The pilot. (Greencastle, Pa.) 1860-1866, June 07, 1864, Image 2
FOR SALE. We are 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 sebscripition list has been secured Any en ergetic person would be able to increase it rapidly A weekly journal can and will be supported by wealthy community like ours. The business of the town and neighborhood is being constantly, enlarged. The material iu this office is good. The office enjoys a good run of JOE WORK. For terms and other particulars, Address THE PILOT. GREENCASTLE : Tuesday Morning, June 7,1.864 . _ , v -- sE - -7 f, 11 1 10.:;- r Dr/ • ~••.• THE FUTURE OF OUR NATIONAL DEBT.H Many careful and prudent men look upon the , ,inerease of our national debt with some foreboding. Let us examine the whole sub ject ,fairly and see if we are not able to pay our 'present, but any reasonable further debt that the exigencies of war may compel us to and that the payment will neither be difficult or excessively onerous. Let us, see what are the facts. Unlike an individual who is Unable to count with certainty upon increas ed ability to pay in the future the debt he con tracts in the present—this country is sure to increasein wealth and population. It appears from the census returns, that the increase in the value of real tad personal property in the United' States'front 'lB4O to 1850, was frbm three thousand seven hundred and sixty-four milliosm ($3,764,000,000) in 1840 to six thou mend one hundred and seventy-four millions ($6,174,000,000) in 1850, or 64 per • cent.— The next decade shows still greater advance in general c prosperity and riches. For in that period, the yield in our gold mines, the exten sion of our railroad system and consequent openings of new fields for agriculture, our large' imMigration, and the stimulus given to every branch of manufactures and the mechanic arts raised the national ,wealth from six thou eandt one hundred and seventy-four millions ($6,144,000,000) in 1850. to the enormous aggregate of fourteen thoniand one hundred and eighty-three millions (14,183,000,000) in 1860 or 127 er cent of which ten thou sand seven hundred and sixteen millions ($lO,- 716,000,000) was owned in the loyal States. Is-thereftany good reason to believe that we ,ball not continue to prosper as we have done— (except from the changes of • war, which • can only modify and not change the character of the answer, to the question,)—that the nation litirCiAtinUe to nearly; if not quite, doable its wealth every ten years for several decades tg , come? We,have but just begun to work our geld mines, and<the vast body of other;mineral wealth is still undeveloped. We have fertile lands enough for an-empire, that the plow has never foliated, and it is only in this`generation that science and art has fairly begun to open the doors, and show - the way towards our future znateritd,greatness. But, expeeeince of what others have done will best tell us what we my rightfully expect to do. Let us compare our position with that of great Great Britain during one of the gloom iest periods 'of her financial history. At the end of - her great wars in - 1816; her wealth was estimated atten thousand four hundred millions ($10,400,000,000) and her national debt of that time itate,four thousantlthree hundred.millions ($4,300,000,000)43r more than 41 per cent. of her entire — property. In 1861 her property was ‘stated• atthirty-one thousand five hundred millions ($31,500,000,000) while her debt was three thousand eight hundred and ninety mil lions; (3,890,000,000) or was a charge on the property of the country of only about 121 per cent. it needs no argument to show that the weight of .the burden of this debt is now, but one thitd what it was when contracted. We do not wish to deceive ourselves on either side of this question. Debt is always bad' enougli , bUt we should look the fact square lrin the face, and accept whatever deductions we' hire's right 'to draw from them as truth. In spite of the war, we believe the Northern States are RS riefl to-day as they were three years ago. Such a demand for la.bor was never known before, and never before was it so well paid. War destroys, but our hand of indus try has never far a moment ceased to create, and the creation will- more than balance the destrtiction. Large as our losses of brave and gallant men have been, the population of the country has steadily increased; and unless some 'sceurago such as never Visited a nation should come upon , 9,—naless we sheuld be utterly, destroy,r dismembered and brokento o by fielding to this demon of secession,—there J. w. M'CRORY, Greencastle, Franklin county, Pa THE PILOT: -- GREENCASTLE, FEANKLIN CO., PA., JUNE 1861 is no human power that can arrest our con tinued progress and development. All wars have ended aS will ours. Let us hope that it may be soon; but when his ended, and triumph antly as it must be, this country is bound to take a position in population, wealth, and vigor that will make its debt so small in proportion to its wealth that the most timid man will laugh at the fear that may have once over-clouded his vision.--Areu, Yorker. THE NEWS. WASHINGTON, May 81, 314 P. 24.—T0 Major General Dix, New. York:—We have despatches from General Grant down to four o'clock yesterday afternoon. There seemed, the despatch says, to be, some prospect of Lee mak ing a stand north of the Chickahominy. His forces were on the Mechanicsville road, south of the Tolopotomy Creek-, and between that stream and Hawe's shop, his right resting on Shady Grove. Dispositions for an attack were being made by General Grant. • Wilson's cavalry had been ordered to del i troy the railroad over the Little River and South Anna, and break up both routes from these rivers to two miles southwest of Hawes' Shop, were tho bead-quarters of our army were established. There is as yet no telegraphic lines of com munication with Washington.. A despatch from General Sherman, dated yesterday, 30th, reports no change in the, positions of the armies. Some slight engagements had occurred,subsequent ,to the affair of Saturday. No intelligence from any other quarter has been received by this Department. I'ASFIINOTOY, May 31, 8:30 IY. 3L—To Major• General Dix, New York :—A despatch from General Grant, dated 'six O'clock this morning, at Harris' Shops, has just been re ceived. It is as follows : "The enemy came over on our left last even ing, and attacked. They Were easily repulsed and with considerable 'slaughter. "To relieve General Warren, who was ou the left, speedily, General Meade ordered an attack by the balance of out:lines. General Hancock was the only one who received the order in time to make the attack before c ark. He drove the enemy from his intrenched skir mish line, and Still holds it. 'I have no report of our losses, but suppose them to be light." Other official despatches, not frau General Grant, were received at the sane time, and give ' more "details: They are as follows, the first beinddated yesterday, May 30th, 8 o'clock P. M. :-- • ' "In . the' course - of the 'afternoon, General Warren'had - puilied down on our left until his flank divison, under General Crawford, reached a , Poik abreast Shady Gicie Church.— Crawford having pot •detached from the rest of the Corps, was attacked and crowded bitCk a little. The enemy the threiv a force which appears to have consisted of Ewell's corps, uPOn'Warren's left, attempting to turn it, but wits repulsed. • The — engagement was short, sharp and deci sive. General Warren holds-his ground at a diatanee of seven miles from Richmond. Ile repbrts that he has taken a Comilderable num ber of prisoners, and that there are many Rebel dead oh the field: Of his own !oases he has not yet made a report. His last - despatch says that the enemy were moving troops to his left, apparently to cover the approach to Richmond. On our right an active conflict has been raging ever since dark, but hai just closed. 'As soon as the enemy at tacked the left of General Warren, Generals Wright, and Hancock were ordered to pitch in, but do not seem to have got ready until after night-fall. No report have yet been received from them. The other despatch above referred to is dated at 6 o'clock this evening, and states that in Hancock's attack last night, Colonel Brooks drove the enemy out of a strongly in trenched skirmish line, and held it. The losses al.e nut reported. General Burnside's whole corps got across the Tolopotomy Creek last evening, and is in full connection with General 'Warren. The left of Hancock's rests upon 'this side of the' Creek. The Fifth Corps is upon Han cock's right and threatens the left flank of the enemy'. General Smith ought to arrive at New Castle by noon, whence he Can support Warren and Burnside if necessary. General Sheridan, with Gregg's and Tor bert's Divisions of cavalry, is on our left flank. General Wilson is on the right and rear, fOr the purposes reported in a former despatch. The Country hereabouts is thickly wooded pines, with good openings. "The indications, this mornino , kare that the enemy has fallen back south of the Chicka , hominy.' 17. Nothing of a latter date has been received by this Department. , .EDIVIN M. STANTON, Secietary of War. May 31-11:25 .P. m.—To Major General Dix. New York :—The follow. N.IBTAXTON; Secretary of War ing despatch has been received from General Butler : "Yesterday all day heavy firing was heard in the dir,ection of Mechanicsville. Six refu gees from Richmond report that Grant is on the Mechanicsville turnpike, fourteen miles from Richmond. Yesterday they heard the firing, and that Grant was driving Lee. "A women reports that a meeting was held yesterday while she was in Richmond, to see whether the city should be surrendered or burned. The Mayor advocated a surrender, and was put in Castle Thunder. "The enemy attacked my lines yesterday and were repulsed. To-day, all day they have been demonstrating against my works on Spring Hill, easterly side of the Appotomax, but are repulsed." Nothing farther since my telegram of this evening from General Grant WASHINGTON, June'2.—To Major-General Dix, New York :—A despatch from General Grant's head -quarters, dated yesterday, June 1, at 10 A. st., has been received by this De partment. It states that about five P: at: yesterday, Sheridan; perceiving a force of Rebel cavalry at Coal Harbor, which _proved to be'Fitz Hugh Lee's division attacked it, and after a hard fight routed it, together with Cliogman's bri gade of infantry, which canie to Lee'S sup port. • Sheridan remained in possession of the - field. He reported at dark he. had considerable num= ber of prisoners, and 'that there were many rebehlead and wounded on the field. He was ordered to hold the position, and at 10 m.; the Sixth Corps set out to occupy it.. . We have not yet heard from Wright or Sheridan this moruieg and -do not know wheth er the former has got his troops to their dead.; nation. General Smith must be - close upon Wright's column. ' - • This morning the enemy are also moving a heavy column in the same direction. The order has just gone to Warren to tall upon' their flank: _ Wilson had a fight last evening near Hano ver Court House with Young's brigade o cavalry, and routed Young, killing and captur big many, but there has been a good deal o artillery firing in that direction this morn i og. • „ , Warren reported last' night that in , hie fight of Monday afternoon, near Bothsaida Church, Colonel Terrell, or the 13th Virginia ; and Col. Wills, commanding Pogrom's brigade were killed. Colonel Christian, of the 49th Penn oylvanitt, was, wounded and captured; so was the Assistant-Adjutant General of Ilamsey'a brigade. 'His name is not reported:, Ten other commissioned officers were captured, and' seventy privates. Sixty rebels were buried on the field. On our centre Burnside reports his advanced line as being this morning within • a mile and a half of Mechanicsville. No other military intelligence has been received by this depart ment since yesterday. E. M. STANToN, Sec'y of War WASHINGTON, June 3-10 o'clock P. M.— To Major-General Dia despatch" dated yesterday, at 7 . 30 P. , has this evening been received ficm General Sherman. He reports that on Wednesday, June Ist, McPherson moved up from Dallas to the point in front of the enemy at New Hope Clurch. On Thursday, 'June 2d, Schofield and Hooker having been shifted to the extreme left pushed forward to Marietta. At the same time Stoneman's and Garrard's cavalry were sent to Alatoona Pass, which :they reached and hold possession of. This movement, the despatch says, have se oured that pass whiCh we consider a formidable One Movements are reported by the despatch as in progress which are not now proper for pub lication. Nothing has been heard from General Grant since his despatch at seven o'clock yesterday morning. Telegraphic communication has de layed by a violent storm on the Peninsula yes terday evening and last night, and cannot be established before to-morrow. E. M STANTON, Seey of War WASHINGTON,JUI)e 4, 10 A. M. — Despatches from Gen. Grant's headquarters, dated three o'clock yesterday, P. m., have just been re- ceived. No operations tank place on Thursday. Yes terday at 4f ~o'cloek, P.M. , General Grant made an attack on the enemy's lines, of which he makes the following report : • We assaulted at 4 o'clock this morning, driving the enemy within his entrenchments at all .points, but without gaining any decisive advantages. Our troops now occupy a position close to the enemy—some places within fifty yards, and are remaining. Oar loss was not severe, nor do suppose the enemy to have 1980 heavily. 4 We captgr 7 efl over 300 prisenors, mostly from Breekin- ridge E. M. STINTON, ,Secretary of War The killed and wounded of the contrabands will number between twenty and twenty-five This sad accident, entailing such conse quences, has cast a gloom over the soldiers-of the outposts of which will require a long time for them , fully to overcome. number of, the wounded of the One Hundred and Thirty. second Nero ,fork are badly mangled and will, probably die. Everything, however, that care and skill can accomplish will be done to save life and ease the suffering of these unfortunate soldiers. The Washington correspondent of the Cin cinnati Commercial sap : A few weeks since, I wrote of a man who did not want an office. Now I have a still more startling fact to announce, a man who holds an office under the Government, works hard, and won't take,any, pay for it I The rara avis is Mr. Whiting, Solicitor of the War De partment, and the case as related to me by an intimate friend of his, is as follows :—Abont two years ago, Secretary Stanton wrote to Mr. Whiting, whom he had known well and favor ably as a lawyer for many years, at his home in Massachusetts, informing him that he was about to create the 'office of Solicitor for the War Department, and tendered him the. posi don at' a ,salary of five thousand dollars, a year. I believe Mr. Whiting replied that he would be glad to serve the Government in 'the'capac ity nained,.and would accept the office on one condition,ithat he receive no pay or emolu ments of any kind, and have the privilege of bearing his own expenses at the Capital. This was finally, though- reluctantly,.aceeeded to by ; Mr. Stanton, aud.Mr. Whiting left his palatial, home in New England, and took up his abode. in, Washington city. Not content 'with refus ing to receive. compensation himself, he drew up an instrument of writing, and filled it in, the War Department, stipulating that,Ati-ease of his death while here, his family should not be- entitled to, one dollar for the services .he may have rendered. Mr. Whiting is . a rich, man, and can 'afford to do all he.has magnani mously,agreed to but it should be.remember %ed there 'are, hundreds of others equally 'rich, and who.couldequially afford it; who,would; 'hesitate for , a.'lprig ; -t.iine , before. amp t ing k such a non-remunerative berth. • Another later.and unofficial report, but not from General Grant, estimates the number of killed and wounded at about 3000. The fol lowing officers are among the killed : Colonel Haskell, 36th Wisconsin, Colonel Porter, Bth New York Heavy Artillery, Colonel Morris, 66th New York. Among the wounded are General R. 0. Tyler, seriously—will probably lose a foot, Colonel M'Mahon, 164th New York, Colonel Byrnes, 25th Mass. Probably mortal ly, Colonel Brooks, 53rd Penna. E. M. STANTON, Sec'y of War. Shocking. Calamity. Outposts, Camp Classen, 132 Regiment N. Y. Infantry, Bachelor's Creek, N. C., May 27. —At four o'clock yesterday afternoon, on the arrival of the train at this station from New bern, a terrible explosion attended the removal of four torpedoes from the cars to the iiatform. Forty odd soldiers was blown into eternity in an instant, while between twenty persons, white and black, were wounded and mangled in a manner frightful to behold. THE ACCIDENT AND THE CAUSE The train which left Newbern at three o'clock in the afternoon brought to the , out posts the remaining four of thirteen torpedoes, of monstrous weight and proportion, intended to complete the blockade of the Neuse river in the direction of Kinston. The last of the four was about reaching the station platform when an aCcidental blow, from a log of ,wood striking upon the cap, exploded the torpedo. The con cussion was so great that the other three fol lowed on the explosion of the first,* so quick as to make one mighty report, likeT the crash of a thousand pieces of artillery fired simul taneously. The disaster was one of the most appalling and heartrending that has happen ed in this country in a 'series of yeari: Sol diers whose gallantry has been displayed on battle fields, and whose eagerness to hear the news from their brave comrades in Virginia had brought them clustering around the sta tion, were hurled, mangled and torn, into eter nity in a moment's time. Heads, bodies and limbs were scattered for a quarter of a mile around, and in many, instances it was found im possible to recognize the remains of the unfor tunate victims. The signal tower and com missary building, twenty feet by eighty feet, built of logs, were thrown into the air a dis town of eight hundred feet, and strewed the country for a distance around with fragments. THE CASUALTIES The greatest sufferer by this terrible , catas trophe was the One Hundred and Thirty-sec ond New York, stationed for the last twelve mouths on this front, and whose camp is ad 'anent to the railroad station. Lieutenant W. W. Wells, Fifty-eighth Penn sylvania, (special aid, to Colonel P. J. Classen, severely wounded ; left foot since amputated. A Patriotic Office-Holder. PASSING EVENTS HATS, Caps, Boots and Shoes, cheaper than Kir Meeting.—The annual Linker meeting hell M the Welsh Run church last week, was largely at tended. Sale of a Farm.—ABRAHAN ifonsr has sold his farm, near the Williamsport turnpike, to Jou SHANK, at $75 per sere. Humorous Books.—Private Miles O. Riley His book is for sale by FETTERIIOI7, as also Atte mus Ward's own book. Behind Time. The evening train on lan Thursday was considerably behind time, owin g to 4 " break down" on the Cumberland Valley. Ir you want job work done, neatly and cheaply or if you want to subscribe for a good paper, 1361ki at once to THE PILOT Office. Silted.—Joan F. BYERS, company B, 148• h Pa is reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer to bare been killed in one of the recent. battles. %las vas from Antrim township, and was dratted last August. Wounded.—.A. J. CLINII, of the 148th who was reported to have been killed, was only wounded in the Wilderness battle, and is now in one of our hospitals. Lot Sold.—A forty foot town lot fronting ea Hagerstown street, was sold at public outcry by the administrator of the estate of Mrs. SCZINYIDEB, for WO. LEWIS CANTXEI., purchaser. Hymn, Books.—Mr. FErrnenorr has for sale hymn books, suitable for the nee of all denomina tions ; Lutherna, German Reformed, Presbyterian, Brethren and Methodist hymn books. Read. Farmers, remember that lawttt RHODES are ?telling Grain and Hay Forks, Scythes, Snathes, and harvesting tools of all kinds. Manure Shovels and Forks, Rakes and Hoes, at old prices. Call and see. Conventions.—The Convention which assem bled in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday of last week, nominated Gen. Joint C. Fawstoerr, for President of the United States, and Gen. join( Cocumtss, for Vice President. The Baltimore Convention meets on the 7th ism The Chicago Convention meets on July 4th. BY a late decision of Judge WErrisc, Solicitor General of the United States, it appears that the payment of three hundred &liars commutation money will only exempt the party pitying it from the operation of tho present draft, leaving him li able to be drawn again in case there should he another call. The names of persons paying the commutation money, howevir, will nct again be put into the wheel until , the entire list shall have been exhausted. Godey's Lady's Book.—Thie magazine, sr propelately termed the " queen of monthlies," !nil preserves its proud position. With the ladies, die " war news" and everything else. is cast aside on its arrival, that they may " devour" its charming pages. In an experieace of thirty-years, GODET has made himself thoroughly acquainted with the wants of the ladies in the way of reading matter, and knowing them, always does the best to pupil!) , them, and hence his great success. L. A. Goner, Philadelphia. . Courts of Franklin County, Pa., for 1864.—COMMON PLISAS 3d Monday, January 18 2nd ditto, April 11, 2nd ditto, August 8, last ditto, .-October 315 t- ORPHANS': 2nd Tuesday, March 8, Ist dlito, June 7, Ist ditto, October 4th. All causes for trial must be put on the Trial List four weeks previous to the first day of the term. All accounts in the Common Pleas must be filled twenty-one days before th• first day of the term. All accounts in the Orphans' Court must be filled thirty days before the first day of the term. Paving and Curbing.—We have printed hand-bills for the Town Council, directing attention to the condition of the side-walks, and calling upon the owners of lots to curb and pave, in compliance with the ordinance of the Borough. If this work is not done by the owners or agents of lots before the let day of August next, the corporate authori ties.give notice that the ordinance will be enforced without respect to persons. "For the information of the citizens, we notice gratis, that good curb stones can be -got at Jonx RIITEIRAIIIV.9 quarry, and also from BENJ. BERT'S, and probably at several other places in this vicinity. Broke Jail. —On Wednesday night of last week, says the Pranlain I?epository of June let, eft prisoners effected their escape from the Jail in this place. Their names are—Mac Hamilton, (colored) awaiting trial for murder, and John flelurg, Co. M, 22nd Penna. CavalrY ; William Van Dyke, and Jacob Ff Coons, of Cu B, Bth New York Artillery. and William Sissom, Co. G, 120th New York Vols., —all arrested by the Provost Marshal as deserters. They had been looked inside of the Jail building in the evening, and when they supposed the Sheriff to be out, they asked for a bucket of water. When the servant girl opened the door to hand in the water; they struck the girl on the arm with a stick, and rushed out of the Jail and made their escape. On Saturday morning last the negro returned to the Jail voluntarily and gave- himself up. Met hkrnotive :was for doing so, can scarcely be con jectured, as he is imprisoned on a charge that will deinand his life if found guilty. He reports that he left the deserters in Amberson's Valley. Any citizen is'entitled to a. reward of $BO for the arrest of a deserter, and•we doubt not that the citizens of the Valley can, with a little strategy, gather most of these deserters up. We learn that Capt. Eyeter Lae placed a special guard about the Jail to prevent 'the escape of deserters and military prisoners here after.. .The, Draft.—he draft for Franklin county is slyer. The quota of the county wan 1409, and the 'Credits 1106, leaving a balance of 807, and fifty per makescent.-idtlitional, 461, the number of names :.drawn. In Antrim township the quota was 125, IM M II