December 14; 1864. i;'),#lllinfmsiing, LOCAL ITEM GOSSIP WITil OLTAFRIENDS.—Tbere is a tide, to well as an untied in the affairs of men that taken in ita thSod will lead to all sorts of queer results. This new and original idea has been Suggested - Vy some sombre Sunday thoughts on :Poor old Chambersbum. I had been reading Dr. Schneek's Book on "The Burning of Chambers .burg,"._ and like the client, who cried bitterly when fits lawyer described his wrongs, remarking: "that lie did not know before how badly he had been used"—so I felt my wounds bleed afresh, and seem sorer than-ever. It was a devilish deed, and one that will be visited upon the rebels most Poor old Chatnbersbucg ! A new Cliatubersburg may arise, Phtenix-like from the ashes of the old, but the . hallowed old resting places are gone for ever. Thank, God the cerneteries remain, where can one day be gathered all together. Should it be my lot to die away from hoine4 trustmy dear gossips will bring on ray body and place me where my friends - and kindred lie. 11. very hour in the dayi miss something familiar, something that ha bit had rendered. absolutely neeetotary to my com fort. omy Nadu, my books: dear, th it hful friends, what stia - 11 — .1 ,do without you! We bear it very well, all of us, don't we It is grace, isn't it 7 • We forgive our 'enemies, don't we 1 Bah! War is war, and pence is peace. Suppose we have a public meeting, and vote Gen. 31'Causland a ser vice of plate, inscribed: " To our friend M'Caus - land, who enabled ?if to put in practice the highest christian virtues, including the forgiveness of our enemiei”- Well, well, if we can only bear it with thesame fortitude that the New York dailies did! By the bye, these same papers cried aloud, and spared not, when the Rebs tried to set their town on fire. It is said that Mr. Greely's visage was eleatefor the first time for years, owing to the eo piods tears be shed, with hig: face 'buried in his hands. Bennett's face wouldn't wash clean—in deed one would suppose his tears would soil any thing thertnight toueh. I fan-feel spiteful at G. and 8., and I do not love them any better than I do.Geueral Lee, and do not respect them half t so much,-but surely every loyal man must feel hor rified at the abortive attempt of the rebels to de the great city of New York, with as many of its inhabitants as possible. When we take into eonsidetation that scores of families inhabit a sin- — gle house, and that each one of the many hotels is —rcrowdid with. hundreds of strangers, to the height' I.of five and six stories, one can imagine what must have been the consequence of the success of the diabolical scheme ; but, we do hope that Messrs. G. & B. were thoroughly frightened. even unto a trembling of the lower limbs. I was in a large - mange - dory the other day, that employed a great number of women ; and while looking around, the foreman said, "Look here!" I looked, and there under the work counter lay a sick little girl, some -six years old, whiles the poor mother, near by, earned her daily bread. It was a sad sight, and caused sad thoughts. The mother must work, and if her child gets sick she must work all the Jaime, and must either leave it u ithout any care, or bring it along. The little thing looked pale and thin, but was more.emnfortable, most likely. in the busy workshop, than she would have been at home. I asked what the woman could earn, and was - informed that she was elk of the best workwomenin the shop, and could earn a dollar a day. 0, ye, who waste money by the dollar, and time by the day, remember that you will one day have to give an account for both. It is hard to . be poor, but thank God there will be an end to poverty With life, when many a Lazarbs will fall heir to a fortune. What can be more beautiful than New York • ..Bay with its two silver tributaries on a bright crisp morning! The %%titer sparkles like diamonds, and every here and there reflects the bright clouds and the gay shipping• The numerous ferry boats add life, if not beauty to the scene; and of all gtjliaful things in the world, not excepting a horse or a woman, a ship is the most graceful. The little steam tugs give force to the view, puffing _g-along, sighing, and groaning, and wheezing, and 'inorting-as much as to say, like Sam. Johnson (not-him of Boswell fame, but him who erat swept chimneys in _Chambersburg,) " fee a little nigger; hut I stays wid a man." The songs and cries of the sailors add tothe poetry of the picture - —all is so cheery, so busy, so lively. But on a damp (sound your p in damp) foggy morn. ing how changed the scene. Each one wraps himself in his otercoat, whether of cloth or _mitts pereha, and consigns himself to cogitations on the ' vanity of human wishes. Even the handsome . policemen look like roosters in a shower. The ladies cover up their heads and expose their le—feet. The fog bells ring dolorously as though - in mourning for a dead. sun, notwithstanding which an occasional colli•don resulting in the tear ., it.A r . t awityji large piece out of each collider, and "'lightening some fifteen hundred people E almost - out their wits, gives each one a chance to vent • his ill humor aloud. • Brooklyn abounds in street cries, all of which would be-perfectly incoMpreheasible were it not for occasional glances one gets into the wagons or trays of the itinerants. There is an old woman whom I pass nearly every morning who sells ap 'plea.- Her cry reSsembles the wail of an angry toil-cat, trimming " s!" A fish merchant stalks along in front of his wagon with a Most solemn and desponding countenance, and all at once, when }stn_ least -expect it. he utters his astounding cry. First a sigh of misery, as though be bad seen better days, then a groan, and then a war-whoop. Sometimes:ton think be may have trodden on a copperhead, again that he may have sat on what the boys cull a bum-bee's nest, •or that an enraged bull may he ;Arguing with him a posteriore." At all events the closing bowl is the most fearful sound I ever heard. One could imagine it to be the agonized death cry of a soli darity of goterntnent mules ! All this time he is only persuasively informing the citizens of Brooklyn that he has "F -r-e-.'-h F-i-s-h " for sale. _Bow fearful mould be the tones of that man's voice were he to be angered.. I hear with pain that party spirit runs high in ' - C. Friends, this is nu time to argue politics. Lincoln liar been elected, let us obey hizn; and we hope °tit. Republican coadjutors will allow a Democrat to have °pillions of his own, however , iiha6Sious, for men can couscientionsly •differ on any subject. Dinft let us call one another hard nanies—itip not christian, it is not decent. Naw - Vents.. December 10, lefif. The STATE GEARD.—It is now officially an nounced that the men who enlikt in the State Guard, now being organized by Gov. Curtin for State defence, will be practically 44eitipt,-from draft for the - United States service- Any mem bers of the guard drafted by the general govern ment will be-furloughed furthe full penod of their term of State service and they will at the same time be duly credited on the quotas of their res pectiP. distrusts. The fallowing is Provost Mar shs.PGeneral Prey's letter od "the subject, dated Nov. 29th: The Secretary of War directs mesa Inform you that tie President of the United States has ordered as follows : In case the Governor of Pennsylvania shall organize the l'enn- Sylvania State ffnatd, and put in service under State act fur that purpose a number not exceeding Ste thousand, it is ordered thut any member of sald:organization being drafted into the United States service t l/0 at once furlough. id, so as to retain Iris phice to raid 8 to organization, out receiving pay of the United States: but the time counting no his term under the draft, You are Instructed to see that the orders of the President are strictly conformed to. SAD OCCURRENCE.—Mr. Gilbert of Dry Run, a member of Company . k, 49th Reg. Pa. Vol., 'when returning home on a furlough after a severe illness, tort with it ;lad and fatal accident at Bridgeport on the sth ult. But lit tle time was allowed the passengers for leaving tte Northern Central train. Mr. 3L being weak, in the hurry fell, and the wheel of the car passed over one of his legs, horribly mangling it. He was taken to the General Hospital at 'Harrisburg where amputation was performed: He lingered to the 18th when he expired. His remains were brought borne and interred at Spring Run old the 21st. lie leaves a wife and little child. HORSE TWEVESARRESTED.—Tis. two horses stolen from Mr. Isaac Sollenberfq , r several weeks ago, were recovered last week in Hiekory Gap, South Mountain, Cumberland county, and the thieves arrested in pir session of them. Jacob Garner and Mr. Dolhotisei are the meu arrested. They are now in the Carlisle Jail, and Mr. Sol- Jenbet gq has his horse,:„ Tim FutsT SNow.—Ou Friday last, we,l,lati ourffirst snow, which covered the_earth to the depth of eight inches. The beautiful white gar ment warms and protects the crops of grain from the bitter cold wind, and inure than all, gives a chance for sleighing. Welcome, thrice welcome, beautiful Snow ! DEATH Or AN OLD CITIZEN.-Mr. Nicholas Pearse, an old and mach esteemed citizen of this plane, died on Sunday morning last, at the adcan• ced age of 83 years, - Mr. P. field the position of Poet 3ftieter of Chambersburg tinder the Admin istrations of Presidents Taylor and Fillmore. MARRIED NIGIITARNER.--On the Ist inst., at Pleasant Re treat Parsonage. by the Res. Jas. M B6hop, Mr. David W. Nigb to Miss. Nancy Arm Tamer, both of Letterken ny townsthip. ARMSTRONG --SCHOPP.—On the Ist inst.. at the residence of the bride's mother, by the Rev. B—Crider, Mr. David Armstrong to Miss Elisabeth Schopp, both of this eounty. DERLAND—ESEBICIL—On the 6th last., at the real. deuce of the bride's parents, by the Rev. E. Breidenbaugh, Lieut. Cbarles S. Derland, of Hollidaysburg, to Miss Sarah E. Embich, of Inters township. SHAYOR—ELDER---Ou the 6th inst., by the Rev. J. Dickson, E. P. Shaver, Sergeant Major Department Sas quehannu, Bth U. S. Infantry. to 100 Jennie Elder, of this pima 11‘.TMER--MOWRY.--On the Bth inst. - , by the game, -Mr. Samuel Hunter, of Cumberland county, to Miss Mary C. Mowry, of Lurgan township. this county. PFELFFEB,—BEIRG.—On the thld ult., by Rev. Dr. Seltneok, Mr. Charles Anoustus Pfeiffer, to Miss Catharine Berg, both recently from the Archduchy of Hesse, in Ger i:4slY. PLACE—MILLER.—On the 10th Mak, by the same, Mr. Justus Place, of Utica, New York, to Mary Ann, eld est danghter of Isaac Stiller. Esq., of this county. 121.1.MEL--SWDZE.—Qn the nthimst., at the residence of the bride's parents, by Elder Johh Spann le, Mr. Daniel Burnet, of Franklin County, to Rise Lizzie Swine, of Han. tingdou County. -DIED PEARSE.—On the 11th inSt., in this place3fr. Nicholas Pear*, in the 83d year of his age. WOLPF.-00 the 27th ult., in Philadelphia, Kate N., aged S years, and on the Sth inst., Willie Bernard, aged 3 years and 7 months. only children of William 11. and Ma ry H. Wolff. WOLFKILI...-04 the sth inst.. in this place, Mr. Ja cob Wolfkill, aged 7.3 years, SIN:IPSO:I.—On the 12th ult., near this place, Mrs. Mar tha Simpson, aged about 50 years. BITT.INGER.—On the 26 ult.. near Onstown. Prances Bittinger, aged lilyeans, 5 months and 9 days.. the 18th ult., in E. S. General Ifospft. al, at Harrisburg, Mr. Gilbert McClain. of Dry Rua, this county, aged 30 years, 10 months and 15 days, SHEARER—On the 23d ult.. near Spring Run. Mrs. Maria B. E. Shearer. aged 136 years, 7 mouths and 13 days. WILANDS.—On the 4th inst., in Hamilton township, Mrs. Catharine WlLind:, aged 76 years. 5 months and 13 days. • USINGER.—On the I.4thinst., near Waynesboro, John Lisinger, in the 2 0 -d year of his age. FORISEAs.-On the3d tiny of July last. at A ndersouville, Ga., Mr. George Forney. of Shipnensburg. Mr. F., svaa a member of Co. F, I.3th l'enn'tt. Cavalry and WM a pris. over in the hands of the Rebels for more than a 3 ear pre• vious to his death. ... WALKER.---Edward Walker Of CO_ A. 7th P. R. V. C, tiled in one of the Rebel prisons. lie was taken prisoner :when the army made the ad wince as Richmond. • MILLER—On the 13th of October, near St. Thomas, Mr. George Miller, a worthy and highly esteemed citizen. and elevated member of the German Reformed Church, aged 52 years. The death of Mr. Miller was caused by the falling of a limb from a tree which he was cugaged in felling, causing tt almost /warm i c all "The memory of the just is breakd." RUPERT. the 13th ult., at the residence of his mother, In H on towuship, of chronic diarrhea, Serge. Simon Rupert, aged 24 years. 9 months and 24 days. This patriotic young man enlisted April 17, I roil. in Company C. (Capt Elders) 2d Peon a. Infantry, far three months. At the expiration of his term, he re-enlisted for three years or during the war. He was a member of Sherman's Hot tery and participated• en the Seven-days' fight in front of Mahatma!, wad at the battle of Anuetani, and also in three other heavy battles, and in two Sieges He took part in a good many skirmishers, toed an all oom.siotiSi conducted himself as was becoming a true Union Soldier. The Lad enemy he met was Death, and tilted - eh he fell in the strug gle ; yet his Mends cherish the found hope, that Cheer 61/45, teat resulted in-his everlasting gain. His aged mother can say of him, that he was always an obedient and a dllll.flll MM. WELCH.—On the sth of July, 1864. in the Stanton Hospital., Washington D. C., Walker C, Welch, a mett, bee of Company C. 184th nee- P. V. from effeets of a wound received in right arm while gallantly battleing in defence of his country in front of l'etersburet on the Le2nd of June. His bodywaa Interred in the Arlington Cemetry, near Washington. As won as the news of his death remit ed his father he started to Washington with the intention of having his body lilted and brought home, but the au thorities would not allow any to be moved at that Se ason of the year; but found the grave, had it properly marked and returned home. And on the 15th. of November he again went to Washington. got a permit to move the body, Mel it raised. put in another eieth; and brought home an d interred in the burying ground at Burnt Cabins The re new' took place from the home- of the parents of the deceit, 'on Saturday, November 19th. - The address connectrl with the occasion was deliiered in the Presbyterian church lif ter the body was iuterrlel. by Rev. J. S. Gorden. from the 22nd chapter and 12th of Revelations. The deceaeed was in the 21st year of his age. lie was willing to lay down his-life fur the country he loved. He fell a martyr to its cause far from home and friends, Hie funeral was atten ded by a large concourse of people, He was beloved by all who knew him and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. And little the we think when last we par ted it was for the last time in life - and that he wouldeersoon be cut down. How true it is that in the midst of life we are hi death. He volunteered to defend and maintate the integrity of the GoVernment and Union which is unsalted by traitorous bands,. He enlisted en the 26th day of Feb ' ruary, 1564, and atoomr.nied his regiment in all its mar elms. sufferings and battles until t, banded. Ho reins brave and faithful soldier,,beerful in the kertortnat, of _all his duties. Never again sludl lie n - lie cgltuo 1.1111 . 14. a of this obituary lift up the light of hi. countenance lipon us. but he is not lost, only gone to engage in a hrgher and holier warfare. The sun that lets to us sets to rise elsewhere. His parents keenly feel that one has been taken away and that their home has been desolated beOause his footsteps are heard no more. .The one that milled fortis the lose of parents now Ile silent-In the tomb. J. It. W. BIJR.IT CABINS., PA:, Dee. sth, 'FINANCE AND TI?AD_E. The prospectus of the Burning Spring and Ru ble Farm Oil Company will be .found an our ad vertising columns. It is legitimately organized for the prosecution of the oil business, and among its officers and chief . manners is J, ter Esq.,,of this place. Of all the WeSteni Vir g:tan properties now being developed for Oil, this seems to be the most , promising, and investments are made it with great confidence by men who have a practical knowledge of the Oil business and the location of the company's land. It prom se% well as a dividend paying corporation. Sub-, seriptions will be received at various places:is stated in the advertisement. The nominal capi tal of this company has been made ::500,600, and the cash price of the shares made two dollars. The Imperial Oil Company mu, oresnized in Philadelphia yesterday, and is in strung, awl cm eigetie hands, and the stock will be taken sery rapidly. More titan half of it was engaged the formal organization \+us efliTted. The stock can .. be had from ll'Clure & Stoner, & Kimmel], Geo.'R. Messersmith, J. McD. Sharpe. Thos . . Jefferson rill, John Stewart,' William S. Everett, Geo. W. Brewer,-1). 0. Gchr, and from Judge Small mad Wni. M. Marshall, llagerston U. We believe that it will be made .me of the most successful Oil operation. now on the market, Thii, Company has the largest reserved ehrtal ut and now organized. One-fourth of the entire capital —52.50,000, is reserved fur development and the interests of the stuck-holders. The Sterling Oil Company elleied their book,: yesterday—the stock having been 'sold. It will doubtlese 'command an advance. The capital hue been reduced to 200,000 shares. in order to eon_ form to the new act of Assembly of July last. During the last ten days no less than eighteen new Oil Companies have been organized in Phil adelphia with an aggregate oapital or $12,700,. Ono; and what is must remarl.able ir, that, most if not all the stock will be taken-110 anxious ore . people to arrest in Oil. True, not one hi tvi_tg the non producing : properties will eser payttitf; thing, but men take the chances because if they happen to bit it pays them immensely. Very many of these companies are purely boOs—em bracing lands which are not now producing and not expected by the original owners to produce anything ; but if the Stock can be sold, the par. ties on the " first floor" make their handsome profit, and Stockholders can take care of them selves. -Many - of them are not even intended for development, and the stock nomially set apart as a working capital is never sold. The invest ment of the Stoekholders is therefore literally thrown away without even a show : for the pros pective profits., The Sterling Oil Company has a certain revenue, and u ill pay dividendson its cash .capital from the start. and the Burning Sprini ,and RubleTurra is being honestly devel oped with every reasonable prospect of success; but of the entire list of eighteen new companies we do not knOw anotiwr that we could 'e om meni There., may be others—most likely there are u few—honestly organized and promising well. but we do not know of The following is is list of the new companies put_ upon the market with in the last two week- Sterling' Oil C. Dankard Creek Oil Co Henry Cowl, Pet. and C 0... 1,000.0 a) 100,000 Cotter Farm Oil Co 1,000,000 5200,000 WM= iimhinisana Oil Creek Oil Co =I F 1 M'Clintoek Reserve Oil Crescent City Oil C 0.., Harrison Oil Co 1 X .t Virginia and Ohio Oil C 0... 500,000 100,000 Hoover alai Marshal Oil Co 50000 Burning Springs ;ant Ruble Farm 40(000 .19,0110 Big Whitley Creek Oil Co . aguksi 100,0141 Mullengur Oil Co 7.00,0(ki 100.000 Mutual Oil Co., 250,00 1`15,100 Total (18 Com rtani eN) P1;2.700.000 1 ,FOJO, The actual cash capital is usually not more than half the amount of the nominal capital. Of the 215 organized Oil Companies now on the market, but 41 have ever declared a dividend, and probably not more than half the dividends so declared Were honestly earned by revenues from oil. The public can tot, therefore, be too cautious about investments this dazzling but most doubt ful channel of trade: No other stocks will pay sO largely and reliably as Oil stocks if investment are judiciously made., but in no other branch of trade , will so much 'Matey he lost by investing in prospective productions The Bank of Chambersburg is now doing busi ness as the "National Rank of Chambersburg," and will soon be supplied with the new National issues. It has three years, however, to retire its old circulation, and the old notes will in the mean time be as acceptable to our people as the new. —The following is the latest quotations of the sales of stocks and bonds in Philadelphia: BONDS. U. S. 5.20's 108, , Beading 6"11. 111.74 U. 5.,,40-Vhs 11}2 Penna.'B. R. 'lnt inert.. 1.12 U. S. 6e, 'Bl' Da Patina E. It. ZNI. inert. 'DR Ul S. es coupon. IOSt Phila. era. 'Bl I 7 _I U. S. Certificate , 95 Phila. Ws, new .. ..... 1 , 9 Patina. S's coupon..._.' 911 Phila. k. Erie 11. IL ii', IV; RAILROAD STOCKS 6741Phila & Erie rt. R... V tni IN. Central Penna. R R. Reading P R I= Fulton Coal if Home's Eddy 011 1 Big-Mountain Coal , avlrving 021 N. Y. & Mid. Coal 12 I Pope F'unn 011 .... Green Mt. Ear1....._.. 4 .lDensmore N. Carbondale ii 'llall.ell Feeder Dana C0a1..... I MtElbeny Clinton Caul. 1 ,Roberto Oil Butler Coal 10 Olmstead- • •-. Dintriond C0a1... . 18 'Noble & Delnmater . . ... . . . .. Snaiam i ' Hibbard._ Monoeney Iron: , ... 102 Story Farm - Perm Mining ..... ..... 212 Bruner- ... ... .... . Connemient -3, IPet roleura Centre... z Keystone lbw 12IEgbert Exeelnior Oil 1 99' Iloge Inland Big Tanl ... ... .... 9.1' Allegheny River. ContmentaL 22 ,Curtm Farrell 2 ; Phila & Oil Creek .... Oil Creek 71 Bull Creek Maple Shade Oil 491; Germania M'Clintoek Oil 51 Corn Plante'r Pennsylvania Pet 9 ,Briggs Perry CM. al , Rock Qil . . • Mineral Oil "..41; Tarr Farm Keystone Oil. 2 Globe Farm Venango (hl..— ..... 1 Sellny'kill Oil Creel, .. Union Petroleum 22 'Walnut '