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[Wellsboro, Jan. l,^ J p6B.] DICKINSON HOUSE, COBSING, N, Y.- v ! Maj. a. FIELD, Pro rietor., GUESTS taken to and from the De Jt free of charge. [Jan. I-.--SB3.] PMRSfIVATfIA HODS !, “ CORNER OE MAIN STREET ANIj. .TIID-AY ;NOE, Wellsboro, Pa. «J. W. BIGONY, THIS popular Hotel, having been-:! i-fitteU and ro-furnished tbronghdnt, is now oil:, to the public as a first-class house. , • [Jan. li* 163.] HART’S HOTELS WELLSBOBO. TIOGa CO. FES*TA. THE subscriber takes this method tfr'jbfona bis old friends and customers, tbat bV lias re sumed the conduct of the old “ Crystal iuntain Hotel,” and will hereafter give it bis entire V ention. Thankful fofr past favors, he solicit? a * of the same. 1 DAVXJD IKT. "Wcllsbord, ITov. 4, 1563.~1y. , ''■ + IZAAK WALTOJf HOUS 3, Gaines, Tioga County, Pal H. C. VERMILYBA, Proprietor. TEIS is a new hotel located within t'sy-ac cess of the best fishing and hunting grp ads in northern Pennsylvania. No pains will bo spared for the accommodation of pleasure seekers and t ( trav elling public. [Jag. I, ■ *063.] WE EiIjSBORO DOTjEX..' B. B. HOLIDAY, (?Pro( Metor. THE Proprietor having again take# poses 'sion of the above Hotel, will spare no pains t< insure the comfort of guests and the traveling publ 5. At tentive waiters always ready. Terms reason bio. VTellsboro, Jaiv. 21, X863.-tf. WATCHES, CLOCKS. :ASD JEWELRY! Repaired at BULLARD’S & CO’S. STORJ? iby the subscriber, in the best manner, and at ae low f ijces as the same work can be done for, by any first r a s prac tical workman in the State. ' y Weliaboro, July 15, 1863. if. B. HrSCT. A. FOLEV, Watches, Clocks, Jewelrv 1 , fee., fee., REPAIRED ’AT OLD, PRICES/” POST OFFICE BUILDING, NO. 5, UNION BLOCK . . VTeibbnro, May 20, 1863. E. K. BLACK, i ■ BARBER & HAIR-DREISER, SHOP OVER C. L. WILCOX’S ETOI E, NO. 4, UNION BLO [;K. Wellsboro, June 24, 1563. * ir FtOtß AWD FEED STfIUjE. WRIGHT & BAILEY :$< HAVE had their' mill thoroughly it paired and are receiving fresh ground ll&t, feed, meal, but Davis is dead. God help yon, mother. I know how you suffer." After this the gloom the deacon’s face deepened,.but he showed no signs of relenting. _ Another year, of prayerful sorrow and pa tient hatching passed by. Then came the raid into Pennsylvania; the raid which did more to rouse the latent spirit and patriotism of the North than the winning of many a victory.— One evening a neighbor came hurriedly along the sandy road, and up the little walk. “The rebels are coming, deacon,’’ he ex claimed. “‘They’re down at the South Forks ; we have only time to escape.’’ “ I think tlier? will be no .danger,” was the cool reply. . “ At any rate, I shall stay and guard my .property. The women can go with you, if they choose, although they will he as safe here as elsewhere.” Half an hour later a-motley procession was wehding its way over the hills, on the road to safety and security. Deacon Thorne bade his wife and daughter a ,kind good-bye, and re turned to his post of watchfulness.. On they came, the minions of slavery, light-' ing their path by the' lurid glare of burning bouses. The deacon saw the flames bursting forth in gorgeous splendor against the sky, with a strange thrill’of awe and exultation.- “May such be the fate of all the enemies of slavery," said he half aloud. ; Nearer and nearer they came. Along the dusty roads the shouts of the advancing column, the tramp of armed men, and the crash of mus ketry, were blended in -wildest confusion. The deacon, alone and unarmed, advanced to meet them. - “ You are welcome,” said he. “I have sym pathized with you in your struggles--; lam with you, heart and soul. All I ask is that my home shall bo unmolested.” “Impossible, sir,” answered the leader of the rebel column. “ Our orders are to destroy all that lies in out path. It matters not on which side you are ; your buildings must go to add to the bonfire which is lighting the souls of the hellish yankees to perdition.” . Calmly the deacon stood by and saw the torch applied to his bursting barns ! and grana ries ; but a quiver of agony passed over his countenance, as he saw the old homestead, the home of his fathers, consigned to the devouring elements. Fire, fire ! And the old house, from its an cient gables to its mossy sills, burst forth in a glare that lighted up the heavens for miles around. It was red, and rose on the billows of flame, then fell with a loud crash, sending ,up into the air a million fragments of lurid light. Ah ! a new home may arise from the ashes of the bid—joy and love may gather round its hearthstone—but it can never, never be dear to fiis heart os .that to which be brought his bride i«r her youthful bounty — in which his children have grown to manhood. By the side of the expiring embers, Deacon Thorne learned many a stern lesson ; and when the morning sun looked down on the desolate hillside, which but the day before was covered with life and beauty, a man, true and loyal, in whose heart a vow of eternal enmity against the foul fiend slavery Las been registered, wel comed its coming. ******* Gettysburg! the name immortal in our coun try’s annals! All day the fight-had raged fiercely, uncontrollably. Among the thousands of brave men who rushed forward to the rescue, none fought more earnestly and determined than Jamie Thorne. George Stanley, was not in the fight; the insi dious camp fever had struck him down in his strength, and in a distant hospital he was strug gling against death. Fortune seemed to smile on the little hero Jamie. His comrades fell aroond him on every side, hot ho remained uninjured until the close of the first day’s battle ; then, as our noble, ex hausted troops, who for so long a time had held double their number at bay, were compelled to fall back, a ball struck him and he fell. When, a few days later, his father, who had hastened to him, stood by his side, Jamie extended his one hand, saying: “ Never mind, father, it’s all for the country; my other arm must do' double service. And now, father, will yon give Minnie to George ?” Jamie rose from his easy Chair, and laid his hand on the deacon’s showlder. The tall, pale soldier opposite, listened eagerly for the reply. “Forgive me, George, for the wild words ut tered in a moment of madness,” lie’ said, hum bly. “I am proud of you, my boys. What Davie’s death begun, the rebel raid.; finished.— It taught me how precious wap the Union I had scorned. Minnie is yours, Gehrge ; she is wor thy of you. As for me, I have now an object in life. The country that I betrayed needs my assistance. As-the. only atonement I can make for past disloyal words' and deeds, I shall enlist. Can’t you bid mo God speed ?” Among all the bravo men who’have devoted their lives to the.object of crushing this wicked rebellion, no one is more loyal and daring than he who writes his name, “Private Moses Thorne, aged fftij:' l . “ Only a Farmer !’’ —A correspondent of a Portland paper describes a debate In the Maine Legislature, on the question of granting a, town ship of land to tbo Maine Wesleyan Seminary, at Kent’s Hill, in the course of which a clergy man of some note made a speech, and Illustra ted the benefits of the institution by quoting the history of a young man who, through them, became a preacher, whereas, without the ad vantages of a seminary, he would have remained “ onJ;/ a farmer /" • “ Only a farmer \” said Mr. Small, of Lyn don, another member of the Housed “lam a farmer, and nof ashamed to be one ; and I am now asked to vote the means of elevating men so as to look down and sneer at me!” The bill did not pass. Traitors.— Silas Wright, who Was one of the best and pnrest Democrats of bis .time, once said! “If among us there Iff any who are prepared, for any earthly object, to dismem ber our Confederacy.! and destroy that Const;' tution which binds.us together, let the fate of an Arnold be theirs, and let the detestation and cur ses of every American be constant companions, until, like him they shall abandon a country whose rieh bleesings they are no longer worthy to enjoy. An Act Relating to the Payment of Boun- ties to Volnnteers. Section' I. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and : it is hereby enacted by ike authority of the same. That all bonds, warrants, or certificates of in debtedness, issued by the Commissioners, or Commissioners and Controller, ef any county, or the corporate authorities of any city, ward, or borough, or the school directors, or road com missioners, or supervisors, o£ any township of this Commonwealth, for the payment of boun ties to persons volunteering to enter the mili tary or naval service of the United-States, un der any requisition heretofore made by the Pre sident of the United Slates, be and the same are hereby legalized,’ made valid and binding upon -such counties, cities, wards, boroughs town ships, as if full and legal authority had existed for the.issuing and making of the samd when they were issued and made ; and that in all ca ses where any special committee, commission ers, or an individual or individuals, of any city, county, township, borough, or ward, shall have subscribed and paid, or become personally lia ble for the payment of money, for the purpose of paying bounties to volunteers, under the late calls of the President of the United States, whs have been mustered into the United States mil itary service, and credited to such county, city, township, ward, or borough, with the under standing, or agreement, that a law would be enacted to levy and’ collect a tax upon such county, city, township, borough, or ward, for the payment of such advancement and liabili ties, all subscriptions, so paid, or money bor rowed as < aforesaid, shall be {good and valid against such county, city, township, borough, or ward, as if the same had been subscribed or borrowed by the corporate authorities of the same; under the provisions of this act; and it shall jbe the duty of the? commissioners, super visors, councils, or school directors,jUS the case may be, to proceed to levy and collect a tax up on such county, city, township, borough, or ward, sufficient to pay the principal of all such claims, with interest thereon until the day of payment, together with the cost of collection thereof. Sect. 2. That all payment of bounties to vol unteers, entering the service of the ,U. States as aforesaid, by the commissioners, or the commis sioners and controller, of any county, or the corporate authorities of any city, ward, or bo rough, or by the school directors, or road com missioners, or supervisors, of any township of this Commonwealth, and all loans made by said authorities, for the purpose of making such pay ments. he and the same arc herchv legalized *. v O and made valid. Sect. 3. That the authorities aforesaid are hereby authorized, and required, to execute, and complete, all agreements, and contracts, heretofore madfi by the aforesaid authorities of such counties, cities, wards, boroughs, or town ships, for the payment of bounties as aforesaid, or for refunding advancements made for that purpose by any committee, special commission ers, individual, or individuals, on condition that they should be refunded, according,!to the true intent and meaning of such agreements and contaaffts; and for that purpose the said author ities are hereby- authorized to borrow money, and issue bonds, warrants, or certificates, in the name of such county, corporations, or town ships, with or without interest coupons at tached, payable at each time and place as may be agreed npon, and to levy such taxes as may be necessary to meet the payment of the prin cipal and interest of said bonds, warrants and certificates, as the same shall become ,!dne; which taxes and levies shall he assessed, and collected, as other county, city, ward, borough, or township, taxes arc assessed, levied and col lected : Provided, That in all election, or en rollment districts, not having- any constituted authorities, as contemplated by this act, compe tent to levy and collect said tax, the board of election officers of such district shall be author ized td'levy, and proceed to have said tax col lected in each districts. Sect. 4. That all asft’asments heretofore made of taxes for the purpose of paying boun ties, as aforesaid, be and the same are hereby legalized and made valid: Prodded, that the property of non-commissioned officers and pri vates, in actual service in' the United States army and navy, from this Commopwealth, or who died, or were permanently disabled, in such service, or having been in such service for the space of one year and six months, were ho norably discharged therefrom, and the property of widows, "minor children, and widowed mo thers of non commissioned officers and privates who died in each service, shall ba exempted from any taxation under the provisions of this act: Prodded, That the provisions of the first, second, third and fourth sections of this net shall he so understood ns tobave reference only to such agreemerfls and contracts as have been entered' into by the authorities aforesaid, sub sequent to the 17th day of October, one thou sand eight hundred and sixty-three. Sect. 5. That all the provisions of he four teenth section of an act to create a loan, and provide for arming the State, passed the fif teenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and sisty-one, which authorized the associate judges and county commissioners of the several counties of this Commonwealth, to constitute a board of relief for the families of such volun teers as have been, or shall be, enrolled and mustered into service from their several coun ties, are hereby extended and applied to the families of men who have been, or may here after be, drafted or conscripted, and mustered iqto the service of the United States, and cre dited to the quota of said ooonties, respectively ; and all arrangements made by the several coun ties of this Commonwealth, for the support of the families of volunteers, militia, drafted or conscripted men, mustered into the service, and credited, as aforesaid, are hereby legalized and confirmed; and full and legal is hereby given said county commissioners to bor row money for the payment of such expenses, and for| the extension of such relief to the fam ilies of all private soldiers and non-commis sioned officers, who have been mustered in, or ; may hereafter be mustered into the serviae of BOUNTY LAW. Eatea of Advertising. ’ Advertisements will be charged SI per square of IS lines, one or three insertion?, and 25 cents for every subsequent insertion. Advertisements of less than 13 lines considered as a square. The subjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements: 1 Square,™ 2 do 3 do. i Column, i do. _ 1 do , V Advertisements not baring the number of insert tions desired marked upon them, will he published hntil ordered out and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads, and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments t executed neatly and promptly. Justices*, Constable' arid other BLANKS, constantly on band. m .33 the United States, and credited as aforesaid, in pursuance of any requisition made, or to be made, by the President of the United States, of by any law of the United States now made, or hereafter to be made, or by the Governor of Pennsylvania, or any law of said Common 'wealth now made, or hereafter to be made. Sect. 6. That the commissioners of any and every county in this Commonwealth are hereby authorized to borrow snob sum, or sums of mo* ney as may be sufficient to pay to each and ev ery non-commissioned officer and private soldier who volunteered from such county* and entered [the military or naval service of the U. States, ion or after the seventeenth day of October, ono ithousand eight hundred and sixty-three; and to each and every non-commissioned officer and private soldier who may hereafter volunteer and enter the service of the United States from such county, and be credited to the quota thereof, in pursuance of any requisition of the President of the United States, or any law of the United States now. made, or hereafter to be made, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars : Prodded, however. That in that part of any county where school directors, or road commis-. sioners, or supervisors, of any township, or townships, or where the corporate authorities of any city, ward, or borough, or any committee, special commissioners, individual, or individu als, have paid, or have now commenced to raise ,;a fund fdr the purpose of paying snob bounties, it shall be lawfal for snch school directors, or road commissioners, or supervisors, of such township, or townships, or the corporate author ities of such city, ward, or borongb, to borrow ■ such sum, or sums of money as may be re quired to pay to each volunteer from such dis trict, a sum not exceeding three hundred dol lars ; and it shall be lawful for such authorities of said townships, cities, wards, or boroughs, to issue bonds of said townships, cities, wards, or bproughs, for such sum, or sums of money, and in such amounts as may be necessary to pay the authorized bounty to each volunteer required to fill the quota or quotas of such town ship, city, ward, or borough: And.provided, \further , That such townships, cities, wards and boroughs, as have filled their quota, or quotas*, under any call or requisition heretofore made by the President of the United Spates, as afore said, without aid from the'county, eityty or bo rough, shall be exempt from any tax levied, or to be levied, by the -said county, city, or bo rough, for the payment of bounties, or for the payment of any bonds issued by said county commissioners, city or borough authorities, for the payment of bounties to volunteers to fill the quota aforesaid l And provided, further. That no county, city, ward, township, borough, or other district, which shall have agreed, or of fered to pay, as bounty to each volunteer cre dited to sneb connty, city, ward, township, bo rough, or other district, a larger sum than three hundred dollars, shall be subject to the limita tion as to amdnnt prescribed in this act; but any payment (made, or to be made, or obliga tion given, or to be given, or liability incurred, or to be incurred, in pursuance of such offer or agreement, is hereby ratified and declared to be lawful and valid: And provided, further. That intense the commissioners of any county, or the commissioners and controller of any county in this Commonwealth, shall neglect, or refuse to take the necessary steps to raise, or complete the raising of bounties in townships, wards and boroughs, not having raised, or commenced to raise, bounties at the time of the passage of this act, then, and in that case, said township, word, or borough, by their authorities aforesaid, shall bare power to proceed and raise bounties as fully and as effectually as if done by the connty authorities. Sect. 7. That the said county commission ers, or school directors, road commissioners, at supervisors, of any township, or corporate au thorities of any city, ward, or borough, am hereby authorized (for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act) to borrow mo ney, and issue bonds, or certificates of indebt edness, no bond or certificate to be less than the sum of twenty-five dollars, except when the bounty is less than twenty-five dollars, in the name of such county, township, city, ward, or borough, with or without interest coupons at tached, payable at such times and in such man ner as may be agreed upon ; and to levy and assess on all property, professions, trades and occupations, subject to taxation for State and county purposes, and collect such taxes as may be necessary to meet the principal and interest of said bonds and certificates, as they shall be come due and payable ; which taxes shall be, collected as county, city, ward and borough taxes are now levied and collected, including a per capita, tax, of not more than one dollar, on. all taxable male inhabitants: Provided, That only one per capita tax shall bo levied in any. one year : Provided, That in all eases where any person, or persons, liable to draft, have, for •the purpose of raising the sum requisite to pay a bounty to the'volunteers required to fill tbs quota of any county, city, ward, borough, or township, stipulated, in writing, to pay a som greater than the amount of tax which would be due upon the assessed valuation of their real or personal property, it shall and may be lawfbl fur the corporate authorities of such county, city, ward, boroagb and township to collect the* amount so subscribed: Provided, That no bonds or certificates, issued under any of the provi sions of this act, shall be for a longer period than ten years i Provided, further. That in all oases where a borough and township have sep arate boards of school directors, and are em braced in one district, fur the purposes of the military draft, the directors of said districts are hereby ontborized to act jointly in carrying into effect the provisions of this act. Sect. S. That in all cases where the county commissioners of any county, the school direc tors, road commissioners, or supervisors, of any township, or the corporate authorities of any city, ward, or borough, have levied a per eapilct tax,upon persons subject to draft or military doty, the action of said corporate authorities be and the some is hereby legalised and made valid. Sect. 9. That in any case where a part of the bounty authorized by this act has been paid by any ward, township, city, or borough, and said ward, township, city, or borough authorities, as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to pay such Shostbs. Oxostbs. 12 vos-ia* *3,00 $4,50 $6,00 5,00 8,50 8,00 .... 7,00 8,50 10,00 ... 8,00 9,50 12,60 -.15,00 20,00 25,00 .25,00 35,00 50,00