TtIF, HERALD.
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CARLISLE, PENWA,
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- 113 . 1 TORS AND PROPRIETOEB
Volume .LXXII.
WE notice by the last number of the
Yo/unieer;lhat a change has taken place
in the management of "'that journal.
The partnership existing between Messrs.
"batten and Kennedy is_dissolved. Mr.
Kennedy retires, and Mr. Batton will
hereafter conduct the paper'alono..
We sincerely regiet that any change
has taken place in the business relations
of our neighbors, and, especially, as that
- change takes Mr. Kennedy out of the
editorial profession.' We have known
we were both boys," and a
though we have always had a political
Antagonism, we bear cheerful testimony
to hierworth and ability. Ho began edi
torial life directly after leaving College,
and previously to his concoction with
the Volunteer, edited a journal in Chem
hamburg, and also one at Shippensbrirg. ,
From the first he displayed marked
ability, and his political articles were
vigorous and effective. Since his con—
nection with the Volunteer, ho has sus
tained and added to his former reputa
tion. His sketches of the early settlers
of this county, which ran through many
numbers of the last volume of that
paper, will lie remembered as a speci
ally interesting and instructive contribu
tioTi to our local literature. Since'iwo
have known, him he has sustained a high'
reputation for fairness arid integrity,
and had made many friends by his uni
form courtesy to all with, whom he came
in contact. Ito carries with him our
best wishes for his entire success in all
his future undertakings. • •
As we aro talkilig about our neighbors,
we will say something of both. The
Voiuntgor and its now sole oditor arc
somewhat incomprehensible to us, assum-
lug that wo aro awako and in our right
mind. It andAlio HERALD aro our first
recollection of a newspaper. When we
first read it there were many
words which required a little assist-
anco from older heads to make us coin
prehend. It was intensely Democratic
of eourse—we were even t'llou intensely
the opposite—and we remember well
'ghat a horrible sheet we thought it was.
Its fierce denunciation of'.tho Whiggery
and the sins, personal and political, of
the Whig leadersfairly made us tremble,
and its tremendous display of rooster of
the victories of its party which cameln
comfortably often in those days, would
have surely frightened us into any
thing, except the Deinocratic party.
We are beginning to appreciate
that it is some considerable time
Wince we were too young to read a
newspaper without assistance, and on
(Our
friends will pardon us—wo don't mean
- we rise to explain
anything.)
Well, the Volunteer looks just as
bright and as fresh, even brighter
and frodher, than it did then. The
veteran editor ' nsovee around among
those whom he must regard as
boys in the procession, looking as halo,
vigorous and nearly as youthful as any
of us. Irks political faith resists the wear
and tear of time with just as wonderful
endurance. His party has boon van
quished in many close succeeding.
it has changed its colors often, it has
even received a. heavy black eye in old
Cumberland, but the Volu ulcer remains
etead fakt to the old, go ti u ic) on
adulterated Democracy of twenty-live
years ago, with a constancy that corn
mands admiration.. We arc not finding
fault. There i■ a necessity for the
existence of political parties, and ho
would bo a-poor loader who nave a hosi-
tating or timid support to the prinoiples
he asked other mon to achipt. In bold-
noes and devotion to its party, the Vet
unteer has always stood in tho firSt rank
of tho Democratic journals in t h e State,
and we are assured it will maintain that
1, position so long its. it romains undor its
present management. That Its career
may bo prosperous"; that it may bring
to its owner prosperity and affluence,
nod that in the not distant futin'e it may,
--with-all other reputable journals, stand
supoi ior to the service and allegjau .j cii to
party, and be guided alone by con
science and judgment we sincerely hope.
Tni financial statement of. Franklin
county shows that the expenses con
nected 'with the county prison there
amount to $'3,084.77. In Cmhborland
we have the neat little bill of $ 14,-
112,89, or nearly three limes as Ina eh.
Now, Fritoklin county is a trifle larger
than Cumberland. flow does it come
that it should cost Vireo times as much
to support our jail as it does the jail in
Franklin? The Sheriff of that *coNty,
we presume, made a liVfbg ;. how much
must'ours make on a revenue three times
greater? There is somethhig about this
comparison that looks mysterious. Per ;
.paps, himever, the fact that the Prayiklin
Eheriff is a RoPuhlican and Ours a Demo.
°rat may account for-sorho of it.
‘l,•
THE Deruocraby, it seems, seriously .
- propose holding a convention to re-noliii
nate candidates for State dicers. That
. will boa very interesting coromOny to all
except the - lioor fellows who .may . be
fated to receive the nonduatious.
•
BRICK 011EIZOK ... T3I1OUIICOB " p 8 My
ism," that is giving up thoo}ganization
ortho bomomatio party, with his ac-:
ohstomod vigor. Briokovidontly belioVes
in fighting to the lost -
" — Missounz and Iridium rooontly . de
clared i n favor of 1,140 re-nomination of;
Presideat Grant. .All, the other States
will do likewise very,soon. •
HARRISBURG LETTER
Erd.RRISDITIIG, FEDIIII‘iRY 27, 1872
The political excitement of - the season
culminated on Wednesday last, with the
drawing Of tho committdo In the Gray
contested election. The Billiugfelt bill
passed the House on Tuesday (honing,
and on Wednesday morning, the boputy
Secretary of
. the Combaonwealth ap-.
peered at the bar of the Senate Waive
message from the Governor, stating that
it had received the execiatiVe approval.
Immediately a resolution was offered
that the Senate proceed to the election
o£"& committee, and then followed the
scenes which the coirdspoinients of the
daily papers have been pleased to de
scribe as dramatic and exciting. Those
Who are somewhat inured to legislative
performances, sometimes fail to be so
vividly. impressed with . what is trans,
piling around them, and are inclined to
road high-wrought , descriptions of vot.
ing-and drawing lots, with consiacrable
allowance for the imagination of the cor
respondent xvho.gots them up.
J. M. Wallace
No. 0
On Wednesatty, therefore, the Senate
was in about its usual condition, except
that there may have been one hundred
persons on-the floor and in the galleries
in addition to,the number 'that usually
attends its sessions. The Speaker, Sena
tors, clerks and pages wore iu no notice-,
able degree different from their usual
appearance and behavior. The voting
for the members of the committee to be
elected proceeded very quietly, the
Democrats Noting for Messrs. Buckalew,
Dill and Davis, :and the Republicans for
Messrs. White, Mumma and Fitch, each
of these gentlemen, however, compli
menting sonic one else when his owl;
name was called. After the roll ,was
called it wits announced that the 'six
Senators named were chosen, and the
clerk was directed to prepare the ballots
for the drawing of the seventh man.
Tho names of all the remaining Sena
tors who were present were then put
into a box, and the clerk proceeded to
draw out thirteen names. At• the start
the Democracy appeitta.„.4k—luokr-pta
four first drawn being Democrats. Then
came a Republican, and then a Demo
crat. ...Then it changed and tiVe Repub
licans were drawn in succession. Then
was the moment of interest; eleven were
drawn an the Republicans had six of
them, if they got another• they were sure
of the committee. The twelfth,bovi
over, tti•as a Dempm•at and so -was the
thirteenth, and this made the committee
necessarily Democratic, 'The parties im
mediately withdrew and. in a -few 'lno
monts,ropirned with all the names struck
except that of senator Brodhead. The
committee was then announced as con
cisting of Messrs. Buckalow, Dill, Davis,
Brodhead, White, Mumma abd Fitch. .
After the arawing of the Committee:
the question of adjournment arose. The
day following was the anniversary of
the birth of a gentleman famous for
having in Ills boyhood killed a cherry
tree, and escaped an application of• one
of its branches to his back, through an
inveterate habit of telling the truth,
and who somewhat later in life, in con
sequence of this fact, became the father
of his country, and of course there must
be an adjournment. -Then there were
conflicting views to be harmonized on
the length of the recess. Some wanted
to come, meet on Monday, and "go
right to work." Other gentlemen who
lived far away couldn't get be& by that
time, and they insisted 94 their right to
go home at least once in the session. It
was finally agreed, however, to adjourn
over until Wednesday, February 28. _
The House in a rare fit of ifidustry
has reported the appropriation bill, and
was busily engaged in its consideration
on Wednesday. Some credulous persons
hope for' a final adjournment on the
twenty-eighth of March, but this is
extremely doubtful. There is a mani
fest improvement in the health of the
city, and should it continue, the mem-.
hers of the Legislature will, perhaps, not
be so eager to get away as they were
when the time was fixed.
THE Labor Reform Convention which
assembled at Columbus last week, nomi
nated Judge Davis, of the Supiiinne
Court, fur Prpident, and . Governor!oed
Parker, of New Jersey, for Vico Presi
dent. This is an exceedingly respect
able ticket, but ,is more intemled for
ornament than use. _ .
W.ANTED,—A good, intelligent Demo.
crat who proposes to voto for a Demo
cratic candidate for President next fall.
TILE ASSAULT ON THE GOVERN-
GEN• GRANT AND HIS AtMAILANTA
If the Administration were the seetb
iug mass of corruption which it is some ,
times alleged to be, would the Demo
cratic party ben the moribund condi
tion which the action of its Connecticut
Convention reveals? Could that party
ask anything more favorable to its hopes
than a dominant opposition dissolving to
its own corruption. What does the
situation show but that the Itevib
hold upon the heart of theAiinintry
very sure? Yet what has so t (Oin
ontlred
that.liold but the general confidence to
the character and purpose of the Admin
istration ?
It it true that certain gentlemen who
are called the Peesident's friends oppeso
measures which he has focomine'ndoid,
such as-the reform of the civil service
and amnesty. But the gentlethen : have
always 'opposed them , openly, and de
spite their opposition, the President
urges them. It is alleged that this shows
the President's interest in them to be a
shallow: pretence. Indeed I and when
was it shown that the will and tenacity
of. Qen. Grant were less than those of
the gentlemen who are called his friends?
And what events in his career justify the.
theory .that his action - is:mingled ,of fully'
and dunlioity?
From this time to the assembling .
of
the Republican 'Convention. the attempt
to .stain the character. of the_ Prosident,_
and to stigmatize. him to the country as
unfit fur another term, will be incessant
and malevolent. But ho has beerrirrtho
'Wildernessliefore—and he came out or
it. They mistake profoundly and pm
ously who suppose that the people forgot,
'or that the Mists of calumny that gather
about ovary, Administration,, have
seurcil the remembrance ,Of, the d.,ys
when Gen. Gant was' the hope
America and of libdrty.'„ Coming fr..
from Also camp to the - Cabinet,, his G.
betrayed one of the great prineiplgy. ut
the party which lifted hint to :;
Differing'from many 110nm:cid - loaders; at
they differ ample:themselves, has lin,
forgotten tho emancipated race, or thr
'honor of theyorition,,Or.the welfare of t
Reople? Silipt• by nature and by thi
condition of "his position, has he to our
honest mind seemed guilty of any of:the,
foul charges , that have boon preforrocf
against : lora? There. WiffpartainlY bo
—The Albany Knideerhocker lolls a
sad story of the death of a young lady
residing in that city, who was to hallo
been married on Wednesday—the day 011
which she (lied. She suffered from a
prostrating, though not necessarily fatal
disease, and be• father, who is reported
to be worth over $lOO,OOO, refused t 6 se
cure medical care. Finally, the young
lady's betrothed secured a physician,
but it was too late. The funeral was ;t
very large one, and 4 it is Iel e that
the expense of the colllu, carriages,'ete.,
was borne by the ioung tnau to whom
the lady was engaged to b 4 ., married.
Albany can stand at the head for moan,
inhtunan misers.
—A correspondent who has lately in
terviewed Victor lingo, .dcserilica him
as being about live feet nine inche, in
height., and though bro td chest ed
well filled out, he is not corpulent. ILa
head which he carries very ei.ect, is
kmarely shaped, e ith a slightly retreat
ing forehead ; it is :imply covered w:th
snow white hair, parted low down oo the
ldrside. A. short cropped but bushy
board covers alt.tha In ver p trt of his lac,.
Isis eyes are of a graykli him), and large,
with swollen lids, and 'little or nu brow.;
The nose is medium sized, and slightly
turned up. , On
- his upper ii Li, which i t ,
long; - is a tough hacing moustache, irtin
gray iu the middle, and shading off to
whitq as is, joins on to the beard.
—Witlin a few weeks a new line of
steamer's will be crtrminz the ocean. The
Marquis of Ante, famous for Jhris zeal us
a Catholic and his cash, has ex pelalCd
80100 millions of dollars in making a
magnificent port of Cardiff, in South
Wales. Ile has made arrangements.
with the Pennsylvania Company to run
two ocean steamships between Jersey
City and the new harbor, and hopes, by
the end of the year, to have's- a weekly
lino. Two results have been_ predicted
of this enterprise, both of them good
ones. It is Claimed that there will be an
immensely extended immigration from'
South Wales to this country, and a great
increase in the (amend for grail! from
the West for importation.
Extraordinary reports come from
Canada coperning the richness of the
silver and gold mines,upon the northern
shore of Lake Superior. At the Silver
Island mines enormous quantities of ore
are said to bo taken put evory day, the
amount being limited 'only by the force
employed. Thetquantity of silver is re
ported to be inexhaustible, and it, is be
lieved several million dollars Worth 'will
be taken out this wintdr., Several other
mines are doing"xerywell. ,The number
of laborers employed in all the nines, is
about 450. Gold bearing quartz has
also been found in the neighbOrhood.
The excitement is' . great.. The total
population hi th e vicinity of time :mine is
about 8,600, but it is believed that .Im
foreinany years the people of that region
will number_loo,ooo. '
"(ENT
—The S Cox sometimes en
livens his political discourses with pas
sages 'of rare learning. In his recent
speech on the Syndieato ho uses, with
great effect, a-quotation from• Six Jolm
Mandeville, Which few,. if any, personS
have ever read,,: • "A. satisfacto?y ac
count of this 'remarkable nondescript is
given by.' Sir .Tulin Mandeville his
famous . Travels in Cathay. While
passing many-contreee, both .by . land
and sea; 1 ckerched on the Chinese wall
strange, aniinal - Of the lizard kind. lle
was known- ju anciente hooks its a elm
tneleon.-- When the sun did shine . ' he
took various colors ; sometimes it, wore
a golden hue, and sometimes had glean
[Langhter..]. I caught . hint by ,
mantis of a steels' mirror, which so be-
dazzled his opal that he 'was ii;tsily,
caught.' I bring hls,u home as a.strange
beaSte. It . is called' by the natives 4
1301lidiCat.'" . • ,
an indignant reaction in the Mind; and
^heart of the American people. against
the relentless eitbrt . to injure the . • good
.name. of the president of the Milted
Statastu reaction which will surely ; and
triumphantly Ea-elect bun, as; n man
who, in the " fierce light'' of the Men
, sost party animosity, -as in the long
: doubt of the war, has shown him Self a
modest and faithful ''servant of his
country.—Frons Harper's - Weekly,
CURRENT TOPICS
. —The Palmyra Journal illustrates
some of the strong "_points" made
against Grant as followsl " Grant
smokes: Grant likes horses ; Grant goes
to church ; Grant goes to Long Branch
Grant is good to relatives ; pvAd, .don't
talk much to fools; Grant don't look
like a hero ; Grant plays with his chil . 7
dron ; rayed the with Leo;
Grant says just enough and, dries up;
Grout is an unexceptionable President.",
And for those and similar heinous crimes
the Democracy don't
,like Grant. Sad.
—The Boston Journal in the course of
a long article on the political outlook,
says : "We think wo know the politi
cal sentiment of,Now England, and we
find it wholly, and heartily for Grant.
Practically, to use an old political phrase,
New England is solid for Grant,:and we
aro unable to see any ground for his ex
ceptional populailty here. Among the
Republican presses and gatherings of the,
Middle States, the West and dm South,
we note the evidences of thu samii : ap
preciation,"
T Chicaga il(r4pidly recovering frOm
the effects of the late scorching. We
'aro, told'that there is a promise of a
prosperous spring for every branch of
business in that city. Preparations 'are
being made on every Mind for building.
The merchants who have weathered the
storm are laying in large stocks, and the
manufactories are expecting to be taxed
to their utmost. Tho Chicagoffai/ spys
the world never saw such a • hive of lib
chistry as this burned city, will be when
the frost is otth ,
, E-AvaigiasLie, correspondent thus
describes ".Tosio" Manslivid as looking
better than ever : "She is somewhat
thinnerand colorless as marble. Neither
time or trouble has as yet, succeeded in
putting a line on her perfect f‘ce - . list
in the lovely eyes there is a violet shade
of sadness that seems ;o tinge her eye
lids,,and the small mouth has a pleading
quiver when she speaks of the insults
she hiss received from women' when she
has passed out of her door, lied which
keep her from taking the exercise neces
sary for health."
4 —Professor Agassiz has discover e d
fish which builds a nest." Wonders:lre
only just beginning. Other professors,
envious of Agassiz's go of fortune, will
be stimulated to renewed study of tile
animal kingdom ; and the iMiult will he
that at no distant day we shall see' the
great zoological collections, here and in
America, enriched by, the addition of a
glowworm which lives in a hive, a tor
toise Which Lops from bougli . to bough,
an oviparous rabl3it, and aJobster whose
diet consists exclusively of salad. The'
•fable which deluded out childhood may
yet be realized, and• pigeon'h milk tali()
its place among the common articles of a
freu breakfast table.
(Communicated
- SOLTObb EXAMIXATION.
• Tho Boveuth - A.nnivo . rsaiy
lie School of "Franklin SqUaro," 'south .
Middleton •township, was celebrated on
the twenty-second of February, in
manner highly creditable to tho - teaeher„
scholars and pati:oes of that school, and
eminently leltting the day comammo
rativo of the birth of tho Father of his
country. •-••
The scheols of South Middlelon have
long sustained an envkable reputation,
and judging from th'd exorcises on
Thursday last„we should "nutlieSitate Eo
pronounce their second to none in the
State. 'rho handsome and comfortable
schobl houses which contribu to -so much
to the physical well being of the pupils,
reflect great ei edit. on the intelligent
Airectora and pations, as the selection
of teachers of known ability and worth,
and the proficiency of the scholars,. are.
certain assurances of the regard had for
the Mental growth of - the fis s iiig goner
ation.
Among the forethost, in every reSpeut;
the "Franklin Square School" stands
prominently forth, as those who were
present at the examination can testify,
anti' we cannot too highly commend the
rare ability ofthe efficient teacher, Miss
Ann Flemitig, nor cr she be too Proud
of the success ,which has attended her
efforts.
The schoolroom was handsomely deco
rated with wreaths of es-el:green for the
occasion, and was crowded to itentmost
capacity, manifesting at once a lively
interest in edueati,in upon the part of
the people. There were present the
County Superink•nident, divines, jildges,
lawyers, teachers, the intelligent, farmer,.
with his thrifty life, and last, hut not
least, in our opinion, was the blooming
belle, whose natural beauty far ,oat
shines the artificial, which in our day and
generation, constitutes one-half o( the
.charms of the " girl of the period." ".
The order of exercises.conOsted of the•
examination_uf the scholars in, the
studies of veading, mental and written
arithmetic, geographv, grammar, hiSto
ry, algebra; geometry :fed plosiolo , y.
'ln all these branches the scholars showed
themselves iirolleitint. easy— ,
natural rnadmg wa. commendable. The
answer!: to questions in mental arith
metic were prompt and col ;get. We'
cannot, speak too highly of the members
of the class in physiology, t he
ex iminn
t•iirn ill which branch , iNiiilllll 11.IVC
credit to The ev.erel,g`S
Wel Li With
'musitt, by, Mel.srs. MeEcall.ru
and Win Mo Tot, former ox,lcised
Iris ti ,,wn nbtlitics As All
OW del ght of
as,em:,;ed, wet
and liumorou . i,allumions t o the " jir,peßer
and gii,(l tours in 111, brought,
forth shuttls of laughter front old and
yotrng. th a t condo s car.cature singing
" coollb`Chinee", nas a Bull treat to the
children,
One mominent feature of the •citter
taitnnent was the bountiful diluter
served up to all. In this - liarlieular, as
in others, South Mul,lloLon is not, behind
—as the, participants will all attest,
(excepting the - Violinist„who got but, ono
Met:), of cake.) The:exercises were 110 t,
concluded until hale-past Mint o'clock,
when congrt,ltailatory and - complimentary
speeches were made by tit v. Itlr. Wood
burn, Mestus, Win. 11. Butler, J. C.
Eckels, J. C. St ck and 11. ilrechbill.
Altoget her exhibit-km Lot soon
to be forgotten, and we congratdate all
who took part, in the arrangements,
,
upon toe a bil vdant success which
crowned their sill,, ts, day " Frauklm
Squalst School - cM)„y many [lane such
pleasant ice ttnior,s, and may all who
itarticipatediti the IasttLIIII VI-I,a I y exer
cises, spend long lives of ma:fulness and
happmess hire I.elow, and ;Lilt:mauls
be . `g.tincrcti to their fatlter,,in high."
,•,0,,,,,5es OW thy, your
reporter, hi comp,iny with qui.e it num
ber of others, repaired to' the house of
:qr. Jos. Stuart, where a sumptuous re-
W ;IS Se' , pleaSallt evening
Wali spent. lime, and WI 'delighted visi
tors took their homeward way—as
"night drew her sable curtains round
and ginned o.ilh . a star." S.
OUR FORK LETTER.
\nw lkmcK, I , vbru try 20, 1.-r72
her n wo n der, there I, a lull in the
t`hrolibing of the inetropillan pulse.
-No fever ish- intitoms -dist in b the botlY
politic ; uo prruxysma of trade•ihreatou
the " or "hears," and the last
"sensation" has, well-0 igh been, forgot
ten. When the seltzer aperient of life
thus becomes Mat, the people me sup
posed to rest- , : no ! 1 recall that mini
-they simply draw a long breath, for there
is no such such thing as rest. in New
York. The city never sleeps. It 1( - 110W11
nothing of the hush of the midnight•
bow. The tinkle of the car bells ; the
Aliunp i of Indie ward:triad men and
pro lore ; the pattering of horse,. feet ;
steam plifling front the newspaper
aloes; cat' lager hurrying by with the
fractions el some fashionable patty ;
just before .sla wu the umniStak able tee- -
bin of the market wagon S—all these tell
of a chorus of busy life, the ordhestral
accomPaniment . Of which sounds doubly
distiuet because you hear it in the dm It.
Hest, forsooth I Men ,aro too much
occupied in what Ger. Old Massey calls
" ham Mering Oni• the metal of their
lives," to let the iron groW cold uLion the
anvil. An d they pound at their respect
ive objects until they have made hu
divithiality, or ir ruin. 'To be IMinted
out—known—respected for; wealth or. ,
influence; to win a favoilible comment'
in the daili:press ; to be written down
on various occasions as a patron ; to be
come'the leader of a political , charitable,
or religious•clique ; wear the largest
diamonds, vivo the most exclusive (jolt.-
ees, or in some . other way out„dma nciig . lV
boy'in the strife—one would think. weei
the objects of half of the people .of N 31,9
York. •
[Owing to the croitded etitto of our
,yim aro compelled to forego dm
further" ; publicadon of this interesting.
letter:—ED ]
;
[F. r th.,..IIEnALD.]
s ,MEssint. E,DrroinV- 7 1ottoral articles
appeared id 'the . 0e 'your last
week's issue, which drew .my special
attention.. rour writers , have touched
on points:which are certainly of no little
importance—it is in regard to church
members and ' professors at' religion.
Now allow me to express myself in brief..
It la' a himinfaltle fact, and too %melt
the case, that it distinction is made be
tween members, simply bedauso some
have more :worldly possessions than
others. What- a sad state ;'0f., 1 , things
when 5119114u:ling exists between church
members.' Ido think it the duty of till
goad ail turao Christians to glmrd
ophrlit this . gibat evil, aunt not allowuny
such tlittnghts: to 'enter 'within. their.
hearts. ,
But such ar7a thq facts that a rich pan
can bo engaged almost every
,ness'and sinful act wh:ch the heart may
destro . auct yet bo-a--meinber of-a church,
and. highly esteemed and respected in
society, simply b'eca,use ho is a rich man
and able to . COV(ir up his wicked; deodg
with greenhdoks. While the poor man,
perhaps not half as bad, must stand ox
posed before the open world in shame
and disgrace. 1 This may hold good , in
the eyes of man, but not in the sight of
God. Is it not the case at the preSenk
day, that thany churches- allow tlfeir
members Awho contribute largely to the
church) to indulge in almost ovary sin
thl lust, whiCh they well know to be a
wilful violation oi the - Laws of God.
But. they say wo dare not expel such
members, as, it would hay° a tendency
to diminish and weaken ,the church.
What a - sad wrung, if the mighty dollar
once has the ruling power of a church ;
thou it is sold, ; n od would much better be
converted into a nail factory or some
other machine shop, than Witold it as a
house of mockery and hypocrisy. My
dear friends :be not'Cloceived. Bod is.
notthe mottal 'being we are. J eannot
give any betteadvice than your write•
has given in the former article. Look
to no one and follow Jesus at, all haz
ards. S. E.
OLD Swrrcit TENDER GOSH.—On
Thursday, fifteenth instant, Freddy
Arnold, who c?ren , a switch tender
at Bridgeport or thirty-live or thifty
six years; was struck by an 'engine and
thrown a short. distance: 'fhe injuries
rerouted were apparently.slight, :And on
the folloti• - dig day he resumed the duties
he had so long and faithfully performed.
On Saturday a week his case became
more serious, and in a few days subse
quently his speedy death was looked
upon as being inevitable, On Sunday
night last his life reached a termination..
The immediate cause of the dissolution
was the accident he had sustained.
Freddy Arnuld.Was a man of remarkable
endurance and a very interest
ing history. Ibis age ‘‘ as about seventy-
Mao years, thirty-live or thirty.six
which, as has already be- n stated, were
P,Jssed as snitch lender. Through sum
mer nail white'', in good and ha i
weather, lie was s at, his pOst, Cll
- poi forming his chairs, and
his watchfulness prevented many an ac
cident. Freddy AI was a soldier
under rhe great NA poleon„ip the tet tilde
wars bed wee', 11, w.,s
uiw o,c that 'Hawaii...lllc army tr 5()(.0)(H)
oral ii•s, mei ilr'G•ite
the enemy 111 sel ;II Lily blomly CI
llc Iwsm•ti
Ilagrat inn which drn l i uyril livaiiy I AV,
thiiiiN or ih, 14tilitirol 0113•
MoseoW and Silbsetpent ly 'Vine led it.
ey ict ;1 ici ittiteq disast ions retreat
from the devastated city', Nl'llloll cost
Nn
pulcola hundreds qf ' thousands or men,
many til l whom .itei ishell in the snot% or
fouid a grave in the icy waters of the
Bere,ina. Filnady Arnold is also said to
have been iirsevei al subsequent battles
undox ies and defeats.
TUE LARGEST STEER IN TIIIt WORLD.
—The' baneaster Intelligence?. says :
Jacob IL
~Stuhzfuss, of Lea cock toWn
nip; brought to Lancaster a short time
since, a steer that is said to be the
largest even fat tened in this or any other
age or country. Good judges believe it"
will, weigh four thousand outlts. .A
frjAml,
,well posted in the weight of
heavy cattle, furnishL us the following
as thtLweight of-tliti heaviest cattle ever
slangliterediXhis country.
The champion New York steer Weighed,
live weight, 3 1'800 pounds, dretsed
The weight was disputed, some parties
asserting that the steer was ,net fairly
dressed.
The Berks cot Tty steer,
,admitted by
everybody to ho fairly dresANl, weighed
alive, 3,'250 poundm, dressed 2,353. ,
The Lancaster count, steer, fed by
John Senor• and admitted by all to have
been fairly dressed, weighed alive 4,380
pounds, dressed 2,4531,
n ., r There was a steer brought from Ohio,
Ad killed in Philadelphia, that weighed,
dressed, 2,1 6 8 pounds ; but butchers said
it was not fairdy ip dressed, as ° the heart
fat and'part of the gut fat was left in.
It is believed that the Stultzfuss steer
brought to Lancaster, will far Outweigh
all the above, as it in :ail respdets out:
measures them.,
—The number of divorces granted in
Ohio in 1871 was 1,077. Of these suits
823 were brought by the husbands, and
754 by the wives. During the same
period there were 59,957 births, .342 of .
these being illegitimate, and 23,149
deaths. Foreigners to the number of
2,299 were naturalized during the year.
Home,. an County Items.
FEBRI!AItI , 29, 1871
PRIMARY MEETINGS
The voter's of the malleable boroughs
and townships are requested to nrqet. at
tie usual places of holding electioi4s, on
Eitt&ti.day, March 9,''to nominate the
usual boreugl and township officers.
Meetings in the country to bo'hold.
tween die hours of 4 and 6, p. m., and
in the boroughs between 6 and 8, p. m:
WILL A. LINDSEY,
Chairman Rep. Committee..
A. CORN DOCT on has been perambulat
ing our town during the past week. We
Divested in " twenty cents worth" of
the salve.
A. PATENT knife for paring_potatocs
hiis been offered 'for kale in-this place.
Wo lore satisfied tb devour our " ram. :
phie's". with the 'Patti on. ,
ACC . ;DENT.-,AR employee of q •yyl
&Co., named Bentz, son of Mr. 44,4
Bentz, dry goods merchant, was severe y
cut in the hand a feW days .since, while
*pricing at the turning lathe.
A StiecEsS.The Leap Year party
'given at the Wanklin 'House, on Thurs
day evening last. A large' number of
young folks were in attendance mid tho
party proved to his a recherac affair.
'When the "wee sma' hours" made
their•appearace, the party dispersed
the Young Misses "boau'd" the young
gents homo—and all beet - 11180 ' it is Leap
Yeae. .
1=1:::1
ItecinEN`r TURMAN 6E: —MO` bellefit3
of . Accident Insurance aro. manifest,
even in our - Tifillitt. That geed luck will
not prevent neeidents t is sadlylustrated.
to all, Olin to those who .magic o them
selves Secure. Our friend oeorge C.
Sheaffer, Clerk of the Courts, "does not
rue much - risk," and yet Ivo • aro called
upon to sympathize with this.frioud who
Pow tieeb the crutch, but was not,
. •
!imp.; 0. 44.004', I niiller,
at Boiling Springs, unfortunately, ornslind
his finger so nu' to did blo him," ,buthai ,
Mg been insured. lie draws the. amouitb,
weekly for the loss of thus. Now is the
time to T; C. naoltott, solicitor,
LYCEUM.—Tho Carlisle .Lyceum will
meet . in•Qood Will Hall, On Friday even
ing .next, March 1, at 1 73. O'clock P. in.
All persons ' desir,ing to unite in the
enterprise are respectfully requested to
attend, Juiciness of importance will he
t;ransacted. •
Im.will only cost you fifty cents to hear
one of the finest orators in the country,
in • Rheem's Hall, Tuesday evening,
March 5,
<CZ> -
(Comm uniciand.)'
[TIE following solution of the rat prob
lem we have received since our last
Ji . sue.=ED.]
'''.llllDorETowr . :, N S Y., Feb. 19, 1872,
EDITORS OF think "Lit
tle Manning" has the wrong cat.by tho
tail: He gives entirely-too much credit
to the individual- performance of, each
cat. If it require 3 thinutes for 3 cats
to kill 3 rats, each cat will be devoting
her entire -time and attention for the
three minutes"to the demolition of her
particular_ rat. Therefore, to kill 100
rats 'in 100 minutes, would, according
to my idea, require 331,- cats; or, to
avoid the dissection of a cat, 33 cats and
a small kitten. Yours, &c.,
LILX.
REM ENIDnot Dan Dougherty, the most
eloquent urat.or iu the State,.‘vill . de
liver a lecture at itil ' eem's).6.ll, Tuesday
evening, March 5.
, o
A PLAcz dr SA F ETY. , thesC days
of conflagrations and robberies, the most
trustworthy place. of depo,it for books,
bonds, and 'valuables, is unquestionably
first-clAs safe. In this connection
the name of " Herring" has become a
household word, for 'hero, is slarcely a
test by fire or burglar's tool from which
his safes have nut, conic forth unscathed.
They have reached what seems to be a
condition of absolute impenetrability,
and for office and household purposes
are combinatiomi of strength acid beauty
well calculated to insure confidence and
please the taste. Thousands of letters
attest their value. The main offices of
the company are in New York, Phila
delphia, Chicago and New Orleans.
I ) ANti.:l, 1/ounttEitTx.--This eloquent,
.Orator trill Tor a lecture on Oemory,
in Itheein's 11;111, Tues , l,l3 , evening,
:trate!' 5. Tie!tel. itn• I ratly roe dist;
to those who have sul,etibe.l.
.POll.llB holding llii:j“qs" con
Minill tl.eir veal, lo• I) , igheity . , lee•
h!! eeillq to •Iny Mem 1 r
or the eOttonittr A. ;norther or good
, eats 1111 , ohl, which I'S fro! I,s ,
an 1 airy aisp-tioation .1. 11. 11,1er, A•
111;iii, or .1,!;n 11. (Ire. o p en ;i t
7. \Thine' 1211inteite (1i;u1-
rine konl ;ti 71. .I.,ectlire at. 1. :\Altnis
sion filly cents.
I.lsT (, PATENTS. --The
patents m.4.:e froqn the U.. S. Patent
Office, IT eitizens• or Pennsylvania, ont:
side• of Philadelphia; for t he weekending
I , ebrnary, :Ill) 1872 :
Bei.; ted for Tit 1%. ILcunt.n dky Alex
:miler 'Al,isdn, solicitors of patents,
GO3 Several( street, Washington,.l4 , C.
80, Mg tool, 0. W. Moolli,
burg ; Machine for puddling iron;
V. S. Bloomhall, ('onshohocicen ; Tole
uraph in , ultator, I). It. Emmi rigor,
Hart b•burg : Devise for lowering and
raising steam bo.tt. chimneys, Chas•
lil t helm and IC Ha: t horn, .111eglieny ;
Pump valve, 1). N.ciz Pottsville ; 800
hive, J. 'E. Moo' c,- Bridgewater ; Pipe
jumt, Sandi Tinbore, Emdmil ; Folding
wash bench, J N. Vasley, North East ;
Plow, .7. Wallace, Sheridan ; Potato
digger, Wm W. Speer, Pittsburg.
BusiNEss ENTEItt ; ILISE. 7 We have
learned that Mr. J. 11. Brazier of the
Brat of .J. E. ('aldwell'S• Co., Jewelers,
902 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, has
just returned from Europe, whore he has
selected a very large stock of elegant
bronzes, clocks and fancy goods.
This - we believe is the itrst occasion,
upon which such a large importation has
been made at this season of the year, it
being customary to have such goods
arrive imly, in the Fall.
The immense demand for - aiese 'rare
articles is however constantly on the
increase, and it is certainly much' more
gratifying for tIM public to be able to
select from a new invoice, than to be
forced to select from a stock that has
undergone the culling of th t It'd. I.ly
season.fortle A me.ric ut ,y 5.
Gazette, February 19, 1872.
THE attention of our readers has here
tofore been called Lo the immense bui
ness conducted by Briggs & Brother,
the celebrated seedsmen and florists, of
Rochester, New York, and now we aro
neninded of the saute le.use by a copy
of one of their elegant chromes, repre
senting the most life-like and artistic
groupings of annuals, biennials, and
Perennials, as true to life as is possible
to paint Ulm. For the second time
Briggs &Allifther have more than ful
filled all the promises in their adiertise
mitts ; in Rio first place, issuing an Illus
trated Catalogno . which excels in beauty
and excellence anything of the kind we
have ever seen, and now the Chromo is
really a most .elegant floral ornament,
suitable to frame and a fit adormilefit for
any parlor. We advise our readers 'to
send for ono of Briggs & Brothers' Ciita
logues, and, we have no doubt, that they
will see their way clear by the' induce
mentwoffered, to procure ono or both of
the magnificent Chrothos.
PENN TOWNSHIP TEACTIEII9' INSTl-
TUTE.—lnstititto convened in Centre
cillo school-room, In Friday evening,
February
"23. President in the chair.
toll called by the Secretary. A portion
of the Scriptures reaclby Mips M. P.
Stewart. , Minutes of last meeting road
and. adopted. Recitation in Grammar
was, 'on motion, postponed until .next
meeting, after which Miss Clara Will
iamson roan an essay.. Mr. Handshow
then delivered a lecture on the subject
Of "Our Duty." 'This Was 'followed by
the reading of two 90100M0119 as an Elo
eutionary exercise, by Miss Stewart.
The (mastics', "Should._ the. Bible _be
used as, a tent book' in the Public
SchoolS?" was then taken up and de
bated by W. - IL Coover and' D. Lefevro
on the affirmative, and . Dr. W. 11;
L,ongsdorf- and Sam', Cope on the nega
tive. The following apPointmonts•-for.
the next meeting wore then made by the
President : Lefevre, to mad' Scrip
ture ; W. H. Coover, to conduct a reci
tation in Grammar; Miss Laura V.
'Fleming, to read an essay ; .pr„ Lon g s.
dorf, tg lecture . ; W. H. Coover, to pro-
Pare' an Elocutionary exercise, and J. L.
Henry; ri.T.mfoN;re, A. Null and Wm.
CA's, to debate.'.. •
cfniter tip head of "Newlitteiniss,"
•it was, on motion of AY: H. Coover,
de
_t to oloso thednatituto with au
eutertainutent,on the evenipg of March.
g.),q, and a cominittoo was appointed to
prtiparo a programme for.tlig occasion.
Adjourned to. meet on Friday-evening,
March 1, 184— W. H. lioovg4,,
SOMET, NEW:.=Georgo .. Cosh's
new sign ; Muted by William Elmer.
. lavccur, "iith ntities offiCono' aro being.
1
hauled for • t 1 e proPolfed extension to ho
built to 06:First PresliFeerian church
during the coming summer.
,
PEDAGOGIBM.—NO less thin four of
the county officials have been peda
gogues. Messrs. Bixleililoyd, Cava
naugh and Sheaffer, having "taught the
"young idea how to- shoot," in by-gone
days.' '
- BARN BIIRNED.-011 gaturday even
last, a barn on the farm of Mr. Duncan,
two miles_north_of_Sliippensburg,was
destroyed by the. Live stock, grain
and farming implements were consumed.
We have not learned the extent of the
lons nor the origin of the.tire.-
SPLENDID• ENTERTAIN MEN T. -Pro
fessor J. Db Lantie gave a grand en
tertainment in Rbeem's Hall, on Satur
day evening last. True to. the -advm
tisement the .Professor gave away a
number of valuable gifts. The audience
was not very large, and we trust that
if 1,0 should chance to visit this place
again he Will be better patronized.
SoutNADE.—The members of the Sil
ver Cornet Band of Chambersburg, sere
naded thop ERA LD and Vol in erialices,
and - a number of private . r , esidences, prior
to their departure for home on - Friday
morning.' I,st. The music discoursed
was elegant and enjoSmd by those of our
citizens who. were so fortunate ;It to hear
the "sweet strains." Thanks.
Oichis,f,thii most entestaining periodi
cals of the day is Appleton's Journal,
and no home, especially whose education
should he at work, is complete without
it. It is equal to a good school master.
Its illustrations alone ale north $4.00
•
per annum.
TuE Philharmonic Association aro
making preparations to give a' grand
concert ill Iho Second Preshylerinn
('hunch, whenever the gas fixtures have
been placed in position. ',1 3 1k church's
ILO W alllll /SI finished and next, week we.
will announce 'the date it the
()N Thursday and Friday. )(arch 7
nod 4, 1).11(," sehord, or SMot.li
- .lfiddletrinTii\vostrio, 'ill hold for Idle ex
atoinatirms. The Ira
' gra 'nil. noir thr it fi iruds and
parr MIS claim 1411 . Ihew crrditalrle Inm
t;irss 11111'in:2: the irim..ent set.siors The
extireis - es or ihe thin ,ehook will hr
. alterriarely, and
held or the same 111111.0 Lntit days. All
intert,ted in ridneatil,ll aro rordially
rovited In attend.
111.1) li , :•rnoltia - r CON CEIIT
—The Nit, soymty and Sunday school
of th , 1%17 1.1. elmich, insisted by the
Cher, .1 l;1 . entert.tinment in
1{1,,,m . , ILO!, uu Tillll . Sti ly everiimz,
)larrli '2l, consisting of ol,oico ir_
trial sclretions, dialmmes, iccitatiMlS
~r (,iden times, shell 28
were ',mg by 11. Childs, It. llnnt and
other celebriiies dining the I.alinY days
of 'Methodism. We trust that it repati
'ion of these sweet and inspiiin strains
will induce their friends to give them.a
crowded house. 'rickets 23 cents ; chil
dren Under 12 years, 13 outs.
Botu Buncu.Aliv.—On Friday night
last, the stole of Mr. George 1). Fore
man, teousin of Sheriff Foreman.) on
the Walnut Bottom road, was entered,
and between $2OO and i;t100 worth of
goods am] .ittlo in money stolen thew
flow. The surds stolen consisted_ of
cassimet es,- bouts and shoes, cutlery, &T.
On Monday, Stuart Foreman, having
been deputized - by the Sheriff, arrested
a young man named dohs Kerns, at
Shippensburg, and brought hint to this
place (hiring the day. Thu circum
stiT4s- s fill rround ing the caso puha
pretty conclusively to tho young iviCs
guilt. Ile has been committed until the
April Quarter SOSSIOIIS.
DEATH OF AN An ED AND Ii..STEEM LO
CIT I ZEN. =lt becomes oursad duty, this
week, to chronicle the death of llon.
John' Rupp, late of Hampden townslffp,
this county, on Wednesday, the twenty
first instatit. Judge Rupp, dining Id.
occupied several position. of
trust.. In the Pall of 1851 he was
elected 'Associate Judge of the Coot is of
Ciunleerland county, and „served a term
of live years in that capacity. The de
ceased was an exemplary and hidden
citiien, and generous to a faith.
His death will be sincerely deplored by
a host of friends. The Judge was in
the seventy-second year of his age. The
remains were interred in the grave
yard at the Trindle Spring church, on
Saturday last, followed to their resting
place by a volt concourse of citizens.
Thus, ono by one, are the aged citizens
passing away.
Tun; TWENTY-SA:EC/ID. Thin sday
last,, Lliu 140th aunivei sary of the birth
'of the " Father of his country," dawned
clear'and bright, tldi only drawback be
ing that the atmosphere was piercing
cold, the moreury in th 6 theruumneter
marking too near zero to mike it a
ple , t asant day for out door pleasure. , Lc
'this place it passed off ince other days.
With the exception of the banks being
closed, business was transacted as usual.
The public "Schools were 8 usponded for
the (14. Thli Cumberland Guards (col
ored) made a lino street parade during
the clay, and elicited much praise fur
their soldierly appearance. In the even
ing the Re-Union of Company A, Sevuntli
Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, took
place in Good Will. hall. The Belles
Lettres Sticiety of Dickinson :College
also hold anniversary exercises in Emory
Chapel. Thus the twenty-second of
February, 1872, was permitted to pass
by without any - public demonstration'.
SUPPRIt.—Wo learn Hutt the Young
Mien's Christian •Associationwill give a
grand "(Tier suppot in Itheom's Hall,
on Thursday e-vening,:Febrwy . 14. We
understaV that the Association have a
.most _ praiseworthy—object -in view,
namely ; to convert the Dickinson Mis
sion Chapel, situated in the north-east=,
ore section of the town; into a grand
missionary held. To consummate their
wishes, in carrying :out this intention,
-the_Associatign will incur considerable
.debt, and in order to free themselves
from the indebtedness they have con- •
eluded to give this supper. : hearty
co-operation of all oar citizens is ear
nestly-. desired in the movement. We
have been furuishedtho following'names
of thoie who have expretieed themselves
in favor of • the project : Mrs. 'A.
Law, Mrs. J. P, Hassler, Mrs. It.'Noble;
Mrs. A. B. Bimini, Mrs. Dr. Worthing
ton,.Mrs. 'B. a Hillman, Mre: L. F.
Lyne, Mrp. B.\ W.' Smiley, Mrs. 'Johns
'Miller, Mis. Q. E. Maglaughlin, Mrs,-G. '
Bender, Miss F. E. Graham, Mrs ;11.'
Saxton, Mrs,',ll. Leo, Mrs. J.. W. gby
Rail' Rev. 11. H. :Eggers. Tiekets GQ
cents, 'to..boprointred_of ;lily member of
the copitnittin.•
ficorotctry
RE- UNION OF COMPANY A,
SEVI,SNTII PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES
At a Re=unibit of Company A, Sev
enth Regiment, P. R. V. C., held Vitus-,
'day evening, February 22, 1872, Gen.
R. M. Henderson was elected temporary
President,
.Major D.. 11. B. Nevin Vice
President, and John 19 Faller Secretary.
On motion, it was resolved that the
chair appoint a committee °Dive to nomi
nate °Mors• for a permanent organiza
tion, to serve for the ensuing year.
Committee, Col. L B. Parker, Capt. J.
D. Adair, Jacob L. Mcloy, Henry L.
Hecker and Sam'l Elliott. .
The committee reported the folfor.
ing President—Gen. It. M. liended
son ; First Vice President—Col. E.
Beatty ; Second Vico President—Lieut.
.D. N. Burkholder ; Recording Some
tary,-Jolin S. Humor ; Corresponding
Secretary—John I. Feller.
The Secretary road letters of regret
front the following members : John 'l'.
Minis, John H. Hendricks, \Vm. Kist
ler, Sidney Kemptoti, lidgar I. Wolf,
Win. W. Steen Chas. Bliss, Geo. W.
Hoffer, 11cnry B. 'Lyle, John Reynolds
:Led V. Ruby.
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After an hour or two spent in ghting
our battles byer again, pleasant
reminiscences during the war, the
company was formed by its old First
Sergeant, J. D. Adair, and marched to
the Franklin House, where - they partook
of a splendid banquet, to which the boys
aid • ample justice • everything was in
- abundance. Mn. .J. M. WAI:LACE, of
the lIEnALD, was the only invited guest
present, as our fr iend, M n.' .1. 13. BRAT
TON, wan absent, nil account, Id a previ
ous engagement. The following toasts
were suffered :
First. Toast —Our ('aptain, It M. lien
dor,on- - Drank Standitig. t A oltnowl
odttcd )
7ta.v . — Our Tat. Lieutenant,
'Lune, S. Colwell, and other dead of our
nwnpany. Responded in a very:eloquent
and apprnpi into manner by A. 11
Sinn pe
7hir7 To , (Nr -Our lit igado (lenel al,
Goo (I. Mende 11espontled to by (lon.
It. (1. Itendelson.
P'ou rth 10,131—.\ tilliew G. Curti:i—
f...tiler of Ilie PentisylAnin I i ekes.
Hesponileil to in eloquent style lry CoI.
Par'. cr.
111•It` fl I( (I by (11. n. lb
Fob E. licaWy, Majlk D.
11. Ncvio, A. lb I- 1 1Lopc, I. 11. Parker;
Jacob ('olt, J. 1) A(Iall, ('ban. 11. 'll9l
- Win. .k. r, Dixon,
"Fody” Spott.:%coo I, 11,1 wheys.
• The Company return - thatilts to " Bos
sy" Wet and lady for their kindness
to all, and the elegant style in which
everything was arranged ; also to Prof.
Widnet's Quintette Band, fur the ckeli
ei ens music.
Piph —nit he Me111(1 y of Clenls.
M'Call and RdPyinolds, and the health of
Oen. E. O. C. Ord. Responded to In
magnificent style by Beatty and
A. It. Sharpe.
' 'Uhl. following sl:ett h of tlio in.ganiz.l
- allot subsequent movements of the
(4unit:try llits been Iti, ...ht.(' us by Mr.
9nm•.tel aft' to intere t
'lig to our I:0:11101, :
The' Cm lisle otgaMiy,ed in
Callode, Ili in the Gymnastic
Ast•iietat not as a nuclei's, that appointed
Capt. Rohl. MeFeely, of the regular
a illy as its eaptilin, and upon the War
Della' tumid ordming Idol upon duty
else Where, Helm:toil Robb M. Henderson
to till_ that position. They were inns
tot lid into the State service on.the 2lst of
April, 11i6I, and loft on the 6th of June,
with It commissioned ollicers sod 74
eilltsted men. While in quarters at
CAM, Wayne, near West Clester, Pa.,
abd prior to its hying swore into, the
svi n leo of the Cuited Stator, at Wash
ial the 27th of .Tiny, the company
5000 recruited to 97. Seven were trans
fel red to other I eginients:, Lint their
pl., ees viere soon tilled by the arrival of
12 tveruits—on 23i1 and 27th of
August. Early in August the :Will
I'enns3lvania Regiment was attached to
the second brigade of r e ,,,, s yl va ffi a
Res.ws and • roan that time the
"Carlisle FL:ambles" were known as
Company A, 71p Regiment Pennsylvania
Resin Vii Volunfter Corps.
On the 24th of August, 1801, the regi
'inent was ordered on picket duty at
Great. Fall - where they had the pleasure
of firing occasionally at the rebel guards
across the river ; and here, on the 4th
of September, the company tirst.lmelled
the powder from a rebel battery, %%hidh
shelled thei, lines. fur three hours; but
owing. to the thick woods between the
rkvoi and the camp the rebels were 1,111.
;11/10 to get any range ; conseutiently,,
firing at random, their shots either fell
short or wont over the eamp, doing little
damage. Sergeant Win. Harper, of
company A, received a severe flesh .
wound in the arm, which is worthy of
notice, as he was the first man wounded
in the* Pennsylvania •Ileserves by the
enemy.
It would occupy morn space than !ye
aro able to give to follow thii company
-through its hard marches and glorious
campaigmt in Virginia and ,Alarylatol;
and to light over again its bloody bat
tles, in all' of „which the members of
company A. acquitted themselves with
honor.
It is our intention to confine ourselves
ex,plusively to•tho record of the old'" Oar.
lisle Feneibles," yet to do so we will be
obliged to follow the movements of tho
regiment, bririn and division to which
they were' attached.
In almost - all - the battles-1w which the
I.st cud litln army corps were engaged,
the Pennsylvania. Rem/yes ware invari
ably pul'sheti to the front to open the
ball," as the boys termed the ripening of
a battle t : 11 There go the Pennsylvania
Reserves, pow l , we will have it," was n by
word. - "1314i5, blliOre is Itgi'lr ahead,
there , go the liielttails," coed , bo heard
echoed throughout the division,' and ,
where Any support was needed in any
part of the Jim), n regiment or brigade
of this divisfbn was gencrali ' y sent -to
give that support and receive the blunt
of battle. In these battles and supports
full share:of the' hard work fell upon
'the '7th regiment, as its history will
plainly show. In' tho ,battles on the
Peninsula, before Richmond, the loss in
this regiment afene, in killed, wounded
and missing was 801, • including seven
commissioned officers wounded. In the
eleven battles participated iii by the
regiment Company "4" lost 10 killed
and 21'wounded, • •
•
On the Bth of February,
.1863,f1e en
tire division was relieved byOrcler , 'Jrona.
the War- Departmthit, from active ser
vice in the front, and taken to the
defences of WashingtUn and Alexandria,
to recruit its shattered ranks, but shortly
after its removal; the Ist and 8d brigades—
were again 'lnk en to the front. i .leiiing
the 2d brigade doing guard duty at
Alexandria and alchig the Orange arid Al
exandria railroad, whbre'it remained un
til the 18th of April, 1864, during - which
timer it received many recruits, 9 of
which were assigned to company A.
The company which but a short time.
before_katUriiirckeLigninst the eneni •
in Lis, afro nghold before Richmond, its
ranks numbering 102 active men,
was again advanced against that
enemy, w Ith its ranks reduced to two
commissioned officers, 32 ,old soldiers,
and uine recruits, not one of whom had
ever handled a musket. Of the old
company, 12 were killed r eight died from
disease irt„the:sw,vice, two died after be
ing,dilicharged,'''Many were discharged
Own wounds and other causes, many
w ho were completely broken down in
health were in hospitals, some detached
an.: others transferred to other depart
ments. In this condition the remnant
ofa company which was once the pride
of the division, re-joined the grand army
of the Potomac before its advance to
wards 'Richmond. In the first day's .
fight, (March sth, 1504,) the Pennsyl
raffia. Reserves attacked the enemy in
the W ildeiness, but shortly after tho
engagemSnt was opened, owing to the
thick underbrush and a ravine, the 7th
regiment, which was then attached to
the Ist brigade; became detached, an d
falling into an ambuscade ,was .com
pletely surrounded. After several un
successful attempts to escape, Col. Bol
linger" surrendered the regiment to
Major Van Val kenburg, commanding
the 61st Georgia 'cement. Of the 42
men of company A who were'eaptured,
nine made their escape. It would 06-
copy 'too much space to follow the re
maining 5,5 throngh their sufferings at
Andersonville, Ga., and Florence; S. C ;
but suffice it to say that 15 bravo boys
WC e starved to death or died' from it
tlt..alinetit received at the hands of their,
captors <
The ptigipal eitmpany, with all To
mtits ieeetrcil at different. dates 111.1
beied 130 t'nen, the,e tWO deSelted,
but one returning under the President's
penelanration, left but one 'deserter uPiin
the muslin. rolls On the sixteenth of
June, IS6-1, when the company was mus
tered out of service, the names of three
commissioned officers and 27 enlisted
men remained upon its rolls.
'I Ito tOilets of the Soldiers' Monumen t
have the names of 33 of its members in
Oct ibed upon them, plainly shoiitlog the
11'11 . 0 of this contuany.
A N.NI VERSARY EXERCISRS.-011 • 010
evening of the toenty-seceind instatit
the Belles Lettres Society of Diekinsoti
College celebrated its eighty-sixth an
niversary in Entnry Chapel. A fair
audience woe in ottebdance, and 'every
thing passed on' pleasantly. Th, excc
cises fieiug creditable to the young gen
tlemen interested. The exerciser; - of the
evening Were inter cpersed with choice
selections of 1111INIC by the rhambersburg
Cornet lI d. 'flie following was the
prograinme :
A nairersary Aildre,s —David J. MyOrs,
or Philadelphia.
Fasciautions Antiquity—J. 0 Bus-
Ivy. B dtippire culintY •
Trio,nphs of the loimaterial —Edwin
P‘i,t, Camden. N. . 1.
Burden of the funoldr Mind-- Gum ge
R. Willis, Baltimore, Md.
P,Vort is 80.0+f/eh —W. M. Bot
I tinker , . N. Y.
Step by Liud, Lewistown,
Pi•iiiis3 vania.
Tut: E.;lily-thin! nuivernary of the.
L'inon Society of Dickin
son was etleluated in Emory
Cluipel ou Frid.iy evening last. Several
Yearn hay, 1 . 1.1 psed since this Society has
held its anniversary exercises, and long
berm.° the hour of s hail arrived, the
Chapel was dei.ely thronged wltlf
large and brilliant audience. ‘Ve shoull
like to have noticed each address in full,
bid trim space forbids us doing no.
It was a decided success, and the young
genilumen were loudly applauded upon
the conclusion of their addresses, which
were wjll written and creditably deliv
ered, while they were the recipients of
magnifieent'boonets, baskets of flowers,
and cards, from their admiring lady
friends. Eloquent inusic was dis
coursed by, the Mechanicsburg Cornet
ITand, - Which - was hugely enjoyed by the
andienve. Below we append the order
of exercises :
A nnivermry A actress
A t matron;{, London, Ohio
11011Clied of Enthusiasiii—Dauiel W.
Libbiniii, Pa. •
The Greve Neill:yr—James Powden,
Philadelphia ' Pa.
1.1 There Danger Ahead?—William C.
NY ikon, Ireland.
.511a11.11 be Sol—Henry It. Bender,
Greencastle, Pa. •
inither Tends Me 'ldeal McGoo
iffith,_ llooversville, Md.
Titk parties in ch triie of the culinary
departments of two of the principal
tel.+, hays been feasting the compositors
of sun OFFICE on custards and mince
ides. Delicious, they wore indeed, and
our imp says they tasted mor-Isla. ',Many
thanks.
Porn].An Thera-1s no place
like home," is a popular and truthful
adage - , but then circumstances often
call persons away, from home, and while
absent it is the desire of the travelor to
find a pleasant temPorary abode. -To
those of our citizens who may chance to
Chambersburg, WO would 'recom
mend Ilia Montgomery House, Moseys.
hat & Sldnetield, pt oprietors. They aro
clever young moo, and 311.. Whet:WA
having had considerable experience in
hotel-keeping, they intend to keep their
holm io a .talle second to none, in the
vuiloy..• •
DOME TIIIEF DETECTIVE SOCIETY.
After the transaction of the Usual bust
noes at thQ,l39t meeting of the Cumber
land 'CountY Agrioultural Society,. the
members, hm motion of Dr. 'W. W.
Dale, resolved themselves into a Meeting'
for the purptme of organiAing a " horso
thief ;detective sciciety," similar to the
Allen and usti,etipsborough society.
On motion of .Dr. Dale,- Jdeob Rhoads
was called to tho'chair, and L. In Lyn° .
appointed secretary. After
oho nge of opinion,thb following ariwa
gentlemen were appointed a connhittee
to draft 'a constitution and bv-laws
Dr., W. W. Dale, Jacob 'Rhoads, Wth.
Mullin, T.' U. Chambers and Thoma.
Leo. To be reported at the annual
meeting of Alio agricultural middy •on
Tuesday next:
Wo would call the attention of our
farniers end owners of horses re,iding
the centre of the county, fo this new
project, and trust that it may meet with
the success it so justly dirrrm, '
J0nri.3141.1,141, an nged coliged man,'
and' for 'many yoara a residant of thlo
borougp, woo b tuded on Babpath loot,
Benjamin F