, and Variety Goods Generally, Wilson's Ntw Building, Main street. Sept 11161-Iy. BOORS. acc. LEWIS DAY, 'peens in *chop' and Misreligneous *mks, Statron i yr , gait., Magazines Agid Papers. One door east of itiguse .. .‘ Store, Morn MOM. Seri. 11, 18611 y. aeons= woMIMS& SAMUEL 14 4 .LLISTER, - tremens and Trent NOer. old Bank fl street. - Sept. 1,1, 1881-1- - TOBAMONISTS. • HOOP & LAGER, =actimrs and wholesale am% retail dealersin and ilnuffo Alm legar Cases, Pipes, , itlion'S =tiding, Main street, • .' ;1160, 11, /861-Iy. CIASEC EVIL ILIA& z.idg ginurbo highest pillar. lo - ea* for itikfik . siotiogroi at two LiWllll , fit: . gslut Hottrg. YOUNG AGAIN, An old man sits in the high-backed chair Before an open door, While the sun of Summer's afternoon Falls hot across the floor , And the drowsy tick of an ancient clock Has noted the hour of four. A breeze blows in, and a breeze blows out, nom the scented Summer air; And it Hitters now on his wrinkled brow, And now it lifts his hair, And the leaden lid of his eye drops down, And ;1e sleeps in the high-backed chair. The old man sleeps, and the old man dreams, His head drops .on his breast, Ms hands relax their feeble hold And fall to his lap in rest ; The old man sleeps, and in sleep ne dreagp, And in dreams again is blest. Thr i Nrs unroll their faithful twrolF ; He is a child again, A mother's tones are in his ear. And drift across his brain ; He chases gaudy butterflies Far down the rolling plain. He plucks the wild rose in the woods, And gathers the eglantine, And holds the golden butter-cups Beneath his sister's chin; And amsels in the meadow brook With a bent and naked MI. He loiters down the grassy lane, And by the brimming pool, And a sigh escapes his parting lips, And he hears the bell for school, Aud he wishes it never were nine o'clock, Anil the morning never full. A tnothet's hand presses on his head; Her kiss is on his brow— A Summer breeze blows in at the door. With the toss of a leafy bough— And the boy is a white haired man, again, And his eyes are tear-filled, now. 6'o gulag girth. NEVER TELL A LIE. How simply and beautifully has Adel Hader, of Chilon, impressed us with a lolly of truth in a story of his childhood. After -stating the vision which made him entreat of his mother to go to Bagdad, and de vote himself to God, hetill's pireceds; -±-1 informal her of wham had seen, and she wept ; then, taking out eighty dinars, she told me, as I had a brother, half of that was all my in heritance ; and she made me swe: r, when site gate it to me, never to tell a lie, 4nd afterwards bade me fare! welt, exclaiming, "Go, my son, 1. con sign you to God ; we shall not meet until the day of judgment." 1. went on till till I came near Ha mandai, when our kafilah was plun dered by sixty horsemen. Ow , ci :re what I had got. "Forty dinars," said I, "are ao‘vod ender my garments." - The fellow laughed, thinking-, no loubt, wag joking with him. "What have you got 1" said another. gave him . the same answer.— When they were dividing the spoil, I was called to an eminence where the chief stood. "What property have you got, my little fellow ?" said be. "I have told two of your people al ready," said I. "I have forty di nars sewed in my garments." He ordered them to be lipped open, and found my money. "And how came you," said ho, in surprise, "to declare so openly what had been so carefully concealed. ?" "Because," I replied, "I will not be false to my mother, to whom I prom ised 1 never will tell a lie." "Child," said the ikbber, "bast thou such a sense of duty to thy mother, at thy years, and lam in sensible at my age to the duty I owe to my God ? Give me . thy hand, innocent boy," he continued, "that I may swear repentance upon it."— He did so. His followers were alike struck with the scone. "You have been our loader in guilt," said they to ther ohief ; "be the same in the path to*Virtne." And they instantly, at his order, made restitution of the spoil, and vowed repentance on his hand. SAVED BY THEIR CHILDREN'S PRAYERS. A. backslidden father and mother were in great straits. The father was sick.— Poverty had enjered their dwelling. The mother wept over her groaning husband. Two little daughters—both Sunday school seitolars --saw their sorrow, and the younger said to her sister, "Why do they not pray to our Savior to help them?— Will not somebody help my poor father?" The elder—only seven years old—replied; "Come, sister, we will pray 1" Then those little saints kneeled and prayed aloud, un til the sick father, stung by their conduct, exclaimed: "Now I feel that I am a wretched sinner, .Should the Lord hear my children's prayers and spare me, I will, by the help Of the Lord, begin a new life." GET MARRIED. The unmarried men will be the prefer red subjects for conscription. Young men who wish to be enrolled in the Home Guards, ha 4 hotter take notice. Now is the aceipted time. Clhoose ye this may. WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1863. PATIENOE WITH YOUR CHILDREN General Towne, of Massachusetts, was, in his younger manhood, a school-teacher. A father applied to him to take charge of a son, who, he frankly admitted, had given him a great deal of vexation; he bad been placed with several instructors, to no good purpose, he seemed to bo stupid, and the father feared the boy would never "come to any thing." This in terview with the pareiit caused the instructor to suspect that the father —not a case without a precedent— had conceived a prejudice against the boy; and this suspicion was strengthenedby his subdued appear ance in his father's presence, and by the coldness and indifference of the father's manner when taking leave of his son. After the father had gone, the instructor called the boy, and with a smile of encouragement, put a book into his hands and asked him to read. The lad took the book with nervous, fingers, and with a tremu lous voice proceeded to comply.— After rcauling half a page, continual ly turning his eyes from the hook to the teacher he was told to stop; which he did, at the same time dodg ing his head in a singular manner.— Upon being asked why he did so, ho replied, "I thought you would beat me." The instructor assured him he was in no danger of being beaten foi the few mistakes he had made, and when the teacher said with a smile, "I believe you mean to be a good boy," the tears that tilled his eyes were demonstrative. The intelligent teacher comprehended the case, He was right. Encouragement and gen tle disciplinprodueed their fruits.— The boy prdressed rapidly; and the father's surprise may be imagined, at, the teacher's assurance, in due time, that his pupil was a lad of un common promise, and his conviction that, with the advantages of a good education, this poor, brow beaten boy would distinguish himself in after life. Upon this suo•gostion he was sent to college. The result is mat ter of history—Governor William Marcy, of New York—he was the boy—never omitted, on any fair oc casion, to express his deep sense of gratitude to his instructor, General Towne, who in 1800 taught a school in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. He made me ! Such was Governor Mar cy's grateful avowal. A Boy's Will. The Foreign Missionary tolls this interesting story. A pious boy had a little property to be disposed of before lie said his last farewell. At his request it vas brought to him, and in u soft, sweet voice, he desired that it might be ex pended for the conversion of heathen children. The whole sum amounted to thirty dollars. lie had-accumula ted thus much by saving the pen nies and dimes which he received for presents or rewards, instead of spending them on childish indulgen ces It was lately sent to Ningpo,- to print a book of "Bible Stories in Verse," for the use of Chinese chil dren. The little volume will be nice ly embellished with pictures. and on the title page it will bear. this in scription : "lh-go Siaa flying ming-z kyioaleh Z. T. kwo Tin z-eo, zi-loh dong-din hosing keh pengshu peh Congi-wah - kwa-ka sing Yia su ; little boy named Z. to heaven, left beh to print this book, fo nese ch i❑ Jesus." Boys as Soldiers. A statement is made from the san itary committee to the effect that Congress has erred in fixing upon twenty-one as the initial point of the military age. It is urged that the vital forces are greater between eighteen and twenty-one than at any period subsequent to the latter age. British statistics aro furnished to show this, but it was stated by Sena tors that a hospital surgeon said that the cases of sickness of persons under twenty-one was very great. Bona parte, after the battle of Leipsie, sent back to France for conscripts. Ho said: "Send me men; not boys, to fall by the wayside, or die in the hos pitals." WHY DON'T YOU BLESS US ? The father of a pious family was absent from borne, and a strong Universalist c oming in at mealtime, the mother hesita ted much about askinga blessing in his presence. As they came to the table, there was a pause, when her little child, about four years old, looked up in her face, and said, "Ma, why don't you bless us ?" Thin was enough. She bnt for ward, and implored a blessing, and that God would help her in the discharge of her duty. Blessed is the mother who has such a child niirChildren should, be trained as early as possible to acts of charity and mercy. Constantine, as soon as his son coald write, employed his hand in signing all pardons, and de lighted in conveying through his mouth all the fawn he granted. A. noble introduction to sovereignty; The following is intended to be a com panion-piece for the well known evening prayer for children, begicning, " Now I lay me down to sleep," etc.: "Now I rise from off my bed, I pray the Lord for daily bread; Keep me from sinful thought and deed ; Be pith my steps in hour of need; And make my soul if thou dost take, All clean and pure for Jesus' sake." giiir Make home attractive. When a child begins to hate his home, he has already reached the -border states," on his way to the devil's territory. Be careful how you trust your sons with the night-key ; it has opened to thorn many a door to ruin. If your children are away from home at night, you should know, if possible, where they are. IkirAt no moment of difficulty does. a, husband, knowing his utter helplessness, draw so close to his wile's side for comfort and assistance, as when he wants a button sewed on his shirt collar. Se - Pa,' said a lad to his father, 'I often read of people poor but honest; why don't they sometimes say rich but honest? 'Tut, my son,' said the father, 'nobody would believe them." ldarn, through a Washington correspondent of the Bangor (Me.) Whig, of the exploits of a heroine, Miss Anna Etheridge, formerly of this city, and who is well known to many of our readers. She is now with the Army of the Potomac, and her history deserves to be conspic uous, fully justifying, as it does, that `• truth is stranger than fiction," while it furnishes an example be lieved to be without a parallel in the history of her sex. She was born in this city, and is now twenty-three years of age.— Her father was once a man of wealth, and her early youth was passed in the lap of luxury, with no wish un gratified, and no want uncared for. But misfortune came and . swept away his property, and, broken in fortune and depressed in spirit, he removed to ASinnesota„ where he died, leaving our heroine, at the age of twelve years, in comparative pov erty and want. On the breaking out of the rebellion, she was visiting her friends in this city. Col. Rich ardson was then engaged in raisin.. the Second Michigan volunteers, and she and nineteen other females vol unteered to accompany the regiment as nurses. Every other has return ed home or been discharged, but she has . accompanied the regiment through all its fortunes, and declares her determination to remain with it during its entire term of service.— She has for her use a horse, furnish ed with a a side saddle, saddlebags, &c. At the commencement of a battle, obe fills her saddle-bags with lint and bandages, mounts her horse, and gallops to the -.front, passes un der fire and regardless of shot and shell, engages in the work of staunch ing and binding up the wounds of onr soldiers. In this manner she has through every battle in which the regiment has been engaged, com mencing with the battle of Black burn's Ford, preceding the first bat tle of Bull Run, including the battles of the Peninsula, and terminating with the battle of Fredericks burg. General Barry, the present commander of the brigade to which her regiment is " e attached, and who highly distinguished himself for bravery and gallantry in all these fights, declares that she has been un der as hot a fire of the enemy as him self- On one occasion, a soldier was torn in pieces by a shell while she was in the act of binding up his wounds previously received, and on many occasions her dress !las been pierced by bullets and fragments of shell ; yet she has never flinched, and never been wounded. Her regiment belongs to the brigade commanded by the lamented Gen. Kearney till his death, and in consideration of her dauntless courage and invalua ble services in saving the lives of his men, Gen. Kearney commissioned her as a regimental surgeon.— W hen not actively engaged on the battlefield or in the hospital, she su perintends the cooking at the head quarters of the brigade. When the brigade moves, she mounts her horse and marches with the ambulances and surgeons, andministering to the wants of the sick and wounded, and at the bivouac she wraps herself in her blanket, and sleeps upon the ground with all the hardihood of a true soldier. loading Chi- and believe Anna is of Dutch descent, about 5 feet 3 inches in height,fair complexion, (new .somewhat browned bp-expos ure,) brown hair, vigorous constitu tion ,and decidedly good looking. Her dress, on entering into battle, ,is a riding dress, so arranged as tO be looped rip 'when An dismaneki."- Her demeanor is perfectly. , PRAYER. Biaittanints. From the Dttroit Advertiser A DETROIT HEROINE. quiet and retiring, and her habits and conduct are correct and exemplary; yet on the battle-field she seemed to be alone possessed and animated with a desire to be effective in sav ing the lives of the wounded sol diers. No vulgar word was ever known to be uttered by her, and she is held in the highest veneration and esteem by the soldiers as an angel of mercy. She is indeed the idol of the brigade, every man of which would submit to almost any sacrifice in her behalf. She takes the deep est interest in the result of this con test, eagerly reading all the papers to which she can obtain access, and keeping thoroughly posted as to the progress of the war. She says she feels as if she stood alone in the world, us it were, and desires to do good. She knows that she is the in strument of saving many lives and alleviating much suffering in her present position, and feels it her duty to continue in so doing. These facts can be substantiated by testimony of the highest char witer, and they deserve to go forth to the world to show that if England can boast of the achievements of a Florence Nightingale, we of America can present a still higher example of female heroism and exalted acts of humanity in the .p(rrson of Anna Etheridge. A BRAVE YANKEE TAR. The New Orleans correspondent of the Boston Traveller narrates the following :—Wm. Run, an old sailor man-of.war's man, who was on board the Owasco, was one of the heroes of the fight at Galveston. During the hottest moments of the battle be tween the Owasco and the rebel bat teries, this man, who is forty-eight years of age, received a severe wound while in the act of loading his rifle. His two four fingers on his left hand were shot away, and the surgeon or dered him below, but ho refused to go, and tying his pocket handker chief around his fingers ho remained on deck and did good execution with his rifle. Not more than thirty minutes after, another shot struck him in his right shoulder, and the blond spirted out through his shirt Master's Mate Arhano then ordered him below, - and have the surgeon dress his wounds The bravo old fellow said, "No, sir, as long as there is any fighting to be done I will stay on deck l" After the engagement was over the noble hearted sailor had his wounds dressed and properly attend ed to. He is now on board the °Vas co, and whenever they beat to head quarters you will see William Reid standing at his post ready for or ders. He was told ono day '.)y the Captain to go below, as ha was on the sick list, and his place was in the hospital: "No, Captain, my eyes are good, and I can pull a lock string as well as auy on 'ern " The lock-string is a lanyard connected with the cap that fires the gun. WHO ARE .ENTITLED TO PENSIONS. This question is often asked. "Who are entitled to pensions ?" The act of Congress, passed July, 1862, made liberal provisions for granting pen sions to disabled or invalid soldiers who have served in the Army of the Union since the 4th of March, 1861, and also to all widows and children (under sixteen years of age), as well as mothers and dependent sisters of soldiers killed in battle or who shall die by reason of wounds received or diseases contracted while in service and in line of duty. The provision, as a whole, are much more liberal than the cad pension laws for disa bility and are as follows: Non-commissioned officers, musicians privates, per month, $8 Second Lieutenants, 15 First Lieutenants, 17 Captains, 20 Majors, 25 Alt officers of higher rank. 30 But a large majority of those ac cepted as pensioners are only partial ly disabled, and the amount of pen sion is rated according to their disa bility, which may be one foul th, one third, one half, two thirds, three fourths, &c. The disability is based on the proportion which the effect of a wound received or disease con tracted in puhlia service actually dis ables ono from obtaining a livelihood. The great excess of males in newly settled territories illustrates the influence of emigration in affect ing a disparity in the sexes. The males of California outnumber the females near 67,000, or about one fat of the population. In Illinois, the excess of males amount to about 93,000, or ono twelfth of the entire population. in Massao'lasetts, the females outnumber the males some 37,000; Connecticut 7,000. Michi gan shows near 40,000 excess of males ; Texas, 36,000; Wisconsin, 43,000. in Colorado, the males are as twenty to one female. In Utah, the numbers are nearly equal ; and while in New York there is a small PreP9#l:Ante 9t females; the mass Are,mostepajaerous is Pennsybrai €toinuunitatiots. J. RANDOLPH HEWITT HEADQ'RS ANDERSON CAVALRY, MURFREESBORO, TENN., Feb. 28th, 18G3. CAPT. J. RANDOLPII HEWITT : Captain :—As cer tain charges have been made against you of deception in the representations made by you in your native county at the time you recruited men for the Anderson Cav alry last summer, I have to state that the representations made by you were, in every respect, correct and true: that the Regiment was desired by Gen. Buel as his escort, and that he intended to use it as such, and would have done so had he not been removed from this Department : also, that upon leaving he requested his successor. Gen. Roseerans, to use the reg iment in the same capacity, which that General agreed to do, and that only the fact that the regiment reached Nashville on the eve of the march of the army to wards Murfreesboro prevented it from be ing used as Gen. Rosecrans'.escort at the time of that battle; and farther, that in spite of all that has occurred, it is still the intention of Gen. .Roscrans to take the Anderson. Cavalry as his escort, &c., for the truth of which statement you are at liberty to refer to the accompanying official copy of letters of Col. Fry (Chief of Staff to Gen. Buell) and of General Roseerane. Very respectfully, WM. J. PALMER, Commanding Anderson Cavalry. HEADQ'RS ANDERSON CAVALRY, CAMP GARESCHI, Feb. 28th, 1863. CAPT. HEW ITT Captain :—The annexed let ters are true copies of the original, now in my possession. They snow, conclusive ly, that there was not the slightest foun dation of any charge of deception made against the Recruiting Officers, and that the representations made by said officers were correct and true in every particular. Yours truly, WM. J.. PALMER, Com'g Anderson Cavalry. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON,' D. C., Cam Wm. J. FA J L a li n E u ß ar : ,Y 26th, 1862. Captain :—At your request, I state that the Anderson Reg't of Cavalry was duly authorized by the Secretary of War, in consequence of an urgent request to that effect, made by Maj. Gen. Bnel, then commanding the "Department of the Cumberland." It was to consist of three battalions, of four companies each, including the e origi nal Anderson Troop. Maj. Gen Buel de sired and intended this regiment to be at tached to his headquarters in the field, to act as escort, and for special service in his department ; and in order to insure its fitness for these particular duties express ly stipulated with you that the men re cruited for the regiment should equal in intelligence, spirit, &c., those belonging the original "Anderson Troop." who had performed the same service in the most satisfactory manner for nearly a year. Gen. Buel was replaced. by Gem Rose crans in the command of the department of the Cumberland on the 20th of last Oc tober, before the arrival of the Regiment in the West. Had he remained, the An derson Cavalry would undoubtedly have filled the position above referred to. On his retirement, the only thing that could be done, since commanding Generals al ways select their own escorts, was to en deavor to obtain the same position for the regiment with Gen. Rosecran3.- This, Gen. Ruel and myself used our efforts to accomplish, and if the regiment is not now attached to the headquarters of Gen. Rosecrans, it is only because thoee efforts failed, and Gen. liosecrans used his un doubted right of selecting another com mand for that duty. But it is my belief that Gen. lgosecrans intended to continue the Anderson Cavalry on duty at his head quarters, and that he would have done so as soon as they were equipped, &c., itad not the tate dflficulty arisen. Very respectfully, (Signed) JAS B. FRY, Colonel, and late Chief-of-Staff to Major Gen. Beet HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMFAT OF TTIE CUXBERLAND, v &ITEM:Wit°, TENN., January 19, 1863.) Governor:—Rev. Dr. McAuley and Mr. Kerr, of Philadelphia, have been to see me about the difficulties of the Anderson Troop, Fifteenth Pennsylvania. They understand the case so well, that I have requested them to call and see you about this matter. It stands thus 1. They only want assurance that their services will be required as originally wisler stood, at Department Headquarters. 2. They require good officers. Both these haim been well settled necessities -in my judgment from the announcement of their arrival. But they came when we were oa the eve of a march, sad. I direct s& that they should follow as as a, part of the reserve. NEW SERIES.--VOL. 4, NO. 41. They are precisely the kind of men Ire. quire for the ',cork at headquarters, and I trust that, repairing their most grievous fault of not marching with their compan ions, they may only need organization and officers. Get them , a first-class cavalry othcer for a Colonel, and with his aid and mine, all will be accomplished to redeem the State from any stain on account of the course hitherto taken by some of the regiment. Very truly yours, (Signed,) W. S. ROSECRANS, Major Gene al, His Excellency, Governor Curtin, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For the Messenger. RICHHILL TEACHER'S INSTITUTE. Editors of the Messenger : The Richhill Teachers' Institute, accord ing to, adjournment met at the Schoo lhouse in Jacksonville, on Saturday, 28th day of Feb., 1863. Newton Braddock - being in the chair; Miss M. E. Boyd, Vice Pres ident, and C. C. Chambers, Sec'ty. Thensti tete- was called to order by the Presdent, and the following subjects announced for the day : The use of the rod in school—C. C. Chambers. • School Government—Thomas J. AleClicary. Rise and progress of Common Schools—Wm. B. Teagarden. C. C. Chambers dwelt at some length on the use and abuse of the rod in the school room. Bolding forth the idea that the smallest a mount of punishment that would)n sure order was the best. AA the close of his remarks the Institute adopted his plan as the rule of acti4u in the use of the rod. Thomas J. McCleary defined gov ' ernmedt in school as the opposit_s_to liberty to do as you please. The government should be administered so as to gain that which is indispen sihle in every school, order. That no rule of aetion can be laid down to suit every emergency, that circus staneea must determine or at least modify every action in school gov ernment. That education is a draw ing out, a leading process, and eon sequently that we cannot drivelearh ing into the mind. These remarks drew forth oar old friend and Teacfier, Wrn. B. Teagar den, in which lu defended the time honored friend of bad boys, the r 0 .41, from under censure: the school room was substnatial, else the expansion of thought, and the gas generated might have tried it sorely. Win. B. leagarden then gave a history of the rise and progress of common schools, in which he por trayed the primitive log school house, the books used, and the attainments of the pupils. This was a subject in which he was truly at home: hav'thg seen the rise and progress'of schools he could speak advisedly, andlv ing been engaged for thirty _years as a teacher, 1 may say with truth he was listened to with interest, while in his eloquent and humorous style, he held the audience chained and charmed, or broke the spell by out bursts of wit. The 28th of feb. 1863. will be a day long to be remembered in Lhe annals of Richhill, and the time is coming when we shall hold a place among partly civilized, if not among the enlightened. This is an account of the Fourth meeting of tbelnstitute, and we pro pose to continue to meet once a month after the closing of the schools, throughout the Spring and Summer. We invite all those who In.oposerto teach to joiu with us, and labor for improvement in our calling. Resolved, That the Secretary of this Institute be requested to forward to the County papers, a copy of the proceedings of the 4th meeting of Richhill Tachers' Institute, andre -quest the publication of the same. C. CARSON CHAMBERS, Sec'y. JACKSONVILLE, Feb 28th, '63. EDUOATION. It, is in the first year of married lifetimat a woman's real education begins. Girl hood's teaching may have latd the foun dation of intellectual taste and mental -re source—happy if it is so , here ,is a well spring of enjoyment which neither trouble nor sickness nor sorrow can obliterate; which time cannot subvert, or turn into a curse ;—or, unhappily,.an education task have been imparted whitish has only given grace and accomplisher ents, , iind left, the . spark of divine nature untouched. Here, then, will be the triall can dancing, "mu sic, or dress soothe one real pain, abaft one real trouble, or give one particle of sound advice? Summoned suddenly into life's warfare without defense, without-the armor of of faith, and without meeal courage, what wonder is it 'stimany battles are lost, so much rut's) strewed on the plains and hills of the marriage territ' —Ladies' Treasury. • Serif you want Pills, take Ayer's Pill. Nothing has ever smeared in this market that eon compare with this new invention fur (chasing ont the distempers that fastest and grow upon lig.
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