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VOLUME 5.
-pvIREGTORY. ! :
list of post offices.
' Post Offices.
.Bethel Station.
Carolltown,
Chess Springs,
Conemaugh,
Post Masters,.
.Enoch Reese, . i
Joseph Behe, -,
Henry Nutter, .
A. G. Crook3,, .
JJistnets.
Blacklick.
Carroll. :
Chest. ,
.Taylor.
Washint'n.
Ebensburg.
White, :
Gallitzin.
Wa3ht'n.
Johnst'wn.
Loretto.
Conem'gh.
Munster.
Cres3on, . ..
'Ebensburg.'
fallen Timber,
J. Houston,..' .
i John Thompson,
Asa n. Fislce
J. M. Christy; .
Gallitzin
Hemlock. - wmr mey.Jr.,
Johnstown. ' I. E, Chandler,
Loretto, ' ' M. Adlesberger,
Mineral Point, ; E. Wissinger,
Jlunster, - '
Plattsville,
Ro3cland,
St. Augustine,
Scalp Level,
Sonman,'
Summerhill,
n .: t
A. Durbin,
.Andrew J Fcrral, Susq'han.
G. W. Bowman,' White. :
Stan. Wharton, Clearfield.
George Berkev. Richland.
B. M'Colgan, . Washt'n.
B: Fi Slick, - ' ' Croyle.
WiHi-vm M'Connell Washt'n.
ilorris.Kcil,' S'merhill.
Wilmore, 1
cimncnES, ministers, &c.
VM5yrwa RevT D. IUmisox, Pastor .
Prea-chin- every. Sabbath inormng at 10
"clock, and in the evening at 3 o clock. Sab
oath School at 1 o'clock, A. - Prayer-meeting
every Thursday evening at 6 o clock
HtthodislEpiscoFnlCnur.cn--Rev. J. fe. .Lst
o i,,.;n harj-2. Rev. J. -Gray, Ap-
:Lt. Preachinr every Sabbath, alternately
at 101 o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the
evening. Sabbath School afO o'clock, A, M.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at
'1?eti Independent- tl. U. .Powell;
PastorPreaching every Sabbath corning at
lOo'ciock; and in the evening at 6 o clock
Sabbath School t 1 o'clock, P. -I. grayer
ineeUng on the first Monday evening of e-ch
,onth?andtm every Tuesday, a,ar:J
Friday evening, esccptiag the first vce m
each monthi r ' - . -,..
Calviautie Methodist Tizr. Jons Williams
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2 and C o'clock. Sabbath School at 1' o clock,
A.M. f Prayer meeting every Friday evening,
t 7 o'clock..;- Society every Tuesday evening
at 7 o'clock. , t,-i,
Diseifles Rev. W. Lloyd, Pastor .--Preach-hir
every Sabbath morning at 10 o cloclc.
. Particular Baptisis-T Dav id Jeskiss,
Pastor. Preaching every fc-abbath evening at
S o:clock.' Sabbath School at at 1. o'clock, I . -U.
Catholic Rev. M. J Mitchell, . Pastor.
Services every Sabbath morning at 1 0 o clock
and Yespera at 4 olocKin.lhe evening.""- "
EBEXSBCKG MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Eastern,' daily, at -. : ; 1 1 1 o'clock, A.
Western, ' at, 11 1 o clock, A.
MAILS CLOSE.
r.f., A:iv. n.t . 8 o'cloak. P.
M.
M.
Western, " . at . ,r r . : 8 o clock, P.M.
tay-Tha mails from Butler,Ind'mna,Strongs
town, kc., arrive on Thursday of each weei,
at 5 o'clock, P. M. ' " ' 1 , ' ' ' ,
Leave Ebensburg on Friday oi each wets,
at&A.M. --O--;.: i . " .'f r
t-The mails from Newman s Mills, Cnr
rolltown, &c, arrive on Mouday, Wednesdny
and Fridav of each week,, at A o c
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays,
ad Saturdays, at 7 oclock, A. M.
Thursdays
RAILROAD SCIJEOrLE.
CRESSON STATION.; ,
Vest Bait. Express leaves at.
" Fast Line . .. ' "
" Phila. Express 'V.;
Mail Train -, u
East Throueh Express .' " ;
" Fast Line "
" Fast Mail " ;
" Through Accom. "
8.43 A. M.
0.50 P. M
,9.22 A. M.
8.33 P. M.
. 8.3SP. M-12.3-1
A. M-
6.58 A. M
10.39 A.'M.
COUXTY OFFICERS, c
.Judges of the Courts President Hon. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W.
Mley, Henry C. De.vlne. ' " '
rrothonotart Joseph M'DonaH.
Roister and Recorder James Griffin;
Sheriff John Buck.
District Attorney. Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioners Peter J. Little, Jno.
Canpbeil, Edward Glass. , , . '
Trtnturer Isaac Wike. y '
Poor House Directors George M'Cnllough,
George Delany, Irwin Rutledge.
Poor House Treasurer George C. K. Zahm.
Auditors William J. Williams, George C.
K. Zahm, Francis Tierney. . . . : ,
County Surveyor. Henry Scanlan. '
"Coroner. --James Shannon.
Mercantile Appraiser Patrick Donahoe.
Sup't. of Covinion Schools- J. F. Condon.
tBESSBURG BOR. OFFICERS.
. "at large:
Justices of the Peace David H. Roberts
Birrison Kinkead. - : .
Burgess A. A. Barker. . '
School Directors-AKel Lloyd, Phil S. Noon,
Joshua D. Parrish, Eugh Jones, E. J. Mills,
DTid J. Jones. , , .':, .' .
'' - EASTWARD.;' - '
Constable Thomas J.' Davis. '
5owji Council J. Alexander Moore, Daniel
0; Evans, Richard R. Tibbott, Evan E. Evans,
nilliam .Clement. ' - - - " : -
inspectors Alexander Jones. D. O. Evans.
Judge of Election Richard Jones, Jr.
uessor Thomas Mi Jones.
Aistant Assessors David E.' Evans, Wm.
WEST WARD. . ' '
JaiaiZe-rWilliam Mills, Jr.'" f": ,
iot Council John Dougherty, George C.
-tahm, Isaac Crawford, Francis A. Sboc-
"er, James S. Todd. . (
ptetott G. W. Oatm an, Roberts Evans.
ry of Election Michael Hasson;
or James Murray.
Wiolf"' M-WiIIiam Barnes, Dan-
THE TWO LETTERS.
A. COMKDY OF ERRORS,
My" stay in New York had been pro
longed far beyond my original intention
when I visited that city, and I was pining
to return to my native village, and to the
arms of my dearest Julia, whom I hoped
soon to make my bride. I had drunk
deep of the cup of sorrow daring my
absence from her, and I looked "forward
with glowing anticipations to the" time
when we .should meet to part no more.
At length my businc?s took a favoraole
turn. There was no longer anything to
detain me in New York, and I made hasty
preparations for a depaiture" to ray native
village. It was the' evening before I
designed to set out,; that I wrote two
hasty letters to prepare my friends for my
reception. ' . ' :m '
The first of these epistles was to Julia.
It ran thus : '
.'Dearest Girl :l shall leave Iew York in
the three o'clock train to-morrow afternoon.
In an hour from that timo I shall "be with
jou. I never knew, how I laved you until
my heart w3 tried by tbo test of absence ;
now, I feel how devotedly,, how truly I am
your own. Oh 1 what joy it will be to meet
with you once more ! That will be the hap
piest moment of my life, except when I can,
lor the first time, call you my bride. - : -
. "Yours, till death, Frederick."
The second letter was addressed to
,
old maid of my acquaintance,
WllO liaa
been like a sister to me, and to whom
was indebted for many little acts - of
kindness ': , r
"My Dear Friend: I write Urn in haste to
inform yon that I shall probably visit you
some time to-morrow evening. You see I
don't wint to find you .unprepared. . And I
want you to treat me well, too, even if I do
not call on you the first ot any. Don't think
my affection for you has in the least dimin
ished, but you must know, my affections for
another has increased,- and strong as your
claims arc upon me, ' hers are somewhat
stronger. Now, don't be jealous ;for after I
am married, I shall be a3 trne a friend to you
as ever. . . .. ' Sincerely yours,
; .""Freoerick." ,
' Having finished both of. these letters, I
scaled them with the same haste in which
they had been written, fearing that they
would be too late for the mail. Super
scribing them in a hurried hand, I sent
them to the post office, where they arrived
just in time.
j At three o'clock on the following day,
r t- ... t . 7
1 was at too depot, ana in tue cars, l
was too impatient for s&nm itself. I even
believe the telegraph couldn't have trans
ported me to the arms of my Julia soon
enough to satisfy! my impatience. I
thought .. that the cais moved: slower
than a mule, and thought at one time of
gettiug out, to run along ahead of them.
However, sloWj as I thought I was
traveling, I arrived' in good timo in my
native village. I did not stop to shake
lianas with a smjrie soul, out nurnea to
meet my Julia.' I arrived at her father's
house. .1 expected to see her face at the
Avindow looking oat for me, but it was not
visible. "'However, 'I reflected 'that, like j
all wom-n, she was coquettish, and avoid- j
ed showing her pretty eyes at the window,
just' to teaze. Yet I felt, certain she
would be lookiDg out fof me; and I have
a disiinct recollection of offering to bet j
fifty dollars with myself thaj she was
peeping through the blinds' at me. or from j
behind a curtain.
, I ran up to the door, and entered with
out knocking.' I opened my arms, exnec
ting Julia to jump into them, and sup
posed of course she would ; but I shut
them un asrain ouicfc enough, when 1 saw
the old lady approaching, not her daugh
t'er. ' ' ' ' "' .
; Where's Julia V I cried.
"Oh, she's goue : " , ' -"Gone
!'V r ' " . ' '
' sYc3.'" : -' ' -
"For heaven's sake," I gasped, "tell mc
where ?"
" "I was zoxnz to," but you interrupted
d the old ladv. crustily. "She
has gone ,to spend a few; days . with her
cousins. .
' I was thunderstruck
I conscientiously
believe at that moment I was a3 white as
a niece of parchment. , At any rate, I
could , swear before any court that I felt
very faint and sick. , .
"When did she go ?" I faltered.
"About Iwo hours ago'- " '
1 "Two hours agol" What! didn't she
receive my letter '(" . -
I was terribly excited. I. felt that my
eternal happiness depended upon , the
woman's answer. If Julia had gono off
to see her sousins when she knew I was
coming .that I would be there that night
.i-T felt that it would break my heart.
;-rt Yea, I believe so' drawled out the
old 1 lady. "I heard her say something
about celling a note :rom you tnac sne
i exnected vou to call here to-night."
j It was enough. My heart was a heap
i of ruins I Ob ! the faithlessnessy ; the
EBENSBTJRG, PA , THURSDAY, APRIL
fickleness, the - heartlessness cf woman !
All that has been said of - her is but flat
tery ; aheis a Berpent in angel's form ! Oh,
deception ! oh, misery !- Judge of my
disappointment my despar my .unutter
able woe, when I learned, that Julia was
gone gone, when she Knew that I was
coming and blame me not for civinsr
vent to my feelings in such expressions as
these. . - . "
I think 'I should be very scrupulous
about swearing to anything that took place
the next half hour after my heart received
that heavy blow. One thing I am sure
of, I left the house, and got into the street,
but whether I ran there, staggered there,
or was carried there by my friends, I
could not conscientiously, afnrm. The
first I heard from myself, I was approach
ing the door of my friend, the old maid,
and she was running out to meet'me.
This, probably, brought ine back to my
sense3. ;
1 was past being surprised at anything
that might happen, else . I should have
thought it a little strange that Lucy should
throw herself intomy arm?, and offered me
her lips to kiss. ; As it, was, fueling the
need of sympathy, I embraced her warmly,
exclaiming: .
"Dear Lucy, you are the only true
friend I've got." - -
'Oh, I hope not." she renliod. "but I
I am glad you think I am a true friend to
(jou, for lam
l.... An1.w;lI t- 1rrna ...
"Always, Frederick ; oh I and we shall
be so happy V ' ; : :
"What docs she mean V thought I.
- "Ws shall be so happy, dear Freder
ick," she repeated ; "I know we shall.
The truth is, my dear, I have long loved
you in secret hopelessly; but ' after
receiving such a dear, affectionate letter
from you
"What?" cried f, starting in wonder.
"Why, after receiving such a dear, good
letter," said Lucy, "I am so happy that I
must tell you-all my heart. When we
are married, Frederick
"I am dreaming," thought I.
"Wc shall have this pleasant event to
talk about, won't we Why, -you cant
think how surprised and delighted I was
to receive your letter. ' I laughed over it,
and cried over it; and if I have read it
once, I have read it fifty times." '
Here she took the letter from her bo'
soni. ' :
"Then it seems," she continued so
happy, that' I wa3 fairly provoked with
her "it seems that absence has
3'ou how much you love me." ' -
taught
I was stupefied thought I was insane
couldn't understand: one word Lucy
said. Meanwhile she unfolded tho letter.
Then then 7- understood It all. I utter
ed a scream that was scarcely human it
was so wild and "'eagerly snatched the
letter. It teas the letter 1 sent to Julia:
Yes : then I understood it all : I had
made a mistake in superscribing the let'
tcrs, and Julia had got Lucy's, while Lucy
had got Julia's. c And Lucy-had been
flattered with the hope and belief-that
I loved 7tcr while Julia poor girl !
believed I wa3 about to marry another.
This was the cause of Lucy's tenderness ;
this was the cause of Julia's visiting her
cousins. , ' ; -: "".
I laughed ; I danced ; I dare say I cut
up every manner of silly capers which a
man ought to be ashamed of.. And Lucy
all the time was staring at me as I before
had stared at her. This thought brought;
me to my senses. ; ' f
"A mistake," I stammered "this letter
T wrote in a hurry put the wrong
name on the back sent yours to Julia
sent Julia's this one to you !"
I shall never forget the old majd's con
sternation. - She understood what I wished
to eay--she saw the error in its true Hghtv
I thought she would sink through the
floor, but she had hold ot the. door-latch,
and that probably sustained her. 1 was
glad that tho door-latch was strong. At
that- moment my conscience hit me a
severe cut, and made mo smart." How I
cursed my carelessness, which had been
the cause of so much mischief I made a
hurried apology, but 1 didn't stop to. see
if Lucy fainted, or to havo the pleasure of
holding a smelling- bottle to her nose, iu
case she should sink into that interesting
state. - ' '.
I. thought of Julia: - I flew to make an
explanation.' It was three miles to her
aunt's house, but I was there in a trifle
over three minutes. Puffing like a steam
engineV'I asked to see her, and was shown
into a room where she was alone. She
regarded me with so cold a look that I am
sure Ft would have chilled mo through
made an icicle of mc, perhaps if I had
not been so, hot with running." : I threw
myself at her feet. She started back-
it might havei been" in "disgust,., and it
might have been because her hand touch
jed my face, which was oaroing like . a
COal.. " - ' ,'. .-' " ; .
"Dear Julia," I sighed. . , ,
v I panted, I suppose; but sighed ia the
better word. ' .
"Well, air," said she, coldly. ".
"Don't scorn me; I'll make it all right.
It's on'y a mistake."
"What?" -
"Why, that letter "
"That letter, sir, was a very friendly
one, I am sure. Indeed I", added Julia,
bitterly, "I feel quito flattered by your
confidence in me, in making known your
intentions to marry. I hope you will get
a good wife, sir ; hope you will be hap-
py " .
"Julia, Julia V I cried, in agony. "I
say it's all a mistake. That letter" was not
meant for you."
Julia's assumed coldness and indiffer
ence had vanished in a moment. Then
she looked at me. - . r
"It wasn't for you," I repeated. "I
wrote that to Lucy. Matthews put the
wrong name on the back. Here's the let
ter I wrote to you.".
I gave her the one I had snatched from
Lucy. She read it eagerly. She saw
the mistake, and burst into tears of joy
The next moment we were locked in each
other's arms. I was intensely happy.
Jut in an instant the bright heaven of my
joy was clouded. I thought of Lucy. .
"What shall'I do?" 1 cried. "She
ihought the letter was addressed to her,
and believed 1 loved her. nat a mis.
take! What shall'I what -ought I to
dor :
"Go to her at once," said Julia, ;and
make a full explanation and a .suitable
apology."
I followed her advice. I met Lucy on
the threshold.
' "Not a word," said she, laughing. "I
don't need any apology from you ; you
have not done any great damage to my
old maid's heart. You see I knew there
was a mistake when I received your letter ;
I wa3 not so foolish as to think you meant
all those pretty, tender things for me.
But I meant to punish you for your care
lessness, - by making you think you'had
done a world of mischief. ; Ila ! ha ! Jn !
how;Hly you did tict-.--' J"-y '
I was willing that Lucy should laugh
at me; it made me feel more easy, for I
knew I deserved it. I pouted a little,
however, and strove to look dismal, until
she repeated what she had said about our
being "so happy when we were married,"
which caused mc to echo back her. laugh
with a hearty ha! ha I ha ! ,
Reader, I didn't marry Lucy, but I did
make a bride of Julia, as soon as I could
get her parents consent. ' ' : " '',
On the very evening e4-my marriage,
the old maid whispered , in my car, with a
saucy laugh, and a mischievous twinkle uf
her eyes, "How happy we shall be when
we are married, Frederick !" ,
The Deaccn and tiie Wasps. A
worthy deacon in a town of Maine, was ,
remarkable for the facility with which he I
Divine Word, was ever-athis tongue's end,
and all the trivial, as well. as important oc-
currences or lite iurnishcd occasion tor
quutiug the language of the Bblo. -What
was better, however, the exemplary man f
always maae ins quotations tne stanuaru j
of action. One hot day, he was engaged
m mowing, with his hired man, who was
leading off, the. deacon following . in his
swarth, conning his apt quotation, when
the man suddenly sprang from his place,
lcavinsr his swarth just in time to avoid a
Wasps nest.
"What is the matter?" hurriedly in
quired the deacon.
"Wasps 1" was the laconic reply.
"Poh !" said the deacon, "the wicked
flee when no man pursueth, but the
righteous aro as bold as a lion!" and
-taking the workman's swarth, he mowed
but a step when a swarm of the brisk
insects settled about his cars, and he was
forced to retreat, with, many a painful
sting, an d in ureat discomfiture.
: "AU!" shouted the other with a chuck
le, "the ptudent man foresecth the evil,
a"ud hideth himself, but . tho simple pass
on, and are punished." ,; , ,.
The deacon, had "found lu3 equal in
mnking applications of the sacred writings,
and .thereafter was not known to quote
scripture in a mowing field.
t$ "Putting ycur foot in it," it seems,
is a term of legitimate origin. According
to the "Asiatic researches," a-very curious
mode of trying the title to lands is prac
ticed in Hindoostan. Two holes are dag
in the disputed spot, in each of which the
lawyer on .either side put one of. their
legs, and there remain until one of them
is tired, or complains of being stung by
ioseets io which case hist client is
defeated. In our country it is' generally
the client, and not the lawyer who "pate
hi foot in it." - . '
28, 1864
Letter l'rom South Carolina.
Camp 55th Regt. Pa. Vet. Vols.,
j Ceacfobt, S. C, April 5
Correspondence of The Alleghanian. -
A great number of the 55th hailing
from the Mountain county, no doubt'many
of your readers will feel interested in the
movements ot the regiment Company A,
commanded by Oapt. D. W. Fox, left
Cresson- on the morning of the 29th Feb
ruary, to report in Harrisburg. The
regiment was there quartered in the cotton
factory until March 12th, awaiting trans
portation. We took the cars on the
evening of that day for New York, arri
ving there on the 13th about noon.-, We
were marched to the Washington House,
where Col. White h?d engaged "the
drinks" for the entire, regiment, number
ing about 1,000 men, after which we were
marched up Broadway to the- Park Bar
racks, where we' remained until March
17th. ... -v.
During our stay in New York, we had
a fine opportunity of saeing the elephant
and experiencing something of life in the
Empire city. Your correspondent visited
Barnum's Museum, and spent half a day
in viewiugand admiring the ninny curios
ities, both natural and ariiScial, which it
contains. The greatest natural curiosity
is -Barnum himselt. " Everybody has
heard 'of Baruuni, and,' on visiting his
.museum, leels a particular anxiety to see
'the public's obedient servant," who has
so effectually pulled the wool over the
eyes of the people of thi3 country, and
humbugged the crowned heads of Europe.
Among other curiosities, I saw a litho
graph of Barnum and the "Irish jtntle
man" who politely yielded his "turn" in
a "barber shop to Phinea3 T., upon .the
latter promising to foot Fat's bill, which,
on being liquidated, was found to amount
to only S1.G0! ' .- ...
We remained in New York until March
17th. About 11 a. m. of . that day, we
received orders to embaik'at.2, p. m.
This being St. Patrick's day, it was a great
festival with a portion of. the citizens- of
New York, and we had ample time, before
embarking,' to witness' inost of the 'display
incident to the occasion. I Several large
processions, consisting off various associa
tions and societies, each headed by a band,
passed our quarters on their way to City
"flail, where orations were delivered by
Iiiehard O'Gorrnan- and others.- The
green flag of Erin. and the glorious old
stars and stripes wero to be seen 'floating
side by tide ircni almost every housetop,
while every breeze wafted to our cars the
familiar strains of 4St. Patrick's Day,"
vGarryowen," &c, &c. - .' : -
On the afternoon of the 17th, we went
aboard the steamship "United States,"
and at 5 p. m. raised anchor and were on
our way to the hot-bed of the rebellion.
South Carolina. ' It'beicg about the ver
nal equinox, our anticipations of a pleas-
; ant sea voyagi.twere slightly frustrated.
The ship was obliged to contend against a
str0ng head wind and a heavy sca which
prolouged our voyage to six days, instead
of three, the usual time s required ; fur a
vesbel to make the run to Hilton Jlerfd.
; Owing to the rolling of the vessel, almost
every man on board .was attacked with
sea-sickness , and on looking around me,
j wa.
was seriously impressed with the belief
that "provisions was coming - up!" For
tunately, your correspondent did not ex
perience the least symptoms of internal
uneasiness. ' ' : -
When about half way on our voyage,
the wind blowing great guns, the waves
dashing' over the deck, and the ship rol
ling so that it was utterly impossible for
even the sailors to stand upright, the ter
rifying cry of "fire I" was sounded from
one end of the ship to the other. This,
indeed, was a moment of frightful excite
ment! Volumes of smoke were seen
issuing from, the oilers' room, where the
fire originated. The oiEcers and. all the
men who were able to get up immediately
crowded on deck, ready to lay hold of
anvthing that. might be of avail in csca
ping should the fire fail to be subdued.
The crew, however, assisted by the sol
diera, ultimately succeeded in extinguish
ing the flame3. It is certainly terrifying
to even contemplate a vessel on fire almo&t
two hundred miles from land, in the iuid?t
of a rough sea ! In such event, it is true
there would be a choice of deaths to burn
or to drown, and the individual in such
dilemma could choose whatever horn his
fancy might suggest. But who wants
to. die cither one way or the other now
adays I
On the 23d of March, we landed at
Beaufort. "We were met at the wharf by
Gen. Rufus Saxton; who informed Col.
White that his old camp was vacant, and
at his command, on thg 24th, eight com
panies went to Fort Duane, the old regi
mental camp ground Co. A to' battery
Taylor, and Co. B to battery BurnBide. '
There is nothing hew in the department !
NUMBER 3L
in regard to active operations.- A short
timo since, duriDg the absence at home of
the 55th, the rebels attempted to effect a
landing at.difierent points of the island,
but found our pickets wide awake. They
were handsomely repulsed, losing several
in killed and prisoners. Since then they
have discreetly refrained from making
similar demonstrations. .
The town of Beaufort is a most lovely -and
picturcrque village, and bears am pi a
evidence of the good taste of its former
inhabitants in the neatness and beauty of
its buildings and their immediate sur
roundings. Tho buildings are almo3t as
if in a forest, sosurrodndcd arc they by
shade trees and shrubbery. The island is
considerably broken by marshes-or swamps,
but the tillable portion of it i3 very fertile,
producing cotton, rice, corn, sweet pota
toes, and all kinds of vegetation in abun
dance. Notwithstanding the unsettled
condition cf affairs, the peaceful vocations
of life are not wholly neglected. .. Agri
cultural pursuits by the: negroes, ondcr
the supervision of Government agents, aro
in a flourishing condition, and the results
fully and satisfactorily develop the wisdom .
of such policy, looking both to the in
dividual and natioual bcaefits derived
therefrom. '. '
Thcee newspapers are published in this
department. There are also placc3 of
worship, where the religiously inclined of
every denomination can seek salvatiou in
temples dedicated to their own particular,
belief; while the lovers of amusement are
agreeably entertained. aWhe Union The
ater. : Our post office is doing a thriving
business. For the quarter ending April
1, 347,705 letters and 19,799 papers were
mailed fiom this psint of the letters
8,154 being fre. The receipts therefroni
was $9,G16. As many as 30,000 papers
have arrived here from the North in one
mail. . . ; . - . -1?
- The health of the department is com
paraticly . good, but few deaths being
reported. Thcsmall pox prevails to somo
extent,1 but its victims are confined chiefly
to the. colored population. Thanks to tho
skill of our surgeons and adniirabLasani.
tary arrangements, but few cases havo
proved fatal. - - :. :
A number of. our officers arc of Cam
brian extraction, arid their friends in their .
native county will ' be pleased to know
that. they all rnk No; 1 in point of mV
itary excellence. Col. Dick White is tco
well and too favorably known lo.your
readers to require any notice from my
feeble pen. The best evidence of his
popularity and his wide spread reputation
as a commander-is the rapid manner his
regiment was' filled 'up to 50(Tabove the
maximum of ordinary "regiments, in the
short: space of one month. Capr. J). Wr.
Fox, Quartermaster F. M. George, and
Lieut. Jno- Lynch, three of the "Frosty,
sons of thunder," are officers of high,
military attainments, and take great pride;
in seeing to the interests of the mountain1
boys:"' Lieut. Hodge, of Co. A', - hails'
from iB!air countyI. believe. He is a
model officer, and has already given cvi
dence that the confidncc that has beea
reposed in him by virtue cf his commis
sion as an officer is n'ot uiip!aceJ.-;
Yours, , . . Nestos.
1
Two Rogues Instead of One. An
amusing incident is related of a woman in
England whose husband, a wealthy man,
died suddenly without leaving any ' will.
The widow, desirous of securing ' the
whole property, concealed her husband's i
death, and persuaded a poor shoemaker to
take his place while a will could be made.)
Accordingly he was closely muffled up in
bed as if very sick, and a lawyer was
called to write the will. The shoemaker
in a feeble voice bequeathed halJfA all the;
property to the widow. "What shall, be
done with tho remainder?" asked tho
lawyer. "Tho remainder," replied he, '
"I give and -bequeath to the poorTittlo
shoemaker across the street,' who has al-
ways been a good neighbor and a descrv-j
ing man ;" thus securing a rich bequest,
for him?e!f! The widow "was thunder
struck with the man's audacious cunnin
but did not dare cx nose the fraud.
EJgT The following letter was received
by a gentleman of Poughkccpsic through .
the Sanitary Fair post-office in that placs :
"Sanitahara P. Ofiis. Dear Sur : Enklos
cd plesc find Teu dollars if yoix' kan.
Very respktably yures, Josh Billings.''
The 10 had not been found at last ao- i
counts. , .- , t . .
E, If you wish to relish . your food,
work for it; if you. would enjoy your ;
raiment thoroughly, pay 'for it before "
you put it on j if you would sleep sound- 1
ly, take a clear conscience to bed with '
jou. . : , . -. .: ..; ;
JE Why is a pig's tail like a 'carving- ,
kcifo? Because it is flourished over a
him , . . ' .
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