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I WOULD RATTIER BE RIGIIT THAN PRESIDENT. Hesby Clay.
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VOLUME 4.
DIRECTORY.
LIST OF POST OFFICES.
n. . n,7ires. roxt Masters. Districts.
hcl Station
Enoch Reese, Blacklick.
William M. JoncS, Carroll.
Danl. Litzinger, Chest.
A. G. Crooks, Taylor.
"W'm. W. Young, V.'ashint'n.
John Thompson. Ebensburg-.
Isaac Thompson, White..
J. M. Christv, Gallitzin.
W'm Tiley, Jr., Wiishfn.
I. E. Chandler, Johnst'wn.
M. Adlesberger, Loretto.
V.. Wissiuger, Conem'gh.
A. Durbin, Munst'er.
Andrew J Ferral, Susq'ban.
G. YV. Bowman, White.
Wm. Ryan, Sr., Clearfield,
George Conrad, Rre-hlaud.
IJ. M'Uolgan, Washt'u.
15. F. Slick, Croyle.
Miss M. Gillespie, Washt'n.
Morris Keil, S'merhill.
? trralltowu,
Cnesa Spriugs,
Cresson,
Khensburg.
Fallen Timber,
.tHitzin,
Hemlock,
Johnstown,
I.i.retto,
l!iiieral Point,
Jlunster,
Pluttsville,
Uoscland,
St. Augustine,
Scalp Level,
Sonman,
Suiuroerhill,
uicinit,
W'ilmore,
CSIl 3IIMSTERS, &c.
i ;,.,-.,, Rpv. D. IIabiso.m, Pastor.
Preaching everv Sabbath morning at U1 t
clock, and in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab-
o uli School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet- I
iu' everv Thursday evening at G o clock. ,
U'lho'iist Episcopal Vhurcit ut v. o. i . , .
n-achcr in charge. Kev. W. Long, Apsis-
P
Unt
Preachin" every Sabbat.i, alternately
ut 10.J o'clock in the morning, or 7 in cue
evening. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at T i
o'cloik. js
Welch IndepsnJen'Vv I-T- R- Powell.,.
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
10 oYio-ck. and in' the e'vening at 0 o'clock.
Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer
iiifctinjr oh ine iitsl jiuu'w" -
ia:nth : and on every Tuesday, rhursday
Hid
Friday evening, exceptin
the first
Week 11;
it
each niD'.itli
lu'ctnictic MetHoW.it uev. john ii.v..mf . 0
p.,tor. Proachin? everv Sabb.it'n evening at y
2 a-i I o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock.
A. M
Prayer meeting every Inaay evenu.g, i
Hi
it
fijiliir -vriin''
IJisripl' I5ev. W. Lloyd, Pastor. Preach-jj
lriir everv Sabbath morning at H) o cIock.
. ... ...n T r at lit i-i I Aft.
Itrticu!ar Don if It Ukv. David Jkxkins,
Pastor. Preaching every .-abbath evening at
3 o'clock. Sabbath School at at 1 o'clock, P. M.
Caiholic Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor.
S?rvics everv Sabbath morning at 1 0 o clock
ftuJ
'esj.ers at 4 o'clock in the evening.
l'SISt' tlCi .12AIL.S.
MAILS AHR1VK.
tern. daily, nt 11A o'clock, A. A.
Vk'estern, " at 1 1 o'clock, .A M.
MAILS LOSL.
Kastern. dailv, at 8 o'clock. 1'. .1.
Westcru, at 8 o'clock, P. M.
tf2T TIip mails from Iiutler,Indiana,Strongs-
( j.va. ,vc, arrive ou 1 h ursday ot eacu weeh.,
ut 5 o'clock. P. M.
Leave F.bensburg on Friday of each week,
fit a A. M.
SXThe mails from Newman's M1II3, Car-
r M tov.11. &c, arrive on -Monaay, n cuncsuay
and Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Kiiensbnr oa Tuesdays, Inursoays
and Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M.
2JAaLR040 SC2IE55ULE.
CRESSON STATION.
We"-t 3alt. Express leaves at
8.38 A. M.
9.22 A. M.
O.S.i P. M.
8.4 :: P. M.
3.20 A. M.
10.34 A. M.
9.01 A. M.
).4o A.M.
O.oti P. M.
8.14 P. M.
2 5; A. M.
10.04 A. M.
Pliila. Express "
Fait Line
tnsi Kiprcss Traiii
1;
41
" Fust Line
" Mail Train
WILMORE STATION
"est i!.ilt. Express leaves at
I !iri 1. Express "
" Fast Line
East Cxpress Trait li
' Fast Line
" Mail Train " '
lai!y, except Mondays.
COl'STY OFFJCERS.
JuJ-iti of the Courts President, lion. Geo-
T-v'or, Huntingdon; Associates, George W.
Eash'-v. llenrv C Levine.
J'rjf'tonotary--Joseph M' Donald.
R'jiuer and Recorder Ed A'ard P. Lylle.
S;irijr John liuck.
' strict .Itloni'j,. Philip S. Noon.
' uutif Cvtt'niss'ortf-s Jiiines Cooper, Pe-
'r J. Litle, John Campbell.
I iwiiiirrtr-r;- Thomas Call in.
r-jor Ifuitse Directors William Douglass.
'eorge Delany, Irwiu Rutledge.
tour ll-jute Ireasurer George C. K. Zahm.
-l-i Vtors John F. Stall, Thomas J. Nel-
icn. Edward R Dounejran.
Ciuut; Surveyor. Henry Scanlan.
Coroner. -James S. Todd.
Suit't. of Common Schools Henry Ely.
&BR.!3l'RG MOB. OFFICERS.
BOP.OfGH AT LARCK.
Justice nf ll.e Vt- !)ai"ifl
H. Roberts 1
bar-iann k;.,l . .1
Ii'irj.:tt James Myers. -School
f)i
'hiu D. Parrish, Hugh Jones, K.J. Mills,
EAST WABD.
Oiji, tahU Evrin K. Evans.
"avs, John W.
- -'ones.
Roberts, John Thompson, D. j s
yrorjAYillsam 1. Davis. L. Rodgers.
J"lje of Election Daniel J. Davis.
Aitessor Lemuel Davis.
WK.sr Wiiiii.
'ontahleJL.yim M. O'Neill.
'""n (Jounrtl I? .K llm.n r,?.,.,i rit.,.,,.
iiiair, John D. 1 bourns, George W.
J' V'WoT,-Yilli,.rn -v,rnc3, Jno. IT. Evans.
Jin I, cf t;t 1 ti
Georg. GurR-v.
'
inru ueen nearly achieved, oup??
from this tempestuous world of turmoil ent ? m PersonaI appearance, and with
, . i i , . Ti -, i the aid of an attentive servant arrayed
and trouble, he is "one ! It were useless r i . i i
' - - - 'myself in the most elegant suit my ward-
to attempt to draw a parallel of his beau- T0,e afforded.
tiful life, for his history is already written "I wonder if I shall suit the heiress ?"
in the hearts of those who knew hiui but? queried mentally, as I took the last sur-
to love him. lie is gone ! and we drop -V" ,thf, mirror and Ascended to the
. . x ,. , . dining hall,
a silent tear to his memory, and encircle .Nr the laUe Mt Cuthbert anJ hls
his name with a halo of glory wbich will wife, the face I had seen at the vriuilow,
last for all coming time. and vot far from the poverness a young
Sergt. Evans was born in Kbensburg, !ady !l fair complexion, a blooming
v - i . .., r t cheek, the sunniest blue eyes, and a pro-
and was about 22 years of age at the pe-v . ' , rJ' 1 .
J ... .. . , jlusioa of golden hair. 1 was a connois-no-1
of his death. - His widowed mother; peur in lajies' dress at that period, and I
brothers and sisters still reside here. On took in at a glance her costly India muslin
the breaking out of the Rebellion, ho was rube, with its frills of Mechlin lace, the
among the. first to enrol his name in the I,le,nJor of r bracelets, necklace and
, .- . i i t eardrops, and the exquisitely wrought
"Cambria UuuriV for three years or du, combf which jooped up the rich
ring the war. He went out as a common tresses. Why was it that my eyes wau
soldier, but such was his worth and persodered from her to the pale, calm govern-
nal r.otmlaritv that he was sncedilv. pro'
I . . . i.. i i .!
Einotea to a Uornoralsnip, ana, suosequentf
F, , . ,r , i
iy, to a cergeantsnip. lie serea witn .manche said mv hoatt allow mo to
;distiuction during the entire campaign ol present my old and valued friend Rich
hU company up to the battle of Gaines1 ard Vinceut."
llill, before Kichmond, where ho waj The blonde beauty colored and simper-
. J . . , . . J
iell into the hands or the lvebels, an(j
underweut a captivity tf some fiv'j or;
weeks.
At the battle o! r redericksburs:, aitei
fighting long and gallantly, he was severe:
Iy wounded in .the thigh. Here, again
he fell into the hands of the enemy, and
nothing whatever was heard of him until
three or four weeks since, a letter written
by himself was received by his friend
here, stating that he was wounded and ;
prisoner, but recovering as rapidly as cijji
cuuistanees would admit, and expressin
.1 t t n . 1 11 l i
tne Deiier mat ire woum oe exoiiangec
mnt to Washington fchortlv. 'Alas
THE FACE AT THE WINDOW.
It was a woman's face I saw as I drew
rein at-Cuthbcrt Hall a pak, calm, al
most proud face, with large Creole eyes,
and coal black hair looped away from the
check in heavy, shining fold.
I had seen many more beautiful faces
during my winters in Philadelphia and
Washington my summers at Cape May,
Newport and Nahant; and, besides, I was
expecting to meet at the Hall a certain
belle ani heiress, a sister in-law of the
friend who had invited me to his house
So I gave only
n passing giar.ee to the
nale stranger, and men demounting, rang
the bell. A servant ar.swered the sum
mons, and, conducting me into the library,
went to t!l his master. In a few mo
ments the door opened, and the lady whom
I bad pecn at the window came in, with
two curly bended children clinging about
her. She bade mc good morning in a
voioe sweet as the thrill of a lute string,
and said with some embarrassment
ul am sorry that .Mr. and 5lrs. Cuth
bert aro both out riding."
"Ah ! so am I," was the answer : "but
I suppose they won't be long, for, though
they did not expect me to-day, 1 wrote
thciu should probably be here this
week."
"Then you are Mr. Vincent?"
"J'ichard Vincent, at your service; and
now introduce yourself."
J I 1 am" the paused, wound one
of the little girl's ringlets about lu rui
irer in her confusion, and began again
"I am" ' -
Once inore ube hesitated, and I re
sumed "I have guessed you are the govern
ess
She smiled, but the color rose to her
very temples.
J'oorand proud," I soliloquized. "How
that blush became her."
At tl.is moment we heard the tramp
of horses' feet, and soon aw Cuthbert and
his beautiful wife dashing up the bmad
avenue leading' to the mansion. The
governess hastily .left me, and I shortly!
after saw her talking to my friends in the :
1 verandah. The brief c-'tiferenco over,
ir.3' ht. and hostess entered, and gave me i
the cordial welcome which is characteris- j
tic of the f-outh When the greetings
had been interchanged, I turned to Cuth
bert, and said
"l'ray, where i Miss Puponr, the
charming sister in-law of whom you
pokc ?"
j He and bis wife exchanged significant
! glances, and I contiuued .
j "'am impatient to see this paragon
' don't keep me in susp-use."
' "I will not. You wilfmeet her at lin
1 r.cr." ......
I The r.ext mmnent the dressing bell
r,M.', and the hM led the way to the
gur.-a chamber, liere left ine -to m ike my
toilet, lu thcie days I was not indiUV-
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1868.
ess, with her bands of raven hair and
rrrrtt b-n'iriif. (hps 9iul n i!rpi tbvf Tr-ll
r ,. , , ,
griecfui folds about her.
He tlien presented me to the
govero-
es;
ess.
She
greeted me with the crrace of a
queen, and I, as respectfully as if she had
been one, said
"We have had the pleasure of meeting
before, Cuthbert."
"As I told you," murmured the gov
erness, "I went down to tell him yoa were
absent."
The ceremonies cf dinner now berran,
and as a seat had been aosmned ine beside
Blanche, I tried to play the agreeable;
but I often found that my tho'ights wau
dered to the pale, silent girl opposite.
When the meal was over, and the ladies
had left, the tiible
"What do you think of taj sister?"
asked Cuthbert.
"She is very beautiful," I replied.
"And have you falleu iu love at first
Eight!" .
"If 1 have I shall not tell you," I ex
claimed, and then we went 011 chatting in
a merry strain.
When we adjourned to the great, cool,
luxurious parlor, I found Mrs. Cuthbert
and her sister ; but the governess was
walking to and fro on the terrace, 'appa
rently absorbed in thought. The usual
small talk ensued, and at last, at my. re
quest, the heiress satdown to he piano,
aud played and sang with much skill. 1
had observed a harp ia the boudoir adja
cent, and begged her to sweep its strings
for me.
"I cannot," she said, "but Miss Mar
guerite can. I wiil call her."
Then, moving to the window, she ex
claimed imperiously
"Come, Marguerite, we wish you to
play, some upon the harp."
The governess hesitated a moment,
I then came in, and took a seat at the harp.
as sue fiat mere, ; noticed tor the lirst
time the graceful poiso of her bead on the
stately neck. But I forgot thwse when
she smote the chords of the. harp, and
began to sing. Was she an improvisatriee ?
I thought she must be, so fu:l of soul was
the uiuhc she poured forth ; and when
she had conclude J, I a.-kd Mrs. Cuth
bert whose composition it was.
"Her own," slia replied, "and she never
knows what she is going to perform when
she commences."
I used no fulsome words of commenda
tion to Marguerite, but my t-ves must have
.spoken volumes of approval.
That night; when 1 .retired to rest, n;v
dreams were not hauutud by the heiress,
but by toe pule face I had teen at the
window the face of .Marguerite, the gov.
trneJH.
The -next morning I was awake at an
early hour, and, glancing out, saw Mar
guerite gliding across the lawn. I has
tened to join her. Her cheeks wore a
richer glow, her dark lustrous eyes were
full of liv'lit, her lins tremulous with
smiles, her white apron was full of snowy J
blossoms, and she had wreathed a spray j
or jessamine ami! tho blacsuess or her
hair
llow we began to talk I scarcely know,
but 1 was never so cntertaiiu.-d by any
woman as by her. I could touch on no
subject of literature or art with which
she was uut familiar, and Madame de
Stacl might have envied her conversa
tional powers.
Ou the lawn we separated, but when we ;
met at breakfast, in the presence of the
! Cuthberts and the supercilious heiress, I i
J saw that the old governess look had come j
j back to her face, and she was more reti- '
j cent than ever. '
j My friend proposed a horseback excur- j
si m 10 a boiling spring iu the neighbor- j
hood, and when our party assembled ou
; the verandah, I noticed with the keeuest
disappointment that the governess was
excluded. I rode at the bridle-rein of
the fair Blanche, jho looked very pretty
in the blue habit, and with her velvet. hat
set coquettishly above her golden tresses,
but I found it an effort to interest myself
in her commonplace chit-chat. I felt a
sense of relief when we dismounted at the
Hall, and as soon as I had kd my partner
in, I bounded up the staircas.o.
.On my way to- my chamber I parsed an
open door, and through it caught a glimpse
of Marguerite. The two children were
busy at their tasks, and she sat patiently
correcting a sketch which oue of them had
made. A portfolio lay beside her, vhich
I doubted not was filled with her own
drawings. She heard my step, aud, look
ing up, saw me on the threshold.
"What!" she exclaimed, "have you re
turned so soon ? I did not expect you
for an hour or two. I hope you have en
joyed yourself."
"Xo, 1 have not. I was really disap
pointed because you did njt go." -
A faiut smile passed over her face.
"I I," she muttered "you cau't un
derstand etiquette if you suppose a gover
ness is to be made an equal."
I felt the blood rush to my brows as I
replied
"There arc many false notions in soci
ety I aai sure Mrs. Cutlibct's governess
is the equal to any one here, and as such
1 regard her.
Her face crimsoned, and for a time
there was silence, wbich I broke by say
ing 1 "Is this the school-room ?"
"Yes."
"It looks very cool and pleasant. May
I come in ?"
"I suppose Mrs. Cuthbert would have
no objection."
"I hope not," and with these words I
moved to the table at which she was sit
ting. "Does this portfolio belong to you ?" I
inquired, laying my hand upon the article
in question.
She bowed assent, and I resumed
"Shall 1 have the pleasure of examin
ing its contents ?"
"Certainly, sir." '
She was calm, grave and quiet ; but'
when I drew forth the pictures and began
to expatiate, then her reticence vanished.
Her eyes lit, her pale cheek glowed, her
lips those noble lips of hers parted,
and she talked with the enthusiasm of
girlhood. The sketches were indeed won
derful, aud at last I said
"Itjs a shame for you, with your genius
for painting, to drudge as a governess."
Again the peculiar smile flitted over
her features as she murmured :
"T he poor mu?t do what theyr can, not
what they would."
In the afternoon, as I was lounging on
a luxurious sofa in the library, the door
opened and Marguerite appeared, but at
sight of n3 she .precipitately reiii'ed.
"Stay ! stay !" cried I, following her.
"Xo, no. L cannot. I did not dream
you were here I was lonely, and cune
down for a book."
"Come and get it."
With some reluctance she entered, and
took a 'splendidly bound copy of Ta.so
from the sdnlf. I glanctd at it and said :
"What ! do vou read Tasso ?"
"A little."
"Then take a seat Reside rr.c, aroi we
will read together."
She hesitated an instant, and then as
sented. The liquid Tuscan sounded very
beautiful. Fyil-rnicd in her acceuts, and
the spell with which the governess bound
me deepened with every passing moment.
A month wore on, and one night I sat
in my chamber holding communication
with my own heart. The face I had seen
at the window nn my arrival the face
that had seemed ko pal, so calm and no
cold--had since assumed every varicly of
expression. I came hither to woo liLnchc,
and I had fallen iu love with the gover
ness. Yes, I was iu love at last. Mar
guerite haunted all iny sleeping and wa
king dreams. I was musing thus uhou
1 heard a tap at my door, and Cuthbert
entered
"Well, a penny for your thoughts," he
said. .
"I am thinking," I replied, "how mys
terious a thing I jvo is."
"You are iu love, then ? Glad of it
glad of it. Blanche" will be a happy
woman."
" 'Tis 'tis not Blanche!" I stammered,
" 'lis not Blanche aiy heart has chosen
I iove the governess."
"The governess!" said Cuthbert; "why
z-unds, man, what do you mean '"
"I have laid heart, hand and fortune at
her fee t. If she accepts me, I shall envy
uohody in the 'wide world."
Cuthbert meditated a while ere he re
sumed :
"You must be sincere, Vincont, cr you
would not marry Marguerite."
"Sincenr! (iod knows I am."
My host gazed at me, and laughed a
merry laugh that rang loud and loug thro'
the ha'.l.
"My dear fellow," he began, "you are
the victim of a little ruse. My sister in
law has had a mortal fear of falling a prey
to smne'fortune hunter, and when you. on
your arrival, mistook her for the gover
nest, she could not resist the temptation
to carry out the imposture. In a bit of
confab we had with her on the verandah,
she begged us not to undeceive you, and
we humored her whim. She coaxed the
cousin, who was staying with us, to enact
the part ot the heiress, and as shehad
taught the children iu the absence of their
Trench governess, they' were not likely to
betray the secret. Blanche Marguerite
Dupout, come here and confess!"
"Dear, dear llichard, I kuow I can
trust you."
She is my wife now, is Blanche; and,
peeping over my shoulder at my manu
script, she bids me teLl the world she has
j ever" regretted the little stratagem that
won my love.
Tlie Xenr Conscription
The bill passed by the United States
Senate for enrolling all the able-bodied
men of the nation, and for calling them
out, when necessity requires it, for the
suppression of rebellion or resistance to a
foreign foe, is one ot the most important
measures of the session. We give a sy
nopsis herewith :
All able bodied male citizens of the
United States, between the ages of twenty
and forty-five years, and foreigners who
have declared their intention of becoming
citizens, arc to constitute the "National
forces" aud be liable to tniiitary service
when called out by the President. The
persons exempt from service arc-:
Those rejected as physically or mentally
Hnfit for the service ; also, first, the Vice
President of the United States, the judges
of the various courts of the Unitca State3,
the heads of the various Executive De
partments of the Government, and the
Governors of the several-Stases ; and
second, the only 6on liable to military
duty of a widow, dependant upon his
labor for support ; third, the only son of
aged or infirm pareut of parents, depen
dant upon his labor for support; fourth,
where there are two or more sons of aged
or infirm parents, subject to draft, the
father, or if he be dead, the mother may
elect which son shall be exempt j fifth,
the only brother of children not twelve
years of age, having neither father or
mother, dependant upon his labor" for
support ; sixth, the father- cf motherless
children under twelve years of age, depen
dant upon his labor for support ;
seventh, where there are a fatherand sons
in the same family and .household, and
two of them are in the military service of
the United States, as non-commissioned t
officers, musicians or private, the residue
of such farniiy, not exceeding t wo, shall
be exempt ; and no persons but such as
are herein exempt fdiall be exempt;
Provided, however, that no person who
has bt en convicted of any felouy shall be
enrolled or permitted to serve in said
forced.
These national forces are to be devided
into two classes, the fir.st comprising all
persons between the ages of twenty and
thiitv-five and all unmarried persons
about that aye; the second class eom
prises'ali other persons liable to military
duty. . .
For the purpose of enrolling tholorees,
nrrcstintr deserters and spies, etc., the
United States aro to be divided into dis
tricts, each Territory constituting oue or
more, aud each Congressional District
one, of these militaiy divisions.
For each of llue districts there
Will
be appointed a Provost Marhal, ranking
as a e:iptaiu of cavalry, and under the di
rection of a Provost General at Washing
ton, ranking as a cavalry colonel. The
Provost General will furnish subordinates
with full lihts of di'M i ters in their districts
wlien reported to him; will furnish them
wit'i blanks and instructions for enrolling
ti: national loicesand bringing them into
service; will audit all tho accounts of his
department, and report the same.
'i he duty of t he 1'iovost Marshal is to
arrest ail deserters, to seize spies of the
enemy ; enrol tlie National lorccs, and
obey the orders oi'ihe Provo.t General.
They are also Presidents ot theBoard of
liinoimeut, composed of a Marshal and
two assistants, o-io of whom must bo a
sur-rcon, in each district. If they deem
it necessary, this Board may divide their j
districts, and bclo-e March 10th must
appoint an enrolling officer for each, who
must proceed to enrol immmediatily nil
persons subject to military duty, noting
their residences, occupations, and the age
they will have attained in July next.
This enrolment must be reported to t!i2
NUMBER 24.
Board before April 1st, and by the Board
to the Provost General before May 1st. .
Each class must be separately enrolled;
and include only those who, on July 1st;
willbe between twenty and forty-five years.
This enrollment is to be repeated every
two years, and all persons enrolled are
liable for the two- succeeding' the enrol
ment, to be called" into United States
service for tbre3 years or during , the
war.
When it becomes necessary ti call 'out
the National forces, the President, gov
erned by -the number of men. already
furnished, shall designate the number
required from each district. The enrolling
Board of the district will then proceed to
draft (by lot, possibly,) from the enrolled
men, the number required and fifty per
cent, in addition, making careful entry of
the names in the order as drawn. Thoso
drawn are notified of the fact, and are to
appear at rendezvous within ten days. In
the meantime they will be permitted to
furnish substitutes, or released upon
payment of such a sum, not exceeding
SliOO, as the Secretary of War may deter
mine. ' Those who fail to appear aa
ordered will be promptly arrested as
deserter's and so treated. The drafted men
will be examined by a Surgeon for disa
bility, aud for accepting bribes the Sur
geon is liable to a fine of from 8200 to
8500, and dismissal in disgrace, ifty per
cent, of excess drawn in the first instance
is expected to cover all exemptions froni
physical or other. causes, and if any nunir
ber remain in excess above that required
they must be discharged.
The drafted men are allowed travelling
expenses tp the place of rendezvous, and
those discharged or. exempt are allowed
their travelling expenses to return. Oa
providing a substitute the drafted man will .
receive a certificate exempting him from
service during the time for which he was
originally dralted. If any of the volun
teer or militia now in service tor limited
terms re-enlist for' one year, they will
receive a bounty of fifty dollar?, pne half
in advance, the other at the close of their
term of re-cnlistmeut; if for two years, an
advance of 825 on the 100 bounty allow
ed by act of July 18, 1561.
Whenever a regiment of volunteers ia
reduced below half the maximum number
required by law, the companies must be
consolidated and the number of officer!
proportionately reduced. When- a regi
ment is reduced below the minimum num
ber, no greater number of officers can
be appointed than are required for that
number. Tlie approval of the tresideut
is no longer required before carrying into
effect sentences of death for mutiny, do-'
serttn, murder and spyinz. Court Mar
tials may reduce olhcers convicted of
absence without leave to the ranks, to
serve during the war. No soldier may
sell, loan or give his clothes, outfit or
accoutrements, and such article in posses
sion of any one not . a soldier may ha
seized.
Any one enticing a soldier to desert;
giving a deserter work or concealment;
purchase from him clothes or ecKspments ;
or aid in carrying off by rail orf oat such
a deserter, shall, upon conviction, be fined
in any sum not exceeding SjOv and be
imprisoned from six mouths to two 'ears
Any one resisting or counselling resistance
to the draft under this act, or counselling
drafted men not to -appear at rendezvous"
or dissuading them from performing
military duty, wiil ba summarily arrested
by the Provost Marshal, and handed over
to civil .authority fur the infliction of a.
fine not exceeding 8300 aud imprison.-'
ment from six months to two years.
The President, immediately upon tho"
act going into effect, is authorized to is
sue a proclamation, notifying all deserters"
who return immediately to duty that uo'
farther punishment will be exacted that'll .
lo-is cf pay. Those who refuse to returni'.
us ordered are to tuiler the lull punish
ment of military law. Fuil arprngenicnti
are made for military courts. Crime-
again.-t civil law by soldiers an; to l-e
punished to the same extent a by the .
laws ;f the State iu which the crime was'
committed. During the absence oh lea Co
of an' officer, except for sickness and!
wounds, he is to be put on half pa.--?
Commanders of regiment aud batfcrie' .
are empowered to grant fur!o(?ghs, for ;
period not exceeding thirty day, to tite
per cent of commissioned cScers and pri
vates of their con:'.ivjnd..
. 5';y An anecdote' is related of a young
preacher at a ciiy church, who had for
his text i vere from the parable ed tha
ten virgin, and iu the course vX Lis ser
mon explained :
1 -That in old times jt ws. enstomarv
when th5 bridegroom and bride-were
coming, i(;f- (en virgins to "oout and meet
them, ail escort them home-
live
of
these virgins boin2 males, a;iJ five f.
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