' lyiianif; ATTOENEYS,}*tfODNSELLORB AT LAW.will attend the fepM-t of Tioga, Pottor and McKean 'eoantica. DiCKjfJISOir HOUSE C 0 U'jN'. I N ,0- X. Y. " ' • - • Maj. A. ;i> ... ~, Proprietor r Guests taken to $1 i£ from thdDSpbt free of charge. ' Ji EMERY, , ,' - Attorney a%dcounsellor, at law Wellaboro, Tioga C 0.,. Pa. Will .devote' his •time exclusively tcfbhe practise of Jaw. Collections made in any of tfep Northern counties of Pennsyl vania. ~ *, ■" n0r21,61) PESKSyjtYAJriA HOUSE. Comer oj 'Main Street mud the Avenue, Welttboro , Pa. .3. W. BIGOUY, PROPRIETOR. This popular Hotel, having been re-filled and re furnished throughout, Pfnovr open to. the pnblieas a first-class boose. . • IZAAK W.4ITOY MOUSE, S. C. YE RUTS TEA, PRO PRIETOS. County, Pa. • fTIHIS is anßwicffal located.within'easy access o J the best banting grounds ip Northern Tai- No pains will b ppared for the accommodation 'of pleasure scoters tU4'the travelingpublic! ’' , April 12.1860. .! ■ O. C.< 4 CAMPELL, barber .BAIR-BRESSBR. HOP in the roar jh the Post Ofilco. Everything in his line will bed Joe as well and promptly as it ( can be done in -the cH r saloons. Preparations for re moving dandruff, beautifying the hair, for sole cheap. Hair and wfcfykers dyed any color. Call and see. Wollsboro/Sepji 1859. 7 HARM’S HOTEL* THOMAS GEiITES, - - Proprietor. J tfe Opcington Hotel.) (Formerly THIS Hotel, kept'Air a long time by David Hart, is being repiif’d . and. furnished anew'. The subscriber bas ICaae|, it for a'term of years, whore ho may be fiAind readyjjo wait upon bis old-enstomers and. the traveling ]lie'- generally.- ‘His table will be provided with thl boat the market affords. At his bar may be foiled’ t< ,i chslcest-brands of liquors and cigars. , ; Well-boro, Jan. 2; < 1863.-tf. . WELI.S JOUO HOTEL. B. B. HOILjjDATT, - Proprietor. THE Proprietor h* lying again taken possession of the above Hot© spate' no pains to insure the comfort of guesj «and the traveling public. At tentive waiters alwa*‘fe?ready. . Terms reasonable. Welltbero, Jan. 2.'r18.G3.-tf. Q. W. WELLE? JTON & GO’S. BANK, '■ COmi'-.fNG-, W. Y„ (Located 15 ' American Gold a| t Silver Coin bought and sold, iNew York ExchSf ' ’ do. ‘Uucurrent sf? * do. “s United States De|and Notes “old issue” bought. Collections al};parts ortho Union at Car- Tent rates of‘Exchange. C ! Particular pains Wll hh taken ‘ to accommodate our patrons from the Valley. Our Office will be open at 7 A. M., aqfeeiosp at 7 P. M., giving parties passing over the Tyiga Rail Road amp|e titne to transact their businfs-8 before the departure of tho train in”the morning, .after its arrival in the 'evening. Q. V.’WELLINGTON, President. Corning, X, ■■ JERO& 1-B. NILES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, NILES VALI&T,, TIOGA COUNTY, PA.,. HAVING associatedhjim&elf with a legal firm in Washington, ha possesses first rate facilities for the prosecution of'fOlttlnis for Pensions, Back-Pny, Bounty, and nil othtSr, just demands against the Gov •eminent. All suci} tlnitns will be attended to with promptness and .fidelity,fhnd “ no charges” will be made unless the is successful, Mlddlebury-Cenlcci Nov. - 12,. 1862»-3m. s. mawiv, Attorney jg l iodnsellor at law, Coudersport|S s 1 will attend the several Courts In Potter and h Counties. Ail business en trusted to his care wP receive prompt attention. He bas the agency oftla4' * tracts of good settling land and will attend of taxes on any lands in said counties. ? j' * Coudereport, Jtip. 21:/1863.® ' J. CjIJdJPBELL, JR., ATTORNEY COUNSELLOR AT LAW. KNOXVILLE, TIOGA COUNTY, BA. Prompt attention given to the’ procuring of Pen eiona, Back Pay 6,f Soldiers <tc. . Jan. 7, 1800 -Gpi,' CAKOIrtU 4»D ■CLOTt Dressing, /.V FOUXDBY AT Wellsborofeh.nTloga County, Pa. fT\HE subscritjer.hayi tg fitted up the' place for the j purpose of WboU Warding and Cloth Dressing, and also would he people that we will take wool to <tt shares or by the yard, to suit customers, and tbo people that wo can card wool at any|iim£ r as our works run by steam power,, and also'mat all won'! will be curded for fouj cents per pound. |tvool and produce will be taken for pay for tbo aamoiu N. B. Prom.pt attention will.be paid Jo all favoring «s. We will givliood satisfaction. » ff. - . ■ CHARLES LEE, ' JOHN LEE. 1, Juqiai, 1562. ®WeHsbor. 9150 WEST PIAKOS. 15© JOS. P. nALB,Ii CO.;, having removed to tboir mow wore rooms, Wo. Itß’ BROADWAY. -aranow coffer the public a magnificent bow scale full A ' 7 OCTANE' ROSEWOOD PIANO, containing all ( known in this country or Europe, bass, .French grand • aplion, hary pedul, full for ' : $l5O felts CASH, Warranted' for 5 Tears. Rich moulding ct^s,.*: . $200,|#50/& . $3OO, H all warranted ma»|» of .the best seasoned material, and to stand better tfoair any.eold for $il)0 or $5OO by the old methods of We invite SEALERS AND TEACHERS in all parts of ihir country, to net as agents, and to test these uorivaSed/l’niDog with Steinwuy <k Sons, Chickering &'Sofia, fleany manufacturers. . . JOS.Iu*. .iIAL 'E & CO., . 478 BRoifoVf.VlV HEW YORK. Qct.22, 1562.-y?mi l| . ISOA.EWEAD. A NEW HtlbVF,; ANDWTIN SltOP HAS just been cAjefled in Tioga, Pennn., whero may Ibe found a of Cookiirg, Parlor and Box Stovos, of rtte must approved patterns, and from the bejt manufa&bijoje. The HOMESTEAD is ad mitted to bo th« ( boA Elevated Oven Stove fn the market, The jj,] t ; . • “ GOLD-ENGAGE" & GOOD HOPE” are flat tnp air tight sto\es, with large ovens, , with many advantages, frvhr any other stove before tmado. Parlor SSves.- The Signet -and Gaspion are Doth very neat ami superior stoves. Also Tie, Coptfr, aniJ-Shoct Iron ware, kept con stantly on hand Aid ptado io order of the best mate nai and worltm..iHUiji,-giU of which, will be sold at the lowest figure jor odsh or ready pay. Job work of ag-kinits attended-to on call. Tiogq. Jan. GUERNSEY i, BMEAD. ’ P'ENfdrT^NOYT" TO SOLO|EI|S £ND THEIR FRIENDS. rpUE undersig&d (aving had oonsiderahle expo nW, n r lt o < 'iV D pr f, , ; n! -S Pension'Bounties, and Back f Soldiers, toll attend to all business in that line entrusted to his fere with and fidelity. j™ l wishing to Confer with mo will plbase'cali address me hyiettc'; at Bylvania, Bradford County, «■ Charges reaipttable. QEO. P, MORROE. 1 Refers by pcrmjsatop to H. B-Card; Countyfliasnrer; Wellaborb, Pa. F. Pom'eroifMojW'a n . i louanilu, Pa. Wet, 15,1862. s' J 1 THE AGITATOR. . 23ebotriJ to ll)* ZStttntiion of tse orea of JFreeiiam attsx lilt of f&calt&g i&efotrm. ‘WHILE THERE SHALL BB A WRONG UNRIGHTEBj AND UNTIL ‘‘MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. S VOL. IX: Select £oettg. [From ilie Daily Washington Cbrohicl©.! > THE NATIONS TRAVAIL. The pains wtTfeei, the pangs that rend. Precede a nobler birth '< iThan any since the world begahi; * 7 .In which ancient good shall blend , With all held in reserve for earth, ; And to accrue lo man. ’. 7 . - ' The mingling doubt*, and; fears. Of good or ill to come, ,Are monitors - of coming’cbange: They Whisper in unwilling ears Qf facts .and ultimate!,.the ram Within man's finite range; • -; The skies are dark, the'fields are red,. Oar homes resound with wails; The earth shakes with the tread of hosts^ 1 Am| gapes to Swallow np .thp.d&d; Tbe’;eea’ia'lashed by sulphurous, gales Along oar flaming coasts. , All faith in man, and higher things. Seems dying at the root*. Blight by the canker of distrust. And lies, and hatreds, all the springs Of human action so'pollute. That Hope returns to dust ' Foresee:' without, the open foe With arms assail the State; While Brutus whets tb£ traitor’s knife Within, and waits to strike the blow How can the nation wrest from, fate Its dear, imperilled life ? 'Tis thus man reasons. Were his sight Made-limitless in scope, He should all happenings, And read Qocn ultimate aright; And faith sboold rise again, and Hope Should soar on tireless wingst All strife is healthful. Tis the growth Of souls, and grosser things; The germ fights upward to the sun; And nature seems with nature wroth When tempests flop their awful wings. And earthquakes rend and stun. For strife is life, and life is strife, And peace is stagnant death; Mach wrestling makes the perfect man, And leads to higher realms of life; Action is made his vital breath ' In tho Almighty plan. We see but dimly*. There are deeps Within deeps more profound; And heights supernal crown the heights Which utmost mortal vision sweeps; And truths, beyond the outer bound That finite reason lights. The fathomless and open sea, That surges at the poles Of this mysterious being, laves The throne-foot of Infinity; And to that central point our souls Adventure on the waves: Baffled by head-winds, tempest-tost, Menaced by ongry skies, And breakers, smiting sunken reefs; Hopes dies then faith is lost; Then reason stumbles; then arise Wild theories and beliefs. Cut this wo know; Truth cannot die; And Right is Truth’s right band; Truth’s high,emprise is human weal; And all post records testify. That what Truth wills to stand, shall stasD, ■Unharmed of fire, or stceL Select J&ißtelXattg. 'From Journal,} HEBEEW LEGENDS The Kamzan.— There was once a” mohel* who was very avarioions. He had inherited some money, and his sole pleasure Was to aug ment his wealth, and count his gold and stlver coin. In his own opinion, he was a religious man, too, for he observed all the ceremonies prescribed by the law, and believed himself especially pleasing to God in performing the mohel, without asking any remuneration from the poor. Hie love of money increased with age, and he wonld sit for many hours before his coffer, gazing at bis heaps of gold, riveted to the metal by a singular fascination, whilst he felt acute pain,, whenever he was obliged to part even with a farthing. People observing how difficult it was to get any money from him, called him the kamzan, (the tongs,) be cause, like a pair of tonga, he kept fast hold of what he grasped. One day, a stranger came and asked him to perform the office of mohel to a son that had ‘Been 'born to him. As the carriage ahef horses of the stranger indicated him as a man not only-well off, but wealthy, the mohel had'a special pleasure in accepting the invitation, thus at the same time serving God and himself. They drove on. until dask, when the stranger, , suddenly turning into a wild country, hurried madly on over the trackless heath. In vain the mohel cried “ Stop I” and entreated the stranger to set him down ; the more he. cried and entreated, the more furiously the stranger whipped bis horses, so that the mohel at last was more dead than alive, and completely un able to pay any attention to the direction in which be was ,carried, Suddenly, the carriage .stopped at the gate of ..a park .leading to a mansion, the beauty and illumination of which formed a singular cyntrast to the surrounding desolate landscape. , • ’ The.mohel was led to the-chain her of the mother and infant, and when he for a moment was left alone with her, she said: “ For God’s sake—do not eat or drink anything here, nor accept any gift; my husband is a spirit, and all hero are-spirits excepting me.” Her hus band now returned,.and they talked of other matters. , Next morning, when the ceremony was to be performed,-a large and merry patty gather ed round, a: plentiful .breakfast table. The mohel was led to the ;soat of honor, and tSe must delicate of. the dishes, were offered him ; but tinder the pretext that be always fasted on sneb a day, he declined to eat, although it cost him great pain, accustomed os he was to satis fy his-appetite at other people’s tables. His pain was very much prolonged, :ibr the party procrastinated their breakfast to a late hour, during which the host never to resign the hope of seeing himgnest, the mohel, Break his fast. ’ ’’ : * Af length, the religious herernony waa pro ceeded with ; and when ‘performed to general satisfaction, the host took themoßet'Mide.and said 5 to Bib“l am very muoß indebted £a yoh service you Karo shown me, 'and I hegyou will accept a little'token of my gratitude." Whilst so speaking, he opened a WELIiSBORO, iIJOGA COUNTY, RA.; WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1863. doorleading into A. large room, the .walla of which were silver,, and where immense pile* -of silver coin., reached from tbp. floor to .the ceiling. . ."Please take as orach as joa like," said the •host. . .. , 3be mohpl had; involuntarily. stretched oat' both hand*;towanla tbp glittering, templioß: pilea,bqt remembering what the-mother bad. said ihe -as .quickly let them drop, and paid;: “You owe me nothing.’’ • “ I beg youf pirdon ibr .baving offerqd yoa a gift unworthy your .acceptance,” said the boat, opening the. door into anotherroom, the walls .of which were of gold,-while piles, of gold coin reached from jthe floor tq the ceiling. His head turned in the enchanted atmosphere, and it was only with the greatest effort that ,he could repeat to himself the caution given him by. the mother. iHe faintly uttered: M You owe me nothing; pray, let. me.get away." : 11 Oh, 1 see,” said bis host; "you spurn anything like payment, and again I ask yonr pardon. This, perhaps, will be more to your taste,” So saving, he opened the door of a third room, where precious stones, in large heaps, fancifully arranged, Received the visitor with a sudden tempting sparkle—like an awaken ing maiden’s eyes—with a promise of that un speakable pleasure of.which the mobel had only faintly dreamed .when in- rapture at his own coffer. But on bis passage through the silver and. gold rooms, be was, so to speak, broken in, and it cost him comparatively little effort to shake off. the spell and to repeat: “ You owe me nothing; only let me get home.” •' “Well, then, this" way, if yon please," said the host,-leading him through an empty room, where only a number of .keys were seen bang ing on the walls. Instinctively the mohel felt attracted by these keys, and be looked at them, until suddenly, to bis amazement, he fancied be recognized the key of bis own coffer. . IJe turned to his'host, who, smiling, said: “Yes, mobel, it is the key of tbyi coffer.” The mobel became pale os death, and said; “How does it come here?” ,i “ Why, mohel,” said his host* “ this is easily explained. Thou art at present among spirits, servants of the Lord. When a man orders .a coffer, there are always two keys made: one is the man’s, the other is God’s. If God’s koy is not made use of, He delivers it over to us, and then the man is not himself master of bis money nor of bis coffer. He can pat in, hat cannot take out; and at last his own soul is locked up therein.. Hind this; and since thou bast gone through tby trial here, take God’s; key with you, and try to make use of it, that thou mayst thyself be master of thy monej.” The Bird that to a BrideoroOuT—A strong, strange happiness is imparted to the, young and pure. The soul, the divine spark, feels itself at home iu the body, created in God’s image, and as long as the brain and the blood remain unsullied by sinful thoughts or deeds, cannot conceive the idea of parting from it; hence, youth often believes itself immortal, and although not confiding this belief to any one—because the children of Adam and Ere are never able to trust in it entirely—hugs it in its bosom as a sweet, charming secret. M, H. A youth’ in the bright East, cherishing this enthusiastic idea, was about to be married, and although loving his bride, felt sad at tW tbo’t that ho must give up a costly privilege. “I can understand,” ■ said be to himself, “ that so long as wa oonqusr tha .passions, even the nobler passions of our race, we are immortal, but that on descending to the usual level, and indulging in the enjoyments com mon to mortals, we cease to be immortal as individuals, and hut contribute to the immor tality of our kind.” On the nuptial-day this sadness came over him with mors power than ever, and as soon as the ceremony was over, leaving his bride add the bridal party, he went to a wood near bis garden, and io fervent prayer thus ad dressed himself td God: “O, God, before I leave paradise, and take my wife to my heart, let me be favored with but one glimpse or but one sound from eternity. Almighty God 1 thou who quenchesr the thirst of the beast, send, I beseech thee, a jdrop from heaven to refresh my burning soul, even at the risk of my needing it when I come to dwell with thee.” ' Hark! a bird begins to sing so sweetly, in such charming, .enrapturing strains, as was never beard before. The. sound descends into the bridegroom's’heart, exalting, calming, bill ing, satisfying; he is lifted up as on the strong arm of the mountain-ascending sea breeze ; he is caressed ns when a child at the bosom of his motherhe is refreshed as is the wanderer in the desert at the nowly-fonnd spring; nay, he is happy beyond all this, every drop of his blood sharing the ineffably sweet emotion, every nerve and fiber vibrating as the chords of an ißolian harp moved by the breath of angels. f The bird flies away hnd *he bridegroom re turns to his house. On approaching, he is surprised at seeing no‘ light, and hearing no sound from the merry ’party be had jnst- left,; and fancying it a trick played on him by his 1 friends, he knocks gently at the window of his: bride’s room; Receiving no answer, he knocks lender and still-louder, till the window opens, and the voice of a stranger is heard saying: “Who is there?" “I am!’ iet mein to my bride!’* 11 “There is no bride in this house, stranger; be good enough toleayo is undisturbed."!,' ' ; 1 f He now secs that it is' not his boose j and puzzled find alarmed at bis mistake, be wan ders about .in .search of it during the night; but failing, bewildered, and in despair .be goes to the synagogue at dawn, and’seeing npjae but strangers* - and, moved to be dries eloud tie names of bis father.and !jaf';lng; fa^r-ln-law.. No one'answers, huts presently fettering, aged man..advances, asking,in a faint roiceo- •“ Who is it that ealls tbo. names qf the.l’riends of my youth?”' . “it.-is 1! Do yon-not knbw' me!? .I.was; 'married yesterday, 1 is.jjjy',hrid e 7“ ’.■WJiere are ,my Parents, my Tiqrndn .‘•The .name of jour bride?!’' arks, the.ol.d iiiian; and on hearing " Qh,;are youthe bridegroom who. bo mysteri ously disappeared forty years ago ?” - “Forty years ago!’’ exclaimed the bride groom,;—“impossible ! .impossible 1 you are mockirtgme. - In the namp of Almighty 'God, I beseepoh'you, itell toe whore is my bride I” The old man, taking hir bond; and leading him *tb the “good place," (the -cpmetyry,) ..ebowß .him tbp graves of. bis father'and moth er, and a|so that of his bride, with "an inscrip tion allowing to the mysterious disappearance ofher bridegroom. ■ Beset down opon the inoldering tombstone, half covered with bleak,grass, and,wept hitter* ■ly, when the anger of death gently approach ing him said; “ Tboudidat extend thy wishes beyond the pale assigned 1 to mankind. Misled by an egotistical pride add curiosity, concealed . beneath noble aspirations, thou wonldsV sepa rate lore from holiness,ftbos making thyself unfitted for a holy marriage. But Almighty God, in bis mercy, has wiljed that thy satfering and atonement shall be short, and has sent me, brother, to lead thee home." David's Death. —On David, the son of Jesse, our poet king,, a great favor was bestowed. He prayed Almighty God to let him know before hand when he was to die; but God said;— “ Such knowledge is denied to mortals for their own benefit, and I will only tell thee that thou art to die on a Sabbath.”' “ 0 Lord,” said David, “I would prefer the first day of the week, that my agony may not interrupt thy holy day.” 1 “ David, my servant,-” answered the Lord, “ show thyself a man, and worthy of the grSce thou bast obtained. Do not ask for a day more, nor cling to life with common fear, bat let the angel of death meet thee as if then wert on the battle Geld fighting in my cause.” From ’that time, David on every Sabbath kept assiduously reading the holy hook, knowing that the angel of death would not dare to close his eyes when they were fixed on God’s words. For no mortal oamescapp the fear of death; his soul feels terror at the great change, even if it knows that it only returns to God. Bat David’s time was come, it was the fatal Sabbath, u Sabbath in spring. As usual, he was reading the{fioly word, and the angel of death, lurking behind him, was unable to exe cute its task. Suddenly Bathsheba, his beloved wife, en tered the room with some of his favorite flow ers, and'while David with delight looked np at Bathsheba, and inhaled the fragrance of the floweis, the angel of death touched his heart. May all good sons of Israel die as sweetly ’ Thb "VFiihesses.— Ghaijim EUezflt had a daughter, the beautiful Rebecca, who once, on taking a walk at some distance irom her father’s. tent, fell in»<» a oistern. Having called for as sistance for hours mvain, not even an ecno an swering her, she gave up all hope, and prayed to God only for a gentle for blessings on her father, when a stranger, the young Na thanael, happening to pass by, the sound of his steps awoke her hope afresh. On bearing her cries, and looking down an<J seeing in the cistern the beautiful girl, Nathanael was quite dazzled, and at the first moment did not know whether be should think her an angel reveal ing itself to him, or a demon, trying to ensnare him ; hut a few words from Rebecca soon dis pelled the shadowy creations of bis fancy, and vigorously setting himself to work, he after a while brought her up in safety. Her warm thanks and blessing’s he declined to accept, “O' swering her with a passionate admiring glance ; “I am thankful-to Heaven that has graciously vouchsafed to me the privilege of beholding you, and assisting you in your need,,hy per forming a service anybody could have done. I am only the instrument (if the power above that loves you, aud I feel that from this day my fate is sealed ; I shall only live for you, my future life shall be deyoted to you.”, The set ting suu —the setting eastern sun—shone upon them, and in. its rays the gratitude that filled Rebecca’s heart quickly ripened into, love.— They were yet on tho brink of the cistern when they, had exchanged vows of eternal love and fidelity; and Nathanael, after telling her that be must go home to bis parents, but would re turn to her as soon as possible, added ; “ I be troth myself to thee; and as no human being is present to hear me witness, I call as wit nesses this cistern and that beautiful little wea sel, which at this moment da slipping down its sides.” * They parted; bat Nathanael,.on returning home and seeing another handsome woman, became her husband, and forgot his promise to Rebecca: He had one child, a girl, which, when only six months old, was bitten on the throat by a weasel, and died. He then had an other child, a boy ;but before his second year, he fell into a cistern, and perished. The mother, when her second babe" was lying dead in the tent, said to her husband; “This,is very strange, Nathanael, and my heart tells me that one of us must have offended God, either know ingly or' unknowing, 1 Listen to me,' my hus band,-and 1 will confess to thee all my thoughts, feelings, and actions,-as far os, I remember them, that thou ,mayat judge me, and tell me whnt atonement to make.” “ No,” cried Nathanael; casting himself to the ground, “ I am the transgressor, the offend er of Qod and man: the weasel that htis bitten onr girl, and the cistern that has swallowed our boy, were once, witnesses.of, my oath, and they have become the avengers of my perjury.” He then confessed ail to his' wife; and she said: “ I that although before man I have been thy liiwful wife, I have not been so before God. You mast divorce—repu diate me, arid fiP and atone for thy sin.” • Meanwhile Rebecca eat in her father’s tent, and old Chaijim JEliezer often begged her to accept- one of her numerous suitors, and to gladden bis old eyes by the sight of her nup tials ; 'hut'shb'al'jlnys replied that her faith was pledged to tbemVn who had saved tierlife,and who, under God’s heaven,; in ’ the’-presence ■ of the weggel and the’cistern, had betrothed, him self, to her,. .Thug, she waited. patieDtly,.al: though years went bn and began to tell her that youth was departing. _ ’ She wap.seated, ope day .with her father in his tent It \ylis, nc;ir sunset, thus adding an other day of disappointment to the many .that had goae before,, whoa- he joetste py of a stranf' ger were heard, and Nathanael appeared at the opening of the tent. I' . “Blessed-be God 1” said Ghaijim Eliezer, ‘‘ I shall live to see my daughter a bride.” . Rebecca, without, a word, hhd thrown her self into Nathanael’s arms, and- then looking up Into his eyes, andperceiving a shade of sad ness or dissatisfaction, which she ascribed to the change 'years had wrong it on her, she, weeping silently, bid her face on his bosom. Bqt gently lifting her bead, ee told her the 'whole story of bis life since they hod parted. Rebecca, then taking in,silence the hand of her lover, and leading him Id the r cisterii whence he 1 had rescued her.said: “Heaven that wit nessed Nathanael’s promise tonie, hearken and bear witness before God and ulan, that 1 give back Nathanael his word, and release him from bis oath, so that bis marriage is lawful. Wea sel and cistern, be friendly to him and to the children which Almighty God will bestow oipon him in the future.” WHAT’S IN A NAHBP For a year past the English county of Mom mouth has been kept in hot water by the at tempt of Lord tjanover, the Lord Lieutenant, to prevent a Mr. ?ones from adopting the name of' Herbert. I Lord Llanover’s son-in-law was a Mr. Jones, of Llanartb. He changed bis name to Her bert. LordoLlanover’s own name is Benjamin Hail. Mr. Jones, of Clytha, wants to become Mr. Herbert too ; and this the Halls and the other Joneses resist, os “disrespectful to the Queen,” and a proof of “pride] and vanity, which always tend to rankness”—whatever that may mean. • | . In the coarse of the discussion,] not only has it been shown in several pamphlets and nu merous newspaper articles that arl Englishman may change bis name as often ak he pleases; but several interesting instances Of such chan ges have been exhumed. Tima,, in 1836, Mr. Boh’t Adam Dundas assumed, by royal license, the surname of Christopher only, dropping bis original name, such being the condition of a will by which he inherited a large estate. In 1852 Mr. Christopher, who bad aat for many yeays in Parliament under that) name, was mads a Privy Councillor, and took office in Lord Derby’s government. But iu 1855, with out obtaining the revocation of the license granted to him in 1836, or the concession of a fresh license, Mr, Christopher assumed, pro pria main, the additional surnames of Hamil ton Nesbit. As Mr. Nesbit his name appears on the roll of Privy Councillors of that date, and as Mr. Nesbit he voted in Parliament up to 1857. In 1857 Mr; Nesbit onbe more, with out toyql license, altered his uame. and assu med tho fioal surname of, Hamilton, and as the Right Honorable It. A. 1 C. If. Hamilton his name now stands on the roll of the Privy Council and on the list of magistrates of Lin colnshire. Another instance is told of a. change of name “ effects! worthily, for an obvious and reason able purpose, by one of the foremost English men of the present day." About forty years ago' a young Etonian of extraordinary promise used to be grievously persecuted by the idlers and the ribalds of the school, who had invented an obvious and abominably obscene paraphrase of his sur name. The boy grew up' to man’s estate, and more than fulfilled the promise of his youth. Entering Parliament, and speedily acquiring in that assembly influence and consideration, one of his first acts was to obtain for himself and all bis family a royal license to drop a single letter in his name, by which slight alter ation the atrocious jest under which he had so 'often blushed when an innocent child was de prived of its sting. Human Remains Discovebed at Pompeii.— Galignani publishes thefollowing curious story: o A. very interesting discovery has just been made by M. Florelli, the inspector of the exca vations at Pompeii. While digging at a depth of to ten feet the pickaxe stuck into w little' mass of coins and jewels. M.-Florelli then continued the excavation with the great-y est care, removing the earth grain by grain, and, after some hours’ labor, was reward by the discovery in the hardened ashes of the per fect mould of a man in l a lying posture, the skin of whom had dried up, but the skeleton remainodjintaot. M. Florelli caused plaster of Paris to be poured into the form of the Pom peiian, and the casting succeeded perfectly, with the exception of twnifragments of an arm and a leg, where the mould was incomplete.— The cast of the man is of the greatest preci sion ; the moustache, the! hair, the folds nf the jjress and the sandals are admirably- defined. The famous queation-of the Thesaurum of Gro-‘ novius and Grevius is now decided; the Ro mans did wear drawers. Also arohieologists will be delighted at discovering the manner in which the ancients fastened their sandals, and at seeing the heel of a shoo completely protect ed with iron. , i Served uni Right.—ln a car on n railroad which runs into New York, a few mornings ago a scene occurred which will not soon be forgotten by the witnesses of i it. A person dressed ns a gentleman, speaking to a friend acro'ss the car said: “ Well, I Lope the war may Inst sis months longer.' If it docs I shall have'made enough to retire from business. In the last aiX'months I’ve made a hundred thou sand-dollars—six months more and I shall have enough. l A lady sat behind the speaker, and necessa rily heard this remark : hut when ho was done she tapped him on the shoulder,-and said to him: .“.Sir, I had two sons—one of them was killed at the battle of, Fredericksburg; the other was tilled at the batfle of Murfreesboro.” She was silent a -moment,, and so/Wcre ail around who heard her. , Then overcome by her indignation, sbo suddenly slapped, the specula tor, first oh one pheek, then on the other, and before the fellow' conld say a word the passen gers sitting near, who had witnessed the whole affair seized him' and pushed him hurriedly out of the car, as one not fit\tp ride with decent people.—, THJB..CW get. it !■ . Batavia, the capital city b£ tie island, of Java—according to the -description of a paper—is a brilliant specimen of Oriental spleni dor. Tne houses (which art as .white as snowjj are placed one hundred feet back from the . street, the intervening space ,being filled with ‘ Hrees, literally olive with birds, and every vari ■ ety of plants abd flowers? . Every booee has d piazza in front, and is decorated with beautiful pictures, elegant lamps, cages; etc;, while root ing chairs, lounged and' bttomana of the incest description furnish luxurious accommodations for the family, who ait here; mornings and evbt ings.' At night the city is one blaze of fight .from tbo lamps. The hotels have grounds of of eight or ten acres in extent artcnd tbem, .covered with fine shade trees; with etc;-? Indeed, so numerous art .the: trees, IhS city almost resembles a forest. ’ She rooms ate very bigb and spacious, without■' carpets and but few curtains. - Meals are served up about' the same aa at first-class hotels in the United States,, although the habits of living are quite different. At daylight co'ffee and tea are taken to tbe guests room, and again at eight o’clock light refreshments. At twelve breakfast is served, and at seven dinner) Coffee andtea artalways ready, day and night. No business is done in the streets in the middle of the day, on.aeeoonatof the heat, - TbenigbU and mdrfi ings are cool and delightfaf; birds ere sinpng all nigbt. The thermometer' stands at about 82 degrees throughout the year. The islapd of Java contains a population of 10,000,000. The island abounds with tigers, leopards, anacondas and poisonous insects of all kinds.' The finest fruits in tbe world are produced in great prtrt fusion. 1 NO. 32. Ohio Todd. —A good thing is told of Gov ernor Todd, of Ohio, whose labor in tde work of suppressing the rebellion,' has been of the heartiest and most telling character. An old lady, between fifty and sixty years of age, en tered the Governor’s office, and made an effort to induce that personage to exempt her hot band from the draft. The Governor looked a i her an instant, and exclaimed: “Why the old gentleman is exempt; isn't he?" “Ah, but he arn’t an old gentleman,” replied the applicant, “ he’s only thirty-five.” In that case," said the Governor, “I can’t do anything for him. But I'll tell you what t will do ; in case he's drafted, and gets killed— I’ll marry yon myself/” This seams so satisfy the old lady, and she’ accordingly departed.'. . ftrtters from tlje arms. From the 136th Pennsylvania Begiment. Friend Agitator : Since last writing, we’ have had as usual, alternate good and bad' weather—enough of the former, however, to' banish everj prospect of a movement. Little opportunity for drilling is afforded, as we spend one-third the time on picket, pod the grounds rarely are dry enough to'perform evolution! with any degree of patience. Inspections are' quite frequent, end some signs of activity ate’ presented. Many rumors are floating about as' to the immediate destiny before us; but I hayS no confidence in anything in camp, which it. unofficial, . Meanwhile we hear the name of Hooker • oftener, and of McClellan less fro-' qnently. The late act!op of Congress convin ces those heretofore doubtful, mat me Admin-' nitration is in real earnest; and there seems to' be greater confidence in the .ultimate triumph , of our cause. <The peremptory dismissal of disaffected and complaining . officers (a policy foreshadowed, by the result of the trial of Fits John Porter) in this army has'dene much to bring about this state of affairs. In a late issue of the New York Tribune*' there was a gross allusion to certain “nine-' month beauties, wjtb neither health, reputation Ac., and who enlisted fur the bounty," as it is', there asserted, which is no bonor to the paper. ’’ nor credit to its author. Very likely there are' individual cases in wbicb-socha remark would do no injustice ; hut to make such a sweeping charge, against any class of volunteers., is most' unjust and slanderous. All men are impelled by motives to action; but not all by the same motives ; and he who accuses one for the fault-' of another, is doing him a lasting injury with-' oat cause. Patriotism and bravery are common to most men, though possessed in different de-' grees; but there are other motives to action,-' and a reasonable man limits his wishes, prompt ed by even patriotism, the no_blest of ail attri butes, by other considerations to a certain ex tent. This is necessary to. the propriety of the’ of the country, in that it inures to the benefit' of individuals, upon a community of whose interests, depends the success of a State. Thus uine man may bo in circumstances which will allow of his joining the army,' without detrH meat to bis business; or bo may be a man in-' dependent of fortune, with no family, and per- 1 haps, no fixed prospect or object of'.life further than to cnjoy.it, and do some little ;good in the' world; while another may have business en tirely dependent upon his own action, a family dependent upon him for support, or a set plan of life, which requires, and should receive bis' constant attention; and in either of the latter . Cases, be may be impelled by as high degree of love for his country, and not yield to it, as be would be, perhaps, in either of the former, - should he join the army of his country, battle for her and his own right, and receive tde.bonor fur it.. If the three years men deserve praise, * the nine months men do. not deserve condemna tion. What more can a man do than offer His' life fur bis country ! ’Tia but a moment, makes -him a martyrs and that moment may coma in the space of nine months! and when he meets, a hero’s death, does be not mJcit the .tribute of honored memory? Hues the mother mist.her sonrthe less, or wife shed less bitter., tears, be-' cause tbe sob or husband of a nine-months soli dier! At South Mountain, Antie'tsm, and atj i Fredericksburg,ihe.blood of ninermontba men^. bedewed the ground, and Was as-free to flow for our bleeding country, as though pledged for’ life ; fur they who fell, rise no more, but sleep' id honored! s memory, martyrs alike for their' country !, Then charge not fault tqjany; bu 4 march togAhor in the'cause of Freedom ai>4‘ oUr native land! ■■: - There is little of interest 40 write;- unless! you see it long before tlnjjwiU-da published, if at all. Some changes Mw taken place in i>ug company. U. C. Wheeler, 3J. Pi Croeby.B,: W.ilerriok, and 11. W. Lircom.were Corporals on tbe first of January, , 3JJtey wero alt good soldiers and. didi themselves honor at Fredericksburg. --,: Not-; more,. perhaps, than many others ;: fot nil \ver6 brave, who wept' through the Rattle, and deserve. much credit,' Some fell, some were-wounded, and havS since ' gone the long' way of .efll the : living, and.'the memory of ttam!will linpep with us solongas , life sballiaS't’i'.' Keapectfullot jours, ■■■>■’■ 1 < J.vo. J. MiiCbxi*. hour didn’t 2. 'Beautiful City; Camp near Belle Plain, Va., t- March 10,1863. |
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