1,1 istelittants, A SOUTHERN PRISON Florence, blitz, short time since agar rison post, has been abandoned by the United States forces, but- will ever be memorable as the famous, or rather in famous South Carolina prison pen, core responding to Andersonville, Georgia. The country is fiat, and Florence „itself is only drained of stagnant water by nu merous deep trenches, cut liberally in every direction. About a mile or so from the town, and on the edge of _a swamp; lies the National Cemetery, an oblong, four sided enclosure,containing about four acres. When left' by the rebels it was uninclosed, but has since been surrounded, I think, by direction of the Quartermaster of Charleston, by a substantial hoard fence, five feet high, with a cap, and all well whitewashed. The cemetery contains two thousand. three hundred and seventy-eight graves, being the bulk of our unfortunate dead from the prison pen, which is one-fourth of a mile away. It seemed incredible to an eye witness how they managed to bury so large a number in so small a place ; but it was done by digging large pits, in which ) the bodies were laid side by side, and then the hole was filled Up. I believe they thought the "sacred soil" of :13outh Carolina too valuable to' be• lavished on Yankees, yet in this regidtc one would suppose it could hardly be given away. The interments were usually made by the prisoners, who often managed to secure headboards of some sort, though same of ,them are very. pitiable.. being no more than common stakes or shin gles, with here and there a piece of a cracker box, when they were so fortu nate as to secure,one. These headboards had numbers, just discernible, cut by a knife, and I suppose done by one per:: son, as they all looked very similar. I counted ten graves however with no headboards, and in the center of these was an upright board, with Vie sad in scription: " Buried here are ten un known federal prisoners." These numbers, together with the in scriptions above referred to, led me to believe that records of the same had been kept, probably by one of the offi cers in charge of the pen ; but if so, they have yet failed to appear, doubtless through fear of prosecution a /a Capt. Wirz. I understand however that some action has been taken by the Govern ment to bring these records to light.— Workmen are now engaged in replacing mongrel headboards, by erecting new ones in their stead. These are painted white and numbered to correspond with those removed. Three hundred yards away is still an other enclosure, though smaller, con taining some 400 graves, similar in re spect to those above referred to, thus making in all nearly 3,000 graves of our, as yet, "unknown dead." We believe there are 415 graves at Andersonville marked with this sad inscription ; but you will remark how infinitely more sad are the 3,000 graves of these un known martyrs, not one of whom; as yet, can be identified. We now come to the prison pen, the cause, in all probability, of the majority of these burial places. It is a quarter of a mile away, and consists of about twenty acres, of oblong shape, and a little 'more than half as wide ns it is long, divided into two parts by a small stream, with marshy, muddy banks.— Your readers may imagine the pestilen tial diseases produced, when I say truly that from eight to ten thousand, and at one time as many as fifteen thousand of our poor soldiers were crowded on both sides, and, one would suppose, into it. The place was enclosed by a stock ade twenty feet high, and about twenty feet away runs the cruel " dead line," much of it still remaining. This was a thin board, raised some two feet from the ground. to cross which was. death. There is not a tree or bush inside here, and it seemed as if rebel malignity worked hard to make thewplace as unen durable as possible. Even the stream running through the enclosure, from wbichour poor prison ers got all their water, was first polluted by them, they being encamped above, though good water was to be bountifully had but a short distance away. Here was an abundance of pine trees, which can be had here now-for the asking, but were cruelly denied our men, though urgent request was often made. With this small favor onr prisoners could have constructed decent cabins in less than a fortnight, but, as I said before, every effort was made to render their position as uncomfortable as .possible ; and to screen themselves from the burn ing heat of the sun in summer and the chilly blasts of winter, our poor fellows were , compelled to dig in the ground like moles, and I wonder that even this petty privilege, if thus it can be called, was allowed them. To give these fiends a little credit, I mention a sort of-hut or cabin, construc ted of pine, in the north end of this en closure, for hospital purposes; also a few huts, made with poles,c., covered with turf; but these had cellars dug be neath them. Calling even this tolera ble, it is the common testimony of the people here that they were half starved and in rags; in summer sweltering and roasting, and in winter shivering over a few sorry embers, when the almost unlimited forest was around them. Had there been no woods here, there might have been some excuse ; but this sec tion abounds with pine, even within a hundred yards of the pen, and every body is welcome to cut all he pleases. From these 8,000 to 15,000 prisonerS thrust into this living hell, to roast, to freeze, to starve s to die, came the 2,378 martyrs for the Union, whose burial places I have attempted to describe.— This was the "chivalrous" South Caro lina, the pride of the Confederacy, and in the 19th century I can only won der why these worse than demons have not been arrested ere this, and compelled to suffer for such enormous outrages, perpetrated on our poor, Unfortunate soldiers. A traveler „passing through our town asked our livery stable man how Much corn was usually raised in this part of the country. He told him there was generailly raised from fifteen to twenty bushels to the acre, and each stalk had nine ears on it, and was twelve or fif teen feet high. " That is nothing to our corn," says the traveler, "np in Illinois, where I come from; we always bad nine ears to each stalk, and a peck of shelled corn hanging to each tassel, and we never could raise any corn field beans with it , ' "Why?" "Because the corn grew so fast it al ways pulled the beans up." IttORAL Boys.—Look out for, your boys, fathers-and mothers, when night comes an. There is nothing more ruin ous to their morals than running about at that time. Under cover of darkness they acquire their education in crime ; they learn to be rowdyish, if not abso lutely vicious; they catch up loose talk, they hear wicked expressions, they see obscene things—they become reeklm and vicious. If you would save Ahem from vulgarity, save them from vice, save them from prison„.see to it 'that night finds them at home. - Parente are sooonntable for their bad morals. ENE J=.4a , iI7 , 4I:I6;;NAISe.;,L;ALL: 4V. At. :LS to e '0,411, di! THE' PUCE to "BOrOIUGS: e P. %I:~, .~~ ... 3~.:, deals in 1 PURE 11111101 , 4111 Ir, ONES. oll'Emtaik • 74:ZVP200 011111a5Cog, • MAIN STREET, WELLSBORO; PA •'. pint door belOw Jerome Sm~t(h]' '~ ,1 1 00'XT-sT-AIAIKISIV i -- .s. is the place to buy 3L i FAMILY MEDICINES, DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, PERFUMES, TOILET SOAP, YANKEE NOTIONS, FANCY ARTICLES, PURE WINES lc LIQUORS, .to., &c. ME y WANT it distinctly understood that I will I sell every thing in my line cheaper than can be bought at any other establishment in Tioga County. I am selling best: turkey Opiam;at it'per oz., Morphine $1,25 per bottle, Jayne's Alterative and Expectorant at $1 per bottle, or 8 bottles for $5, Ayers Sarsaparilla and Pectoral at $1 per bottle, or 8 bottles for $5. IM Constitution Water Constitution Life Syrup 1,15 ~ ,0 &oven Blood ,Ic Liver Syrup 1,00 " , " Wm. Hall's Balsam ' 1,00 II ,t, . it Marchies Catholioon, - 1,75 ...`` " Davis Dapurative ' '' 115 " " And everything else in. proportion. I get my medicines from the manufactory, and will war. rant them genuine. My stock of PAINiTS, Oils and Varnishes, are complete and aro selling at greatly reduced prices. All who have painting to do will dud it to their interest in, pall %tiny itpre before buying elsewhere. I ism' selling - beit Idrpentine Varnish from $3,50 to $6 per gallon. VARNISH it, PAINT BRUSHES, all sorts acid &Oh from 11 opta to $2 each. WHITE LEAD AND siiNC;---- from 10 to 18 cents per pound. Also, LINSEED OIL , BOILED• AND RAW, very °heap WINES, GIN AND BRANDY, nice for medical use, which will be sold at the lowest cash price. I lave also a large stook of ' TUBE PAINTS AND BRUSHES, for Oil Painting, Windt; will be sold fora well advance. Also, DYE STUFFS, of all kinds. Hone and Steven's family Dra Cotoas. I also keep ~ ALLSPICE, PEPPER, CINNAMON, S'ARCH, SOAP, SODA, CREAM TARTAR, GINGER, CO_' STARCH, ESSENCE COFFEE, FLA.VOiIING EXTRACTS, &C. &C. &C ' • • Moo a larg6 4took of t FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, WHITE WASH LIME, and in feet every thing ever kept ins Drag Store ,7, : I Persons wanting anything in my line, will W. money by calling at my store, No. 8 llmost BLOCS. Wsucaotto, ?•-• P. B. wzriume. Wallaborongb, April 11.1886. Inn T. L 'BALD WIN * ohe r tizaerii anti frlduds, that having entirsly sold out their old stock of At Aaotiaa. They have replaced . new and well seleetad lot_of . DRESS dOobs, DeLAINES, ONALLIES, PRINTS, BLEACHED• 1141) BRoWNIvIeSUNS., READY - MADE MOTOR% • • : I • : .: • . . • COATS, HATS AND CAPS, LADIES' 4,0414 TRIMMED AND PLAIN, CARPET WARP, • BOQTS 4,2110§, ; WALL AND WINDOW PAPER, & TINWHE. Our stock of GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS is large and complete; and we would most re spectfully call your attention to QUALITY AND PRICE. 1 FLOI4t, SALT ,ANA NAILS, we keep on hand at all times and will be sold at prices to defy competition. YOUR BrATER, CHEESE, EGGS, Is as good as the CASH to us at their market T. L. BALDWIN & CO TIOGA, Marla, 1866--ly Card, Staples & Son, ARE PREPARED TO • SELL AS CHEAP as any dealers in the county, a general as sortment of . , DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, READY-MADE CLOTHING., HATS, CAPS, BOOTS A SHOES, FUR RIBBING GOODS, EARTHERN, STONE, AND GLASS WARE, . in short, everything usually kept in a country store, all of which will be sold as low as else where, tir READY PAY ONLY ! „.. . No trouble to Show Goods. CALL AND SATISFY YOURSELVES. S'TAMIL'S do CO., grateful to old patrons for past favors, hope for a continusgoe of the same. Hiving formed 'a' copartnership with G. P. CARD,.they feel confident that they can do better Guth ever before,• as the new firm will have a larger assortment. CO,III,PFNITION DEFIED,! CARD, STAPLES A SON. Keeneyviiie, Fab. 21, .11366.—1 y. $1 per bottle 1866.; NOR SALE. 1866. • BY • B. C. WIOILIUM, . A T 418 NURSERY OF FRUIT AND OR NAMENTAL TREES, IN TIOGA 60000 Apple - Trees. 10,000 Pear Trees. A good supply of PLUM, PEACH, CHERRY, and ORNAMENTAL TREES 16 SHRUBBERY. The Pratt trees are composed of the choicest varieties, good, healthy, some of them large and in bearing. Any one wishing to get a supply will do well to call and see my stock before pur chasing elsewhere. Olt' Delivered at - the depot free of charge. Tioga, Feb. 28, 1880-71y* Staves & Tin Ware FOR THE MILLION. Atom. BQBE_RTS f t KELSEY OPPOSITE ROY'S BUILDING}, Are now prepared to furnish the pnblio with anything in their line of business, in• quantity as large, in quality as good, and as cheap iL`. • prioe as any dealers in Northern Pennsylvania. • • They pay particular attention to the STOVE AND TIN WARE BUSINESS, • and intend to keeps fall assortment of eserithkl in•that line. TIN WARE. MADE TO ORDER, promptly, and warrants 4 to give satisfaction. . _ fomented in the beet scanner and with dispatch Wollaborcnsigh, March Z,lBBB. ffil=ll! EWEMNI TIOGA, N 1 A DRY GOODS FJk.44OIr:VAEISIBI4RF , S, - :GRAIN, : 4t0., &a., . , t IpPAIRING CALL AND SEE US. ROBERTS & KELSEY. - • K,Nowlsri"rilo - u NH CLOTHING STORE. IN WELLSBOROII,GH? ERIE A NEW STOItE OF THE BEST RfAiif= ItAt titaitiNG RATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, TRAVELING BAGS, UMBRELLAS, and a floe assortment of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS hu lately bean opened. The talk is, that at said store Goode are selling TWENTY-ME PER CENT. CHEAPER -than at any other store in the country IT WII,L PAY everybody to go there and examine the assort ASHEM, AT MS NEW CLOTHING STORE under the Agitator Printing Office Next door to Roy'a Drug Store 17ellsboro, Juno, 13, 1868. Thomas ,Harden, • WOULD reapeatfully Inform the inhabitant.. of Tioge °minty, 'that he ie now receiving ;great additions to his stock of Merchandise which he offers at a emelladvanee from cost. His stock consists in part of SHAWLS, OLOAKS, DRESS GOODS, of various styles and colors, BROAD CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, LADIES' CLOTHS, TWEEDS, SATTINETTS, KENTUCKY JEANS, - . Amities, for, men Prid,boYe wear. TABLE LINENS, NAPKINS, TOWELLING, TABLE SPREADS. CARPETINGS AND OIL CLOTHS, RIBBONS, BLONES, HOSIERY, VEILS AND NOTIONS. Amongst the Domestic Goods will be found a great variety of Brown Muslims, at prices from is to 2s . per,yard. Bleached Shootings and Shirt ings,:Denimie and Tickingi at various prices: Also a great variety of READY MADE CLOTHING. Please call and : see for yourselves. Jllll6 12, 1866. , THOS. HARDEN. -rum FIRE I r FIRE Ii t— . The undersigned begs leave to announce to the people of Tiega County that be has estab lished an agency in Wellaboro, for the well known HOME . INSURANCE COMPANY, of Now York That he is prepared to insure all kinds of prop erty upon as reasonable terms as can be bad in any other responsible Companies, AND ISSUE POLICIES without sending the application to the General OPice. This is one of the richest Companies In the United State., having a Cash Capital of $2,000,000, besides the Assets which on theist of January, 1865, amounted to - $3,765,503 42 77,901 52 Its Meets are °HAS. 3. MARTIN President, A. $ WILWORTII The President, JOH* McGEE Secretary, J. If. WABUBORN Assistant Seey. Thli Company has taken out A STATE LICENSE, and.monthly pays the per centage charged upon its Receipts which is made necessary by the laws of Pennsylvania, in order to make its poli cies valid and binding upon the Company. All policies issued by Companies which have not taken out a State license are declared null and void, and the parties are liable to a heavy penal ty for so insuring. .See Pardon's Digest, page 853, See. 21, 22, 28. Weliaboro, Aug. 28, 'B6. W. 11. SMITE C . N. HAMMOND'S NURSERY.- Middlebury, 'Volga Co., Pa., Situated on the Plunk Road, 4 miles from Tioga We are prepared to furnish 100,000 Breit Trees at the following prices: Appletrees—large site, 25 cents at the Nursery; 30 cents delivered. Common size, 20 cents at the Nursery, 25 cents delivered. Pear Trees, 50 eta. Summate Armus.—Burnham Harvest, Early Harvest, Ohenango Strawberry, Washington Strawberry, Red Astrachan, Summer Bellflower, Summer Queen, Summer King, Sweat Bow, Sour Bow. Fetb APPLEs.—Famanse, Gravenstein, Rambo, Ribston Pippin, Fall Pippin, Republican Pippin, Hawley or Donee, Maiden's Blush, Large Wine, Ladies' Sweating, Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet. WINTER APPLES.—Baldwin, Bailey Sweet, Black .Gillflower, Blue Pearwain, American Gol den Russet, Roxbury Rtitiet,Rhode Island Green ing, Esopus Spitzenburg, Swear, Sweet Gillflower, Sugar Sweet, Honey Greening, Honey Sweet, Pound Sweet, Pound Sour, Peck's Pleasant, Tall man Sweet, Tompkins Co. Xing, Wagner. PE4R9.—Bartlett, English Jargonelle, Bleaker's Meadow, Bella Lucrative, Louisa BONN D Jersey, Seckel, Beurre D'Amalis, Golden Beurre,Flemish Beauty, °lout Moroeau, Lawrence. Also—Siberian Crab, Quinces, and Grape roots -..-several varieties. C. & N. HAMMOND. Middlebury, TiOgil do., Pa., Jan. I, 1868—ly ANNOJNCEMENT: E have-reduced the price of Flour $1 per barrel, Feed and meal 50 cents per ovt, and shall sell, FOR CASH ONLY, O. J. HILL FLOUR, WRIGHT