THE WAR ON THE MISSISSIPPI
News from Port Hudson
Memphis, Feb. 15.—Advices from below
state that the Rebels at Port Hudson are corn
ti)funieating with the Gulf by way of Ateha.
falaYa river. The Queen of, the West, as soon
is she is' repaired, will interrupt that move
ki• •
went.
One million bales of cotton are below Hele
na, awaiting. General Grant's-permission to ship
CM
"""G"eneral - Sherman is waging a ridiculous
erusada agaidet the press, but it will prove
tgeless.
4 1 0iiro, Feb."l7.-:—A party of guerrillas fired
inn the.tain• Dick': Fulton, at Cypress Bend,
A tilled.severil of her crew. She was toW:
ing.Coal,oand would have been captured, but
Wall saved by the guif-boat Rattler.
Ant)thefGhn-hoat Passes the Batteiies
at Vidkabuig.
Chicago, sipecial despatch" from
Keitiphis; dated"liateeday, 'say that the 'new
liforiitor gin-bciatlnditinolit , ran 'the blockade
at Vicliaburg Friday'night:' `
t 2 :Id Spite atf th recautidus faker!, the'Rebels
, diseoliefed tie Ilidiattoia; and the various•bat
tales viti4 with , eadif oiher- in their offOrts to
tilts° sink Cgttailloat, She, hoWever, passed down
.° • • • .
INIIII6 :Indian4lcestries two big gvns iu a tar
let,. ;ins is new,'lneasures four hundred and
forty-two tons, and was built at •Cineinuati.
pefii ion to' .Yazoo Pass...4.irairs at
a;i Vicksburg.
1 4 Amu Olds, Feb. 14, 4ia Cairo, Feb: 16.—The
Bulletin has advices from Yazoti Pas's to Wed
nesday., The steamer Moderator and a gun
boat went.up' the 'bayou and:found 'the enemy
on the banks, who fired upon the Moderator,
eittidg' of - on man's ear: \Ve k led sir of - the
enemy; and found iaurnber of-negroes in a
StFiving condition and broiighi• them away.—
They tivelnow at.;3teraphis. The .gun:boat re
unified at - the bayou: ' 'lekuother feree is' said to
Betittgeged otatingothrough' a. canal and Com ,
pletiriginavig,ation .up Yazoo. Pasa.
.t.,011M: Bulletin has newt *eta Vicksburg .td
3forrday. , h ;sick eza "Of thet roOpe was', coo=
falai prinelpalipto thoe of the former expedil
ffiou the Yazoo. The general'health is much
fin:proving? and :affairs wearing a letter aspect:
The transports arg still' at YoUng's Point work
ing;oni the canal, Which-is , progressing slowly.
Itisiunderstood that ane'th6' will 'be cut frOte
halie : PrOvidenee via•Nnsas and Red rivers, to
tire - Mississippi river. '
guerrillas near Wolf bridge: yesterday
tore up • the railrbad iraek, 4 and . btifi - aed• some
ebteon
dun-boitt Refitted for the United
Service, &c.,
.The'Rebelt gun-boat! General Price is under
going,repaiis :here. .She Ilad steam up to-day
farilthe:first.lline; since she was 'captured: at
Memphis: will isoon be cotu Plated; and it
itpto.:l3l one °fifth° fibestiboatstin thwservioe..;
IST be: :re ilroap Vont*, Od u`to bbakci , J4`e k see is'.
deafly finishe'd..;.,Passengeis..tiowiriave to walk.
only about one mile ::around in' .an nufinishett
Bap 7 •
!Colonel. Sippers Miners . ' left
Metriphiwfor - Vicksburg On the d2th. ,
,nLast-Wedriesday, A-the:ram Fulton; witlrai
bargeloadt. of coal'i was , irrocceding .. tp Vieks
bilrg,Aber was: fired into by the, Rebels, at Cy
lamas Bendgrotri 12-pounder field :pieces. The
steam pipes were broken, which rendered the
mahhitrery uselesel One negro was killed and
striobert.soJrightened, be jumped overboard;
audtwatydrowned. - The boat and barge were
hit Sn eltwenty , four places ;,beforo >the enemy
could wake's' capture.:. The rams Rattler and -
Weifsop eatnelup from below, and seatteredlthem
Ibuthrowing'shelli: Ittis not known that ink
of .th 9 Rebels were killed. • The Fulton wai3
~towed dostn ia , the!nearest port.
The work of cutting an entrance for- boats'
Lake Frov,idence'lrow tho river, is pro
tg ready, access is ex=
pe o the:Black, o,ua,e hita and, Red rivers.
• Get ,
Gorman is pursuing with energy the,
work,° , ring gut • the old passage so as to
" Lk ?' it Pkable to •.Blackwater. There is
4°1) . 4 '; °f wa l k t enough, but stamps, trees :and
logetation choke.
If the ,pass we fts,
the passage.
red,. it gives admission to
Blackwater, hence, Tallahatchie; whence
boats pan k reach th
•-vick,burt;
Yazoo river. •
,General Gorman has aono picket-force
half a mile ahead of the we, ,,.•ng party, .which
has had severaLskirtnishes the enemy,
awl ;sortie men were killed on bott N i c t es.
The. enemy are planting cannon'atoinipor
tankspot were the pe.,ss enters th e' 'NV ',ye ter,
aneaecumulating a force there. • The
gaged in filling-the.eliannel-with trees,
layt thelvoyk oft the Federal&
ollt3n Widget:ou 'the clearibg had , advan
to filthier two `:miles of the point of 'junction
pith Blackwater.
The Rebel eafrarOf Louisiana is.changed
from_ Opelousas to ghrevport. The Governor
is to call 'out the Whole militia immediately:
Wheat in :A.labama_is promising.
The Dlississippi^ Legislature passed a law
that not over three ,aeres of. cotton should lie
THE PILOT :--CxREENCASTEE, FIIANKIAN CO., PA., FEBRUARY 24, 1863
planted to the planter, under a penalty of five
hundred dollars per acre, half to go to the in-
former
The gun-boat Julietia ran aground between
here and Mewphis. Two boats endeavered to
oft; and pulled off the whole brow. It
is there yet, in bad condition, and the crew
aboard.
The steamer Rowena, recently seized at
Island No. 10, for transporting contraband
goods, was sent to Memphis in charge of three
naval:officers, with orders to discharge Govern
ment freight, and bring the boat back to Cairo
as a prize.
Visit of the President to the Fortifica
tions in Virginia—An Experinient and
Explosion.
Taking advantage of the exceedingly pleas
ant, weather of yesterday, we rode over into
Virginia, and visited several of the numerous
•
defensive works, there. On our return, we
tho'uo'ht we 'discovered somethin ,, of a noval
character. It appeared like a new work in a
new place, and presented a formidabl:appear
ance.
Seeing a number of carriages , and , some
thousand or two people, citizens as Well, as
diers, in the vicinity, all loolling., with great
interest, at some object directly in,, front of
them. Our curiosity was excited to ascertain
the cause which had drawn together so large
an assemblage of our citizens.
Arriving on the ground,we, soon learned
that Y3is ExeelleneY the ,President, was there,
acedmpanied by the Secretary of
,IVAr, General
Heinizelman, General Barnard, General Aber-
crombie, and many. other officers of less note.
Befere we had time to pass the compliments
the day to our frien4 or inquire the object
of the meeting, there was ,a great explosion
itumeopately:in our front; the earth, opened
and vomited forth strides, shot and 'Shell,
horizontnlly, and, in fad, in all diree':
Lions. The suddenness of the explosion, the
StnOke, the bursting "shelli, and the
' missile:
falling arourd, parzilyzed us, with fear, fOr a
moment,,and we inVolOntarily took iiftige
hind our nearest deig,hbOr., — We 'Weie fully
persuaded that the ;magazine in the adjacent
fort had . eipfoded.
Aa'soon'as we could realize that we had net
been injured, we'rashed forth to ascertain the
cause of the acciderit, and to render such as=
sistance'as might . be in 'Ouvpower to the killed
and wounded. But as we approached the spot
Where the explosion had 'Olen place, we were
halted by a sentinel, and told not to adranee.,
G-athelibibti our senses as` 'welt . as we could,
We looked aroudt, and, to our ainazement, the
crowd had stood'- unmoved. Immediately
around us were a number of thedfheeis of the
signal 'Corps busily 'engacr tn ,ed in 'eonnecting'the
wires of 'a field telegraph to its support; and
them we saw `Prof. the in
ventor ii 'tlie telegraph - a4iparattis now useil in
our armies. From him we learned.that he ids
eirhihkinig,lthe ipplitation'4 neW 'eieCiro
triageetieMaellifie to 'the explbdioff
and tiliat , h&iiiis.'no* treadir'tO - fife 'an't)ther: t.
Oahlina to' some' 'ofatr= in atifhotitSr' the -ifOrd
Wt !'fiVeti.to " 4 fireq " : f ,`"
Quick a thO 4 ivireileould ca r} itie"spaik;
there' Niai.anothef'erpltliion . Ovedlidate s i` tiian
the fiist, and the atilias'agaiiifilled'iith ij eartli'
and smoke, shines tfird'expindin'g' sh'ells'; some'
of the 'lattertalliti iii' - unobtufektabla firOiiini
trth.dur perion. ' • • .1
•-•
A' third mine 'was • exploded iin the' seine
manner: -In • fa'ct,- we should' judge fiord' ap
ipearaticeS that-tliei cl'in• front Of out forts =
lin& been extensively mined, and'tliat it is only
',necessary for. ProfeeSof Beardslee 'cOuriect
!his dppiratus' with theta, paSa the word; and
they •Wil I be' exploded.
An order was now passed from Col. Ilex:
and'er, of the engineers, whb appeared or have
charge of th'e operations,' for' the crowd to fall
back to a-greater 'distance, as a• fougasse was
about to be fired. • • - '
Taking up our position Close' to the Presi
,d4V, who appealed sufficiently bold to suit the
.dtaeel.of our nervous systern'.at the time, we
vititehed for the faugasse. We' Cannot be' sure`
;thiit we saw it;!mnd; if we'did, we are sure we
can'tit describe it,'but we hetticr'a deep, heavy,
mild angry explosion, as if some of the internal'
fires - of the 'earth were escap r itig,'breathiag forth
earth and smoke, stones and exploding shells
even more fearful than before.
What the folly:ism is, the engineers and tbs
electricians must explain. We can only say
that it was'a successful application 'of science
to the means of auxiliary science. It rained
stones for acres around and in front of it, and
must; have carried 'annihilation to any kssault
itig-column-in the neighborhood. I
Immediately after this explosion, ther& was.
a rush of, the soldiers to see the,/owasse, but
;a' heap of ruins only showed wherq it bad been,
placed.
We advise all our friends who may be' fond'
f the would .: terrible, and whwould .: realize .the
I -.nes—without the blood—through which as-,
' , .skrii n columns will have to approach this,
to go over to'Vieksburiy, When next a foil
9 °686 ' 6 exploded.' For ourselves we rode away'
congratulating .ourselves that we had so much
of war, anti realizing, the force of the congrat
ulations of the President, when he exclaimed,
that "nobody was hurt."— lirashington"
Kan , of the 14th, instant..
re en
k de-
The Official Facts of the Rebel Repulse
at Fort Donelson
United States Gun-Boat "Fair Play," off
Dover, Tenn., Feb. 4, 1863.—Sir:--I have
the honor to report that, on the 3d inst., I
left Smithland, Ky., with a fleet of transports
and the gun-boat Lexington, Fair. Play, St.
Clair, Brilliant, Robb and Silver Lake, as con
voy up the Cumberland river.
When about twenty-four miles below Dover
I met the steamer Wild Cat, with a message
frOrn Colonel Harding, commandant of the'Post
at Dover, informing me that his pickets had
been driven in, and that le was attacked in
force. I immediately left the transports, and
made signal to the gun : boat to follow on up as
•
fast as possible. A 'short distance below the
town 1. met another steamer, bringibg intelli
gence that the place was' entirely surrounded.
• Pushing on up with all possible speed, I ar- ,
ri*ed here about 8 P. M.; and found Colonel
Harding'S•force out of ammunition, and entirely
siirrounded . by the Rebels in overwhelmitig
number, but still holding them in check.
The enemy not expecting grtn-boatscharl
Unwisely potied "the main 'l3odir tif'his army in
lin'e of battle in the 'graveyard at'the west end
of 'the town; with his left iftig resting in 'a
ravine 'that led down to the river, giving is a
chalice tothrOiva raking five along this lhie.
:Siinultaneously the gun-boat opened fire up
this' ra:vine,into• the .graveyard;` Mid :over :inte
the valley beyond, where the enemy had horses:
hitched, and Most/probably . kept' his reserve. ,
The Rebels4ere so Much taken by surprise
that they did not'even fite a but imnte
d lately coniineneed retreating.' well directed'
was'our fire on them, that they: dould not einn
carry off a caisson that they had btiptured.from
our forces, but were compelled to abandon it,
after two fiuitleiA attempts to destroj it by fire.
I:•After having disperied !`the Main body: of
the enemy,. I istationed' Ole 'Robert, Lind' Silver'
Lake : below, .the town,lo thro* :shell up :the
ravine and preventnhet Rebels. from returning.
to,carry off :; the wounded, while the Lexington,
FaittPlay,lSt. Glair:and. Brilliant. Went :abate:
and shelled the roads; leading.out to _the east--
ward. •, , ! "
; uppoiog the-retreatiogforces ,Yroul& follow.
the river :for afshort distcnce;lseriti'the -Lex-,
ington ancLiSt-, : Clair. on - up.to:shell -theixtoods ;
sharrass and annoy ,thein -as much as.po Sible,
while - th:is hoot and
_the Brilliant lay opposite
the ,upper yarinci an.d..tbrow,shells iup Lthe,
roads.
About 10;P M., we ceased firing, with, the
exception- of DOW and then .a random shell uly
the l roads. At 11 P. M., learning from Colonel
Harcling - t4t the enemy had:entirely disappear
ed, we, ceased firing, antUtook position .t4:3, guard;
the roads approachiovbe _town.
Altrhoughimuch of , our firing was.at random,
Ni'e, have ,ithe gratification of knowing. ghat
spareeily ,projectile went amiss, and:that out
of the :140 .buried tolday thiu,,giamboats - can ,
IcilaiinAheitshare. ; . •
,Eons.w, hen the Lextogton attd,St.,Clairmentt
abeve,..many,of their shell§ r fell , right; , in/ the:
tuidst, lt uti tlie retreatingi ;Rebels,: killing, tin i ch
VQll. l l4,itig t tlw
It is reported that thelotttattkingiorce;num,4
be r i ,so u 4 e . 4 5 Q 9,; Jai eig tt. pie QCSA:4Iri ill eiy,
under, command of Major-General --Wheeler,:
Brigmlierßeneral Xorrest and-Wharton'. t ill is.
certain ly.,yerygrat Vying, J to us; to know that
this entire,- force was ;cut up, routed , and despoill
ed,of its prey by the timely arrival of theglini
boats, and. that Col:. llarding, •;and his-gallant
littJe hand tv,ere spared .tb wear the honois they.
had, so fairly.won.
At first : I regretted.that I was not here with
the gun . -boats-anoper, hut, upOrt reflection, I do
not t.hink...l could .betten have arranged the
time had it•bee.min wypower.
Had we been here, before Wheelerbe would
not have, madethe -attack, but most probably
would,bave •marched on, Fort Henry. •
_Had we arrived ,during.the , day he would
have seen. our strength, and weuld have re
treated with but little Joss. Arriving as we
did, after, dark, and, w hen he .least txpected
and wasso sanguine of success, we caught his
forces arranged.in the most favorable position:
to receima.raking fire from our guns.
The officers and men were lery glad to have:
a shot at tl3ese river infester:3i and. only regret
that they did .no,t-remain within reach ()flour
guns, a little' longer. As it is, the.T claim the'
honor of disposing them and,saving I?ort, , Don-,
elson. .•
, Very respeetfully„your. ob.'t ser't, •
. • LE ROY FITCH,
Lietxteriant Commanding.
Fleet Capt. A. M. PENNOCK, U. S. N.' Com
mandant of Naval Station, Cario, .
Thrbe Vessels: Captured by Pirates
'New - York ; Feb: 19.—Vague itiforthatiOn
has 'been •r• leeiVed- by 'an' arrival at • lioaido to •
day,-tbat the bark:Golden Rule of IsTe;i'Yerk:
for: Aspinwatl ; was captured on the 26th Ult.,'
near - CapsTibtiratr. The Captain and crew
ew te landed at ;St: Domingo City. •
Also that the brig Chastelain, from Guade
loupe for:Cinefuego, was eaptured on the 28th'
off Altardtta. The 'crew were. saved and also'
landed at, St. Torhingo City
The schooner Hanover was captured on the
31st ult., off Cape Hain-tult, by the pirate
Retribution: The presumption is that they
were all taken by the same rebel vessel.
'SECOND. DESPAiTI{
Boston, l'eb.l9.—The Chastelain it is ascer
tained, waf'burned on the 27th ult., off Alta
retta rock by the pirate Alabama. Capt Sem
mes took out all the nautical instruments and
$BO.O in, Hor crew was lauded at St.
Domingo.
The Alabatia`aTso 'iiaptured and burned !oti
the 26th tilt., th'e Golden Rule, off cape Tibu-
The schooner ITariover, from Boston, for
Aux Cayes, was captured hy a pirate off I'Anse
d•' Iliinault, 'Hayti. The crew was landed.
Rebels at Culpepei Court House.
Washington, Feb, 2, I.B63.—Scouts report
that Colonel Fritz Hugh Lee is at Culpeper
Court House with two thousand cavalry. His
Pickets . 1-e thrown out nine miles to Hazel
river, on the road to Warrenton and to the
Rappahannock river, on the Orange and Alex•
andria Railroad. No Rebel force, of any kind,
is pow north of those two points, except White's
farmer gnerrillas, in, the Shenandoah valley
and Dear`Leesburg.
Resigna4on of Gen. Cameron as Min
isteffo'
.
The President has renewed . a letter from
Gen. Cameron, resigning his position of minis
ter to St. Petersburg% '
C. M. Clay his Sl,lcceiscir.
eas§iah - Mindy been leitppoin ted,
wilh receive'' inatructioas, , and .proceed at
OnCO'id St: Pbterbbat. • - •
LETTER FROM THE ARMY
READQUAATERS Fir-i A.p.my coups,
February 16, 1863.
DEAR: PILOT :—The moraily , is so pleasant,
and all nature so joyful,,that'l cannot refrain
from sendlna you greeting. On Saturday night
we suffered another severe storm, accompanied
b thin. 'ln consequence thereof the roads
are again impassible, save by six stalWart mules
aftabbcd to an ens pty'viagoii:'' Any thing like
rho'vh3g 'altogether' impOssi
,
hIC; and the. probabnities are of a protracted
sojourn, by yhe 'Army of the Potomac in its
present location.. The attention of every one
here is attracted inieards Charleston and Vicks
burg; and' riot a few iatethsted ones p'ay some
attention Ca' the clangs al certain St ate Legis
lature's.
As news is'Wanting, we will - append a poet
ical, attempt of oUr'ovii. This species of au
thor'ship' is altogether 'at yariance with our
style ;:and Urceipect the subject to recommend
it to the perisal of jour readers, rather than
any ' merit in 'the . PioduCti'on'. As the age of
•
eri l ticisrn is' past, iWe expect to commi t this po
etieal sib with iiiiphnity. - Here - it is
Tip Charge ,of Tyler's Brave brigade.
-- • • -
Lay the inhenareds,
gi tfie•taiit,
liitunded, :'
, gore - rinerittis;thailih‘loain. .= =
- ==it • Merygi'a crest2 , le , still unsealed— . , ,
There, st Xie'P'4 l 4 TH7 gES
,Thrice cliampAt4e Ujai9”rmy---
_
Thrice were their efforts vain.
Shall night her ebon curtains drop,
• And hide these scenes of woe
gure blood enough,already,
• Has - shed 'the mtird'rous foe!
Ncit Yetl another order !
•-• • With tivilights dark'ning shade,—
' , ACltargel the works—the first brigade!"
This ordor Humphrey made.
~F orwardl3oys"-411e bugle sounds I
A line is formed, and onward bounds
To deal!), rpr still . more painful :wounds—
Tyler'a biave brignde.
Hills to the right of them,
Bills to the left of them,
„.
Hills in the front of them,
Cannon-erownea all.
VVollied find thundered,
theSe weapons 'of hell.
Shrieked in 'succession
The rnurderoas
Whistled the minnie halb•
Whistled—brave victims fall,
Whistled, shrieked,, thundered all,
These weapons of hell.
Into the 'valley of death,
.For some one had blundered;
Oharged Tyler's braTe brigade—
Brave sixteen hundred.
'"Br - aVely did iheY'Clarge, and well. •
Spectators%Wondered.
Bravely stood the shrieking shell,
~Stood,.though half their number fell : —
Brave sixteen hundred.
'• 'No ancientfield of battle
Can boash more honored
No rap e!er, fought cnoro brayoly—,
.*o soldiers better led.
hearts that swelled With nountri!s - rove,
ai l true aS:dod "
7, lleitrts:: nor 'death - nor fear 'nimbi move
Tyleetwbraie - brigade., ‘-‘ .
can'tlfeir glory fade!
Cif" the wild ehittte they 'nide,
AH:the world wondered. .• -
gonor-tlAe:olitirge t,hey'made."
Honor Tyler's brigade,
Brave sixteen hundred
As eger,
PASSING EVENTS.
Who has Them ?—Several pictures hare been
taken off the table in the Picture Gallery in thi3
place. The person or persons who took them Riil
please return them.
Address•—Our readers will find on the outside
of this week's paper, an address delivered at th e
U. S. Christian Commission. It is an able affair.._
Read it.
RedeemingShinplasters.—TAßES p.Ita,E T
is redeeming the first edition of his " Shinplasters"
signed by TirOitAs • Pawiastn, when presented iu
sums of one dollar, He, pays FIVE cents premium.
Sheep Killed by Dogs.—Mr. ROBERT )l e _
CLEARY, living north=east of town, had :tine sheep
killed by dogs on last Thursday night. The sheep
were in the barnyard at the time. A neighbor lost
same sheep in the same manner.
Farewell Sermon.—Rev. S M. ilAnzsoc w .
of the M. E. Church, preached his farewell sernwra
on last Sabbath. He will leave with the good wish.
es of our citizens, irrespective of denomination a l
preferences.
Communion.—The 'Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper (the observance•of 'which was postponed on
account of the exceedingly inclement weather of
last Sabbath) will be celebrated in the Presbyterian
Church on next Sabbath. at the usual hour.
Notice.—The undersigned purposes opening a
Summer School in the North Western School House,
on MoNnAY, JAIL 13Tu, 180. For particulars
S. H. EBY.
apply to
Greencastle, 24, 1863-*
Discharged. 7 KnicsEnv Hoot), of company K,
126111 P V., arrived liome on last. Wednesday bay_
ing been discharged from the service for physical
dieability. We learn Cita, J. C. STONER, of the
same can-Taal, has been discharged, but his health
is too feeble to allow "him to come home
A qrood Act H-10, E. M.pneaspo; has ap
pointed J: M. EASTON, a son of Capt. EASTON (who
wris . kiilecl the of Gains 11)11 while gallant.
ly.servirg his battery) to a position in the Naval
Academy. If he displays the gallantry in the Navy
his tallier did in the Army, Pennsylvania may well
be proud of bim.
Wild Currency,A great deal of the paper
money in circulation here, consists of notes from nil
parts of the §late, and-man; of yhese are issued by
the rkenitesilianki iiiiiiiteimmanWettlih. Much of
this "star is Pitt out by the " Bank of Chambers
burg," which concern is trying to draw in all of
its own circulation.
Church Burned.—rA eh ttra belonging to n
German ;Congregation in Martinsburg,'Virginis.
was i burned on last Tuesdainight. Some Union
soldiers viere quartered in the building, hut none of
them were injured. The fire originated from a stone
pipe passing up, through the ceiling. The stone
walls, we believe, are still standing.
,At Philadelphia:,—We learn from the Phila.
delphia papers: that the following soldiers, belong
ing, to.the 126thE.egitnelt-P,„ y., arrived at, Turner's
Lane Hosptal in that city last week :--11. Ruthrauff,
company B ; Henry F. Barnett, company E; J. 11.
Work, .company C Jacob B. Ctishwa, company C:
Harris K. RenfreW,t company A ; James C. More
head, company .$; and company G.
Ye Conscripts.— ye guess,
,on account of the
CiinicriFtitm c hili`fefiire 'ootireis, that there will be
tiny , nihber• kifl" hat; dente .. .4lnd bfitid"' to be seen.
No doubt alieurnitism! and, all the , diseases, which
will, exempt, ontzt •fromrrnilitary duty will lie quite
prevaleptin he ,No,rth, for some months to come.—
We haven't made up our, mind whether we will plead
" mentally, morally, or pilysically incompetent."
Marriage Lieetsea.—A petition is in circu
lation in this neighborhood, for the purpose of get
ting the State Legislature to ettablish a system of
Marriage License, which ,has been done by all our
States. The petiliin acie.; not state the amount of
the ii"rolitMedlic'ease:' Vi'e *- biliere; in Ohio and In
etteLh' marritige•certificate license costs "one dot
lar"and fiftylcerkts; All Tight, young bachelors and
old bachelors.. Ztegirythe. connubial race by assist
ing tbe,gere!:upsent...
Magazines for March.—Arthur's Home
Ntrtgazirie contains- a . .beautiful Fteel erigraving—
"Take :Cpre.P T4e .qharrping stories, "Face to
Face," •Out in the,lYorld," "liotpeTeaching," etc ,
sill
certainly find inOly readers.
GunEy is attractive as ever. The principal
graving, The expected Letter'," is splendid. The
ladies only can appVeeiaie the superb fashion plate.
They will also admiie the •ANesi Sewing Machine."
Readers fond of romance, will read with interest
"The Espected Lett,er,7 while the more humorously
inclined; will reiishALetters from Aunt Betsy
itrootneorn." Mothers and young ladies should, by
all means, read the - cliiitgdf prepared by Dr. Witsos,
the medical writer of this mag,asine.
At. Chase. after : a Suspicious Individual.
—A fellcw entered J. M BRADLEY & Co's Store,
°
Mercersbirg, on Jest Saturday, and being recogniz
ed as one seenlti' that neighborhood, undei suspici
°lli circumstances ; measures were at once set on
foot to produre hitti arrest; but before an officer
could be got, he left town. He was soon pursued
by Constable WOLF and Mr. BRADLEY. They caught
up with him on the long hill this side of the Cone
cocheague toll-gate. The Constable ordered him to
atop, as he was his prisoner, but the fellow retorted
it!mrply, that "He was a IT. S. officer," and here
upon drew, a pistol ,and pointing it at the officer,
(who; with his companion, had no arms,) and by
driving off very rapidly i , prevented the arrest being
made." Reaehing : chis place, he passed through the
,Western and sauthern streets at a 2 40 gait, and was
followed as'closaly as the laded animals of the par
oilers watild Permit. The cry of "Horse Thief,'
was sounded, and soon citizens started on the track.
They succeeded in driving the' fellow into a haute,
on, the farm of PHILIP OVERCASH, about two and
a-balf miles from town, on ,the Leitersburg road,
where it Seems he lives. He was 'found to be a cer
tain JOE HOOKER, not the faMons " fighting JOE '
of the Malian artily, bid one not aitegether unknown.
1.1. D. J
IMIS