Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, November 28, 1863, Image 1
"" M DEMOCRAT, gfJ AND BL00MSBU11G GENERAL ADVERTISER. LEVI L. TATE, EDITOR an TO HOLD AND TRIM I'lIIi TOUCH OF TRUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER THE DARKENED EARTH." TERMS: $2 OO.PER AN NUM. 1 VOL. 17. NO. 39. BLOOMS BURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A,, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1863, VOLUME 27. "Speak Gently to the Erring." Speak gently to tlio erring Yo know uot nil the power j Willi which tliu dark tciuplutton cams tn soma unguarded hour I To may not know how enrncstly j They struglod, ur how well , Until the hour uf weakness cam., And smlly thuj they fell I Bntak gently totho erring Oil I do nut thou forget, Ilowuvcr darkly itaincd by sin. llo is thy brother yt. liclr uf tlio sclf-saino herltag), Child of tho self-same Ood, lis hath stumbled lutlio path Tliou hast In weaklier trod. Fpcak gently to tlio erring I'orls it not enough That iunoccneo and pcaco are gone, Without thy ccnsuroiough t IX urcly In n weary tut That lined ciudicd heart to boar: And they who tliaro n happier fata Their chldlngs well may spare, Speak kindly to tho erring Thou yet mayst lead him back. With holy word, und tone, of love, Kriim mls'ry'i) thorny track: Forget not thou hast sinn'd, And (Infill yet must he; Deal kindly with tho crritirf onj, As God hath dealt nltli thee I A DETECTIVE'S STORY. Tho following is a tiuo story, by a late well-knowu member of tho dotcctivo ser vice, and, with tho exception of some named of persons ami places, is given pro oisoly as ho himself related it : Late on Friday afternoon, in, tho latter part of Nov. 18 , I was sent for by the chief ol tho New York polioi", and was told thcro was a caso for we. It was a counterfeiting affair. Notes had been forged on a Pennsylvania bank ; two men had been apprehended, and wero in cus tody. The first, .Springer, had turned State's evidence on Lis accomplice, who, according to his account, was tlio priurc mover in tho business. This man Dan iel Ilawcsby nanio had transferred the notes to a third party, of whom nothing had bcou ascertained except that he was a young man, wrote a beautiful hand, and had been in lown tho .Monday before. lie was tho man I was to catch. It was sundown when I left tho Super intendent's office. I had not much to guide me ; thcro were hundreds of young men who wrote a beautiful hand, and had been in town last Monday. Rut 1 did not trouble myself about whit I did not know ; I confined myself to what 1 did know. Upon reflection I thought it probable that my man had been in intimate relations with Ilawos fur the last few days prob ably sinco tho preceding Monday-althotigh it was not known that ho had been in Sown siuco that day. lie might not be n resident in the city ; but I determined to acek him here since, if lie had not left town before tho arrest of Springer and Ilatvcs, ho would not just now run the risk of Jailing into the hands of tho polico by going to any railroad station or steamboat wharf. I determined, thercforo,to follow up the tract of Ilawcs, and thereby, if possible, strike that of his confederate wliioh was in fact, all that could bo done. Hawes was a small broker. IIo lived in Eighteenth street, and had on office in Wall'strcct. lltilived too far up town, I thought, to go hono ovcry day to his dinner ; ho wont, then, noat probably, always to tho same eating house, and ono not far from his office Afto inquiring at several restaurants near by, I camo to one in Liberty street, where, tu asking if Air. Ilawcs was in tho habit of dining there, tho waiter said yes. "Hav you seen a young man hero with him late.y 1" I inquired. "No ; no ono in particular," replied tho waiter. "Ara you sure of it f Come, think." After siarehing his head for a moment, ho said : "Yes, tiera has beeu a young man hero speaking to him onco or twice.'1 "How dd ho look?" "Ho wai short, aud had blaok hair ami eyes." 'Who is ho? What docs ho do !" "IIo is c,erk to Mr. L , tho linen importer." "Whoro does Mr. L live !" Tho waiter' did not know. Looking in to a director;, I ascertained his residence to bo in Four'.ocuth street. Tho stores by this titno wera closed ; so I went immedi ately to Mr. h 's house, and asked to icq him. Ho was at dinner. "I am sorry to disturb him,'' said I to tho servant! ".ut I wish to speak to him a moment on a, matter of importance, and cannot wait." ' Mr. L came out, evidently annoyed at the intrusiou. "Ilavo you sinh a person in your em ployment!" said I, describing him. "No, eir ; I havo uot." "You had suoh a person !" "I havo uot now." "Did you dischaigu him 1" "Yes." "Why!" "What business is that of yours 1" ho asked, rather huffily. "My name. sir. is 51 , of tho detec tive polico. I am afteithat fellow that's all. Tell me, if you phase, why you dis charged him." "Oh, 1 bfg your p'udon," said Mr. l -. "I took ycu for c-.cof his rascally associates. I discharged him a week or tea days ago. IIo was ovcry dissipated, good. for. nothing allow." "Was ho your book'kepert ' "No ; ho was a junior clerk." "Have you any of his hand-writinu writing that you can show mo I" IIo fumbled in a sido poekot and drow out a pocket-book, from which hu took a memorandum of agrocmont, or some paper of tho sort, to tho bottom of which a sig naturo was attached as witnes. "That's his writing," said ho. It was a stiff jchooiboy's sorawl. This was uot my man, then, I apolo gized to Mr. L for the troublo 1 had given htm, and withdrow. Lost time, said I to myself. I am on the wrong track. I must go back to tho cating-bouso and begin tho ohaso again from tho point whero I left off. 1 saw tho same waiter. "I want you to think again," aid I. "Try hard to remember whether thcro never was any other man herewith Ilawcs on any occasion." After reflecting for a liltlo whilo,ho said ho thought ho recollected hi goiug up stairs not long ago with another man to a private room. "Did you wait on him yourself nt'thc timo you speak of?" I asked. "No j most likely it was Joe Harris." "Will you send for him, if you please ?" Joo Harris camo. "You waited on Mr. Hawes a few days ago, when ho dined with another gentle man in a private room up stairs, didn't you 1" "Vno sir" "Who was that other man!" "IIo is a j ouug man who is a clerk in a livory stable in Sullivan street." "What are his looks 1" "lie is tall and light haired." "Do you know his name !" "Hu name ia Edgar." I hurried up to Sullivan street, wont into the first livery Mablo I cauiu to, inquired for thu proprietor, aud .asked him' if ho had a young man in stable of tho name of Edgar. He said ho had. "Docs ho keep your books!" "Ye ho takej orders for me." "Let me eco some of his hand-wiiting, if you please." Ho stopped baok into thooffico and to 'k from a dask a little order book. I opened it ; theru were somo orders, hastily wiitton, no doubt, but in a hand almost liko beau tiful copperplate. This was my man I felt nearly cortain of it. I asked where ho livotl, and was told with his mother, a widow woman, at such a number in Hudson street. I star ted for the place. It wai now nino o'clock. Arriving at tho house, I ran the bull. It was answered by a servant girl. "Does Air. Edgar livo here," I inqui red. Yes, sir." "Is ho at homo!" "No, tir." "When will ho como homo ?" "I don't know." "Docsjie sleep here T" "Sometimes ho docs, and sometimes ho doesn't." "WJ)oro is ho likely to bo found? I should liko to see him." Sho said flhe really did not know, unless perhaps it might bo at a billiard saloon not far off. I went there. A noisy crowd was around tho room, stiid 1 closely scrutinized every faco. No tall, light-haired young man was there. I asked tho barkeeper if Mr. Edgar had been thero that evening. He said no; ho had not seen anything of him for two or three days. I asked him if there was any other placo ho know of that Edgar frequented, and was told ho wont a good deal to a bowling alloy in West Rtoailway, near Duano street. Not much yet, I thought, as I hurried on West Broadway. Descending a few stops into a sort of vestibule or offico to tho bowling saloon. "lias Mr. Edgar been hore this cvo ning?" I inquired of tho man iu attend ance. "Ho is hero now," was tho reply ; in the other room, through that door.'1 I passed through tho door indicated into tho bowling alloy, anil accosted the marker; "Is Mr. Edgar horo ?" "IIo has just goue not more1 than fif tcon minutes ago." "Do you know whoro ho wont to V "It seems to mo that somoof them said something about going to tho Lafayetto thoatre." I am on his track now, I said to myself only fifteen minutes behind him. I bent by steps to tho theatre, taking with me a comrade in the polico sorvice, whom I encountered as I was leaving tho saloon. Wo bur tied on with tho utmost rapidity j but. on rcoching tho theatre, found, to my disgust, what I had alroatly feared, that the play waa over, and tho theatre just closed. "Retter givo it up for to-night," Bftid my companion ; "wo kuow enough about him now, and can take up tho search again to morrow." "It won't do, Clarke," said I; "wo havo inquired for him at too many places. Stay I've got a notion ho may be heard of at fiorno of theso oyster collars hereabouts." I went into one of them and asked if a tall young man, with light hair, had bcon thero that evening. A tall youug man, with light hair aud moustache, had como iu from the theatre with a lady, mid had just left. I naked my iufoimaut if ho know iho lad v. Sho was a Miss Kcamoy, ho answered. "What !" I continued, "didn't her sis ter marry tho aetor Lovisou I" I "Yes- the tamo porf on," "IIo lives in Walker street, near the Bowery, I bolicvo?" "Yes, I think so," replied tho man. 1 cpnjidored a moment. Of cotirso no one could tell mo whom Edgar had gone to j but I was tolerably certain ho had gouo homo with tho girl. Whoro sho lived I did not know ; but I thought it probable the aetor could toll mo. So wo started on to Walker street. There aro or wore at tho timo I speak of scvoral boarding! houses in Walker strrct. Wo passed ono or two thrco-story houses with marble steps. Shall 1 ask along hero ?" said Clark. "No," I answered; "poor actors don't board thero we must look for him further on." Wo kept on, and after a little while we found ono that soomcd to mo to bo tho house wo were looking for. I rank tho bell and inquired for Mr. Lovison. lib was gouo to bed. It was now twclvo o elook. I desired the man that opened the door to tell him that somebody was uclow wlio wished to see him immediately IIo soon returned, saying that Mr. Lcvi- son was iu bead, aud could not bo disturb cd ; I must leavo my business, or call again nest day. I thought it nccessnry to frighteu him a little ; so I sent up word that 1 was an officer of police, and ho must come down iustantly,or I should go up and fetch him. In a few moments the actor utado his ap pearance, terribly Irigliteuetl. Before I could say any tiling, ho began to pour out such a flood of questions aud asseverations that I could uot get a word in. What did I want with him ? I had como to the wrong man. IIo haden't been doing anything, etc., etc. "1 don't want you," I began But it was of no usq I could not stop him; his character was excellent ; any body would vouch for him ; I oucht to bo sure what I was about before I rouse poo plo from thoir beds at midnight, etc , etc. His huddled words and apprehensive looks made mo suspect thcro was some thing wrong with him ; but it was no oon orrn of mine then. I scizetl him by tho shoulder, and ordered him to Ue quiet. 'Don't uttor another word," said I, "ex cept to answer my questions, or I'll carry you off and lookyou up. I have not como to arrest you I only want to ask you a fow questions. Haven't you a sister-iu-law named Miss Kearney I" "Yes ; what do vou want with her !" I am not going to do her any harm. I only want to know where alio iives." ''Oh, idio lives iu street." "Do you kuow the number?" "Goodness, yes ; it is No. 31. I hac boarded thero myself until only a little while ago." "Iudoed I" "Yes; I've got a door-latch key aoino whero about." "Thc'douco you have 1 Giro it to me ; it is just what I waut." "Give you adcad-latch key ! a pretty notion. I wouldn't give it to any man not to all tho detective squad in New York." "Look horo, my friend, I am M , pratty well knuwn in this town. I have a good many opportunities, in tho course of my business, to do pooplo good turns ; and not a few to do them ill lurus. It is a convenient vocation to pay oil scores particularly to persons of your sort. If you will givo me that key, I'll mako it worth your while the first chance I havo. If you dont, you'll bo sorry that's all," 1 gave him a significant look as I con cluded. Ho looked mo in tho face a min ute, as if to see how much I meant, or if I suspected anything; then he turned and rati quickly up stares. In a few moments he camo down and handed mo tho key. I took it with satisfaction. 'Now said I "you'll havo no objec tions to telling mo where your sister-in-law's room incite house is ?" "Third story, back room, second door to tho left from tho head of tho stairs." "Thank you good night." Wo walked r.tpidly to street, and, reaching the house, I stopped a moment lo examine ray pistols, by tho street lamp , aud then softly opcucd the door. Clark and I stepped in, and I shut the door. Leaving my comradoin tho hall, I crap, noiselessly up-stairs, and tapped at tho door of tho room. "Who is thcro?" called out a woman's voice. "Open the door I replied, "and I'll tell you what I want." "You can't como in I'vo gone to bed." "Oh, well, I'm a tnatricd man 111 do you no harm ; but you must let me in, or I shall force tho door." After a momeul's delay, the door was opened by a youug woman in a morning wrapper, who stood as if waiting for an explanation to tho intrusion. I passed by her, and walked up to a youug man sit ting iu r. low chair by tho liro, and tap ping him on tho shoulder, said ; "You are ray prisonor I" Ho raised his head aud looked up. "Why, Bill," I exclaimed, is this you f I havo been looking for you all night un der a wrong namo. If I had known it was you, I'd have caught you iu an hour." And so I would. It is ouly necessary to say, furtucr, that ho was tho mau I was to catch, I may add, however, that a largo amount of tho counterfoil notes, and tho plated on which thoy wero printed, wero secured, and the criminal sent to Sing Sing iu duo couko of law. No Sutlers aro now pcrmittefl to accom pany the Army of the Potomac, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The Coiiscriniiou Act Unconstitutional. Opinion of Judge Woodward. Judge Woodward's opinion is au elabor ate defence of "State Uiahts." Ho de clares that Congress has no power to draft tliojbtato militia, though it Iia3 power to enlist volunteers. IIo think this Conscript law a poor and inefficient war moasurcs, ho savs : In its political boarings, oven more than its military aspects, it is subversive of the Constitution ami of thu rights of citizens that depend upon State authority. A few thoughts will mako this plain. It is im possible to study our Slato and Federal Constitutions, without seeing how mani festly the ono was designed to guard and maintain tho personal and social rights of tho citizons tho other to take caro ol his external relations. Nurture, education, property ,homo,wifo and children, servants, administration of goods aud chattels after death, and a grave yard in which to sleep the sleep ol death, these arcamomg tho obiccts of State solio itudo, for the protection of which tho Stato provided civil authorities, aud back of them tho posse comilutus and the mili tary to make tbo civil administration effec tual. Now, if tho principle be admitted that Congross may tako away tho State militia, who does not see that tho ultimate aud final security of every man's dome3 tio aud personal rights is oudangered. To tho extent dolcgalcd in tha Constitution nobody questions the right of Congress to control the State militia, but if to the extent to which this enactment goes, tho States will bo reduced to tho condition of more counties of a great commonwealth, and the citizen of the Stale must look to tho Federal Government for tho enforce nicut of all his domestic rights as well as for the regulation of his eternal relations. e V . The great vico of the Conscript law is, that it is fouuded on assumption that Con gress may tako away, not tho State rights of the citizen, but the security aud founda tion of his State rights. And how long is civil liberty expected to last, after the se curities of civil liberty are destroyed? The Constitution of the United States com mitted tho liberties of tho citizens iu part to the Federal Coverumont, but expressly reserved to tho States, and tha people of the fclates all it did not dolegata, It gave the General Government a standiug army but left to the States their militia. Its purposes in all this balauoius uf powers were wise and good, but this legislation disregards these distinctions, aud upturns ihe whole Bystoru of government when converts tlio State militia into "nationa. forces," and claims to use and govern them as such. 'Pi10 President is not Commander-in-Chief of the militia, except when in actual service; and not merely when they aro ordered into service. Thoy aro subjected to martial law only, when in actual scrvico, aud not merely when called forth before they have oboyed tho call. Tha acts of 1795 aud other acis on the subject manifestly contomplatc and recog nise this distinction. To bring tho militia within tho meaning of boin in tho actual scrvico there must be and obedience to tho call aud some act of organization, mus tering, rendezvous, or marching douo in obedience to the call in tho public service. Story's Con. Law, Vol. !I, Sec. 1203. If it bo suggestod that this plain rule of common eenso aud Constitutional law is not violated by the conscription act be cause it applies to the "National forces," I reply as before that this is only a new uame for tho militia, and that tho Consti tutional rights of a citizon aro not Do sac rificed to an unoonititutional name, When Judgo Story wa3 endeavoring to mark with so much distinctness the time at which tho common law rights of tho citizen ceased and his liability to military rule be gau, tho time iu a word when he bo eamc a soldier why did it not occur to his fertile mind that Congross could render ! this distinction valueless una unmeaning by a new momcnclatiiro by calling tho militia "national forces?" It is not diffi cult to conccivo how such a suggestion would have fared had it occurred or been made to him. But it is difficult in tho ..... -i'.i... .... :,.... .i-.i... day, to treat so frivolous a fiuegestion with the diguity and forbearanco the oo-1 casion domantts. 1 havo shown what rights of perscnal liberty these plaiutiffs in herited ftom a remote anocstry, and how thoy are guaranteed to thorn by our con stitutions, and at what timo they ore to givj placo to martial law, and surely if a wheol tot in motion by Congress can crush and grind thoso rights out of existenco, without regard to tho limitations of the Constitution, some wcightcr reason should be found for it than tho misnomer which tho act so studiously applias to tho militia some reason that deserves to stand in stead of Magna Charta, our constitution and nil rur traditional ficodom. The ,ly one lhat I have over heard suggc J, and which i3 applieablo against all ib riows advanced in this opinion, is called military necessity. Tho country is invoh d in a great civil war which can bo brought to an honorable oloso only by an cnorg iio use of all our resources, and no rcstta it should bo tolerated, in such oir cuuut mces, savo only those which Christ ian ei ilizatiou has imposed on all warfare. Whatever is according to tho Constitution tho argument claims, may bo done, of course whatever is over and boyond the Constitution is justified as military necess ity, aud of that the President and Con. gross aro exolusivo and final judgoi. Tho amount of the argument is that the exigencies of tho timo justify tho substitu tion of martini lav? Blaokstono and Sir Mathow Halo tell us "it is built upon no settled prinoiplcs, but it is entirely nbitrary in its decisious. is iu truth and reality no law, but something indulged rather than allowed as law." Tho unrestrained will of ono or a number of men, then, ia tho rule which tho argumont substitutes for tho Constitution. It is of no conscqucnco that tno win tuus set up tor supremo law is that of men whom a majority of tho poo-1 pie havo chosen, because neeording to our system tho majority cau only choose mon to administer to the constitution as it is written. Majorities, as a power recog nized by law, havo no more right to estab lish a despotism than a minority would have. But may majorities or minorities set aside tho Constitution under prcssuro of rebellion and insurrection ? As tho Constitutiou anticipates and pro vides for such calamities, it is a reproach to its wisdom, to sav that it is inadenuato . i. . nr. t to sueu emergencies. io man uas any historical tight to cast thu reproach upon .. . 1 . ' it. io current experience provot it. it never can bo proved except by an unsuc cessful use of tho legitimate powers of tho Constitution against rebellion, and then tho thing proved, will bo that tho instru ment needs ameudment,which its machinery is flexible enough to allow. Even such a inciancuoly demonstration would do no moro than point out necessary amendments it would not surrender tho people to tho arbitrary will of anybody. Presidents or Congressmen aro only servants of tho peo ple to do their will, not as that will, may be expressed under passion or excitement, but as it stands recorded in ihe Constitu tiou. It is the Constitution indeed which makes them President or Congressmen. Thoy havo no power to set up their will against the Constitution, than so many private citizens would have. Outside of that they aro only private citizens. "I do not therefore, foci the force of tho argument drawn from the distressing cir cumstances of the time. Bad us they are wc make them worse by substituting abi tary power for constitutional rule, but if wc made them better and not worse tho judicial mind ought not to be expected to approve tho substitution, for it can recog nize no violation of the Constitutiou as a legitimato vindication of the Constitution. To place ourselves under despotic sway in order to bring baok llebcls to the Constitu tion wc havo given up is a procedure that pcrploxes tho student of the political sci ence, and will quite confound the historian oi our times. "There aro other features of tho Con ;ipt law that doservc criticism, but, not to "xtond my opinion farther, I rest ray ob jections to its constitutionality on these grounds : 1st. That the power of CoDgross to raise and support armies, doos not include the power to draft the militia of the State. "i!d. That the power of Congress to call forth tho militia cannot bo exercised ia tho forms of tli i3 cuaotment. "3d. That a citizen of Pennsylvania cannot bo subjected to the rules and arti cles of war until ho he is iu actual mili tary service. "lth. That he is not placed in such ac tual service when his namo has been drawn from a wheel and ten days' notice thereof has bcon servod upon him. "For theso reason I am for granting tho injunction." Order. Nov. 9, 1803. Preliminary injunction in eooh granted for the pro tection of the plaintiff on his giviDg bond, with suroty, to bo approved by the pro thonotary, in tho sum of ?000, according to law, and refused for any other purpose. Drunkenness in Diamonds. Tho Washington correspondent of tho New York Inileptndcnt, writing under the date of October 2-lth, says : "There wa3 a sight to bo ecen in broad daylight a few days ago, in front of tho Presidential mansion, which gave those who witnessed it, a shocking idea of tho onward stridos which tho vico of intem perance has made iu 'good society' du ring tho past few years. A womau olad in tho richest and most fashionable gar ment!, with the diamonds flashinj; from her slender Oncers in tho slant western ! 3Uushino. sat uuon tho stone balustrado. unablo to procood on hor homeward walk without betraying horsolf. At last she rose and started on, swaying to and fro, and yet soon rested agaiu. utterly unable to proceed. Tho carriage of a foreign minister passed by tho poor woman was noticed and it turned, stopped, took in tho lady, and carried her to her luxurious homo ; for tho lady is wealty and occupies a high social position ; but elio was drunk in the streots of Washington." Remarkable Occurrence. A nogro cook iu ono of tho regiments on Morris Island, latoly conoeived the idea of making sinkers fur fish lines out of tho lead around a Parrot shot. To this ond-Htplaocd the shell in a stove and sat tho down, ladle in hand, to oatoh tho molten load as it fell. Just about tho timo tho lead should have fused, tho stovo separated into very small fragments, and tho last seen of tho smoltor lie was performing a scries of iuvoluntary gymnastics, orcditablo to his agility but unploasaut from their abruptness. Coal. Tho ooal sent to market from tho Pennsylvania minos during tho year 1603 alrcdy amounts to nino millions of a tons, being a very lioavy increase on the amount sent during the eame period last year, BLOOMSBURG Attoiinevs-At-Law. WILLIAM G. IIUIU.IIY, Market Htroct, JOHN O. rilllK.n. lUgUtcr'n Olhco, Court House. ltOlir.UT f. UI.AIIU, Umt corner .Main end Market. U. II. J.lTTf.U, (District Attorney,) Court Alley. WIMMIY WlltT. South sldo orMnlimbota Markot. HA.MUUI. KNOIUi, Court Alley, near Court Home 1XTUK a. UltJliUl,, south sldo of Main, ubuTa Market. l'UINTINO Ori'IOES. "Columbia Democrat," (LEVI L. TATIJ, Proprietor.) Court Alley, north sida of Court llouso. Star of tho North," (VVM. II. JACOIIV, Proprietor,) south side uf .Mulli, below .Market street. "Columbia County Republican," ( l'AI.I'.MON JOUN, Proprietor.) South sldo .Main obovo Market. Physicians. nr. F. C. UARHISON, Ilxchang? Hotel, Main street. Dr. J. II. McKIM.VY.KortliMaln St.. belnw Market. I Dr. J. C. RIITTUIt, Market above Main street. , Dr. i, It. UV..a, Houth sldu .Main, below Markot. I Meiichants. Mcircr.W, NUAL 4; CO.. North-east comer of Main and Market. II. C. & I. W. 1IAUT.MAN, North-west corner Main I and Murket. ft II. Mlhl.UIt, South sldo of Main, obovo Market. I A. J. rtl.OAN, South slJc of Main, nhova Market. J. J. IlltOWUIl, Corner of Main end Iron btrctW. 1 I.. T. HIIAltl'I.L'SS. South sldu Main tieloiv Mnrkct. I A. II. IlllASMUS. North side of Main iibovo Market ; joiin K. uiuton, South sldo of Main abovu Market A. II. i;ilAM.lUH, ivi Iff. 1 - .' " ?..!?., k " ;?v,g 'Marku" WJ , ItOlltl. iouth s do uf Main abnva .Ma in. i dunhy Ki.uiM.Main sticct, East liiouuisburg. Hotels. Eieliango Hotel. W.M. II. K00N3, Proprietor; Main Street, above Market, South side. American llo.no JOHN I.EACUCU, Proprietor. South sido of .Main, above Market. Forli Hotel, SILAS HUDSON. Pioptktor, head of Main Street. Justices or the Peacb. J. M. CIMMIIEKLA1N, south side Mainabevo Market. T. J. MOKliiS, Suuth side Main, West IJIooruslmrg. Dr.uaaisis. EVEIl &. MOYElt, South side of Main, abovo Market. E. P. LUTZ, south sldo of Main, below Market. J, 11, MOVEK, South-west Main U. Moiiit Street. Milliners. Miss A. D. WEDn, North side of Main above Markkt. ' Miss MARY UAltKLEV, North .idu of Main below Market street. MISSES' IIAIIMANS. South sldo Main above Market. Miss E. PETEIt.M.VN, South side Muiu abovo Market. Dentists. H. C, HOWcn, North sido of Main obovo Markot. UEU. Ill SUC I,, South sido of Main, abovo Market. Foundry and Machinists. PETER BILI.M EYEI1, near tho liloomsburg and Lack- uwanua Railroad. JOSEPH SIIAUPLEJS, Third Steel, abovo Market. LEWIS II. MAUS, South side Main abovo Market. Clothino Establishments. DAVID LOWENIlUncJ, South side Main abovo Market. A. J. EVANS, South side Main, near Iron Stroet. SroYEs and Tinware. A. M. UUl'r.RT. South sldo Main, below Market. P. S. MOVER, North side Main, above Court llouss. Saddle and Harness MA.NurAcruitEiis. T. J. IIEIDLEMAN, South sido Main, below Market. J. U, PUKSEL. North side Main, below Court Hume, Boots and Shoes. rillLIP UNANGST, South sido Main, abovo Market. HENRY KLEIM. South side main, near Iron street. A. SOLEDUR, South side main, above Iron Street. W.M. K.UINd, Main stroet, East lllooutsburg, JOHN I1R0UST, Main Street, West llloomLurg. II. UIKK'N, iron Street, south of Main street. CADINET MAICER3. B. C. SIIIVE, South sido Main, near comer of Iron. JOSEPH IIARKLEY, South side Main below Market. A. TEIlWlLlOEli. South corner Iron and Main Sts, C. W. I'OUUEL, Main street, West Eloomsburg. I Blacksmiths. I STEPHEN KNOr.R. North sido Main, bciow Market. i . j. j iiuu.viun. eouin una iam. oeiotv .tiarKci, At. C. AllilO'PT, Main street, East illoornsburg, JOHN PUItSEI., Main street, Wist llloomsburg, Watciics, Clocks and Jewelry. K. CATCH ART, South-west corner main and markot. II. ZUPPERNEIt, South ,ide Main, below Market. LEWIS UERNARD, South corner .Main Iron Si's. Cahriaoe and Wagon Make u W.M. SLOAN i SON, Market below Alain Streets. J. S. EVANS, North sido Main below .Market. CUOUST & 1I0WAIAN, .Main St., West Ulouuisbure. Tomij Stone Cutters. B. A. JACORY, Main Street, East Dloomsburg. A. WH1T.MAN, South sido Alain, below .Market, Tanners and Dealer in Leather. WM. SNYDHR. North side Main, near Porks Hotel. JOHN K. UROTZ, Establishment West Lloom.burg. Books, StationerYj &o. P. JOn.N, South sido Main, abovo Market. J. U, I'REEZE, Register's Office, Court House. Pottery Estahlishments. JOHN HICKS, Uetwceu Mam and Third Strcat, below .Market. RAUl), Third Street, West Uloornsburg. Tailors. II. nurEnT, South sido .Main below Market. M. VAN 1IL5K1UK, South sido Alain above! Market. Baker, Confectioner, &o. n, STUUNEU, South sido Alain street, abovo Market. Livery Keeper. JACOI) DIUIIL, rear of the Court Uouce. Wine and Liquor Store. D. W. Romil.NS. Main street, Hear corner of Iron, Daquerotypes, Amiirotypes, &a. II. UOSENiiTOCB., South side .Main abovo Market. Baruer. TIIO.MAD nR6WN, Court Alloy, near Court ITouss. "Golly, I'se Free !" On Thursday, about nino o'clock, parties around tho round houBo were startled by a loud cry "golly, I'so free doy don't get mo a gain." A search revealed a sablo son of Africa, clad in blue shoddy, armed with a Springfiold rifle and fixed bayonet, und all tho panoply of an American soldier. When ho had recovered his breath and had timo to answor tho numerous ques tions of his curious fellow countrymeu, ho told them that whon ho enlisted, tho col onel promised him all sorts of good things, "but," added ho, pathetically, "when doy got mo in dc barraoks 1 found dat I was no better don 11 white, and so I left and hero goes for Chatham," Wi?idaor (0. W.) ltccord. A President of a Loyal Leaguo Society named Chamberlin, was arrested the othor day in Hartford, Conn., for adultery with a Airs. Nancy M. Bradloy. Chamberlin agreed to enlist if they would lot him off. This is tho first instanco on record of a Loyal Leaguer going to war ; and this ho did, not bcoauso ho wished to fight for his principles, but solely to cscapo Stato prison 1 g A Massachusetts Judgo has decided that a husband may opon his wife's let tors, on the ground so often and tersoly stated by Theopulus Pareous of Cambridge "that tho huiband and vilo aro one, and tbo husband is tkett one.'" The Kidnapping of White Men How a Young Man Luckily Escaped. It is a well-known fact that poor whito men nro now kidnapped ovory day in Now York, by a sot of lank-shark, who get S10 per head for dragging them in tho army, under tho plea of their being deser ters. Tho following coso rests upon tho uuiuuiity oi an Auoiiiiou paper, the Uom vicrciul Advcrttscr, of that city. It says : lt Last Monday morning a young man was abducted from Yorkvillo, under tho fol lowing circumstances : The Saturday provioua two men entered station II., city Pot Office, and made several inquiries of Jlr. i'ease, tho Postmaster, respecting his namo and former business, and then wont away. On Monday , a man eame to tho offico, and said that ho desired the person, of ono Charles II. Pease, who was said to bo a dcscrlor fiom tho 33d Now Jorsey Hegiracnt. IIo did not state whether ho was a dctcctivo or military officer, but took tho boy down to tho barracks at tho City Hall, whero soino private conversa tion toon piaco uctwecn tno supposed of licor and a person who did not wear tho uniform of a military or polico officer, After a few moments' conversation tho supposed officer was told- to take tho boy over to Jersey City. Hero ho was ar raigned boforo Captain Mhlcr, who upon being asked if this was tho young man who had deserted said, "Well, 1 don't kuow, I supposo ho is ; ho looks liko him ; ho is young, pock marked, fcc-" Whero upon tho boy was sent to Governor's Is land, placed in confinement, and allowed no opportunity of communicating with his friends. The next day one of the govern ment officers engaged in repairing the fort on tho Island mado a requisition for somo men to do some work, and among this de tail was this C. II. Pease, who recognized the government officer as ono with whom he was acquainted and who resided in Yorkvillo. Ho obtained au opportunity to mako himself known, and desired tho gentleman to toll his father whero ho was4 "His father immediately secured tho services of an officer of tho Twenty-third precinct, and thoy started for Governor's Island and examined tho records, but as .they did not find tho namo of C. II. Pcaso, they wero compelled to go away. Tlio next day tho search was resumed and tho' boy was scon, when application was mado to General Canby, for his release. Tho General told tho boy's father that ht would have to show that tho boy had been so employed, that ho could not havo en listed at tho time alleged, and ho would then releaso him. "Affidavits woro mado by several eitia ons of Yorkvillo that tho boy had been seen by them on tho day specified, and could not have bcou in Jersey City, where upon General Canby disoharged tho boy.- "This is not tho only caso of this kind which has occurred in this oity. $10 13 now paid for tho arrest of deserters, and parties aro employed who do not caro who thoy arrest srf long as they earn tho 810. I If a man is once sent to Governor's Island ; ho cannot readily iret off. In this case, if young Pease had not been recognized ho would by this timo havo been sent off to the army. As thirty dollars will soon be paid for deserters, many innocent por aons will doubtless bo pioked up." Hero, by tho merest accident, (and no doubt thero aro a hundred like cases), tho boy recognized a:i old acquaintance whilo detailed to work, and his father was 011 ablcd to rescue his son, and fo to savo him. Under tho temptation of 510, other eases liko this have occurred here, but now 630 is tho temptation for thus abduct ing and stealing men. N. Y. Bay Book. Sun or (mo) Moon ? Two men, after drinking and carousing all night at a sa loon, started in the morning to go homo. It was a beautiful, suuny morning, and as thoy staggered along, tho following con versation arose ; Inebriato No. 1. "How bright (hie) tho moon shines J" Inebriata No. 2. "You don't call that (bio) tho moon, ch ? That's (hie) sun." No. 1." "Taiu't it' (hie) moon." No. li. "I tell yo it's sun !" No. 1. "Well less leave (hie) matters to first man wo meet." No. 2. ''Agreed " Tho two tcddlcd along for a short dis tance, wheu they uhaaced to meet a man in oxactly tho sumo condition with them selves. Tho individual was immediately treated to tho following interrogation : No. 1. "I say (hie) old follow! We've got inter a sputo ; want ye to (hie) 'olp us out. My fren horo says that's tho sun pointing upward to Old Sol who was blaziug fiorcoly down upon them and I say it's moon. Now wo'rc goin' to leavo tho mattor with you. What is it suu or (hie) moon ?" 1 he person addressed braced himself, after considerable difficulty, against a lamp post, aud then commenced to scrut inize, as well as hu could tho burning orb overhoad rcpeatiug in a meditativo tono of voieo : Sun moon sun (hie) moon.' After a short 'observation,' ho exclaimed : 'Fact is gent'lem, I'm a strancror in this part (bio) of tho country, and I can't tell whether its sun or (hto) moon.' Artemus Ward says there is no daily paper publishod iu his town, but thero ii a ladies' sowing circle, whioh ansv7crs tho saino purpose. One of Brigham Young's wives, whose, stage name is Mrs. Woodinansee, iaa star at Bait Lake theatre.