elt eitqa tom t UM*
„ published evisbY Wodneesis9 irt;tatag, at
3 0 - ariably in advance,
COBB & VAN GELDER.
y E 000. j [P. C. VAN OILDP.R.
A.LINTR ,, TISIZTC}
15n0.3 mo. I mo. 9 mo. Iyr
,care ........ *10.50. 5,00 7,50 10.00 12,00
3.75 8.00 12.00 15,00 18,00
",:ja,lacan ...... 7,00 10.00 15,001 20,00 I 25.00
.....12,00 20.00 30.00 38,00 45,00
35.00 45,00 65,00 80,00
Eiaare 1 .nser'n 21,00-50 cta. each creekthereafter.
Adruicistvatore and Executors Notices 52,00 each.
ganaegr - Cards or nee lines $5,00 per year:
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
%V. 0. TERBELL & CO',
WIIOLESAT.E, DRUGGISTS, and dealers in
Wall Paper, Kerosene Lamps, Window Glass,
Perfumery, Paints and Oils, se., &e.
Corning, N. Y., Jan. 1,1868.—1 y.
, 1 'BOIS
NICHOLS & HUTCHICLL,
TTORNETS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
office formerly occupied by Jamer Lowrey, Bag
IN. A. Ntator,s. JORN 1. MITCUELL;::
~Celleboro, Jan. 1, 1886-Iy.
WILLIAM H. SMITH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAO'
[rival:ce, Dainty and Pension Agency,. Main
eat WalMoro, Pa., Jan, 1,18 M.
F. WiLso
WILSON e& NILES,
ATTORNEYS 4t COUNSELORS I AT LAW,
F(rpt door from Bigoney's, on the Avenue)—
Will attend to business entrusted to. their care
In the counties of Tioga and Potter.
Wellaboro, Jan. 1, 1868.
F; W. CLARK,
ihIRSET AT LAW—Manafield, Tioga 00., Pa.
:day 9, 188er1y
GEORGE WAGNER,
TAILOR. Shop first door north of L. A. Sears's
:hoe Shop. figP•Cotting, Fitting, and Repair
ing done promptly and well.
Wslisboro, Pa., Jan. 1, 1866.-Iy.
JOHN B. IgHAIESPEARE,
DRAPER AND TAILOR. 'Shop over Rowen's
Store, second floor. Pi' Cutting, Fitting, and
Repairing done promptly and in beat style.
Wellsboro, Pa.. Jan. 1,1866—1 y
JOHN I. MITCHELL. ,
GENT for the collection of bounty, back pay
and patella's* due aoldiera from the Govern-
Offize with Nichol' and Mitchell, Walla-
Laf , , P.. m3tt, 'BB
IZ WALTON HOUSE,
Gaines, 'Tinge County, Pa.
C VERMILYEA, PROPRIETOR. Ttiis is a
ceA- hotel located within easy access of the
beet fishing and hunting grounds in North
ers Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared
br the acoommodation of pleasure seekers and
tee traveling public. [Jan. 1, 1888.]-
•
Pennsylvania Horse.
A.MA.RIAH HAZLETT PROPRIETOR.
TH" populut hotel has been lately renovated find re
; unal.hed. aria no *WI will be spared to render tta
ac...eptable to patrons.
welltboro, May 9, 1.6u8,
J. HERVEY EWING,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
No.ll Law Building,--St. Paul Sc, Baltimore.
llnstanNens.—Levin Gale, Attoroey at Law,
Edward Israel, Att'y at Law. Rev. J. MeK.
D. D., Rev. Henry Slicer, D. D,Con
field, Bro. & Co., F. Grove & Co., Ludwig &
Maslerry, John F.2rlcJilton, Esq., Robert Law
son, Esq., S. Sutherland, Eeq. [Mr. Ewizio is
authorized to transact Any business appertain
ing to this paper in Baltimore.]
Jan. 1, 1868-Iy.
DDBACON, M. D., late of tile 2d Pa Cavalry, after
. nearly four years of al.* service, with u large
riperienee in field and hospital practice. has opened an
ides for the practice of tueclidne and surgery, in all
.:i branches. Persons from a distance cau find good
.arthog at the Pennsylvania Hotel when desired.—
'Oll vieit any part of the State in consultation, or to
•trocall operations. No 4, Union Block. up
airs. lzbdxo, Pa., May 2,186 t —ly.
\EW PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.-
PRANK SPENCER
:45 the pleasure to infirm the citizens of Tioga
i,utuythat they have the best opportunity ever
Ee red them, to procure Amb,rotypes. F4rotypes,
, itm!. Cartes de Visite, Vignettes, and +4l kinds
fuley and popular card. and 'colored pleurae,
his Galley •on Elmira Street.
IlaneE , ild, Nov. 15, '6s—tf. F. M. SPENCER.
• B. EASTMAN, SURGICAL AND ME
CHANICAL =
~~~ ~~~
' , V(,uld inform the citizens of Wc'labor° and vi
n7lty, that he has fitted up a desirable suite of
rnIN over John it. Bowen;s store, No. 1, Un=
Blook, where he is prepared to execute 811
s ,, rk In his profeasiOn. with a promptnestrand
'yle that will enable him to offer,superior induce
news to-those requiring dental operations. All
s,•rk warranted, and at reasonable rates. Please
tell and examine rpeaimens.
lireUsher°. March 21, 1866.—tf
DENTISTRY.
le y Zs a C. N. DART T,
WOULD say to the public that he is perma
nently located in Wellsboro, (Office at his
: , ndence, near the Land Office and Episcopal
ir , :rch) where he oils continue to do all kinds of
I,ra confided to his care, guaranteeing complete
I, L.Jaction where the skill of the Dentist can
E.,11 in the management of cane peculiar to the
tElia,g. Re will furnish
ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
act on any material deeired.
FILLING & EXTRACTING TEETH,
ed t on shortest notice, and done in the
Lea and moat approved style.
EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN
LI the the nee of Anafstheties which are .per
ft"
hanclesn, and will be administered in every
case when desired-
Wkilsturo, Jan. 1, 1865-Iy.
ATTENTION SOLDIERS.
- -
B. SMITH, Knoxville, Tioga County,
T ll Pdt . CC. S. licensed Agent, and' Attorney
f.t gcldier= and their friends thvongheut all the
I StaieE,) will prosecute and collect with un
rtalled rucceE,
;OLDIERS' CLAIMS AND DUES
- - - - - -
, t all kind.. Ala°, any other kind of Claim
'Banat the Government before any of the De
*.ertaients or in Congrms., Terme moderate, All
c l , .ltuattnication s soot to the aboveaddreer will re
tire prompt attention. i t Jan. 17,1866.
UNITED' STATES HOTEL.
Main street, Wellaboro, Pa.
D. G. RITTER, PROPRIETOR.
Elating leased this popular 'hotel property,
' B lely occupied by Mr. Nelson Austin) I . shall
ttaleevor to make it truly the trareler'e home.—
Pertonal attention will be given to the table,
and the comfort of guests will be a prime object
The stables will. be under the care of an expert
eased hostler.
Wellshor - o, .Tan. 1, 18611-Iy.
ilre w Shaving and Bair-Drosidng Saloon.
: r
nt tob.crtheris take P
leasnre in announcing to the
/.°Q, P I " of Wolisboro and vicinity , that they have
%arht out Mr. F. ghaihltn, late barber and hair-
Wellsbore, and have fitted up a neat and
i."ls.int room over C. L. Willcox's store, where they
alwa)g he on hand to wait on their customers:
!.s they will spare no pains to pleit.e, they hope tit
ke,r,t the putt et the community.
I ~.rtl:4ltr eaten tiou paid to ladies' bair.enttiug. sham
'4L dy«ing . ..a.c. Ladies' braids, putitioivricheNroils
'urla kept on band, or made to order,
4. - W. Doren% „ J. toassor.
April 25,1866.-4
VOL. XIII.
C. F. SWAN,
AGENT for the Lyeoming Connty Insurance
Company, at Tioga, Pa.
June 5, 1866.-3m*
FABJR'S HOTEL, -
TIOGA, TIOGA COlfirT*,P . Af,”
Good stabling, attached, and as attetttive hos
tler always in Attendance.
E. S. PARR, . . . . Proprietor.. .
JOHN I. XITCIiICLL.
WELLSBORO HOTEL.
(Corner Main Street avd the
THIS is one of the most popular Houses in
the county. Thin Hotel. it the principal
Stage-house in WeHeber°. Stages leave daily
as follows :
J. B. MILES
For Tioga, at 9 a. M. r For Troy, ak 8 a. m.;
For Jersey Shore every Tuesday and Friday at
2 p. m.; For Coudersport, every Monday and
Thursday at 2 p. m.
grease Auutva—From Tioga, at 12 1-2 o'clock'
p. m•-: Frets} Troyott 8 o'clock p. m.: From Jer
sey Shore, Tuesday and Friday 11 e.. m.: From
"Coudersport, Monday and•TbursdaY Il a. m.
N. B.—Jimmy Cowdern the sten-known Host
ler, will be found on ban d. ' • '
Wellaboro, Jan. 1, 1888-Iy.
NEW FIRM & NEW GOODS AT TXOGA
Would respectfully announce to "all whom it
may concern," that they keep constantly on.hand
a large acid' well selected assortment of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
GLASS AND WALL PAPER,
DYE STUFFS:FAMILY DYES, LAMPS,
GLASS WARE, PLATED WARE,
ENVELOPES, SCHOOL BOOKS,
• PATENT MEDICINES,
Tea, Coffee, Spice, Peppe4Ciiii
ger, Saleratos, Starch,
TOILET AND WASHING SOAPS,
and an endlesA variety of
YANKEE NOTIONS.
gioga, Pa., Oct. 4, 1865-Irs.
-G,ROYER&IBAKER7S:
Elastic and Look-Stitch Sewing Ma
chines
GENERAL AGENCY, 2S Lake street, Elmira.
Local agents supplied at fceton• prices, and
~en' agents waLted fur unoccupied districts.
Also, a large stock of machine findings. ' For
circular. ad,lress THUS. JOHNSON,
General Agent of G. B. Sewing Machines,
June 13. - lsn6—tf 28 Lake et., Elmira, N Y.
TRUSSES." Seeley's Hard Rubber Truss'
cures rupture, frees the cord from all press
ure; will never runt, break, limber, chafe, or be
come filthy, (the fine steel spring being coated
with hard rubber); spring made any power re- ,
quired; used in bathing, fitted to form; requires
no strapping; cleanest, tightest. easiest, and beet
Truss known. Send for pamphlet:
I. B. SEELEY, Sol Proprietor,
apll 66 1.347 Chesnut at., Phila's, Pa.
A GENTS: WANTED—For our new and beau
tilull work, the pictorial book of.; Anecdotes
and Incidents of the Rebellion: heroic, patriotic,
political, rotuantic, humorous and tragical; splen
didly illustrated with over 300 fine portraits and
beautiful engravings. This work, for genial hu
mor, tender pathos, startling interest, and attrac
tive beauty, stands peerless and alone among all
its competitors. The valiant and brave hearted,
the picturesque and deatairic, the witty and mar
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and story, camp, picket, spy; scout, bivouac and
siege, startling surprises, wonderful meapes; fa
moos words and deeds of woman, and the while
panorama of the whr, iiro here' tbrilliUgly and
startlingly portrayed in a masterly,inanuer, at
once historical and romentlo, rendering it "the,
most ample, brilliant and readable book that the'
war has calledfoith. = ' , ,
Disabled officers and soldiers, teachers, ener-
getic yonng men, and Wl r in want of profitable
employment, will find Viii the best chance to make
money ever yet offera. 7 Send for circulars and
see our terms. Address
NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO.,
.713,—Isn* , No. 507 Minor,t.. Pa
FARM -FOR SALE.--A farm tf'l2s acres or
thereabouts is otlered for sale, situate two
miles from WellsVora, the manly seat of this
county, and on the direct road to the lumbering
districts of Pine Creek. There is about sixty
acres improved, with a good house and barn; and
a number of good springs of water. The timber
land fa covered with valuable timber, and the lo
cation for one that willies a good farm near a
thriving and enterprising village cannot be sur
passed. For further particulars, as to price,
terms, Ac., apply to C. E. Brewster, Wellaboro, or
to. the. au baeriber. at Corning, Steil hen Co. ,N. F.
March 7, 1866—tf. J. W.opEllysgy.,
THE undersigned. agent for the celebrated Ro
chester Trout Flee, keeps coustantly.on hand
fishing tackle: consisting of M. Y. trout flies, Kin
--
20y & Limerick hooks. on _snails, silk, braided, '
hair, seagrass and linen lines leaders, gut'
strands, hooks, fly books, - rodi, reels, trout bask
ets, tips, landing nets, Ao. Shop in the rear of
Gunn-it:Tucker stoveetore. L. A. SEARS.
Wellsboro, May 160.1168.
LL d)ersontaatlng knowledge- of facts.conaciraiag
killed and wounded soldiers from Tioga county,
are riemectfolir requested to tarnish Col. X. L. Clark„
of Mansfield, fa., with the following stati,tics :
Names of •edldlere; plan•' of residence; date of enlist- '
ent and muster Junl,o4o United States serrico, letter
company. number ot eglrnent, when wounded, and
what engagement, date nod place of death. and came...
of same. M. L. CLARK.
L. D. SEELY,
J. H. SHAW.
W. D. 3fATTRSON.
TIICS. J. DAVIES.
Committee on Otatiatics.
August I, 1866.
NEW FLOUR, GROCERY . , ANY? 'pßo-;, -- ' ~, .;,.
_, ~ ,
~ .
VISION . STOSE. - • i and CAPS.. Joa. 4 -ii:c4,te., (tc..i,ica., - is., &c.,
i at prtoet to snit t e ,00,000',2'a1l Osgood's
rtionroe & Carvey,; l old Stand , Waistarto - , Va." ' ...
`Are ready to faritich customers with I' ' " , 1 -' i 1"• 0- TS.' IcELLF.Y. '
P 5 „ • • , t r.' -April 4,1866.: • : _ ." , ,
.0. .. •
FLOUR, COMMON' TO BEST, PORK, 1 -4---- " a ' . " - --- - •• --,--,- - -- .. ,-,. - -,----- r -- -_.- —'
trA MS, M ACKEREL , - WHITE /TR `CD EA 11,1! ICE= CREAM t44-Etery ere
, nitg, (Sotidaye elcipted), at S. S. Seer';'.
MB, CODFISH, AIFD ' : thlt-doorbetow Roy'd•hlock, Wellsbero. P an Par-
PRIME GROCERIES OE ALLX.INDS!'. Hee wishing •ieo cream, -cauribe• accommodated f,t
I! attY italic, of fay onervening.'llPrkbos dents PT'
-Ittrart. - 1 "1"alde 'prieisi: - . lee cream. 15 ceots ; with
LLeib) 'andletsoaade, 25oenti. + • 'T:ll4lyt -18; 1866.
_Or Next door to Converse's store
Wellsboro, June 18, 1881-Iy."
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WELLSBOIto, PA.
B. B, HOLlDAY,:Proprietoi
BORDEN BRO'S
PAINTS, OILS,
such, as CASTORS, SPOONS,
TEA. & TABLE, FORKS,
CAKE DISHES,• &c
WRITING PAPER,
TO SOLDIERS.
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f•
1 -, 17
CLI4_,V,
,-- :oif.
“. - .,..„:,Li. , LWELLSBOE,Q . :,,j),Ai4 LifJOIJKI. 15,180 p.
LINES OF 'TRAVEL:,
mum item:vim.
On and after Monday, July 0,186 G, trains kill leave
Corning at the following - • - 1 -• •
- Bomar.- -
7:05 a m Night Express, Mondays excepted, for Roci.•
ester, Duffel°, 'Salamanca, and Dunkirk, making di
-sect connection with titan; of the Atlantic A
.„Great
Woatern, Lake Shore,.and Grand.Trunkßaliwitys, for
all points West. - •
7.28 a. na,Lightning Express, Daily, for Rochester Bur
tale, Salamanca, Dunkirk and the Veit:
1023 a. 1.11., Mail Train,Sundays excepted; for Buffalo.
and Dunkirk. • '
5:05 p. m, Emigrant train,Daily,. for the, West.
6:45 p. m-11sy Express, Sundays excepted, for Roche...
ter, Buffalo, Salamanca and the West, connecting - nt'
Salamanca with the Atlantic'k G. W: Railway, 'and
at Buffalo with the Lake Shrre and Grand Trunk
Railways for points west and south.
12:23 a. in., Express Mail. Sundays - excepted. for Briffa...
10, Salamanca, and Dunkirk, connecting with trains .
for the West.
EASTWARD BOT/DE,
'3:44 Cincinnati ExOm. Mondays excepted, con-.
necting at Elmira for Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and
South; at Owego for Ithacd; :at -.Binghamton foi.Sy'.'
manse; at Great Bend for Scranton and Philadelphia; ..
at Lackawaxen for Hawley, and at Graycourt for
NewbErg and Warwick.
10:34 a. m., Day Express; Sundays excepted; connective •
at Great Bend for Scranton, Philadelphia, and south.
4:15 p.'m.; New Ttirk and Baltimdre Snadayye • Pk
eapted, connecting at Elmira for flarriOurgh, X`14147,
delphis, and South..
7:10 p. m., Lightning Express:Sundaye 'excepied.'
13:12 a. us., Night Express, Daily, connecting at Gray
court for Warwick.
12:251.'m; way Freight k Sundays excepted. _ -
WM. 11. , • RIDDLE, • !
Gong Pees. Agent. •-„ • Gen'l Supi.
Blosioburg & Corning, & "kioga R. R
.
Loave Corning.
Mall ...... . . ... .. 00 a 515 k
Accommodation,......s 50 pm! Aecopimodation,lo 15 a m'
'L. H. SUATTUCK, Snp't.
: • • Philadelphia & Erie U. ,It:,, '
Trains will arr. and depart atWilliam sport is folio*
Eastward . ; Westward
Erie Mail Train... 9 55 pin Erie Mail . Train-7 20 ani
E. ) Expreas - Trala..4 20 a m Erie Ea'ss Traln..9 00 prn
Elmira Mail Train 845 a in Elmira Mail Train 650 p m
. • it. L. TYLIR, (WWI Supt.
Elmira & Wil
sport R. -R .
Traing mill Arrive-and Depart from Troy u follows
.;Loving South. Moving North.
Express, 8:45 n Nil F.x.prese, 10;23 Plf
flail 5.5 S Att Mall, 9:30 P
ov Freight. 8.38 a - et Way Freight 4: r
Coal Train, ' - 9;18 A Y Coal Train....... ..... 4a5 P X
Tro), May 16, 1865. D. 3:STOVES, Sup't.
WHOLESALE DRUG STORE,
CORNING, N. Y.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES, PAINTS
AND OILS,
THADDEUS DAVIDS' INKS, CONCEN
TRATED :MEDICINES, CIN-
CINNATI WINES AND
BRANDY, IVHITE-
WASH LIME,
KEROSENE LAMPS, PATENT MEDI
CINES, PETROLEUM OIL,
ROCHESTER PER-
FIIMERY
AND FLAVORING EXTRACTS, WALI,;
PAPER ? WINDOW, GLASS,
AND DYE COLORS,
Sold at Wholesale Prices: Eeyers:are requested
to ealtiud get •quotation» before going further
East. •
W. D. TERBELL' &•CO
'Corning, N. Y., Tan. I;1866-ly
SATT,..`Yocrit GRErT,I34CKSI
AND C-A L L :0 .I,T EN. AT
Nast & Auerbach's
CHEAP . tA2I3. STPRE. •
-
BL S2Blatt.d.V.k.,' . :
Where you can alsray,k a ffod, the ; ,Inst, iiaorted
stock of -, • ! 1
pOMEST.h.). • & FANCY'. DRX GOOD'S,
Cl;fl'f H 3, NOTIONS , READY- '
MADE pj.,ortlM,Q;
ManUftetured under choir-own anporeieion.
Teo Gentle' furnishing -.swag, dv.i. -
- • In their merchant tailortng astaldishmen't they, defy
cotapetition; haling the beat tailors of ; lillaw,York city.
and an experienced cutter, Ur. S. P. Erwin. (feb21664
NEW $llllNt GIIOIISI
PRICEAS:,
Eli!
Great Inducements to the 'Public !
. • ,
'MOT hating a big stink Of OLD•VOODS t.
IN above off at auction ! lam `enabled to take
advantage or tho i pro&oct low prices, and am Tea
dy supplytbeiniblits 'with "a splendid tide! of
NEW SPRING DRY GOODS.; - LATEST
, • • . • : • _
Styles; purchased to accauunodare-this mar.
ker. •
" •- •
.• Particular attention is directed _to rhy
de
sirable stook of Ladies' DRESSY GOODS.
Allifte'cio; - Popline; Prints; Delaineik&e, &c.
Added, to
. NOII4 I aid Otregibi large
and splendid _Mock of_
q4OOV.RIF4S; cl - ,SHD ES: HAT S
✓ ✓
tutiou'Alin t. I loved, ,
• Peen liar''. to 4.1,e Pus; ,
Nry ' chattels' on a thousand bills, -
'• My ' hist !--
noilig—like a bung thatle sung, -
Going, going—gone!"
Ai d potjured, GoMotsaiteßlPelk.c. ,
Advisers of thV . " ) . ; 13 . ..ia.,„", •
I( Foe once, each wti as SiNerefe, 1 " ".)
When Cotton was their Kinir,)-
ilethil the eitted, barefahtroug; '
lain C , guing~-guue,:• ' •
It was in the spring of 1864 that the
ineidents which I am about to relate oc
curred. I was at that time postmaster
in Abe town of L . An unusually
warm spell of weather had carried away
much of the snow, left the roads very
muddy, and rendered the traveling very
bad. I thought of this as I closed the
shutters about nine o'clock, iu the eve
ning, and also remembered that, as it
was WeduesdaY, the stage from C
waS due at eight, but owing to the bad
going irwas not yet in. I therefore de
termined that I would ; as I had often
done helm e, lock the front door and the
door bet Ween die inner and the outer
rooms, and, letivin„..o - a light burning, go
to sleep, trusting the driver to wake me
by rattling the door.
,It seemed 'but a few moments, so
soundly. had I slept, ere I was awaken
ed by a pounding on the door. Wane-'
ing at the clock which stood opposite, I
dkcoverea howev;w that it was lo'clock
in the morning, and that I had been
nearly tour hours. As I hurrieli
toward the door, i put my hand into
my pocket for the key and found it was
empty. The two door keys and both
the keys of my safe, all of which I had
when I went to'sleep, were gone. Step
ping to the rear door, in the lock of
which 1 always kept the key, I also
foam i that locked and the key gone.—
Thi surprised me that for a few sec
onds I remained on the spot, utterly un
able to solve the mystery.
From this state I was aroused by re
newed pounding on the door. There
was but one available mode of exit from
my prison; and,that was through a side
window. Throwing up the sash I im
mediately sprang out and hurried round
to where I expected to find the.driver.
Mysteries seemed to have no end, for
instead of meeting the driver, I came
upon an excited crowd of about twenty.
My appearance' was the signal for all to
commence telling - me the cause of , their
excitement. Silence was however -tit
last obtained, and - then the Sheriff told
toe in at: few words as possible the state
of;ititain, , [ .
It seems tbatone of the physicians of
the town, Dr. Smith, was returning
*rcini a prolonged visit to a patient, and
when' abouta-mile•from town r heartkin
the road ahead of him a pistol shot:—
Horryiug , on, he found about half ; a
mile further on the stage for which I
was waiting, drawn up by the side of
the road, and in-the middle of the road
the body of a Man. Bringing his lan
terpEpearitim - 'ace, he foimd that iL was
the ttri•i4i,•and that lie_ swtz.t6 dead; hav
ing been shot through the head. He
foand the robes , ;'itc., of the team. tklii
tered 'around on Die ground,.as was ah,o
the mall bag, but - tie,' latter hall been
oalocii.ed, liptcht, open t and Die donten ts
were gone. He lifted the hodY lip and
placed i tin the stage, and was jnst start
', ing on for assistance; when hese* a, re
volver lying near by, which, from the
fact that one barrel had been discharged,
1 he decided was the weapon with which
the deed had been committed. t _Arrived
• in'toWn he aroused the Sheriff and a
few neighbors ;• and While some were
''dispatelied "with the Debtor . after the
body, the Sheriff and 'others had gone
to my house 'after the Finding I was
nut there, they dame to the office, and
just as I joined theni*the body arrived.
This was_ the substance Of .the facts
related to me. It seemed, strange that
the Sheriff. should have gone to my
house instead-of after the-body ;_ And I
' was about to express myself, when. he
stepped for Ward, , andlaying his hand'
upon my .shoulder, said -1 • . • •
' larrest' you, John Blanchard, for
the murder of Charles Si - faith, stage dri-.ter." _ ...
i If Jae had Itraek e,. I - shoiihrhot
have been' nact4e- iiur m Ptised.. -T. tried to
reastm, with hiM r but although very
eivi;' he was equally firm; , and the re-
I
sult was I spent the remainder of the
nix t) in the county; jail, which building
i l
, not; situated in ,L---,Altat being; the
I shire town.' The examination the next
i morning elicited the following curious
i facts-:
. ,When the Sheriff searched my person
he was stirpriSeil" to find - no keys, ;and
indeed;-.no wallet 'nor memorandum
book:— Sending to my assistant,,lie ob
tained the door.keys, but the safe,keys
1 could not, be found, 'and my clerk de
clared that I always carried tberawith
lue. • Upon entering they found that
:the letters were 'alt- gone, the money
' drawer empty, and a few stamps,•which
~i,the clerk informed them we always left
' out of the safe at nigbt; missing. And
-1 It ntraco,could be found . a. ttke safe keys.
Supposing that t had clispciSLid athem,
tin .ord4: that 'the , trace .or ray` . guilt,.
wktich it INAS' . talten:.tor granted 1 had
concealed in , theisafeinould not, be dis,
covered; -they brought a l iocksmithi and,
ii r. '-1
Original Vuttrg.
GP/0 G-GOING-GOD E. --
The drops—it sounds the fall
Of teen, not merchandize;
Who, living still: are buried, all, •
Peeper than be who dies: - •
Forgot will he their names
Going, going — g?! • •
The Prr7bient Sits ialdis easy, chair,.
Ills head ti9wed . qouli in gloom: „
Con,eience loads theiroubled "
With phardasies - 4 dooms; • s
" 417 Nowt' ho cries ;4 i Oh, rm,tindono !
Going. going—gone!
And many a wan, with lucre bought,. -
-Or gift of -tuons.-Fouattiduce„ .
Would sell his birthright, if he thought
flu couldn't TUB Ai• fete;
Deeeney, honer, awnheu , l, gene;
Going, going—gone.
Well,Deatt is ato, - .old imer,
Au d gathere iu.hi, wares '.
Without fitVor, fraud, or (car—
W1,4-‘er linicts,tho shitres . ;
hon,nter , doks the changet on
guitig--4cone-,
The Devil site in his eaq chair,'
Grinning Titan ear to ear; - • .
lie lios,a place refiervo4 down there
For
,
For tlo.ce who served Mtn tide!
And on Lis litAter moths , " well donut
" finning—coming—Come !"
glisttliantaus.
TORN DTLL
it.
MI
after much. labor forced the lock— This
labor only, served to show them that the
safe had been completely rifled, and the
sum of three thousand dollars, which
bad been in it the night before, was
gone.
:I found that :the • causes which led to
suspicions being fastened upon me were
the three following:
First, the revolver with which the
deed was committed had upon the . butt
a'silver plate, on which was engraved
my naive. The clerk took oath that the
weapon-was mine, and that I always
kept it in the office. When they pro
duced it r could not doubt for a moment
that it did belong to me. SeCond, that
the bag-was unlocked and not cut open,
allowing that it must have been done by
some one having in his posseasion a U.
,States mail key. Third, that T had not
been at borne during the evening, and
that when - summoned at the post office
"flidelayed.so long in, making my appear-
Anee.!
To combat these . facts; I argued that
- the state' el the office PrOvedconclusive4'
ly that it had been robbed ; and that
without doubt the -keys and revolver
had been. tak eu at that time. Also, that
no trace of any of the gfoleii 'articles
was - foUnd about Ine,"my - -house; or my
office; and that further,-if I had desired
to rob the mail, I might have waited
until .it .had arrived at the office, and
thus saved myself the crime of' murder.
Against the third" statement, I told the
reason of my remaining in the office so
'WC, and brought forward- witnesses to
prove that I often did so on Wednesday
evenings, in order that the mail might
be delayed as little as possible. Fur
ther, that the reason of my remaining
so long in the office was that I could not
open the door, and brought forward the
fact that the keys were missing, to sus
tain my declaration.
Although these arguments were by
no means fully satisfactory to those Who
took the ground that I was guilty, still
they were so far that I was released on
bail of five thousand dollars, which I
- readily obtained. By consent of the
Post Office Department, I turned the af
fairs of the office over to my assistant.
I was thus left free to 'pursue every
means to prove my innocence, which I
felt could only be done by discovering
the guilty party.
I accordingly placed the best detect
ives at work, with orders to communi
cate to me the first suspicion that they
entertained, for I found that it was any
thing but comfortable to be looked upon
as a murderer, althocigh I knew that I
was innocent.
Thus three weeks passed without any
thing of interest occurring, and at the
end of that time I could endure the sus
pense no longer. Therefore I wrote to
an old friend of mine. who was then on
the detective force of 1' , to come
to L , and together we set about
the search.
A week passed:without bringing more
to light, and causing us to despond, for
we feared the murderer had so covered
his track it would be impossible to dis
cover him. We had been at work two
days in the city of U. and being
about to leave, I entered the hotel office
to settle. - Having no - m=111)111s, there
was considerable change handed back,
and among it a ten dollar - bill, which
bad been torn in two. As I turned it
careleSsly over, I found that the parts
had lieen fastened together with the
margin of a couple of postage stamps,
which had printed upon it, "No. 15—
Plate," but the " No." and " Plate" had
been crossed out, and substituted in their
place was "Mar." and "1564," making
it read " Mar. 15-16A", - which was the
day before the robbery "and murder
This may seem allcommon enough, but
to me it was a. ray of li 7 ght and hope ;
for the change was in my own hand
writing. I also remembered perfectly
well making the • change ; alSo, that I
had "plai - ..ed my initials om the under
side, and that the-bill Must' have been
in•the safe at the rime of th robbery.
Calling My friend, we went into a side
room, and there carefully removed the
paper. On" the other: side we discovered,
as I had expected, the letters " J. 8.,"
much blurred fitan wetting, but still
legible. My friend agreed with me that
it was a,yery'important discovery, and
in order to press it forward we called in
the landlord and questioned him.
He remembered having received the
bill that morning, and had rattle? ques
tioned taking it on account of the fare.
On being asked to describe the man, he
' "As near as I recollect, he was about '
five-feet-ten inches-in height, and quite 4 , Dear Friend C'obb :—Yeare. ago, when
stout in proportion. He was dressed en- we were younger and had seen less of
,tirely iii black. The only pebuliiirina.rk the inside workings of things, politi
that I noticed, was a deep scar running : Wally,the writer hereof, with your kind
aerass his face, and•his left eye was gone , pert n isAion , occasionally scribbled a few
tines for the Agitator. We were then
-the place beinkisupplied . by a piece of ,
black sillt,_which lie showed very plain- trying to prevent the spread of slaVery
ty.when lie winked," - into tree territory. _Since then how ma
, I think 1 must have started very per- BY changes! The most terrific and san
ceptibly when I heard this description, gui nary war the world has ever seen has
6)l4)'recognized the man i immediately swept,' for four long years, over this once
•as a-runner for the firm of Bagley ik,Na- happy land, in. which millions of treas
.son, of Boston, who had been in our .ore and hundreds of thousands of brave
town for,about a week previous to the lives have been sacrificed, and weeping
murder, and had lefethe same morning. and mourning has been brought home
His 'own name was-James Burnham. to nearly every fireside in the land.-
- As wecould -learn nothing more from And though the march of armed men
the landlord,.save that he ordered the . has ceased, and we are no more startled
hackman to drive to the Boston depot, by the clang of arms—though armed
we dismissed him and held a - consulta- rebellion has been crushed out, and our
, tion. We both agreed that it was best brave boys have returned home, after
to go immediately -to Boston, see Bag- ' having driven a bitter and relentless
-ley, it Nasoia, and, if possible, learn of foe to the wall and secured the end for
BurnhanVs whereabouts. Carrying out
which the war was prosecuted—yet not
this plan, we learned from the firm the . withstanding all these, we to-day stand
following facts: upon as dangerous ground as we did
James Burnham was-a-good, reliable when traitor hands fired the first ball
. upon Fort Sumter. And it is for the
business man. He had been in their
employment, for, about fifteen years, an d people to decide whether Southern reb
els are to obtain, through the perfidy of
they were willing to trust' him with any
amount of their funds. He was now in our rulers, what they had not the power
VermOut, where he had been since leas-- to upon the battle field.
ing.j.,-4----, and had not, to their cer- A bold, open, undisguised foe is pref
tain knowledge, been at G . - erable to a cowardly assassin, who would
, This rather perplexed us; but at last stab his opponent in the back, 'adj. - AE.lle
We determined that, he must have de- perchance would be deceiving him by
ceived his employers; and although we sugar-coated words. The people have
did not think that we had sufficient such'an enemy now to meet. The SER
cause to arrest him, still we determined PENT that has been warmed into life by
to track him. Forth's purpose we went loyal hearts, is now preparing to poison ,
to Vermont, and fell in with him at the life of the republic. And it is use-
Montpelier. For a week we observed less to disguise the fact longer; Andrew
his every motion, but at the end of that Johnson, who has been placed in the
time had discovered nothing, save that place he now disgraces by Union votes,
he would stay in town about one week has hopelessly and without cause gone
longer. Feeling that my friend was over to Copperheads and rebels ; men
fully capable of watching him alone, I who would have paid liberally for his
had determined to go to Boston to see if head three years ago, when he bore the
I could learn anything new ; and accor- semblance of loyalty. But Ido not de
clingly: on the 'morning of the 21st of sire here to discuss his infidelity or the
April left, having first arranged a sys- . issues that separate him from the bulk
tem of cypher, by which we could com- of the people who.elevated him to pow
munimtewith each other if occasion re- er. It is enough to know that the pat
quired. , ronage hf the country will be wielded
Early on the morning of, the 22d I for tliebenefitof our enemies. And the
was standing on--the steps of the sooner we realize this fact the - better.—
.hotel, when a-paper dropped at,my feet, And I trust our people realize another
apparently, from one of the upper win- fact; that the ino-41 . important election
dews. Btooping down I, picked it up, this country has ever seen, is . close upon
, but discovered that it wits but an empty us. The present Congress h as so far,
=I
envelope, and was about to dropit again,
when the name upon it caught my eye.
It was that of, a leading merchant of
L . Looking up at the window, I
saw to my surprise the face of James
Burnham. and that he turned deadly
pale when he saw me. Feeling certain
now that he knew my errand, I saw
that it would be safe to let him escape
no longer. I immediately determined
on having him arrested at all hazards.
Hurriedly writing a dispatch, which to
the operator would read. " Jelin me iu
Portland to-morrow. Immediately upon
the receipt of this you may close the
bargain Which I spoke to you about yes
terday ;" but to my friend, " Jas. Burn
ham is in Boston. Why are you not?
I have a clue. Shall arrest- him imme
diately." •I sent it to the telegraph of
fiee, and then hurried to the police sta
tion.
Here I told my story iu as few words
as possible, and in fifteen minutes more
was at the door of the room ft:om which
the envelope had come. A - noise as of
some' one moving rapidly about told us
that the occupant was still there.
The door of the room Was not fasten
ed, but as the officers approached Burn
ham sprang forward to fasten it • but
they were too quick for him, and had.
entered before he could 'get it done. As
we went in he stepped back, and in no
gentle tones demanded the cause of the
intrusion. In answer to him, one of
the officers said :
"1 arrest you, James Burnham, for
the murder of Charles Smith and the
robbery of the pOst office at L , on
the night of the 16th of March last."
The effect was instantaneous. He
turned deadly pale, and sank into a
chair near by, but after a moment rous
ed himself and said : •
"You have mistaken your man. My
name is not James Burnham, but Wm.
Chase."
\Ve considered this however as but an,
attempt to bully us, and he was accord- .
ingly led away. The search which fol
lowed brought to light considerable mo
ney in bills, and a number of checks,
many of them payable to certain mer
chants in L , and some of them
from citizens or L , payable to per
sons living in Boston.
I immediately telegraphed the partic
ulars of the arrest to my friend, and he
joined me the next morning; but stran
gest of all, James Burnham came with
him, and I then saw that it was a-mis
taken identity. But it was not to be
wondered at, for I think I never saw
two men that looked more alike. We
also telegraphed to the landlord at
, and learned a thing we had
neglected before, namely, that the man
who had passed the torn bill went by
the name of \I. illiam Chase.
Little more remains to be told. The
man finding that there was no hope for
him, made confession soon after his ar
rest. From this it appeared that he was
a notorious criminal, who, - after some
bold deed, had been lying for a time in
the country, and that while there acci
dentally hearing that some valuable
mail matter would arrive in the mail
from c , had determined on a little
protCssional business:, and had accord
ingly come There he saw
ute leceive a laruo payment of money
on the 14th of March, and had that eve
ning, after I shut up, entered the Office,
and removing file keys from my pocket,
and getting possession of the revolver,
robbed me as described, and made oft
with the booty; still retaining the keys,
which we found in his possession.—
From the office he had gone up the road,
met the stage, and finding that he could
not accomplish his purpose without
committing the murder, and then open
ing the bag, had just time to secrete
himself, when the doctor came along.
By a wide circuit he came back to Bos
ton, and arrived there by another train
ou the same evening that I did. When
I picked up the envelope he recognized
me, and made up his mind that ho had
better leave, and was preparing to when
arrested.
• A few more days saw me back to L
, my innocence fully established,
but I could not be prevailed upon again
to assume the duties of postmaster, and
any former assistant was uppointed.. 7 —
As for William Chase,.he was executed
the following July.
6autspauMite.
LET US EtE UNITED.
JOBBING DEPARTMENT,
Th. Proprietors have stocked the establishment with
a large assortment of modern styles
and are prepared to execute neatly, and promptly
POSTER'S,HANDBILLS,CIRMASS, CARDS, BILL
READS, LETTER HEADS, STATEMENTS,
TOWNSHIP ORDERS, ,tie., &c.
Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, and a. flail assortment of
Constables' and Justices' Blanks, constantly on band.
People living at a distance can depend on/saving tbeir
work done promptly, and sent back in return mail.
.wryOmcz—Roy's block, Second loor.
MOM
No: a 3-.
saved the country. Could "My Poli
cy" have had his way, both Houses of
Congress would ere this havebeen filled
with rebels, fresh from high positions
in the rebel armies or rebel councils.—
And the elections that are just upon us
will decide whether we will surrender
everything, now that the conflict is
over, to" rebels with patriot blood yet
dripping from their fingers, or whether,
in the language of Andrew Johnson be
fore his brain was turned, "TREASON
shall be made odious and traitors be
punished" and " rebels take a back seat
in the work of reconstruction."
This Congressional district is one of
five in this State that has been mapped
out by Johnson Copperheads, in which
they expect to scatter, with no sparing
hand, the patronage and plunder of the
Administration ; thus hoping to accom
plish by bribery and corruption that
which they cannot hope to obtain by
open, manly argument.
This being the case, there never was
a time when the country's good more
imperatively demanded that LOCAL
FEELING and PERSONAL and SELFISH
considerations should be laid aside, and
ALL strike hands, earnestly and reso
lutely, in a common cause for a common
country. We all understand the feel
ing engendered by local political con
flicts, and that, too often, the public
good is sacrificed forprivate ends. Men
have not yet ceased to bel selfish; and
Andrew Johnson is evidence of the fact
that men can now be found who would
be more than willing to perpetuate
power by the death of the Republic.—
May we not hope that in this county,
which has ever been above suspicion
upon the side of freedom, and whose
people, politically, are as pure as the air
of their native hills, candidates may be
forgotten,
their pretended claims ig
nored, and once more our whole people,
forgetting personal quarrels—letting - the
-dead past bury its dead—join hands in
an honest: effOrt to swell the vote of Gen.
Geary, and the election of a member of
Congress who will truly represent us.—
If we are united, the result cannot Wien
be doubtful. Our enemies only hope to
succeed by our divisions, which they
will neglect no opportunity to magnify.
Let us not be further deceived. Let us
begin in season. Let us begin in earn
tst. Let every man labor as though the
success of the cause depended upon his
individual efforts. Let us but do this,
and it will not only go far towards plac
ing our republican institutions upon a
firm and enduring basis, but will teach
Andrew Johnson and all future would
be usurpers that the Patronage and
power of the Grovernthent are i:iowerless
to corrupt a free and independent peo
ple. FRANK.
August 10, ISO 6. - •
The following is the bill to equalize
the bounties of soldiers and sailors who
served in the late war against the slave
holders' rebellion, as it finally passed
both Houses of Congress:
SECT. 1. That to each and every sol
diel' who enlisted into the army of the
United States after the 19th of April,
1861, for a period of not less than three
years, and having served his term of
enlistment has been honorably dis
charged, and who has received, or is en
titled to receive, from the United States,
under existing laws, a bounty of one
hundred dollars, and no more; and ally
such soldier enlisted far not less than
three years, who has been honorably
discharged oil account of wounds re
ceived in the line of duty, and the wid
ow, minor children, or, parents, in the
order named, of any such soldier who
died in the serviceof the United States,
or of disease or wounds contracted while
in the service and in the line of duty,
shall be paid the additional bounty of
one hundred dollars hereby authorized.
SECT. 2. That to each and every sol
dier whonlisted into the army of the
United rtes after the 19th of April,
f
1861, during the rebellion, for a period
of not less than two years, and who is
not included in the - foregoing section,
and has been honorably discharged
therefrom l after serving two years, and
who has received or is entitled to receive
from the United States, under existing
laws, a bounty of fifty dollars and no
more; and any soldier enlisted for less
than two years, who . has been honora
bly discharged on account of wounds
received in the line of duty, and the
widow, minor children, or parents, in
the order named, of any such soldier
who died In the service of the U. States,
or of disease or wounds contracted
while in the service of the U. States,
and in the line of duty, shall be paid
the additional bounty of fifty dollars
hereby authorized : Provided, That any
soldier who has bartered, sold, assigned,
transferred, loaned, exchanged, or giv
en away his final diScharge papers, or
any interest in the bounty provided by
this or any other act of Congress, shall
not be entitled to receive any additional
bounty whatever; and when applica
tion is made by any soldier for said
bounty, he shall be required, under the
pains and penalties of perjury, to make
oath or affirmation of his identity, and
that he has not so bartered, sold, as
signed, transferred, exchanged, loaned,
or,given away either his discharge pa
pers or any interest in any bounty as
aforesaid; and no claim for such bounty
shall be entertained by the Paymaster
General or other accounting or disburs
ing officer, except upon receipt of the
claimant's discharge papers, accompa
nied by the statement under oath, as by
this section provided.
SEC'r. 3. That in the payment of the
additional bounty herein provided for,
it shall be the duty of the Paymaster
General, under such rules and regula
tions as may be prescribed by the Sec
retary of War, to cause to be examined
the accounts of each and every soldier
who makes application therefor, and if
found entitled thereto, pay such boun
ties. __
SECT. 4. That in the reception, exam
ination, settlement, and payment of
claims for said additional bounty due
the widows or heirs of deceased soldiers,
the accounting officers of the Treasury
shall be governed by restrictions pre
scribed for the Paymaster General by
the -Secretary of War, and the payment
shall be made in like manner, under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
JuVENTILE TREOLOGY.—A friend of
ours had a little two-year-old whom he
endeavored to impress with a sense xi'
Christian piety. Telling him one day
plied, that if he were-a good boy " God - ould
make him a tittle Christian," the :. . of
the little fellow twinkled as he r plied,
" then I. can draw him around , 'my
little wagon, can't I, Pa?" 11
JOB AND CARD TYPE
Axp FAST PRESSES,
BquaLzation of Bounties