DEMOCRAT
BLOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER.
LEVI JL. TATE, Editor.
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VOL. 16 NO. 4.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 29, 1862,
VOLUME 26.
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Obtained,
TR. JOHNSTON tint discovered the most Corlaln,
J piody and only lluectual Itemudy in tho World
fur all private Unease, Weakness of the Hark ur
ldmht, (jtrjcturei, Allections of the Kidney and mad
der, Involuntary llischnrKes, Iuipotenev, (icneial De
bility, NcrVniiiiisss, ly pep ", l.ruifaur, Low Hplrits
Confusion of Ideas, Palpitation of the Heart, Tifnnlity,
Tremblings, Dininva of tjifflrt or t.iddiness, lllseasu of
Ins Head. Throat, Nose or .kin, Alleclic'is 01 th;' l.iver
Lungs, Stomach or llovvels those terrible Disorders
arising from the SolltaryllaluH of Youth -those stent, r
and Military practices more fatal to tlo-ir ictlms th'in
lui song ut' Syrens to th, Marines of Uysses, Lli;ht
'lug their UK-a brilliant hopis or anticipations, render
l'it marriani, Ac impossible.
y o u s (i m i: .v
Eipsclally. who ha.j ln-como the vlttinu of Solitary
Vice, that dieaoful an. I destrinlivu habit liich annu
ally sweeps to an unll.ii-ly grae thousands of Vount;
ilin of tin mujt or cited talents and brilliant iiitellcit,
.who in 1 slat otherwise have iitriuit.il limi'iiine, Senates
with Itu th-.u.lcr J of ij.urne oi waked to ecilu' the
luinj lyre, way tall with lull cutitideucc.
M A It It I A I! K.
Married persons, or Yonii Men contcmplaHn,; mar
rlage,biug uwnre of physical weakness, organic deabili
ty, deformities. &i- speedily cured.
" lie who placed himself under the care of Dr. Johnston,
ruiiy relijtiuiuly couli.le in his honor as a gentlemen, and
onlidcntly rely upon his skill as a physician.
; ip R 0 A .V I U V K A K N a s a
lmaiajlately curuJ and fall vigor rotored.
ThtllllMr'.siMi: All'.-ition uhirli renders life mis
erable and .uarriJite Impos-tJbJo ;s the penalty paid liy
ths victim i of imnrupur indulgences. Yoiin-f pep
nuns are fto ajit to eomiuit excess from not b.-in-;
uwaro of toe ilreadful coiH."Uence that may ensue,
Now, who that understands the sulijert will pre
tend to deny that the power of procreation is lost sooner
by tlioao failing into improper habits than by the prudent.
Uesides bans depmed of tin- jduisure f healthy nil
apriuiii, the mo.t serioasainl destruttivi' syiuptoms to
both body and mind arise. The system becomes derail',
od: the physical an 1 mental fuuttjiois weakened, loss
of proerealive power, nervous iriitatility. Ilyrp'jsia
palpitation of the heart. Iiidiue-tion, (oiiutltiitiolial de
bility, a wastln-j of the h'rainf, Cuuh, Consumption,
decay and death.
oFF.'cn, No. 7 south ritnnKitii K sriinrr
Left hand siJe roiii? from Baltimore street, a few doors
from til J corner. Kail not to observe name and number.
Letters must be pnu a-id contain a stamp. The Lioc
tar's Diploma hau in ins office.
A Ub'U W A It 1! A X T V. 1) I X T VV O DAY 3
,1w Ml... bllV oa .N LSUUS Dittos.
i IJIt. JuJl.Wl'tKV
I IMenber of the ltny.il Cull, ire cf Surireons, London.
.Graduate fi.im one of the mol eminent C'olleKca of the
I ignited 'atales, and the greater part of whose life has
Tftien spent) In tbi first Hospitals of London. I'aris, l'lnla
'Ualphiaaud eliih ru. has ill- tied some of the most as
tjoi.lilnt: cures th ii re ever known; many troubled
with ringing in the hea l mill ears wl..-u aideep, ureal
ri.rvuusue.s. beiu alanui d nt sudden Mounds.aud bash
talness, ith I're.pi -ut blui-hiiie, attended sometimes itli
derailemeut of nun i, were cured immediately
Take i a ut ic u i, - n n d t 1 c n.
Ur. J, addresses all those who have injured thciiiM Ives
by improper iudiilKeuce and KOlitary habits, whirli ru
in both botly uud mind, uiitlliu1; them lor either busi
ness, study, society or marriage.
These lire some of th.- tad and ui'lancholy clfects pro
duced by earl habits ufuuih, U7, : Weakness of the
Hack and Limbs, Tain 111 tho llead. Dimness of Sieht,
- Loss of Muicular l'oni r. ralpitation nf the II. art. D).
Sepsla, Nervous Irratability, Oerauecnicnt of the Dii;t-s.
ve Functions, (Jeu--ral Debility, siiuplouisof Con,i:inp,
(ion, ic.
MKNTALI.Y. Tha fearful tirects on the mind nrc
much to be dreaded. Lo-sof Memory, Confusion of Idea.
JJepiusslon of the Spirits, I'vil I'orehodiiijrs, Aversion
to Society, self.dislrust, iovo of solitude, Timity, 4cc,
are some of the rvils produced,
Thousands of persons of all uses can now judgu what
is tho cause of their dcutiuini; health. Loosim: tlicir
tigor, becoming weak pale and emaciated, havim; sin
guinr ajiparauc abuut tlu u) es, cou-jli und syiuptoms 01
lOuuiuiuptlun.
Y l) U X 0 M U .V.
Who have injured thiiHclves by a certain practice.
Jndulcod in when alonu a habit fre'iur-ntly learned from
'i-ril companions, or at school tho clfects of which are
.nightly felt, even when asleep, and if not cured renders
juarriage impossible, and detroys both inliiil and hod,
should apply immediately.
What a pitty Hut arming mm, tho hope of his country
and the. darling of Ins parents, should he snauhed from
all Drnsnccts and euiovmeiits of life, hv the coiiseuuen-
.res of deviating from the path of nature, and inilulgiHg
III a certain secret nauit. sum persons .Mcsr uetore
cunteuiplaliug
M A B U I A O I!,
reflect that a niunl mind and bodv are the most ne
cessary, rr.pii.llies to -rmuoto roiiuubial h.tiipiness
'Indeed, without these the Journey through life bi coiues
u weary pilgrimage, tin- prospect hourly darkens to
thevlewi Hie mind becomes shadowed with despair &
filled with the nu laiulioly rcilectiou that the happiness
oi another becomes iiiigntcu wnu our own,
d i s i: a s i: u r i m piiuuiiN c u.
When tho inl.guide.l anil iinprudcnt votary of pleasure
fads he has imbibed the seeds of this paiulul disease, it
loo often linppcusth.it an ill timed souse ofshauio or
Uread'of discovery, deters iLiufroin tpdylug to thor-u
who from cducatiuuaud resnf-t lability can alone befriend
him.' delaying till the rnnstltutlonnl syiuptoms of this
n horrid discasu makes thcirappcarauei', such ns ulcerated
ore throat, diseased huso, nocturnal, pains in thuhind
and limbs, dimness of eight, dwufucss, nodes on tho shin
bones, nndnrlua, blotches on the head, f.u-e and oxtri-me
ties, progressing with rapidity, till at last thu palate of
tbo uiouthnnd bones of tho nose fall in, and Hie victim of
this descaso becomes it horrid oMortof cnminisseration
Ull death puts a period to his dreadful sutl'ering' by ten
ding In in tu that bourne from whence no trav 1 r ro
turns." It is a mtlanchohj fact that thousands fall victims to
this terrible disease, owing to the uuxMllfulfncss of Ig
norant prolendi-rs, who, by the use of that rally I'oi
, in. Mercury, ruin the constitution and make the resi-
dm of Ufa miserable.
N ' fi T It A X G K II S
Trust not your lives, or health, to tho care of the ma
ny Unlearned ami Worthless rretoudi-rs, destitute of
Jmawlodgo, ioiiuu or chamcterAvhocopy Dr. Jonnston's
advertisements, or style themselves In the new spapors,
regularly LMucatcd riiybkians incapable of Curing. they
keep you trilling uiontli after month taking their llithy
mid poisoilHs compounds, ur as long us the euiall'-.t fee
ran be obtained, uiiil in despair, leave you with ruined
health to sigh over your guMlmg disappoinliusnt.
Dr. Jobngnn is tile only ''hysiclan advertising.
. Ilia credential or diplomas ulwnys hung in hlsolTicc.
His remedies or treatment are unknown to nil others,
prepared from alifo spent in thi great huspitala of Uu
ropa, tho tlrst In this country nnd u mire cxtonsivo Pri
rii:i Practice than any other Hiysician in Hie world.
INDOKSIJMEST 01' Till! I'll USA
Th many thousands cured at this InMltuHou year af
ter year, nnd the numerous important Buigkal Opera
tions performed by Dr. Johnston, witnes'od by tho re
porters of tho "tfun," "Clipper," and many other papers
notleoa of which hav appeared ugain and acaln before
ma puuuC) uesiues in standing us u gentlemen oi oai
sctor and responsibility, Is a sulliclent guurautee to thu
afflicted.
'TKiN disi:asi:s si'nnim.Y cunr.D.
- .t'flrsons wrllin - liould ho particular in directing their
kUers"lobls Institution, In 111" following manner:
JOHN SI. JOHNSTON. M. D.
Of tlia Ilaltlinoro Lock Hospital. Ikiltiinoru, Maryland,
JarflI2Jl3il3, .March 17, 1(300.
BLOOMSBURG SKYLIGHT,
rpjIB umlerslgned informs tho citizens of lllooin,
X and m-ighborlrcd, '.hat he has taktn tho largo room
in tho Exchange IJIock, extending over .Messrs, Htourr
U fox's llakeiy,'(and the llookatoro where lio has put in
HI urge Bk, light, It is only by Skylight that good plc
urea can be taken especially groups wLciu each person
an bo taken Just as well us scpuraW.
lit hasgoiie to Luusldcrablu eioeusn to make Ms ca
allla'i nnnt a first 'ass one, and he ih"ri loic solicits a
bna) patronage to enable him, to constantly introduco
lb modern improvements of the art.
B5TCo'intry produce taken in Ex-hango for pictures,
HE.NItY UOSENSTOCK.
.Wt.jnsluri, Vo ,3101,
Nov, S,
Sdcei locirn
A COUNTRY HOME.
Oh I give mo a home In the country wide,
And a seal by the farmer's wood fireside,
Where tho firo burns bright,
On a frosty night
Where the Jest, tho song, and tho laugh arc free:
Oh I the farmer's home is the home fur me.
Oil I give mo a home in tho country wide,
Where the earth comes out as a blushing bride
When her buds and (lowers,
In the bright spring hours,
Her bridal song ringing from fresh leaved troos,
And melody (loafs on tho perfumed Wtczc,
In summer a scat in a shady nook,
And close by the side of a putting brook,
Whero the violet grows,
Or the pale swamp i oc,
Fainting, sick, 'neath the sun's scorching beam,
Dips her pale petals In the cooling stream,
Oh I give me a houio In the country wide, -In
tho golden dnys of n farmer's pride,
When his barns nrc tilled
I'roiu the field he's tilled,
And he feels that his yearly task is done,
And smiling nt winter, he beckons him on,
BEAUTY.
The loveliest t'yo is that of faith,
Which upward looks to Cod ;
The neatest fool is that which has
The path of vlittte trod.
The sweetest lips are those that ne'er
A word of guile have spoken.
Thu richest voice la that of prayer,
One ne'er a vow has broken.
v Ths prettiest hair is lint which Time,
lias silvered o'er with gray,
Or covers o'er an honest head
It's beauties ne'e; decay.
The fairest hand Is one that oft
luj-'eeda of kindness given ;
The purest heart is ono that Christ
Has sauctilled for Ileal cm.
' Army Correspondence.
Winchester Ya
March. 14, 1302.
Mu. Editor :
My last letter wns writ
ton from Ma tinabuig. "n tho 5th iust.
we took up our line of March, Accompa
nied by William's Brigade ; numbering
51)00 infantry, and two companies of cav
alry. Our onward march win interrupted
by our niivanccu guar:! cu'iy hrcu upon
by tho enemy's cavalry pickets. Our
whole B.iltery was immediately in the
front, and came into battle at a little vil
lage called Bunker's Hill. Wc lost noth
ing while As. of the enemy were captured.
For .several days wo encamped on Bunker
Hill's elas-ie ground. The origin of the
name, however, is not fo classic. Two ri
val country inns once did a thriving busi-
innuenso travel
between Jlartinsburg and Winchester.
The landlord of the oi,e would treat his
customers to all the whiskey they could
drink, provided tkey would, in return j go
and whip out his opponent. These fre
quent brawls gave the place tho name of
Bunker Hill, Three or four miserable
dwellings, two mills, three churches, and
four distilleries constitute tho village. Con
stant skirmishing was going on between
our pickets and theirs. Several of our
men wcro wounded.
On Tuesday last wo again started for
ward. Tho macadinized pike was serious
ly damaged by having had a number of
locomotives haulod over it from Martins-
burg to W inchestcr. They wcro taken on
tlicir own wheels, and required from thirty
to forty horses to draw them. The coun
try is level and beautiful. It is well cul
tivated, but Iho dwelling houses cannot
comparo favorably with thoso North.
True, thero aro many splendid residences
but the generality are conujaiativcly hoy
els.
Wo had not gone more than two or three
miles when a sharp skirmish ensued on
our front, llickett's section was brought
immediately into action, aud a fow shell
soon disporscd tho enemy. They, howev
er retreated only a short distance, and it
became necessary to scatter them again.
Our entiro battery was then deployed to
tho right aud left of the road,and wo open
ed on them in earnest, while our ikirniUh
crs and cavalry advuueed and took a po
sition on a ridgo. J. limbered up my guns
passed Ida uud sccurod a favortblo pesi
tion in tho edgo of tho woods, Wo fired
several rouiids, whe.n tho enemy rati away,
escopt a few cavalrymen, who, when thoy1
saw the smoke of our gun3 would dash to
ono sido to avoid tho shot, and then bran
dish their sabres in defiance. I hav been
informed that fourteen dead bodies woro
found in tho vicinity Y'hcro I waa firing,
some being hid in hay stacks and some in
straw stacks, and some in a pilo of rails. I at the abovo named placo, sorao time pre
Many moro must havo been wounded. vious j but tho Convention declared said
Ool. Ashby'a favorito gray horse was bo meeting illegal, unconstitutional and out
soverely wounded that ho was obliged
shoot it. Night coming on, wo encamped
on tho ground, being four milc3 from A in
chestef. Tho noxt morning both Hamilton's and
William's Brigades advanced towards tho
city. Tho eight of tho earthworks caused
a little palpitation of tho heart, for wo did
not know what woro behind them ; but
surprise soon look its place, as wc found
them deserted and tho guns removed.'
Winchester then was ours, without tho
necessity of firing a gun. Jackson's roar
guard loft tho placo as wo entered it. Ho
had about 8,000 troops, tho most of whom
had rctroatcd the night before. Thoy
took with them about ICO of tho most
prominent Union citizens. Enough were
left though, to show how strong tho Union
feeling hero is. Tho ladies especially wcro
demonstrative in their joy. The ilags thoy
displayed looked as if they had been ex
humed from l'luto's doniinious. Ono es
pecially ,a largo silk nng,excitcd tho cheers
of every regiment which passed it.
Many who left tho City through fear
have returned, aud business is again re
sumed with increased activity. One of
the strongest arguments against scecssion,is
tho contrast between the state of business
now, and two weeks ago.
To day two sections of our battery, 1200
cavalry, and 500 infantry mado a recon-
noisanco towards Strasburg, in order to
fed tho enemy. About two miles out wo I
encountered tlicir pickets and drove them I
in. At Mnwimm r-n .,innn i,n, .Tn,r.n i
was said to have a Brigade) thoy mado a
stand, but two shells from the left section
caused them to break and run. Wo ad-,
vanccd cautiously into tho village, as' it
was reported they had several pieces of ar
tillery waiting for us. They retreated,
however, beyond the village, and the left ' professions of "no partyism1' failed to do
section opened on them in a handsome man-; ccivc tno PC0Ple int0 supporting its mcu
nor. They wcro not slow in renlviu". I
thou brought up my section, the centre I
i-oughtupmy section, the centro, I
and took a position in advance of the other I
am! then wc played Union music out of
our rilled 10 pounders. For a time they ,
stood it wclKsnd their shot and shell camo
whistling along in fearful proximity to our
ears, l'icces ot shell llcw all about us.
showing their practice in gunnery to be
good. As soon as the whuzing sound of a
ball was. hoard our men would drop upon
the ground, and let the misiilcs go over.
When my section commenced firing, tho
men in the left dropped, supposing it to be
the enemy's guns. They soon learned bet-
tor Iho enemy got tired of Iho fun and
left the field. Ilavinr? succeeded in tho
object of tho expedition we returned
throufrh a droiichiii'r. hhower
ARTILLERIST.
COMMUNipAriON.
Col. Jmo. G. I?BEE'.n :
Dear Sir. You arc aware that at ono
time there existed a Society, called "Tho
Literary Union of Columbia, Montour, aud
adjacent Counties." This society, accor
ding to its Constitution, met three times a
year, as follows : The last Saturday in
April. August, and December. Since its
last meeting in December, I have been
frequently asked, "what wore tLc proceed
ings of that meeting?" "and why wcro
they not published ?" For tho benefit of
the numerous readers of your widely cir-
dialing paper, I propojo giving a3 far as
my memory will recall them, a brief syuop-
sis of tho proe iings of the meeting held
in Bloouisburg, December 128th 1801 ; and
which will, I hope, .satisfactorily explain
the wholo affair.
The delegates from the various Literary
and Debating Societies assembled at tho
Academy, about 1 o'clock, p. in., and as
tho President aud Vice President were
both absent, the meeting was called to or
der by tho S&crctary. On motion, a Pres
ident pro tern was appointed, and tho fun
commenced. Tho gentleman in tho chair,
not knowing tho regular order of business,
(from the fact that there had never been
any regular order,) was obliged to take
things just as thoy came. A commit!, i
being appointed for the purpose, reported
fivo Societies as legally entitled to a voico
in tho Convention. Tho minutes of the
previous meeting wcro called for, and tho
Secretary read frcni that, Loper-of-thc-uJ'igger"
paper, known to you by tho
nanw oi Smut Machine, a leugthy mcd
loy of minutes, proceedings, &o., of tho
meeting held at Millvillc, crt tho last Sat
urday in August, 1801, which I boliovo
was adopted as read. Ho also presented
anothor set of minutes, proceedings, reso
lutions, &o,, kc, of a special meeting hold
to ' of order, ana tho minutes wero rojectcd.
Tho various Societies wcro theu called
upon to read tho essays, tho subjects of
which, at tho last meeting, had boon as
signed thorn; but the thing was a blank,
w go all failed ! Ouo member then cal
led for tho original selections which thoy
had also been ordered to prcparo ; with the
samo result blank 1 blank 1 1 until at last
a rather prominent individual, and literary
man, arose and stated that ho had been
chosen to prepare a piece, and could not ,
SU lime; but ho hud spoken to a friciid '
of his concerning the- fact, and he, (tho j
said friend) had volunteered to iutcrest j
.1 . -it . trii !.i
mum mm ui. u.i, n en, iu.b bu
incuu, a soinuwuui,tr( uuu nueieub iook-
ing diseiplo, stepped forward to tho ros
trum with overcoat thrown around shoul-
ders, and soon not only interested, but
very much (is-intercsted tho Convention,
with an essay from tho iVciy Y'rk Leilgtr ,
written, as he said, by himself. Auothcr'
Society was then called upon, but as they
had no nacspapcrs with them, they took
their excuse. The coinmittco on speakers
failed to report ; when a tall important
looking metnbor moved that some one of
tho delegates present, be requested to ad
drcsi the convention, and he himself was
invited. Ho got up aud politely excused
himself, and a vale uftluiiiks was tendered
lam. A motion was theu mado that when
tho meeting adjourn it adjourn sine die
V lonny discussion followed ; after which
tlie fluustl0n was calletl lor, ana the motion
was carried by a largo majority. Thus
the "Literary Union" has gone dead
sunk into oblivion. Peace to its ashes.
OBSEllVEll.
"The No-Pany Movement Uuiuaskcd."
The Republican party, seeing that its
auU lucasurcs, is apparently about to fall
baok 011 fhe oltl ua!nc' Tm3 Harrisburg
baok 011 fhe oltl ua!nc' Tm3 J
1 -lcHral h tho central organ
of the Re
Pelican party, lately contained several
""teles on the policy ana necessity ot pre
serving thu Republican organization, and
concludes one of its articles of Saturday
in tho following language;
l'Our mottn is, the Union and 'he Re
publicun organizathiiy one and insepara
ble, noic and forever.'1'1
Whether the Tvlcgiaph means, when it
declares for the Union the Republican or-
ganization "one and inseparable" that it is
opposed to tho preservation of the Union
inseparable ioiu tin- Il-puuhean party, we
are not a-ii,'-'i, but tui. sei-ms to be thu
inuu.ing !' tlu- iu..il which it adopt-.
IjosMnly, .alii '.nd t nd p:tp--r, it t
for the uii.on, with slavery aboli.-hud, and
again-t the Union as conitituted by our
Revolutionary fathers. Many abolition
Bbeet of the couutry arc alarmed lest the
Union should bo restored as it existed be
fore the present rebellion, aud only want
it preserved by a destruction of tho Cou
stitution. Tho Democracy on the oihcr
hand, contend for tho supremacy, of the
Constitution, and arc gallantly battling for
the supremacy of the law, and the rcstora
. tion of the Union to the proud position it'
' formerly occupied, leaving tho qucstiou of
slavery to settle itself. j
At all fcvents tho Tel-gruph has thrown
off the "no party" matk and is in favor of,
carrying the Republican flag into the next
elections. It does uot nolo seo any dan -
j ger to the Union in tho existence of par.
ties and ttrongly argues in favor of the
, maintenance of tho o.'gauuation of thepai-
ty to which it belongs. Last full tho
Democrats woro denounced as traitors for
refusing to sacrifice their organization.
Democratic candidates and voters were ev-
cry where denounced as secession symna -
thisers for refusing to abondon their party
and joiu the "no party" or "Union" par-
ty. When however our political opponents
tsec that .their scheineing is fruitless, that
tho honest voters caunot bo led astray by
their slaudcrous charges, and their efforts
to mouopoliso all tho loyflty ; and that
defeat awaits them this year, as it over-
took them last year, they throw aside all
disguiso and reveal the Republican orgau -
ization with the Chicago Phi form. Tho
voters ot the country maypreparo to choose
between this corrupt and sectional organ
ization and tho old Union Democratio or-
ganization at tho coming cluotiouc Tho
Democracy will carry tho old Democratio
flag by tho sido of tho ensign of tho Union
and their motto is the Union and tlx Con
stitution, and the Democratic Organiza
tion for the Sake of (he Union, Let tho
issue fairly bo made, Let tho slaudor
ous charges of disloyalty against tho Dem
ooratio party ccaso, nnd let tho peoplo
chooso botwecn us. A fair election will
vindioate tho Democratio party for the
Union, tho Constitution and tho Suprem
acy of the Laws, fulky Spirit.
8BIgnora!ioo and conceit are two of
the worst qualities to combat. It is casior
to disputo with a sUtosmau than with a
blockhead.
Oilmiiinssfrom Manassas Fin ins.
OuNTEitviiiTiE, March 112.
Before leaving tho high-commanding
ridges aud pure atmosphere of this desert-
1 stmn.rhold. lot mo bundle vou a sheaf
of twQ dny a.s. n).0r gIcaning It wUI
, orlnn sinifir.nnpr. in innl;!nrr Tinst
cncog fru5tru, alti10Ugh of iess illtt!r. '.
Cit thfiu ft fijl, harvust of InaUor9 instant j
whjoh j ,avo roapcdjbut am forbidden to
as yet offer your readers.
No matter what movements arc going
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mil nvtiL ul luuiu. joub sniu jiuu
has been intentionally almost unoccupied
since its occupation. Though pickets ex
tend in every direction beyond it, tho vil
lage is without a provost guard, and scores;
of curious soldiers, straggling from a doz
cn regiments, wander throughout tho day
from house to house. Thoy don't exactly
behave themselves ; and though they don't
pillage because there is nothing to pil
lage thoy ransack with a good will, evin
cing the pillaging nialico aforethought.
Queer, old, desolato, quaint specimen cf
a wornout Virginia village. What drea
my interludes of action have chanced to
mark out possession of its long plateau !
Along the corduroy road, slashed
through swamp and forrest for seven miles
to Manassas Junction, stroll groups of tho
rank and file, searching village after Yil
lago of huts in vain desire for lote, and
sauntering in aud out of farm-houses with
that self possession copyrighted by the
Yankee broad. When thoy reach the
Junction, however, a rich harvest awaits
them. The returning groups aro laden
.(11 1 til t . 1.
witn bianuets, 1'ioya-stoien iiiuskcis, nuge
Msssisippi "cleavers," lances, shirts, and
what-not. Meantime, the poorer local far
mer?, so long harassed and plundered by
tho rebel army, arc now reimbursing them
selves by driving such maiigv horses as arc
left them to the smouldeiing Junction,
hitching on to somo of tho hundred Vir
ginia wagons there left behind, loading up
with tho spoils of tho camps, as who shall
S'iy them nay. TIrdj borderer sufferers
hope never again to see the faces of the
state right3 army. But the retreating
hordes seemed to have determined to pur
sue the policy of tho Kussians vanishing
beioro tlie French advance Smoking ru
ins; barren granaries, deserted villages,
ami a silence vast and heavy, mark the
region through which they have Had.
Like the grasshoppers, they have left no
green thing behind them. J. havo won
dered that they should havo spared, in
their ctherwjso btratcgic evacuation, the
huts for 50,000 men which, as has been
said, cover the open spaces on every side.
But to day I learu from a farmer that', in
tending to keep us still longer in ignorance
of their departure, the leaders forbade the
extensive conflagration which their burning
would involve.
To-day I again visited Blackburn's Ford
in company with Capt. Upton ("Hegt.
Art."), who so distidguished himself as
Tyler's aid at tho battle of tho 18th July,
Mr, Wand the talented leading arti't of
1 Harper's Wiekhj, who was my comrade
throughout the McDowell campaign, and
' Mr. Charles 0. Webb, wero also of tho
party. The two latter gentlemen and my-
self, by tho .way, aro probably the only
representatives of tho Now York press who
have this week roamed at largo over tho
interesting ground. For some reason the
1 unusually numerous preys biigadc have
generally missed the van of this advauco,
although 1 saw Bayard Taylor acconipa-
nyiug yesterday's brief cavalry reconuois-
sauce of tho battle-fields. Whilo the ar-
, titt was sketching the ruined bridgo (not
"Stone Bridge," but tho ono six miles bc-
low,) the -est of us have forded, half swam
tho stream, in order to moro thoroughly
examine the po.-ition of the rebel batteries
, in tho famous "nrti lory duel." Fording
B ill Run a,i tills siy.ion is no joke. Tho
bank aiv fu'l of quagmiro and quicksand.
- 1 Jlr. Webb s home lest his footing, becamo
badly miied, and for a moment wo thought
it all over with tho noblo animal, but tho
uuitcd efforts of the narty, iuoluding haul-
ings, sword prioks, and shoutings, saved
him from the impending fato. Afterward
a careful study of tho fiold coufirmed us
in our opinion of tho madness of sending
infantrv into the forest lining the creek
vauoy, ami oi tuo easo anu certainty wuu , cuumu mm m, jwu .....
which Richardson could havo maintained , ft ot tho superiority of my method. -....
, -t. i , ,,l ' Another application, another tug and roar,
our position cn tho heights and routed tho ts ybe - ,hat - jarkinson.g
ououiy by a plunging fire. If this plan i morjU) nna you ,J0Ut 0 it, and no wou
(which Gen. R. urged) had been adopted, ; dor., By this time tho tooth huug by a
tho battles of Blackburn's Ford aud Bull thread ; and whipping H out, tho operator
Run need never ' have been fou ht and cxulting.y exolalmcd, That is my modo
, . r,,, n ii t it. of tooth drawing without pain, ami you
lost. Tho valley would havo been toohet , nrrt now . ... d ,..;lu 'tho
11 "IU. 1 s ll
for Beauregard to hold, aud ho must havo
UUcn back on Mauas?as, Uu the 15
in fact, his battery gallantly replied to
ours from a point 200 feet below our
commanding position on the hill,
Tlie caa,P3 in tuis noisome, unhealthy
locality scorned the very picture of deso-
lation and despair. The life of tho poor
fellows who tenanted thoso huts must havo
been wretched, requiring almost heroic cn
durance. In some places piece of th.
lliill-UUIUU utlUUll UUUlb UUb IU1 iu.iuua
putrefying in the sun, besido tho quarter
master's abandoned cabin. Tho quality
of this vilo food, tho entiro absenco of for
age corn, oats, or hay from auy rack
within a dozen miles (it is tho greatest dif-'
ficulty that I cau proeurs food for my sin
gle horse), convince mo that tho rebels
would speedily havo been obliged to fall
back to regions better supplied wjth tho
necessaries of life if equally potential rear
sons had not enforced an earlier retreat.
Tho rolling stock of tho 0. & A. Railroad
was in no condition, Iloarn, to supply tho
wants of so largo a body of men and hors
es. It is now certain that at least 70,000
men have been all winter encamped 'withm
ten miles of Ccnterville.
Mrs. Butler, whoso husband owns the
farm-house shelled by Ayrcs's guns, took
me into the attic rooms wcro our 12 poun
der went through, and talked with mo a
long while about tho events subsequent to
the battle of tho IStli. Her sympathies
are on tho rebel side, aud so I cannot dis
believe hor frightful and sickcring narra
tive of tho attrocittcs on the victors.
Ninetceu of our men wero buried near her
house. Hut in a jho weeks every corpse
t.ir l ,i 1. r ..i!u. 1
ha-l been dug up, the Jlesh boiled or hacked i
Jrom the bones, and the latter distribute
us mementos of southern conquest and bar
barism. The stench engendered by this
monstrous process was so horrible that the !
family had to leavo the place, and
muc j
sickness ensued among the troops.
Mr. Butler confirmed tho statement of
his wife, lherc is no doubt oj its truth.
Among tho stuff left behind at the camps,
joints of human vertebras aud human
ul-tilla cer.inpil nml nnlUhpd. bnrfi hfii!!!
found to-day. Mrs. Butler told me that
...... . i i .
on the niglit ot tuo autn a mounted icuerai
courier came within their lines and asked
for Gen. McDowell's headquarters. As
asked the question he saw tho Palmetto .in
the hat of the South Carolina guard, aud
put spurs to his horso, but was shot and
killed. Dispatches in cipher were found
on his person. Ho was buried, but dug up
within a week, tho flesh boiled from his
bones, and the lattor exhibited as emblems
of "an invader's fato."
This solves the mystery concsrning the
fate of a courier missing, and never was
heard of since the evening named. Mr.
Wand, who was with our outermost picket
that day, remsuibcrs that a horseman
dashed through and toward the rebel lines.
Shots were soon after heard, but tho affair
was forgotten in tho exciting events of tho
next morning.
Ag wo returned home to-uight wc began
to met t tho old Hue of o'vilians frpm Wash-
ington coming to see Manassas and obtaiu
trophies. In tho fields, on every bide, tho
dead horics of tho rebel cavalry lio by the
tcorc, attracting clouds of buzzards aud
ravens from afar off.
Among really valuable and welcome ar
rivals to-night aro members of th S ni
tary Commission Eov. Dr. Bellows, Dr.
Van Burcn, Mr. Strong, Mr. Olmsted, &c.
Wc got news herewith of tho executive
orders appointing Fremont to the Mountain
Division, and placing Halleck, &c, on a
plane with our own general commanding.
Of ono pleasant fact my few days of late
intercourse with the army assures me, viz ;
that tho rank and file have learned to love
McClcllan, and, right or wrong, havo tho
utmost faith aud ardor unuor his leader
ship. Corn spondent A'. Y. World.
BgyBeforo the days of chloroform there
was a quack who advertised tooth-drawing
without pain. Tho patient was placsd iu
a chair, aud tho instrument applied to his
tooth with a wrench, followed by a roar
from tho unpleasantly surprised sufferer.
'Stop,' cried tho dentist,'coinposo yourself.
1 told you I would givo you uo pain, but
I only gavo you that twingo as a speci
men, to show you Cartwright's method
of operating 1' Again tho instrument jvas
applied, another tug, another roar. 'Now
ilon't bo impatient, that is Dumorgo s way
1 . . ntcwl itnliiil IfAM UMil i fHf a Hilt l
operations of O&rtwright, Dumorge and
In, Parkinson
"If a Body Moot a Body!"
If n body meet a body coming through
tho rye, aud a body kiss-a body need a
body cry ? Burn's old Song.
If a feller catch a feller carrying off
his wood, should a feller wdo a fuller if a
feller could ? Emporium.
If a body catch a body stcalidg his old
rye, should & body kick a body till a body
ory? Cincinnati Enquirer.
If a body spy a body sleeping round bis
lot, should a body treat a body to a load,
of shot? Norwick News.
Ifabodycotch a body stealing his
Express.!, shouldn't a body siczo a body
and try to get redress? Petersburg Ex
press. If a body wants a body his store to pat
ronise, shouldn't a body pay a btdy mon
ey to advertise 1 - Lynchburg Express.
If a body see a body appropriate his
hat, should a body kick a .body just fo-
doiug that ? Star.
If a body catch a body stealing of hie
chickens, should a body lick a body liko
idc, very dickens I Centre Democrat.
If a body should hoar a body say "I'll
pay my printing bill," wouldn't a body
stare at a bqdy fqr suoh an expression of
his will? Maryland Sentinel.
If a body catch a body in a body's crib
stealing all If is corn, should a body wish
he wasn't born ? Joncsboro Qazetto.
If a body spy a bpdy "totiu " off his
goose, should a body flog a body liko tho
very deuce ? Mount Vornan Star.
If a body ask a body to tako tho country
news, should a body say "I beg to bo ex-
Cused ? Homo Journal
If a body sec a body with bricks within
his tile, ought this sly body treat th&t tight
body to wink or 6inilo ? Savannah Goor-
gjarji
if a body moet a body lcokjng very palo
shouldn't a body ask to hare a glass of ale!
Reporter,
If a body nick a body 'sand papering,
a body's hair, need a body sue a body if
the skin i3 bare ? ileminosceucc cf '56.
I , If a b,0, C0"' f a fett7
.lass, and if he duln t kics a bodv. should
, V,. .
bLo bid him ro to grass? Richmond
News,
If a body meet a body with a cowhide,
and a gun, and a body tries to whip
body should a bqdy ruu ? Rockingham
Register.
If a body catch a body making a stick
of pi, should a body kick a body till a
body cry ? Vajloy Star.
If a body meet a boly coming home
without a hat, should a body tell a body
that ''snakes" were tho cause of that ?
Manhcim Sentinel.
If a body meet a body from tho South
ern .States, Bhould a body treat a body as
as cue of Kcbcl snakes ? Independent
Phoenix.
If a body catch a follep serenading hi
daughter, ought that body treat that fd-
ulcr to a basin of dish water? National
, Defcudcr.
if a body ask a body for to see her
' home, should a body to a body say "I'd
'rather go alone?" St. Clair Sentinel.
If a body saw a body making rhymes
liko thoso, would it bo a kindness, such f
body (of poets) to expose ?
Co'umbia Democrat.
a
A Japanese Cumoairr. The consul
Hakodai, Japan, has forwarded to the Stato
Department the original Japaneso vouch
ers, with (ho translations, for the expendi
tures mado on behalf of the consulate.
They are very voluminous, considering
the small amciint of matter contained in
them. One is a bill presented by Mr.
Goo-so-go-yo yaukas-ko whoever he may
bo of Chfg-gah-si-nia,Uakodadi, for sis
ty two bundles of charcoal and two hun
dred and twenty sticks of firewood, fur-,
nished to sailors. Tho aggregate cost
thereof, in Japaneso currency, reaches tho
portentious figuro of 48,550. ' Reduced to
United States currency, tho amount is
812,14. The bill with signature and seal
fills thrco pages of Japaneso paper.
Soi.au Spots. At tho observatory of
tho Polytechnic School in Paris,M. Tissot
has measured thd sizo of a largo solar spot,
and fouud its length, exclusive of tho pe
numbra, to bo 24,600 British miles, and its
breadth, for two-thirds of that longth,
7000. Two globes, each nearly cquil to
tho earth in size, could enter that opening
side by sido.
' . s .
IA notorious misor having heard &
very eloquent charity sermon "This ser
mon," e&id ho, "proves eo strongly the
neceesity f alms I hate almost a mind ta
bft."