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The Tioga County Agitator:
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* each. Terms to advertisers as liberal as those Mf
lerei by any paper of equal circulation jn North ftp
Pennsylvania. , . . . . ,
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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.
Fashionable Talk.—A lady thus addressed
her servant in (be presence of a fashionable paf-
’“ Mary, relieve that barbing luminary of the
superincumbent dross fhat bears upon it.”
‘‘.Ma'am I” said Mary, confused at wbat her
mistress could mean. .
“ Take,” said the lady, ’‘‘from that 'lumin
ous body its superincumbent weight of con
sumed carbon.”
“ Ma'am ?" repeated Mary.
“ Snuff that candle, you hussey, you exclaim
ed the lady in haste.
‘A brave than—onb who'isn’t afraid to wear
old olotbes until he is able to pay for new.
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S peach of Baa. John Cessna in tho Union
State Convention.
Gentlemen or the Convention 1 regard
the Convention jnst being organised as one of
no ordinary interest. The petition of Penn
sylvania in the Union, ae well as her paet his
tory, entitles, and will command for her, a po
tential voice in the reconstruction of oar Gov
ernment. 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.