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GREENCASTLE:
Tiaendav Morning, Dec. 8, 18E3
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FOR SALE.
We ere compelled, on account of impaired
health, to offer for sale this office. THE PILOT
is now in its 4th year. It has enjoyed a con
siderable degree of patronage. A good paying
subscription list has been secured. Any en•
emetic person would be able to increase it
rapidly. A weekly journal can and will hi
supported by a wealthy coMmunity like ours.
The business of the town and neightiorhood is
being 'constantly enlarged. Tho material in
this office is good. The office enjoys a good
run of JOB Wo sx.
Fur terms and other particulars,
Addreso
DCRORY,
THE NEWS.
The Army of the Potomac is again resting
gnietly in its winter quarters on the Rappahan
o 'ek. On Thursday night the Rebels threw
forward a force of cavalry and artillery to re
c!inn..istre our position across the Rapidan River
rt is 14ce was repulsed by Gen. Custer's Union
Cavalry Division, with some loss to the Rebels.
A rumor is in circulation that Gen. RosecratH
has superseded Gen. Aleade, but it is believed
to have but little foundation in fact.
We have as yet no anpouncenueut of the pro
press southward of the,,,,Artny of the Cumber
land, although it is known that a movetneut is
going on. It is reported . lrom Chattanooga that
General Bragg has„hegn superseded by Gen.
Hardee,
On the 2d instant a fight took place between
Gen. Shackelford's Brigadn,and the Rebel ca
valry, under General Wheeler, at Watson s
Gap, on Clinch Rivc4, about twenty miles
from Cumberland Gap., Atter a severe engage
ment of some hours' duration our farces were
repulsed, with a loss of fifty men, after cap
turiug a Rebel battery of light artillery. Gen.
Burnside is coufideuLut..holding his position
at Knoxville, and advices from him up to the
ist,t)f December are cheering. It is believed
that Gen. Longetreet ha's not retreated, as was
previously reported,
Louisville, Dec. 3.—A. special despatch to
the Journal, of this city. rays that Geu. \Vil
tux has telegraphed, from General Burnside's
bead-quarters at Knoxville, on the 30th ult ,
that at eleven o'clock un the evening of the
28th,the Rebels attempted to surprise his force,
and succeeded in driving our skirmishing line
to the right wing,..which was posted on the
Kingston road, and forced it •batik to • Fort
Saunders.
We afterwards regained our position, and
had sharp skirmishing , with the enemy all
I=
On Monday morning at seven o'clock the
Rebels moved a force of three brigades against
Fort Saunders, a portion or which, notwith
standing our heat fire, gained the ditch, but
could nut ascend the parapet.
We took three hundred prisoners and three
stands of colors. . The -Rebel loss in killed
and wounded was over three hundred, while
our loss was about twenty.
Longstreet then accepted General Burnside's
offer fur a cessation of hostilities to enable the
Rebels to attend to their wounded.
The wounded soldiers were exchanged for
loyal soldiers wounded in previous engage
merits, and Rebel dead sent through our lines.
Colonel Russ, cowmandiug the assaulting
party, Colonel 51• Elroy and Lieutenaut-Colonel
Thomas, of the enemy. were killed.
An assault was simultaneously made on the
right of our line, but the Rebels were 'driven
beck.
Our loss on that side was about forty, while
the enemy's loss was mach greater.
Our supplies are ample fur the present.
The Rebels have leen reiniorced tiy one or
two regiments ul Bushrud Johnson s Division
Semi-Official Report of the Recent Af
fairs at Lookout Mountain, Mission
Ridge, &c
Head quarters, Chattanooga, Nov. 26.—Ed
Win . M. Stanton. Secretary of War—Sir----On'
the 23d instant; at 1130 General Grant order
ed a demonstration against.Mimion Ridge, to
develope the force holding' it. • The troops
marched out arid formed in order and advance
ed in line of battle, as if on parade. The
Rebels watched. the formation and movement
front their picket lines and rifle pits, and from
the Summit of Miesion Ridge, five hundred
feet above us, and thought it was a review and
drill, Se openly . and deliberately and sct'regular
ly was it done.
As the line advanced, preceded by skirmish
era:
and at 2 o'clock P. M. reached our picket
lines, they opened a rattling volley upon the
ihe 'Rehel pickets, who returned it and ran int.
tteir advanced lines of rifle-pits. After them
asent out kiriniobers, and into thew, along
Greencastle,
Franklin county, Pa
THE PILOT:-GILLENCASTLE, YEA:SKEIN CO-. PA
the centre of the line of 25,000 troops, which
Gen. 'ammo' had 80 quickly deployed.
'Until we opened fire, prisoners assert they
thought the whole movement was a review
and general drill, and it was too late to sod
to their camp for reinforcements, and that th. y
were overwhelmed by force of numbers. It
was a surprise in open day-light.
At 3 P. M. the important advanced position
of Orchard Knob and the lines right and left
were in our possession, and arrangements were
ordered fur holding them during the night.
The next day at day light General Thomas
had 5000 men across the Tennessee, and es
tablished on its bank, and commenced the con
struction of a pontoon bridge about six miles
above Chattanooga. The Rebel steamer Dun
bar, repaired at the right moment, rendered et
f'ective aid iu this crossing, carrying over 6JO
By night-fall General Thomas had seized
the extremity of Mission Ridge nearest the
the river, and was intrenehing . himself. Gem
&ward, with a brigade, opened communiett
tious with him from Chattanooga on the south
side of the river. Skirmishing and cannoand•
ing continued all the day on the left and cen
tre.
General Hooker scaled the slope of Lookout
Mountain froit► the valley of Lookout Creek,
drove the Rebels around the point, captured
2000 prisoners, and established himself high
no in the mountain side in full view of Chat
This raised the blockade. and now steamers
were ordered from Bridgeport to Chattanooga.
They had before only run to Kelly's Ford,
whence ten wiles of hauling over the moun
tain roads, and twice across the Tennessee upon
pontoon bridges, brought us our supplies. All
night the point of Mission Ridge, on the ex
treme right, blazed with camp fires of luyal
troops.
The day'had been one of dense mists and
rains, and much of General flouker's battles
had been fought above the clouds, which eon
cealed him from our view, but from which his
musketry was. heard.
At night-fall the sky cleared, and the full
moon, the traitor's doom, shone upon the beau
tiful scene until IA. M. Twinkling sparks
upon the mountain side showed that picket
skirmishing was going on; and then it ceased.
A brigade sent lrom Chattanooga crossed the
Chattanooga Creek and opened communication
with Hooker.
General Grant's head quarters, during the
afternoon of the 23d and the day of the 24th,
were in Wood's redoubt, except when, in the
course of the day, he rode along the advanced
line, visiting the head-quarters of the various
couituanders in Chattanooga valley.
At day-light on the 25th the Stars and
Stripes were discovered on the peak of Look
out. The._l3.,ebels had evacuated the. Munn.
Geb: Hooker blotted to -descend 'the motto
tai n, and striking Mission Ridge at the Ross
ville Gap, sweep on both sides and its sum
mit
The Rebel troops were seen, as soon as it
was light, enough, streaming by regiments and
brigades along the narrow summit of Mission
Ridge, either conceutrating on the right to
overwl elm Sherman, or marching for the rail
road to raise the siege.
They had evacuated the valley of Chat
tanooga; would they have abandon that of
Chickainattga ? The twenty-pounders and rifled
guns of Wo•id's redoubt opened on Mission
Ridge, and Orchard Knob sent its compli
ments to the ridge, which, with rifled Parrotts
answered, and the cannonade, thuS commenced,
continues all day.
Shot and shell sereamed from Orchard Knob
to Mission Ridge, and from Mission Ridge to
Orchard Knob, and frritu Wood's redoubt over
the heads of Generals Grant and Thodas and
their staff, who where with us in this favorable
position, were the whole battle eJuld be seen
as in au amphitheatre.
The head quarters were under fire all day
long. Cannonading and musketry were heard
from Gen. Sherman.
Gen. Howard marched the Eleventh Army
Corps to join him. Thomas sent out skirmish
ers, who drove in the Rebel pickets and chased
them into their intrettehruents at the foot of
the Mission Ridge.
Gen. Sherman made an assault against
Bragg's .right, intrenched on a high knoll,,
next to thaton which Gen. Sherman lay torti
tied. The assault was gallantly made. They
reached the edge of the crest, and held their
ground. for, it seemed to me, an hour, but were
bloodi:y repulsed by the reserves.
A general advance was ordered, and a strong
line of 'skirmishers followed by a deployed line
_of battle some ten miles in length. At the
signal 'of the leader (shouts' from the head
quarters on Orchard Knob), they moved rapid
ty and orderly forward.
The rebel pickets discharied their muskets,
and run into the rifle pits. Our skirmishers
tollowed on. their heels. The line of battle
was not far behind, and we saw the grey rebels
swarm out of the ledge line of the rifle pits in
numbers which-surprised us. and over the base
of the bill a few turned and fired their pieces,
but the ureater number collected into the many
roads which cross obliquely up its steep face
and went on to the top
Some regiments pressed on and swarmed up
the steep sides of the river. Here and there
a color was advanced beyond the lines. The
attempt appeared to be most dangerous, hut the
advance was supported. and the whole line or
dered to storm the heights, upon which not
less than forty pieces of artillery, and no one
knew how many muskets, stood ready to slaugh
ter the assailants.
With cheers answering cheers the men
swarmed upwards. They gathered to the
points least difficult of assent. and the line was
broken. Color after color was planted on the
summit, while musket and cannon vomited
their, thunder upon them.
A well directed shell from Orchard Knob
exploded a Rebel caisson on the summit, and
the gun was seen galloping to the right, its
driver lashirig its horses. A party of our sol
diers intercepted them, and the gun was cup•
tured with cheers.
A fierce musketry fire broke out to the left,
where, between Generals Thomas and Sherman,
a mile or two of the ridge was still occupied
by the Rebels.
Bragg left the house in which he held his,
headquarters. and rode to the rear as our
troops crowded the bill on either side of him.
Gen. Grant proceeded to the summit; and
only then did, we know its height. Some of
the captured artillery was put into position.
and artillerists were sent for to work the guns,
and caissons were searched fi►r ammunition.
The Rebel log breastworks were torn to
pieces and carried to the other side of the
ridge, and used in forming barricades.
A strong line of infantry was formed in the
rear of Baird's line, whlt was hotly engaged in
a musketry contest with the rebels to the left,
and a secure lodgment was effected.
The other assault, to the right or our centre
gained the summit, and the rebels threw down
their arms and fl e d . 'Gen. Hooker coming in,
to a favorable plaition swept the right of the
ridge and•captured n►any prisoners.
Bragg's remaining troops left early in the
night, and the battle of ChattanOoga, after
three days of mancenvering and fighting, was
Won. The strength of the Rebellion in the
centre was broken, Burnside relieved froth dan.
ger, East Tennessee. Kentucky and Tennessee
rescued, Georgia and the Southwest threatened
in the rear, and another victory added to the
chaPter of " Unconditional Surrender Grant."
To-night the estimate of captures is several
•thousand prisoners and thirty pieces of artil
lery. The loss for so great a victory is not se
vere.
Bragg is firing the railroad ac he retreats
towards Dalton. Sherman is in hot pursuit.
To-day I viewed the battle-field, which ex
tends six miles along Mission Ridge and for
several miles on Lookout Mountain. Probably
not so well-directed or so well-ordered a battle
has been delivered during the war. But one
assault was repub3ed, but that assault, by cal
ling to that point the Rebel reserves, prevented
them repulsing any of the others.
A few days since Gen. Bragg sent to Gen.
Grant a flag of truce, advising him that it
would be prudent to move any non combatants
who might still be in Chattanooga.
No reply has been returned, but the cam
batants having removed from this vicinity, it
is probable that non-combatauts can remain
without imprudence.
Profitable Investment.
The Philadelphia North American gives seism ex
bellent advice to those who wish to invest money.
It is well for all who are in funds to heed the coun
sel :—"Though money has been temporarily scarce,
capital continues abundant; and the recent tumble
in the stock market has brought capitalists to a re
alizing sense of the unreliable character of many
of the securities dealt in. It. is greatly to the credit
of the Government that. its loans, of. all thesecuri
ties daily dealt in or. the market, have maintained
their integrity of price better than almost anything
else. Its Five-Twenty year.six per oent. loan. the
interest on which is promptly paid in gold, has been
subscribed to, all through the pressure in the money
market, at an average of more than two millions
per day. And what is not. the least gratifying in
connection with the daily large subscriptions to this
popular loan. vcarcely any of it is returned to the
market for sale. It is taken for investments, and
is held with unfaltering confidence in its reliability.
And why should it not be? It. seems that the Gov
ernment now, after two years of the most gigan •
tic war that the world has ever known. experienaes
no difficulty in commanding the necessary means to
prosecute it. or in paying regularly the interest in
gold as it fallS due. If this can be done while the
war is being waged, who um anticipate any difticul
ty in readily accomplishing it when the war shall
he at an end? What. better investments then, for
capital, than the " Five Twenty" Government loan ?
But if tiny doubt. let him refer to the statistics
furnished by the census tables of the various na
tions of the world. The facts which they present
will prove the most satisfactory mode of dispelling
the numberless gloomy apprehensiona which are
being untitually conjured up by those who are dis
posed to exaggerate the extent of the calamity oc
casioned by our rebellion. A 'reference to the state
of the most prosperous nations of the old world .
clearly disproves such a position, and shows that.
the highest conditions of national advancement.,
have not been materially affected by the extended
wars in which those nations have been immemorial
ly engaged, and that a heavy national indebtness
has not proved an unmitigated evil
" For instance. Great Britain, France and the
Netherlands will undoubtedlly be conceded to rep
resent the highest prosperity that. has been attain-
ed by any of the European nations. And yet no
nations have been called upon to endure fiercer or
more prolonged wars, domestic and foreign. than
they. The effects has been, unquestionably, to in
cur an enormous national indebtedness; but neither
M. C. METOS,
Quartermaster General
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their wars nor their indebtedness have the effect to
destroy their elasticity, nor to check the progress
of their general prosperity. The result would have
been different. probably. it these nations had been
falling into decay, instead of being, as they really
were, in a state of development; and ;n this respect
their case resembles out-own, with enormous advent
Ages in our favor. These nations, while under
going the trials of war. were oppressed by the evils
of an immense exodus of their people, caused by the
density of their population. the impossibility to pro
vide occupation for them, the low price of labor.
and the scarcity of territory. Compared with our
own country. they possessed slight room for future
developments; they were settled in every part and
no vast territory lay invitingly open to encourage
enterprise anti settlement.. Their -great problem
has ever been what to do with their surplus popula
tion, which, in 'its turn. lass sought new fields for
adventure and self-support iu countries like our
own, where an illimitable territory waits to be de•
veloped. and where incalculable resources invite
industry and energy. The encouragement to be
derived from these facts and comparisons of circum
stances is very great, and to the mind of any dis
passionate reasoner is conclusive that. the course of
this great country is onward and upward. and that
its credit will live unimpaired to the end." 1-t
PASSING EVENTS, &C•
TuostAs PAwLmxo has sold out his hotel proper
ty to Messrs. SAMUEL DETRICH and DAVID C BUANT.
Tur. Franklin Hotel now kept by D. FOREMAN,
will be offered for sale by the proprietors, FOLTZ &
CROFT, on Saturday, the 19th inst.,
THE fat porkers are shown but little mercy at this
season. Their cries for pity (squealing) are un
heeded. The butcher does his work,
Sons, people don't kuow how hard it is to make
up locals these dull times. or they would not expect
to read many this week.
Let the People See.—W3l. MTRORY has
just opened, at his Clock anti Jewelry Store, on
South Carlisle street, a large and elegant assort
ment of Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacles.
Partridge. Hunting.—The poor partridges
have to suffer.
.There are so many sportsmen out.
that it will not be long before all the birds will be
CC
We believe that our town will be able to wear a
lively appearance during the holiday season.—
Ladies and gentlemen are now at work trying to
make the neces.ary arrangeznents for a Festival, Ste.
But more of this again.
New.—Among things worthy to note, we men
tion that KccKELs have received another supply 01
Boots and Shoes. They intend to sell them at short
profits cheaper than offered this season. Try
them.
Appeal.—Tax Payera of Antrim - township and
the Borough of Greencastle, will take notice that
the County Commissioners sit in the Court House on
Wednesday, December 9th, to hold Appeals for
ad=
LIEUT. B. F. WINGER, of the 2d PENN., Artillery,
called in to see us a few days ago. lie has entirely
recovered from a recent illness. He is nn able and
efficient officer, then whom there is none better in
the service
Albums.— A beautiful assortment of Photograph
Albums hits been received at the Gullet) , of FEW/M
-ime & Ron NAM They are of the,.very neavw. and
preitiest styles, being gilt and hintliolnely bound.
lia,odsome things-for.preient „or phyoßena., •
A Scene in Wineb.ester.=On last Tuesday
three rebel desperadoes came into Winchester, and
commenced,robbing people as usual. They attemp
ted to take the horse of a Air. Lauti.. ;lie father in
terferred to prevent them, when en altercation ensu
ed, in which the old gentleman was shot in the arm,
and beaten considerably. Tlie rebels made . off.
THE authorities at Frederrck City, Md., have re
cently made a number of arrests of persons suppos
ed to belong to or connected with itOOKER'S gang of
horse thieves. Important disclosures are-threaten
ed. The Provost Marsoal of that place. deserves
credit ,for the interest he has taken in trying to , fer
ret out the guilty.
Txe boys.of this town delight to be as. noisy,
rough and troublesome, as possible. The Consta
ble has to take matters in hand every evening, and
send the juveniles home to their mothers. Some of
these little fellows who persist in being out at night,
are of the tender ages. of frOm five to ten. Haven't
parents time to think of the evils to which their
children are exposed, by being out at late hours,
in company with older and worse bays.
School House.—The school directors of An
trim township have hul , t a new brick School House
on the public road leading from Shady Grove to
Fayetteville, being about a milefrom the f3rmet vil
lage. A school building has been much needed in that
locality for many years. Tax payers will under
stand that a considerable portion of their school
taxes for the present year, has been devoted to this
purpose.
SiXtging.—Mr. It. A. 11.1.-CLutts held a meeting
in the Presbyterian Lecture room on last Friday
evening, for the purpose of attetepting to raise a
class in vocal music. The meeting was well attend
ed. We learn that IM will:be successful.
It is a long lime since there has been a singing
school in this town, and we hope this one, will be
largely patronized. Mr. M`CLuas is a gentleman
of more than ordinary musical abilities. His qual
ificationa are of the first order.
THE Festival held at Mercersburg on Thanksgiv
ing day was a success. From the Journal -we learn.
the receipts and expenditures for the occesion :
Amount realized for the sale of Tickets... $205 60
" Donations in money • 33 40
" • Received from 'Young Ladies'... 28 00
Whole amount $267 00
Expeudit ures ' $lB 96
Appropriated to suffering families, 13 y 5
Whole amourat expenditure
Balance, sum realized and remitted
by draft to C .ristian Commission,
The Ladle of Montgomery and Petete have done
nobly—as $.5 , m1. . .
Newspaper Law.—As there is certain de
finit e laws in relation to the rights of publishers cf
newspapers, which do not seem to be understood,
we will endeavor to make a plain synopsis of thew
and solicit attention thereto.
1. A Postmaster is required to give notice by lee_
tar. (returning a paper does not answer the law)
when a subscriber does not take his paper out et
the office, and state the reasons for it no'. being
taken ; and a neglect to do so makes the Postmaster
responsible to the publisher for the payment.
2. Any person who takes a paper from the post
office—whether directed to his name or another, or
whether he has subscribed or not, is responsible for
the pay.
3. If a person orders his pnper discontinued, he
must pay all arrearages or the publisher may con.
tinue to send it until payment is made. and collect
the whole amount whether it is taken from the offire or
not. There can be no legal discontinuancs until the
payment is made
4. If the subscriber orders his paper to be stop
ped at a certain time and the publisher continues to
send, the subscriber is bound to pay for it if he takes
iv out of the post office. The luw proceeds on the
ground that. a loan must pay for what he uses.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the post office, or
removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prima
facia evidence of intentional fraud.
Antrim Teacher's Institute.—On Satur
day, October 31sti a meeting of the teachers of
Antrim township and of the Borough of Greencas
tle, was held in the North Eastern School House of
the Borough. The meeting was called for the pur
pose of organizing a Teacher's Institute. Mr F.
J. Prorrz was chosen President, pro tem., and Mr. J.
W. P. Emu Secretary, pro tern. A committee was
appointed to draft a constitution. Mr. 11. 0mw.433
presented the copy of one which he had prepartd.
After some discussion it was ndnpted. It provides
that. the organization shall be called the Antrim
Tcacher's Institute. Its officers shall consist of a
Przsident, Vice President. Secretary, Treasurer and
an Executive Committee of three persons. Atter
reciting the duties of the other officers. the commit
tee aforementioned, '• Shall arrange a programme
of exercises in the several branches taught in the
Common Schools," assign to members their subjects,
*.c. At the close of each .session the Presidetts
shall give notice of the programme for the next
meeting. The term of office is one year. Initia
tion fee twenty-fire cents. Any teacher can become
a member by complying with Article 7th. The In
stitute meets. twice a month.
The .3onstitutien is brief, plain and to the poiat
t has nineteen signatnres attached.
In the aftern...ou version of Nov. 7th, Mr Wm.
STINS gave his method of instruction of Orthogra
phy. Mr. O.SIWAKIC followed, and exemplified his
manner of teaching Reading in his school.
At the next meeting Mr THOMAS exercised the
class in Mental Arithmetic. Mr Runs pursued
the subject. In the afternoon, Mr. STINE exercised
the class on the same subject.
This organization can be used as the means for
the great improvement of the public schools. It
has been started, according to the school law of the
State, which requires each district to have such in
stitute. It has been begun by it few of the teach
* .
ent, believing that it can be in e
kel a means of hit
proving their minds and fitting them better for the
positiens 'they - bold. It is neceisary, in order to
stimulate these noble emotions, that they should
meet with ,encouragement. • The directors of the
v
district should attend, not as chill, cold spectators.
RIM
but as actire,autl interested participants in the dis
cussions of the association. They may not be able
to talk eloquently: but that is no reason they
ihould not talk at all. Let. them at least show life.
nt crest and an appreciation of the cause of educe
ion and of their own duties. Now, there are other
persons who might. attend these meetings without
violating any rule of propriety; and we mean those
who -ought, above all others, to hare the deepest
interest'in the' schools—thelsarents of the scholars.
Let them not only by their presence, but also by
contrihu(ion to the funds of the Association, enable
it to buy charts and other, needful appliances.
We have written a great deal. (of matter at least j.
since our connection with this paper; upon no sub
ject oftener than that of Educatiow- , -and there is
none of much greater importance to the * country.—
Educate the young, for they will soon hold the
reins of power. Educate the young. for we want
_to more rebellions, and no further spread of Tice
and wickedness. But. first of all. the teacher him
self must be educated, and that is what we want
done. Let teachers, directors and parents, consid
‘k a "
Let the Institute grow larger.
THE ALTAR.
MARRIED.—On the 3d instant, by Rev. J. C.
Smith, Rev. Emanuel Miller, of Hagerstown Circuit,
" United Brethren in Christ," to Miss Amanda C.,
daugh;.er of Daniel Yaukey, of Quincy township,
this county.
Cluunbersburg and Hagerstown papers please
copy.
• DIED - 1 -In Franklin Grove, 111., Nov., 19, 1863,
of Pulmonary Consumption, Mrs. CARRIE D.. wife
of Dr. G. W. Hewitt, and daughter of Mr. Henry
Miller, :Esq., of Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pa.
Mrs. H. was born in Franklin county, Pa., Oct.
7th, 1837. She came to Illinois with her husband
in the Fall of 1856.
She had for some years indulged a hope in the
Savior, but had rot yet unted with the church un
til Sept. 20th, 1863, at our last communion. when
she and her husband made a public profession of
their faith in Christ, and united with the Presbyte
rian Church of Franklin Grove. Mrs. H was cheer
ful and resigned to the will of God, in her last sick
ness which was protracted through several months ,
and finally died in the full assurance of faith in
Christ. A short. time before 814 died, her Past.%
spoke to her of the Savior, when she exclaime 4 .
with much feeling, "Precious, precious Savior," and
soon after fell asleep in the arms of that precios
Savior. " Let me die the death of the rightous and
let my last end be like his."—Nust. 28: 10.
32 00
$235 00
THE TOMB.
W. L. LYONS, Pastor