The Tioga County Agitator: - ' BX ML H. COBB. .. BahOthsd every- and mailed tee micsoribera at ONE DOLLARAND FIFTY CENTS peryesr, aiirif »IU ADVANCE. x The. paper Is «nt postage free to county subscribers, though thoy.may receive their mail at post-offlcet lo cated in eountiee immediately adjoining, for conven- Asitatob ia the Otbeisl 'paper of Tioga Co., and circulate* in every neighborhood therein-- Sub-, ssriptiona being on-the advance-pay system, it circu lates among aolasemost to the interest of advertisers to reach. Term's to advertisers as liberal as those of fered by any paper of'equal circulation in Northern Pennsylvania. 1 - 1 * A, cross on the Jhargin-bf a paper, denetes that the subscription is at out to, expire^ Papers will be sW pped when tfie subscription time expires/unless the Itgent orders their continu ance. JASi LOWREY & 8, F. WItSOH, Attorneys &cc iunsellors,at law, will attpcd the Cjurta of Tioga, Potter and IfoEean counties. - ' Wellaboro. Jan. 1, 1863.] JOHN iL" IffA-If JT, Attorney & co unsellor at law, Condersport, _W 11 attend the several Coarts in Potter and iodnties. All bnsiness ed trnsted to his care will rej jeive prompt attention. Be has the agency of large tf dots of good settling land and will attend to.the pa] sent of taxes on any lands in said connties. ■ * Jon. 28, 1863.*, J. CAMP] ||ELL, JfR., Knoxville, Tiofa County, Paf, /ATTORNEY & COJNSELLOR AT LAW. attention git en to the procuring of Pen sions, Back Pay of Soldi; rs Ac. Jan. 7, 1863.-Cm.® ’ __ , , 1 1 PICKIIHOK HOUSE, I ’ CORNING, N.' X, jtiv. A. FIELD ' ..........Proprietor. GUESTS taken to Aid from, the Depot free of charge. 'j‘~ [Jan. 1,1863.] PES!fSYLVA»IA HOUSE, CORiEB OF MAIN STREET AND THE AVENUE, Wollibjiro, Pa* J. W. BIGONY,; r f> •. Proprietor. THIS popular Hotel. ■ hayingjieen re-fittej and re-furnished thrj ugbout, faljoSMipen to the ppblio as a first-class bouse. -ptan. I, ISflS.j 4ZAAK WA»,XOS HOUSE, Oaiaei, County, Pa li. 0. VEBMILTEA,.. Proprietor. THIS is a new. hotel , located within easy ac cess of the best flshli -g and bandog grounds in Northern Pennsylvania. No pains willbe 'spared for the accommodation ofpleiltfcre seekers and the trav elling public. ■ l, 1863.] EAGUEfIOUSE, THOMAS GRAYES,f.; .^.....Proprietor. (Formerly of iherOovington^ffotel.) THIS Hotel, kept for a’tong time by David Hart, is being repaired aMd famished anew. The subscriber has leased it ftfvaterm of years, where he. may be found ready to wait upon his old customers and the,traveling public generally. His table .will he provided with the best.me market affords. At his, bar may be foond the chofehst brands of liquors and' Cigars. [We 1 Isboro, Jan. 21, TBQ3-;f. ' WELLSBOB.jD HOTEL.! B. B. H0L1DAY...... Proprietor, THE Proprietor hayingirftgam itaken possession of the above Hotel, will 1 Jpare no pains to insure the comfort of guests andvne traveling public. At tentive waiters always re£ Terms reasonable. Welleboro, Jan. 21,180‘ -tf. * . - A. FiXEU, Watches, ewelrv, See., &c,., REPAIRED 1 Al OLD . PRICES. POST OFFICE BUILDING, • NO. 5, UNION BLOCK. Wellsbozo, May 20,18'wM E. K. ItLACB, BARBER &'Hi\lß-DRESSER SHOP OVER C.Lj. WiLCOX’S STORE, ** NO. 4, UNION BLOCK. Wellsbqro, June 24,186(b SHOP. T AM now receiving a STOCK'of ITALIAN ji and RUTLAND MARBLE, (bonghl with cash) am prepared to‘ manufacture all kinds of T O.MB-S.T ON E S_ and MONUMENTS at the'lowsst "prices. i HARVEY ADAMS is fny authorized agent and will sell Stone at the sameiprlcos as at (he shop. WE'HAVE BUiV ONE PRICE. Tioga, May 20, I863~ly;. ■ A. D. COLE. FLOUR AND J?EED STORE. WEIGHT jit BAILEY HAVE had their m ll thoroughly repaired and are' receiving ' rpsh ground Hour, feed, meal, every day at(lhur store in.town. Cash paid for all-klnda o £ graip. * - ‘ WRIGHT A BAILEY. Wellsboro, April 29 t 786 n< Q. W. WELLmOTIIW & 00’S. BASTE, COflNlika-,; N. Y., (Located is TDfi i DickinsCs House.) Amcrioan-Qold and/filter Coin bought and sold. New York Exchange^!; :/ do. (Jo current Money,- /-r.i do. United States Deman jN<(teB,“old issue” bought. Collections made in qfl p<rta Of the Union at Cur rent rates of Exchange? ” i Particular pains wilisre Idkeh to accommodate our patrons from the Tiogrfr r aiioy.' Our Office will be open at 7 A. Ml, and olj te at 7‘P. M., giving parties passing over the Tie®.- Flail Road ample' time to trdhaaea their businesii )ei’ore, tho departure of the train in the morning,; tic ' after its arrival in the evening. ‘ Q. W. fi/Ii LLINGTONi President. Coming, N. Y., Novj|3 > ;t862. HOJIBWEAB. A NEW STOVErpAffD I ,TIN SHOP HAS aa. just been openel’in Tioga, Penna., where may he found a good assortment of. Cooking, Parlor and Box Stores, of the most uitiroved patterns, and from* the best manufacturers.: 3ph 'HOMESTEAD is ad mitted to bo’the best f : EleVato|wOvon Stove in the market. The , * ;• GOLDEN AGS."'& GOOD HOPE,” are square, flat top air tigM Stives, wifh largo ovens, with many advantages' of aby'Other stove before made. Parlor Stoves. T( b Signet and Caspian are both very’ neat find superi Lstoves. Also Tin, Copper, and S itetflron ware,kept con etantly on hand and made t© order of the bestlnato> rial and workmanship,-all,Which will be sold at th« lowest figure for .cash tjr ready pay. Job work of all kinds attended Co on call. Tioga, Jan. 14, 1853. SMEAD. Wool Carding an 4 Cloth Dressing. fpHE subscriber inft«nsj his old customers X and the public generally that, ho is prepared to card wool aad dress cloth 'it.thp old stands th© coming eeaaoa, haring secured AWyerbices of Mr. J. PEET, a competent aud expoiiei led workman, and also in tending to giv# his person to the business, he will warrant aU-wotk : die jat his shop. Wool carded at fir# c«i r p cr pound, and Cloth dressed at from; ten ty tl i&ty cents per yard as per color and finish. i ’ - r , ■[ J'. I. JACKSON. V. elbboro, May, 6, II6S -tf. f johnum roy, T\EALER IN AND MEDICINES. C ? l '’ y?™*? 6 ’’ painfe ' D J“. Soaps, Pcr pTe^in^B^8 ’ Toys, Fancy Goods, i ®* other liquors for A Sf, n{ fo t Ujf sale of all the best Pat umeVd of thf gen : Q tJALIT Y. ' The beat 3 . accurately compounded, for Wnin. r < is superior ta any Other of Oils aJSJn , o roB ', l^, > I'‘nips. Also, all other kinds W. nsnally kept in a IratVlase Brig Store, ®TE Col.c|bS In packages all ready Pure Ln«r*a* ai6 l!(IppTat«; families. All Or w» J* Su e*r for impounds, 1 WoIl?bore, June 21, Uff^yp - . n- i THE AGITATOR Sefcotcn to the Syteiwtou of the glm of ifreehom anh the Speech of Ihealth# Reform. WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG; UKRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE, YOL. IX. select SONG OF THg 171ST, TUNE.—" MM Lang Syne," t W« have a gallant regiment, One hundred and aeventy-firat; We\biak they are theieit of men, And sure they «re not'the worst; We »re all Pennsylvanians, And fond of onrhome ; I But when our country calls on us, We’re very sure te come. , , The Sixteenth day of October ■ We were drafted for nine months, \ A. Curtin gave us notice then, . ; We started off atWfioe. ■ - , He paid our way to Harrisburg, ; And dressed us up in style, : . v Cave Colonel Bierer to coLpamand, • * * - One thousand rank and file. • - - - He took us down to Washington, - And there old “ Honest Abe” Sent us on to Kebeldom To stop the Bebels* raid. We did through mud and water wade, I For victory, life or death ; Splnola marched on ns, they said, 3 Till his horse got out of breath The boys call our Colonel “Dad," - This only goes to show That when he cries “ Attention, boys!” a Wo know we hare got to go. And when he is along with us We*ll never be outdone; He says bo thinks too much of us To keep us on the run. Lieutenant Colonel Humphrey Oft takes the Colonel's place ; He drills us much on double-quick * And right about face. And when he gets us into line, And thinks we’re nearly right, ; He’s sure to shut up one eye, And with the other sight Next comes our Major, R. G. Cox, Brings up the rear, you know; And when a soldier’s Uredout, He does some pity show.. He often tells his tired men To get on his horse and ride; White be himself doth neyer scorn To take the-soldier’s stride. Then we have a Chaplain too. For so seme people say. He preaches once a month or two, And asks some one to pray, \But he is not so very dumb, understands the game. For preach or pray at all or none, His pay goes on the same. ' I most forgot the Doctors sure, Lashells and Hull by name, For if a case they cannot cure, I’m sure they’re not to blame. I have no fault to find with ours? They’re just as good as any ; They’re very well booked up I guess, They’ve saved the lives of many. t Let Northern traitors now beware, •- We are a leyal band ; We did our hands together swear' To drive them from the land. Then stand ye. firm ye loyal friends; Do not the'traitors dread, , rur tuejr tistc uruiffwa us tu wiv uevi, % We’ll turn and bruise their head. But when our time is out, my hoys, If we are spared so kind, We will return once more, my boys. To the girls wo.left behind And if they will but Union prove. Be it Union then forever; If Uncle Sam don’t make a draft We’ll part no more—no, never? Bnt neverinind the draft, my boys, Like men we will prove true, To fight for our forefathers' gift. The red, the white and bine. Should our colors in twain bo rent, WeTI patch them np again. And wave them over traitors when They are all caught or slain. And now onr time is nearly out. And traitors yet unstrung," I wish to tell you what we’ll do And then my song is done. WeTI gonp straight to our old State, And tell our friends at home. We will take care of traitors there. And let them take their turn. G, M. B. 3P(gttitor£. In the neighborhood of Chicago lived old Uncle John Johnson. He came from the land of steady habits a long time ago, and Would be right glad to see the friends he bad left behind. But it was a long way to go and he was old and stiff in the joints. He sent bis son Tom to visit and bring" him a full report of all the folks be once knew. Tom was right glad to make the;trip, and when he got to Norwich he soon found girls so agreeable that he forgot all about the old cronies bis father wanted him to hunt up, and went hack after a month’s visit. His father asked him about his old neighbor Berkins, hut'Tom did’nt recollect the name. “Well, ihow is Deacon Huntington?” but Tom bad’nt seen the Deacon. “ Did you eee Mr. Eookwell?” “ No,” Tom had miss,ed seeing him. And so the old man went on with his questions till he saw that Tom had been fooling him ; and to try him once more be asked: - “ Did you see old Parson Noyes 1” Tom thought it about time to have seen somebody, and answered promptly. “ Oh, yes: he’s first .rate —sent lota of love —wants to see you badly.” “ Oh, nmrder!” gasped the old man. “ You pesky liar. Parson Noyes has been dead these forty years I” Tom took a candle and went to bed. An exquisitely-dressed young gentleman, after baying another seal to dangle about his person, said to tbs jeweller that “ he wonid-afa like to have-ah something engraved-on it-ab, to denote what he was.” " Certainly, cer tainly, I will pot a cipher bn it,” eaid the tradesman. It would be better if yotxng ladies would en courage young men more on account of their good characters than their clothes, A good reputation is better than a fine coat in almost any kipd of business, except wooing a fash ionable lady. A country editor comes to the conclusion that there are two things that were made to he lost, sinners and umbrellas. Nevsb marry a man because be is band ■nOm«, -.JHe will think too mncb of bis own beauty to take an interest in yours. WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1863. Select ajftfscellang. A POPULAR SUPERSTITION. In one of the oldest houses'} in one of the oldest streets in the ancient city of Worms, .dwelt the worthy burger Philip Dorn. “Der Meister Philip” was one of that numerous class who would not, perhaps, go out of their way versJar, to cheat you; but who when a young ana inexperienced customer is sent them by Providence, are very careful to make the most of the blessing by means of wearing a grave face, going to church, and carrying a .gold-headed cane. Philip Dorn was uniervsally considered a very respectable personage; but, as all. is not gold that glitters, so neither was Philip quite so respectable as was commonly supposed, as will be seen hereafter. i jQur hero was a jeweler, and a conning work man in gold and silver. It happened that one day a countryman came to his bouse, with a stone which he faadi found in the mountains, and ■ had. brought to Philip as an honest and one whom he could trust. The jeweler took the stone, and after examin ing,it attentively, said, with a careless air, that it Was of small value; but that he would give him twenty thalers for it. The countryman, who knew nothing of the value of precious stones, instantly agreed, and Philip paid him the money. As soon as he was gone our jew eler took the gem, which was a jacinth of great value, and regarded it with a well-satisfied smile. “ This,” said he, “is the very thing which the princess has eo long desired. Ah I Philip, thou art a lucky fellow, thy fortune is made; who will now be able to stand against the jeweler, Philip Dorn V’ So, after again surveying his bargain, he put it into a case, in which he was wont to keep his most precious things.' In a short time another visitor came to Philip; he was a little man ap pearance, with enormous' green spectacles, a high-crowned hat, and high-heeled shoes. This person demanded a stone proper for a ring, such; as a diamond or an amethyst. 1 Philip took down the case- in which he had deposited his precious jacinth, and exhibited its con tents to. the stranger, who selected a fine dia mond, for which Philip took care to ask double. what it was worth; but the stranger paid him, bis demand without grudging, and went away, saying that he would see him again. Philip replaced his case, and set out to in form his patroness, the princess, of his newly acquired jacinth. He went to the palace, and with many bows, informed her highness of his good fortune, and was desired to return next day, and to bring the gem with him. After dispatching this business, he returned home, and again took down the cose to feast his. eyes ■ upon the jewel, when, on opening it, to'Philip’a oonstetnatiak.no. iacinthw"- , .v / ' ■’ ' vain ne searched every comer—the gem was flown. In'great distress of mind Philip Went out, and was pondering an apology for the morrow when on turning a corner,, he felt some one tap him on the shoulder, and turning round, saw the gentlemen, in the green spectacles, who, with a knowing wink, asked him what was become of his jacinth. The jewler was rather surprised, as he did not remember hav ing seen the stranger examine it; so very naturally asked him if he knew anything about it. “That I do, Heir Philip,’' replied our spectacled friend, “ and will perhaps help you to it if yon behave well.” Our hsro eagerly asked where it was, but was told, that there were a few conditions he must agree to before gettingi it. On this Philip said something about V robbery,” “justice,” and “ a prison but a vision of the poor countryman and bis twenty, thalers, floated before bis eyes so he, held bis tongue, merely asked what conditions the’gentleman spoke of, and said- he would agree to any whatever to regain his lost jewel. The stranger informed Philip, that be could not tell him at present,'but that, if hejcame that .night to the forest, at the foot of the Sobneeberg mountain, he would see, and per haps regain his jacinth; Philip promised to be punctual, on which the gentleman said adieu, telling him, that he had some business to trans act at Ratisbon, but would be back in time.— Philip thought this rather odd, as that city is at a considerable distance from Worlds, but be said nothing; so making a polite bow, be re turned home. He waited, with the utmost impatience for the appointed time, and when at length it be gan to grow dark, he set out with a beating heart for the rendezvous; soon he approached the forest, and saw the clouds eddying around the summit of the Scbneeberg. lie went on bis way rejoicing; and although at the first step in the wood, he plunged op to the neck in a morass, so immersed was he in bis delight at the prospect of regaining bis jacinth, that he scarcely noticed his immersion in the] water. — On he passed, through bush, through brake, frequently coming in contact with the trunks of trees, to the utter discomposure of his se date and sober wig; the bushes seemed to get thicker, and the pools deeper, the farther be proceeded, and at length he was fairly bronght to a stand by a broad sheet of water, the leap ing of which was out of the question, even to a much better leaper than enr friend Philip. Whilst he was standing considering what was to be done, he heard a voice, crying, “ Here comes my worthy friend, Philip Dorn; prepare ye, the way for him,” and shouts of laughter rung 1 through the' forest. At this Philip was sore amazed ; but,’ seeing the pool disappear, be stepped boldly forward and found himself at the rook appointed as the place of meeting. The gentleman in the green spectacles made his appearance on the top of it,* and greeted Philip with great-politeness; and, although the rock was very precipitous, he walked down with the greatest and stood at Philip’s side. “ New,” said he, “ Herr Dorn, you will be good enough to follow me a little farther;” Itcf which Philip bowed assent, though he would ’rather have been excused. On they went for a considerable time, through a part of the forest . that Philip had never wen before, till at length they reached a wilderness of recks, which ap peared broken from the mountain. They still proceeded, between two high walls of rock. till they came to a wide cavern, brilliantly lighted, in which Philip saw his jaointh sns pended by a gold chain, which seemed to as cend to an-immense height, as its other end was lost in the darkness. <‘Now,” said his companion, “ there is your jacinth; you have bat to stretch out your hand and it is yonrs.” Philip stepped, forward and laid hold of his jewel, and attempted'to take it from the chain, when ’ suddenly he felt the earth sinking be neath bis feet, and, attempting, to withdraw bis hand, found it firmly fixed to the jaointh. He turned round in agony to his conductor, and saw him standing laughing immoderately, with his 'Spectacles in one hand and bis eyes flamirig like burning coals. “ Hold fast, friend Philip!” he cried; “ hold, . fast i” and instantly vanished in the darkness. The cavern closed up with fearful noise; and shoots of laughter, mingled with cries of “ Hold fast 1 held fast I” were the last sounds that were ever heard by the jeweler of Worms. [For the Agitator.] THE U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION. Shaker Method of Canning Prnits and Vegetables. Shakes Village, N. H, ) June 26, 1862. j (To L. Bartlett, Warren N, H. Esteemed Cousin Ekti : Agreeably, to your request, I write to inform you of thtf manner in which we have preserved fruit and^vegeta ble* for several years past, with a good degree of success. ; j first. When the fruit is well ripened it should be gathered and dressed while fresh, carefully avoiding all that;is imperfect, soft or decaying.' Apples, peers &0., should be quar tered and cooked in water as for immediate use, with care -that the quarters are kept as whole as is consistent. The same should be regarded with other fruit. When the fruit is nearly cooked, if yon wish to sweetbn, add su gar or molasses to the taste, and let boil till thoroughly scalded together, then put into the vessel boiling hot. We use tin cans, of sizes from a pint to a gallpn, stone jars of various dimensions, and glass jars made on purpose for preserving fruit. Glass bottles of any description answer a'good purpose for preserving small berries, if com pletely filled and hermetically sealed ; but we prefer vessels with an aperture op mouth suffi cently large, at least, to admit a tablespoon. ■ The cans, jars or bottles should be perfectly clean and sweet, and before they are used should be filled with boiling water, which should be emptied immediately before being filled with sauce. ’ Care should be used to have the vessel completely filled with fruitto.pre ’ [Class bottles should be - first placed in cold water (a handful of hay in bottom of pot) and gradually brought to the boiling point; an easi er way is to lay the bottles or cans in a drip ping pan, or a coarse cloth, and beat them in the oven, use a dry towel to handle them, and you avoid the danger of scalding by steam or hot vratqr. —S.(E. M.] The top of the vessel should be wiped per fectly dry before sealing, that the wax may ad here to every part of the groove and cover. If glass bottles, stone or earthen jugs are used, the corks should be driven into the necks thereof even with the'mouth, and tightly sealed to .ex clude every particle of air. The sealing wax is made.of rosin 4 oz., to I oz. of beef or mutton tallow melted together, am} after the cover is placed on .the fruit can as close as H can be, turned into grooves made for the purpose, when hot, hut not boiling. Let stand till cool, then plape. the vessels in a cellar or cool room where, if undisturbed the fruit may remain for years in a state of pres ervation, if not exposed to frost. When a' can or. bottle is opened for use there is frequently, even with the best-pre served fruit, a scum of mold on the surface, which should bo carefully removed with a spoon, or in bottles, a corkscrew or wire hooked at one end, before the fruit is taken out care should be taken to remove every particle—also not to let crumbs of the sealing-wax be mixed with tbs sauce, which would cause a bad taste. We preserve in this way, hundreds of gal lons of fruit and berries, for our own consump tion and for market. Apples, pears, quinces, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackber ries, strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, garden rhubarb—may be equally well preserved with or without sweetening. We have tried green corn, peas and beans but without success; green currants may be easily preserved. We are careful not to pat the most acid fruits into tin cans—such as goosberries, currants &c., as being likely to corrode the tin, and injure the flavor of the fruit. If you desire a very nice article of pears, peaches, or apples, stew the fruit in small quantities in tin, sweeten with white sugar and pat into glass jars as quick as possible. Respectfully yours, Harriet Hastings. To the’Editor Tioga Agitator: I have copied the above somewhat lengthy, but valu able receipe for canning fruits, for - the infor mation of lafies proposing to put up some of the abundant fruits of the season, for the sick and wounded eoldidrs. If every family will make a point to prepare some, more or less as they are able, and then make snre that none shall be lest, by entrusting it for distribution to tbe Sanitary Commission, which alone .has facilities extending to the very front ranks, there will be, I am persuaded, much less com plaint from returned soldiers that they .” never received any delicacies in the hospital.” . The published tettimony of S, W. Sbankland, of Obe’rliu Ohio, a soldier, wounded at the bat tle of Stone River, the last day of last Decem ber, should go far to convince tbe skeptical, willing to be convinced. He eays, “ I have rim the gauntlet of tbe hospitals, from Murfreesboro to Cleveland, and at every stage of my painful progress, I was ’the grateful recipient of your priceless gifts. { owe the preset vationjof my- life to of blackberry wine, sent to me by Mr. •' Atwater, agent of the D. S. Sanitary Commission at Murfreesboro. It came to me at a time when I bad scarcely any vitality left. It restored my appetite, which I had lost by the too free nse of Morphine. That wine could not have been bought wi(k money •, it was. the priceless gift of some great-hearted country woman—God bless her!” . If testimony of this kind was only circula ted, with half the zeal displayed by some, who seem to'take a malignant pleasure in undermi-' niog the confidence of communities in the San itary Commission, we should feel its effects in the nameron» Aid ~Societies, which are devo ting time and means to the. work of providing comforts Of various kinds for oor suffering sol diers. That mueh valuable material has been lost, having been sent to irresponsible persons, to regiments, companies or individuals, we know too well. But we have gSfued wisdom by expe rience, and learned the godd results of concen tration. Henceforth let all make the U. S. Sanitary Commission the donee of their gifts to the Soldiers: which by its thorough organ ization, and its sccess to the most as well as the Dearest regiments, can best know, and most readily supply the most urgent needs. Truly national in is action, it recognises; l all ear Sol diers, as having equal claims upon all their countrymen,, and knows no distinction of State, a slip cut from a number of the Saturday Post which you willperhapa he so kind as to publish.) S. E. M. ; Mansfield, July Ist. THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT. TVe take the following thrilling description of the late great battle of Gettysburg, by an eye-witness, from the special correspondence of The Tribune. It is the best account yet writ ten : - “Early on Thursday morning the enemy commenced feeling the lines of Gen. Meade’s army. Skirmishing continued more or less se vere until 4 o’clock in the afternoon.. Sudden ly, at about this hour, the enemy opened a ter rific fire on the Cemetery Hill held by,the 11th Corps on the right—center held by the 2d Corps. The artillery in front of the , enemy’s fire replied vigorously, and for two hours the roar and thunder of flame and smoke' of artil lery, and the screech of shells, so completely filled the heavens that all else seemed forgot ten. One form,;however, with mind intent on high purposes, stood on an etninenbe leaning slightly forward, and with eagle eye pierced the vail of smoke, and saw and <_felt, and knew that an hour more terrible far than the present was LTat£ mined on a desperate ■ what manner was unknown to the man who stood'calmly, yet with anxious solicitude/re garding every pulsation of the battle. On the left, through the woods, black masses were seen moving—larger, more frequent and nearer! i Skirmishing in that part of the field becomes sharper. Gen. Sickles is ordered for ward to develop the enemy's intentions. : The black columns come out of the wood.vand sud denly the thunder of the artillery ceased, and with cheers and yells, the roar of musketry and flash of bayonet, full 50,000 men from Long street’s and- Hill’s corps, rushed agajnst our lines. The 3d corps stood firm for awhile, but afterward gave way beneath the weight of the attacking column; and. on they came tenfold more furious than before. Sickles fell severely wounded in the leg, and bis corps was literally cut to pieces. The 2d corps was thrown into : the breach from the right, and the sth fernu the left. The 2d suff ered fearfully. '■ Hancock was severely wounded in the thigh, but would not leave the field. Gen. Gibbon was wounded in the shoulder. The terrible charge and fierce' battle raged with unabated fury. jThe sth corps, including the Regulars and the Pennsylvania Reserves, strng gled'in the herculean labor with the determina tion of men born to conquer. The aid of the 12th corps, from the extreme right, was called for, and a division was order ed up, and about the same time Sedgwick came np with the 6th corps, after a march of 30 con secutive hours. The men were footsore and many shoeless, hungry, and ready to drop with exhaustion. AVhen, however, the situation flashed into the minds of these weary soldiers, the fire and zeal for which this corps is celebra ted, was kindled anew in their hearts. When the order came, they went down upon the foe like an avalanche. The rebel column stagger ed and reeled, and recoiled in-confusion, leav ing their dead lying against and across each other in the field of slaughter. , - The sun went down. Suddenly the battle carnage ceased on the left. Equally sudden, a fierce charge dashed against the weakened lines of the right wing. The suddenness of the at tack and the weight of Ewell’s column gave some advantage to the enemy. Re-enforce ments were promptly up, and the enemy check ed in his advance.. The rebel general was determined to break threngb the right and gain control of the val ley roads. The tarn the left, snatch ing the victory .from their, grasp, and hurling their broken columns .back defeated, and con fused on the left, made their case mors desper ate, and the attack on Slocum was furious even to madness. The Ist and 6th Corps came up promptly to the support- of the 12th. From dark until 9i o’clock the battle raged with un abated fury. The lines moved to and fro, each in turn advancing and falling back. At this hour of the night the enemy made bis final charge on the left of the right wing.lield by Gen. Geary’s division. He was repulsed with great slaughter, and refused to renew the at tack, At 10 o’clock the battle ceased, and du ring the night all- was quiet, On Friday, morning, at 4 oolock, Slocum’s line, opened a terrific fire on Ewell's men. -The enemy responded in a most|fariouB charge, for which mode of fighting they are justly cel ebrated! The fighting on Thursday on the left, where Longstreet and Hill fought with meet terrible desperation for three hours, and the subsequent battle on the right by Ewell, were •f - ' Rates of Advertising. i Advertisements will be sl per sqaare’of 14 lines, one or three insertions, and 26 easts for every subsequent insertion. Advertisements of lesstbau 10 lines considered as a sqoaie. The subjoined rate* will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements; ' 3 IIOXTHB. 6 MONTHS. 12 JtOSTHS. 1 Square,—..; „$3,00 $4,60 . $B,OO 2 do 5,00 6,60 8,00 ? do 7,00 8,50 10,00 4 Column, 8,09 9,50 12,60 * d° ,v 15,00 20,00 -25,00 1 .J°- 25,00 35,00 40,00 Advertisements not having the number of inser tions desired marked upon them, will be published until ordered out and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Beads, Letter-Heads, and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishment* executed neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constable's and other BLAHKS, constantly on hand. no. 47, regarded by the oldest officers in the army as the most obstinate and deadly contest of the war.. Officers and men lay dead in fearful num-. bers. But the enemy’s charge in response to Slocum’s fire seemed ten times more furious. With fiendish yell and -snob- contempt of death during six full hours, they hurled their solid mosses, against the well-defended lines. The Notional troops stood liks a wall of fire, whose Hanging tongues enwrapped in death whatever cams near, whose foundations were firm with thei primal rock on. which it rested. - Nothing during the war has equalled that six hours of carnage In front of Grang’s position were more Rebel dead.thsn the number of the entire list of casualties in the 12th corps. The - -dead-were lying literally hr heaps, irianyTiit in all manner- of degrees, from a clean shot through the head °to bodies torn to pieces by exploding shells. At 10 o’clock Slocnm had repulsed and driv en back the enemy at every point, and reocon opied his original position. The battle ceased -- dt 11 o’clock, land there was a pause like to the stillness of death rested for three hours: on the Jiving and dead.' _ j •" ■ . No matter iiow long pressed by the enemy the Union troops felt even in the front rifle pits that the Commanding General was conversant with their situation, and would not suffer them to bp overwhelmed. The officers would say to the-meb, and the men. to each other, " Meade will send you help—-just hold on a little lon- ' geri.’’:,, j 'I ) At 2 o’clock: on Friday afternoon Lee opened a Ifne of artillery fire from about one. hundred guns, concentrated against Cemetery Hill and-' the position along the center held by the Second and a part of {be First Corps. ’ The firing wis responded to by all the bat teries on the h ill, and then ensued three hours unsurpassed in incessant fierce ness by any artillery battle on - this ,continent. The sight and sound was awfully sublime. The hills trembled| beneath the percussion. The, sound filled’the heavens, and Nature, as it were, ’ stood still to Contemplate the scene. Horses were shot down by scores, gun-car riages were /demolished, pieces dismounted, , caissons exploded, whole batteries were swept away, and caunoniers and officers killed and wounded in numbers almost incredible. No ' lees than fifteenfcaissons were exploded on the - higbts|and two batteries on the right were completely demolished. Tbs silent abode of the dead was made ths theater of deadly conflict. Tombstones and. beautiful monuments were demolished; great boles were torn in the earth by the explosion of shells, and the surface checkered with fur rows. ... The arfillery fire continued till 4 o’clock,. when the solid columns of Rebel infantry were ’ During the f erce cannonading ths men and officers were ordered to shelter themselves be- . hind the bills and rocks. When, however, the • Rebel infantry was seen in the woods, several officers came td.Gen. Doubleday, volunteering to carry .messages to Meade and ask that the center be strengthened. ’ Doubleday replied to the officers that they might trust to Gen. Meade; that he wonld keep bis eye on movements of the enemy and havo bis forces ready to meet bis attacks. Out they came, and rushed rapidly over the fields in a solid mass, but ■ evidently with less fury than before. The bead of I a position held 1 Brigade, 2d Dj were old, and the charge. T troops stsggere Gen. Armistead to steady bis co a fence. Gen. Webb teeing this, called out to hi* brigade, “ Charge! the enemy is ours.” , And true enough he was. The miinmanding Gfen. Armistead and! 3,500 men were captured by the closing in oi' the Second Corps on the rigfyt and the First on: the left. The enemy was driven back oyer the fields with great slao gbter. The enemy then with drew from the f eld, and the battle ended. Tor the Agitator.! Mansfield C. 8. and State Normal School. Mansfield, June 26th, 1893. This institution is BOW brought into a posi tion where a little more forbearance will enable it to meet the claims of its creditor* and the expectations of j its friends. Last ’week our Treasurer received $5OOO, appropriated by the ‘State. After nbing enough of this to get the building well insured, and-to pay some inci dental expenses accompanying the appropri ation, the balance had to be paid on debts en dangering the safety of the institution. This payment places it in-a position of security very favorable: for a loan, t)o pay the - remaining debts. /. The design is to consolidate the indebtedness into one. To enable ns the better to accom plish this, creditors are earnestly-desired not to ■ sell their claims on any terms; but, having;; once been friends'to the institution in frosting ' it, to be friends ja little longer in settling their claims direct with the trustees. Some gentle man of the.' Bar best acquainted with its af* , fairs, has'declined to act against the institu tion : and it is hoped that creditors will refrain ' from making shy costs, thus acting for the in stitution and not against themselves. This communication is desigped chiefly as a means of information to assure creditors that the trus tees have done j the best they could to protect them, whether their claims were outlawed -or not; and that they wiU still do the best they_ can to serve them. In disbursing this -appro priation we . have employed the best counsel, " and have placed onr finances in better position - than they have been for years; It is expected that a loan of about §6OOO, 'will soon consol idate the indebtedness'. W. Cockbax. President of the Board of Trustees.' Dabster rede He got married cent, onhis sag take notice. Ihe column was directed against by Gen. Webb, oommanding 2d ; [vision, 2d. Corps. His troop* ' steadily and bravely withstood be steady fire of the National 1 the enemy, and the Rebel , who led the charge, wishing nmn, halted it for a moment at css everything to mathematics.. ' heoaots kissiDg saved 'fifty per J ar tax. Old bachelors, pleas*
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