V-
The Tioga County Agitator i -p
~~&X~ GOB®, ' -
per year, always IS ADVANCE; “
1 Ibe paper is centpustago free to coanty 'spbseri
bers, though they mayrecel w tllisfr MaHat pbatiefficos
located in e? u ntios iminediately 'adjoining, for tgicve
nience. • af P-'i I —us'* 'o£rf*
Tee Agitator m the Official paper of Tio£% Co.,
cod circulates fa n«ghborhood;tbereic.sS'a
bgeripuous being on the advance pay 'system', itffircn
llle j amung a class moat to the interest of adveßisers
tu reach. Terms to-iv.iver ti serj as ii LeruLus tie so of.
fercJ by‘any paper Of equal 'eircnlat.ion J in Kojhdm
Pennsylvania. • , ,
fiS* A cross on the margin of a paper, d (notes
tbs' the "übs&ripfjb’n 'is abtfut tftbxpire. " ‘ Pup
0 papefS’ wtl lbe stoJip edSrhen -riio
time expires, unless the agent orders their coAinu
snee- L 7^
lAS. tOVVBEf «c S. F. Wftislil,
i tVOMEYS & GQONSELWRS at I &W.
fj. will attend the Courts of Tioga, Potto ant)
McHeao counties. . ; ’[Wellsboro, J*n. 1,18x2.]
JOHN I. OTI r r«BJEIX.
Attorney and counsellor at £1 w.
Tioga Villtige. TiQgif County, Feun'a. • * r .j
Prompt attention to Collections. . -
March l f 18G5.-Iy. _ * •
- JEaoatJE :3S. 'jßtJUEp*
iTTOfHTET-& OOWaBL&dsAr ; iife f, *
Wcllaboro, Tioga Countv, Pa.,’'h|
Haring been ageeialljr. licensedby, the..pnitec JS.tales
tor the Prosecution? o/ for jtftack
P» r and Bounties..;,.. it
Particular attention trill be given to that ilihte of
basinets. J. B. NlhiES
\Veli»tK>roj-Feb.15..1865-1 y=>
pjfifIIfSYLYAWIA IMQUSIB*
CORNER OP MAIN. feTREET AND THE AVESJtfE,
Wellsboro, "Pa.
J. W. BIGON-Y, Proprie^pr.
THIS popular Hotel, having been ru-&feted
and ro-fafnished fhrougbMit. is now
public as a first-class'house.. ’ A. good hbstlcf always
on band. * lw * __ £liin. 1, .•!&&&] •
». HART’S HOT£L. -
WELLSBO'RO; TW&a VdJF&I&fA.
TEE subscriber .takes this.method
bis old friends and customers.that
juoied the conduct of the old “Crystal P-fchtain'
Hotel,” and will hefeeaftar entire attrition,
fer,past favors, ho solicits a renews, of the
same* , . , *)AYIX) hAe*.
Wellsboro, Nov. 4, 1863.-ly. - *
izAak.'’ ivitTO!f : ' HbicsiSv 1 -
Gaiaes,W»o«fa.County, Pa.
U. C. VERMILYEA, Proprietor.
THIS is a new,hotel; located withingpsyao-j
cess of the bestfishing andhunUng graph>b;
Northern Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared for*
lie accptpmodation pleasure seekers and, thp .[rav.
elling public. -.- - 1 $ fl3.j
H. W. TViLLIAIIS,
A TTOBNE YS AND CODA SELOUS, '.A% Sa}T t
BOtJTTt & EESSIOK ' AGtpWET,;
Plain; Street, WcUpboro.'pa^;-
January 4, 1865-ly. v • : . a re...a”
, r ; -T-r l: . ;—S:
S. P. SHAiBLIN, V
BARBER & HAIR-DREpERv:
SBa?„ovpa C._ h. Wilcox’s . Stobe._
WeUsboro I ,‘DeoY, i VBit i '' J
UESTEKX* EXCHANGE HOTEL.
, KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH-, SA, ,-i ■'\]
THE undersigned having leased the libbtfS HdUl T
for a term of years would -respectfoi
the traveling public that he has put the floUin first
class order for the reception'of r aud t V pains
will be spared in the accommodation of iravf-nrs and
tt far as the btf will^kee' fir*t
class Hotel, in all things, except paces, wh ch will
be modeiate. v Please try oir anti judge for yoi jselres.
KnoVv'iUcl'tfit. 19, 1'864-ir. MALT-IN.
WELrjS&O&O- ttOMli
{Oavutf Main -Slrttt and the Avenue'. ;
Wellsboeo, Pi/
B. 13. HOLFDAY, Proprietor. r;-
One of the most' popular Houses in the.'iiouptjy,
This Hotel is. the principal Stage-house in
Stages leare daily as follows : ■ i
For Tioga, at U.a.jn.j For Troy, at S For
Jersey Shore eyery Tuesday ahd Friday at S p. m.;
For Coudersport, every "Holiday aml 'TinirsJay at 2
P Stases Tioga. at .12,,1-2 . p’clo.ek’
r.m.; From Troy, at 6 o'clock p. m.T From-Jersey
Shore, Tuesday and Friddy 11 1 m.: PrhioCtmdtira
uri, Monday tiad'Thursday XI u. m. ; . r \
V Fj —Jimmy Cowden, tlio well-knotrtr ncsucr,-
, „ , 7- .-J3 i . ‘ ‘ J 'I * tJ 1 * ’rf
nil be found on band.
Wdhboro, Oct, 5, JSC4~Iy.
hugh Yoraa,;
BOOEhELLEE &TATIOSEB,
AND DEALER- 1 ' f .r"
American Clocks, American, English* and Swiss
batches, Jewelry,. Silywr Ware/ Spectacles,
Picture Frames, Photographic Albums, Stereoscopes,
Microscopes, Perfumery, Yankee
Tackle and Flies, and TWey, and .Toilet A* >cl«BP “ •
psT SCHOOL BOOKS of every bind a£d;in the
County, constantly, on hand and
erwise, to .* \.jf- ‘ 9
A r o. 5, UMOV-BLOCK, '.'WfiLt.Sß. QKV/ PA-,;,
FOE SAI[E>-iiOXJSE ■■AyipT: on Mauig-SUeot,
adjoining Store. lOnfercsof
land in Delmar, between John Gray and Merrick.
House and Lot on Covinsrtoh Street." * ‘I/ ’
For terms,'apply to HENRY Es*?*
Weilsboro, May 31, 1805-tf.* - » ‘ - r:nj
Flock anb-fked. bock, wueae flodr,
Meal, Pork anil Salt, Tea, Ceffed, Siffcar, Soap,
Candles, Salcratn?, Tbhhcco'anil dTorosane iiflLA ‘i■ ,
Also, Mackerel, White Fish, and Trorit, by the
i n ~4\ n^SSb&bg.
Welisboro, Jupe3s,-1565
JAS.I. CLOSE. .F.X. COUBETT, ' ■
CuLlbii ya.. Vols. Of ?>'c« Tort. Lift of'fur fiopf;
CLOSE,"CORBETT fe-MONROE/;
Attorneys, Claim, Patent, Ileal festale.
And General Insurance Agents.
Claims of all all kinds /?ic (Jailed States
GoDeriimf it Z ter-'iiidkciihtdls ainlCskted.
Ordnance, Quartermaster;-', and all Government ac*
fauvtu ifri-mptle *u;ivdo up aniYAdjusted/ f r j Cj
MONEY‘LOANED an4'ADVANCKDt'en Claltni!.
Special attention given to PATENT C^tsES.
REAL ESTATE ifiMight Apd-, ®siiY HDFS£S
tad FARMS for gale or Kent in Washington, D. C.,
Alexandria, Yn_, and
POLICIES grantetfon LIFjJrEi'EEtS id MARINE
RISKS in some of the oldest and inos i .rcsponsiblo
SStufanea dojnpinies.“ 'i
Office, 227 Ponna. Avtnae,,
.opposite WiUarrjS* Hotel, ; .
July 19, -’ ' ’ WaVhVdg*ki, ; D.*C; ; -
PROTECTIVE. WAR CLABI. A'N'D;PENSION
AGENCY OF THE'I 1 . B. SANITARY COM
* MISSION.— AU Ihp papers. and corrafß'mtoco ro
-1 qmred-icb' ” a J»
acd Prize Money for discharged rfOX/MERS ana
SAILORS, S and for the ?(; W di ( e ££P d
Sailors dying” in ‘the service of the States,
prepared, and .-forwarded, nod the, of A*!
claims. ■vrhen^oUc<‘ted,‘rbihiUC*d : to FREE*
OF CHARGE. ? '
. ‘~i< Office y&j
Or forfurtWr information or assiftanC?. apply
r, £ucv Mooke. HotcgksSj.|-0]
S. El rv
. -V
puaa.isaaa.. Eo^6()iaiiWf .
|VOL.
BARGAINS!!—I ;wou!a ia ~.lj.
confidence, say to the people of Wellsborp aud
surrounding country that I have just returned from
NewiYork with
!•'* • - - 1 ' ■'
! : ;: A-.lArge s'Tocir of goods, • ' -
consisting 6f . . \
MMY-MAM CLOTHINfi
! ' ‘ ! • - y.::, . k „ji
: • , ,i-„ fopftfett and Boys. .it , .5
! ‘ ’
i - OVER AND. UNDER SHIRTS. 'u:
i I furnish everything' to timkoa man' warm', and
cotefortftbloi'' Also, ’ - • , j £-
.U
• ■•■■■ a NICE' LOT OF. GAsSIMEREfe' m
I *' J ’■ ' :
a.'laT i ge*stbbk'of' i ' " '* % ’' va - 1
;■' id'OfciB I .' -SHOES VH
for MEN", WOHENVani CHILDREN. -..7 ...
! . _. t . f 3
;too pumerous to mention.,. All,of which -V -< e . v 7J
I _ ' I “ E OEFERK^B,CAsii,?I- J S
at pricessaloulated'lo narry out business.
SinaibPronts nfld <i«i cßSalcih:
J S ttT IT > ' < ' J**'l “ ■ r u r
t ° Please to call and examine,myfitock! ■ dS'ementbfJ?
the place, 1 ' *
-■V'iV'- ; \i ; A! .VlV_ ■
TS£ EHEAP, CASH STORE, BO TTSJSVllfillii}*
Wellßhoro,-6epfc^9,;lS66 ; j.-r'r -tj. jpi fyigci.
-4hJ
' . J OJi 0/JH3K
£)iSTINGBISBED;AMI¥AL.
St 1 : ... ; ji rro;-. -j i„-,j
Has, New Tort,?vipi
su,ai of J-r
hko < eßni£&&:Wß
-•'.'Wh. tU. SVITD.
and'ia offering them to the" public for LEBS mob^ -
than L 'th6y liaTe beau sold since the ‘WAK.’ I : •
GREEN TEAS^iPANESE^oStON^/Bl
: mm* mm *wimE
moufßA.
in kernel und alf the varieties of ground Co{|eee. '/•/
i, : o ..’f.il. ‘>H A . .ru.'i o* l sniLus- ?lt
■ORDSr.i ROW.*
! ‘T*r^-vT s r-' vkkkv. - —r.
and alstun
large and aasbrtnfe’nt of 1 »* ! ■ #» • L
cannot fail to please customers if the; will call and
examine oar Stock, either in price or quality. .
varying in priee from 65c. to $1,50 per gallon.
FISH—WHITE FISH, TROUT, CODFISH,
BLUE FISH,
JlJL&aSimiAir
Also a good stock of Brooms, Uarket Baskets,
Corn Baskets, Axe Helves, Wash Boards, Scrub
Brushes, Bed Cords, Door Mats, Baggy Mats, Mop
Handles, Pails ; also a nice assortment of Bird Cages.
The Ladies will please remember that W. T. Math
ers keeps J. B. Stratton’s
,
)
T. Eingsford & Sons’ Corn Starch, Sage, Vermltjilfp,
Tapioca, Macaroni, all kinds of |
SPICES, CLOVES, CINNAMON, GINGER,'
A NU®MEOr«fcc.:i«A
Also Black Snuff, and Yellow Snuff, a good assort
ment of
FLAVORING EXTRACTS & TOILET SOAPS.
©n?'i a J£
keeps constantly on hand the best brands of Salera
tus, Soda, Cream Tartar, Sal Soda for Washing; also
the best grades of
OOBN MEAL,
by the barrel or sack, the beat quality of
Kerosene Oil and Lamp on.
The last but net BdHbUOoOSO i8 > w - T - MATH
FES
o' i!..ejT-'
' Goods
A£a?.j¥§§g^TED-or
no sale.
The highest market price in Cash paid for Batter
Q.Ah STAJI^?3MSS«aSP s /
WeUsboro, Aag, 23,1855.
IJIO TBS-PBQP&Ey-df' ITJttSAL CGSJNTT'; —
Get the best andqnly anthoriied Jdfc and Pnbltc
Services of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, impartial, truth
ful, 760 pages, with beautiful engravings, good paper
and binding—by.,Hop,!!!. J. RAYMOND, M. C.
Some important'tniifgs -are- copyrighted and cannot
be used in any other work. Wait for the Agent and
see RAYMOND’S before you subscribe.
. Vjj . ~(, .i,
B. R. VAN HORNE, M. D., Agent, .
For Lawrenceville, Tioga, Richmond, Chatham. Deer
field, Clymer, Westfield and other towns’. :
Knoiri!le,,^ug.tf, 3 i|(^ r tf. ?: 3 j|| !
BOOK FOR EVERYBODY!— . ;
THE BISTORT OF THE
rE&ksTBfiANTA SffISEBmWRPS.i
i 1
Compiled from Official Documents by R..
STPHER, Esq., ■ ]
3 (± 7 r i
(late War Correspondent of the Tribune.) ..
; 'JMr. O. B. STORE,
(of tie BufktaibQ is general agent fpr this valdahlo
Affl|6 sto ;,
rolls ana the military history of everyTnomqor of
that famous corps. 723 pages. With fonr engra-,
vinga on Steel. . xl-i&l A- jut> .ABOII i
° v aHT
■I
of lljr Sfrea of ati.iv tto L S#vieai) orp?pnltb£:2tte€orm.
WHILE THERE^ nNRiGHaED,!' AND UNTIj/ "MAN'S INHUMANITY T,O MAN” SHALL CEASE,. AGITATION MUST CONTINUE
: WHUSHOIiO. TIOGA COUNTY. BA.V.WBIIftiSfiAT ttORjUNG, OCTOBER IS, 1865
BROWN SUGARS,
SYRDP & “MOLASSES,
1! ’
TIOGA CD., PA-,
f ; ;_is ,THE-,jPe.ACE-': J ,‘, J : r ‘
. | : ; ' . •
’ —to— .
■ , - !m 1 ; ; , , . (
asm si lit, ®oaiEs:
7mMM:Api7i
111 ■ ■ < , 1 -i •I ; hi*' ! '
'<■’ A .FULL .STQOK
; : j;k pjk .v.rate
■ f f l\t MH a *s *«;.
* iJ- !i. ;j ib • r ,..v
tti’i ... ;,;r ;
>f v: Di u) j.i : ; ■
se»! ?ob ;y obese tires;
CLOTHINS -
i.3J ■ v • oJ i , 1
—fe-SLX. P__o » b E R ,
■li ? ;i i! ,5 "Hi ii ■
.WARRANTED to FIT.
5; r ■ :• ■ ; • E.i
•3 lA Larg£ ; Stoctc of .CLOTHS;;. 7
I *.f $ . * Jost j Received. *»
i - COME <AND - SEE TOR YOIIBSELF. /
7 ;1 DHLLSPAOGH j& SHUTTS.M
,*3 ; ...J *,<-.•! > ;
i jjiaTfxeneevillo, Oct. 4, ISsfcly-. 41 • i-■
f e*—rrij IT—ff-I ; : :
FIRM,& NEW GOODS'AT TIOGA.:
• 7 -Tj ■•• - • , t , , ’»r[ »* 7, I **’
respectfully announce to r< all whom ,11‘may
concern, *’ that they keep constantly on hand a large
and v?oll teelected«assortment«f : ; '
-« '-‘-I • a ! Lrw.-.I Mi
V jJbrij'OS:;AJ[b ‘IaERICIIf ES, r;;;,;
.* : p‘ !p PAINTS.-OILS ; Vi.-V;
Olios’ ,VSI>vWAU. I'AWiRi
EAMIL¥-a¥BSr— 1 tZz
33i ‘ LAMPS, 1 J'rrA, '«•: j
; ~~TTI i. GLASS WA-RE^; — 1
|il i I ’ PLATED’ \^A&Efsoi{*“,
'_J I. CASTORS, ' \_ j
A- MM —“ryABEB~ ..~7Z,in
' W-: T-.;-.
vJ ILv C •• >•-. .1 u'j>
OAK:E|- DISHES. : &€. «
; il PAf»^H
• -.1 .H 'a '■ to •. ■ it
r jENyELOPES, SCHOOL ,ij;.
li NT M !•: D 1 oi'n’iSs;-]
iTcaj rp<Tc»', Spice, Pep per, <■!*»-
ii: ..." s«r, .Saleraius, S«a»-«fc; ■- M
AND WASHING SOAP?. ■
variety‘of • V
]f‘ NQTIONS'.
: i Tioga, Pa., Oet/4,' • _
J
| jp HAMMOND’S
r - HiddlehiirV, Tioga-C0,,-Pay 1 i-.v
the Plank Road* four miles irozri/£Ui£a.
We are prepared, to furnish Trees at
the following'pricea : u
_ Applgfcrees —largo size/25 cents at the Nursery ,* 30
oolite deliVired/ 'Cotrim'on' size, 20'cents 1 ai tho Nur
tfdf^j i ®s , e©nt3'dffliverfed. Treed,''so VjeistswS '•* '
. * p Btrafi2H^Harvest/Early -Har
vest, Chenango Strawberry, Washiogtnq, ,§trjtwb ej:ryi
Red .Astrachao, Summer Bellflower, Sumfoer Queen,
Sumlnir Kirfg,'Sweof Bow; Sonr Borr.’- ’"'‘ u
Fi!'i£iA.PF { Rib
itflpiPiPPifli F<:l J ippin. HawlDy
or Blush, farge .Wine,,
inc, Ly in un l P u rriyi kip' &wee t. ’ * Jl ‘
- 'A’ppbt^*.—‘Baldwin' 1 Barley : Sweet, 1 : Black
Gilifl BLa * ! 'i? £nturxin, Affieribic tGoWotr Russet;
lUjthgjy gusset,-Rhode 'ftlapd-'ftreenjDg,; Esogaa
SpUzenburg, Swaar* .(rillflow.er, Sweet,
Roney Greening, Honey Sweet; Pound Swcet/’Pouna
gdSf, Pack’s' Pleasabt/ ralUnari Sweet, Tompkios-Co.
King.?.? <l* h" ' \ I;.- 5
r ; py - English' Jargonelle, ,
Meadow/ Bella Liichitiyej. T)
Shekel/ Betirro IP Aranilr/'Opldfeii 'Bcurre/FleraKn
Bte*Uty,‘GlGbt M .rceau. Ltltvfencef ’ 1 ■ 1
»mj £Srope,ro<jts->--
severeUKUielles- .. , : i.,7p. * N/HAAIMONr,.-.
, SliJdieliurx, Tioga Ca.'/Pa., Oct. 4”jS. , )£-Iy‘. If ' ‘
«J ‘PARTITION.- - '■ ■ p-■
,i§;hciyhv‘jyvjsn/Jiijki summbj)feiojpn,r|ltion
fans igßuod from Pfcas for Tioga
of :
at’tHe guitof Robert G. White, agai nsl * Ju uTes* n. Gu
ffctc Jlfacf Frlit&Mn H.‘ Smith, Trustees 4 (>f' thV Arfeon
Aufr Fi JN3£ait , or,'-'Mary'A. -Dockery,
feteipiPyen An&ooySchj?d6:-jjid Mpry V* Scfeo.der
hiwife,
Tga^'SV
of Tah<? ; sftnatc l ~ita RI b& ■ ‘ txJwhstiijf, Tioga
i - :i--t»lßevoking.as
-t»lBevoking.as a.bircli £t the easterly cprsec of.land
BtgiamiP/.^atl^rsoa3 thepco norfb forty degrees
eost'two hundred and ninety live per Ohos, to a post;
thorco south hundred jyid .nrteen perches'to'TL
bvyph south/orlyrSix and thjep-fonrths. do*
Hatidrfcd •abd’' ''perched to a
hbeeb-’■kßui&e*jiorth' foftyj degrees 4?bst hu&drod
tmdithirty-I bree^perchesjTnd fivVl£oihp'of.,apQrgh„to >
north thirty -scyetj*.degrees ..cast£o'
perches'to a post’3 thence north twenty-tour,'degrees '
‘icfrsjapipactiof [Of. larger ’ tract .of ,Kndr suiy.cy et* ; >
plaintiff. alleging* that lie will? the,dofebdanla ‘pu’nienl,!
a'hd'UndividedMo ■ hold 5 !
'.Z'i: i.REßO£;XAßoßgSberifi'.4
T;sMet6s^f?;., Jr t;j : -_i ,; ■ j...*■ -■ ;
*1 r *7~ ?»hlrohV : 4>iWp’ that-the 1 ptirfhershlp lately eis •
iatfog/hetitcon Av-f>- KSotoa nd'H-cnry 10.-Ca Ikigid n o - •
jdfT Ae firm Cole , ki £3,” «■ wxjs‘ dissolved t f>ni
_tpo 2§ih sliy of SontepjWr. 18«io,J>y mutual consent.*
Tlve laid telfkma l^^'^Sfcna^ed' the ‘interest of CsV*
li..?. ’
’J3.>a h’. rK.’A-J* |> j
awv.u 'ol i s?oflr&i
uc; i
'J * Is
.<3'!. >
B o v v $ 0 iiu tnc t .
«. .. • ..,i. a.-['Extract.j ~
“„.L_ i_ b . Liberty, Oct. flth, 1865.
V. A. ELLIOTT,
| Sir: Your letter of August I6th is received. In*
1 rofil y .LwjJ 1 k say .ta,t as to the \ f underhanded double
jdealiug” you speak' of, aT the organization 'of my
j Regiment in September i&64y I will refer to the honor
; and candor'ofjthepublie. .You say that some time in
I August IS<I4kX should be /commissioned to command
provided ,1 could raise the'required num- 1
’beV or.men. Ten companies you say'were tfeudetod’
m 6) otid noW you’ have the 'audacity' to-ask who gare
ime the monopoly ?5 1 Xt will; .appear from your own
I words that you prsyjdu£ly understood more about my
i arrangement as.to thq organizing of a regiment than
■ I did myself. ' >lTndver‘ Invited you to jbmmjregi
| merit nop to assist me in raising men, but’at your
; earnest request,,! told you if you did come X would
j duthe ‘TaiV thing wit& you. ■'•Tbe'"tcstinsony '-of -my
I Quairtenuaiter stands -without;, contradiction ; that
‘ which you .inlroduce does not reflect . upon it in the
’ least. ,J l'"find uo- fault *With theF testimony; those
officers say they -,d!d , not.know
meot until a certain time; now the question is
I whether I wag bound to promulgate all that had been
eajd and'done in relation to tba Chaplain to all my
i officers, or whether it was sufficient to toll one, he be
ing the principal operator in the -matter,-and this at
1 a,time when,! bad other business of more importance
*to attend to. I would Hite to have you state where
.^du'was J ftben* you : told mo : that Reynolds -would
my requests The Quarter
master swears that .this conversation was in your
pVeseKch, for he aatd'you-repliad, and the officer that
remarked me, that if tlja -electipn of, Reynolds was
; not legal then'the election of Wilson la not legal, was
you and no other man. ; : •
! v«Tbs-day, alter election I. reported
j the whole proceedings to. Adjutant General’ Russell;
, he informed m’o that all was correotexccpt the choice'
| of. Chaplain, which.be said was.not legal as The offi
cers must,bo mustered to legally elect a Chaplain,
i affd at'the sftmo'ltifiecallod my attention to. an act
which ho sa[d ,hq4 just been published, which said
1 that after the Field-Lino and Staff Officers were mus
tered the majority ahos<T elect's chaplain, and when
Wilson camsitp'jpg-wjtH/ a clear, majority of hue, I
did approve their action, supposing' them all muster
ed. x Yon say I came back7 on roy friends, who en
nB^d 2 mymed : fqiL : md ? ahd elected me'ColtmeL'- You
know full well that when I was chosen." Colonel by
the meeting at the European Hotel the vote was ta
ken pt my-own-request and it was made,.by the line
officera ,undnim'ous, and I have always felt -grateful to
them for notwithstanding they
could the, leastas to
for X'had received assurance*
(aq who.tpid. _I~-strould be commissioned)
be uppoiuted, then do uot-atteinpt to infer that I was
dependant Tjpon tbe-gption of my officers for my place
a.g -hut. bow was it with yourself? mat-
a meeting was done by' mo at'the sug
gc«tum!of-Gen-Russell; he said it had become a cue
luip among regimental commanders and it* would
f^^e ? me6f l 'sotue'responaibiUty. - I had bright to
refuge.thierfittggeation and to appoint all my officers
except;Chaplain. Now the question arises whether
you wris aVvffiy' 'diaposal-br not.-orwhether I was del
pendant 6n Abe Xetjvn of.iny ofiocrj c ar meeting
for my .position. »s far as you are concerned, I did not
desiVO’ro liave you in my regiment for T had my sus
pretonaof you ad bgjng a contentions; felloiYi-and.in
tt\\f i l tvduTd doth a
Ifoipaisadwo compaxdes Ixqtyou never raided.one. j
If yon,liad taken my advice yob would not have
to' the regitnent, for-I told you
to y.osfi face Jhat I ,d,id nqt thick, it worth, while .for
him \o com o as it bad been four days Since he bad
tliu dispaLch'/ ' Our meeting'was on ;Monday night
the£fifthiOf and,this conversation was bad
on the 9tb» and whether 1 understand Arithmetic or
hdtrl belleVo that 5 and 4‘ previous to the writing of
ytfmriopter made pine.
1 consented that if the 1 officers that
finned’-Wilson's paper had mot been mustered to let
the. whole matter go before them fur ft, fair vote in
case Reynolds came bn, but when you” came to
rriburg with him the regiment, had. been'ordered
away-rj,, |V
‘Yuii say that the chftrges of Wilson were forwarded
by ine without his signature.; that I-waa the caiise of
juur being pojir.t-mariml.ed, A nud I herewith introduce
a true copy of thV cliirgea; Specifications/ Ac., with
- . i .
Camp in the Field 207th Eeg’t P. V.jj -
Near Petersburg,,Va., Dec. 22,' 1864'. ’ j
Cmplaint 0/ Chaplain JAMES T. WILSON of. the
r Wlh TftffP: y-agaiht Major V. A. Elliott of
'^KtmeSßotfhn&St. ; _ . 1: ."i';'! i;_ : -
Tfa Col. R..C ...Cux, commanding 207th Reg’t P. V. r
That; V. A. Elliott, Major of the 207th Rcg’t P-
V. afun-Eifd, h;is -inco my connection frith said regi
ment a.a Chaplain : .treated me..in a;mannar,nnbecom
ing an officer r (ind a.gentieman-
In thisi’-thTtt he, V. 'A. Elliott aforesaid',' 'Major of
thc.2o7th RogitP-. V., Oi’J nn nr:.'.r-nat -the 20 tU uav
of September, A.,D...18fi4, circulate a certain petition
among the officers'6T said 'regiment with ihoirltenttd
disgrace and bring mq.ipto contempt—asking.pie to
resign, my position of Chaplain of said regiment, and
ItPetS doing resorted to means'wholly tmbOeothifrgiaii
officerticd'.a gentleman. ,
.That the said V. A. Elliott, of jhe 207th
Pc’g’t P. V. afofoskiS.'-tiidTvhtlo to pro.
euro the names to;said jpotjtion.jmako certain; false
statements in order to inducer said officers to sign' the
o'feresaidpeiUionVttSbteifi -Tliat .l had forged Thd
name of-£ieo,L C9I. 800 day- 1 f the 207 th Reg’t P. V.
to n certain instrument'of writing.'
■'■'’That the said Major V. Ai Eliiott;aforesaid, did
forwnr.d’ Raid petition, containing, tho signatures of
said.officers, and nlso-a certain otbcr v?ritii;g or state
ment purporting to bo ooqaicsced in hythe nfaresaid
officers and trithput the, knowledge and consent of
sniff officers'aforesaidplirst had and obtained, did in
a c hrndeE; i 0 o manner for or arri the same- to.tho Secre
tary of-i War, ; '7 .
Which said petition'and writing within mentioned
wheh subseqnohtiyifßtumcd to: the commanding offi
cer ot.thc.2o7th Heg’t P. V. Col. R. C . Cox, was dis
covered fcy the ? sign’ers of said petition to 'have' been
used for a difircent p4ttpose,,from; that originslly in
tended by tho parties'to the petition aforesaid wholly
unauthorized, thereby placing the parties to said wfi'-
ting.in a false .position, thaiigmhg'my standing in
said'rogimeiihas Chapfaih'and nioToffay*'’’ 1 .
• ‘ Gcheru! OrderoffthO 'War Department. No. 129, of
which .-.tho following is an,Extract; : . , .
, • 1, . \ War Departjsehi, ]
”'6eberal Orders/ s APJ’r Qjsseraes Office, >
,A r ca 1291- .'}. WiSBiSGXOS, March. 30, ISM. j
>1 The attention cf -all oiucers is called to. the Arcay
Regulations and GeoeraV Orders in regard to cortes
pondeheedn offioiarsnotteri “ All sttoh correspondence
•ir.o?t bp cooductcd.l-hrougb the proper otdeial pban
neb, exceplriß Case? of pressing' necessity, which'do
•not-ftav'e time 1 for ‘ : rPgulaT Cormnunicbdoi! ’pad' then
the necessity must be stated. All ppplications
respondence by whomsoever made in violation of this
ordop will, pot be responded to and the writers will be
arrested akd 1 tried' foV 1 fiiEoijCdionea'Of otders or 1 rec
aomepded-tpjljo President fop.dismiesel- .. '.•■y—.
; . , t . _ j . By. command of Lt. General Grant',
■ OMdlal V ”■ - 1 ' ■ K. D. Tdw’ssEN’py A. A.’ Ch 'i
■; .iV;;E.;S.EAyewpB7'Hi Aob'A.VA.-Q;; - , ;■ r! ; e. ■;
To Col. !l- C. Cox, James T. Wipsos,
v Com'g'2Wtli Eeg't-P.V. Chapl’h2o7thUesV-P. V.
'’"As early ad tlekdraber '22d|lSoll which' will'show
the length of time that this paper was withheld in
order to give_vou|liaieTo "aelllo thij"-matter, and that
thvrpaper'way sigDe.'rie’’«vidonee that they never
-oabetbackdntc'inydniDdaifor ihif aignaturejaad’Jiow
.dul U bupomi .(pal yoftTVere convicted twice and-acn
tc.Pced to. be didnissedf tiio -sefvlco of the United
Sfatcs,ff'the paper had not b'een' signed ?. J, Cbldn4l
■ MatbeWa/dtr Brtgade' Commhnder,’to!d*me‘'tbat be
would hot'Eoriittrsii jeoii application -.for. leavo 1 .until
tbo matter.pl.thjC. chlplaip wap,divi)oscd of, and. I re
tained proposition fd go
withont mp.and make to the Brigadejeom
liin’t/d'cV. g Col.-'MaUieVa nevcv iuTvisbd nic to pat those
yob- sajtif And" hild' Ji dworte %b,
I would have refused unless he became responsible,
r rrvTv
JL"---. _A_'w ®
Si: J; t:
.rrl
Iff «3IJ ;! t'*!i
otherwise I would hay©, subjected myself - arrest,
but no doubt, this would have.been highly gratifyiug
to you to be relieved at my expense. * ®'
" y Idesire the publiclo see the charges,
alacrtho certificate oT my Adjutant, showing bow poor
my memory is as.to the time you were" In arrest in
the Army of the James—also the affidavits of Capt.
Rogers, Fredericks, and other's, showing, moat con
clusively your manner-of-uaderhaododness, and that
you represented to those officers in order to aecuro
their signatures'one thing and* afterwards’by doing
another, yet you say that on account of my treachery
yon. was suspended and prevented, from taking that
honorable part in the glorious Spring Campaign.
*. . Headers 207th Reo’t P. V. 1
* i • Front' op Petersburg, Dec. 24, 1864. {
"Personally appeared before me, thiaJMth day of
December, Capt. Jas. W. Fredericks, of Co. C, 207tb
Regiment, being" duly sworn,'deposeth and says, that
he is-acquainted withr W-A. -Elliott, bf-i the 207th.
Reg't P. V., that some time during the month of Sep
tember he. Major,Elliott, came to him with a petition
asking him, said'Fredericks/to sign the same, re
questing .Jamesl'3?. Wilson, Chaplain of x the :207th
regiment aforesaid, to resign his position as chaplain
of said regiment,'and by means of certain statements
made by the Major aforesrid, charging the chaplain
with forging the name of Lieut. Col. W, W. Snoddy,
of the 207th Reg*t P. V. to a paper or writing and
oterwiso traducing said .chaplain that the petition
was only to be used forjpurposes within the segimeni,
and-to bring about an important election. Some time
after at a meeting of‘the officers with reference to
this case of the chaplain, I discovered that the paper,
a petition which ’the Sfnjor had circulated was sent
to Washington; D. C., to the Secretary of War for a
different purpose from that represented to me, and
without my knowledge as to it’s use—thus giving a
different effect and coloring to the intended object of
said petition and wholly unauthorized by me. De
ponent further says that during the conversation with
Major Elliott as to chaplain Wilson, he Captain Fred
ericks, told Major Elliott, that if those allegations of
forgery Ac, proved untrue, that he would always sup
port him if "an - election was ordered, as long aa no.
valid reasons existed to make a change necessary. .
Javrs W. Fredericks,
Capt. com’g Co. C, 207th Eegft P. Y.
. Sworn,and subscribed before me, this 24th day of
December A. D. 1864. Geo. M. Bastias,
Ist Lieut and Adj’t 207th Reg't P. Y.
. Camp BEFpßE'Petersburg, Va., Dec. 27, '64.
■ Personally appeared before me, James A. Rogers,
Capt. of Co- B, 207tb Reg't ?. ,V., who being duly
sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that be
did hear Yictor A: Elliott, Major of the 207th Reg't
P..Y, assert, that the Rev. James T. Wilson, Chaplain
6f*said regiment had obtained his position through
dishonorable means; further that ha had forged the
name of Lieut. CoL W. W. Snoddy, by which
he secured a majority ot! the Field officers and com
pany commanders t<rjhia~ recommendation for 4be
Chaplaincy of said regiment,
- Jahes'A; Rogers,
e : f Capt, Co. B, 207tb.Reg , t P. Y.
Sworn and. subscribed -Wore me,tbis27th day of
December, 1864‘. * 'Geo. M. Bastian,
< >“• 7 . ‘ Adj't 207th Rbg't P* Y. '
I, G. M. Baatian, late Adjutant of the 207th Regi
ment; do certify bn honor, that oh -or about the 29th
day of , September, ;18p4, ,Major Y. A r Elliott was by
order of Col. J. H. Potter, then commanding Provi
sional Brigade put Sunder arrest for disobedience of
an,Qrdor-whicb. came to the Adjutant's office'the day
qnarWof Elliott, ana of KJIiMFs own cholce/anS'
that the said._j£Uiot ( t?Xvasiiot release u mu
in December A. D. O. M. Bastian,
* ' ’ Late Adjutant of 207th Reg't P. Y.
,ii • Yours, • ROBT- C. COX,
, Late Col. 207th P. V. andßrev’t Brig. Gen. U. S. V.
I&tscellawg.
The widow and the poker.
. Mr. William ..Wootihouaa was naturally a
very timid man. Not that he was locking in
moral or physical courage, but that, he was
afraid of the women. On all other occasions
•Uo was usually equal to the emergency, be it
whatever it might; but place him iete a-teie with
a; woman, and, to use a vulgar, but expressive
phrase.,he was done for.
Ilia mother had long ago settled down to the
uncomfortable cofiviction that William would
never-many and the girls had arrived at the
same conclusion ; it had become quite the thing
to say, in making comparison, " As great afool
as Will Woodbouse.”
For—take note, bashful
ninch ladies may admire modesty in the other
sex, they invariably despise a man who. has not
heart-enough to say- to the girl of hie choice >
“I love you.” , ,
Will admired all the girls in his way, but he
looked upon thenrivery much ’as sensible peo
ple’do upon a hornet’s neat—as a curious piece
of architecture, hut not safe to be familiar with.
..So be kept,,bis distance, and. in the mean
time arrived at the mature, age of twenty
three. Then he' met, for the first time, at a
picnic-party, Adelaide Browne. We believd,
people with the stoniest-hcarts fall in love at
picnics, and from that hpnr poor . Will had no
comfort of his life. Sleeping or waiking, his
dreams were fu\l of the beautiful Miss. Browne.
Surely there never was another of the numer
ous Browne'family Tike her 1 Blue eyes, white
muslin dress, with knots of pink ribbon—brown
hair, red lips, pearly teeth, snowy hands—all
danced together in miscellaneous “ all hands
round” before bis distorted vision. ,
, Adelaide, all unconscious.of the trouble she
had caused, went her way, breaking the hearts
of most of the young gentleman in Hlghbridge,
and' trying hard to 'fracture the; few that re
mained jvhale. :
. , She was visiting her auot Hooper and it is
an undeniable fact that ladies always take best
where they are not known. This is no libel
,on the sex—no, indeed I for with gentlemen
this troth is still mors applicable.
' Mrs. Hooper was a widow lady, of no small
'personal attractions in her own estimation, and
if.she was not so young us she mighthave been,
she thought.she was, and behaved accordingly.
She stijl affected short sleeves and profuse ring
lets of glossiest blaoki-tbough ehviogs individu
als presisted in it that her curls were made at
the hair-dresser’s. The same persons also
1 believed'that she was ansioos : to supply--that
-place of the dear deceased .as soon as possible.
Fora week after.meeting with Adelaide,
17111.,b0re up bravely, .The second meeting
destroyed el! the stock of composure he had
heep'hoarding up. ' He took desperately to'the
Muses, and walked the whole night away, to
-the infinite destruction of shoe-leather and the
rinfinite disgust,of his practical papa.
, Hemet Adelaida..now quite frequently.—
Highbridge was very gay. There was a sing
ing'school, a lyceum, a *• society, and then the
’folks got up esCorßionsfotheshrroundlng’biils,
for itlwas yet-early autumn, and nature was in
fben-Tnbeis.afistafe* -' -si-r. s ?* - ■■■'
ii -Cberc -was «m esoursion tu .Mount Gibloj-ooc
Rates of Advertising.
Advertisements will be charged $1 per square of It
;«OW, mrffl2f«nifih,and-?i.sr fortbree ifisertton*.
AdtitUSemonU' of -dWK bhan- 10 linea: tfosAidSWar**
a square. The aubjoined raUj will bo charged fez
Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements:
r 3 MosTßa, 6 aosTssu 12uoara».
1 Square $4.00- $5.75 $7.5*
2 'do 6.00 8.25 10.60
3 do. ; 8.75 10.75 ’ 13.50 ;
i Column, _lo.flo 12.00 1 5.75 i»
i do!- 18.75, 25.00 1 31.60
1 do 30.00 42.00. 60,60 ;
Advertisements not neving the number of inner*
tioaa desired marked upon theme ®i!K be published
until ordered out and charged accordingly. . ,
Posters, Handbills, Eill-Heuds, Letter-Heads, and
all kimls of Jobbing done in country establishments!
executed neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constable**
and other BLAHK§, constantly on hand.
!S T O. 9.
tine day, and'there Will bad the ecstatic pleas
ure- of treading on Adelaide’s drees, thereby
throwing ho? headlong into a pile of brush, and
while Laura Glake picked her up and helped
bar pin her flounces, ha stood by frightened on*
of hia wits, and momentarily expecting tbs
mountain to open and swallow him up.
From that time he pined rapidly. Hia ap>
petite was a thing of the pass. His mother
thought him in a quick decline, and dosed him'
with hoarhound and Dr. Perkin'a patent pills.
He grew worse find worse.
At laat r thinking himself near his end, h*
confessed to his mother. She was thunder*
struck at first; hut afterwards, like a sensible
woman, she advised him to put on hia “ t'other
clothes” and go right over and lay the cue
beforeMisa Browne. It couldn't kill him, she
said, and than .if she refused him—why, there
was-asgood fish in tbs sea, etc.
Will took three days to consider, and at the
end of that tinfe bis mind wae made up. He
swallawed a doable dose of blackberry cordial,
donned his flame colored vast and black blue
plaids, brushed his hair till it shone like ebony,
covered his head with his father’s ten dollar
beaver, and made the best of his way to Mr»i
Hooper's. Not that he intended to ask Ade
laide—but Mrs. Hooper- If ha could only get
the aunt won over to his cause, and employ her
to slate the condition of his heart to her niece,
he should be happy. He felt assured that he
never could live through confessing himself te
Adelaide ; and if.he did, and she should say 80,
he was satisfied he should faint away right oe
the spot. •
As good fortune would have it, he found
Mrs. Hooper alone, in her best gowa and bar
best humor. She was charmed to see him,
treated him to nuts and cider, and s seat on th*
sofa so near herself that Will was at his-wif*
end to frame the first word of hia errand.
They talked of the weather and the crops till
the clack struck ten. The widow tried to t"* 1 **
him think it was only nine, but be wee not i*
far gone but that he could still count. He filH
that the terrible moment could be no longer
delayed; he must make a beginning:
“ Mrs. Hooper,” said he, “ I came -over thin
evening—" he hesitated:
“ Yes, Will,” said she encouragingly.
“ I came over—” Z' ..
“ Yes, I know-yon did,” still more encourag
ingly.
“I came over to ask a' great favor of you." >
“ Well, yon couldn’t have come to anybody
that would be readier to do yon a kindness,
William.” - - ■ f
“ Thank you.” The/ sweat stood on his fore
head in great drops. But this is a very deli
cate business, very., I come to ask yontor—
“ Go on—don’t be afraid ; I am listening.”
"roe ia cl or il sh. i xil 1U mve—aaaperaceiy i
There, I’ve done it!’’
“ Mercy on me ! Why, William I and I never
mistrusted it—never ! Well, of all things 1”
and t)io widow edged a little closer and pother
fat hand in William’s.
“ Yes I’m in love, and I coßje to ask you if
you would—”
Will I ? To be sure I will! How could you
think otherwise! I have always thought so
much ofyou 1 But it is so andden 1 What would
fblks say?” -
, Deuced if I care!” cried Will, elated «t’th«
prospect before him. “ It’s nobody’s business,
am I to be wretched on account of what people
say ? Don’t hug me so, Mrs. Hooper, I beg—l
aint used to' it; and —and—what was that
noise?”
“ The mice, I guess. Dear William, how
glad I am yon told me I”
“ And you’ll ask Adelaide, make it all right
with her?” I
“ Adelaide ? Oh ! she’ll have no earthly oil
ieotions—of course not I”
“ Are you sure ? If I was only certain of.it l
Oh 1 Mrs. Hooper, I loved her the moment I set
my eyes op her !”
•‘Her? IjFio?” •
“ Why, your, niece, Adelaide Browne', She
is the only woman on earth that I could ever
be happy with. I shall die if.l don’t get her I”
Mrs. Hooper turned pale. She caught up the
poker and flaw at our hero like a maniac. He
made for the door, she following close.
“ I’ll show you how to insult a respectable
woman !” she cried ; “ I’ll teach you .to.steal
the affections' of a guileless heart and then prove
false !” each *' showing” accompanied by a
thump from the poker.
Will at last succeeded in putting the door be
tween him and bis antagonist, and in frantic
haste he dived down over tba steps, and at the
bottom reeled foil into the arms of Adelaide
Browne herself, who was Jnst returning from a
friend’s.
Don’t let her get me!” he cried ; “ I’d
rather die than she should hog me again! It’s
yon I love, not her, she’s madder than a pan
ther.” ,
It was not a very elegant proposal, but Miss
Browne’s self-possession insured "Will's ever
lasting weal. She accepted him on the apot,—
for she had liked him all along, and nothing
had stood between them but this abominable
bashfolnese ' '
"V?ill is a happy husband and lather now;
but even to this day the sight of a widow will
make him tremble, they are so intimately as
sociated in his mind with a poker.
The Stats Best.—A proclamation by Got.
Curtin, of tbjs State, juat published, exhibit*
the gratifying fact that the Commissioner* of
the Sinking Bund, have reported a reduction of
the debt of the Commonwealth for the year
ending Sept. 4,1865, of seven hundred andjifty
five thousand, eight hundred and eleven dollart
and ticeiity-svz cents. This is an increase oxer
the reduction of the dabt for the previous- year
of 5467.241 16— the amount reached last year
being only §268,569 50, owing to the expenses
of the year being heavier than the ■ year jnst
passed, growing out of the war. The statement
shows the-affairs of the Commonwealth to -be
in good hands, and that with care and economy,
no.w that we have peace, the State debt may be
entirely paid off ia the course of a few * years.
Our '‘devil’ , >saya that getting in love ii
-something like getting drank; /a-
I.W; does jit the m«o h« wanti to.. lf ,,j -s