r 'i I l«a by placing two dollars in ,my pocket Wk and handing it to him when demanded.— Be told me if that wae all the mbt*ey I had he would not take it as I might need it. I.thanked him for his kindness and returned it to my pocket. ” This ‘was an exception to the rule, as in most instances he kept the last dollar, and when one officer asked him for a dollar with which to buy tobacco, he slapped him in the -face andjsaid he would returngth'a money when “ Abe Lincoln returned his s%gers which he had stolen.” As I hare never, heard that Mr. Lincolnfhae returned the iggers,” I sup pose he is as good as his word' fnd still retains the money. The search completed, we v«e shown to a room in the third story, 50 eet wide by 100 feet long, and told that it wot Id be our place of abode until our Father Abrfihrm should call for us. Subsequent events however, proved that they were mistaken. A few' days ■ after they removed a lot of State prinoners-t-as they called them—from an adjoining room and we were allowed the privilege lof it, which made ns more comfortable, so far as-room was con cerned. Those State were citizens who had refused to fight for ,fhe rebels, and many of them had been sufficing in this con dition since the commence?- int of the war, arid told ns their only' hop'’of-release was in the success of our arms. O. e old man, sixty years old told me be had ber' i there seventeen months, and added, " God o/.ly knows what it ju Ttrri unices *Tk is uccautrc-T- tts'va a-atm ur CU« Federal Army. Knowing- v hat I did of the mpn by whom I- am surronrded, I have been very careful as to what I ba' e said, but I long ■since learned to pray, and tty player has been fomthe government for which- my father fought, and under which I'have enjoyed so many bles sings. I may fall a victim iff their oruelty*but I have a noble boy who has a loyal heart and wields a loyal blade. God bless.him!" and pe, turned and wept. "Words hrO inadequate to the task, and I will not attempt lb- describe the condition of many of these poor men. The rations at the Libby were of p very inferior quality, and I have tbe testimony of many euf' geons who were with us, that Biey were insuffi cient in quantity to s.ostaio llib for any gredf, length of time. They consisted of a small amount of bpad, bacon hf.bet'f, a little rice or beans, made into .what they hilled- soup and served .up to us in the same,pails which were used for scrubbing and white-washing. ■ f have frequently seen it literally‘coveted with rice worms and black bugs. As -the number of prisoners increased, they found it difficult to do tbe cooking themselves Stud furnished ua a etotjp for each hundred men, after which we did our own cooking, and as fdr as possible, dis pensed with the bugs and worms. It was how ever, impossible to dispense With them entirely, as the beans were so literally, filled with them, so we discarded the name of beans and desig nated them,by the very appropriate name of " little- buggies.” The beef or bacon was at last entirely dispensed’ \}itb,-and “tax in kind”—as they.call it, substiuted in its place. It will be-remembered that tbe tai levied upon the people by the rebel government, is but ajsmall percentage of it payable in money, and the remainder in produce ‘Vh the case of a planter, and goods in the case of a merchant. This is called tax in kind. The planters gene rally pay thrive in corn; turnips, cabbage or potatoes. For a long time oar rations consist ed of a small piece of corn thread, one small turnip, a small bit of cabbage, or a potato®.— nno n m y gte ry, bnt that they had started for Abt ham’s bosom there warno doubt. "We had lung a rope out of the window to make it api ear that the guard had beta bribed, and the; had gone down the rope, and some of the officers efen intimated “ that Major Turner, the commandant of the prison, had pocketed a largo amount of green backs for letting them out. In the meantime the guard, officers and all, were arrested and placd in Castle Thunder, and General Winder, the commissary of prisoners, told Turner that ha could have six hours to give a satisfactory explanation of the affair or he would arrest him. This was rather an unpleasant prospect 1 for the young man, and he instituted a thorough search from basement to attip. (Conclusion nexi ioeek.) THE AGITATOR. M. H. COBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR WSUSBOROUOB, PE UN’A. | WEDNESDAY, THE EEOOBD Two diverse superstitions have, in turn, pos sessed the popular mind touching the progress ive series of inventions and discoveries which ultimated in the crowning triumph of Letters. Rome held, and taught men so through inquis itorial pains, that the art of printing origina ted in the infernal regions, being sired by the devil. On the other,hand, men of enlightened conscience and elevated ambition, regarded the art'as having descended from Heaven for the betterment of Man. In addition to tbese, an other class, peculiar to modern times, regard the art as a puritanic invention to abridge per sonal liberty; just as tbe community of Jorime regard.telegraphs, railroads, and detective, po lice as innovations, tending to abridge the free-, dom of tbe individual. 1 Probably the men who have conducted Cop perhead papers .during tbe four years just end ed, will never forgive Faust and Guttenberg for fashioning the instrument for their impale ment. Having done the devil’s work daring tbe war, they are estopped from consigning tbe means by whioh"their record is preserved, to the devil; as he canuot be presumed- toi be eo wretchedly ungrateful for service rendered as to devise means for tbe utter damnation: of his progeny. They are now awaking to a sense of their turpitude. While the storm of war rag ed they outraged decency and counseled sedi tion with impunity. Now , that the strife is al most bushed the people are inquiring into the records of their neighbors. “ Where did he stand in the Midnight of Trial?” is thp ques tion now ; a question which will bring the hot flash of shame to tbe cheeks of the grandchil dren of many a Northern man. i 1 But tbe record is made up, and public opin ion will permit little thereto. Wa presented portions 6f tbe records of jseveral notorious Copperheads last week; we resume tbe unpleasant task—taking' up the subject where we abandoned it. To the atrocious ut terances of this Centre county editor we add the following, which appeared in his. paper soon after tbe President's last call for men: - —it it was necessary to sacrifice the lives of 200,000 more Frenchmen to successfully establish tbe Revolution, the ty rant Marat had the poniard of that heroic girl, Charlotte Corday, sheathed in his heart. The monster at Washington admits his intention of destroying five hundred thousand more -of our citizens in carrying on his horrible purposes. Have we an American Charlotte Corday f” The italics are ours. The sentiment is not .merely partisan, but most atrocious, being the offspring of a mistaken estimate of history, joined to great depravity of soul. There is but one cure for such monstrous growths— Starvation. The people have the remedy for such diseases in their own bands ; and if they do not apply it they are responsible. : Look at that utterance, apart from its .atroc ity. How insincere, how perversive jof fact. He compares Lincoln tp Marat, either in pro found ignorance of history, or like a knave. In either ease he libels his patrons. : It was this fellow, if we recollect aright, who icounsel ed resistance to the draft; and being! himself, drafted.made haste to pay his commutation. He was ready to urge the people to.go where he dared not follow. Still, his action was bet ter than his conpsel. I By the side of this atrocious utterance we put that oi a Copperhead editor at Beaver Dam, in this State. He wrote : - “ History shows several instances where the people have only been saved by the assassina- 1 tion of their leaders, and history may repeat it- j self in this vouniry. The time may eoine when : it will be absolutely necessary that the people*) do away with such rulers the quickest way \ possible." | It is not necessary to allege that the author of the foregoing directly instigated the murder which now shocks the civilized world. It is significant as showing that the assassination of the President was so much agreed upon by the desperate leaders of that party that it bad entered into their familiar thought and speech. The time of its utterance, too, gives it addi tional significance. It was published during the Presidential campaign; at a time when, by the uninfluenced will of the people, and asl pre scribed by the Constitution, the question of the succession lad been submitted to the ar, bitfament of the ballot-box. It was an adver tisement of an intention to appeal from that decision to. the pistol or dagger. This shows conclusively that a deep and ineradicable die trust of the judgment and patriotism of the masses has taken possession of the minds of Copperhead leaden. It is for the people to the remedy. Ihe Erie City Dispatch, one of the ablest of our exchanges, in an article on Negro Suff rage says; “We have no word to utter, and " no thought to entertain against the colored “men. They are a lawabiding people. They " have fought as brave men can and dated as “ courageous men will. They are rewarded as ■' their white fellow, soldiers are, by a nation's “ gratitude and the security of their families ”f ar Tfoirr t a g ita to e. We propbso to reply to the query of oor co temporary, premising that he is opposed to ne gro suffrage. Where shall the line be drawn 1 Let os see: Malay boys of 16 ore folly com petent to rote nnderstandingly-—more under staodingly than thousands of middle aged men. But lawmakers found no difficulty in drawing the line. The line was drawn thro’ the 31st birthday. The majority of men are, mentally, as capa ble of making a contract at the age of 20, as a year later. But it was necessary to draw a line between the infant and the man in law. So it was drawn. The reason of the role is? that the majority of civilized men mature sufficiently at the end of their ft/urth lustrum, if ever, to shoulder the responsibilities of life. Now the stability of a government by the people depends upon the intelligence of the people. i Draw the line there. Make competency the criterion, primarily. Neither birth nor color has aught to do with the matter, as inch. ' We submit a question: Is nnt a loyal and intelligent'negro a safer man to trust with the privilege than any white man who has conniv ed at the destruction of the government? MAY 24, 1865, Jeff. Davie with bis family, staff officers &c., captured in Georgia, arrived here to-day at 22 o’clock, from Hilton Head, South Carolina, in the steamer Wm. Pitt, convoyed by the U. S. gunboat Tuscaroras, Commander Feumlay, Col. Pritchard of the Michigan cavalry with a strong guard of his men accompanied the party on the steamer Clyde northward to this place, and on reaching here immediately telegraphed to Washington for instructions regarding the d isposition of bis charge. Rumors have continually been flying about this morning to the effect that the Clyde was along close to the beach in order to escape the gaze of the citizens. Tfae'Clyde has just oast her anchor here in the Roads, and it now seems no doubt but that Jeff. Davis most have been landed somewhere along the beach; and it is more than proba ble a large portion of the party remains op board. The officer in .charge want* instructions from Washington. About a week since Col. D. C, Morton of the Engineer Corps, received ordes by telegraph from Maj. Qen. Barnfleld to have immediately vacated a room stationed' inside the fort for prisoners of 'State; The work on the casemates transforming them into cells for which they are admirably adapted was at once commenced. The work has progressed very fast and the the casemates which once oonected -one with another, are now sealed with walla of brick, strong iron bars and other arrangements of a similar material enclose (be windows and doors. cape. New York, May 20, 1865.—The whole num ber of convalescent soldiers in hospital here to be discharged will be 50,000. Their papers are being made out as fast as possible. The Times’ special has the following John C, Breckinridge, Trsnholm and extra Billy Smith are skulking in the vicinity of Flori da. Sheridan has been sent in the direction ol Texas. Kirby Smith, MoQruder and compa ny will perhaps soon make bis acquaintance.— Sherman has sent in bis report to General Grant. He goes very fully into his armistice arrange ments with Johnston, arguing bis own ease in his usual vigorous style. BamitoßE, May 20, 1865. A letter from on board the Tusbarora to the Baltimore American says; •' The party we have consists of Jefferson Davis, his with, a small son and two daughters, together with Alexander H. Stephens, C. C, Clay, Col, Wm. Reagan, Gen. Wheeler, the rebel raider, and fifteen or sixteen others, the names of whom I have not ascertained.” - Gen. Gideon J. Pillow has been captured near Selma. He was kept from going to his home through fear of guerrillas. The paroled officers and men of Dick Taylor’s army are said to be “ overruning” Mobile. Gov. Brown, of Georgia, has been placed in the Old Capitol Prison at Washington. Dbowned Woman Found.— On Friday after noon, last, while several boys were rowing ■about on the river opposite this place, they dis covered what they thought to bo the arm of a person sticking out of the water, and on going to see what it was found the dead body of a woman that had lodged among! some stumps and roots, and nearly covered kwith mud and sand. She was taken out and [brought to the Engine House, where she was.recognized as be ing Mrs. Wright, who had drowned herself at' Dock Haven, about the time of the flood of the 17th of March last. On Saturday her body was placed in a coffin and sent to her friends at LookJHaven. We are told that she leaves a husband and two children.— Jersey Short Her ald.,} Some six weeks ago, Mrs. Wright, haring carefully disposed her little children in bed, left them in the quietness. and innocence of sleep, and as was supposed, though she could not be traced, proceeded! to the river -and drowned herself with all her troubles in its cold and swollen current. Domestic afflictions are sup posed to have wrenched her- reason from its throne.and impelled her.to the act of self-des truction. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her, for her many feminine virtues and Christian character. Her body was brought to Ifook Haven and decently interred in the High land Cemetery.—Clinton Republican BsAoura, May 18.—The burglars broke into the dwelling of Isaac Ganser, a farmer in fix 1 eter township, Berks county, last night. After a severe struggle, George Marx, a son-in lawof Ganser, stabbed one of the party, who was found neat the house this morning. Tbs man killed has been identified as Peter Sehitler, a desperate character of Beading. Some women, who were in tbs house, were severely beaten with olube. and property. Many of them are fully com petent to exercise the rights of ballot, but bot where shall the line be drawn ?” WAR NEWS. Fort Morroe, May 19,1865. Politic at, Prophecy. —ln 1856 Sir Q. 0. Lewis, an English baronet, wrote thus of the aesalt of Brooks upon Somner; “ People here speak of the outrage on Somner as a proof of the brutal manners of the Americans and their low morality. To me it seems the first blow in a civil war. It betokens the advent of a state of things in which political differences cannot be settled by argument, and csin only be settled Ly force.” Rochester an. y. trout flies.—i have just received 1 Oroa of ROCHESTER TBODT PLIES, 4 do of NEW YORK Snells with or without hooks. Fly Rods, Reels, end Braided Bilk Lines. L. A. SEARS, Dealer in Fishing Tackle, Ac. Wellsboro, May 24,1565. FARM FOR SALE.—Situate in Delmar township, Tioga' County, Pa., distant three -miles from Wellsboro, the county town; thirteen miles by plank road to Tioga and Blossbnrg railroad, oonneeiing with the New York and Erie railroad at Corning, Steuben County, N. Y. Said Farm contains about four hundred acres, will sell a part, or in small lots, or all together to suit purchasers. It is a fertile tract of bottom land, is believed to be one of the best gra zing or dairy farms in Pennsylvania. (Is known as the Marsh Farm.,) For farther information, apply on the premises. Terms easy. Delmer, May 24, '65-tf. JOHN PEARSON. INVESTMENT!— There is no better investment than the 7.30 Loan, but all families have to make other investments in the way of Family articles, and If they can be pur chased at a saving from the regular rates, it makes a good investment. I claim to be selling all kinds of goods that I deal in,snch as mentioned below, at as reasonable rates as any firm in the State, and a great deal lower than a large proportion of, dealers. The advantages I claim are, a larger sale of goods in proportion to my expan ses than most any honse in tbs country, also no losses by old goods sr credit accounts. Ido not carry a very heavy stock, bot intend to keep all goods than can be sold to advantage, making no leads as is eus- 1 ternary in many houses to draw- trade; selling a few goods very low and making up on others, bnt selling all goods at a very low scale of profits, and giving small buyers as good a cbanco-as largo ones. I be lieve that one man’s money is as good as another's and should buy as many goods if the money is Green backs, and will nob consent to compete on the JEW PRINCIPLE, All goods we bare in the house are marked in plain figures at the price we can afford to sell them. Particular attention is invited to the following de partments, as containing a gnat many bargain* in SEASONABLE GOODS. DRESS GOODS. This Stock is large and new, at very low prices, the reduction being from 25 to- 50 per cent from earlyr Spring Prices. CLOAKS, WALKING SACQDES, CLOAK CLOTHS, TRIMMINGS, 4c. We make this a specialty, and can not be beat by any one, as our numerous customers can testify. , CLOTHS, 4 CASSIMERES, Of all the new and desirable Styles. All our eld friend* are’ invited to call and examine for themselves. We will get up salts on short notice if reunited, and guarantee the style of make Ac., to be the best. BUN UMBRELLAS, All suss—about as obsap as «v«r. CHEAP PANT CLOTH for common, wear. A largo stock. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. Such as Table Lints, Toweling, Napkin Table Spreads, Ac., bought at tbe low rates of April. BOOTS ntly filled. mi* Bank receives the accounts ol Banks and Bankers on favorable terms; also of individuals keep ing New York accounts. J. T. HILL,- Cathitr. 3. C. OEVIS, President. Mer 8-3 mil JOHN R. BOWEN is now prepared to exhibit to the trading public of Wellsboto and tiolnlty, the latetfarrlval of SIPEIIH® <& SHJHIESIEE &MDS,. at tbit ancient Burgh, at NO. 1, UNION BLOCK. I think I may say, without vain glory* that my slock of DRY GOODS, LADIES’ GOODS, READY MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, Ac., HARDWARE, QUBENSWARB, .WOODEN-WARE, and GROCERIES, IS SECOND TO NO STOCK offered for sale in this part of the country, for. QUALITY, CHEAPNESS & VARIETY. Ladies, call and txamine my stock of SWmSR 35HHESS ©©OTSu Gentlemen, 1 b&T« leme of thoie ityliih Summer CASSIMERES WeUtboro; May 17,1865. QPRING AND SUMMER GOODS! O t T. L. BALDWIN, IS now receiving a large end well selected STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, ooneieting in part of a General Stock of DRY GOODS, LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, READY-MADE CLOTHING. HATS AND CAPS, " GROCERIES, HARDWARE, BOOTS AND SHOES, WOODEN WARE, 4o„ &o. All of which will be sold VERT LOW for PAY DULY. ALL KINDS OF COUNTRY PRODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE; All penosi baying GOODS for READ Y FA Y, Are reepeetfblly invited to call and examine THE STOCK, A* they are to be eold at VERY LOW PRICES. CASH PAID FOR WOOL. Tioga, May IT. 1884. T. L. BALDWIN. TKTOBCESTER’S DRY YEAST, or HOP YEAST W IN OAKES. Every Lady ihonid try it and have light bread. For gale at Bej'* Drag Store. >■ -j’i JAY COOKE, Subscription Aoest, Philadelphia or THE CUT OP SEW TORS SHERIFF’S SALES By virtue of sundry writ* of A'lri facia, £— . facia,, »nd Venditioni £xpcna,, Uiuta’ the Start of- Common Plow of Tioga count? p° f to mo directed, will b« exposed to public m Court House, in Wellsboro, on MOSUaT the o-; day of May, 186 b, at 1 o’clock In the afternoon-it following described property, to wit: A lot of land in Elkland borough, bounded deecribed as follow*; on the north by land* of j*, Parkbntst and Blackman, on the east by lend » Thomas Wood, on the south by highway, and on tk west by Blackman—containing | ef an to * more or less, with a frame hou-e.franie barn , shed and Iruit trees thereon. To be sold property of F.td. Loveland ALSO—A lot of land in Richmond toejjjj, bounded and described as lollows : on the north if* highway, on the east by lands of James Bovin - the south by land of Ross A Williams, and on’ti 1 west by lands of L. J, Aldrich.—containing U! as- * 40 acres improved, more or less, n frame honied' barn and an apple orchard thereon To be sold * the property of Robert Sampson. Xi ALSO—A lot of land in Middleburj twp ,bound,! north by Horace Westbrook, east by Horses K sl , brook, south by James Brown and John Westbrook and west by the Sinead lor—containibg about 1 J acres, about 125 acres improve*!, two frame bousu three frame barns and apple orchard thereon T bo eold as the property of Goo. Westbrook, HoracsT -Westbrook and Ephraim C. Westbrook ALSO—A lot of land in the borough of Wellaboro bounded and described aa follows; northerly by land of C. B. Kelley, easterly by land of L. P, WillUton southerly by Main street, westerly by lands of Isrsel Richards—containing J acre more or leas, ft lc , house, frame barn, ond ont buildings and iome fruit trees (hereon. To bo sold as the property of Iboaui Allen. ALSO—A lot of land in Jackson tap., bounded « the north by lands of Wat. H- Cowi, east by lands s Joiepb Gonid, WißSam Woodford and Mart Eeu-y south by lands,ol A. J. Monell. Charles Hamilton and Joiepb Gould, and on the west fay lands of Wm H. Cowl—containing TO acres, about 50 acres im. proved, two frame houses, one frame barn, apple or chard and other fruit trees thereon. To be sold, u the property of Zelpha A. Chureher. ALSO—A lot of land in Union twp., bounded sad described as follows; north by lands of H. Gray sol Jomes Gorton, on the east by lands of 3. Puj and tbe estate of C. Thomas, deceased, south by land* of L. B. Randal! and John Carr, on the west by lands of Hiram Gray—containing 31 acres morsot less, about 15 acres improved, frame bouse and apple orchard thereon. To be sold as the property of Henry Fothergeil and George W. Leggett. ALSO—A’lot of land Tn Osceola Iwp.yTboundid aoi described as follows : north by Morgan Seely, ia»». by* H. C. Boswortfa, south by highway* and welt by highway—containing 1* acres more or less, all im proved, one two story trama tavern home,'two frao» barns, out buildings und fruit trees thereon. To U sold as the property of JobnlS. Seely and Men: Carr. / ALSO—A U»t ol laud in/ Delmar twp., bouedfd north by V. H. Baldwin and highway, east by Smith and H- Stoweii. south by H. Stowell, wn: by HVStowcll and T, H, Baldwin—containing eighty acres mere or less, about forty acred improved, a Jog house, frame barn, and fruit trees thereon. To U sold as the property of John J. Miller. ALSO—A lot of land in Delmar twp., bounded north by the line of Shippen ,and Delmar townahfpi, east by lands formerly of S. E, Enswonb, south by Bhelps* Bodge & Co., and west by Silas Billing*— containing about 700 acres and being part of wtr .rant No. 4427 r about 4 acres improved, saw mill, 5 frame houses, shingle house and a blacksmith jbop’ thereon. ALSO— Another lot of land in Delmar twp .bound ed north hy John Miller and Vine H. Baldwin, east by Joseph Bernauer and G, W. Eastman, south by Ira Wetfaerbee, Wm. Stratton and Wm. Ebertnti, and west by Roland Reed, Lewis Better and lan* formerly owned by #. Stowell, and fold to Ralph Meade —containing about 380 acres* about 250 acrai improved, two frame houses, two frame bam and sheds attached, com house and other out building*, two apple orchards, peach orchard and other fmt trees thereon. To be fold as the property of H. Stowell. m ALSO —A lot or piece of land situate In the town ship of Charleston,in the county of Tioga, beginniag at the south-west corner of David Henry's lot: thence east by said lot 168 perches to a beech tree ; thetci south perches to a stump, corner of lot formerly' deeded to Crlah Spencer and Caleb Austin ; tbenai west sovcnty-elght perches to a post? thence north one degree west one hundred and seventy-three tsd a half perches to the place of beginning—containing one hundred and seventy-one acres and slr.tentb* of an acre