Tern* of Pnbllcalitom. ] thi TioaAcdtmrr agitatoru po|u«hed AtheserJ , ’ "IS-V jjfr-.OISIS DOLLARPEB Uttriail* in advance. It it intended [tv nSitifi every fffta ft's ftWfor• pi^rtall ilrfriVofeiok paper. The paper «rlB thenbe/topped ",([1 »t»rlb*rremittanoe bereoelred. ByShtioi l{W iit 'Bernes can 1m brought ia debt ho tbs riwww - ■ •■ T ‘4- iwt Aoitatokls the OJBelal Paper j»f the ftraaty, ■itb a larger and steadily iboreaeing oireolatiofc fea'ch {ate every neighborboodi» the County! 1 eeot fanf foiiaijt to any eubsoriber' erit&in the .county Wtt> b»t whoie moeteonvenient pof t offieeiaay be iesVadJoihing'County. ’ -: guiißebi Cetdeißot exceeding Slines.papef latte led,** per year. ' '- ■■ ■!*' lAS. LOWKEV *S. F. WIESOJI, A TTORNEYB i COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Will A. attend the Court of 1 Tioga, Potior and JJcKean beauties, [Wellaboro', Feb. 1,1853.] , -- HQ?*t "V ■ OWNISfI. N. 7. & ' ilu. A. Pulp ‘ Proprietor ‘ftaebts taken to and from the Depot free Ofcperge. Ji. EMERY, ! |f; ■ i TTOSNEIf AND COUNSELLOR AfetAW A Wellaboro, Tioga Co., Pa. Will dojjofe hie tine excliuieety t* the practice of 1»»- ejection* made U aey ef the Northern nountlM of Pjsnßeyl- Vaiia. / noy •■- PENNSYLVANIA Hors®. , Venwr *1 Main Stmt and hi* Atxnue, WeKetwire, Pa- J. W. BIGONY; PROPRIETOR,; fl? TMe popular Hotel, having been f'imd, re turuished throughout, i. now open to the p»Wio Be a tm-«!**• k° Uso * • ' - Ut. IZA AH HAiTON BOBBIE, V* C. VSBMILYEA, PS oPBmifcJt. - ; j . Gaines, Tioga County, Pa. -j This >• enew hotel located within easy dyeeee o the best fishing and ln Sprtbern Pe Ne pains will be spared for the aecoaiqiqdetion ,f pi,it «re seekers and the traveling public, if. April 12.-1860. 1 ' ' ;v G. C. C. CAMPELE, ' |! BARBER ASfJ) HA.IR J>RESSm, SHOP in the'rear Of the Post-Office. in his line trill be done as- well and promptly as it an be done in the city saloons. for re aarins dandruff, and beautifying lor sale keap. Hair and whiskers dyed any color. Gall and see. - Wellsboro, Sept. 22, 1859. if* TQH CORNING JOCRNA|i. ' Soorgo W- Pratt, Editor anil Proprietor. TSpublisbed st Corairig( Sl«uhen Qa., N. T|j; at One l.lOoU*t*nd Fifty Cents per.year, jn advance. The Jrsiraal is Republican in politics, as.d has 4jcircnl#- tiim teaching into ' every part of Steuben County.— These desirous of attending their business into that aid the adjiiling counties will fiujf i| i vartislog medium. ‘ Address as aborp. WELLSBOftO H WBLLSBQKOUGH, i - 1. I. fABt, - - - Si PRO® llB ™*- {Formerly*/ rta United Jtof » HoteLf String laasad thia wall known popnl« Ponao, taliaita tha patronaga of the Wilh{llttentiTn aal •bliting waiUr'*, together with . Proprietor* of thr business, be ,f thoia wha atop with him both plaint and agreeable- *• » WaUabaro, May *I,I»M. Tj .E. B. BENEDICT, D| TTTOHLD inform the public tbit h« in per|n«nentl W locnted in ElkUsd' Boro, TEjgft Co;]E»., »n i« erepered by thirty y<t»r«’ experience totrtit all dw •uti of the eyVe nod their eppendegee on|»oientifi •rieeiplee, end thnt he cen enre wUhont|*il. the dreed fei 4i«ee«e, called St. VHuf tndi rrti.) end-will ettend to eny other Ift.tneee i the line ef Physic end Surgery. - ■ Klklesd Boro, Auguit 8, 1860.' i: - DENTISTRY. |i O. N. DABTT f WOULD respectfully say to the 'cifiteos of WelUhoro and ricinity, ttaf °P'"*d V« -Ace aw WRIGHT’S FLOOR ANJ) FEED BTORB, whore he will eootinue to • do all Kinds of work 1« the line of DENTISTET. i p . Wellfkor*, April SO. 1552, V \K ' T ~~ f ; WHO LBS ALB DRUG AND 'BQOK RE. BIDSB AND MEDICINES, , :|;(t FAINTS AND OILS, *1 j tf ' WINDOW GLASS, | : p - KEROSINE OIL, 5' i fj' ALCOHOL, -I ' BOOKS and;STATIONERY, B*ll at wholesale by |i! . . " , ■ W. O. TERBEW- |{, ihwtry Merchant*supplied with;,these Woles lit NEW YOKE PRICES. 'Gorging, Jab- 20, 1862- • WANTED! J . ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS. WHEAT! ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS CORN! ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS OATS 1 'ONE THOUSAND RYE! Set whieh wa will pay CASH ! ■ : I, - WRIGHT, * BAILEY. Slow Vy'ftie’pentftL'Meh barrel/' fj feed by th» pndbd Or ton, j ' T, Bran in any quantities, : ’ j,' far tala chsap at Wright i. Bailey’* new Wanr wnd Seed Store. j '■ j•' Fork ctieap at our Sloia. £ AUgooda delivered IBEE'OfJtTARfE within Corporation. FRE: i AMERICA'S -H* {formerly D. Hari't * l CtytiaV ¥• ' Cba»*w hr Maw am> Qvt'y Stb*«t, . WELLSBOBO, i lA. | KBS. BOLBBMAN. - • A, * -Pfcjrjrtotor. Strict • Mention paid to tha gn««ts. Good 'lUtilug. Charges reasonable., r ft; X good' Cook and a hostler ‘wantjsdi; Welisboro, Sept. 3, 1862.-~jJ-* ‘ [j WOOL CARBISC! AJ# CLOTH E> BESiSI&JG, ■IN TNS\OLD FO UN bit T J^T 'S/e!lsbaiough, ‘Tioga i*a. fUB subscriber having fitted up tha ' p»co for the pnrpomi of Wool Carding and OlotWiDrewng. aod also jprotild inform the people that wdjwill tak ® >ool to nmmiJaAtare «J abates or by. the yard, to suit carlonierr. and would inform the people that wo can «»rA»ootat any time, as onr [works :p4*.r, and also that all earfed for *onr l Cfotg per pound. Wool and prodttpo p® taken for f B. t ' i prompt'attention will bo paid io% flavoring ' w ® .ati.f.ctio nkAßi^B : JOHN i&E. .. WriUboro,saiu'.ll, WBJ. ■ ' j jji ! . - ||i • JOB. RALPH 6ILLES‘p&, JASPER, STEUBEN COUNTY, For a long time a resident of -Welisborn", will visit ARM'In eanh month Knoxville on the 2Jr!h. Elktend . M tytifib, Lawrenoevill e op the 37 th Tfefea on the IWnThp** Hying at a distance to avoid Su&i address l>y totter to Jflspop r N« Y. ■ «»y li. WJ. ' j; -Jr ; '-V ■ VOL. IX. PAM, ASD WINTER GOODS. No. 2, Ualoa Block. JEROME' SMITH, HAS returned from Now York with ft splendid assortment of DRY GOODS, READY MADE CLOTHING, HATS A CAPS, HARDWARE, , BOOTS A SHOES, GLASSWARE, groceries," Domestics. WOODENWARB, ~ ENGLISH CLOTHS, . - LADIES’ DRESS GOODS. FRENCH CaSSIMBBES, FELL CLOTH, TWEEDS AND KENTUCKY JEANS. Attention ie called to bis stock of Black and Figured Dress Silks, ■ ' Worsted Goods, Merinocs, Slack and Figuered DeLaines, Long and Square Shawls, Ladies’ Cloth; g. ’ Opera Flannels, Ac. Purchasers will find that No. 2, Union Block, Stain Street, Is the place to buy the beat quality of goods at the lotfest prices. ' JEROME SMITH.- Wollsboro, Nov. 6, 18S2, »ISO BEST PIAHTOS. 150 JOS. Pt HALE i, CO., having removed to their new wareroome, No. 478 BROADWAY. are sow prepared to offer the public a magnificent new- scale full' 7 OCTAVE ROSEWOOD PIANO, containing all improvements known in this country or Europe, over-strong bass, French grand actios, hsry .pedal, full iron frame, for #l5O & 175 CASH, Warranted for 5 Tears. Blob moulding cases, 1200, $250, & $3OO, all warranted made of the best seasoned material, and to stand better than for $4OO or $&O0 by the old methods of manufacture. We invite DEALERS AND TEACHERS in all parts of the country, to act as agents, and to test those unrivalled Pianos with Steinway £ Sons, Cbickeritig £ Sons, or any firgt-ciaea mefl'ofactarers'.. JQS. P. SALE & CO.. 47* BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Oct. 22, 1852,-4m. TO SOIDISBS AND THEIR FRIENDS. THE undersigned baring had considerable expe rience in procuriag Pension Bounties and Back pay of. Soldiers, will attend to all business in that lino entrusted to bis care with promptness and fidelity. Persons wishing to confer with me will please call or address me by letter at Sylvania, Bradford County, Pa. Charges reasonable. GEO. P. MONROB. Refers by permission to H.'B. Card, County Treasurer, Welisboio, Pa. • D. F. Pomeroy/Ti*oy, Pa. T A. H. Spalding, ghbriff, Towanda, Pa. Oct. 15. 1862. I \ TJDITOITS NOTICE.—Notioe is hereby given that the undersigned having been appointed an Auditor to audit the account of J. F. Donaldson, Ad ministrator of H. B. Graves, decM M will attend to the duties cl his appointment at li. Sherwood’* office in Wellsbora, on Wednesday, the 19th day of Novem bar next, at 10 o’clock A. M M at which time and place all persons having any claims upon said fund are re quired to present them for allowance. Wtllsboro, Oct. 22, 1862. J. B. NILES, Aud’r. IN pursuance of (jn.order of the Orphan’s Court for- Tioga County, the undersigned Administrator of the estate of Fannie Qrcenlcaf, deed., will expose to public sale at the Court House in Wellsborough, on the 22d day of November next, at 2 o’clock P. M., of said day the following- described real estate situate in Delmar township to wit: A lot of land beginning at a post the north west corner of,-4and surveyed for John Hastings; thence by said Hastings and land surveyed to L. Foss south 75$ perches to a birch tree; thence by land surveyed for Wm. L. Warmer weal 114- perches to a Linn tree in the warrant line; thence by the warrant line north 76$ perehes to a hemlock tree; thence by land deeded to Gates and H. Wilcox east 114 perches to the place of beginning—containing acres, about 20 acres improved, a log house and an old shanty for a barn and a fewTnut trees thereon. Oct. 15, 1862. JACOB HILTBOLT, Adm’r. Important to consumers OP TOBACCO. Persons desiring to abandon its use, should procure s package of the ANTIDOTE FOR TOBACCO. This antidote is the meajis of -destroying the taste fer tobacco, and thereby every one MAT ABANDON ITS USE! Price, 30 cents per package, sent Post-paid. Agents wanted for this and five other new articles ■commanding READY SALES AND GOOD PROFITS. *For particulars, enclose stamp and send for Circular Address, , &• M. DEWITT, West Boklisoton, Pa, A tig. 2’7, 1862. , Charlotte Hubbard, I by her next friend, Ly- J Jane Tsrm. 1862, ' man Harris, } No. 196, Advertisement •e». i in Divorce. Goerge IV. Hubbard. j To George W.BMard; Ton are hereby notified that Charlotte Hubbard; your wife, baa applied to the Coert of Common Pleaa of Tioga County, for a Di vorce' from tbo bonds of matrimony, and that the said Court have appointed Monday, the 24tb day of No vember next, at the Court House, in Wellaboro, for hearing the said Charlotte Hubbard in the premises, at which 1 time and place yon can attend if yon think proper. 11. BTOWELL, Ja.,-Sheriff. WelliboYo/Oct 29,18«2. AUDITOR'S NbTlOE.—Notice ia hereby given that the nnderaigned, having been appointed an auditor to distribute the proceeds arising from the Sheriff sale of real estate of Wm. B. Middangh and T. PaUin, willaltenti to-the duties of his appointment at his. office in Wellaboro, on Friday, tbe 28th day of November next, at which time and place ell per sons having any claims upon said fund are required to present them Cor allowance.' W. WILLIAMS, Auditor. • WelUboro, Not. 5,'1862. ' * ACHRXOStfftr. —Quite a curiosity in thy shape of a new patent Fruit Jar for preserving Fruit, <«an be seen at'Roy's Drug Store. Calk and examine itevea if yob do not wish to buy. NOTICE TO COLLECTORS—The Collectors aw requested to Settle the balance of their dupli cates « December Court without fail. Tbe demands npon the ®reasnry makes it necessary that this should bo strictly complied with and it is hoped none will need further notice, HENRY B. CARD, WeHsboro, Nov. 5,1562. *Co, Xreas’r, j Btbotefc to tfce EjrUnflCoN o* t&r area of anft ttjr Si)reaD ofl©raTtfis forirt ‘ while there shall. Re i Wroiis ußrightbd, Aki iriiiiL inbumanfcy to manV shall. c^&^diTATiWt.iAO^^^ PENSION AGENCY. Administrator’s Sale. Application in Divorce. WELLSBOM, TIOGA COUNTY» PAJ, WEDNESDAY MORKLK6. lB% T i.THE. BED AT AM* ON THE LEAVES, The wood-bird's rieSl upon the.hough ■ Deserted bangs, and heaped Wth ; leaves, . Once filled with lib and joy. bat -now! Sad as, a stricken heart that grieves, . • Amid the light of snch a scene, . ' Where’Bllcm vales and hills are olact Id gayedt hues of geld arid grttn. -- ; Wby sbould the human heart.be ead? • Tetsotnber thoughts flit through the mind, u Arid pass unspoken andoasang, As touched by ;- Fall from the twigs to .which they clung. Here, like the patriarch in his dream. Wo see thri ladder ango’strod, ■ ■ The mountains to our vision seem-, To lean against the throne of flqd. The rail, of golden milt that rise Over.th« wood-lands to the spa, Drop, where .the gailaqt solder lies, WhoeVfurlongh is eternity. Upon thbieaves now sear and red. That Ones were flakes of fire to too,. I see the blood onr armies shed. That oar dear country might be free. Ged. W. Bit.voxt. From Hammond's Company. On the harcb.south or Leesburg, Yju, ] November I, 1863. i,, ’ i. •Feikmd Agitator —ltj.has been quit# a long time-sines I wrote'you; isndl should not writs to-night did I not feelthyself obligated to the friends of those in my qompaby who have so much interest in the welfare of! their friends here; for, lam pretty, tired, and have no fair opportunity to-do ear Not that what I could write'would'have any merit of its own:, hot that I know.anything pertaining to,the expert ence of Tioga' County boys in the .army, will be rend with interest by their friend? at home. I last wrote you atf ’Sharpshurg, nod gave you an account of our march from Frederick. "While we lay in campi near Sharpsburg, we fell in with a great many'of oor friends, in the Reserves and BucktaiH. as well as in other Regiments, whom we were glad to see, and to whose stories of their campaigns we listened with all attention and tits liveliest satisfaction. They all deserve the.highest praise for the no ble sacrifices they,have,made for their country; and; their friends ot home may well, be proud of them as the veterans of this war, who fought ■and, won the great battles of South Mountain Add Antietam, and covered the "arms of. oar country witb aglqry which neve*"will fadel But it makes one sod to look, qpqn.tbe rent* sants of their decimated regiments, and reflect that of those whose placles there are now va cant, many sleep the, honored sleep of the sol dier, dying for bis country, perhaps, far from the homes they so much loved, and expected again to enjoy, when the martial tread and ar ray of arms should have given place to the higher and nobler efforts ~f peaceful. avoca tions, wliile thousands of others have only re turned 1 to their homes to pass a miserable ex istence, (save it bf in the high satisfaction they might enjoy in the conviction; which follows always from the performance of duty,) with ruined constitutions, and hearts rendered for ever ssd when reminded of their happy youth, and the elastic hopes they thus cherished. So it may and probably will be with ii«. This is a desperate war; and many thousand more of happy homes must be desolated, and hearts wrecked, before it can be sustained in vindica tion, bf the fight, and the success of the cause of the country, as opposed to the infamous doc trine of dissolution and ’destruction. Last-Sunday, Oct. 26, (allowing me to pas* over so great an interval, of some two weeks) tlie'troops all about us ' received marching or ders in earnest; and though the day was by far the most boisterous nnd disagreeable of the season, they set out in thd direction of Harper’s Ferry, We did not move; I suppose for the very good reason that there were already more men on the wfly than could cross the river, for several days. It was fortunate for us. ■lt rained not a little through roost of the day, and through out the night the wind blew a« if to carry onr cloth houses away, though well staked down. We were slack of candles, and the evening wore away by story and songi, till our thought ful Sergeant friend, Barlow, manufactured a light by running some accumulated' grease up on a plate, with a rag for a wick. It was a wild night, dark, howling, nnd mournful. It was such a night as I love for its very Wildness, and dark shades, ns if a thousand forms were biding behind its sable curtain, to wake the memories of'the past, and unmask its hidden mysteries, even under the cover of its nnnnsual darkness; for the mind then wanders unattrac ted by the beauties of 'nature reflected in the light of day, and undisturbed by human actions. The strong cold wind which blew so all night, dried op the rain considerably. On the follow ing day the sun came out in splendor, and hy the time set for us to move, the roads were in good shape for a march, save here and there where the- rain had accumulated in too great quantities to yield so readily toils genial power. At 2p. m., Monday 27th ult., we Set out in brigade for the first time on the march. We tre the second battalion, in the brigade, which is composed of the 88th, 90th, any 136th Pa., and the 26th and 94tfa, N. Y. regiments, nil of which save ours, are old regiments which have seen, and suffered much, in service. Our bag gage train detained us very much, so that by 9 o’- Jock we bad only made about seven miles, when we filed into a field, as we supposed, for the night. The night; was quite cold, but we were fortunate in getting a good supply of rails for wood. The items.,of fqel and water, are .two important things to look after in movements of troops; for the best (bat can be dons, still leaves it no little task So provide them. While at Sharptburg, we had (o carry all the water from a mile-to a mile and a half.; But we were very fortonate that night, for there was a fence on every side of the field, and a brook ran close by. It was hot a few moments before the boys had them coffee stewing, and the bright fires hissed high, till: the stories of the day were told, and they lay down to sleep, having spread their little shelter tents-which they carry with them on the march. They consist of pieces of shirting some four feeceqoare, with buttons and button-holes on.three aides, so that any number of them may ho fastened together, thereby ma king a roomy habitation—usually five or six to gether. The roof is pretty low, and it requires quite humble spirits to bpwiu btihdiisdop, to o-. them; and yet.tbeymTe*. shelter from the min, and a,boondajy, of dominion, so that epobono knows tbp.'limits of hip own house. ~,r . , I'wag somewhat weaned, that night, bn} hot 'r'rtooa by ' the' dr» away up W W edge! of the wood*,' where wVhnld chosen a place ta-lie writing';hy the bfaxe of tbpfire, with no -one ,to disturb roj attention, tare.it' were by the music, of those, sleeping near by, or by their sudden exclamations, when an unfriendly coal trespassed ton hear fur'chm 'fortbf Safety; Soon 'an ‘ orderly rode up whb inquired' for our Colonel in- such'h manner as to impress me with the belief that something was up.; The 88th Pennsylvania, was some distance ahead of us, not being cumbered by l so much baggage as we, and I guessed the truth' when't thought we should probably more up some time in the night to the advance' of our Brigade; yet 1 did not bunch the Captain who lay .near hy.npr hallo to the Lieutenant., who .had taken upquarterg for the night with some friendly crowd t but kept op, writing a few pa ges in my journal which is-my constant repiis itory of my own experience, either in camp or on the march,' till suddenly 1 heard, away down thed'oe near tbsyoad, ‘'m«rehing orde»»J’r-r -'The drum beat, and ,soon the vigilant Qrderjy sang nut, “fall in company A!" It was eleven o’clock. The moon which had lentils friendly light to us in the evening, bad now gonehejiiml rt'he- hull, and darkness reigned aaSre from the fiiinflight of the distant stars, a soft relief was reflected, winch served wellto. guide us.w)iep we dni>a became accustomed to its in fluence, We hiirried along as best'we could, picking our Way without tmioh fegard to forrri. We riiae and-deaoended a high hill; marching a distance flf three miles, and encamped in {peas ant. Valley, near Burgktsville. It was two o’clock when we lay down for tho night. In the morning we set oot again, and marched ‘to Berlin a point on the Potomac, eight friiles-be low Harper’s Ferry.’ ;• . -u . -It Seemed good once more to ha,is. hearing dfstange of the locomptjye, for it soopds'Jikp business and civilization, to.hear (he cars rolling along with’ their heavey" burdens’ even now, when wewell know the mission which Calls tbeirr forth in such fearful succession. November 2d —W« enearopecLip a hard wood grove, about three-fourths of a, mile from the River where we remained over, the next day, f Friday,) making out the pay-rolls,'while wait ing fob the troops of Born side’s’Corps to cross the Hirer. Saturday Morning, Oct. 80th, we wera ordered up, and crossed tbs River about noon, on a pontoon bridge, just about the site of the lifidge, which was'burned one year ago at libit place. The piers still stand, expressive of the destruction and dessolation which fol lowed in the Ibnt-prinls of War, 'This was our first entrance into Virginia. The road wp took ted ns through a fertile portion- of London County, and Loveittsvi!le f .a “little Virginia hamlet,” (to borrow the expression of a young .soldier friend, who has'seed 1 something in this war,) on our way to the line' of-the advance under Burnside., We drew op jupthefnremght and lay in Camp, there about eight miles south of Berlin, resting on the next day, when we wers mustered. Yesterday -morning, we buckled tin- nnr bag gage--and marched from our pleasant- camp there oji the hill, about 10 o’clock.. The boys ate always in. good spirits, and specially when there are such fair prospect* for something to do, ns seemed then to lie before ue. We passed through Waterford, a little villiage, where we saw a great many of the 45ih Pennsylvania There was some., shaking hands, and many friendly greetings. I had little trouble breaking through the ranks, to shake hand* with Mnj. E. G.Scbieffelin, of the 45ih Pennsylvania, for the hoys were straying here nnd there to pay a brief word of friendship, and I wr« most glad to see him. He bear* a soldierly appearance, and is spoken of in high terms ns «n officer, who does himself worthy credit. Towards night, having marched some twelve or fourteen miles; we filed into tine in a field, and broke ranks for the night. I presume it was not five minutes before one half mile of fence was brought and piled up to burn for the night, within my sight. T*aw a two yearnld taken by and led into the wu-.ds to be slain, hut the ad jutant rode out just in time to prevent it, Th« pigs squealed and chickens squalled all night and fresh meat prevailed in the morning more plentifully than has been the case any time heretofore, I suppose the Quartermaster had mads a good contract, and this was the fruit of it. I cannot stop here to particnlarize. or 1 could give you an account of how a quarter of fresh pork Was unexpectedly found in our open marquee, a morning ago, and how several cards of beautiful honey greeted’ our anxious eyes, while the “phiz” of Monothnn, one worthy sol dier presented a queer appearance, from the ef fects of; too close proximity Ip the bellicose honey-maker. Suffice it that we did not suf fer fur something good to eat ; next morning; and if a stray rail accidentally came in con tact with a fat pig, so.effectually that be should not disturb the qaiet repose of its owner, with even one decent squeal, then it seems to me only an act of kindness'for a Lieutenant,.Ser geant, or any other soldier, to put an end.to its misery, which done,, it would certainly- ,b« wrong to leave it to waste or hp destroyed, in the event of the -neglect of its owner.. We have heard firing all the afternoominthe direction of Snicker's Gap, toward Winchester, which u a Jiule north of west, Burnside’s division has passed in (bat direction to-day.— The firing is only some eight miles distant. We shall probably march in the morning—proba bly before. The rebels must run of -fight. -. I think probably they will retreat, but we hope to give them some trouble before they reach Gor donsville. We have the shortest road to that place, and Siegel has yet a shorter route. They may run into Ohio, or perhaps overcome our defensive forces atf Harper’s Ferry or some oth er crossing, aud ; again go North; or, ngain, they may intend making a great struggle -at Winchester. Ido not . believe they can cron* the Blue-Ridge to Richmond, unless they over come us in « decisive battle,. I e;-n no tell With any o'-rtainiy bow many fore s there are across here; but there are at least suougb for a great battle. They . may nut-number, out-, general, uodparbaps beat us i but - we believe '1:1 itr 10 vl‘’'OS 1' the contrary. I only hope we may hare a chance in hghf n decisive battle; I think our greatest'danger i*in their making a successful ‘ retreat^Ohl'that the right piay triumph, tbs Constitution and the Union pe permanentlyes }phlished, law vindicated, and .order- and ho*- oralde peace restored,' by one effeetupl cpiiqueat of lhe enemyiri Virginia.' ’ ''‘‘l write entirely bymoonlight tfow, nnd will ; chise jtSiis long and disconneoted letter, hoping next time pi,give you an honorable apcuiint.of l3Cth under fire. ,Jub» v I., Mitcb’ei.l. . FBOIC A- TIOGA BOY. Extracts from a Private Loiter. r 'Piatt BWfrrHtttia Attn Sisters —One of oitr, I-finest autumn dky* is drawing to a close. It j I# Jeae crisp- than some of • its predecessors, which have been qujte plentifully sprinkled with heavy rains, Aa.i write, the sweet strains of a ’chant, from the chapbf organ, are wafte’d ■’to the 1 etifdh the' balmy, j»shliy stirring even ing air. New it is' fulf.clßnr, distinct. Now it is merged With a heavy. -rgothling tone,: like the dying echoes of a passing storm, or-as th# rising surges', of the. svf, i’qr away; and then it falls tbj’tt plaintive strain,' sad as the wail of a desolate spirit. Now/it dies to a murmur of gentle winds, tremulous as'-plkying- zephyrs; and risies'itben iutones'ftril, strong and deep; thrilling the nerves «f»d|qiiite stirring thenir seemingly, wilbiits.ro,Uing.bass. Ob, such rich, full tones! Such chords! Such harmony! Do they not strike responsive chords in the hu mao’tieart?' ifow fullof melody !’ How full of a lonely, vogoe.i i nndefitiaWe wotm-thing, that ever brings home tqthe memory,.: J! can not account for it, but-, no eismer c.mis these -soft, sed'Atrajns of music, than steals with them, through them,-a feeling of,Jopelitjess, quite un nerving! Tears seem -floating near the troubled surface of the feelings, which only heed to’pbn-, tier on dear, distant friends and home ties; fb brirrg tlTenrgnshing from'tbeir fountains 1. Is this'ii weakness f Siriheit then ; -for L would not check themd- Theyare as dewtorhe heart. What is there in music that so insinuates itself -into tbeSnnl, unless it be some inward synipar thy, an inward answering music ! A .-thin,, quivering vibration of invisible air,ever thrilling tbu senses with tb«!'same -pure, intangible, subtle newness. ’ ’■> One liy one the fleeting days nre gradually ehorteningand passingiiway ; - and ibis one. a golden, dreamy, 1 auluinmibday is hastening to its seqnel'to sky good night to the vetting .sun; ere quiek-jeoming night shaH intervene 1 with her dark,; hovering wing*. ;.Antfas thejiay, so is nature approaching her disrobing riina. The sighing Wind whispers mournfully through the rustling; breaches of the. trees. ...The. fields grow -yellow more in thedacaying remnant of of their 'glorious summer garb. The deep, green colors, in nature's rustic robe, are fading sioWlyaway; the greaf, far-stretching forests are shedding their stale and sober hues and ss sUnting tbeir undress qUirewhich rustles nnij sings them to their king, winter sleep. Jsach tree puts on its duskycuAtof russet brown and nods iikeAn_«Mlyr«feeper to the jjonrses of. the breeze..; Tpe le«pi)tig,arevry. laughing, brooks will,soon, be ..bound, and crystnljred in it? icy fetters and prove dangerous slipups for dare tesa feet. Ouiwurd Signs of lift ' will drAop find fd(l, until bmnted russet fitful Au tumn, shall breath its Inst, in the stern advance #*od strong, but chilling, embrace of winter,— May we not find an analogy to this in life ? [ think we can. The going, and coming clouds and sunshine-of youth—the Warm budding showers' of life’s spriftg-time—the toils tip the ascent tn the brighfand sunny summer plains, flushed with the brilliancy of vivifying, exu berant, vital, uodimmed hope—then the autumn fruits uf matured intellect—all followed by the fading, th|> dimmed eye, the silvered hair— the fading hues uf life, the signs of physical decay,- reviving themselves one- by one, into the lineaments of another Ufe„into the glowing vestments of a higher life. This is the fruitful, heavy laden, autumn time of ;nature. And with its passing days, come sudh autumn-loads Of sweet, thronging; pleasing memories ! They come,-likc tbe laugh of trooping children, down the embowered vnsta of the past, in bewildering compulsion— a buoyant, joyous, group, with just thq ew.est shadows boyeving o’er their path. They reach afar, far off—they come ffom home—ah, “ home, sweet home!” Such memories never sorrow, never sadden. They bring from, put tbe teeming past childhood’s delights, boy hood’s wealth of fun and frolic and the soberer pleusures'of after youth. Home! Does our good Snxbn give us a sweeter word 1 Around it clusters the deaf names of ' mother, sister, wife,fath«r,brother; names w hich form a wreath of hive about the delights of social life And throws a- bright halo of, purity, charm and beauty around the shrine of our home altar, Quine! 'There is a spell in the 'sound of its sweetly-voweled accents. 1 ‘The familiar scenes and associations of that precious spot are fret ted so deeply into 1 memory's vault, that no dis tance shall dim, no time obscure them ; nor shall the dark caverns, of the mind spirit them away. Niit only is there ’ a sweetness in the word, hut'a power. Our affections cling to it evetf as the loving tendrils of its ow n running vines. And in semblance;.' we’ll train our hap py recollections of thee, about, our nffi otions, so that they they shall out live the transient Seelnesa uf thine own trailing vines! Too dear the thoughts; of thee, “ sweet, home,” to lie lost in ungenerous forgetfulness! Thy pleasures; are manifold, thy lessons many.— The anticipated {pleasure of their re-epjoy ments, cannot, will put *>e dismissed.. Can we forget thee? Never, No we .cannot give thee up I The bruwfi.-iuld barns, the rippling brook playfully toying in its babbling' course with miniature water wheels the garden, the meadows, the orchard ;' the herded pasture,the gorge, tbs rocks with all their sunshine shade and life, are, to the .mind’s vision, clear, life-, bke, hoinc-like bind ns plainly discernable through the falling 1 mist of the dim distance, os if' 1 overlooked them with' an' actual eye.— . Sportive’.youth here basks away its -sunny hoars.- But nol'.always -so. A change most cutne.; The render ti*a uf .associatipa wjd in- FslßlAx SIMINSHr HoSPITaL," V A., \ ■‘ ,f -Oct; 28. 1862: • ) Advertisements will be charged 81 peraqnsre of 10 Uses, one or three Insertions, end 24 cents for every sobeoqaen t ineertloe. rAdvertisemMiu 61 liit tisalO lines cqnridcnd M.a squMsa , The-sobjoinedieteewul I be ohugedror,Qa*rterJj,H*l?*Vvarlj and Tearly «•- ! Vertisetnents: -<"•1 • • tiibimts. • nouns. IS Ko»v«a Square, ’ SS,BS t*>4o 48,00! » do. - *,#• , a,oo; * ao, -; f r.oo , m« . lo# 1 f column, - -' . B,o# 9,60 12,5%' || do. - , 14,M JO,OO 80,60' Column, - . - 14,0» 85,00 M,O( 3 Advertisements Dot haring tbenambcr of ir.gartlobs desired marked upon them, will be published until or* I dered oqtknd qherged accordingly. ~ I Posters.TTandbills, Bill-Heeds, L&ter-Heads-sadaU kinds of Jobbing ddnt; in country establish meets,'Os aented neatly and promptly, justices’,CoDetaiit's and other BLANKS constantly on hand. 15. timooy with fond, familiar scenes, must “fee -broken for < awhile, A new phase of life is -o'pening up to the gate of maturing youth. A work ie to be done. .■ The fledgling.on untried wing, leaves the bid neat and seeks a mate to rear nnother. So -with the bamah fledgling —the old home must be given op and untried energies and helping hands unite, to form a new one; to be, in turn, as nature and her maker demand; deserted as the other. The time arrives when those-home delights most be bid adieu; and the youth, is -fond brother or dutiful eon perhaps, just begin ning to feel the glow of manhood’s aspirations ■ swell bis bosom, must go out into the world .and grapple with the real sod actual in life. „ Will he throw, down the gauntlet for the con . test, well provided with a ballast powers of [true self-respect, proper aims, pure aspirations, i-a» hundreds bare, and hundreds hare failed to ' do before him? , Will be be determined, reso- I lute, self-reliant, upright in action, indepebd : ant in thought, tact us ted by high resolves,« | liberal fraternity of interests; noble examples . and friendly words, which make our daily life one;of happy:, ootrimunings and beckoning . hopes ; or will he Swerve from this course ond ' prove recreant to' theeb influences, and languish - in timid, hesitating,, uncertain action, and -basely gtovel to- other men’s nod, a fawning sycophant through life t Will -he adopt Sore safe guides to action, and .’settled principles; knitted like compact muscles, that shall:be firm, and strong, engrafted into -his being deep enongb to' ward off the subtlest barb,'the keenest shaft of error and wrong? Shall be he always ready and willing to an swer where duty calls 1 and scorn to bow. or cringe to one low thought ? pure and proud of his borne however lowly or obscure, that his home hearts may be proud of him? Or will bis spirits weaken and be forget to wrestle and to work? will he forsake the Right,and throw off the.gray mantle of sober Truth; to put on the treacherous, fleeting one of Errpr? Earthling indeed, 1 if be will lean' on props and stoop and creep to others, as a mere invi tation,; too effortless to pot forth strong manly labor to regain a' lost inheritage, common to all,'but' by sin and' labor' cursed, and to be re deemed, ere reclaimed, with its .worhT full of manifold blessings. Wilt he choose and ac complish the good of all this? Much depends on the native impulse—" to the manor born bpt more depends on the training of those im pulses by this borne, life—whether he goes forth to meet the rough-buffetings of life with a man - Jy energy, and a stern, well directed determina tion of purpose, or whether be faints under his task; and livesthe mere semblance and apology of manhood.. • But true!;, how anamolieg multiply I Here I am running this letter Into a prolonged trea ■ tie* on “the- proper training of youth," when more than likely, T«m ignorant of the very first elements or principle thereof. With this confession, I think .1 better desist—dry up—-' Simmer down—cut short, and stop.. So I will. ‘ We bare a character here among our Saga ' mors Doctors, that I must tell you about. We jocularly call bim Sharkey, by way of a desig nator, which answers for wag—vulgarly known as a brick —full of hisshines, and withal, some thing qf a tragedian besides; and by the way, I was a party to one of his innocent tragicsli ties. the .other day,, But 1 must describe the Doctor to yon, before I tell you abont that. Well then, imagine if you can, a raw-boned, lathy, six-foot specimen of the genius, appa rently put together in the most careless man ner imaginable, and seemingly ready to fall to pieces upon the slightest provocation. Hi. legs are thin long and lanky, in fact, they deserve nb,4)otter name than shanks. Thera seems to be an nnabreviated tendency to run to legs— they look aaif lhey could make a long-journey short, and are the most striking points about him, except bis two fists, and if I should say ‘they were his only visible means of support, (without reference to bis salary,) I might make a statement to hookan argument on, and poa- I si lily a successful contradiction, for although I they do to ali appearance support him, the I question of their visibleness is clothed in some i uncertainly. (Besides capacious pantaloons.) ' But the appendix or adjuncts, which belong to these perambulatory appendages, (I mean his legs of course,) surpasseth all the understand ing I ever saw. But this at once demonstrates the principle of equal justice which reign a in nature; fur what she has whittled from bis legs, the has added to bis feet. His feet are really stupendous —"like coming events, they cast their shadows before.” They appropriate all the immediate available vicinity about the Doctor, and sometimes encroach upon his neigh bor’s. They understand the meaning of re verse engine; for to this does their conductor have to resort when he cannot- taro around.— In short, (if there is anything short about him,) ; in addition to his leathern saddle bags, be totes along a respectable tannery or two, wherever his 1 feet may choose to carry him ; and respectable, because they are two weighty silencers of any abuse, casting discredit upon a magnified un derstanding, not likely to.be overturned. Long may-it stand 1 As to bis body, it .is sonud, pro tuberant, Buncblike,, and broader than it is long; evidently much better fitted for use, than otjnament. ' Geographically speaking, its lati tude.equals not its longitude; this is the 1 effect on all old practicionera; poor fellows 1 1 They . have to ride . such hard trotting horses. Bat nature in thjs case, ever watchful,(comes again to the rescue—what his body lacks in length, bis neck and arms do not; they are on. the .elongated ordelr. tough, sinewy, and long drawn out. His long bony ape-like . hands, seem ,to - possess a strong affinity for bis feet, and are ever seeking a close acquaintance. The attrac tion is doqhtlesa in their, resemblance. Below his knees tbey immovable hang, or pendulate, let dowh lifee the bucket on a well-sweep. 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