'ae Tioga County Agitator: x
BY IX. H. 0088.
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JAS. tOWBEf & S. F. WfLSOD,
* T CORNETS & COUNSELLORS at LAW;
fy. will attend the Courts of Tioga, Potter and
SlcKean oonnties. [Wollsboro, Jan. 1, lji3B.]
JOHN I. MITCHJEII.. V _
l XXOBNEYAND COUNSELLOR aP.ZAW.
A,” Xiogi Village, Tioga County, Penu’a
Prompt attention 'to' Collections ‘
Maxct.lj 1566.-1 J
JCitOJ&B t '-8,-JVlU3B>';
4trosX2T& voumELtdß AT
Tioga County, Pali V*.
g a7 ing been ipecially UoeuEed bjr the Umt*)d s Btatu
j f o r the Proieoatiotf of Claims for Back
pay aod-B<MHiti€«v —■<
Particular attention will bejgirea to tbs* ;
baiinees. ■ J. B. B'frßS*'
W«U«boro, Feb. lb> 1865-Iy*
PfiSS*¥LVAjriA HOmfiA'v
CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND THE AVHHOB,
. - WolUboro.'Pa.
J. Proprietor
THIS popular-Hotel, having been iB-fitted
»nd, re-fiirahhed throughout, isnow ope.k ,|o the
pabllo as a firet-olasa house. [Jan. 1,’“898.3
D. HART’S HOTEL-. V
WELLSBORO, TIOGa CO. PESNA.
THE subscriber takes this method
. Ml old friends and customers that ht.Kas re
lumed tho conduct of the old n Crystal >'Contain
Hotel," ond will hereafter give it his entire
Thsnkful for past favors, he solicits arenedl 1 of the
isms. “ ‘ DAVID ' ART.’
WiUiboro, Not. 4, 1865.-ly.
IZ4AR WALTON HOUSE,
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa.
H. C. VERMILYEA,..i..„..;........ProfiViotor.
THIS is a new hotel located within es-iy ac
cess of thebest-fishing and banting grooids in
Northern Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared for
the accommodation of pleasure seekers and tho trav
elling public, [Jan. 1, 1863.}
, j' A. FOL E T, „ _
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, feOi, &c.,
BE PAIRED AT OLD PRICES^
ROST OFFICE . BUILDING,
NV 5, UNION BLOCK. ;
Wellsboro, May 20,1803*- ‘j; ‘
- ,1 . I ' ■ ——■ ft*'. —■ -
H. W. Williahs, Wm. LK Smith.
WILLIAMS &, SMITHS
ATTORNEYS AND COUN SELORS 'A*t LAW,
BOCHTf A- PESSIOS AGINCT.
Main Street, Wellahoro, Pu/f ■
January i, 1865-ly. '
S. F. BUAIBLIN,
BARBER & HAIR-DRESSER,
Shot Oveh C. L. Wilcox’s Store. '
Wellshoro, bee T; 1864. ■ '
WESTERN EXCHANGE HO TEE.
KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH, ,
THE underslgn«d..having leased the tfbovt Hotel
for a term of year* would respectfully'inform
the traveling public that he has put the Hot£l Jn first
class order for the reception of guests and no" pains
will be spared in the accommodation of travelers and
at far as the-situation will al&w, he will tee * a first
class Hotel, in all things, except_ piices, wb-;ch will
be modeiate. ■ Please, try us and judge for yo irselves.
Knoxville, OcU 19, 1864—tf. J. H. MAIVTIN. ,
REVENUE STAMPS. ‘
JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy Collector oi-Man»-
field, has just received a large lot of JUrenue
Sums, of all denominations, from one cent hp to $5.
Any person wishing Stanps can got them at my office
m Mansfield,orofSi.BULLAßD,.Assistant Assessor,
si WelUboro, Pa. . JM. PHELPS.'
Mansfield, May 2, 1864.
P. HEWELL, OEWTISJT7
- MANSFIELD, TIOGA COUNT#, FA.,
IS prepared to operate in all the improvements in
the various departments of filling, extracting, in
serting artificial dentures, Ac. - %
Mansfield. August 10, 1864-ly. *
WELL.SBORO BLOTX.L
(Oorner Main Street and Ike Atenui^:'.
Wellsbobo, Pa,
B. B. HOLIDAY, Proprietor.
One of the moat popular Houses in tbe.jCounty.
This Hotel is the principal Stage-house in WeUaboro.
Stages leave daily as follows: •, ‘ '
For Xinga, at 9 a. m. j For Troy, at 8 s. tn*j-
Jersey, Shore every Tuesday and Fruity *afc2 p/cn.j
For Cuadersport, every Tuesday aodFriday At 2 p. m.
Stjlges Arrive—From Tioga* at 12 o’clook
p. ta.: From Troy,at 6 o’clock p. in.: Fr<jm Jersey
Shore, Tuesday and Friday 11 a. m. j Froin-Coudors
port, Tuoeday and Friday II a. m. -'
X, B.—Jimmy Cowden, the well-kno-wft heftier*
will be found on band.
Welliboro, Oct. &,1864-ly.
• / 't— itv-
HUGH ¥OUN<»
BOOKSELLER & STATI'WR,
AND DtAIIS IN
American Clocks, American,.: English, Swiss
Jewelry,.Silver Plated Ware ; I pectsclcs,
Picture Frames, Photographic Albums, St< £eosoopes,
Mia-otcopes, Perfumery, Yankee .JlotionCv Fishing
Taekle and Flies, and Fancy aadTbUet A'-iicles.
jar* SCHOOL BOOKS of every kind f%cd in the
County, constantly on hand and sent by nr vil o? ofli
•rwUe,to order. -
-VO, 5, UmON BLOCK, WELLSBOty, PA.
FOR SALE.—HOUSE * LOT-on Mtjn Street,
adjoining Wright 4 Bailey’s Store. - T acres ol
I‘ad in Deintar, between John Gray and Mjlrick. .
Houm and Lot op Corlneton Street. /t '
For term,, apply to HEHRY SHERWOf B, E«q.
WeHiloro, May SI, 1868-tf. .
Flour and, eked,.buck wheat, flour,
Meal, Pptk "and Salt, Tea, ’ Coffoey Sui ar, Soap,
Caudles, Salemtua, Tobacco and Kerosene < il.
Also, Mackerel, White Fish, and Troa', by the
Package or pound.
CIIAS. 4 H. VAN VALKBNHURG.
Welieboro, June 28, 1865.
Protective war claim and pension
AGENCY OF THE U. S. SANITARY COM
MISSION.—AII the papers jand correspcndcnce're-
TOired to procure Pensions, Bounty, end Back Pay,
atd Prize Money tor 'discharged SOLDIERS and
SAILORS, and for the RELATIVES of Soldiers and
bailors dying in the service of the
Prepared and forwarded, and the process of all
alaimg, when collected, remitted to the par pa J?REE
°F CHARGE,•
Office 1307 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia.
Or for further information* ppfy to
Leer Mooee Hotchkiss,‘’WeMstigro,
8. E. Morris, Mansfield, , , ; /
, AuociaU Managers for Tioga, county,
PDaEaiNQJBRn
. ROT'S JBatJfl- J TQRK.
TIIK AGITATOR.
OeboteD to the JErtensioti of the area of iFreeUow awßf the Spread of 2£ealtbg Reform.
VOL. XIL
RICHMOND HAS FALLEN 1
And to hat the of
DHT GOODS
U : -<
LEE HAS SURRENDERED, -AND WE
.HAVE SURRENDERED THE EX- •
1 ■ TEMB'UlGfi' PRICES t® "'. : ‘r
«•?-- - **•» i■ ■ -~ T in--rf-i-rf l - - ■ A*** .
THE PEOPLE’S STORE,
is now raoeiving odditlopi to their. ,took of
GOODS. BOUGHT ' DURIi’QV tlffi .LATE
DEPRESSION IN PRICES,
and they will ha sold at
THE LOWEST ■ MARKET RATES, r’ 0
We have made arrangements to get Goc-ds every
. week,and; as we keep posted in regardto ... .
the Ntu- York Market, we shali-at
all times make the stock on
; _ ; hand conform to ...
new prices, -
REGARDLESS OF COST,';,. ‘;l
and we wish it distinctly understood, that however
much others may blow, ' 1
WE DO NOT INTEND TO BE UNDERSOLD
” BY ANT, ‘ • ';/
quality of goods considered. It shall' he oor aim to
'keep constantly bn hand a goodktook”of; '■
■nob goods as the community
require, and ■
SUCH ARTICLES AS WILL GIVE; BATIBFAC-
' TION TO THE CONSUMER.
THE ONE PRICE SYSTEM !
1 11
under which opr buainell has constantly increased
for the last ten years will be adberetl to,
the, . „ j
READY PAY SYSTEM
more recently .adopted. Don’t buy until
YOU HATE EXAMINED’ OUR: STOCK AND
PRICES. *
STORE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE DICE IN
SON-HOUSE,
.and first dooreaat of Hungerfotd's Basic. , . .
' 5 i' WAiiie; ■
Corning, Nl Y., MayJ7,lB«6. V ? 1
fr ■ 1 —=—’ — I — l —
Blal FIGHT- baring been closed up gy
Messral Grant, Sherman Sheridan,,A -Co., . >
KEI.LY & -P’XißyiS- -2 .
hare. fora'war'of extermination against
high Prices,'and will be found entrenched- behind a
huge pile of ■' ' . .
■ NEW: AND CHEAP GOODS ‘ 4 ■ /
lat the old OSGOOD STAND, where theircomniuni
tiona with Nen; TT° r ! £ cann< tt .be interrupted, ;
They bare just received a good stock of _
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
such as Prints, Delaines, Bareges, Mullins, Hosiery,
Notions, Boots and Sboes, etc., in fact everything in
the Dry Goods dine may be found at bur -counter?,
and purchased at ■■ prices corresponding to thn Iste
HEAVY FALL IN GOODS.' , tj
- t
...nWaralic invite purchasers to, cxamu»e, our,.d_ne
.stock of,. , , , , . . ,
GaOOEBIES.
Can’t bo boat this »)do of New York. : f *
Remember the pl&ae« tf Oegood’s Corner.” .
KELLY <k PUKVifg
Wclleboro, Apr. 22,1865-ly. *
JpHTROLEUM I PETROLEUM!
“ Oh, Jim, it was only one of jour fancies I
Ton are always hearing something that nobody
else does! Just think how many times you
hare hunted the house over for robbers, since
I’ve'lived with yon 1 . Just tend to Mary-will
you' 1 and let ina get a little sleep, for you know
Kl'didn’tbave urry ■ ■'■■■•
' : “I khow it'wasn’t a fancy,"but a real-human
j cry!”' grumbled the-o' an as he walked' away
j find allowed his drowsy spouse-to retimPto her |
dreams.
i The dull,-leaden gray of morning was just
{ beginning to dispel the inky blackness of the
J stormy night when the landlord of the wayside
ipn wasi aroused, by a series ,pf thundering
knocks upon the outer door of his habitation.
He sprung out of - bed,-hastily drew; on bis
trowsers and boots, took bis waistcoat in his
l-bandand. hurried down to his supposed cus
i tomers. On opening the door he found him-
I self confronted by two rough looking men,
, well muffled-up against the storm, which as
. yet had scarcely abated its fury. Their horses
1 panting, splashed with mud, with drooping
i heads; were hitched at the nearest post, and
showed by their looks that they bad been zi'd
. den-lfust and Jar. > . , . -' ...
t - “.'Did amounted traveller stop at this inn
■lastjnight 1”, abruptly-inquired one of the two.
; -‘KTes,” was the .answer.
- hehare.stilLf” .
“ He is.’’
"-Will yon describe his appearance V’ -
“As well.ns I can,” said the wondering host,
•" for I didn’t get to see much of his. face,”
and he not only proceeded with a . description
of bis person, hot added all. that . the traveler
had said and done, including the affair of the
money. -
. “I think we’ve got him this time 1”. said the
fvone who hod addressed the landlord, turning
ANtWt-SIX ARMY „ ,v " 1 ,
which Cash wlir&epatd. Apply aV Cho‘.‘’igU It looks like it, -was the reply, “ but hes
fetor"-Office. ‘ - - no doubt adesperate fellow, and we had better
WelUboro, Aug. 9, L864-tf. il '. ‘j proceed withcaution UlLwe makelalLsureJ”
Geologists and practical men '*'unite intfceir i/clJef
and so report that ttib < j-«' -.. j
Discovery of Oil in Wollrtot'o
it mar at hand '
Bat I weald Bay to the people of
TIOGA COUNTY fe VICINITY,; !
(before inrestiog yonr Capital fn Oil Stock) .at I '
hare recently purcfiased the Stock of Good* of*M. j
Bollard, consistingof - ' ~ -■ - •.' i
CLOTHING, BOOTS; SHOE3 t H'ATS, CAPS, ’
40,, all at a great reducfion from ’ , ,' ' V
, Sew York Jobbing Prices,'
and am bound to give to my easterners the advantage i'
. OF MY PURCHASE. .
Being desirous of doting ont tbe Clothing part of I
this Stock, I now offer the entire Stock ■ • -
\ • AT COST FOR CASH IV , ,
HATS. AN D GAP S,
I will almost give away; at all events, will sell thfra
to cheap you.wiU hardly know tb*.<Ufferehee. :
Call soon and avail your»elf of thSB. ; : ;
RARE- OPPORTUNITY. . -i .-•
Reinetnber the place, the Cheap* Cash Store," lady's
■ Building. . ■ _ :G. P. OAED.
; Wellaboro. Jan. 25, 1865-tf. ...
WALTER A. WOOD’S T?RIZE MOWIBE.-Tbo
Wood Mower hag been in general nso for Iho
past five years. It embraces all the qualities nece's
sory- to make a perfect Mower. It recommends ilself
to every farmer for the simplicity of its construction.
It is proved to bo the lightest draft. It takes the .
preference for durability, easy management, abtf good t
work—Machines folly warranted. Send for Circn- I.
lars—Price $ll5 delivered on the cars at Corning.
EDOAR HILL, Agent, Corning, N. Y,
May 31, 1865-tf.
WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST. CONTINUE.
WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1865.
select Doett|? r
■ THE FADED FLOWERS. i
The flowers I saw in the wild woody *
Have since dropped their beautiful leaves,
~ And the many dear friends of my childhood
Have slumbered for years in. their graves;
. -Butthe-bloom of the,flowers 1 remember,
.r Though their smiles X shall never more see*
' For the cold chilly winds of December,
StofoWy flowers, my companions Jrom me;
The rosea,,Q)&y bloom on the mocrpifr, ,
, dertr fn ends'l huvedovecb 7 -*'*
•*~B6tkny’b&6rt-caii part wUb’tbeiorrowii'";'' , v
i"h\ ‘When XOtbink of the ooegthat are gone ; _ j
’Tis no wonder that I am broken hearted,
And stricken with sorrow should be,
- - For-we hare met, we have lovedptro have parted,
My friends,'my companions, and mo,-
Howdark looks this world and how dreary,
When we part from the ones that wo love, *
But therreVirest-for thee and ihe. weary, .
And meet with loved ones above.
But jn JHeqveo I.can but remember,' .
“When ffbmTearth my’proud*soul, shall be free **
“That ho cold chilly winds of December,
Shall steal m'y companions from me. .
WtsteUatt#.
A. STRANGE AFFAIK-
■ 1 ‘ sr EWERsoir insHHEr.
•■'At a way-side inn,- on,the old road that thon
ran between Philadelpha and C———in the
State of Pennsylvania, dvery strange and cur
ious affairooenred in the fall of 1798. One
d*rk,-rainy, disagreeble night, a mounted trav
eler, well muffled up in a great coat, with its
broad cape turned up over his head like a cow],
bis chin nnd lower part'of his face buried in
a large bandana handkerchief, and with a broad
black patch over his right eye, rode up to.the
tavern and balled for supper and lodging. At
the targe fire burning in the chimney of the
barroom-be eat and wanned and dried himself,
while his meal was being prepared, without re-.
moving any of ’bis’garments, not oven so much
as bis hat, and when the. landlord at length
announced that his repast was ready, he simply
remarked-;
‘■“l have severe 1 pain; in..my face-i-so you
most excuse ray 'going to tbeitable as'l am.”
He ate his supper in silence, showed no dispo
se tion for conversation, called for a strong glass
of’Brandy and water, and soon aftcrasked to,
be-conducted'to hu room, addingi ithat he was
very .much fatigued.
-■ 'lißy'-the’Way,” rhe said to the landlord, who
in person lighted him to his bed-room, “I may
as well leave myi-pocket-buok and watch.' in.
yonf possession till morning,” at the same
time banding these‘articles to-the host, who]
took them with some reluctance, saying;....
• they’d be quite as,Safe here with’
yourself—though I’ll keep them foryou, if you'
wish'-mefto.” ‘ • ;
: tin’ll oblige me by doing..so,” rejoined
the stranger,
’-‘aWell, (heiv’’ said-.the innkeeper, “ I must
know bow mnchmoneyfyon’ve got here, if I’ve
got ud be responsible for it.”
Please open the pocket-book then ■ and
cooDt fqr yourself," returned the stranger.
The host did so and said s -;
“ I make it two hundred and fifteen dollars.”
..“-Right!" rejoined the traveller, "and while
I’m, about it, I may as well add this, purse,
whiebreontains fifty-one dollarsiti specie.”
Tbe.lundlord also counted the coin',, pgrt gold)
and part silver, said the amount-was right,,and:
; wen tout, bidding, the othfer goodnight. . , j
At out two o’clock in the morning, a neigh-'
,-bnr; living within stone’s throw of the tavern,
and who chanced to be up with a sick, child,
fancied he heard, above the roar of the storm,
which bad increased in violence, a wild shriek,
■followed by two cries of-“ Help! Murder!"
: ■’•'He whs a rather timid' man, and was much
alarmed. He blew Out his light cautiously,'
opened the door, looked opt and listened. 'The
■Storm beat into bis face-and howled around
his 1, dwelling, but' he could see nothing not
■'eveda light at the-inn, and he beard nothing
more that- sounded like''a human' voice."- fie
'shut the door and fastened it and then' woke
i’np his’ wire VtuFtbld her all. -She happened to!
- ; bd i a' ’w tiro an” -nerVe and Courage, 1
[arid after pittingft few questions replied with
j a yawn- ■ -
“Hark you, landlord 1" said the first speak
er; in a low tone, “ a word in your private ear.
We are officers of justice from Philadephia, in
purahit of a hank robber, and we suspect your
strange guest to be the man we seek. Now
conduct us quietly to bis room, and if need be,
assist us in'aecnrmg him/*
“Certainly/' said the host,fuming some
what pale, as it was afterwards remembered,
and seeming not a little agitated. 1 - ~
“ Walk in waygentlemetf."
'Heo-nonductedUhem into the bar-ri)orp;;end
burripdly.sirups a light, for it was yettoo. dark
to see anything distinctly.
. “ J hope the fellow has not heard us," said
one of the officers, drawing a pistol, while tfaei
other prodced a pair of handcuffs*- '
“ I hope it won't be necessary-to shoot, gentle
men," et%id ihe-hoat,.with increased agitation.
, “ We will all go up softly and try his door,"
said the officer with the pistol, “and if we find
it fast perhaps it will bo better for us to remain
on guard and wait till ; he comes out himself/'
The host, light in band, led the way, through
witb.seemjng reluctance as if not over anxious.
0p reaching the door, which the three parties
had uppreanhed with light stealthy steps, the
landlord fried it very gently,’and finding it un
fastened, slowly pushed it open and Went in,
followed-by the officers. - The next moment the
inn-keeper exclaimed, in a tone of ' alarm and
agitation—„ .
Gracious heaven 1 what’s, the meaning of
this ‘ '
The ted was ttimbled, but vacant; no trav
eller was there—and the sheets and pillow cases
■were stained with bloo.d I
. The officers looked meaningly at each other,
and then at the host, who, pale and trembling,
sunk half’fainting upon the nearest seat. For
a few moments there was a deep and ominous
silence, and-then one of-the officers said, slowly
and with, pointed emphasis ;
“Landlord, this is very strange.”
“ The.strangeat thing I ever knew,” fairly
gasped the inn-keeper, glancing around him in
frightened bewilderment. “Where can the
man have gone to f"
“ And this blood, too /” sternly chimed the
Other officer, what does this mean, if not. some
foul play ?”
“ Oh, gentlemen,”'said the hostinalowtrem-’
iiloas tone, “ I hops yon don’t snspect me, for
Fm.-as innocent as a Child upborn. And now I
-remember too, wheal -went, to the door to let
you in, I found it wasn’t fastened and I am'
right sure 1 fastened it myself before I went to
bed.”
“ ,We certainly do suspect you sir,” said the
.officer; “ for how can weliolp it, since the'man
is gone, as you have confessed, and yon have'his
money in your possession !”
- “ But he gave me the money to keep for him,”
cried the frighted host, “ and I have got, it yet,”
“Undoubtedly you hove, but that you see, so
far from proving you know nothingqf the affair,
only tends to make the matter worse foryou.”
“Perhaps he’s about yet'somewhere,” sug
gested the innkepper, “I f he’s a bank robber
and bear’d your knocks, he’d be quite likely to
hide himself or run away I should think.”.
The idea was worthy, of, attention and a search
for the misping man was forthwith begun, On
looking under the bed blood was discovered on
the floor, and the trail of this was found to lead
•out dFthe room down-stairs ont the frontdoor—
showing that the object of search, either.’ living
or dead, had gone-out of~the~ house. Beyond
the building there were no trace's for the storm
had.obli.terated themr~The hostler was called,
the only other ‘man aßqut the house, but he
appeared to he a kind of stupid fellow, and evi
dently knew nothing of the matter, and a look
in'the barn showed the stranger’s horse still
there.
About an hour later the neighbor mentioned
came over to the inn, in agitation and alarm,
said there was a man lying hy the roadside, and
also stated what he had heard during the night.
•: 'All hurried to the scene of* the tragedy', and
there beheld the-body of a coarse featured man
of fortyv’which the -officers, believed] from- its
tgeneral appearance; to-, be ’that of the villain
they were seeking, but whether that of.-the
■stranger,Hwho ba,d lodged at the tavern, riolone
could tell:” The-body'whs covered with, blood,
■end the man -had <evidently’died from knife
-wounds in the breast.
Throughout that unsettled section the news
spread rapidly, and before nightla large num
ber ofexoited speotatoraj including the Sheriff,
corners, and two magistrates, had collected at
the inn. An inquest was held and a verdict
rendered in accordance , with the faotspand
though there was . nor direct evidence against
;tba landlord, yet suspicion so strangely pointed
to-hiimas Vbamurderer;that hewaa taken into
custody and committed for triaL :
■ In due time the trial came on, but the jury
could not agree, and. was finally discharged. . A
second trial resulted like the first and the inn
keeper whose name wae Williams' was kept in
prison bvdr a yeap.''
How the affair would have eventually ter
minated, had the mystery, not been cleared up
in an unexpected manner, it is impossible to
say, but 'ere the time for the third trial arrived,
a stranger appeared before a magistrate of the
county, and deposed that be was the individual
who bad lodged at the inn oh the night of the
murder, and for takhrf whose life the landlord
was still in prison. ....
In the coarse of bis evidence he stated that
be had been a merchant ' rn. Philadelphia, who
finding himself on the eve of failore, had collect
ed a large amount of money and ran away,
and that dll traces of himself might be lost, and
bis death expected, he adopted the plan of put
ting a small part of his money in the bands of
the innkeeper ostensibly for safe keeping, nnd
■secretly departing in the night on foot, not sup
posing anything very serious would result tothe
landlord from this course of action. On getting
up somewhere about midnight, his nose had set
to bleeding, which would explain the traces of
blood he had leTirbehind'iiim. He had made
his way to Baltimore, and thence sailed to Hava
na, where he had been so fortnnate in bis specu
lations os to find himself in a condition to re
turn and settle with alt his creditors. On cbm
ing home and giving'an account of his adven
- turns to a friend.he fop the first time learned
with horror of the almost fatal consequence to
the innkeeper for hie- unjustifiable disappear*
once and had hastened to make what reparation
lay in his power. His testimony was subse
quently coroborated on all important points and
the innkeeper was honorably discharged, to the
great relief and. joy of his'sympathizing friends.
As a partial recompense for what ha had suf
fered mi his account, the merchant made him a
present of the horse and money-he had left with
.him,_iuirl two-thousand dollara.besidea,
But tbqpjesjipg up of op e-part of this strange
affair only seemed to-involve the other in deep
er mystery.' A murder had; surety, been com
mitted'-butr by whom, and who was - the unfor
tunate victim f - . -
Even this, in the course-of time.was also
manifest. Some years after a villain under
sentence of death, confessed that he was a part
ner of the.bank robber, and that having made
an equal division of the spoils, they had agreed
to leave the city by different rentes and meet
at an appointed place,-that, eager toseoure tha
whole of the booty he. had secretly taken his
partner’s road instead of the one agreed upon,
and had waylaid and- murdered him within a
few rods of the tavern kept by Williams, who
by being ajrested for the crime had.drawn off
all suspicion from himself. *
Thus were these recorded deeds of that tem
peetous night eventually brought to light, and
the innocent cleared and rewarded and the
—--
Some few years ago there was a notary pub
lic in Washington, an old and highly-respected
-gentleman, who bad held his office through all
the political twistings and turnings of our capi
tal for nearly twenty years, A young friend
was-in bis office one day, and while sitting by
.the table picked up a small, old, leather-covered
book which, upon being opened, proved to bo
“ Thadens of Warsaw.” Ha casually remarked
td Mr. Smith, the notary; ,
“J see you have a copy of Thaddeus of War
saw here.” 1
“Thaddeus of Warsaw!” was the reply.—
“ What do yon mean ?” ‘
“ Why, this is a copy of it.” •
“ Thaddeus of Warsaw 1” exclaimed the old
gentleman. He snatched the book, gave one
glance at it, and then cried out. “ For twenty
years I have been swearing people on that book,
thinking it was a Bible I All those oath’s ain’t
worth the paper they are written on I”
That very day he patronized the Bible Soci
ety Agency, and got a fine-bound copy, which
could by no possibility be mistaken for a novel.
A Curt Answer. —Some years ago, an old
sign painter, who was very cross, very grnffj
and a little deaf, was engaged to paint the Ten
Commandments on some , tablets in a church
not five miles from Buffalo. He worked two
days at it, and at the end of the second day
the pastor of the' church came to see how the
work progressed. The old man stood by,
smoking,a short pipe, as the reverend gentle
man ran his eyes over the tablets. “ Eh 1” said
the pastor, as his familiar eye detected some
thing wrong in the wording of the precepts ;
why, yon careless old person, you have left
a part of one of the commandments entirely
out; don’t you see?”
“ No, no such thing,” said the old man put
ting on his spectacles ; “no, nothing left oat—
where ?”
“ Why, there 1” persisted the pastor ; “ look
at them in the Bible ; yon have left some of
the, commandments out."
“ Well, what if I have?”- said old Obstinacy,
os'he ran his eye complacently over bis work;
"what if I have ? There’s more there now
than you’ll keep !"~ - .
Another and a more correct artist was em
ployed the next day.
Parental Teaching.— lf parents would not
trust a child on the baotof a wild horse, with
out a bit nr bridle, let the not, 'permit them to
go forth into the world unskilled in self-gov
ernments If a child is passionate, teach him
by.geofl®. l ?'? BllB t 0 curb his temper. If he is
greedy, cultivate liberality in him. If be is
sulkyi-ohann hfm out of it by encouraging
frankness and good humor. If be is ignorant,
aecustom hito to exertions and train him so to
perforin.,even onerous duties with alacrity. If
pride comes in to make obedience reluctant,
snbdne him, either by counsel or discipline.—
In short, give yonr childern the habit of over
coming their besetting sins. Let them acquire
from experience that confidence in themselves
which gives security to the practiced horseman,
even on the back of a high-strung steed, and
they will triumph over difficulties and dangers
wbichi beset them in the paths of life.
Joss otr-a Minister.—A yonng fellow was
taking a sleigh-ride with a pretty girl, when he
met a Methodist minister who was somewhat
celebrated for tying the knot, matrimonial at
short notice. He stopped him, and asked, hur
riedly—' ‘ ...
Cm you' tie a knot for me ?”
“ Yes,” said brother B———, •• I guess so ;
when do yott want it done?”
“ Well, right away,” was the reply; "is it
lawful, though, here in the .highway f” asked
the wag.
“ Ob, yes; this is as good a plsoe as any—
as any—os safe as the church itself."
“Well,' then, I want a knot tied in my
horse’s tail, to keep it out of the snow!” shout
ed the wicked wag as he drove rapidly away,
fearing lest the minister, in his profane wrath,
should fall from grace.
Artemus Ward is looking at things in Boston.
He had an adventnre one day which resulted
asfollows-
I returned in the Eoss Cars, part way. A
pooty girl in spectacles sat near me, and was
tellin, a youg man how much he reminded her
of a man she used to know in Waltham.—
Pooty soon the young man got out, and smilin’
in a seductive manner. I said to the girl in
spectacles, —“ Don’t I remind yon of somebody
you used to know ?”
“ Yes,” she said, " you do remind me of one
man, bat he was sent to the penitentiary for
stealin’ a bar*l of mackerel; —he died there,
so I concluded foil am’thim.” _ ,
I didn’t pursop the conversation.
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I desire to make publicly, a few explanations,
for no other motive, than to vindicate my char
acter as far as it repeats my military record.’
The political lies so l venomously and indus
triously circulated, I pay no attention to—l ex
pected that, and consider them not worth my
denial —l can Use them down ; but the false
hoods bearing on my military career, I desire
to refute. 1
First. I have been charged with enlisting
men under, false pretenses—promising Stott
service, and taking them into the United States
service.
This is a grave and serious charge. Now in
the first place, no man is mustered into any
service, without being told by the mustering
officer, what service ho is going into,—and if
he has been enlisted under false pretenses, he
can refuse to be mustered j so every man un
derstands what his service is to be before he U
sworn. In the second place,—only - twice dfle*
ring the war were men enlisted for State ser
vice. First, when Gov. Curtin, three months
after the fall of Sumter, organized the Penn
sylvania Reserve Corps, which was sworn into
the State service—subject to the call of the
United States, when needed. Well, now, I had
the honor to be a private in the Sixth regiment
of that division, at that time, and daring the
.first two years of the war, so I am quite una
ble to see how I could possibly have enlisted
men, at all, at that time. Tbs second ondlast
time that troops were enlisted for State service,
was during the “Emergency,” or Lee's Invn*
eion ; and I happened to be in the United States
service at that time also, as Captain of Co. A,
Ist Battalion, Fa. Yols.; so I do not underf
stand by what possible contortion of logio and
common sense, or hook and crook evasion dt
the Army Regulations, I could'have enlisted
men for State service at that time.
After serving out our enlistment ia the iik
months’ service, I was allowed, by authority of
the War Department, sixty days to reorgan in
my company ; also authority from Maj. Qen.
D. N. Coach, commanding the Department of
the Susquehanna, as Becrniting Officer. The
county determined to give s bounty, which
saved our young men from enlisting in adjoin
ing counties. 1 determined to reorganise my
company—l did so—men came to me and said:
“ What is the service you are going into ? is it
State service V* I uniformly replied: “No
sir, it is not; we will be sworn into the United
States service, and the United States can take
ns any where they please, any time they please;
but we shall go on duty in the State. How
long we shall remain there no man knows; bat
Qen. Couch says, as long as be can keep the
regiment in bis; department. But if the army
meete with a reverse or disaster, we are liable
to be called into the field at any time—and I
want no men with me who are not willing to
go, if called there—ready to do their duty un
der all circumstances."
This statement, I made publicly, to the whole
company, before giving them the oath of en
listment. No man that I ever enlisted, will
say that I enlisted him under promise of State
service—under false pretenses. I can do no
more than to leave it to them.
Bat this lie does not bear even the semblance
of truth on the face of it. Any military man
or any other man, who has a brain capable of
thought for two consecutive minutes, would
not regard it as worth the ink that it might
take to refute it. Oreen as I am, weald Ibe
quite so great a fool as to enlist men under
false pretenses, when, on page 130, Revised IT.
S. Army Regulations for 1863, may be read the
following: , 1
Par. 925.. “ Success in obtaining recruits
depends upon the activity and personal atten
tion of recruiting officers, and they will not en
trust to enlisted men, the duties, for which
themselves-only are responsible. * * •
Par. 926.. : “ They will not allow any persona
.to bo deceived or inveigled into the service by
false representations, but will in person explain
the nature of the service, the length of the
term, the pay, clothing, rations, and other al
lowances to which a soldier is entitled by law,
to every man before be signs the enlistment."
Others might, but 1 never did oare about pla
cing my head in as plain a military noose aa
that, for here is what the 15th Art. of War
says;
“ Every officer who shall knowingly maks a
false muster of man or horse, and every officer
or commissary of masters who shell willingly
sign, direct, or allow the signing of master
rolls, wherein snch false master is contained,
shall upon proof made thereof, by two witness
es, before a general court-martial, bo cashiered,
and shall be thereby utterly disabled to have or
hold any office or employment in the service of
the United States."
If then, there were two men, in my com*
roand, who had been falsely enlisted, why did
they not have me cashiered the service 7 Don't
say “they couldn't get justice;” ben is the
Ssth Article of War:
" If any inferior officer or soldier shall think
himself wronged by his Captain or oilier officer,
be is to complain thereof to the commanding
officer of the regiment, who is hereby repaired
to summon a regimental coart-martial, 1 wr the
doing jnstice to the complainant; from which
regimental court-martial, either party may, if
be thinks himself still aggrieved, appeal to a
general oonrt-martiaL But if, upon a second
hearing, the appeal shall appear vexatious and
groundless, the person so appealing shall be
punished at the discretion of the said court
martial.''
Why did they not hare me court-martialed?
I will tell you. Because military court* don't
split hairs—and they do punish false accusers;
and so the last paragraph! of the above article
don't read to suit them.
Besides, am I supposed to be so deficient in
ev|sn common gumption, as to falsely enlin
men, and then go into battle with those men—
and then come home and live as neighbors with
them? The whole thing, like the other storiee
of the same nature, are so apparently and fool
ishly false, to a reflecting mind, that they hardly
merit notice. Bnt for the sake of cornering
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