i 4 n4RKER, Tfidltor and Proprietor. I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Hknuy Clat. TEMS-Sa'00 PER A!Y!UJI. j. TODD ODD tfUTCIIINSOtf, Publisher. i VOLUME 5. LIST OF POST OFFICES. Fost Masters. Districts Bethel Station Carrolitown, Cliesa Springs, Conemaugh, Cresson, Ebensburg. Fallen Timber, Gallitzioj Hemlock, Johnstown, Loretto, Mineral Point, Munster, Plattsville, Roseland, St. Augustine, Scalp Level, Sonman, Summerhill, Summit, Wilmore, Enoch Reese, Blackiick. Joseph Behe, Carroll, nenry Nutter, Chest. A. G. Crooks, Taylor; J. Houston, - Washint'n. John Thompson, Ebensburg. A sa II. Fiske White., J. M. Christy, Gallitzin. Wm Tiley, Jr., Washt'n. I. Chandler, Johnst'wn. M. Adlesberger, Loretto. E. Wissingerj Conem'gh. A. Durbin, Munster. Andrew J Ferral, Susq'han. a. w. Bowman, wnuei. Stan. Wharton, George Berkey, B. M'Colgan, Tt T. Slick- Clearfield. Richland. Washt'n, William M'Connell Washt'n Morris Eeil, S'mef hill CIITUKCIIES, MINISTERS, &C. rrtsbyterian-TM. D. Harbison, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at 10 J Kloci and in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab oath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet in" every Thursday evening at 6 o clock. MctkodistEpiscopalChurchKw. J. S. Lsm hos, Preacher in charge. Rev. J. GkIy, As sistant. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately at 101 o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the evening. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M. prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 7 W'JfcA Independent Uev Li. It. Powell, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock, and in the evening at 6 o clock. Sabbath School 'at 1 o'clock, P.M. Prayer meeting on the first Monday evening of each month j and on every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening, excepting the first week in ach month. Calvinistic Methodist Rev. Johs Williams, Tastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 2 and 6 o'clock. Sabbath School at K o clock, K M. Piayer meeting every Friday evening, at 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. , Disciples Rev. TV. Lloyd, Pastor. Preach in" every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock. "Particular Baptists Rev. David Jenkins Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 3 oclock. Sabbath School at at I o'clock, r. al. Catholic Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor. Services every Sabbath morning at 10 o clocfc and Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening. EBEXSBIRG MAILS. MAILS ARRIVE. Eastern, daily, at lO.W.clock, A. M. Western, " at 10jlock, A. M. MAILS CLOSE. Eastern, daily, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Western, "at .8 o'clock, P. M. gy The mails from Butler,Indiana,Strongs town, Ac, arrive on Thursday of each week, at 5 o'clock, P. M. ' Leave Ebensburg on Friday of each week, at 8 A. M. . BThe mails from Newman's Mills, Car rolitown, &c, arrive on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M. RAILROAD SCHEDULE CRESSON STATION. West Bait. Express leaves at 7.58 A. M. P. M. P. M, P. M. P. M. A. X. A. M. A. M. P. M. P. M A. M. A. M. " Fast Line Mail Train " j East Through Express " M Fast Line " " Fast Mail " M Through Accom. " WILMORE STATION West Bait. Express leaves at " Mail Train " Et Through Express " " Fast Mail " M Through Accom. " S.11 7.58 7.58 12.27 6.58 0.2'J 8.21 ;8.2o 7.30 C.30 8.5'J COUXTY OFFICERS. Judges of the Courts President, Hon. Geo. Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W. Easley, Henry C. Devine. rrolhomtary Joseph M'Donald. Register and Recorder Edward F. Lytic Sheriff John Buck. District Attorney. Philip S. Noon. County Commissioners Peter J. Little, Jno. Campbell, Edward Glass. . Treasurer Thomas Callin. . Poor House Directors William Douglass, George Delany, Irwin Rutledge. Poor House Treasurer George C. K. Zahm. Awlitors Thomas J. Nelsen, William J. Williams, George C. K. Zahm. County Surveyor. Henry Scanlan. Coroner. -James Shannon. ' ' Mercantile Appraiser Geo. W. Easly. Sup't. of Common Schools J. F. Condon. EBEXSBCRC BOR. OFFICERS. , BOROUGH AT LARGE. ' JWictt 0f tne reaCe. David H. Roberta carriaon Kinkead. . ur9tss James Myers. School Directors Abel Lloyd, Phil R. Noon, Joshua D. Parrish, Hugh Jones, E. J. Mills, uviI J. Jones. . ' ' EAST WARD. ConstalleEvsin E. Evans. fon Council John J. Evans, Thomas J. ji5ejha W Roberts Jobn Thompson, D. Rectors William D. Davis, L. Rodgers. of Flection Daniel J. Davis; A'tsor Lemuel Davis. Contlabl WEST WARD. :M. M. O'Neill. k I , on Council Tl. S- I & I Oatm. Jonn Um Thomas, George W. I '0h 1 Ti-- . . ' Port William Barnes, Jno. H. Evana vige of Election Mich&eUl asso n. wiior-Oeorge Gurlefc EBENSBXTUG, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1863. Bikct 3octrn. Our Idol . Close the door lightly. Bridle the breath, : Our little earth angel y t Is talking with death; : Gently he woos her, She wishes to stay, His arm Is about her ' He bears her away ! 1 Music come3 floating Down from the dome; Angels are chanting . ....., The sweet welcome home. . Come, stricken weeper I . Come to the bed ; Gaze on the sleeper - , , , Our idol is dead ! Smooth out the ringlets, Close the blue eye No wonder such beauty Was claimed in the sky ! Cross the hands gently O'er the white breast, So like a wild spirit Strayed from the blest Bear her out softly, This idol of ours, Let her grave slumber Be 'mid the sweet flowers. - A SKETCH FROM THE GERMAN. Midnight "was past, and the lights of the vessels laying in the etream were begin ning to be extinguished, when two men hurried from different directions toward the shoro. The elder of the two had already reached' the strand, and was pre paring to make a leap the design of which was not to be mistaken : but at that instant the younger seized hiin by the arm, ex claiming : ' "Sir, I believe you'want to drown your self!" "You have guessed it. "What is that to you?" This was the answer spoken in the most angry tone. "Nothing, I know. I would simply request' yci to wait a couple of minutes, when, if you like, we will make the great journey together. Arm in arm, the best way of dying." With these worils the younger extended hi3 hand to the elder, whose own was not withheld. The former continued, in a tone of seeming enthusiasm : "So be it ! Arm in arm ! Truly I did not dream that a human heart beat with mine in this last hour. I will not seek to know who you are, an honest man or a villain come, let us begin the journey together!" The elder , held Iho young man back, and fixed the dim, half-extinguished eyes searchingly upon the countenance of his companion, exclaiming : ' "Hold, you seem to me too young to end your life by suicide. A man of your years has still a brilliant, alluring fortune in his grasp ' ' "Brilliant!" answered ihe Young man scornfully. "What have I to hope for in the midst of a world full of wickedness, falsehood, treachery and unhappiness '! Come quickly I" "You are still young ! You must have had very sorrowful experiences to make life already thus insupportable to you V "I despise mankind I" "Without exception ?" "Without exception !" ..' "Well, then, perhaps you have now found a man whom you will not necessarily despise. I have, believe me, during my whole life, lived an honorable man." "lleally! That is highly interesting! It's a pity I did not make your acquaint ance earlier !" '. . "Leave me to die alone, young man. Live' on ! Believe me, time heals all wounds, and there are men of honor yet to be found." - , ,; "Now, if you take this view, why are you hurrying so fast to say 'farewell' to the world " "Oh, I am an old sickly man, unable to make a livelihood : a man who cannot will not longer see his only child, his daughter) blighting her youth, laboring day and night to support him. No, I would be an unfeeling father, 1 would be barbarous, if I lived cn thus." , r "How, sir, have you a daughter who does this for you V. asked the young man, surprised. - : ; Ana witu wnai cuuurauuu, wuai love, does she sacrifice herselt for me ! She works for me. she coes hungry for me, and has only the tenderest words of love a sweet emile for mo always. i "And you; want to commit suicide '. Are you mad V "Shall I murder my daughter ?- The life which she is now leading is her certain death," answered the old man, in despair. i "Good sir, come, go with me to the nearest inn that is still open and let us drink a bottle of wine together. ' You will relate to me your history, and if you like I will let , you know mine. So much, however, I will say to you beforehand. Chase all thoughts of self-murder out of your head. 1 am rich, and if things be as you say, , henceforth you and your daughter shall lead aHeasant life." The old man followecPthe younger with out opposition. A few minutes later, over full glasses,. the elder began : ' " : ffMy history is soon told. I am a mer chant's clerk, but always Unlucky. As I had nothing for inheritance, and the girl I married was poor, I was never able to commence business on my own account, and remained on to old age in a dependent 'subordinate position. Finally I was dis charged on account of my years, and then began the struggle for subsistence. My wife died of trouble, and now my poor child wearies to gain my support. I can not bear to see her working herself to death for me therefore it is better I go now you know all ?" . 'Friend," exclaimed the young man, "you are the most fortunate man I ever encountered in my life, lt is insane to call that misfortune. Nothing is easier than. to help you. To-morrow I will make my will, and you shall be no resistance my heir. The coming night is my last. Before this, however, I must see your daughter, out of pure curiosity. I would for once see how one looked who really deserves the name of 'woman.' " "But young man, what can it be that so early has made you unhappy quess tioned the elder,' much moved. "I believe it was the wealth which my; father left me. I was the only son of the richest banker in this city. My father died five years since, leaving me more than was good for me. Since that time I have been deceived and betrayed by every one without exception, with whom I have any connection. Some have pretended friendship for me on account of my mon ey. Others have pretended to love me on account of my money : and so it went on. I often mingled in the garb of a simple workman, with the masses, and thus one day became acquainted with a charming being, a young girl, to whom my whole heart went out in love I dis closed to her neither my name nor my position. I longed to be loved for myself alone, and for a time it appeared a3 if I was going to be happy at lat, at last. The young girl and I, whom she still regarded a3 a simple workman, met every afternoon in the Marcusplatz, where we walked up and down together, passing many happy hour3. One day my girl appeared with red ' eyes she had been weeping and told me we must part r coniessing mat ner me Dciongea to anqtli- erl mtn tnese worus she tore herself from me and disappeared in the crowd. Her faithlessness decided my destiny. Vainly did I rush into pleaaures which so called "good society" has to offer, but fnund mV InSf TlflHO.fi of .Cmil tlPVPr ! nnnr ! j j . w . I then determined to bring my joyless . existence to a close.".' 4 J - "Unhappy young man," said the elder, wiping his eyes, "from my whole heart I pity you. . . I must acknowledge that I was more fortunate than you : for I, at least, was, by two women my wife and daugh ter tenderly loved." . "Will you give me your address, good, sir, that I may convince myself of the truth of your story? It is not exactly mistrust, but I must see to believe. To morrow I will arrange my affairs as I have already told you. You will remain in this inn to-night, and in the morning early I will return. Give me your word of honor that you will . not 'leave this house until I come back, and that you will not, in the meantime, speak to any one of what has taken place between us.". - "You have my word I Go to my dwell ing, to my daughter, and you will find that I have told you the simple truth. My name is Wilhelm S . . Here is my address." 1.-.:-- h .-:-: With these words he handed the young man a paper giving the locality of his dwelling. It lay in a suburb inhabited by the poorer class, at some distance from the city proper. "And my name is Carl T said the young man. "Take this bank note ; it may reach until my return." - : Carl rang for the waiter, had the pro prietor called, commended the old man to his cars in suitable terms, and left the house. , , . Hardly had the morning broke, when Carl found himself on his way to the suburb where lived the' daughter of tho old man with whom he had become ac quainted under such peculiar circum- ctances. -It was not without trouble that he found the house. It Was a poor place. The young man knocked, opened the door, and involuntarily stepped, back. ; WThat did he see ? - . " ' - The young girl whose inconstancy had made his life unbearable, stood before him. .. . - ; - . - ; She had grown pale very pale j but he knew her at the first glance. It was Bertha, whom he once hoped to call his own. " . . . At his appearance the young girl spiang towards him, overcome with joy, holding out her little hand. The young 'man waved her back, exclaiming : ''You did not expect to see me ?" The young girl sank into a seat and covered her pale, beautiful countenance with her hand. i; "Are you Wilhelm S 's daugh ter," asked the young man, coldly, after a pauses - "I am," answered the young maiden, timidly. " ' "And who and where is that otJicr, to whom, as you told me at parting, your life belonged?" "That other is my father," answered the young girl, looking up to the young man with a glance which spoke the tenderest love. With lightning quickness the truth dawned upon him, the scales fell from his eye's suddenly all was clear. Speechless he rushed to Beriha, took her in his arms and pressed her to his breast. ; "Come to your father !" . he faltered to the young girl. ; "My father I Oh, I forgot, where is he 1 He has been out all night. I have watched for him in tears through." the long night - "Your father is saved. He is with me,' was Carl's answer, as he hurried the young girl on, and through the streets to the arms of her of his father. - A fortnight later, iu the midst of the greatest splendor, the marriage of the rich young banker Carl T to Bertha S took place. m mm How tlicy Treat Union Prison ers in Richmond. Rev. George II. Hammer, Chaplain of the Twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry, who was recently released from Libby Prison, furnishes the Philadelphia Inquirer a long account of his captivity and of the suffer ings endured by our soldiers who have fallen into the Bebel clutch. In reference to the treatment in Libby Prison, he says : "Many sank under it, and falling away into living skeletons, were passed over to the hospital, in the other end of the buil ding, where they lived or died as circum stances might declare. How often have I seen this ; so often that it had long ceased to call forth special attention. l)id men fall down exhausted upon tho floor, those stronger picked them up and strove to have them removed to the hospital. Did they die, their bodies were carelessly thrown to one side until convenience suited them to hurry them underground. Du ring this time the heat was intense, and the sufTerinjr from this cause alone was very great. Add to this 'the fact that from diet and other causes the prisoners suffered greatly from dysentery, aggravated by the disagreeable water we were "obliged to drink, and I know not, indeed, how wo passed the summer, or bore up under the accumulated woes of our situation. "Do you ask me as to the amount of food received daily by each officer ? One fourth pound of very tough raw beef and bones, very little over ten ounces of bread, heavy and sour, a little rice and infinites imal quantities of salt and vinegar. This was t'he amount of rations received, tho' I will do the authorities the justice to say that it was hardly the amount allowed, the remainder being appropriated by officials. However small the appetite of the pris oner, if well, he could eat the whole of his day's ration at one meal, and look around for more. At the time of which I speak, the officers were not allowed to purchase or receive any food but that furnished by the authorities as the daily ration. The bread was very unpalatable and unwhole some; the beef oftentimes tainted, and sometimes evidently diseased, as we could see whero tumors had been extracted.. If in lieu of rice we obtained beans or peas, we received with them no small quantity of animated life, ia ' the form cf worms, fat and plump. , "The treatment received by the officers during this trying time was bad and only bad continually. One seemed to vie with the others in their endeavors to annoy us and make our situation intolerable. Did one under this debilitating process stretch himself upon the floor, during tho day upon his blanket, unless he had first ob tained the consent of the prison inspector to spread the blanket, and he was nevcyr around -when wanted, ho was rudely aroused, his blanket taken from him and Carried down stairs, to be given to some needy rebel or placed under rhe saddle for one of these ruffians to ride upon. If by any means we offended his supreme high ness, the commandant, our supply of wa ter was cut off for half a day and night, and this during the suffocating weather of summer; or to vary the punishment and add zest to the regimen, we would be left without wood for three-fourths of a day wherewith to cook our food, but then we saved our rations and had more the next day. - . . . . "I have seen a captain of cavalry, for the simple offense of missing the spittoon and spitting upon the floor, thrown into a dark, damp dungeon for two day3 and nights, on bread and water, causing a se rious inflammation of the lungs. At this time it was required that the officers should perform the most menial services connected with cooking, washing, scrub bing, and the cleanliness of the room. Lieut. Welch, of the Eighty-seventh Ta. infantry, lay for six weeks in a dungeon under the building, because, as an orderly sergeant, acting under appointment as a lieutenant, though not yet mustered in, and of course not recognized a3 such, he had rightly classed himself with the enlis ted meu. When brought up among the other officers, his clothes, shoes, &c. were covered with a green mould. Lieut. Dutton, of the Sixty-seventh Pa. infantry, has been doomed to a dungeon to the close of the war, and is now suffering therein, for a similar offense, with the additional fact that he assumed the name of another. Captain Litchfield, ot the Sixty-seventh Pennsylvania, was confined in a dungeon for five or eight days on bread and water for forming a plan of escape which was frustrated. "Colonel Powell, I think, of the Twelfth Virginia Union cavalry, wounded severely in the back from a window in Wythc ville, and left behind, was carried to liichmond and placed in the hospital. A few days after, one of the liichmond pa per? rallied out against him ic a most brutal manner, and suggested that he be executed. The same Prison Inspector entered the hospital, and without the knowledge of the rebel surgeons, ordered him to get up from his bed and follow him. He was placed in one of the dun geons spoken of, and upon asking what were the charges against him, . was an swered, 'God you, you will soon find out.' Here, with a ball in his back, he remained five weeks and four days, part of the time without a blanket rarely receiving any medical care, and sometimes his rations withheld. A guard was sta tioned constantly at the door of his cell, to prevent either escape or communication with others. While confined there, the entry-way was frequently blocked up with dead bodies, remaining there several days, and this during the heat of sumoicr. This entry performed another important part, it beiug the place where men and women were daily brought to receive their lawful allowance of lashes at the hands of the Prison Inspector. A letter was sent to Gen. Winder by the colonel, askiug the charges against him, and protesting against his treatment. He denied any knowledge of the matter, and suggested that, perhaps, Gen. Jones was acquainted with the facts. "The Colonel was released, I know not how, and placed among us. This officer was the victim of irresponsible authority and fiendish cruelty as wielded by this pison inspector. . While confined in the cell, the colonel, who is a Christian, asked in writiug twice for a Bible, but uo notice wa3 taken of . the request. One officer, takeji at Gettysburg, was slapped in the face by this inspector for saying that he thought he had no right to take from him a small fragment of shell which he had in his pocket as a relic. "I have so far only given an outline of the treatment and condition of the officers, which, in comparison, was a favored one. I cannot describe the condition cf the enlisted men, as seen by the officers, aud learned from sources at present nameless. Hunger, bad treatment and exposure have done their work too surely for many brave souls, who have gone up to testify at the bar of God to the barbarities practised on them. Many ot them, also, were shot by the guard upon the most frivolous preten ces. Belle Isle, our place of confinement, is supplied with tents only sufficient for a part of the men; the rest were compelled, during tho cold nights, to pace up and down the island and keep warm, and while the sun was shining during the day, they would sleep. I have seen them marched through the city, barefooted, bareheaded, without coats, and with only the remnants of other articles of clothing. "I-have seen them brought from this island in the evening, to ship them in the NUMBER 8. mornini: for City Po n. . so weak from nunger ana disease that they were unable to stand upon their feet. Never have I witnessed such misery and want amongst any class of humau beings. "There are also about about a hundred free negroes of the North, officers' servants from the army and navy. . They are ued at the present about the prisons, or upon the fortifications around liichmond. Ono of the many nights spent in , Libby U deeply engraven upon my mind.. A free negro of Philadelphia, captured iu the navy, nearly white, received three hundred and twenty-five lashes in a room immedi ately beneath u?, his loud cries and plead ings penetrating every part of the building, as blow followed blow. Ho was then wrapped in a blauket saturated with salt water, and cast into one of the dungeons for a month or more. Such scenes aud cries were frequent. Those of our number who entered there as advocates of slavery, or at least as sympathizers, arc such uo more." The War lu Tennessee. The National cause in Tennessee ha escaped a great peril. It will do no harm to say now that the Army of tho Cumber land was in less danger of destruction at. Chickamauga than since its seemingly safe retreat to Chattanooga. Against all the hazards of battle it bore up bravely, but against the imminent certainty of starva tion, what fortitude could have held out ? Yet until the recent seizure of Lookout Mountain, the army was almost destitute of communication with its base of supplies, and if it condition had been known to the llebels, and if they had obstinately held the advantage they possessed, we- could have had uo right to expect anything but an appalling disaster. Little as the public seem to have suspected it, Gen. Ilosecrans was besieged at Chattanooga. The position was strong against assault, but the llebels commanded the liver, which was the only practicable route for the transportation of feod and ammunition. By wagons it was next to impossible to carry anything. The roads over the mountains aud along tho bottom lands were equally bad. Aud so long as'the Rebels held Lookout Mountain they held the Army of the Cumberland almost in theirgrasp. From this situation tho army has been relieved by a movement equally brilliant and audacious. Correspondence containing some particulars has just come to hand. A force from Chattanooga itself, co-operating with a heavy column under Hooker that marched from Bridgeport, succeeded iu completely surprising the llebel forco in possession of Lookout Mountain. But even against a surprise, the position was strong, aud it was nyftili Gen. Ilazeu resojted to the daring expedient of deploy, ing nearly his wholeforce as skirmishers, covering a line of three miles in extent, and forming apparently the advance of the main body, that the llcbcls fell back. The mountain was gained, and once gained became impregnable to any effort of tho llebels to retake it. An attack upon a portiou of Hooker's forces was repulsed by Gen. Geary and Gen. Howard, with heavy losses to tho llebels, and the South bank of the Tennessee remains in our possession. The beleaguered forces in Chattanooga are not merely relieved from danger, but may assume at once an offensive attitude, whether for an advance toward Atlanta, or fur the relief of Burnside. Within a week the whole aspect of the campaign is. changed. Gen. Sherman, in command now of the Army of the Tennessee, is reported to have occupied Tuscumbia in the face of considerable eppositioa, and there remains no probability .that tho llebels caii prevent the junction of his forces with the maiu bod', near Chatta-. nooga, or his direct co-operation with that-: column if it advances from that point. - . Diamonds and Whiskey". A Wash ington correspondent of the Independent says : "There was a sight to bo seen in broad daylight a few days ao. in front of" the Presidential mansion, which gave thoea who witnessed it a shocking idea of -tho ' outward strides which tho vice of, intem perance has made in good society during the last few years. A woman clad in the richest and most fashionable garments, with diamonds flashing from her slender fingers in the slant Western sunshine, sat ; upon the scone balustrade, unabo to pro ceed on her homeward walk without betraying herself. At last she rose and started on, swaying to and fro, and yet soon rested again, utterly unable to proceed. The carriage of a forcigu minister passed by the poor woman was noticed and it turned, stopped, took in tho lady, and carried her to her luxurious hoaae." For tho lady is wealthy and occupies a " high social position, but she was drunk in the streets of Washington. Oh ! that man or woman should put an enemy, &o. i- I; .2 in
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