An Assault on Senator Chain Dr. E. M. Clarice, one of lhe;ni!hft distin guished physicians in Detroit, uitfl'tased the assault on the evening of the ilottiof May upon Senator Chandler, and describi jj. the out rage in these words: Senator Ctw o Mar, a la dy, and two children, were sitting eta-tide-table in the dining room of the National Jan tel,-be ing - the table usually occupied by'Senator Chandler and family. Dr. E. M. of Detroit occupied one of the cente'S tables (.im mediately opposite to Senator Ctij idler. Hr, Voorhees of Indiana Senator Ham egtn, son of the former Indiana Senator were Bitring at the next center-table no .ret*, the door than the one occupied by Dr. C'arle, which gars them a position diagonally' throes the space between the two rows of U,V jif, and to that extent in the rear of the tabli A (copied by Senator C., who was speaking to i iiv friend Dr. Clarke across the space between iib( Awo rows of tables. The subject of conv lit ftion was the removal from office of a Cop pc’bead* pol itician of Detroit, the name of the party be ing mentioned in the conversatijn which in its tone was' denunciatory-of ,Ci pperheads generally. In the middle of the-conversation Mr. Voorhees arose from his s6oit --advanced to Senator Chandler’s table, ee *n Ud a men acing attitude, and in an excitei: i anner ad dressed the Senator, pointing hit. I: gw at the Senator: “ This conversation, Sir, ,e evidont- ( ly meant for me." Senator CharrJVjs instantly arose and said, “Who are yet 2 s ;What is your name ? I don't know you."; ti the midst of these ejaculations blows were mujually giv en and received, the first given hy. Mr. Yoor bees, but instantly followed b'- blows from both parties, YoOrhees stepping- is ik slightly, when, as they approached of the space- between the rows of. tabl is. Dr. Clarke rushed as far as be could betw.’en (hem, and endeavored to separate them- At this stage of the ■ proceedings Hannegan sprang from his teat seized a water pitcher, and ii truck Senator Chandler over the head, thus timing to the aid of bis Copperhead friend, Vi'orbees, with the best weapon be could at the torment com mand. The blow with the pitcher, brought Senator Chandler partially down, when Ilan tiagan seized a chair and struck Senator Chan dler another blow, which brouj/y the Senator on to bis hands and knees. I y this time the contending parties bad reachoi- the ,ball and ■were immediately separated by, th? spectators. The assault,was wholly unprovoked, as neither. Senator Chandler nor Dr. Cl* t|!te' bad made any allusion to either Mr. Voorbbes or the roan Hannegan. Senator Chandler ant} Dr. Clarke ■were both slightly scratched .by '.'be broken crockery, hut received no 'other injury. The’Apportionment 311 , Wo give below a correct copy Of the Penn sylvania Apportionment bill, it passed both Houses of the Legislature at its Is s) session: HOUSE. ! County, Daupbh, Y»rk, |CnmberUß 1,;..; 1 [Perry an(l % Adanu,.... f ,. 1 Somerset, iedford, and Pollen,;;, 2 Bradford and BnlliTan, 2 Biair, 1 Cambria, 1 ClcarfeldiJUli, and For flst, ...i.,,, 1 ClariotTaod Jefferson,... I Armstrong 1 Indiant ag j Wnstmore lan4';....='>.... 3 FayetU,,., !■ Greene,.,.,, X Conniij. ~ Ko, of Jt, Philadelphia, Delaware, 1 Che5ter,.....,.. 3 Montgomery, 2* 2 Dfthigh, 2 Kortbampton, 2 Carbon nad Monroe, 1 "Wayne and .Pike,. 1 DtMmc, 3 'Susquehanna and Wjo- i ' ming, ...... 2 .■Lycoming, Union and ] r ' Snyder, 3 1 Columbia and Montour, X Northumberland, 1 Tioga and Potter,.. 2 Clinton, Cameron, and M’Eeaa,.,..—i, 1 Centra,;., .... 1 Huntingdon; Juniata, and Mifflin, 2 Schuylkill,....'.., 3 Berks, 3 ' Lebanon, Alleghany, :i| •• SEHAtE. District. 1,2,3,4 Philadelphia oity£. 5 Chester* Delaware and htons. gbmery, 5 Backs , 7 Lehigh and Northampton . $ Berks,A>, 9 Schuylkill, - - 10 Carbon, Monroe, Pike 1 .11 Bradford, Sußquebannanc.< Wyoming....... 1 12 Luierne, I 13 Potter, M'Kean f'Qd Clinton, 1 ■, 14 Lycoming,. Union and Si 1 25' Northumberland, Mont< Hr,-’Columbia and . Sullivan,,. , v ,„ 1 Ifl Dauphin and Lebanon,. ... ’.l 17 Lancaster, ; ;. 2 2d York'and Cumberland,. ... V. 1 39 Adams and Franklin,..*... i 1 20 Somerset, Bedford ana,?n'&n f 1 21 Blair, Huntingdon, Cen re, Mifflin, Juniata v > and Perry, 2 22 Cambria, Indiana and' Je; 1 . .. 1 23 Clearfield, Cameron, Cl»no' yPotest and Elk 1 Westmoreland, Payette, ar if Greene,.-. 1 25 Alleghany,...' % 2 Stt-BeavePr and'Washingtoi 1 27 Lawrence, Buller and irtagiong 1 28 Mercer, Venango and ; I 99 Crawford and Erie, 1 Second thb Motion.— ‘The 'Altfany Argus, boiling over with iudignati'i .. genuine or coun terfeit, at the late arbitral > eizure and milita ry occupation of the Wc cl \ and Journal of Commerce newspaper est it-Ushments by the Government, proposes antml paode of righting the wrong. It proposes it-the,Democratic members‘of Congress, esjie uilly . those from New York, “ abandon tbfir "spats in Congress and return home to their coiistitutents.” Now as Henest Old Abe wouM 'suy 1 , this reminds us of a story. Once upot a titae, at a country town in Illinois, a gang o? half a dozen noisy young men, in attempting to get into a fancy dress ball without an invitation, were some what roughly ejected and irent about their bu siness. A wag among tba/'faag then led them over to a neighboring apothecary shop, to de liberate upon the subjects-hhd "then, by way of revenge for the insult '.h/yjiad [received, be eaid:—“Now boys just io.spite these vulgar people, suppose we all I: iK a dose of caster, oil.” But the boys oou-U apt see the matter .in that light: and we gulai this'propsition of resignation from the Albs jy Argus will be regarded by the Demooi jti /members of Con gress as absurd as thiif, ,’ eoomendation of a dose of castor oil. So fur,- however, as the New York city members oi’"Congress are con cerned, we second the m-Jtioii that they return to their constitutents; ft‘f then, in exchange for the Woods, the Broolsfs and the Herricks, tt* may hope to get somejfa mg-better. Let the experiment be tried.— Af;]' Serald.' Richmond not the Jtnibx Capital.—Tho Washington Republican ;«i» off the following: , ** The rebel capital H ip a carpet-bag, is la Jeff. Davie's hand, ah( Jeff. Davis is usu ally,.during active op oh iti os, in a special car an a railroad. Wherever Teff. and the carpet ing arc,.there is the xehjl cipital, ■■ rofc n -S' Ko. of R. - 2 Boaven»ja£Vfashmgton, 3 VeninguSjjdWarren,... 2 Crawford,,,, 2 Erie,. 2 Lawrcn'stvMereer, and Butler, ...... i .-100 * itfo. Sanatara, . - 4 V'*»v THE AGITATOR. M. H. COBB, EDITOR AND ?ROPKIETOB. tgenSßQSdOfiS. PENN’A i WEDNESDAY, ; : : : : : JUNE 1, 1864. FREEDOM op the PBESS, The world seldom comprehends the breadth and range of. meaning which attaches itself to phrases in common nse. Least of all do parties comprehend their war-cries- ’ We have heard a great deal and read more about "liberty of speech and freedom of the pre*?” io the past. These liberties have been mouthed bj every demagogue who ever betook himself to the ruA tram. Far be it from ns to underrate the liberties alluded to. They are essential to theexistenoe of our form of government. Freedom of dis cussion, both in deliberative assemblies and in * 1 the journals, must be preserved. And they have been preserved, with slight exceptions, in all these States, op to this time, from the be ginning. Bat there is a distinction between liberty and license. The statutes limit the lib erty of speech, by enactments against tbs slan derer ; and freedom of the press is likewise re stricted by enactments against libel. In the South there has never been -any considerable liberty of speech or press, in certain directions. It had a wrong which would not bear the test of disenasion. Bight can endure any amount of investigation, if properly carried, on. The Administration is censured for its sup pression of the World and the Journal of Com merce. Doth these papers published a most damaging forgery, calculated to depress the spirits of the people at home and injure us abroad. As the coarse of both papers has been from the beginning adverse to the canse of free dom, it is but fair to infer that they published the forged proclamation (with malign intent.— There are some who pretend to believe that nei ther paper was in the secret of the hoax. We happen to know some of the parties to the con duct of both papers fall as well as they know themselves—better than the world knows them. And upon this knowledge we very sincerely be lieve that Manton Marble, of the World, was well aware of the publication beforehand, and was a party to it. His excuse that the matter was put in by the “ night-clerk,” without being read, will deceive no man acquainted with the night dut|es of an editor on a New York morn ing paper;. There is no such person attached to the editorial department of those papers as a “ night-clerk." The “ night-clerk" is a man who simply puts dispatches in the box in the business office, and there his duty ends. But Mr. Marble knows thaty-when he was night, or managing editor of the paper, in its early days, nothing went into the paper without either his owp or his associate’s order. The present pigbt editor is a Mr. Crowley, who, it is to be presumed, sees the forms closed before ha leaves. Mr. Crowley has been a sympathizer with the - rebellion since December, 1860. We' know this, because we know, and then knew Mr. Crowley, well. He is too good a newspaper man to leave his work at the “ pinch”-—which comes after the “ good night” ef the Associa ted Press. Therefore, it is presumable that Mr. Crowley was present, and In command, when the forgery waa received and put in type. The Government suppressed the papers that published the proclamation. We submit that freedom of the press does not yet demand the right to publish forged State papers. There is no infringement of the right of. discussion in the act of the Government. Then who has been wronged ? Who can claim martyrdom ? The only sufferer is the Government. Suppose, instead of suppressing the papers, the editors had been reprimanded: what then? Would they not have denied the right of the Govern ment to interfere with them ? Of course they would, in that case, hare scolded about “ the insolence of dictation." The truth is, these fellows are devils. They have neither common honesty nor common decency. -They are trai tors—have been traitors from tho first. And - one of them would sign his dearest friend’s death warrant, were that the price of temporary success. The man who betrays hit benefactor will betray his country. We shall always, in our limited way, uphold the cause of liberty, both of speech and of the press. And we shall continue to denonnee li centiousness, {both of act and word. No man has a right tOjbay or do anght which can only bring disgrace upon society. "We deny that any man is privileged to wallow in the filth of diurnal falsehood, -as do the editors of the World and the Journal of Commerce. Their abuse of Mr. Lincoln, or any one else, is simply a matter of taste. It harms nobody save them selves. But forged State papers are not legiti mate news,, nor in aught related to the business of honest or honorable journalists. HOW, UATIONS QEOW. National growth is but the growth of a sin gle man, when properly examined. The -pro cess by which a man becomes wise, and pros perous, and great, and, good, h one with that which renders a nation feared and honored among nations." As be who has most difficul ties to contend with, and overcomes them all, is greatest among men, so, nations, subjected to the test of adversity, and*enduring the strain, become great among nations. W e have not been among those who have felt to indulge in reproaches toward any -party of men, because of the calamities which have be fallen us as a nation, except in self-defence. It matters little whether the degenerate party in power for fifty years prior to 1861, plunged the country into civil war, or whether'it was a hap pening entirely beyond tho province of any party. Jho fact that that party had held the reins and the patronage of the government for THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR. About a half a century, and that for the last ten [ years of its rule there was an uninterrupted tendency to civil violence everywhere, would seem, to indicate that partisan policy had some influence in precipitating the conflict. But we have all along preferred, and still prefer to ig nore blind instrumentalities, and recognize merely the inevitable outwo thing of divine pur pose in all that pertains to this struggle. Taking that broader view, there can hardly be room for two intelligent conflicting opinions as to the cause of the struggle. Theoretically, the Declaration of Independence and tho pre amble of the Constitution were consistent, and therefore onr government was theoretically con sistent. But practically we fell short of the i*e» of the framers of onr bill of rights. We set out the dogmatic assertion of human equality as to civil privileges, and gave the lie to the profession onr enslavement of an en tire race in our midst. This was the beginning of sorrow. Mockery n evCT comes, to aught eave grief. We mocked at truth, when we re cognised, and mdde provision to maintain sla very.; We played the hypocrite. The entire energy of the old' democratic party, fdr the last two or three administrations, was directed to ward the maintenance of this attitude of hy pocrisy. This venality and lack of manhood begot for the North the hearty and richly de served contempt of the southern aristocracy.— When a man comes to thoroughly despise his dog,Tie is liable to kick him at any moment.— So with the South; tba party in power, having ns edits power to show bow perfectly submis sive the North could become when the aristo crats demanded new outrages, these aristocrats tired of an alliance on terms of political equal ity, and so kicked their fanmble servants. Now all this was in strict accord with natu ral law. N(i doubt exists of the humiliating fact, that such men as Franklin Pierce,'Judge Woodward, | Yallnndigbam, and F. Wood, as sured their taskmasters that the masses of the democracy would not take up arms against the South. There is not the slightest doubt of that fact, unhappily. But even had they not, in so many words, given the South that cow ardly assurance, the struggle must have come at one time. It is now almost universally ad mitted*that the struggle was inevitable, either sooner or later. The government was an anom aly. Anomalies are in the nature of monstrous growths, and must either be brought to grief, or bring the body to grief upon which they are borne. The nation canid not grow, with such a tumor sapping its life-forces. Slavery was the one great, chronic difficulty. It made us ridiculous; it made us a nation of liars. It seems that violent diseases demand violent re medies. Slavery, being the eldest born of fraud and violence, mast die a violent death. Such, in brief, seems to us to be the philoso phy of the struggle.' Recrimination is for boys and knavea r Honest men should rise above It, and face the issues os they rise, not with una vailing reproaches, bat with hopeful endurance. EDITORIAL COEEF.SPOjjpENCE, Washington, May 27,1864. The Senate has taken up the tax bill and de creed sight sessions until it reaches the final passage. Tbs bill is the largest ever engrossed in this country, probably covering 250 folio pa ges of manuscript, and as many printed pages, quarto. The Senate has made about one thou sand amendments to the original bill, many of tbem verbal or phraseological, but still quite as many affecting the substance and bearing. The Pacific Railroad bill passed the Senate on the 23d. It is voluminous, covering sixty printed pages. It makes a railroad connection between tbe Atlantic and the Pacific possible within ten years, extraordinarios excepted.— The Government donates some miles of land on either side of tbs road, in aid of tbe enterprise, but on condition that no patents shall issue for the lands until each section of twenty or forty miles of continuous road is built as a first class railroad. Government also authorizes the com pany to issue bonds for $20,000, and upward, per mile, according to tbe cost of construction, upon which it guarantees the interest in gold for the'first year—the company to repay the Government ono-half the interest out of the first earnings of the road,- and tbe remaining half to remain a lien, or first mortgage' upon the road and its rolling stack, to the Govern ment. United States troops, supplies, mails, &0., to be transported over the road as cheap as carriage for private parties, and to have the preference at all times. The authorized capital is $100,000,000, shares to be of $lOO each. No one person can legally hold at any time more than 5000 shares. I have to chronicle the death of two Tioga soldiers, at Harowood Hospital, since last wri ting—George Marvin (and Caleb Fenton, both of Charleston, I think; ,It seems that Lieut. Rockwell and myself jwere in the ward where Mr. Fenton lay at tjiae time, and did not know of his presence. The- same is true of Mr. Mar vin. Their names were not published in the lists; and even our own wounded Charleston boys in the same hospital, were not aware of their presence at the time. Mr. Fenton died from secondary hemorrhage—being wounded in the groin. The suppuration of the wound sloughed off the artery, and he died almost in stantly. It is a subject of much regret to us all that we did not see them. Among the wounded at Columbian Hospital, I found, by accident, Thomas Root, of Tioga, Co. A, 149th Pa. He is shot through the calf of the leg. well. Josiah Coolidge, Co. H, Oth Reserves, is at Monnt Pleasant Hospi tal, doing well. I spent half a day on Sunday trying to find him, but by some hocus pocus his name could not be found bn the register. Da rius Hotchkiss, Co. G, 45th Pa., is in ward 3, Harewood Hospital. I saw him yesterday. He has had the elbow joint taken out, and this, the doctors say, will save bis arm. The boys arc all in good spirits, and as patient as men know bow to be. Yihemus Culver will proba bly he at home before this will he printed. He is doing -well. I should mention, also, that I saw William Kreiner, Co. H, 6th Reserves, at Harewood.— lie is shot through the fleshy part of the (high. Is doing well., 1 saw, also, a Mr. Newberry, Co. I, 45tb Pa., at Harewood, wounded in tho leg. Ha ie from Shippen township. He is in good spirits and doing well, , ■ The weather 3s very hot. M. H. C, FROM THE ARMY. WAR DEPRTMENT OFFICIAL DISPATCHES. Washington, May 28,9:50 P. M, Major Gen,\J)ix :—An official dispatch from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, at Mogohio Church, dated yesterday afternoon,; has just been received. It states that our army was withdrawn to tho north side of the North Anna on Thursday, night, and moved toward Hanovertown, 1 the place designated for crossing the Pamunkey. On Friday morning, Sheridan, with the Ist and 2d divisions of cavalry, took possession of Hanover Perry and Hanovertown. The 2?t division of the 6th corps arrived at 10 A. M., and now hold tho place, with sufficient force of oavulrT, infantry and artillery to resist any attack likely to he made upon him. The remainder of the corps is pressing forward with rapidity; Weather fise* A later dispatch, dated at 7 o , clock this mor ning, has also been received. It reports that everything goes on finely; weather clear and cool; the troops came up rapidly, and in great spirits; and that the army will be beyond the Pamunkcy by noon. Breckenridge is at Han over Court House, with a force variously esti mated at from 3,000 to I0;000. The dispatch further states! that, after seizing Hanover Ferry yesterday, Glen. Torbert captured 75 cavalry, including six officers; that the Rebel cavalry is exceedingly demoralized, and flees before ours on every occasion. A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, May 28) re ports that the enemy, discovering bis move to turn Altoona,! moved to meet our forces at Dal las. ’ Our coldmns met the enemy about one mile east of the Pumpkinvine creek, and we pushed them back about three miles. We have bad many sharp encounters, but nothing deci sive. i E. M. STANTON, , ! Secy of War. t J I Washington, May 30. Major Gen. 'Mix :—No official dispatches from the Army of the Potomac ha_ve' been received since my telegram of Saturday evening. A telegram from Gen. Sherman, dated the 29th, near Dallas, reports that an Saturday an engagement took place between the enemy and McPherson’s corps, in which the Rebels were driven back, with a loss to them of 2500 killed and wounded left in our hands, and about 300 prisoners. Gen. McPbereon’s loss not being .over 300 in all. ,E. M. STANTON, | Sec’y of War. From the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Dismounted Camp, (Near Portsmouth, Va.) I May 20th, 1804. Dear Agitator —lt is doubtless known, long ere this, that a great battle has been fought in this department, with varying success, — turned, at last; by the obstinacy of oar troops, into a victory.! The long lists of killed and wounded show the desperate nature of the struggle; and,:l,may safely say, never have troops fought j better. I shall merely give an outline sketch, for the information of our Tioga county friondsJ On Saturday, Butler gained the outer works at Drury’s Bluff, intercepting dispatches from Gen. Beauregard to the Colonel in command at Fort Darling, telling him to hold out to the last, as he (Beauregard) would reinforce him. Sunday, the |troops lay on their arms, after a week of hard marching- and fighting. Night closed in, and the thick fog came up from the James and Appomatox rivers, enveloping our brave lads in its misty folds. The center was commanded byjGen. W. F. Smith, the right by Gen. C. A. Heckman, and the |eft by Gen. Q. A. Gilmore, of Charleston notoriety. Better or braver men never lay in line of battle;—veter ans ol a score of hard fought battles, and troops who bad never, known defeat. Wistaria brig ade (mostly colored troops) held thi extreme right, next to the James river. About 51 A. M., Monday morning, the attack commenced ; the enemy massing troops against tbe right, under cover of the dense fog, and charging headlong upon the;colore(l cavalry, (2d U. 5.,) cutting Wistar’s brigade off from the main di vision, under Gen. Heckman, thus getting- on the flank and rear of that General, crushing him between two strong columns: but a galling fire of musketry met tbem at every point, and they broke, but returned again and again to the assault, until, broken and disheartened, they were forced to retire. Gen. Wistar held his position until ordered to retire, on account of the right of Gen. Brooks being forced back,— The left of Gen. Brooks' division was attacked simultaneously with Heckman’s; but being ap prized of the movement, met the enemy with such a withering fire of musketry, as "to cause them to beat a hasty retreat. For some time a lull ensued ; but at abpat 9 A. M., the battle raged with redoubled fury. A desperate charge was made upon Brooks’ right, under cover of a galling fire of artillery from the rebel works;) and after bard fighting, his (Brooks’) right was compelled to fall back. At this moment, Gen. Smith ordered Wistar to fall back, and the en tire line retired ns far as tbe Halfway House. About 11 o’clock Smith received orders to take up his former position, which he did, driving the enemy back over the ground first occupied, and forcing them into their intrenebments.— Gradually the firing ceased, and comparative quiet reigned for the first time. At the same time that Heckman was attacked, a force of about 5,000 men came dp the Petersburg road, and attacked nar rear, but were soon driven off by Dobbs’ brigade, seconded by a smalt army gunboat, which had succeeded in getting up tbe Appomatox river. We captured about 600 prisoners. At dark the order was given.to retire, and our forces fell back to their intrenebments, north of the Ap pomatox. Our loss is Estimated at 2500, killed, wounded and prisoners. Tbe rebel loss mast be much greater, as they were piled in heaps by Heckman and Wistjar, and were exposed to a heavy fire of artillery. Thus ended a hard fought battle, within eight miles of the rebel capital. Our cavalry, under Qen. Kants, (tbe man who captured Gen. Morgan,) has returned from a raid on tbe Danville railroad. Qe succeeded in cutting and destroying the road for. several miles; blowing up the great iron bridge at Mattox Station, and destroying the locks, dams and embankments of the Lynchburg and Rich mond canal; thus effectually destroying the only remaining line of communication between Richmond and the South. All is now quiet, and we are looking for Grant to resume his forward movement, when no doubt we shall act in concert. Prom tho 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, Jakes River, (below Richmond,) > May 15th, 1864, > THE RIDE TO RICHMOND. Mr. Editor: —To give you any kind of an accurate description of the events of the last eight or ten days, under existing circumstan ces, would be utterly impossible. The follow ing memoranda from my diary mnst suffice: Mat 3d.—Broke camp and Commenced the march at 11 o’clock P. M. Grossed the Eapi dan, at Ely’s Ford, at daylight of the4tb. Bi vouacked two miles beyond Ohancellorsville.— Marched westward on the sth ; met tba enemy at about 2P, M.; was sent out to relieve the 3d division, formerly Kilpatrick’s,- Remained all night on tho skirmish line, as pickets. Mat 6tb,—Skirmishing during the day, and an artillery duel. About 4P. M. the regiment was relieved, and sent to the rear to rest. May 7th. —Supported a battery during the day. At 3P. M. was ordered to dismount, and proceed to the front. Fighting very severe; men run out of-ammunition ; held their ground with their pistols. Reinforcements arrived; charged the Bebs and drove them from the ground. Remained on the line all night. Mat Bth.—Retired to the horses, mounted, and proceeded to the front. Advanced two miles; met the enemy’s infantry in a woods,— 2d Pennsylvania and Ist M tine cavalry dis mounted, and drove them out witp their car bines. Marched to a point on tbo-Cbanceilors ville and Fredericksburg plank road. Mat' 9tb.—The cavalry corps marched in column; ijirned off to tho southwest, when op posite Fredericksburg. The enemy's cavalry hovered on our flailks and rear. At one time they charged the column, and captured a piece of artillery ; it was re-oaptu.red immediately.— Charged Beaver Dam Station, capfurir's: three trains, two locomotives; two day’s rations for Lee’s army, and re-capturing 500 Union pris oners. Set firf to trains and station buildings ; tore up railroad, and inflicted damage generally to the rebel cause. Bivouacked on a chain of hills. Immense fires (our handiwork) blazed around the horizon daring the night. Mat 10th.—The enemy’s shells sounded our Reveille, making the slothful get out of their warm' blankets at a double-quick. Sent out a small party, who captured the audacious offen der, al2 pounder parrot. Resumed our march —the advance, rear and flanks continually skir mishing. Bivouacked at Wynn Churcb, eight een miles from Richmond. Mat 11th. — The advance of Wickam’s brig ade charged our rear. We drove them off— When near York River Railroad, was attacked vigorously. • The 2d brigade, Gregg’s division, was detailed to amuse them. The 2d Pennsyl vania did the fighting, driving the enemy back two miles, and retiring during the night. Re joined the column, and marched all night.— Thunder storm and rain during the afternoon and night. . Mat 12th.—Arrived within two miles of Richmond. At Brock Church, inside the de fences jof Richmond, was attacked by a heavy force of infantry, artillery and cavalry. Our brigade was dismounted, and opposed to two brigades of infantry. A bloody fight ensued, lasting five hours, resulting in the complete de-, feat of the enemy. Resumed our march, crossed the Chickahomiuy, and bivouacked near Me chanicsville. May 13th.—Was spent marching and court termarching, to effect a junction-with Butler. It could’nt be did. May 14th.—After enduring a shelling from oar own gunboats, we succeeded in opening communication with tbem. ,1 To give you a list of the casualties of tha expedition, would occupy more time and space than I have at my command. I therefore annex only a list of tbe unfortunates of Co. L: Todd’s Tavern - , May 7. —Privates Uriah Breman and John Day, killed. Sergeant V. M. Clark, and privates James Baker and Miles Finch, wounded. Private David Buck, missing, supposed killed. York River Railroad, May 11.—Corporal Theodore Smith, and privates Omar Soules and Richard Marks, wounded. Charles Brigham missing. Brock Church, Defences op Richmond, May 12.—0. S. Geo. H. Benedict missing, sop posed killed. Privates Wilmot Rathbun, Geo. Witman, Timothy Ives, Eii Teller and Alexan der Finch, wounded, and Johd Hunter, Solo’n Vanzlle and Philip Broughton, missing. Respectfully, C. R. TAYLOR, Captain Co. L, 2d Pa. Cavalry. FOR SALE. ONE HORSE, TWO BUGGIES, ONE SINGLE SLEIGH. Enquire of Mrs. GIBSON. Wellsboro, June 1, IS6L* Robbed from the Safe of the Tioga Co. Bank. ON "Wednesday night. May 25,15C4, the following described bonds and notes : 1 V. S. 5-20 coupon bond, 4th series, letter F, No. 14,719, for $5OO. 3 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 4th series, letter C, Nos. 36,180,81-82, each §5OO. 17 IT. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 4th series, letter F, Nos. 73,879 to 73,895, each $lOO. 14 U. S, 5-20 coupon bonds. 4lh series, letter M, Nos. 19,824 to 19,837, each $5O. 3 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 3d aeries, letter A, No?. 5,804-5-6, each $lOOO. 4 IT. S. 5-20 coppon bonds, $d series, letter A, Nos. 3,050-51-52*53, each $5OO. Tioga County Bank notes, old issue, 5% 10’s and 20’s—$5,000. Signed by former officers of the bank, all punched through centre of rigaelte, and bad been retired for three years. No other notes of this bank had over been punched. The public are hereby cau tioned against purchasing or taking any of tbo said bonds and notes. A. S. TURNER, Tioga, May 28,1864. Cashier. REVENUE STAMPS. A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Revenue Stamps of all denominations, just received at the First National Bank of Wellaboro, in the Store building of 0. k J. L. Robinson. Persons wanting Stamps are request to call and get a supply. Wellsboro, May £5, 1864-tf. HOUSE SHOEING AND OFF HAND BLACKSMITHING. THE undersigned being grateful to bis former customers for their liberal patronage and prompt payments, wishes to inform them and the public in Sullivan and vicinity, that ho has just purchased a good slock of Iron and Material, also that all kinds of common country Blacksmithing will bo done at Ellis's Shop, in Mainsborg, on. short notice, and as cheap for cash as at any shop in the country. Those .wishing-to save time and money will find it profitable to call on’EUis. Also a good article of TAR sold in tfainsburg at $1,09 per gallon. JOHN A. ELLIS. Mainsburg, April 13,18d4-2m.* A Joint Resolution proposing certain Be t< resolved l g the Senate and Ensue of 1} tentative» of the CamxcomccaUh of ■Qeneraat Assembly met, That the following aD ,“* V* ments be proposed to the Constitution of the P ’ mon wealth, in accordance with the provisions or, tenth article thereof: of th » There shall bo an additional section to the tv ,1 article of the Constitution, to be designated as four, as follows: ° sectl ™ “ Section 4. Whenever any of the qtnlifled electors or Commohwealth shall bo in any actual military ,iis dec a requisition from the President of tbs United m ' by the authority of this Commonwealth, snch elwin ' , ’ or exercise the right of suffrage in all elections by the lo- °“I nnder inch regulations as are, or shall be, pramS??*’ law, as folly as if they were present at the tunal ch? election.” riire of Section 2. There shall bo two additional sections ,v eleventh article of the Constitution, to be desimmLt th sections eight, and nine, as follows ; Snvted as “Sections. No bill shall b e passed by the Legislator, containing more than one subject, which shall i£ ci-.fT’ e-rjiressed in the litie. except appropriation bills.” 7 ” Section 9. No bill shall be passed by the Lecislstnr. granting any powers, or privileges, In an, antbonty to grant snch powers, or pcisil.gcsjri, h!" may hereafter be, conferred upon the coons or tliis monwealth.” Wry C. JOHNSON. Speaker of the Bouse of Representatives. JOHN P.l PENNY, Speaker of the Senate. Office sf (he Secretary of the Commonwealth, H vitßiSßcittr, April 26, 1864, PENNSYL 7ASIA, S 3; M. D. BAILEY. Ido hereby certify that tfce foregorng is a fall, true and correct copy of the original Joint Resolution o£ the General Assembly, entitled “A Joint Keaolntioa proposing certain Amendments to the Constitution,'' as the same remains on file at this office. f '— J —■} Ik Testimony whereof, I hare hereunto 4 *s. S. V set my hand and caused the seal of the i 1 —, —' J Secretary’s office to be affixed, the day and year above written. EH 1 SLIPER, Secretary of the Commonwealth. The above Resolution having bean agreed to by a majority of the members of each Douse, at two suc cessive sessions of the General Assembly of this Com monwealth, the proposed amendments will bs submit ted to the people, fur 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 tho act, entitled “ An Act prescribing the time and manner of submitting to the people? far their approval nndratification or re jection, the proposed amendments to the Constitu tion,” approved the twenty-third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. THE fallowing list of prize* awarded to the- Weed* Mower, is sufficient to show that it la justly en titled to be called the The Grand Gold Medal of IJonor T as the beat mow ing machine, either native or foreign ; also the gold medal and one thousand francs, aa the foreign machine; and a special gold medal at the great French national trial, at Vincennes, near Paris, Jua* 1860, The only prize ever offered on mowing mj. chines by the French Government. The first prize silver medal and two hundred francs - at the trial at Trapped, near Paris, June, 1860. ' The grand gold medal of honor, as the most useful farm implement, at the Gaatrow (Mecklenburg) exhi bition and trial, June, 1860. The first prize of £\ o, by Yorkshire (England) ag ricultural society, 1860,1561 and 1562. Grand gold medal at the Griefswald exhibition (Germany,) July, 1860. First premium silver medal, by the United States’ Agricultural Society, in 1859 and 1860. First premium at the New Jersey State Fair. Firbt premium and diploma by the lowa State Ag cultural Society. First premium by tbe Berk* county (Pa.) Agricul tural Society. First premio(m by the Berkshire (Mass.) Agricultu ral Society. ‘ First premium by ‘Wisconsin Mechanics' Exhibi tion. First premium by’Belmont county, Ohio. First premium by Harrison county, Ohio. First premium's by Grundy and St. Clair counties,. Illinois. First premium by tbe Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, at Boston. First prise by the Royal Agricultural Society of England, at their quadrennial trial at Leeds, in July, IS6I, in competition with the leading machines of En land and the United States. First prize by the Roykl North Lancashire Agri cultural Society, at Preston, England, August, 1862. Silver medal by the lnstitute, October, 1863. P. R. WILLIAMS, EEGS leave to annouuco to the citizens of Wells boro and vicinity, that be keeps constantly on hand all kinds of DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Chemicals, Varnish, Paints, Soaps, Perfumery, Glass, Brushes, Putty, Fancy Goods, Pore Wines, Brandies, Gins, and all other kinks of Liquors of the best quality. All kinds of such as Jayne’s Expectorant, Alterative and Pills; Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, Pills and Cherry Pectoral; Helm bold’s Extract Bucbu, Sarsaparilla and Rose Wash ; Mrs. Vftnslow’s Sotting Syrup; Wright’s Pills; Clark’s and Cheeseman’s Pills ; Hall’s Balsam ; Bin inger’s London Dock Gin ; Herrick's Pills and Plas ters; Brown’s Bronchial Troches, Ac., Ac. May 25,18G4-ly. P. R. WILLIAMS, THIS House whiefh has been open for convenience of the traveling public for a number of years, has lately been newly furnished throughout and fitted up in os good stylo as can bo found in any country or city Hotel. The Proprietor does not hesitate Jn say ing that there will be no pains spared to add to tho comfort of his guests, and make it a home for them. The best of stabling for teams; and a good hostler always in attendance, all of which can be fonnd one mile east of Knoxville, Pa. M. V. PURPLE, Proprietor; Deerfield, May 25, 1864.-lyv. , XTrTALTER A WOOD has made D. P. Roberts, of \Y *VVellsboro, an agent for the counties of Tioga, Potter, Clinton and Lycoming* for tbe sale of bia two wheeled J/O WEUS and- REAPERS vtxl S£LF‘- RAKINO REAPERS; and all farmers wanting chines, will save from-tea to-twenty dollars by calling on the subscriber before purchasing elsewhere. Sam ple machines to be seen at hia'store. Circulars afli list of prices sent free by mail. Wellsboro, May 11, 1564-3 m. notice to Bridge Builders. THE Commissioners of Tioga County will receive sealed proposals until Thursday, the 9(h day 05 June next, at the Commissioner's Office in Wellsboro,. to let the job of building the new Bridge across th ft Tioga Hirer, at t*io mouth of Elk Run, in Coringtoa Township. JOB REXFORD,) 1 C. P. MILLER, \ Comrs- Wcllsboro, May 11. M. ROCKWELL,) hereby given, that the following p« r- sons have ’settled their accounts in the Regw ter’s office of Tioga county, and that the same-will be presented to the Orphans' Court of said county, o& Thursday, tho 9th of June, IS&4, for confirmations** 1 * allowance: Lovina Taylor, Administratrix of the estate of ram Raines, deceased. Catharine Walker, Administratrix of the estate ot Delinas Walker, deceased. . Ira Johnson, Administrator of the estate of John L Johnson, deceased. William Harrison. Administrator of the estsM William Meok, deceased. - a Joseph Palmer, Administrator of the estate of *- 4 mnel Palmer, deceased. \ . George M. Hall and Noah Corwin, of the estate of Cornelius Pierce, deceased. H. 8. ARCHER, Be****- Wellsboro, May 11, 1544. AS Assortment of TABLE SLASSWABE »nl» found at BOT’S DRUG STORE- Amendments to the Constitution, ELI SLIFER/ May 2, 188-I—3m. Sec'y of the Commonwealth, THE WOOD MOWER. BEST MOWER IN THE WORLD, And be still defies competition. D. P. ROBERTS, Agent. Wcllsboro, May 25, 1564.-3 m DRUGS & MEDICINES. JV’O. 3, UNION BLOCK, I YELLSDORO, PA, PARENT MEDICINES COWANESCtEE SOUSE. Interesting to Farmers. Register’s Notice. D. P. ROBERTS.
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