J The Tioga County Agitator: »U JB.. COBB- d o.,hlisbed every Wednesday morning and maUeo di. fibers ,l ONE.tIOHM#t jflfTY. C^Ji .l ' r tear, always, XI? ADVANCE. . .^ 1 , P Tbe paper is sent pbitagn-froe to ‘'aouaty js'ubst i-' rf though they may rooeivo ttieir mail £ft post-offi ,as located in counties immediately adjoining, for con' e- C 1 (e the Official paper of Tioga C i., , circulates in every neighborhood therein. Si b *°ripuons being da the advance pay system, it tin )i-t f [«. among a class most to tbe interest of advertiser; * each. Terms to advertisers as liberal as those Mf lerei by any paper of equal circulation jn North ftp Pennsylvania. , . . . . , A cross on the l margin .of a ■ paper, dent; Cl, .titthc subscription if about to expire. - ■ ; lB Papers will be stopped wbentbe subscript jr tiffiSexpu’es, anless the agent orders their-conti*^* fcDCe ’ - a. . » ■ ■ ■a ■■ — M -« j LOW KEY &S. F. WIJLSOfI; i TTOBN r EYS A COUNSELLORS at LA';/. \ ffl H attend the Courts of Tiogd, Potter s it, vic£eaa counties.. . [Wellsbo'rq, J»n. ; 1,;1863.a - JOHN 1. MITCHELL. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LA'V Tioga Village, Tioga County, Penn’a, Prompt attention to Collactiona. Jtarch 1, XB6sorJy* k H v JEROME B.' 'yil.Esr 8 ~‘"" I Cii- XfTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAJW*. f : ffcllsboro, Tioga Coantv, P*-, Uitini bMD «P eciall y licensed by the United str,iMr , ji,, Prosecution of Claims for Pensions, 'Bi'ok f. r uid Bounties. ' particular attention will be given to that claalof J“ ess J. B. NILE!!., , k T.ll»boro, Peb 1 . lb, 1865-ly* ' ■■■ ' pfiimsYLVAWiA house; < COHSEB V* BTBEET AND-' THE AViMD^. WolUboro. P*. J w. BIGONY, ....Propfioi't*,- THIS popular Hotel, haring .been; rs-IjS^ S nd re-furnUhod throughout, i> now open to; he' public m » hfit-oUM hou»e. [Jon. 1, 1888. D. HART’S HOTEL WELLSBORO, TIOQ a CO. FENNA THE subscriber tatas this method-to inftK-m* •y, old friends and customers that'fie hai;jft»* tuned the conduct of the old “ Crystal Hotel," sod will hereafter give it his entire attentat,.' Thmtful for past favors, he solicits & renewal of, <Bs Inc . ; DAVID HAR' • ' Welljboro, Nov, i, 18,63.-ly. , ; ' \* IZAA.K WALTOH HOUSE, Gaines, Tioga Conaty, Pa, H. 0. VERMIL'YEA...... THIS is a new hotel located within easy,' n'.i cesi of the belt Hiding and hanting grpandl J'a ; Sonhorn Pennsylvania. No pains will bc spared fl'i-i ih( sceommodauon of plekanre seekers and the tli’ - ‘“ling public. [Jan.l, 1863,1 . A. FOI,B¥, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, &c., &c., repaired at old prices. POST OFFICE BUILDING, m. 5,' UNION SLOCK. ... 'J Welleboro, May 20, 1863.= - j| » . H. W. Williams, /, -V ‘ W H.'Sinttf. WILLIAMS Sc SMITH, ' s iTTOBIfSY-S- AND COOS-SBLOJiS iAT XA, If, BOUNTY a PEASIOII AGEJfCIf. Ulain Street. Wcllsfcoro, Fa, January 4, 1866-ly. t . , s', f. snAißLirr, ; f' BARBER "6i HAIR-DRESSERi' Shop Over C- L. Wilcox's Store. I.' Wellsboro, Deo 7, 1864. * WESTERN EXCHANGE HOXEI. KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH, PA.' j J ; THE undersigned haring loaned tho above Hot, d f u r a farm of years would respectfully infor.u me traveling public that be has put the Hotel ib fif t. class order for the reception of guestslaud ho. pants will be spared in the accommodation of trareicwa and ts tar as the situation will allow, he will beep a first class Hotel,in all things, except: plieos, which will be moderate. Please try us and judge for yourselves. Knoxville, Oct. 19,1864r-tf. J. H. MARTIN' REVENUE STAMPS. ;‘S JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy Collector of Mai ' field, baa just received a large lot of Reveni » burnt, of all deuonrioafiohe,' from one -cent np toU. tuv person wishing Stanpa can get them at my offif e in Manifiela* or of M. BULLARD, Assistant u Wellsboro, Pa. J M. PHELPS.^, Mansfield, May 2, ,1864. , j . : . ; r P, IHEWELL, DENTIST, MANSFIELD, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., ' t IS prepared to operate In all- the improvement*; the various departments of filling, extracting,. leningartificial dedturfes, Ac." - Mansfield, August 10, 186fi-ly. WELLSBORO HOTEL; < Oomer Main Street and the Avenue.) Wkllsbo'bo/ Pa. B. B. HOLIDAY, Proprietor. i, / One of the most popular House* in the county. This Hotel is the principal Stage-house in Wellsboro. Ehges leave daily as follow*: ir « For Tioga, at 9a. m.; For Troy, at Ba.m- j For Jersey Shore every Tuesday and Friday at 2 p. m.;_ For Coudersport, every Monday and Thursday - **** Stages Arrive —From Tioga, at 12 .1-2 p. tn.: From Troy, at 6. o’clock p. m.: From Shore, Tuesday add Friday Ha. m.: From Coudt' i| |- port, Monday and T&uritday II ft. m. J.. N, B.—Jimmy Cowderi, the well-known *ill be found on hand. 7 Wellbore, Oct. 5, 1864 ly. , - HUGH YOUNG, { BOOKSELLER & STATIOMEI and dealer in Inwrioan Clocks, American, English, and Gwfoe Jewelry, Silver Plated Ware, SpectayhJi Picture Frames, Photographic Albums,’ - Stereoscope *, Hisroscopea. Perfumery, Yankee Notions, TmWc and Files, and Fancy and Toilet Articles, y . ( BOOKS of every kind used fn toe 7 County, constantly on band and sent by mail or otSfc to order. . \ XO, 5, UNION BLOCK, WEILSBORO, PM FOR SALK.—HOUSE A LOT on Main f adjoining Wright A Bailey’s Store'. 20 acre* M I&Q d in Deimar, between John Gray and Merrick.’. House and Lot on Covington Street. - ’* ■ *or Ujrma, apply to HENRY SHERWOOD* WeUiboro, May j», 1565-tf. Flour and feed, buck wheat Fi-otf t. Meal, Pork and Salt, Tea, Coffee, Sugarr B<fl p, Oodles, Salemtus, Tobacco and Kerosene OiL_ - , *d*o, Mackerel, White Fish, and Trent, £yT*o package or pound. " » f __ CHAS. A H. VAN VALKBNBURQ/ "ellsboro, June 28, 1865. Protective WAR CLAIM AND PEftSliN f AGENCY OF THE U.,S. SANITARY Ctf l- MISSION.—AII the papera and correspondence ijs lUred i 0 procure Pensions, Bounty, end Back ’FVy, B*iT Money for discharged SOLDIERSj£td CAILOEB, and Tor the RELATIVES of Soldiers h id osilors dying in the service of the United Stales, Prepared and forwarded, and tbe proceeds ofj ®ll 'Uioia, when collected,’remitted to tbe parties FFEE 0P CHARGE. Office 1307 Dbept’nnt Street. Or for further information or assistance, apply, t I«CCT Mnngg S. E. Morris, J Aiaoemte-.Hfttittgers foi* Tiogn-Coant^.^'j PURE GINGER at , ROY'S DRUG STORE; - a < t A THE VOL. XII. HAS FALLEN 1 . DRY GOODS- < » LEE HAS SURRENDERED,. AND WE HAVE -SURRENDERED THE-EX TEME HIGH PRICE& OP THE PEOPLE’S STQRE, is now receiving additions to of , ~, Goods, bought during the date DEPRESSION IN PRICES.- ---• i . < IS/ and they will be sold at THE MARKET RATES. We hare made arrange Good* , week, au4 a|TweTkeep jJostedJn Regard to , ttp yre stiadf Lfc.' ' L ; . - all tlcfl.e* make tfye stock oh ]*/' V (l \- hand conform to u new prices, ' j" REGARDLESS OF. COST, and we wish it diitinctly' tißderithod, that bowever ...Propria* t;- 1 . much others may blow, ’ ■ , K’ 1 . WE'DO HOT INTEND TO BE. UNDERSOLD BY, ANY, quality of goods considered. 5t shall be oar aim to keep constantly on band a good stock jot sud£go9d%a* require, and SUCH ARTICLES AS WILL GIVE SATISFAC- THE-ONE;: PRICE. .SYSTEM I>t under.which oar business baa constantly increased . for the last ten yean will be adhered to,. - I more recently adopted. Don’t boy until ' t YOU- -HAVE .-EXAMINED OUB STOCK AND STORE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THK~ DICKINr. : ■ son ; J ; ; and first door east of Hungerford'* Bonk. Corning, N, Y., May 17, 1865. THE BIG FIGHT having been doted op by Messrs. Grant, Sherman Sheridan; A Co., - 1 KELLY & PURVIS have volunteered for a war of extermination against high-Prioes, and wall be found entrenched behind’a huge pile of .... NEW ANT) CHEAP GOODS . at the'old OSGOOD STAND, where their oommnni tiona with New York cannot be interrupted. i They have’just received a good stock of SPRING AND SUMMER. GOODS, ' snob as Prints, Delaines, Bareges, Hosiery., Notions, Boots and Shoes, etb., in fact' everything to the Dry Goods-line may he found at our counters, and purchased at corresponding, to the.late HEAtX FALL 1N QOQDS. We-also invite-purchasers to examine our fine stookot ; :Can’t be boat this side of New York.. "Remember the place. “ Osgood’s Corner.” - . KELLY * PURVIS. Wellaboro, Apr, 22,1885-ly. ■pETROtEUM ! PETROLEUM! ..Geologists and practical men , unite in their belief and tfi'nt thtf * • -'*^ }1 " ' * * ’ Discovery of, Oil in Wolleboro is soar at hand. ; , Bat I would lay to the people of ' i TIOGA 6oUNTT & VICINITY, inventing your Capital in Oil Stock) that I j "have recently purchased ( the „Stock of'Gpotbj of ’M. 4 'Bullard, consisting of “ / . , ; CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, 1 4e., all at a grcaf redjiction from _ ’ ' New fork Jobbing. Prices/- ■. mt- '? •" -• 'and am bound to giro to my customers tne advantigfe OF. MY PURCHASE. . Being desirous of closing out the Clothing p»r( of. this Stock, I now offer the entire Stock ' ' HATS AN T> CAPS,' X will ahn'oit give away; 'e.i all events, Will eel! them so, cheaply on wilt hardly know the difference. *' ! Call soon and avail yourself of this \ 4 ; RARE OPPORTUNITY. ' Remember thp place, tfio Cheap Cash Store,.Roy's Building. G. jP. CARD.'- Wellsboro. Jan. 26, 18fi5-tf. WALTER A. WQOR/8 PRIZE MOWER.—Thd* Wood Mower jbas.been in general, use.Tor-tiwL past five years. It embraces all the qualities .jjecea-i sary to make a perfect-. Mower. It recommends to every farmer for the simplicity ofiita construction. Xt.js proved tq be the Jifibtest draft,, . The*, preference Tor easy managemenlVand good i work— Machines fully warranted. Send for Circa- i Tars—Price $ll6 delivered on the oars at Corning. RDftAR TirrL, Agenr, Cnrning T V. V. *MaySl,?B6fr-tf. ; - . ; ; •» •. j Wellaborai,: ~ -■ >—: , . ~ r ... — 7777, —HM-., have never been in .this plaqe before, aud I could tator” Office. * and that other on the left." Welletoro, Aug. 9,1865-tf. " ' On be went, till he came to a corner of a street artjottj to the sncnsitm of the area of if rerhom antr the Spreatt of l&ralthg Ifcefbrm, WHILE THERE SHALL BE A, WROKfIUWEIGHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY. TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE And 10 has the price of ■ GOODS,;"' 4 . - Six- l;UO TION TO THE CONSUMER. as also the. READY PAY SYSTEM PRICES, i SMITH & WAITE, AT‘COST FOR CASH! Lei :t WELLSBOM4 TIOGA COUNTY. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1865. select 3|ont£. SOWQ OF THE 46TH P. V v ,y. We’ve re-enlisted for the wir,' : J r 1 And left oar NorthenTbumei; To stopthiadread-rtbellion,’ « Or leave oar bleaciung-bones; WeinoW'OunanM ia just and true,. i . j - : W? canuot.bqtjfucceedii l 'WeTI wave aloft our tattered flag, . And strive for greater deeds. CHOBrs—Hurt-Sh ! ’ Hurrah M ; ’ 1 ’ ’ , J t <U- ii 1 For-fhd'Forty-Fifth-hurrah-! ■- **«?•> fbrthe'war worn flagj;* _rf- . +• That bears oar battle scars. , , With Cnrtin for our leader, • i.r ~ We’ll follow up old. Lee, ' . And strike for fair Columbia, ’ .. ‘She Daughter of the free. ' . , I ' Dishonor now shall never stain, 1 : -The'flig>of Washington; i> It o The Keystone Boys have sworn again ; , Our Country shall bo one. .(Jhoeos—Hurrah!, Hurrah! Ac. , , , , ' On South Moriritatn’s bloody side 1 . ■ We raised the Union shout, ■ ' Wo Scattered fhr tbe'rebel lines " ■ ' : ■ ■ “And put the foe to rout. - - •' . ' Brave Kenn fell a Herd true, . 1 1 ‘ ‘ 1 And'scores beisitffi'Mm lay- !l ' ' '' While rebel jdead, ,a ihottby crew, I • -Kay piled rip by the way. ■’ , CltOl'.Uu—Uurrah ! Ilgrrab I Ac- ? ; ‘Through other fields of carriage, !''• ' We’ve fought these demon-horde*: ■=*'" J - And taught those' Southern traitors; " - 1 • To eat their very words. ° • ' : Wo’ve proved we are not cowards, ' As Southern braggarts said; 1 1 1 - 5 And taught them what true valor fai ‘ With powder, ball, and lead. Chorus —Hurrah ? Hurrah 1 Ac. . Comrades dear both true and braye, ' - ' .Have fallen by our side; They sleep beneath the molderlug grave, For Country they have died. We drop a tear and leave them so, .In field and lonesome wood-; • ’ ' Arid onward press to meet the - foe, • And avenge our Brothers’ blood. ! Chorus I — Hurrah 1 Hurrah 1 Ad. 3 “ 1 How fill all your glasses full boys, i■' ’ . And dfmk'tb the toast I give; *■ • Here’s to ohr brave Commander,' - . : . Old Burnside as'l live.’ AH'frail otrrnable Chieftain, ’ 1 :tL ‘ ■ . His bald old pate wo know: _ : 1-1 Wcfll follow on-where’er be leadei‘ , “ i : . ■ 'And'whip tKe traitor foe; 1 i<* Chorus — Hurrah ! ; Hurrah! . . Fur old Buruy allhurrah’ - Hurrah for the old.Niuth Corps,, .... . - . That fights to win ip War. , I ■ W istelljing. . THE SKELETON IN THE WEU ■ 'lt -was during the year, 1861, in the thriving little town of Argeptire, near the fool of the Co rennet in France. The day was charming. Many of the inhabitants were trav ,ersing the highway, enjoying theagreenhienesa of the weather. Among the nthnher there was a tall-young man, apparently not more, .than' twenty-five yearaof age. In hia right handhC Carried a cane, and in bis left a email carpet bag.'. Hie gait was qnick.'and from hie expres lop he appeared to be bent upon soma itnpor, unt errand. In tbie manner he want’ along-', occasionally glancing around to view, the sur rounding objects. He bad hardly, gone more, .than a quarter of a mile when be came to a sireet, which wai* in the suburbs of. the town. He turnedabd proceeded up this.. Presently, lifter walking but a short distance, he arrived at !un inn. Here he hesitated; and after viewing ;the, exterior, he muttered to himself the follow ing words: 1 “ It is very singular that this is the first inn I have seen throughout my route. However I ’will put, up here.” . ' So saying be entered the building, and having registered his name, he waa r shown to a, room.' .After ordering his* dinner he went into his apartment to rest himself. Hia order was im . mediately responded to, and after -eating:.he j: prepared to retire, in tending to . partake of a j long and hearty sleep, so that-early next'mbtn ■ ing be might visit the variousmerchnpts of the , town. He accordingly went to bed, and was : soon wrapt in sleep. “While thus sleeping he had dreaip that made the strongest impression upon him.' We will give it as from the lips of the dreamer:' ‘‘l thought that! had arrived at the'same town* but in the middle of the evening, which ] was really the case ; that I had put up at the ■ same inn, and gbfie immediately,as an unac quainted' straitger would do,in order to' see whatever was worthy. Of obseivation in the place. I walked' down the main street into an othcr-'etreetepparently leading into the country. I- had gone no great distance when I Came to a efrtikcii; which-' I'stopped to- examihe. -After satisfying my curiosity I advanced to a by-path which branched off from the main Ctrwf— , Obeying Bniimpulse. which. I could neither ac count for dor control, I .struck into thia path, though it was winding, rough, and. unfrequent ed, and presently-reached a miserable cottage, I in front of which was a ■ garden covered with i weeds.: Ihadno gr.eafidifßct»lty< in. getting into the garden, for the bedg%b>sBeyergl wide gaps, in It.---1 approached-an old well that stood-soli: 1 taryand gloomy in a distant,Cftrnen; and lonk ; ing down into it, beheld, withmjt.gny possibility 1 ofmiatuke, a corpse, wbioh. bad. been stabbed in , several places. . Icounted the deep wounds and ■ wide gashes.. There were six." , 1 iAt this .moment Ive awoke with hia bait on end, trembling in limb,-and cold drops of perspiratiun bedewing his forehead— awoke to L .. vs" find himself comfortably ,in bed, bis carpet bag lyiog’near.him, and -tire .morning sun beaming thnmgh his.curt.'iin. What a difference! Ho sprang front bis bed,'dressed himself, and,ns if was yet early,.sotight atf appetite; for .breakfast by a-morning.wnlk. H.e:wentacoordingly into the'Btreet, and strolled along, : JlhfKfaftheT he went,the Stronger became .the-.confused recol lection of the objects that presented themselves tobisview . ... , “ It is rery strange," said he. to himself;," I G IT A riiiiiiiau t t, \ •j r • .. / Aib —Bonnie Blue Flag, , ,crossing the one down which be had come. Be fore long he arrived at the Church with the arch itectural features that bad attracted bis notice in the dream; and then the highroad, along which he bad pursued bis way, coming at length ■tp the same.by-path that, had presented to his imagination a few'hours before—there was no possibility *of doubt or mistake. Every tree’’ and every thrn was familiar to' him'.- He hur ried forward, no longer doubting that the .next moment would bring him to the, cottage; and this was really the, case. In all its exterior appearances it corresponded with what he had 'seeo In his dreams. Who, then, could wonder that he'determined to ' ascertain whether the coincidence would hold..good in every point? He entered tpe garden and went directly, to the spot where he bad seen the ' wellblit here the resemblance failed ; there was none. He looked' inbvery direction, examined'the whole garden, and even.'went round the cottage, which seemed to be inhabited, but nowhere, conld be find any signs-of . He then hastened back to the inn in a state of excitement hard, to describe! lie'could' not make up 1 his midd ‘to allow such" extraordinary Coincidence to ’ pass ' u rinoticed. But .bow.wsahe to obtain a clneito the .lawful mystery,4 He wqntvto.tbe.landlord, and, asked; Him directly to whom the cottage .belonged that was on the by-road near to him. . ‘ ; -* I wonder,air, aaid he; "what -Canaes-you to takßiauoh particular notice of- that wretched little, hoyeb? It is inhabited hyaq. qld men and nis wife who haye the character, of being j very unsocial. , They scarcely ever leave the house, See nobody, and hobbdy 'goes’ to sea them. Of late theif Tery-existeßCe appears to 'have been forgotten,.and ! believe youare.the first, who, for years, has turned your steps to the lonely fP«‘" //. o • ! These details, instead of satisfying bis cu riosity,’(inly aroused it the ihbre.‘ J Breakfast jK’»B‘'gerved, hht ho could eat none; and he felt that if He presented -himself to the mercharils jq-sucb aetata qfexcitement they might think hjm mad. He walked up and.down.the room and looked out of the window, endeavoring to interest himself in'a quarrel between two men in the street; but the garden ' hbd cottage pre occupied his mind, end, at last snatching ap his hat,.ho-made his way to the street.-. Hastening to the pearest .magistrate, he related the^whole biroutpstanoe briefly and clearly. ~ ~ ~, ■ “ItW very strange,” said the officer, “ and after" what Has happened'l don't thtbkit'woald' be right to ltew the matter without farther in vestigation. Hl]will placer two of tbe, police at. your commandyou,can go oncamera ,to the hovel and Isearch everje. of it. Ton may, perhaps, make some important discov er? ” ■ ■ ■■■ - ; ■ | He-allowed but very few minutes to elapse before be was on his way, accompanied by two officers. ; After knocking at the door,, and await ing for some time, the old man opened the door. He received them somewhat uncivilly, but showed no mark of suspicion when they told him they wished to search the house. “ Very-we)},"as. fast and as soon as you please," wa? the reply., ' “ Have you a well here 1” “ No, sir, we are obliged to get oar water from a' spring a quarter of a mile distent.*’’ I “They searched the bouse, but discovered nothingof.any .consequence.- Meanwhile the old man gazed upoqthem with,an {impenetra ble yncancy of look, as if he ooald not under stated why' they'Were intruding oh bis property, finally, the'y'forsook the cottage, without find-' ing aoything-to corroborate their ’ suspicions. They, however, resolved to inspect the garden. By this time a number of persons had collected together outside, having been drawn to the spot by the sight of a stranger with‘two policemen. They were asked if they knew anything of a well inthose parte.- They replied they did not; the idea seemed to perplex them. At length an old woman came forward leaning on a.crntcb. “A well said she., “Is it a well you. are looking for 1 That has been gone these thirty years. I rfemember it as it were yesterday: how T need to stone» into it,jnst to hear the splash, in the water.’ l i-. “ Do you remember where that well used to .be.?”, asked th\i gentleman, i “As near as I' can recollect,’’ replied the woman, “it is on the very spot where you now stand'.** ■■ He suddenly started as if he had trodden up on a serpent. They at once commenced dig ging up the ground. At about twenty inches deep, they came to a laye'Fof bricks, which be ing broken up^revealed 1 some rotten boards. These wfere easily-removed,.when they beheld the darkiPiouth of the wellf . “I was quite certain, that was the spot,” said the old woman. “/What a fool you were to stop it up, and then have th‘ travel so far for waterl” .. . S A sounding line, famished with : hooks was now let down, into the well-r-tbe. crowd hard pressing around them, breathlessly bending over the black and fetid hole, the ' secrets of which seemed hidden id impenetrable'obscuri-- ty.- -This was repeated-several times without any result.. -At length, penetrating-below the jnud, the hooks caught .’something of consider- f able weight; and after much time' and effort tbeyisuccqded in raising it from the obscure' hole." It wits'an'old chest. “The’sidek and lid were decayed’and-it needed'no locksmith lo oped it. Within it they, found, what they were sure they: .would find. andr which filled the spectators with horror—the remains,, of a hu man body! The police officers now rnshed into the house and secured the old man. As to- his’’wife, she at first could not be found. - Bat after -i fatig uing search, she. was discovered beneath a pile of wood,-being much braised by the heavy logs aboveher. ” 'By’this time nearly the whole popu lation bf tbc town bad collected around the spot.-- v . .The old oouple wera brought before the prop er authorities jitidsepajrately, examined. The man persisted in i his denial most obstinately ; but bis ’wife at once confessed that she and her husband, a very long time ago, bad murdered a peddlet who possessed a large earn of money. Ho-had passed-the night at .their house; and! they, taking advantage of the heavy sleep ,that encompassed him, after which they placed his body in a chest. The chest was then thrown TOR into the well, apd the well stopped up. The' two criminals had reason to believe themselves free from detection, as there were no witnesses of the crime, and its trace bad been carefully concealed. Nevertheless they had not been able to husfa.the voice of conscience. They fled from their fellow-men. They were intimidated at the slightest noise, and silence thrilled them wilETeor. They had often thought of flying to some distant land ; but some inexplicable in fluence kept them near the remains of their vic tim. Terrified by the deposition of fau wife, the old man at length made a similar confess ion ; and six weeks after the guilty couple ex pired on the scaffold. (Kommuuecation. [For the Agitator.] THE 800K 1 OB* “JEEP.”' CHAPTER YU. Then said Jeff unto the wise men of the re volted provinces; " Behold, now there dwelleth within, oor borders/many bondmen and bond women, and Abraham dcsireth that they be tnade free; now therefore send messengers and bring these bondmen forth, and give arms unto them, and say unto them of this wise ■“ L 6 1 thy masters,' whom the Lord God ootn mandeth thee to-serve, also command thee to go.up .and fight, with thy. .might, againattba captains, and, against, the hosts of this -man Abraham. An 4 to such of thee as fight val iantly, and slay many, we will give freedom, in the day when the’men'of the North shall bow downto the men of the Sooth. But unto such of thee as refuse so to do, ye shall be slain with the sword, and horned with fife, and thy wives and little ones shall also be torn in pieces, and the residue of thy brethren shall remain bondmen forever.” And when this bad been proclaimed- throughout the land, none canae, save only those who were driven by sharp bayonets, and other cruel implements of war. Now when Abraliam heard these things, he said unto Ills counsellors,/’ Verily the Lord hath • done this groatthing; the groans of these Ethiopian bondmen have- long cried to Him, and their tears and prayers 'went up daily to His throne, but because of the agreement made by our forefathera before tbe'great Sanhedrim; we. dared not let,these people go.” .Xefy inasmuch, as Jeff and bis people, have broken and trodden under foot the agreement of our forefather! in the great Sanhedrim, called 1 the Constitution, they now deserve naught fat'our bands. ' Therefore' I, even I, Abraham Lincoln, Chief Magistrate of these Puiicd, Btutcs, do hereby proclaim that; if eo be, that Jeff and the revolted provinces return to their allegiance, ley down their arms, and swear by the living Qod, to remain true there unto ; I will not take from them their bond servants ; hot if they return not, within the space of one hundred days, I do solemnly pro claim, that henceforth and forever, the bond servants that dwell within their provinces shall become freemen, and shall he bondmen and bondwomen nnto the people of the South no more forever.” And his chief counsellors said Amen I And all the people said Amen I save only a few re bellions spirits of. the North like unto - Jeff, who have beeni heretofore mentioned.’ Now when this Proclamation had gone forth throughout- the land, it fell upon the ears of Jeff) and his wrath was sorely kindled against. Abraham, and against hie chief, counsellors; And Jeff said,_“ Verily there lieth great gnile in the heart of Abraham, else had he not done this thing.” And Jeff further said, unto his chief captains, and nnto his counsellors; “ Be hold now, if our allies beyond the seas come not to our rescue, in greater numbers than hith erto, we ehall even fail in the day of battle, and our inheritance shall be taken from ha, and we be made snhscrvient'to the men Of the frorth ; -therefore command thou in the name of Jeff, that all men of these provinces, from tbe-yooth of sixteen .years, to the aged man of threescore, make themselves ready without de lay, aud come up to the battle. And let the Ethiopian bondmen be' brought, and let them he placed before the men of Jeff, that they may be as a breastwork before them; and let all these things be done speedily, lest peradven ture, Abraham prevail, against ns.” ; And his counsellors and chief captains an swered and said; “ 0 Jeff, live forever. Thy words are" 'wise, and thy mandate shall be 'obeyed.” ‘ Now at all these the heart of Abra ham failed not, neither was his faith in Qod diminished, o.ne whit. Ahd the Ethiopian be gan from that time forth to be free. Yet were they sorely persecuted, rf Meeta Me'lgrote the Scribe; Covington; 1865. ■ ■ Item Worth ComnmNo to memort.—A bit of gloe dissolved in skim-milk and water will restore old crape. Half a ©ran berry bound on a corn will soon kill it. ~ An inkstand was turned over upon a white table-cloth, a servant threw over it’a mixture of salt and peper plen tifully, and all traces of it disappeared, • Pic ture'frames and glasses ere preserved from files by painting them with a brush dipped into a mixture made by boiling three or four onions in a pint of water. Bedbugs are kept away by washing the crevices with. strong salt water, put on with a brash. Soft soap should be kept in*' dry place in the cellar, and not used until three months old. 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At all hazards, and at every sacrifice of everything save principle, most the action ef this Convention, in the end, be unanimous. The whole army of loyal voters who, in 1884, Tallied aroand the Standard of Abraham Lin coln, and proclaimed to the world that the Un ion should be preserved, and the rebellion sup pressed at every hazard, must again be called into the field under the banner which shall be hoisted here to-day. The military power of the rebellion has been crashed. Oar brave and heroic officers, soldiere, and sailors have well performed their part. Before the magnitude of their achievementa the ware of former timet and the battles of other nations link into com parative insignificance. Our nation to-day occu pies a prouder position before the world, and is more feared by the aristocracies of Europe than ever before. The glories as well aa the toils of onr surviving heroes, both officers and soldiers, the memories of the thousands slain and starved in defense of oor cause, the tens of thousands of widows and orphans made such by the war, and the millions of debt willingly incurred by a loyal people to preserve the Me of the nation,All demand that the fruits of the great victory of human freedom shall not he fritted away by the mistakes of politicians.— Every man of ns mast be prepared to yield upon the altar of patriotism all his personal preferences and individual wishes for the com mon good. There may be, and there no doubt are, soma questions about which we may rea sonably and safely differ. Upon all the great vital issuee of the day all trnly loyal men must and will agree. l During the four years of fear ful,and bloody war jnst closed, the rebellion increased and strengthened • and was greatly protracted by reason of Northerneympatby.— Now, that it is over, these men in the North have grown'holder and more defiant by reason of the aid and comfort Which they expect to receive in tnrn from those lately in arms against the Government. True, the rebellion is over, the figfaing has ceaaed, hat the. war is not ended, the spirit of rebellion still lives, and it is to-day active, insolent, and defiant.— The great object of the rebellion was the death of the republic, the dismemberment of the nation—that object has not been abandoned.— Those who undertook it failed to accomplish their purpose by force of arms. They now strive to reach the same end by means of man agement and appeals to the prejudices of ths people at the ballot-box. This may appear to be a harsh judgment. I would that I could believe otherwise. Bat the spirit that for thirty years and more has distracted our people, and disturbed the peace of the nation, in a bold attempt to make slave ry the ruling power of the nation, and all other interests subservient to that—the spirit which slew our wounded, and mangled oar dead’ on the field of battle after the battle -was over-rtbe same spirit which presided over the prisons of Andersonville, Libby, Belle Island, and elsewhere —that which organized irrespon sible bands of guerillas—slew innocent women and children in railroad cars, poisoned fount ains of water, and imported loathsome diseases —the same spirit which animated the band, of the assassin as it sped the fatal ball to the brain of our late merciful, magnanimous, and patriotic President, will not hesitate to seize the throat or stab the heart of ■ the nation, and destroy, if possible, the noble old republic of our fathers, utterly regardless of the ruin and woe which may follow. Already these men in the South are organizing to send representative* of their kind to Congress. Their friends in the North are rallying for the same purpose. Al low them to succeed in their scheme, and soon the rebel debt will be assumed, damages pud to rebels for injuries suffered by the war, aim pensions granted to rebel wounded and rebel widows. Under this load it is confidently ex pected by tnem that the good old ship of state will soon go down and the nation perish.— Should this fail, oar whole national debt would next be repudiated and the country mined. Shall all this be avoided ! Much of a correct answer to this question may depend upon your action to-day. Every dollar of debt—municipal. State, and National—contracted for the sup pression of the rebellion, must and shall be paid* at all hazards. Not one cent of rebel debt, damages, or pensions shall ever be assumed or paid upon any pretext or for any reason what ever. Our present loyal and patriotic Presi dent, Andrew Johnson, has submitted to these people a policy which challenges the admira tion of the world. It will stamp him through all time to coma as a magnanimous, merciful, and kind-hearted ruler. In bis efforts to carry it out ho must and will receive our hearty and zealous co-operation and support. Bat should these people continue, as they have already commenced, to treat his offers of mercy with scorn and oomtempt, and present to the country and the virorld an exhibition of folly, madness, and wickedness unparalleled, let us hers pro claim to them and to our chosen ruler that we will, one and all, stand by him in seizing and bolding their own territory by the military power of the country, and that the grasp oftha military arm shall not be relaxed until they satisfy us, by their professions and their prac tices,that they are ready and willing to accept in good faith the results of the war. It was of their own seeking and of their own making.— They have no right to ask the advantage of a trial unless they mean to submit to the verdict. The war has not ended until the conquered party has fairly accepted its results, and the Government has not only a perfect legal right, but it is her solemn duty to enforce those results by the military arm. Our four yean war, the most gigantic in the world's history, must net be in vain. Let the late rebels accept in good faith the policy of our President, and we will gladly welcome them again as brothers into the folds of our Union. Let them reject it, and ,we DoUtftal.
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