A Question foSr tJl®
tt js now fairly admitted thtUbo: Copperhead
WBattS and orators in the Kcirth cijatvibutcd a
Urge, if not the very largest the influ.
eace which has brought tbejjaveholders’
rebellion. For twenty inciSsantly, an 3
For the last four years, bitterly,
the elements which now popperhead
igm labored to convince the foijftthat the Ab
olition sentiments than e'spnisstidyyafew nor
thern agitators, were fraught ;jvrijh the most
fruitful consequences to tbc;slaye,’|tates. Ab
oiitionism, as it was *o di North, ac
cording to the interpretation pf thi {Copperhead
press, implied all that was lyw JnJitnorals, nn
pious in religion, and traitorous politic?.—
Acting on the conviction deiiyed J jom such aa- -
thorities, the people of the South, be slave dri
vers and breeders, encouraged by Jthe speeches
of the Northern and Sou thftnftjresenta tires
of the factions 'embraced within lie organiza
tion of the Democratic party, prepared to resist
the Government of the United'States. Let it
borferaembered, that at thej.ery ttpment when
these traitors took the field Wresisl|the national
authority, they had possession! ofijnlUhe posi
tions involving an exercise of pointer in the Go
vernment; and when they aback ft destroy the
Unioir, they claimed that both thelConstitulion
anil the law were, fairly comipitftd to the pro
tslition of slavery. Hence ii&f, {mighty rebcl
' lion! to destroy this splendid So’jernmcut, this
hope, this glory and the Hine|hotor of the
world, was brought about llccftdtb the slavehol
ders were Jed to believe, and
the Copperheads, that a few ttud fanatic?, then
called ‘‘ freedom shriekers, w iteftlbent on abol
ishing slavery in the South.; ,'tpe South be
lieved the monstrosity, and famt every slave
State turned'an fury to rend.Vhe.'.jJnion and de
stroy the Government. NodhvKit have these
■•Pemoorntic JcAders and the t kitjt slaveholders
gained by their rebellion 7 ■ l gVif.--rebelled to
cecure what they called the ' gbl'tScal, franchise
and numerical increase of;fl»7ery, as these
were menaced by Abolitionhp > ttnd ln doln S
this, what have the slavchd Set) gained ? if
Democratic leaders were hop! Bt, )hey would'en
lighten the slaveholders;,fin| r< t the slavehol
ders themselves were candid,; tbly would con
fess that their efforts to sort have cost
the life not only of that ineti |ufpi but bf tbe
Democratic party itself. A> {lit {((nism has now
become a nationality 1 ftisipo longer tbe
dream of a few warm heavMd ‘tyd bot headed
.fanatics. It is tbe hope, of -th«; nation ! Tbe
day-star of tbe world ! 11l thtl very locality
where it was once most odious, r ',t is now most
popular. But why do nobtho or
gans confess these facts? '.iVliy.’.ch) they not in
form their readers that snob men as Gov. Andy
.Johnson, Senator Eeverdy iJchtfson, the rebel
flon. Gantt, the fearless Parson Brownlow,
Gen-Butler, and a,host of other Domocrpts,
either once defenders of slaver j' or now slave
holders, are now the fearlets advocates of Abo
litionism, and swear by the; Constitution and
the Union, that slavery omit j*ie 1 Thus, tbe
only advocates of slavery, dfft. ft -tills country,
are either those in arms ftr destruction "of
the Union, or those who eioriltly sympathize
with these’ efforts. Will the. Copperheads crack
this nut ?—flar. Tel. i '
From the 11th Cavalry.
| 13lh, 1864.
The campaign la actually} begun. Grant,
Butler, Sherman and Thomas. Ate moving on
with rapid strides —each] having for his object
the overthrow of the so-tjallefTSouthern Confe
deracy. Already the slai/e. oligarchy trembles,
and -Jeff, Davis dreams of itryriads of iron
•clads and double enders pg up the James
river. He knows that Konst” is al
ready knocking at the of his fated
capital, and £ .
'•Re sees the smote w£j' the river,
Where.the Lincoln | p.”
The news from the froaHs j try encouraging,
Sutler haring forced a p isfliige up the river
-with hia fleet of iron iol ids'and
while his army, moving* f lorae different points,
has concentrated near Ptte’abnrg. The cav
alry, under Gen. Kautz; for* sd the passage of
. the Blacjtwpter, burned thc b‘idge aoross Stony
• creek, thus severing Eetlu? gard’s army into
’ two portions, tearing up thij Petersburg and
Weldon railroad for af H limpet of miles, and
finally joined Batler at' tae -jA-ppomatox river,
where bo hah fortified ‘“bimsilf, - On Tuesday,
D. H. Hill attacked par . advance with 7,000
'men, and was handsomely- whipped for his
pains. Ob" Wednesday-, our advance, under
W. F. (Bildy) Smith,»rs , aß within ten miles ol
Richmond, and we dari to think that Butler
will soon bo in possession of the city. The in
habitants .are of a lukewaVcaaemperament, and,
to ase the language of the Richmond Whig,
“ It needs buta defeatto the. Confederate arm°,
to cause the populace to chow lustily for the
stars and stripes.” The U. it. gunboat Com-
modore Jones was utterly destroyed by the ex
plosion of a torpedo uader Lsi- bottom, killing’
4ind wounding about, at Turkey
Rend, James river. A greai battle is anticipa-'
•ted near Fort Barlingl between our irem clads,
five in number, and tile Rebel rams* {of
the Merrimao pattern.)' ; Heavy cannonading
was heard yesterday tip ibe.jjames, but as yet
• the cause is not known.. Butler’s corps is made
up of veteran troops, led bj.su ch men as Gil
more, Baldy Smith, Tevey, Foster and Weit
*el; and when they meet the eoemy, the pros
' peot will be extreme!}/ u ipleasant for Johnny
tifteb. Great confidence'is-,expressed in Gen.
Grant, and it is imagine A.that
>' He wo’nt stay in fee- atnrsi
gat a few 4»jp " lv. ■
y f. - M. D. B.
Sura os a ■County Million.
Bichard operator, djed
jit bia arMidence'in this County,
on tha fitt inst., 1 aged SB years. Mr. Kear at
4he time of bis death owned property valued
at. 31,000,000. ■ He came Ip this region in 18-
SS.iS’hsnhe commenced’ forking a small col
liery of bis own, Between that and 1849 he
met with the u ups and, downs” incident to
the business, and Was s-rfd out twice by the
Sheriff." The last timcjii’* property was bought
in for hiin, and in 18-19 he commenced prosper
ing; and from that ‘pena-3 up to the time of
his death his aceamclaluiss amounted to the
aum stated above. In his will Mr. Kear left
his foreman who had Jbecfil with him a long
time, $5OOO, and his cfekv.Mr. Wetzmsn, who
for some years condemn'd djis entire business,
§2OOO. The residue c f Uje property goes to
relatives, twelve in uojiiber, among whom
it willie equally dlvidmly ■ Mr. Soar was a
bachelor, and lived very iwonomioally. It i's
thought that bis personal .expenses did not ex
ceed $4OO a year. Tbs ’ ijjiecutora of his will
»re Mr. Wotzman and Mj. Michael Bright.
Miner’* Journal., if,
THE AGITATOR.
11. 11. COBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
WB2.E.SBOROUGH, PEUKTA!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1864,
EDITOBXAL COBBESPONDENCB.
i Washington, May 15,1864.
I have spent the working hours of the day
in the hospitals, chiefly in. search of sick 'and
wounded from Tioga. lam sorry to say that
the search has not been in vain ; though tbe
men who endure the pain, and will bear the
scars of tbe wounds I have seen to r day, will be
envied by thousands in n time to come. There
was a time, and not very many years ago, when
I longed to sea with my own eyes, a hero—just
a single one. Withiiuthe week I have had that
old boyish longing gratified many hundred
times.
In regard to the Tioga boys my investiga
tions result aa follows
149th PA. VOLUNTEERS, CO: A.
KILLED. . .
Oscar Jennings, Charleston; shot through tbe
head. . "
Andrew Sawyer, Tioga, sunstroke.
WOUNDED,
Lieut. Bexford, shoulder.
Sergeant Worriner, Delmar, shell, slight.
W. M. Churchill, Middlebury, finger.
G. 11. Lawton, Delmar, hand.
At Campbell Hospital, ward 17.
45th PENN’A. CO. 1.
W. 11. Watrous, Gaines, arms.
P. R. Sberman, Palmar.
At Columbian Hospital.
COMPANY G.
Yihemns Culver, Charleston, tight ana.
Darias Hotchkiss, Charleston, fracture of
left elbow joint., [
At Harewood Hospital, ward 19. Doing well.
6th RESERVES, CO. IL
■ Josiah Coolidge, hips, flesh wound.
F. A. Foster, abdomen, probably mortal.
V. Losinger, arm, slight.
, At Fredericksburg, and doing well.
John tond and Daniel Butler, Co. A, 149th,
are reported prisoners in the hands of the Re
bels. John Colegrove, of Middlebury, was shot
in the face. He is at the Fairfax: Seminary
Hospital. J. W. Walbridge \»’£* wounded near
tho eye. I have not learned where i lO i** P ro ‘
bably at Fredericksburg.
F. Seeley and Wm. Lewis, Co. G., 149th, are
wounded, and at Emory Hospital. I could not
get so far in my journey to-day.
T. G. narrower, Co. A, Bucktails, wounded,
at Alexandria.
Sergeant Jacob Hack, Delmar, Co. E, Buck
tails, at’Emory Hospital, Washington.
Capt. L. B, Einsey, Co. I,_ Bucktails, is at
Seminary Hospital, Georgetown. Also, Lieut.
Geo. S. Coleman, of the 6th. A brother of Jas.
K. Saylcs, of Westfield, Co. I, Bucktails, is at
Campbell Hospital, wounded by a shell in the
right leg. The' wound is not dangerous.
Every one of the.se brave fellows is in first,
rate spirits, and still full of fight. Nearly all
of them will be sent to Philadelphia in a few
flays. Their friends may rely upon it that they
are doing well and are well oared for. The
hospitals are clean, airy, well-ventilated, and
the attendants are attentive.
Of the hundreds wounded that I have seen,
the great proportion are disabled in the hands
or arms. It is remarkable, that of our many
thousand wounded, not' one-tenth are of the
character considered ‘‘ dangerous,” and not
one-half con be called 11 severe.” I apeak of
those wounded during the six days' fight. The
fight was almost or quite confined to the' infan
try, and in a thick wood. Many of the wounds
were evidently inflicted by glanced, or nearly
spent, balls. Hotchkiss was wounded by a
glancing ball. It first struck him, pn the inside
of the thigh, piercing his clothes, and striking
a small hone in his pocket, glanced upward and
fractured the elbow joint. .He will hardly be
in fighting order for some months to come.
I have not yet seen Capt. Mack, who is re
ported wounded, but learned to-day that he’is
in the city at the United States Hotel.
I now come to speak of a most disgraceful
feature of the arrival of wounded men 1 in this
city. The old capital is pretty well filled with
shoulder-strapped cowards, who tan away from
the fight, and simulating disability, managed
to get on the boats at Belle Piaine, It is true
that some hundreds of privates did the same
thing, but that is no excuse for the officers.—
The privates’ought to have behaved better, but
the officers did not. I suppose a few of these
underdone soldiers may have been detected and,
refused a passage on the boats of the Sanitary
Commission ; but do not, I beg of you, permit
any champion of theirs to defile the columns of
the Agitator with charges against the Sanitary
Commission on their account. To the honor ef
Tioga let me say, that I have, as yet, found but
one. of the absconding unwounded who bailed
, from our county. I will not give his name, for
he is now sent, to the front, and may prove him
self a hero yet. .It does not follow that all tbd
absconding privates are cowards. Some of
them were panic-struck. It does follow, how
ever, that every absconding officer is a coward.
They will be dealt with as such.
There is a report that Frank Bailey ig a prig.*
oner. I cannot speak advisedly of that. As
fast as facts transpire, I will snap them up and
forward them, • M. H. C.
Washington, May 20, 1864.
After most persistent search in the reports of
wounded soldiers arrived in this city, as pub
lished in the city papers, I cannot procure as
full lists of those who went from Tioga, as ap
pear in the general report in the New York pa
pers. Nearly all the slightly wounded Penn
sylvania soldiers bare been seitt on to Phila
delphia. I ijave, as yet, seen bat few severely
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR.
wounded men from our county. The wounds
ore commonly in the limbs, and flesh wounds.
This was owing to the foot of the fight.beiog in
the woods. While loading, tho men were
obliged to expose their hands and arms, and
the glancing balls were so thick that it was
nearly impossible to escape being hit by some
of them.
Everything that a warm-hearted charity can
devise, is being done to render hospital life
-agreeable to these woupded veterans. Proba
bly no country ever took so much pains to pre
serve the health and promote the comfort of the
soldier, as does ours. Clean beds, attentive
nurses, and obliging surgeons, are everywhere
to be found.
Is one of tho wards at Harewood Hospital,
located about 1} miles north of the' city, in. a
lovely situation, I saw a soldier “ guilty of a
ekin a little darker than our own.” He was
evidently severely wounded. I called an atten
dant, and enquired who pnd what he was, and
what the nature of his hurt.' The attendant
informed me that tho patient was a Wisconsin
sharp-shooter, and an Indian. He was shot
through the left lung, the bullet passing trans
versely through . the chest, and lodging under
the ribs on the right side. . The wound seemed
slight to tho eye, of course; hot the painful
breathing, and the semi-conscious state of the
man, showed very plainly that the hurt was se
vere, perhaps mortal. On further enquiry, I
learned that he. could not .speak much English.
The attendant said this man was “ the best fel
low in the world to take care of,” as “ be never
complained,” I found him quite susceptible in
some directions, however, and' his eves were
quite as eloquent as the tongues of many.
The Senate is hard at work on the tax bill,
with which ends the- heavy legislation of the
session. M. H. C.
■Washington, May 21,1864.
I was agreeably surprised by a visit this
morning from Dr. W.ebb and Willie Sturrooki
and : tbe information that the 187th P. V. were
at the “'Soldiers’ Rest,” near the depot. Of
course I went down, ami for a few moments
was under the impression that Tioga county
was about to take Washington by storm. Such
a host of hearty Tiogans as flocked around the
buildings, amid a delectable confusion of knap
sacks, stacked guns, haversacks, canteens, and
other paraphernalia of war, I never thought to
sea in Washington. I wish I could remember
the names of oil, or even one-half, of the boys,
that would be impossible in the hasty mo
ment f gjve to this letter, I found the com
manding officer.'’ somewhat changed. Captain
Merrick is now Major, Lieut. Hart, Captain of
company A, and Sergeant Dennison 2nd Lieu
tenant of the company. These gentleman de
served their promotion, and will give a goou
account of themselves. Just as-I,was going
away, who should walk np but little Hurry
Root, whose presence in the company I bad not
suspected. But the next surprise was scarcely
less, when Elder Christian reported himself as
a high private also. As the Elder is minus
two or,three fingers of the right hand, ho can
not he of much use on the field I suspect, ex
cept to look after the boys. It tells well for
him, though, at his age, to bo on the muster
roll as a private.
The boys are all well and in fine spirits.—
Their destination is not known at present. I
think they will go into West Virginia. In haste,
M, H. C.
FROM THE IRMF.
WAR DEPRTMENT OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
War Defabment, Washington, 1
Friday, May 20—6:30 p.m. J
To Maj Gen.-Dix: This afternoon we have
dispatches dated at 8J this morning, from
Gen. Grant. Last evening nn effort was made
by Ewell’s corps to turn onr right. They
were promptly repulsed by Btrney’g and Tv
ler’s divisions, and some of Warren’s troops
that were on the entire right. About 300 pris
oners fell into our, hands, beside many killed
and wounded. Our loss foots up a little over
600 wounded and 150 killed and missing.
Gen. Grant says that probably our killed are
overstated.
Dispatches from Gen. Sherman, -dated a\
Kingston, 10 o’clock last night, state th»i du
ring the day he had pushed a colnriu beyond
that place'in pursuit of Johr- fltoni as f ar aa
Cassville, and there WBB skirmishing in the
latter part of the day with Hardee’s corps.
The oars were expected to reach Kingston
to-day, A hard fight for Atlanta is looked for.
No reports have been received from Gen,
Butler to-day.
Major-Gen. Hunter has been placed in com
mand of the Department of West Virginia, in
cluding the Shenandoah Valley.
Latest dates from Maj. Gen. Canby were' at
Vicksburg.
The Red River was reported to bo Blockaded
by the shore batteries of the enemy at differ
ent points. But measures have been taken
by him, which were believed to be adequate,-
for clearing the river of all such obstructions
and to enable him to reach Alexandria where
he will take command of the army.
Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Washington, Saturday, May 21—9:50 p.m.
To Major Gen. Dix: Dispatches from Gen.
Sherman state that our forces found in Rome
a great deal of provisions and seven fine iron
clad works and machine shops. We have se
cured two good bridges and an excellent ford
across the Etowah. The cars are now arriving
at Kingston with stores, and two days would
be given to replenish and fit up.
A dispatch just received from Gen. Banks,
dated at Alexandria, the Bth of May, states’
that the dam will be completed tomorrow
(May 9) and the gunboats relieved, tie would
then move immediately for the Mississippi.
Gen. Dsnby was at the mouth of the Red River
on the 14th of May, collecting forces to assist
Bonks, if necessary.
Dispatches from Gen. Butlep, dated at 10
o’clock last night, report that he had “ been
fighting all day, the enemy endeavoring to
close in on our lines. We shall bolion.. Have
captured the Rebel General Walker of the
Texas troops.” Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of Way.
War Department, Washington, ]
May 22, 1864—10 p.m. >
To Maj.-Gen. Dix ; On Friday evening Gen.
Grant commenced a movement for the pur
pose of compelling Lee to abandon his posi
tion at Spottsylvania (the details of which for
obvious reasons should not be made public).
It has thus far progressed successfully. Long
street’s corps started south at 1 o’clock Friday
night, an hour and a half after Hancock moved.
Ewell’s corps followed Longstreet last night.
The indications are that the Rebel army has
fallen back beyond the North Anna.
Hoke’s brigade has joined Lee.
The movement-of Gen. Grant has thus far
been accomplisheii without any serious inter
ruption. We now occupy Guiney’s Station,
Milford Station, and south of the Mattapony,
on that line. I
A dispatch received this'morning from Gen.
Canby, dated May 14lh, at the mouth of the
Red Jliver, says:
“We have rumors to-day from Rebel sour
ces that the gunboats, except two, succeeded
in getting over the falls at Alexandria, on the
day mentioned in Gen. Bank’s dispatch.”
No dispatches have been received to-day
from Gen. Butler.
Dispatches from Kingston, Georgia, slate
that Gen. Sherman’s forces are resting and re
plenishing their supplies. i
Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Grant and Meade. —A correspondent of
the New York Times, with the Aarmy of the
Potomac, says:
“ The headquarters of the Lieutenant Gen
eral and General Meade are always established
near each other, and in action the two gen
erals and their staffs are always together.
General Meade retains the immediate com
mand of this army, while Grant exerci
ses a general supervision over the whole field.
In regard to the operations of this army, the
two generals are constantly in consultation,
and it would be hard, I think, for either to say
with much his own particular share in the actual
command is. Perhaps I may say that Gen*
Grant indicates the strategic moves and com
binations, while Gen. Meade takes charge of
thoir technical execution.
REVENUE STAMPS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Revenue Stamps
of all denominations, just received at the First
National Bank of Wellsboro, in the Store building
of C. A J. L. Robinson. Persons wanting Stamps aro
request to call and get a supply.
Wellsboro, May 25, 1364-tf.
ESTRAY.
C AME into the enclosure of the subscriber on the
16th inst., about four miles south of Wellsboro,
on tbe Cedar Ran rand, in the Coolidga neighbor
hood, one Large Red Cow, with white face, and tame
other white spots. The owner is requested to eorae
forward, prove property, pay charges for this adver
tisement, and take her away. JOSHUA PEET,
Delmar, May 25. 1884.
COWANESQUE HOUSE.
THIS House which has been open for convenience
■of the traveling public for a number of years,
has lately been newly furnished throughout and fitted
np in as good stylo as can be found in any country or
city Hotel. 'The Proprietor does not hesitate in say
ing that there will be no pains spared to add to tbe
comfort of his guests, and make it a home for them.
He - best of stabling for teams; and a good hostler
always id attendance, all of which con he found
one mile east of Knoxville, Pa.
M. V. PURPLE, Proprietor.
Deerfield, May 25, 1864,-ly,
DKDCS & MEDICINES.
XO. 3, UNlOy BLOCK, WELLS 11080, PA
P. IL WILLIAMS, I
EEGS leaver to announce to the citizens of Wells*
boro and vicinity, that ho kc®ps constantly oa
band ail kinds of 1
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
Chemicals, Varnish, Paints, Soaps, Perfumery, Glass,
Brushes, Patty, Fancy Goods, Pure Wines, Brandies,
Gins, and all other kinks of Liquors of the best
quality. All kinds of
PATENT MEDICINES
such as Jayne’s Expectorant, Alterative and Pills,
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, Pills and Cborry Pectoral,- Helm
bold’s Extraet Bnchu, Sarsaparilla and Hose Wash ;
Mrs. Winslow’s Sothing Syrup; Wrigbt’a Pills;
Clark's and Cheeseman’s Pills; Hall’s Balsam ; Bin
inger’s London Deck Gin; Herrick’s Pills and Plas
ters ; Brown’s Bronchial Troches, &e., Ac.
May 25,1864-ly. P. S. WILLIAJfS.
THE WOOD RIO WE R.
THE following list of prizes awarded to the Wood
Mower, is sufficient to show that it is justly en
titled to bo called the
BEST MOWER IN THE WORLD,
The Grand Qold Uedalof Davor, as the best mow
ing machine, either native or foreign ; also the gold
medal and one thousand francs, aa the best foreign
machine; and a special gala modal at the gre“at
French nationaltriai, at Vincennes, near Paris, June,
,1860. The only prize over offered on mowing ma
chines by the French Government,
The first prize silver medal and two hundred francs,
at the fjial at Trappes, near Faria, Jnne, 1860. I
Too gnjnd : gold modal of honor, as tho most useful
farm implement, at tho Qnstrow (Jfeokleuburg) exhi
bition and trial, Juno, 1860.
Tho first prize of £lO, by Yorkshire (England) ag
ricultural society, 1860,1861 and 1862.
Grand gold modal at tho Griefawald exhibition,
(Germany,) July, 1860.
First premium silver medal, by the United States
Agricultural Society, in 1359 and 1880. /
First premium at the New Jersey State Fair,
First premium and diploma by tho lo.wa State Ag
cultural Society. ,
First premium by the Berks county (Pa.) Agricul
tural Society.
First premium by the Berkshire (Moss.) Agricultu
ral Society.
First premium by Wisconsin Mechanics’ Exhibi
tion.
First premium by Belmont county, Ohi».
First premium by Harrison county, Ohio.
First premiums by Grundy and St. Clair counties,
Illinois.
First premium by the Massachusetts Charitable
Mechanic Association, at Boston.
First prize by the Royal Agricultural, Society of
England, at their quadrennial trial at Leeds, in July,
IS6I, in competition with tho leading machines of
En - land and tfae United States.
First prize by the Royal North Lancashire Agri
cultural Society, at Preston, England, August, 1802-
Silver medal by the Maryland Institute, October,
1863'.
And he still defies competition.
/ D. P. ROBERTS, Agent.
Wellsboro, May 28,1864.-3 m
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FARMERS in this vicinity can procure this very
valuable Machine by calling on
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has used it, and tho first premium at all
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and is, by all considered tho best in use. It is inipossi.
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and those that want a No. 1 Machine, best in the
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notes, or the notes of National Banks, adding fifty
percent, for premium,) or receive them drawing into
rcstfrom the date of subscription and deposit. As
these bonds are
Exempt from Municipal or State Taxation, *
their value is increased from one to three per
per annum, according tb the rate of tax levies in va
rious parts of the country.
Afc the present rate of premium on gold they pay
0 7&R EIGHT FEB CENT. INTEREST
in currency, and are of equal convenience as a perma
nent or temporary investment.
- It is believed that no securities offer so great in
ducements to lenders ns tho various descriptions of U.
States bonds. In all other forms of indebtedness, tho
faith or ability of private parties, or stock companies,
or separate communities only, is pledged for payment
whiio for tho debts of tho United States the whole
property of the country is holden to secure tho pay
ment of both principal and interest in coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums from
$5O up to any magnitude, on the same terms, and are
thus made equally available to tho smallest lender and
the largest capitalist. They can be converted into
money at any moment, and the holder will have the
benefit of the interest.
It may bo useful to state iq this connection that the
total Funded Debt of the United States on which in
terest is payable in gold, on the 3d day of March,
1864, was $763,985,000. Tho interest on this debt for
the coming fiscal year will bo $45 637,128, while the
customs revenue in gold for tho current fiscal your,
ending Juno 30th, 1864, haa been eo fat at the rata of
over $100,000,000 per annum.
It will bo seen that even the present gold revenues
of tho Government nro largely In excess of the wants
of the Treasury for the payment of gold Interest,
while tho recent Increase of the tariff will doubtless
raise tho annual receipts from customs on tho same
amount of importations, to" $130,000,000.
Instructions to the National Banka noting as loan
agents were not issued from tha United Stales Trea
sury until March S 3, but In tho first three weeks of
April tho subscriptions averaged more than TEN
MILLIONS A WEEK.
Subscriptions will be received by all
NATIONAL BANKS
which nro depositaries of Pablio money, and all
RESPECTABLE BANKS ANN BANKERS
throsgboot tho country, (acting as agents of the Na
tional,Depositary Ranks), will furnish further infor
mation on application and
AFFORD EVERT FACILITY TO SUBSCRIBERS.
May IS, 1864-Smos.
Register's Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given, that tbo following per
sons nave settled their accounts in the Regis
ter’s office of Tioga county, and that the same will be
presented to tho Orphans’ Court of said county, on
Thursday, the Uth of June, 1564, for confirmation and
allowance:
Lovina Taylor, Administratrix of the estate of Ni
ram Haines, deceased.
Catharine Walker, Administratrix of the estate of
Delinas Walker, deceased.
Ira Johnson, Administrator of the estate of John I.
Johnson, deceased.
William Harrison. Administrator of the estate of
William Meek, deceased.
Joseph Palmer, Administrator of the estate of Sa
muel Palmer, deceased.
George SI. Hall and Ifoah Corwin, Administrators
of the estate of Cornelius Pierce, deceased.
U. S. ARCHER, Register.'
Wcllsboro, May Tl, 1351,
A Joint Resolution proposing certain
Amendments to the Constitution.
Be it resolved hg the Senate and House of Repre
sentative* of the Comioomcealth of Pennsylvania in
Genetaal Assembly met, That the following amend
ments be proposed to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth, in accordance with tho provisions of the
tenth article thereof;
There shall bo an additional section to the third
article of the Constitution, to he designated as section
four, as follows:
“ Section 4. Whenever any of the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth shall be in any actual military service, un
der a requisition from the President of the»United States, or
by the authority of this Commonwealth, such electors may
e.xeicise the night of suffrage in all elections by the citizens,
under, such regulations as are, or shall be, prescribed by
law. as fully as if they were present at the usual place of
elt-ction.”
Section 2. There shall bo two additional sections to tho
eleventh article of tbo Constitution, to be desiguuted aa
sections eight, and nine, as follows :
“Section 5, No bill shall be passed by the Legislature,
containing more than one subject, which shall be dearly
expressed m the title, except appropriation bills.”
Section 9, No bill shall be passed by the Legislature
granting any powers, or privileges, in any case, where tho
authority to grant such powers, or privileges, has been, or
may hereafter bo, conferred upon tho courta of .this Com
monwealth.” HENRY C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN’ P. PENNY,
Speaker of tho Senate,
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Harrisburg, April 26, 1354.
PENNSYL VANIA, SS;
1 do hereby certify that tbo foregoing is a full, tree
and correct copy of the original Joint Resolution of
tho General Assembly, entitled “A Joint Resolution
proposing certain Amendments to the Constitution/'
ns the same remains on file at this office.
• 1 In Testimony whereof, -! have hereunto
. I**B. }“ set my band and caused the seal of the
n—,—' j Secretary’s office to be affixed, the day and
year abovo written. ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The above Resolution having been agreed to by a
majority of the members of each House, at two suc
cessive sessions of the General Assembly of this Com
monwealth, the proposed amendments will be submit
ted to the people, for their adoption or rejection, on
the FIRST TUESDAY OF AUGUST, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, in accordance with the provisions of the tenth
article of the Constitution, and the act, entitled “ An
Act prescribing the time and manner of submitting
to the people, for their approval and ratification or re
jection, the proposed amendments to the Constitu
tion,” approved the twenty-third day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
ELI SLXFER,
May 2,136-t—3m. Scc’y of the Commonwealth.
New Elillmery Goods.
MRS. A. J. SOFIELD desires to call the atteu
tion of the Ladles of Welisboro and vicinity,
to her New Stock of Spring Millinery Goods, consist
ing of the latest stylos of Bonnots, Hats, Head Dress
es, Caps, Ac., and a variety of French Flowers, Shell
and Straw Ornaments, the latest novelties in the way
of Trimmings. .Infant’s Hats and Caps, Old-Ladies’
Dress Caps, Grenadein Veils of the newest shades.
Mrs. S. feels particularly grateful for tbo patronage
of her friends, and would aay that she has engaged
one of the best Milliners for the season, and is pre
pared to repair Straws in the best manner. She is
receiving Goods constantly from New York, and will
keep a good assortment. Her rooms will io found
hereafter opposite Roy’s Drug Store, in thorbqiVding
Utely occupied by Miss Smith.
Wpllsboro, April 13, 1564-t£
Wotlcc to Bridge Bander*.
THE Comroiasionara of Tioga County w ;n „ .
scaled proposals utuil Thursday, the 9th a 8175
June next, at Iho Commisaioner'a OS3ca in r7»ii
to_ let the job of building the dot Bridge acrm,°A°'
Ttoga River, at the mouth of Elk Run in rw*
Township. JOB RESFORO \
C. F. MILLER, ’ rw,
M.KOCKiyELL,]
Wcllsboro, May II
NOTICE-—Gnitrdlaii’) Sialei
ET virtue of an order o! the Orphans’ c o n,. ,
for tho county of Tioga, State of Pcnn-vK
i will, on tho day of Juno, A. D. IS6I, at n‘
ston House, in Tioga, Pennsylvania, at i'l o’cloriTi'
M., expose for sale, at public veou’aa or outer, ,1
undivided two-thirds parts of all the fellow- j
scribed real estate, in the county of Tio-a' p' n ® 9J "
vania, belonging to tho estate of Samuel B
late of Elmira, Now York, deceased, and hiia?v5 v
interest in tho lands in said county, known ,2
Strang, Irvine andjJSnlmor lands, as fallows to vr?
One certain lot in Chatham township, bonadad ,11 j
described ns follows ; Beginning at a cbesnat -if 1
the southwest corner thereof; thence north, i V
east, 124.8 perches to a post; thence >ont!i’
east, 201.1 porches to a post: tbence north']}
east, 11-1.1 perches to a post; tbence south 39 da.
groes oast, 394.8 porches to a hemlock j thence south
17i degrees east, 251.4 perches to a post; thencanortb
882 degrees west, 523.6 perches to the place of bein’
ning; containing 029 33-40 acres, and allowance,,
being a warrant or tract of land known as the Abn-i
Crandall warrant. 21
Also, one other lot of land in Middlehnry towasMn
bounded and described as follows : Beginning at a
white pine, the northwest corner of lot No. Ilia
Bingham lands in -aid township ; thence west 53 os .
chestoapost; tbeneo north 20 perches to a po.j*
thence west 264 perches to a white pine ; thence sooth
105 perches to a post in the south line of 01i- er
Briggs’ lot; thence south, 384 degrees cast, SS.2 rev
cbes to a maple stump, the northeast comer of Ij,j
lot; thence south, 89V degrees east, 234.6 nereh-ito
a hemlock; thence north 25.3 perches to a pots
thence north, } degree east, 63.3 perches to the pwj
of beginning; containing 193.1 acres, and allowance
be tho same more nr less; being lots Nos, 113 uj
and 117 of Bingham lands in said township. ’
Also, oae other lot in Middlehnry aforesa'id ■ j>,.
ginning at a small hickory, on the east iiaa of lo> No'
90 of Bingham lands ; thence north, J denes slat'
128.5 perches to a post; thence north 26.2 peicbcj d
a hemlock; thence north 05 perches to a post; theocs
west 53 porches to a hemlock; thence north ’37»
perches to a sugar tree-; thence west 74 perches"to'l
post; thence sonth 63 perches to a post; thence ws-t
82 perches to a post; thence south 41 porches to a
post; thence west Iffl perches to a post; thene-jom*
80 perches toapost; thence cast 38 percha to I ttikl
oak sapling; thence south 80 porch;* to * mi j thm
east IoS perches to apost; iaenoo sc-uih SOporchet 'i
a post; thence oast ,3 porches ioa post; thence mjA
36 porches to post s thc-ruxieiut 13 porches to 1
thence ;;,!jih 40 porches to a post; thence west 35 pa.
lues toa jiosjt (henea south 13 parelus ia a p-at
thenoa weal 23 f erchea to a j.oai; tltsaoo jaaii 13
parches to a post j thanea west 10 narchcs to a iu e v
oak ; lhanao south 13 perches to a pan ; thenee wj*
S 3 perchca tea post! tiusaos north 22 petchsi 13 .
post! thanea west 19 perches to a past; theses aerti
35 paroho* to an elk horn and stones; ihenca ■»■>!! 11
posehej to a white pine f ihanca north 54 parches to J
post; lltonce west 74 perches to a post; th« S a , M ,v
. 63 porches, to a past; thence oust 12 perches taaponi
thence smith S2j! perdic-i to a white pine; tan
enst 12,3 pewhee to a post; thence south 34 perches
tea past; thenoc east 31) parches to a white oak
theneo south 53 perches to a post; thence sssUOmp
ches to a dead chestnut! thence north 73.1 perches ts
a post; theneo north 7.3 perches to a hemlock ;'h™
south, 36 degrees east, UUI.3 petehes to ih« t ,u c , ol >
beginning; containing 556,6 a CM , Ja ,j aHb-.ruiice.
more or loss, and being a part of warrants Nej, 1035.
2643, 2044 and 2015. And also, M a port of sslj Jjjt
described lot, and attached thereto, a small lot lea
ded ns follows: Beginning at a post, being the 3m
post mentioned In )ho lost described lot, and the thirl
corner from-the hickory starting point (heroin m:n.
tioned; thanea south OS perches to & hemlock; dunes
east 5S perches to a post; thonco south 2iU psrehei
to lands of C. C. Builoy; tbeneo south, gyj Jj-’tssj
west, 35 perchol to a post; thonoe 154 porches w tho
-place of beginning; eontuining 25.9 acres, mors or
less, and with the lot lust before described, containing
535.5 acres and allowance, and which is aentnlly
known as the “ Tar Kila“ Jot,
Also, ono other lot. beginning at a licrafoek Ires la
the line of warrant No, 4437, In .'fMdlcbury efaresail)
thence north, SO degrees oast, 41. i porehoj to a nia»
tree; thanea south, 85 degrees cast, 124.1 perches te
a post; thence north, 10 degrees cast, 05,3 perches M
a hemlock; thonco south, S 2 degrees east, 17 parch;*
too hemlock; tbeneo north, 2 degrees west, ll.it pew
chestoapost; thence north, S 3) degrees omt, 219
perches to a hemlock ; thence north, 2) degree* wo*!,
141.5 perches to 3 post and stones; thoneesouth, 35)
degrees east, 374.2 porches to a post In tho lino »(
land snrveyod to James Wilson; "thence north, J3dal
grecs west, 559,9 porches to the place of beginning 1
containing 433 21—40 acres and allowance, be tho sumo
mere or less.
Also, ono other tract or warrant in Hiddlebary
aforesaid: beginning at the southeast corner, ai a
hemlock on tbo north lice of warrant 4174, James
Wilson warrantee; thence north, 33} degrees west,
256.3 perches to a hickory;-thence north, li degree
cast, on the lino of lands surveyed to Jacob Early,
300 perches to a hemlock ; thencoTsouth, 83} degrees
east, 69. S perches ta a hemlock; thence south, 63 de
grees oast, 15 porohes to a maple; thence south, 24
degrees east, 170 perches to a hemlock; thence nuith,
78 degrees cast, 45.3 perches to a post; thence north
124 perches to a soft maple; thence south, 33$ da*
grees east, 121 porches to a black oak; thenco south,
2} ejegreos west, 321.1 perches to the place of begin
ning; containing 500} acres and allowance, more or
loss]
The above lands being the same lands conveyed to
the ?aid Samuel B.Strang, deceased, by H- A. Guern
sey, late High Sheriff of Tioga county aforesaid, by
deed bearing date February 15, 1554, recorded in tbs
Recorder's office of Tioga county, in record book 21.
page 74, Ac., except ono lot of 40 acres, or thereabouts,
not included therein, and the said lot of 25.3 acre*,
being land conveyed to said Samuel B. Strang, de
ceased, by Henry VT. Sage and wife, dated
June 17, 1359, and duly recorded.! The terms of said
sale are as follows: One-third of the purchase mosey
in hand, upon confirraatian*of and the resi
due in fire eqnal annualinstalmeifts, with interest at
7 per cent., to be paid annually frbm the day of sals,
on all sums due and unpaid, to be secured by tbepar
chaser’s bond and a mortgage upon the premises, with
proper restrictions as to cutting timber and thereby
impairing the security
TRACE? BEADLE,
Guardian in Pennsylvania of Henry \7. Strang, Samuel B.
Strang, Jlivrianna Strang, Ad* Strang and -Engine Strong,
minor cluldren and heirs at law of said Samuel B. Strong,
deceased.
May 11, 1364.
Application* for license.
THE following named persons have filed petitions
asking for licenses to keep public bouses e£ enter
tainment and eating houses, in their respective town
ships and borough?; and the aamo willl bo presents
to the Court or Quarter Sessions for on
Wednesday, the first day of Jnne next, at two o’clock
P. M. , J. F, PO3TALDSOS, Clcr*.
Mayi4,l3C4,
Public H
M. V. Purple, s Deerfield. i •
E. S. Farr, Tioga.
Joseph Tonkins, Blossburg.
John Wilson,® Jackson.
L. D, Taylor, John Fletcher, Blossburg*
Henry Pcet, Ward,
W. Y, Campbell,® Morris.
William A. Whitley,’* Nelson*
H. C. Yermilyea, Gaines.
Albinus Hunt, Mansfield.-'
Benjamin Barsc, Elkland. s "
Royal Rose* and Elmer Backer,* Rutland.
G. W. Mattison, Knoxville.*
Joel H. Woodruff,* Joseph Reed,*and Samuel C&
roll, Liberty.
AV illiam C. Stevens, Middlobury.
Joseph W. Bigony, Rufus Farr, Welisboro.
, Eating Bouse.
William L, Reese,- W. Cell, WelUboro.
Joseph P. htonell, Blosabtirg.
Interesting to Farmers*
WALTER A-WOOD has mada D, P. Roberts, of
Wellsboro, an agent for the counties of TjffiJj
Potter, Clinton and Lycoming, for the sale of his
two wheeled MOWERS and REAPERS and S&*'*'
RAKING REAPERS; and all farmers
chines, will save from tan to twenty dollars by
on the subscriber before purchasing elsewhere.
pie machines to bo seen at his store. Circulars &
list of prices sent free by nail.
"Wellsboro, May 11, 1564--3 m
BIIXIOrS ASfIDOTB
A NEW ARTICLE for the core of BillioV ® sjo, ‘
ders, Jaandice, Ac,, for sals at
Rors mva siobs-
D. P. ROBERTS*