:her strength for the•etlbrt; gave him a I may be learned of her history, and of
sudden push. Taken thus unawares, I the truth of her remarkable narrative.
be could not save himself. He stagger- ``.The fortner.part of her statements lacks '
ied, lost his balance , and fell back, with I corroboration, but her adventure with •
low cry, into the yawning pit behind ';the horse thieves is doubtless true being
him ! corroborated by facts and cllcumstauces
. _ .
In a moment the trap-door was down f known in the neighborhood,
-and securely fastened. Then Jennie r
'sank into a chair beside me, weak and T
;trembling, now that it was allover, and
we mingled our tears together, but this
;time they were tears of joy, for we well
:knew the Indian Could not escape un
i assisted, from the close quarters which ;'r
had so unexpectedly fallen to his cot.
Two hours later my father returned,
and with him Richard Lee, Jennie's be-/
'frothed lover. We felt perfectly at ease
• then. I shall never forget how tightly
father drew me to his heart when he .;
had learned all, nor how proudly Rich-.
and looked upon his promised bride,
. while listening to- the recital of her
noble heroism.
A _Stange Story-41 Girl Three Weeks'
in A Nay-Stack
A correspondent writing from Peters
burg, Mahoning - county, Ohio, to the
Cincinnati Commercial, tells the fol
loWing.'strange story :
On last Thursday Evening, the 4th,
inst., as a little boy was returning from,
school, across the fields, on nearing a
couple of hay-stacks heard plaintive
moans apparently proceeding there
from, accompanied by faint articulations
of a human voice. He distinctly heard
the ejaculation' "My God! my God!"
The boy hurried to- his home; which
was in sight, and told Mr. Davidson
what he had heard. Mr. Davidson at
once started back with him, and meet
ing two neighbors, took them along to
the stack of hay.
On reaching the spot, they discovered
some rags protruding from the stack,
and. on investigation, found a young
literally burrowed in the hay, seem
ingly helpless, and iu ,a dying condi
tion. She implored them not to move
- her, to let her die, for she was frozen, and
:starved, and aid had arrived too late!
However the gentlemen raised her as
gently as they could, and, though the
gentlest motion aggravated her suffer - -
nags, succeeded in carrying her back to
Mr. Davidson's farm-house. She was
evidently not more than sixteen years
of age, and scantly and miserably clad.
A tattered dress clung round her atten
uated form and a garment that had once
been an under-skirt she /14d torn in
two, one strip being tied about her head,
'and the other wrapped about her feet.
Her feet were terribly blackened iu
swollen with being frozen, and her
•
whole body was discolored, while the
agonized creature told them that "'it
'seemed to her that all the flesh on her
body was pierced with knives, and rea
dY to drop off her bones!" They setit
for a physician, and in. the meantiLe did
*all they could to alleviate her sufferings,
but with little success. " Water" was
her cry, and the small quantities they
gave her she drank with famis-hteda
gerness. She told them that she had
been lying in the stack where they dis
covered her, for two weeks without a
morsel of food ! She gives her name as
Louisa Black ; says if she lives she will
be fifteen in April next, and appears ,to
be a girl of intelligence and religious
principles. avers that she resided
in Missouri until the fall of 18e4, wirbn
her father became infatuated with the
Mormon faith, '{,a number of MormO"ns
being settled near them,) and in oppcied
t ion to the wishes of his wife and, family,
made preparations to remove to Salt
Lake City. As he could not be turned
from his purpose, his family reluctantly
accompanied him, and were ntimbered
among the inhabitants of that polished
city, while Mr, Black was at once en
rolled among the "saints." They had
been there for six mouths, during which
time matters had been growing from bad
to worse, when the crisis arrived, in the
shape of Mrs.' Black No. 2, whom the
husband and father had the audacity.to
install over the houSe. The family .. \\:ere
now. wrought up to desperation, and,
Mrs. Black No. 1, with her three daugh
ters,
resolved to make their escape how
Utah ; at the same time being cognizant
the way was rife with danger, and that
if captured death would be their dom.
Louisa goes on to say that they succee
ded in eluding vig:ilance, and made their
escape from SaltoZake City, on the ldth
of last June with only twelve dollars in
their purse, and turned their faces
toward the States. i he recounts the
terrible sufferings on their march thro'
woods and ravines, both of her sisters
perishing on their way, and being buried
in the woods. At length her mother
died, and a covering of leaves was the
only burial her surviving daughter was
able to give her. By this time they had
reached the vicinity of, Cleveland, , but
instead of asking any a.s.siatance, she
clung to the mania of fear and conceal
ment, that had stricken each meraber
of her fugitive band, and wandered,- on
ward, desolate and alone. She tells of
being
.at Greenville, Pennsylvania, : and
of finally arriving at Middlesex, where
she says she lay concealed for three
days on the farm of Mr. Edniorison.
This was about the 9th of Deeertiber.
The next event in the history ,}of the
girl was her being discovered Iva
couple of horse thieves, who gave her
money and employed her to ride off a
horse white they had stolen, from. Mr.
Edmonson, directing her how to reach
Oil City, and telling her that they would
join he, there. On mounting the horse
she roA in an opposite direction, • and
was seen passing through Mount Jack
son, in Lawrence county, on the 12th
of December.' Being followed by !some
men, through curiosity, she abandoned
the horse and fled to the woods. The
men found the horse, and searched the
woods for her,
but she lay behind a log
entirely covered with leaves,
and es
- cape 4 their observation. While lying
there it rained, and turning cold, her
feet became frozen. on getting up ,she
found that she could not stand, Her
shawl had become frozen to the ground,
and she had to leave the greatest por
tion of it behind. Not being able to
walk, she crawled or dragged herself out
of the woods, expecting to reach a house.
Her strength failed her and dragging
her Self to a couple of haystacks iii - ASTin-
Cornelius' field, she succeeded in making
a hole in one of them, into which she
crept. She said she heard voices several
times about the stack, and tried tti hal
loo, but. was too weak. The men who
found the horse state that it was -t zaeney
three days from that time to the day on
which the girl was discovered. All this
time she was without nourishment of
any kind excepting hay and some grass,
the frost had not nipped. Once or twice
she moistened her mouth with snow, as
it fell. She, was not so much emaciated
as might.be supposed, but she said she
had lost a great deal of flesh, as she used
to be quite fleshy. Her hair is auburn,
about six inches long, and clusters in
ringlets all over her head, Her eves are
deep blue, but her complexion ib now
of a leaden' hue, and one eye is very
dull, and apparently sightless - , She
says she thinks it was "frozen out."
The doctor says her feet were in a terri
ble condition, and she must lose one if
not both of them. Her sufferings are
excrtviating, and she does not desire to
live,rrequently calling on her Savior to
shorten her sufferings. She has eaten
but little, and cannot sleep but, a few
minutes at a time. She is still 'in the
kind keeping of Mr. Davidson's family,
and if she recovers, something more
A . ill 01.
Zitt
WELLSBORO, PENN'A
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 31, 1866
With lIALICE toward none. with CHARITY for ALL, with
firmness in the HIGHT, let us Wire to finish the work
we are in, to bind - up the nutiun'a woundq, to care
for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his
widow and orphans, and to do all which may achieve
and cherish a just and' lasting p eace among enrse/ves
and withal) nations—A . I.irico N—Msßeit 4, 1865.
' I
C 1 RAO t 7 M.A. '1" lON 1, 60 0 _
The•NeSv Jersey Legislature has rati
fied the Constitutional amendment
abolishing Slavery.
- THE GOVERNORSHIP.—We are' glad
to see that the press of the State is rap
idly concentrating its forces hI support
of Gen. GEARY as the Republican can
didate for Governor in the approaching
Convention. The Muncy Luminary ]
Jersey Shore Viclette, and the Williams
port Bulletin, of Lycoming, endorse
him, and the Lancaster county delegates
are instructed to support him. The
-Harrisburg Telegraph admits that Gen.
GEARY appeaTs to - be the choice of the
people, and regards the choice-as emin
ently judicious.
All that is wanted now to render the
action of the` Convention certain, har
monious, for Gen. Geary, is the common
and earnest advocacy of the press in the
North and, .N-orthWist. Let us eschew
complimentary. recommendations and
- vote-, and decide this matter before the
politicians assemble in Convention.
We once more appeal to our brethren
of the piess in the Northern tier to de
clare themselves at once. It is time to
make known where we all stand.
THE 'UNRECONSTRUCTED
A raven croaking under one's win
do‘v,,day in, and day out, may be con
sidered an 'unpleasant•thing. We can
fancy that the reckless song of a mock
ing-bird would be much more to be des
ired'.
But vastly more disagreeable'is it to'
hear moanings 'and groanings, and pu
erile repinings over the inevitable,. from
men who ought to have enough of pride
of character to suppress them.
Occasionally we are favored with copies
of Southern papers from acquaintances
abiding in soouthern cities. Sometimes
these pope* hail from Richmond, some
times - Frain South Carolina, and some
times from Georgia.
Before the war we had a great aclud
rationfor the Journalistic talent•of the
South. That is ended. ' In reading their
Post .L,'etlarn lucubrations we are forced
to conclude that the men were all killed
off, and that the tripod is occupied by a
set of antiquated maiden ladies, muddy
exhilarated with tea-potations, and tea
of a bad quality.
Here is a stray copy of the Constitu
tionalist, published at Augusta, Georgia.
We are much obliged to the friend , Who
sent it to us. It refreshes us, and gives
us heart out of its lack-luster columns.
We see crape, smell crape taste crape,
feel crape—pervaded by the indescriba
ble odbr of unavailing grief seasoned
with bad humor—from its editorial
heading to the last advertisement in its
last i , orrowful column. Even its feeble
puff of a bakery is pervaded with the
odor o 4" funeral baked meats." '
We sympathize with the editors of
the conatitutiozzalist. They are drowned
in tears and make most distressing
moan. Possibly we might join in their
wail but for the doubtful quality of their
grief. When men writhe under the
pricks of conscience for ill-doing, we
feel emotions of pity, and "a ruling de
sire to relieve them.
•But then, in the, case before us, our
pity sleeps. The quantity of their grief
is awful to contemplate ;'but the quality,
like Doughboy's beef, is odorous. '4ley
weep, but not for the crime lif — rebelpon
and the causeless sacrifice of millions of
lives and billions of . property. They
lenient, but not for their awful error.
They moan, but not in view of the dev
astations caused by a war inaugurated
by
.their base ambitions. They weep,
and lament, and moan, because they=
failed to destroy every vestige of civil
liberty on the continent. They speak
of the governm.ent with maleVolence
and bitterness, and by that sign we con
jecture that the ink is not yet dried on
their pardon papers. Two months ago,
no doubt these same bitter fellows were
crying at the feet of Andrew Johnson
and asking with all the mean, low, un
manly humility of which the Slave
breeder's character is .capable, for " par
don." . And we presume they got it.
We are pierced with a sharp regret
that these fellows, and several thousands
beside; of like temper, were not pounded
a few minutes after they cried! enough.'
It is good policy to be conveniently
deaf when pummeling a cowardly,
t"reacher"ous bully. ' Such people don't
know when they have "enough." We
are afraid that there must be some spec
ial "milling," done before the South is
reconstructed. The trouble lay in not
driving a -few of the worst into the
" last ditch" and caving it upon them.
They should have been buried clean
out of sight of the government they hate.
Then here is a copy of the Richmond
Examiner, once the ablest of all South
ern Journals. The fortunes of war seem
to have upset the editors and changed
their natures. They used to write choice
English and good. grammar. They now
insult .the age by spelling as badly as
that old Poet Spenser did. They spell
publick," antic, " antick," and
to carry out the system, would doubt
less spell sic .. , -h 5 " sick.", They remind
us of a certain breed of small editors who ;
fancy that they belittle an enemy by
priting his name in lower case, instead
of small caps. This return to Walker
is a small spite against New England,
represented by :Webster's Unabridged.
We look for such spelling in British
Journals, whielf make Walker a stand
ard. But it is another evidence of -the
unreconstructibility of these Irate South
erners when they depart from the Amer
ican standard. ) '
The paper just Mentioned works itself
into a perfect frenzy over an order issued
by Gen. Thomas, silencing one Wilmer,
styling himself " Bishop of Alabama."
Said Wilmer issued a precept to the
clergy of his diocese commanding them
to omit the prayer for the President of
the uited States 'in the church service;
until all U. S. troots should be with
drawn from that SMte. For this inso
lence Gen. Thomas silenced the Bishop. ,
We only censure the General
in
he did not put the scoundrel in irons.
Better nip such [case teachers, in the,
early beginning,•than. to sutler them to
breed disturbance that' may eventuate
in civil strife.
However, as to Southern papers, it
cannot do harm to permit the editors to
get rid of the froth and fume which dis
tinguishes them. Don't silence them
by any means. Let them howl.
The Atlantic and Great Western Batt
road.—The Rant. Fixed.
We break silence, for the first time,
on this subject,-to offer congratulations
to the people of Pennsylvania upon
having secured the route of this impor
tant connecting link
. between the sea
board and the great West. The matter
is now m.e preshme, definitely settled;
and though we,: in common with very
Many of our citizens, are somewhat dis
appointed in the route Chosen, we shall
not refuse to rejoice -that Pennsylvania
is to reap the chief benefit of the-con
structiou of this great work: The
Atlantic & Great. Western Rail Way is
more than its name indicates ; for it is,
without serious question, destined to be
the "Atlantic & Pacific Railway"—coh
fleeting San Fradeisco with Philadel
phia and New York.
The route selected is through Clarion,
Forest, Jefferson, Clearfield, and -Cen
ter counties, about midway between
the Pennsylvania Central and the
'Philadelphia & Erie Railroads. It will
tmveree, when conetructed, what is
now a wilderness, rich in mineral
wealth, and in the midst of which in
due time substantial towns will spring
up to enrich the Commonwealth. At
one time we' feared that the enterprise
and sagacity of New York capitalists
would prove more than a match for the
slower, but quite as substantial enter
prise and sagacity of Pennsylvania
men. On reading the contract between
the Atlantic & Great Western end the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Com
panies, we at once recognize the genius
and enterprising boldness of two prom
inent financiers—Hon. R:' S. WALISEkt,
and ChARLES E. SMITH, Esq., the lat
ter being the President of the Phila
delphia & Reading Road, and one of
the most sagacious of our Railroad
Managers. Mr. Walker has been before
the public for many years and has earn
ed an enviable reputation, also. We
cannot better express our satisfaction at
this triumph for our good old common
wealth than by publishing the 4th of a
series of resolutions passed by the Phila
delphia Corn Exchange at a recent
meeting. It reads as follows:
That the thanke of this Assuciatija are here
by tendered to the Managers of the Philadelphia
mud Rending Railroad Company fur the broad
and comyrehensive policy adopted by them is
securing to Philadelphia and PenneYlvauia the
advantages resulting from the expenditure of the
greet capital of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Company in the development of. the
vast agricultural and mineral resources of this
State.
We . regard this as a most decided
check to the grasping ambition of the
Pennsylvania Central R. R. Company,
which, threatens to control the politics
of the State. We can only hope that
their suit against the Catawissa Com
pany may fail, and that the_great work
of constructing.the- Atlantic and Great
Western along the route designated may
proceed withoutinteeruption. _
The bounty Poor Muse.
We present the following synopsis of
the bill 4 to authorize the erection of a
County Poor-house in Tioga County,
lately read in place by Dr. Humphrey,
from the Itiiiiciary Committee :
sec. 1 7 -appoints live commissioners
to make a location and purchase, subject
to the approval of the Court.
Sec. 2—Ccnstitutes the County Com'rs
Overseers off the Poor, authorizes them
to erect necessarybuildings and to bor
row money for the payment of the prop
erty and improvements. •
Sec. 3—Directs them to' make an esti
mate of the expenses , and lay a tax not
exceeding one-fifth of the same.
Sec. 4—Provides for an annual esti
mate of the expenses of the Poor-House
and levying a tax therefor; auditing
the accounts; inspecting of the preMis
es by the grand Jury ; and the appoint
ment of vigtors by the Court.
Sees. 5 & 6 Provide for the bringing of
the poor to the Poor-House, and make
it the duty'of the Commissioners to pro
vide for all the poor of the County.
Sec. 7 relates to the appointment of a
steward, matron, physician, and other
attendants, and requires one of thecoun
ty Commissioners to visit the Poor
monthly See. 9. requires persons apply
ing for admission to disclose all facts
relating to property and settlement.
Sec. 10 authorizes justices of the peace to
issue orders after searching examination
into the facts, and requires them to
grant a rehearing on application. Sec. 11
provides for the subrnission of the law
to the people for their- acceptance or
rejection next October.
We learn that the Committee struck
out Section 11. as conflicting with a
deciSion of the supreme Court. We
hope the Committee will restore the
expunged section, so that the people
may have an opportunity to pass upon
the measure at the next fall's election.
This is more democratic, and it will
prove more satisfactory.
Huns, is the pithiest sermon ever
preached Our ingress in. life Is naked
and bare, our progress in life is troub
led and care; our egress out of it we
knot not where, but doing well here,
we shall do well there; I could not tell
more by preaching a year."
XIXIXth Congress-Ist Session.
Our synopsis commences Friday, Tan
19.
SENATE.—Mr. Wilson Introduced
bill to restrict the expenses of collecting
soldiers' claims .agaiust the Uovern
ment, whichtrestricts the entire charges
of agents and - attorneys to $lO for col
lecting bounty and'arrears of 'pay._ trhe
claimant must however, pay for the ex
pense of affidavits, &c. The credentials.
of one of the Florida Senators elect
were pr&ented, which, after some de
bate, were tabled. The bill enlarging
the powers of the Freednietisi- Bureau
was taken up and discussed at length.
During the debate Senator Saulsbury,
of Delaware took occasion to say that
Delaware was the last Slave State and
he the last Slaveholder in it.
House.—The naval appropriation bill
was the order of the day in the House.
Jan. 22. SENATE.—The committee
on the condition of the 'late revolted
States reported a resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution bas
ing representation upon the whole po
pulation not disfranchised on account
of race or color. This was laid over for
the present. The Freedmen's Bureau ,
Bill was again discussed, widen amend
ment to restrict its operation to the late
iseceded States was defeated. Another
to abolish military jurisdiction was also
defeated.
HOUSE.—Bills to regulate electidns in
the District of Columbia, to prevent
counterfeiting, and to grant pensions to
soldiers of the war of 1812, were referred.
Thad. Stevens offered a resolution in
structing the committee on Foreign
Affairs to inquire into the expediency
of loaning money to the Republic of
Mexico to enable her to put down Max
imilian, but withdrew it. Another res
olution calling for the immediate trial
of Jeff Davis and other rebels, and one
making the Chief Justice of the United
States the legal successor to the. Chief
Magistracy if the President and . Vice-
President should both die, were re
ferred. A resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution rela
tive to representation, was discussed at
length.
'Jan. 23. SENATE.—An amendment
to the bill for the admission of Colorado
as a State providing that all persons in
that Territory must be equal before the
law, was reported. The - bill to enlarge
the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau
was then taken up and discussed at
length.
HOUSE.—The Committee on Recon
struction was instructed to report upon
the expediency of ordering a new cen
sus during the present year. 4 series
of resolutions were offered, settibg forth
that the General Government was form
ed by the people and not by the States,
and that the States, by an act of secess
sion, forfeit all their rights and
privileges and the territory formerly
controlled by them reverts to the Gov
ernment. Also that Texas should be
set apart for the colored race. These
resolutions were referred.
Jan. 24. SENATE.A joint resolution
for an amendment to the Constitution
prohibiting compensation for emancipa
ted slaves, or payment of any part of
the rebel debt, was referred. Mr.
Trumbull reported from the Xudiciary
committee that it is inexpedient to re
peal the Test Oath. The Freedmen's
Bureau bill was then taken up and dis
missed at length, the batch of frivolous'
amendments thereto proposed by Gar
ret Davis, being summarily voted down.
HOUSE.—Bills to grant pensions to
soldiers of 1812, and bounties to soldiers
of 1861,-62, were referred_ The propo
sition to amend the Constitution rela
tive to representation upon the basis of
the whole number of votes was debated
at length, but no vote taken.
Jan. 25. SENATE.—A bill abrogating
the charters of Washington and George
town and vesting the Government of
the cities in a commission to be appoint
ed by the President, was introduced.—
The bill to restrict the expenses of col
lecting. soldiers' claims was taken up
t
t i
and discussed withou result. The
Freedmen's Bateau b . was , passed,
yeas 37, nays ig. This ill provides for
the full protection of e emancipated
slaves by the General G vernment, and
will, possibly, convince the Sonth that
humanity is intended to be one of the
christia.n virtues.
HOUSE.—The suffrage amendment
bill was discussed at length. No vote.
25,000 copies of the reports pi Gen.
Grant and Schurz on Southern affairs
were ordered to be printed. •
Pennsylvania. Legislature.
The business of the Legislature has
not proved very interesting during the
past week. The Senate has been en
gaged on private bills chiefly.
In the House, Air. HUMPHRY presen
ted two petitions of citizens of Jacks&
township for a law to enable them to
collect a tax to pay bounty bonds, which
was referred. Also a bill to incorporate
the Cowanesque Valley Turnpike Com
pany. Also jointresolution instructing
our Senators mid Representatives in
Congress to vote for the proposed appor
tionment of representatives upon, a
basis of the whole people not .disfran
chised. This resolution was made the
special order for February 1. prox.
Mr. MANN offered a bill to exempt
real estate from payment of State taxes.
The bill provides that henceforth no
State taxes shall be levied upon other
than personal property. Referred to the
'committee of Ways and Means. It is
a good bill, and ought to pass.
A bill to amend the revenue laws of
the State was introduced on Thursday,
and another to deduct the tax upon
mortgages from the tax on the property
upon which the mortgages is secured,
was lost.
Mr. HUMPHREY moved to consider a
bill.just reported,• to increase the boun
ty tax in Jackson township, Tioga coun
ty, for the purpose of paying bonds;
which was agreed to, and the bill pass
ed its several. readings.
SINGULAR CASE OE POISON/NG.-A
week - or two ago, the family of Elder
L. B. Hyatt, on Church street, experi
enced considerable alarm at symptoms
of poisoning excited in several of its
members by eating, popped corn. It'
appears, that, some corn had been
brought' down from the attic by the chil
dren for a sister who was about to leave
home, and was laid on the sofa in the
sitting room where it remained until
after the parture of the older sister. The
children in the evening popped an ear
of the corn and distributed it among the
fariaily. But a few moments ela sed
when one of the childrenmanifested
symptoms of sickness and complained
of, pain in the stomach. Complaints
from each of the others who had parta
ken of the corn rapidly followed, cre
ating the greatest alarm in the family.
A physician was immediately sent for,
who pronounced the' symptoms those
of poison, and administered his reme
dies accordingly- Fortunately the re
suit was not fatal in any of the cases,
though some of them were quite severe
ly affected. MM. Apsley, a neighbor
who was present at the time of the dis
tribution _of the corn, and partook of
some of, it was similarly attaeked. The
case is a very singular one, since the
faniily had been using from this corn,
which they had raised themselves fre
quently before with impunity. They
were not aware of any kind or poison
having been in the house at any time
for any purpose, and no one, to their
knowledge,
k had been-in the room where
I the corn had been lying during the day
1 who could have communicated poison
to it.—Clintbn Republican.
BOOK OF Jarr.,,
CHAPTER XVII
Now after the things, Jeff 50140 to
deceive his Teeple and he said 'Unto
them. " Behold p ! will yet call upon
my valiant men, and they will come
forth. And with an exceeding great
army, I will discomfit the men of free
dom, and•take back our fenced cities,
and destroy `their strongholds, and we
shall be rulers over all their provinces."
And while he yet spake to them with
his lips, in his heart he was devising
means by which to escape from the men
of liberty.
And he gathered together of his Sub
stance, what was needful on his journey,
and chose a few of his valiant men to
bear him company, both he,and his
wife, and little ones. And at nightfall,
they took their departure.
Now about this time Andrew had be
come chief ruler of the provinces of the
north, because Abraham was not.
And it was told Andrew that Jeff
had secretly fled with all his'household,
and a goodly retinue.
And he said unto his armed men,,
" Pursue thou Jeff, and take .him cap
tive, and bring him unto me, that he
escape not out of the land., and thereby
his deeds go unpunished." -
And the valiant men, both horsemen
and footmen, pursued after' Jeff, and
pressed him sore.
And it was told them, lo ! he is en
camped at a place called Irwinville,"
one of the small cities of the plains.—
And they followed hard after him, and
they came upon him at the going down
of the sun:
And Jeff sought to deceive the men of
liberty, and he clothed himself in the
hAiliments of a woman, and his house
hold called him "mother." And he
would fain go to a well in the suburbs
of the city, to draw water ; but as he
passed by, leaning upon his staff, one
of the horseman, heard the ringing_ of
iron heels, and said unto the women,
" Thou art Jeff"! And he said " I am
not, but the mother of these around me."
And they answered him, " thou art
the man ! and we are sent to take thee
captive ; and to bring thee before An
drew." And they took him and went
their way. -
And they brought him before An=
drew, who called a tribunal at Columbia,
and the members thereof, said, " Cast
him into prison, until the meeting of
the great Banhedriam ; and until, his
dark deeds of wickedness shall all be
brought to light.
And they cast him into 'prison, and
he remaineth there unto this day.
Then Jeff, prevailed himself after this
wise. Wde is me ! for lam a man of
an unclean heart; and 4. have dwelt in
the midst of a people of unclean hearts;
Andrew can pardon me, but he will not
for he is like unto Abraham,. whose life
I sought, a good man and just. And
because I compassed the death of Abra
ham, and of many of his host, and
sought the life of hischief scribe, and
of many who sat at the right hand of
power Andrew will not grant me par
don. Woe is mine for I am undone!
thus Jeff bewailed ! and of the rest of
the sayings and doings of Jeff and of his
men, are they not all written in .the
book called "Book of Jeff," and ,shall
they not all be hereafter brought lto
light.
a 1
MEETA MELOROVE THE LICRIBEI
A DESERVED COMPLIMENT.—The El
mira Advertiser, among other good
things; speaks of special' P. 0. agent
Humphrey, of this county, as follows :
Dr. Abel Humphrey, of Tioga, Pa,
Special Agent of the Post Office Depart
ment, is well known to hundreds of
people all along the line of the Erie
Railway, and wherever he is known is
universally commended as a good officer.
While this is his general reputation,
those who know him best, and have.
had . opportunitia to understand how
thoroughly he ixhientifies himself with
his duties, know that he deserves much
higher commendation. Dr. Humphrey
not only gives himself wholly to the
discharge of his official duty. but exhib
its such activity, energy, intelligence
and zeal, as cannot fail to impress in
some degree the same high qualities
upon all the officers of the Post Office
Department with whom - he comes in
contact. - .Whatever he Is called upon
to do he does. Wherever and at what
ever hours of.day or night duty requires
his presence, he is,. there. We, person
ally know with how much faithfulness,
and with what energy, he labors, and
knowing, it we freely commend it as
worthy of all praise.
DIIBLIc NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
A. that books for recoivirig subscriptions to the
Capital Stock of THE NORTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANY, will be opened at 10 o'clock on Sat
urday, February 24. Me, at the Hotel of J. W.
Bigoney, in the borough of We'labor° Tioga
Pennsylvania. CHRISTIE,
GEO. M. TRACY,
'J. W. BIGONEY,
Jan.* 1866-6 w. E. BARR.
FARM FOR SALE.---In Rutland, bound
ed north by Wm. Lawrence and J. N. Law
rence, east by W. W. Goodwin, south by E. S.
Horton and John Fralick and west by William
Hutchinson—containing. 155 acres more or less.
about 135 acres improved, two• frame houses,
frame .barn,- conahonse, other outbuildings and
orchard thereon; and now occupied by John V.
Swan. The above is offered at private sale until
Feb. 13. If net sold by that time it will be offer
ed at public sale to the highest bidder on that
day at tile Hotel of A. Hunt in Manidleid at 2
o'ckock P. M. For further particulars enquire
of W. H. Smith, Wellsbore or the- subscriber
JESSE OWEN,
Jan. 31,. '66-31.* Chemung, Chemung co. N.Y.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION having
been granted to the undersigned upon the
estate of George W. Mack, late of Westfield, de
ceased,'allversons indebted to said estate are re ,
quested to make immediate payment, and those
having claims against the same will present them
to NANCY A. MACK.,
JAMBS BING. 2d,
Jan. SI, 1866-6w. -5 Adminis'e.
AUCTION 1 AUCTION 1
I am going to sell at pnblic sale, commencing
MONDAY, JAN. 29,1866, 41'.1 O'CLOCK P.M
-, , •
and continue from day 'it day until I 'close oat,
my stock, consisting of
Ready-Made Clothing, Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Cloths. ,
Millineiy Goods,
,
Yankee " - `c
Notions,
&c.
Alt Goode to be paid for before leaving the
Store
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Wellsbiyro, Jan. 24, 1866.
PURE GINGER at
ROY'S DRUG STORE.
BOOKS, 'STATIONERY, SCROOL
BOOKS, MISCgLLA, NEOUS _
BOORS, LAWBOOKS,
MAYS,.:'
NOVELS, YANKEE NOTIONS,
POCKET KNIVES, FANCY
ARTICLES.
• qt• • ~•.1 &
Vnioa Weilsbato, Pa,
HUGH YOUNG, •
DEALlala In the above articles; begs Have SO an
pounce to the pub/lc-that horhaejest.opened, anti
now offers for ealelit prices 2D per cent lower than last
year. The largest stock of
WALL AND WINDOW PAPERS
ever brought into this county. Also
CURFAIN FIXTURES,
of the latest and beak Wants. ;
„ . -
liiMMI
6 _
THE LATEST pirprucATlQN,*
of the Bosto n , New York /aid Philadelpida Preens, kept
7 baud, and sold at Publishers prices.
TWO 11IINbRED NOVELS
now on band, iurAudipg the work of Dickens, Scott Sol
ver, Cooper, Coffins. Kende, Wood. Lamer and others.
Also, Full Sette of
BEADLE'S,•:-DAWLEY'B AND MON
ROE'S DIME ' I N'OVELS &
SONG BOORS -
PHOTOGRAPHS AND ENGRAVINGS,
of nearly all sizes and Prices, embracing all the leading
Generals, Statesmen, Poets, Journalists, Authors, and
Actors of the day. ...
PRANGS PHROMO LITHOGRAPHS,
embracing over 800.diffacent subject., Irma are sold at
Ave cents each, or fifty cents a dozen, catalognas of
which may be bad upon application. He keeps con
stantly on band
PEOTOgAg'EfiC ALBUMS
which hold from ten to three hundred pictures, cheep
' er than they can be bought elsewhere axed:aft.
z
STEREOSCOPES; STEREOSCOPIC
PICTURES, MICROSCOPES,.
KALEIDOSCOPES, -
and a large variety of leas valuable Toys. In the way of
SQUARE, OVAL, RUSTIC, SOL
DIER'S OR GLASS PIC
TURE FRAMES;
t
Pane Partoute,le, Tawle, Picture
Cord, Hooks, (IF.
His stock is unsurpassed in any country town, - and
just u cheap as *swim afforded. -
LEGAL, CAP, j01#4,-.LETTII, 8c
Aid NOTE PAPEtS; '
of every deseliption
11=M=ii
liii=!=i9
NOTICE.
We will sell School Bookaand Stationery to Deal
ers at 10 per cent advance upon city Wholesale Trade
Priem, which is much better than they can do by send•
lug to the City for small quantities.
I=
YOUNG'S liiTATIONERY ENVEL-
OPE,
a new article, contains six sheets common Commercial
Notei 6 sheets good Commercial Note; 3 sheets Ladies'
Nolts ; 611611‘ litteelopes; '6 White Envelopes; 8 'Fancy
L'undopes Lead Pencil eon Holder and Pen
No Bogus Jewelry. Forty Ceata worth ot Stationery
for Twenty. The Cents..
A Liberal Discount. to Dealers.
January 1. iseek—tt
ROB
SEE
El
ii
;
PAPER . WAREHOUSE !
90. 9 119arke141., Corning, N. Y.,
amid Postoffice Boatel[log.
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Returns acknoteledgme - nts to his friends for the hb
rat patronagebelitotied for the latt eight years; calling
perticales attention for the present season to his estab-
Bailment, which. having been completely renovated and
tarnsformed, is uow stored anew with such a conabnia,
tion of attractions in Literatturo and Art as manot fill
to interest the public, and which it is hoped may sup
ply the general wait of this region as it keeps pace with
the advancement of the'age.
Ell
' This department comprehends the . most, desirable col
lection of works by ancient and modern authors,Proae
and Poetry, Classical sad Historical, Fiction and Fact.
-• All new_Books received as soon as published. A large
stock of School Books used in city and countriSchools.
A fall stock of Blank Books of all descriptions; 'Pack
Memorandums; Time Books and Diaries; School Sta
tionery in endless variety. The Stationery department
comprises Cap, Legal, - Bill, Letter, Note, and Billet. Pa
per of all kinds, Envelopes, all shapes and sizes, Pen
holders, Pencils, Inkstands,—and, in fact, everything
In the hue.
Particular attention paid to the selection of Ladles'
Stationery, a choice assortment of -which taalea3re kept.
This department hi the specialty of the cowmen, and
is under the PliasONAL supervision of the undersigned
who has given 12 years attention to this branch* Hen
are found the entire- publications - of the New York,
Balton, and Philadelphia Press, daily, eend-weakly, and
Weekly editions; together with the principal American
and Foreign Magazines—orders for all of which,are ex
ecuted at publishers' prices. Unusual facilities are at
forped for the execution of special orders, return& be
ing received from New York - twice each day. lenbgerfp
nous taken for any periodical published in the United
States or Europe. Subscribers on the line of the Erie
Railway (Including from Avon to Rochester), also on
-the Toga Railway, from Corning to Somerville, can
have deifies, weeklies, monthlies, or back numbers of
any serial delivered by my agents on the cars.
PAPER AND WINDOW
SHADES. •
A large and carefully selected assortment embrading
the best and most desirable patterns at rariorm
fr om lOc to $1.60 per roll, leaving no excuse to families
for neglecting wholesome Improvements of the walls of
their houses. Borders for the same in gilt, vslvet,.and
satin, extra and narrow width. An elegant assortment
of Weadoor Shades, white and buff, also grim, blue, buff
and figured Curtain Paper, and Putman's approved Cur
tain Fixtures, Fire Board Prints, Curtain Cord, Tassels.
Always open for inspection and sal*, a ipdgery , of tins
Oil Paintings, Btesiengtavings and french Litbovaistus
A great variety of colored Prints, illustrative of tie
scene° and tattles of the lace terrible Rebellion, *teen
ted,by distinguished artists, forming subjects of inter
est go every-Amerleati letitlsert: Aisne" stud varied sr
sorftent or Picture Frames,varions sizes and styles, In
cluding most unique patterns of Chid; gilt, Rosewood,
Walnut, &c. Pictures framed to order in any desi
red'atyle at abort notice, and on moat fast:viable terms.
Special attention IS devoted to this important branch,
and it is intended at all tittles to be supplied with the
latest publicationrof this clam of literature. S. S. Li
braries ituaisbed at wholesale rates ~pad eutecriptioae
taken for all kinds of Sunday Schoapapers and pro
cured irrpe of postage. Gift boo embossed Reward
Cards, Certificates of Membership, ging Books, Gol
den Chain, Shower Censor, Chita Bell, and various
others. Altogether a complete -tat Sunday School
Paraphernalia.
,t 7 ., '•
This will comprise the ordinary Catalogues offered at
Music Stores, such as Violins, Guitars, &Weds, Accord
eons, Entine', Clarionets, Flutes, Piro. kc., kc. The
best quality of Italian and English Violins, Guitar and
Banjo Strings. Sheet Music kept constantly on hand.
An the new and popular songs and Instrumental Music
received as seen as issued. Teachers supplied at the
usual discount. Musical Instruction Books of all kinds
Music and &Koks mulled free at market prices. Also,
Agent for the most popular manufacturers of Pianos,
such as Chlckerings, Boardman & Gray, kc., and Prin
co's celebrated Melodeons and Harmoniums.
None who take pleasure in preserving the lineaments
of their Mends In the form now most convenient and
most in vogue, can afford to be without one of these
beautiful and appropriate receptacles of Card Photo
graphs. A splendid assortment of Albums, In all styles
and prices, from 50 cts. to $2O, to snit the taste and
ability of all.
*a. A complete stock of Mirrors or all Ifni and ye
cell. Picture Cord, Tassels, Knobs, Ac., lc.
iiip- large and small Bibles, Hymn Books, Catholic
Bibles, Pray; Books and Catechisms.
IZIII
LW Blank', 3tarriage Certiflcates i Lawyer's Tape,
Seals, Gold Puna, a complete stock of Pocket Books, La
dies' Traveling Satchels, Toys, Children's Games, Dia
noted Maps and Pictures, Backgammon Boards, Chess
and Chequer men, Dice, Writing Boas, Portfolios, Dia w
ing Cases, Wiese Work Boxes, Baskets, Thome Paper,
totes, Draft.' and Receipt', In Book and Sheet form, In
voice and Letter Files, Black, Blue and Carmine Inks,
Quill Pens, Pens, Mourning Paper and fintelopee, aid
a thousand and one article' too numerous to mastion.
,SON'S BOOKSTORE,
NEWS-ROOK
A N P
11•1
EIM!IMEI
EDWARD E. ROBINSON
I CLASSIFICATION.
Booki - 4ic,
Nears Defipartineut.
PICTURES AND PICTURE
FRAMES.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
MVRICAL DEPARTMENT.
lIIISCELLAI E7S.
4a -gooks Boned , In aay style that may be desired
4 ; ; ; 4,
Orders by mail promptly attimded to
E. E. 110111117450 N,
CONNING. N. Y
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