Tbe Tioga Bf M. H. COBB.-. p .blisho.levßr.v Wednesday morning and miUledto L.„o»r?at ONE DOLLAR AND FIPX3RCENTS- year. always IN ADVANCE. ' • ' I £t u p ipor is sent postage free to ooanty subscribers/ I.JV* may receive tbair mail at post-officeslo -1 J' [jn Cianliee immediately adjoining,for convon ‘r [ic is the Official paper of Tioga Co., , n j“i r?! iutes in every neighborhood therein. Sub m- being on the adrance~pay circu , an -ng i class most to the interest ofadTertisers io r •’.■’n. terms co idvertisers as llberai aaJPlose of er .Iby my paper of equal circulation ifc iferthern ?enn*vlrtiaift A -TO; .. <*o the margin.*of a papor/denotes tbit lRe .I'l'-criptlon U about * L’ tptffi will } »e'stopped whan the subscription tin: j v'laiass the orders their *nco. ‘ Z Il« LOWREF & S. F. WXIiSOR, i TI’ORNEYS & COUNSELLORS at£AW, _0- irill attend the Court-' of Tioga,tPotftr and 3lcK« in roanties. piYclVeboro, Jan. 1, li 63.] DICKINSON HOUSE, CORSIK9, N. Y. . . • jI 4 J A. FIELD, Proprietor. aUESTS taken to and'from the Depot frqe of| charge. [-Thu. X,A863.] pjbhxst.lt aha house, COBN’ER OF MAIN STREET AND THE AMENDE, Wellsboro. Pa. j, W. BIQONT, THIS popular Hotel, having been, refitted and re-furnished throughout, is now opor to the public as a first-class house. [Jan. 1, 1 IBS.] D. HART’S HOTEL WELLSBORO, IWO* CO: FEI0 r A. TUB snbpcriber takes this method t6‘inform his old friends an d customers that he has re luaei the conduct of the ild “ Crystal fountain n, tel.” and will hereafter givs it bis entire attention/ Thankful for past farora, he aolicits a renewal.of the S ame. DAVID M$T. Wellsboro, Nov. 4, 1863-—ly. l- izaJak waltos hoijs 5, Gaines, Tioga Oonnty, Pa. _ g C. VBRMILYEA,...., Preprietor. THIS is a new hotel located within ai.sy ac cess of the best fishing snd banting grnnds in Northern Pennsylvania. N o pains willbe apt red for the accommodation of pleasure seekers and the trav- Htng public. [Jan. 1, 1863.] A. FOLEY, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, feq., fee., REPAIRED AT 'OLD PRICES. ’ • POST OFFICE BUILDING, NO. 5, UNION BLOCK. ' TVoJlsboro. May 20, 1863. J. EMERY, ATTORNEY I'AT LAW AN] 1 . CLAIM AGXNT, Has rembvod to tbe office on Avenue il jti door id Bigoney’s. ' Jan. 4,1865-'• H. W. Williams, WILLIAMS & SITIITII, 1 ATTORNEYS AM) COUNSELORS AjJ LAW, BOUNTV Sc PENSION j AGENCY. Main Street. Wollaboro, Pa. f January 4, 1665-ly. S. F. SHAIBLIH, BARBER & HAIR-DRESiSER. tiiyp Oxe Door North of Coxvers' "v Ladies* Hair-Cutting done in the best manner. Wellsboro, Doc 7, 186'4. j > C. •' WESTERN EXCHANGE HO'-"EE. ILNQXYILLE, BOBOOGH, PA. > . TEE undersigned baring leased tbe abnA ‘Hotel for a term of years would respectfully ' nform the traveling public that he has put the Hotel n first chgf order for reception of guests and nc w.U be spared in the accommodation of travel* >s and ss far Re the situation Trill allow, he will keep! 1 * first date Uou-1, in ajh things, except prices, whit I will te model ate. Please try us yout American, English, aw ; Swiss ! t *,, JcwtI 'T. Silver Plated Ware, Sp- aacles, phn tograpbic Albania, Store scopes, ii.i,],, Yankee Notions, , fishing Qrn^ ies ’ ftnJ Fancy and Toilet Arthjes.' Cr j3D t T *1 BOOKS ofjevery in tho V* ooB^ on bandland sent by mall *or oth ’■> io order. * - °- 6, nxiqjf BLOCK. CfrELLSBOSOfPA. THE VOL. XI. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! (One door hdow Harden’s Store.) WE have just arrived in Wellsboro vritb a large Stock of CLOTHING and Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, Also, HATS & CAPS, and a great assortment of ..Proprietor. W Which wo offer to the citizens of Wellsboro and sur rounding country at 50 PER CENT. CHEAPER, than any other establishment in this part of the country. Our object is to reduce our WINTER & FALL STOCK OF GOODS. PRICES : OVEE COATS from $4 to S4O. BUSINESS COATS from §3 to §25. PANTS from $2 to $lO. VESTS from s2} to $B. We bought onr good, when Gold was only 1.60 and we can afford to sell our goods cheap.- All onr Goods are manufactured under our own su pervision and can not be surpassed in quality and durability. Wo respectfully invite every one whose interest is* to be economical, to examine oar before purchasing elsewhere. NAST Sc AVERBACH, of Syracuse, N. V., and Blosafaurg, Pat Wellsboro, Deo. 14, 1864-tf. E. & H. T. ANTHONY A CO., Mannfacturora of Photographic Material!, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 501 BROADWAY, N. Y. Wir. H ; Smith. ■' In addition to our main business of Photographic Materials, we are Headquarters for the following, viz: Stereoscopes fe Stereoscopic Views, Of these we have an immense assortment, including War {Sconce, American and Cities and Land scapes, Groups, Statuary, Ac., Ac. Also, Revolving Stereoscopes, for public om private exhibition. Onr Catalogue will be sentrto any address on receipt of Stamp. We were the first to intfodneo these into tho United States, and we manufacture -immense quantities in gredt variety, ranging in price from 50 cents to $5O qach. Our ALBUMS .have the reputation of being superior in beauty and durability to any others. They will'bo sent by mail, free, on receipt of price. Fine Albums made to order. CARD. PHOTOGRAPHS Oar Catalogue now embraces over Five Thousand different subjects (to which additions are continually being made) of Portraits «f Eminent Americans, Ac., viz: about 100 Major-Generals, 550 Statesmen, 200 Brig.-Generals, 330 Divines, Colonels, • 326 Authors, 100 LieuL-ColoEels, 40 Artists, 250 Other Officers," * 125 Stage, 75jNavy Officers, 50 Prominent Women, 150 Prominent Foreign Portraits. 3,000 COPIES OF WORKS OF ART, including reproductions of the most celebrated En gravings, Paintings, Statues, Ac. Catalogues sent on receipt of Stamp. An order for One Dozen PIC TURES from our Catalogue will be filled on the ro *c«rpt of $l.BO, and sent by mail, tree. Pkotographcrsand others ordering goods C, 0. D. will pleas£ remit twenty-five per cent, of the amount with theirbrdcr. E. A H. T. ANTHONY £ CO., Manufacturers of Photographic Materials, 501 Broadway, New York. The prices and quality of our goods cannot fail to satisfy. [Nov. 16, 1864-ly.] WELLSBORO ACADEMY.—The second Term of the present school year will begin , Monday, Dec. 12, 1864. Pupils are prepared for College, or for business pursuits. TUITION (for a term of 12 weeks). Common English Branches .' 4 00. Higher English Branches 5 00. Languages 6 00. Pupils designing to attend but half the term, will be charged accordingly, * No deduction is made for absences, unless in cases of protracted sickness. - J, B; GRI&R, Wellsboro, Dec. 7,1864-3 t. Principal. MIZ.IINERY.~I would inform my- friends in and around Tioga boro' that I have opened a shop in tho dwelling formerly occupied by Miss Ra chel Prutsman. I will have new FALL STYLES of millinery goods constantly on hand. BRAIDING & EMBROIDERY, , MACHLNE SEWING of all descriptions, done on a JBrat-class Gigver £ Ba ker machine. Materials made up in the' neatest manner. Tioga, Oct. 26, 1364—3t* FARM FOR SALE.—T kfi undersigned wishes to dispose of his Farm in Covington township, ly ing on Elk Run, about three miles from Covington Boro, and generally known as tho “Wethorbco Farm." It contains about 93 acres, with about 60 Acres improved. Tho soil is of the very best quality of upland and the cleared>portion is entirely free from atumps. It is well wetered and has good buildings. Those who want Vo buy a good Farm may find it to their advan . tage to pay this one a visit before they “ settle down." Good warrantee deed given. For terms appty to H. U. Potter, Middiebury. Center,.Pa., or to Levi Rock well, Cherry FUtts. Pal J, B. POTTER. , ."Washington, D. C., Nov. 30, 1864. M I ILIJ ER Y. BRAIDING & EMBROIDERY, MACHINE SEWING, DRESS & : "C LOAK-M A KI N G. I would inform my friends in and around Tioga 'borough, that I bare opened a shop in the dwelling formerly occupied by Miss HacßeT-Prutsman. Twill have new FALL A WINTER STYLES of Millinery Goods constantly on' band. ‘ Tioga, Not. 23/64-31*. MHS.'J. P. URRLL, A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Revenue Stamps of all denominations, just received at the First National Bank of Wellsboro, in the Store building oPC. & J. L. Robinson. Persons wanting Stamps are request to call and got a supply. ‘'Wellsboro, May 25,1864-^f. KEROSINE LAMPS at ROY'S DRUG STORE. Srootco to tbe SSjrtcuaton of tbe area of ifreeOom auO tbe Spread of f&ealtftg Hcfoim. . ■{ : WHILE THEBE SHALL BE A WRONG UNSIGHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE LADIES’ CLOAKS, STOCK AND PRICES PHOTOORAPHIO ALBUMS. MRS. J. P. URELL. REVENUE STAMPS. WELLSBORO. TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1865. NO, 21. ABSTRACT OF THB GOVERNOR'S After briefly alluding to tbe causes tor thank fulness on the part of the people of this Com monwealth during the past year the Governor enters into a statement of the condition of the finances: Total in the Treasury for the fiscal year end ing Nov, 30, 1864, §6,880,644,72; of which $4,733,313,02, was receipts. The payments for the same time were §4,- 938.441,09, leaving a balance of §1,942,203,- 63. The Public debt Doc. 1, 1863, was $39,496,- 59§, 78. Of this §116,992 84, was reduced during the year. ' The funded debt was §36,379,603,94; milita ry loan §3,000,000; leaving tbe total debt, Dec. 1, 1864, §39,379,603,94. • The State holds bonds for the public works disposed of to the amount of §10,300,000. These" bonds are in the Sinking Fund, and re duce the public debt to $29,079,603 94. The tax on tonnage imposed by the acts of 30th April and 25th August, 1864, has yielded something less than $200,000 —a much less sum than was anticipated. I recommend a revision of these acta for the purpose of ren dering this source of'revenue more productive, and amending other defects in those bills. The revenue .derived from the tax on banks during the year amounts to $539, 606 67, but under the enabling act of the States, so many of our banks have become National banks un der the not of Congress that this source of revenue may be considered ns substantially ex tinguished, and it will be necessary in some way to make up the deficiency from other eoure.es. The act of Congress authorizes the taxation by the State of the stock in the National banks in the bands of the holders, not exceeding the rate of taxation imposed on other similar prop erty, and part of the deficiency may bo thus provided for. The amount of debt extinguished by the Sinking Fund during the year is unusually small, which is to he accounted for by,the ex traordinary expenses which have been incur red. $713,000 have been paid to refund to the banks the money advanced by them to pay the volunteers in service during the invasion of the State in 1863. ■ $lOO,OOO have been distrib uted among the inhabitants of Chambersburg, suffering by the destruction' of their town. — About 200,000 have been expended under the acts providing for the payment of extra mill; tary claims, and irijaddition to these extraor dinary outlays, the" amount appropriated to charities was last ydar larger than usual. In my opinion this matter of donations to charities is fast running into a great abuse. — Houses of Refuge, and Insane, Blind and Deaf and Dumb Asylums, appear to bo proper sub jects of. State bounty, because their objects are of public importance ; and to be useful, and well and economically managed, it seems to be necessary that they should be more extensive than would be required for the wants of a particular county. But in our system, ordinary local charities «re left to the care of the respective localities, and to give the public money for their support is really to tax the inhabitants of all counties for the ben efit of one. I The national taxation is heavy and must be probably made heavier, and the local taxes authorized by unwise legislation and paid by our people are excessive. In view of these circumstances, we should endeavor to avoid increasing their burdens by making undue ap propriations for any purpose. Since rhy last afanunl message on the report of John A. Wright Esq., that the Sunbury and Eric railroad was finished, 1 ordered the bonds remaining in the treasury to be delivered to the company. It is a subject of just pride to the people of this Commonwealth, that this great work is completed, and whilst' it opens a large and wealthy part of the Slate to the commerce of the seaboard, and unites capital and enter prise within our borders, it secures to the Com monwealth the payipent of the sums due her from the company. By the act of 2Zd of August, 1864, I was authorized tbjcause an immediate enrolment of .the militia to be made,unless that recently made hy the United States should be found sufficient, and to raise by volunteering or draft, a corps of fifteen thousand men for the defence of our Southern border. The United Slates enrol ment being found .very defective, I directed an enrolment to.be made, which is now in prog ress nndcr tho charge of Colonel Lemuel Todd, whom I appointed Inspector General. A draft 1 by the United States was then in progress, and it was not thought advisable to barrass our peo ple by a cotemftoraneous State draft, even if a draft had been praticable under ’he present law. Volunteers could not be obtained, there being no bounties, and the men not being ex empted by their enlistment in corps from draft by tbe United Stales. Fortunately, the United States placed an array, under General | Sheridan, between us-and tho enemy, and thus I provided effectually fur our defence. With I such adequate protection as proved by the bril i liant campaign of that army, I did not think | it right to incur the expense to the State of an \ independent army, and the withdraw! of so many of our people from their homes and pur suits. Meanwhile, arrangements have been ! j mfide with the authorities at Washington for ) ■ -arming, ~ clothing, subsisting and' supplying ■ the corps at the expense of the United States, and an order has been given by the authorities i of the United States to furlough such volun teers in the corps ns may be drafted by the United States, the corps so privileged not to j exceed 5,000 men. It is my intention to raise 5,000 men during the winter, and I have al ■ ready adopted measures to that end. .There may occur irruptions of irregular bodies of the rebels; and it is well to be provided against them. The number proposed to he so raised and put into'actual service,"Will In my judg -1 merit In sufficient, and a regard to dig. gmn. j omy requires that no more than are sufficient | should' be placed on pay. The remaining 10,- AGITATOR. iioumai. MESSAGE. 000 will lie- organized and ready for service in case--of necessity. I invite yonr immediate attention to the very able report of the Inspect or General, which sets forth the defects in the law which he has discovered in his prepara j tion for carrying it into practical effect. The State agencies at Washington and in the South west, are in active and successful operations. I communicate herewith the re ports of Colonel Jordan, at Washington, and Col. Chamberlain, agent for the South west.— The provisions of the law requiring the agents to collect moneys due by the United States to soldiers,-have, been henificent. A reference to their reports show the magnitude and usefulness of tils branch of tljeir service. I djsire to invite the attention of our volunteers, officers, soldiers and their families to the fact th&t the State agents will collect all their claims on the' Government, gratuitously, as I have reason jto believe that many are still ignorant of thatj feet, and are greatly imposed upon by the exorbisnt commissions charged by private claim’agents. I recommend that an appropriation be made for pensions to the volunteer militia men, (or their families,) who were killed or hurt in serv ice in the years 1862 and 1863. As soldiers sometimes arrive here who are insane, and who should be protected and cared for, I recommend tha); provision be made for their-being placed in the State Asylum for the Insane, at this place, and kept until notice canr be given to the au thorities of thoir respective counties, who should be required to remove and care for them: . The productions and manufactures of the State bavo become so diversified and abundant that some measure should.be taken for an accu rate ascertainment of them, so that their extent may be generally known) and also that the nec essary taxation may be intelligently imposed.— 1 recommend for these purposes the creation of a Bureau, of which the Auditor General and State Treasurer shall be members, and the head of which shall be a new officer, to he styl ed Commissioners of Statistics, or designated by any other, appropriate title. The act of 25th August, 1864 providing for the voting of soldiers should be carefully ex amined, with a view to its amendment, and, in deed a revision of our whole election laws would seem to be desirable, with a view to the two es sential objects of 1. The admission of legal and exclusion of illegal votes at the polls; and, 2. Faithful and correct refurns of tha votes ac tually polled. I communicate herewith the opinion of the Attorney General on tha conflict ing return for the 16th Congressional District, which will show some of the practical difficul ties which arise under the existing system.— Without undertaking to recommend the adopt ion of.any particular plan, 1 submit the whole subject to your careful and earnest consider ation, in hope that in your wisdom you will be able to devise some measure which will produce the result so essential to the existence of a free government: that votes shall be fairly taken in the first instance, and fairly counted and return ed afterwards. A new call has been made by the President for 300.000 men. This renders it proper that I should invite j'our attention to the system of local bounties which was begun, in an emer gency, by tho voluntary and generous loyalty of our citizens, before the passage by Congress of tho enrolment act, and has since been con tinued by (sundry acts of Assembly. The re sult has been to the last degree oppressive to .our citizens, and unproductive of corresponding benefit to the Government.. In some counties and townships, it is believed that tbe bounty tax during the last year exceeded the average income derived from the land. The large sums offered in some places in the oompetion for men, have demoralized many of our people, and the most atrocious frauds connected with the system have become common. The men of some of the poorer counties have been nearly exhausted by their volunteers being credited to richer localities paying heavier bounties.' Tho system as practiced lowers the morale of the army itself, by patting into tbe ranks men actuated by merely mercenary motives, and who are tempted to desert by the facility of es caping detection, and the prospect of new gains by re-enlistment, a process which they expect to be able to repeat an indefinite number of . times. Of the number of men for whom boun ties have been paid, it is believed that not one faurth have been actually placed in the ranks of the army, and even those who have joined it, have probably not on an average received for their own use one half of the h maty paid for them. Immense sums have th is been appro priated by cheats and swindlers, in many cases believed to be acting in complicity with agen cies of the Government. . I am officially informed that tbe quota of this State, under the recent call, is 66,999, but I am not informed of the principle on which the draft is to be made. It appears from tbo President’s proclama tion that it is made chiefly to supply an al leged deficiency in former calls. lam sur prised at the amount of this large deficiency, and can only account for the difference be tween the number of men furnished by the State and the deficiency alleged to exist in the assignment of the present quota .by the assumption that the men never reached the army, although enlisted and mustered after the payment of bounties by the localities to which they were supposed to be credited.— It is probable that there are few counties in the State which have n'et-paid large bounties for a number of men sufficient to fill their for mer quotas. • Taking the local bounties at the low average of four hundred dollars, it is believed that it can be demonstrated that the people-of Pennsylva nia have thus been robbed of more than twelve millions of dollars during the past year. This estamite does, not include the money fraudu lently taken from men who have actually gone into the service. The continuance of these monstrous and un paralleled abuses cannot be tolerated. Certainly more men are required to aid our gallant soldiers in the field in crushing this rebellion, and every consideration of patriotism .and regard for our brothers who are now in the face of the enemy, obliges us to spare no effort to raise the necessary force. The number of men put into the military service since the commencement of the war, by the state, is 336,444, as follows : Daring the year 1861 130,594 do "do 1862 71,100 do do 1863 43,046 do do J 864 73,876 80-enlistment of Pennsylvania vol. 17,876 Total. 336,444 The twenty-five thousand militia of 1862 are not included in this' statement. The gallantry of onr soldiers in the field still sheds luster on the Commonwealth, and that their merit is appreciated by a generous people is shown by the continued and cheerful liberali ty with which the men and women of the State contribae' of their means for their comfort and welfare. May the blessings of God be on those brave men who have stood by the country through the dark hours of her trial. Executive Chamber, 1 Harrisburg, Jan. 4, 1865, j Petrolenm in Tioga. . At the time of the first discovery of Petrole um, by boring in Pennsylvania, in 1858, the most learned geologists of the age were per plexed to account for its appearanee in that pe culiar locality; but time and investigation with recent discoveries in other parts of tfye State, have demonstrated, almost to a certainty, that Petroleum is the product of bituminous coal,' and that oil may be found in paying quantities in many localities in the bituminous coal districts where the levels 1 are selected to correspond with the oil district. By recent exploration made by the most ex perienced oil seekers from Oil Creek, unmis takeable signs of oil are found in Tioga, Potter, McKean, and Cameron counties (all of which abound in inexhaustible quantities of bitumin ous coal) and this whole region, exhibits and combines all the essential geological and sur face indications necessary to warrant an outlay of capital sufficient to develops the hidden trea sure. The general formation of the country resem bles other Petroleum districts. The wells now commenced give strong indica tions of oil. The one near Tioga is already down several hundred feet, passing through a vein of salt water of considerable strength, and now charged with a full volume of gas; so much so, as to impede the operation of boring through the oil rock which they are now in. goring has commenced for other wells in Tioga village, large tracts of land have been purchased and leased on the strength of the oil discoveries, and the future looks promising. Oil and salt bas also been discovered in Ship pen, Cameron County, as well.as on'the first fork of the Sinnemaboning river about twelve miles from the railroad; boring has already commenced, and the oil excitement is running high in these localities; lands are bought and leased easily, on the strength of the future, at more than five times their former prices. It will be borne in mind that the discovery of oil in large quantities in thease localities so near the sea board, will materially lesson the expense of shipment, so as to affect the* value of oil produced in more- distant parts of the country.— Petroleum Reporter. How an Oil Well is Borod. A correspondent of tbe Boston Traveller, writing from tbs oil regions of Pennsylvania, gives the following description of the manner in which oil is found : “In selecting a spot for a well, the artesian driller raises a derrick about 110 feet in height, bringing np a steam engine of about six horse power, and then driving down an iron pipe six inches in diameter through, tbe earth and gravel some fifty feet or so, to the first strata of rock, introduces a drill, of about two and a half inches in diameter, attached to a temper screw, and thence to a * walking beam’ and engine, with which he bores now. at the rate of eight or ten feet per day into the solid slate and soapstone, say one hundred feet; he then comes to tho! first strata of sandstone, which, may be ten or twelve feet in thickness; and boring through this comes again to a slate and soapstone of a bluish cast, and working on say for twenty feet or so, ho reaches tbe second strata of sandstone, out of £hich there comes rushing up, when the right vein is struck, in flammable gas, salt water and petroleum. “ The bore of the well is enlarged by a rim mer, and then an iron tube, in sections of about fourteen feet, and closely screwed together, is inserted in two sections and run down to the veins of oil; a flax-seed bag, which expands when wet, is fixed between the tubing and tho walla of the well, in order to prevent the sarfnes water from descending, a • plunger’ or vqlved piston is -introduced into tbs tube, and tbe sucking rod being attached to the 1 walking beam’ tho conduit pipes and tank, which may hold in readi ness, the engine moves and the precious trea sure gushes forth. This is what is called pnmping a well. In the'flowing walls,’that is, such aa send the oil out spontaneously, the. drill must go down into the third strata _of sandstone, but this in some instances is very deep. In a well on watson’s Flat the drill has reached the depth of three hundred feet, and yet tbe third bed of sandstone is not reached.’’ A dry sort of genins undertook to arrange and classify tbe different sorts of fools in this world : Ist, the ordinary fool. 2d, the fool who is one and don’t know it. 33, the fool who is not satisfied with being a fool in reality, but undetakes, in addition, to play the fool.. A Lima Custom. —The customs are rather peculiar here ; any Indy that peculiarly inter ests you, can, when she leaves the ohnrob, be followed and addressed without offence; should the interest be mutual, she will give yon a view of her face, and then, if you choose, you can accompany her home; this establishes you as a calling acquaintance, which can. be followed np at leisure. Rates of Advertising. Advertisements will be charged $1 per iqeare of It lines, one or three insertions, end 25 cents for every subsequent insertion. Advertisements of less then 10 lines considered as a square. The subjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly,Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements: 3 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 12 IfONIHS 1 Square, $4,00 $5,75 $7,50 2 do 6,00 8,25 10,00 ? „ do 8,75 10,75 13,50 i Column, 10,00 13,00 15,75 J do 18,75 25,00 31,60 1 do. 30,00 42,00 60,00 Advertisements not having the number 6f inser tions desired marked upon them, will be published until ordered out and charged accordingly. Pasters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Beads, and ail kinds ef Jobbing done in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Justices',Constable's and other BLANKS, constantly on hand. SHERMAN’S GEORGIA CAMPAIGN. The following interesting account of Sher man’s Grand March through Georgia to the Sea, waa written to Rev. John Shaw, pastor of the'M. E, Church in this village. Our readers will find it interesting: Dear Father —Two days since we opened communication with Gen. Footer and the fleet, and this morning received our first mail since leaving Atlanta. Having leisure this P. M„ I will writs you a running account of our journey, with some little incidents which I jotted down in my di ary. Previous to leaving Atlanta, the railroad running to Cfaatanooga, and all the depots in the city were destroyed; thus catting ns en tirely off from all communication with the North. The army which was to make the grand raid through Georgia, consisting of tha 14th, 15th, 17th, and 20th Corps, was divided into two grand divisions, called the Right and Left Wing ; the Right commanded by Gen. Howard, and the Left by Gen. Slocum (our Corps commander). Nov. 15tb, wo started from Atlanta, each Corps taking a different road; the 20ih marching in the direction of Stone Mountain—ten miles distant, which noint we reached toward night. 1 had been very busy np to the time of starting, and np all the night previous; but by daylight was in the saddle, and about 9 A. M, got the transporta tion straightened and in motion, when Ire turned to the city to give the finishing stroke to my business there. Bat what a sight 1 Half of the city was in flames. Powder and fire were rapidly rendering public buildings, ma chine shops where were forged and oast rebel cannon, shot and shell for our destruction, wars bouses wherein they were stored, and beautiful private residences, an nndistingniahable mass of ruins. Taking a last look at tbs doomed city, I pat spars to my hqrse and struck oat with'the thousands who composed the gallant “ Army of Georgia/' on one of the boldest moves recorded in the annals of ancient or modern warfare. Encamped this night near Stone Mountain. The next day we marched -sixteen miles—nothing of interest occurring. Nov. 17th, however, was a day long to bo re membered by a few of us. We started early, and after going five or six miles, strnok off from tha main road into the country, on a foraging expedition. Our party consisted of font be sides myself, armed with revolvers. After go ing through fields and woods seven or eight miles, we came upon a plantation ; and as our order from Gen. Sherman-^was^to seize all ser viceable stock, we commenced a search for hor ses, mules &o, but (found nothing but a yoke of cattle, which we proposed to bring along with ns ; but the old man implored, and the women cried—the dear creatures I and so our bowels of compassion were moved, and we consented to Ist them remain. The ladiet (f) regaled us upon hoe oake and milk, and directed us to go on the road for half a mile, and then take the left hand road ; which, they assured us, would taka us to that on which our army was march ing. Wid not like the idea of traveling any farther on the road, but they said no Robs had been seen around there for some time; so we concluded ,to go on. Striking into an easy pace, wo advanced gallantly soma hundred rods, when we were “ brought up standing” by a sharp order from some one in tha woods— “ Halt I” We pulled up our' horses and draw our revolvers. Although we were but a few .rods apart, we could not see who had halted us, owing to the thick woods. A horseman, wearing one of our uniform great coats, rode out to the edge of the woods, and inquired if we wore Rebs, and on receiving our answer, fired his carbine at us. At the same moment the Rebels made a dash at us. As there were 30 or 40 of them armed with carbines, and only five of us, armed with revolvers, we concluded the odds were too great to fight, so wheeled our horses and gpve them the spur; and I think no “ turfman” who has his “ pile” invested on some favorite racer, ever felt more interest in al race than I did in that. It was life or death. Our pursuers belonged to the 4th Tenn, Caval , ry, whose orders were to take no prismert I We were splendidly mounted, and so were many of the Rebs ; hut we soon proved the lUr perior mettle of our steeds, and gradually drhw away from them. They could not fire with any accuracy, and to stop was to let us gat out of range. Soon-we came to the house where we had called for the cattle; and the gentle crea tures whom we left in tears, and who so kindly informed us that the road was perfectly safe, were standing on the steps—all bathed in smiles—delighted, no doubt with tha thought, that they would soon see the .“Yanks" in that situation so pleasant to Southern epee. But they were doomed to disappointment. Our no ble horses boro us safely through; but it was the last “tramp” my poor horse ever made; and a more disagreeable order I never gave than to take off herjsaddle and Lridle, and leave her to die on the road side. We made about twenty miles this day, and anoamped near mid night. l! A. G. CURTIN. Nov. 18th, started about daylight, passed through a place called Social Circle, and en camped twenty miles from where we started in the morning. Nov. 19th, was rainy and the roads slippery. We only marched ten miles-passing through a village called Madison—one of the most beau tiful rural towns I ever saw, and encamped early. Oar foragers brought in [6O moles and 20 horses, which they captured in the country. I kept on the road; having concluded to wait a day or two before trying my hand at “ horse racing” again. T Nov. 20th, rainy. Wo marched but twelve miles. i Nov. 21at, pleasant, but roads heavy. Four of us rode ahead and) reached a plaoe named Eatonton, just as onr advanced column came into town. As Southom ladies had tried to have me killed, I proposed that the same olasa of the genus homo (of the female gender) should keep me alive. Sb selecting the largest house in town, I rods up and ordered dinner H'dq’bs Qhartermastzbs Dbp’t, 20rk 1 Corps, Left Wing, Army op Qto., p December 16, 1864. 1