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Post Ofices. Post Musters. JJislricts.
B-m.i'3 Greek, Joseph Graham, "-
i:t.thel Station Enoch Reese, Llatk hck.
'cri-olltown, William M. Jones, Carroll.
jliess Spring?, Danl. Litzinger, Chest
Cresn Wm. W. Young, Washintn.
! Lbensburg. J""11 ' umi'IU"' b'
V alien Timber, Isaac Thompson, V. lute.
Vdliin J. M. Christy, .. Gallium.
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f -Johnstown, I. E. Chandler, Johnston.
1 Lorett., V. Shield rctto.
1 Mineral Point, K. Wissinger, Lonemgh.
funster, A- rbin t Munster
1 T-diin l'raneis Clement, Conem gh.
" I'latHvUle. Andrew J Ferral, Susqhan.
I Roseland. tl. W. Bowman, White.
I Augustine, Wm. Ryan, br., Clearfie.d.
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IWiluiore, Morris Keil, mcrlnll.
I 4'HVRCIIES, 3IIXISTKRS, &c.
lrefi!eritn Kev. D. Harbison, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath moTaing at 10
j .clock, and in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab-
bath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer mect
? ia ' everv Thursday evening at G o'clock.
I "Mrth;dUt Episcopal Church Rkv. S. T. Show,
j Preacher in 'charge. Rev. W. Long. Assis
I t.irit. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately
1 tit 101 o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the
j t-venifi". Sabbath School at 0 o'clock, A. M.
I Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 7
S o'clock.
Welch. Independent Rev Ll. R. Powell,
J'.tstor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
1 lo o'ciock. and in' the evening at G o'clock.
I .i.i..,,i, :.t 1 o'clock. P.M. Prayer
rjecfit! ' on the first Monday evening of e.tch
I,... nth T and on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Fridav 'evening, excepting the lirst week in
each month.
clvh.ul.c Methodist Wv.x. John "W iluams,
IVtor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
j ;Ull o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock,
A. M. Praver meeting every Friday evening,
:-.t 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
at 7 o'cUit k.
IU-.v. W. Lloyd. Pastor. Preach
ing every Sabbuth morning at 10 o'clock.
"j'ltrtieuf'ir Jinpiists Rev. David Jenkins,
Piitor. Preach :i:cr every Sabbath evening at
:i o .-iiu k. SahbatlfSchool at at 1 o'clock. P. M.
a;;,.-,;, Rev. M. J. Mitchell. Pastor.
Services every Sabbath morning at lui o'clock
nud Ve-p-Jis at 4 o'clock in the evening.
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at j o'clock, P. M.
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COirXTY OFFICERS.
J a.ljcs t.'.e Courts Pr-sidenT, ll.n. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon: Associates, George W.
J'rjt'iotijtar;- Joseph M'Donald.
J!c:p'sr nrr.l Recorder Ed.vard F. Lj tle.
S.nrijj John P.uck.
D tiriri Attorn.?;. Philip S. Noon.
County C'i in :uit ' -.' r a 1). T. Storm, James
Hrt,opcr, Peter J. Little.
' Ti-etvwrer Thomas Calliu.
l't r fl-j'tie. Dire.cinrs Jacob Horner, Wil--.iam
Douglass, George Delany.
J'uor Jfouxe Treasurer. George C. K. Zahnl.
Poor lipase Steward. James J. Kaylor.
Mercantile Appraiser J oh n Fa r rel 1 .
Aulitor John F. Stall, Thomas J. Nel
son, Edward R Donnegan.
Cvudty Surveyor. E."A. Yickroy.
CjrtiTr. James 8. Todd.
Sup't. of CommoiitSchools Wm. A. Scott.
-12H3:.SBL'21G llOH. OFFICERS.
Justices of the reace. David H. Roberts
Harrison Kinkead.
JiurycHs George Huntley..
School Directors E. J. iiills, Dr. John M.
Jone?, Isaac Evans.
EAST WARD.
Constate Thomas Todd.
Ton n Council Wm. Davis, Daniel J. Davis,
V..
J. Waters, John Thompson, Jr.. David W.
ones
jDtpcctors John W. Roberts, L. Rodger.?.
Jadjc of Election Thomas J. Davis.
jitaesscr-
-i nomas r JJavis.
west wvr.n.
Constahle-
-M. M. O'Neill.
Toa-n Council William Kittcil, II. Kinkead,
I. b. Johnston, Edward D. Evans, Thomas J,
Williams.
T'.sptrfor J. D. Tlionins. Robert Evan.
of Election John Lloyc,
jl'i"?or Richard T. Davis.
Select Doctrn.
To Hie Secession Syisipatliizer.
'Twill be no thanks to you, good sir !
'Twill be no thanks to you,
When our troops come marching home from
war,
The Red, the White, the Blue,
Still floating o'er them like a cloud
Of glorv as thev come :
While a nation's blessings, long and loud,
Shall shout thfcir welcome home !
Oh! then 'twill be no thanks to you !
You frowned upon their toil :
At best, 'twas folly in your view
Until you saw the spoil.
You sighed, and looked amazing wise
At Justice's long delay ;
And talked about a "coiiijiromis,"
To keep the hounds at bay !
Oh ! yes, 'twill be no thanks to you !
You never spoke one word
Where heart and hands and all were due,
That I have ever heard
One cheering word of sympathy.
One patriotic prayer
One word of faith and hope to be
A charm against despair
'Twill be no thanks to you, good sir,
'Twill be no thanks to you,
When our troops come marching home from
war,
The Red, the V"hite the Blue.
Still floating o'er them like a cloud .
Of glory as they come :
While a nation's blessings, long and loud,
Sh'ill shout their welcome home.
Yet you shall reap what they have sowed,
A country shall be yours ;
For heroes' blood in streams has flowed,
A richness that endures.
Go cat the fat and drink the sweet,
Bought by the brave and true
And yet remember as you eat,
It is no thanks to you !
Siriillant Operation of Co!. J.
Iliiclianari Cross.
The particulars .of a most remarkable
operation, in which Cel. J. Duchanan
Cross, the celebrated forger, secured his
pardon from the penitentiary by means of
papers forged by himself, have just been
ventilated by the Philadelphia papers.
As follows :
On Monday, 2d inst., 11. S. Marshal
Millward, of this district, received a letter
purporting to come from Mr. P. II. at
son, Assistant Secretary of War, enclosing
a petition "for the pardon of J. Buchanan
Cross, who was serving a term of impris
onment in the Eastern Penitentiary for
fortrery. The letter set forth that Cross
was wanted to be used in special business
by the War Department ; that he was to
be sent South ; and that his speedy par
don was very desirable. The Marshal was
directed to obtain the signatures of Dis
trict Attorney Coffey, Postmaster Wal
born and Collector Thomas to the petition,
and take it to Ilarrisburg for the consid
eration of Governor Curtin. He was
especially enjoined in the letter not to
communicate on thc-sul ject with any of
the lucal authorities, nor to entrust the
business to a subordinate, but to bring
Cross to Washington himself. Suspicion
of the genuineness of the letter did not
enter the mind of the Marshal. lie had
a knowledge of the handwriting of the
Assistant Secretary of War, which the
letter appeared to be iu, and the envelope
and paper upon which it was written were
the same as are used in the War Depart
ment, while the letter itself had come
from Washington, under the frank, as
supposed, of Mr. Watson.
Marshal Millward lost no time in ob
taining the signatures of the District At
torney and Collector to the petition, as
directed, and he would have applied for
that of the Postmaster but Mr. Walbcm
was not in the city. The same day he set
out for Ilarrisburg with the letter and
petition, which he laid before the Gover
nor on his arrival. lie found that the
Governor had received a letter similar to
the one he had with him, purporting to
j be from the Assistant Secretary of War,
and requesting, by order of Secretary
Stanton, the pardon of Cross, the forger.
The handwriting of both letters was iden
tical, and the petition was the same
Like the Marshal, the Governor did not
entertair, a doubt of the genuineness of
the letters and petition, and he directed
the pardon of Cross to be made out.
The Marshal thcu telegraphed to Dep
uty Marshal Jenkins to meet hi 111 at the
railroad depot on his return to the city,
nnd tn have a carriage for him. which was
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done. On his anival, the Marshal and
j Deputy rode to the Eastern Peniteutiar-,
I and the pardon of Cross was presented to
i the Warden, much to that gentleman's
I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Henry Clay.
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE
suprise. Cross was soon brought from
his cell to the Warden's room, where the
bag was taken off his head, and he con
fronted with the United States officials.
On the way up, the Marshal had told the
Deputy where he was going and what for,
but had abstained from saying anything
further. He' had remarked, too, that he
did cot wish to be asked any questions on
the subject.
The Marshal then drove the prisoner to
his house, where he provided him with
necessary clothing to make a decent ap
pearance, and then started for the 3alti
more depot, the Deputy accompanying
them. On the way dewn, the Marshal
left them a moment to go to the postoffice,
when Cross inquired with much concern
whether the Deputy was going along, ad
ding that there was no necessity for it.
lie was particular to ask, also, if he had
been pardoned. "When the train was near
Chester, Cross was anxious to get out, as
he said, for something to cat, but the
Marshal refused. At 1-altimore, they
partook of refreshments, but did not re
main long.
They arrived in Washington in the af
ternoon, and Cross was taken directly to
the office of the Secretary of War. The
Assitant Secretary was not there, and
Mr. Stanton was summoned. The Mar
shal had telegraphed to the Secretary that
he would have Cross at his crScc in the
afternoon, and Mr. Stanton had not reti
red. Upon entering, the Marshal intro
duced the Deputy, and then informed the
Secretary that he had brought Cross.
"Mr. Secretary," said the Marshal,
"this is Col. Cross, whom you have seut
for."
"(Had to sec Col. Cross how do you
do, sir ?" said the affable Secretary, sha
king Cross' hand ; "but I cau't remember
sending for you, sir.
"This,
said the Marshal, "is Col. Cross,
whom I
from the
delphia."
. "Sir!"
brouuht down by your orders
Eastern Penitentiary at Phila-
exclaimed the Secretary, in ut-
ter surprise.
"Col. Cross,
f-ir, I said, pardoned by
Governor Curtin from the Eastern Peni
tentiary at your desire, and brought here
by me at your request."
Secretary Stanton looked puzzled, and
rubbed his temples.
"The authority by which T have acted,"
said, the Marshal, "is this" placing in
Secretary Stanton's hand the letter from
Mr. Watson, bearing his own frank.
Mr. Stanton took the envelope with a
bewildered air. It was a genuine War
Department envelope. The frank was
identical with his own. The euc'.osure
was au order, written upon the paper used
in the War Office, with the imprint of the
Department, in the manifest handwriting
of Mr. Watson, Assistant Secretary, to
the purport as above -narrated.
The Secretary declared his entire igno
rance of the matter, and touched the bell.
A messenger responded. The messenger
was sent for Mr. Watson. Mr. Watson
entered. Secretary Stanton handed him
the envelope, aud requested to know what
it all meant.
Mr. Watson opened the letter, looked
at it, and was astounded. "This is my
writing," said he at first, "but when did
I write it ? What does it mean V
lie read the signature, which he scan
ned closely. All doubts were now re
moved. The crossing of the "t" betrayed
the fraud. "This is not my writing,"
said Mr. W., "it is a forgery, and the
most wonderful one I have ever seen."
"You are sure ?" said the Secretary.
"Can it be possible I" echoed the aston
ished Marshal.
"It is a forgery pure and simple 1"
Here was a scene, at the end of which
arose the inquiry as to what was to be
done with Col. Cross.
The Marshal settled the matter by di
recting the Colonel to come again to the
carriage to be t:keu to Philadelphia.
Coi. Cros3 put ou the indij
;nant, and
was taken
demanded by what right he
back.
"ly my authority," said the Marshal,
"because your pardon was procured by
1 forged papers."
j "Then sir, you arc transcending your
I powers," sail Cross. "My pardon is a
! genuine one, at any rate, and you have no
I right to go behind it."
"lake him back, said Secretary Stan
ton. "Uy what law ?" demanded Cross, to
whom the air of liberty had gained an
additional sweetuess from the few moments
that he had enjoyed it.
- "Jy military law," replied the Secreta
ry, and the redoubtable Colonel was again
placed in the carriage. He was brouglit
back to his old quarters, and yesterday
the Governor revoked his pardon.
Here h the dilemma. It is not yet cer
tain that a pardou can be revoked by its
author, and on this point rows an intcr-
esting question. If it cannot be revoked,
the government will take charge of the
Colonel and send him to Fort Lafayette.
In any case he will serve out his five years
imprisonment," of which only about
eighteen months have expired.
The forged letter was dated June 1st,
addressed to Mr. Millwood, United States
Marshal, at Philadelphia, aud read as
follows :
ilSr: The Secretary cf War directs me
to advise you of the receipt of a dispatch
from the headquarters of the Army to
this Department, with an urgent request
that an immediate effort be made to send
to that point the somewhat notorious for
ger, J. lJuchanan Cross, now an inmate of
jour State Prison and to instruct you to
proceed to Ilarrisburg, for the purpose of
making a personal application to the Exec
utive for his release, and to bring him on
to this city with the least possible delay.
"You will please communicate the con
tent? of this note to United States District
Attorney Coffey, Collector Thomas and
Postmaster Walborn and request them to
append their names with your own to the
petition enclosed, which, with a copy of
record of scutence, it is presumed will be
sufficient, as this Department has addres
sed a note to Gov. Curtin requesting his
favorable consideration of the same.
"Cross is to be sent over the lines for a
specific purpose with a telegraph operator,
now in waiting at headquarters, and as
the services will be attended with person
al peril, the Secretary of War is desirous
that no publicity be given the fact that
the application for hi3 release emanates
from this Department, the knowledge of
which, in case of accident, would be fatal
to him and defeat the purposes of his
mission you will therefore observe at a
glance the propriety of avoiding any ex
planations whatever to the local authori
ties and prison officials or even Cross him
self, until he reaches his point.
"Your prompt attention will be duly
recognized by this department. Very re
spectfully, your obedient servant,
"P. II. Watson-,
"Assistant Secretary of War."
"Waterloo.
The return of Napoleon from Elba to
Taris was the signal for all the allied ar
mies of Europe to be on the march to
crush him. Hurriedly Napoleon collec
ted 120,000 men, to repel the million of
bayoners now crowding upon France.
Wellington and Dluchcr were in the vi
cinity cf Brussels with 100,000 each. Tj
save France the horrors of invasion, Na
poleon resolved to cross the frontier, and
to fall upon one body, of the enemy and
then another, until they should be com
pelled to negotiate.
At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 12th
of June, Napoleon left the Tuilleries for
his last campaign. He took leave of Cau
hiincourt, saying, "Farewell ; we must
conquer or die." Driving rapidly through
the day and the succeeding night, he ar
rived on the morning of the loth, at Aves
ncs, 150 miles from Paris. Here he had
assembled all his available force. Wel
lington was at Brussels, and Blucher a
few leagues from him, neither of them
dreaming of an attack. They were wait
ing the arrival of 200,000 Russians, with
whom they were to commence thtir march
upon Paris. Napoleon's plan was to at
tack Wellington by surprise, and destroy
his force, and then Blucher's, and then
march against the Russians.
In an hour after Napoleon's arrival at
Avesnes his whole army was in motion.
By different routes they were directed to
meet at Charleroi, 35 miles distaut, at an
appointed hour. Gen. Bourmont was in
chaTgc of one of these divisions. Infa
mously he deserted, and revealed to the
allies the plans of the Emperor. Behind
the entrenchments at Charleroi, Napoleon
fcund ten thousand Prussians ready to
dispute his passage, lie attacked them
so vigorously that they soon retreated, lea
ving 2,000 of their dead behind them
It was 30 miles from Charleroi to Brus-
I m.- - "I-- .n,l lo oitu-ifn.l
( SClS. A en mill's uu una nuu cuuaifi
the little hamlet of Quatre Bras. Ney,
with 40,000 men, was ordered to advance
immediatelv to that spot. "Concentrate
thero vour men, said the
niperor.
"Fortify your army by field works,
ten, eo that by midnight this positi
II as-
ltion, oc-
' cupied and impregnable, shall bid defiance
j to any attack." Blucher, acting from in
formation received from the traitor Bour
mont, was hastening with 80,000 troops
' to join Wellington. Napoleon at the head
j of 50,000 unexpectedly encountered him.
After one of the most terrible conflicts
I ever waged, the Prussians fled, utterly
routed, leaving 20,000 weltenug in their
blood, and 10,000 prisoners in the hands
of Napoleon. . Had Ney obeyed his or
ders, the Prussian army would have per
ished without the escape of a man.
But as Ney approached Quatre Bras, in
19, 1802.
a dark night, of storm and floods of rain,
and through an ocean of mire, he allowed
his exhausted troops to stop, a few miles
before reaching that all important poiut.
which he intended to take with the ear
liest morning light. lie sent word that
the post was actually in his possession.
Wellington, at a ball in Brussels, turned
pale with dismay, as he heard of the ap
proach of Napoleon.
It was fifteen miles from Brussels to
Quatre Bras. Fully aware of the import
ance of that post, he instantly dispatched
a division to occupy it. Thiough the
whole night these troops pressed along
the miry road, mingling their tumult with
the roar of the tempest. In the morning,
rsey, in consternation, found that the Eng
lish had possession of the post. The en
tire day was spent in the most bloody, des
perate and unavailing endeavors to regain
it. The anguish of Ney, in view of the
irreparable fault, was awful. The uight
of the loth of June came; anight of
darkness and deluging rain. Napoleon,
at Ligny, was a victor. Ney, ten miles
distant, at Quatre Bras, was baffled, bleed
ing and " exhausted. Blucher, with his
broken battalions consequently escaped,
and retreated towards Wavrc, where he
wa joined by reinforcements. Napoleon
sent Grouchy with 30,000 men to pursue
him. Wellington fell back to Waterloo,
to be joined by his Prussian allies. Such
was the state' of affairs when the morning
of the 17th of June dawned upon these
drenched armies.
Napoleon, leaving Grouchy to pursue
Blucher, passed over to Quatre Bras, join
ed his troops with those of Ney, and with
this combined force of 70,000 followed
Wellington to the spacious plain of Wat
erloo. Wellington had hjre skilfully pos
ted his troops on an extended ridge, and
was anxiously awaiting the arrival of
Blucher. It was the night of the 17th,
dark and rainy, when Napoleon reached
the field. For eighteen hours he had not
indulged in a moment oi repose or recei
ved any nourishment. All the night the
rain fell iu torrents, as the Emperor sta
tioned his men for the battle of the mor
row. Wellington's force has been variously
estimated at from 72,000 to 90,000 meu.
Napoleon had from 05,000 to 75,000.
The morning of the ISth dawned lurid
and stormy. It was the Sabbath. The
undulating plain of Waterloo was a vast
wheat field. Soaked with rain and cut
up by the wheels and the tramp of these
armies it r.ow resembled a quagmire. At
eight o'clock the clouds broke, and the
sun brilliantly shone out. At half past
ten the troops "were all in their positions,
the hospitals established in the rear, and
the surgeons, with bandages, splinters,
knives and saw?, ready for their melan
choly work.
At 11 oViock the carnage commenced.
The English with their formidable bat
teries, were extended along the ridge of a
gcut'.c elevation, about a mile and a half
in length. The French, from an oppo
sing ridge, not an eighth of a mile dis
taut, were forming in solid columns, and
charging the British line up to the very
muzzle of their guns. Hour after hour
the murderous fight continued, each par
ty apparently as indifferent to bullets,
balls and shells, as if thoy had been snow
flakes. About the middle of the afternoon the
victory seemed to be decided in favor of
Napoleon. In many places great gaps
had been cut through the British lines,
and fugitives, iu broken bands, were fly
ing in dismay towards Brussels. It is
said that Wellington was in anguish,
deeming the battle lost, and that he wiped
the cold sweat from his brow, saying,
"Would that Blucher or night were come."
Just at this time the, quick eye of the
Emperor discerned, far off upon the right,
. . f c f.tci :.n..
an immense mass oi uv,vv.'u men, lajnuiy
emerging
upon the
G rouehy.
Blucher.
from a forest and descending
plain. He hoped that it was
It ought to have been. It was
Napoleon had now but 50,000
men, exhausted vy exposure, marcmr.gs,
, i . i
aud many houra of the most
desperate
fighting. Wellington, with the reinforce- j
incuts of Blucher's fresh troops, had 100,- j
00 to oppose to lx i in
Twenty thousand nt the rrencu soiuiors
y i.-.i -
wprri now eitner ieau or wuu ucu. jut
'eric ?n'i
50.000 remained to oppose 100,000.
Ev-rrv thinr now depended upon the suc-
cess of a desperate charge, before tl
j o . ,
a desperyte charge, icirc i lie
, , i i . i i : ,n
is should reach the field. 1 lie
. . v . , , , .
Guard was immediately brought
Prussian
Imperial
forward. Napoleon wished to lead it, but
yielding to the earnest solicitation of his
staff, surrendered the command to 'N
M-cd the command to cy.
us t.,i3 band, winch hadncv-
to victory, advanced against
w - 7
In two col urn
or moved but
.1 - 1- . . . ..t 1 ,t It. .tit uriuiito
for a momeut, rested to behold the sub
lime spectacle. Not a drum beat, not a
bugle sounded, not a word wa utlctcd.-
Sternly they strode on, till within a low
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NUMBER 89.
yards of the cannon loaded to the muzzle.
There was a flash, a roar, and a cloud of
smoke shut
but within
the combatants from vicw
that cloud there" was inCcs-
santly the gleam and the thunder of war's
most terrific storm. Atthcsame moment
the Prussians came thundering upon the
field. A gust of wind for a moment
swept away the smoke, and the anxious
eye of Napoleon beheld that his Guard
had disappeared.
A mortal paleness spread over the cheek
of the Emperor, and a panic seized every
heart. A scene cf horror ensued which
humanity shudders to contemplate. Na
poleon threw himself into a tmall square
he had kept as a reserve, and urged it
into the densest throngs of the. enemy,
that lie might perish with his Guaid
Cambrone seized the bridle of his horse,
saying. "Sire, death shuns you. You
will be made a prisoner." . Yielding to
these solicitations, he reluctautly retired.
Th is remnant of his Guard bade him fare
well, shouting, Vive 1 Empereur ! They
were soon surrounded, and called upon to
surrender. Cambrone returned the im
mortal reply, "The Guard dies; it never
surrenders !" A few discharges of grapo.
from the surrounding batteries cut the.n
all down. So perished the Old Guard of
iNapoIeon, and thus terminated the battlo
of Waterloo. John S. C. Alhott.
Gen. Houston's lrcsrrition lo
a "I2ore."
Among the guests
Hotel, in New York,
at the St. Nicholas
had been Gen. Sam
Houston, of Texas The General, though
fond of jokes, has an intense hatred for
that species of human beings called 'bores
One of these gentry cornered him ono
day at his hotel. 11c had managed to bo
introduced to him the day previous.
"General," said the bore, after he had
bothered Mr. Houston out of all patience,
"I wish 3"ou would do me one more favor.
A man of your eminence is so compe
tent "
"Well, what is it?" demanded Mr.
Houston, rather curtly.
"Well, vou see, Mr.
Houston, you aro
such an eminent man, such a-
"Never mind that; what do you want
to know ?"
"Excuse me, but a person of your abil
ities and distinction must be aware "
"I am somewhat in haste," interrupted
the badgered Senator; "pray, come to tho
point at once."
''Well, then, tell me the secret of your
success in life how you rose in position
as you have doue."
"Ah! but that wouldn't benefit you
any. I can tell you how you can rise ia
the world, if you wish."
"That's just it," was the reply; "just
what I was trying to get at."
Well, sir, I'll tell you. Undertake to
approach a sore headed bull with a red.
scarf around your neck! I'll guarantee
3'our upward progress immediately on tho
completion of the experiment."
The button-holder collapsed, shoved his
hat on his head, and walked sorrowfully
away, while a cluster of gentlemen near
by, who had heard the conversation, fairly
screamed with laughter.
Fkeedom in the South. A rorres
pondentgives the following summary of
some of the benefits which the Confederate
Government has conferred upon the South :
Impressed the negroes without the con
sent of their owners.
Imprisoned citizens charged with no
orimc.
Burned millions of dollars' worth of
cottton against the protestations of the
owners.
Burned sugar and cotton which hiid
been paid for by inuoceHt purchasers.
Banished law-abiding citizens from tho
Confederacy.
Confiscated private property to the val
ue of millions of dollars to the use of the
army, and forced the owners to take ia
exchange worthless Confederate bonds.
Depreciated the currency of the country
Hooding the land witn a
worthless rag
currency ana
enormous over-issues oi"
ink bills.
Laid an embargo
on the importation
roods and Southern,
and exportation of
i i ,
productions.
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Pnsruil All mna nAnc.r,nhAn Ut f.-n-.i n
every man between the ages of' eighteen
aud thirty-live into the army, an act of
, , . . , '
despotism unknown even in Europe, even
. . . , . ' ,
1 in Austria, Frauce and Russia.
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- Ch2?-A? soon as Gen. Butler learned
tlwt Gen. Beauregard's house iu New Or-
, ,oaus was OCCU)ieJ hy lhe rebcl Ucneral'i
wif he witllUrew tue guard Le had ,lh.
j ceJ ur0UnJ jL
That man may be considered hsp
py who can take his w ife "down . town"
without being roqui.'ted to;?top iu at the
shaw 1 ihop !
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