The Tioga County Agitator \
BY M. H. COBB
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i'xrOKNE YS & COUNSELLORS at
3. will attend the Courts of Tioga, PotMr afad J
McKean counties- [Wcllsboro, Jan. 1, lglB.] s
dickiksokhwse,
CORN ING, N. T.
MiJ- A. FIELD, Prop ,'etor.
GUESTS taken to and from the Depot free
of charge. -- - - . [Jan. L-18H3 J
JOHN I. MITCHEII, *
Attorney and co unsell 6r a t-la if.
Tioga Village, Tioga County, Venn'a/ *
Prompt attention to .Coljections. . -
March 1. 1865.-ly. \
JEROIIE B. NILES,
ATTORNEY <£■ COUNSELLOR AT Lj'sY,
Niles Valiev, T-ieg-a-ConntV, >
Bering been specially licensed by the United 1 Mtes
f T ( i, e Prosecution of Claims for Back
Per and Bounties.
Particular attention will bo given to that cl’ss of
business. . ' ‘ -,J- NIL, id; ,
Kilos Valley, Feb. 15, 1865-ly* ""
pfiJISSVLVAjriA UOIISK,
CORXEH OF MAIN STREET AND THE ATENDE,
WclUboro,. Pa. ■ '<- .
j W. BIGONY, .'.s, .’Proprietor.
THIS pdpular Hotel, having been re-fifted
and re-|urniahed throughout, is now open to the
public us a fijrat-claas honae. ' [Jan. 1,1*863.] •
D. HART’S HOTEL.
WELLSBORO, TIOOa CO. BENNA
THE subscriber takes this method to inform
his old friends and customers that he re
iunicd the conduct of the did "TJtystal Fountain
Hotel," and will hereafter give it his entire attention.
Thankful for past favors, he solicits a the
same. DAVID Hf RT.
Wollsboro, Nov. 4, 18f13.-ly. f
IZAAK WALTOS HOTSI4,
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa.
H. C. YERMILYBA, |..... ; ...UProptiFtor.
THIS is a new hotel located within efSj 1 ac^
cess of the beat fishing'and hunting grpum in
Northern Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared for
the accommodation of pleasure seekers and the W-av
elhng public, . ? [Jan. X, ISftti.j
A. FOIEY, ' ‘
Watches, Clocks, Jewelrv, fcc.,;&c.,
•REPAIRED AT ODD TRICES.
POST OFFICE BUILDING,
NO. 5, , UNION BLOCK: . %
Ifellaboro, May 60,1863. •
H V. TTilliams,
WILLIAHS Sc SMITH, ;
ITTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT\tAW,
BOCKTY Sc PBSSIOS AGENCY.
Main Street, Wellsharjo, Pat
January 4, 1865-ly. 1
S. F. SOAIBLP,
BARBER & HAIR-DRESSER,
Shop Ovek C. L. Wilcox’s Store. -
Ladies’ Hair-Cutting dj)ne in the best manner.
Wellsboro, Dm 7, f
WESTERN EXCHANGE HOTEL.
KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH, PA; ‘ ’
TEE uu lersigoed haring leased the above Hotel
(or h term of years would respectfully inform
the iravelmg public that ho baa put the Hotelin first
class order For the reception of guests and no" pains
*Ol be spared in the .accommodation of travelgT&gnd
a: far as the situation -will allow,-he will keep a.'Hrst
class Hotel, in all things, except prices, rill
be modeiatc. Please try us and judge for you r sb As.
Knoxville, Oct. 19, 1864-tff j." 11. MAR‘CL -
REVENUE STAMPS.^
JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy Collector oIF- Mans
field, has just received a.\ large lot of .Revenue
stam«, of all denominations, from one cent np to $5.
Any person wishing Stanps can gel them at my office,
m'4laDsiield,'or of M. BULLARD, Assistant Assessor,
it Wellsboro, Pa. J. M. PHIJLPB.
Mansfield, May 2, 1864.
P. NEWELL, DEWTIST,
MANSFIELD, TIOGA COUNTY, P4> i
IS prepared to operate in all the improvements in
the various department? of filling, in
eeremg artificial dentures, Ac, ' V ** '
Mansfield. August 10, 1864-ly. ' • - x
COWANESQVE HOUSE.
THIS House which baa been open for convenience
yi the traveling public for a number of years,
bu lately been pewjy furnished throughout
Z V to as good *tyle as can be found in any or
city Hotel. The Proprietor docs not hesitate in eay
ia>: that there will be no pains spared to the
c j mfort of his guests, and make it a home for {hem*
Ite best of subling for teams ; and a good \ r Hitler
ln all of which can *be. found
we mile of Knoxville, Pa. * 1
M. V. PURPLE, Proprietor..
May 25, 1864.-ly.
weltjSboro hote:^
(Corner Main Street and the Avenue.) . ,
Wellbboro, Pa. i
B. B. HOLIDAY, Proprietor.
One of the most popular Houses in * the county.
Ibi? Hotel ia the principal .Stage-house in ( MTelJsboro.
leave daily as follows:
for Tioga, at 9a. m.; For Troy, at BjC; m*£ For
Jersey Shore every Tuesday and Friday Ut2 i. m.;
lorCoaderoport, every Tuesday and Friday ftt£ p. m.
Suges Arrive —From Tioga, at 12 Pclock
bm-: From Troy, at 6 o’clock p. m.jFram Jersey
'■Ewe, Tuesday and Friday XI a. m,: Froth Cinders-
Tuesday and Friday II a. m. - * -' -
K—Jimmy Cowden, the well-known hostler,
be found on hand. - ' * ’ /
Get. 5, 1864-ly. - ' ;
HUGH YOUNG,
BOOKSELLER Je -stationer,
AND DEALER' IjN<
ittericEQ Clocks, American, "English, Swiss
itches, Jewelry, Silver Plated Ware, Spectacles,
isture Frames, Photographic Albums, Stare, Scopes,
Perfumery, Yankee Notions, j Mshing
tsale and Flies, and Fancy and Toilet Aril* les. f '
SCHOOL BOOKS of every kind usd 1 ! in the
°upty, constantly on hand and sent by mail or oth
"***, to order. _ '
5, union Mock, wellsborolpa.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.—
1 0Th' tera °f Administration having been gront&d to
Ue undersigned on the estate of Daniel Scyder,
®oi Jackson township, deceased, notied is hereby
Ud V° t^lo * e make immediate, payment,
d those having claims against the same to present
properly authenticated for settlement to ‘ ;
T . JKO. I. MITCHELL, Adm’r.
March 15, 1865-6t* i
OASH PAID for'onion setts m. « -
v EOT'g DRtra sro,iE.
THE
OL.-XI.
C. S. 7-80 Loan.
„ '
By authority of the'Secretary of the Treasury, the
undersigned has assumed the General Subscription
Agency for the sale Stfttes Treasury_NotM)
bearing seven and-threr-tenihs per cent; interest,
annum, known as the * _
SEVEN-THIRTY IfOAN. ’
These Notes art issued' under date of June 16tb,
1865, and are payable three years from that time, in
onrrency, or are convertible at the option of the hol
ilder into „' . ' \ x l . '
■T *
U. S. 5-30 Six per cent.
jROLD-B EARING BONDS:
These bonds are worth a premium which increases
the actual profit on the 7-30 loan, and its exemption
from State and municipal taxation adds from one to'
three per cent, more, according to the. rate .levied on
other property.. The interest is payable in currency
semt-anuually by coupons attached to note,
which may be cut off and sold to any bank or banker.
The interest amounts to
One cent per day on a $5O note.
Two cents « " “ $lOO ’ :
Ten ,rJ " « « $5OO -«
20 “ “ « « $lOOO « /
$1 . " « « 1 *‘-$5OOO *"
■ Notes of all the denominations named will be
promptly furnished upon. receipt of subscriptions,
and the notes forwarded at once. - The interest to
15th June neat will be paid in advance. This is
THE [ONLY LOAN IN MARKET
r
now offered by the Government, and it is confidently
expected that its superior advantages will make it the
Great Popular Loan of the People.
Less than of" the Loan authorized by
the last Congress are now on the market The amount,
W tho rate at which it is being absorbed, will all he
subscribed for within four months, when the notee #
will undoubtedly command a premium, as has uni
formly been the case on closing the subscriptions to
other Loans.
In order that citizens of every town and section of
the country may be afforded facilities for taking the
loan, the National Banks, State Banks, and Private
Bankers thronghontthe country have generally agreed
to receive, subscriptions at par. Subscribers will ae
lect their own agents, in whom they have confidence,
and who only are to be responsible for the delivery^of
the notes for which they receive orders.
• ' ' JAY' COOKE,
Subscription Agent, Philadelphia.
DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE RECEIVED by*the FIRST
NATIONAL BANK of Weliuboro.
March 25, 1865. , “
Wm. 11. Smith,
THE NINTH IfATIOIf A£ BANK
OP THE CITY OP NEW YORK..
CAPITAL, $1 .000.000, Paid iIC
Fiscal Agent of the United States,_caid Special
Agent for Lay Cooke, 'Subscripiioti 'Agent,'
WILL DELIVEK 7-30 NOTES, 'free nfiKargy,
by express, In all parts of the country, and receive in
payment checks on Netf York, Philadelphia and Bos
ton;current bills, and-all-five per cent, notes,
with interest to date of subscription. Orders sent by
mail will be promptly filled. - ' --
• -Twg-ftnifr aop
Bankers oh favorable term's'; alro of individnals keep
ing New York accounts. . ' . :r.
J. T. HILL, J, U. ORYIS, PrendenL.
Mar 8-3 ms ' " _ _ '
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,— No. 2, Union
Block.' - - ' , . ‘ %
JER O M E S M ITU
Has lately returned ffoto New York with -a splendid
assortment of
oirr goods, ee atitg&sitet: LOTrrTtfTG"
BOOTS & SHOES, GLASSWARE,—p
HATS & CAPS, HARDWARE, C<
‘ GROCERIES, DOMESTICS,
1 WOODENWARB, ,
‘ ENGLISH CLOTHS, : ‘
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, SATINS,' -
'TWEEDS AND KENTUCKY JEANS,
FRENCH CASSIMERES, 'FULL CLOTHS.
Attention is called to his stock'of
Black and Figured Dress Silks;
Worsted Goods, - -- • - --
Merinoes, '
Black and Figured DeLaines,
Long and Square Shawls,
Ladies’Gloth^- * T, -- '
• ’ - - - Opera "Flannels,~Acr '
Purchasers will find that —
No. 2, Union Block, Main Street,
is the place to buy the" best quality of•4sbods»at the
lowest prices. ’ JEROME SMTTH^-~.
Wcllsboro, Nov. H>, 1864-tf.-
NOTICE TO 1 of the
several townships and Boroughs of Tioga-conn;
ty, who are in arrears for Taxes are hereby notified
that their duplicates must be settled up fit or before
May Court, or their Bonds wiU bo entered, .and cosla
made immediately thereafter. Also, all persons jin,
debted to said county by note, judgment or otherwise,
mustmake immediate payment or cost will be made.
By order of the Commissioners.
Apr. 12, ’65. A. M. SPENCER, Treas% •
Notice to teachers a woodmen,—The
School Bireetors of Charleston will meet at tne
Young. School House, on Friday; the 21st Inst,; at
9 o'clock A, to hiie teachers, for the Sommer
Schools, and let the getting of wood, for next Winter
Schools: By order of the Pfesidenfof the Hoard.
Apr. 10,* 1865. ‘ I J. L. KINGSBURY, Sec’y.
I^T OTICE TO TEACHERS.—The School Direct-’
ors of Delmarßistriot Will meet at the Court
House in Weilsljoro, on. S.aiurday, the 22d day of
April, inst, to hire teachers-for the-ensuing-Summer
term at 10 o'clock A. M. Teachers applying for
schools, will please have their certificates with'them*.
A 5 cent stamp is repaired on each contract-^
By order of the Board,
April 12* 1865'.
~T7 : the Uormrgfa of Mansfield; on Sat-
V urday, April 22d,inst, at 1 o'clock P„ M., One
span'of Mares, on© yoke of' Oxenjr Cattle,'Sheep,
Mower and Reaper, Wagons, Ploughs, Drag,' Sleds,
Harness, Clocks, Books, Desk r Sideboard, Fanning
Mill, Straw Cutter, and a mulliplicity'of other things.
Also Real Estate. Terms made known at the time
and piece-above mentioned. —D.-iVMARYATTr*
Mansfield, April 12, 1865-2wf
AUDITOR'S NOTICE. —The undersigned having
been appointed an auditor to settle the account
of J. J. Werline and J. H. Woodruff, Executors of
Jeremiah Black, deo'd, and make distribution of the
proceeds of said estate- will attend to the duties of
hie office at the House of J. H. Woodruff, in Lib
erty, May BtbJ proximo. * S. 'PJJBRCE,
Wellsboro, April 12, 1865.3 t. . Auditor.
C O N GRES &--L* W A T E H, for nljr«i
" [BOX'S DRUH’ STORE.
nmotcD to tOc ISrtrneCon of tbr jfrfrOom anßf ttic Sprrnb of Wraiths Reform.
|; WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA,, WEDNESUAYMuRNINgTaPRJLSgT^
ISRAEL STONE,
Secretary.
AGITATOR.
. fECstellang.
TWICE AT BAT.
—lt was,midnight in Enst; Tennessee, not the
night of nature, but the middle of that dark'
and detestable night during which that persel
noted region, was otoelied-under. the Dsiviadesf
potism. It'waa political midnight in East Ten
nessee. ,It was nearly, when a young
man and a young girl sat st the open window
of a fine mansion near a pleasant little village
—a village now almost swept out of l existence
by the Sirocco-breath of war. J . ,
t The girl was Mary Basham-, an. orphan, who,
with her brother Richard, had inherited the
splendid property of her .parents, consisting
mostly of land and alpves. The. gveater,part
of the slaves had been left to her brother ; but
the mansion belonged, to them in common', and
she also owned a slim in Lduisvillebank shares.
Her brother had taken up arms to protect his
property, ns he'said, and he probably thought,
and was then a-Captain of Confederate gueril
las. Mary Basham was considered a “ great
catch;” timfit wascertainly straitge', if not im
proper, in Mrs.'Grundy’s eyes, that she should
love that fair-haired voting man who sat by her
side afthe open window, for Ernest Felder hail
had no riches, except a.fair share of talent, and
a' true, honest heart. Consequently he wt>s
worse than a, Yankee, and a marriage with.him
would be as Tied a mesalliance as Mary Basham
could make. - - - -
“ You are foolish', Ernest,” said" the girl, ns
she plucked, n flower from the vine and pulled
it to pieces. “ What is the Union to you, that
you are so anxious to stake yourself a martyr
for its sake? Besides, .what canyon do fort the
Union by biding out in the woods and msnn
tninsHtßd-being-hotrtcd-down -at lastpand hong
or shot, or, imprisoned ? So far, although yon
have been subject to annoyances, you have es
capedbarm'; and-now, if you will simply sub
mit to the new order,of things, all will be well;
and vou will not be troubled.
“ The. Union, is everything to Bash
am,” said the young man, “for it sheltered
me sirrd its flag protected me when :I oame*tfl
this cmintry-an exile ; and under-the Union X
have-enjoyed the fruit of 'my labor, and have
been«happy and contented. It wonld be wdrso
than -ingratitude to- desert it now.-heoausa I
happfln to he among its enemies!” * * I
“ Then you will leave me,” said the girl, as
she tore a flower passionately. ;
.. “ I must.iMaryy unless you canbe convinced
that it is politic as well as seek peace
and sifuty on Dnionground. -But "that is not
to be expected, and I do not Wonder at you,
being a, _ s ._ ; ~"i ’J.
“O, bother the slaves,” broke|in the impetu
ous girl;-’; otroablH-rtian they
are worth, and always were. 'Brck Btshathds
welcome ta,.alJ,uf j|iein, jf_he wants them, ex
cept aftvayk fefi as if
1 belong to them Lbunjhey belong to me,
and the feeling .is irksome'. -But as ; for those
guerilla 'hands like :tbat. of Brother :Dick’s,
flfey are a'disgrace to the - countryand ought
not to be permitted. Dick, he meartt
to bring his gang'of ruffians here some night,
andjgive supper —as.-if I wotHchsthy in
the house “where" these wretches are” holding
(heir drunken orgies-1- I dnreil him to doit.—,
Humph 1 he-talfts-so much about the ■Moodh#
the Bashams—let him” try to" eoimuit such an
ouffuge on'coTSthpn - decepoy and he- wiTl flnd
that there is as much .bloodoof fTießaaham’s
•in my veins as in his. 1 will let master officer
know that’l" am’nbV'to tje frrghtenef-bi?Uiim.”
Tiie conversation was Here interrupted by a
rftOoh looking man, dresse'd'in-brorkh hbWe
spuh, badly-tntteredj'Snd carrying a long rifled
upon his shoulder, who came hurriedly over
the lawn t(y#ard the housy. >;Hardly;;«topping
to kjiock be’entered the front door, and pushed
in to, the room "where Wary Basham and Ernest,
Felder were talking. . ; Y . ; .- -- o
" Beg pardon, I Miss,” j -sajd be . pulling a
slouched hat from an unkempt head, and rest
ing the butttof his rifle; upon the Carpet;:sorry
to come ip. so sudden like, but I bavn’t time for
perli.te.neas. Mr, Felder; the guerrillas has been
ho olio’ for you in the village, and- they ken
tnot. So there ain’t no time'.for tradin’ horse's;
ef you Want to git off.”
“It has come sooner than-I expected; Mary,”
said Ernest, as he started up. ”* I must bid
you farewell, ppw, apd. perl i^ ps, forever. If-1
can reach the Federal lines safely I will, try; to:
get word to you.” _
“ Iv’o use talkin’ about'the Federal lines now,
Mr. Felder,” said the rough looking man, l)‘ for
here’s the guerrillas.” ' . ;• , - v
As he spoke, ahout-twenty horsemen,.dressed
in homeipun imitation of the Confederate uni
form, rode up the street, and "halted in front.of
the mansion. They were a villainous set,to .look
at, and were armed with all sorts of -weapons,
from a huntingrifle to a' flint-lock pistol. At
their head Tode a.young man on the gay uni
form of a Confederate officer, whose seat-in thy
saddle,was quite unsteady.
“They are part of Dick Basham’s gangf’
said Mary, as she cfibiy ’surveyed* them front
the window, “ and he is drunk, again, I’ll be
bound. It is’enough to destroy any man’s re-j
spect for himself to associate with such wretcbv
es, and I. should think nothing oould’ihduoe a
gentleman as Dick.Basbam' used to 1 be, to do
' 1 ' ‘ ■
■ -“.Come, Ben Sterling,” said Beider, wbo'bad
hastily seized bis hat, “ we can yet escape by
the back way.” 'V . '
No I” exclaimed the girl -as. her eye shot
fire’.- “You can do no such a thing, for: they
hare already surrounded the honse; Come now
you two, you are men, and you have’ arms, and
if it comes to.the, worst, you’ know how to sell
your lives dearly. But let me do my part first,
for i tell you.that not.a man of.that gang shall
cross this threshold while-Mafy Basham lives 1
Mr: Fjlder, give me one of your pistols.” •’ ~
. Quite overborne by the intrepidity and ener
gy of the high spirited girl, Ernest Felder al
most mechanically handed her a pistol As
quick as thought,.she brought out from an ad
joining .closet a large tinean filled with powder,
carried it into the hall, threw open the door,
aud-stood-there; with piotalin hand, proud sud
defiant. and beautiful in'fier pride apd
Captain Basham, with four of his rough troop?”
•- M -
6rs, dismounted, and walked toward the house.
The' path was hardly wide enough - for the
gallant contain, wham a commission AN a lieu
tenant general could not have, induced to walk
in a straight line. . But be staggered, on until
he was brought to a sudden pause by the ring
ing voice of his sisterl
“ Halt there, Dick Basham !” exclaimed the
indignant girl. “ What do you want here, with
that pack of dirty bounds at your heels T None
pf your ragamuffin cutthroats shall enter this
house ; nor shall you until you are sober.”
• “ Don’t be foolish, Mary,” hiccoughed the
officer. We only want that goldarned Dutch
Tory Abolition . piano tuner, if he is in ihe
house. He.must fight, for the South, now, or
hang.”
‘ Ernest Felder is here,’ answered Mary, ‘ and
he is no'Dutch Tory Abolition p'inno tuner,
but a gentleman, and that Is more than -yon are
now, Dick Basham. He has not harmed you
nor any one. else, and has not meddled with
your niggers, or any other man’s, and you shall
not touch .him while he is under my roof.”
“ It is my roof as much as it is yours, Mary,”
persisted Dick; who was inclined to temporise
when he 'saw that the “bloodof the Bashams”
was fairly .up in his sister. ■|i
“ It is not ;foryou said the house was to be
all mine while .the—war lasted,-if I would let
you have JaketmdHenry. .If it was not mine,
none of yqur thieving gang should ever enter it,
nor shall you; as I told yon, nntil yon are so
ber.” ’ -
. “Come on, boys,” said Basham, as he com
me need;, to stagger toward the bouse. “My
sister, is carrying the joke too far. We are not
to be "turned from"’our duty by a girl. Make
way : there, Mary, for we must" search the
house.” -- ' -
“ Halt there for your.life ! his sister almost
shouted, in a tone that caused the young man
to stop instantly. “Do you know this can of
powder, Dick Basham ?” said she, as she point
ed to it with her pistol. " “ And this?” thrust
ing the muzzle deep among the shining black.
grains. " Now I warn yon; sir, that if you or
any of your thieves approach a step nearer, I
will blow house nod all to atoms, as far as
this can of powder can do it.”
“ Hold, Mary !’ exclaimed her brother, whom
her desperate resolution bad almost sobered. —
“ For God's sake takeyour pistol ont'of that
powdeH- Youarejsxoited;. and the least slip of
yonr.finger would send you, and perhaps all of
ue, into, eternity.”
"“ I am as cool as ice, Dick Basham,’’-answered
the girl, “ and my nerves are as firm as iron.
Now mark me; I give yon until I count twenty
hrmount your.horses and ride away from here.
If you don’t leave, ip, that time, I swear to you
by.thahlpod of the Bashams, Vbatl will fire, the
pistol into the’powder! One—two—”
“ I’ll be bound she’d do it. Captain,” said
ono offhemen.' I can'see ft Til her eye, and
I reckon wefd better be-goin,” - —-
“Of course- she would,” said Basham, al
most indignantly. . I would -never, own her
for a sister of mine, if she hadn’t spnnk enough
for that. Well, she must have her way this
time, and we wiUbaveohances-enough to catch
the Dutchman.” ’
. We are- going now, Mary,” he continued,
“ but you. will be sorry for this, and if you, have
so far forgotten your position and your duty as
to fall in loye'with that piano tuner, both he
and you shall -pay dearly Tor it.”
o'“ Nsver fear butthat l ean tako care of my
position and my duty, .Dick Basham,” said the
girl r as the guerrillas mounted their horses and
rpde.away,. .
When it’was fairly night, Felder bade Mary
BaShatn good bye, and* went' to the : hills with
Bifn Sterling. Mary-sent lift boy Jim wi th
than*, to bring herword if theylgot-off safely ;
and; when the boy returned she -sent-him back;
to their temporary hiding place, with two horses
and a supply of provisions.
Ernest Felder,.after much_hardship and some,
mrrdw-esoapes, reached the Federal lines in
safety. Finding a number of his old friends
in the cavalry force, some of them in high rank,
he, joined that arm..of the service; and as be
had a. thorough military education, and was as
brave as a man may well be, his promotion was
qnite rapid; So that in the coarse of time he
was known as Major Felder, z and was spoken
of asia very promising officer. •
It: was manyjong months after the midnight,
of. East Tennessee, before Abe gleam of Union,
bayonets and the flash .of Union sabres began
tb’make a very pleasant sort of sunrise inthat
region. In the advance of the grand army,
which at last-carried relief and . protection "to
that .persecuted, people was a. fine squadron
of cavalry, which occupied, after a alight resist
ance; the village near which Mary -Basham
lived, Tfaig squadron was commandeAby Maj.
Ernest Felder. ■ .
- Dick Basham bad been killed while making
a brave bat desperate defence against the over-,
whelming farce of the Federals wben they.’en
tered the village; and his sister, although she
did not love him as she formerly bad, was in
dignant at.his death,and resolved to revenge it,',
if-she could find a shadow of excuse for so do
ing. So with- the "blood of the Bashams"
boiling iffher veins, she seated herself at the
window where she and Ernest bad sat so many
months before. ,
. More troops-came pouring into the village,
among them an infantry regiment, ail.tired and
hungry. .Ah army on.the march seldom treats
very tenderly the country through which it
passes, nor is discipline always' preserved as it
it should he. Some of these men were excited,
by liquor, and others were foraging aboutas
they chose. . - •
A number of them made their appearance at
Mary Basham’s fine mansion, and commenced
a raid upon the pigs and poultry. Mary warn
ed them off, but they- laughed at her, and or
dered her'to open the door, threatening to
break It open if she refused. She again warned
them off, and leveled her guii.at the foremost
mao. The soldier laughed and advanced to
ward, the. door with a rail to-burst it open.—
Mary Basham cooly sighted her piece, bat os
she drew the trigger a fine looking fairhaired offi
cer rode up in front of the disorderly soldier
-jost in time to receive tho bollet.in his shoul
dgr.-- He,fell frojp his horse, and had only
strength enough to order the men- to protect
that house, and carry him in. It wag Ernest
Felder.
Whan Mary Basham saw who it Was that she
had* shot,, she - quite forgot the death of her
brother,in this new calamity, and her coolness
and firmness forsook her entirely. She did her
best, however, to cure Che wound she had in
flicted, and the ,presence of the wounded offi
cer in the house was the best protection she
could ban- had. It was two months before
Ernest fully recovered, and - when he was able
to return to duty, Mary Basham felt that she
was not forgetting her position in marryibg the
brave and talented officers 1
EROM THE SOLDIER BOYS.
Q. M, Dept. Cav. Diy. Army of thf James. 1
Near Richmond, April 6, 1865. >
Friend Agitator t— On- the 25th nit., tbe
movement of our troops commenced. The 24th
Corps, colored, was left to hold the entrench
ments of the army of the James—the balance
of Ord’s army moving into Meade’s lines, ex
cept our cavalry division, which joined Sheri
dan on the 29th—tbe army of the Potomac be
ing massed at Hatcher’s Rnn preparatory to
the final struggle for Richmond. So quickly
was this .movement executed, that it forestalled
a similar movement of the enemy in the same
direction, with a view to tbe recapture of the
Weldon railroad. -
The rebels opened the ball by assaulting
Fort Steadman, an account of which your rea
ders have seen ere this.- A brigade of Penn
sylvania troops, including-the 207th regiment;
largely .composed of men from Tioga county,
bora offjbe laurels in the recovery of the fort.
As soon as this was over, the Lieot. General
went to in earnest, striking the vital
point in the enemy’s line—the Sonthside -road
—and on Sunday assaulting the enemy’s works
from the-Appomattox to the left with snob suc
cess as to place Petersburg in onr possession
during the afternoon. This decided the fate of
Richmond, which the rebels evacuated daring
the night, haying" destroyed their fleet and ex
ploded soma of their magazines, -and fired a
quantity of their stores near the river. The
fire raged all day Monday, and destroyed sev
eral blocks in the business part of .the city.
Weitzel’s .negroes worked hard all day to
stop the : cdnflagrataon, and though the proud
city Was humbled py falling into the hands of
the colored troops, it wonld present one mass
of blackened rains , had not their strong arms
saved it.
X was in Richmond on Tuesday, and was
much surprised to see the streets thronged with
citizens of all shades of colors, and of all classes
—from the. Aon' to the ragged vagabond—all
seeming-Ur enjoy the promenade; and while
all wore smiling faces, the negroes manifested
their joy by every species of ludicrous action
peculiar to the race. Though no provost guard
had Been established, good order prevailed,
and so far from any acts of violence being
opmmitted, the behavior of the troops was such
as to win the. applause of tbe citizens., The
evidences of .want and misery ’wore seen in the
half-starved’and desperately ragged forms on
every hand. I could not help thinking that
all. the ‘'resources of statesmanship” had
been exhausted when- I saw .the.condition of
the people—in itself a- stronger appeal for.
peace than mortal pen can indite.
I do not accuse Old JefiF. of hardening his
heart like Pharaoh, for nature must have made
it of adamant to resist the appeal of living evi
dence of his crimes' for submission to the au
thority of the United States. The city is in a
wretched condition ; it probably has not been
cleaned for months. President Lincoln, Rear
Admiral Porter, Major (general Kantz and
party came up the river in l the afternoon and
paid a short visit to Richmond. The negro
population-, ran wild with enthusiasm. Libby
was crowded with rebel prisoners.
The defences of this long and hard fought
for stronghold of rebellion, consist of three
elaborate, and massive Hues of earthworks,
enclosing clusters of batteries, all protected by
every device known in military science. With
these works properly manned, it would be im
possible to capture them by direct assault. I
notice that the northern press give too much
credit to Weitzel’s troops for the capture of
Richmond. The honor belongs to our army
under Grant away down below Petersburg, and
the.greatest praise undeniably belongs to Sher
idan and his Cavalry. The people of Richmond
told me that. Lee thought Grant was- massing
bis forces north of the James, and for that rea
son, Lee massed his army below Petersburg to
counteract the' movement, and also to gain every
advantage the supposed weakness of our lines
wouldljwarrant, and the mad assaults he made
would seem to give some color of truth to the
statement. What seems most strange in the
statement is that Lee is not apt to blunder so
badly. When the rebel army left, large num
bers gave themselves up, having secreted them
selvesluotil the 24th Corps advanced, and all
day Monday squads of rebels were going to
Bermuda Hundred with their arms, without
guard where they were paid for their muskets
and sent North.
I cannot give any account of the movements
of my regiment, but it is reported that they did
some very bard fighting. Col. Spear was badly
wounded; Major Monroe was killed, also a
Lieutenant of Co. H; these are all the casual
ties I have been able to obtain a list of. The
highest good feeling prevails, and a high con
fidence felt in the speedy close of the war.—
Hoping to be able soon to give full accounts of
my regiment, its movements and losses, I have
the pleasure of being most truly yours.
A man recently broke off a marriage be
cause the lady did not possess good conversa
tional powers. A wicked editor, in com
menting upon the fact, says: “He should have
married her and then refused her a new bonnet,
to have developed her powers of talk.”
' One of the most whimsical notions connect
ed with the'conscription, is that of the drafted
men of two wards in Philadelphia, who propose
to given grand dress ball next week, “in hon
or of the odnntry’s oaUmg them forth to bat
tle."
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NO. 35.
LETTER FROM THE FAR WEST.
Denver Citv, Col; Ter., March 1,1865.
Friend Cobb : My last letter was written at
Cottonwood Springs, N. T., and in that I gave
yon the items ot interest from Atchison to that
point, and on the 16th I left Cottonwood and
reached here last Saturday evening, making
the trip through from the latter place in ten
days, and eighteen days on the road from th#
Missouri river here.
The last part of the journey I think w&s the
hardest trip I have ever taken on the plain*,
though some days the weather was as pleasant
as I ever saw in May, the mosquitoes flying
almost as thick as in summer, though not quite
so bloodthirsty; The first day out from Cotton
wood was decidedly the most windy day I ever
saw, and the dust and sand blew in such im
mense clouds that it was impossible for the
horses to klep the road and the coaches (theta
were four olf them) were obliged to corral and
wait till the wind ceased blowing before going
any further; thus we were detained about five
hours, and kept a sharp look-out for Indiana.
We reached Julesburgb on the 19th, and as
nearly all the stations had been burnt or de
serted and our grub “ growing small and bean
fifnlly less,” we were obliged to draw from tba
Fort at Julesburgh one hundred pounds of hard
tack and managed to live on this and a good
supply of rusty bacon the balance of the way
here, though it went pretty tough for me. We
had plenty of good coffee which we boiled in a
camp kettle, though we had no milk and but
little sugar.
jAt Washington ranch, midway between Cot
tonwood and Denver it began to snow and con
tinned every day until we reached here, and
hardly a day has passed since my arrival here
that it has not snowed. The people of Colorado
have enjoyed the best kind of sleighing for four
months, and from where I now sit every peak
visible in the Rocky Mountains is oovtreij with
a white mantle. ,
There ia but little travel on the plains this
winter owing to the large number of hostile'
Indians, though every effort is being made to
open the stage route and place npon it a force
of military, sufficiently large enough to protect
it so that small parties of emigrants and freight*
era can travel over it in safety-i
The day I arrived here the news earns over
the wires and was flashed into ihe Mountains
of tbe.capture of Charleston, and last Monday
night every public building in''the city was
brilliantly illuminated and surpassed anything
of the kind ever before known in the Moan*
tains. The illumination at the United States
Mint surpassed anything of the kind in the
place. On the the top was a large transparency
inscribed “GRANT," which could be easily
seen neat half a mile, and on the second story
in large glowing capitals Sherman,” —“ Sher
idan.” The Daily Rocky Mountain Nevn offilee"
was handsomely illuminated, as was also evety
bank and store. On tile top 1 of one gro
cery store was the following transparencies:
“ Charleston is Oars.” “ Old Abe and Grant.”
How are you Qen'l Lee 7” In front of a Jew
clothing store Jeff. Davis was suspended by the
neck. Two pieces of artillery were thundering
out notes all the evening, and the brass baud
was discoursing some excellent music. A gen
eral drunk was the result of the proceeding*
and hundreds of pistols were fired in every di
rection, one ball whizzing by my ear and pas
sing through a pane of glass into' a grocery.
Business here this jvinter is very dull and
not much prospect of getting better before the
overland route is opened which will not be
much before grass comes as it is impossible to
subsist stqjok without grain or bay.. As a natu
ral consequence, everything in the'line of gro
ceries has goqe up to fabulous and ruinous
prices. Flour, is the cheapest article in the
market, worth only $3O per hundred. Batter
is $1.50 and $2.00 per lb.; eggs $1.50 per doz.;
hams and bacon‘6o cents per lb.; sugar 60 and
65 cents per lb.; cabbage 40 cents per lb.; po
tatoes $lO per bushel; private board $l4 and
$lB per week, and everything in like propor
tion.
I leave hert to-morrow morning by coach for
the Missouri river, and expect to make theJtrip
through in about twelve day%p-Two coaches
will travel together with an escort the
Indian country for about two hundred miles. ,
When I get through should anything interest
ing on the route transpire you will in due time
hear from i F. A. R.
The First Lesson at School. —“l hayea
distinct remembrance, of the first lesson I learn
ed in school,” said Mr. Walton to his neighbor,
Mr. Galway.
“ What was it?” said Mr. Galway.
“It was a lesson in falsehood.”
“ Ton don't mean that you learned to lie the
first day you went to school 1”
“ No, but I learned there was such a thing as
falsehood in others.”
“ That was a lesson that you could not learn
too soon."
“ I can’t say that I agree with you, I count
it a great blessing that I never saw any instance
of duplicity in my father’s family. I did not
know that there was such a thing among grown
up people, till I went to school. I think I was
all the better for my ignorance."
“ What was the lesson ?"
“As I was on my way to the school-house, I
passed the teacher and a lady, who inquired
how her son was doing. The teacher told her
her son was doing well indeed. In the coarse
of the day, the teaoher said to one of the boys
as be failed to spell the word put to him, ‘John
Ellis, yon are the most indolent and worst be
haved boy in school. I saw your mother this
morning, and I had a great mind to tell her
what kind of a hoy you are. I will do so if
you don’t do better; The lesson had a very
deep impression on' mo. I never trusted that
teacher. ‘When ho' told me about lessons, 1
ijeverfelt sure I could trust him. I know that'
we must lesrn to distrust, but it is a.lesson
which it is not at all' desirable for the young
mind to learn so soon."
Soldier.
~Hqw careful should all be not to give tbs
young Iniobs of distrust I
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