The pilot. (Greencastle, Pa.) 1860-1866, December 22, 1863, Image 2
FOR SALE, We are compelled, on arconnt of impaired health, to offer for sale this office. THE. PILOT is new in its 4th year. It has enjoyed a con siderable degree of patronage. A good paying subscription list has been secured. Any en ergetic person would be able to inerease it tepidly. A weekly jonrnal can and will be impported by a wealthy community like ours . The business of the town and neighborhood is being constantly enlarged. The material ~in this office is good. The office enjoys a good ran of JOB WORK. For terms and other part;eulars, Addreea J. W. M'CRORY, THE ,PILOT. GREENCASTLE Tnesday Morning, Doe. 22, . 1883 fr . ' ITV • - WS,* r ia t .0111 1 . • 'ciztßtstm.Ag. Christmas originally was a festival of .the church, and still is, in some denominations, ob served as such. But when. Christmas is spo : . hen of now-a.days, it does not evoke the idea of a -holy.day but rather of a holiday, when cares and business are to be laid aside,.and pleasurea and amusements to be substituted. in their stead—when new friendships are to be formed and.cild ones to be. confirmed—when -wasting toil is to give way to wholesome relax ation both of mind.and bAy—when close-fisted parsimony is to open , his hand without the long-drawn sigh—when people are to acknowl edge by their '.conduct, their 'appreciation of the truth that,.although the chief. end .of man is to make money, that , wis not the only end and object of his Preation-when they are ex pected -to acknowledge also this other truth, that. there is ".a time to laugh," and this other that there is " a time to kill"—chickens..and a time to. ear, them.. All these tratbs.go fitly together, and are aptly placed side by side, for " A hearty laugh helpeth digestion, . And eerveth to shake to cob-webs out of the brain." And again : "A merry heart doeih good like iimedicirie; But a broken spirit drietb the bones." 'ln fact and sober truth, -we Americans have,or at least take, too few holidays. No other nation in the world-is 'so little given to diversions and the enjoyment of life. Even good old mother England—good, notwithstanding " beligerent rights" and "the Trent affair"—ffolies and capers twice to - Young Ameiida's •onte, and once to . our no times. In all Catholic commies the inhabitants devote a 'great number Of days is the' year to sports and . recreationi althouizb they aie generally very- poor and not at all to be ccmi'pered,as to their pecuniary circumstances and means of enjoyment,` with the citizens of our happy land. And yet; yerhaps, they are more happy in their liVes and go to their graves with a better appreciation of the goodness of ptaiiti His creation'of the world and man then we who have been more highly favored.. We think it an absolute waste'of time 'to do any; thing except 'make money—or war; both of which are very serious matters.' A man May be allowed to laugh out of one side of.his month —that is in 'time of peace, not,'of cOuiSe, time of war—but to laugh out - of both sides at once, to grin from ear to ear, that cannot b3rany means be 'justified. For a man can not •laugh out of both side ' s at once and at the same time develote the resources of the couutry,and•it is the special Mission of each and every AMeri can citizen to develope the resources of the country, and that is a serious business. , Shall any one of 'us then, with this great mission before him, laugh, or what is worse, fiddle, or what is still worse, dance, or what is yet more a bominable, idle away a whole'day in relaxation and enjoyment ? Are there not three hundred and sixty-five days only in a • year, except leap year. and is not the limit of a man's life, since Methuselah and his immediate successors. three score/years and ten, with the ten doubt ful But notwithstanding we admit the great mix- 'ion of the American citizen to be, generally, to develope the resources of the 'nation, and, particularly, to developo every one his own 're sources, yet we' 411‘of those who think that the life of one born .inthe'United States even was given to him that he might live,. and that to live is to do more than eat bread and meat only or to make money in addition. Arid since, by the proceeding' sentence, we have ru ined our reputation for orthodoxy, we will be so bold as to say, that to live, is, properly, to appreciate and enjoy Jife. Now, in order to do this, it is necessary to labor and gather to gether; but this laboring and gathering is the means, not the end. When by toil and economy the means of happiness , and- enjoyment, which ere' the ends, are obtained, then it is wisdom to devote the means to the ends. 'Men generally, by a . strange perverseness, instead of applying their wealth to the procuring of happiness, Greencastle, Franklin enunty. Pa THE PILOT :-GREENCASTI,E, FRANKLIN CO., PA sacrifice their happiness to the procuring of riches. Too much of anything is too much, ex cept, said an old woman, as to ale, and then too snitch is just enough. With that exception then the proposition stands. There is no excep tion of work. After laboring six days it. is wise to rest on the seventh ; with equal reason, after fifty-one weeks of toil and care, it is wise to rest and recreate during the fifty-second The Christmas holidays used to be a season of universal joy and gladness. Old and young took their ease and sought their pleasure. But now we are beginning even to drive the child ren to , school, during the long-looked for week of gifts and freedom and frolic unre strained, and the old and middle aged must be about fulfilling their mission, and can't take time to be happy. Oh I ,for a good old-time Christmas week ! Yes, even in, the midst of war; for we have enough and too much of trouble and care, and need to cast the load off, for, a few days. But every , thing is againstus.. , Old Crisskinklehas gone to some more genial and light-hearted ,people, and it won't even snow dwing the holidays as, it used-to. The pro-: posed Festival promised something, but that got the opnimma and went back and died, So there is nothing for it, but for us to go back to 'fulfilling our mission—eat.drink make mon ey—except attend the Nino DRAMATIC, As.: §OCIIITION'S divertisement. It w,as a happy thought, that. In the midst ,of our grief for the good old times that are gone, and, the departure of Old Crisskingle, and the Festival that got the opoimma, and went back and died, we lost sight of the Dramatic Association, which a dozen of oar youtig gentlmen have instituted, having fitted up Mr. IRWIN'S Hall forrthat purpose. The New. Hall is commodious and comfortable, and the stage arrangeme.nts ex- cellent. In fact the New Chestnut Street is the model and improved ,upon. The proceeds are to be devoted to the relief of sick and wound ed soldiers. So, if the community attend and encourage, the enterprise, they will be entertain ed and the soldiers relieved, or,in another aspect, the community will be relieved and the soldiers entertained. At all events, the Dramatic men will enable the young folks to , keep up a " mer ry heart," and we. need not loo,k yet ,a little while for the " dry bones.",.. „. , THE HEWS The small pox' haa'broken out among the Union prisoners at Danville, Va. The Ladie's.Faii , at Indianapolis, Ind., re cently held, realized twelve thousand dollars for the benefit of soldiers' families: -Maj.. Gen. French, lately comtnanding the Third. Army corps, Army of the Potomac, the New York Times says, has been relieved of his command and ordered under arrest for al , leged'misconduct in the late movement of the Army.. The cavalry of the Army of the Potomac are kept busy looking after Mosoby's•guerrilles Stewart's Rebel cavalry frequently make raids on the north side of -the Rapidan, occasionally picking up some•of the stragglers of the Union army. , The steamer Fulton brings the aad gence•that•the monitor Weehawken, suddenly sunk it her anchorage off Morris Island, dui , iny, si gale on the 6th inst., Oat of her crew thirty were lost, including four assistant engi neerii. Her captain was on board the flag ship when the accident' occurred. Nearly all the; officers were saved. No damage' received by, any. of the other ironelAs: .1 •. •Chas:.P. Wright,' of Ohio; who was cap tured at Chickatnaugif:oti the 20th of Sept last, has just arrived frau Libby Prison.by.a flag of truce. The doctor states That' the itrti dies of clothing, pro Vision, &e., sent..ito, the Union prisoners at „Richmond by their North ern friends and associations,: have been received by them, except •in few cases. The doctor was requested by our officers now in Libby Prison to convey to their friends-at home. an injunction as to. the , .neccessity of confining themselves to sending forward of luxuri.s, as the Confederate modes of transportation are now taxed to their utmost extremity. Gen. W. D. Whipple has succeeded Maj. Gen. Reynolds as Grant's Chief Staff. Gen. Reynolds takes command of the troops. The President has issued a.pardon for E. W. Gantt, of Aakansas, from the penalty of treason, which he inccurred by accepting. the position of a Brigadier-General in the rebel army. ' Washington, Dec. 15.--The following des patch was received here day Fortress Monroe, Va:, De c . 14,183.—Gen. Wistar; with 'my approbation, sent out an 'ex pedition to Charlei City ;Court Douse, on the James River, to capture the enemy's force stationed there, and 1 have'the pleasure to for . ward his report of his complete success. What adds to the brilliancy of the achievement is that it has been accomplished during a terrible storm. • • B. F: BUTLER S Major• General Yorktown, Ira'., Dec; 14, 1863.—T0 Major- General Butler :—I have the satisfaction to announce the complete success,of the expedi -404 sent out under (Jolonel West. All work ed in successful combination. Our cavalry carried the enemy's camp at Charles City Court house, after sharp fighting, the enemy fired from the houses. We captured eight officers and eighty-two enlisted men, being the whole commnad, of three companies, fifty five horses and three mules, besides many that were shot and left on the ground. The enemy's camp, with equipments, arms, ammunition, Captain Gregory, severely wound ed, one sergeant and provision wer t all thor oughly destroyed. Our lose is one corporal 101, led, and four men wounded. The New York Mounted Rifles in foAy eight hours marched ninety-six miles. The 139th New York in fantry in fifty, four hours marched sixty-one miles, mostly in a severe storm, raining day and night, and walking their shoes off, which should be made good by the Government. • All a.•e entitled to high commendation for gallant ry and unflinching euduranee, Colonel West, especially, for h is . ,precise execution of difficult combination which alone cou'd have - accopt,- ,plished my object. J. J. WisTAg,... Brigadier-General. ~ == General Buford This distinguished .cavalry officer died,in Washington eity,yesterday.,„The deceased was a graduate of, West .Point, and was breveted Second Lieutenant in the First United States Dragroons, July Ist, 1848. , He was born in Kentucky, but was appointed from Illinois. His commission as Captain in the Second. Ca• yalry was dated November 12th, 1861. In July, 1862, he was appointed a Brigadier-Gen. of Volunteers. General Buford was one of the most dashing, brave and brilliant cavalry officers in the service. He was conspicuous in nearly all our cavalry engagements under Generals Stoneman and Kilpatrick. -. He was a pioneer in that famous ,raid of General Stoneman almost to the gates of Rich mond, and at the battle of Gettysburg he was the first to encounter and drive the Rebels from the town. His appreciation as, an officer is proved ,by the devotion of General Stoneman to him during his illness, and in his earnest recommendation to the Pre3ident to appoint him a Major-General, which, The telegraph in forms us, was done yesterday morning, and the dying hero had the,pleasure of signing his.ac ceptance, tnt remarked, ,as his friends raised him up in bed,, that he feared, he could : not use it. , His ; disease was typhoid', fever.,/it guircr, Finances 6f 'Penn sj - IVaoiii 7 , .• . . We iaremndepobligation says the Harrisburg Telegraph, to, the ,Auditor , General tor .an ad yance,statetnent of the financial...affairs. of..the State. It will be observed that Pennsylvania; notwithstanding the heavy outlays for war/pur poses, has a large balance in the State Treas.- ury. , r• Summary of the Receipts at the State. Trea,s r ury, from the Ist day. of December„ „,1862, to the 30th day of November, 1864,, ..both day.slinclusive. • . Lands, $. .18,457 : .03 Auction' m commissions 14,582 45 Auction duties 39,065 ,37 Tax on batik 228,29'9 - 66 Tax on corpo"ation stocks , - 438;6 , 22 96 Tax on Teal and personal estate, includ:ng , 1 ; 733,491 91 Toveru Fceuses 215,`268 . 09 lic.;•sns"ei 192.'34'7'11 Ped I eTs' licenses 1,1.66 10 Biokers licenses , 9,4260 75 T i lleatre, circus and rnenageke' heens'es ' '2.136 0. Distillery and brewery - 7,558'91 Billiard rocini,bowling,saloon, • . •; &c, licenses 4.857.,53 Eating, houses, beer houses li censes 16,266 1 42'; Patent medicine . 4.1+2 50' Pamphlet laws 179 46 Uilicia.tas• 5,545 35 Millet's' tax ' ' 661 '6B Foreign insurance agencies... 41,630 74 Tax on writs, wills, deeds,&c.. 61.729 96. 'l'ax on certain offices • 12,424 88 Collateral inheritance tax 187.002'39,, Tax on' edrollineneof 1aw5..... 6, 810'Ob Promiuma on charters 15,644 185 Wyoming canal company bonds -, redeemed .. 281,000 00 Tax on tonage, commutation of 360,000 00 Banks paying, interest equiva lent to coin ' . 3,004 74 Escheats 1,080 00 Free banking, system 6,378 92 . _ .. Dividends on bridge stocks..... 100 00 Pennsylvania railroad company bond-NO. 0 redeemed ' , 100,000 00 Accrued interest . 18 , 596 7 9 -. Refunded cash, ordinary ...... ... 6.779 09 Refunded cash, military ' ' 9,786 46 Tag on loans 147.750 31 Interest on loans - 34:163 98 Annuity for right away 10,000 00 Fines and forfeitures 18 03 United States Government..... 36,221 84 Tax on brokers & private bank- Rl's . , 23,041 20 Fees of public offices 3,101 42 Miscellaneous (cases of con science) 420 00 Balance in the . State Treasury, November 30,1862, available. $2 ; 172,844 10 Depreciated lauds in the trea sury, unavailable 41,033 00 Ell DECEAIMER IM3. Sumnatu (if the Payment at the State Treas vry from the Ist day of December, 1862, to the 30116 day of November, 1863, both days inclusive. Expenses ofGovernment $ 446,456 85 Military expenses, ordinary... 4,312 50 Pennsylvania volunteers in the late war-with Mexic0.........18 00 Military expenses for the de fence of the State and Union per act of May 15,1861.... 125,583 79 Military expenses for the de fence of the State and Union ~per --act. of.-April-46 ; 1862, •• and paid out ,of tote appro- • priation of; May 15; 1861..'. - • 53,664 99 Military expenses for defence, • &c., per dot of April 1,• 1 1863, and paid out of the ap propriation of. Al;iy 15, 1861. 2,490 66 , Military expenses for defence, . &c., per act, of April 22, 1863; and paid 'out of the appropriation of .May 15, 1861, &c 25,989 23' Pensions & gratuities, ordinary 5,086 65 Pensions under act of May 15; 1861 345 86 Charitable institutions .. .•., .. , 119,926 37' Pennsylvania State Agricultur... al Society Farmers' High School of Pa.. 6,237 50 State Norm al Schools 10,000 00. Philadelphia - school of design• for w.imeu 2,000 00 Common Schools . 317006 97 C o in.inissioncrs of the Sinking Fund, to wit loans, &c., re: ' • deemed P 951,608 78' Other payuit's 6;803 33 O's 13,412 11 . . Interest ein loans 2,1,67 , 748 61 Domestic creditors' certificates, including interest Damages on the public works and old claims Special conitnissioners 3,6U7 33 State library 3,168 92 Public buildings and grounds. 8,024 29 Houses of refuge - - Penitentiaries - 32,423 00 ....... .... - 681 76 Revenue Counnissioners ...... 9,356 42 Free bstriking system. • . • 3;945 51 Abatement of State tax 6J,147 41 Mercantile appraisers 037 14 Miscellaneous 8,845 38 'Balance in the' Treasury Nov. 30, 1803, available $2,147,331 70 Depreciated fun& in the ire:4- anry . uuavailable 41,032 00 , d3tisranss of nil kinds is in a flourishing.eondi tion4n this 'Borough. . It '' • koi * 'Amilseinient.-L-Reinernber the Drimatic . .Exhibititin on Christnitis night. • • TRUNKS, Umbrellas, leather, and all kinds of Shoe Fi'n'dings; cheap at No one can now be exerupted i urilafter,Oie draf!.: Hundreds and thousands of people were in Clin . m iierhbnig during the peat two weeks, for ihie Pur pose. - Hotel Sold.—The Franklin Hotel, in Green • castle Iyaa sold , on i last. Saturday, ; for the sumof 30 5 Purchaser, FOELEMAN; : the present 4 :"':1 TUE men who. mere drafted from this township in August. last, and who entered service,nre in the l4Olitl i en6:Regitnent',:23Brighde, 3dbitision, Ist.'"ArtiCy Corps; Atlinii4 the Ptifoidne . . •. Let the Veeple See.—Wm. ,3I CAPAY. bas just o ? ezipcl., at : 11is Cipok and Jewelry Score * , on Bouth t sUeet,lt inrge aiiii" gilverstindiS4el Spoccalles.n Middleburg. , Property:—Mr: Joax R of Alidtlihburg, sOld. his dwelling. house and,,store room .for .$,36p0., jurgykser, a Mr. from Chensyille, Md. The saute party bought the stock of goods. Services on Christmas. r -rlteVops sexy:Mos connected with the aabbath,Bchool. of the Go/1111A, Reformed church, will be held in that church on Christmas morning Examination of school, re . ; 1, ports'of officers, teachers, &c. A heavy force of, mounted, men have gone up i the Valley. It would not be proper to state the object at present.. We may be certain, however, that it will accomplish a great work• They will reach 'a portion of Tirgibia not yet rettabed by our forces. LONGSTREET will feel the ,blow. . Lost. —A case containing two Likeneales,one of which is a soldier, was lost on the 10th of -Decem bet, between FOREMAN'S Tavern, -and the farm of Mrs. PAWLING. Any person leaving it at this of fice or D. FOREMAN'S Tavern will be liberally re warded. Hogs.We don't hear much about five and six hundred hogs this year. Somehow few of them tot over 350 Mr, C. HARTMAN, • however, killed ,one which weighed 418 pounds. Betting on porkers seems to be dull. At any rate it is a poor business for unlucky.people. Per haps lovers alivays think so. $4,289,451 63 Befqra the AlagiiOrate.-0n last Friday morning one or two of our juyeniles were arraigned before, Justice KAuFFMAN, on charge of making noise and otherwise disturbing the peace and quiet of the Post Office. The lads were very penitent; and were made to pay some • costs, were reprimand- Mi by-the Magistrate and sent to school: If some older persons were put through, the nuisance would $2.213.875 10 ?6,5U3,327 75 PASSING .EVENTS, &C. = =2 ME! Devil. —Some person has been trying to perform a silly post—that of playing " devil ;" not a spi t , fire and brimstone fellow, but a sort of walking giant, intending thereby to frighten children. The boys took it into their heads one evening last week, to stone a fellow of this description off the streets. We haven't heard of a repetition of the "devils" part. • We would caution persons not to push this thing any farther, as some one of weak nerves might be frightened so seriously as to be injured for life. A Correction.—We have to correct a notice made • last week that the ladies intended to hold a Festival during the holidays. It was contemplated. The 'prepariitory steps had been taken. but after a fuller consideration of the subject, it was deemed prudent not .to have any thing of the kind at the time named. The 7 SOciety, however; appointed and instructed 3 colnUtittee`tO issue an appeal to the citizens of this neighborhood to contribute liberally to the relief of our suffering soldiers. This appeal will be found in iinittlief ptittSrtoklay's paper. Proper conoit ttic4,:prll wpit.stu the, pepple. Dramatic. The " Philo Dramatic Associa tion" 'of GreencaSt.le, is composed of the most re- Lapectable and intelligent young men of this Ticini ly."During 114 bOlid•ty sea Son, a'seriei e4' dramat ic evitertainmentazieikl be ; given. The plays, wear s informed, have been,selected with care; nothing immoral immodeat'sgill. beintroduced, As we are authorized' state. A series of entertainment', of a similar ,91iFactett watt 3 given in this town a few winters ago, iinti.were well,attethicd.- The proceeds, to be derived from the exhibitien, apprnpriAked to the use of eur nufortnnate, sick and wounded soldierelanguishing,in hoppitals and southern prism's. `The objeef The times demand that every iionest terprize, with this object„should,,bemill ‘ patronised. The young gentlemen are Js.boring.astquously. We believe they will succeed beyond their espects -1,304 64 I tins. 13 00 Programmes containing particulars, will seen be issued The first exhibition will be on-Christmas night, (December 25th). 25,,029, 16 Sad Affair.—Our citizens were shocked by the announcement, on Sunday morning last, that Mr. JOSIAH BESIAN, merchant of this Place, had com mitted suicide by shooting himself lb-rough the head. It was known that Mr.-11. bad beta declin ing in health for somztime and thal his mind had thereby been somewhat impaired,. but ,nos one, not even his family, entertained any onspieione- as to such an unhappy result of his illness. On Satur day evening he was in hie Store attending le, busi ness as usual, and on Sunday morning was with his family up tmribout 10 o'cloA, when he left the sit ting room and repaired to his stable where the un fortunate deed was, committed. He was first dis covered by Mrs. B. who followed him to the stable supposing that he was getting his horse to take a ride. A looking glass which he had taken from the house was found nearby suspended to the fodder rack. Mr..B. expited in about two, horse slier be was discuvered. Ile was in the 48th pair of his age and had been a most worthy and highly es teemed citizen. The announcement of his death cast a gloom over our entire community. Ott Tian day morning'his remains were followed to ilk, bury ing ground attached to the German A•fortued ~ChurCh„stit ended by animmensc procreate' a of sor rowing friends, nod acquaintances.— ifayseetoro' Village liecord, of the 181 h: 54,314,t)64 05 $2,188,363 70 5ti,5U3,321 KIINLBeg Ladies' Aid Society.—An Appeal.—The Ladies' Aid Society of Greencastle have appointed the undersigned a Committee to make *R APYIAL to the citizens of the township and vicinity, for cult tributons of money, to be.appropriated tothe Relief ,of Sick and Wounded Soldiers. The Society, for''a lOn• 'past, here worked , indefatigably for this most commendable object, with results, more favorable than they had reason to ex pect or dared to hope' for, tied 'have won for our commuhityltritimiatienier 'palidotibtri and I;enero lence second tcrnorie. • ' NO - W l 4lien i tlie severiti of Winter is upon us, and a double exertion is necessary to preserve from suf fering and delf,Clithel uittfoituntife seek and gallant wounded, they appeal, with all Hui s eal-iiebtifiti in their power. to'-thogparriettc . -devotioit,'t4rtle grad tude,-tolthe• heifevolenee; and Christian philahthropy of theeitiVeneln their comfortable and i'ettiellonles, sarranded - irftli plenty; in 11)11tif . of 414);_ri4n, de fenders of 'those liones: and heg • them to • consider t appyl enditaonwoft pulpy-4 . thcse . heroic. men who languish in far off hospitalatand,,prisons.: ,~: They. call upon the communitjto Tetlect•that in a very short time an additidnil rattiber" of 'their fel low' CI kieitiVlll4 t kr A 414 ed to the dangers, exposures, and disederi of campaign life and that it belioov'e;'us toPrePrire now,in connec tion wi.h the patriotivavidibenevelenVof other parts of the Union„.to AI9 the unavoidable evils,whicir must necessarily befall them , They 'make: this appeal ,at ; this time, when the holiday season approaches, at the close of a year of plenty and prosperiy, that, a part of that super abundance, which is usually expended less worthi ly, may be given to this most Christian object. Proper Committees have been appointed, and every one, as far as possible, will be solicited prior to the Ist day of January next. Contributions mot be .paid in, however, by persons overlooked er preferring to do SG. to Mrs. BREIDESBAUGII, Presi dent of the Ladies'Aid Society, or to any one of the undersigned. ' The Society appeal to every one in the commu nity, by every consideration which can influence A good citizen—patriotism, benevolence, gratitude, philanthropy and religion, to aid them in succoring the sick and wounded soldiers. THE TOMB. DIED.—In Upton, Dec. 8, 1863, Mr. Peter Byes , aged 26 years, 2 months and 24 days. • Near this place, Dee. 12, 1863, Mrs. Elizabeth Stine, in the 80th year of her age. D. WATSON ROWE D GEORGE W. ZIEGLER, WILLIAM A. REID, On behalf of the Ladies