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DIRECTORY.
jbtST OF POST OFFICES.
nmcta Foal Master. Districts.
Befhe Enoch Reese, , Blacklick.
Srolltown, Joseph Bebe, Carroll.
Kess Springs. Henry Nutter, Chest.
Kmah, A. G. Crooks, Taylor.
SI J. Houston, Washint'n.
PhVnabure. John Thompson, Ebensburg.
K Timber, Asa H. Fiske White,
r allium. J. M. Christy, Galhtzm.
lock Wb Tiley, Jr., Waiht'n.
RtartSwn.- I.E. Chandler, 'Johnst'wn.
Toretto M. Adlesberger, Lorctto.
"eral Point, E. Wissinger, Conem'gh.
Vaster A.Durbin, Monster.
PllnsvUle, Andrew J Ferral, Susq'han.
Wd G- W' bowman, -White.
St luustine, Stan. Wharton, Clearfield.
br1' Wl&onneliw-n.
Sre, MorrisKeil, S'merhill.
cnuncnES, ministers, &c.
Prtsbyterian-V.zr. D Haebisok, Pastor.
teaching every Sabbath morning at 10
o'clock, and in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab
oath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening at G o clock.
Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. J. S. Lem
fios, Preacher in charge. Rev. J. Gray, As-.
liitant. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately
it 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
o'clock
Welch Independent- Rev Ll. R. Powell,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
lOs'eiock, and in the evening at 6 ocIock.
Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer
meeting on the first Monday evening of each
nonthfand on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evening, excepting the first week in
nch month.
Calvinistic Methodist V.zx. Johx Williams,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
land 6 o'clock. Sabbath School at V o clock,
A. M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening,
i. 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
t 7 o'clock. -n't
Disciples Rev. W. Lloyd, Pastor.--Prcach-ine
every Sabbath morning at 10 o clock.
Particular Baptists Km . David Jenkins,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
I o'clock. Sabbath School at at 1 o'clock, P. M.
Catholic Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor.
Services every Sabbath morning at 10 o clock
lad Yesper3 at 4 o'clock in the evening.
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EIJEXSBUIIG 3IAIES.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Eastern, daily, at ll o'clock, A. M.
Western, at U o'clock, A. M.
MAILS CLOSE.
Eastern, daily, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Testern, " at 8 .o'clock, P. M.
t-The mails from Butter,Indiana,Strongs
town, fcc, arrive on Thursday of each week,
t 5 o'clock P. M.
Leave Eb'ensburg on Friday of each week,
t 6 A. M.
BThe mails from Newman's Mills, Car
rolltown, fcc, arrive on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
ad Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M.
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
CRESSON STATION'.
"Wen Bait. Express leaves at
8.43 A. M.
9.50 P. M
9.22 A. M.
8.C3 P. M.
8.33 P. M.
12.34 A. M.
6.58 A. M.
10.39 A. M.
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" Phila. Express
" Mail Train
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u Fast Mail "
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judges of the Courts President, Hon. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W.
Easley, Henry C. Devine.
Prothonotary Joseph M'DonaH.
Register and Recorder James Griffin.
Skerif John Buck.
District Attorney. Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioners Peter J. Little, Jno.
Campbell, Edward Glass.
Treasurer Isaac Wike.
Poor House Directors George M'Cullougli,
George Delany, Irwin Rutledge.
Poor House Treasurer George C. K. Zahm.
Au-iitors William J. Williams, George C.
S. Zahm, Francis Tierney.
County Surveyor. Henry Scanlan.
Coroner. --James Shannon.
Mercantile Appraiser Patrick Donahoe.
Sup't. of Common Schools J. F. Condon.
EBEXSRURG ROR. OFFICERS.
AT LARGE.
Justices of the react David II., Roberts,
Harrison Kinkead.
Burgess A. A. Barker.
School Directors Ael Lloyd, Phil S. Noon,
Joshua D. Parrisb, Hugh Jones, E. J. Mills,
David J. Jones.
EAST WABD.
Constable Thomas J. Davis.
Town Council J. Alexander Moore, Daniel
Evans, Richard R. Tibbott, Evan E. Evans,
"UHam Clement. ' .
htpectort Alexander Jones. D. O. Evans.
Judge of Election Richard Jones, Jr.
Assessor Thomas M. Jones.-
Assistant Assessors David E. Evans,, Wm.
ADavis. .
. WEST WABD.
Constable William Mills, Jr.
Town Council John Dougherty, George C.
Zahm, Isaac Crawford, Francis A. Shoc
ker, James S. Todd.
Inspectors G. W. Oatroan. Roberts Evans.
. of Election Michael Hasson.
,l' James Murray.
U r Assessors William Barnes, Dan
"l v. Zabra. ... . " .- '
TRUTH STRANGJERTHAN FICTION.
In the autumn of 1817, while the
woods were bright with the variegated
hues which follow the light touches of
early frost, a mounted traveler was pur
suing his way through a dark, broad,
lonely forest, in the western part of the
State of New York. He had ridden three
miles since seeing a human habitation,'
and he had yet two to go before he could
get sight of another. lie was descending
a hill into a gloomy looking valley, through
which flowed a shallow but swift-running
stream ; and on reaching the water, he
permitted his thirsty beast to stop and
drink.
At that moment a man came out from
a cluster of bushes into the road, or
horse-path, on the other side of the stream.
This man was dressed like a hunter, and
carried a rifle on his shoulder. In hid
general appearance there was nothing
that indicated hostility or a wicked design.
He was of medium size, compactly built,
with intellectual features and a certain
air of .gentility seeming rather as one
abroad from some settlement for a days'
sport than a .professional hunter. All
this the mounted traveler carefully noted
before he crossed the stream to continue
his journey, and when they cams near
together a ideasant salutation was exchang
ed. "Fine weather for traveling, sir!" re
marked the man with the gun-..
"And for hunting also, I should sup
pose 1" smiled the other on the horse.
''Yes, there is game enough' returned
the other; "but 1 am not a good hunter,
aud can only show one bear for my days'
work thus far, and that is almost useless
to me, because I have no means to takelt
away. . I would willingly give a dollar
for the use of a horse like yours for a
couple of hours. If you could spare five
minutes or so, I would like you to see the
bear. It is only back behind these
bushes, some two huudrcd yards from
here."
"I will nof only look at it," replied the
traveler, dismounting and laitenitig his
horse, "but, if not too heavy, I will take
it along for you, seeing I am going vour
way."
The hunter thanked him in a mo?t
cordial manner, and then, as it to make
himself agreeable and keep up the conver
sation, inquired where the other was from,
whither journeying, and so forth; aud
learned in reply tlut the latter resided iu
Albany, was a merchant in good business
and was traveling parti for his health,
and partly with -the view of making an
extensive land purchase for future specu
lation. "Well, here we are!" exclaimed the
hunter, as the two emerged from the
dense thicket, through which they had
slowly forced their way into the more
open wood; "here we are ! and now I will
show you as line ana lat a oeast as you t
y t , r - a
ever saw. unserve wnero a point my
rifle!" ;
Ue stepped back some eight or ten feet,
deliberately raised the piece to his eye and
pointed the muzzle directly at the head of
the traveler. There was a flash, a loud
report, and the victim fell like a log, his
face covered with blooil
This might, or it might not have been
the firjt crime committed by the man
with the rifle. Butasthc traveler fell, the
rifle slipped from his hands, and he
shook violently from head to foot; yet he
ran to his victim,, and hurriedly robbed
him. of a purse, a pocket-book, a gold
watch and chain, ; suine curious seals, a
diamond breast pin, and a diamond ring,
which he fairly tore from his finger.
Then he dragged the body into the thick
et, picked up his rifle, plunged madly
through the bushes to the road, mounted
the traveler's horse, and dashed away
from the awful scene.
We must now suppose a lapse of twenty
years. .
In the spring of 1S37 there lived in the
city of New York a banker and a million
aire, whom we shall call Stephen Ed
wards. . He owned a palatial mansion,
splendidly furnished, in the very heart of
tho town, aud he and his wio were
among the leaders of the fashionable
world. "They had a beautiful daughter,
just turned of sweet sixteen, who was
about to be married to a foreign nobleman,
and great preparations were making for
the happy event.
One day, about this period, as the great
banker stood conversing with a gentleman
from another city, who had called to see
him. on business, he . observed the latter
suddenly turn very pale: and begin to
tremble.
"xdy dear sir," he said, in the usual
tone of ofl-hand sympathy, "what is;the
matter? are you' ill V '
"A little. faint, sir, but nothing to cause
iiorm!" rr.lind the other, hurriedly. "I
1 am subject to similar spells. If-yon will
EBENSBUHG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL
be'kind enough to excuse me for ten min
utes or so, I will take a short walk, and
return ir. better condition."
-In ten minutes he did return, reported
himself quite weJl, calmly proceeded to
finish hi3 business with the banker, and
then respectfully took his leave.
It was, perhaps, a week after this that,
one night, the banker wa3 sitting before
the fire in his library, when a servant
same in and presented him a letter. He
took it with a yawn, opened it in the most
indolent and indifferent manner possible,
but had not read a dozen words before he
came up with a start, turned deadly pale,
and trembled so that the paper rattled.
He finished the note for it was rather a
note than a letter worked one hand ner
vously at his throat, and with the other
clasped his forehead aud temples. For a
ruinute or two be seemed to be choking
into calmness, by an iron will, some terri
ble emotion, and he so far succeeded as to
address the waiting servant in'an ordinary
tone. '
"James," he said, "who gave you this
letter?"
"A man, sir, as said he'd wait for an
answer."
"Then I suppose he is waiting?"
"Yes, sir."
"Very well, show him iu."
Soon there was a light tap on the door,
and the banker said "come in," in an
ordinary tone. x
The servant opened the door, nshered
irrthe stranger, and immediately withdrew.
The latter was a man verging on sixty, cf
rough appearance and coarse attire. He
wore an old gray overcoat, buttoned to the
throat, and a pair of green goggles, and
his whole dress was saturated with rain.
"Take a seat," said the banker, pointing
to a chair near the fire.
"NTo, thank 3'ou, I'll stand," was the
gruff reply. "You got my letter, and, of
course, know my business," he added.
"You allude to this, I suppjse," replied
the banker, producing the letter which
had caused him so much perturbation.
"Yes."
"I do riot understand it; you must have
made a mistake."
"2To; no mistake at all. I was present
twenty years ago, come the tenth day of
October, and saw you. Stephen Edwards,
shoot the man, and if you go for to deny
it, I'll have you in prison before morning.
IVe laid my plan?, and got everything
sure, and if you go to playing innocent
and refusing my terms, I'll take care to
see that you die stretching hemp."
The banker, iu spite of himself, turned
pale, ahuddered, and staggered to a seat.
"What do you want V he groaned.
"A hundred thousand dollars not one
cent less."
"I cannot give it it would ruin me."
4Just as you say," rej Dined the other,
moving towards the door, "you know what
will follow if I go this vay."
'Oh, stay, you must not go yet !" cried
the man of crime, in terrible alarm.
lie argued, urged, pleaded, implored for
mercy at a less fearful cost. In vain. At
last the banker seeing ruin, disgrace and
death before him if he refused agreed to
the terms. He also agreed to meet the
stranger, with the required sum, on the
following night, in iront of St. Paul's
Church. Uoth were punctual to the fised
time, and bills and checks to the amount
of one hundred thousand dollars, changed
hands.
A month later there wa3 a tremendous
run on the bank of which Stephen Edwards
was the principal owner. It was soon
broken and closed. Then the sheriff was
set to work by eager creditors, and all the
real estate and personal property of the
late millionaire was seized and sold, leav
ing him a beggar, and the just claims
unsatisfied. Fashionable friends deserted
the family, and the proud nobleman re
fused the hand of a ruined banker's
daughter. 1
In the very midst of this disgrace and
tribulation Stephen Edwards encountered
the man who had turned so pale and be
come so agitated in his presence a short
time bfefore. . ;
"I rather think you do not know me,
sir," said tho gentleman, with a formal
bow. - ' ' ' '
"Your face seems somewhat familiar,
but yet I cannot place you," returned
Edwards. '
"Permit me to bring myself to 3'our
recollection, then, as I wish you to know
me. - A little more than six weeks ago, I
was talking with you on business, and you
observed that I turned deadly pale, and
became agitated ?" --!
"Ah, yes, I remember you now."
"Let me tell you why I was thus affect
ed. My eye had just chanced upon a
curious watch seal which had belonged to
a merchant, named Philip Sidney, who
was sliot in the western part of this State,
fiome twenty years ago ; and on looking at
your features closely, I knew yoti to be
tho villain who had perpetrated the foul
deed!"
"Merciful God!" exclaimed tho banker,
with a blanched face and quaking form.
"Yes, I knew you," pursued the other;
"and a week after, I disguised myself and
had an interview with you in your own
mansion. You remember that, of course?"
"But," gasped the trembling wretch,
"did I not pay you your own price to keep
my fatal secret?"
"Yes, and with, that very money, and
what other I could command, I was ena
bled to buy up enough of your own bilb
to make that run upon your bank which
broke it and forced ruin upon you."
"And what wouldyou, now that I am
ruined ?" inquired the other, with the
deadly calmness of desperation.
"Now thai I have had my revenge, I
want you to know that I, myself, am the
man you attempted to murder, and did
rob ! am Philip Sidney I Behold the
scar where the ball struck and glanced !"
and lie lifted his hat and showed it.
"God be praised !" ejaculated the other,
"God be praised that you are still living!"
aud unable to restrain his emotion, he
burst into tears. "Oh, sir," he continued,
"you have taken a load off my conscience
a weight from my soul ! Though pov
erty, beggary, disgrace and death are
staring me in the face, I am happy in the
knowledge that 1 am not guilty. of murder
happier than I have been for twenty
years, with all the luxurious surroundings
of wealth. It was my first and last crime,
and I have never been able to tell haw I
was tempted to to outrage my nature as on
that fearful occasion. .Now, sir, do with
me what 30U will only, I pray you, be
merciful to my innocent family."
"I forgive you," returned the other,
extending his hand. "I forgive you.
You have been fearfully punished already.
And as God ha3 seen proper to preserve
us both and bring us together, let us hope
it is for our present and future salvation,
and let us endeavor So to live as to deserve
the blessings we receive. I will restore
3'ou enough to place you and 3-our family
above want ; and for the rest, I trust we
shall both remember we shall soon have
to render an account of our stewardship
in another world." "
Philip Sidney kept his word ; and with
a fresh start iu the world, and now an
easy conscience, the still enterprising Ste
phen Edwards accumulated another re
spectable fortune, much of which he spent
in charity.
Philip Sidney died in 1847, and Ste
phen Edwards in 1S51.
Is not truth indeed strange stranger
than Action !
ArSemzis Ward's Adventure.
I must relate a little incident which
happened to your humble servant on his
return home from the wars. I was walk
ing along the street, lookin' so gallant and
gay in my brass kote an' bloo buttons, and
other military . harness, when an excited
female rushed out ova house, throwed
her plump handles aroun' my neck, which
part I did'nt mind much, as they ' were
round ones and exclaimed : " ,
"IVo.l behold thee once again ?"
"You do an' I think you are holding
me too fastly," scz I, trying to release the
excentric femail's arms.
"O. hev you come back hev you come
bask !" she wildly cried," hangin' tighter
to my neck.
. "Certainly I've cum back," sc-z I, "or
else' I wouldn't be here. But I don't
think I know you muchly."
"Not know mc your own Clarctta
Rosetta Belletta she who has net sot
her e3'es onto you for more'n two 3'ears ?
Yes.' she continued, placin' her hands
onto me shoulders, an' lookin' up into my
face like a dyin', hosi-fly "3-es, I see my
own Alfred's e3-es,his nose,hisears, his "
"Madame," sez I, "excoosc me, but
allo'V mc to correct" you. Ef I air not
mistaken, these earses an' noses an' eyescs
belong to myself iudividorally. an'. your
Alfred never owned 'em scarcely."
"A way with this farce,'' scz she. "You
cannot deceive your Clarctta ; cum into the
house and see your little son, Lincoln
Burnside M'Clerinan Beazor."
It was evident that the femail was mis
taken that ic was not me, but another
man, she wanted.
"IIow old is hd ?" sez I.
; "Which?" sez she. ; :-
- "Theni- little sons, Lincoln Burnside
M'Clellcn an' so4th." ." ,-: : :
-"He's just six, month the darling."
""Well madam," sex I, "ef little Lincoln
M'Clellen an' so 4th, is only six months
old,' an' you 'liavn't sot ev-es onto your
Alfred for more'n two years, I think there's
a mistake somewhar' an' that I'm not your
Alfred, but another man altogether." ,
The woman shot into the house, like
forty, an' that was the 'ast I saw of hef,
but I pity her poor Alfred. :
21, 1864.
Coiievlieati l'erplexilfes.
Next to the rebels, wo know of no class
whose dilemmas are more numerous or
dsplorable than those of the Copperheads.
We give a sample:
1. Unless they cau pass for Democrats
they have no party, but
2. If they try to pass for Democrats the
party won't have them.
3. Unless they can combine with the
rebels, neither can succeed, but
4. If tho rebels succeed they can no
longer combine with them.
5. So long as the Union cause triumphs
they can never rule the country, but
6. "When the Union 'cause fails there
will be no country to rule.
7. Before fighting they would seek a
disunion peace, but
8. Before getting a disunion peace they
must fight the Unionists.. .
9. Peace to them means peace with
those who are fighting against the Union,
and war with those who are fighting for
it, but
10. They find it costs more "knocks"
to fight the country's friends than it wo'd
to subdue its enemies.
11. They believe in all the rights of
man, especially in his right to own men,
but
12. They oppose "woman's rights,"
particularly tho right of a black woman to
her chastity and her children.
13. They favor the largest liberty, to
wit: the liberty of a State to secede, in
order to promote slavery, but
14. They oppose insurrection and re
bellion, especially the rebellion of the
Federal Government against the suprema
cy of the slave States.
15. They sympathize with the conser
vative efforts of Jeff Davis to preserve the
"Union as it was and the Constitution as
it is," but
1G. Thc3' believe all the acts which
Abraham Lincoln has done, can do, or
ever may do, to maintain the Union, are
unconstitutional and revolutionary usur
pations. :
17. They would colonize all soldiers of
color, but
18. They do not believe in colonizing
the Vallandighams who desert their col
ors. 19. They fear abolition, least it may
lead to amalgamation, but
20. They like slavery because it com
pels amalgamation.
21. They believe that God has made
the negro theit inferior, but -
22. They fear abolitionism will make
him their superior.
23. The3' know M'CIellan to be opposed
to the war, or they would not nominate
him, but
24. They want him to carry on the war,
because he is opposed to its being carried
on."
23. They pretend to believe that M'
Clellan made war on the rebel-!, but
20. They republish his official report
as a campaign document, to show how
successfully he made war on tho Admin
istration. 27. To require rebel to swear to sup
port the Constitution and law?, before
voting is to infringe the right of suffrage,
but .
28. To prevent volunteers who are
fighting for the Union from voting, is to
sustain the right of suffrage.
29. They deny that the civilization of
the North is superior to that"bf the South,
but
30. This involves the admission either
that bad as arc the rebels, the Copperheads
are no better, or else that the Copperheads
enjoy no'harc of Northern civilization.
31. The above facts tend to show , that
this is a contest not between States,
communities, or institutions, but between
all the depravity of the human heart, on
the one side, and what the Seeesh organs
openly scoff at as "God and humanity,"
on the other. Chicago Tribune.
: ; ' .
flow a Cat is able to see in the
Dark. The pupil of the eve of a cat is
of an oval form, the transverse diameter
being parallel to tho nose, aud cits have
the power of contracting or dilating the
pupil at pleasure. It is always contract
ed in the sun or before the fire. This
prevents a painful sensation which would
be occasioned by a number of rays of light
falling On the pupil. But when a cat sits
in the shade, or in the dark, she fully
dilates the pupil, which enables her to see
and seize her prey rather by surprise than
by hunting it down.
.
JCST tittle Charlie came to the tabjc
very hungry., and he had his fork in
a potato, and the potato transferred to his
plate before he thought of the usual bless
ing. Looking up at his father he says :
"Pa, you talk to Heaven while I smashes
my potato." His hunger made him wish
to improve every rcoment.
NUMBER 80.
Our Boys.
BT LOUISE B. V1CKKOT.
Our boys! I sing our brave, bright boys,
That blithely rushed to meet the foe ; .
When dastard h inds were raised to striko
At Freedom's shrine the trait'rous blow.
They put their trust in Freedom's God.
t ucmng vneir Dattie blades anon -Their
rights were rights their fathers gave.
Their land the land of Washington.
Onr boys ! our dear, brave boy3, who fell -
Asleep ffmid the battle's din ;
They left the freest, loveliest homes.
That ever childhood prattled in.
They loved those homes of honest toil,
'Mid fields and orchards smiling fair j .
Ah ! never bondsman's sorrowing tears
Shall fall like blighting curse3 there I
They loved the school house by the wood,
Where rich and pior are taught the tame;
No vain ambition called them hence; ".
They fought for Liberty, not Fame.
Yet, conquering Roman never felt "
His soul so thrilled at Glory's call;
Such generous valor was not theirs -
Who supped with gods in Odin's hall. -
And poets of the future time '
Shall set their deeds in glorious verso,
And history from age to age,
Unwearied, still the tale rehearse.. i
Our boys ! our dear, surviving boys !
We'll wreathe their names with laurel flowers,
We'll give them words of praise, and aye '
Thank God such noble boys are ours.'
O ! bravest of the whole world's brave
Are they, the boys with veteran Scars,
Who from the Xorthland to the South,
Dear Freedom with our bannered stars.
Pittsburg Gazette,
m m m
XYlxo First Armed tlie A'egrocs.
The so-called Democratic pres3 is daily
asserting that, at the outbreak of tho
rebellion, they heartily and vigorously
sustained the President in the prosecution
of the war, until he turned it into an
abolition war, and armed and organized
negro regiment3. Now, without stopping
to prove the entire falsity of the aboye,
we give an extract from a speech delivered
in Carlisle, Kentucky, on the 25th of last
June, by Col. Bramlette, afterwards elect
ed Governor of that State:
"You object to negro soldiers. . Who
began this business ? Who raised the first
negro regiment? Did Lincoln? Don't
3'ou know that in the beginning of this
strife, in New Orleans . they . heralded
abroad that they had already organized
two negro regiments to fight the Yankees
with? Don't you know that the first act
iu the Tennessee llebel Legislature was to
authorize the organization of free negra
regiments ? Don't you know it to be a
fact, furthermore, that they have regiments
of Indians in their service, to tomahawk
and scalp our women and children ? And
3'et ncne of you hero assembled, I will
venture to say, has heard these constitu
tional Union men object to their using
negro regiments to fight us with. You
ucver heard one of them object to enlist
ing tho Indians againpt us. Why is it
that youhav3 grown so terribly repugnant
to negro aid ? You are willing it should
be employed agaiust us, but now that it is
being employed to help us, 3'ou are most
terribly disturbed. The reason seems
irresistible that when they were fighting
cn the side you were anxious should win,
all wa? well ; but as soon as they are em
ployed against that side, you object.
"Suppose ono of 3Tou were assaulted by
robbers, who thx-eatened to burn your
house and murder 3'our family if you
didn't give up your money; that your
neighbor came running to your assistance,
and with him one or two stout negroes
with clubs and axes and guns ; that while
you aro engaged in a close hand to-hand
conflict with one of them, you should see
that brawny negro hewing one of them
down, would 3'ou stxy, 'hold on, I don't
want any negro to help me; here, Mr.
Bobber, I am not going to succeed in
driving you off by any such aid a3 -that ;
you may burn my house and take' my
property' is this what any sane man
would do ? But it is just in this way N
that Southern sympathizers Constitu
tional Union men talk. They would
have us, because the President does not
uic such weapons as t hey . think proper,
say : 'Here, Jeff. Davi., take all .we
have, and slay us as soon as you please;
not another man or another dollar cnwe
ive till Lincoln quits fighting with theso
thin-s.'"-
The famous oak tree undsr which
Generals Grant and Pciuberton met at.d
agreed upou terms for the surrender "of
Yicksburg, on tho 3d cf July last, has
been "gobbled up" by soldiers wishing to
obtain souvenirs of the remarkable event.
Not satisfied with appropriating the trunk
and branches, they have burrowed into tho
earth and seized every root which could
be secured, as relics. Persona having in
their possession even a small piece of this
wood prize it highly.