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All Legal Notices of every kind, and all Orphans' Court and other-Judicial Sales, are required by Lam to be advertised in the REPOSITORY — it haring the LARGEST cta- CULAT/ON of any rpoperpubliahed in the county of Franklin. ° JOB PRINTING °revery kind in Plain and Fancy col ors, done with neatness and dispatch. Hand-bills. Blanks, Cards, Pamphlets, her., of every variety and style. printed at the shortest notice. The REPOstrottT OPTICS hnsjust been re-fittedwith Steam Power and three Presses, and every thing in the Printing line can be executed in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rites. TERMS IN VARIABLY CASH. • Mr. John K. Shryork is out authorized Agent to receive Subscriptions and Advertisements, and receipt for the same. All letters should be addressed to IPCLURE & STONER, Publisher& Vita Notate *airs. VALUABLE STEAM PLANING AND y SAW MILL FOR SALE —By virtue of an undo of the Orphans' Court of Franklin comity,the undersigned. Administrator of the Estate of Rev. Joseph Clark. decd, will expose to sale by public outery, on the premises of the Planing and Saw-Mill, on THURSDAY, THE SEV ENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER nert. at one o'clock on Said dav, the following valuable property Ist. the undiVided ONE-THIRD INTEREST in a lot of ground in Chnmbersburg. close to the Cumberland Val ley Railroad, with connecting track, on which is erected a Frame PLANINc.' AND SAW-1111.L, with all the neces silty nutch man &act tiring al / article:uctmllyman ufacturedin such establishments, and a good steam-lower eapableiof driving all the machinery in the null and a saw-mill—inll in good order. ' aid. The undivided one-thinl interest-kr:AI the worked and nnworked Timber and material on Land. 3rd. The undivided ode-thinl part of a Let of Ground. adjoining-the mill property, fronting on Brood street and running to the Cumberland Valley Railroad containing about one acre. 4th: The unditided one-third part of a Lot of Ground fronting on Broad street and myng to the Railroad, adjoin ing property of said decedent on the North. with a double TIVO-STORY FRAME Rouse, good stabling. corn-crib &e., then= erected. The house Is quite large enough for two families. sth. The undivided one-third of a Lot of Gnanul fmab tog on broad street, and canine south to an alley. n ith a TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLING BOUSE thereon erected. 6th. The undivided one-third of a tract of TIMBER LAND. purchased from Mr. Geo. W. Immell, adjoining land, of Jacob Nieklas. Jacob Lehman and Samuel Mel linger, in Guilford towuship, about three miles from Cluuntiorahurg, containing 26 acre, and 65 percher. Part of this tract is covered with very fine Oak timber. 7th. The undivided frue:third part of a tract of land pur chased from Michael Diehl, situate in Antrim township, adjoining lands of M. Dield, Col. 1). 0. Gehr nod Mrs. Beaty, containing fifteen acres. This tract is covered with very superior OAK TIMBER and is very valuable. -.- Oth. The undivided one-third interest of a tract of 3loitn lain Land, situate in Hamilton township, adjoining hinds of Hr. Snyder and otheriabout 8 miles West of Chambers 'tang, containing 27 acres. This tract has been cut off within a feat years, and is now growing, up with fine Chest nut timber. 9th. The undivided one.tblrd iuterest in eight, borbes, three wagms, gears, chains &e., complete. tar Posaessum will be given of all the above property immediately upon the pruchaser or purchasers complying with the terms of sale. Or' The entire bosiness portion of Claambensburg ATM burned by the rebels, and is now being rebuilt rapidly and In very good style. rc offers the best opening for en terprising mechanics or builders to conduct the businessof a Pinning and SCre•.sfill of any terra in the State. ; IV" Terms will be made knon n on day of sale he A. IL. ht'CLURiI. Adair of Joseph Clark, dee'd. MEI The undersigned, owner of another UNDIVIDED ONE-THIRD of all the abps e described property. Hill also offer his...lnterest for ante at the same time and Oars-, and upon same terms, and possession will be gis en to the purchaser or purchasers immediately on compliance with the terms of sale. The remaining undivided one-third is owned by a practical and expenenced mechanic in the bu siness. and the new purchaser or purchasers can go at once ipto a VERY LARGE and PROFITABLE BUSINESS. HENRY SHEPLEIL VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.—By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Franklin county, the undersigned. Administrator of the estate of Rev. Joseph Clark. deceased. will sell by public outcry. on the premises, on THURSDAY. THE SEV ENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER nest the followlng de scribed property I. The Lot and Dwelling House of the late Rev. Joseph Clark, situate on Broad street, Chamberobarg and TlM fling to the Cumberland Valley Railroat. The lot con• tains nlxtut ene acre, Ind In good condition, with trees, fruit, Arc., pinnted. and growtog well c , The House is a e sturraleti-altalf cottage building, constructed of Bnek, in the best style. well finished and admirably ar ranged throughout. It is one of the most commodious and comfortable dwellings in Chatnbersburg. 2. A Lot containing nearly one acre. adjoining the dwel ling house on the south, fronting on Broad street and run ning to the Railroad. It adjoins the Planing on the north. 3. A Lot of Ground adjoining the mansion property - on the north. fronting on Broad street and running to the-Rail road, with a small two-story BRICK HOUSE thereon erected. 4. A Lot fronting on the Railroad, and adjoining the lot last above described, with a small frame house thereon erected. i. A Pasture Lot containing about one acre. gluing on Broad street. adjoining lots of T. B. Kennedy and others: - re Possession of the above properties; will be given on the lst of April next. excepting the ununproved lot:. of which possession will be given immediate)}•. Terms will be made knowtion day of sale by ' S. K. 51'4:1,111E. Adm'r of Joseph Clark, deed. angl6 VALUABLE FARM AT PRIVATE SALE.—The undersigned offers at Private Sale. all that certain TRACY.. OF LA.ND situate near Cear• foss' Cross Roads, on the road ligading from Hagerstown to Mereersbdrg, in Washington - County, Md., containing ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY•SEVEN ACRES, more Or lead, about one hundred and fifty.ses•en acres of which In cleared and in a good state of cultivation nod the balance covered with a FINE BODY OF TIMBER. The improvements consist Of a comfort:all° WEATITERBOARDED LOG liOt7SF., 'A STONE HOUSE, (under witieli there is an elegant Spring of Water ,) A LARGE LOG, BANK BARN, WAGON SHED and *IVAN CRIB, and all necessary aut•buildings. Tlidialliod is a mixture of lime and slate and is most lie sinibleTitimfid. being winking five miles of Hogesotoo n and ellifot access to market. There are two never failing Springs of Water, at the Dwelling House, which run through most of the fields on the farm, making it one of the best stock raising torsos in Washington County. Possession given on the first of April next. For full particulars roll upon or address the subscriber, residing on the premises. JOSHUA NEWCOMER. Chambensburq REPOSITORY and Lancaster Examiner copy times and send bill to this ofilce for collection.— Hagerstown Hrratd. - athrtD-4t. SHENANDOAH VALLEY LANDS !! REAL ESTATE AGENCY AT HARRISONBURG, VA TOWN AND COUNTRY PROPERTIES FOR SALE. We have now for sale very tlesirable Farms, located the counties of Augusta, Rockingham. Shenandoah, Page, Pendleton and Hardy. The Farms chntam from 40 to 500 Acres. and we are privileged to sub-divide large tracts of land if desired by the purchaser. • -Many of the Farms are within an easy drive of the &nay town In which they are located, thereby securing au early market. The improvements are generally good. and on the farms are springs and tanning streams of water, Unwell as plenty of the very best timber. ' It is sufficient recommendation for these lands to say that they lie in the very heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Which has tcworld.wide reputation for fertility of soil and beauty of scenery•. 0 , For description of properties and terms, apply or address us at our °thee. in Ilarre.miturtt. Roelsittgltam Count' , Vn. Litilr ,-3 ati J. D. PRICE S. CO. PUBLIC SALE.—WiII be offered at • Public Sale. on the premixes, on Thursday. the sth day of October, lerz, at 10 of clock. A. , th e iolloWlllg desirable Real Estate, viz: A TRACT OF LAND, sit nate in Montgomery township. Franklin county Pa , within two and a.half mites of Mereersborg. undone• fourth of a mile frflm the Pike !mating to twee:m..4le. bounded by lands of Dr. J. W. tickler, North Myers and others, containing 110 ACRES and PEPXII ES. The above_Farm is in n high state of eultivatlon, and has there on over five hundred intnnelsof good Post-and.Rall Fence The Improvements are a good BRICK HOUSE, with a good Log Kitchen and Dining room attached; a good double leg Burn. Pltedilisd all round, with two Floors Brick Gpusary :.Carriage House; Wagon Slaml a siSmoke House, There is [O , O. on the premises, a well of never.failiw Water. with Pump in it. near the Dwelling; running \litter convenient for stock ant a goal thriving Orchard of grafted Fruit. A small portion of said Form In is good Timber. There is a good Water Power and Milll-Seat s on said premises. Also, about 17 Acres of good - TIMBER LAND, about onelotirth of a nine from said Farm, which will be sold with or without the above, to st4lnrchasers. ler Persons wishing to view the premises, previous to sale, can do so by calling on the undersigned. residing thereon.' JAMES WITHEItSPOON , sawl66:As Ez'or of John Witherspoon. deed. AA DESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE.- Will be sold by Public Outcryon the 30th of Sep teals sat, TWO HUNDRED A . ND SEVENTEEN ACRES of °nivel and Slate land. situate In Hamilton towtishlp,Pranklin county, l'enna. about 5 miles South. West of Chambersburg. This farm is well Watered, hay. ing Water in every 'field and hell calculated for raising stock. The improvements are a LOG LOUSE• (Weatb• '-etbeitrded,) Log Barn, Wagon Shed, large Hay Shed, Spring House, Smoke House and Wad. tionse, with a Well of never falli Water at the door. OD another part atlas farm there lea Log Haase, part Weatherboarded. MndLog Barn and Wagon Shed. This tract of land is asain a good state of cultivation and all under good fence. Hack (;reek runs through the Sum, where improved Flood Fences alsop 'There 18 Ise twerity-ave acres of TIMBER, and a good Tenant Honse. There Is ttpon the farm i5O FRUIT TREES, Jae commencing to both it is welt suited to divide Into two farm. This farm joins lands of John 31iller, David Glpe, John Grove, Jacob Picking and others, and will be sold without re. serVe. Persons wishing td purchase will please nail and view the pretnlw.s. JOHN SARVER. • raulaut elltpoLA nom BY M'CLURE & STONER. latal Gotate *ate's. rrIWO FARMS FOR SALE.—The sub .'. scriber offers at Private Sale the following valuable Real Property. to wit : A TRACT OF LAND, situate in Hamilton township, on the Warm -Spring Rood, about n miles from Chtimbersbarg . , containing 200 ACRES, more or less, of good Gravel Land, adjoining lands of John Martin, George Fisher and Christian Bitner. The im provements are a two-storied BRICK HOUSE, Brick and Frame Bank Barn, Wagon Shed and Corn Crib. Carriage House and other out-buildings. There is a Well of good Water at the Dwelling and Cisterns at Barn and House. About 25 or 30 Acres of the above tract is well set with thriving young TIMBER. There is a large young OR CHARD on the premises now in fall bearing. A. large Garden adjoins the House. and martins IE3 Dwarf Pear Trees, 36 Dwarf Apple Trees, and 45 fine beuring (choice variety.) Grape Vines. There is also a Tenant House, Stable, Blacksmith Shop, Lime Kiln, Dm* Kilu, &c, on this tract. Alm—About 74 ACRES OF MOUNTAIN LAND. sit uate in St. Thomas township, about 2 miles from St. Thomas. well set with young Chestnut. If the oboes properties are not sold previous to the 6th day of October, they will irri that day be offered at Public Sale, on the premises, at I o'clock. P. M. Persons disposed to view the above premises, trill be shown the same. by calling on John N. Snider or Michael Raft, residing near the first named tract. JOHN N. SNIDER, ang3o.st 'JACOB E. RUTT. rp w 0, FARMS AT PRIVATE SALE. —The subscriber. offers the following Real Estate, consisting of Two Small . FARMS, situate in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Pa., on the Roxbury and Middleapring Road, and adjoining lands of 3l'Clay,-Roser and others. The first tract contains 68 ACRES and odd perches of first rate YELLOW SLATE LAND, the most of which has been well Limed, Is well fenced and in a good state o (cultivation. This tract contains about 16 Acres of Timber land. The improvements are a good LOG DWELLING ROUSE, and Double Log Barn, and other outbuildings an exbellent well of never failure wa ter with pump In it, near the door, and a young Orchard • of choice Apple Trees in bearing order. Also, an abun dance of Peaches and other fruit trees. TRACT NO. 2. adjoining the above, is the game quan tity and quality of land ; about ene.htil fis well limed, and under good fences, and contains 16 ACRES of timber. The improvements are a new Two Story BRICK HOUSE and Frame Barn. and other out•buildingt, good water and a choice variety of Fruit, embracing Apples, Peach es. &a. The above properties will be sold seperalely or togeth er. to suit purchaser. " - - 7 0.' Terms will be made easy. For further particulars call on the subscriber, reciding on the premises, or address him at Roxbury, Pa. atur23-4t JOHN THRT:SH. ATALLTABLE FARMS AT PRIVATE SALE—The undersigned offers at Private Sale, his FAR?[, situated in Lurgan township, Franklin noun ty, Pa.. adjoining lands of Johh E. and John liNlay, Daniel Clippinges, Joseph Mowers, and others, near the Conodogninett.crsek, and about 5 miles from Shippets burg, containing 268 ACRES of gmol SLATE LAND, well limed. 70 acres or this tract is well TIMBERED, 25 acres in MEADOW and the balance in a high state of cultivation, all in excellent order and well fenced.: The above Farm will be equally divided and' sold separately. The Improvements on the cue tract are a two storied log WEATHERBOARDED HOUSE, new Bank Barn 72 feet long wagon shed and all other necessary and conven ient out-buildings. There is a Well of never failing Wa ter at the door. There is a good TENANT HOUSE . = the Second vat with a well of Water convenient to the House, and all n out•buildings There is au Or chard of choice fruit on th of the above tracts. Persons cribbing to view the Farm can do so by culling on the subscriber. living in Hamilton township, neon John E. 31 . Elay. adjoining the Farm. ang.l6-Jm - - JOHN ZOOK. PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.—The undersigned offers for Sale, at Public Outcry, on the premises, in Milford township, Jo niatnEonnty, Pa.. three miles from Milllintown, on the road leading to Johnstown, on Tuesday, the 1.92 h, day of September, 1e"63. the folios in g Real Estate to wit : A TRACT OF LAND, situated as above stated, and ad joining lands of ]fuses Kelly, William Stewert, John P Kelly and others. containing about 2'23 ACRES, about 173ef which are cleared and under good cultivation, (being goad Limestone land) and the balance being TIMBER LAND. The improvements consist of a two story STONE DWELLING HOUSE, * Bank Barn, Corn Crib, and oth er out.buildings. Also a TENANT HOUSE. There is a good spring of water near, the House, and also:fanning water in the Farm. The tract is one of the best and most pleasantly located Farms in the comity. Any person desiring to view the above property can call on Mr. Joseph Funk, residing on the premises. Sale to commence at 1 o'clock. P. 31, of said day, when attendance will be given and terms made known by atur 4 .l.ts WM. R. POMEROY. ORPHANS' COILET SALE —By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Frnuklin coon tv, the undersigned will offer at Public Sale, on Saturday, the 16th day of September next, on the primises, near the town of Mereersburg, the following real estate, belonging to the estate of John 81.,.. late of 3loragomery town ship, deed, viz :. A TRACT OF LAND, eitrmte In Montsnmen• htnen• ship. adjoining the town of Mercersburg, bounded by lands of Mrs. Eliza McDowell, Miss Reynolds and Wm. Boyd, containing 10 ACRES and 96 FERCHES, more or less. Also—A TRACT OF LAND, situate in said township, also adjoining the town of Nteroetsburg, bounded by lands of the heirs of David Unger, deed, Wm. Beck and the Corner road, containing 3 ACRES and 53 PERCHES, more or less. having thereon erected a one and a half star. led Weather-boarded DWELLING HOUSE, a Log Sta ble, and other buildings. Sale nt I o'clock. P. SE, when the terms will be made known. WILLIAM BOYD, Tng--n-3t ARI4I ATi PUBLIC SAL E. Will be F offered at Public Sale, on the premises, on Thursday the sth day of October, 1865, at 10 o'clock, A, 31., the fol• lowing desirable Real Estate, viz: A FARM, situate in Montgomery tlwniship, Franklin county. Pa., about three miles from 3lereersburf;, on the mad leading to the Corner, bounded by lands of Daniel Miller. Abram and Noah My ers, containing 12.3 ACRES OF SLATE LAND, nearly all of which has been fresh limed, and on which there is about floe hundred pannels of good Post-and-Rail Fence. The Improvementi are. a gvfoti COG DWELLING HOUSE: good Log and Frame shedded Barn ; Wagon Shed and Corn Crib ; a well of never•faiting Water in the yard, and a fine young Orchard of choice Fruit. About twenty acres of the above tract is excellent TIMBER. Persons wishing to view the premises, preyious to sale, can do so by calling on the undersigned, residing about one-fotwth of n mile from them. atm. 19.18115. ts JAMES WITHERSPOON. NV_ O ES O T A L T t E F N OE F S A A C LI TORA: ti A iia N e.i D p ß e4 E . A ffe L n, at Private Sale the property well known as GOODS WOOLEN FACTORY, situated in Green township, Franklin county, Pa.. one mile north of Fayetteville. on the Cold Spring Run, a never failing stream, with suffi• cient head and fall fur driving any kind of machinery.— The Factory is a two Storied Frame Building, with a set of Carding Machines, Fulling Mill, 2 Power Looms Spin ing Maclane and every thing necessary for the business. There is also a Coloring House convenient to the factory. Also —5B ACRES of LAND, DO Acres of which Is under fiffice, the balance is well set with young chestnut timber. The improvements are a two Storied ROUGH.CANT DWELLING, near the fai:tory, 2 Tenant Houses, Wagon Shed, Stable and other out buildings. The Factory is well known and has at present a good run of canton). For further particulars apply to or ad dress MICHAEL GOOD, Fayetteville, I'. 0. Goon FACTOfiI, Aug. 23-3 m • P UBLIC SALE.—There will be offered, - at Public Sale, on the premises, on Thursday, the 2let of Septembetytext. a dealrabie FARM, situate la Pe. ten township, Franklin county, Pa.. two miles west of Mercensburg. and one mile east of the Cove Gap. On' the Turnpike leading to MConnellshurg, containing 21$- ACRES, more or less, about 30 Acres of which are Tim , ber land. The improvements consist or a large BRICK lIQCSE. Bank Barn, Tenant House, and all necessary out-buildings. There are two wells of never-failing Wa ter and a good Young Orchard on the Farm. Persons wishing to view the premises can do so by call ing on Joseph Briggs, near the farm, or the undersigned, in Loudon. If not sold on the above day it will be' offered for rent. JOHN HOLLAR., nap° Ex'r of Geo. Bnggs. deed. nr On the came dn.;'" I be offered all the PERSO NAL PROPERTY of iheEa l id deeetorlL Salo to (tom menee at 9 o'clock. ORPHANS" COURT SALE.—By virtue of an ordtr of theOrphans' Court of Franklin county, Pa.. the undersigned. Adfninistrutor of J. B. M'Cune, late of the Borough of Mercenshurg, deed, will offer at Public Sale, on the premises. on Thurrday. the 21e1 day of Stp tembrr. at 1 o'clock, P.M.. the following described Real Estate of said deceased, Cl 2: : . . . . A LOT OF GROUND, known nn pion of said Borough as Lot N o 5L sitruitis on 3lnin Street, and having thereon erected a DOUBLE BRICK DWELLING MOUSE, Log Stable and other buildings, together with su ffi cient ground for an Alley leading from sald lot to Califon:dried. The property is in good condition, with Fruit Trees of an excellent quality thereon. Also—The LbT known as No. 116, on Buck street. on whirls is erected a DOUBLE LOG DWELLING DOUSE arranged for the aecommodution of two families. ri..ses.ion of chid properties to be given on Ist day of April next. Terms made known on day of sale, by uug3o W. S. ffitUNE, Adm'r. PUBI,IC SALE.—By order of the Court of Common Pleas, the undersigned, Committee of John Noel, will offer at Public Sale, at 1 o'clock, P. M., no Saturday theltith day of September ' 1r4;5, the following de.eribed Real Fatale: A LOT OF GROUND. situated on the North West Corner of .the Diamond. and Market Street, in the Borough of Chatnbersburg, Pa., hounded by lot of Win. Oelw Inks on the north, by lot of l'eter Bnough on the West. by Market Street on the south and by the Diamond on the Rout, having thereon a large quantity of good building Stone. 'This lot of ground is that upon which the lintel stood. 'Perms made known, on day nfsale. aug3o-at JOHN ARMSTRONG. Com. V ALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE. —The subscriber offers at Pri vate Sale,'the LOT OF GROUND situated at the cotter of Main and Queen Streets, long occupied by Iluber & Tolbert as a Hardware Storrs. The lot fronts 64 feet on Main Street and 140 feet on Queen. and is one of the oldest. and most desirable busi ness locations in etanmbersburg. It trill be sold with the material on the ground. in the mast advantageous terms. No money required for Fire years. ang:3o-It B. WOLFF. T)UBLIC SALE.—WiII be gold by Pub ii.. Sale, on Thursday, the 715 day of September, at house of JOHN S. BROWN, in Fayetteville, nineteen ACRES andal PERCHES of well improved land, In a good state of al:lira:don, situate about one.half mile south of The village. on the Funkstown road, adjoining lands of John Crawford, C. A. Funk, and David Greenawalt, - 10 , " Rale to commence at 10 o'clock, on Bald day, when the terms will ballade known by wiganet.JOSHUA KENNEDY. ... ilea (9Eitate *airs. fpRUSTEES' SALE.--There will be ex 1_ pored to sale, by way of public outcry, an Thursday, Scion - tab , 'lSt's, on the premises. the following described Real Estate, situate ID Quincy township, Franklin county, Pa., containing '6O ACRES end allowance. adjoining Le. Sanders. Robert llillvaneY and Samuel Bear, aboutl2o Acres of which are clear and 12 Acres good Meadow--all fenced and under good cultivation. There is a good two story STONE DWELLING HOUSE. Stone Spring Honse, Stone Bonsand other buildings thereon erected. The Land is Limestone, and lies 3 miles North of Waynes limo, on the road leading to Chambersburg. Little Antie- tam Sows through the tract, and the cattle hare access to water from every field but one. TERMS :—One-half of the purchase money to be paid Ist April, 1866, balance iu two equal annual payments, bearing interest from lot April, 1566. ang23 DANIEL MYERS. ORPHANS' COURT SALE.—By virtue' of on order of the Orphans Court of Franklin Co., Pa., I will expose to Public Sale, on the pretnineN, on Fri day, the 22nd day of September, 1E65 at 1 o'clock. P. H., all that TRACT of LAND, situate in Guilford township, in said county, adjoining lands of Wm. Reed, Jeremiah Harmon, Frinlyk Geltru- and others, on the road leading from:Marion to Greenwood. about if miles East of the vil lage of New Franklin, containing about 130 ACRES neat measure. This tractis all Limestone, with a Log Weath erboarded DWELLING HOUSE, Wash House, Log Barn, Frame Wagon Shed with Corn Cribs, a well of never failing water at the house, with cisterns at house and barn. There are about 25 Acres in growing Timber, with two Orchards of good fruit. aug23 HERAMSOWERS. PUBLIC SA T,E.—By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Frafiklin county, Pa., the undersigned agent for Mrs. Ann 3f. Shatter, widow of IV. H. Shatter, dee'd, will expose to Public Sale, on the premises, in 31mitgomery township. on Saturday, Septem ber 9, 1865, A Tract of good SLATE LAND. containing about 20 ACRES, four Acres of which are Wood Land, bounded by lands of Plum._ N% hitmore and others. There is on this a property a 'LOG HOUSE. Log Barn, a Spring of excellent water, convenient to the buildings, an Or chard of choice fruit, Grape Vines, dm. Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, on said day, when terms of sale made known by - ABRABAM wurrmont, Agent for Ann M. Shatter,. augt6 • Adm'r. of W. IL Shatter, PUBLIC SALE.—WiII be exposed at Public Sale by the widow and heirs of Frederick Smith, dee'd, and Jobn Zock, Guardian of Catharine Smith, having obtained an order of the Orphans' Court of Franklin county, for the sale, at 2 o'clock, P. M., an Thursday, the 14th day of September, 1865, the followhig described DOT OF GROUND.' situate on Went Market St., in the Borough of Chambersburg, Pa„ bounded on the east by lot of Alex. Fritz. on the North by Market St., on the west by lot of Burkholder's heirs, on the south by a pupil(' Alley, the said lot of ground, belonging to the he of Frederick Smith, deceased There is a good weir of Water and a large quantity of brick. Terms made known on the day of sale. • aug3o-3t J. P. SMITH, Ex'r. VAL ABLE FARM FOR SALE.—The undersigned, as Administrator of Joseph hi'Kown. dee'd, offers fur sale a valuable FARM of the finest Lime stone quality, lying A miles South of Martinsburg, W. Va. This Farm contains FAO ACRES of land, of whieh 1513 is cleared. The improvements are a good, sabstantial DWELLING HOUSE, good Barn, an extra Corn Crib, Ice House, &c. The Farm is under good fencing and in a fine state of cultivation. There is an excellent Spring within 30 feet of the house, and also Running Water thro' the farm. The titles are good. Refrrence: G. W. Hoke Martinstmrg, W. Va. Sdy communications addressed to roe, at Mill Creek, Berkeley county, W. Va.. will be promptly answered. aug3o.3tw JOHN M. M'KOWN, Adm'r. PUBLIC SA L E.—The madersignea. will offer at Public Sale, on Saturday. tOe 9th day of September, next, on the premises. a very desirable SMALL FARM, situate in Antrim township, near Brown's Mill, adjoining lands of Capt. James M. Brown, Joseph Fuss. and Simon Shank. containing 30 ACRES of excellent LIMESTONE LAND. with a two storied LOG HOUSE, Log Barn, and other necessary buildings' thereon erected. There is a never failing Spring of good water near the door and a thrifty young Orchard of choice fruit, in bearing order. on the property. Sale at 1 o'clock, I'. M., ou said flay, when the terms will be made known. a ugl fi-4t ROBERT A. M'CLEARY.j PUBLIC, SALE.—By virtu6of an order of the Orphans' Court of Franklin county, Pa. the undersigned acting for Catharine Harkins. Executrix of Patrick Campbell, late of the Borough of Chambersburg, deed, will expose to Public Sale, on the premises, in the Borough of Cbambersburg, on Saturday. September the 16th, 16 9 9 nt 10 o'clock, A. 31 , A HAL F-L 0 T of OROUND, 32. feet front and 250 feet deep. situated on East Market St.. South Mile, between Seller's Hotel and Franklin Rail Rued. Terms made known be JOHN R. ORR, Agent and Atly, for Calls. Harkin's, Executrix of Patrick • nugin • Campbell. deed. ORPHANS' COURT SALE.—There oil/ be exposed to sale, by way of Public Outcry, on the premises, in Metal township, Franklin county, on Saturday, the Md day of September, 15(11. the following de scribed Meal Estate, situate In said township, adjoining lands of Daniel Ahl, George Seis. Judge Kennedy s heirs and others, containing 92 Acres, more or less with about 30 Acres clear with. a LOG HOUSE. mid Log Stable thereon erected. Terms to be made brown on the day of sale. Sale to commence at 1 olploek. P. M. aug3o-3t EZZETESI RIVATE SALE OF REAL ESTAT E. P —The undersigned offers at Private Sale. about 70 ACRES of highly improved wheat Growing SLATE and GRAVEL LAND. sit tate about miles from Chan, bersbarg, between the Turnpike and AViland's road, ad joining lands of Charles Evans arida S. Reisher. There ma" large LOG BARN on the premises and a Well of er cellsnt Water. Much of the above tract is watered by Springs, used for meadows and pasturage. The whole is well fenced and in good condition, and will be Fold in whole or in parcels to suit purchasers. Poasession given immediately. aug9-11 D. S. RELSHER. 11ILL PROPERTY FOR SALE.—The subscriber intending thinowc West, offers at Pri vate Sale his valuable MILL PROPERTY, situate in Southampton - township, Franklin minty, Pa., one Mile east of Ornstown and four miles West at Shippensburg, comprising S 4 ACRES of land, with a Stone and Frame GRIST BULL, running %pm pair of Burrs, a new SAW MILL, anew two storied BRICK DWELLING and oth er necessary buildings thereon erected. Persons desiring "to purchase will please call on the undersigned, residing on the property. faugd-ani JACOB METZ. mwo FARMS FOR SALE.—The sub scriber offers at Private Salo TWO FARMS and a LOT OF MOUNTAIN LAND. Peramisdispased to par. chase will please call on the undersigned, residing on the Mansion Tract, on the Baltimore turnpike, one mile East of Fayetteville. June2l-tf JOl-11i G INGHAM. • K N A B E & CO S GRAND AND SQUARE PIANOS, Which for Power and sweetness of tone, easy and agree. able touch, and beauty of finish, have been by the best.of ,fudges, pronounced "unrivalled." All of their large 7 octave Pianos are constructed after their new improved overstrung Grand Scale, with all the latest impon, orients. Second Hand Pianos at great Bargains, at prices rang ing from $5O to 230. As Agent for hnabo & Co., I am en abled to sell at their Baltimore prices. For further par ticulars apply to C. HUNTING, Agent, Jufy:G.ly Chamberaburg, Pa. EINIV A I' PI ANOS.-3fEssus. J STEINWAY & SON have received aravardi of THIRTY FIRST PREMIUM, gold and silver medals, in Washington, New York, Cin camati, St. Louis. Chicago, Detroit and other citiee. AT TUE VTORLD'2S FAIR held in LONDON, 184 at which 240 Ilan. were on Ex hibition from all parts of the world, the FIRST PRIZE MED AL was awarded toSTED:wAr &SOSts, forpowcrfia, Clear, brilliant and sympathetic tour, with excellence of workman• ship. For further particulars apply to S. S. SIIRYOCK. Agent fur Steinway & Son's, Chambersburg, Julyl9 C: HUNTING, TEACHER OF MU .SIC,, - fakes great pleasure in announcing to the Omens of ehamberoburg, that he is prepared to give in struction on the PIANO, MELODEON, or CABLNET ORGAN, and moot respectfully solicits a liberal share of their patronage. 'nibs(' not in au. pmisessiuu of PlllllOl MD obtain instruction at his borne, and the use of a Piano Residence of. 10111: AlL'Lt s , Queen idreet, near Second. Terms reasonable. may3l-1 y /otVgiciattOs • J. C. ISICSIAMM, M. IL NtsecrcOMElCY, M. D. lIICHARDS & MONTGOMERY have asrsklated themselves In the Practice of Medicine, and have opened an office In Dr. Richards' new building, on Main street, a few doom South of the Diamond. All persona indebted to either of the above, will please make early 'settlement of the came. [augti4tfJ DRD. J. 8. M A UR E R OFFERS HIS . services as n Phyperida and Surgran to the citizens of St. Thomas and vicinity . Prurnptoem, at all hours. leadenee opposite the Post (Aire. TAR;' S. S. HUBER offers his profess tonal Services as Physician and Surgeon to the eiti zeus of Greenvillage and vicinity. auw2.l.tini DR. W. H. BOYLE will attend prompt ly to all professional calls. Office in the Vestibule of the New School 'House near the Jail. I ang24. 1865 PHILADELPHI A • WALL PAPERS. HOWELL & BOURKE, MANUFACTORY:BS OF PAPER HANDINGS and _ WINDOW SHADES. North Eng Cotner FOURTII AND MARKET Streetg, PHILADELPHIA. N. H.—Always iu Store, a large Stock of ogl6-3m - , LINEN and OIL SHADES. TO 13 PRINTING, in every style, done •ir at the Offtee of thew FRANKLIN RAPORITORY. _ CHAMBERSBITRG, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1865. . . . . JOSEPH 3f A RnN, Administraur of Sereuliah 3lurtin. tvaitlin fitpaitrra. RICHMOND View of the Buticllmts of the •Seven. 'Hilled City"—A Visit to Petersburg— The Hospital, Cemetery and Forts-1- Scenes on the Way 'Home—Ashland—. Frederieltabtutg—lt eml ni scene es of the Pennsylvania Reserves. Correspondence of the Franklin Reixoitory, RllintuSD,alth, 1865 I left you fatigued in a maze et speculations, from which you doubtless hoped to emerge and find your persecutor gone,--evanished in the cloud he had gendered., But, 'You are come for," ns poor Tom Walker was. To your com fort, however, he it spoken, for the last time. Pont' you feel very much like the gentleman who pricked Eolus' ,windbags, or the boy who pulled out the spigot of the cider barrel ? I would like you to go ' with me through the; streets of the modern "Seven-Hilled City," ant approve the good taste and evidences of Coratint displayed in the residences and their surround ings. Excepting in the few business streets and corners the houses stand off from the pavements, and the yards in front are gracefully onnueente4 with evergreens and shrubbery - . Thi , style of the buildings is prevailingly elegant. Before the secession this city must have been nue of the most delightful in the country, and still hears testimony to the refinement and comfortable ease of its inhabitants. I would rejoice to have you visit with me the places of note within its pre eincts under the Confederacy—the palatial habi tation of Jeff. Davis—the plain, modest house of Gen. Lee, (the most treacherous, the most dan gerous, the moat apologized-for scoundrel of them all,) the Governor's mansion on the capitol grounds, now in the possession of Gov. Pierpont, a charming spot for the home of a man of good conscience. I would take you to the Post Office, to have a talk over old times with Dr. Alexander Sharpe, the Post Master, cousin of J. Sl'Dowell Sharp - b; but in no Wise related to our dia.. tinguisheff townsman inpeNitical sentiments; "big Aleck," you remember we called him in contra distinction to his kinsman, an honest and true boy: in his case the child was "father to the man." We would admiri together the many imposing churches,_where rebellion wan so flu ently prayed for, and where the divine origin of human slavery was so often savored satisfactorily to everybody but the slaves themselves and the world outside of the Confederates and their un natural allies. We would ride out to the rebel hospitals, seated on the hills around about the city: but you would be struck with the inferior amalgamate of Stuart, Lee, Florida and other hospital barracks in comparison with the general hospitals of the United. States. There is no doubt that the rebels did not give'the care to the sick and wounded that we did, mid they never kept their hospitals as clean and comfortable. At one of their general hospitals, which fell into our hands full of patients, the Surgeon in charge told, me that of a great number of amputations, all but one, that of a negro boy before me, died: so badly had the operations been performed. From these hospitals you can get a good view of the Union line of defences north of the James. I do not know how many lines there were, three, I was told, sweeping continuously from the river above to the river below the city, in a hemis phere. They are truly formidable. During my stay - at Richmond, I visited the Penn'a Regiumuts stationed in the vicinity, and in one of my rides went to a camp within ore mile and a half of the battle field of the first of the seven days—Mechan icsville. From a hill close by that village. upon which the lamented gallant Capt. Easton had placed a battery, I saw with him, in June '62 that spires of Richiriond. A few. days afterward, I met him on the second battle field, where he now lies, a brave, noble sacrifice an the bloody altar of his country. I do not doubt that the Johnies would have preferred Grant's coming in front of their north ern works—it was not magnanimous iu him to go between them and their supplies, and then de stroy the only granary they could draw from in the Shenandoah Valley. But I must let you trust to your memory for the recollection of these points of interest yon have so often had described to you. My business took me to Petersburg. The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad was incom plete for a couple of miles at its northern ex- - tremity; so we had to reach its station beyond Manchester in an omnibus. - The cars indicated the fallen fortunes of the Confederacy; they were in the last stage of dilapidation. Many of the windows were glazed with wooden panels, the oil-cloth lining of the ceiling existed in patches, and the seats were roughly planed benches.— The distance to be - travelled was twenty miles, the fare two dollars. The company was mixed, hardly, if I may except myself and a Philadelphia undertaker ou his way to a hospital burial ground to recover the remains of a soldier, rising to the appearance of gentility in any of its members.— A few seedy secesh were returning with their "rights" to the despoiled homes they had weary years ago relinquished: and sat dejected and silent._ The road was in good order. It runs through a dreary country. The soil is sandy and. gravelly, abounding in huge pine and othertitn ber, with much undergrowth. The buildings are scattered and mean and, cheerless, with no signs. of improvement about them. It was but occa z sionally I saw any inhabitants, and they had •no home-look about them. Indeed this appeared the characteristic of everybody I met in my journey; all had a lust and purposeless seeming. The all-pervading earthworks were visible all around—guarding the rail road, and funning off towards the river on the left, and I know not whither to the right. Towering above them all, from our lines looked down another of the observ atories from which the rebel movements were watelfed. Huts were standing at various points, army roads were growing over with grusS and weeds, and ever and anon little hillocks told where brave but misguided warriors _had lain down the weapons of rebellion forever. - - An-hour-and-a-half's ride brought us across the Appomattox to the depot at Petersburg. The tokens of Grant's shelling were abundant; houses were torn to pieces, and a general upset prevail ed. The terminus of the road, I was informed, had become' an unhealthy locality, as being with in Ulysses' easy range; and a side-track sheered off some distance above; for the greater security in eon% eying reinforcements and supplies. ' A MN arm of young negroes vociferated around the train as it stopped, with propositions to take our baggage to an infinite number of hotels, the nomenclature of most of which were ideal and grotesque. They clambered at the windows, writhed between our legs, and darted like hor nets for our baggage. "Here's your boy to take your baggage"—"here's your boy to showy ou the Rip Rap hotel"—"here's your boy, to shine your boots," here's your boy to do anything you could 1 1 suppose a boy capable of when exhausting his capacity, came from .thia swarthy mob of "imps, hardy, bold and wild," clad in blended union and . rebel uniforms, not always reduced to suit the. stature of the wearer. I began to think of wish ing for the advent of an overseer—but that august personage has vanished - with his location, to take his place in the romances of coming ages with the bold barons ohe medieval times. - I was rattled ov r the stony streets of the ven erable and dingy town; and deposited at a large, barn-like hotel, adjoining the depot of the Weldon It. R. It was kept by a clever, yarmounter, who had been in our service, but who has cast hie fortunes with the Petersburghers, and, although a Republican, gave indications already of the in fluence of his ueighbors, and had his ideas of re constructing our "erring brethren" modified ma terially by the visions of Southern patronage in the reviving trade lie looked forward to es in creasing his revenues. -I-was shown through long and carpetless isles to alismal chamber, whose door I soon kund was without fastenings. I retired with some misgivings, my modicum of security being based irpon the supposition that I did not look as if might be a paymaster or contractor. Imagina tion was busy conjuring up the forms of rebel he roes who tenanted this room aforetime, and I sank into dreams enlivened by the roar of artillery and the deadly rush of squadrons. Next morn ing I visited the Fair Ground Hospital, a rebel establishment, now occupied by our forces, and under charge of an accomplished Penn'a Surgeon. — Ca l i r o were ina It is located upon the ground formerly used for agricultural fairs, is pleasantly situated, and well administered. Many rebel wounded were still s t h o e u r t e h ,a y ti:fi l e v tl hoo an h d ad do b hi ee g n oi n ell s . erc O i n ee e since the war Commenced, denounced the seces sionists bitterly, and had his sentiments. re-echoed by his !neighboring associates. Adjoining the grounds is the burial place. Numbers of rebel dead repose in its unfenced area. The graves are intermingled in great confusion. crowdecLand packed in all directions, theslarger number un marked. Among the named graves are those oloffieers and men of the Cpnfederate army, and the remains ot human beingd who were recorded by their christiau names as the slaves of such and such a master: Jim, the slave of John Jones! What mocking! No ranger slaves, "Death, the honest pier man's friend," had anticipated our beloved President, and the shadows of the life long fetters disturbed not the repose of the weary ,limbs in these humble tombs.' Apart from this promiscuous huddle, the resting places of our de parted soldiers were decently ranged and honora bly marked. Here I found my travelling com panion from Philadelphia re-coffining the relics of. ,one who bad died after he had seen the rebellion fall—the only son df a poor mother, worse than a widow, for she had married again unfortunately; who had managed to gather enough of means to bring back to her all that was left of her heroic boy. While here, l'saw severahaegro men, car rying ou their shoulders little coffins ot rough wood, with_ digging implements, to bury among the thickly packed moimds, of the Potter's field. Surgeon Bartine, after showing me through his well ordered hospital, took me in his conveyance to the lines. A short ride, a mile and a half per haps from the town, brought to to the ‘‘ork. To the right' of the road running through them was a deep - hill—this was excavated posteriorly, into large chambers, where squads of troglodytes had dwelt securely While shot and shell were sweep lag -overhead. This position was in line with the range of guns that demolished the lower part of jhesity. Front this point wherever! we could see frowned the stupendous lines of earthworks, massive embankments fronting each other, run ning parallel, now approaching within pktol range, and then diverging to again approximate: and thus they continued for miles keeping up the chain Of fortifications, we Mw north of Rich mond. At' hort intervals, immense forte,-heavi ly armed evidently, jutted out, surrounded - by deep ditches, and bristling, as (lid the entire lines, with abattis, and clievaux-de-frize—the former species of entrenchment characterizing the union, the latter the rebel works. Between the lines ran the rifle pits, at a convenient conversation al distance. In these the pickets were 'stationed,. and to them from the respective lines extended, winding in every conceivable - direction like! huge furrows, intersecting trenches, constituting safe passages to the confronting pits. Through them the pickets would be constrained to steal, stoop - ing, or even crawling. It seems inconceivable that-a man could stand erect and live a moment at any point along this long line. Behind our tielt of works, stretched a beautiful sweep of hills, and they were...crested with formidable earth works,- insulated, but commanding a wide range, even to the city itself. Upon one of these forts, had been a battery of powerful guns, facetiously called the "The Petersburg Express," which at brief stated intervals, sent its deadly messengers to Vie-devoted city- in the neighborhood of the depot, doubtless for the purpose of interrupting communication or destroying supplies, us intimat ed above. I was pointed tint n lonely large brick building, towering amid the o reek (it surrounding houses, fronting this battery, which has escaped unharmed by the tempest that raged around it.— This edifice had been devoted to vice, which ever holds its maddest orgies in the lap of, war, and whose bellish carnivals are most flagrant in cities beseiged by the plague of arms or pestilence. We (hive into the heart of Fort Steadmau. It is a structure of extraordinary power. In its many bomb-proofs were the wrecks of the bunks of its late occupants, with the rubbish of cloth ing, cooking utensils, and the et ceteras that dis tinguish abandoned maws. You have not for gotten, as no American will ever forget. the fear ful carnage that reigned here whet , the desperate rebels stormed and carried it; and when a gallant Pennsyldcniau, General Itattranft, by his master ly combinations, and the superhuman valor of his troops, re-possessed it. The rebel hues are but a sling's throw from this fort, and befriending dark ness soon brought them unperceived to its walls. How it was lost and won will be a theme of mar vel forever. Huge oaks stand iu and about the fort. Their trunks are sieved with balls, and their thick boughs were crushed by the heavy guns. As we were seeking among their holes fir a bullet to bring back as a relic. we discovered, in the track of a minie, a young tree - frog, with Ids sober, philosophical phiz turnedtowards the intervening field where death had rioted—and 1 should not wonder!, if he were congratulating him self that he did not belong to that absurd race of cannibals, Man, who, "Only mars kind nature's plan, And turns the fleree pur:uit ou man In a bomb-proof cabin, - which must have been the quarters of an officer of rank, a tidy gentle man of color was presiding over a restaurant., and had on hand as choice a supply of liquors as is claimed by pretentious landlords, 'whose bars. are furnished with the best the mark r et affords." This Ganymede informed us he had been a chat tel pertaining to a rebel officer, and lead escaped when Lee occupied Chambersburg, to be recap tured, again to abscond. From Fort Steadman we moved along thelines to the crater. We stepped into its deep, cup-like depression, greatly filled up by the subsidence of its sides. The surface of the ground was still rich in battered bullets and shell fragments, al though thousands of visitors now gleaned its shores. Human bones were lying exposed, doubt less of the. negro troops that fell there and were barbariously allowed to remain unhonomi by Sepulture—or else so shallowly interred that the rams had washed off the light layer of superim posed clay. In one corner of the crater. negroes were buried en masse,'and very superficially,— confederate keeper of a but of refre , lnnents, at the verge of •the - pit, and a dealer imrelics picked up hard hy—such as bullets, shells, bayo nets, bones, and other interesting memorcub• of battlefields—was ataious to give man idea of the number of "niggeri2' killed there, by exposing a heap of skulls he had recently :,tress n w itb a lion lamma of mother earth. We, however, declined his polite attentioret. The shaft of the mine ran from a fort.of ours, which did not seem three hundred feet from the erator, and was, at its deepest marh about twen ty feet, passing through a strata of stiff red clay. out of which our Yankeefied rebel acquaintances had fashioned pipe bowls resembling the clay pipes of the Indian, and which required no baking to complete for use. Wfilin I speak of distances Gaffer, I judge with nu umducated eye, and, of course, am making mistakes. Lhave not time to verify the measurements assented, and 1 think a better idenis given by describing appearances than by mathematical adjustments. Yon clonal conceive. From the crater, our attention was directed to long greenbelts of rank weeds stretch ing in front of the respekitive lines. These mar ked the course of ditches, in which were buried the bodies of those who were slain ill the fierce struggle following the explosion. I felt but little comfort in examining this seem. We blundered disgracefully, here. Time :nine was a miecei.s mechanically. The military operations were stupid in the extreme., Instead of an as aura triumph that would have broken the rebel line and captured Petersburg, ;t became alorri ble slaughter pea, and brought us only disaster and disgrace. We terminated our survey of the lines at Fort Sedgwick and - Fort Mahone, known more gener ally by the diabolical epithets of Fort Hell and Fort Damnation. You would have taken them for twins in the sumo sy stein of works. I thought I could have thrown a stone from one into the other. Their rifle pits were utmost within hands slinking distance. I saw a, pair of musket halls. tired from opposing guns, which met in air and were fused together, and was told that they IA ere not untrequently picked up betAv een these Torts You know the histiny of these works. Fort Sedg wick was a grand construction, and of great eA.- tent. Its impenetrable bombproots would have quartered a village. Oue of them had been used as a stable. Here, too, as at Steadman and the crater, a caterer to the creature comforts has erected his bazaar, and exposed his sign. Visitors to these points of interest must be very numerous, to jus tify the stock kept on hand by these restorationers. ILis was the most dangerous neighborhood I saw. I should not have'been willing to insure at a high rate the life of a honey bee that paitured in the valley of the shadow of death that lay be tween these satanic works It was related to we that on ono occasion, out of compliment to some visiting foreigners of dis tinction, the Dins of Fort Sedgewick were opened VOL. - 7 7 2,4110LE NO, 3,722. suddenly upon the enemy, who returned the fire, killing our officer of the day on inspecti ee , and a number of our men. Fort Mahone wa.- carried by storm. After the battle, a gentleman told me he counted eighteen dead rebels lying .und it. A. few straggling soldiers,. whOe (let hmenta are on duty near by, some .wandering n.!groes, a bevy of young rebels, from 8 to 12 year: of age, returning from hunti ng , and the above mentioned restaurant keepers, were the only living objects we met in our afternoon's ride. A few months ago how populous was this region ! How full of awful energy ! Thousands of flags were gaily flapping in the breeze, elegantly, dressed officers were moving about in all the pomp and circum stance of war, bayonets were, gleaming, huge pie ces of ordnance were yawning, bands were die coursing inspiriting melody, thousands of eyes were intently watching movements is front, horse men were galloping over the landscape, musketry was rattling and cannon reverberating from every hill-top and along these long drawn lines. To wards it the thoughts and hopes and fears of man kind were turned with an interest hitherto un known. To it Here addressed loving cornmimi cations rune ~\,ry hill and valley throughout tins great country. In behalf of the hosts assembled there, pray era were going up to the Eternal throne from every hovel and every palace in the land. At the voice of ene mighty, modest man, all this ceased as by enchantment. 'go-morrow the ar my will move.}; spake that- potential voice, and the hour of agony came, and soon there was but one flag flying over all these embattleinents, and we bad again but one country; and this strange loneliness and silence fell upon this awful theatre. - The lines of earthworks strong and endnrable as they seemed to be, are already becoming worp,„ and are giving way; but for maul years they will remain a monument of the madness and overthrow of the most accursed revolt known to mankind. I spent the evening at Petersburg, taking tea with a family of ladies who had the repute of be ing loyal, and who certainly so demeaned them seltes on this occasion. One of them alluded to the reduced condition of her wardrobe and to the dreilry appearance of their town;' and yet, she roguishly added, the Confederacy promised to plow up the streets of your northern cities. Who does not thank God that the issue was as it has been? That on the hills of Petersburg power and justice were in harmony 1 That might and right kissed each other 1 That peace and good will were established by the bloody arbitrament of the s*ord? This-was a struggle in which therecould be no compromise. Evil and Righteousness met in a death-grip. God gave us the victory. An intelligent gentleman of Richmond said to me that he was happy the Confederates did not embrace the favorable terms Mr. Lincoln offered them on the River Queen. That then the turbu lent rebels would never have been satisfied ; : that many of the Southern people would have thought themselves betrayed, believed that they could have achieved theirindependence if they had fought on —that the North would have yielded for fear of bankruptcy, or have been defeated. Now, he said, they admit their defeat, that they were un equal to the fight. Tim power and majesty of the government were sustained, and they have nothing left them but submission. Petersburg is an old settlement, very uninter esting in its appearance. Its main street has quite a pretentious business air, and looks as if it had been transplanted from some Northern mart, and "payed out" here. Its stores were opened but traffic was languid. The marks of shells were apparent in a number of houses in the lipart of the place, and the glass had been_shattered in many a sash; but there was very little damage sustained saving in the lower portion, near the depot. I have no doubt that Grant ; could have leveled it at any time he saw fit, but he desired to destroy the army, not the eity., The people of Petersburg have accommodated.:themselves to their condition far better than hate those of Rich mond. The ladies came upon the streets and sat cheerfully at their door-steps, and are said to en dure the society of Yankee officers without much aversion. The first evening I spent there must have been a holiday among the colored folks, as the town was thronged with lively ladies in black, bedecked with most elaborate care. I retnrneilArect to Richmond, and had as a fellow,passeliger the celebrated rebel Gen. Ma= bons, one of the ablest midmost spirited of their chieftains, after whom the double-named rival of Fort Sedgwick received its more polite appellation. He is a Meager, delicately framed .personage, by iiu insane as formidable in aspect as he was in fact. I left Richmond for home, about 6A. M., on the Fredericksburg railroad, in a better class of cars than that I described. We breakfasted at Ashland, a beautiful little village, a couplrsof hours ride from the capitol. It is Tensity . seats d among towering groves, and seems to have been a place of slimmer resort for the" elite Of the city. It is' called in honor of " The Mill Boy of the Slashes," a name dear to every American heart, who was born and reared in the neighborhood. We passed on our way up the road many places famous in the war, and the burned stations and fragments of destroyed bridges marked the course our dashing cavalry raiders had travelled. We - lett the cars about two miles from Fredericks burg. and took coaches at the point where the rebel right rested in our fight under Burnside; and drove over the very ginned , where the Penna. Reserves had made the grand rharge which car ried the heights. I could distinctly trace out ob jects I Was familiar with ou tlaist eientful days. The elegant and massive mansions, before which we haklain, are now in ruins.- One of them, a tine stone building, under the stately trees in fried of which the chivalric cavalry Geu. Blyard, the most promising officer in that branch of the ser ‘ ice, excepting Buford, was killed, has beet' horned. When we first crossed the river to the attaek, we bivouacked on the fields- in front -of this mansion. Its owner had suddenly evacuated it, and of course it was visited by.our boys. It was huperbly furnished, contained a tine collec tion of books, and its cellars were amply supplied with wines. Some of the boy - A looked longingly upon the cob-webbed bottles. "willing to , nound. and yet afraid to strike," and kept their thirsty lips from their tempting. -contents, in dread of being Poisoned. One philosophiral gentleman re flected awhile upon this probability , and by a pro el'AS of reasoning, complimentary - is part to their rebel owner, and logical, knocked off the neck of a bottle and poured the refreshing liquid into his natural laboratory for analysis. His cautious brethren waited the issue in his case. and after becoming convinced he was " all right," returned to solace themselves, but only to find the experi menter had " taken the whole stock." This build ing was used as a hospital after the battles of Fredericksburg and ehaucellorsville. Near by was a house in which dwelt, while e were on the South bank of the Rappahan noek, a lady whose husband .was in the rebel gel , eke. Her delicate situation enlisted the sympa thies ot our surgeons, who rendered her all the assistance they could, during our few days' SO PURI there. After we were repulsed. we estab. fished our hospital on the north shore, directly opposite her dwelling. Her child had an attack of croup soon after the rebel lines e nc l ose d h er; but she could get no aid from •the rebel doctors, and was compelled to invite our medical across the river, under a flag of truce carried by rebel priN ates. Our stage route led through the nerthern sec tions ot Fredericksburg. It was greatly shattered br Burnside's bombardment. Many 4.f the hous es are demolished, and but few escaped serious damage. Two fine churches are badly broken, their very spires 'rent by frequent shells. In this immediate neighborhood an incident oceured dur ing the occupancy of the city by Gen. Itm nolds, in the spring of '6!.?. Sume rebel ladies insulted our boys by placing confederate flags at their windows. These were ordered to be removed under the penalty of violence. The boys then run up n n A mer i ca n banner on the pole in front of the house. A New York officer, with indis 'erect gallantly took it down. riot impended: Gen. Reynolds heard the fuss---,as he saw and heard whatever happened—came dashing down, dispersed the crowd; and ordered the boys to put up the flag, and to shoot whoever dared to tear it down. This story was the common talk of camp, nd I believe it to by true. Gem R. was at that time Gmenior of Fredericksburg, and so favora bly did his administration impress the citizens, :hut n hen afterwards he IA as a prisoner iu Lib by, the Mayor and a delegation of prominent . in habitants, went down td Richmond- and petition ed the authorities to release him. We crossed the Rappahannock on a pontoon bridge at the place McDowell hid his first bridge three years before, and over winch ourbrigade had marched. We wound over the hills Where the Army of the Potomac quartered in the event ful winter of '6 1 243, jolted on the curdoroy bridg es, threaded the ruins of their huts, crossed the lace-work of old army roads, and finally reined up at the landing at the mouth of Potomac creek, a short distance below the famous landingatßelle Plain. The Lacy house, where AVVIdI and other _ generals had tliefir helids4plarteras the Phillips hem% when wa.):yeret there aiicltOdratnefiveift. now in ruins from ire, the White (NV ebnrch‘ the village of log cabins we occupied in the win ter 0V62—'63, when we were "embargoed by the Snow-storms at Belk, Plain," and other familiar objects, met our view. The Laey house was a venerable - homestead owned by a Judge, whose name has escaped me tit thins - Ming. His daugh ter was his only child. At his death, his widow inherited a large estate and many negroes. When she came to die, it was her intention to emanci pate her slaves by will. The crafty son-in-law persuaded her that she had better leave the choice of freedom to the slaves, as many of theni might prefer remaining with their young mistress to go ing abroad in uncured-for liberty, especially as many of them were old and infirm After' the good old lady's death, the villian discovered that the Virginia laws allowed no such freedom of choice to the slaves, and they remained in bond age to his wife A wonderful change has taken place in the coun try between Belle Plain and the Rappahannock. Nature, with her mysterious regenerating power. hats been diligent in erasing the marks - of war. Bushes have sprung up where the tread of men and the track of wagons bad bared the surface, and grass and high weeds have mantled the land scape, making it scarcely recognizable to one who had be pp accustomed to its naked litre. Oh, blessed, generous nature, how long will it be before thou healest the broken hearts and ob literntest the scars which this cruel war bath made! Thou bast hidden in thy green'livery the sunken graves of "the brave who-sank to rest. with all their country's wi.hes blest ;" when wilt thou wrap in the kind veil of forgetfulness the hitter passions of contending brethern, their re sentments and heartbuniings, and bind them to gather as harmoniously as thou haat blended thy itianiinate objects? May the God of nature sof ten our hearts to thy gentle influences, and may His divine precepts of have and forgiveness rule iu our bosoms! At the landing we went on board the fine Steam boat, -Reyport, and, puffing up the Potomac, reached Washington about 5 P. M., passing on our way many strong forth, and Mount Vernon, whose grounds and buildings were plainly discer nible from the boat. As we steamed by this sa cred spot, the bell of the boat was tolled solemnly in remembrance of the hallowed dead that repo ses, blessed of mankind, on that gentle hill side. If it were not sacriligious, can we not be indul ged the thought that the illustrious father of his country, rejoices amid the' beatitudes of Heaven, in the salvation of his country in her recent ago ny; and has welcomed to his fond embrace, the savior of his nation, the glorious martyr, the bra vest. the gentlest, the noblest of his successors ? Now, you are emancipated. I have taxed yours and your readet's patience, if indeed they have followed me in my ramblings. You remember that the Scotch have a superstition that the war locks indulge the cruel habit of dragging sleepers from their dreams and riding them rough shod over crags and glens, restoring them to their beds ii the morning jaded and exhanstecL Such a phantasy preyed upon the great mind of Hugh Miller, when his over taxed brain gave way be fore its vast achievements, and "Science self des troyed her favorite son." You will compare to this the dreary• journey I have dragged yon through, and will shake me off as gladly as Sinbad shook off the old man of the Mountain. Moral: always be sure of the damsel you invite to the piano, or the scribbler you ask tvyrite. FICATER. SERENADE TO GEN. ITARTRANFT. Major General John P. Hartrantt, Union can didate for Auditor General of Pennsylvania, has been serenaded at Norristown. Benj. F. Hancock, Esq., made a capital speech of congratulation to the General, closing as follows: GENERAL : You have been promoted and bon ored, and deservedly so. The Government has appreciated your services and bestowed upon you offices of honor and distinction, for which we congratulate you. But these military honors and distinctions are not all. Your native State desires to show you, by electing you to the re sponsible office of Auditor General of this great and loyal Commonwealth, that she appreciates your services. - - General, I, on behalf of those assembled here, congratulate you on your triumphant nomination for the office I have just named. Of the many of this populous State well qualified to fill the office, the Union Convention that nominated you have pronounced you the must worthy. We rejoice in the selection, feeling perfectly satisfied you will fill the office as you have filled nil the others -with whiCh you have been honored—with credit to yourself and benefit to the public ; yes, mote. with marked distinction. General, when in the field we found you wor thy of our sympathy and - support ;in the present campaign you may rely upon our aid.as well as our votes, as we are fully satisfied with the deci sion of the Convention that you were the most worthy of those whose names were presented for the office. We beseak for you the votes-of every loyal voter in the State, and may you be elected by a majority worthy of the eminent services you have rendered. To which Gen. Hartranft replied in the folhm ing words: 311 FELLOW-ml7,Uss: I thank you most sincerely for this compliinentto-night. It assures me that you endorse my past public life, and that I hold your confidence and support in the public contest soon to be 'inaugurated. I also thank you, Mr. Hancock, for the kind mention of my military history. Of this' I will not speak nor detain you but a moment As a soldier, I feel it my duty to give my hum ble aid to the great party which has during the rebellion so nobly supported the Government in the struggle Inc its existence and national honor. It put forth its strong urns and assisted the Got - ernment in filling our depleted ranks. If this had not been done we would still be digging in front of Petersburg, or perhaps been compelled to accept a dishonorable peace. To do this in a righteous cause would haw beet a disgrace to every soldier. HUIe soldier i,true to himself h e most be true to the Union party. His pension list, his bounty fortis early enlistment, his right of suffrage, his protection tintingh life, all appeal to him, I need not say that every eflbrt should be made now to protect and micioirge labor. You well understand that it i< the wealth of a nation. And. while this is so, also From patriotic considerations ;see that the returned soldier is honorably emplo3 ed. It is the highest titter that eau be bestowed upon him or his country. He will then soon for- get his ramp lite and become an industrious and prosperous ell izen. The militar) power of the rebellion is crashed, I May say, forever, and the nation looms tip amidst the ruins more grand and pimerfill then it ever seemed before. Ilia remember the spirit of re bellion is still alive., and nett be more carefully guarded. Let it be shorn of all politiod Power, for in that is concealed all its strength - mid danger. I hope soon to see the immense firtines of the North and South engaged in civil tind peaceful pursuits, all adding their energy to, restore our happy, glorious country its former wealth and prosperity. Allow me ;unlit) to. return my thanks for % your compliment. Ueueral and Mr. Hancock were repeated ly otersupted by applauki and cheers, and the impromptu meeting shortly - after dispersed. A WomAts " WAT l Enr.u.t.s."-3lrs. L. Ma via Child writes a letter to the Independent. in the course of which she uses the following Inii gunge in regard to the latest fashions in hair: " Thinking of the great and blessed work done during these last four years, by women in the Sanitary Commissions, the hospitals, and the school houses fir the emancipated, r serried to see a bright light dawning on our future carrel. But the vision receded in the distance, when I looked from my window and saw a bevy of dam sels sailing by, with hen-coops in their skirts, and upon their beads a rimless pan of straw with it feather in it—utterly useless for defence against wind of sun. "To make this unbecoming head-gear still more ungracetia, there descends from it something called by the flowing name of waterfall,' but which in fact looks more like a cabbage in a net, tricked out with heads and wampum. If I hod met them in Western forests, I should have ta ken them fur Ojibbeway SIIII.IIVS, hut their dress was a /a mode Pathienne. This tyranny of France, is I suppose,.one of the things that must be endured, because it cannot be helped, till our brains are further developed. In process of time I h o p e th e Empress Eugenie will sleep with her illustrious a ncestors, and that no other fantastic queen of fashion will come after her to lead the c i v ili z ed world such a fool's dance. What a set of monkeys we are in feathers and furbelows, dapeitig to the tune ,of , that imperial show wo man !" _ . GRAND:ttorltuts.,—A correspondent 01 the Lewiston Journal says he n tettieguithe following conversation between tiro urcruns : Says one, "Ain't you got ivy gnunitnother 7" ."No."- "I yer," responded.thi! fiFlk" they're " Let yer do as you plettite:,givyer 'pa' web atus'Layer can eat, sod the Mote yoti:stitiel. the better they like it" ' r? . •