The Tioga County Agltat fr: 1
By -COBBi
'!ai p iper id sent postage-free to county St-lscribers,
thon"* 1 they-eW rooeivetheir mail ot'.pOßt-roffices i<j
ca,,| ia counties iinmodiatciy adjoinlng r for Convea-
is tho Official paper e,f. Tioga Co.,
and circulates" in Bycry'neVshborbdod'tlioVfiln, ','Spb
icriptiens being Sq tiio advanee-pay ayateo*.. 11 circu
lates among a elass mostto'tbe Interest of’advertisers
torecch. ’terms to advertisers, as liberal as those of
fewdby any paper of oijunl eirouUUon in,- Northern
Pennsylvania. - ; ' -
j£g~ A cross 0Q *“ e margin of a popes, denotes
that tne subscription-is about to expire. ‘ ' ;■
;3T Papers will bos topped when the aril loription
lime espires, unlpss the agoat orders their cantina
once. . . '~~ u _
J4S. LOW BBi’ & S. F- Wl.i sSOS,
i & COUNSELLORS, e t LAW,
ffi*. will attend the Courts of Tioga, P-atter.and
McKean counties. " [tVollsborb, Jan. 1- 2863.]
DICKUrSOXHOBSIV
■CORNING, N. Y-. ,
MiJ. A. FIELD,.. —l'l tpmtor.
/QUESTS taken to and from the D spot free
U of charge. " [Jan. ,1; 1863-] '
PESSSTLTASIA HOD}®,
CC-FNEP. OF cliff.* STREET AND THE if TENtTE,
‘ Wollshpro, Pa. " -
J. W. BIGONY,
rpHIS jjopulftr Hotel, having he&l Te-fifitetl
X and re*zathls£ed how of €vi to'tho
public as a first-class house. [Jan- 1 1863-]
I>. HART’S HOTEV
WELLSBORO, TIOGa CO. FtiVNA.
THE subscriber-takes' this method to inform
his *l4 friends and customers that he has "re
tained the conduct of} the old “ Crystal Fountain
Hotel.” and will hereafter give it his entireaitentlon.
Thsnkful for past favors, he solicits a renitji 1 of.the
same. DAVIO^ART.
ITellsboro, Nov. -ly. */■-'
IZiAE VVALTOS 110? 'E,
Gaines, yioffa Connty, P's I
H, C. TERMILYEA .Pt•■rprietor,
THIS is a new hotel located witjj»o;la»y;ac
cess of the best fishing* and bnntiog grounds, in
Northern Pennsylvania, . Nt> pains will ho *pW*eA for
the pleasure seekers nad the trar
oiling public- '££?*?* 1863-J
WATCHES, CLOCKS <
JEHELBI! ■ •
Repaired at_ BOLX* ARO'S, <t CO S. STOIJ t tbe
mbscrvber, in the best manner, and at as \6y> prices as
the same work can be done-for ; by any fi i& to prac
tieaMrorkoianjn the. State. ■> - I* \
July Rj * f BCX«
A, FOtET,
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, &£ '&c.,
eepairbd AT OLD PRICES’.
POST OFFICE BUILD NG,
NO. 6, UNION BLOCK.
Welljboro, May 20, 1863,
E, R. BLACK,
BARBER & HAIR-DREfSER,
SHOP OVER C. L. “WILCOX'S STC HE, .
NO. 4, UNION BLO uJK.
TVsllshorft June 24,18G3. . , ,‘-
AQRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
I WOULD inform Denlera In' Agriouituri.l Impfe
meats, that I have Horse Rates of.the i ost ap
proved styles and superior quality. Al , Hand
Rakes of a better quality .than any manuft c wed in
this section, which I win.farnish in any. qu < tffy de
lirel, to dealers in the counties of Tioga 1 ,- I. ad ford,
taJ Lycoming." , - D. 'JUD.
Mfdasburg, Nov. 18, * 1 7 ‘
BOAROMAI AND GR.JL I>S
CELEBRATED
PATENT - IMPROVED
INSULATED IRON HIM, AND J' i'AME
PIANOFORTES!
These pifflo; hare the f!oro mnsical tor i of the
Tnod, together with the strength of the Trot ./and are
thus fur superior to nil others,, The Cje'Strung
Scales, jrmeg in connection with the JPabrnt Iron
Khn, full, round, powerful, and .street ton* 4 .. .-These
pianos will remain in ;ttme agr*jat©r length of time
than any other pianos knowij, and ar© wan tinted for
the time of fire years. Th© undersigned oDsrs these,
plotfos nt the same prices as at the warn rooms in
Albany cr York, saving the buyer the crpenseof,
ping there to buy, and will keep theiQ in tu,<t for toe
t-rn ef threo years, without charges. Tor 1 general
description of these pianos tend for a chcular, cbn-
Pirng prices, styles, ire, I. S. HO;"T, .
Osceola, Tioga Com i < Pai
fsceola, Teb. 17,1664. . ’
DRUGS & nEDICISEV
.VO. 3, UKIOK BLOCK, I YELLSBOSJ PA.'
P. Ho WILLIAM i,
BEOS leave to announce te 1 the Wells
boro and vicinity, that he keeps f on
Und all kinds ef * •
DRUGS AND MEDICINES;. •
Chemicals, Varnish, Paints, Boaps, PcrfumjeiyJ Glass,
Brashes. Patty, Pure
Gin*, and all ether'kinks 6 of Liquors-o. • tli© best
Quality. All kinds of * "
PATENT MEDICINES *;
inch as Jaynes Expectorant, Alterative ©ad Pills:
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,- PiUsand Cheyry Peclot al; Helm
bid’! Extract Bucha,iSa?saparilla and Wash;
,Mrs. Sothing Syrupy Wright’s pills;
Clark’s and Cbeesem&n's Pills; Hall's
mger’a London Dock Gin; derrick's Pills Plas
ter* • Brown’s Bronchial Troches, &c n Ac. .
May 2ii. ISC4-ly. ’ ' P. R. WILLUMS-
UEVBNUE STAMPS.
JOHN M. Deputy Collector oILM-ans
field, baj jusfreoeived a large lot ~ o fr J evesoe,
Sums, of all denominations, from one cen'l '< j to $5.
Anj person wishing Stanps can get them at vjf* office
!t Maosfceli.onof M. BULLARD. Assistant Usessor,
it Wcllsboro. Pa. J. M. VS StPSjj
Managed, 2,1864.
Wheeler’s E
orse'Powers and '.Phtesli
ers, and Gleaners.
THE subscriber would respectfully stJPo jnce to
to the Threshers and Farmers of Ti<JJsa.<*'rndad
ding counties, that ho still continues f.o *iell the
named MACHINES, otod that I* have the
pleasure of offering this season some •-.valapblo im*
Pavements <jn the old machines and a addition
t 0 &e variety,* I now have fur ‘sale vßaUiv id Horse
* Q *tn for one, two, and three horses, three different
p Ze * of Wheeler’s Rake Cleaners, six hoi e Lever
ow er?, Howard’s Mowers and combined Mt ,vers and
p C ?P cr fi Smith's Green Mountain Shingle tfaebine,
Rimers self-sustaining Horse Forks, CloveuHullera,.
Cutters, Circular and l)ftkg Saws, Msipfcd to
Tn P° Wer? * Horse Rakes, £r.,*£c. .
All of which will he sold strictly at fhel lonufac
tarer t prices, adding transportation,pnC>rs| bo vrat-
to give entire satisfaction or no i&l». Extras
''\l\V v * ia g tfld machines kept op hand. ■
Mathers, of Weiisboro, *»a g. h.
/ ‘ & CO., of Nelson, are my aisis ant agents
, ( . ,o ? tt County, where Forks will be kop* on hand
V™ for other Machinery will b‘- f promptly
••ended to. Descriptive Circulars contn ning price
•'to »U 1 applicants.- B. S*’ I.SARS.
Pa., June 29,1864-tf. ~ '
HUGH.
bookseller & static keb.
DEALER I» ;
t*'™ Clocks, American, English,'kt d Swiss
j> °“ es -Jswelry, Silver Plated 4V&TQ. -iS'.-XiOtacles,
Hi, ” r *mes, Photographic Albums, Sfii (oseopcp,
Perfumery, Yankee .'Pishing
_J|e and FUes, and Fancy and ToiietAv tides; :
®OOKB of every kind'hi sd ln the
er»; ' ’ con " , antly on hand and sent by 1 Hi _1 orotfi
'™«e, to order. "S
* 0 ' W«W BLOCS, WELLSion ), PA.
~r~rna>sss£ii
, J.OTA
THE
70L. X. . ..
D.RIT G STO RE v '
Prince’s Metallc Paint, Pfizer & Co's Chemicals,.
Tbaddcns DaridV Inks, Fluid Extract “
Concentrated Medicines/' BnehesterPerfumery and
Cincinnati 'Wlqes ] and , Flavoring Extracts)
Brandy, Paints and Oils,
WhitewashvLitnc,- ' 'Petroleum-Oil, •
i Kerosene Lamps, Drugs and’Medicines,
Patent Medicines, . f School-Books,.
Stationery, Wail Papery v .
Wyoming Mills Wrap-.. 7 Window (Mass, '' ~
ping Paper/ ' : " v Dye Oolors; “ -
Furnished at Wholesale Prices hy.
W. D TERBELL,
Coming, N. Y,
.Proprietor.
NATIVE BRANDT & TTINES,
- : . F 0 R ; -•
MEDICAL A COMMUNION PURPOSES.
THIS:EEANDY has been analyzed-by the Medi
ical Director.of the JNaval Xabratory -at -Brooklyn,
and substituted £f>r French Brandy, for use in-the
United Slatea'-Navy. Itdaaiio osed-and recommend
ed by Dr. Satterlie, Medical- Purveyor in New York
of*U.,S. Army, in tb© Hqspltal of hie-Department.
DRY CATAWBA WINE,
THIS. WINE bas alt the properties of Dry Sherry
Wine. ,
| SWEET CATAWBA WINE.
THIS WINE for its mildness is adapted for Inva-
Lids and for communion purposes. .
Messrs, zimmermann & co., of cincm*
’nati and New'York: bad "formerly" partnership
with N. Xongworth of Cincinnati the wealthy Native
Wine producer, and therefore enables them to furnish
beat of American production, at moderate prices.
Sold by W. D. TERDELX, at Wholesale and Re
tail, and by Druggists generally.
Corning, N. T., Jan. 20, 1864-UT,
Farmer’s Catechism.
Question. Wbat is the best kind of Wooden beaijf
’Plow? r . • r
r*-
Answer: : The WfARD PROF.
Qnes. Wherein,does it all others v ;
Ans. -In ease of draft, in being less liable to clog,
and in fact it excels in every particular.
Ques., Where Is this Plow.to bo found?
; Am.'At the KNOXVILLE FOUNDRY, where
they are made, and at various agencies around the
eddhtry. 1 1
Ques. Are there any other plows made at that
Foundry? j . ,
Ahs~ Yos! Biles makes various kinds pf wooden,
and iron beam Plows, both for flat land and slde.Hillj
-and he keeps ahead of aIL other establishments by
gettlngi-the BEST I invested) 4 without
regard to ; tbe CDJST. -x .: , Iv-
. Ques. Are Plows ah that Biles mqkcs?i <:
Ans. By no’ means.' He also makes. HORSE
HOES; a superb article'ibr Corn, Potatoes, &c. J
ROAD SCRAPERS that beat the wbrld. Cast Cul~
tjvatqr. Teeth of a pattern* Shovel-
Plow. Costings for new land,.and indeed almost .every
thing that (s ever made at Foundry," from a Boof
Jack to a Steam Engine. r • ' •
Ques.. Would you thcn. adrfao:me to.boy -{hero? »..*
Ans.. Most-certainiy would X,, for. besides making
the best KIND of every thing, Biles mokcp. those
that arc the most DURABLE, and it is a.common ca>
pression where his Plows have been Introduced, that
they hist aa long as from too.to four got at any other,
ebqp; bp has always been at tbs business from a j
small boy and ought to know how It is done, and If
you tryhas wares once, you will bfc ready With me’to
tell all wanting anything-in-that line lo go, send, or
inoomo..other way procure them of J. P.-BLLE9, at
the; Knoxville Foundry. ....
Knoxville, March SO, 1863—tf.
MBS. A. J. SOFIELD desires to call the atten
tion of the Ladies of WoJUboro, and- vicinity,
tp Lcr'New Stock „of Spring MillineryjGoqds, consist
ing of* the latest styles of Bonnets, Hats; Heiad ftress
es, Caps, Ac., and a variety of French Flowers, Shell
apd Straw Ornaments, the latest .novelties
of Trimmings. Infant’s Hats and Capa, Old
Dress Caps, Greriadeih Veils of the newest shades.
Mrs. S. feels particularly grateful for the patronage
of her friends, and would say that she has' engaged
one of the best Milliners; for the season, and is pr -
pared to repair Straws In the best manner. Sbe.is
receiving Goods constantly from_Kcw York, and will
keep a good assortment. Her’rooms will be. found
hereafter opposite Boy’s Drug Store* in the building
lately.occupied by. Miss Smith.
Wellsboro, April 13,
REMOVAL.
MlSfe PADLIKE SMITH to the
. house <lato the residence of.Chn?. Williams,)
opposite the United States -Hotel. -1 wish'to inform
my customers that I have just received my,
and can be found at the above place, ready to do work
Jiu the best manner for all who may favor me with a
pall. PAULINE SMITH. $
1 Wellsboro, April 13,186-l-tf
t have started a Millinery Shop at Maihsbofg, to-,
which I invite the attention of people in that section
of the county.V It will be under.-the management, of
Miss Ellen Green. • .VT _ ... ;
COWANESQIJE HOUSE.
THIS House wbichhas teen open for convenience
of the traveling public for a number oi jyears,
■has lately been mew ly farniebedthronghout and fitted'
up in as good style as can.befound In any country or
city Hotel. Tlio Proprietor does not beeitate in say
ing that there will be no pains spared to. add to the
comfort of his guests, and make it a home - for them.
The best of stablingior teams; and a good hostler
always, in attendance, % all of which can “he fonnd“
one mile east of- Enoshtille, Pa- „ _i : >Vi j V C
M. V. PtfRPLE, Proprietor. ,
* Deerfield, May 25, 1564.-ly, ;i
Robbed from the Sofe of the Tioga Co. Bank.
U\H night, May 25, 1864, the following
V_s .described bonds and notes; /
: I H. Si 6-20 coupon bond, 4th series, letter 3?, No.
14.7,19, for £500; .
3 U, S, 5-20- coupon bonds, 4th series, letter C, Nos.
80,180, $l-82, each $500.,, ,
X 3 U. Si 8-20 coupon bonds, 4th series, letter i l ,
Nos. 73,879 to 73,895, each $lOO. , . '
14 H. S. 5-20 coupon bonds,' 4th series, letter M,
N 05.19,824 to 19,837, each $5O. • . ”
3 IT.$. 5-20 coupon bunds, 3d series, letter A, Nos.
5,804-5-Si each $lOOO. ,
4TJ. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, Sd series, letter A,Nos.
each $5OO- . :
Tloga Cnanty Bank notes, old. issue, s’f, 10’s and
20's—$5,000. Signed by former, offipers of the bpnk,
all punched through centre of vignette, and badbeen
rctired,fpr three,years, No other notes, of this bank
had ever been punched. The pubUo'ard hereby can-
any Of the said
bonds and notes. A. 8. THEN EH,'
! Tjog<r, ~ Cashier.-
| Execulpr's Notice.
LETTERS testamentary having been granted to
the Bubrctiber on the estate of Philander Baker,
fate of Sullivan township, ded'd, noticeitheteby given
to
those having ojaipjp fo present them properfyaatbhtltl
eatedlbr sfeUUirtht-to : HENRY B. CARD,
J one 22, Ezeeator.
Zlrhotccr to tst tht Sgreatr of f&taXt|)£ mrforw.
WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNIUGHTEIV AN? UNTIL .“MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION-MUST CONTINUE.
r WIIOEESAOJ
Zlmmermann & Go's.
CATAWBA BRANDT.
New Millinery Goods.
SPRING-ANDSUMMER GOODS*
i i I
Oit;f i 5
.WEILSBORft, TIOGA COUNTYvI A., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17,„ 1864.
'• The Standard-Bearer of CornpSay E.
i _ BT BIItA:-! P.ICE.
I sco hinf otnigSf on his cricket, looking op to'tbo
•: ; Old arm; i - ' •
I boo him'fatherless, later—like a man he managed
1 the farm';'’- 1 * ■ t -
And tQyr'%e has-gone to the war, 0-dear, Sod keep
. my boy from harm! . , -
That is, 0 Father, proteet‘bim, -if it be thy heavenly
The rert,of tny pathway lies along she shady side- of
the hill; - . , . i .
Bat He is good and will give to my feet a little shn
shine still. - : - '
The blossoms' upon the 'apple - tree have come’ and
goneagain,.. ~ , -
Sitree the morning ho went hurrying out'with a color
: down the lane; ' : :
And the last. X.saw was a waving, hand- in the city
ward dying train.
Ho waa only, a sergeant when he went, but Xjhiok he
could command,- : " * * :
Like a general, or 04 admired, on the.sea or ou the
IaD P *" . ; * . ,
He waa ever so bright as a scholar, and wrote a mas
ter’s -hand.- - --- . '
•• * “
I saw e wonnded officer at .the bridge'the other day;
“ Hare you seen the Widow? Millman's eon V 9 my lips
*“ 1 could scarcely gay; "
; “I cannot remember the regiment, but the compa
ny's letter K.”
“ Whs he/' said hej te a handsome fellow ‘and nearly
' six feet high??' ... "
“ Oh i yes," I sai_d, * 'twas joy to ioph in throve of
' his yroud blue eye.” !
“ Tour son was a hero, the order read; > 'twas his
General who said,/good-b^©/”
I wish he had told what a hero ia,l think it .would do
megeod:' ' ,
Perhaps where the place was hardest, my ‘Willie the
longest stood; ■; ' ‘f~
Or divided hia bread ddmrade—Oh ! that any
soldier would.
Well, the farm 1* needing him badly, the fences are
; > ~.ii «»--•« - *
I know by the parchingjweather it ia time'our mea~
* ' dow was xnWh—
When be cornea won't it please him to see howthe
little black colt has grown ? *
M*2; Bennett Tf»« here tnseene for an hour .yester.l
night; , ; . r ~ ...
l am tblnbinglier cheekis l’tttnncry and her step a
touch iei*|igbt; .
But the bloom weald come hack to< her sweetly if
Willie woald only write.
Strange thonelghljors never inquire now, Have yon
heard from WHlie'of late?
And the mowers, though cvor.so weary, go hnrriedly ;
by my gate ; * '
Even the lad from the mill looks down and goes when
. I tell to wait ~ .
But they will join in ike gladness when , the-Tillage:
with flags is gay; , -
Whori- the Irnmpet-and bogle are blowing—lt will bo
. : my happiest day— , . j
And Willie comes bearing homo the banner of Com
pany K, :
Till then, 0 Father, protebt him, if it accord with
Tby will; . ‘ .:S •
I thought the rest,of, my patbway»lay by the shady
- side of the hill; 1 •; ' . V
But brlghtias-ev'eti tbir sunshine oomei and-sloops
~, upon the sill. ~ . ~ , .
A stjnngcr is winning the heart hack into the loamy
lea; .
The widow sits in •fho promiicct light in the mansions
- of the free,. • ■
And Willie was buried atGcttysburg, in .the snnimor
of sixty-throe. ■ : ’1 5
Captain Gordon, the Highwayman.
The Scottish Highlands, which, in the fierce
and turbulent days of old, sent our armed clans
of brave warriors to every battle, now, in this J
weak and piping'time of peace; poor forth in
numerable, hordes ofcattle to : perish "between
the insatiable jaws of the proud Southron.—
At.the proper season on a-set day, tbe : stock is
driven in from nil the surrounding region -to
some appointed place— the foot of a mountain,
or the side of a lake, or near a castle, or in the
neighborhood of a 'battle-field’—and herdsmen
are selected, to accompany the different por
tions into which the drove is divided/ .So far
all ii plain, sailing, calling for the display of
no considerable'amount of skill; but when the’
cattle from a thousand bills are gathered togeth
er, a competent chief is required to ■ conduct
the four-footed army on its weary march across
the border. This peraoh must ba a man. - •
“ All are not men who wear human form/'
etc. He must be--one in whom;the owners
have the utmost, confidence*-bonest/brave,;
and skillful. The '* topsmon,” as he is called,;
is responsible for. everything; he directs all the
movements, gives the .signal/ wb'en Re move or
when to halt ; is always busy, now in the front,
and their in the rear; and it. consulted .by bis
subordinate in all difficulties. ,Ee knows the
safe read over all the wildest tracts 5 -the moun
tains and the moors are as familiar to him as
the beaten path; he prefers .the green sword
pray ; it is pleasant to .the.hoofs of; bis Charge,,
and affords.them a mouthful, to: the,hard and
dusty -public road which distress, the feet of
bis cattle, and has little in the way of food;
1 .English parties, on their way to the north to
look at. the wild.' deer and the, wild, bills, and
trace the scenes of Scott-or Ossian,; are often
startled by a drove emerging from, a glen, or
rounding the base of nmountoin, come lowing
along, urged or directed by drivers, who, pith
wallet on.back, and-staff in. hand, are conduct
ing them to the South.- ... - j •
Beside these the cares and duties, while on
the march, the topsmah has to make. all .tbe
- bargains,, dispose of all the cattle/ anil be. re,.
. sponsible for their, value to-(heir -owners.?—
• Soph a perspn must evidently, be a whole man,
and just exactly such a man was .Kenneth
Murdock, the hero, of our sketch. , ' ,
It- was a bright cloudless autumn day that 1!
-Kenneth^.-astride, a powerful horse, with a big
broadsword clonking.against his saddle, ap'd a j
strong, fierce'-wblf hound by bis side, was push-"
ipg his way northward to the, border. He had-l
just disposed, in one of the English markets,
of one of tho-largest droves that ever left the
Highlands, and with the proceeds of the sale
in his, pocket, was hastening homeward in ad
vance of his companions, for besides bis de
sire to 'account to his employers, there -was a 1
certain Maggie that he had promised in case
rbis cattle «old readily and well, to'transfer l -ft <
Mrs. Murdock, and he - 'Was,’therefore, very
anxious to get on as fast os possible, for he
Tli)A tTjpJ A
AGrITATOR.
, J t. a
Se It c t 13 o t trj?,
J&i»t*xrang.
knew.that Maggie was equally Impatient to Be-'
troldhim.as well as she might be,' for a hand
somer Abroad -shouldered, • curlier—whiskered
young fellow.is .not often seen.; -
His jway Jay across a solitary-part of the
country, and for several hours he had seen no
other creature than his dog and horse; but as
bd' emdrged from a little wood that bordered
the highway, he'perceived a short distance be
fore .him a well-dressed, aristocratic looking
gentleman, upon a noble,black charger,. ad-
the same direction with himself.
“A fine dog, master drover,” said the gen?
tleman, tie he drew abreast of him.
Fine as a fiddle," returned Kenneth.
' “ A lonesome road this,” said the atrangef,
“ and' I raw by no means sorry to have met
with- a companion.” .
“ It is a solitary bit of a travel for a social
lad,” assented Kenneth, and they'fell into a
pleasant fconversation that continued some time.
At' length the stronger who badbeen talking
of the martial spirits of the f Highlanders, re
marked. ,
“As brave as you Highlanders are, I won
def'how yon dare to traverse the country alone
with so touch English gold as you drovers gen
erally havein your pockets.”
j| Pooh ["ejaculated Kenneth contemptuously,
“ if we have Scottish steel in the sheath.”
“ A good broadsword is a friend said the
Etrarger, " but a pistol is far quicker.”
“ Aye. iut a pistol may miss fire—the flint
may slipy or the ball go wide, and then what
is .the good of it J No, no; give ime the .good
steel that's always ready, and I am afraid of
no highwayman in the land.”
“Not even the renowned Captain Gordon,
who ir said to be somewhere in this vicinity,”
said ther stranger in a bantering tone.
“ That for Captain Gordon,” returned Ken
neth snapping bis fingers, and ~ touching the
hilt of bis swor'd ; with Andrew Ferrara here
and Bran there,” nodding to the huge wolf
hound beside him, ‘.'l'd not fear to meet him
this minntej or to spit in bis face anywhere.”
What]” : exolaimed the other, in a tone so
expressive i>t doubt as to he offensive, "is your
1 sword a real Ferrara ? such blades ate scarce.".
“Do you doubt my sword ?” asked Kenneth,
sharply.
“ No, only ns I before remarked, anch blades
are not'common." - *
‘■'By Jupiter, I’ll convince you then,” said
Kenneth, unsheathing his sword,.and pointing
to the maker’s name and date.
'• It is os you say,” replied the other, pois
ing it in his hand, as though to weigh tbe
weapon, rather than to admlre'it.'.
j “Taks-i f; by the h!lt, than.” said Kenneth,
that’s no way tatry •; “ '
The stranger seized it> by the hilt, and its*-
king his horse leap suddenly forward, struck;
such a ferocious blow at poor Bran that bis
head flew at least ten paces from his body ;
then turning Upon the petrified drover be-said:
i cf' Yoor money or you# lifel'JoiS eie that"
even, a Highlander may be matched.” -u
-■itWho in Satan's name are you?” gasped ;
Kenneth,, bewildered at tbe unexpected turn
affairs had taken. ' :
“ I am the Captain Gordon, whose-face yon
promis'ed to spit mtd/nnd I have ewofri to take
you with your own weapon. So now dismount.-
and shell that drove of cattle out of your pock
ets, before I split yonr head open,"
;Refusal was death, resistance was hopeless,
and he was forced to deliver up tbe gold.
’ “Who will believe in the Bredal-band,”
said'he as-be cast mournful glances at Bran,
“that with such a dog, and such an arm at
sword, an English foot-pad robbed me 1”
“Oh rest at ease on that band,"'said the
robber, sarcastically, for I.have foiled-better
taenjhan you; besides, I intended for your
insolence,, to bestow a token on you to show,
that you were robbed by main force. Lay down
your right hand npqn the tree-stump."
.To lose bis. right hand was horrible, and he
hesitated and. recoiled.
■ -.“'Down with it I” roared the robber, waving
the bright blade in the sun. “ Down with it,
of yon are a dead man;” ' ' J
Life Ik "sweet eveh unto the bravest, and
Kenneth .reluctantly placed . his hand across
the stomp. Drawing all his strength into tbe
blow, the robber swung the heavy sword round
his til! it whistled in the air. At the
lost motoent a'brilliant thought occurred unto
the unlucky Higbla'nctef.'" As tbe sharp steel
came rnshing down,’ be suddenly jerked his
atm Sway, and the blade buried itself into the
tough, green wood. Before he could release
the weapon or recover himself from the blow,
Kenneth was upon him like a whirlwind. A
short but tSrriffic struggle ensued,'which re
sulted so much to the' disadvantage of the
robber, that- with- -a. sudden effort, of despe
iiqn he broke away, leaped, npqn Kenneth’s
horse, which was the nearest, and fled away
With the spirit of the wind,
, Opr hero knew his horse to well to think of
following : so recovering his sword, and gath
. cribg up tbe gold ho had-so nearly lost,' he be
strode the robber’s' saddle—Which-ha subse
quently discovered to be; stuffed with a large
amount of treasure—and again,rpushed for
; ward to the residence of the future Mrs, Ken-'
, hetb.
Not long after; he had 1 the- satisfaction 1 - bf
bearing that Captain-Gordon
bad,been rap’through the body by some.lncky
traveler. j .- ...
Save cp Something.— -It unfortunately, hap
pens that as no ' man' believes he is likely to
die soon, every dne-is much- disposed to defer
the consideration of what ought to bo done at
once..: The determination, _ft ; lay by. often
creates the ppwer to lay by, and the first effort
is the most difficult/ Let it always bo remom
herd that in putting by something for a, rainy
day, a man purchases > certain'amount of
,mental tranquillity,' and thus he may actually
• extend his life-by- providing against the ro
result of his, death..:
. Little Presents.— -"I will, give yea my
head,” said .Montesquieu, "if every word of
the story I have related is not true;”
i "I accept your offer,” said 'the'
“ presents’ ofemail value ‘Strengthen ifiO 'Bonds
of friendship, and should never be refused,”
TTTI
Hemts from ifje Wtm».
From the 45th Peusyluis Beginent.
Before Petersburg, Ta., 1
j ■ Ang. 5, 1864. j
Friend Cobb; The apparent inactivity that
for six long had rested on the Army of
the Potomac, has at last been broken by, the
terrible din of battle, and its attendant deplor
able circunisjaneea. Since the 18tb of June,
when the unsuccessful assault by our army on
the rebel lines' proved that the enemy’s works
were too formidable to be carried in- that way,
Gen. Grant determined to try the mining proc
ess. Accordingly, the fort in front of the po
sition held by our brigade, being located on fa
vorableground, was chosen for the experiment,
and the - work of digging commenced at once,
and in earnest. Up to the time of its comple
tion the miners, belonging to the4Btb Pa., Vet
eran "Volunteers, under the supervision of Lt.
Col. Pleasants, of that regiment, were constant
anil indefatigable in their work. This ac
counts for the unusual picket firing which has
been in'progress along our front, its object be
ing to keeptfae ” Johnnies” from peeping over
our-breastworks and discovering the mine.
Notwithstanding our vigilance, the matter
leaked into the rebel lines, probably through
some of the pickets of other parts of the linef,
where firing had, by mutual consent, been sus
pended. Yet the rebels were slow to believe
that their fort could be "blown np by any dig
ging that Grant’s men could do ; and, until the
explosion.took place, had strong faith in its
failure. This they acknowledged, after the bat
tle. At 4J o’clock on the morning of the 30th
of July; everything being ready, the troops
consisting of the ,9th. corps, supported by the
10th and 18th corps, massed in front ready to
take advantage Of the breach, and confusion
which the.explosion might produce in the rebel
line, the, paxch was applied. liAfter the lapse
of a few moments, a sheet of pime and dust,
cannon carriage wheels, pieces of timber, sand
bags, and human beings, arose from the rebel
fort, and after quivering a few seconds in mid
air, felt back into the yawning chasm beneath.
The shock was very great, jarring the earth for
miles around, and fearfully in the near vicinity
—Some of the videttes saying that it actually
caused them to turn summersaults in their pits.
It is estimated that from 200 to 300 rebels were
buried Ja the. ruins, some of whom afterward
dug their way out with spoons, and many oth
ers were dug out by our pioneers and sent to
the rear as prisoners.
Simultaneously with the report of the explo
sion; our-'batferies opened with great vigor
along the whole line, and for a few minutes the
cannonading was one continual roar from one
epd of the line to the other. It was some time
before the rebel batteries replied, and then hut
feebly, evidently reserving their fire for closer
work. As soon as the.artillery opened, the in
fantry was ordered tu charge into the breach.
The first division of our corps took the advance
and rushed over the .riflepits, into the breach
with i wild hurrah, amid a terrible shower of
grape and canister, and musketry. They were
followed by the 3d, and subsequently by the
2d divisions. Our brigade, having stood its
tour of-picket, been relieved and marched to
the rear, we began to think that we were not
to participate in the assault; but we were soon
put at rest on that score by an order to move
forward at once, which we did, not stopping
until we bad passed all who-had gone before,
and taken a position in a traverse beyond the
captured fort.
The 4th division (colored) was then ordered
forward to charge the works, which since our
entrance into the fort had been pouring a de
structive fire of shot and shell, grape and can-'
ister, and musketry, into it, inflicting terrible
carnage upon our massed battalions. At first
the charge-of the negroes was as steady and
cool as,that of veterans.; but ns they neared
ttie works before them a galling fire of musket
ry, and grape and canister into their ranks'
from front and both flanks was more than they
could stand. The sable column wavered a mo
menfmd fell backi its support, the 10th corps,
giving away at the same time, when tbe rebel
infantry, which bad been secretly massing in
in our front, charged upon the negroes, turn
ing; their retreat into an ungovernable panic.
Ofl they came,' headlong over the white troops
I and into tbe fort—many not stopping until out
of range of tbe rebel guns.. This encouraged
■the enemy, and before our boys were aware of
it, a line of graybacks with fixed bayonets was
upon us, the officers swinging their swords and
calling' out—“ Surrender, you Yankee sons of
1” They actually .threw themselves upon
our bayonets, and a terrible hand-to-band..con
fiict commenced all along' the line. Swordi
and pistols were osed with good execution,
while-personal encounters with the bayonet
were frequent. The rebel officers, by theii 1
coolness and daring, did more execution with
their, pistols than the men, who seemed to care
hut little whether they fired or; not.' Many
■ prisoners were made on both sides, but in the
confusion a majority of them were'lost. Ma
ny of our boys surrendered themselves, and af
terward made their escape. As we were found
more with the negroes, the rebels did not hes
itate to butcher some of the prisoners before
our eyes/, especially the officers, against whom
thm) Seethed to entertain a peculiar spite. It
is not to be supposed, however, that all their
captives shared the, same fate.
’ Capt. <Jrcgg, commanding our regiment, was
'fierqaJy attacked by a rebel officer, when, seiz-.
ing a pistol from the hand of his assailant, the
Captain knocked bis adversary down and, ran
him through with his sword. Corporal Bowen
of our Company,'took' eight prisoners, but in
marching, them to the rear in thoconfusion,
lost.them all_ bqt .ope. ~Instances,of coolness
and personal daring occurred in profusion, but
with all the valor displayed by the disciplined
regiments of the 9th corps, the confusion cre
ated by the colored division, together with the
pressure of the rebel infantry in our front, and
the murderous .enfilading fire from both Banks
upon our huddled masses, soon made it appar
ent that the, day .was Inst: and after having
'accomplished all that’human endurance ; could
standi ther'line was withdrawn to the’position
we occupied before the assault. In the retreat
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from tha fort we lost many man, the interval,
about 100 yards, being raked from both sides
by rebel batteries. Brig. Gen. Bartlett, com
manding a baigada in the Ist division, with be
tween 100 and 200 men, black and white, still
remained in the fort. The General had an Ar
tificial leg, which, in the melee, was broken,
rendering escape impossible. The little garri
son still presented a bold front, keeping the
enemy at bay until about 2 p. m., when a final
charge was made by the rebels, capturing all
who were in the ruins.
Thus ended one of the bloodiest contests of
the war. ’ The ground between our lines and
the destroyed fort was literally strewn with tha
dead and wounded who had to be abandoned in
the retreat.
Oar loss could not have been less than 2000
in killed, wounded, and missing, a large pro
portion being negroes, against whom the rebel
artillery was chiefly directed. That of the en
emy was, in all probability, fully equal to our*.
Though nothing substantial, save the de
struction of the fort, Was gained, the mining
proved a complete success, and those acquaint
ed with Gen. Grant have reason to believe that
what would have proved a brilliant success but
for a combination of unfortunate circumstan
ces, will, be repeated on a larger scale ere tha
siege of Petersburg is raised. Some are in
clined to throw the whole blame on the negro
troops, j Had they kept their lino intact instead
of breaking into confusion, thereby endanger
ing the whole line, the result might have been
different; but too much should not have ex
pected of them, green as they were, it being
the first time that many of them had been un
der fire. Their charge at first was gallant and
and magnificent as any in this war; but once
broken, their retreat became a panic, an. irre
sistible as their advance but a moment .before.
No impartial judge who witnessed the pressure
brought to bear against them, the terribly de
structive range of the rebel artillery and tha
fierce onset which met them in front, will'say
that the disaster of the day was wholly attrib
utable to the conduct of tba negroes, bat rath
er to poor generalship.
Daring the afternoon we we were relieved
from the immediate front and marched into
camp, parched with heat and thirst, the clothes
of many of the boys besmeared with blood and
dirt, out ranks fearfully thinned, having left
many comrades in the deadly breach, and ma
ny more to drag out weary months in Southern
prisons. Our.regiment went in with less than
200, and lost 67, including 7 commissioned of
ficers, in killed, wounded and missing. Co. G.
lost 7 oat of 13'.
As night set in, the nstml picket firing was
resumed ; and save* the terrible spectacle of
carnage in front of oar corps, where the fight
ing had been done, nothing indicated that ft
battle had been fought. On the following day
a flag of truce was sent in to the rebel com
mander in order to bury the dead. It was so
late, however, before the requisite formalities
were got over, that the truce was postponed to
the next morning. Prom 7, to 9, a. m., wore
the hours designated.
At the appointed time all firing between
pickets ceased, and details, with stretchers,
picks and shovels, were set at work. The flag
of truce was planted midway between the lines
in the - midst of a group of officers of both ar
miesi who, .a moment sooner conld have met
but in mortal strife. The men were not allow
ed to pass beyond a certain limit, except the
details, which, under a rebel guard, were, left
to gather the dead wherever found. _No arms
or accouterments were permitted to be taken
off the field by either party. The ruins of the
fort had been fixed op into a riflepit, and gar
risoned with two lines of battle. Ornybaeks
were thick as bees on the parapets. Rebel of
ficers of. oil grades, from Lieut. General down
to 2d Lieutenant were strutting about, some in.
their shirt sleeves, or careless undress, and
others in full regimentals, including big boots
and gauntlet gloves. The men, as is usnal with
them, were variously dressed, mostly in gray,
some decently, and others quite shoddily ;;
none, however, appeared to be suffering. The'
dignified bearing of the officers could not but
be noticed, while the promptness with which
their Orders were obeyed, spoke well for disci
pline in the rebel army.
The dead, as they laid in a row midway be
tween the lines, where a pit was being dug for
their reception, presented'a ghastly and sicken
ing spectacle. All were alike swollen, full of
maggots, and totally disfigured, while (be
stench filled the air for miles around. At 9
o'clock the mournful task was hardly finished,
but the truce had expired, and those who for a
few moments tinder the white flag bad been
friends, were again mortal enemies. Both par
ties retired behind their respective lines of en
trenchments and commenced popping away at
eaeh other as usual.
But little artillery firing has been in progress
since the battle, and that chiefly on the part of
the enemy. Lost night they gave ns quite s
shelling, hot did no harm beyond catting down
a few trees. Rnmors aro afloat about our corps
being relieved from duty in the Potomac army,
but are not credited. Having received no pay
since our rebnlistment, greenbacks are getting
scarce with us,.bat as sutlers are permitted to
follow their regiments again we are supplied
with all the necessaries from that source.
Capt. Gregg, of whom honorabU mention is
made in the' beginning of this letter, has been
commissioned Major of our regiment, the for
mer Major having died of wounds. Nothing
further having been beard from the “ missing”
and no authentso information having been re
ceived of their meeting a worse fate, we natur
ally conclude that they are prisoners of war.
Veteran.
“ How do you do ?" That’s Englishman and
American.’ “ How do you carry yourself?”
That’s French. “How do you stand?”—
That’s Dutch. “ How can you ?" That’s Swe
dish. “ How do you perspire ?” That’s Egyp
tian, '• How is your stomach ?” Hava yoa
eaten your rice?” That’s Chinese; •• Ilsvf
do you have yourself?’’ That’s Polish. “ Hovr
dp you live bn?” That’s Russian. "May thy
shadow never be less !” That’s Persian ; and
all mean nearly the same thing.
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