E El Irotottaltit..lonrAEß -26. P OTT RR p... , - 1 4DuitgAt It} W. - $l.OO - 1 eY , ProPrietkir , IN n A -TANCH; • - , „ * * *Devoted to the eanee of Depnblicanistn, - the interest!! of Agiienlincei the advancement of ildacation, and tho, but 'gOod : pf, EVter ..eountr: :Owning, no guide except that of k"rinciple; it will, endeaver to aid in the'Vtovi !Of more fully_ Fieedomizing Cianntry.'; • r • Aorsatissitasis inserted at the followi ng 'rates, except where special bargains are made. , Square [lO lines] 1 insertion,, -.- - 50 . cc cc , -tactraabieqneatinsertiiiitleasthan 13 , i 25 , - ,1 Stiorethyee,raont4s, ;.2 50 .1 . 1 24 . ii x U , . ' 4 00 ' 7 l. " 'nine " i i 5 50 k, . 11 laite year, :6 00 1 • Citturiaa 6ix zitonchs, , _ , 1.0 00 " U , " 7 00 1. " pr Year.. . ._- -- --, - -; •io oo 4, ~ _ _ 20 00 E kdrniiiistrator's or ExecutOr's Notice, 2do 93uskess cardi,6.lines or less, per year 6 00 and gditorinl Notices, per find, 10 "Ale . 2JI -;transient advertisements must bp Vikid:rn,aftvaitee, and no notice will be taken tkf a4vertisernents from a distance, unless:they are llpcautpiniect bitlie money or satisfactory reference. * *Blanks, and Job Work cot all kinds, at -4 • -tended to promptly and faithfully. r BUSINESS CARDS EULALIA LODG-E. No. 342, N A. M. STATED Meetings on the 2nd and 4th We:dnes dnys or eaCh month. Aiso Masonic gnther _ engs.on every Wednesday Ei , etting. ford work aiid practice ; nt their -Hall in Coudersport. ' 1 TIMOTHY' IVES, NV: M. SAMUEL Eincvt, Sec'y. JOhN S. MANN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, totidersport, Pa., will attend the several Courts in 'PotZer and M' Keen Counties: All 'business entrusted in his care will receive sprompt atteation. Office corner of • West and Third streets. ARTHUE. OLMSTED, ILTTORNEY COUNSELLOR. AT LIW, Coudersport, Pa, will attend to all business entrusted to his care, with promptnes and - Office on Soth-west corner of Main and Fourth streets. ISAAC BENSON: ATTORNEY A'r LAW; Coudersport, P attend to all business entruStedlto %, care and promptness. Office on Sere • I. near the Allegheny Bridge. F. W. KNOX, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coudersport:Ye., will inegubui . ,y attend the Courts in Potter and . the adjoining Couaties. 0. T. ELLISON, r'SACTICING PHYSICIAN, Coudersport, Pa.. respectfully informs the citizens of the vit.- lage'and, vicinity thathe will promply re spond-tl.all calls for professional serciees. Qffice on Isla et, in building formerly oc cupied by C. W. Ellis, Esq. C. S.'& E. A. JONES, tEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS' Oils, Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Good. Groceries, &c., Main it., Coudersport, Pa. D. E. OLMSTED, TALER IN DRY athps,,.READY-MADE Clothing, Crockery, Groceries, &c., Main st., Coudersport, Pa. • COLLINS SMITH, DEALER. in Dry. Goods,Groceries,Provlsioas Hardware, Queeosware, Cutlery. and al Goods Usually found in a country Store. Coudersport, Nov. 27, 1861. • M. W. MANN, DE.4I.Eit IN BOOKS t STATIONERY.,NiAG -AZINES and Music, N. W. corner of Malt - and Third sts., Coudereport, Pa. . COUDERSPORT .HOTEL, O. P. GLASSHIRE, Proprietor, Corner ()- Main and Second Streets, Coudersport, Pot ter Co. Pa. - A Livery Stable is also kept in connect tion with this Hotel. L. BIRD. • SURVEYOR, OONTBYANCER, &c.,. BROOK. LAND, Pa., Iforinerly Cdthiugvillu.) :Office , in his ;Sion building. MARK GILLON, TAlLORL•nearly' oppoSite the Court Efouse— make' all 'clothes intrusted UP him in :'fttn - latest and best styles —Prices ,to suit the times.--Give him•a call. : 13.41 -AISIDREW SANBERG & 33110'5. TANNERS AND CIIERIERS.—Hides tanned ; ' 4 z-the shares, in the best , manner. Tan ; ery on the east side of 'Alleg . ..„itfir. river. ;Coudersport, Pottei• county, 17,'61 . . .... . . . KELLY .1 ,OLMSTED. & KELLY; 3EALER:Eti STOVES, TIN A: SHEET 113,0 N WARE, Main et., nearly opposite the Court :::House ; Coudersport, Pa. Tin and Sheet .I,;lronlWare,made to , order. in good style on :short•notice. . " THE UNION ,) 3,f . • , 14108. InWCWlLEgt,,Proprietor. 110 tel . jS central, , Othenient by Passenger pars to all parts Af.the city; and in Avery psrtir.tdariadlaptedtti the Wants of 'Ate lasiwa - public, I • - • • • . . TgFl4ll-$./7 5Q per day: UNION- HOTEL, - Co DZuslo T,_;Po . rr B ccirpirr, PENN., • _ -ICIAVING refitted and newly , furnished= the :;IMllinitita'on Main - street, recently OCcipied PrePired to.stecopmodate•the Warding public in as good style as can be pad in town, Nothing that can in any way ih snag the ciymtorta of the guests will beirii. OW. , Dee. 11,11161 " . : •it . • . , • , , . . .. .! • ' i• - ~ - . .. •, . 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The Memphis. a an t i d Charles-, , ten Railroad is, badly cutup, and-i - ts rial,l- ine'stock - has been sent South.l , All the stock of the-Memphis and-Oo /teals here. Great effiarta are bein g_ m ade to shieldpublic property by Fit , to claims . . About 2,000 bales of cotton . 4 e burned. Col. Thomas H. K.sason,,rivtheAnili tary commandant here; but' x-Senator and acting Bria..-Gen..Fitche Indiana is ,I, in command of city now. I Since the formal surrender, at 3 p. ni.f,yeaterday, and'the posting of pickets throUgh the city, the excitement among he! people has subsided, and all Is quiet. The , new postmaster for Memphis is no in Cairo, and will be here soon. At this hour, just as the dispatch boat I t is leaving, all is: quiet. All the Rebel flags known to be flying in th city have been removed and no diffi lties have occurred... Reports are curren that Com modore Ho ll ins, when he! re ivied news of the destruetion of Montgciery's fleet, burned his vessels, four in number, which were some distance below Uere. Over 5,000 people lined the bluffs here to wit ness the fight. This morbilug all the stores are closed, but many will be opened to-morrow. The citizens se.*' 'anxious to have trade renewed with then,. Very little trouble is apprehended lin, holding the city. A large quantity Of cotton was burned,, but it is said there is a great amount of sugar and molass6 has been' s by its owners. Onej Rebel regi ment was stationed a mile bel l w'the city, but has disbanded and the men, are now endeavoring to get home. The fleet will start at once for Vicksburg. , The loss_ of the Rebels in the engagetuerttas upward of 500 killed, many• of whom belonged,to r.vir the General Lovell, and were drowned. Jeff. Thompson witnesse the fight, sitting on'horseback, front a the Gay - ciso House. ' The remnants of hi army, with the stampeding citizens, werin the cars t not far from the city, Whe one after another of the Rebel boats sank,,and the flag-ship took flight, Jeff. left. ' Two. of our - mortar men managed• te - elude the' guard, and get on shore on Friday night, and tVere killed in a, raw ofirheir own get ting up. Citizens to the nurber of two thousand have reported theinSelves armed'. and equipped, to the Provost Marshal's ' ufs.ce, for service, to prevent the destruc tion of property by a mob, which they seemed to fear more than the Uniooists. It was expected that the clity would be fired, but the prompt action f the pace. able citizens, with the Colonl command-I and the Provost-Guard, revented it. ittl 1 ; As it was, the 'depot.of thi Mississippi add Tennessee - Railroad was broken open' by the mob of men and women, but before, they could take "anything away a detach ment of the military arrived and dis persed them._ The stores In ,the depot were yesterday removedtn a a ' ; place of safety. Capt. Gould,'Provost Marshal, [ has established his headquarters at -the' ' Planter's Bank building. 1 Cal. Pitch issued a notice last evening that the United States has taken posSession of the city for the purpose of asserting the su premacy of the laws and protecting private , l and public property. Residentswho may. ' have fled are exhorted to. return. Mer chants and others are requested to re-open their stores kid shops;- except those deaL 'in in intoxicating liquorst,r,„whci are for bidden- to resume their traffic,pen under' , , - alty of havinti their stoeltd greyed. The Mayor and Common Council ill continue to exercise their flanctions, 1 thel military authorities cooperating for enfOrcing all proper ordinances, unleis an exigency shall arise rendering mar t ial law impera, Live. It is hoped and believed,ihowever; that nothing will occur Ito render this step necessary. Sales of liquor have been prohibited here sines December, except by druggists and physicians in pre. keriptions. t . 7 will rt 7 with .st , Hon. John A: qilmer, of North Caro= line. Las taken ground , publicly; in favor of the gradual aolition of Slavery, thuS setting an example worthy_ of imitation by the professed •devoted friends 'of the South in the North—the Buchanan Dem• mats, for example. In a recent speech he said : • ••Yes, I wilt gladly emancipate them all if it would restore us back as we were before. The slavery question is the cause of this war, and we shall never have peace until a gradual emancipation measure is adopted." We see it , stated that the literary society to which Vallaudigham belonged,,in Can onsburg College, where he studied, hare unanimously expelled him for his disloyal attitude towards the Government. .g.Therc, now!" cried alittle 'girl while rummaging a drawer in iburean, now, gran'-pa has gone to, ileaven.with outiks arxtacles!' - The.U, 3Nstricit' Coln;I* 6th of Jane, in Williamsport: Deb ~ . . . . I ,jefi to ~ ilJi.- , aft•lri liiiis . 4 , DO . kiiii —. o - .44 . ,.,R1Ri. ibe , '" , isithgßObi,i -- - '09 . .- o#4oii; ,. than:4o et s: COMPISITR I A Facts Abut Gold: Gold,-next to iron, is the most widely diffused metal upon the Surface of our globe,! - It occurs in granite, the oldest rock known: to us, and in 'all the rocks derived from it ; it is also found in' the vein-stones 'which traverse other geolog ical formations but hi never been , found' in' any : seconda ry ,feriniiiiori. It is, heti l - ever, much 'more common "in alluvial grounds, than among primitive endPyro-1 genions rocks. It is found disseminatedl under the form of spinet*. in the silie ions,'argillaceons, and .fern3ginotis sands of certain plains add' rivers, - especially in their junction, at the season of , low water, and after storms and temporary floods. It is the only metal of a yellow color; it is readily crystalizable, and always aa snmes One or other of the,symmetrical shapes, such as the cube.or zeoular octa hedron. It affords a resplendalt polish, and may be exposed to the atmosphere for any length of time without suffering chang,e; it is remarkable for its beauty; it is nineteen times heavier than water, and, next to platinum, the heaviest known substance; its m'aleability is Such that a cubic inch will cover twenty-five hundred square feet; its ductility is such' that a lump of the value of four brindred,dollars could be drawn into a wire which would extend around the globe. It is first men tioned in Gen: ii., 11. ' It was found in the country of Havillah, where the rivers Euphrates and Tigris unite and discharge their waters into the Persian Gulfi From the commencement of the Christ ian era to the discovery of America, the amount of gold obtained from the surface and bowels of the earth is estimated ; to be thirty-eight hundred millions of dollars. From the date of the latter event to the 'close of 1842, an addition of twenty-eight ; hundred millions was obtained. The dis co very and extensive working of the' Rns- Isian mines added, to the close of 1852, six hundred millions more. The double I discovery of the California mines in 1848, and the\Australian in 1851, has , added, to the present time, two thousand mil lions ; making a grind total ; to the pres ent time, of ninety two hundred millions of dollars, The averag e loss by. wear and tear'of coin is estimated to be a tenth of one per cent. per annum; and the loss by , consumption 'in the arts, and by - fires and shipwreck, at from one to three millions' per annum: A cubic inch of gold is worth (at £3 17s, 10id., or $18.69, Per ounce) one hundred and forty-six dollars; a cubic foot, two hundred and fifty-two thonsaml two hundred and eightv-eight •dollars; a cubic yard, six. millions eight hundred and eleven thousand seven hundred and seventy-six dollars. The amount of gold in existauec at the commencement of the ChriStian -era is estimated to be four hun dred and twenty-seven millions of dollars; at the period of the discovery of America lit had diminished to fifty-seven milliens. After -the occurrence of that eveut it grad , ually increased, and in 1600 it bad a.t tained to one hundred and five millions; in 1700, to three hundred and fifty-One millions; in 1800, to eleven hundred and; twenty-five millions; in 1843, to two thousand millions; in 1853, to three thousand millions; and at the present time the amount of gold in existence is estimated "to be forty-six hundred millions of dollars ; which, welded in one mass, could be - contained in a cube of twenty- . seven feet. Of the amount now in exist ence three„thousand millions is estimated (9 be in coin and bullion, and the remian , der in watches, jewelry, plate, &c., &n. Since 1792, to the close of 1860, it . he gold coinage of the United States mint has amounted to six hundred and ten millions of dollars, of, which five huudred and twenty-five millions have been issned since 1850. The gold coinage of Ithe French mint, since 1726, has amounted to seventy-seven hundred' millions; of francs, of which forty-two hundred, and, fifty millions have been issued since ISSO. The gold coinage of the British ro!lnt, since 1603, has amounted to two hundred and fifty-nine millions epounds sterling, Of which fifty-four millions have been is sued since 1850. The gold coinage of the Russian mint, since 1664,has amount ed to four hundred and eighty-six Mil. lions of rubles, of which two hundred and twenty millions have been issued since 1850- The sovereign of England contains one hundred' and twelve grains of pure 'metal; the new doubloon of-Spain„ t ione hui3dred and fifteen ;6the half eagle the Untted States; one hundred and sixteen; the gold lion of the Netherlands, and l the double ounce of Sicily; one hundred and seventeen grains each; the ducat of Aus tria, ono hundred and six • the twenty-, franc piece of. France, - ninety; and the half imperial of Russia, ninety-one grains. A commissioner has been despatched by the United States government to England, France, and other countries of Europe, to confer With their respeotiveigoyernmeuts, upon the ex pediency of d_uttiforrn aystem of coinage throughout the world, so that the coins .of one country miy ‘ circulate in air other' without se iaags: 4 0 i 1 41, W 2 PB . MPTIL*7 - : *1862* _comparisons *IitIF.OOII, (r M "1 - e Lace efnie as t a,*Ortilimishf the "GalraPhicia & Militai* ll4llrittrriPril*; edby A.R. tcnn:va,ial4,oiripiti,oB?.4, when the U. IS. were at livir . !tith Eneami. Itt that yrar,theFederakisteitere charged with aiding ithe British-tint the! (latter geCne; nearer the*** 44 11 4 1' 1 11 1w a nd Stonington Herhor,, ,ti-i • hlew Feglad ! ( - • , -, I alt h oughh th e y ravaged iinine of the Slave States. So an Ads 'Vrar 'the`; Bebei f la thio't they would get egreai joartY, in th6 , ilsTertb to them I: bgt . denieidielreitors are as scarce now is they were fifty years ligoi and the triiitoral. flag hie not floate'Over one Free State f r , 1-,i i . ' 1 • tf. Turning-Over this ekt vol me, fvo - make - ( . - . a few extracts, showin l Comparisons mad Contrasts between that day! and this, 1 conteLs&T ' ' i i i ! ip .' "It is mattered that several t ilitary personages are to' be ar r ested in the 'Woo: ity of their , moveinenta—Aot, , ever, because they are likely .fel ov ' ri, the enemy's possessions too seen ! ' - ' "The recruiting servic e isi briskly push- . ed, and meets with acaces c•ii,erever proper persons' areii ' , lobed. 1 A (lasi -1 pated recruiting of fi cer can not expect sticeess." , i 1.1 i These are strong 1 - iintel at lar i y and drinkingofficere—alwa' 44 army'l verse. Oni r P ONS a i , "The Department o the p. M. General is undergoing, for thefirsttime since Mr. Granger came;'into ' ocei*publie sari - tiny. The; Con:mitte hate discovered numerous wastes of. t 'e I,ppblie money ; among others; that t elsam of twelve hundred dollars pei a nenm has been Charged and allowed ;r r i4i rent of a sin y,l room a 1 a Post offi •744:Vostoni Gaz." " A 'Peace'. editor ac4flcitee the -ex penses or cost' of a barrel of? Flour rit Fort Wigs at a hundred' dopers'!" 1 So we bed,l then, as c no'w, spec and extortioners, and fibOaatons a story-tellers to makeall seem wore. I ' cß°J l Lftsj ! 1 ) "Much is said about thejezpensii of the War. It is indeed eXPeniiive, - bat the best . way to avoid accumulated expenses is for, every one to, pay eherf i dly 401 fight cheerfully—the enemy wtad I seep see our strengtii . in ;union-I-he now palculates on our divisions." ; ! i - I i) "General ;Complaint lis t said 'ltc be the niost popular Of any of our commanders.' Suppose we Cause Gdszerid .E.keitioli to arrest him?";;1 1 iI i , Gen., Wm. Hull wail ordered to for his imbecility at Detrdit . ...lei J.Wilkinson was exce4ateji for his - - , I ~ J a and his ignoble failures ale' .1" . • I WHAT ~,,q? '"The Bepuhlicens aid not satin the manner in which cif/ the iii business is conducted, but theY reason , to Change their piiliticail C that account:" ( I 11 (• - . Men may; ,err, 'but P r inciple 's all human ( Wrongs and failures. i i • THE "PEACE" - PAtta4 ROUTED ! I . a a.ll - The Federalists and4'Peace I Demo - • crate united F e deral i sts defeat f War oi Repub lican party, (which sattined Madison's Administration. The viiillt was as follows: "The Hon...Jelin WI. aylor be ire:eledt: ed to Congress by a lei and increased majority. i His competkpr, Mr.llo. Powell, ,' was • nevertheless a' Very popular and 'peaceable"H teen— nits! too pacific for 1• ' . q the' martial spirit of Satoga. l' The lie ' publican Assembly tick et succeeded by a majority nearly as lar as that of Mr. Taylor's, which is 'pioliably lit r e ,than 700--yet, the Republicans , pr inted : uo handbills, Sent no expreeises, made no un *anal exertions." 1 j 1 .;1 `"This State was I repre sented) in the Thirteenth Congress, l l4 9 Reiublidans land, 18 Federalists. I, ' ini the Fourteenth, there will be 20 Re nblicans and 7 Fed eralists." '..,: i 1 1 , , i ( , , • 1 That election finiehe'd the 1 I PPeace" party until revived by Mr. Buchanan and r; day : the "Compromisers" of our day: 1 TI74.IiCY ey 7n5.31. Li -- 1 i The ilfusevna has a paper slgned by, Ste. Decatur, - Ja. Jones . i, J. Biddle, 0.H.1 Perry, Satel Evans,ll...Marringtor and I. Lewisj-leading .ht 1 aial charaCiers-Lad ! • . viiiing the t . ri S. to carry into exectitiori Robert ..Faltoa's plan i foi a vesie.l of war, to, be propelled by Steam four oi l five riffles an hour, and firc° red hot shothich they say will -"prove more formidable Wan any I kind of en gine here fore in. vented." «.. The ew ! Jeree,iliroinicill il p states that . Capt. George Stiles 'had ex- ( hibited at the Mayor's O ffi ce in] Baltimorel a *todel cfaStearie ' - Ble.iating; Battery, fel curry 32 tOnders -- rilliell a filt l - soripticll - ~*#42. o paredr k .o trnsruot a ship on his plan . - (lt'liaita)ien nearly fifty years ; from these first porteeptious, to firing put our Monitor and our Beth Inizinltes;) COLORED BRAVES. In the Revolution, Casper; Attucks, an African', was the first patriot shot dead by the British ikon. Tb ' -giment, of Rhode Island Blacks was ted. Gen. JaCluton thanked the '''';' - I.;ed Men for thcir 'aid at New Orleaa:.:q:.:.ln4 the redbrd hefore us, we find he followimg witir ogler jnOdePt# of '-10F1,1100q'Ork, E=l PTERRY speaks highly of the bravery and good conduct - of *.the Negroes, who forined a considerable part ;of his crew.l Th6y .ecemed to be , absolutely insensible to: danger." - . • `Capt. Nathaniel Sbaleri of the privateer sqovener Tompkins," says, in narrating hu conflict with a British frigate— , ..f'The names of two of 'My poor fellows who were, killed, ; ought Ito be .registered in"! the, book of fame, and remembered will-reverence, , ai lens as braiery is con sidered a virtue. , One was `a black man, bY the name of .roitN Jolititsort: A 2,4-lb. shot struck, him in the hip, and , took away all the lower part of his body. In this State he lay on the deck iinclexelaimed to his shipmates, 'Fire away, rny.boys! Ato haul a color JOion'!"' The other, JOHN De. - Vis, was a black' man also, and wits-struck much in the, same ; way. ) He fell `near me, and several times requested to be throin overboard, sa ying he was "only the' way - 6 / others." Whilst America has such tars she has little to fear from the tyrants o f In ,Our day, we fear, some beings would reward such self.sacriScing love of the Stars ind'Etripeaby'bartishment, perpe ual bondage, or the whipping post!. Star if: Chronicle. ulators a big- TLrilitug Discovery: The following wonderful * story is told , by the London' eorrespondent.of the Dub , Ihn Evening Mail Thi;i is the, age of discoveries, and one of such -a startling nature has just been Made in an English, county that it seems out of place in the region of sober.fact, and to belong purely to the aftnospbere of the three-volume novel: Here are the Ciro in s tances---th e names for the 'moment I aninetnt liberty to indicate The Earl of— married not long ago, and brought his bride home to one of the old family Mansions which members of the English aristocracy regard with an affection amounting to veneration. The lady, how, ever, being-more continental in her-tastes, lifter a Abort residence in the apartments appropriated to her use, expressed a wish to have: a. boudoir in the vicinity of her bed moth: 'The noble Earl Would gladly have-complied with the request, bnt,npon examination, it was found that rooms, as sometimes happens in *antique buildings, were so awkwardly distributed that by no conceivable planof re-arrangement could the desired boudoir be fitted. in. There. upon it became necessary 'to inioke pro fessional assistance; and an eminent arch itect was summoned from London. He examined the house 4iarrowlY, and said said there seethed to be. nothing for it bat to, build, though` at the same time he Could not resist the impreSsion that there must be another undiscovered room some: Where in, that wing, of. the;Mansion. The noble old Earl laughed, at ihe idea;- the eldest servants .and retainers of tbe fam ily were qnestioned, and. declared that they, never heard even- a rumor of its ,ex istonee; The -ordinary methods of tap ping; &c., were resorted to, but without effect. the arehitect retained his, conviction and declared- himself ready to stake his - profeasional reputation on the .„ result. !I II be shot d vaunts rtL ed with atiwzal see no reed on I survive The Earl ,at last consented to the walls .being bored, and, when fie opening had been made, not only the room was found, but a sight presented •itself which almost defeats attempts at deecriPtion— The apartment •was fitted up jin= the richest and 'moat luxurious ;style of 150, years ago., A • quantity of, ladie -apparel lily about ;thf3.room, jewels were scattered on the diesling table, and, bat for thefaded •aspect which everything'wore, thd chati bet tnight.: have' been tenanted half an I hour previously. On approaching 'the bea !lost curious sight of all Was seer, and this it is - whiCtatrardsthe only clneto the mystery.. The pough held the skeleton of-a female and on= the'floor derneath the bed, half in and half out; lay another skeleton, that of a man, pre tenting evident'Araces Of. violence, and proving that, befoie‘ he expired in that `position, he must have, - reCeived, some dreadful injury. • r` , The - Secret coanetted' Witlifthietale:o bload has - been ivell.,ksiit; foil'iot !merely hatlaktiadjcigO Or AO. scenef faded buteren the existeneeofihezotapitself EMI MIN It is impossible to iodic it the pleiperi in a church withoitt being reminded that SundaY is a day of The Rielrniond- Whig- saga tbitt such Generili . as Ploydr.and Mild* c‘aresoreit upon the fair body of - the Switherp fedemq.T 27 A PPPi- Mri s -",Tes; rfinting,sores, no doubt!? L - KEiEI OuT.-1(e0 sof.ilebtoui of quarrels—out of la:sr-7-orit;Of,politicill Lout of idleness—out of thiu-kiled shorit -Lout of damp cls,thoilt:!tif reacli Of brandy and water'—aut'of public*olbce--; out otmatrimony, nolesc,yoOArit In love - and keer; clear of.t.h.O.:monstrons•tin of cheating t h e printer of hitt does~': Soid. yew's' ago, Mr. 5 , 11-lotwalt ' was reaching large_andierfaer . -in -it - wild part of d annenn:o4 as it itteit—;• "In in)? i lzatli j eiit hens& are'o49Willan i ; H e - fia:4l.**l3 , read,Uhm;syora§ 1 06.4:aid-mon stood up telt yaw, folksi: , that'll a - lie; I bide MI fathivoreTf He livec' fiffeeirlfsnittlf Tron3 Leainktnn; in. Offt - ,lKeltipbl! o „lii::aii old (N4nii; - a4o.Et44ei z 'lAik"):ldi one ft.oin iii , eure3t,oaas,Temtgaimalmagm TZAV t ht , n TZ•7110 " „yr • ~,;4 0 ,-7 ) ,Z 1 1) *Vt. ':sits s u s ;ex,:1 , 1 -10 :Wan MEE ME EMI MEI UM =IN . • . ‘2E141111,..*.51.00 'PER.- 0 0 !It • vh.,, mini forgotten.-- The .ennuittini innbably. walled up:the kpiettnetivat-therfixem l aid its nantents flavor bOeii tiboolitiOy - 01441 up till - Au to_ thelieit oeleitlatioßBol. l lo.44ol443f a :century and a half; daylight,haslAcci-. dental!) , penetrased-intoo this 011atubeziof hoiTcal,*bielaln;the - iii4riatieitill ierned; 5 04-dii4ieraft ta IltVitit 1 4 . noblest, maueinne.iu:ilte:teiat4 'Of "Goou PLurrs..-=-Mra':Brownelt4 JiYfa of orderly Sergeant ; It 1). - Brir" WietllP of the Rhode Island Yoluriteersotuditousi4 to the avenger of Ellsvidithi itaduiparilied heihnsband-to NeWburn;itidliii iid he midst of the battle at .that_ Od account of regiment the.:Cnitge: ment, the regiment had ,noihrbught out their colors: In this emergency ,Cipt: Grant dreir firth 4 auWI AtnenOitt' tag frOin his bosom and- have . : Mrs Brownell who held it up andiChieredd mert-,as they rallied abolit, it:: minutes afterivardS,' learning that :her e . huiband bad been Wounded; she hatitened to his side ,. and assisted _ in carrying itioi off the field to hispitil;" *here 194 aimed him, with all the otheilwounded men brought in. ,On. one 0008100 fild was insulted by a rebefoinetit;i:46irrali drew a revolver _ and Ad him , Wounding' hinf hadlY, _The fellOWisuCoeidedihUwz ever; in - .escaping. 'ars. , Itrownell only twenty ycars'ofrige7,; •... A shuff.taker'S tote, ge lifeely blovie Li a musical siauftbor. -- A dull and plausible man,, like. enJan: rifled .gun,, is a stooth bore: ,-- - . , ~ . . - . War is it lottett. in; which..- eyery Anus: tomer key expect_todfawu-swurp The hakaii- race, like' au itiotikieci'i goads, are always going—goink--sone. "Pray, madain; *hat' makes you aci Bei date?"—"Oh . , I - lava takta a ioagive." Some persons Shake the. 'devil, not bj speaking the truth; , bufbjrkillyil?g hint -., Suspension bridges Cie saidqo tinawei a good purpose; suspensioll bailkSlion't There are to other ereaitirei in: nature that eke charm, like women; and anaireir. The young woman-wile - m*l.les. vita: worthy man takes herlord*i4kiiliiii vain: ' I tell you wife,lliavtrgoitehe plan all in - -roy head."--;liAlr, 1412'0 ifikali in s nutshell." :-:. i A barn=door foivi 'Rita - it iiiii* kill; tilke for pay, pick up their-livws with: theii kWh. - . When a piekpooket .oiti,youti watch, tell hita plaiolY that; :You hive n 6 tune to spare. The rebels ate taarininp the rafircsa tracks 'rapidly, and putting *down. tbeii own tracks wore'rapidly. Wien a pock tellotk 44 Co be burned by the savage; his my - existence is a; stake. , - • . . matt Sitting oh! a ehelit ii4' ahob at, he would prefer, if hit at all; to he hit in his Chest- It is well for a man • 6 ket the Shirt id 1 a race,_ but bad fer a ship's plank to shut 'in torn] When the , government is sktietek the polities] doetora generally aliVy , lecches tb its Wiest. Why is a comely maiden like theSonth; ern ConfederaCy 7—BettattSe She-is ItVer feet dani-iel. A ducking in cold-irater destroys' the temper of hot steel, bat increases that of a fiery. womitr. ••• Many a man '• trbo Is 'pion` •to Fle quar ter-master, has a *ifs - at !ionic 'who id 4hole master. Some izometi iairesitob deli& in soold as that it would be en:id:tun to give herd otaisioii tot. it. , • The difFeree&i bet*ein a goose's back and a soldier's is, that one 'sheds itatee ant tho &het sheds blood. Mr =1 I=