pailp iettgrao, El A R tt.l S IiURG, PA Tuesday Afternoon, October 22,1561. WILD DucKs.These delicious birds have been quite plenty on the Susquehanna, since the recent rise in the river, and a number have been captured by our sportsmen. RAFTINU.—Since the recent rise in the Susque hanna, the river has been in good condition for rafting, and a considerable quantity of lumber has passed down to the lower markets. =1=:1 THE PROTRACTED meeting services ni the Vine Street Methodist Episcopal Church will be con tinued during the present week. Preaching every evening. Exercises will commence at 71 o'clock. A NEW COMMANDA_NT.—OOI. Mental], of Phil • adelphia, has assumed commaud at Camp Cur-- tin; The Colonel has the reputation of being an experienced mili!ary man, and will no doubt discharge the duties imposed upon him to the satisfaction of all concerned. THE COMET STILL VISIBLIL—The great comet which attracted so much attention last summer while it lay stretched across the heavens, is still seen with a telescope not far from the star Eta in the constellation Hercules. It is entirely shorn of that wonderful appendage known as the tail, and nothing remains but a nucleus enveloped:in a nebulous shroud, the whole not unlike in appearance a small planetary nebula. -.- A RESPECTABLE lady while walking along Third strg:out S o'clock last night was met by a soldiei at - the corner of Pine street, who insisted on accompanying her. The lady quietly submitted to his ungentlemanly conduct, until they arrived opposite State street, when sud denly raising an umbrella which she carried, she let drive at the soldiers head, with a force that sent him reeling back against the iron rail ing of the Capitol enclosure, and then succeeded in making her escape out State street. Verdict of the Jury—served him right A FINE COSIPANy.—A company of one hun dred volunteers from Clinton county, com manded by Captain Shaeffer, arrived here yes terday to join the cavalry regiment of Col. Wynkoop, at Camp Cameron. We noticed at the head of the company; carrying the " stars and stripes," our old friend Capt. Brady, of the State Senate, looking hale and hearty, and ap parently as proud of the position with which he was honored as a juvenile is with his first pair of new boots. 1=1:=Z1 TICKETING RETURNED VOLUNTEERS OVER THE RAILROADS.-At a convention of the ticket agents of the various railroads of the country, held in Detroit recently, a plan was reported recommending that a committee be appointed to consult with the General Superintendent of the Government Railways and Telegraphs, for the purpose of arranging upon some system of ticketing returned volunteers and others, and to provide a mode of settlement. It was also recommended that wherever practicable the troops should be transported by regular rail road or steamboat lines, at a charge per mile of 3 cents by the former, and 24- cents by the lat ter method, including meals. A committee was appointed, consisting of L. L. Houpt, of the Pennsylvania Central, E. F. Folger, of the New York Central, and Mr. Greenough, to see the Government authorities at Washington in regard to the subject =I Pouce,--Mayor' s Office.—ln the absence of the Mayor, Justice Be:nler "held court" at the Mayor's office this morning. Four rough-looking ntgroes were arraigned for gambling in Shell's lumber yard, on the op posite side of the canal. Remanded to the lock-up A part of seven negroes were up charged with disorderly conduct at one of the churches in Tanner's alley. All remanded to the lock-up, except one, who paid the required fine, and was discharged. A negro, said to be a preacher, who has been loafing about Camp Curtin for the last two weeks, was arraigned for stealing segars from the store of Mrs. O'Donnel, corner of 'Walnut street and Tanner'S alley. Remanded, to the lock-up. Mrs. Mullin, an Irish woman, was charged with the larceny of five dollars from Mrs. Per king in Fourth street. Remanded to the lock up. Sam Anderson, employed temporarilly as a porter at the City Hotel was arraigned, charged with stealing money from the drawer in the office of that establishment. Sent to prison to answer. PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOOD .-ORC'S piCESUTC, after all, is much effected by the quality of one's neighbors, even though one may not be on speaking terms with them. A pleasant bright face at the window is surely better than a dis contented cross one ; and the house that has the air of being inhabited is preferable to closed shutters and unsocial blinds, excluding every ray of sunlight and sympathy. We like to see the glancing cheerful lights through the win dows of a cold night, or watch them as evening deepens, gradually creep from the parlor to the upper stories of the house near us. We like to watch the little children go in or out of the door, to play or to school. We like to see a white robbed baby danci eg up and down at the window in its mother's arms, or the father reading his newspaper there at evening, or any of these cheerful, impromptu home glimpses, which, though we are not Paul Pry, we wil assert go far to make a pleasant neighborhood to those who live for comfort instead of show. Sad, indeed, some morning, on waking, it is to see the blinds down and the shutters closed, and to know that death's angel, while it spared our threshold, has crossed that of our cheerful neighbor. Sad to miss the white-robbed baby from the window, and see the little coffin at nightfall born e i n t o the house. Sad to see the innocent little faces pressed at eventide against the window-pane, watching for the "dear papa" who has gone to his long home. fettmluania Mails telegraph, ZnesOctp "Aftertwo n, Octobtr 22, 1561, GOOD TEMPLAYS.-A regular stated meeting of Washington Lodge, I. 0. of G. T., No. 1, will be held at their hall, at 71 o'clock this evening, Nomination night. ANOTTIER OLD CITIZEN GONE.- John B. Thomp son, one of our oldest cilium, died at his board ing house—the "Union House," Market street —in this city about one o'clock this afternoon. Mr. 'I hompson, for many years, carried on the tin and copper smith business in this city. which he only relinquished several years ago on ac count of his advanced age. The funeral of the deceased will take place from his boarding house at two o'clock next Thursday afternoon. THE CLERK of the weather seems to be just now a gentleman with strong southern proclivi ties, and insists on putting on southern airs to an alarming extent. We have no doubt it is all very congenial to the growth of turnips, and other "sass," but we would suggest, mildly, to the head of the Meteorological Bureau that it is not always April, and that northern weather would be just now more in accordance with northern sentiment than the damp, moist, juicy atmosphere, in which we are struggling to exist. I=l COIJaTY INSTITUTE.—A County Institute will be held iu Harrisburg on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 24th, 25th 26th and 27th of December. Prof. S. P. Bates, Mr. Amos Bow and other educators will assist in conduct ing the exercises. Messrs. Hoffman, Miller, Buck and Peters will entertain teachers at re duced rates. We trust there will be a; general attendance of the teachers of the county, and that Directors will grant them the time. general invitation is warmly extended to a 4 who are interested in the cause of education. 1=1:=1 X A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. —Mr. Jacob Garman and his wife whilst coming to market on Saturday morn ing, met with an accident • ,lid have re sulted in their death. It "01! t when near this city their horse to.L. d ran away, throwing them both out of the wagon. Mr. Gar man escaped with a few bruises, but his wife was stunned by the fall, and when she returned to consciousness it was found that one of her limbs was broken a little below the knee. She was immediately taken to the office of Dr. Seiler, who dressed the wound, and she is now doing as well as can be expected under the circum stances. The following smart but shameful "sell" 'was not long ago got off through the papers, eman ating from the "Hub of the Universe" : "A great bargain.—To all who may enclose SI, I will send, by mail, post paid, a finely-cut engraved portrait of George Washington, the Father of his Country, together with an elegant portrait of Benjamin Franklin—either separate ly :It four shillings. Address H. C., Boston." A gentleman, noticing the above advertise ment in a city paper, sent in his dollar, and ob tained in return a three-cent and a one-cent postage stamp, ornamented with "finely cut en graved" heads! NEEDS AN EXPLANATION . —We have for several days past heard a rumor on our streets reflect ing very severely upon the conduct of the Com mandant at Camp Cameron, in the case of a young man from the interior of the State, who recently visited that camp for the purpose of seeing his father, a volunteer in one of the companies stationed there. We forbear at the present time giving any of the particulars, for the simple reason that they are of such an Atrocious nature as to be almost incredible, and we only make this allusion to the affair with the view of giving the Commandant an oppor tunity to "rise and explain." I= A LADY liscrusyr.—The Springfield Republi can reports that the "Di Vernon Phalanx;" an enterprising and charming company of young ladies at Pittsfield, was recently disbanded by dissensions among the officers, resulting from marked attention paid to some in the ranks by prepossessing young gentlemen who ought to have looked higher. At several "tea fights" in the village, where the Phalanx was quarter ed, it seems that not only cap but hair pulling was the order of the day, and of course no mili tary organization can exist where such practices prevail. The unfortunate demoralizatkt of the entire body is reported as beinffil