FOR SALE. We are eompelled, oo account of impaired health, to. offer tbr sale this otLce. THE PILOT is now in its 4th year. It has enjoyed a con eiderable degree of patronage. A good paying aubscription list has beon secured. Any en ergetic person would be able to increase it rapidly. A weekly journal can and will be supported b.y 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 run of JOB WORK. For terms and oilier particulars, Address J. w. MTRORY. • Greencastle, Franklin county, Pa THE PILOT. GREENCASTLE Tuesday Morning, May 3,1.864 --- 4 ' * rill', ..,--- --77-7 ' , . , l, .._'-- - . 7 r; .471 0 8, - 'el • - •--ir , i+ )- " - ,2, - - "•<l. 0 , ,' ' ~ THE SCHOOLMASTER. Despise not the schoolmaster. He must be a man aof mind. Some of the ablest of our celebrities in the world of literature have been teachers of sobeols in their days; and a better mode of acquiring the practice of patience, as well as developing the, latent talent both of teacher and pupil, could not easily be devised than that of instructing the " young idea how to shoot." Sydney Smith used to be fond of ventilating a notion of his that, some day, the alphabet itself would be 'taught by a series of well-assorted flavors, and the stupidest child thus be educated to smell out his learning as a hound scents his game. A " fine scenting day" will then be pronounced, he observes, a day peculiarly favouble to study." The alphabet is a great stumbling-block to juveniles in the path of education. It is the great key, of course, to the door of Knowledge; for without it, you may not outer the temple of thorough information; and with it, you may not only pass the portal, but wander at leisure through all its gorgeous chambers and secluded cabinets. The French prince who in vain en deavored to master-his alphabet, was fortunate in possessing aninstruetor equal to the emergen cy. If our memory deceive us not,•the prince was awarded twenty-five servants, because there are only twenty-five letters in the French alpha bet. Each servant had a different letter paint ed upon his front, and was only recognized by the name of the letter he represented. Thus the prince was compelled to call for Aor B, Cor D, as he desired the' service of the particular individual, and the necessity of dis tinguishing between them all, soon made him master of all their titles from M. A. to M. Z. History does not enlighten us as to how accom plished this prince subsequently became; but as princes are always presumed to be wise as well' as great; to have eneyelopediaeal minds, and memories which retain all the arts and all sciences, we take it for granted that, as .a king, he was " immense"—a sort of royal Crichton. The schoolmaster, we maintain, is one of the most important members of the community. The wag bit the truth verly nearly, who said that men rule the nation, the women rule the men, and the children ruled women, the school masters ruled (severely ferruled sometimes) the children. Agreebaly to this species of logic, our actual rulers are the pedagogues who flourish the baton of educationaliuspiration over the tender jacket and trousers of our " family hopes." The man who, in his quiet way, exerts so vast an influence over the moving machinery of society, deserves to be respected. What aro his thoughst to us ? What arc his opinions to the world? And yet his thoughts he transfers in delibly to a multitude of little minds, every one of which will have its share of effect, some day, upon the world's Intellectual progress; his opin ions become insensibly the opinions of those who ultimately guide kings, control armies, and direct legialation. The notable men of a new ago do but surprise their generation with an originality of genius, for the whole scope and bent of which its possessors are indebted to what? To the schoolmaster. Treat the schoolmaster generously, then. Appreciate him justly. He may not be a Solomon ; he may not be an " admirable Crich ton"—but he may be a man, notwithstanding that, with a peculiarity of mental quality which wins an oracular place in the childish hear and head. If so, his reasonings will soon be that of his pupils. Be and they will be in .iapport ; and then judgments, consciences, moral likes and dislikes, as they grow up, will be, thmigh they may be unaware of it, but a reflection of his—a counterpart of those of that poor, unobstrusive " nobody." So we go. As the unnoticed labors of the coral insects builds up islands in the billowy main ; and on those islands spring up vast cities whose rulers p3astor empires, so the schoolmaster, by his kncessant toil, roars up fabric. on fabric of bu• man' knowledge, each insignifteant in itself, but potential iu the aggregate—a fabric 'that giveslone and character to nations, that colors religion itself, and becomes part and parcel of pregrrss of cis ilizauen. THE PILOT!--GREENCASTLE, FRANKLIN CO., PA.. MAY 3, 1864. TFi WAR. The two largest awl best armies ever lISSCUI b;ed on this continent now confront each other in Virginia. Their respective leaders, too, are the foremost men of the age in military science and all that partains to the art of war. The whole world, is waiting to hear the result of the first great decisive battle. One day we hear that Lee is meditating a retrogade move ment to Richmond, the next dsy that he is being largely re-eniareed in his present posi tion. The latter is quite probable. At all events, it is certain that the Rebels fully un- derstanding what a blow the losing of Virginia would appear to the foreign nations, they have determined to do all that desperation and fierce conflict can do to relain it. On the other hand, Grant has now the bravest., best disciplined and best equipped army that has ever - invaded Virginia, together with the co operation suit assistance of other eepartments. The people are waiting, waiting for news. In the meantime a thousand minors are afloat.— But while we are anxious to hear from Grant, we, of the Border, are also anxious to know what will he done in the Shenandoah Valley. Just now Sigel has a larger Union force than has been in the Valley for a long time, and his army is still increasing. We need have no fears unless the Army of the Potomac meets with some disaster, or unless Lee makes an un expected and improbable change of operations. Let us have patience and aot give ore4eace to every idle story. Before a fortnight elapse we will doubtless know what to look for during he summer campaign The War in Arkansag, LITTLE MOCK, Ark., April 5, 1864.—An expedition under Colonel. Clayton, consisting of about a thousand infantry, three regiments of cavalry, and six, pieces of artillery (12 -pound huw(nters,) has reached Pine Bluff, after an eventful raid down to the Seline River, where they encountered a force of .Rebels three thou sand strong. The first encounter took place near Branchville, where the Rebels were de feated after three hours' fight. They retreated and our force followed them up. Reaching Mount Elba, on the Saline, nest day, we oc cupied that place without resistanoe, the re treating Rebels not daring' to make a stand there. Our forces were hero divided—one detachment crossing the river, and another re connoitring this side, It turned out that the enemy had not craned the river, but were dis covered some diztanoo front Mount, Elba, with reinforcements, and advanoing upon us. We prepared to give them a warm receptictn by extemporizing fortifications of logs; rails and cotton bales. The enemy came up with terrific "vigor," but were set back by our steady fire. Three times they charged on us, and each time they were repulsed. We had the advantage in position. but they had at least double the men we had. Finally they gave away, after EiX hours vain effort to dislodge us We, then rushed out and charged upon them with tremendous effect, scattering them in all directions, In this engagement And that at Branchville, we killed 84 of them, wounded over 350 and captured over 50. In the meantime our scouting party that had been detached and sent across the river, con sisting of only about one hundred men, mostly colored troops, were equally as busy as we on this side of the river. They returned to us at dark, after having marched fifty miles down the river, where they came on a Rebel train of fifty wagons, filled with supplies for the force that we so tellingly repulsed. The train was under an escort of 300 Rebels. The entire train was captured and destroyed by our men, and the entire three hundred taken prisoners. Over 1000 thousand hors is and mules fell into our hands. These achievements over, and the Rebels so scattered that it was useless for us to try to get any more fight out of them, our expedition took up its line of return march, and have reached Pine Bluff in high feather. Our loss was very slight. The total Rebel loss is 84 killed, and 350 prisoners; besides their train, horses and mules. General Steele's forces, whieh left'here some days ago, had at last accounts got beyond cam den, on the Washita, and they are probably by this time near Red River. At Little Rock everything is quiet and promising. There are now no considerable Rebel bands in the State—only some roving guerrillas, and the small Union forces remain ing hereabout arc enough for them. The fight beyond Mount Elba, above de scribed, took place on the 30th of March, but the news bad not been received., hers until I brought it up to-day. A scouting party of one hundred men of the Second Missouri Volunteers, from New Madrid, was surprised in camp and in bed by guerillas on the night of the 7th inst• some sixteen miles northwest of Osceola, in 4rkan- The Rebs. demanded a surrender, wring on our men before they could get up, ai l d as they sprang up the assailants fired a dreadful volley from double barreled shot, guns. Linntenaut Phillip's, springing up and calling to his moo to rally, discharged one shot with revolTer, and was struck in the left temple by a ball, killing him instantly,. Major Rabb called to the men to ;ally, bat they were so tightly pres sed for tho moment that tirey fell back to a house a which was company K. Who com batants were so clone (hat it was dangerous to our own men for those at the house to fire.— The firicg our part was thus inueli curtailed for the moment. All was soon over. The Rebels bane back and taken eaves in the darkness a . tb.e night. il t ut they wave-not all as fortunate as they wished, for at the. close of the fray some of the men. lieFa heard fa call out "Don't leave us fox we qaa The fact of cinding some arms on the ground twenty or thirty feet off, where Lieutenant Phillips lay, proved alat same of them ba,d got their rights (Federal lead.) In, a few minutes after the fray Sergeant lioteso was ordered t i o take eight men and carry the. vouuded, to the house, which was done immediately.--Correa- • • pondent of the Chicago. Eevep,img Journ ul From Nor 4h Carolina. FORTRESS MONROE, April 25.—The ing official despatch has been received : Head quarters of the Army and District of North Carolina.— General Orders, Nip. 66 - . With feelings of the deepest sorrow the Colu mned* General . announces the fall of Ply mouth, N. C.,-and the capture of its gallant Commander, Brigadier-General H. W. IVei sels and his command. This result, however, was not obtained until after the most, gallant and determined resistance had been made.. Five times the enemy storuteki the lines of the Genetal, and as many times were they handsomely repulsed with slagghter, and but for the powerfiil assistance of the Rebel iron clad ram and the floating sharp•shooter battery, the Cotton Plant,,Plyruouth would still have been in our. hands. For their noble, defense the gallant General Wessels and his brae. band deserve the warmest thanks,of the whole country, while all will sympathise with them in their misfortune. To the officers and men •of the Navy the Commanding . Genaral tenders his thanks for their hearty co-operation with the army, and the bravery, deterniination and coolness which marked their part of the unequal contest. With sorrow he records the death of the no ble sailor and ;:allant patriot Lieutenant-Com mander C. W. Flusser, United States Navy, who, in the heat of battle, fell dead on the deck of his ship, with the lanyard of his gun in his hand. The Commanding General be lieves that these misfortunes will tend to dis• courage but to nerve the Army of North Car olina to equal deeds of bravery and alantry hereafter. Until further orders, the head, quarters of the sub-district of the Albemarle will be at Roanoye Island. The command devolves upon Col. D. W. Wardrip, of the 99th New York Volunteer Infinity. By nu of Maj.-Gen. J..T. J. A. JUDSON, Assistant Adj.-General. NORFOLK, Va., April 26, 1864.—The army gun-boat Burnsides, Lieutenant Stewart J. Donnelly commander, arrived here to-day from Roanoke. Island, which place they left yester day morning early. The news brought by her is, that on Sunday the transport Massasoit pro ceeded to Plymouth with a flag.of truce to' jp. quire about the conditibil of the wounded.— After a detention of several hours, the Rebels informed the officers in charge of her that no communication could be had. Later on the same day General Graham, with his swift army gun-boat Chamberlain, steamed up within a short distance of Ply mouth. He was met by a lunch-from the Rebel ram which questioned him whether he came as a flag of truce. He replied c' No," but on a recon, noisauce. While reconnoitring ho greatly sur prised the rebels by throwing several shells into Plymouth by his long range guns. This was a brave and daring act, fully characteristic of the military spirit of the General. • From the information obtained at Roanoke Island, it appears that our loss was quite small, while the' rebel's was quite severe. Our kil lsd and wonn4ed who fell in the engagement will riot amount. to 'ape hundred, while the Rebels have to mourn a loss of over seventeen hnntired of their men. •Tho great disparity in numbers WAP Paused by the grape, canister and shell that hewed their way through the Rebel ranks during their repeated assaults upon the fortifications. There is a report prevalent that the Rebels, after capturing the place., gathered together all the loyal North Carolina soldiers, drew them into line, and shot them in cold blood. It is OP said that the blaskS remaining in the town met with a similar fete. Should there be a eonfirmation of this, and it be proven that the Rebels acted in' this . forocions and inhuman manner, a severe and swift retribution should be dealt out to them. prepgatione for Another Advance to Shreveport. New York, April 28.—The steamer AmeriG.a l from New Orleans, has arrived with dates to the 19th. The Bra, of the 18th, contains late haws from General Banks' A.rmy. An expedition under General Kirby Smith, which, with a portion of Admiral Porter's, eiee.t, went up the river previous to the three days! battles, safely returned on the 136. The greater portion of the Rebel army is at Mansfield, and on the river opposite that place. At Coushatta Shute the Rebel awe was stationed, which had sotne fourteen gnus in a battery stationed. along the rive; bank. The gun-boats in returning, were obliged, to. run the gaunt)et of these guns. In the. fighting which follovied, their attempt to. pus, the Rebels were compelled to, f4l back, from the river, giving the transports, a eleax. passage. The boats sugered very little, some splintered wood-work buipg all the damage they sustained. As soon as this expedition, arrived at Grand Ecore preparations were at once made for an advance of the army. We haste good seasons for believing that General Banks is again on the way to Shreveport. .4 poptrion of or army is known to have left Grandi *core, tno,vieg out towards the Rebel position,. The retina of the fleet tam the s k bo,ve. fur nished army with a full supply of nnunuoAion, the lack of sv-hich was th,e priocipat cause of its return to, itrand Rpm., and tike. delay at at that point. The me biad entiwel l y recover ed from the fatigues incident to ;heir late marches and severe fighting, and v(ix . e in good condition. A battery %Lad been planted at Compti, a few. wiles from Grand EcKwe, in con sequence of which Gene& KirlkySiAith burned the town. The eaptliirk of the. dcapa i tak Iw)4t was killed in running the bAtteries of CoAshat ta Shute. Gen. Mowet's divWnti is still at Almndria, and will prob4bly be s.ble to protect the people from the incursicns of the guerrilla amllliding bands The New Orleans .F,rg says the transport steamer Black Hawk arrived there from Grand Ecore last night. On returning to that place, after bringing a number of wounded to this city, the boat was ordered to proceed several miles further up the Red River, and endeavor to pull out of rather. an unpleasant situation the gunboat Eastport, whirl had been hard aground for several days on a sand bar. She failed to get to the Eastport off the har, and started to return, but had scarcely got away from the protection of her guns when the Re bel riflemen opened uo her. from the hank. The Rebels numbered several hAndred, and their firing was very rapid ; 1)10 by pntting on all the steam that could he raised, the Black Hawk sueeeeded in eseaping, from the onenty's clutches. There were a number or civilians and the crew onboard,bont a dosen Qf when' were slightly wounded, but none seriously. St. Louis, April 29.--=.The Domucmt has re ceived a special despatch from its correspond ent at Arickstmrg dated r2d inst., which attys . ,: " The steamer Lney has arrived here with news from the Red River. No more fighting has occurred up to the 20th, but the Rebels were reported were on Grand Ecore, and our troops were going out to meet them. Our total losa in the late battles foots up four thou sand. Our army is believed to be securely in trenched at Cirand Eccire, on both sides of the river Washington, April 2U.—Nothing has been received at the War Department, op to a late hour this evening, coarmiug the capture of Shreveport by General Steele. It is not be lieved. A Sharp 'fight near Oliatte,nooga. CIIATTA'AUOGA, April 2U.—On the morning of the 23d of April, the Rebels made au attack upon our picket on Nickajeck Trace, near Leet's farm, with both infantry and. cavalry. The infantry came over 'Taylor's Ridge. The cav lry came front South Valley, and attacked simultaneously seven Points picketed by the Fifty-sewed Illinois. Our men attempt to fall back and failed. The infantry barred the the way. They then tried to cut their way Out, but cif siaty-fuer men thittpfour fighting bravely, escaped. • Not a matt Caine back to camp but on orders, however. Five cif our men were killed, four•mortally•wounded, three severely,• and .nineteen missing Lieutenant Scoulles was wounded and taken prisoners., The 'Rebel loss is as severe as ours, if. not greater. Several of our .men were killed after surrendering. Some of the wounded was butch ered as they lay on the field. The Rebels ip the whole affair were guilty of shocking bar barity. From the Army of the Potomac.. , WAstuNGTorsi, April 29 —Advices from the Army of the Potomae state that a brigade of cavalry, Wider General Devin, went out yester day to Madison Court House, on a reconnais sance, and found a party of about thirty _Rebell; in the place, most of whom they captured.— No foyce of the enemy was disooverad any., where, in that vicinity, although it was cur rently reported they had crossed the'llapi t to, and urea!, moving towards our right. The ex pedition rptaroPd without any loss. Gen. 13eauregard Reinforcitng Lee, A despatch frcup Willmington, dated 4pril 22, says ;--..-General Beauregard went through that' place on the 21st inst., with a large num, ber of troops, on his way to Richmond, The enemy are sending 'all the men `they can to the Rebel capital. PASSING EVENTS, &c. EVIIRTBODT is after fresik fish, such as are soil by lOSTIITTEIL k CO., right from the Susquoluirms„ A LARGE wagon train it now being fitted out tor service in the Shenandoah Valley. Prof. M'CLusa's Class of Waynesboro.' will giv e a. concert, this (Tnasday) evening, in the Town Hall of that place.. It you want job work done, neatly and el eaply or if you want to subscribe fon.n ppd . paper, come at qjc tO, THE PILOT office.. Borough Bleetion.-40.Annwt1 1301:00# officers—Burgess, CaugoiJ, and Consu l takes place this (Tuesday) afternoon, May 3rd. A,13. Accommodation trail} is now cunning 01) th e CunAlieriand Valley Raj.l l ;:wil t yctwe. G iii , ie az A Harrisburg. Paymaster.—F•. Dowser HER WI. 44' rt!srs. town, Md., has had, his appointment confiri r o hp the Senate as a paymaster in the Unite.A itstsa Army, with the rank of Major. Deserters.:--We saw some deserters from r, New York regioAqt taken through here a few (lays ago. They were caught in the South Mountain.— . The citizen who was found piloting them throu g h was also, arrested and taken along. Pcketry.—Our readara will find a short poem 00, the first Rave of to•day's paper,— "BARBSiU, FRIETCHIE, by WiIITTIIIR,-WhiCh we. regard u the prettiest piece. we have read fox a, lo,vg time. The old lady did display the flag as there described. Notice to Pax-peqcn.—Tha County Tress_ . urer voil) be in GreeneastAe eN, the c,kir ani ith clays of May, for the yurpose of receixikkg taxes frnm, the Bor.oxidee, aw 4 4 4 0;00.1iik iwklitalikili%. gave your fiya per cent. Accident.—On lags Sa t turilay afternoon, EGGAI.t, FLEMING, ft young MATI in the employ (le Cnowel,,v t DavisoN, was caught in the " spoke"• machine at: thop, laving ihimitliad an arm bad : ly injured. The lartieffenburs Springs property, (formerly Goodyeares,) in li'ranklin townellip, Adams county, was recentlx gold to Mrs. flowrarres, of Shippensburg,•_ at $3,490. One hundred sore‘ of land go with the Springs.— Village Record. Sol3i,t4n.—A detachment of soldiers from 04 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, commanded by Lieto.. LOT, are encamped at Moss 7 zpring. Their busi ness is in connection With Government properly and the restitution of sack as has been wrongfully. seized. Educational Convention.—T he spring meeting of the Franklin County Teachers' Amick: Lion Rill convene in Waynesboro' next week. We hope the teachers of the county will gineni ly attend, as such meetings are productive of great good in stimOtting them to greater exertions iq their professiom. Gody's, 7 4 40's Book.—The May number of GODEY'IS Lady's Book is at hand. It contains the usual amount of entertaining reading matter, with a beautiful steel trigravinif entitled, " May Floe:- ere," splendidly colored fashion plates, and other illustrations. Published by L. A. Goner, Phila-. delphia, at $3 per year. Spring.—The long. long lingering winter Ii gone. and in his stead ve have the joyous Sprig bringing in itor train birds,'plauts and flowers—. The outside 'world is bright and beautiful; an'd. tey'ry thing is blithe, jocund, anti jovial." " Hail, bounteoms May, that cloth inspire Mirth, youth, ;TA warn; dasive; Winds antk graves are of thy drew% Hill and dale dcith boast thy blessing." L tam Good Sliesp.—N R r. dotty _,VTIIRAUFF sold hero a few days ago, one hundred and two sheep for the nice little "pile" of $1,600. The hundred aver aged oge hundred and fifty-se'yen pounds per head. This. is thp last of five hundred sheep bought laic winter by Mr. RUTHEAUfF, and 1 . 0 about four months, averaging one hundred and thirty-serer' pounds all around. The stock was Ootvwold, creas ed: We make mentiun of this transaction for the purpose pf encoureging formers to buy good stack and feed well during the winter, far whiph they will be well paid, as they can spe py thp shove, It it not probable that the wipes of stock will fall for some time. It will pay farmers nineh better to feed 444 4 stock than to sell their grain and hey. radiD.• Timp.—Dwiug the prese4F sfloort the wici iling services iu the ilifferept of the town will cocypeßce at, ttte hours named Presbyterian, o'clock, A. M, Qormain 11.efbrncd, lOk " Lutheran, Ntlthodist, United Brethran, 10 Lutheran And German 14formed Sehbll ll Sc h°°l4 convene at 3 o'clock, 4. M. Presbyterian, A t 9, A. 14. alethollist, I.t. '2, B. M. unites} Brittliant 1 3.. P. M Evening services (Union) are conducted alternate-. ly in the three first named churches. COntpalctands.—Occasionally we see the faces of t' contrabands" on their I vey to the land of their Clayman, which lies just " fnrder Norf."---t A year qv, two they came lap scores and on 005 °c cation by hundreds, forming a continuous black stream as they went , CM qnd ou, It has often em ed us to ass theta hurrying to put their baggage the cars ; but Op word baggage does not convey so adeqqate WOO of the numerous bundles, sacks, piice4 of old furniture, and rubbish generally, which they have brought along from Dixie, probably to remind them of old times, but of little, if any, use what eTer. But they have gone 011, darkies, bundles all 4 all, and the aristocratic families of the Valley of Virginia have now to do their own work, or staffe r if they prefer to keep up their former habits idleness and notions of " high life." Contrary t` i4hef `sage predictions, our community is not filled w I it . 4 colored people, and - on the contrary, tact s there are not BO many of that Me hero 13 0 is there were before the war. = EtM3I
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