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OLUME 7.
&i;ctorv
IST OV IOST OFFICES.
-tces.
own,
Spring?,
rost Matters. Districts.
Steven L. Evans, Carroll.
M. D. "Wagner, Chest.
A. G. Crooks, Taylor.
R. II. Brown, Wasbint'u.
John Thompson, Ebensburg.
Timber. C. Jeffries, White. .
x'i Mills, Peter Garman, Susq ban. .
J. M. Christy, linllitzin.
Wm Tilcv, Jr., Wa3ht'n.
E. Roberts, Johnst'wn.
M. Adlesberger, Loretto.
V,
A. Durbin, Munster.
e. M. J.
cnstine, Ktan.
Level, Georp
in, A. Sli
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Piatt, Susq'han.
Wharton, Clearfield.
eorpe Berkey, Richland.
Shoemaker, Washtn.
kerhill, B. F. Slick, royie.
t Win. M ijonneii, n sain.
l lit'IIES, 3IIXISTERS, &C.
,terian Rkv. T. M. Wilson, Tastor.
every Sabbath morning at 10
and in the evening at 7 o'clock. Sab
Yi t i nVlock. A. M. Prayer meet-
U (.1 W -
... Ttmrcilflv pvinincr at 6 O clocK.
h,, Met Kpiscojal Church Rev. A. Baker,
jer in charge, itev. J. rtuamsu,
Treaching everv alternate ohuubhi
, .at 1H o'clock. 'Sabbath School at 9
i . M. Praver meeting every ieuu-
T1 '"
:iinir, at rf o cioeis..
i 1',,,,'Tin.lentlirr Li. R. Powell,
Preaching every Sabbath morning at
' n..H in the evening at G o'clock.
1, Sv.-lu.ol i.t 1 o'clock. P. M. frayer
- v.n the i'-'i't Monday evening ot eacn
m on every Tuesday, inursuay anu
evinn.r. excepting the first week iu
t.-thaJist Rkv. Mobgas i-.li.13,
T'reitcliing everv Sabbath evening at
oVlock. Sabbath School nt lr o'clock,
i iavcr meeting every Friday evening,
ock. Society every Tuesday evening
i lock.
,;.,':ev. W. Lloyd, Pastor. I'reach
rv Subbath morning at 10 o'clock.
.., '..r .',td.';.Ws-Rk. David hVASS,
I'res-ching every Sabbath evening at
k. Subbath School at at 1 o clock., i . ;U.
; everv Subbath morning at 1 0.J o'clock
ij-i-ri at 4 o'clock in the evening.
i:KS:SIl5'EtJ mails.
MAILS ARRIVE
. throngh. daily, at
:. v :iy. ' at
0.3j P. M.
9 35 P. M.
'j. 23 A. M.
9.25 A. M.
8.G" P. M.
S.00 P. M
;-.. t'!iruliKa ' at
j. way. " at
. d'V.r
at
ti,.. ..,;i, fr.-im ('rt-fi.lltown arrive
Sundays rxcoptfd. The nnils Irov.i
ii.e. tir.uit, Ac, arrive on Mondays,
- :. vs and Fridays.
; f.?r ftiirrr.lltown leave daily. Sun-
Ixvuted. Mails for Platte ville, Grant,
c cn Tuesdays, jnursaays nuu cni-
CRE5S0N STATION"
M'i h. i:.v;-ress leaves at
A. M.
9.23 A. M.
D.o-J A. M.
9.51 P. M.
7.30 P M.
4.15 P. M.
SAO P. M.
2.r?o A. M.
7.10 A. M.
1.5: P. M
1.21 P. M.
I'l.'da. E.rpres3 '
N(v YoiL I'.sp. "
Line "
K.-? press "
Ai'.tc.a Accom. "
-flVihi. l'.xvri-ts "
t .151 Lii.o "
Cincinnati Ex. "
(oswty orntxits.
: of li e Courts President Hon. Geo.
llur.tintrdon ; Associates, George W.
!!enrv C. Devine.
;y.:t,!ri;--icO. 0. K. Zahin.
''t taut Kecordcr James urin.
' Jiinifs Mytrs.
:t Attomry.' John F. Barnes.
v Commitsiotifra John Campbell, Ed-
Y.. R. Dunnegan.
vr B.irnabas M'Dermit.
Heme J. rectors George M'Cu'.lough.
Orri:, Joseph Dai!ey.
H-Me Trtamtrrr George C. K. Znhm.
:r.Fran. P. ritrney, Jno. A. Eca-
war.ni lirallier.
Xurvrv'ir. Henry Scanlan.
irr. AViiliam Flattery.
i' l'itf Apraisrr John Cox.
( r t't o . 1 , : . T P" Ofin.lnn.
r iy i ' "( ::i c n oiv" v
SKS1'RU UOlt. OFFItTRS.
AT LAROK.
..tJ.iniC3 A. Moore.
' of the Peace Hftrrison Kinkead,
T. Waters.
V"! hWector D. W. Evans, J. A. Moore,
ft Davis, David J. Jones, "Yilliaoi M.
Jonef, jr.
'ijh Treasurer Geo. W. Oatman.
!o Council Sainl. Singleton.
: Q omnia si oner David Davis.
EA?T WARD.
Council A. Y. Jones, John O. Evans,
Havis, Charlc3 Owens, R. Jones, jr.
-'-V Thomas Todd.
'" Election Wm. D. Davis.
r"'i' David E. Evan?, Danl. J. Davis.
'tor Thomas J. Davis.
WEST WARD.
Council John Lloyd, Samuel Stiles,
a Kinkead, Johu E. Scanlan, George
ahlt TiarnfiVia MTlirmit
cf Election. John I. Thomas.
tors. William 11. Seculer. Georee W.
7 J
or Joshua D. Parrish.
SOCIETIES, &.C.
V Summit Lodge No. 312 A. Y. M.
3 Mp.sonic Hall, Ebensburg, on the
uesday or each month, at 7 J o clock,
0. F. Tlirhland Lndrrp Kn. A'f.k T O.
Ps in Odd Fellows' Hall, JEbensburg,
, r,icefiay evening.
' Highland Division No. 84 Sons of
anre meets in Temnerance Hall. Eb-
- every Saturday evening.
OF SUBSCRIPTION
. TO
"TfiX JALEGHANIAN :
$3.9?
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1800.
In Absence;
BY FH02BE CARET.
Watch her kindly, stars"
From the sweet protecting skies,
Follow her with tender eyes ;
Look so lovingly that she .
Cannot choose but think of me ;
Watch her kindly, stars !
Soothe her sweetly, night
On her eyes o'erwearied, press
The tired lids with light caress;
Let that shadowy hand of thine
Ever in her dreams seem mine ;
Soothe her sweetly, night I
Wake her gently, morn
Let the notes of early birds
Seem like love's melodious words ;
I'.very pleasant sound my dear,
When she stirs from sleep, should hear ;
Wake her gently, morn !
Kiss her softly, winds
Softly, that she may not miss
Auy sweet, accustomed bliss !
Ou her lips, her eyes, her face,
Till I come to take your place,
Kis3 her softly, winds !
373bLO Coiners,
A ST03Y OF A DSTECT1VE.
Duriu the year of IS 17 the "Wet was
flooded with a counterfeit coin. It was so
well manufactured that it passed readily.
The ;il at last became so great that the
United State3 authorities rctjuested that a
.-killful dotec-nve miht be eut to ferret
cut the nest el' coiuera. I was fixed upon
tc perform that duty.
1 hud nothiii: to guide me. The fact,
however, that Cincao was the city where
the counterfeit coin wa mott abundant,
led u-e to suspect that the manufactory
wys souiewheie within its limit?. It was,
thereloie, to the capital of the West that
I proceedee. I spent five weeks iu the
city without aiuir. the slightest c!ue to
the cjunterf eiters.
1 beuan to trrow discouraged, and really
thought I hhould be obliged to return
house without having achieved any result.
One day 1 received a Setter from my wife
reiiue:-tiit,; me to send some money, as she
was out ot tuuds. I went to the bank and
! asked lor a draft, at the t-ame time hand
ing a turn of" money to pay for it, iu which
there were .several ha'.f dollars. 'J lie
clerk pushed three of them back to me,
.-aing, "Counterfeit."
'What !" said I, ''you don't mean to
tell me those half dollars are counterfeit?"
"I do."
"Are you certain ?"
".Perfectly certain. They are remark
ably executed, but are deficient iu weight.
Si e lor yourself."
And he placed one of them iu the bal
ance against a gcuuiue half dollar, and
the lattti brought up the former.
"This is the best counterfeit coin 1
ever saw in my life," 1 exclaimed, exam
ining them closely. "Is all the counter
feit money in circulation here of the same
character as this?".
"O dear, no," the clerk replied, "it is
'not nearly so well done. These are the
work of the famous New York counter
feiter, Ned Willett. I know them well,
for 1 have hnndled a great many in my
lime. Here is scmo of the n:o!iey that is
circulating here," he ad-iod, taking some
half dollars from a drawer. "You see
that the milling is not so well done as
Ned WillettV, although this is pretty good,
too."
I compared tho two and found that he
wa. right. I supplied tin place of the
three- counterfeits with good coin, and
returned the former to my pocket.
A few days after this I received infor
mation which caused aie to take a journey
to a small village about thirty miles from
Chicago. I arrived there at night and
took up my quarters at the ouly tavern
in the place. It wa3 a wretched dwelling,
and kept by an old man and woman, the
surliest couple,"I think, it has ever been
my lot to meet In answer as to whether
I could have a lodging there that, night I
noticed the host gave a particular look at
his wife, and after some whispering, 1 was
informed in the most ungracious manner
possible that I could have, a bed.
I have frequently in the course of my
iife been obliged to put up with wretched
accommodations, 60 I did not allow my
equanimity of temper to be destroyed by
th miserable sleepicg; apartments into
which I was ushered alter I had finished
my repast.
The chamber was of small size, and
certainly well ventilated, for I could see
the stars through the roof. The bed was
simply a bag of straw thrown into one
corner of the room, without sheet or cov
ering of any kind. This last fact, howev
er, was not of much consequence, as it
was summer aud oppressively hot.
I stood for more than an hour gazing
put of the opening which served fcr a
wiudow. before mo was an immense
prairie, the limits of whbjh I could not
see. The tavern in which I had takeq
up n?y abode appeared to be isolated from
all other dwelling, and. save the croak of
the tree-toad and the hum of the locust,
not a s,ound reached rny e'ar It was a
bdaatitul 'moonlight night, so bright that
I po'u!4 to read the snjalleit print.
I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT TIIAN PRESIDENT. Hkkbt Clat.
At last I began to grow weary, and
throwing myself on my pallet I was soon
plunged in deep slumber. How long 1
slept I know not, but I was awakened by
a dull sound, which resembled some one
hammering in the distance. I suppose it
was the peculiarity of the sound which
awoke, me, for it was by no mean.3 loud,
but conveyed to me the idea of some one
striking iron with a mufHed hammer. I
rose from my bed and went to the window.
The moon was now in the western hori
zon, by which fact I knew that it must
be near morning. The sound I have be
fore referred to reached me more distinct
ly than when in the back part ot the
chamber. It appeared to come from some
outhouses which were situated a hundred
yards from the house.
Now I am naturally of an inquiring
mind, and this sound, occurring as it did
in the middle of the night, piqued my
curiosity, aud I felt an irrepressible de
sire to go out aud discover the cause of
it. This desire, as the sound continued,
grew upon me with such intensity, that I
resolved to gratify it at any price.
I put on my boots, the only article of
attire I had discarded, and cautiously
opened the door of my chamber and
nuhelessiy descended the rickety stair
case. A few steps brought me into the
lower apartment, which I found cutirely
deserted. I crept quietly to the window,
and unfastening it without making tho
slightest noise, was soon iu the moon
light. Not a soul was i.sib!e,-but the sound I
have mentioned grcwcauch more distinct
as 1 approached the place from whence it
proceeded. At last I found myself be
fore a long, low buildiffg, through the
crevices of which I could perceive a lurid
glare issuing. Xstooped down aud peep
ed through theI -hole, and to my ex
treme surprise j. .-aw' half a dozen men,
with their coats oii and sleeves up, per
forming a variety of strange occupations.
!?orue were working at forge, others were
superintending the casting of moulds, and
some were engaged in the process of min
ing co'ui. In a moment the whole truth
burst upon me. Here was the gang of
counterfeiters I was iu search of, aud the
landlord and his wife evideutly belonged
to the same band, for in one corner I per
ceived them employed, the man polish
ing off some haif dollar pieces, and Ihc
womau packing the fiuished coin iuto
roll?.
1 had seen enough and was about to re
turn to my apartment, when I suddenly
felt a heavy baud placed on my shoulder,
and turning my head a'round to my hor
ror iound myself in the grasp of as ill
looking a scoundrel as ever escaped the
galiows.
"What are you doing here, niy good
fellow '" he exclaimed giving me a shake.
"Takiug a stroll by moonlight," 1 re
plied, endeavoring to reiaiu my compo
sure. "Well, perhaps you will just take a
stroll inside, will you ?" returned the ruf
fian, pushing open the door, and dragging
me iu af'er him.
. All the inmates of the barn immediate
ly stopped work and rushed toward us
when they saw me.
"Why, what's all this ?" ihcy exclaim
ed. "A loafer I found peepin' outside,"
said my captor.
"He's a traveler that came to the tav
ern lait night aid asked for lodging ; the
last leaw of him he was safe iu bed," said
the landlord.
The men withdrew to a corner of the
apartment, leaving one to keep guard
over me. I soon saw they were in earn
est consultation, and were evideutly de
bating some important question. The
man keeping guard over me said nothing,
but scowled fiercely. I had not said a
single word during all the time I had been
in the barn. I was aware that whatever
I might say would ffiUprobability do
more harm than gotfd, V t ha3 always
been a maxim of mine, t6 wld my tongue
when in doubt. At last the discussion
seemed to be ended, for the blackest of
the whole came forward, and without any
introduction, exclaimed,
"I say, stranger, look here, you must
die !"
I did not move a muscle or utter a
word.
"You have found out our secret, and
dead men tell no tales."
I was silent.
"We will give you ten minutos to say
your prayers, and also allow you the priv
ilege of being shot or hung."
Suddenly an idea struct me. I remem
bered something'trfat might save my lite.
I burst into a violent fit of laughter, in
fact it was hysterical, but they did not
know it. They looked at one another in
amazement.
"WeH, he takes it mighty cool, any
how," said one.
"Suppose he don't think wo are in
earnest," Eaid another.
"Come, stranger, you had better say
your prayers," said the man who had first
spoken, "time flies."
My only reply was a fit of laughter,
more violent than the first.
"The man's mad," they exclaimed.
"Or drunk," said some.
"Well, boys," cried I, speaking for the
first time, this is the bost joke I ha?e
sver eeo. What, hang a pal V
"A pal you a pal?''
"I ain't nothiu' else," was my elegaat
rejoinder.
"What is your came ?"
. "Did you ever hear of Ned Willett?"
I replied.
"You may be certain of that. Ain't
he the head of our profession V
"Well, then. I'm Ned."
"You Ned Willet V they all exclaimed.
"You may bet your lite on that," I
returned, swaggering up to the corner
where 1 had seen the old woman counting
and packing the counterfeit half dollars.
Fortune favored me. None of the men
present had ever seen Ned Willet, al
th6ugh his reputation was well known to
them, and my swaggering, insolent man
ner had somewhat thrown them of their
guard, yet I could plainly see that their
doubts were not all removed.
"And you call these things well done,
do you?" I asked, taking up a roll of the
money. "Well, all I have to say is that
if you can't do better than this, you had
better shut up shop, that's all."
"Can you show us any better?" asked
one of the men.
"I rather think I oan. If I couldu't,
I'd hang myself."
"Let's see it," they all cried.
This was my last coup, aud one ou
which my life depended.
"Look here, gentlemen," I exclaimed,
taking one of the counterfeit half dollars
from my pocket that had been rejected at
the bank, "hcrf i my Jast Jobjbato"
you think of it "
It was handed haud-to-hand, semc tay
iug it was no counterfeit at all, and some
sayiDg it was.
"How will you prove it is a counter
feit ?" asked one.
"By weighing it with a genuine one," 1
replied.
This plan was immediately adopted and
its charactet proved.
"Perhaps he got this by accident," I
heard a min whisper to another.
"Try these," 1 said, takiug the other
two out of my pocket.
All their doubts now vanished.
"Beautiful !" exclaimed some. "Very
splendid !'' said others.
When they had examined them to their
satisfaction they all cordially took me by
the hand, every particle of doubt having
vuiiich&d front" their minds. I carried on
aiy part well. Some questions were
occasionally asked me involving some
technicalities of the business ; these, how
ever, I avoided, -by stating that 1 was ou
a journey, and would rather take a glass
of whisky than answer questions. The
whisky was produced and we made a
night of it. It was not until morning
dawned that we separated.
The next day 1 returned to Chicago
and brought down the necessary assis
tance, and captured the whole gang of
counterfeiters in the very act. The den was
broken up forever, and most of them were
e mdemued to serve a term in the State
Pridon.
I have those half dollars still in my
possession, "and never inteud to part with
them, for they were certainly the means
of saviug my life.
What They Mean. Mauy persons
have wondered what was the signification
of :he different whistles of locomotives.
The following explains: One whistle,
"down brakes two whistles, "off brakes;"
three whistles, "back up ;" continuous
whistles, "danger ;" a rapid suceessiou of
short whistles 13 the cattle alarm, at which
the brakes will always be put. down; a
sweeping parting of hands on level of eye
is a signal to "go head ;" a downward
motion of one hand, with extended arm,
"to stop;" a beckoning motion of one
hand to "back ;" a lantern raised and
lowered vertically is a signal for "start
ing ;" swung at right angles or cross ways
the track "to stop;" swung in a circle
"back the train ;" a red flag waved upou
the track must be regarded as a signal of
danger ; so of other signals given with
energy ; hoisted at a station is a signal for
a train to stop ; stuck up by the roadside,
it is a signal of danger on the track ahead;
carried unfurled upon an engine is a
warning that another engine or train is on
its wav.
Singular Incident. The Baton
Rouge Advocate tells a singular incident
of the fight at Port Hudson, when a rebel
gun, standing in battery, was fired by a
Federal hall. The acconnt says :
"A Parrott. shell, or shot, had come
right over the guu and grazed it on the
upper part of the scratch. The friction
which this produced had Deen sufficient
to ignite the primiug powder at the vent,
and had discharged tho piece. It now
appears that the projectile could not have
been thrown truer than it was, making its
way directlty into the battery from which
the shot had come, and the Federal gun
ners, probably supposing that we had got
exact range, and intended opening upon
them, limbered up, and speedily changed
their locality
A California correspondent says :
The 4flush times' of California are near
ly over ; the wonderful Placer diggings,
from fwhich a man might pan out a
fortanii glittering dust, with small ex
pendu of the time and trouble, are no
MAMA 99 "-f
more.
Cyrus W. Field and tle Atlantic
Cable.
There is an unwritten history of the
connection of Mr. Field with tho Atlantic
Cable that may have a peculiar interest at
this time. Mr. Field desired to change
his business, aud looked around for some
sphere for his peculiar taleut. He called
one day on Moses Taylor, a wealthy and
public-spirited man, and proposed to open
a new line of railroad across the Isthmus,
and so create a new line to California.
This new project was opened in the mind
of Mr. Taylor to serious objections, and,
so far as he was concerned, was aban
doned. Soon after Jr. Field called again ;
he had now a new project, he said, that
was. nor open to the objections stated by
Mr. Taylor, and to which Mr. Field
asked attention. It was to purchase the
telegraph lines in the Provinces, and con
nect them with the United States. The
Company held a valuable charter from
the N ew Brunswick Parliament. It was
unable to carry on business, and the whole
franchise could be purchased at a small
cost, and, when put in complete repair,
would prove a valuable investment. The
charter was examined and found not to be
satisfactory. But it was said if the char
ter could be changed aud amended, and
the lines put at a low price, the purchase
would be made. " Mr. Field agreed to
visit New Bruuswiek, and obtain the
changes needed in the chaiter, and to do
this if Jpaid $1,000 aud his expense.
The desired alterations were made. Moses
Taylor, Peter Cooper, Marshall O. Hub
erts, Wilson G. Hunt, and C. W. Field
put iu the sum of $10,000 each and be
came the Company.
The success of this line did not equal
the anticipations of the new Company.
It seemed likely to be a failure. The
boat3 had agreed to stop at the telegraph
stations, to and from Europe. They did
so for a time. But the fog made the
stopping at times dangerous, and ships
refused to call, and so business seemed to
take its flight from the line. Soon, Mr.
Field met the Company with a new sug
gestion, why not lay a cable acro-sthc
Atlantic, and so be independent of steam
ships and steam companies? Mr. Field
was full of it then, as he has been ever
sino. He won over his little company,
lie obtained subscriptions to stock. lie
crossed the water on the one great mission
that now filled all his soul, and to which
he has since devoted his life.
Mr. Field began the work
niouey in London. He bad'
out his bauds and lift up his
gainsaying people. He put
of raisinjr
to stretch
voica to a
a coil of
ocean cable about his neck, and went from
banker to banker, from capatalist to cap
atalist, working day b3 day, never weary,
never disheartened-by refusals. Persecu
ted or repulsed in one place, he went to
another. He gained his point day by day
till the first cable was sent down to its
ocean bed.
The first failure was repaired and the
second cable took the place ot the last one.
Weary aud sad, but with string faith in
the ultimate success of the work, Mr.
Field came home alter the failure of-the
second attempt to lay the cable. Few
spoke words of cheer and hope. The lit
tle company who had raised the infant
810,000 up to among the fifties and the
hundreds of thousands, had no more they
wanted cast iuto the depth of the sea.
The7 regarded the thing as impracticable
aud wanted to hear 1:0 more about the
cable. But Mr. Field told the gentlemen
t'oat he would never give it up while
life lasted he would renew the attempt till
it was a success. Like Peter the Hermit
he began the new crusade. Partly from
pity, partly from the love of the pluek
Mr. Field uispla3'ed, from one cause or
another, quite a liberal subscription was
obtained for the third attempt.
England was more obdurate than Amer
ica. No man wanted to see the face of
Mr. Field and he was m ide to know thar
fact. Doors were closed against him.
Milliouaries would not hear him talk.
Some thought his tongue like that of the
charmer, and fled from his approach. He
was regarded as an enthusiast merely.
But steadily Mr. Field proceeded. He
went where he was not wanted. He came
at odd time3 and in odd places in the
counting-house and at the country-seat ;
in the city home and in the mart of trade.
He gained his point. Some were con
vinced ; some wanted to get rid of the
importunity; some were willing to thro.v
away a small sum because they liked the
persistency of the man; a few had their
wauing faith revived, and like tho old
hunter Henry Ciay told of, were willing
to pick fliut and try again. But Mr.
Field cared not what the motive so long
as he had funds" and the two continents
were united.
By the side of Fulton, who started in
his little boat up the Hudson amid the
jecr3 of the multitude, who expected and
wished a failure ; by the side ot Goodyear,
in poverty and reproach pursuing his
marvelous inventions to their completion;
by the side of Morse, who, in the pocket
ship on the ocean, while conversing with
a Boston physician, announced that he
could send a message around the world,
and was laughed at for his avowal, Mr.
Field will now take his place among the
world's benefactors, because of hU sua-eesa.
.00 IIV AOVAIVCK.
NUMBER 43.
Tue Door for (JC Capitol.
The great Washington tfoor for the new -Capitol
at Washington is being finished'
at the Ames works in Cbieopee, where
to entire years have been spent upon it.
Many of the panels area-ready completed,,
and the work is progressing as fast as ta
peculiar complexity will allow. Designed
by the lamented Crawford just previous
to his death.it was his c d'ccuvie.
Had he survived, undoubtedly the contract
tor casting, would have gone to Munich,
like its predecessor, the Columbus-historic
door, such was his prejudice ngaiust his
country in this respect. The massive
door has eight panels, four on a sider
emblematic respectively of peace and war.
On the side devoted to peace, commencing
at the bottom, is a group of Washington
and his family, representing the peaceful
condition of the country at the close' of
the llevolutionary struggle. Next above
is the ovation at Trenton, then a scene
representing the administration of the
oath of office, and crowning this section
is the laying of the corner-stone of the
Capitol building. The war side has first
a panel symbolizing the stern ideal of
deadly strife a British grenadier, fully
armed, attacking a peaceful farmer, near
a rude log cabin, whose sinewy arm has
sent him reeling to the ground, while tho--6falwart
yeoman's wife is seen handing
her husband his trusty firelock, in case
he should need it. Above this is the bay
onet charge at Trenton then the rebuke
of C.en. Lee by Washington, at Monmouth
and finally the death of Gen. Warreu.
The pannel representing the reprimand
of General Lee is a most striking and life
like scene. Washington had always, it
seems, suspected Lee of disloyalty, and on
this ocea-ion found that he had not only
failed utterly to carry out his express
orders, but had actually ordered aud com
menced a most cowardly retreat. Wash
ington is seen as having ridden rapidly to
where he meets Lee under a tree, and
rising in the stirrups of his saddle, admin
isters a rebuke that droops the traitor's as
much as Lee's military salute to his chief
tain has his sword. It is said that this
was the only instance in which Washing
ton was ever known to use lanuae even
bordering on profanity. The singular
thing about this particular panel is, that
Jeff. Davis was one of 1 ha coaiuiis-ioners
to examine Crawford's designs for this
historic and conspicuous piece of work for
the new Capitol the wonder being that
he, or any other Southern taan should
have consented to emblazon this withering
sh ame on one of the most chivalric sons
of the South. Yet so it is and let theN
sympathizers with their fitting represen
tative, in the person of llobert 33. Lee,
remember the prophecy of the panel, and
its historic verification of to-dav.
Tlie
Generals of tlic Regular
Army.
The quick promotion of Sherman to the
rank lately held by Grant, and Porter to
that of Farragut, will please everybody.
The army have in the establishment of
the new rank of General an especial and
professional pleasure, as it completes the
round of grades. Hitherto we have had
no rank to correspond wkh the highest
commands in our army.
During the late war a Major General
commanded a hundred other Major Gen
erals, which is as though a Colonel should
command an army corps. This anomaly
is now remedied. The promotion of Han
cock to a Generalship in the regular army
will be regarded as a fit recognition of the
brilliant and important services of one of
the most prominent subordinate com--manders
ot the army of the Potomac, who
was always from the first fight at Wil
liamsburg to the last campaign under
Grant and Meade distinguished for the
vigor of -his movements, as well as for a
gallantry which continually led him and
his command into the hardest and thick
est ot the fighting. Of General Ord, who
i3 promote! to the Brigadier Generalship
made vacaut by Hancock's elevation, we
can say that there is not in the service a
more thorough or faithful officer. Iu the
West he was a favorite of Gen. Grant, and
in the Eastern army he fully maintained
his reputation and standing.
The Generals of the regular army now
rank in the order of tlvrir names in the
following list : General, Ulysses S. Grant;
Lieutenant General, Wm. T. Sherman;
Major Generals, Henry W. Halleck, Geo.
G. Meade, Philip IL Sheridan, George
II. Thomas, Winfiel 1 S. Haoock ; Brig
adier Generals, Irwin M'Dowell, Wm. S.
Iloscorans, Philip St. George Cooke, Jno.
Pope, Joseph Hooker, Johu M. Schofisld,
Oliver O. Howard, Alfred 11. Terry, E.
O. C. Ord.
Of all these, General Terry, the bril
liant captor of Fort Fisher, and faithful
commander in Virginia, is the only officer
drawn from civil life. AU the others
were educated at West Point; but Grant,
Sherman, Hooker, Howard and Hailcck
were in civil life when the war broke out,
having resigned from the army after tho
Mexican war.
A Western paper, in describing the
Jelnt of a young actor, says that ' I15
broke the ice felicitously with his opening
sentence, aud waa isamedutdly drowuai
with applause."