T E PILOT_
GREENCASTLE
Tuesday Morning, March 3, 1863
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We would again inform those of our Sub
scribers, who know themselves indebted to us
—there being very few who are not—that we
want money. It is impossible for us to carry
on our business without money. We also call
upon those who owe us for Advertising and
Job Work.
PASSAGE OF THE CONSCRIPTION
BILL.
On the 26th ultimo, the United State House
of Representatives resumed the consideration
of,'the bill for "enrolling and calling out 'the
national forces and for other purposes, and
filially, after adopting three amendments and
rejecting several others, passed it by a vote of
one hundred and fifteen yeas to fortynine nays.
Tile amendment adopted were as followe:
On confining the term of service to the present
Rebellion, not, however, to exceed three years :
one providing that all persons found lurking or
acting as 'spies about our fortifications or camps
in time of war or Rebellion shall be tried by
gener`al court-martial, and if found guilty shall
suffer death: and one removing, from the'duties
of the Provost Marshal that which requires
ihem to inquire into treasonable practices and
report the same to the Provost Marshal-General.
MRiq OVER-DEVOTED TO
BUSINESS.
There is much sound philosophy in the old
adage, that "All work- and no play makes Jack
a dull boy." There are men, and plenty of
them, too, so thorougly wedded to business,
that they have never a moment to spare for ia
tellectual improvement, or leisure to cultivate
rationally the graces of social life. When
such men are reproached fur this continued de
votion to business,—which, after all, is the wor
ship of the golden calf, in another shape,— .
their, constant reply . is,, that their pleasure - and
recreation is in their business.• This may ail
be;, and so it is the pleasure, of some crazy
meri, unless restrained, to be forever maiming
theuiselves; but is such a Fleasure a proper or
healthy one? Those who are in the habit of
walking a great deal, know that it is much less
fatiguing to walk overuneven ground, for any
length cif time, than it is over that whldh is
pefeetly level. In the former, a variety of
muscles are called into action, one pet relieving
the other; but, in the latter, the same muscles
are constantly engaged, and the fatigue is pro
portionate. - It is so with the ficulties of the
htiman mind. No one will bear a continued
tension without injury. Insanity has been well
defined to be the continual entertainment of
• ... •
one idea. Now, if this be so, we will leave
the man over-devoted to business to say how
lar be is removed_from a:madman. A prudent
and steady attention to business becomes every
man; but it, is sadly making the means the end;
when every other faculty of the mind is allow
ed to lie fallow, and' all the - rational delights,
Willett are so lavishly strewed into our pith, to
-remain ungathered and unloved. To this class
of man, the market price of tallow is of high
er importance than, the freedom of Greece—
And the value of sugar dearer to them than all
the sweetmeats.of social life.
With those about them they are generally
deiereand exacting, and if any of their clerks
Vaiipen to have a taste for something more in
tellectual than the Price Current, a. desire to
enrich their minds by storing them with knowl
edge,be.predicts their failure as business men,
and by his own discouragements - and strict ex
actions, himself lays the foundation for the
failure he proPhesies. Is they happen to have
started in life poor and without means, and
have, in the course of years, by their plodding
industry, accumulated money, they are forever
holding themselves up for an example, and,
like that egotistical old fogy, Lawrie Todd,
who commenced life by making nails, they have
ate hopes of any young man whom fortune has
saved 'the necessity of passing through the
same ordeal. Lawrie Todd—we are indebted
to Galt, the novelist, for palming this condens
id essence of twattle upon us—wants every
youth to begin life making nails, because be
did. He turns up his dirty nose at the refine
ments of ilk because he thinks that all the
domestic virtues went out with linsey woolsey,
and that the female vices cone with pianos and
guitars. The duke cum utik—the sweet with
the useful, a maxim worthy of universal respect.
The highest degree of education, so far from
being inconsistent with mercantile pursuits, is
the very thing a merchant, in the noblest sense
of • the word, most requires. A merchant
should be a gentleman of education, of polish
ed manners and liberal views, because the class
to which he belongs influence society mere
nearly and effectually than any other class.—
Neither extremes of society—the aristocrat,
nor plebeian—have the weight, for good and
evil, as the great middle classes. 'With the
latter is the great intelligence of every country,
and on them rest the support of literature and
of the atts and sciences.
THE PILOT :--GREENCASTEE, FRANKLIN CO., PA., 'MARCH 3, 18(33.
LETTER FROM THE ARMY
HEADQUARTERS F 112711 ARNY CORPS, t
February 22, 1863.
DEAR PILOT :—We are writing this in the
" Signal Telegraph Office,"—about ten inches
of snow and abundant reinforcements yet fall
ing, and the absence of fire rendering our own
shelter (?) too comfortable (?) for habitation.
Our friend T. A. Creigh, and his chum opera
tor, H. W. Fulton—from the 's3d Reg., P.
V., an estimable man, kindly tendered us the
Comforts of their office. The " Signal Corps"
has done signal service to the Government; and
we are glad to see that Congress is taking
measures to make it a complete and permanent
organization during the rebellion. There will
soon be an instrument at each Corps head :
quarters, to communicate with the headquar
ters of the Army of the Potomac. This facil
itates the transmission of orders, and save or
derlies many a pleasant (?) midnight ride.
Our bowl ibutions recently have been so re
dundant'with "snows," "slushes," "storms,"
et cetera, that we are fearful this tautology will
be irksome to your readers; but the present
condition of the elements necessitates another
rehearsal of the same. The snow is about
ten inches in depth, and still falling fast.—
There is a German name (which we have heard
frequently, but disremember its orthography
now•) that expresses this peculiar kind of a
snow. One that falls in small light flakes, and
is blown about by " evil" winds,and pene
trates every crevice, immaterial • how diminu
tive. There seems to be an evil genius hover
ing over the Army of the Potomac. This
snow will prevent a move inside of a fortnight
and perhaps two.
While we are writing, national salutes are
being fired by selected batteries in each Corps;
and strange inconsistency (!) distant thunder
ings tell that rebeldom, too, remembers the
birth-day of GEORGE WASIIINGTON. How is
it possible that two such hostile powers, each
one conscientious—at least professedly so, can
consistently celebrSte the Same day ?
Our boys have been on picket, but they Were
to be relieved yesterday. They fortunately
escaped a terrible inclement night. -
Our "always merry" friend George Watson
has returned to the army. He looks very well,
but is suffering severely from neuralgia in the
jaw. The transit frorri home comforts to -the
expOSures of the camp was too sudden ; and
his affliction is a natural sequence' thereto.—
George never received any intelligence of' the
army's moving, while guarding that".unfortun
ate house at Warrenton, and the occasion of
his capture is attributable altogether to foreign,
negligence. We mention this to correct a
statement which the reader will remember of
appearing in one of our letters 'soon after
George's misfortune, in -which we said - that he
" failed" to report.
r y We received a letter froni Sergt. Strickler a
feir days ago. His wound is improving slowly,
and he thinks it will confine him to Finlay a
month yet.
Out of reverence for the day, we will abridge
our letter. Always, yours,
PAnnsylvania Infantry Militia at New
bern, N., C.
Newbern, N, 0., Feb. 16, 1863—Brigadier-
General Spinola's Keystone Brigade, is at
present encamped• on the west bank of Neuse
river, about one and a half miles from the de
cayed, dilapidated, rickety, woodden town of
Newbern. The Brigade was formed at Suffolk,.
Va., which was the rendezvous for the Penn
sylvania Militia. We left that place on the
28th of December, 1863, marched along the
border of the Dismal Swamp, through mud and
water, sixtyseven miles, in three days, to the
Chowan river, North Carolina, Rebel band of
guerrillas hanging on our flank the entire route.
Here we embarked on Government trans
ports, steamed down the river to Albemarle
Sound where storms of wind seem to reside,
which threatened to tumble our old hulks to
the bottom and finish this Brigade of Penn
sylvania Militia. The abdominal region of
many of the men's stomachs were in an equally
pertrubed condition; and, in the midst of this
sorry state of things the cry of fire broke from
the lower deck Now there was shouting and
moaning, weeping and wailing, praying and de
ploring the evil fates that had brought these
terrors over the waters. After two days and
nights of confusion and distress, previously
unknown to these untraveled men, we were
safely debarked at Newbern. Bless me how
joyously the troops frisked about, when they
found themselves once more on terra firma,
though to them a terra incognita. Briskly the
work of erecting cabins, &c., went on, but a
few days being required to put the camps in
an admirable, cleanly condition, when the reg
ular drills commenced and all the duties of
regulars entered upon.
The One-hundred-and-fifty•eight Regiment,
Colonel D. B. McKibben, of Philadelphia,
commanding, deserve special mention. The
Colonel, we understand, has 'gone North on
special service.
The health of our Brie-ado is very good,
owing, doubtless, to the cleaulieSs of the men
and their regular police duties, thought this
region abound in swamps and bogs.
The militia as a body arc good men, but
whether they will fight well depends altogether
on their officers, many of whom are ill qual
ified, and pursue a course well calculated to
brew discontent and dissatisfaction.
The great expedition which left here a few
weeks ago has not yet done its work. Cause
unknown. General Foster start .d for Wash
ington yesterday. A rumor prevails that dif
ference of opinion as to military movements
between him and General Hunter delayed
operations.—Cog. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Capture of a Forage Train Near Rom-
Head-quarters Second Ifrigade, Milroy's Di
vision, Romney, Va., Feb. 18, 1863.—0ur force
here is not doing much just now. The roads
for some time back have been in very bad con
dition. Yesterday our forage train was captur
ed by the Rebels about five miles from camp,
on the NOrthwestern turnpike, West of this
place. Twenty of the Rebel cavalry made a
dash upon the train. Captain BroWn, of the
One-hundred-and•Siateenth 'Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Inflintry, - having command of the
guard with the train, which numbered
. eighty,
mostly of his own company, and the balance
from the One-hundred-and -twenty-third Regi
ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, sawthe Rebels
'coming, at least four hundred yards. off, on the
pike, himself and Second Lieutenant, with
fifteen of his-men being in the rear at the time.
His metrasked the Captain r what they should
do. He Muttered out to them that, the news
must be taken. to Romney, and immediately
himself and second Lieutenant, both being on
horseback, put spurs to their horses, and off
. .
they went, leaving his men to take care of
themselves as best they could. The men stood
still, not one of them making .any attempt
whatever to defend himself. As the .Rebels
came up they said:—" Throw down your arms
and we will . parole you," which they at once
obeyed. The Rebels rode along the train,
,
which was stretched out about a mile long the
pike, our men throwing away their guns and
trying to get off, as the Rebels were passing
from one wagon to another along.the road.
Only three wagons out of twenty-four suc
ceeded in getting off, and they were the front
ones and guarded by fifteen of the Washington
County, Pennsylvania, Cavalry. Two of them
fired upon.the Rebels—all the firing, that was
done upon either side. This somewhat check
ed the Rebels and saved the three front wagons
from being captured;. the Rebels, however,
captured twenty 7 one andsixteea of our in.en.
They made our men unhitch their, teams ; for
them, and-set the wagons on fire which were
loaded with hay. Quite a number of the,guard
had left their guns on the top of the loads of
hay, and when fired by the Rebels, the guns
would pop off, which quite astonished the Reb
els at first. After the wagons had been fired
by the Rebels.they made our men mount the
team horses and mules, and quite a number
they made carry their guns, and off they went
towards Moorfield in full gallop. A short ; dis.
off the Rebels bad seven of their men on
Picket, Whom they called to their assistance as
soon as they got started, making twenty-seven,
all told.
M. D. It
The total amount of horses and mules they
took was one hundred and one, ninety-one sets
of harness, and burned nineteen wagons, which
are a total loss, and the other two partially de
stroyed by fire, being a Government loss of
upwards of 616,000., . Such a disgraceful, hu
miliating and cowardly surrendered as that of
these sixty men of the One-hundred•and-six
teenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry lies
not its equal in the history of this war, and
the deep feeling of mortification is plainly
visible iu the.countenanee of every officer down
to the rank and file here. The agony, it seems,
was not enough till after the news reached
head-quarters.
Colonel James Washburn, commanding, im
mediately despatched two hundred of the
Ringgold Fhttalion Cavalry, Pennsylvania Vol
unteers, in pursuit. Seeing them dash out of
town, you would have supposed that they would
have soon overhauled .the Rebels. They went
eight or ten miles, found the Rebels had taken
the Moorfield road but as the citizens told
them the Rebels had passed about two hours,
they concluded it "wouldn't pay," to use the
ranking Captain's phrase. They concluded to
return back to quarters. Thus the war goes
in Old Virginia with the Rebels—with a ven
geance, and no doubt, we will get our eyes
open by and by.•
Mutiny of a Negro Crew in New York
New York, Feb. 25.—The negro crew of the
skip Lucy Thomson mutinied as the ship was
about to sail tp-day. A sharp struggle occur
red, in which the mate, Mr. Blackstock, was
knocked down and struck with a belaying pin.
Crocker, seeing his danger, fired his pistol and
wounded one of the mutineers, when the whole
gang was driven forward..
The harbor police then arrested the muti
ucerq; sixteen iu number.
-
ney, by the Rebels
Harbor.
From California and Mexico
San Francisco, Feb. 21.—A serious con
troversy is going on in lloney Lake Valley
over the boundary question between California
and Nevada, both sides claiming jurisdiction
over the land in dispute.
California sheriff attempted to serve a civil
process on the 15th inst., when the residents
of the valley fired on the sheriff and his posse
oornitatus. Six of the sheriff's men were
wounded. The sheriff has sent for reinforce
ments and his assailants also expected to be
reinforced.
Both parties are very defiant and at the last
accounts were fortifying themselves in log-
houses
A schooner which has just arrived brings
advices from .Mazatlan to the 22d of January.
Four thousand Mexicans, commanded by
La Vega, had sailed for Acapulco. The ob
'ea of the movement was unknown.
From Gen. Hooker's Army
Aquia Creek, Feb. 23.—The anniversary of
Washington's birthday was celebrated yester
day by the Army of the Potomac, notwithstand
ing the prevailing tempest, by salutes from
several batteries. Nothing of the kind was
heard from the rebel batteries on the south
side of the Rappahannock.
A snow storm commenced late on .Saturday
night, and continued till yesterday afternoon,
drifting in some faeces two to three feet. . The
depth of snow averages about seven inches.—
The shelter tents of the soldiers afforded but
poor protection from the storm.
Last night the atmosphere was piercingly
cold, causing some frost bitten.extremeties.
Previous to the storm the mud had'r:artially
dried up, but now many days must elapse in
this peculiar locality before the roads will be
come passable, under the most favorable au
spices
The Rebels Crossing the Rappahannock
Washington, Feb. 26.—This afternoon's Star
says :—"A large force of Rebel Cavalry doubt
less crossed the Rappahannock last nisht, at
Kelley's Ford, a few miles below Rappahannock
Station. Their movements from that point in
dicated a raid upon our forces somewhere in
the vicinity of Stafford Court House. Persons
who came into our lines yesterday represent
that a considerable Rebel force is new at War
renton, while others say' that Jackson, with
some force, has gone up the valley to Stras•
burg. If , all these thingslie true, out belief
is that the venturesome Rebels will find their
movements duly attlided to by the Union
forces.
The Star also says :—Last night our picket
(caveley) guard, outlrom Centreville, on the
Chantilly road, Were, all butoue•tnau, captured
by a Rebel forde of about one hundred men,
after firing two rounds. An example will of
course, be made of the officer commanding this
picket, by disthissing him from the service
summarily, for premitting this surprise tOsuc
eeed.
Capture of a Train on the Nashville Jiload
Louisville, Feb. 26.—At 1 o'clock this at.
ternonu twenty freight cars, mostly laden with
individuals: going from here to Nashville, were
seized by about sixty mounted Rebels at Wood
burn, twelve miles below Bowling Green, and
burned. The. Rebels then fired up the loco
motive and sent it ahead at full speed, suppos
ing that it would come in collision with. the
passenger train coming from Nashville. Luck
ily the late rains had so injured the bridges
that the passenger train had returned. to Nash
ville, and the locomotive having exhaudted its
steam, stopped on the track,.doing no damage.
Louisville, Feb. 2G About one hundred of
Morgan's band have captured the steamer Het
ty Gilman, with forage and provisions, on Bar
ren river, five miles above IVoodbury. The
steamer D. B. Campbell, from Evansville. to
Bowling Green, with a similar cargo, it is fear
ed will fall into their hands. The captain dud
passengers of the Gilman were paroled and re
leased.
Prom the Army of the. Potomac.
Head quarters of the Army of the Potomac,
Feb. < 27.—0 n Wednesday night two 'Rebel
cavalry brigades, Fitz Hugh Lee's and Ramp
ton's attempted: to make a raid into our lines.
They crossed the Rappahannock' at Kelly's
Ford, and succeeded, by a strong attack, in
breaking our thin line of cavalry outposts at
one or two points, and capturing a small num
ber of our men.
Our cavalry outpost in reserve were brought
up and the lines immediately re-established.
A• force was sent in pursuit of the enemy, and
our captures included two or three officers.
The Rebels have failed in accomplishing
their object, retreated in great hast across the
Rappahannock, after felling trees along the
roads and placing other obstacles in the way
of the pursuing forces.
The cavalry force sent out in pursuit of
them have not yet returned.
The Rebel cavalry were commanded by Gen
Stuart in person.
One of the Rebel prisoners is Captain John
Alexander, of the Twentieth Virginia:Cavalry:
PASSING EVENTS-
Files of The Pilot.—We have several Ales of
ast year's PILOT, which we will sell cheap.
Notice.—The undersigned purposes opening
Summer School in the North Western School House.
on Most)Ay, Anti'. 13TH, 1863. For particulars
apply to
Greencastle, Fee,. 24,1863-*
Under Roof.—Tlis new and large store room
built by A. L. !awls, Esq., is now under roof and
will be finished by the Ist of April, . SO as to be oc
cupied by his Hardware Store. The building is
quite an improvement to the'pphtie square. There
is yet room for another building on the North-west
corner of the square, which we trust will soon be
put up.
Jamas C. AnsviN, who built
five houses, on East Street last summer, intends
building three more large and elegant dwelling
houses in the same locality, after the spring season
opens. He deserves the thanks of our people for
the noble spirit he has manifested in impraiing the
town. We hope be may become a permanent resi
dent of this place himself.
Furniture for Sale.--=-AVis meeting of the
BURN'S Association, it was resolved to,sell : the fur
niture of said associtition, at private sale. Persons
wishing to make purchases'will please call en S. 11.
PRATHER, President, or 'Join; P. BT sLS, Chairman
Executive Committee) f
By order of the Associatlon.'
Greencastle, Feb. 17, 1863
Enjoyed.—Sleigh iitles bit moonlight were very
much enjoyed by the young lads anal lassies of our
acqunintance last week. It iS seldom We hare such
sleighing so late in the winter. Althongh it did not
last long, still a good opportunity was presented for
parties, d:c. • •
We will sny by way of conclusion ant Tux PILOT
is a good family paper,.nnd that.our " deair has one
of the fastest horses,in this Deighborhood. '
lifa's at Htatte:—ere' rid 'volunteers frost
the Army of the Potomac have lately been at home
on the ten days Jense of absence, now granted by
Gen. Hooker. Among those looking remarkably
well .we may mention, Assistant Surgeon Grams
W. Stink, of the 46th Regt. P. V„ and,Lieut. REID,
of company 1E,412.6th (atliclkiethief , of the Am
bulance Corps of Tyler's Brigaded._
# 1 may, weekly ;44 13- 'frilmo ear
soldiers.
Rumors.—Contrabands from Winchester losing
reports of a Cavalry Skirmialiat Newtown,' V 4 on
last Thursday. It seems that. a bo4y of Rebel Ca
valry got inside our lines,and captured some of NU
pickets,, but not deeming it prudent to salVance toz
close to the main sirmy,eretreated again towardo
Strasburg. Gen. °MtLitoir having 'intelligence uC
this affair, mint Ont a force of-his ° Cavalry which
came lap with .ihe Rebels at Newtown and worsted
them,.driving them hack, to, Strasburg, where* is
supposed that &large force of. the enemy is encamp.
ed.
Discharged.—,weicigraltista, , ient. JACOB BA
TUMI, of companx A, lst.T.X. Arti4ery ! (Eas - rotes
Battery,) was recently . discharged from the service
on account of physical disability. Ile is a young
and gallant officai, find was frith his Battery through
the - several engagements ! i Vhich it took part,
Ike 'second Bull , Ittin Wile, where, being in
charge of the Battery, ha-was badly Wounded in the
He hasnot yet Tecovered the , use of this arm.
There are few officers like him in or , out of the ser
vice. "The bravest of the }gave," is a title which
he has fairly won.
CHAELICV Patmsii, ' it ' comitoany K, 126th, P. T.,
has arriiea at' habit, 'Willi received an ;Loiateikble
discharge. i''d ' . •
Remedy for Small kox.—kgreat discovery
. , ,
is reported te . have been reeently made by a Surgeon
of the English Army in China; in the 4iray of an ef
fectual cure for this.terrible and loathseme disease.
The . mode of treatment, is as, follbws :—When the
preceding fever is at its , height and just before the
eruption appears, the gheet is rubbed with crot on oil
and tartaric ointment. This causes the whole of
, •
the eruption to appear on that. part of the body. to
the relief of all the rest. It also secures a full and
, •
complete eruption, and thus prevents the disease
from attacking the internal organs. This is said to
be-,now the established mode .4AI-emote* in the
English Army in China by zeneral orders, , and is
regarded 11.4 a perfect success. As this disease now
prevails is different parts of ou r : countiy,it would
be 'well ter our physicians to put this remedy to
practical test., and if found sitenensftil'here as it
is slid to, be in the English.Armyin China, it will
certainly prove a•grettt, blessing to the community
in general. We are permitted 4 1 0 cull these facts
from a private letter jupt received from China by a
friend.—Ger. Ref. Missenger.
ShinplasterB.---The',cmintry is now flooded
with the issue of, shinplasters. For a time,some
thing of this kind was necessary owing to the dis
appearance of silver change, and the tardiness man
ifested by the GOvernment in' supplying this want
with the PoStagetCurrency. 13nt now titer this cur
rency has become plentifull enough for the trans
aotions of , trade, 'it is ; but right that,those who have
issued shinplasters., whether . they } emanate from in
dividuals or corporations, should take immediate
steps for their redemption. There is no longer any
necessity for t6ii being kept in circhlation. Vie
believe that the business men of Mechanicsburg,
redeemed, in green 'bailks'' or Postage Currency,
the shinplasters issued by them, when presented in
auy sums from Ave cents upward. Thittis right.
We see by the #stiford Gazette that "The Grand
Inquest of the county of Bedford' hare, presented
certain person; aid firnia for the unlawful issue and
eireutatiotret ''certain notes, Ms. cheeks, papers
and eniagemknts, to circulate as et:mil:icy, contrary
to the Act rof Assembly in such , cases made and pro
vided." "The grand Inquest'? farther requests the
Court to make an order or .decree ,that all these
checks, bills, &c., be redeemed on or hefore the 15th
of April , .063. if so redeemed et that time uoth
ing will be preferred ag,ainst thein. Similar action
might justly be taken In Franklin county.
8. H. IST
W., A. .R ,Seey