17 .- " 1 BY S. J. ROW. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1865. VOL. 11.-NO. 46. TERMS OFTHEJOUILNAL. Th Raftsmas's Jocusal is published on AVel h,l,r at S2,0!) pr annum in advance Auvsa BSBB'T inserted at l.60 per square, for three r leu insertions Ten lines (orlet-s) counting a qoare For every additional insertion 50 cents. A deduction will be mnde to yearly advertisers. IBVIN BUOTUERS. Dealers in Square Sawed Lumber. lr Goods, Groceries. Flour, Grain, Aa , Ac, Burnside Pa., Sept. 23, 1363. -piREDERrCK LEITZINGER. Manufacturer of h .11 kind of Stono-ware, Clearfield, Pa. Or ders solicited wholesale or retail. Jan. l,18t3 C BAN'S A BARRETT, Attorneys at Law, Clear field, Pa. May 13, ISM. i,. j. cttASfi. : : : : : : Walter babbett. ROBERT J. WALLACE. Attorney at Law. Clear field, Pa Office in Shaw's new row. Market ttreet, opposite Xaugle's jewelry store May 25. TT I" N'ACGLE. Watch and Clock Maker, and XI. dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Ac. Room m Graham's row, Market street. ?ov. 10. HBUCHER SWOOPE. Attorney at Law.Clear . field. Pa. Offiot in Graham's Row, fourdoo 8 woat of Graham & Boynton s store Nov. 18. -TTARTSWICK: A HUSTON. Dealers in Drugs, J I Medicines. Paints. Oils. Stationary, Perfume ry, Fancy Goods. Notions, etc., etc.. Market street, Clearfield, Pa. June, 29. 1864. J P. KRATZER, dealer in Dry Goods, Clotb . ing. Hardware. Queensware, Groceries. Pro viiii ns Ac. Front Street, above the Academy, Cleai field. Pa. April 27. "VI7 1 LLIAM F. IRWIN, Marketstreet, Clearfield, W p ' Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Mer shandise. Hardware, Queensware, Groceries, and family articles generally. Nov. 10. J OHN GUELICI1. Manufacturer of all kinds ol Cabinet-ware, Marketstreet, Clearfield, Pa. He also makes to order Coffins, on short notice, and mends funerals with ft hearse. Aprl0,'59. DR M. WOODS. Practicing Physicias, and Examining Surgeon for Pensions. OlSoe. South-west corner of Second and Cherry Btref t, Clearfield, Pa. January 21. 1SG3. milOMAS J. M'CULLOUGn, Attorney at Law. J Clearfield. Pa. Office, east of the ' Clearfield ea. Bank. Deeds and other legal instruments pre pared with promptness and accuracy. July 3. JB M'ENALLT, Attorneyat Law, Clearfield, . Pa. Practices in Clearfield and adjoining counties. OEce in new brick building of.J.Boya t n. 2d street, one door south of Lanich's Hotel. 1) IC11ARD MOSSOP Dealer in Foreign and Do V mestic Dry Joods. Groceries, Flour, Bacon, Liquurs. Ao. Room, on Market street, a few doors went ol Joitrti'ilOJicf , Clearfield, Pa. Apr27. IAURIMER A TEbT, Attorneys at Law.Clear J field. Pa. Will attend promptly to all legal and other business entrusted to their care in Clear field and adjoining counties. August 6. 18a6. T I THOMAS W. MOORE. Land Surveyor anrt Lon- vevancer. Office at his residence, 1 mile east of Peunvilia Postoffice address. Grampian uuis Deeds and other instruments of writing neatly executed. June 7th, ltto5-ly. 7AJ. ALBERT A BRO S, Dealers in Dry Goods, C roceries, Hardware, Queensware, Flour, Bacon, etc.. Woodland, Clearfield county, Penn a. Also, extensive dealers in all kinds of sawed lum ber, shingles, and square timber. Orders sol ici ted. Woodland, Aug. 19th, 1863. AUCTIONEER. The undersigned having been Licensed an Auctioneer, would respect - fully inform the citizens ol Clearfield county that he will attend to the calling ot sales, in any part cf the county. whendesiretl. Terms moderate. Address Z. C M"CULL'H"JH. June 14. IS65. Clearfield. Pa. 4 UCTIO.NEKR. The undersigned having J. been Licensed an Auctioneer, would inform the citiicns of Clearfield county that he will at tend to calling sales, in any part of the county, whenever called upon. Charges moderate Address, JOHN MQL'ILKIN. May 13 Bower Po.. Clearfield co.. Pa. VrCTIONEEK. The undersigned having been Licenced an Auctioneer, would inform the citizens of Clearfield county that he will at tend to calling sales, in any fart of the county,' whenever called upon. Charges moderate. Add res. NATHANIEL RIS1IEL, Feb. 22. ls5. Clearfield. Pa. L I C K NS in A V CTION E E Il.-V I LLIAM M BLOOM, of Pike township, desires to in form his friends and the public generally that he ha tuken out a License aim AUCTIONEER and will attend to the crying of sales in any part ot the county at the shortest notiee. and at the most reasonable charges. AdJress, either personally orbv letter, either at Curweusville or Bloota Siville. May 1, 1SG5. tf. ."DIsTIS: NOTICE. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1 Office of the Comptroller of thb Ccrrbxct, Wasuisgtom, Janruary 3Uth. ) WJ HEREAS, BY SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE f presented to the undersigned, it has been ma e to appear that "THE FIRST NATIONAL BAXK 01' CLEARFIELD," in the Borough of CIrarueld, in the county of Clearfield, and State ol Pennsylvania, has bwen duly organized under siiu according to the requirements of the Act of t oLgret!6, entitled "An Act to provide a National Currency, secured by a pledge of United States bunds and to nrovide for the circulation and re demption thereof." approved June 3d, 1S61, and j uas complied witn ail tne iirovisioonui am nci required to be complied with before commencing the business of Banking under said Act ; Now. therefore, I, Hugh McCulloch. Comptrol let of the Currency, do hereby certify that "THE fill ST NATIONAL BANK OF CLEARFIELD,' in the Borough of ClearfiulJ, in the county of Clearfield, aad State of Pennsylvania, is author ited to commence the business of Banking under the Act aforesaid -""v. In testimony whereof, witness my UAL, .hand and seal of office, this 30th day of 7v-Jnuary, A. D. 1S65. HUGH McCDLLOCH, Feb. 8, 1S65. Comptroller of the Currency. SPECIAL NOTICE. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the subscriber, either by note or book account, are requested to pay np immediately, as further indulgence cannot be given; MayZ7-p G. H. HALL. FA.Ttlvr E its ' MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPA NY OF YORK, PA. Insures aeainst as or damage br fire. It is the fet company in the State, and has made no as i j - 7.7 V . . , .... i JKclwt gVetvt;. Lei's Sit Down and Eeason Together. From Mackler's "Droppings from the Heart." Let's sit down and talk together Of the things oj" olden day. When we like lambkins loosed from tether, Gaily tripped along the way. -Time has touched us both with lightness, Leaving lurrows here and there. And tinging with peculiar brightness, Silvery threads among our hair. Let's sit down and talk together: Many years away have passed. And fair and foul has been the weather Sine we saw each other last. Many whom we loved are living In a better world than this; And soino amongst us still are giving Toil and thought for present bliss. Let's sit down and talk together; Though the flowers of youth are dead, The ferns still grow among the heather, And for us their fragrance shed. Life has a thousand blessings in it Even for the aged man ; And God has hid in every minute, Something we may wisely scan. Let's sit down and talk together ; Boys we were we now are men ; v ' We meet awhile, but know not whether We shall meet to talk again. Parting time has come : how fleetly Speed the moments when their wings Are fann'd by breathings issuing sweetly From a tongue that never stings ! THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION. A dispatch, dated Washington, Jane 9th, says : President Johnson was waited on yes terday by Messrs. James A. Jones, II. A. Lancaster, V. II. Maxwell and J. L. Ap poeson, representatives of merchants and others, of Virginia, who wished him to a mend the Amnesty Proclamation by striking out the thirteenth exception the twenty thousand dollar clause. They represented that this feature interfered with the devel opment of industry by building un capital, and in this way oppressed tuem. That when they endeavored to borrow money in the Middle or Northern States they were at once met by the objection that perhaps they had over $20,000, and if they had, the accom modation could not be extended ; so they were unable to give work to the poor men who called upon them. The President reminded them that the Amnesty Proclamation did not cause this distrust. It was the commission of treason and the violation of the law that did it. The Amnesty Proclamation left these men just where they were before. It did not add any disability to them. If they had committed treason they were amenable to the confisca tion law which Congress had passed, and which he, as President, could not alter nor amend. In the Amnesty Proclamation he had offered pardon to some persons, but they did not injure any other persons. Would they like to have the Amnesty Proc lamation removed altogether? Would they feel any ea-ier in that case? One of the deputation "No; but it would assist us very much if you would ex tend the benefits of the proclamation to per sons worth over $20,0OU." The President replied that in making thai exception he had acted on the natural sup position that men had aided the rebellion according to I he extent of their pecuniary means. Did they not know this? One of the delegation "No, I did not know it." The President: ."Why, yes you do. You know nerfectlv well it was the wealthy-men of the South who decoyed the -people into secession. I lived in the South, and! know how this thing was done. Your State was overwhelmingly opposed to secession, but your rich men used the press arid bullies, and your little army, to force the State into secession. Take that twenty thousand dol lar clause suppose a man is worth more than that, now the war is over, and the chances are ten to one that he made it out of the rebellion by contracts, etc. V e might as well talk plainly about this matter. 1 don't think you are so very anxious about reliev ing the poor. "You are so very eager to help the poor. Why don't you take the surplus over the twenty thousand dollars you own and give it to them? In that way you will help them and bring yourselves within the limits of the proclamation. I am free to say to you that 1 think some of you ought to be taxed on all over twenty thousand dollars to help the poor. When I was military Governor of Tennessee I assessed such tax. and on those who had been wealthy leadersof the rebellion, and it had a good effect.." One of the deputation "It so happens that none of us were leaders. We staid out as long as we could, and were the last to go in. The President "Frequently those who went in last were among the worst after they got in. But be sure that you may under stand me, gentlemen, I do not say this per sonally. I am just sneaking of the general working of the -matter. I know there has been an effort anions some to persuade the people the Amnesty Proclamation was injur ing them by shutting up capital and keep ing work from the poor. It does no such thing. If that is done at all it is done in consequence of the violation of the law and the commission of treason." The President concluded by saying that he would look at the pajers they presented, but so far he had seen no reason for invoking the thirteenth exception. ' Thg difficulty of acquiring our language which a foreigner must experience is illus trated by the following question: "Did you ever see a person pare an apple or apear with a pair of scissors ?" What's whiskey bringing?" inquired a 1 ,1, l,of .vt;l "Rrinmno- laxKc UciUcr m uiav at "r- '"o THE COKSPIRATORS ! ATZEBODT'S FULL CONFESSION. Baltimore, July 9. The American has received a special report of the confession of Atzerodt, which was prepared by one who has known him since his arrest. The de tails of the plot to abduct and murder the President, which are set forth below, were given to the author by Atzerod thimself but a short time before his death. George Andrew Atzerodt was born in the Kingdom of Prussia, in 1835, and came to America, with his parents, in 1S44. They arrived in Baltimore, at which place he re sided with his family, for about one year, when with his parents he removed to West moreland county, Virginia. His father farm ed, and carried on his business (that of blacksmith) at the Oourt-house. Atzerodt was placed as apprentice to the coach-mak ing business at the Courthouse, where he learned the painting branch, and remained until I806, when he went to Washington. and worked for Young, and also for M'Der- niott, well known coach-makers. In 1857 he joined his broth er in the coach maker's business at Port Tobacco. This continued for four years, when the firm was dissolved. After this he carried on painting in Port- lobacco, until last tall he met with John 11. Surratt and a man named II urloni. Surratt induced him to join in the conspiracy of ab ducting the President. From Atzerodt's knowledge of men and the country in the vicinity of Port Tobacco, and -in fact of all the counties bordering on the Potomac, he gave to the conspiritors a valuable as sistance, lie was well acquainted with llar rold, wLom he was not long in finding out, and who was also engaged in the conspiracy. Surratt went several times to Port Tobacco, and often sent to Atzerodt to come to Wash ington, w here he was known to as many as in Port Tobacco, and was looked upon as a very weak-minded man, in fact as a very brainless and silly fellow. Surratt introduced Atzerodt to Booth, who feasted him and furnished him with money and horse, the horses being hired in rhA immfl Ot Surratt. who appeared to be the principal in the absence of Booth. The first meeting of all the conspirators actively engaged was at a saloon on Pennsylvania avenue, called "Getters." Gautiers? At this meeting O Laugbhn, Arnold, burratt, Booth and Atzerodt were present The first attempt to abduct the President was to be on the Seventh street.road, about the Mid dle, of March. They expected the Presi dent to visit a camp. O'Laughlin, Arnold, Payne, Surratt, Booth and Atzerodt were present. Ilarrold left in the buggy with the carbines for T. B. The plan was to sieze the coach of the President, Surratt to jump on the box, as he was considered the best driver, and make for T. B., by way of Long Oldtields, to the Potomac river, in the vi cinity of Nanjemoy Creek, where they had a boat waiting with men to cerry over the party the boat was capable of carrying fif teen men a large flat-bottomed battcau, painted lead color, which had been bought for the purpose by Booth from two men named Brauner and Swoot. This plan fail ed the President not coming as they desired. Ilarrold went ihe next morning to Wash ington, and all things remaiued quiet for some time after this. Booth went North, Arnold and O'Laughlin to Baltimore. Paine and Arnold left also for New York A man named Howell was about this time arrested, which alarmed Surratt, and he left with a M rs. Schlatter for the North. This was about the 1st of April. The next plan was to visit the theatre on the night the President was expected to be there. . It was arranged that Surratt and Booth were to go to the box. Arnold, O'Laughlin and Payne were to act some important part in getting him out, Ilarrold and Atzerodt were to have charge of the horses, and an actor was to be secured to put out the gas. Booth represented that the best assistant he had was an actor. In this plan buggys and hor ses was to be used. A rope which was pre pared and to be at Keyd's, was to be stretched across the road to impede the cavalry in the pursuit. The route this time was the same as be fore except that they were to cross the East ern Branch Bridge. This whole affair fail ed, and Booth taid "it is all up," and spoke of going to liichmond and opening a theatre and promised Atzerodt employment in some capacity. Atzerodt was waiting for Booth to arrange his going to Richmond when the affair was renewed again. He had taken a room at the Kirkwood House. .Ilarrold called on him and left his kuife, pistol and coat in the room and told him Booth wanted to see him at the Ilerndon House, to which place he repaired with Harold. This was in the evening, about six o'clock, and he there met Booth and Payne. Booth said you must kill Johnson. Atzerodt demurred, when Booth aeplied, "Harold has more courage ; he will do it ; go get your horses ; what will become of you anyhow." Atze rodt and Harold went down Ninth street to gether, and Atzerodt said we must not dis turb Johnson. ' ' .Harold laughed and want ed the key of the room. It was refused by Atzerodt, who expressed himself fearful that harm would be done Mr. Johnson. Harold left to go to see Booth,ani Atzerodt went to the Oyster Bay. Harold came after and said Booth wanted to see him. Atzerodt did not see Booth after leaving him at the Ilerndon House, and he roamed about the streets all night, and first heard of the mur der about half past ten o'clock, while pas sing up the avenue. The cavalry wre rushing by at the time, in pursuit He threw away his knife tbat night, and parted with his pistol rext morning, to a friend 111 Georgetown. Atzerodt had nothing to say at any of the former meetings. He knew nothing of the rope found with Spangler. He belie vedSpangler innocent as far as he knew. Booth when applied to for money would remark, he had money in New York and would get some. At one time in the spring, or late in the winter, Mrs. Schlatter, Mrs. Surratt, and a Major Barrow, formerly or the rebel army, left Washington togeth er. I hey got horses from Howards s. JUrs. Surratt stopped at Surrattville, ar d the rest went to the Potomac. Major Barrow re turned and Atzerodt did not think he had any thing to do with the conspiracy, al though he was formerly in the rebel army. One ot Booth's plans to obtain an en trance to the house of Secretary Seward was an invention, which, if successful, would have involved others in his foul act He made the acquaintance of a man of strong southern feelings, living not far from the secretary s house, who was to make the ac quaintance of a servant, who was to be in troduced to Booth, and:by this means he would learn something or the location of the rooms, etc. As far as known, this plan failed. Booth was well acquainted with Mudd.and had letters ot introduction to him. Booth told Atzerodt, about two weeks before the murder, that he had sent provisions and liq uor to Dr. Mudd's for the supply of the party on their way to liichmond with the President Michael O'Laughlin made no reeularcon- fession as far as is publicly known, but has confessed to the original conspiracy. He denied any knowledge of the murder of the President and the attempt on Seward's life. That he knows much of all the affair there is no doubt in the minds of those who know all the circumstances of O'Laughlin, and that he did visit Stanton's house as charged in the testimony before the commis sion. Arnold, Burr and Davis, and their Boots. The treason of Benedict Arnold was dis covered in the boot of Major Andre, and it was the same appendage that enabled the troops of Col. Pritchard to detect Jeff. Da vis under the petticoats of his wife ; but we have home-wbere seen it stated that Aaron Burr was captured under almost similar cir cumstances, and that but for the shape and appearance of his boot he might have con trived to escape. We extract from Parton's "Life of Burr," page 413, as follows: "On a cold evening in February two young lawyers were playing backgammon in a cab in of the village of Wakefield, Washington Co., Ala. The hour of ten arrived, and they were still absorbed in the game, when the distant tramp of horses arrested their attention. Two travellers rode up to the door, one 01 whom, wituout aismounting, inquired for the tavern. It was pointed out to him. He then asked the road to Hin son's, a noted resident ot the vicinity. One of the lawyers, Perkins by name, replied that the house was seven miles distant, and the roads exceedingly difficult to find, and there was a dangerous creek to cross. "While he was explaining the road, the light of their pine-wood fire flashed occa sionally upon the countenance of the travel ler who had asked the questions. Perkins gazed upon the face as though it fascinated him. The eyes of the stranger sparkled like diamonds, as he sat composed and erect upon a superb horse, better comparisoned thau was usual in the wilderness. His dress was the rude homespun of the country, but the quick eye of Perkins observed that 'his boots were far too elegantly shaped, and of materials much to fine, to accord with the course, ill cut pantaloons, from which they protruded.' The travellers rode on. Per kin's suspicions were aroused. The striking features of the man with whom he had con versed, the incongruity of his dress,his superi or air, the lateness of the hour for the stran gers to be abroad in a region so wild and un known, all confirmed the impression which had been left on his mind. Bushing into the cabin he exclaimed : "That is Aaron Burr ! I have read a de scription of him in the proclamation. I cannot be mistaken. Let us follow him to Hinson's and take measures for his arrest' "His companion, not so easily moved, ridiculed the project of pursuing a traveler at so late an hour, merely on a conjecture, and, in short, refused to go. But Perkin's, not deterred from his purpose, hastened to a neighboring cabin, roused the sheriff of the county, and told him his story-. In a few moments the two men were equipped, and rode off at a rapid pace through the pine woods " And upon information given, Burr, and his companion were subsequently arrested. The Tongue. A white fur on the tongue attends simple fever and inflamation. VolTnwnoca nf t riA tmume attends a derange ment of the liver and is common to bilious and typhus fevers. A tongue vividly red on the tip or e'dge, or down the centre, or Vio nrrmlo snrfiicfi. attends inflamation of the mucous membrane of the stomach or bowels. A white velvet tongue attends mental disease. A tongue red at the tips, becoming dry, browa and glazed attends ty phus state. ri Tri ri trlnzier was nuttine in a pane of glass into a window, when a groom, who was standing by, began to joke Trim, saying he should put in more putty. The Irish man bore the tease for some time, at length he broke out by saying : "Arrah now, be aff wid ye or I'll put a pane in your head widout any putty."; Tha groom left Tli a nrintAr ? the master of all trades. TTa lwftYs tho r-amenter with the rule, and the mason in setting up columns ; he sur passes the lawyer m attendmg to nis ease, and beats the parson in the management of the deviL PrABidonr Johnson Yesterday pardoned CoL Lee. a Pennsylvania lawyer, convicted of forging soldiers enlistment-papers. Twtvtt friar, a ward once epokenc an never be recalled; therefore it is often prudent that we think twice before we speak. ACCUSATIONS ON THE 0THES SIDE. Some months ago Col. L. C. Baker, mili tary detective, made some "astoundiuir dis closures" of the acts ot the bounty brokers and bounty jumpers, and the large fortunes which they realized by their nefarious prac tices. He arrested quite a large number of them, and it the charges were true, as no doubt they were, they ought to have been properly punished by being brought to trial and made to disgorge their ill-gotten gains. A number of them have been released from confinement and now bring suit against Col. Baker for false imprisonment, alleging that they have got out of confinement through paying large sums of money. One says he got out by paying $4,000, another $1,700, two others 500. The following is an affidavit in the case : "William C. Landan, late Book-keeper of the firm of Peter Kiley & Co., recruiting agents, testified that at the request of The odore Allen, one of the firing he went to see the Mayor of Jersey City in March last, to see about getting the firm to raise the quota of Jersey City ; the Mayor agreed to pay for 150 men. Col. Baker saying that what he did with Riley & Co. would be all right ; he paid the firm $126,000 for the men : on the 10th of March 168 men were enlisted in Hobokeu to the credit of Jersey City, but af terwards they were arrested and sent to Fort Lafayette, by order of Col. Baker. Not one of these men were paid any bounty. "A few days after, the affidavit charges, the sum of $120,000 was divided in Marcus Cicero Stanley's office in four equal parcels, one to Peter-Biley, one to James Hughs, one to Theodore Allen, arid one to Mr. Stanley. Mr. Landan says 'Stauley was a confidential man between Baker and Allen, obtaining and imparting informa tion one from the other.' He further says $54,000 of the money paid by Major Cleveland was reserved by Col. Inglis to pay legitimate recruits. Allen & Co. offer ed him $10,000 to pay it over to them, which he declined to do, unless ordered by the War Department Allen & Stanley then wrote to Gen. Fry, and in response a despatch was received directing the money to be paid to them. Upon advice, Col. In glis paid over the money to Allen & Co., who, as deponent believes, gave part to Stanley. "To this affidavit Mr. Landan annexes a schedule, which he claims shows that the a mount of $242,053 80 had been received in a few months by Allen & Co., by recruiting frauds. "Then follows the affidavit of John Eagen and some forty others, who testified that they went to Hobokcn, to enlist, in good faith, having never been in the army before, they were arrested, all valuables taken from them and sent to Fort Lafayette by Col. Ba ker. In a few weeks they were released, though they never knew the charges against them." In addition to the suits brought, copies of the affidavits have been sent on to the War Department and an investigation demand ed by the parties who claim to have been unju&tly treated. Between the two we shall probably get the real facts of the case. We know from the history of bounty brokerage, that there was a great deal of rascality on their side, which to that extent impairs the credibility of theircounteraccusation. Their release without trial is necessaiy to be ex plained. Ph Uadelph ia Ledger. The Two Apprentices. Two boys were apprentices in a carpenter shop. One determined to make himself a thorough workman,- the other didn't care. One of them read and studied, and got books that would help him to understand the prin ciples of his trade. He spent his evenings at home reading. The other liked fun best, lie often went with, other boys to have "a good time." "Come," he often said to his shopmate' "leave your old books; go with us. What's the use of all this reading?" "If I lose these golden moments," was the boy's answer, "I shall lose what I can nev er make up. ' ' While the boys were still ap prentices, an offer of two thousand dollars appeared in the newspapers for the best plan for a State House, to be built in one of the Eastern States. The studious boy saw the advertisement and determined to try far it After careful study he drew out his plans, and sent them to the committee. We suppose that he did not really expect to gain the prize; but he thought, "there is nothing like trying." In about a week afterwards, a gentleman arriv ed at the carpenter's shop and asked if an architect'by the name of Washington Wil berforce lived there. "No," said the car penter, "no architect, but I have an appren tice bv that name." "Let's see him." The young man was summoned, and informed that his plan wa accepted, and that the two thousand dollars were his. The gentleman then said that the boy must put the bui.d ing up ; and his employer was so proud of his success, that he willingly gave him his time and let him go. This studious young carpenter became one of the first architects of our country. m He made a fortune, and now stands high in the esteem of everybod y ; while his fellow apprentice can hardly earn food for himself and family by his dai ly labor. American. Artisan. "Whatever weakens your reason, Impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sence of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things in short whatever increas es the strength and authority of your body over your mind that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itselfl What is the use of Bighing and weeping as we float down the stream of time ? Why make the voyage of life a tcailing voyage ? "I am a broken man," eaid a poor poet. "So I ehould think," was the reply, 4ifor I have eea your pieces." CONPEEENCE AT HAMPTON EOADS. NEW YORK, July 8. The lleraUCt cor respondent from liichmond gives some new facts concerning the Hampton Roads Con ference. It says one of the rebel oommii sioners states that on their return lrom Richmond, they refrained from any general discussion of the interview. Judge Camp bell affirms that he was satisfied with the interview, and felt willing to make peace oa the basis of the late President's ultimatum. Several days after their arrival in Richmond Mr. Hunter became conv inced of the hope lessness ot looking or fighting for anything better, and yielded his adherence to J udge Campbell's opinion. Stephens thought longer delay might be more favcrable to tha South, but on the eve of his departure for Georgia, which took place on the day before the public meetiug at the African church, he assented substantially to the conclusioaa of Judge Campbell and Uuuter. Oa oaa point the Commissioners were fully agreed from the outset: They were opposed to any measure to inflame the public mind to any greater extent against the general Gov ernment. To this end they waited upoa Davis, Benjamin, and other members of the rebel government and sought to prevent tha meeting at the Africau church. They used every argument and entreaty in vain, and themselves positively refused to be present or countenance it in any way. The state ment that Stephens had gone home to Geor gia to canvass his State in favor of pro longing the war was voluntary and unau thorized. He was applied to by influential men to do so, but positively refused, giving it as his intention to go home and remain in quietness until the end shouM come. Oa his arrival in Georgia he was further impor tuned to take the stump, but he so persistently declined that many of his bent Southern friends deserted hiin. American "Wonders. The greatest cataract in the world is th falls of Niagara, where the water from th great Upper Lakes forms a river of threa quarters of a mile in width, and then being suddenly contracted, j. lunges over the rocks in two columns to the depth of 170 fuel each. The greatest cave in the world 13 the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, where any one can make a voyage on the waters of a subterranean river, aud catch fish without eyes. lhe greatest river in the world u tne Mississippi, 4,100 miles in length. The largest Valley in the world is the Vallev of the Mississippi. It contains 500.- 000 square miles, and is one of the most fertile and profitable regions of the globe. 1 he largest lake in the world is Lake su perior, which is truly an inland sea, being 430 miles long, and 1,000 feet deep. The largest natural bridge in the world ia the Natural Bridge over Cedar Creek in V lrmnia. It extends across a chasm ot 80 feet in width and 250 feet in depth, at the bottom of which the creek flows. The greatest mass ot solid iron in the world is the Iron Mountain of Missouri. It is 350 feet high aud two miles in circuit. The largest aqueduct in the world is the Croton Aqueduct in New York. Its length is forty miles and a half, aud it cost twelve and a half millions of dollars. The largest deposits of anthracite coal in the world are in Pennsylvania the minei of which supply the market with millions of tons annually, and appear to be inex haustible. All these, it may be observed, are Ameri can "institutions." In contemplation of them, who will not acknowledge that ours isa "great country?" FfirenalogicalJour.. A talented African of the boot black per suasion, while dancing like St Vitus over a customer's boots the other day, observed his partner poring wisely over a newspaper, whereupon the following rolloquy ensued : First member of the firm "Julius, what de debbil you lookiu' at dat paper for? You can't read." Second member "Go way, fellah ; guess I can read, I'se big e nough for dat" First member "Dat ain't nuffin. A cow is big enough to catch a mice, but she can't do it." Patent Democratic papers used to be very fond of designating the Whig and Republi can parties by a plurality of names, but from present appearance the democracy will soon throw all others in the shade. We have already Democrats, Patent Demo crats, Peace Democrats, War Democrat, Copperhead Democrats, Skunk Democrats, Rebel Democrats, Blue-light Democrats, Anti-war Democrats, aud lastly Petticoat Democrats! A gentleman went into a store in Man chester, New Hamshire, on Wednesday, and inquired for small copper-toed shoes. The shopman immediately ordered him off say ing that this was no time or place to talk politics. Good! "A bachelor of thirty years writes to the 'Country Gentleman' for a re cipe for bean soup. ' ' A lady correspondent replies, "Get a wife that knows now to make it" A toast at an Irish Society's dinner at Cincinnati: "Here's to the President of the Society, Patrick O'Raferty, and mayhei live to ate the hen that scratches over hi grave." - "Love in men is like the distemper in dogs," said a disappointed spinster. "Neither puppies nor men are worth, any thing till they have had it" David S. Yulee, ex-Senator from Florida and Acting Governor Allison, of the same State, have been imprisoned at Fort Pula ki, Georgia. - - si Si- 4; t.; fy Si i li y V 1'. TTn
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers