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evening. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M.
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ach month.
Calvinistic Methodist Rev. Johs Williams,
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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.
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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.
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, 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.
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:M. M. O'Neill.
k I , on Council Tl. S-
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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.
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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.
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