The Tioga County Agitator^ Bru. H. 0088. Piibiiebadavery Wednesday morning and mailed to ■abcribers ,itlo NB DOLLAR AND FIFTY CEtTS 'er>r, always IN ADVANCE. - r fii a |n,uri3 8eo(. postage free to county subecrib lrs, tuay may receive their mail at post-offioot lu cstqd i Q counties immediately adjoining, for oonven niCDCC* \ fHB Aoitator is the Official paper of Tioga Co., lß d circulates in every neighborhood therein. Sub scriptions doing on tho aJvunsc-pay system, itetfon lates among a class most to the interest of advertisers to roach. Terms to advertisers as liberal as thofj; of-' leroJ uy any paper of equal circulation in Northern Pennsylvania. ' ' . « A cross jo tho margin of a paper, delates that toe subscription is about to expire. ipers will bo stopped when the subscription time expires, unless the agent orders their con'inn’- ance. . lAS. LO WREST & S, F. WILSoS, i TTOKNE-YS & COUNSELLORS at LAW, ii. will attend thp Courts of Tioga, Potter ind UcKesn counties. [Welisboro, Jan. I, 1865^ DICKOTSQfIr HOUSE, CORN IN9, N. T. •, v MiJ- A- FIELD,'. : Proprietor. GUESTS taken to and; from the Depot free of charge. [Jaji.,l,lB63,]'. pfiJlSSftrASriA HOUSE, , CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND THE ATEKDE, Welisboro, Pa. d, j. W. BIOONY, .... THIS popular Hotel, having been • rei fried sod re-furnished throughout, is now open ,io the public as a first-class house. ' ' [Jan. T, 18. 3,]'. ». HART’S HOTEL. r WELLSBOBO, TWO -t CO. PHK£A. : THE subscriber takes this method to inform his old friends and customers-that he has re sumed the conduct of the -old “ Crystal Fountain Hotel,” and will hereafter give it bis entire attention. Thankful for past favors, he solicits a renewal of the same. ’ - * - DAVID HART. £ ffellsboro. Nor. 4, 1863,-ly. , ■ -v ■ IZAAK ‘ HOESE, 1 Gaines, Tioga County, Fa. * H. C. VEBMILTEA, '...Propritjtot*. THIS is a new hotel located within eas£ ac cess of the beat fishing and -hunting ground?* Jn Northern Pennsylvania. No pains will bo sparefT for (heaccommodation ol pleasureNeekers and the,War ning public. ■ - _ [Jan. 1,186/.,] A. FOLEY, « Watches, Clocks, Jewelrv, &c., &j., repaired at old prices.. -V POST OFFICE BUILD INC, NO. .5, UNION BLOCK . j Welisboro, May 20, 1863. . - J. BiBERV, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND i. ■ MH.ITARY ' CLAIM AGEN V -’ 1 ' Has removed to tbe office on Ayenue Street, next’ 1 aor loßigoney’s. Jan. 4, 1863^1*';• 11. W. Wm.uahs, WILLI Ams & SMITH; ,4 TTORNEYS_AN.I)_ CD PA SELDRNA Is DAW, BOUNTY & PENSION AGENCY. -Main Street. WcUehoro, Pa: January 4, 1865-ly. S. F. SUAIBLIN, BARBER & HAIR-DRESSER, !?“ A • Door Norta op Conviikb bTOKE<* Ladies’ Hair-Cutting done in tho Uesi manner/ : ' IVellßboro, Dec 7, 1864. ' ■'(’ WESTERN EXCHANGE HOTI L. KNOXVILLE, BOROUOU. PA THE undersigned having leased" the "above Betel for a term of years would respectfully inj irm the traveling public that be bas jjut the Jtiptei iii Irst class order fur the reception of guests and no/, &nfl will be spared In .tbe accommodation of traveler and i- far as ibe situation will allow, he will keep a Irst class Hotel, in all things, except pi ices, whicb..*ill f-e moderate. iHpABe try naand jndgo/nr.yoorWteg. Knoxville, Oct. 19, 1864-tf. J..U. MARTy.fr DRUGS & MEDICINES. ‘ . SO. 3. union block; wellsboro^pa. P. R. WILLIAMS, ; BEGS leave to aiiuouuee-to the -cUUena oipWoUfl boro and vicinity, that bo keeps constantly op band all kinds of * DRUGS AND MEDICINES, v,'-» Cfiemie&lg, Varciab, Paints, Soaps, Perfumery-, Qlfiss, Broshes. Putty, Fancy Goods, Pure Wines, Brandfee, inns, and all other kicks of Liquors-of the ..best quality. All kinds of # t 1 . PATENT MEDICINES ? f inch l as Jayne’s Expectorant, Alterative and P.ila; Ayers Sarsaparilla, Pills and Cherry Pectoral; H<&rn-. bold’s Extract Bucbu, Sarsaparilla and Rose Wwhj. Mrs, Winslow’s Sotting Syrup;-Wright’s 'Pills;' Clark’s and Cheesemao’s Pills; flail’s Balsam ; r Rjn loger’a London Dock Gin; Herrick’s Pills and PUe* Hts; Brown's Bronchial Trochee, AcV&c. May 25, P. R. WILLIAM& - ( REVENUE STAMPS. , JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy .Collector of field, has just received,* large.lot of Revenue’ Yarn's, of all denominations, from one cent up' :o $5. Any person wishing Slanps can get them at my; Office tu Maoifield, or of M. BULLARD, Assistant £sf£ssor,‘. « Wellsboro, Pa. ‘ . J. M. PHEU',?#. Jtansfield, May 2, 1864. ‘ P. NEWELL, DENTIST, [t XAXSFIEU), TIOGA COUNTY, ?!., IB prepared temperatein-all- +bc the various departments of filling, extroctU.b In erting artificial dentures, Ac. - , J- August 10, 1864-Iy. V I COWAKES<IIJE BOUSE. THIS House which has been open for the traveling public for * number of-frears, baa lately been tj crly furnished throughout ang fitted U P in as good ?tylc as can be, found in any eouiLry.or Ul >’ Hotel. The Proprietor does not hesitate hr say* l H that there will be no pains spared to add tp the ol his guests, and make it a home for th£m* fieUn-of etnbling a--good hostler io ntteiidanceff all of nhich can be foetid Knoscrille,?* ■ M. V. PURPLE, Proprietor., Deerfield. May 25, 1564.-ly, WELT.SBORO HOTEL.- < (Corner 3/ain (Street find the Aren we.) WKLIiSBORO, P A, * ’ li. B. HOLIDAY, Proprietor. ■' - o**f the most*popular Houses in the chanty, j, lfi Hotel is the principal Stage-house in Wellborn. *- ta ilHily as follows: ’ j J* 01 Tioga, at 9a, in.; For Troy, at Ba. in, v For t <rse y Shf.re cvery'Tuesdny and Friday at' 2 i. m-j or oua, ? j„ ftV( ; Tuegdayaod Friday msp. m. Stacks Arrive—From Tioga, at 12 o’clock From Troy, at 6 o’clock p. in.: From *; D,>r e, Tuesday and Friday lift, m,: From Couders and Friday ILa. m. * Coftden, the well-known hcgtkr, *‘l be fo U[J ,Un hand. - - Oct. 5, IB6i-ly. • . Hugh young,. B OORsEtU3R <fc STATIONEK, AND DEALER IN oc ks, American, English, and pitches, Jewelry, Silver 'Elated Ware, Spectacles, J' lure Frnme«, Photographic Albania, Stereoscopes; * lir osCopes, Perfumery, Yankee Notions, 3f4gbing Flies, and Toilet Arti? . * q SCHOOL BOOKS vf every kind pae, In the Junty, constantly on hand and gent by matU iy oth ,r*‘sMo order. “ \' f > !f °- 5, UNION BLOCK, .WELLSBOROI PA. THE VOL. XI. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! (One door below Harden’s Store.) W'E have jnst arrived in Weilsboro with a Urge Stock of CLOTHING and 1 Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, - t" • , Also, HATS & CAPS, and a great assortment df LADIES' CLOAKS, Which we offer tolbe citiaensof WeUeboroaud.But rounding country at 50 PER CENT; CHEAPER, than any other establishment* inthis part" of the country. Our object is to reduce our - * WINTER & FALL STOCK OF GOODS. PRICES: OVER COATS'from $4 to $4O. BUSINESS COATS from $3 to $25. • - PANTS from $2 tp $lO.. a VESTS from S2J ttfsB. - ’ Wo bought our goods when. Gold was'Only 1.56 and -we can.afiord.to sell our goods cheap. - "All our Goods ‘aremanufactured nuder our own su pervision and can not .be surpassed in quality and durability. - i ,We respectfully invite every one whose interest is to be economical, to examine oar*. - . . - . , - before purchasing elsewhere. HAST. &* AVERBACH, of Syracuse, N. T., aud-Blossburg, Pa. Wcllsboro, Tiee. 14, 1864-tf. B. A H. T. ANTHONY & Co,, Manufacturers of Photographic Materials. - .WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 501 BROADWAY, N. Y- In addition to our main-business of‘Photographic Materials, we are Headquarters for the following; viz : Wm. 11, Syim. Stereoscopes & Stereoscopic ViCws, Of tLeae we> have up iuimenso assortment, including’ War Scones, American and Foreign Cities and Land, scapes, Groups, Statuary,'Also/KevoVvmg Stereoscopes, fur public or-private .■exhibition. .Our' Catalogue will be sent to any address .on receipt of- Stamp. ' PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS. - J , . ’Wxe-wer© the first*to Introduce these into the United States, and we manufacture immense quantities in great variety, ranging in price from Sttcenta |o $5O each. Our ALBUMS have the reputation of being superior in beauty and durability to any others. They Wilt ba.aeot4iy.mail, yngß/ou>A»belptoT--prfc&— JZSsT. Fine AHmliif iu.ido io" f CABD'. PjJOTOQRA’PH\S. I Our Catalogue now embraces over Five Thousand different subjects (to which additions are continually being ipade) of Portraits of Eminent Americans, Ac,, via:.-ftbout 100 Major-Generals,. AsolStatesmen,' *7} 200 Brig.-Generals,' ISO Divines, 275 Colonels, ’ •-125 Authors, Ulit Lieut.-Colopeie, - 40 Artists, 250 Other Officers, 125 Stage, 75 Navy Officers; - 50 Prominent Women; 1 150 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 re ceipt of $l.BO, and sent by mail, free. Photographers ordering goods C. 0. D. will please remit twenty-five per cent of the amount with their order. - -* Manufacturers df Photographic Materials, * Sfil'-Rroadway, New. York. 'ggf* The prices and quality of our goods cannol fail To satisfy. [Nov. 16, 1864-ly.] FALL AND WINTER-GOODS,— No. 2, Union Block. -■ JE R O MJE SMITH 1 Has lately, from Xew York with S splendid assortment of .' ■, , -DRY GOODS, READY-MADE CLOTHING, 1-BOOTS & SHOES, GLASSWARE, - HATS &GAPS, HARDWARE,- - , GROCERIES, DOMESTICS. WOODEN WAREj . ENGLISH CLOTHS, • LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, SATINS,,-; . TWEEDS AND KENTUCKY JEANS', FRENCH CASSIMEBIeS, FULL CtOTHS. Attention is called to his stock of * * - Black and Figurcd Dress Silks, ■'Worsted Goods, ' ! ' Mcrinoes, . Black and Figured DeLaines, 1 •' Long And'Square: Shawls, - - ' ' Ladies' Cloth,.' 1 Opera Flannels, Ac, Purchasers will find that / ’ e ‘.-*V No. 12, Union Block.,lfaia fltroeb, ij the plaeJ.to buy. the-best- quality-of Goods at the lowest prices. ' JEROME SMITH. Welisboro, Nov. 16, 18G4~tf. fTTELLSBORP’XtJAtnBjfift.—Tbo second. Term - of thVpresdnf school - ' e ' jS * * 7 Monday, Dec. 12,1864. : , _ Pupils are prepared for - College, or for business .pursuits. - ' . >. „ TUITION (for^aTtenn.of; 12. weeks). Commpn English Branches*.;. -1.011. Higher English Branches-. 5 00. Language 5........... *. fl o',~ Pupils designing to but half the term, will be charged accordingly. -- . • - No deduction is made for absences, unless in cases of protracted sickness.'; J, B. GRIER, ‘ 'Wellshoro, Dec. 7, 186-I—3t. ‘Principal. EARM FQR SALE.—The undersigned wishes to dispose of his Farm in Covington township, ly ing on Elk Hub, about three miles from' Covington Boro, and generally known as (hd. “.Wetherhcc Furro.” r It contains about 93 acres, with otout x 6O ’acres improved. ’ 1 The soil is of the very best quality of upland and the cleared portion is entirely free from stumps. It is well wctcred and has good hoildings. Those who want to buy a 1 good'Farm may find it to their advan- pay this one a visit before they “settle down." Good warrantee deed given. For terms apply to H*. H. Potter, Middlebury Center, Pa toT>ovi Rock well, Cherry Pletts.-Pfc. J. B. POTTER. Washington, D. C., Nov. 30, .1864. i --A -T-AiM;Br~G DABBWARB'Wj Abe fonnd af - ROY'S DRUG B?rMC CON CBNTBATED LYE, for sale at ROY’S DRUG STORK. Sehnteoc ta tde SSytmtUon of tfce '(Uvm of ifrecOom awO tttt SprraO of f&ealtbg fteform. WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG ONRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE STOCK AND PRICES E. A H. T. ANTHONY A CO.', WELLS33OITO, TIOGA COUim,PA., WEDNESDAY MOENING/MARCH 1, 1865. select ftottry. TO GO, TO GO. - The following parody comes from Rebeldon, bat will suit the case uf many an undecided patriot oa this side the line The fellow who wrote it deserves a permanent exemption: To go, or not to go; that ia the question; Whether it pays best to suffer-pestering By idle girls and garrulous bid women, ' Or to fake up arms agairist a host of Yankees, And by opposing get killed—to die, to sleep, (Qifc ©out) and in this.sleep to say we sink To rest by all our country's wishes blest,” ' And live forever —(that a a consummation Just what Pm after.) To march, to fight— *To fight! perchance to die; aye, here’s the rub I Por while I'm asleep who'd take care of Mary And the babes—when Bill is in the ground, Who'd feed 'em, hey? There’s the respect J-have for them that makes Hfesweet; . For who would bear the bag to mill, Plow Bobbin, cut the wheat, dig taters, Kill hngg and all sorts of drudgery, If I>am fool enough to £et a Yankee Ballet bn the brain ? Who'd cry for me ? , Would patriotism pay;my debts when dead? But, oh ! the dread of,something after death; That undiscovered fellow who'd court Mary “ And do my hoggin”—that's agony, - And.makeame want to stay at home, : asj ain’t.mad with nobody. Shells and.bullets make cowards of us all, And blam'd my skin if snortin' steeds, And-pomp, and circumstance of waf, Are to be r compared with a feather-bed. And Mary by my side, Exempt. [From Temple Bar.], WEEDS BEFORE WIDOWHOOD. About thirty years ago, in one of theprinci *pal streets in a flourishing seaport town, there lived an honest, thriving lawyer. “ Adject ives,” observed the late Mr. Lindley Murray, '•express the quality of a tionnand in using the above terms with reference to the at torney In question, I am adhering strictly to the truth, howevdb contradictory they may ap pear. Thriving hp certainly was, for in those days there were but three legal members in P— ; and you will bo no .less certain of his hones ty when I tell you that his two rivals epo.ke-well.of him. Well, he was sitting one day over a dry and uninteresting brief in his front office, while his red-haired clerk, Mr. Slo per, was employed in an adjoining room copy ing a gigantic indenture, which looked like a letter from Brobdignog. The afternoon was hot and dusty. Mr. Crnrostohe had lunched about ah hour ago, and an odor of brown sherry and ham-sand wiches diffused itself over the'.room, and blended si rangely_with_thil.t. usual aroma of sour ink.and melted chiefly prevails in a solicitor’s office- Lazy WoohotHea, attracted by the rsmnants of the repeat, buzzed impertinently through the open window, And havered roohd-the chair and bald-pate of the attorney, who.'frnm time to time, made feeble and irresoltuo attacks upon them with ft paper knife; • ' JMr, Crumstone looked at We wntch ;it was not yet three o’clock ; never' in-the coarse of his legal experience bad &n afternoon > phased s slowly. ’ Hei looked oat of a scratch in the officially frosted window pane. Never had he wished so much for some unexpected incident to break the monotony of routine. He glan ced down agsintat bis paper. Never 1 : bad the brief” appeared to be such a cruet misnomer. Suddenly the 1 distant cla'tter of a horse’s trot broke upon his ear. followed by the Toll of wheels. ' Mr. Crumstone’sighed.- “ Ah/UiongJtVhe, “another excursion into the country 1 Everybody is away now 1 Why can’t I enjoy myself? Why ani I not this mo ment like Tityrus— sub fe g —no, r'egtnine fagi -instead of sitting in this dusty, fusty office? Confound this brie”— ■ He Stopped ’ short and listened. 'While he had been indulging in the above soliloquy the -hackney coach were fad cabs in those •days) s had-rolled hearer and nearer, and at last drew up before the office door. Mr. Crnmstone had just time to warn' bis clerk, [who"in con ■''sideration of the heat-bad divested : himself of 'his swallow-tailed coal, and was sitting in his shirt sleeves'], when the- drivefa of the vehicle dismounted : and opening the carriage door, ■■helped' ont a lady attired in deep mourning, - with’a thick crape vail over her features. Mr. ■Sloper rushed to meet her. 'After a short par* ’ley in the passage,-he entered the front office with a peculiar expression on his sharp, ferret like features.'- -' “ What is itSloper ?” said the' attorney. 'Can’t quite make:out, Bit-,’ said the clerk.— * Mysterious cave, deep grief, wants a ptivate interview, sir—must see’Mr. Crnmstone'in-itne d.inleiy, air-, she says.” ; - ■ ‘Well, hut'give mean’ idea-fat the sort of 'thing,’ said the 1 attorney. “Is it a breach of promise d’ye tTunlT? - ... . Mr,. Sloper shook bis head, knowjngly. “Or, perhaps/’ suggested the attorney, with a benevolent wink,,/ a separation.' Hardly, I think. She's.in. weeds/. '• At- this juncture an impatient shuffling : movement was Heard outside., , - 't " ‘Well, show her in,’said Mr, Cruraatono. T,he clerk had turned -round to do so when tho door opened. and the bidyhe'rself appeared. jyir. .Grumeton<! rose J and ,bowed. The clerk placed a chair for her and then retired; ~ * Permit me;'madam/ began Mr; Crumstone. Eat he was interrupted by convulsive sobs. - “God bless '-roe !’ 1 said the‘good attorney, approaching his new c l; cnt, who had by this time raised her rail and discovered a coiinte .nance to which soma fifty years’ summers had •lent their’ charms, now suffused tears ; God bless me ! I had no idea that dear w fiere! Siopor, bring in the brown sberryl Pray—pray, compose yourself, my dear madam.” “Oh, sir, ejaculated the lady ; * oh, sir, I’— , .Here her feelings again overcame her, and she sank, back hysterically in her chair. , ‘ Pray take a glass of this; madam/ said Mr. Cruinstone, pouring out eomeipf the iden tical wine which; bad-just; qualified his lun cheon. ‘.’Ton jvill.find It a first-rate cordial; lot.me entreat [ypu; my dear, madam,, to calm your feelings, and, if possible, to take a biscuit/ The lady raised the sherry to her lips, wiped AGITATOR her mouth, dried her eyes, looked gratefully at the -attorney, and then proceeded. " Oh. sir, you behold one of the moat afflict ed women” - [ ‘Eh ? I beg your pardon, madam,’ brpko in the attorney ; " did you” ' ■ Mnst'miserable, I meant to say, sir, if you will iiHow me, I prefer the expression,' said the lady. “ Certainly, madam,' said Mr. Crumstone, mentally making note of the correction. You remember, sir, poor Capt—Capt-Captain Halyard/ who 1 died at the dockyard last week V i‘ Perfectly well, ma’am ; and a very estima ble person and gallant officer be was. Died, after a short illness, universally beloved and regretted,” pursued tho attorney, drawing largely ft-ain the recent eulogistic notice of the deceased captain in the P Observer. .‘Oh, my dear sir,' said the lady, with a fresh burst of tears, ‘if/his friends regret him so much, think what must be the feelings, of his po—poor distracted wife 1” “ His wife, ma’am !” cried the attorney. “ Why, my good lady, he never had any. He lived and died a bachelor; he”——;— - ■ o,h I, thought you would say so. 1” rejoined his visitor; ‘so everybody says;, that’s the most miserable part of it; so everybody thinks; and no wonder, too, considering that he never acknowledged me. “Yon ma’am,” said Crumstone, aghast; “ w hy, you don’t mean to tell me that—stop !"■ [Tt flashed across him that the woman was in sane. He had a peculiar dread of lunatics.— Supposing she were to attack h'tn witty the ru ler? it lay dangerously near her—horrible thought 1) He was jnst about to sumtyion bis clerk/ under pretense of Sending for more sher ry, .when his afflicted client said: , “ Well, sir, if you can’t take the word of a poor Injured widow, perhaps this will convince you.” And she drew from her reticule a dirty, dog eared piece of paper, and gave it to the attor ney. - / “Stay."said be, glancing at it; “do yon mean to say that the Mr. Plumtree wbp signed this is the present rector of St. Mary’s ?” “The very same; sir.’ ' ‘‘And yon think he will confirm the certifi cate ftj ‘ As sure as I sit here, sir.’ , ‘ This is a most extraordinary case,’ said the attorney, after a' short pause. ‘lf what you say be true, you are of course entitled to the widow’s petStitjm.’■ : “That’s,whit I am.coming to, please, sir.” ‘Well, but hare you applied to the Admiral- ‘y*’ . . , , : .‘Oh, r»o. p\r t ypK nf *Why, yoo nee, whero’d be the nse of a poor creature like me going-and telling my story, ait; who’d be lieve it, air ?”“ TT~ T Here the flood-gatea were opened again. “ Stay, my good friend,” said Crnmstone, who was fist 'softening before the tears of his client. “Stay; if-you have been really in jured, I : will take upon myself, to see yon right ed. My clerk can takedown your deposition.' ‘ My what, .air ?'aaid the client. “ Your statement, madam,' said the attor ney, .ringing- the bell. "Now what is the outline of yonr case f” 1 “ There was no outlying,, nor’! ‘‘My dear madam, 1 mean the outline of your sjory. You say that the deceased cap tain married you ?” „ - “Yes, sir, that he did;’but I was in service, sir, at the time; and the captain, you see, being .a young man, he wished it kept secret f rom his friends—which.lfm. Bure I’ve been no disgrace to them, sir, though I was a poor woman— but henever said nothing about it to no one, air;' and we were married 1 one frosty morning in'February, sir;-which I%i sure Mr. Plum tree will remember it, owing to our coming ao early; and after .the -first dew- weeks -we lived quite .apart, sir ; he. in his house inythe. town, and tin a humble way of Delverton, where he came lo see me reg’lar twice a week;” “ Ah, Wednesdays and Saturdays, now?” inquired the lawyer, abstractly. “ Well, he warn't partio'lar to the day, sir," rejoined .the widow ; “ but come he did, at all events ; and often and often Iv’e said to says l r “ Why don,t yon take me home reg’lSl William?” I says; which, “No, Betsey, says he, .“I wish I could with all my. 'art,'my,dear, but at present 'tis impossible’—was the words ha said, eir, ‘Wait adittle,’ says be ; and so .he went out—wait a bit, and wait a _bit, until he waited too long, poor,dear; and’ now he’s gone to, bis long long home and I am his poor unfortunate -widow, with not so much as a .shilling, by-way of. pension to bless myself.” ■ Here the poor creature again bprst into a flood of grief, and ; the honest lawyer poured out another glass , ; of sherry. Dear me 1” said he, *• this is a. singular case, a;very singular case, Let me see; Slo per, when is Captain Halyardfs funeral, to be ? “ To.morrow morning, sir,” p ; The-widpw.lo.oked np from her pocket hand kerchief. | “I thought the p-p-po-poor d-d-ear was al ready under the turf,” said she. .. .. “It appears not, my dear said, the attorney; “ and, I think we cannot do better than proceed at once to the Admiralty, when 1 shall take oare to make known yonr claims, Sloper, get a,fly. No, stay ; there is your own at the. door, ma'am. Lotus lose no time.— Have you the certificate ?” “ Y y-ycs, sir; very w-weil, said the widow, who appeared tp be rather taken aback by ihe precipitation of the attorney’s proceedings. “ I iepve it ail in yonr hands.” “ Come, then, let ns be off; Stay, though; any more sherry ? No,? Well, then,. Sloper, open the door. I shall be back before five, re member, if any one calls.” , _ “ Where to, sir ?” said the driver, as ho I doubled the steps of the backney-coaob. “ Admiral’s, house, Dockyard? and look sharp.” , .'.“All right, sir I”-, said the'coachman, and the fly.rolled,away. , In ,a quarter of an bout from - this, time Mr. Crurostone was Closeted .with the admiral, who listened .to. all he 7 had tp say with great pa-, tience; only that he ejaculated at “certain in tervals and in perfect good humor—“ Absurd!” “ridiculous!” “stuff!” “dem’nonse!” “don’t believe a word of it;” and such extemporary commentaries as may be occasionally observed on the margin of novels at a seaside library. The marriage certificate, however, produced the same effect upon him as it had done previ ously on the lawyer. There was no mistake; it was evidently an orthodox certificate ; giv ing the surname and Christian name of the de ceased in full. His profession, certainly, was not stated ; but that might have been withheld for obvious reasons.' The admiral looked at it—read it—and re read it; opened bis eyes wider and wider— scratched his head. “Odd I” said the attorney. “ Very odd !” saidj the admiral. “ I tell you what, sir,” said Mr. Crumstone, .after some deliberation, “ the jirst thing to do is to see Mr. Plnmtree, the Clergyman who signed this document.” . - The admiral agreed, rang the bell, and send ing for his secretary, told him of the affair, and asked where Mr. Plumtree lived. “ Somewhere' in Fish street, 1 believe,” said the yenng man,, “ but if yon want to see him now, yon had better send over at once to Mon tague House, where he has been officiating at a private baptism. The ceremony was' to come off at three o’clock, and”—added he, looking at his watch—“if you send-at dnce yon may catch him beforg he leaves.” - A messenger was dispatched, and in a short time returned, with Mr. Plumtree, who looked particularly benevolent, and smelt very much of port wine. “ Now, what we want to ask you, sir, is sim ply this,” said the attorney, producing the cer tificate after, a few minutes’conversation, “is that your handwriting ?” The clergyman looked at it attentively.. “ Most certainly,” said he, after a pause. “I could swear—l mean’certify—to that hand anywhere'- Do yon see that B, sir ? There’s a character, a—style about that letter, sir, which defies imitation. “ Try it, sir,” said he, turning to Mr. Crnmstone. “ Yon lawyers, are masters of the pen; make a B like that, sir, if yon can.” ; Mr. Crumstone admitted that be couldn't; and was quite willing to take Mr. Plnmtree’s word for it that the B was his own. • The widow was then snmmoned, and went through her case. Mr. Plumtree listened, and seemed,puzzled. “ The signature is certainly mine,” said he, “ and I remember the circumstance of the mar riage. It was early, on a dark morning in February, as this good Indy says. Of her face I have some recollection, but the weather was cold,' and the man so muffled ap, that I conld scarcely distinguish his features. Still I think I should have recognized him again if I saw”— “ Stay, sir,” said the attorney, in'erupting him ; can you spare us half ah hour to settle this matter ?” . • . ' - “Certqjply,” said the divine. “.Well, then, let ns go at once.” “ Where, sir,” said the widow, with rather,a faltering voice. “To.your late husband's house, my dear madam,” said the. lawyer, soothingly. Once more they jumped into the. hackney coach, accompanied by the clergyman. “ I say, sir,” said the driver, as the attorney was on the carriage step. “ What is it, my man ?’’ “ I didn’t bargain for this, yon know.’’ ‘‘ Didn't bargain for what?” " Vy, to take hup a-fresh party at every 'ouse we stop at. I began with the lady, then you jumps in, then the parson follers, then the admiral; and if we goes on at this rate, my ’oss won’t stand it, let alone the axletree.” “ Confound your impudence, sir 1 Drive to Oaptain| Halyard’s, 17 Bellevna - Place,” said, Jthe lawyer, angrily. The fly was drawn up with some difficulty at the 'above address, in consequence of the horse’s shying at two ghastly mutes, who stood on the steps on either side of the door. The admiral sent in his card; and presently the wb ole party was - received by Mr. James Hal yard, nephew of the deceased captain. The attorney explained their business in a few words. The nephew was fnrions. ‘•‘Wife!’ ‘secret-marriage I’ ‘widow’s pen sion 1’ ‘identify body!’ No, sir,; nothing~of Jbe kind shall take place here with my sanc tion. Besides <it would be impossible—the coffin is already screwed down.” The attorney took the young man 'aside. — “ Thia r may prove,” said he, “ a more serious affair than yon suppose. 1 do not know to what extent you benefit by bis will; bot if yon feel eo confident tbat yoar ancle made no olan .destine marriage, do not lose the best opportu nity of. disproving the claims which at present this certificate certainly seems to justify.” Considering the, matter in this new light, Mr. Halyard consented, and a carpenter was fetched to open the coffin. The four gentlemen entered -the room, leaving the lady down stairs. Mr. Piumtree bad no sooner seen tho body than bis doubts were at an end. “ I knew this poor gentleman well by sight,” said he; “I have seen him in his uniform a hundred times; but the person 1 married was op a different appearance; he was stouter, darker in complexion, in short this was not the man.” this instant there was a violent ring at the bell below. Mr. Halyard stepped out of the room to give directions that no one shonld be admitted, bnt was met-by a servant on the stairs.) ’ 1 “ If Lyon please, sir, there’s a ‘ female' below wants to see Mr. Crnrastone directly,” said tho footman. The attorney was summoned and went down. The new-comer was a little woman dressed in rusty black; she was puffing very hard, as if she bad been running for a match against time. Mr. Crumstone began to think it was another so'i disant .widow, and assumed a stern demean or,-(is he inquired her business. , '‘la this Cap’en Halyard’s house,sir?" she gasped at length. The attorney nodded. 'Oh please, sir, I’m so glad. There’s been JRates of Advertising. AdvertisementswillboobargedSlper aq«»r#ie of lines, one or three insertions, and 26 cents for erCry subsequent insertion. Advortisementsof lots than IS lines considered as a square. The subjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements: ' * . 3 months. 6 irflrrßS. 12 HOHIHS 1 Square, $4,00 $5:75 ~57,50 2 do B,QO 8,25 10,09 ?„ do 8,75 10,75 ' 12,50 i Column, 10,00 12,00 16*75 1 do 18,75 25,00 31,60 1 do . 30,00 42,00 .60,00 ' Advertisements not having the number of inser tions desired marled upon them, will be, published until ordered out and charged accordingly. ' Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Batter-Heads, and all kinds of Jobbing dono in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constable’s and other BLANKS, constantly on band. NO. 27. a female party here ceding herself the Cap’en’s widow, ain' there, s ; r V ‘ Woll,' said the attorney, ‘ what then?' “ Oh, please, sir, she ain’t no more his wid ow nof I am, sir—no—nor yet so much; for I ham a widow, sir; bat she ain’t no widow at all, air, bnt wife to Bill Halyard, the ship wright's man down to the Books; and please, air, it’s all a make-np; and when I heard of it, I ran as hard as 1 could to you, sir,—that’s wot I did.” “ I told you so, gentlemen,” said yonng Hal yard, as the admiral joined them; ‘I knew this was an infamous hoax.’ *I am afraid it is, indeed, sir,' said the at torney, looking very blank. " Why, good gra cious me, I forgot—why, where’s the wo”-——- “Do yon mean the person who came with you in the hackney coach, sir V said the ser vant. ; “ Yes—where is she?" “ She left tfae hoase while yen was up stairs, air; she said she couldn’t wait no longer, sir: and as there was no 'mediate hurry for her business, sir, she would look in again another day." “ And told me you would settle for the fly, sirsaid the driver, who had just come in, touching bis bat- - The admirAtftconvulsed with suppressed laughter, walked to the window; and endevor ing to appear) very serious, only succeeded in looking unusually purple, ***»***- A quarter of an hour afterward a workman entered one of the out houses ocapied by arti sans in the dockyard. The house or rather shed, was divided into portions—namely; a ground floor, and a lofc or bed room above, communi cating with each other by means of a step ladder. Fining no oner] in the workshop the man went to the foot of the ladder and shouted "B'U Halyard!” t " Hollo ’? sa : d a voice up stairs. ‘‘l say you’re wanted np to the Admi ralty 1” ’ “ What about?” “ Ob, I don’t know. Some row your missus has got into, I think,” said the man. “ How ever, yon’re to look shr-y,” “ All right—l’ll be down d’Vctly." There was a pipe lying on the table below?— The man took it np and fried it with some tobacco from a pouch wh’ch he carried. He had stroked up ard down, smokng in front of the bouse for some ten iP’nntes or so, when tired of waiting, he re-entered the room and again called out “ B : ’i Halyard!” ' Tnere was no answer this time. “Bother the fellow! he’s gone to Bleep, I think, "■ said *bo ra«", »nd spang up the ladder. He found Halyp-d lying on *he floor—not asleep, but dead—with his throat out. The rest of the story is soon'told. The poor wretch had entered ; Ho a conspiracy- with his wife to obta>n a pension f-om the Admiralty, fancying that as he bore preciselythe 7 same name as the deceased capt*:r i , she might pass herself off as his widow. There is reason to suppose that hia wifelwas the originator of the plot. Ha had himself hitherto byrue an excellent character; and now, overcome with remorse and a dread of the con sequences of his crme, he had committed sui cide on the first alsrm of discovery. His wife made her escape, and h> spite of the tragical and unexpected issue of the affair, it is believed that no steps were taken toward her capture or punishment. Prescription’ foe the Cure op Dogs Addicted’ to Killing Sheep. —Take of beefsteak sixteen ounces; strychnia four sonnies. Divide the beefstake, or “ t!t bi f r ” into sixteen pieces: take a sharp penknife and make a small in cision into each one of them ; >nto the orifice thus made insert one sixteenth of (be above quantity of strychnia, (which will amount to five grains,) drop a few of these medicated " tit bits” on the outside of 'he sheep pen as hear the tracks of the “ Bow wow" as possible.— A dog with five grains of strychnia in his was never known to meddle with mut ton, or ever again disturb the elumbersof any one by virtue of dog melody. “ How dat, Sambo? Yon say you was aide battle of Bull Bun, when I sees yon in New York on de same night?”—“Yes, Julius, yon did for eartain. You see, onr Colonel says he, “ Boys 1 strike for yer country and yerho meal’ Well, some struck for hornet Bat splaina de matter, yer see 1” An “ Indian” and a white man were passing along -Broadway, New York, when the former espied a widow full of wigs, and standing in the doorway, said, IJgh—b’ra great man.— Big brave—take many scalps!” “ Miss,” said a top to a young lady, “ What a pity you was’t a mirror.” “ Why so ?" said the blushing lady. “ Because you would be such a go_od- ? oot>7 glass". “ Well, my boy, do yon How what feyntax means ?” said a schoolmaster to the child of a tetotaler. “ Sin-*»xq Yes, sir, the dnfynpon spirita.” An impndent wretch came near getting his ears boxed at a wedding reception, the other day, for wishing the beantifnl young bride. «« Many happy returns of the day.” An Irish paper, in reference to a tunnel un der the river at Dublin, says: “ A Thames tun nel is about to be constructed under the Liffy.” Old gentleman (affectionately)—mj son,: why do yon chew that filthy tobacco ?” Precious youth (stiffly)—“ To’get the jnice dStof it, old codger!” * , * 0. 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