WwAg—n
"" .‘'bOa BEETHBEN-.” : ‘ |
i -A'Stddier «f:«, regiment, who wan '
on'lluty near; while that was
ocoupjedhy the enenty'yr writes home that on a
certain night ‘‘the; rr.-eU came- out -of their
breastworks nßd‘asked.;b» what avc wore doing
-*-if ? tve wanted to idiootmirown brothers ?”
not related y^af,■•Solving' by this appeal
disarmed the nortliern a Idlers, jhe rebels there
upon delivered tlftir Ve and away un
harmed ;■ hutkhhf U iff jfiict the the-tose by
which thfe conciliators \A), (iften held, hack the
blow, which cmijileasiiy t’iuvn annihilated them.
; lt;Wa« niM)iir “ southern brethren” that they
gained possession'of the government; it was as
purrf*'southern hrthren” that they carsed and
reviled-, utfd tarred add feathered northern men ;
it was as onr *• sodthern hrethren” that they
rotibed the' ■nation hf.ijjrms,' treasure, ships
forts, cUstotn'houses,. n(i»its; violated the Jaws
they had sworn to ohry, betrayed the trusts
they had ‘Sivoin to ki'i p; and when nothing
more was left to stfod,;fired upon the the ■flag
which had protected them whenever they chose
to holly or insult'foveijjjrgovernments; or.vio
late the decent propriet e-T'oCmational morals.
It>is' lemarkahle tint wUihKfor years the
phrase “ southern hyethien” wastised in polit*-
leal harangues, till it became only a nauseous
piece-.of- cant jwhich ijitink in the nostrilsof
manly men, there Ims, neter heen.any talk «f
“northern 'brethren.” ; And with carious con
sistency, while,some silty insurgent’still maun- 1
ders occasionally cruel north w hich
shoots its southern brethren; there, has been,
no wordtspoked or printed about the unfortu
nate; sbootiiig of “northern brethren.” The
relationship is, like the handle of a jug, all on
onei side,
Itis time that this casitshohld cense. Our
southern -brethren lire Jtl l b , l iviil men of the
Smith. Our enemy in av;nlien n'n though every
insurgent hud been born at the antipodes. Let
it' be understood that the than who lifts his
hand against our : nutioi i\l life and honor is nn :
longer our brother—ei gept •in that general
sense in whlchthe pira'ubung at .the yard ana
is the'brolher'Wh of tin crew he-has murdered
and of the just avenger. .‘ho hangs him op; in
which every assassin h ay claim brotherhood
with his victim, anil ifiviSrv burglar, .thier and
robber may say “brother ” to his jailer, and to
the community whost; l*ws be has violated. -
-It was snidj of Indiana, ‘' Who
ever raises his hands itgsinst the Union is my
enemy—And if he isjaijj brother, so'mucb the
worse for him.” Gt geeal Dig’s dispatch had
the true ring; pWhmjypf attempts to haul donn'
that flag shoot hiin.Jdoh'tr.V There was no
maudlin cry &bout there—and the
Whole-country should remember that if there
is any difference hei vei n the enemy opposed
to us now and any othet- whom we have met, •
it is against'the who have brought
ruin on our com metre, have .paralysed our
national industry, have introduced povertyaiid
lifelong sorrow to thousands of homes—not to
right u wronfc, not to retist an oppressor, but
to revenge, a fair polirii al defeat. The
of widows mid the crie* 1 of helpless, orphans,
which gn hjj ti.nheiljwti ug ilnst these miscreants,
absolves.ns from sryhi i| t of'brotherhood with
them-—iVetc FiirUrlfj -f. ;
—t.—
. ACKNOVyLIDOUEStP.
[The Tioga Ladies’ 4H Society sent each
soldier, from that -iiof'Ug>i and vicinity a' pair
of"socks-. We print hef.'iw, a letter from one
of them which may he tjfken ns an espreS'iuo
of . the gratitude of cricli«iiddier. We feel sure
that the noble women o(l;Tinga anil elsewhere,
who have labored to sectVre tbe comfort of die
spldie.r will feel noire repaid by such ex
pressions of appreciating—Kd. Auitator.]
- ' .. Tin?!. Dee., 23d, IB6L. • ’
lluoß'y«C}tG; Es<j - , j>{*»r Sir: The follow
ing tetter was received |by the Indies of the
“ Tioga. Aid'Aiciety” itf. nm-wer in on;- sent
■with a pair of soi-fes td';; ; hos. E. De Pui.
l29rn Regil. Bavd. f
- 1 Camp Deo. 1 l/ISBI. f
‘ To ihi Lnditt nf the Suvirjy:
AUo»<me, Lndiesi fiv rtj]n mmy most grateful
thanks for the socks whii ji you so kindly sent
me; anil let me-asSUrt |you’ that it gave me
great pleasure to k»<’w .yhut while far from
your social circle, inn-,' tfjrrounded hy stran
gers as it were. I waa ,r kti:| remembered. And
whert the olijlly Win dr atvjl .shows of cold win
ter lidwl ptistoiir ton i ma d night spreads her
sable curtain, arid wdlgifdo rest upon our not
very luxurious beds tT|&iose socks ke-p me
warm and protect wo; hijj. the cold; ’tis then.
1 • will again remetnl,' ;r /the kind-donors, and
when peace shall he I •rlvred. the war ceased,
and all again iiarnijuhy?:»mi quiet. I hope I
may-be permitted to ipctq'fn to -my cherished
home, Tioga, iind-shoyf UK more grateful feel
ings. Dntil then; receiy«jtiiis for 'acknowledg
ment of thoughte-froin o| p who would dearly
love to me'et you. all; am, l join in your home
circles. Farewell Ladiet”!
" a Tttos. E. DEPtfi.
“ Oct in ink Wii.ujtlt.viss.” — The Scranton
Republican of last Fndnj. says that nlamt a
‘ week ago, Ben WiUsoh.trbo runs the locomo
tive “ Wilkesbarre,” atiaiihed to a gravel, train
on the southern division i|f the' Delaware, Ll
- and Western Rad road, white running
Lis train near Oakland station, scared op from
the track a bear bud tub- was somewhat
injured by the engine, ahtJ the engineer stop
ped the train, and, withd ae conductor, imme
diately started;in pursuit, with the hope,of
capturing a prize./ 80-rr, and cub, however,
sought the protection uf v iwarap in the neigh
borhood, and Successfulbiavi.ided all further
acquaintance with- the IpHtinnciotia engineer
nnd.the diabitliocontrivaTii]eaif iiiddem civiliza
tion which he managed / Morerecently. John'
Lmgataff, engineer ns the 1 joconibtive “ Const!-,
tution,” attached to theai kpress .train oir.lhe
same railroad, met with nsj. remarkable an no
currence in the same, trih'lahd romantic local
ity. (While passing’ thwiuyh the Mck cuwvnear
Oakland, a wild-cat cross d the track in front
rf the engine, and .in ascend.
'■ the rocky side, of .-.the ginhankment, lost its foot
bdld, fell on the track, anti.was .struck by the
parallel ■ rod of the engiitieinml killed. That'
region, we think, ,Wuuldprt»vo a perfect “Para-, i
dise” for hunters. :■ j 1 ,
Knd .op IDE Great E; si'jEß.v. —lt ia now con
sidered doubtful whether*. the Great Eastern
will ever aouthe voyt g*vas it ia to expen
sive, without any' coflipt isating advantages.
It ip proposed to uonvert It ,1- into an immense
bath-house nr floating ImSpital, Her officers
and crew have been paid. off. and the- unlucky
shareholder* have beep-called upon fbr money'
fur repairs.
*HjBaEl> THE; pBIZESi—SJ-.-pie people's nrrpes
Tfere diaturbeti liy tlm suggestion tfnrt'tlie Reb
el * .rojhthl.tMi Pt u reth e uti-iti&t A'ago. ami raise
B a prlsonersCen. ftott 4>J * Thmlow W-ed
The Arag". however, react, id Liverpool safely,
t£ur»tmgl»&mgt. %
; T -r rp AT) ■ The force of the enemy nt this lima was nn- I
■AvJI A. 'X Vr XV* known, as'they were all concealed from- view ]
i by the thicket, in which they .were sheltered,
' and which they did not leave during the fight, j
Gen. McCtill, who had coine early in the |
fight, placing his whole force in position for a j
• charge himself, and Gen; Ord leading the, as-i
gault.'lt whs a gallan t and brilliant charge,aiid
Was perfectly successful in routing the enemy,'
■Who fifd precipitately, spurred by a galling firie ‘
from" the Pennsylvania reserves, and—leaving j
the field strewn' with dead and wpunded. A
panic seizedJhe rsbols. the men throwing atfay
their.blankets, knapsacks, svercoats- and arms
of every description,and even the officers throw
ing away their swords and revolvers, and in
some instances,- their coats.
In ihc mean time the wagons wets loaded
up with the forage which the enemy had de
serted, ! -consisting of 17 wagon-loads of hay
and, 22 loads of corn in the ear. The arms,
arid clothing, and accouterments thrown away
by the enemy were sufficient' to have loaded all
thhsa Wagons, and more, hut ths things were
so scattered that it was imposaible fur our sol
diers to gather them up in time to return to
their camp.
• In addition to from 40 to GO dead bodies left
on the field, there were numerous pools of blood
where the rebels bad been posted, showing that
in their flight they, had taken with them whet
dead or* wounded they could carry off. The
highest estimate of the killed arid wounded
which has been mede-is 150 hut the probabili
ties are that the,rebel loss was much greater.
In ths woods where the enemy’s battery bad
been-were found numbers of shells and balls
piled up In good order, and other indications
that the affair was premeditated on the part of
the Rebels. From the fact that Gen. McCall
had only-resolved at a late hour on-the previ
ous evening to make the attack cm the enemy’s
cavalry in the morning, it was supposed that
no information could have been carried to the
enemy, but circumstances show conclusively
that they were informed of itj i
The foot is also corroborated by one of the
prisoners, who stated that they were marched
from Centreville to-Drainsville, at quick and
double-quick, under ordere to support General
Stewart. This indicates that the enemy pe-i
ecived information, of the intended attack du-!
ring the night previous. The sam n prisoner
stated that 4,000 men were marching down
i from Leesburgh for the purpose of meeting
Gen., McCall’s Brigade, and that the plan was.
to allow the Union foroee to pass Drainsville,
and for the force there to assaulPthe rear,while,
the force from Leesburgh made the attack in
front. This programme failed by the skirmish
ers of the 6th discovering the - pickets of-the
enemy, and being fired on by them, and that
brought on an engagement prematurely. Hhd'
the rebel plan succeeded, the First arid Second 1
Brigades, which' Gen. McCall had taken the
precaution to order on as a reserve, would have’,
come up in time to join in the i-b»ttle, and the
-probability is that a still larger number of the
enemy would have been destroyed or captured.
—ln this connection we print below a letter
from Mr~ -M. 11. C.ibb: t ,
"Washington, Dec. 22,1861.
J. F. Donai.dson. E-q., Dear Sir; We sent
up a messenger to look after rh* Tioga boys
who were in the battle of Drainsville. lie t«-.
turned last night with glorious news for Old
Tioga, who' shed some blood arid will "have
some honorable scars to be pround of
- Capt. .Niles, who led the skirmishers on the
left (if the column, first discovered ths rebels
and retired upontbe rosin body. ' Som after,,
early in tbe actioriv'he received a bullet in
the thfgh'which,mfiicfed a ,severe, butlribt dan
gerous wound, lie was on his men
and using a musket with good; effect against
the reltcls when struck, and would not keep
stiil after he was down- His men are enthu
siastic in his praise. lie has proved himself a
brave man and a good officer. * * *
-Beuj, Seeley, Co. 11, 6th Regt., Pa. Reserves,
got a ball in bie cheek which lodged in his,
mouth, making a painful wound, yet not dan
gerous. He is nn old hero, and never gave-up.
Tom. Conway was hit by a spent ball just
over the eye, but the wound is slight. He
picked op the ball.remerking in his best brogue
*• that’s one of the d—d secesh bu.lets, ony
hnw.” ■ . ,-
’ Charlie Yohn received, a hall in the cheek,
similar: in'-its:effect to Seeley’s wound. The
little fellow fought well.
Tbe Backtabs lost.three kilted and about
thirty wounded, nunc it is thought mortally.
Nilefs.company seems to have taken ths brunt
of the battle, and suffered most. ■* . * .
Assure llie.Trionds of our Tioga boys that the
wounded shall have' every care and every com
fort that can be procured. * ' ♦
The behaviour of.onr .boys is spoken of in
the highest, terms. Tioga sent no arwnrds.
In bas e, hut truly yours. -M. 11. Cobb.
; —The Herald of yesterday, puts down Lewis
Magraff an mis|jrig.: Geo. Cook, shot through
the heart,
THE
HUGH YOUNG, EDITOR A PROPRIETOR. ; *
WBIASSOSOO6H, PA.,
-WfiDJffiSiitY" MORNI NGi BEC-SS, 18G1,
IMPCBtINT- TJEOIHIOBf.' J
• A cnee hat ju“t been dw-Ulcd by tlie Supreme-
Court of this State, vjhich nt this‘time is ;of
more ordinary- importance. From.-a
lengthy report of the earn, ;we make thefollow
in); abstract for the benefit of our readers.
On the 12th day of Jidy, 1851,'Thompson G.
Evans and Jacob Rodenbaugh gave a Judg
ment Note to Mrs. Susan Billinger for endue
received, pajynhleone, year after, date, xrithnvt
sltv/nf cx(culwn ofier Hit day of- -payment. But
tlje stay of .(execution was claimed by the de
i fenilants after life note was due r under the
j first section of the Act of. May 21st, 1851.
[The Court. (jUi.ion County.), Ijeing e atisSed, that
I tbe defendants -were possessed of .real estate;
j with, at a fair valuation more than sufficient to
.pay and satisfy this judgment for'one - year,
, from the 21st of May, 1861, (the date of the
[ passage of the,stay law.) 1 ;
To this decision a writ of error was taken
by the plaintiff. -The Supreme Court (Judge
Woodward [delivering the opiniim) decided in
effect that the clause of the' act .of May 21st,
1861; granting stay of execution w was
expressly wptired hy ||ie debtor,. is iii coiifiiot
with See. 10, 'Artj Ist'of the Constitution of
i -
the United States, and -'with Sec. 17« Art. 9th,
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and is
therefore nu|l and void. , '
LATEST WAB JEWS,
The steamship lAtlnntic, from Port Royal the
17th, arrived at New York on'Friday. .She
brought 12ft,pOO pounds of Sea Wand cotton,
with the information that IftO.OOO pounds more
would, tie reffdy to come by the next steamer.
An interesting and valuable letter from our
correspondent will b‘e found elsewhere, A
dispa'ch, dared two or,three days before the
soiling- of thb Atlantic, states that depression
of spirits prevails' throughout the whole'South;:
that ilie general fielingis as if absolute failure
h id already iettkd upon them ; that the sugar,
planters are all Union men,; and that if we
tithe Mobile pr New-(Weans the cotton planters
will all bring their cotton in for sale. Fur
thermore, we are told that there exists at the
South very great’ destitution, and that the
planters’liavp nothing to feed their slaves on.
(There hiis bebn a great insurrection of ’blacks
in Mississippi, and an immense quantity of
property has been destroyed,: $150,000-on the
Quitman estate alone; it is said.
j Affairs in Missouri seem now to bo marching
ion briskly and with a firm trend. In addition
1 to the expedition . iif Gen. Pope into Clinton
Cjritn'y, another portion vf his force on Wed
neilay 'surprised a cr.mp of the rebels near
Mdford arol {Wurren-blirg, in Johnson county,
the icbels, aft ;r a sharp though brief fight, sur
rendered ; Cub Davis, who was in comtnand of
our troops, took 1,500 prisoners, including 3
colonels, 17 t|ap tains; 1,000 stand of arms, 65
(j wagons, I'OOft horses, arol a large quantity of
tints, baggage, nod supplies. ,The loss on our
side was two killed’, and eighth wounded ; that
of the enemy: is nut stated. A sucemsion of
blows like this will change the aspect of affairs
1 in Missouri materially.
I 1
| war feeling in England, is' intense.
—Prince Albert, the husband of Queen.Yic
’ toria, dies! suddenly on the ,15th. ..
—Congrewf has transacted! no business of
. importance during the past week.
MATTIE .AT EH-ft-LK SVUjIiE.
On Friday {muming: lout .a portion .of -the’
troops in Gecl. McCall's Division proceeded in
the direction W Diairi-ville'on a furaging ex
pedition, and for the purpose of making &
recorn uisance in the locality. DniinsviHe ■is
about midnvijy between Gen. McCall’s head
quarters and -Leesburg. On arriving in that
vicinity they [encountered' the. enemy, who had
four regiments of infantry. South Carolinians,
Alabamians find Kentuckians, with, a battery
of .six pieces land a regiment of cavalry, under
command of Qea. SlWart. o' l
’ For some days pretiuus to the battle about a
hundred of the'enemy's-cavalry had beeh in
the habit of .Coming down to, Drainsyille, and
foraging belwjeen there and the Potomac. Qen,
MeC.ill determined to attempt their . capture, 1
and yesterday; morning at a totally hour issued
arttorder for the Third Brigade, consisting of
four regiments, commanded by General Ord,
to proceed'to Drainsvillefor that 1 purpose, and
to forage. Forty or fifty aragons were taken
along.
.The whole line, except one regiment, had
passed;a.wood on rising ground-near Drains
ville, to the left of the Leesburg turnpike, when
the skirmishers of the 6th Regiment were fired
.upon by'Rebels' lying in ambush. The First
Kifios returnei|l tlie fire,' and 'softer two or.three
r ;unds a-cpncealed battery opened.on the Rifles,
but With little; effect, the balls going over their
heads and falling to a low place in the rear.
Osh. Ord immediately posted hia men inline
of battle, atid Capi, a
most destructive -fire, on the concealed enemy.
The-position of the ;enemj!s battery could not
be'nscertnined except -by tlie smoke from the
discharges, nr! 'which Capt. Easton fired sixty
rounds, three (inly of liis guns",being in action. 1
Toe 4lh had been’ placed in another position,
and was nut operated during the fight. .On the
third round,; a! shell - from :otte of the howitzers
burst -in the enemy’s battery,
tilling-several men and horses, and disabling
one, if not twit of thejr guns. After the battle,
’evidences were seen that the enemy's magazine
had been exploded, and it isttboogt that it was
the effcct.of lhe-shell. ' , ’ .
After Capt. lEaston's battery bad fired about
sixty rounds, 6iat, M< Call ordered the firing to
oya*«, fug tbs purpose of making an advanc*.
THE. TiOOA COX'XT'? AGITATOR.
-‘pJolm N. Cache, .Esq., who arrived from
Washington last night, says that Oapt. Niles
wound is in the side and nut in the thigh. It
is severe but not dangerous.
FBOM THE BUCK-TAILS.
Fine ' theather — Another Review—Rumors in
camp—'A vi.iit to Munson'S Mill—A Tioga
bog in a Wisconsin Regiment—A sermon—
The jV. Y. 33 d and 49//;— Upton?s Bill Ob
serviitory— Visit to the N. T. 23 d — The camps
by moonlight—A- Jfre• —Invitation to a Few
Year's Ere: Dance, drc., &e.
Correspondence of the Agitator.
Bock-tail Citv, Va., Dee. 16, 1861
Another fine and pleasant week, as one could
wish to see, has passed away, and still there
has been no great change in the ; army of the
Potomac, though many of them have made, nr
are stifl making themselves warm little homes,
as we have done.
Last Thursday afternoon, there was a splen
did review pf Oeh. McCall's Division, on our
old parade ground. It was tbe best thing of
the.kind that ha* transpired on Ibis side of the
river, since tha grand review near'Munson’s,
Hill.lt was a .lovely day, .and everything
passed off hi good order. I don’t think it can
be bsat io Amstisn,
. .Last Wednesday, our camp wan thrown into
an excitement, by a rnmorthat our pickets had
been driven in, and k large amy of rebels was
advancing .upon us. jThis brought new life in*
in the bnvs, and-every one -was anxious to hnee
trial of his pluck and military skill.-;
If they have ah Icfpal’fliat they can take us by
-surprise, they had better try it, for in Joss than
one honr mure than 1(10,000- well-armed men,
can .be drawn np in line of .battle, .forming.a
solid wall of patriotic heart-,, fifteen miles in
length, and one thab'.Wili defy all the legions
of Davis to penetrate the weakest spot, - - _ ;
; Yesterday morning, (Sunday.)- 1 obtained
permission of'my Captain to bid our littls town
adieu for tbe day, and take a trip to Munson’s
Hill, in company with Messrs. Jerome, Geirrge
I and Ben. Potter, apd' Aaron Scudder. We first
went to the sth Wisconsin Regiment. Thera vie
found an old Tioga friend, Leander Swope, who
accompanied us on our expedition. The Wis
consin boys are behjnd none in building log
cabins. Many of them are as good as any big
bouse, in a new country, lighted by good win
dows,:and shingled vvith.old Virginia oak.
tbing-that attracted onr attention,-was a regi
ment formed into a hallow square,' with a preach
er, jn the center, pointing them to,that peaceful
boms, where rebellion is unknown, far beyond
the tumult of war.' They closed by singing the
Doxology to the tone of “Old Hundred,” ip
which all.-tooka parti; it never sounded so good
before. T must mention the .encampments pi
the 33d and 49th N, Y. Regiments. They arc
located in a splendid grove,, with their Streets
as neat and clean as,a marble floor, with beau
tiful evergreen arches over every one, and wbjh
the ppmber of their regiments and letters of
their company, hanging suspended atjhe gate.
A few rods farther on, is located a regiment bf
cavalry with the same kind of streets, and
stables, 15 or £0 rodsiia length, or long enough
to hold a thousand horses, built nut of polejs,
covered with green boughs and trimed in the
grandest style, formitjg’one complete bower.,
L>vers of beauty, and readers of romance,
could not but admire; and if one unacquainted
with such scenes, will stop and gaze fur a few
moments on a bright moonlight evening, while
a dozen.bands nnd a; thousand merry voices
wake the ethf —and tb» camp fires;gltaming
through the trees, an 4 forget that war has built'
them all, the first- thought will be, that he has
been transferred to siiuieof the Oriental scenes
described in tbe “Arabian Nights.” I believe
that tbe of these little villages, are
as well provided for, and as contented as the
game number in the North. , True, their homes
are not so large, but the consolation of knowing
that they are fighting; fyn,Jib«rty, makes them
large 'enough. The next place .of interest, wais
•the Observatory near Uptjn’s Hill. There wais
nothing peculiar about the Observatory itself,
but tbe scene from the top, was a mugnificenjt
one, and as GeorgqJssj>r»ssed.t.b'iniself while
standing there, and j with a good glass was
sweeping the horizon; “It ,is worth a tramp
from idd Tioga, to see it.” This Observatory,
stands on one of the highest hills on this side
of the river, ajad is abnut .75 feet high,-which
gives one a complete |view of every thing, for
miles and miles around. About seven miles to
the north, looms up (lie Capital of the nation,
j while far away up tbe river, “Sugar Loaf mounr
tain/’ rears its blue, old, peak, high above nil
others—one hill alone, was nil that hid the far
fumed Manases- from, our sight, and the Farr:
fax or Alexandria Seminary, was plainly to be
seen, about eight miles to the east. In fact, it
seems jas if one wall surrounded with one great;
blue circle of mountains,''with' every hill'and
plain, diversified with every variety of build
ings, from the Capitol; down to a tent. From
this place, with a good glass can be seen tbe
encampments of about, 200,000 soldiers. IVe,
tfian went to Mpnspn’si-llill, about-one mile be
yond, to take ajpeep at tbe rebel fortifications,!
and mud From this place, the samej
sight as the one just described, was before ns;|
-or the same as the cue on the day of the giapdl
rev iew, exCßplthaf nomSfempgarmy. swarmed;
the broad plain* before, u-, and no starry I .an-,
ners, waved in Die bre-ze. From there, .wei
went to the 23 d N. Y.; regiment, and spentiai
■plpasant hour with a number of ibe Tioga
They are. all in very gua>U health, with a gov|l,j
new camp, and fine, little, log huts, like our|
own. IVe then turned itur foot-slap',bomewaT|di
(Wi,quick time, for it waa night, and just as the!
(hjii sank down; bebjr# tbe western hills, thei
moon-rolled up in the hast, with her ' round, j
sailing face, tulgive uS a moonlight view of the]
scenes just described. . My time will not per-!
mit me to dej-crihe it, sb-I will only Say that aj
m.joniigbt view ( of Ibe “‘tented fields” of Vir
ginia a.t the present time, is grand. Erer.y few 1
rod-, a jolly group of soldiers eat around a
bright camp file, smoking their pipes, singing j
m»»b», cracking jokeSjr : ainU talking of tbe scenes J
o I .their childhood, or trying to tell the biggest j
yarn. A finer doy.l never saw, and the air
seemed burdened with splendid music. j
' Fire! fire! hundreds of voices are crying!
fire, and as many more are drumming .on I
old tin pails, or pounding on a camp kettle. A I
tent has just burned upj—2oo lives lost,.mostly I
"quadrupeds.” '■ Con. Crocket. J
Biieklail City—The muter quarters of the Buck
tails—Description of (heir huts—Some of the
hoys turned merchants—Characteristics of the
Bucktails—A good story about a pie, dec.
( From another Currespnndenjk.
Buck-tail Citv, Va., Dec. 17,1861.
If any of your numerous readers could Step
into tbe Buck-tail camp to night they would
find a great contrast between their comfortable
homes-and warm beds and tbe lug hovel,of tbe
soldier; for since I Inst wrote we have moved
into wbut, in all probability, sill be our wjnter
quarters. These are btiilC 'of logs to the bight
of four feet, and |then by placing our tents upon
these we have ; a'habitation, a little more com
fortable in everyi respect than our teats would
be if only placed upon the ground. The boys
have christened pur new camp Buck-tail City;
and in point,of enterprise it would successfully
rival most Southern towns. We have already
our merchants upon each street in' the shape of
soldiers, who are anxious to turn an honest
penny by selling apples,! tobacco, pipes and ci
gars. and other little articles, which usually go
lo make the stock of a one-horse grocery store.
Wc have no hotel as yet, but are in expectation
that some enterprising Buck-tail who can “keep
a hotel,” will open one for the benefit of him-
S.-lf and travellers. If he could procure a li
cense I could predict for him a complete suc
cess —at least fur his pocket. The boys are in
capital spirits, and in very good health at
present. We are known through the whole
division as a hardy, jolly set 'of and I
■believe are expected to fight just as such men
should. In spite of the freedom from restraint
in which they have been brought up,they make
cheerful and obedient soldiers. They 'work
with d will when there is work to be done,
and when play time comes, if there is any fun
Ic be bad, they manage to get it .A good story
is told upon one of them, which'r^ithoutvoucb- 1 WELLSI3ORO
ihg for,, I will repeats- It. appears thaj one of i •. "iTryi-T. .
the guards around the“camp r bad in adra'e man- rp HR, subscriber, having pnreht ( .,i', 5- J
ner become possessed of a- fie. W JL Smith his MSWfct in.tb, Bebk I
bkbfat pie.wasunliandy Jtry) be
come to the conclusion to eat it. as itwaanight ■ ______ ■' a ; ■■> *
arid There was but imie'danger of detection; QBWERAI, ...
JJiiw there is an order, read to the guard each AND BOOK STOBB, “
morning, which prohibit* {be “guard from eat- lrl|w#fe ., flu m ,. . ’ '
ing and drinking while on post; but the tempt- " "am* : ‘ ■
atian was too great for him to resist, so ho A r »M> STAIH) ■
proceeded Veal the plei' lie had, finished it, in th» Post OSes Building, (or
when he heard some one- approaching.- As TEE NEW YORK vRAti
usual, be brought his bayonet to a charge ant* . --...v ■„; •■. „
gang oat, ” Who goes there V The anwer came •* th * P nbll9bws **«• «• *»
promptly, “ Grand Rounds!” f Grand Bounds, all tb.-Litem*
mark time till I finish mypie,” was his answer.
Now there is something particularly cool to „ . . --“rr. ifi 1
say the least in the very idea of a sentry keep- PyrP"*. t*<»_AtJ»nti»,^•ANw
the officer who makes the of the ivr. icktrbodVar, Chatfaabul *$. f i«. »■ ,'^jj
guard every. nigh|,*at ” marktime ’ while he Also, wilflie kept aoutUudj o» ktij .
finishes a rather‘late snpper. I suppose the p f" '. '-•'***
officer thought so too, as the culprit got. nothing m - mnniJl
but a.severe lecture for being remiss irf his duty. CLASSICAL WSTOMCAU Nlfth.:
But there goes'the tattoo, and that means that > SCHOOL AND MISCBLLANIOCB loot!
the soldier must go to .bed, so I must n ; eeds B|ui|h Books, Paper nJ?'
obev. ~ SoJEB-lsor. * r
J SSSST MUSIC, PIOTUJifS,
FBOM POET HOT All.
Port Rovad, S. C., Deo. 9, 1861..
Editor Agitator.— A little .more- about the
Rangers I think will not be utiwelconiod. Our
course.seems to bo southward* On the after
noon of the sth we received ciders to move,
and at half past four,on the morning of the
Gth the whole regiment struck tents anil shortly
wore marching toward the wharf near Fortress
Monroe.- Three companies got on board, the
steamship Illinois, and at half past in
the afternoon the other seven companies got on
board the steamship Cosmopolitan- and were
soon pointed southward, when the band. Struck
up the beautiful ol<l air, “ The Star Spangled
Banner, ’’ and wo were in foil sail for South
Carolina, until, after a very pleasant voyage we
made Port Royal at 6 o’clock P. M., of the Bth,
when, we found ourselves surrounded by about
55 vessels from which the Stars and Stripes
unfold themselves most proudly to the breeze,
and on shore, on either side are seen Uncle
Sam’s bull dugs ready whenever attacked by
the Southern traitors to make a hoarse reply
that will make them tremble like' leaves before
the chilly autumn blast.’
To-day is indeed,very pleasant. - IbavaOften
heard it remarked by our Northern farmers,
it is just warm enough to plant corn, and
while I am seated on the wheel-house, the scene
by which we are surrounded is indeed beauti
ful. The bay is.oahn and the little boats are
clustering around the vessels just arriving to
catch the hews from" their northern homes.
The-shore looks invitingly, lined with forests
clothed in green altnoughm the month of De
cember. Our Col. went on shore thif morning
and has just returned with leaves of Palmetto,
Sweethery, and Live Oak, some of which you
will find enclosed within. ‘ •
I was just informed that we weVe bound for
Otter ftdand, drefant from here 60 miles wberfr
we wilLremain until further orders.
Three regiments on the 7th, took possession
of Beaufort which was entirely deserted by the
rebels.
The boys are'fast gaining in health and are
well pleased with our voyage. v R. G. R.
Tioga co. coußt proclamation—
Whereas, the lion. Robert G. While, President
Judge forithc 4th Judicial' District of Pennsylvania,
and Royal Wheeler and Victor Case. Esq.’s,- Aso
cial© Judges in Tioga county, have issued their pre
cept, bearing date the 14th. day of Dec., IS6J,
nnd to mo directed, tor the holding of Orphan’s Conrt,
Court of Common Pleas, General Quarter Sessions
and Oyer and Terminer, at WelLbum: for the County
of on liio first Monday of February, (being
tbo 3d day), 1562, and to continue two week?.
Notice therefore hereby given, ;to the Coroner,
Justices of tbo Pence, and Constable** in and for the
county of Tioga.'to appear.in their own proper per.
sons, with their record?, inquisitions, examinations and
remembrances, to do thosd things which o$ their offi
ces ami in their behalf uppvrtain'to be done,'and all'
;witnesses arid other persons prosecuting in behalf of
the romfoxurwealGt ogainsl onyperpon orpersoiusar©
required to be then and,there attending, and not ta
depart ,at their peril.' - Jurors are requested to be punc*
tual in their attendance 1 at the appointed time, agree
ably to notice.
Given under my band nnd wW at the Sheriff's Office,
in Wellsboro, the 21st day.,of December in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and' sixty
or*. It. STOWELL.' Jr.; Sheriff*
NOTICE
.hereby given to those who otto me,
,Xi: cither op note or on bp«'k account, to corue for
<*ard and settle ns soon as possible, lam compelled
iu consequence of the recent fir© to ask my friends to
be prompt in their payments, and thus give me the
means to keep myself. , ,WM. BOBEKTS.
Bee. 23, 1861.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.—Ran away from'the
subscriber, on the 9th inst., EDGAR T. ROB
ERTS, who was bound an apprentice until be was of
.age. He has left me without just cause or provoca
tion. This is to forbid nil ppVsnns hurhoring'or trust
ing him <»u my account, fori shall pay no debts of
his contracting. His age is eighteen years
Rutland. Dec. T 9, T861,-3t
STOP!3 STOP! ! I
AT THE BEE HIVE!
After an absence of nearly two Weeks in the East
ern Markets, the undersigned has again returned
home wih a magnificent and carefully selected stock of
NEW AND FASHIONABLE GOODS,
all of which have been bought for CASH, and will
be sold at
Unprecedented Low Prices,
of which tie following small catalogue will convey
some slight idea.
FI FTIvEX UUXDRED Yards Red Wo'ol Flannel
only 16 cents.
‘TIfREE THOUSAND Yards Double-fold Parametta
all shades of color only IS cents.
-FO&R THOUSAND Yards Magnificent Fancy
; Dress Gpods .at le, i andCd, and 2s—worth doable
the money*
: FIVE THOUSAND Dollars worth of superb col
jored >irid Black Dress Silks newest designs dt prices
jtusuitihe closest buyers.
J Ottoman Clolb. fitl wool Repps, Plain and Parrs’
jfigured Merinos Velobs Imperatrico of tho piastre
ichere styles. '
1 Wooten Shawls in endless variety,
\ Brdebe Long Shawls all wool and silk! such as for;’
jmeriy sold for 10 and 20 dollars,, we now offer for if
land 9 dollars..
; Cloaks, Clpaks, we have recently received .in Con*
jsignment from a first class Manufacturing House in
Broadway, an immense lot of stylish cluaka, yarvine
jin price from 11 to 2d dollars, which we shall sell at
ia slight advance above cost of manufacture.
• Lyons Silk Velvet, Mack and French
Broadcloth, plain and ribbed. English BhaversL
'Cloths, Casaimeres and Vestings 10, suit-the most las-
Itidious. ‘ . ... . , -j
2SdCILLI*TBSfV : GOODS
of every description, i choleioli arid retail, in fact ev
erything usually kept in a ' !'
. FIRST CLASS DRY GOODS BOUSE.
Remember that we do ail we advertise.
Call and get tbe facts in evidence of our assertion
’ DORMAUL’S BEE HIVE,
i Holden’s Block.
Elmira, Nov. 20, 1861. apt. U-m 6.
New wheat flour at
WRIGHTS A BAILETS
Orders for, Binding Books. The work santal 1 '
any mate, and on the lowest possible term.
lar attention will also he given toSPECIAL njSS
for any thing comprehended in the Irsder ***.
One 'rhoasand Volumes of the £st!it
. SCHOOL, BQntf n
Parents, Teachers and Scholars, art iosh4
andesaroine this large assortmsntVf .V
in which may bo fpnnd STyrythinj in
schools of tha County. • ! i” *
RKAnEES—Sanders'an tire series, ?vitfi| il L
Sargeant’s, Town's and Willson's R'esdirt. 1 ”•*!
Spelling Rooks.—Sanders' Wtbiten kt. ‘
; i * 'i ?
Arithmetics. — Greenleafe,
Cblbnro’. 4c. J ’
hand andpurchased U order. ?
Watches,, Jewelry, Piclura Framsi, Piyn
ings, Christmas Toys, fancy Articles, JUyi,
turea Jtcl
j®9^.
Wells
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DBF G
WILLIAM ROSE.
Wellsboro, Dee, 18,1861.
rr\HR interest of the subscriber in tie A**'.
JL of James Gray, dec’d.. Isle of Gray* \rJJE.A
oga-County, being, the one, S n< H T 1 v,*. '.Oil
parf thereof, subject fo the widow's dower. A 1"
of said estate that will bo equivalent in 7 . *
interest, can be severed from it without t? 5 ~-jin
remaining six parts. For further parb™Vt.TjfJl
of Frank Smith,’Attorney at"La*,-.Ttby.
County, Pa., who is authorised gjuT.
Bellefonte, Centre Co. Pa,, Dee. 11,1861. 1 ~:j.
TP'LIES 1, FLIES! FLIES
-C Cobalt, for poisoning 4ie»—also .Ft! * y t ,
or EXTERMINATOR, price fix cent per
sale »t ROY’6 DRCGblv**,.
1... J i e
Gain*.ns.—Brown'., Kobjoij’j, SailVi it, ,
Geoo|»aphi«3;—HitcheU’e, Warreu’i,
Darie*’Legendrej *», "
Slates of all kinds »»d iiiu. 1
Cop, Books, Ste.l Pens. j
Paper of .Q kinds.
Latin, German, French end Greek Tczi
411 orders promptly sttooded to.
mro. Nor. 27, 186 L J. F. ROBIMOI,
IbLAIil) & Co;:
ABE NOW
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HE OLD STORE
£5 p'.ij,7
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THREK DOORS BILOTf
V"'£ ;!'i
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ELUBOSO BOTMU
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WITH -k rUEL SXWs''"
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OODS, GROCERIES,
BOUGHT IN AQT^NCB
or thi
;*EarT war PBicia.
PR
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VIU. -BI (01*
FOR CASH OR PRODUCE '
AT
PRICES BE LOW
New York Wholesale Pries*.
CALL AND LOOK
BEFORE
PURCHASING ELSEWEESZ.
FOR SALE.
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