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GENERAL NEWS
■~Th* .health committee of IJ&jford have
pulled out of the Park river ove/don bushels
of poisoned fish, seven dead lpte of cats,
any- quantity.of hogs’ !jj(f junks.of
stale meat, and many other offal to
mention. . • ■ ,i
—dPorty houses, embracing to sij .tire blocks
of buildings, formed the mter£c'ff;ion of St.
Vallier, Eleury, St. Domiqiquq;'.-Jrant, and
Deepens., streets, Quebec, wyfr. destroyed
by fire on the night of tho 13fcjiC sst. . Loss
«ioo,ooo. . ,
—Gen. JFCook, in bis recent f a>d, captured
or destroyed 1100 -wagons, over mules and
horses',* vast amont-of stores'thN railroad and
telegraph at Palmetto, and lOOO pris
oners. At btewman he was 'sqirbundcd, and
lost 500 men.
In the northern Aroostook (Mlihe) region is
a place called Tiolette Brook, fjHsoiles above
and helpw which the .inhabitants'!can neither
read, write, nor speak the English language,
and what little intercourse th'rfi is between,
the village and surrounding com fry is carried
on by interpreters. _ • •
jfk »3'
—A gentleman in Bristol bas«;ftade a some
what novel use of the electric ‘ By
rueaue pf the wire -Jho consulted Ins physician
lb,London lately; the pbyaioiolj-immediately
telegraphed back a pveaoriptioVjo a dispens
ing cbemist, and tho medicine ‘Os "duly, deliv
ered—the whole occupying more than
about two hqura, ' l-.f-
—The modarn .Democracy uWff to be awful
ly down on allowing niggcrsfttV fight. Now
are sendiijj-agents South
to enlist colored men to fill Bosks
county; the stronghold' of modyro democracy,
has oa agent down in Dixie Minting up nig
gers to fight “onr southern brethren 1” '
—lt is related of a man in t\ Newport, R. 1.,
that he married his second wlfeiix -weeks af
ter the death of hie first; the sjcrmd was killed
by a carpet thrown on her hjled, and in four
weeks be married a third, wh’jimonth after
Iwas drowned. lie waited onl.V two weeks this
|ftjmc,a'nd then married nuni,s,w four, whose
%Imsband was killed four weel&i ' previously in
-battle. **■ --
—The Rebels know who thtir-friends are’in
the North. For instance,'the! Atlanta Appeal
openly .and above board declares- hat the North
ern Copperheads, are working . v br the benefit
of_tha South, remarking: if. [very success
ful blow we strike is so much Woe and muscle
to the arm which, under Vie training of Long,
Harris, and Yoorkccs and 'jfiUandigham, is
preparing to strike.at the -i'ajfh.” . .
1 —Mrs. Snyder, wife of Atom Snyder, near
Rsynoldeville, Jefferson Pa.,. a few
days since, took a rifle' and l to dis
charge it at «.hawk. Resting the gun on the,
fence; she snapped it, when to explode
the cap. As it looked black lift'd smashed, .she
concluded it must have been-discharged previ
ously! She then pulled the-i:ap off the tube,
und-threw it away, letting tee hammer fall on
the tube: unfortunately', th&percussion pow
der remained and discharge the gnn.. The
ball passed thrrngh the hea*of her little! son
aged three years, producing: instant death.—
Mr. Snyder was not at home,it the time.* The
agony of the parents can .be imagined.
—Lancaster township, thr|home of the great
Buchanan gave a unanimous vote, for the sol-
.diets amendment at the rec-Jit election. In a
" carnVas of the' township immediately precced
ingtbe election, it was that two
votes were against giving t*ji soldier the right
to vote. These were Buchjbjn and his Irish
coachman. This former, Sing unexpectedly
called to a 'copperhead ci bclave at Bedford
Springs was unable to atte-.d tbe polls, which
the Irish coachman did, hoJ could not muster
courage to put in his, vote. „He left the polls
swearing that “ Ameriky w jiuld be an illigant
conntbry whon the'nager w.vuld have the right
to vote.” We-hope that tl;bf bogtrotter’s dis
obedience of his master’s ;|rder -will not lose
him his situation. '
*. '4 *
—We had the pleasure b' sttendiog on Sat
urday, a private levee of remarkably intelli
gent canine,.who goes by jtfl name of Jerry,
and who was born, bred, asc educated and re
sides in Brunswick. Jerk's education .has
been carried,to a pitch hmifly over attained
by his species. Ha kn'ow i his alphabet per
fectly, and can spell a liftie; arithmetic has
not been neglected,; ha kipits his figures, and
can do a small sum in addition. He is per
fectly familiar with playing. cards, and can
pick out any one in the pa ;k that is called for.
But it must not be inferred Worn this that Jer
ry's morals are open to suspicion; he can walk
on two legs as upright as jj' church member,
and do the. Various callisth'rlo exercises taught
in the gymnasium's,' his physique as well as
his intellect having been' i gined. Jerry be
longs to the Spanish branc h of the poodle fam
ily,'and is perfectly wl? ]i what tho ladies
would call a “ love’ of og.” His owner,
Mri Barnes, feeling a pri.ji in Jerry’s accom
plishments, proposes to >t;|.H)dace him to the
public. The time dnd-filAeq of bis debut will
shortly be announced, jfe prophecy that he
will become a dog-star o.'i; bo first magnitude.
—Piltsburg Post. -y.
The Effects or PtssocpiioNi —The New-
Xofk Evening Post thufiarcibly states one of
tbe consequences of dissolution:
“.Hsaitoccurred to ally of our readers, in
the midst of these discussions ,of rebel terms
of peace, to consider ld be the re
unite! our Southern Con
federacy ? Should we dUo>6nd pur forces, and
reduce qur great military/establishment, with
a foreign nation across ihi> Ohio and on tbe
other- side-t)f-the Potom-u'f Not at all, hnt
we .should be forced for .otr own security to
maintain not for one r three years, but
for ail time, a standing lirtay, to oppose the
warlike South. We sho./dd have to ijeaafne a
military people, and our h. At blood and ener
gies would bo wasted,^'7not in war, yet in
those preparations for t .f, those immense lev
ies .of troops, those cGitcf armaments, under
which we hoar the pootfVver-ridden people of
Europe groan. Is any anxious to
see such » state of thing 1 ' ! ibtain here ? Then
' let him oppose the draft, j jh’Jpurage enlistments,
and vote for allapdigba t- and the recognition
of the Confederacy. Striar from producing
peace, such a conanmmsi on would only be the
of interthriiable, never ceasing
hostilities. “ It is the cl.ldpcst and best for us,
then, to make an end of bj e war at once ; and to
do thisihe people must -'pi rely upon the .Gov
■ ernment, but upon them ;'slveß. If they wait for
B draft they waste strertgth, and. perhaps, lose
opportunities no* to be wtoveredVif they take
into their,own hands tPi filling np of the ar
mUi,ikey can do U in bjll/ the time, and twice
m tS*9tutil/ M the fiffifnaent."
THE AGITATOR.
M. H. COBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
WEI.ISBORODGB, PENN’Ai
WEDNESDAY, -. V : :j. ADGDST 31, 1864,
NATIONAL CNION TICKET,
FOR PRESIDENT:
ABBAHAM LINCOLN,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
' ANDREW JOHNSON,
- OF TENNESSEE. --
- UNION ELECTORAL TICKET
srsAtoniAt.
Morton Mciliohsel, Philadelphia.
Thomas H. Cnnnloghanj, Beaver county.
RE?RE*2StATmS
1 Robert?, King, 13 Elias W, Hall,
2 George M. Coates, • 14 Charles B« Sh liner,
3 Henry Bumm, 13 John Witter,
4 William H. Kern, 16 David MoGonanghy,
5 Bartin H. Jcnks, . IT David W. Woods,
6 Charles M. Rank, IS Isaac Beneon,
7 Robert Parke, 19 John Patton,
8 -William Taylor, . 20 Samuel B. Dick,
9 John A. Hiestand, 21 Everhard Bierer, -
10 Richard H. Coryell, 22 John V. Penney,
it Edward HalUday,' 23 EB6rT62er McJnnkin,
12 Charles P. Reed, 24 John W. Blanchard.
LOCAL TICKET.
FOB CONGRESS.
S. F. WILSON, of Tioga Comty .
[Subject to action of Conference.]
FOB ASSEMBIF.
JOHN W. GUERNSEY, of Tioga .
[Subject to action of Conference.] "
FOB SHERIFF.
LEROY TABOR, of Tioga. '
FOB COMMISSIONER.
ELEAZER S. SEELEY, of Deaf eld.
FOE AUDITOR, .
JOHsf a. ARGOTZINQEH,©/ Rutland.
FOB CORONER.
DAVID S. PETERS, of Mainsburg.
OWE OBJECTION.
When a man assumes a prominent .public
position be, in one sense, ceases to be his own
master; he becomes public property; his go
ings out and comings in are matters for public
criticism; his coat and hat, bis wife’s ward
robe, the deportment of his children)—these
become the themes of public criticism. Per
haps it is right; however, it matters not, as it
is the patent fact, and none can gainsay it.
So, it happens that onr ] opponents, of all
shades, object to* Mr. Lincoln’s re-election be
cause Mrs. Lincoln is, as they allege, so ex
travagant. Well, perhaps she Is extravagant;
bat.let ns have a specific charge. Is it in"lihe
itemof new'gowns ? As to that, Mrs. Lincoln
dresses no mere expensively,, hardly so mneh
ao, as the women of her social class, either in
Washington or elsewhere. Every one who has
observed her at receptions, and elsewhere in
public, knows, and readily admits this. What
then ?
" Oh, but,” says one, “ Mrs. Lincoln gave
an expensive and inappropriate ball, in the
winter of 1861-62—right In face of 1 public dis
tress'.’? Well, admit for a moment that Mrs.
Lincoln gave a costly public ball, at the White
House, at that time ; Does it follow that that
was unnecessary and extravagant? We all
know, or ought to know if we’do not, that peo
ple conform to the requirements of tbe positions
they are called upon to fill. If it was done in
accordance with immemorial custom at tbe
White House, then that goes in to mitigate the
fault.
But did Mrs. Lincoln give a costly “ball”
at the Presidential Mansion, daring the winter
of 1861-62 ? Briefly, so; neither at that nor.
at any pridr or later time did she give a hall
at the place named, in tbe popular sense of the
term. The affair was nothing more than a se
lect reception, with the addition of very fine mu
sic and a collation. There was no polkaing,
waltzing, or quadrilleing. No one, at all up
in such affairs, went there expecting to dance.
Bat why give such a reception at all 7 Most
economical inquirer, do ns tbe honor to listen
a moment:, Mas. Lincoln fixed upon that
as a measure of economy . That is simple fact
—no more,' no less. Let ns stats the fact bear
ing upon it, and then submit the case to the
candid public.
It has been customary from the establish
ment of the -Government, for the President to
give, every winter, what are known as “ State
Dinners.” To these dinners were invited, first
—Foreign Ministers, and their lamilies, with
our own Cabinet officers and .possibly some of
the Senators. Then came others, until the en
. tire list of public functionaries, including Con
gressmen, 1 were dinnered at the White House.
How many of these grand dinners it required
to accomplish this customary hospitality we
cannot say; probably half a dozen—each at an
inevitable expense that weald buy a very com
fortable farm in Tioga connty. For pork and
beans, and corn pudding, do not figure in such
dinners in modern times.
Now as to the economy of the " grand ball."
The condition of public affairs was seriously
considered, and in view of the expensiveness
of the'customary state dinners, it was thought
better to have a grand-select-reception, with'a
collation, and .Antic, the Which would costnot
more than.oae-sixth as much as the dinners.
We submit the question of economy to the
candid. These are'the substantial facts.
And as regards the other gossip about Mrs.
Lincoln, it is not only ridiculous, but positive
ly cruel. It will not be retailed, save by men
and women who ate no better than they should
be. ...
The War news is encouraging. Grant has
the Weldon railroad, end Us importance to the
rebels may ha teen in their repeated and des
perate attempt* W retake It. . ,
THE TIO Q AGO TTNTY AftlT A TQJt.
- Pan Yoorhees, the rad-mootbed lndiena cop
perhead Member of Congress, has come ' to
great grief. He has been dreadfully “ put up
on” by Gen. Carrington, and sundry detective
officers of‘the Provost-Marshal’s. Office. The
grief that came to Dan Yooobefta'issued out of
bis connection with tbo trsnarmabla 0, A. K.,
or “Order of American Knights,” the espos
ura of whose conspiracy to overthrow the Gov
ernment we wrote of a short time ago. Docu;
meats, showing that he was the ostensible lea
der of an armed force of conspirators) number
ing 100,000 men, were found in his law office,
at Terre Haute. Yoorhees wrote a note to
Gen. Carrington, demanding a withdrawal of
the, charges implicating him in the conspiracy.
He declared that he had not-occupied the office
where the documents were-found for many
months. Gen. Carrington replies, that in the
-office where the 112 copies of the ritual of the
0. A. K. were found, were; hmong other things
going to show who occupied the office, the fol
lowing;
The library and furniture of D. W. Yoorhees.
The Congressional documents of Yoorhees/
Sector-Wall’s letter to Yoorhees, proposing to
furnish. Yoorhees 20,000 rifles. Letters from
Yalkndigham, and twelve others, urging said
Yoorhees to have-his 100,000 men ready, and
declaring that the “Democracy’ are stiffening
up for open resistance to the Government/’
Also, the petition of Yallandigham, Yoorhees,
and Ben Wood, in favor of two republics and
an united South. In short, the peculiarly pri
vate correspondence of Dan Yoorhees was un
earthed in the office which Yoorhees says is not
bis office..
Couple these facts with this other: Within
the past ten days, the Government has discov
ered and seized 20 boxes of navy revolvers and
135.000 rounds of fixed ammunition, in Cop
perhead hands, at Indianapolis. Correspond
ence has been found, stating that the Copper
heads of Indiana have purchased and paid for
30.000 revolvers, with 42 boxes of ammunition,
for the purpose of controlling the Presidential
election. The authorities have relieved these
law-and-order, anti-fraud, peace “ Democrats''
of tbs custody of these munitions of war.
- Now mark what follows: Voorhees, Vallan-.
digham, Wall, and Ben Wood, will be promin
ent in the .Chicago Convention, which assem
bled on Monday. How much* better are they
than those-open- traitors, Jeff'Davis, Mason,
and'Slidell 7 It is between the puppet of such
men and Abraham .Lincoln that the freemen of.
the North have to choose next November.
A deuaocode would never have called for
500,000 men, as Abraham Lincoln has donej
while a candidate for the suffrages.of the peo
ple. A selfishly ambitious man would have
postponed a measure so likely to estrange the
disaffected and weaken the knees of the chick
en-hearted.
It is many years since anything higher and
nobler than a demagogue occupied tbe Presi
dential chair. Mr. Lincoln has given fresh and
unmistakable evidence of his superiority to his
immediate predecessors. He looks for person
al success to come through tbe successful pros
ecution of this straggle for national life, if it
is to come at all.
Tbe enemies of the country are shaking the
terrors of the draft over the people, as a means
to render Mr. Liocoln unpopular. If there be
any whose patriotism was redhot jwhile their
neighbors were doing all the fighting, and who
find it rapidly cooling now that they are asked
to take a band in the fight, let them be broOght
forward into tbe daylight. The world wants
to 'see them.'
And while on this topic let ns say, that any
expectation of a postponement of the draft
ought not to be indulged. The army must be
filled up, and the quicker it is done the better
it will be for the country. We should say this
even though it might possibly alienate some,
from the support of Mr, Lincoln. It cannot
defeat him, for it will save the country. That
is what Mr. Lincoln wants. That is what we
want. -
Soketijte in July last, a Mr. Briggs was
brutally robbed sod murdered in a railroad car
in England. The supposed murderer, Franz
Muller, was traced on board the ship Victoria,
in which he had taken passage for this coun
try. Agents of the London police were imme
diately despatched on the first steamer for New
York, and having arrived some days in advance
of the Victorio, concerted with the New York
police a plan for Muller’s arrest; On Wednes
day last the Victoria was signaled as in the
offing, and was boarded by the police. Muller
was fully identified by the London men, and a
search discovered the bat and watch of the
murdered man among Muller’s effects. He is
now undergoing an examination in New York,
and will, of course, be given np to the British
authorities, and sept to London for trial.
The World, and other rebel sheets are ex
pected to print several columns in denunciation
of this second “ atrocious violation of the right
of asylum,” the extradition of ArguClles, the
Cuban slavetrader, being the first.
The Roll of Skedaddlers from the. draft is
being written up for the benefit of posterity.
We notice, some names that surprise ns a little,
but adversity is the, trial of friendship and pat
riotism. It will be pleasant, in the time to
come, when 'the Skedoddler’s babies swarm
around his knees and ask; "Father, do yon
remember the great rebellion ?”
- " Yea, boy.”
“.What did you do, father?”
“ What did Ido ? Why, boy, I-4-ahem I I
—ahem! I ton away to avoid the draft !"
Will not that be a particularly pleasant con
fession to make to one’s children? Think of
it, skedsddlert. • a . .
Qua friends of the Wayne County Herald do
us the honor of calling this paper “ the rabid
est Abolition sheet in Pennsylvania.” As we
know of no pro-slavery papers in the country
save the rebel press in rebeldom and the Cop
perhead- press North, we accept the compli
ment. - However, we are ready to submit a file
of the Agitator for sis months past, to a dis
interested umpire, if our friends of Wajne
.will also furnish a file- of their paper during
the same period, and leave that umpire to say
which has oftenest agitated the Negro Question
for the space-of time mentioned. At the same
time, let it be distinctly understood that we
are in favor of the total destruction of slavery.
We-offer Rogers, of the McKean Miner, our
hearty congratulations upon his nomination for
Assembly. It is getting to be rather more rep
utable business than it formerly wae, and since
Cowan, of Warren, endured two terme without
material moral damage, we conclude that it is
tolerably safe for editors to tarn legislators.
No news from the Chicago Convention has
reached ua up to going to press. -The probable
result-may be looked for in the nomination of
McClellan.
WAR paws.
A Great Battle at Ream’s. Station—Terrible
Slaughter of the Rebels.
Washington, Aug., 27,1564 —10:20 a.m.
Major-General John Drx: On Thursday, the
25tb, Gen. Hancock, who was south of Beam’s
Station, was attacked several times during the
day, but he repulsed the enemy at every as
sault. At half -past S p.m. a combined attack
was made on his centre and left, which after
one of the most desperate battles of the war,
resulted'in the enemy withdrawing from the
field, leaving their dead and and wounded on
the ground.
This-ia acknowledged to have been one of
the most determined and desperate fights of
the war, resembling Spottsylvania in its char
acter, though the number engaged gives less
importance ..to it. A few mote good troops
would have given a victory of considerable im
portance.
Poliowing is just received;
Second Cobps— l2:3o p.m., August26,lB64.
A safe-guard that was left on the battle-field
remained there-until after daylight this mor
ning.
At that time the enemy had all disappear
ed, leaving their dead on the field .unboned. —
This shows how severely they' were punished,
and doubtless, bearing of the, arrival of rein
forcements, they feared the results to-day if
they remained.
G. Q. Meade, Major General. ,
The following is just received:
Second Abut Cobps, Aug. 26.1864. —1 p.m.
~To Lieut. 'Oen. Grant; Since sending my
. last dispatch I have" conversed with the safe
-guard referred to. He did not leave the field
until sunrise. At that time nearly alt the
enemy had left, moving towards Petersburg.
He says that they not only abandoned their
dead, hut their wounded also. He conversed
with an officer, who~]said their losses were
greater than ever before daring tbe war.
The safe guard, says he was over the field
and it was covered with the enemy’s dead and
wounded. -He has seen a great many battle
fields, but never such a eight. Nearly all of
tbe enemy’s and all our wounded, were brought
off, but our dead were unbnried. I have in
structed Gen. Gregg, to make an effort to eend
a party to the field and bury our dead.'-
G. O. Meade, Maj.- Gen.
D. S. Grant, Lieot.-Gen.
• Our forces hold the Weldon road, and in a
patch dated 3 p. m. yesterday, Qeh Grant says
that their losi of this road seems to be a .blow
to tbe enemy be cannot stand. I think I do
not overstate tbe loss of the enemy in tbe last
two weeks at 10,000 killed and wounded.—
We have lost heavily, but ours has been most
ly in captured, 'when the enemy gained' tempo-'
rary advantages. The number of Rebel pris
oners taken on our side has not yet been re
ported.
Gen. Grant makes the following report of an
unsuccessful attack by the enemy
I “ Yesterday (Thursday) morning the enemy
drove in Butler’s Picket line. The picket
guard soon rallied, however, drove the enemy
backhand re-established their line. The re
sult was one killed, sixteen wounded and four
teen missing on-oar side. Two commanding
officers and fifty-pine enlisted men were cap
tured from the enemy. What their casualties
were in killed and wounded we do not know.”
Edwin M. Stanton, Seo’y of War.
Cincinnati, Aug. 26.
Tho Gazette, this City, has a dispatch
from Atlanta, which says .-
Qen. Kilpatrick destroyed Jhe Macon rail
road in several .places, tearing np about four
teen miles of it.
He also captured and burned a train of sup
plies ; belonging to the Rebels en route- to At
lanta.
On his return he met the. Babels in strong
force, and totally defeated them, capturing four
stands of colors, six cannon and 200 prisonsrs.
Afterwards be mot another force of rebels,
who pressed him so heavily that he was obli
ged to abandon all but two of the gans, and
most of the prisoners.
He made an entire circuit of Atlanta, and
reached Decatur with 100 men. He inflicted
severe damage on the Rebel communications.
From the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Head Quaktsbi 2d CaTalbt Bbioade,
Kactz’ Division;
In the Field, Ya., Aug, 11th 1864. .
Fbiend Cobb. —Pardon my abrupt intrusion
for I am decidedly lonesome, and innumerable
little Blue quadrupeds, bipeds or something of
the kind, greatly disturb my honest reflections.
Strange, is it not ? that a real, live soldier
should have the blues, bat if yon will (in im
agination) vacate yonr cosy stool, (undoubtedly
you have discarded chairs &a. on account of
the "hard times,”) and allow me to slip in, in
your stead, while I will surrender my inverted
“cracker-box” for your especial accommoda
tion, and sit, wondering “why that- Agitator
don’t come,” and keep wondering for a couple
of long, dreary, unpleasant. weeks, and gaze
for said article until you are “ done, gone
orop-eyed.” , I predict that the “ Goblins of
despair” would play the mischief, even with the
peaceful'conscience of an. Editor, but we do
not proposed subject you to the terrible test,
or even to‘Barrow your feelings by lifting too
great a portion of tbe friendly veil which cot-:
ers tbe horrid scene; for the-angel of hope
still hovers hear as if unwilling to " take its
everlasting flight."
Not a single periodical has greeted our mor
tal vision, for the past week. Not even the
immortal Herald has penetrated- the gloomy
shades of our secluded abode (if the term
is allowable) and for aught we may know
Abraham’s Last” may have transpired, and
the cohorts of Jeff, be resting on their “arms”
at the Court House in Wellsborongh.
One thing we are sure of, whichis the fact
of the sun still occupying very nearly its or
iginal position, and it docs seem as if “ Old
Sol” was determined to make ua fully aware of
his presence for he pours down-flood* of scorch
ing, glaring heat drying np every particle of
moisture in reach of bis scorching rays. Noth
ing hut the same dull round of outpost life
the usual number of pickets being shot night
ly, and the same monotonous style of announ
cement “ picket at post” No. 7 shot, wounded,
or captured. No delightful raids, no daring
charges, but constant picket and vidette duty
cheerless bivouacs, interspersed with dreams
of happy home, and voracious long billed mos
quetoes, green eyed “ Swifts” and harmless
“ Pilots,” and all join in filling the measure of
the soldiers’ happiness.
Many of our comrade* are now returning
home and how we do pity the poor miserable
creatures, bow they will be pestered, obliged to
sleep, or try to sleep, on odious “Feather
Beds,” afraid to move for fear of striking their
beads against a post, or falling out upon the
floor and compelled to waste their valuable
time ini “ playing the fashionable.” Under
such circumstances who would not rather be. a
Yeteran and die nobly for the cause of “ Lib
erty and Union.”
It is rnmored that Grant and Sherman are
busy digging ft “ mine” to reach from Peters
burg (by the way of Fort. Darling and Rich
mond) to Atlanta so as to blow np the entire
“ Southern Confederacy.” I hope this will
not be taken as contraband news.
There is not much news to write and I will
close by-hoping to bear from you through the
columns of the old once familiar but now al
most forgotten Agitator. lam Yours,
M. D, B.
Alf ACT.
to avihoriae the payment of Bounties to Tolun
teers in the County of Tioga.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted (ic., That it shall be
lawful for tbe Supervisors of tbe several town
ships in the County of Tioga (and in case tbe
said Supervisors or any of them refuse or neg
lect to to do)' for the School Directors of said
township and the Burgess and Council of the
several Boroughs in said County, to offer and
pay bounties to volunteers to fill tbe quotajjf
said Townships and Boroughs, under tbe pres
ent call of tbe President of the United States,
or any future call of said President not exceed
ing three hundred dollars each', and the said
supervisors or school directors as the case may
be, and the Burgess and Council of tbe several
boroughs are hereby authorized to borrow mon
ey and issue bonds, warrants, or certificates of
loan therefor, with or without interest, and
coupons attached which shall be exempted
from taxation for State and County purposes.
Sec. 2. That it shall be lawful for 'said su
pervisor* or school directors, as the case may be,
and the Burgess and Council of said Borough
to levy and collect a tax for the purpose of pay
ing said bounties, and repayment of said loan
upon all personal property, professions, trades
and occupations made taxable for State and
County purposes, together with a per capita tax
on all male taxable inhabitants of said town
ships and boroughs not exceeding §5 each; pro
vided that not more than two per cent per an
num shall be assessed on tbe lost adjusted' val
uation of property in said several townships
and boroughs for State and County purposes.
Provided that non-commissioned officer* and
privates in actual service of the United States
army and navy from this commmonwealtb, or
who were permanently disabled in such ser
vice or having been in such service for the
space of one year and honorably disbarged
therefrom, and the property of widows and
and Union children, and widowed, mothers of
non-commissioned officers and privates shall
be exempted from taxation undor this act.
Sec. 3. That all assessments of taxes by th*
school directors or a supervisor in any of tbe
township* in eaid county for the. purpose of
paying bounties to volunteers to fill the quota
U hereby legalized and made valid.
HENRY C.. JOHNSON.
Speaker of tbe House of Rep’s.
JOHN P. PENNEY.
Approved the twenty-fifth day of August
Anno Domini ono thousand eight hundred
and sixty four. A, Q. CURTIN.
—The Quotas.
We herewith give the approximate quotas of . the
several districts in this county, kindly furnished by
Deputy Provoat-Marshal SchieSelin;
Wellsboro 25 *
Delmar 55
Charleston ...» 43
Liberty ~...45
Union 21
Ward 1 —36
Blosa 32
Richmond -....—37
Mansfield .’ 9
Covington borough.. 9
Covington 20
• Mlddlebury..... .........37
Tioga borough 10
Tioga- 28
Rutland
Sullivan
Mainsbnrg
Elkland
Oeeola
Deerfield
Knoxville .....
Brookfield
Chatham
Westfield
Clymer...
Caines
Elk ;...
Shlppen- '.
Morris.
Jackson -.—
Lawrencevllle —...
Lawrence -
Nelson -11
Farmington 27
These figures will not be varied mneh by the latest
official estimate;
—There is a great and argent need of slip
pers in all our army hospitals. For want of
them, in many coses, the sick and convalescent
soldiers are doubtless many in our cities and
towns who have pieces of carpeting (both new
and old,) and remnants of thick cloth suitable
for slippers, which they will gladly give when
they learn the need that exists. Tailors and
dry goods merchants have patterns of cloth
that areeiaotly what-are needed in - this ease.
—Pearl hunting is lively in s Montpdier, Ver
mont. Over fifteen hundred dollars' worth
have been found in Winnookski rivet and its
branehei within a fortnight. -
Speaker of the Senate.
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—Daring Use thunder-shower of-Monday eve
ning of last week, Mr. Thomas Reece went to
the door of his residence, on Washington street
jost aa the lightning struck a tree a few yards
distant. Across a small alley a vine bearing a
small flower runs up the side of the boos* of
Mr. Kipple. Mr. Reece was in his shirt sleeves
and, in the morning, branches of the vino
were found to be distinctly traced* in green
on his right sleeve. On the wristband is a
twig and a flower. From the elbow up, sev
eral branches and a leaf are very clearly to
seen. Mr. Reece came into our office on Wed
nesday last, when; the color wna still fresh on
his sleeve. A yoiung girl at the door fainted
at the shock of ttje lightning, and he assisted
to carry bee into the honse,— Willezbant
Times,
Attention Tioga County'
To all Merchants, Pedlars, and Dealers in gen
rah and to the Citizens of Wdlsboro’,
and the surrounding country
in particular.
The subscriber scads greeting, together with tic
following notice, that he will be prepared to offer b
all who may want a largo lot of calamities of tlooit
every description at prices that defy competition
having had the reputation for many years of boiag
the .CHEAPEST DEALER this side of Sundown,
and beatisg everything between him and tho li.ni-g
Star for selling cheap, he wont go hack on the cili.
zona of Wellsborongh, hat intends to give them tall
bargains, so all he prepared to nntia the old stock
ings and money bags, gather np tho eggs and chum
tho fresh butter for they all bring the ready money,
for my motto Is “ sell cheap afid they will buy” and
ovary man made happy for a dollar.
The Store will open on or about Thursday, the lit
day of September, first door below J. A. Roy's Drug
Store, T. C. COWEJT.
TO PROFESSORS OF MUSIC, AMATEURS, AND
TEE MUSICAL PUBLIC GENERALLY.
P. A. wusderhass,
Foreign & American Music Warehouse,
BQ4 BROADWAY,
Haring on hand the largest stock of Foreign Mcsio
in New York, which he imports from Europe expressly
to meet the taato and requirement* of the American
lovers of Music, respectfully calls attention to the
fact, that ha is now supplying Masic of Every Style
at a reduction of Twenty-Five to i Fifty per cent less
than any other boss* in tho United States.
Private Families can bo supplied (post free) by for
warding the cash to the above address. Should the
amount of cash forwarded exceed the coat of the
Masic, the balance will be promptly returned in
postage currency.
Dealers and Professors should not neglect this op
portunity : they will be liberally dealt with.
N. B,—Any and every piece of Music (vocal or In
strumental) published in Europe or America, will be
supplied to order, if accompanied by the cash.
Remember the Address,
P. A. WUNDERMANN.
Foreign and American Music Warehouse,
824 Broadway, New Tork.
August 31, 18d4-3m.
LIST OF.LETTERS remaining in the Pott Office
at Weliaboro, August 30,1864;
Borchard, H. S. Orr, Alice M.
Brewster, Miss Mary J. Orr, Thomas
Brewster, Miss Boxania Overton, 6. S. 6
Blakeslee, Mrs. Polly Plumloy, Calvin
Cook, Mrs. Margaret Sheen, (Foreign)
Cambells, Miss 3. J. Smith, Lisaader
Drew, Mias Alma Smith, M. L.
Day, Obas. Smith, Truman
Freeman, John H. Smith, Anna E.
Jones, Wm. L. Smith, J. M,
Lewis, Libbie Smith, H. R.
Langford, Jonas Staples, Silas
Langan, Miss M. J. Stephens, Philander
Lambert, Michael Steele, Julia
Lutz, Wm. J. Saxberry, Cornelius
Mackey A Co. * Schuler, Simon.
MeCully, Tbos. Wetmore>, Lester
Mont, John Wilber, John
Magill, Jaa. P. Wheeler, Miss Lide
gST* To obtain any of these letters, the applicant
must call for “ advertised letters,” give the data of
this list, and pay one cent for advertising. If not
called for within one month they will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office, HUGH YOUNG, P. M.
Administrator’s Ifotice.
LETTERS of administration having been granted
to the undersigned on the estate of John Cush
ing, dec’d, notice is hereby given to those indebted
to immediate payment, and those baring claim*
to present them properly authenticated for settlement
to ALEX. H. QATLOBD, Adm’r.
Bloss, August 24,1864-6 L
ESTRAT.
CAME' into the enclosure of the subscriber, in
. East Charleston, on the 11th inst., a Dark Hed.
Three’Tear Old Bull, head, and foot tied :
is requested to come forward, pay charges, and take
him JOSEPH CLEMONS.
East Aug. 24, 18£4.*
Election Ifotice.
THE Lotholders of the Wellsbord Cemetery Cota
. pany will meet at the counting room of C. & J.
L. Robinson, on Monday, the dth day of Sept, next,
at two o’clock-P. M-, for the purpose of electing nic#
persons to acirve as managers of said Company for
the ensuing year.
A financial statement will £e*eihibUod, showing tbo
prosperous condition of Company.
Some sixty Deeds are opt hand' and will be ready
for those entitled to tbemt S
A general attendance isSdquerted by the Board.
J. I. JACKSON, Sec. W. Cem. Co,
Wellsboro, August 24, 1864.
Ifotice to Bridge Builders,
SEALED proposals will he received at the Com
missioners* Office in Wellsboro, to let the building
2of the bridge across Tioga River, at the mouth of Elk
Ran, Covington township, until Friday, Ist week of
Court. , J
Wellahoro, August 10,1864.
P. SEWELL, DENTIST,
MANSFIELD, TIOGA COUNTY, PA.,
IS prepared to operate in all the improvements in
the various departments of filling, extracting, in
serting artificial dentures, <fco.
Mansfield, August 10, 1364-ly. •
CLAIM AGENCY.
THE undersigned will promptly prosecute all
claims against the Government for services ren
dered in the Military or Naval Service of the United
States. (Jharges reasonable—will advance the leg*l
necessary fees if desired. No charge if not sncceii'
fal In the application, D, McNATJGHTON.
Refertnct*: Hon. Victor Case, I. W. Bellows, Ex*
amlnlng Surgeon at Knoxville, Pa,, B. B. Strang*
Clymer, Pa., P. Strang, Hector, Pa,, 8. H. Beebe,
Harrison, Fa,
Westfield, Aug. 24, 1864,-fiaos*
Flour at Reduced Prices.
WE are receiving New Wheat Flour tnd c*a
afford to sell it at greatly reduced prices.
Wo want 10,000 bushels Wheat, 10,000 buiW*
Oats, and 10,000 bushels Corn, for which wo will p»7
the highest market price in Cash.
WelUboro, Aug. 3. '64. WRIGHT A BAILET. _
ESTRAY,
CAME into the enclosure of the subscriber on
6th inst., about four miles north of Keeneyvill®*
on the road leading direct from Knoxville to Keen®/*
ville; one pair of Spotted Oxen, about five years old,
tha owner is requested to come forward, prove P°‘
perty, pay charges, and take them away.
Auguni7, 1864. - HTJPU3 G. TREAT.
ESTEAI.
CAME into she enclosure of the subscribe
Jackson townahip, on the. Sth inst., a Bar*
Brown Mare Colt, about three yean eld, with a wbi»
spot in the forehead, and three white feet. *“•
owner is requested to come forward, prove property
pay charges, and take her away. ITI
Jackson, Aug. 17, 1364.* xYLEB WHITE.
PHRS GINGER at
ROY’S DRVG a TORS