BY S. J. KOW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1863.
VOL. 10. NO. 12.
INDIAN SUMMER.
There ia a time just when the frost
Prepares to pave old Winter's way,
When Autumn in a reverie lost,
The mellow daytime dreams away ;
When Summer comes in musing mind,
To gaze once more on bill and dell,
To mark how many sheaves they bind,
And sue if all are ripened well.
With balmy breath she whispers low,
The dying flowers look np and give
Their sweetest incense ere they go,
For the hath made their beauties live.
She enters neuth the woodland ishade,
tier zephrys lift the lingering leaf,
And bear it gently where are laid
The loved and lost ones of its grief.
At last, old Autumn, rising, takes
Again his sceptre and his throne.
With boisterous hand the tree he shakes,
Intent on gathering oil his own.
jr-weet Summer, sighing, flies the plain,
And waiting Winter, gaunt and grim,
reea miser Autumn board bis grain,
And gniiles to think :tis all for him.
THE MEANING OF IT.
The New York Tribune, . referring to the
great victories which have been gained for
the Union cause, asks what it means, and. thus
answers the query :
The fact that every loyal State every Statu
lh.it is not under the feet of the Confederate
lebvl. has this year elected the ticket whose
hostility to those rebels and friendship for the
National Administration was most decided is
very pijemticaut. The States which, at their
latest election respectively, have indicated
iht.-ir confidence in unci good will toward the
Federal Executive ra as follows :
Maine, Ohio, New llaiopshiie, Indiaua,
Massachusetts, Illinois, Rhode Island, Michi
gan, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Verniout, Iowa,
New Vork, .Miuuesot, Pennsylvania, Kansas,
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri,
'Vest Virginia, Oregon, California.
Contra, by a meagie and lading majority,
New Jersey.
New Jersey might have bet n carried with
liie rest, and wo think would Iwve been, had
tt:ere been a Governor and Congressional Det
rition to elect this year. As it is, there is
a L'uiun gain lu cither House aud iu the pop
l;!dl ote.
Now, this result means something, especial
ly in view of the strikingly different result
l ist year. It certainly does not mean w'lat
J. old Lyons wrote r ml Russell that the re
sults of our last year's elections did mean
lliat the people of the loyal States were dis
oiiiraged .at the ill success of the war lor the
If niou , and the.elore ineluu d to let the reb
els have their own way. On the contrary, all
realize and agree that it means the very re
verse of this. Some of (he opposition journ
al talk ms though it indicated au indifference
to c;vit liberty ; but that is quite unjust. It
i slavery, not liberty, that is viewed with in
reused and increasing 1 stavor by our people.
And, us Mr. Clay suggested that Texas, a per
M.iiient acquisition, t-liould not be rejected be
came ol slavery, a temporary instil ution, so
the people ot to day acquiesce in some tem
porary restriction of their liberties in times
ol convulsion and public peril, for thu sake of
their permanent establishment and vindica
:ioii. They endure the summary doings of
Tiovoal Marshals and Commanders ol Depart
ments, in the assurance tiiat they lira striking
i ho shackles oil the limbs ol millions through
out future generations not the shackles mere
ly ol slaves, but those which lor two genera
tions have padlocked the lips and lettered the
pens ol lovers of universal justice ami liberty
tnroiighoul hall our country, while subjecting
liittu to ignominy and sacrifices all over the
land. The people hope aud trust that this is
now to cease, and iu that laith endure and e
iu welcome present privation aud sutlering.
The conclusion that they mean to have the
rebellion put square down, is not ours mere
ly. All the journals positively agree iu it.
Suine define u as a delusion, tending to ruin
ous praciical errors; but they do not the less
rtxiignuo its existence. Several of the lead
big opposition journals attribute the result ol
the leccnt elections maiuly to the predomin
ate.: ol this resolution. And they are not far
wrung.
Let its, then, all agree in this as one point
settled. 1 lie people may or may not approve
arbitrary arrests ; thy may or may not ap
prove the eeueral conduct ol the war for the
tuionj they may aud may not believe that,
in order that the Union may be truly and con
clusively restored, slavery will have to die ;
and they certainly do hold tht the Union
nt aud shall be preserved, even though to
tliis end it should be necessary to hurt the
hxlii.g ,,f traitors and rebels. They don't
intend to creep in at the back door of the rebel
touu deracy ; they don't mean to coax or buy
j:e 'eturo ol the nation's prodigal sons ; but
iv do mean that the Federal Republic toun
del by Washington aud his corn-patriots shall
upheld, aud that not a stripe uor star shall
' erased from its banner. Let us, then, con
fer tins point settled, and cast about for the
'es::f givii g steady and certain eflect to
we public, will. And if any of the States
cu r now under the military power of
e rebellion wish for peace, let them be as-
'"red lht it can only aud at any moment be
'ured bv submission to t he Constitution,
and rightful authorities of our common
:utry.
Gold asd Gold Mixing. It is pleasant to
, r tUjt tu Treasury Dept. has gold enough
jj'f months to come. May it always bo so.
t why should government want gold when
Jooiaia abounds in the precious metals
Meh are being swept away by foreigners
:iliuBt even a "thank you" t In the Tribune
Saturday we fiud the following :
f'Ki bOn1" 1)0 suun that to raake nP the $39'"
-M J exported from this port since January
J, nearly $11,000,000 have been received from
r T''a' "bUt $1000.00 imported from
Z. ' a"J tne same amount taken from the
epulis here, and nearly 25,000,000 gathered
;mtn the people. In addition to the ship
dj. m th'S f,rt' CaIilorni has shipped
te'i i? foruiPn countries since January 1,
"rl.v So0,000,000 in specie aud bullion.
!o , DooIan' flt Gettysburg, bowed his head
cl " ca,"on ball, which whizzed past six in-'"'"-ove
his bearskin. "Faith.,, says Pat.
uever loses anything by politeness."
Tl
g.ac e r"orc ladies practice walking the nioro
ThVo hey, bccome in ,llcir movements.
r;liac'iu"5 the l'-st carriago who do not
- '3 oiie.
RECEPTION OF GENERAL STEEDMAN.
From the Toledo (Ohio) Blade, Oct 29.
Tho announcement on Saturday that it was
determined to give- Brig. Gen. Steedman a
public reception at White's Hall, brought to
gether an immense concourse of citizens in
the evening. At least half an hour before the
time designated lor the arrival of the General,
all the available space in the Uall was appro
priated.
At a little before 8 o'clock, Gen. Steedman,
accompanied by Lieut. Col. Bryant, of the
bStb Iudiana, Capt. Moe.formeily of the 14th.
now aid to Gen. S., Capt. J. W. Smith, of the
1 11th, and a number of our prominent citi
ren. reached the Hall, under escort of the
Union Silver Band, aud as they entered were
greeted by the most vociferous cheering
which was continued for some moments after
the General appeared on the stage. Jn the
rear of thi stage, was suspended the old tiag
of the 67tn O. V. I., which contributed large
ly to the interest of the occasion.
Gen. Steedman was introduced to the audi
ence by D. E. Gardner, Esq., who briefly allu
ded to the interest which our citizens felt in
the General and the regiment led by him to
the field ; of the changes which had marked
their career, of the pleasure afforded by the
bravery ol both, and our pride at learning of
the gallant conduct of the General in the re
cent engagements ; and assured him that his
name would be cherished and honored by his
lriends at Toledo and throughout the North
west, amoug the heroes of the war.
General Steedman said he scarcely knew
how to reply to the remarks addressed to him ;
he was taken so completely by surprise. He
knew that a soldier should cot allow himself
to be surprised we have lost much by being
surprised but iu this instance it was com
plete. He heard of the proposed demonstra
tion but a short time before coming to tho
Hall, aud had no opportunity of preparing him-
so.J iur a speecu. lie inanKeu the lames anil
geiitlemen for their kind reception ; it was
gratifying to him to see so many of his old
friends and neighbors on that occasion, to ex
tend lu him a kindly greeting on his return
home. For '2 years lie had been talking with
artillety and he thought the soldier should
speak iu no other language aud was quite
out of practice in the way of public speuking,
but he would talk to them tor a little while
in an old fashioned way. He said the meet
ing letninded' him of the one held at the do
pot to uiscuss the assault on Fort Sumter;
those assembled at that time were friends ol
Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, aud
some of them had supported Breckinridge,
but they had forgottou all but their countiy.
He said he would have been glad to meet his
friends in a similar manner on this occasiou,
and inquired "what has arisen to change the
feelings of an American towardshiscountry?"
At the commencement of the war, himself and
his old Democratic friends endorsed the lan
guage of the illustrious Douglas his last
words to tho country that there could be but
two patties, Patriots and Traitor; ho was a
Douglas mail then a Douglas uian now aud
in response to the call of his country, went
forth to contribute what he could towards sav
ing it from the'ruiii which threatened. He
said there were some of his Democratic friends
who aided him in getting up his regiment,
united with Republicans cheering him on in
the'eausu he had espoused, but as soon as be
was gone turned agaiust him and called him
ati "abolitionist." He then paid his respects
to this class of persons in his own inimitablo
style ; the rebuke was pointed and severe, and
the audience siguified their approval of it by
the most enthusiastic applause.
He said the abolitionism of the army consii
ted in a determination to put down tho rebel
lion to sul jugato the rebels yes, said the
General, "that is the word subjugate them."
We have progressed nobly ; we have rescued
six States territory sufficient tor empires,the
army is now sitting on the backbone of the
Confederacy, and all that is necessary is to
send the men ; there are enough of t hum, and
they must come. There are only two ways
of crushing the rebellion and restoring peace
to the country ; one is to subjugate the rebels
and compel them to lay down their arms, the
other to acknowledge their independence.
The latter course would be degrading in the
highest degree to our national honor and man
hood, and subject us to the scorn and con
tempt of the civilized world. To tight it out
to the "bitter end" is the only alternative ;
to do this we must employ every means known
to civilized warfare. While the army was de
termined to whip the rebels, here, at home,
there are men constantly afraid thev will be
shot unconstitutionally . He was a Democrat
when he weDt into the army, and did not
think he could stand it to have negroes placed
by - the side of his men ; but when he got South
and saw them used by the rebels, be under
stood the necessity of taking this power from
them. They did uot arm them ; they dare
nottrnst them; for, if they arm a thousand
negroes, the Utter would run away and Uncle
Sam would get the arms. A kindly feeling
has gradually grown up between our soldiers
and the blacks. Kindness begets kindness ;
the blacks have been our friends, they are now
our spies; we can't conceal our movements
from the enemy, for every boy and the old
men would inform them of our precise situa
tion, and this gave them a great advantage.
For 25 years the slaveholders had talked in
the presence of their .house servants of the
friendly feeling of the Northern people to
wards the negro ; the servants repealed what
their masters bad said to the field-bands, aud
when our army went South every negro un
derstood them to be their friends, and often
have they rendered most important service to
our officers.
Gen. S. then related the substance of a con
versation ho once had with Col. Ready, form
erly a Congressman from Kentucky, relative
to the arming of negroes; be told this rebel
who was horrified at our using the negroes
as soldiers that himself and friends had tho
matter in their own hands; if they would lay
down their arms, return to their allegiapce,
there would be no necessity tor arming the ne
groes ; the rebels had forced this upon tho
General Government, and unless they brought
the war to a speedy close there would be 200,
OOOiirmed blacks iu the field. And then,
said, the General, they will garrison yonr
towns, and instead of beiBg servants, will be
masters of the Confederates, and you (the
Colonel and his lriends) will be uuder the ne
cessity of applying to them for permission to
leave town. The General said the negroes
bad been taught to believe that the purpose of
the "Yauks" was to give them their liberty,
and they looked upon our army as their only
friends.
This was corroborated by Rev. Dr. Pierson,
seated in the audience, formerly President of
a Colledge at Princeton, Kentucky ,who, iu the
the past 20 years, has travelled over nearly all
the Southern States. The Dr. asked the Gen
eral if be did not remember a cicumstaoce
which occurred when our army was about to
cross the Cumberland for the first time. The
rebels were aware of our movements and sta
tioned a large force at a ford, masked their artil
lery and secreted their troops in such a man
ner that had not our forces been apprised oi
(he danger a dreadful massacre would have
ensued. A negro, while the enemy was mak
ing this disposition, secreted himself in the
grass, and watched every movement. The plan
perfected, the negroe crept from his retreat,
ran to thehousu of a Union man residing near
and engaged him to go and ir.f'oriu our officers
of the trap. He did so ; a reconnoisanco was
ordered, and the negro conducted the com
mander to a hill overlooking the position of
the rebels and thus saved the army. The Gen.
eralsaid he remembered this circumstance,
and then put the following query to any Val
landighammer that might be present ; "Sup
pose you were on picket, the enemy's cavalry
should come near, disiuouut, and to take your
life or make you prisoner, and a negro, ac
quainted with their movements, should in
form you of the danger, and your life was
saved, would you not feel kindly towards
li lm 7"
The General then spoke of tho Army of the
Cumberland ; said the people at home ueed
have no fears about it. Concerning the recent
changes made in the command of that army,
he said that while General Rosecraus had the
confidence and respect of the army, his suc
cessor, Gen. Thomas, was also honored in tho
same way, and that whatever charges might be
preferred against General Rosecrans, nothing
could obscure the glory which justly belouged
to the distinguished hero of Stone River. He
sid that no change whatever could affect the
army that'its future career would continue
to be as beilliaut as its past was glorious, and
that the honor of giving the death blow to the
rebellion would be given to the army now con
centrated at Chattanooga.
All that the army wants is young, vigor
ous men to shoulder their muskets and go
forth to fill up the depleted regiments. Those
who preach compromise as a means of settling
the difficulty are talking treason ; there is uo
such thing as a peace except by emitting out
the rebellion. lie saw before him men e
nough to make three regiments larger than
any three regiments now in the field, and he
proposed if they were honest in their desire to
see peace restored that they enlist at once,
and help the army to accomplish its mission.
Alter a brief allusion to the greatness and
glory to our country.and the still higher posi
tion which awaits it in future, the General took
his seat amid loud aud prolonged applause.
Mr. Gardner then spoke of ihe absence of
Lt. Col. Commager, of the G7th, announcing
that he had unexpectedly left the town, allu
ded to tho scones through which that officer
and regiment, with the flag on the stage, had
passed, und the meeting adjourned.
A NEW PENNSYLVANIAN PRODUCT.
It has long been our belief that, thanks to the
bounty of God and the industry aud skill of
man, these United States can produce every
uocessaiy and almost every luxury of life,
without haviug recourse to other countries.
Two articles in ordinary use colfeo and tea
have hitherto not been cultivated here, but
the former, largely grown iu Brazil, can cer
tainly bo growu, in the open air, iu some parts
of our vast empire, aud as. for the latter, even
Pennsylvania lies within the particular belt
which is best adapted for its production.
That belt is pretty wide, for it extends from
the equator to the 45th degree of latitude.
Ere many years, China will cease to- have a
monopoly of the tea trade. The cultivation
ol the plant has been successfully introduced
into Java aud Brazil, and, still more largely,
into Assaui, au East Iudian province, lying
between the Ganges. and the Brahamapootra.
The cultivation of the tea-tree, with the
mauufacture of its leaves into an article of do
mestic consumption, is now in progress iu
Pennsylvania, and the State Legislature has
granted a charter of incorporation to the
American Tea Company, which undertakes to
develop this new productive resource in
Pennsylvania. The Hon. J. Y. Quiggle, late
consul to Antwerp, is at the head of this body,
aud the gentleman who may be considered its
working head is Dr. Spencer Bonsall, who re
ported to the Patent Office, some years ago,
in favor of cultivating and manufacturing tea
in the United States, and acquired his practi
cal know ledge on the subject as superinten
dent and chief manager on the lands in India
of the Assam Tea Company.
The tea plant is iudigenious in Pennsylva
nia. By the use of machinery in preparing
the leaves, a superior article can be produced
here, and sold at the rate of from eleven to
thirteen cents delivered in markets ; or about
one third of its cost, when manual labor is
employed in the East Indies. At present.the
produce of tea per acre is about 400 pounds,
which may be largely augmented. It grows
wild in some (not all) of the tnonntaneous dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, and is found there in
great abundance. Set machinery against the
Asiatic process of personal manipulation, and
the cost of manufacture here becomes much
lower than in China, Assam, or Java. It may
come to pass, in the time even of living men,
that Europe will import ber tea from the Uni
ted States, aud not from China.
The green tea raised near Philadelphia has
tho look, odor, and flavor of Asiatic tea with
a slight herbacious taste, the consequence of
its not having been kept long enough before
brought to the test. This, alone, makes it dif
fer from ordinary Hyson of good quality,
A Good-bye Ovita the Left. An incident
attending the recent advance of the arniv
across the Rappahannock , is worth noting. A
correspodent writes : "When our troops were
fording the river, a burly Rebel jumped from
their rifle-pits and rushed toward our advan
cing column. Plunging into the river, he
looked back to see if lie was pursued, then,
placing bis thumb to bis nose, with fingers
extended, he yelled out to his former com
rades, "Good bye, you d d Graybacks ; here's
for the Yanks and a good cup of Yankee
coffee." .
Man and wife arc like a pair of scissors, so
long as thoy are together, but they bocomo
daggers as soon as tbey aro disunited, v
GOVERNORS OP PENNSYLVANIA.
The following interesting table contains
matter wnich will be very useful for luture
reference, and having been prepared with
great care, its accuracy can be relied upon :
from 1682 to 1863.
1682, October, William Penn proprietary
acted as Governor till August 1084.
Thomas Floyd, President, until December
JW58.
Captain John Blackwell, Deputy Governor
to iow.
President and Council to Auril 26th. 1C03.
Benjamin Fletcher, Deputy Governor to
oept., toaz.
Wm. Markham, Deputy Governor to Dec
3d. 169C.
Wm. Penn, again acttd as Governor to Nov.
1st, iui.
Andrew Hamilton, Deputy Governor to Feb.
Edward Shippen, President of Council to
rebruarv, 104.
John Evans, Deputy Governor to February,
nua.
Charles Gookin, Deputy Governor to March,
Sir Wm. Keith, Bart.. Deuutv Governor to
June, nzi.
Patrick Gordon, Deputy Governor to June,
-i
HGO.
James Logan, President of Council to June,
George Thomas, Deputy Governor to June,
Id its.
J. Hamilton, Deputy Governor to October,
1754.
Robert Hunter Morris, Deputy Governor to
Aug. VJ, 1756.
William Peun, Deputy Governor to Nov.
lioJ.
James Hamilton, Deputy Governor to Oct
1703.
John Penn, son of Richard Penn, Deputy
Governor to May 6, lul.
Richard Penn, Governor to Aug. 1773.
John Penn (second time) Governor to Sept.
1776.
Thomas Wharfon, jr., President of Execu
tive Council to Oct. 1777.
Joseph Reed,. President to November, 1781.
William Moore, President to November,
1782.
John Dickinson, President to October,
1785.
Benjamin Franklin, President to October,
1788.
Thomas MifHD, to the adoption of the new
Constitution in 1790.
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OP 1700.
1700, Thomas Miffin elected, re
ceived, 27,725
Arthur St. Clair bad, 2,803
Whole number, 30,528
1703, Thomas Miffin received, 19,590
F. A. Muhlenberg 10,700
. Whole number, 30,270
1790, Thomas Miffin received, 30.029
F. A. Munlenberg 10,011
Whole number, 40,040
1799, T. McKean received, 37.244
James Ross 22,643
Whole number 59,787
1805, T. McKean received, 48.483
Simon Snyder 43,644
Whole number, 92,127
1808, Simon Snyder received, 67,976
James Ross 37,575
John Spavd . 4,006
Whole number, 109,557
1811, Simon Snyder received, 52,319
No opposition,
Whole number, 52,319
1813, Simon Snyder received, 51,090
-Isaac Wayne 29,5(56
Whole number, 80,065
1817, Wm. Findlay received, 66,331
Joseph Heister 59,273
Whole number, 125,604
1820, Joseph Heister received 68.909
Wm. Findlay 66,000
WThole number, 134,909
1823, John A. Shultz received 89,928
Andrew Gregg 64,221
Whole number, 155.149
1826, John A. Shultz received 72,710
John Sergeant 1,14
Whole number 73,884
1829, George Wolf received, 78.216
Joseph Ritner io,n6
Whole number, 129,695
1832, George Wolf received, 91,235
Joseph Ritner 88,186
Whole number, 179,421
1835, Joseph Ritner received, 94,023
George Wolf 65.804
II. A. Muhlenberg 40,586
Whole number, 200,413
UNDER THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION.
1838, David R. Porter ree'd. 131,196
Joseph Ritner 121,389
Whole number, . 252.585
1841, David R. Porter ree'd 136,335
John Banks 113,374
Whole uumber, 249,709
1844, Francis R. Shunk ree'd 160,403
Joseph Markle, 156,114
Whole number, 316.517
1847, Francis R. Shunk ree'd 146,081
James Irwin 128,148
Eman'l C. Rigart 11,247
Whole number, 285.476
1848, Wrm.'F. Johnson ree'd. 168,465
Morris Longstreth 168,162 I
Whole number. 336,627 i
1851, Wm. Bigler, received. 186,507
Wm. F.Johnson - 178,070
Whole number, 364,577
1854, James Pollock ree'd 204,008
Wm. Bigler 167,001
Whole number, 371.009
1857, Wm. F. Packer ree'd. 188.890
David Wilmot 146,147
Isaac Hazleburst 28,100
Whole number 365,137
1860, A. G. Curtin ree'd. 262,403
Henry D. Foster 230,239
Whole number, 492,642
1863, A. G. Curtin ree'd. 269,496
G. W. Woodward 254,171
Wholenumber, . - 523,667
An old salt, when asked bow he felt during
a recent severe gale which he encountered at
sea, and duicg which the ship was in great
peril, replied, in ail sincerity and simplicity.
"Why, I thought, what will the poor fellows
on shore do now
The King of the Greeks has left Franco for
his new Kingdom. .He embarked at Toulon,
and after touching at Messina was to proceed
to Athens.
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CORRESPONDENCE OF THE "JOURNAL.
Letter from Philipsburg, Pa.
PitiLii-suuRO, Nov. 9th, 1863.
Dear Journal : Auother semi of a month
has passed away since my last to you. Gone
never more to return. Many lond hopes,
bright anticipations, great prophecies, and
fat offices have been blasted in that short space
of time. Oh, thou monstrous guillotine, Ttmr,
there is nothing that escapes from thy sweep.
You wait for none. All must move at thy
biding, the high and low, tho rich and poor,
the blind and lame aud halt, all must bow
submissive to your will, and must hurry on to
that bouruo from whence none return. Even
the Coppci heads of the Empire State have
gone the way of all things. There was a ray
of hope that a vestige of the "Snaik" would
escape your scythe, by taking a "reef," with
his tail, around the hind leg of the ''Great
Bear ;" but tho raid made by his snakesliip in
the Keystone and Buckeye States, on the 13th
ultimo, left too small a portion of his caudal
end to take a "hitch" around a rye straw,
much less the log of the Boar. Tho requium
is now played out to their heart's content.
Gone ; irretrievable hurried, with only infamy
to mark its trail. : Poor "snaiks," they meet
their late with downcast looks, aud mournful
ly shudder at every gale that sweeps dowu tho
valleys from the ley .North. Thy die hard
and as their eyes aro upturned tho thought
rises in their throat
''Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness
Where Copperheads are kuowu not."
The Empire State gives the coitp de grace of
the entire reptile. Seymour played a master
stroke of startegy when ho addressed bis
"friends" in Now l ork city in July last.
1 have heard his admirers eulogize him lor
his statesmanship and his abilities for making
gpeeay termination of the war, but never
heard them praise him for bis greatest charac
teristic his phrenological organ of strategy.
His strategy eclipses Hannibal in his feat of
removing the rock when descending the Alps
in his passage to Italy. AsSoymour's speedy
extermination of the "snaiks" bears some little
resemblance to Hannibal's removing the
rock, I will draw the coincidence :
It occurred in passing the Alps, whose tops
seemed to touch the sky and were covered
with snow. Here nothing appears to the eye
except a few pitiful cottages scattered here and
tbere on the siarp tops of inaccessible rocks,
aud a few meagre nocks almost perished with
cold aud hairy men of a savage and fierce as
pect, but renewed the terror which tho distant
prospect had raised in Hannibal jj .soldiers,
and chilled their hearts with fear. lie com
menced the ascent with 38,000 foot aud 8,000
horse. Ou the ninth day they reached the
summit. Tbere was but a marrow path, rug
ged and craggy. The advance came to a sud
den halt Hannibal wondering what was wiving
burned to the front and found a huge rock
completely shutting up the path. Tho earth
had fallen away from the rock and left a fright
ful precipice above a thousand feet deep.
There was no possible way to get around, but
to remove the lock. (This was 'before the
ago of drills, gun-powder, aud Copperheads.)
ilaunibal resolved to pitch bis camp, and then
commanded his soldiers to clear thu ground
thereabouts. He ordered them to cut down thu
trees and pile them against the rock, after
which tire was set to them. The wind, by good
fortune, blowing hard, a fierce lianie soon
broke out, so that the rock glowed like the
very coals with which it was surrounded.
Then Hannibal caused a great quanity of vin
egar to be poured ou the rock, which piercing
into the veins, or crocks, formed by the in
tense heat of the fire, calcined and softened
it. In that manner the rock was removed
aud the aimy passed on. Thus Seymour's
address to his "friends" during the mob era
n New l ork city ; his speech at the Acade
my of Music, (however that was prior to the
mob,) and his recent electioneering speeches,
fanned the Union flame of detestation around
thu Copperhead rock to such a degree . that
when the viiugar was let on by the Union
men on Tuesday the 3d instant, the "snaik"
was so completely calcined that there is noth
ing left of it, even thu venom baa evapora
ted. Ob, it was a glorious piece of strategy
ono that will go down to thu latest posterity.
God grant that it may sever revive tho Cop
perheads.
The past week has boon a atiring one for
our town. 'Tis strange how easy peoplu
will become reconciled to new things. I re
member when the Tyrone and Clearfield Rail
road was first talked of. Then I hopped to be
n Pbilipsburg when the first locomotive would
como into town that it would be a good time
oee the different cuts, styles, fashions, man
kind and womankind, ami children of kind and
iine generally , from the uttermost parts of the
'Pea- V ines " down to the lower couutries of
Morrisdale, Kylertown aud Black Moshannon;
and the lads, lassies, belles and stately dims
from the middle kingdoms of "Black Baar,"
Slab-town, Dunbar and the "Forge." Well,
I was here when the first Iron Horse came
snorting into the
"Loveliest village of the plain :"
But the affair was a grand fizzle. Tho machine
met with a cold recent ion, and the people con
cluded "to run it as they found it," and kept
on in the even tenoi of their way. Ihe ex
citement was not to be compared to that form
erly created by the "Old Troy aDd four,"when
it came in with sixteen passengers inside, and
plenty room for more the deck, front and
hind boat looking as though it was a travelling
town with an exclusive mail population. But
the screams, unearthly yells and whistling of
the two freight engines that came to town dai
ly during the last week have fully initiated
Pbilipsburg into the degree of a Royal High
Arch Railroad terminus.
An amusing incident happened to somo
boys from the country on Saturday la&t. Two
locomotives nave been hauling trains of lum
ber from Messrs. J. F. Steiner & Co's mill.
Thoy come down to town to switch off. One
of the engines sounds its whistle similar to
a saw-mill engine, which it w;as sounding
as the boys were turning the earner of
North Second and Laurel streets, but did not
seem to attract their, attention much. Just
then the first engine ceased blowing and the
other commenced sounding a screaming noise
as though forty cats, having their tails tied to
gether, were in the valve, which brought the
boys to a halt. The engine kept up its noise,
and alter reconnoitering little the boys de
termined to advance in force, but at this junc
ture the whistle sounded ono of the most hid
eous, unearthly yells, I ever heard, aud tio
boys stopped and gave one long, last, linger
ing, but not fond look, turned and skedaddled
away towards their mother's ftpron strings at
a speed not recorded in tho annuls of thu turf.
To add to their consternation, some by-statid-vi
a hollowed, "It's after you ! Run!" aud run
they did, much, to the amusemeut of the look
ers on. Perhaps, thu next time they go to
see thu "inersheeii," they will kuow luoro -bout
it. Yours, Lkhoi.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
Extraordinary affair Father and Son marry
Mother and Daughter the parties divorced,
thon re-marry each other's wife.
if rout tue Jbucyrus (.uu) Journal. J
In one of the townships iu this county, a
little north of" Bucyrus, dwelt a well-to-do
widower about fifty, w ith au only son of twun-
ty-two or three. Mr. (we withhold names
tor obvious reasons) bad been a widower lor
many years, and became weary of that mode
ot living ; be accordingly determined to mar
ry again. Tho determination ouco formed,
the next thiug was to find the woman necessa
ry, which iu this country is not at all difficult.
Fortunately for him a widow lady resided near
him, who had a daughter possessing all thu
requirements. Shu was a beautiful girl of
twenty years, accomplished aud sprightly
just thu one be wanted. To bo sure, she was
rather young, but Mr. was younar lookiuir
also. Sometimes bis mind would wander to
the mother, who was quite as handsome 'as tho -daughter,
and almost us young in appearaucu ;
but hu had made up hia mind to marry tho
daughter, and sot about it with a will. 4
did not mention his determination to bis sou,
fearing tho idea of marrying one so much
younger than himself, might expose him to
ridicule.
In tIim moiinfimn Iiir kin huil linnmA Huunlu
enamored of the widow, and had likewise do
termiued upon marrying her. Hu did not
communicate thu fact to his fath r, for tho
same reason that actuated thu old gentleman,
for fear of exciting ridicule by marrying a
woiuan so much older than himself. They
both commenced calling at the house ol tho
widow, and frequently met each other there.
This circumstance annoyed them both im
mensely. Thu old gentleman thought, very
naturally, that the young man was thero for
thu young lady, and the young gentleman as
naturally supposed the old one was there for
the widow.
As tho matter progressed the meetings of
thu father and son at that place became fre
quent, and the more often it occurred, tho
more intolerable it became. Finally, Mr
determined to speak to his son on thu subject.
"Charles," said ho, "I have determined, al
ter much cousidration,io marry, and though c
it but right and proper to make you acquaint
ed with the determination."
"Very good," replied Charles ; "I consider
it very proper that you should do so. And,
speaking of marrying, I have concluded to
marry, myself."
"1 approve of the idea," returned the old
gentleman, "you are of a suitable age to settle
down. "May 1 ask thu name of your intend
ed i
Mrs. ," exclaimed Charles, up and as
suming a defiant look.
"Whew!" whistled the old gentleman:
"fine woman. Charles, but isn't vbu a irifl
too advanced in years "
"I think not," said ho ; "but who have you
decided upon ?"
Why, Charles, it is a very curious circum
stance, but J had determined to marry her
daughter."
"Daughter!" exclaimed Charles: Why.
you are at least twice as old as she is ; I don't
object."
The matter was thus happily settled, and in
the course of a few weeks it was satisfactorily
arranged with thu widow and daughter and the
parties wre married.
V ery soon alter thu marriage was consum
mated, they all discovered that they had inado
a great mistake. Thu son found the widow
was altogether too motherly for the wife of a
young man of twenty-three, and tho old gen
tleman iuuna mat a young lady of twenty was
too volatile for a sober minded man ot fifty.
Disagreement followed, then netrloct, and
finally the thousaud little quarrels, and suub
bings, and pickings, simmering dowu into'a
grand fight, which was kept up, ritlj slight
variations, tor tnrue montns.
4: luauy . mey agrees jurtiiauvuiiy to UI84-
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agreu, and availing themselves of thu uase
with which divorces aro obtained in Indiana.
the whole lour removed to Indiana, whero in
duo time the divorces were obtained.
The four came home as thy went, together.
the son taking the daughter under his special
charge, and tho father doing the agreeable to
tho widow. Long before they had arrived at
Bucyrus, they had arranged matters ou an en
tirely different basis the father and the wid
ow made up a match, and the son and daugh
ter ditto. Hie marrying was tterformed im
mediately on their arrival at Bucyrus. Up to
date they all appeared well satisfied with each
other, and it is to bo hoped that they will long
continue so.
ft Xi 1TB llMirt." IKn l tT" I T L' If 1 I . n
.Most of our lady readers know what the cush-
iniin iipr.r uhir.ll l ldii-s' hair is rii-uecri I
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' - n.11nl . r. 9 .Am
mode, ii o Lfliiw toil, uuui. some lancieu
resemblance. The names "mice," and "cats."
are giving to the smaller and laiger cushions ;
wnuo me nair is aressea in rautastic forma
ouMt'd "howii-,'"wttrrl! " I.i,ti..rfl
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Adashing Philadelphia belle, leaving an order
for a hair dresser to attend at ber residence, ;
added "Brine; two rfltn. four mir a t ont a
waterfall." "Poor voung thing," said a '
smooiu nairea iuager matron, who beard th
order, "she's lost her mind."
every farmer ' in Camden county, this year,
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uaa a i'n-ii ui tooacco, ana iroui 11s iooks we
should judge the yield, will be good. Last ;
spring a large quanity of need was disturbed by .
Mr. Starr, and the result is that nearly every
nuuuuiiftk u gruwing tin vwii luuiiiu XUO
noKf fTfrniTp rrnvers ire tho Makura. Rrnwn. i
m
ng. They have a large field ia this crop,
..ki-i. 1. r..i- , .
The farmers around Dayton Ohio, made a -
grand demonstration in that city on Saturday, '
bringing in three hundred and twenty-five
loads of wood, twenty -eight dray loads of flour,
and sixty wagon loads of farm produce, for tbe -'
families of volunteers. They promise to ro-
peat tho douatiou iu January. ;