THE ERIE WEEKLY OBSERVER.
os • 'CR ii I " 0118ERTZR BTULDISOS," STATIC &TRIM,
OITOSTTZ THE POST OFFICS.
r. liTNEllENTCL—!looSiptsre of Ten Lines one in.
prtion 75 Cents ; two icoertions $1,00; three Mier.
; coo month $1,50 ; two months $2,50;
three months $3, 0 0; nix months $5,00; one year $8,00;
,
other wlrertisements m proportion. These ratea
sill he strictly adhered to, unless changed by special
contract, or at the option or the publishers. Audi
Nottren, Stray e, Ln orces and like silyertise
-11,50 ; Administrator's Notices $2,50; Local
N- o (ices rice ce d rits a lint.; llic r rbige Notleeetwirry
in, s cents a piece; oLitnare Notices (over three lines
Pio et. , ll+ r ,,•1 tine I )rlgio4l . poetry,
Ir,:tv•l at 11,.• .di tor, 0110 41•Iitir
$.ll orliAi• ,rots vontinued at
„, the ~,,, wire, ticusg, u tat I ordered
d/rert/on, 1.111:.4 a spredird period is
un•ln fur 'le imehrtien
.I,llll'll o \ Two lieu. tan per annum in ad
—We !Invr ono of the best Jobbtog
ar.. ',lid) , to do any work to
that htp• that nny 1.0 en trurte.l to ug, In equal style
ootsi.l4 01 the hiegeat
FiITIIAN k BRECHT', Publishers.
i tit \ TIN,
A FACT GENERALLY KNOWN,
TilA'l, the variety of new style Bed-
Watt!, of Gothic, Cottage, ('ongreas, Round Cm ,
Camp Sofa, Jenny Lind and other patterns, with
e pnittne and strait fount, handsomely veneered Horan;
,itenlion, Dimug, Rieskft,t„ Centre and other Sables,
Whatnot*, Quaker Stands, Carpet and damask l.ounges;
' v.:a Bed*, Shur and Sea Gra*. Mattresses, Feather Beds
.L.. 1 Roister* "Ith other noneehold furniture, kc nft
rlsnotactored from well seasoned lumber anti I , ..ilthy
~oatrasi~, hr experieneaa workmen and not by apprPritice
For tyle, quality and low price, I will tl..fy peen
cellers to untlentell rile, Feather -1,011, 4 ,,t and
Cane a•st, Parlor, itedrnenu, Roclio !„ Sewing,
Norma an 1 eae,b. Chairs, or b:aatern and V,*er , tem mania
hickory d ,lied and clued, mating them u
.trong or any other part of the chair, where other" madW
android are only nailed, nd by no mean,' durable. Wood
!ciao:, floelinz, Sawing and Nurse, are chairs of hard
wool rour.d• clinched throne:h the seat and glued, war.
:anted to stand. Handsomely painted, and can't be b0a
t.,.0 for strength, price and tlnish. Spring Brie I hare
,old ors: I'M and have the tilibeet testimonials a 1011 a
Of priees of all goods sent on application I• , lag
,m 1 shopping free,"
After live years ' experience and contending with un
iTineipelei two price deslera, 1 ant determine! to roil
but. price to all, give north for your pay; amt do logic°
all who trade with roe
Lumber, lath. Sning . ea, Live Stock, Crude alp! Itettuer
'NI, More Pay, Produce Sa, taken nt fair market valued
I .1 . bay, Remember the ilace,ll”at corner of Rai street
, nt , tate, P.n.., Pa G W. ELLSKY
u.,12 -If 11 , 11113110:r awl Cemmia'n Salesman.
WifoLEsA RETAIL
6ROCERY STi)RE
Tv
P. A. BECKER,
WIIGI,ESALE AND RETAIL, GROCER,
Y,M.EaSt noNser a/ the Pork 4- FrencA
01116APP111.6%1
T. aid roFpckully call thn attt-ntlon of the community
hie la rg• Stogy k of
rtii ) UERIE 4 AND PROVISIONS, •
wh,,1111; is .les, tolls to sell et tho
MIIEZZZ=I=
=
('i)FFEE . •
TEAS,
RUPS,
I'()BACCOS,
FISEI, &C.,
1,..tit.,P.0,•1 no lb Olt. 04 hQ 1 4 r.Ttroi to prove to
Irt,a r. r I
I 1, ,awri ,, r la of
PURE LIQUORS,
ir titoh .111 , 4“, t itt!Antiott
(Ow publir
11,4 rwattl -q 11,k Sri] AI Protilm nn.l 11 full
1 r 11... \t apt.' l'63tf.
GROCERIES! GROCERIES !
\V 11 I) I, ;AI A NI) RETA t
P. SCHA.AP,
1V.,11 .1 spni.Peltu Iv 110. 0 1'1 IhP plltar that 11. 10th .p .IP.I
=MEI
No. 2 Hughes' Block, Erie,
hrre 12r %ill 11ir3.1 Lw•p on hind a largo nappl v nt
GROCERIES,_
cRo y AND Wo )ODEN %VARE,
11'1YfCr, LIQUOHai, C11.;.t/li•d,
An 1 every thin.; nan•illy Sr•• it • a an I atabli•ilinient of
kind.
r 7l - Torun r,v.1,1, ,, s. hr.y t6n- c , ore in the
ij. ,nnle'64tf
OYSTERS & CLAMS.
E
6 :lll,,crilwr would rc,pret- r ,
fully inform La (nen', and M30(0111/.111
that hp la still at Lim ol•irtmol,
N.. 2 Waadngton Fish Market, New York,
And IN prepnrnll CO furuts'l
STF.AIIII4 JAT•RE-:TA URANT: 4 k PI Ulr lES
%jib the t+'•t
OYSTERS AND CLAMS,
The tzotrket atTorth.. at V% hub vk end Retail, at _short
Eviller, antt at t r 1 osv•T !AV:M. PRIG'S..
ne All Or icr, from the Country Promptly
Attended to.
X. B —Optor.an.l t
Ne• York, June 21),
11. S. 10-40 LOAN.
PIRCT NATIONAL ft ANS: tir pgqgy,IATED
DRPu ITuItV e/T THE U. S.-1111. Bank hereby
anuounere that it peepvel In r•relee poiheeriptiont on
account of United lion‘l4, itlAii.orael by the act of
tfarch 3, Pot, term ..at Starch I, redeemable at
the pleasure of thertiof erninent alter 10 S e..re, and pay-
Ole 40 Sears frorn,ltte, don: interest at 0 e I.er cent.
k tear , pliyablt, in , can nnnunil 7, 011 Bowe tint over
1101, and seen.annually on all other Bond.'
elnb•cribere trill reo Itegteterrel or Coupon
Berrie, as they may prefer It le expected that Coupon
Bonds will be ready for .lelirere shoot the 4th of April
Suleerlteere will he re.juir..l to pay, In addition to the
tin:unt of the principal of the Bonde in la.clu: money,
the accrued interrt i coin, for in United Mates Notes,
nr :he Notes of National LiitOkA ad Lag tifty per neat. for
premium, until further not:ceo from the let day .1 March
until the day of talre:ription -
&littered Bnnde sill he 1.411 , 1 of the denominations
sooe, $.5.,04, $l,OlOl, ,15,030e,510,000e p and Cou
pon Bondi of the denominatione of stoe, $100.,5500. and
81,000 x.
Dy authority of tht Secretary of the Treasury:.
apr2tf M. SAMFORD. Caahitr
U. S. 10-40 Bonds.
.THESE 'BONDS are isueil under the
Act of Conzress of March Bth 16134,which provides
that all Bonds Issue t under this Act shall be ItXRIIPT
Mill TAXATION by or under any State or municipal
authority. Subscliptions to these Bonds are received In
United State, notes or notes of Na. ions' Banks. They
are TO BE REDEEMED IN WIN, at the pleasure of the
Government, at any period cut feu blanks aver no Wm
turfy years from their date, and until their redemption
FIVE PER ettNr. INTEREST WILL B. PAID IN COIN,
un Bonds of not over owe hundred dcllars annually and
~a all other Bonds semi annually. The interest is pay.
lie on the !het day. of March and September ILI each
Ten?.
.lubaeriber s wjlt rreeiro either Re;l4-red or Coll pOtt
11',W1.• as they may prefer. Registere I Bonds art »cord
od on the t , ak. of the r. s. Irevdtrer, and can be thane
fermi only on the ow:nee?, order. Coupon Bond. are
payable .0 th e !rarer, and are more con , comae for com
mercial a.m
`u', :r to this Inn will hirellie option rf haring
Inter.q from !lards Ist, by paying the
sorted inters t chin (ir in 1 - nital i , tates notes.-or
the not”, nt Nationti lianas, adding tilts per cent for
e".inittia 1 or rocelve them intereq (rout' the
.'de rf subscription ant iteprisit Ao thi on bonds itr•
Esempt [rem Municipal er State Taxation,
PA, value to tncreued fron v u e to three per cellt, per
fieC , rd.ng rPe of tan testes 1n rarioui
,•tt. nl th• country At th. 1 No....trate of wernlunt no
d• 1 th. : y pay
uv It muiir PC It 1' r. IN th.itti;,S,
and air of ~ renc,rirr as a permanent
ct ,erucorarrin-v;.atmtut
II b.-11.-ve I that no Pt, 0:1..- 1,1 grl-11t 10110011.•
ri.ltlfi Ur I..nilera an an. Vario la .1. acr,ptio ns of II S.
Beads /u all other forms of indebtedness, the faith nr
k . /.1,4 of l it 'Vide prfttes Of it IA coropauies or vanilla/.
.i:nmairliti^a only i% Ile.icn.i for .al coral, wl u e ter th e
4 .q , A m Ute Uni:e I ' , K..... the urf oto prop•f ti of the
r.O ICU 1. , holdrn to fayno.nt of loth
.7.1 an 1 Intel...et in coin.
These Bonds inails; subscribed fir In Vilna from $lO
up to any Al airEntUde, on the Nettie t , rme, and an thus
made Nually Imalla , A to the Welt lender and ,ftrirtit
clpftaliet. They can tie c , ihvereit t p t, mo n ey e t L i l y
L. mat the liehtpr out have the bent , it of the lc.
-
, t use hal Ns 'stair us 11i. r us thou tiott the
of the Ussited :•tah 71.0 N 111 4 41 I nitrent
II
4 DIA OOP Its gut& u the 31 s , „r hy 3.kr.tWa,.
. 1, Ir
E 0 ustemot let ths4 ha the cocain
t. G l ll..ar 011:1 ter the r ht4/1•111 rers•nue
•II !or t 1,0 tl.ell tt er, ending June'autli,
Ls. le ru • 14r it the rut, vis,ver iltrhOno,ooo pat
1' 1.1 114 .ron t P•I th.. prpoen l t;.4 1 .1 revenues of
th. Gt , T-rothent kr, en/y.t. , et the wa,te of the
r ,, r the p4.0,.•0t „,“ .1 inte.ext, who. th. is
tor:tette cat top !arid y t , l.louhtleall raise the annual
eu.tomn on the Fame amount of Imports
to 51G0,900,000 per annum.
Inktructions to the National Rank, acting ae loan
'reata were cot Ward from the United Staten Truism
aatti Watch 28,,kut in the tat three week' of Apriftha
l aSaeriptotni averaryki Mate them TEkt MILLIONS' A
WEEK,
•
Aotgeriptiona will be received by the
First National Bank of Erio,
iii by all National Hanka which ate depoaftarlas of
Peale money, and ail Itk...'iI'ECTAKI.E HANES AND
BAKERS throurhout the country, (actlng as Vint.
, f the Nahonal ',old Lowry Hanka.) will forntaki further
oii.rmation oa application and AIi'OREP EVERY IrA•
CILITY To SUESCRIISEItet. triay7tt Wahl°.
Improved Property for Sate.
THE Undersigned, being rtquired by
Lie oP dal duties to he ebsetit Onto Ette (or soma
PereoAtern tho dinv mg property Air *sir :
tilt Duelling, on Wriit Sixth Street. COI OM (Milian
lot..
Tbo,
pled b tau f Mx Phil. 1.1 pbia vrie Depot, now ,op Finn k Meatus
liam-ou
A Building, containing two &bop. awl two dwel-
Yeeeh, South of Bulimia street, sod email lot
Koisl
g,Og the same, Thle part of the city is rapidly for
provia
Tha tome Dwelling on Fifth Street, between Chestnut
end Myrtle, now ottaupied by Major Brigdeo.
Wll.ll. WOOD, D. S. H.
THE
VOLUME 35
is USINESS DIRECTORY.
:Business Cards inserted in this salaam at the rate el
Three and Five Dollars per year.) .
„ TULIN 11.1. MILIGAII,
C TT Rai:age*, Wag many roan Calmly
Surveyor, Ii prepared to Survey or nuke Stlloll or Yaps
In Erie County, Pe. Office In Common Council Room,
Wright's Block. apr2:ll4-Iy.
DD. WALKER.
• FOSW AMMO "AND cox NI wort ii RECINAZT,
Erie, Pe. Warehouse on Public Dook, East Corner of
State Street. also, dealer In Coal, Salt, Fish, Flour,
Piaster, Water Lime, tee. N. 8.--Partiettlar attention
will be given to the Receiving and Forwarding of Petro.
lento Oil, Crude and Wined, to all parts of the eonstry.
sonnet!
() L.
. A 11 41 1 4i ' o l iAll AND Eivaaton,
I. Wattebn g, Pa.
Reference. —Drs. Badman, Rocheeter,- and White, Buf
falo. N. Y.; era. Humphrey and Phelps, Union Pa • and
11-3
Dr. Spencer, Brio, Pa. apr3o' 6 m."
T. CISIICAllialt,
• WooLusxxxi AID Harm!. Dwain to
arootrien and Prortelou, flour and Food, Wood and
Willow Wane, Wines, Liquor; Tobiono, Bows, ko.,Btute
Street, next to Young's Bougie Furnishing Emporium,
Elie, Ps. junel—ts.2.
LI. Pllll,O BIENNETT,
EA JCIrrION Or TI! Peens. 01Bee second
boor Wayne Block, French Street, between FM and
ARM. janel6-2.. •
D PIERCE &CO.,
Dui's. ur ALL ICII/7)110111ARD wax",
and itanufacturers and Jobbers in Tin and Copper Ware,
corner age) and State Ste., Riles Pa. feb2T64l.
SINCLA/EPS
8'SC:2141101 PllOTOolltrld GALLIMT,
Kosenzwelg's Block, Rris Pa. janlnttf.
C 4APIN wttnum,
•11.611/1111 A? LAW, Ridgway, El.
Practise In Elk, McKean, Cameron and Jefferson mantle,.
J. C. CHAPIN. [Jan9ol4-41‘ 0 ] W. W. WILBCR.4
W. MULL, PROPRIETOR.
DIORRISON HOUSE.
Corner of Stektond and Market Strset—one square east of
lohnson't EXebante. Wallets Pa. Sept. 29-17.
Cl O. W. oureasoN,
Jcrgriez or re■ Piaui. Office In Gazette
Soath-west cornet of F.tat aunt State streets.
Conveyancing dons neatly , end collections reads prom
-
1 T• JelB'o4-1,
31. COLE,
1 .4 4 • BOOK. Buaas, BLAME. BOOK 11L11171PACTIJIMS.
, :•treouct Story of litladonteobt's Block, Erie, Pa.
:WWI. tie CUTLER.
X Arronairr A? LAII, Girard, Erie Coiumtg
Cullen:lona sand other .hualnoes atteracied to wi
... , ,ntnern and diepateh.
.P. ISIIISIGI ,
D N, •
Booze:scum tad Dealer ta Stationery,
1, all Pa Magatinea, Nevicaperit, /ie. Country dealer.
•upplled. Store ander Brown'. ilotel.froattag the Park.
aprtkratte.'
L 1 PI It, ,
J. At, Comps has taken the Lim Han at
the foot of French Street, bear the Phlade_lphis depot,
Eric city, and la prepared to tarnish Wh:to Laos, 11. lugs
or mall qualities, at the lowest market print.
ty9'64-Iy.
A. SWIM , THTIII
)ETTIst it DAVIS,
ATTOILINTI es LAW Chestnut
Reb.i547:82
fix Pet, Meadville, Pa-
t) W. W ETlllOlllt,
Arroaxmr LAw, to Walker's Of
h,.v, on tivrenth,street, grit, N. sag 7 '62
•
KU. PKUKINM,
kir Deeriirr, Beattes Meek. North side of the Park,
Mete ,treat, Sete, Pa. sprll`6B tt.
AttAVETTE HOTEL,
French street, between 4th end 6th street,
the Philadelphia St Erie Railroad Depot, Site, Pa,
Louis Shoetnaker, Proprietor. Exterahre arstocialoda-
Goa for strangers and travelers. Boaz* by the day or
week. Good stabling attached. aprlread.
A LIBLIEL. 4s, II
.runtiortaaut TAILORS and
Arnte for Planet At Baylor's Patent - Hewing ifsehtnes
-the best In ass-State Strost.between etb and 9th 4ht,
F.rie, Ps. Clothes tnade.to order In the dneat style.
1'63-ly.
A.l U. OSBORNE,
•ID SALM STALL; o 0 Eighth
street, between State and ?read.. Elm Horses and Car
r iages to let on reasonable terms. my2Slll-Iy.
I DDILIAL, CARTEU,
I i If.xtrraormaisofSteani go rindeAculers,
11,11 Geantis, Avicraltanil (=plow:rotas, Railroad Can.
(IT E. MAGILL,
T . Durelee, Office le Rosen- 4 f ea••
• mem, Block.norSh side of the Part, Erie. Re.
WAI. A. tiALBLIAITII.
ATTOIXTT AT Lary--CISOO ti ith street.
••11.rly opposite the Court Holm, Erie, Pa.
S. S. SPENCER, • SEMEN MARVIN.
SRENcER & MARVIN
4ITTOMMEYSI elc COUNSEL LORM AT LAW
iFI I FE, md f r o r
Paragon
b !!
.. .
Block, North
w'.
T WINV. Bums.
DIULIII. IN DIY 0001111, GllOOllll4l,
Crockery, flar,bratte, Halls, Ghee, :teed, Mater, etc., car
per ef illtth street, sal Public Squire, erfle„ Pa. AIM.
Atlantic & fireat Western Railroad.
NEW BRQAD GUAR&
Passenger,Crelgibt, aall, Espress and Tele!
graph gate. .
Connoting at Salamanca, N. V.,' wltb.tba 0. Rail
way, fortis* continuous Mg Foot Trick from New York
to Akron or Moreland. Oa and after
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1883,
Through Palliator and Freight Tralts - wlll be ran revs
laxly between CLEVELAND AND, NEW YORK.
NEW AND IMPOREANT PASSE:MIS ROUTE.
5400402 CTINOZZD 'MOMS 1
Passengers by this Line have shots, of Five &friend
Routes between New York sad Boston. ?BROWN
TICKETS can be obtains.) at any of the °Mem of the
Cris, Railway and all Ticket OEoee of mumecting LIMO
West or Southwest; also, at the Central licket
under the Weddell Mons% Cleveland, Ohio.
Ask for Tickets via. the
A. & 0. W. AND ERIE ILIALWAYD.
Pareanaer 'balsa atop at btaidelUe thirty ininntee, rive
ing passengers ample time to dim/ at the .ILHIENRY
HOUSE," the beet Railway Hotel tu the country.
NEW AND EXPEDITIOUS FREIGHT LIME, ALL
RAIL !
No transhipment of Freight between New York andAk.
ron or Cleveland.
erchants in t West sad Southwest will And ito
theMlredvanlage the o
order their toads to be forwarded t
the Erie and Atlantis & Great Western Railways, ttms
meths trouble and expense.: .
ITE4 Dr FREIGHT AM LOW AR ANY
OTHER ALL RAIL ROUTE.
Especial itieetinh will be given to the speedy trupor
tation of Freight of all kindl, East or West;
The Entine; Can and other equipments of this Com
pany are entirely new, and of the moot improved modern
style.
The only dime' yo it. to the
WONDERFUL OIL REMO OF PENNSYLVANIA.
VI&. Woodville or Corp.
From Lonnitnbarth. the Mahonlnc Brandt team to
Youngstown and the OW Mat&
. .
This Rend Is being extended, and will slum be In sem
plate reaming order to Galion, Urbana, Dayton eat CU
cinastl, without break at
.1. FARNIWORTI4.Oen i Mgbt Agent.
T. li. GOODMAN, Gen'l ?like, A t.
d. F. SWIK Gain Guilt
jg
state Nor al *Sellool.
, FALL TERM or,rats -•
VEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 17,1861.
REND FOE A CIIIetTLAR.
•
J. A. COOPER,
EDINBORO, ERIE CO.,' PA
/763-4 1 w. !
ERIE RAILWAY:
QA.NOR OF HOURS, 00141dENCINO
moriDtY. LAY 1 11 , 1564 .
De will isavothiaktrk It stoat UatoUovls4bore
tfa :
Eashisrd Bottat—aepart
mew Taoist' • , ' - - 4 .
eltsamboit Corsa. • 1 : i
A.t•
Atemmodstlos, • ..6 811 .8.
- •
Way !Willa 8.16 A. 8,
Teo leesmandstl.• nom. way ar.
CHAR VOW?. awn Ilt•POC
Stray Colt.
CAME TO THE PREMISES OF THE
Subscriber, In tp.„- about airs lAN' rim
Trio, near John Irlilat's Nil* on thifoutlaie July, •
BA' MAU, II or 4 years old, with $ mill "Mlle stiron
bee bend @M asses oa gm right hind nob owing/ads
doom
M ai rkil d b a :r way, oUr . wlae s a t:l4,lll l o B e d raPod 04 ai
cordlft to la a w, N. DUNN.
TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR, IF PAID IN ADVANCE; $2,50 IF NOT PAID UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR
With outtlidisitepieu we tread oar way Waugh
Thb lotrieete world. ae other tbll• Ito,
ltay we still on our ourney boleti's - to view
The benevolent fare of a "Dollar or Two.•
For an no%lliott thing le • "Dollar dr Two f'
No friend is so tree as a"Dollarot Tye r
Through iosittry or taw", u we pace ep sad demi.
No pa/sport' so good u • "Dollar or Two
iro y id you. owed yonreelt oat of the limieholor drew.
And the hind of a ferule divinity sae, -
You ninethlways be ready the bamboo* to do,
Alth 1411'0 shank! coetyou a "Dollar or Two."
Lure's arrpws are dipped with a "Dollar or Two r .
And allealoa le gained by a "Dollar or Two r
The bat aid jou can meet in &drawling you gait,
Is the elo(kient chink et a "Dollar or Two"
Would 'on wish your existence with faith to antme,
And enrolled In the mats of the sanoti.led few.
To earn a Wood name and a well caahloned
You must freely come down with a "Dollar or Two."
The Gospei is preached fora "Dollar or Two;"
And Bali-01ms is pined tor "Dollar or Two r
You may sin some at time, but the wont of aU crimes,
Is to end Youn,ll abort of a "Dollar Of Two"
•
01 Their Weddin TOOri
The train from Grafton, due here at
11:40 a, ni.,under the management of that
gentlemanly, amiable, popular and effi
cient conductor, Captain, Scott, a - few days
since, stopped at one of the way stations
to take on a couple newly married. Both
Were yoUng, and both were verdant ; hav
ing been raised in the wilds of Western
Virginiti neither of them had ever been
fifty miles. away from home. They had
heard of railways, locomotives, steamboats
and hotels, but had never experienced
the comforts of any of the aforementioned
institutions. Jeems and Lisa had deter
tninad.On this, the moat important event
in theirllives, to visit the city and see the
world, especially that part of it known as
Petersbitrg. No wonder they were atnitzed
and delighted when the locomotive,
steaming and snorting, with the train of
beautiftil crimson cars following it, came
In sight { .
"Theft your trunks,?" said the baggage
master.
"Well'i I sorter callfilate, them's 'em,"
said Jeems.
The tent*, [a spotted hair trunk and a
very old i fashioned valise] were soon in
the baggage car, followed by Lila and
Jeems.
"I'll bei darned of railroads ain't a
on
thing," said Jeems, seating himself his
luggage and carefully holding up the tails
of his tight -bodied blue, adorned with re
splendent metal buttons, out of the dust.
"Lisa, 84 here by me."
FARK.DATHL
"Comeout of that," said the baggage
man, "yoke are'in the wrong car."
'" Fie darned if lam i D'ye 'apnea I
don't knOw what I'm 'bout. These is my
traps, and I calkilate to stay where _they
ar. Keep quiet, Lime; they say we've got
to fight our way through the world, any
and if that chap with the cap -on
wants anything, why, I'm his man. Don't
want any of your foblin' round me."
Here ;the captaiti interposed and ex
plained j matters, insomuch that Jeerns
consented to leave his traps and follow the
captain.i What was his delight when he
surveyed the magnifioeUce of the first
class ptissenger ear into which he was
usheredi His imagination had never, in
it~wildfet flights, pictured anything half
so gorgeous. Lle was aroused from the
contemplation of splendor around him by
the shrinks, of the iron horse.
"Jeewhilkins 1 what in thunder's that I"
exclahUed Jeems.
'•That's the horse squeilire when they
punch him in the ribs with a pitch fork to
make him go along," said a sleepy look•
ing individual behind him.
'"Look here, stranger," said Jeems, "do
you think I'm a darn'd fool ? May be I
am; but ther's some things ' I know, and
one of'em is, you'll get your mouth broke
of you don't keep it abet. I don't say
much"-i-inst at this moment they found
themselves in Egyptian darkness,and then
was heSrcl a scream, almost equal to that
of the engine, from Lise, as she threw her
arms mound the neck of Jeems.
"I know it 1-1 knew it !" exclaimed the,
sleepy looking Individual ; "we're all lost,'
every Mother's son of us. We can just
prepare now to make the acquaintance of
tbegeetleman in black. who tends the big
fire doWn below 1" ' .
')14; Lord I Jeems, what will become of
nay I felt skeery about gettin' on the out
landish thing at fast."- : -
"Beep
. quiet, Lite!
.Hollerin' won't do
any goOdl now. Ef you know any prayer,
nciw's 'our time to my it, for both of
us." 1 •
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"What's the matter, here t" said the as•
tonishe4 conductor, coming up as -the
train emerged once more into light."
. • ,
"Tht's jest what I'd like to know",
said Jenne, when he saw that Lise an ' d
himself were-still alive.
"We'vejtuit passe4l through WW I tun,'
nel," replied our polite captain.: "How
far are ion going?"
" reckon we'll- - skip at -Peter*.
burg.". • - -
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"Shan your tickets, if you. pleaae." ;
Lire, you got some .with
you? Let this gent look at 'em."
Liss dreW a piece .of white piper from
her reticule, and, with a smile # .llanded it
to our friend, the captain. who - road z.--
"The plealare of your omipany is re
spectfully solicited."'
"Wlat's. this 2" sahlthe coptelo;
"Why, that's one.of. the tickles, our
wedding. That's what yotiisslted,:for,
paint it?" said the somewt* agrprhod
Jeou6.
T
"Nyhaw I haw ! haw I haw 1 ifsw 1-liaw 1"
was the discordant sound that oititolrour
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the seat of the sleepy , looking individuaj.
Ai bland - etude pissed eft eti, titefitde';o
the iaspf.aln, as lupplAlo4,hii ...w . aO•
'toUnr..yerdaot BMW. He tied so tinkotii
but I willingty paid his fare, and the train
sped pn towards its ititdnation. But won t
deni did not cease here. Preeentl7 sink
Pe4 newsboy.Aillip. 6 4 l rnee.a.iti ,, i4LAkiil4
Ling up tu Jaen" be attiediy ... • _, • „j..J
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• oiloiaii, it l' baia ta6 icaribbatAllhe
kit, one will be a son, sartsin,” said Jeemi.
Liao blushed. I
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ERIE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1864.
I A Dollar or Two.
i ; "Doi't count per chickens afore they're
hatched," said Billy, Its he hastened, oq
to the next car.
Iv diaa; time the train stopped at the
big depot in this city. Amidst co ma•
sion ea strange noise and a babel of dis
cordant voices, our friends landed oa the
platf+.
“Bnis,! ash Bun, rah ?—her for de
United States 1" said the sable porter of
OUr 4-town house. "Lady take a buss,
eab ?"j .
"Will, I' , rather upon she won't , from
shybody but me . ; reckon I'm able to do
all she wants in that line, and more too."
"Go; to the Swan House, sah ? right crost
de street ; best house in de city. Dis way,
rah ; any ; baggage, rah ? •ffave it sent up
to your mint in a few minutes."
- In a short time Jeems and his bride
found' themselves in one of those corn•
fOrteble rooms on the second floor of that
well ordered establishment, the Swan
House. The baggage was sent up with
the *aid promptness, and - our friends
'were non making their toilet, for dinner.
Jeems had his coat and boots MT in &jiffy,
and Lise's hair fell gracefully over her
shoulders.
"That's a darn'd purty torsel," said
f i eentS, eyeing the bell cord. "Wonder
what it's fur ?" catching hold of it. "LoOk
It works up there on some sort of a thing
embob. ; I'd like to have that, tonal to
put ob nty horse's head next muster day ;
see how it works," raid he, giving it a
pull.
Presently the door opened,and the sa•
ble floe of one of Afric's sons was thrust
into the room;with the inquiry:
i"Ring, eah ?"
"Ring I Ring what, you black ape I Ef
you don't quit lookin'' at my wife, and
make yourself scarce, I'll wring youi head
off,",
" 3top a minit," said Lisa. "What's
the name of the man that keeps this las.
erazi" •
"Mr Conley, marm."
"Well, tell his lady- that she needn't
go to tiny extra fixins on our aooonnt, for
ire're plain people," said the amiable
bride. •
"AY-they used to say in our,debatin' so
teieti,4 interrupted Jeems, "I amend that
'otion by sayin' you can tell 'em to give
las the best they have got ; I'm . ableto pay
it., and don't keer for expence."
" "Tee bee I tee.hee l" was the only audi
ble yiply from the sable gent, and he hur
;rieci down stairs.
Pinner came, and was dispatched with
a ... r elish. Jeems and his bride took 1.
stroll over the city, seeing the lions and
other eights until supper time, which, be
.
ingover, they retired to their room. The
,gasiwas . lit by the servant, who received a
bright quarter for his services. Jeems
I ;
lwa4 the last in bed, and ancording to the
'rutin such cases, had to put out the
t, which he did with a blast from his
The noise in the street had died away,
and quiet reigned in the Swan House.—
The young man on the watch dozed in
bili chiir. The clerk [rather corpulent-}
was about to retire, when he thought he
ert~eltgca. Some ene came down stairs,
and said he smelt gas. The guests [some
of; theml wake up and smelt gas. Much
against his will, the clerk proceeded to
find where the leak was. It seemed
gar' nger in the neighborhood of the room
occupied by the bride and groom. Clerk
concluded to knack at the door of their
idom.
Who's there 4" came from the in-
EMI
"Open the door, the gas is escaping."
"Gas I what gas?" said Jamul, opening
tl i us door.
,
"Why here in this too' to. Row did you
put your light out ?" .
"Blew it oat, of course.";
"You played h—l." Our amiable clerk
c6ne very near saying a bad word, but re
meinbering that there was a lady in the
eine, or rather in the bed, he checked his
rhling temper; and havitig lit the gas, pro
ceeded to show , Jeems the mystery if its
burning as follows :
"You see this little thing here? Well,
iirhen you want tO put it out you give it a
Turn this way, and when you want to make
it lighter, you 'give it a turn this way. Se
rious consequences might hare resulted if
it hail net been disoovered. It might have
aWffooated i ne ail. Now be careful next
time.
"Much obliged ; but how the (cavil did
I know the darned thing • was 'seeping V"
replied Jeettis.
"Didn't yila smell it P' said * the clerk.
"'Pears to me I did smell sumthin',"
said Jams. 'But, Line, MI be darned et,
if didn't think it was you, kaia I never
slept with * woman afore."
ATM, Jaime, 1 thOfight it was you
'sinelt, that Way all the time., i jeat
ir . piiderin' if all men smelt ilisAoray. it
leisiedstange,but then l never slept with
before,'and didn't " know notbin'
iiboWejt,"Wsis th e gesPe l nsewr Lize, asshe
tui:Deil liver for a nap.. - •
- Vie red in our clerk's face greW 'ami•
fingly redder, as It reilectetlthe light from
the Miming jet, and a rogueiah twinkle
lurked in the isomer of his eyes as' he
turned oft the 'gas tietrAll was dark, atid
our friend* were left aloes in their glory.,
A sound of suppressed mirth was heard in
the reading room tor a few minutes,, and
all was .
lEEE
A - 4,csay.—WW , WWI Adtakastration
man inforM us on what principle, the ex
emption of men from taxation who hold
,t I4 P, $140 0 ,t0, $100,900` of United Slates
,Socuritien can be justified, when tbe
binissrman, she meebanie and•the' mann
reettOr ere taxed lea half doaen
t ; Srayvoind.tO Snob an eitent that they
ciinthardly..provida• themselves with the
necessaries of Ufa? r'"
4. 6olbg,4olllg.itlat 40pli eried 613 i
inietieltleek".• Are..tCol 10 4 4
0.4 1. A
IMEN %II t e haMallir,' a ping up to
the logical Gardens to tell the mans
ion that one of their baboons is loose."
The reale lefeUalbles.
The , following is the most importapt
portion of the pence tiorrespondenoe allu
ded to in onr isime of last Reek :
GICAIGII 'murmur fo we. anzarr.
[owt.-11111VA7S ass clearmiratui..] '
CLIFTON HOVOILINLAGARA FALLS, },
Canada West; July 12.
Due Sta.--I am authorized to say that
Hon. Clement C. Clay, of Alabama, Prof.
James P. Holcomb, of Virginia, and Gab.
N. Sanders, of Dixie; are ready and wil
ling to go to Washington upon compl4e
and unqualified protection being
either by the President: or Secretary' of
War. Let the per:Onion include the
three names and one other.
Very respectfully,
• Gao. N. SA:cocas.
To Hon. Horace Greeley.,
•
oamsea asrtr..l
litemmtLui, N. Y. July
Grwrtsmszt.—l am' informed that you
are duly accredited from Richmond as tbe
bearer of propositions looking to the esta
blishment of peace; that you desire; Ito
visit Washington in the fulfillment of your
ia
mission i and that yOu farther desire t at
t
Mr. George N. Sanders shall necompny
you. If my information be thus far b
stantially correct, I am authorised by the
President of- the United States to tender
you his safe conduct on the journey pro
poses!, and to accompany you at the Mir-
Rest time that will be agreeable to you,
I have the honor to be, gehtlem.en, ,t
yours, , HOSACS Gustav,
To Ifesers:Clement C. Clay, Jacob Thomp
son, and James •P. Holcomb, Clifton
House, C: W .
CIAT AND• }3OLCONSS TO MR GUILLY.I
• 3 1
Curron 110 USS,
NlAtala FALLS, July 18.
8111.—We have the honor to acknowl
edge your favor of the 17th inst., which
would , have been answered on yesterday,
but for' the absence of lir;Clay. The'eafe
condge , of the President of the - United
States -has been -tendered us,. we regret
to state, under some misapprehension of
facts. We have not been accredited to Lim
from Richmond as the bearers of proposi
tions looking to the establishment of
peace. 'We are, iloweVer, i n gut confidential
employment of our Geo/ernment, and are entirely'
familiar with its leis/flee and opinions on that
subject, and we feel authorised to declare
that if the circumstances disclosed in this
correspoidence 'were communicated . to
Richmond we 'would be at once invested with
the authority to which Your Weer lifers, or e i ther
gentlemen, clothed with full pouiers, would be
immediately sent to -Washington, with the view
of hastening a consummation so much to
be desired, and terminating at the earliest
possible moment the calamities of the
war. We respectfully solicit., through your
intervention,a safe Conduct toWashinton
and thence by any route which may l be
designated . through your lines to Rich.
Mond. We would be gratified if Mr. 43/eo,
'Sanders was embraced • in this privilege.
Permit us, in conchision, to acknowledge
sour obligations to you for the interest4ou
have manifested in the furtherance of'our
wishes, and to express the hope that in • i
any event you will, afford us the opportu-.
nity of tendering ,them in person before
you leave the Falls. ' _
•
We remain, very respectfully, Lt.c.,
C. C QAT, Jut.;
J. P. lioLcoirae.
P. B.—lt is proper to add that I
Thompson 11 not here, and has snot toseni
staying with u 4 since our sojourn in Can.;
ads.
YR. GREELEY ARICA INSTRUCTIONs.
INTURNATION AL /..13TZL,
. NTACIARA, New York, July 18,
thntr.sitex.—r ,have the 'honor 44 act
knowledge the' receipt' of yours of j this
date by the hand, of Mr. IV. C. Jeirett4
The state of facts therein presented ,king
materially, differePl from that wl4ich wail;
understood to exist by the President
when he entrusted me with the safek3onl
duct required. it seems to s tne on every
count advisable that I should ootarnuni`-
eate with him hy te_lograph, and, selittit
fresh instructions,. which I shall at onci,
procegd to do. i • . •
I bcfee to be able to transmit the result
this afternoon. MiciAllt a l eventa I .shall do
so at the earliest Moment.
'Yours truly,
•
,
To' Henry. Cleaseint C. Clay And James 1!.
• Holcomb, Cliff= House, C. -
To Hr. Greeley's request for initri34-
&ma .tho ,President sent him the 'pioclt•
motion commencing whom it rely
concern," whiehtthe lEkeithehters locked
upon is insulting, end broke:off the 'beg so.
tiaticros.• • .The following is their resPonse;:
' . NrAosa/ PALL., Clifton Heutie,
1 July '
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To floe. Huesca 17, Gametal , i • I
Stc—The paper handed to Mr:l lEfoi,
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combe; cm yesterday, in year preseriee.t/
Major Hay; - 'll. .11. - 41.'; es an answer to &bey
appliCatiOn'in our' note e' 18 di I inst., •
is couched in the following terms
• fairirdriri Yiiiroi, t
loAont it our wernassakjatamasse t
y concern: • .
Auk plepOeltiOli which stab rite the
restoration of peace,the , integrity . 't f
the
whole Union, and.thi obandovunent of *vex
and which comes by and with an atithori
ty that can control_thO armies now 'at War
with the (Jailed States, .be received
and.cotuddered by . taw Eiroutive. Gpvess-]
meat of the ,Unitad -States, and Will he'
Met: by liberal terms on: inhalant* and
colliters. l riOts: and the bearerhear
ers thereof : shalt have safe conduct *
both
waja. *amuse LlNO:wet
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-, The apPlicstion to which, wer rellarWas
elicited by your letter of the 17th hfitsett;
in which you inform Mr. Jacob' Th 'nziWOtt,
and ourselves, • that y ou , • were int', cinited
by thc . Pmeident . of , the United 8 tes to
tender us his safereenduet,rm the ypeth
eels that we sterWirlid# viriredited front
RiChmond as bearer* of,propOnlthes'itok
te the establlihniefit 'of' peeee.,'! fitntii_4&
Illitid,C !Visit io !Weabingtpu It , theMelell
racut of ihisicamice..-This;41111800101ii to
•which we then gave,"lmill fig,' dh; 'entire
'etitieitAletiti kcie.ii)iid W i tis i 'iii'efth i e k eii-'
deuce of an unexpected, but mast gratify.
lug change is the policy ofi therkilweident,
NUMBER
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il l change which!we felt authorized to hope
m ightM terminate in a oonclusien of peace
mutually just,honorahle and advantageous
his the North and to the Smith ; exacting
no condition that we Should be "duly ac
(+edited from Richmond as bearers of pro-
positions looking to the establishment of
Once," thus preffeting a basis for confer
epee as comprehensive as we could desire.
It seemed to usthat the President . opened•
is door which bad previously been closed
tb the Confederate States, for a full inrer
(if:lenge of sentiments, free discuseion of
conflicting ()Pinions, and untrammeled ef
fort to remove/1 all causes of controversy
by liberal negotiations. We, indeed, could
not claim the benefit of safe• conduct,
which had been extended to us in a char
lister we bad no right to itsiume, and had
never affected 'to possess ; but the uniform
declarations of our Executive and don
rees,and theil- thrice repeated, and so of
ten repulsed attempts to open negotia‘
(ions, furnish a sufficient pledge that this
nciliatory manifestation on the• part of
he President Of the United States, would
4 1 °
Ire met by them in a temper of equal
ragnanimity. jWe had, therefore, no hes-
Itatiori in declaring that if this 'correspond
4Prie was communicated to the President
Of the Confederate States, he would.
promptly embrace the opportunity pre-
Seated for seeking a peaceful solution of
this unhappy btrife. We feel con fi dent
that you must share oar profound regret
,hat the spirit! which dictated the first step
towards peace had not (=tinged to i
ani
mate the councils of your president. Had
the representatives of the two govern
'weeds met to; consider this question, 'the
most momentous ever submitted tohuman
statesmanship, in a temper of becoming
moderation and equity, followed as. their
deliberationi( would have been by the
,prayers and'benedictions of every patriot
'and Christian on the habitable globe, who
is there_ so bold as to pronounce that the
frightful waste of individual happiness
,and public prosperity which is daily sad,
'dening the universal heart, might not
have been terminated, or if the deiolation
and carnage 'of war must still be enddred
through weary years of blood . and suffer
ing, that there might not at least been in
fused into its conduct, 'something more of
the spirit which softens and partially re
deems its brutalities. Instead of the safe
conduct which we . solicited, and which
your first letter gave us every reason to
suppose would be extended, for the pur-.
pose of initiating a negotiation in which
neither government would compromise its
rights or itsklignity, a document has been
presented which provokes as much indig
nation as surprise. It bears no feature of
resemblance to that which was originally
offered, and is unlike any paper which ev
er before emanated from the constitution
al Executiv'e of a free people. Addressed
"to whom it may concern,"it precludes ne
gotiations, and prescribes in advance the
terms and Conditions of peace. It returns
to the' original policy of "no bargaining,
no negothqions, no truces with rebels, ex
cept to bury their dead, until every man
shall have laid down hii arms, submitted
to the government and sued for mercy."
What may; be the explanation of this sud
den and entire change in the views of the
President,; of this rude - withdrawal of a
courteous overture for negotiation, at the
moment it was likely• to be accepted, of
this emphatic recall of words of peace just
uttered, and fresh blasts of war to the bit
ter end, 'We leave to the speculation of
the, whb-have. - 'the means or inclination
to penetrate the mysteries of. his cabinet,
1 7 ,
or fathom the caprice of his imperial will.
It is enough for us to say that we have no
use whatever. for the paper which has been
placed in aur hands, We could not trans
mit it to the' President of the Confederate
States without offering him an indignity,
dishonoring ourselves and incurring the
well-merited acorn of our countrymen.—
Whilst an ardent desire for peace pervades
the people of the Confederate ~ t ates, we
rejoice to believe that there are few, if
any, among them who would purchase it
at the expense of liberty, honor and self
respect. if it can be secured only by their
submission to terms of conquest, the gen
eration is yet unborn which will witness
its restitution. If there be any military'
autoorat,in the North who is entitled to
proffer the conditioni of this manifesto,
there is none in the,South • authorized to
entertain. them. Those who control our
armies are the servants Of the people, not
their misters ; and they have•no more in
clination, than they have right, to subvert
the social inatitutions.of sovereign States,
tikoverthrmv their established constita-,
Lions, and to barter away their priceless
heritage!of self-government. This cotree
pondenOe will not, however, we trust,
prove wholly barren of good results..
there ii any citizen of the Contede
ratelltsitealwho has clung to a hope that
peace 4,as possible with this'administration
of.the'itederal Government,' it -will strip
front his eyes the last, -film of such delu
sion. Or if there be any whose hearts have
grn i wit 'Wet u n.ier the aufferingand agony
of Ns i,:00 , 1y ruegle, it mill inspire thorn
,with:fresh energy to, oodure and brave
Whatever may yet be - requisite to preserv e
to then:net-vas and their children all that
gives dignity and value to life, or hope an 4
consolation to death. And if there be any
patriota or Christiana in your land who
shrink appalled from the illimitable vista
of 'private' misery and public calamity
Whiehitretches before them, we pray that
in theirbosoma a resolution.may be quick.
ened to recall the abased authority, and
Vindicate the outraged' civilisatiorr of the
eointri. For' the solicitude' you have
Manifested to inaugurate a • moverhOrit
which contemplatearesnits the most noble
and hUniatie,we return oursincerettra4s.
and are most ; r_rageotfully and truly.
Your o be di ent servants,
' • C. C. CLAY, Jr.
• -- JAB:TIOLCOkBE.
•• ;Agents from several of the -Eastern
Sudo me already.en , route for the South
ern States to recruit negroes under the
late i►ct of Congress. Their quotas on old
mai are not yet filled.
1 _ SiIL linteete Ciairalph
The famous raid of Gen. Hunter on
Lynchburg, which the public were led to
believe, by Secretary Stanton's dispatches,
was a mammoth success, now turns out to
havebeen a totally different affair from what
was first represented. The last version of
the story. a told,by the Cincinnati Coinne 1,
an undoubtedly "loyal" print. After the
innumerable instances in . which Mr. Stan
ton hat been convicted of downright ly
ing, how 'is' it poutble that he can any
longer expect the people to pat reliance
in his statements. The Commercial says :
"One thing is sure—Gan. Crook eaucY
the army, as much so as Gen, Thomas saved
the • army at the memorable contest
at Chicamituga. The loss of the en
tire corianand will probably be 700 killed,
wounded and missing. 150 wagons, 1,500
head of hotline and. mtiles,6 pieces of ar•
"tillery and 11 caissons—the two latter
items lost by sheer carelessness and groan
neglect of duty on the part of somebody.
Gen Hunter is, not a Napoleon by any
means, while Gen. Crook was the 'King
Bee' of the` expedition. We lost Lynch
burg by inexcusable delays, and could
have taken it easily forty-eight hours be
fore we, got there ; and we might have
been there had we not remsinei at Lex
ington two days. The Virginia Military
Institute was burned, with, its valuable li
brary, philosophical and chemical appara- -
tua, relicts and geological specimens ; nods •
ing was saved. Washington College was
sacked and its fine library destroyed, au
tOgraph letters of Washington's carried
off, La. Mrs, Governor Letcher's residence
Was destroyed by fire, she only having ten
minutes to get out, and only saved what
was contained in three or four trunks and
boxes. I saw this myself. The Institute
and Mrs. Letcher's residence was destroy
ed by order of Gen. Hunter. The sacking
of Washington College was done without
Orders, but was winked at by the same of
ficial. The lady Principal of the College
went. to Gen. 4., informed him of the
proceedings and asked for protection,
which was flatly refused.
"Gen: Crook protested, against the de
struction of private property, but without
,It was as groat- an outrage as the
burning of the library at Washington by
the British in 1812." Were but half the
truth known in regard to this expedition
it would damn some officers forever. Had
it Rot been for Gen. Crook, our retreat
from Lynchburg would have been a com
plete route and terrible disaster. As it
;was; his firmness, and the fact of Hunter's
:giving him virtually the direction of every
:thing, and the unbounded confidence the
entire arrAy had in Crook, (for the men
fe?t that he was 'bossing' the affair,) saved
'all rind prevented a stampede and general
derneralization. These are all facts which
every officer and soldier was cogutz int of,
It was a terrible trip—worse on the men
than Morgares retreat from Cumberland
Gap.. Men were found on the road dead,
with their arms close to their mouths and
,thefies4 eaten off to the bone. Escaped
prisoners who belong to Company If, 3fith
'Regiment 0. V. 1., and who came to us at
Camp Platt, eau, such cases. The broken
down horses were all shot by the rear
guard. ; We did incalculable injury to the
rebels in the destruction of mills, facto
ries, furnaces,government shops, railroads,
bridges, culverts, depots, wood and crops."
Can any one wonder, after readiirg the
accounts of such dastardly operations as
the above, that the Southern people are
so thoroughly united? Unfortunately for
the credit of the nation, this is but a sam
ple of the accounts which we read almost
daily in the newspaperi. Let any candid
man reflect for a moment, what must be
the natural result. it not to fill the
minds of the Southern people with the
most revengeful feelings, and to cOnsoli•
date them in their opposition to the
Union? The barbarous cruelties of the
Administration and some of its officers
have done more to retard our success than
the skill of all the rebel leaders Combined.
[From the Harriabrag Patriot.]
Loyalty by Proxy—•A RUA, Rare and Racy
Article.
• The women's dress league having ceased
to monopolize public attention, a new
kink has been sprung in the East and is
having its day. It is the "representative"
system, or "fighting by proxy," by which
old men, women, and able-bodied,, patri •
otic Loyal Leaguers may avoid military
service and pay their indebtedness in
blood to their country by having other
fnen's brains knocked out upon the field
J. r it glory. Fighting proxies will now no
doubt become as numerous as the mem
bership of the Leagues—provided the
greenback printing machines hold out,
and the Government contract system con-
iinue3 to yield so prolificilly. Military
certificates will be granted to such persons
as put in "proxies," and it is proposed by
a "loyal" journal that these documents
be neatly illuminated and framed, to be
hung up in parlors as trophies Of the pa
triotism and , proweas of those gallant "re
presentative - men" who fight by staying
at home:
The idelt is a good one to preserve these
evidences of ?partial glory. , But room
should be left therein for memoranda.—
The self -sacrificing Leaguer can thus,
when he - returns o'nights from the hall
where he has received a fresh instalment
of patriotism from the latest "loyal" ad
dress. taller his friends end. visitor:
around his "certificate,"• 'and, all aglow
with heroism, read thereon :
we charged the,rebel rifle pits.
I was among the foremost—by_proxy—
andcaptured a prisouer—by proxy- -w hom
I forthwith carried to the rear--byNroxy.
There we met the enemy in overWholtn
ing numbeni, who'charged like very dev
ils, and I received that ugly Wound in the
'arm—by proxy,—and, shed 'the first blood
for my cOulatry—by proxy. Then' I was
sent 16 the hospital—by proxy—where my
wound was bunglingly dressed occasional
ly by a, surgeon who went into the army
to'secure a little practice' that ho hadn't
got at home, or to perfect his limited stu
dios in anatomy. In four weeks- I—by
proxy—was the recipient of two changes
of linen, and four spoonsfnl of jellies
through the generosity of the steward of
the Sanitary Commission, and twenty
eight tracts relating to the saving power
of 'salvation, the imperative necessity of
joining certain religions denominations,
the importance of upholding the Govern
ment in its theoryof universal freedom,
&c.; by proxy-4rota the meek .
And humble ageat of the Christian Com
' Mission. At' this point, Then, at• the ex
piration of my furlough', we 'entered the
fight again, which Was the bloodiest of the
war, - and proiy-received an ugly
wectiid,Ufter prodigies of Valor—by proxy
—which intered:mfpericardinm and car
ried away considerable iportitin Of, that
',isms which it encloses. Then, - cif neces
sity, / - byPr9zY — P l iftfb i ni rckyArnii
was decently and tionoAbly buried be
neath the soil of the Old Dominion—tut
ored oil now, from hail lapped up the