The agitator. (Wellsborough, Tioga County, Pa.) 1854-1865, September 14, 1864, Image 1

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B 2" M. H. COBB.
n , V.H,he J every Wednesday morning.ai amailedto
wl bars at ONfS-DOtAAK AND' FIB TCENTS
' a ‘«ar always IN ADVANCE..
P Ths piper ii sent postage free tq county Itiscriber*,
. ,I,' tfiaj miy receive their mail at pc .-offices U r
cited ia counties immediately adjoining, jr convcn
“iuTahtatob is the Official paper of tiogi Co.,
and circulates in every neighborhood tbei sin.' Snb
acriptioo3 being on the advanee-pay
iotes among a class most to the interest aj£ ■ dvertisers
to reach. Terms to advertisers as liberal f e those of
fered by any papor of equal circulation ir ''Northern
Pennsylvania. . ' , . f
rZSfA cross on the margin of a pay -t, denotes
that the subscription is about to expire, r, - -
pff Pipors will be stopped whoa the *1 bscription
time expires, unless the agent orders the ’■ continu
ance. - .
jas. Lowßier & s. r. witsbs,
Attorneys a at law,
will attend the Coarts of Tioga, iPotter and
Jlcfiean counties. [Wellsboro, Jan.<l, 1563.]
DICKINSON HOCSIi,
CORKING, N..Y,-
Maj. A. FIELD .....Proprietor.
G( (JESTS taken to and from the pepot free
T of charge. . [Jan, 1,1863.]
PEMPfSTEVAItfIA HOISE,
CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND THE ATENHE,
Wellaboro, Pa,
J. W. BTGONY,. .... Proprietor^-
THfS popalor Hotel, baring beep- re-EtJed
and ro-faroished throughout, is' how j pen <o the
public as & first-lass house; , • [Jan.-1863.] --
IV HART’S HOTEt:
WELLSBOSd, TIOGA-CO. JmiU.^
THE subscriber takes this method ia inform
his old friends and chstomers that lie has ro^ 1
iomed the conduct of the old " Crystal' Fountain
Hotel,” and trill hereafter give it hia entire attention.
Thankful for past favors, he solicits a rei-swcl -of the
ssme. DAVIJI 'HART. -
Wellsboro, Hot. 4, 1863.-1 y. ; ■
IZAAK WAITOM SQIfSE,
Gaines, Tiog-a County,,Pa\
H. C. TERMILtEii., Proprietor.
THIS is a new hotel located withii'. easy ac
cess of the best fishing and hunting i rounds in
Northern Pennsylvania. No pains trill be spared for
the accommodation of pleasure seekers ant' the r trav
elling public. [Jan. ~ 1863.]
« WATCHES, CEOCKS AAD
JEWELRII '
Repaired at BULLARD'S t CO’SrSTO: tE, by the
lubseriber. in 1 the beet manner, and at ae lo f ptieee as
the lame work can be done for, by any Brat rate prac
tical workman in the State,
ifelliboro. July 15, 1863.
A. FOIET,
Watches! Clocks, Jewelrv, &c.,
REPAIRED AT OLD PRICE
POST OFFICE BUILIIING,
KO. 5. TjmON JjLOCI. v
TTeilsboro, May 20, 1863.
E, R. BLACK,
BARBER & HAIR-DRESSER.
* SHOP OYER C. L. WILCOX'S STORE,
NO. -4, UNION BLOCK.
TTcllsboro, Jane 24, 1863. *
AGRICULTURAL IHPLEHESiTS.
I WOULD inform Dealers In Agricultural Imple
ments, that I haaa'Horso Rates of the most ap
proved styles and superior quality. Amo, Hand
''Ratss of a better quality than any -raannfi'ituredin
this lection, whieh I will furnish in any qu tntity de
tired, to dealers in the counties of Tioga, Bradford,
and Lycoming. D.-H, *>OUD.
Ilalnsburg, Nov, 18, ISO3-9moa.*
BOABDMAN AWD GBAI S
CELEBRATED ,i; '
PATENT IivEPBOVBD
IXSCLATED - IKON KIM, AND, -3PRAME
PIANO FORTES! ?
These pianos have the pnreTnnsicaP to « of the'
VTood, together with the.strength of the Irci. end are
thus far superior to all others. The Or-'w •- tr -in 6
Scales, giving io connection with tho Pa uU Iron
Kna, full, round, powerful, and sweet toe - * These
pianos will remain'in tnne a greater lengl .1 of time
than any other pianos known,'and are wat anted for >
the time of fire years. The undersigned o jrs these
pianos at the same prices as at the ware rooms in
Albany or New York, saving the buyer thei erpenreof
going there to buy, and will keep them in H*e for the
terra of three years, without charges. Ftu*n general
description of these'pianos send for a cire-lar, con
taining prices, styles, Ac. W
c * Osceola, Tioga County Pa,
Osceola, Feb. 17,1564. , ■
RUGS & MEDICINES.
,VO, 3, Uh'IOS BLOCK, WELLSBOI'O, PA.
P. li. WILLI AM£, ■
BEGS leave to announce to the. oitizenk of Wells
boro and vicinity, that he keeps constantly on
hand all binds of '■
drugs and medicines,
Chemicals, Varnish, Ppints, Soaps, Perfume,-?, ‘Glass,
Brushes.' Patty, Fancy Goods, Pure Wines, Brandies,
tiles, and all other kinks of Liquors. of The best
AU kinds of
PATENT MEDICINES . .
t3ch as Jayne’s Expectorant, Alterati»e and Pills;
Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Pills ahd'Cherry Pectoral; Helja
told’s Extract Bucha, Sarsaparilla and EUgo Wash;
Mrs. Winslow’s Sothing -Syrup; Wrightfe PmS;.
Clark's and Cheeseman's Pills ■ Hall's Balsam ; Bin
ingcr’s London Dock Gin; Herrick's Pills &od Plas
ters ; Brown's Bronchial Troches,
May 25, 1564-Iy. R. WILTIIAMS.,
.REVENUE (STAMPS?
J~OHN M. PHELPS, ilepaty Collector' of. Mans
field, has just received a. large* Revenae
Siam*, of all denominations, from on©' cent .op to£s«.
Any person wishing Stanps can got them at my office
b ManeQcld, or of,M. BULLARD, Assistant Assessor,
at Wellsboro. Pa. J, M. PIiELPS.
Mansfield, May 2, 1884. . .
Wheeler's Horae Powers and Thresh
ers and Cleaners.
THE subscriber would respectfully hnpounce to
to the Thresher* and Farmers of Tioga and ad
joining counties, tbat'ho still Qontinujs to sell tbe
>iboTe named MACHINES, and that I have the
pleasure of offering ,this season some valuable, im-.
prerementa on the old machines and a large addition
te the varietv. I now have for sale Railroad Horse
Power* for one, two, and three horses, throe different
files of Wheeler’s Rake Cleaners, sis horse
Powers, Howard’s Mowers and combined Sfpw’crs and
Smith's Green Mountain Shingle Machine,
Palmer’s self-sustaining Horse Fork?, Clover Huilers,
Peed Cutters, Circular and Drag Saw*, adapted to
torse powers, Horse Bakes, Ac.. Ac. •
Ail of which will be sold strictly afthp manufac
turer’* prices, adding transportation, and will be war
•ttated to giro entire’satisfaction or no sale. Extras
for repairing old machioes'kept on hand.
T, MATHERS, of Wellaboro, and G. H.
BAaTER-4-co., of Nelson, are-my-aeai&tant-agenU-
Tioga County, where Forks' will-be kept on band
orders left for other Machinery,will be promptly
attended to. Descriptive. price
hat sent to all applicants. ' B. S. TEARS.
Ifojr, Pa., Jane 29, 1864-tf. -
HUGHYOIJ&<S,
BOOKSELLER & STATJOIVER,'
AND -BIAIIB- IN
ioerican docks, American,. English, and Swiss
Jewels, Silver Plated Ware, Spectacles;
jjs-h* T t Frames) Photographic^Albums,.Stereoscopes,
Perfumery, -Yankee Sottas, Pishing
'fwkU and Hie*, and Fancy and Tottet Articles.
Coimty, constantly on hand and’lent ByhsiJl- or oth
srwi*e)t<Jorder. 1 ■-*’ - '.‘ZA ■’ " _? »
*O. 5, tJxioN^ovrrTrEZz-S2V7!?7rrzr~ }
THH A(«'lTAT()|{.
VIOL. XI.
.■D RtfG :S T:O^JE : , i
Prince's Metailc Paint, Pfizer A Co's Chemicals,
Thaddeus David's Inks, Plaid Extracts,
Concentrated Medicines, Rochester Perfumery and
Cincinnrfi Wines and Flavoring Extracts,
Brandy, Paints and Oils,
Whitewash Lime, . Petroleum Oil,.
Kerosene Lamps, . Drugs and Medicines,
Patent Medicines, . School Books,
Stationery,. . * Wall Paper,
Wyoming Mills Wrap- ‘’’Window Glass,.
pTng Paper, ' Dye Colors,
Furnished at Wholesale Prices by
i W. I>- TERBEIL,
Coming, N. Y.
NATIVE BRANDY & WINES,
MEDICAL A COMMUNION PURPOSES,
THIS BRANDY- hae been analyzed by the Medi
ical Director of tbe -Naval .Labratory at Brooklyn,
and substituted for .French Brandy, for .use in the
United States Navy. It is also used and recommend
ed by Dr. Satterlee, Medical Purveyor In -New York
of U. S. Army,.in the Hospital irf his Department.
. DRl’ CATAWBA WINE.
THIS WINE has all the properties of Dry Sherry
Wine. - ; - " ■
SWEET CATAWBA WIJTE.
THIS WINE for its mildness is adapted for Inva
lids and for oommnnios pnrposes.
Messrs.’ zi-mmermann a co., of- cincih*
nati-and New Tort, bad: formerly partnership
with N. Longwortfa of Cincinnati the wealthy Native
Wine producer, abd therefore enables them to furnish
the best of American production, ntinoderato prices.
Sold by W. D. TEREELL. at Wholesale and Re
tail, and by Druggists'generally.
“'Corning,' N. Y., Jan. 120,1864-tf. '
A. E. -HASCT.
Farmer’s Catechism*
Question. "What is the best kind of Woodenbeam
Plow? ‘ ,
: Answer. The WIARD PLOW.
'- Qnes. Wherein does it excel all others?
An?.* In ease of draft, in being less liable to clog;
and in fact it excels in e-refy particular. . e
• Qnes. Where is this Plow £0 be found ?
Ans. At the KNOXVILLE FOUNDRY, where
they are made, and at various agencies around the
country. - '
Qnes. Are there any other plows made' at that
Foundry? (
Ans. Yes! . Piles makes various kinds of wooden
and iron beam Plows, both for flat land and aide hilli
and he *kecps ahead of all otter establlshments by
getting the DEiST PATTEEKS-inventcd, without
regard to the COST. ; - • - •
HORSE
HOESj- a superb, article for Corn, Potatoes, Ac.
ROA1) SCRAPERS that .beat the world., Cast Cul
tivator Teeth of a very superior pattern. Shovel
Plow Castings for new land, and indeed almost-every
thingdhat is ever made at a Foundry, from a Boot
Jack to Engine; .
• Qnes. rWnuld you then advise me to buy there?
Ans. llosf certainly wonlcl I, for besides making
the best KIND of every thing, Biles 'makes thosi
that are the most DURABLE, and itis’a common*ex
pression whore his Plow?- havcbccn introduced, that
they last as long- as;from two to four gOt-at-apy other
shop; be has always been at the business from a
small boy and ought to Know bow.it is done; and if
yon try bia .wares once, you will be ready with me to
tell all wanting anything Jn that line to go, send, or
in some btbenway procure them of J. P, BILE/3, at
the Knoxville Foundry, ;
Knoxville; March 30, 1563-lf.
MRS. A. J. SOFIELD desires to call the atten
tion of the Ladles of Wellsboro and vicinity,
to her New Stock of Spring Millinery Goods/consist
ing of the latest styles of Bonnets, Hats, Head Dress
'eflj papa, Ac., and a variety of French Flower?, Shell
and Straw Ornaments, the latest novelties in ,the way
of Trimmings. Infant’s Hats and Caps, Old Ladies’
Dress Caps, Grenadein Veils of the newest' shades.
Mrs. S. feels particularly grateful for the patronage
of ber ; friends, and would say that she has engaged
one of the best Milliners .for the.season, and is pre
pared to repair Straws in the best manner. She is
receiving Goods constantly from New York, and will
keep a good assortment. Her rooms, will be found
hereafter opposite Roy's Drug Store, in the. building
lately occupied by Miss Smith.
Wellsboro, April 13,1864-tf.
MISS PAULINE. SMITH.has removed to the
house {late the residence of Chas. Williams,)
opposite the United States Hotel. I wish to inform
my customers that I have Just received my
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
and' can be found at the above place, ready to do work
in the best manner for all who may favor me with a
call. . PAULINE SMITH- -
Wellsboro, April-13,1864-tf- .. / ‘ .
I have started a Millinery Shop .at Malnshhyg, ti
which I invito the attention of people in that sectloh
of. thft-coonty... It will be under the management of
Miss-Ellen Green.
■ 1 COWANESQUE HOUSE.
THIS House which has been open for convenience
of the traveling public for . a number of tyeara,
haa : lately been newly famished throughout and fitted
up in as good stylo-as.cai* bo found in any epuntry or
city Hotel. The Proprietor does not hesitate in say
ing that there will be ho pains spared to add to the
comfort of his guests, and make it & home for.them.
The best of stabling for teams; and a good hostler
always in attendance, all of which can be found
on© mile east of Knoxville, Pa.
M. V. PURPLE,-Proprietor,
Deerfield, May‘25,1864.~1y.
Robbed from tho Safc of the Tioga Co. Sa&b.
ON Wednesday night, May 25, iSC,4, the following
described bonds and notes '
1 tf. S. 5-20 coupon bond, 4tb series, letter E, No.
14,719, for $500.'•
3 U. S- £-20 coupon bonds, 4tb series, letfetC,Ko».
36,150, each $500., '
■ rl7 TT. 8. 5-20 coupon'bonds, 4tfi series,' letter E,
Nos. 73,379 to 73,895, each $lOO. - ... .
-14 U 5.5-20 coupon.bonds, ,4th series, letter M,
Nps. 19,824 to 19,537, oacbsso- - -
''3 3.5. 5-20 coupon bonds, 3d series,letter A, Nos,
5,804-5-6', each $lOOO.
’ 4 TT. S. 5-20 conpon bonds,' 8d series, ’ loiter A, Nosi
3.050_-51-52-53, each §5OO.
Tioga County Bank notes, old issue, s’s, 10’s and
20’s—$5,000. Signed by former officers of,the bank,
all punched through centre of vignette, and had been
retired-for three years. -No other notes of this hank
had ererheen punched.: The public are hereby-cau
tioned against purchasing or taking any-of the said
bonds and notes. . _A. S. TURNER,
Tioga, May 28,1854. ' ' Cashier.
LETTERS testamentary having been granted t«
the aabseabsr.on the estate of Philander Baker,
brteef SuUivan,tormship, dec’d, notice U.hprehy given
to thoseindeb'tpd.to make immediate, payment'juid
{hose having’dlaamis 16 present them prophrly.antheutl
cated for settlement to HENRY Bi -CAHI>, ■
"dune -22^:1884501*'r r >wrl % s b -Exenuter.
a , ' ,'i XT
Mtmm to Ip »t«iistow o t tfte&m of jMelrom attf the SprekH of ilefotrm.
WHILE THERE SHALL EE A WRONG UNRIQHIED, AND. UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY. TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE
WHOLESALE
Zimmemann' & Go’s.
FOB
CATAWBA BRANDT.
New IlUllnery Goods.
REMOVAL.
- Execntor’s So lice.
WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1864.
Select poetri?.
[Ffcm'thoyewTqrk Tribune'j "
OH THE CHICAGO BUBIJiIHDjEH
What! hoist the.whitc flffg when our triutOph is nigh ?
What! crouch before Treason f-roako Freedom a lie?
What! spike all buf guns when the foe is at bay
And the. rags of: the black banner dropping away ? -
Tear down the strong name that our nation has won,
And strike her bram bird from in the sun ?
He'e a coward who shrinks from the lift-ofthe sword
traitor who moots at tha sacrifice poured ;
tameless and homeless the doom that should blast
The knare who stands idly till peril is past,
?ut he who submita-when the thunders bare burst
And victory- dawns, is of cowards the worst 1
Is the old spirit'dead? Are we broken and weak,
That cravens so. shamelessly lift the white cheek'
To court the swift insult, nor blush at the blow,
The tools of the Troason and friends_of the foo!
See ! Anarchy smiles at .the Peace which they ask,
And the eyes of Disunion flash out through the mask 1
Give thanks, ye bravg boys, who by vale and by crag
Bear onward, unfaltering, our noble.old
Strong arms of the Union, heroes living and dead.
For the blood of your valor is uselessly shed!
No soldier's green.laufeltis promised you here,
Bat the white rag*of <s sympathy” softly, shall cheer!
And.you, ye war martyrs, who preach . from, your
graves
How captives are nursed by the masters of slaves.
Or, living, still linger in shadows of Death,—.
Puff out the starved muscle, recall the faint breath,'
And shout, till those .cowards rejoice at the cry:
“ By .the hands .of the Union we fought for we die 1”
By.tho God of our Fathers 1 this shame we shall
share,
But it grows too debasing for freemen to bear,
And Washington, Jackson, will turn in their graves.,
When the Union shall rest on two races of slaves,
Or, spurning the spirit Ulrich bound it of yore,
Amfceupderedi exists §p ja nation no more I -
JHiffccUaitg.
XHEBULLERS DAUGHTER. j
■ "Many years ago, the commnnityof a hata
let- id the south of France, was startled by a
crime,.,rare, indeed, in their quiet, hgricultn-t
ral district. A wealthy farmer...was found'
dead, at early morning, jsitbin one hundred
yards of his own house.. -He had been killed
by blows administered with a heavy stake,
which lay near the body, covered'with blood,
and all his pockets had been rifled of their
contents, including a considerable sum of mon
ey,-which he was known to Shave received the
previous evening, for'some sheep .sold by him
in the neighboring market-town.
When , the awe and excitement created , by
this event had subsided a little, every exertion
was made by the authorities to ferret.out the
ed'fbr the discovery of the- murderer, procla
mation of which bounty was made for several
successive Sundays at the church door. At
last some disclosures were made implicating a
young man named Laroche——a stripling of
eighteen years. *■
The person who brought the charge against
young Laroche was a.man of the name of Lan
dry—a stranger in the district—but who had
already been appointed by the lord of the
manor as one of the "keepers of his game pre
serves, Landry testified that he bad seen
Laroche! cutting a state from a hedge on the
afternoon previous t<3 the murder, and that he
had reproved him for it, and, taking the stake
from him had-stuck-it in- the- bank of the
hedge at a particular spot. ..The stake was the
same one that was found' lying near the body
of the murdered farmer. Landry ,could swear
to it, because, after taking it from Laroche,
he had nicked it in a peculiar way with h!s
knife. i
Now it so haippened that the bordered far
mer had many' influential friends, .while Laro
che had bat feyv. Therefore Laroche was con
victed of the murder, and sentenced to he
hanged on a certain day, at "a certain place;
until which time he was placed in the jail of
thb district —the third floor of a large '.stone,
building, the lower part of which was* a mill.
The prison consisted of a single apartment,
lighted by one email window at a height of
about sixteen feet from the floor. The side of
the building from which the window looked;
ran sheer down to the water of a dark and
deep river, which crept lazily hy the mill, but
quickened its pace.a.little dower down, until it
gradually became a. rushing, torrent, leaping
wildly to its fall over a perpendicular ledge of
rocks.; Bodies,carried over that fall were said
never.to have teen recovered, and it was a fixed
notion■ among' the .country. people that: there
was a foroo in the whirl-pool below by which
everything falling into it was carried down
into the unexplored abysses of .the earth.
It was the day before, that fixed for the ex
ecution of young Laroche, and the - priest of
the parish, Father, Allard by name, had been
left -alone with the. prisoner, in order to pre
pare "him, by "the consolation of religion, for
his approaching- doom. To his.words ’of "com
fort Laroche listened with humility "and si
lence, until the good father began to dilate up
on his chances of forgiveness in - the nest
world, for the terrible crime committed by
him. Then the prisoner electrified him by de
claring his perfect innocence of the crime—
a position .which he meant to, maintain,,he
said, with his latest breath. .
",To bo brief,'.the.,youth of the prisoner, his
earnest asseyeratibn.of innocence, and a waver
ing doubt of his'guilt which had all "along
troubled Father-Allard’s mind r so wrought up
on, that worthy, man that ha "at last, consented
to ,commit himself to a pian for giving, the
prisoner a chance of escape, if ,not from death,
at least from the ignominy of dying by, the
hands of the accursed hangman. . ”
f *lf I die.,by the gallows, most reverend
father,” said the yonng man, “ a great sqtrow
will some day fall upon all concerned in,; my
death. . The. real murderer is. sore to be dis
covered, sooner or lator, and then I shall have
been, a murdered man, and. the just retribu
tion of Heaven will pursue-my- murderers.—
Aid »e to. escape, rather than : risk •a . great
stain upon your .'conscience.; Stand upon this
chair, which I-place u upon the" table, thus, and
then* .by, mounting open yoor. shoulders,- l ean
i reach .the window anddropfrom-it,”
U' i ', , Bnt:tbe river below I”
ET BATAED-TAYLOR.
“ I swim like an otter; and, at any rate,
it is bettor to be drowned than hanged/ 5
Convinced of the yonn'g man’s innocence,
Father Allard consented to aid him-in his es
cape. A moment sufficed to carry the plan in
to execution. The prisoner gained the window,
and disappeared. - _
.Parrading in , a straggling way outside‘the
building, went one of the minor officera of
justice—-a stolid peasant, who had been placed
there by way of sentry, and who at this mo
ment happened to be looking towards the' riv
er wall of the mill.; Sis sight nearly left him,
as ha’ afterward,stated, when ha saw a man.
drop from tjie window, strike on to a platform
that protruded from a doorway in the second
story, and, rebounding from that, fell into the
water with a heavy plunge, reappearing at in
tervals, until he was carried away into the
rapids below. .
The alarm was at once given. Village offici
als rushed to the prison room, where they found
Father Allard, alone, seated in the chair, pale,
and, as if just recovering from the sight of
some supernatural vision."To the questions
put to him he replied that, as he was adminis
tering the consolation ef his.holy office to the
prisoner, a voice sounded through the apart
ment, accompanied by the shadow of a mighty
pair of wings, on which the prisoner mounted
to the ceiling of the apartment, and was no
. more seen by him. The voice, he added, pro
claimed the prisoner’s innocence, and that the
real circumstances of the murder would soon
be made manifest.- It was a miracle, and the
good country.people, ever ready to accept that
form of interposition, were easily persuaded to
do so on the present occasion.
- Meantime. Laroche, when be leaped from
the-window,.had forgotten all about the plat-,
form. As he fell upon it, he displaced a sack,
of grain, which splashed into the dark waters
of the river, appearing to the eyes of the 1 * be
wildered sentry to he the body of the man
who had dropped from the prison window.—-
Laroche lay. upon the, narrow platform, stun
ned by his heavy fall? Spiride, the miller’s
daughter, saw him foil. There was no one else
in the mill at the time. She drew him quickly
behind ” the sacks and' great heaps of grain on.
•the floor, and,- having, administered to him
such restoratives as her young experience sug
gested, threw some loose sacks, over him, and
told him to lie atilll ” ■
' That night Spiride and her lover—Laroche
and she had bfeeh lovers for about sis hours
only—made their way.to.where a boat lay
moored below the fells, and, embarking in it,
were soon carried beyond the reach of pur
suit. It was supposed by the affrighted' villa
gers that Spiridejmnst have been carried from,
above bad-been seen to strike upon it;.and,
as the .whirl-pool below the torrent bad never
been known to give up its dead, but little
search was.madc for her, and her friends re
signed themselves to mourning for her awful
fate. Less than six months after this Landry
was tried for tfie murder of a brother keeper,
and was convicted and hanged accordingly.—
■Previous to this execution, however, he made a
clean breast of it to Father, Allard, confessing
that he had' murdered the farmer for his mon
ey, killing him- with the stake cut from -the
hedge by young Laroche, which, as ha stated,
singularly enough, suggested to him the idea
of committing the crime. ,
, Two years elapsed, and Father Allard had
ibeen promoted to a parish at a distance-of
some fifty miles from the one of. which ha had
been pastor-for so many, years.
Shortly after his arrival there, his.duties led,
him to take a journey on horseback, some
miles into the interior of the parish of which
he, had a charge. Part of the road travelled
by him wound through a swampy forest region,
and;After a ride of several miles, he came to
a sluggish stream that had formerly been span--
ned by a bridge, of which nothing hut the
abutments.now,remained, however. The priest
turned his. hore’s head, and ipde along the
bank of the river, hoping to find'another bridge,
Or at ' least, a ford by which -he could cross to
the further side ; nor had ho gono for when he
discerned, by hoof marks,’ a - place .where cat
. tie seemed to be in.the habit of wading througb,
.or criming to drink. The water appeared to be
shallowso be urged his unwilling horae into
it, and gat about half-way across when the an
imal began" to plunge and" struggle violently,
sinking at the same time, as if drawn down
;By Some invisible .power. . Aware, now, that
he bad fallen into one fof those quicksands
which are noenneommon in that part of France,
the good. fatho'r knew that to throw himself
from his horse would be certain death, as- the
witter"‘was not’deep enough to swim in, and
the hungry sand at the bottom was gasping for
him. He held his horse, therefore, and shout
ed for help. ..
, The water was gaining upon him, as the ter
rified horse sank deeper and deeper in. the
treacherous stream. Dp, np it came, until it
reached his saddle flaps/and then his knees,
and ha gave himself np for lost, when distant
shouts came in response to his, which were
growing feebler, witheach repetion.. .And now
a roan-bursts his way through the brushwood
on the river bank, and, laying Ms axe upon a
tall, slender, young tree, cots it down four Or
five rapid strokes, leaning it so that it falls out
upon the water, its topmost bpughs just brush
ing the horseman , in its fall. . Grasping the
boughs with all his remaining strength, the
priest was drawn to the bank ’by the woods
man, ; fainting and senseless, however, and
Witfr hardly a visible spark of life.
When Bather Allard recovered conscious
ness he found himself in n small but comforta
ble room. Seeing him open his eyes, a buxom
young woman, who, was bathing his temples,
uttered an exclamation of joy, calling him by
name; and now, as his dizzy senses brightened,
what was his surprise to recognize in his.at
tendant the lost—Spiride I - Explanations en
«ned,and.all was made as clear as day, witbpnt
recourse to marvel or miracle.
Presently Laroche t who hod..been, engaged,
with .the assistance of some neighbors, in ex
tricating the ppest’s horse, caine in, and the
meeting was ah'affecting'one between the two,
each of whom had been thus wonderfully
-sppointed'by Providence to preserve the other.
Hy conscience is clear now,” said Father
Allard. . “ Heaven has surely pardoned the
little fiction framed by me, else why — 55
“But hold, reverend father, 5 ’ cried Laroche,
interrupting him ; “ there was no fiction in the
case.; yon said that I was carried away by an
angel’s wings, and so I was, and this is the
angel that saved me 155I 55 And lie laughingly
threw his arms around-his pretty wife, and
hugged her to his side.
Poetical justice might now have been- well
satisfied, but I have a few worda further to add
upon the. subject. - - ;. •
-Laroche, who was now employed as forester
ap'on an estate, was enabled by the assistance
of Father Allard to return to his native village,
where, not Jong after, ho obtained an appoint
ment. to tbg very keepership formerly hold by
the assassin Landry. The mystery attending
his miraculous escape and reappearance gave
him an extraordinary influence among the
peasantry. Stories lole nothing by circulation.
He eventnally became a sanctified personage
in the community; and a rudely carved effigy
of-him is still to be seen in the chapel of the
parish, with a pair of angel’s wings hovering
over him, and a cross at his head and feet.
31 olf 11 ca I.
[From the New York Herald.]
Xbe'Preaidential Question—Shall Wo Have
an Insurrection at the North f
During the political canvass in' iB6O we
warned both parties that the election might be
followed by a revolution. Our warnings were
not heeded then, and the consequence wae that
the election. Lincoln was quickly succeeded
by of the Southern States. Now,
at the opening of-the canvass in. 1864, we have
the same warning to utter; but it is in regard
to an insurrection at the North. The experi
rienoe of the past font years ought to. have
taught the American people that, the Herald
does not predict rashly, and that, its prophecies
are worthy of the most earnest - attention.—
When every other paper said that there was
no danger of disunion, we assured the people
that disunion would certainly be the.result of
Mr. Lincoln’s election... Now we as solemnly
assure, them .that, .unless, careful, precautions
are taken, a Northern insurrection will be the
certain result of Mr. Lincoln’s, re-election.
We. Have.not the slightest doubt that there .is
a mutual understanding between the Seymours,
the Woods, Tallandighnmand the rebels. This
understanding is shown in the secession plat
form adopted Joy the Chicago Convention, and
in the nomination of Mr, Pendleton.-of Ohiq—
■dent. We have now driven the rebels complete
ly to the wall. Gen. Grant has the best of
them at Bicbiqond, and Gen. Sborman has
succeeded in capturing Atlanta. This is not
the time, then, that any reasonable man would'
be talking abont “ an immediate cessation of
hostilities.” We are in favor of an armistice,
like that between Prussia and Denmark, where
both sides hold their ground and are ready to
begin the conflict at any moment; bat there is
a vast deal of difference between such an ar
mistice and the “ immediate cessation of hos
tilities” which the Chicago platform requires.
Nothing can explain such a platform except
the hypothesis that'it was dictated by Jeff.
Davis to the peace democrats, and that these
peace men foisted it upon the Chicago Conven
tion as the price of their endorsement of Gen
oral McClellan’s nomination.
-For three years past the Herald has sastaiaed
and defended the hero of Antietam. We have
done full justice to his generalship, his states
manship, bis honesty and his patriotism. But
when McClellan takes his stand upon a cow
ardly peace platform we are at a loss hpw to
follow him and defend him. This the General
has not yet done, and we hope that he will
never be foolish enough to do it. We advise
and nrge him to come ont boldly and declare
that his only platform is his past record as a
Union general, and that his sentiments are
those expressed in bis letter from Harrison’s
Landing and his oration at West Point. If he
: hesitates to do this be is lost. There mnst
be no prevarication nor equivocation. The
rotten Chicago platform mast be kicked, to
pieces and McClellan’s own platform substitu
ted. He had .better a thousand fold decline the
; nomination than to accept it upon each condi
tions as those imposed by the Convention. The
Chicago platform invites defeat, and it must be
" broken np, either by McClellan himself or by
. the voice of the people at the polls.
We candidly and sincerely believe that the
peace copperheads at the North do not desire
the election of McClellan any more than the
Southern secessionists desired the election of
Douglas or Breekenridge in 1860. They bit
terly opposed McClellan at Chicago, and open
ly denounced him as a tyrant and a usurper.
Finally they accepted him, upon condition that
they should have the platform and the Tice
President. But even now the copperheads are
not earnest in his support. Like the rebels,
; they wont to see Mr. Lincoln re-elected. There
is no saying but that Mr. Lincoln may be
elected by a small majority, and in that event
the copperheads intend to raise a revolution at
the North. This they can very readily do if
. the people do not beware of the trap. Sup
pose the election to be decided by only a few
, thousand votes, then the democratic minority
will be nearly as strong as the republican ma
jority. In fact the minority will be stronger;
foirtho democrats will fight, while the aboli
tionists will not; and so a thousand democrats
are more than equal to two thousand abolition
republicans. What, then, is to binder a rev
olution ?•Is it the army ? The moment the
army is withdrawn to put down an insurrection
here the rebels will come ont of their intrench
inents and capture Washington. This, as wo
understand it, is part of the copperhead plan,
and if successful it will put an end to the gov
ernment and the country.
That this idea of a vast Northern conspiracy
between the copperheads and the rebels is no
mere bugbear is evident from the fact that the
Chicago Convention, instead of adjourning tine
c2ic, ; as : conventions usually, do,, adjourned to
meet,again at.the.call of the Executive. Cnm-
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NO, 4.
mittee- This is equivalent to the organiza
tion of a revolutionary body. Our merchant
and capitalists so consider it; for they are
closing op business, shipping their goods back
to Europe, turning their property into gold,
sending their money across the water, and in
every way preparing to leave the country aa
soon as the revelation begins. These move
ments are not to be lightly considered. They
mean mischief, and show that trouble is brow
ing. Gen. McClellan can avert that trouble
end restore public confidence if he have the
pluck, and sagacity to ignore the Chicago plat
form and come out boldly as a Jackson demo
crat on the platform of his past record. Then
be will have a fair chance of election, because
be will not be bound to a cowardly policy if he
be elected. But what could Washington him
self do if he were pledged to negotiate for “ an
immediate cessation of hostilities ?” The Chi
cago platform will encourage the rebels to hold -
out until election, and, as things stand at pres
ent, the peace copperheads have promised them
one of two things ; either the re-election of
Lincoln and a Northern insurrection—in which
case the rebels will have the upperhand of ns;
or, in the event of McClellan’s election, “ an
immediate cessation of hostilities,” in which
ease the rebels will have everything their own
way. General McClellan can destroy these
schemes by framing his own platform out of
sound Union timber and being elected upon’St.
Then a Northern insurrection will be impossi
ble , and, if the people do their duty in the
meantime, there will be no rebellion left to
make terms with, and no Jeff. Davis in exist
ence to receive an offer for “an immediate
cessation of hostilities.” This’ is as great a
crisis os that at Harrison’s Landing or at An
tietam. Let Little Mac reflect deeply, and act
wisely.
Days Without Mights.
Nothing strikes a stranger more forcibly, if
be visits Sweden at the season of the year when
the days are longest, than the absence of night.
Dr. Baird once related'some interesting facta.
He arrived at Stockholm from Gottenburg, a
distance of four hundred miles, in the morning,
and_ in the afternoon went to see some friends.
He returned about midnight, when it was as
light as it is in England half an hoar before
sundown.' You coaid see distinctly, bat all
was quiet in the..streets; it seemed as if the
inhabitants were gone away or were dead.—
The sun in Jane goes down in Stockholm a lit
tle before ten o'clock. There is a great illumi
nation all night, as the son passes round the
earth towards the north pole, and the refraction
of its raja is such that yon can see to read till
time Dr. Baird awoke in Stockholm, he was
surprised to see the sun shining into bis room.
He looked at bis watch and found it was only
3 o'clock. The next time be awoke it was 5
o'clock, but there were no persons in the street.
The Swedes in the cities are not very indus
trious.
There is a mountain at the Gulf of Bothnia
where-on the Slat of June, the sun does not
seem to go down at all. A steamer goes up
from Stockholm for the purpose of carrying
those who are cations to witness the phenome
non. It occars only one night. The sun reach
es the horizon, yon can see the whole face of it,
and in five minutes more it begins to rise. At
the North cape, latitude seventy-two degrees,
the son does not go down for several weeks.
In Jane it would be about twenty-five degree*
above the horizon at midnight.
In the Winter time the son disappears, and
is not seen again for weeks;, then it comes and
remains for ten, fifteen or twenty minutes,
when it descends, and finally does not set at
all, but makes almost a circle aronpd the
heavens.
Dr. Baird was asked how they managed in
those latitudes with regard to hired persons,
and what they consider a day. He replied,
they worked by the hour, and twelve hours
would be considered a day’s work. Birds and
animals taka their accustomed rest at usual
hours, whether the sun goes down or not. I
A Woman’s Desert. —The following illustra
tive idea of what constitutes a desert in a fel
male mind, is taken from a novel entitled
“ Marriage
Douglas saw the storm-gatberiog on the brow
of his capricious wife, and, clasping her to
bis arms, he said:
“Are you indeed so changed, my Julia,
that you have forgotten the time when you
used to declare yon would prefer a desert wUh
your Henry to a throne with a another?” '
“ No, certainly, not changed ; but I—l did
not know what a desert was, ‘or at least I had
formed rather a I different idea of it.”
“ What was your idea of a desert? Do tell
me love.”
“Oh I I had fancied it a beautiful place,
fall of roses and myrtle, and smooth green
turf and mnrmuring rivulets, and though very
retired, not absolutely out the world, where
one conld occasionally see one’s friend’s, and
bo free from the cares of crying babies.”
Gen. Dix is the oldest employed General now
prominently before the public ; He was born in
New Hampshire in 1798. Hunter was born in
■Washington in 1802. McClernard in Ken
tucky in 1817. Hooker in Massachusetts in
1817. Sherman in Ohio in 1820. Grant in
Ohio in 1812. Franklin in Pennsylvania in
1823. Hancock in the samel state in 1824.
Sigel in Germany in 1524, and Slocum in New
York in 1827.
A wag kept np a continual fire of witticisms
at a social party, when a puritanical gentle
man, who enjoyed sermons and snuff better
than jokes and pans, sharply observed:
“ H you keep on, yon will make every de
cent person leave the house.”
“That would he a sorry joke,” was the dry
reply, “ for yon would certainly feel very
lonesome when left alone.”
The evening is the time for social delight.—
The. fountain of pleasure, like-many springs
|n nature which stop in the day time, 1 bubble
up in the bosoms of companions at nightfall.