11 it if Si I, 111 ll ll II: r c --a 5- ia o so ca I IHi M; HUB iril 'Mi BY S. J; BOW. CLEABFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1864. VOL. 10.-NO. 51. 9 5 IL1 li 1 - 9 S ,jti) i ti ii i r it :f l n a: w to fs .i 3 Nib PS 4 AVI M' 'fell fci V' M THE SOLDIEB'8 TEAES, I'pon tbe bill he turned To tnkea last fond look Ol the valley and the village church, Ami the cottage by tbe brook; IIo listened to the ouiid4, S familiar to his ear; And the soldier leaned .upon his word Ami brushed away a tear. IJesi ie the cottage porch A girl was on her knees. Hie held aloft a gnow-scarf . Which fiuttereu in the breeze; hc breathed graver lor him A prayer he could not hear l!ut be paused to bless ber as sbo knelt, Ami wiped away a tear. )lv trrned and left the spot- Ktit do not derm bim weak. J'or dauntless was the soldier's heart, Though Ipar were on his cheek. ii walch the loreuioft rank In danger' dark career lie ?ure ihe band ino.-t daring there liar nipeJaway a tear GOVEKNOE'S MESSAGE. I'jXM'I'TIVK ClIAMI'KK. HaRIUSI',1 KG, August V, 1M'4. J Tn the fr-nltt: and Hitiif of J'rprr.teittatict.l uf (lie ('oiiiinomrenlth oj Jriuistic" n id . Gentlemen : I have called you together in advance of your n Jjotirned session, tor tht: purpose of t;king some action for the de fence of" the Stale, From tlic comijience inent of the present VcLellion, Pennsylvania lias done her whole duty to the ( loverrmient. Lying as her southern counties do, in t lie immediate vicinity of the horder, and thus expoved to Midden invasion, a selfish policy would have led her to retain a sufficient part of her military force for Iter own defence. In .- doing, she would have failed in her du ty to the whole country. .Not only would her men have been withheld from the field of general operations, but the loans and fax aiioii which would have become necessary, would have to a large extent diminished the ability of hev people to comply with the pe cuniary demands of the United States. She would also have necessarily interfered with and hampered all tl e military action of the Io eminent and made lieielf to some ex tent, responsible for any failures anl short comings that may have occurred. Tn pur suance of the pohcy thus deliberately adopt ed, (his State lias steadily devoted her men to the general service. From the l.eginninir hi.. has always been anion.!! the first to .-pond tu the calls of the United States, as U shown by her history from the three month's men and the Jteerve Corps to the present moment. Thui faithfully fullilling all her own obligations, she l:a- a rii' ht t i be defended, by the National force, as part of a common country. Any other view would be absurd and unjust. She of course cannot complain when she suffers by the necessary contingencies of war. 1 he reflec tions that have in too many carters been made upon the people of her southern conn tirs are most unfounded. They were inva ded in J 8-l?. when a Union army much su peiior to any force oi the rebels, (and on which they had of eour.-e a right to rely,) was lying in their immediate vicinity and north of the 1'otomae. They were again in aiicdhi l.Si'io, after the defeat of the U nion forces under Mihoy, at Winchester, and they have again suffered in 1801, after t lie defeat of the Union forces under Crook and Averill. How could an agricultural people in an open country be expected to rise suddenly and beat back hostile force which had defeated organized veteran ar luies of the floverniiieiit ? it is of couree expected that tbe iuhabi nnt of an invaded c mntry will do what is in their power to resist, the invaders, and the facts hereinafter stated will show, I tliink. that the people of these counties have not failed in this duty. Il Pennsylva nia, by reason of her geographical position, ha required to be defended by the national force, it has only been against the common niMiiy. It has never been necessary to weaken the army i:i the field, by lending heavy detachments of etorans tc save her cities from being devastated by small bands of lullians, composed of their own inhabi tantr. Nor have her people been disposed t ;-necr at the great masses of hw-abidiitg eitizens in any other State who have requir- '! such protection. Vet wh.'ii a brutal en i uiy. pursuing a defeated body of" Union 1'iox's, crosses our lorder and burns a de f'nrdess town, this horrid barbarity. instead f tiring the hearts of ail the people of our tin m ; n country, is actually in some rjuar 'rs made the occasion of mocks and gibes in the unfortunate sufferers, thousands of v'li.'in have been rendered houseless. And tlivse heartless scoffs proceed from the very )' ii a who. whon ihe State authorities, lore M'' in-' the danger were taking jtrecautionary I'ltamies, ridiculed the idea of there being a"y dinger, sneered at the exertions to pre l':l'e for meeting it, and succeeded to some extent b) thwarting their efforts to raise l"i' cs. The-e men are themselves morally responsible fur the calamity over which they now chuckle and rub th ir hands. It might have been hoped nay, we La 1 'i?ht to expect that the people of the yal States engaged in a common efiort to pr-crve their (Jovernnient and ail that is "ear to freemen, would , have forgotten, at -ast for the time, their wretched local jeal iiMcs, and sympathized with all their loy al fellow-citizens, wdierever resident in the pi'i-rs of our common country. It should ' iciiieiubered that the original source of 'w pitM'fit rebellion was in buch jealousies neinlrl2l,,j r,,r wiete,! purposes by tinscru- f'UtoiH politicians. The men "who for any rirpose n,)W continue to encourage them, '''(fil.t to bo held as public enemies enemies 'i our Lnion and our peace, and should be reatc-i a3 such. Common feelings com-iympathies-are the necessary founda- ''J'i of a common free Government. am proud to say that the people of Pennsylvania feel every blow at any of Iter sister States, as an assault upon themselves, and giro to them all that hearty good will, the expression of which is sometimes more important under the infliction of calamity than mere material aid. It. is unnecessary to refer to the approach of the rebel army up the Shenandoah Valley on the third day ot July last to the defeat of Gen. Wallace on the Monoeacv, their approach to and the threatening of the Canit il. or to their destruction of property 3nd pillage of the counties of Maryland ly ing on th 3 border. These events have pass ed into history and the responsibilities will be settled by the judgment of the people. At that time, a call was made upon Penn sylvania for volunteers to be mustered into the service of the United States and "to serve for one hundred days in the States of Pennsylvania and Maryland and at Wash ington and its vicinity." Notwithstanding the embarrassments which complicated the orders for their organization and muster.six regiments were enlisted and organized and a battallioii of six" companies. Tlie regi ments were withdrawn from the State, the last leaving the 20th of July. 1 desired that at least part of this force should be confined in their service to the. States of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and made such an application to the War De partment, us the proposition did not meet their approbation it was rejected and the gen eral order changed to include the States named and Washington and its vicinity. No part of the rebel army at that time had come within the State. The people of the Ixndur ;ouuties were warned and remov ed their stock, and at Chambersbur.g and York were organized and armed for their ow n protection. 1 was not officially inform ed of the movements of the Fedeial armies and of course not of the strategy of their commanders, but it was stated in the news papers that the rebel army was closely pur sued after it had crossed the Potomac and. was retiring up the Valley of the She.w.iloah. Repeated successes of our troops were also announced and the people of this State had jus' cause to believe that quite sufficient Federal force had been thrown forward for its protection upon the line of the Potomac. On Friday, the L'Oth of July, the rebel brigades of Johnston and MeCausland, con sisting of from 2,oi)( to 3,000 mounted men with six guns, crossed the Potomac at Clear Spi ing Ford. They commenced crossing at 10 clock, a. m.. ami marc tied directly on Merecrsburg. There were but 4.3 men pick eted in that direction, tinder the command (d Lieutenant M'Lcan. U. S. A., and as the enemy succeeded in cutting the Tele graph communication, which from that point had 10 pass west, by way of Hedford, no information could be sent to (J en. Couch, by telegraph, who was then at Chambers burg. Tbe head of this column reached Cliambersburg at three o'clock, a. m., on Saturday the .'1'ith. The rob d brigades of Vaughn and Jack son, numbering about ;i.O')0 mounted men, cr issed the Potomac at about the same time, at or near Williamspnrt part of the com mand advanced on ilagvrstown the main body moved on the road leading from Wii liamspoit to Groeneastle. Another rebel column of infantry and artillery crossed the Potomac simultaneously at Shcppardslown, and moved towards Leitersbuig. Gen. Av erill, who commanded a force reduced to a bout 2. (KM men, was at Ilagcrstown, and being threatened in front by Vaughn and Jackson, on his" rightly M'Causland and Johnston, who abo threatei.ed his rear,and on his li ft by the column which crossed at Slijppardsfu'.vn, he therefore fell back upon G reel icast ie. Gen. Averill, is understood, wras under the orders of Gen. Hunter, but was kept as fully advised by Gen. Couch as was possible, of the enemy's movements on his right and to his rear. (Jen. Couch was in Chauibers burg. when; his entire force consisted of GO iufuntry, 4 cavalry, and a section of a bat tery of artillery, in ail. less than loOmen. The six companies of men enlisted for one hundred days remaining in the State.and two companies of cavalry ha 1. uuderorders from Washington, (as I am unofficially informed, ) joined General Averill. The town of Chuui beifburg was held tin till day-light, by the small force utiior General Couch, during which time the Government stores and train wen; saved. Two. batteries were then plan ted !;y the enemy commanding tbe towu. and it was invested by the whole command of J .unison and M'Causland. At 7 o'clock, a. .m. , six companies of dismounted men, eom.mmde 1 by Sweeny, entered the town, followed by mounted men under Gilmore. The main force was in line of battle a de mand was made for 1 ' ,000 dollars, in gold, or .Vhi.ooodollar-i in Government funds, as ransom, and a number ot citizens were ar retted and held as hostages for its payment. No cifer of money was made by the citizens of the town, and even i they had any inten tion of paying a ransom, no time was allow ed, as the rebels commenced immediately ti burn and pillage the town, disregarding the appeals of women and children, the aged and infirm, and even the bodies of the dead were not protected from their brutality. It would have been vain for all the citizens of the town, if armed, to have attempted in count ction with General Couch's small force, to defend it. General Couch withdrew his command, and did not himself leave until the enemy were aectually in the town. Gen. A verill's command being within nine miles of Chanil-ersburg, it was hoped would ar rive in time to save the town, and efforts were made during the night to communicate with liini. In the mean time, the small fo:ce of General Conch held the enemy at bav. General Averill inarched on Cham bei'sbvrg, but did not arrive until after the town was burned and the enemy had retired. IIo pursued and overtook them at M'Con ncllshiirg, iu Fulton county; in time to save thatpace from pillage and destruction. He promptly engaged aud defeated them driving 1 I them to Hancock and across the Potomac. ! 1 commend the houseless and ruined peo ; pie of Chambersburg to the liberal Inmevc- Ijrice of the Legislature, and suggest that a suitable appropriation be made for their re lief, biimlar charity has been heretotor exercised in the case of an accidental and destructive fire at Pittsburg, and 1 cannot doubt the disposition of the Legislature on the present occasion. On the fifth day of this month a largo rebel army was in Maryland and at various points on the Potomac as far west as New Creek, and as there was no adequate force within the State I deemed it my duty on that day to call for Thirty Thousand Volun teer Militia, for domestic protection. They will lie armed, transported and supplied by the United States, but, as no provision is made for th.ir payment, it will unnecessary, should you approve ui3r action, to make an appropriation for that purpose. Feeling it to be the duty of the General Government to afford full protection to the people of Pennsylvania and Maryland by the defence of the line of the Potomac, I united with Governor llradford in the fol lowing letter to the President, dated July 21st, A. l. ly4 : State of Maryland, Exk -i:tive Dk- ) pautmkxt, Annapolis, July 21, LSG4. ) His Excellency, Ai'.kaiiam Lincoln, Presi dent of the Lnited States Sm : The repeated raids across the Poto mac river made by portions of the rebel ar my, and the extent of the damage they have succeeded so frequently in infiictm.g, have most injuriously affected the people of 3Iary land and Pennsylvania, iu the neighborhood of that river, and many of them, it is be lieved, as the only security against such los ses in the future are seriouiy considering the propriety of abandoning their present homes and seeking safety at the North. It seems to us that not merely in this sectional aspect of the case, but in its na tional relations, the security of this border line between the loyal and rebellious States is an object justifying and requiring a dis position of a portion of the National force with an especial view to its defence. The Potomac liivcr can only be crossed in its ordinary State of water at some live or six fords, and we propose to enlist from ourrc pective states a volunteer force that shall be sufficient with the aid of the fortifications which the force itself can speedily construct, to effectually guard t hem ail. We ask the Government that the recruits so raised shall be credited to the quotas of our several States on the call last made. and be armed, equipped and supplied as other volunteers m the service. We are aware that as ii general rule well founded objections exist to the enlistment of a force to be exclusively used for home or local defence, but we regard such a service as we now suggest as an exceptional cae, and the complete protection of this part of our frontier as of admitted national importance. Soon after the outbreak of this rebellion the importance of a special defence of the region bordering on the upper Potomac was recognized by the Government, and the Hon. Francis Thomas of Maryland was au thorized by it to raise three regiments with a view to the protection of the counties on either side of that river. These regiments were raised but the subsequent exigencies of the service required their employment elsewhere, and they therefore afford at pres ent no particular security to that region be yond other troops in tlufservice. The necessity, as we think, for some such peculiar provision nas now l-eeome so obvious that wc would, with great respect, feat most earnestly urm upon Your Excel lency the expediency of acceding to the sug gestions we have made, and we M ill immedi ately ?et about raising the forces required, and we have no doubt they will be prompt ly procured. We have the honor to be, with great rc fcpeet, your obedient servants A. W. Bradford, A. G. Crn-fiN. The following letter from the Assistant Adjutant General, dated August 1st, A. D. SG4, is the only reply received by n;e up to this time : War Detaittm knt, J Ap.ktant General's Office. Washington, I. C, August 1st, 18(54. ) His Excellency, the Governor of Pennsylva nia, Ilarrisburg, Penn'a : Silt : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the joint letter from yourself and the Governor of Maryland, dated July lst, 1S04. asking authorit' to raise a vol unteer force in your respective States, to be exclusively used for home or local defence, and for guarding the fords of the Potomac. In reply, I am directed by the Secretary of War to inform you that the proposition has been fully considered, and that the au thority asked for cannot be granted. In this connection please see the act of Congress,-approved February 13 1SG2, as promulgated in General Orders No. 15, se ries of 1SG2, from this office. I have the honor to remain, sir, Very reflectively, Your obedient servant, Thomas M. Vincent, Asistant Adjutant General. Me.I. Sinu'htrhtterseiit Jlis Excellency, the Governor of Maryht,ul, thi.t data. JJow the reason given for the refusal to act on this proposition, can be made con sistant with the enlistment of men for one hundred days, to serve in Pennsylvania, Maryland and at Washington and vicinity, it is hard to perceive. On the suggestion made by citizens of the border counties, the following commu nication dated 22d July, 1864, was made by Major Gen. Couch to the Secretary or War: (Copy.) Headquarters, Dep't Si squeuanna, I Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, 1864. ) Hon. Edwin M. Stanton Sect, of War Sik : --During the recent raid into Ma" ryland, the citizens of Chambersburg turn ed out with a determination to stand by the few soldiers present, and hold the town a- gamst it. 500 citizens of lork, irrespec tive of party, volunteered, were armed, and went down to the Northern Central railroad to guard the bridges or hold their town. This is stated in order to show you that the ''border citizens" arc beginning to realize that by united action they have the strength to protect themselves against an ordinary raiding party. Enclosed, I invite your at tention to a letter addressed to the Govern or, together with his endorsement upon the subject of forming a special corps from the six border counties most exposed, If 10, 000 men vau thus be organized, its exis tence would be a protection and give con fidence. I am informed that the general sentiment of the people in question is in favor of some thing being done at once, and as a military measure, think it will be of essential ser vice to the General Government, and re commend that the War Department en courage the movement by authorizing the loan or issue of uniforms, provided the law in question is enacted. It is believed that the new militia lajv of thisSta'e will p. itctieally prove of no value, excepting that an enrollment will probably be made. I am sir, Very respectfully, Your obedi ent servant, . N. Corcn. Major General Comd'g Dept. Headquarters, Dep't Stsqi ehanna, llAKRisBi:R;Aug. 4, 18G4. j A true copy respectfully f mushed for the information of His Excellency Governor A. G. Curtin. Jno. S. Sciici.tze, Assistant Adjutant General. On the same day I approved in writing of the propositions-:, aud expressed my o pinion that the legislature would pa?s an act iu accordance with it at its adjourned session on the 2-'d of August. I am furn ished with an official copy of the folio ling repy, dated August 1, Jm4, to the propo sition of Gen. Couch. (Copy.) War Dep't. Ajt. General's Office, Washington, D. C, Aug. 1, 1SG4. ) Major General D. N. Cot cu, Commanding, &c, Harrisburg, Pa. Gen : 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d of July, relative to the United States providing un iforms for a "Special Corps" of militia from certain border counties of Pennsylvania. In reply, 1 am directed to inform j'ou that the subject has been carefully consider ed by the Secretary of War, who cannot sanction the issue of the clothing in ques tion. I am, General, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant. "Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General. Headquarters Dep't St squehana, ) IIarrisui ro, August Gth, IS'J4. j A true copy respectfully furnished for the information of His Excellency, Governor A. G. Curtin. John S. Sciici.tze, Assistant Adjutant General, In each of the three years.' 18G2, 1SG3 and I SG J, it has been found necessary to call the Sr-ute militia for the defence o:' the State, iiiil this lias been done Willi the assent and assistance of the General Government. From the want of organization, we have been obliged to rely exclusively on the vol unteer militia, and with few exceptions to organize them anew for each occasion. This ias caused confusion and a loss ot valuable time, and has resulted in sending to the field (Kidies of men in a great measure un disciplined. The miiitia bill passed at the last session is I think for ordinary times the best militia law we have ever had, but un der the exisitng extraordinary circumstances it seems to require modifications. I suggest that the assessors be diiected to make an immediate enrollment, classifying the mili tia :is may be thought best ; that the officers be appointed by the Governor, on the re commendation, approved by him, of a ltoard of examination, composed of three Major Generals for each division, of whom the Major General of the division shall be one, the other two to be designated by the Gov ernor, from adjoining divisions, or in such other mode as the Legislature uiay think fit ; that in all cases the officers shall be se lected by preference from officers and nun who have been in service, and shall have been honorably discharged by the United States, and that effectual provision be made for drafting the miiitia when required. The recommandation in regard to appointments is made to avoid t!i3 angry dissensions, and, too often, political jealousies which divide militar organizations by the election of offi cers, and to secure the services of th ; most deserving and competent men. The election of officers in the volunteer forces in the field has been found to be inju rious to the service, while promotions by se niority, and appointments of meritorious pri vates has produced harmony and stimulated to faithfulness. In the enlistments of new organizations the plan adopted of granting authority to officers to recruit companies has been found to be the best policy. I also recommend that the Governor be authorized to form (either by the acceptance of volun teers or by draft in such parts of the State as he may deem expedient) a special, corps of militia to consist in due proportion of Cavalry, Artillery and Infantry, to be kept up to the full number of fifteen regiments to be styled "Minute men." who shall be sworn and mustered into the sendee of the State for three years who shall assemble for drill at such times and places as he may direct, who shall be clothed, armed and equipped by the State,and paid when assem bled for drill or called into (service, and who shall at all times be liable to be called into immediate service for thedefence of the State independently of the remainder of the militia. . ; As this force would be subject to sudden calls, the larger part of it should be orga-. nized in the counties lying on our extreme lorder, and as the people of these counties have more personal interest in their protec tion, the recommendation is made to author ize ihe Governor to designate the parts of the State in which it should be raised and to save the time and expense of transporting troops from remote parts of the State and the subsistence and pay in going to from the border. A body of men so organized, will, it is le lieved, Ije effective to prevent raids and in cursions. The expenses of clothing, arming and equipping such a force cannot be cor rectly ascertained, but the Quartermaster General has been directed to make approxi mate estimates for your information, which will be independent of pay and subsistence. The State should provide at least six four gun batteries of field artillery with all the modern improvements. The suggestion has been frequently made by unreflecting persons that the State should raise a force and keep it permanently in the field for her defence. Apart from other considerations, it is observed that the ex penses of such a measure would be quite beyond the persent ability of the State. To raise and maintain an army of fifteen regiments would involve an annual expendi ture of more than fifteen millions of dollars, and any smaller force would be inadequate. Tbe plan which 1 have above proposed would, I think, give to the State efficient protection, and if the Legislature should think fit to adopt it, the expense can be readily provided for by loan or otherwise. Having an organized force under the con trol of the authorities of the State, and mus tered into service for domestic protection, we would not, as heretofore, lose time in arrang ing for transportation and supplies with the V .. .: i i ' i i . l ttiionai jovemiiiein., wueu it oeeame ne cessary to call it into the field. When thor oughly organized, it .should be in all its ap pointments an army which could be increas ed by draft made from our enrolled and clas sified citizens. The plan which I have above suggested is the result of reflection and experience which I have had during the la-t three years, and I have felt it to be my duty to submit it for your consideration. Of the purpose of pro viding' for the effectual defence of the State, 1 of course cannot doubt your approval. If the Legislature should prefer the adoption of any other plan more efficient, and eco nomical, than the one which I have herein proposed, it will give me pleasure to co-operate heartily in carrying it into effect. In accordance with the act of May 4, 1SG4, I have appointed for the Eastern Armies Col. F. Jordan as Agent at Washington, and Lieut. Col. James Giliiiand as Assis tant Agent at that place : and also for the South Western Armies Lieut. Col. James Chamberliu as Agent at Nashville. These Agents are now actively engaged in the per formance ot their duties, and it is desirable that our people should be aware that a part of them consists in the gratuitous collection of all claims by Pennsylvania volunteers or their legal representatives iu the State and National Governments. Volunteers having claims on either ot these governments, can have them c jllejtelolir ;a;n thsa a-p r.i without expense, and thus be rescued from the extortions to which it is feared they have sometimes heretofore been subjected. Hav ing received information from the agents of the State that our sick and wounded were suffering greatly from the wants of comforts and even necessaries, I have been recently compelled to call on the people to contribute supplies mainly in kind for their relief, and it gives me pleasure to say that this appeal has been cheerfully responded to, as have been ad my former appeal.- to the same end. It seems impossible to exaust the liberal ity of our generous people when the well being of our brave voluuteers is in question. In my special message of 30th April last, I stated the circumstances attending the ad vance by banks and other corporations, of funds for the payment of the militia called out iu LSG3. In consequence the Legisla ture passed the act of 4th May, 1SG4, au thorizing a loan for the purpose of refund ing, with interest, the amount thus advan ced, in case Congress should fail to make the necessary appropriation at its then cur rent session. I regret to say that Congress adjourned without making such appropri ation. The balance in the Teasury being found sufficient to re-iaiburse the funds so advan ced, without unduly diminishing the Sink ing Fund, I have deemed it advisable not to advertise for proposals for the loan, and re commend the passage of an act directing the payment to be made out of the moneys in the Treasury. As theomis-ion of Congress to act on this subject involved an unprecedented disregard of the good faith of the National authorities, I recommend that the Legislature takemea sures for procuring an appropriation at the next session of Congress. The Revenue Bill passed at the last ses sion has been found to be defective in sever al points.and I recommend a careful and im mediate revision of it. The Bounty Bill passed at the last session is found to be defective and unjust in many of its provisions, and from the manner in which it is administered in some parts of the State, oppressive on the people. I therefore re commend a careful revision of it. As the present session has been called for the consideration of matters of vital public importance, I commend them to your earnest and exclusive attention. A. G. Clutin. Fanny Fern," who ought to know, says, speaking of cotton : The ladies, as we all know, owe something of their angelic sym metry to the pure and delicate Southern sta ple. Of all the products of the earth it is nearest to their hearts'. i , . The Russian Government has concluded a contract for the building of a railroad be tween Moscow and Sebastopol. A'Case for the Cold "Water-Oure.-Doctor Bull "Are you subject to these attacks?" Captain Se-iiiines "No, Doctor ; this is the first of the kind. The fact is, hereto fore 1 have been very careful toe void expo sure to anything which might produce tho slightest reaction." Doctor Bull "But, about this affair; how did it come ou?" Captain Semuics "Well, first I experi enced a sort of shooting in tho hide, aecoiii-, panied by Symptoms of Collapse, followed by a General Sinking, and a kind of Swim ming Sensation." Doctor Bull "Yes, yes exactly ? I think 1 had slight symptoms of the disorder mysell some years ago. It is known among the profession as Yankeiphobia, for which spirit of Cave in is frequently used ; but in your case, 1 should reconimeiid building up a little iron, and sa forth. However l will fix you up something which wi,ll make a man of you in no time." -JJarpcr't Weti ly. The Dcxkard Oil Region. The recent discovery of petroleum in Green and Fay ette counties has caused no little excitement in those localities, and owners of land in the vicinity of theoil territory areappraising their property at handsome figures. A corres pondent, who recently visited those counties, remarks that after travassing tho rugged hills in various portions of the counties, there seemed to be no very great encourage ment to the oil hunter until he began to near what is known as the "Dunkard Oil Region." The resemblance this section of country lears to the Venango oil region is bo marked that one would almost imagine him self in the centre of an oildom on his arrival. Dunkard Creek is a stream about the size of Oil creeks and seek an outlet through a more rugged and hilly (if possible) country. "We travelled some fifteen miles up the creek, carefully examining the various sites, and from our own experience in the Venan go, Kanawha, and other oil regions, we are fully satisfied that the Dunkard will rrove as rich if not the richest territory yet dis covered. There have been but few wells sunk any depth as yet each yielding a good supply of oil. The largest well on theSIa ple's tract is pumping from sixty to eighty barrels per day, aud, with proper manage ment aud constant, pumping doubtless would yield one hundred barrels per day. For lu bricating purposes the Dunkard oil is con sidered superior to any yet in use. A suffi cient quantity of salt water is pumped from those wells in operating to make a nice con sideration for capitalists in the absence of oil. Companies are rapidly forming, and operations are being commenced at various points for miles up the creek, and we feel like congratulating the peopleof Greene coun ty for their greasy prospect in the future." An Eggs-traordinauy Chicken Story.- -A. New Ilaveu paper t-dls of a large egg, laid by a respectable he.-i in Milford, that had another egg, complete, shell and all, within it. We have another egg story, re lated to us as a literal fact if you don t le lieve it that's none of our business. A lady went to a store, not far from the corner of Oak and Park street, in this city, the other evening, and bought a dozen of egrgs, car ried them home, and put them in lier but tery. In the morning some of the eggs had disapjieared. Looking a little farther, she found Jive chUJ;ens hatched out during the itifht ! It was certainly hot enough to hatch.chickens almost anywhere a few nights since. Hartford JWss. PorrLAR Definitions. What is Fash ion ? Dinners at midnight, and headaches in the morning. What is wit? That pe culiar kind of talk that leads to pulling n ses and broken heads. What is joy ? To count your money, and find it a hundred pounds more than you expect. AVhatis knowledge? To be away from home when people come to borrow books and umbrellas. What is contentment? To sit in the house and see others stick in the mud. . A Now York merchant has discovere'd that his income for 163 was $10,000 more than he expected and reported, and has Avriten to the revenue collector to have the correction made. An honest man in New York ! ' While the Declaration of Independency was being read at Hartford, Conn., on Mon day, a by standor said to another: "Pretty good thing that, aint it! Too much of tho ! nigger about it, though." When that period arrives in which men care as much for intellectual food as they do for intoxicating stimulents, the newspapers will become jiopular, printers grow fat, arfd editors have a holiday. ' , The wise aud active conquer difficulties, by daring to attempt them ; sloth and folly shiver and shrink at sight of toil and Inw ard, and make the impossibility they fear. Why is an unserviceable enn lit art rV- fice-holder? Because it kicks mightily when it is discharged 1 No allusion to the ri l i ri jr. . vieyeiauu vyonveuuon. r It has been discovered by experiment that persons generally hear more acutely with the right ; ear, and see more k-jenl,y with the nght eye. f Andrew Johnson, the "Tennessee TaUr or." Ready to sew the winding sheet of the Rebellion, and to repair tlie breaches ef the Union. j Why is a drunkard like a copperhead,? Because he is always sticking Ins nose Into measures to hurt the Constitution. The poorest education that teaches Bel control is better than the best that: neg lects it.
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