t I "V 'VoLc.TTEERa No? Slate Catchers.— A letter {torn Virginiacafep says: 1 * A alight case' of rebelluon octmrfed in one of oar .camps a few evenings sincs'when a young man on gu|rd was ordered to Brest any slave who undertook to pass. He promptly answered: “l eanoljey no such orderi it was not to pat down insur rection .that 1 volunteered, but to- defend toy country's flag t lam ready to bear tie ooflse rfnences, bot never to bave a hand in arrestfng eldves. l \ . | . <3? ' , “ The next nigh tit was deemed politic bot to try the temper of the men too hard, - there fore the order woe given in a more general tone vis: that those who were not “ all right* should he stopped, j -About ‘the wee sma’ :hoars; the pickets !ho ltd o’ sadden brush jn |he adjoining shrub jery—a crackling of light beneath a flying; foot, and a stalwart sdn of Ethi opia stood panti jg against the glittering bayo net of a New tjqrk militiaman. An insfent only did their e£es flash upon each other. ‘ All right V spoke the Northernman. ‘ All massa'! whisp.red the tremblingj slave.— ‘Then moke tra iks before I’ve run youthropgh with thisj aiij the gruff sentry illustrated the bayonet: exercises. I ! “ A little later, as morning glimmered ever the hills, a horseman dashed almost ppst. “[Not so quick, stranger I What’s in the wind ?’ JTbe polite Southerner only demanded hisj property - which bo alpfiadyhad scent of, and hbped that no one would interfere with his passing quietly over the ground. In vainT-tijis visiter did not come under the head of‘all right;’ and with a politeness equalling bis own, he was; asked to retire ip an opposite direction fromUbh one his chatties was then pursuing,” !. I Speaker |Gkow. — No political events of j late,- has given us pore gratification, or found a more hearty echoic the Republican ranksjthan the election, by a large majority, of Hod. Ga lueha A. Grow, as Speaker of tbe Tbirty-sev-' eijth Congijcss. This was an act of obvious jus tice due to fi Idng tried and faithful champ|on of Republican principles, and of the interest jof bis country. It is the culmination of years of hon orable distinction, showing that Republics are not always ■ungrateful. - I -Mr. Gnjw is an experienced and excellent parliamentarian, and will expedite in an Unusu al degree, the important business of tbe House; which is. so wont to lag under a slow add ig norant offibcr, to the great expense and embar rassment thij country. !■ 1 Mr. Crow’s Ipeecb on taking the ohaiij, was an eloquent, pertinent and admirable effojrt and was dcserVingiof the marked applause fwhich greeted it.| His position was firm and uncom promising, ajaj-the ring of- the right} metal found a corresponding response-in the House. Mr. Grow I- yet a young man and we trust has many!yea i before him of usefulness and ‘honor.— Republican. ■ . | . Reception dr New York TuMtans in Swash inoton.—The Washington correspondent of the New 'fork Tribune writes on the 3d; [ . A seen 4 ad Willard’s Hotel after dinner to day, illusttafes this temper of the timesj The Major of v N.eiy York regiment was espies sing his views agifinstcompromige ns those oha,Dem ocrat through and throngh, but a Union man to the hilwhen some one touched his| elbow dud said: “flush, Ben.- Wood is here.’f “Ben. Wpod and his brother Fernando,” ■ shouted t hef“ilajor, “ are d——d infernal trai tors. Fernii Ido’s Ren., is ja gam bler and a ti titor, in order to help on His gam bling- If b| dares to open hiatraitoroujj mouth in Congress for compromise, the steps! of the Cbambeij will be crimsoned with blood.j’ Ben., jyhofwns pallid and almost beside him self With[fens, at length stammered out ih a tone not heard*by the Major, “ You’re a Hat,” and was presently led away by his friendf. The . feeling o|f tbe throng, in which were : ic as well as Republican members, was ptrpngly on the side bf the Major and against Wood. John llic'siaN declared! on the floor of the House of Representatives, one day this week, that the fallows were waiting for trakoih. This trill be good news to the loyal men |vho are now in arms' to suppress rebellion, and who ore so far the anperiora of traitors tfcat they should scarcely be asked to contend wpth them ■ any. farther than to capture and hangjthem.— '/The gallows should be the fixed and bnaltera ble doom of every traitor oaught svithlarms in his hands.- -The gallows should be thd fate of every seoretayrapathiser detected in giving aid and comfort -to the rebels—and thud making the gallows pur principal weapon operation ' Bgainstjthe traitors, completely obliterate the ' crime by entirely exterminating the criminals. The gallows should be borne in the advance of every oolumn of the army; As a pence offer ing, the gallows will prove permanent in every and we thank John Hickman’ for . hav ing announced the fact of such a„ purification being in reserve for treason.— Telegraph. 1 * ' *‘ t Pbr ;Ladi*s. — A New York paper,! alluding to the fashions, gives a description pf a new style of head-dress which must be vjery hand some. jlt a.fya: “ The patriotic colors are now the rage, and mingle in some way in jthe trim ming-of almost every hat. One .style called the ‘ Stats |and Stripes,' which we saw ia a shop window, deserves mention! A hat of white straw, trimmed inside with a plain ruche, vio lets, blue-b?>lls and red roses. Outside blended strings of red, white and blue, pass over the crown,; a triangular scarf of blue falls over the crown,, and cape, which are embroidered stars.” It also says that “ gray is the fashionable color for traveling dresses trimmed with black.— The variety (if style at this season is very mea gre in compftrsion with that of' last, ;owing to to the fact tl-at our ladi.es are more Went on nidingin equipping volunteers than ip devising novelties.” ‘ . - j Ax Item ropi Housekeepers. —ln h'ot weath er it is almost impossible to prevent Sinks from becoming foul’unless some chemical prepara tion is used. One pound of copperas; dissolved in four gallonsof water, poured over the sink throe of four times will completely destroy the offensive odor. As a disinfecting agent to scat ter around premises affected with ariy unpleas ant odor' nothing is better than fine, charcoal. All sorts of fjlass vessels and other uheneils may be eflfytanlly cured from offensive smells, by rins ing them with charcoal powder, after the gros ser impurities have been scoured offjwith sand audisoapi Some ofithe Bombs fired by the federal troops were found filled with sawdust; but the rebels haye iome of the same kind* One ifired from the fiSed cannon at Big Bethel wasjsent to the United States arsenal, at Troy, where it was found! to Ik filled with me. There Wit be a little {rodchery op both sides, | ‘ '• s ... ■ If I w ! Ji i I THE AJHTATOE. HUGH YOUNG, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR. „ . ' i WEIiiSBOBOCGU, PA., | WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 24, If 61. Republican County Convention, I The BepablicaojelDCtora in the several election die ,lricts of Tioga County, are requested to meet at the usnal places for holding elections on SATURDAY, the 24th day of August nest, between the boari of 3 and 7 P. M., to elect two delegates Irom each district to meet in Convention at TIOGA, on- FRlDAllpthe 30th day of Augpat, 1861, at one o'clock select candidates ftr the following enumerated offices: One person for President Judge,,. i' , Two persons forJAssociate Judges, Sr j Two persons fotmembera of the Legislature, } One person for Sheriff. * 1 t . 11 One person for Treasurer, { One person for sonrdiiss&>nßr. , ‘ One person for Auditor.. . £ COMMITTEES OF VIGILANCE. | * Blots— \Villinm)Batler, Stephen |Bqwen, 3 Brookfield —L. Murdock. .ji . *Clymer —B. jstfkng, A. A. Amlsbry, j Okarleston —G. Avery, Ephraim Hart, J Chatham —Haproy. Leech, Reuben Morse. \ Covington —T.*s. Goodeuough, S. F. Richards. Covington Boro —lra Patchin, L. 1 B. Smith. \ i?e?mar-i-Jnmes I, Jackson, Hiram Hastings.) "Deerfield —Cbm les Goldsmith, Jeremiah Stoddard.. • *ift&~-JbhD C.'Haynard,-Benjamin, Freyer. f JSlklahd —J, G. Parkburst) Leandcr Culver, j Farmtnyton —Charles Howard, 0. H. Blanchard. (?fuiwt—Dan fo th Marsh, Benjamin Furmam Jackson— o. B. Welle, Benjamin Miller, ‘ 5. Knoxvill*-*C, ). Bowman', A; J. Dcarroan. I Laurence —Chi rles Baker, Horace Hoff | Laicrenccville- -Charles Beebe, freeman Phippcn. Liberty —C. F. Veil, K. C. Cox.‘ } Matmburg —A. Fish, John E. RpbinsonJ Jlatmfield— Jolm W. Phelps A. J. Ross. ( Jliddlebury —Calvin Hanudond, Geo. D. Keeney. Morris —William Babb, Blackwell. / ’ Jfelton —Volcdtt Phelps, John fiazlett. | Osceola —Jamjes Tubbs, Henry Seely. > Richvlond —Ffank M. Shaw, Seth Whittaker, Rutland —William Lawrence, Hugh Argetsjnger, Shippen —Edward Grinnells, Harry Ellis. j Sullivan —Batjeeman Monroe, L. D. Gray. 1 Tioga —David L. Aiken, A. S. Turner. jj Tioga Boro —Leroy Tabor, Jno, I, Mitchell Union —Daniel Randall, P. B. Herrington.' _. Westfield —D. T. Gardner, Charles WclUboro —John R. Bowen, John Alexander. Ward —Peteij Cameron, Jr.,IT. 0. Hollis. •' Tbo Committee* of Vigilance in the respective elec* tion districts are W'ged to act promptly anil vigor ously; to that due notice of the iprimary meetings hr the ejection-of ovjegates may lie given, in order that ejjgfy distrigt-m|-y be represented in the Convention. Such*of the idambtffs of the Commit tees as cannot, conveniently sftFVfi promptly, are. re quested ‘to appoint a substitute*. , The Committee would eatneitly j’ccommepd ns the best method of ascertaining (he fairest expression of the will cf the people, that all votipg at tholprimary Meetings should be by ballot either:written or printed. It is further recommended that the; balloting be made the immediate supervision-of -the Committee in each election district above named,’ot the persons substi tuted to act as each Committed* ] ■ j h £. E. SMITH, 4 til’d. Rep. Co. Com. THE BATTLE OF BULL’S BjQTT. The tiews this week is very dispiriting- A great battle was fought on Sunday, |t Bull’s- Run in front of Beauregard’s strongly fortified position at Manassas Junction. The forces en gaged were the most numerous ever; opposed in deadly fray on the continent of |lmeiicn, the rebels numbering 90,000, and the Union forces 50,000- Gen. McDowell had assembled all hla Brigadiers and Colonels at' Jiis' head quarters at Centreville at 9 p. u. the evening before, and given them their orders. The troops, who had been bivouacked in the fields and roads, covering an area of many square miles, commenced to-move to the positionslassigned them at 2} a. m. The general movement was to the front and right Dank to take up the po sitions’assigned them. Fire was opened by the National artillery at C a. tr. and ipron|ptly replied to by the enemy, who hadiof cckirse chosen" their ground, so as to -give themsllves all the cover and our troops all the exposure possible. The infantry were not brought Into close action until hours of heavy cannonading; and it is morally certain that the enemy have been reenforced by the arrival of Johnston’s army from Winchester, while our; opposing army, through Gen. Patterson’s unfathomable strategy, remains several days’ mafdh distant. The Rebels had therefore every advantage— position, numbers, aqd perfect knowledge of the ground over which the Unionists ad vanced to engagethdttl Yet all did not avail against the enthusiasm! and well-directed valor ofthe-National forces. ‘ The Rebcjl batteries were ultimately silenced, and their r|nks forced back, inch' by inch, until they wjere driven from Bull’s Ron, leaving their dead In tbe field, and the National troops undisputed| victors. If the fight had ended here, the vh|tory would have been a glorious one. But jbst as i our troops had possession of the fieldjthe rebels were relnforcedby Gen. Johnson and pur forces Were repulsed with immense loss, seized oor troops and the retreat was veryf disorderly. It is believed that 500 to 1000, were killed on oiir side, while the slaughter on the side of theireb els is terrible. ' • I ; A special dispatch to the Trihui\e of Tues day contains a detailed-and logical acccwnt of the affair of Sunday. Before light on Ithat morning our forces advanced frotu| Centreville toward Bull's Run, in two columns,|under ben. Tyler and Col. Richardson ; when pear the en emy, Gen, Tyler's division divide!, and Gen, Hunter and Col. Heintzelinan turned off the road to the right, with the intention of flunk ing the Rebel position, and .attacking it in the rear. Gen. Tyler advanced direct,|and by six o’clock was in the face of the enenjfy. D the forenoon our batteries played oh the ei with good effect, but jprovoked little respl Atabout-noqn the infantry engagement opened by Gen. Tyltr/s force, and Gen.! ter’s division began to make itself (heard ii distance. The latter ’drove the enemy point to point with great loss, and' their } were taken from‘them, one by onf, until held only two or three. These, however, held with damaging effect uponi' our ti who still maintained their ground, and pressed on. Just at this juncturojwhcn Every thing was apparently going on we|l for us, and we were in a fair way to drive the enemy from bis last bold, an ordEr to! retreat on Centreville f 1 was given. , The reason for this is not known, cannot oven be Conjectured. But the order was given, and the retreat commenced. Then occurred tlio panic which threw all THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR. things into confusion, and brought disaster up on us. The sudden and noisy movement of some baggage wagons.startled a portion of our army; the infection of terror B P t fi& and in a moment there was no army, only winy ing rab ble. The scene which followed is beyond de scription. The only thought of the soldih'rS was for their personal safety. What they fled from they kn£w not, and the very vagueness of their fears added wings to their flight. All night long the route continued. Guns, small arms, baggage, fell into the enemy’s hands, or, rather, were left on the field-and along..the way. The Rebels did not pursue in any great force or with any spirit. Colonel Blanket's brigade covered the flight, and sustained itself nobly, retiring slowly and in perfect ordfer; Thus it appears the great disaster was simply and only the effect of a wild panic; it was not a defeat. An army will yield to the former, while it would stand against any positive force that could be brought against it. The panic siezed the troops, and they ran; the enemy did not pursue. The losses on our side are by 'no means so great as they were at first reported. Each <3ie patch reduces the list. It is certain that not more than 1,000 are killed,, and some authori ties say,that not more than 300 have fallen.- — The enemy has suffered terribly beyond a doubt; while the killing was going on, our troops had the real advantage, driving the Reb els before them. It was only when the fighting was done, and the ridiculous panic turned the beads of the men, seemed to waver.— But what losses w«@gc happened in straight* ■forward and bravajjPSgng. and will leave hon orable scars army roll. Gen. McClellan is to he put in command of the army on the Potomac, and reorganization, reenforement, and refrehsment, will prepare the way for a hew start upon the road toward Rich mond. ■f ’ ’ T . , FEOM THE TIOGA BOYS, From our Regular Correspondent. from capt. sherwood’s company. Camp Biddle, near the Line. ) Greencostle, Franklin Co. Pa., > July 17,'1801. j Away from Camp Curtin, we can look back! upori it with no longing hearts, and think of its scenes as those we do not wish to renew. We have alternately trod its mud, inhaled its dost and 'filth, received its pelting rains, and endured -its thousand and one inconveniences, we hope for the last time.- Yet we spent some happy days in that camp, and some days that will be remembered as the most miserable of our lives. It is the more detestable when contrasted with our present camp, with its grand old oaks, its cool breezes, and its dense shade. We arc caujped in a most delightful grove, where the god of nature has deigned to snide with unusual splendor, and where, surrounded with fields of waving corn, acres covered with golden grain, "weli cultivated farms with good farm houses, I am sure we could spend the summer months contentment as marked as was our dissat isfaction at Camp Curtin. While we abhorred amji detested the latter camp, I would not have you think that wo were not kindly treated by thet people of Harrisburg. They treated us as mep, and they will be remembered with grati tude long after the few happy days, spent in Camp Curtin arc forgotten. We left Harrisburg on the Cumberland Val ley Rail Road, at about ll o’clock of Friday, 12th inst>, for what point we did not know, and cared but little. We would almost jiave been satisfied with the sulphuric dominions of Jeff. Davis’ particular friend, so that We got wellput of Camp Curtin. They say “a change of pas ture makes fat calves," and I think change of camps make fat soldiers. At least, that has been our experience, albeit, we have had noth ing to eat here but pilot broad) pork atd one meal of beans, and one of beef. Yet I do not know of a sick man in the whole camp, while atj Harrisburg there were thirteen of our men sick in bed at one time. All along the rout, from Harrisburg to Green cisile,. we were greeted with enthu- siasm, and at every stopping place were the grateful recipients of something good to oaf, or some kindly expressed wish from the ladies.— You ought to have seen how readily they took our canteens from our sides and filled them with cool water, or lemonade, and how soon they (the haversacks) and not the ladies) became too heavy to carry, with ease. Wo shall remem ber the people of the beautiful.village of[Me chanicsburg, Cumberland County, as also those of Carlisle and Greencastlo, wherever we -may g{o. Wo reached this camp'Friday evening ajbout 7 o’clock. We hpd just begun to pitch our tents, when it commenced raining, and af ter many of us had got our tents ready tp re ceive us, the stentorian voice of our Colonel Announced that we must get them arranged ac cording to letter, and we had to strike them all dnd move. It rained all night, and on Satur day morning many tents were partially covered with water. Again we had to move our camp. l|t continued raining until Monday morning.—