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HARVEY SICKLER, Editor.
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TUNKHANNOCK, PA
Wednesday, May 11, 1864.
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FOR PRESIDENT^
GEO. B. M'CLELLAN
(Sabject to the decision of the Democratic Na
tfeaal Ceareaion.)
Electors.
Robert L. Johnson,
Richard Yam.
1, William Lomghlin.
2, Id ward R. Halm bold.
2, Kdw. P. Dunn.
4, Tboa. McCollongh.
I, Kdw. T. iies*
(, Hpillip S. Gerhard.
7, G G. Lei per.
f, Michael Seltzer,
t, Patrick M'Aroy,
10, Tbmaa 11. Walker.
11, G.o Dimmick.
IX, ▲. S,.Panning.
From the Army of the Potomac.
Thr article from the Monday's World,
published elsewhere, gives the situation of
•ffaira, aa far as learned up to that date—
The last ntghl's papers give fragmentary ac
counts of a three days' fight, in which the
ION on eur side is very great,
i The World of Tuesday give 6 the following
summary of newe-as far as received.
That General Grant has achieved a splen
did rictory over Lee is no longer a matter of
doubt. The fighting of Thursday and Fri
day coin pel led' Lee to withdraw on the night
of the latter day, and pursuit was made on
Saturday, General Hancock leading the ad
vance and passing through Spottsylvunia
Court House in the track of the retreating
enemy. Fredericksburg has fallen into or r
hands, and is used as a depot for our wound
•d. Oar losses among general officers are
heavy, including General Wadsworth, of
New-York, who fell while gallantly leading
hie division. The fighting was of the most
desperate character, and almost wholly with
mnsketTj. An intercepted despatch from
Lee atates that Jen Kins was killed and Long
•treat severely wounded in the battle of Fri
General Butler has not taken Peters
burg, as was reported, but has severed the
railroad lines, and is holding Beauregard in
check ; preventing him from reinforcing Lee.
General Gant is pushing the enemy vigor
eaaly, and must, it is thought, succeed in ut
terly routing him before he can reach the de
feases of Richmond. The losses in the three
days' fighting are estimated at arbout twelve
thousand; fifteen hundred killed, eight thous
and wounded, and the r remainder missing.—
Two Generals, Milroy and Shaier, and nearly
a whole brigade of our troops, have been cap
tured. The losses of the enemy must be
heavy, and large numbers of prisoners have
bean taken.
JESTCoI. Wocdward, son of Judge Wood
wardls among the killed in the late bat
tls. The 7th Pa. Reserves, are said to
have charged through an abatis, and being
unable to retreat, were all taken prisoners
except sixty. Capt. Briggs of the 1 lib Pa.,
if mentioned as severely wounded in the
thigh. We are of opinion that Capt. S. IP
Btiggs of tha 12th is meant ; as we find no
Capt. of that name in the 11th. It will be
some days, before acurate lists of the killed
•®d wounded can be obtained.
How TO IMCBEASE THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE.
-—Two dollars spent in securing the circula
tion of a sound, patriotic Democratic news
infer, where none circulated before, is worth
tea times that amount of money spent in the
•©nth before an election. If each of our
present subscribers will Fee to it that some
doabtful voter in their district reads the
DSMOCKAT for a year, he will be sure to vote
right next fall. Two dollars will pay for
•ore good political reading than can be had
Ibr ten dollars in the heat of a campaign.
JscJL A woman recently, in Detroit, in
duced her daughter, a girl about fourteen
years of sge, to msrry s soldier, that she
salfht get control of his bounty money.
After the marriage ceremony was over, and
the mother in-law had obtained the money,
As young girl ran away to the County Poor-
Honat rather than live with her new hus
band.
Freemasons may be curious to know
their strength in the world's population.
From eery accurate statistics we can state
that in the old world there are 3,258 lodges
Hitb 500,000 active members. The number
of non-active and those who have withdrawn
three millions.
Goon.—The Springfield(Mass.)Republican
thinks if the Administration would impose a
tax upon lying, it would realize a hr§6 rere
from ita own tslegrame. Its reports of
victories are invariably false.
As an indication of energy in the Nava(
Department, a wag says Secretary Wells has
MM a patent platform scale to each of our
'few stedt ,te "weigh anehor', with.
j 13, Paul Leidy.
; 14, Robert Swlnoford
U6, JobnAhl.
16, Henry G. Smith.
Jl7, Thaddeos Banks.
1 18 Hugh Montgomery.
jl9, John M Irvtn.
>2O, Joseph M. Thompson
[2l, Eraatus Brown.
[22, James P. Burr,
(23, Wm. J Koonfz,
124, W. Montgomery.
The Battles an the Rapldan.
While we are ts ret without accurate de
tails of the battlea on the Rapidan liter than
Thursday night, there are ftill several sal
ient facts that are worth calling to mind in
connection with the news we publish else
where. In the first place, it will be noticed
that after crossing the Rapidan, our army
was formed in line of battle facing Toward
the southwest, while the rebel line of battle
faced toward the northeast Fredericksburg
wa*, consequently, almost in the immediate
rear of our army ; while, in the event of a
victory, General Meade's forces could reach
Richmond quite ks soon as General Lee's.—
The rebels occupied substantially the same
position as they did la>t November, when
General Meade did not deem it prudent to
attack them at Mine run. Theie are these
differences, however, that in the battle of
Thursday last the rebels seem to have taken
the initiative and attacked General Hancock's
(Second) corps with great fury, so as to break
| our line and infliot upon us. if possible, a fa
tal defeat. Their object seems to have been
!to press the right of our line as well as the
©enter, so as to drive our army back from
Germaula's and Ely's fords. This is very
much the same maneuver as that winch was
so successful in the battle of Chaneeliorsvilie
and which came so near ruining our army ou
that occasion. It will be remembered that
" Stonewall" Jackson outflanked our right
wisg and drove it back on the river to with
!in two miles of the ford. Lee has endeavor
ed to perform the same feat on this occasion,
but unfortunately for him •' Stonewall"
Jackson ro longer lives, and he hailed.
It has so far been the peculiarty of all the
battles in Virginia tbat, while the Union ar
my was ostensibly the attacking force, they
have generaHy foagh t what is termed a wait
ing battle ; that is, after the attack was open
etfj the rebels themselves a-SuuJed the initi .
ative, and disconcerted the movement* of
oar forces by the rapidity, earnestness, and
vigor of their own aggressive demonstrations
This has had a bad effect upon the morale of
the Army of the Potomac, as it has rarely
been handled with directness upon the field
of battle. South Mountain and Aniietam were
exceptions to the usual run of our battles, as
on both these occasions the Union forces not
only initiated the attack, but kept it up.—
Gettysburg was a defensive fight ; Freder
icksburg, notwithstanding the crossing of
the river by the Irnion forces, was fought
defensively on the other side. Even Gener
al Hooker, with all his reputed dash, after
he had crossed the rtver, settled down and
intrenched himself, but suffered an ignomin
ous defeat, notwithstanding. Lee'a tactics
the same in this last battle; but his right
arm, " Stonewall" Jackson, was nfiffsing,
and he failed. Indeed it is remarkable that
since Jackson's death victory has not once
crowned any of the vartoua movements and
battles of Leo.
Friday's battle, ao far as we can learn, was
not decisire The enemy on this occasion
seem to 1-ave fought within their line of "in
trenchtnent? at Mine run, and repulsed the
Union forces whenever an attack was made.
On Friday nght, however, if we read the
reports aright, LEE retired, but with the or
ganization of his ai my intaet. We are safe
in saying that noihing but the simple fact of
LEE,S rstiring cau give the Union for :es any
claim o a victory. They seem to have been
unable to achieve any decided superiority on
the field. This was doubtless due to the na
ture of the country, which is very heavily
timbered, and of such a nature that artillery,
which is the strong point of our auny, couldt
not be used. The fight was an infantry one
in which the musket and the bayonet only
could be used withefiect. Hence, notwith
standing the desperate character of the Mrug
g!e,and the fact that at least two hundred
thousand men were engaged in thia fearful
shock of arms, we only hear of some twelve
thousand on the Union side killed, wounded,
and missing, the carnage would, of course,
be far heavier were it possible to use ariil
lery with effect in that tldckly wooded re
gion.
Like al! the grat battle of the war, this
conflict, it seems, extended over the whole of
two and part of another dav. In Europe bat
lies are nearly always decided by one day's
fighting ; but the condition under which ar
mies meet each other arc very different there
from what they are in this country. An
Euglish or French army in the woods or
swamps of Virginia could not be handled at
all according to the rules which obtain in
European warfare. They would be as de
fenseless against and American army as were
BRADDOCK'S regulars against the Indians.—
The topography of Virgiuia has repeatedly
saved both armies from annihilation. Judg
ing by the experience we have had, if LEE
was able to retire during Friday night, he in
all probability saved his artillery and stores,
and maintained the organization of his army.
The pursuit, with an army which had been
fighting for three days, cannot be very vigor
ous, and, from the accounts we have received,
it seems that every division of Generals
MEADE and BCKNSIDE'S armies was brought
into play ; in which case the pursuit of Sat
urday could not have been very energetic.
When General MEADE'B army broke loose
from its base of supplies at Culpepper, the
men were furnished with only nine days' ra
tions, three of which were "on the hoof."—
This would be sufficient for some days to
come. But the demand for additional grain
upou the chief quartermaster would seem to
indicate that General G BANT expect to change
his base to the heaiLuf the Yoik river. Let
not the country bo deceived with regard to
these battles. It is easy to claim decisive
victories ; but we may be all- assured that
the end is not yet.
The co operation raovementa-by way of the
peninsula and from the sou th bank of the
James seem so far to be a success. Troops
have been landed at City Point, Petersburg
has been captured, and by this time our
lOtnltore and gnnbrwte-are thnivterlng sway
at Fort Darling, and attempts arc being made
to remove the obstructions in the J* mes
river. So far every thing looks well.
There are also rumors of * co-operative
movement from the Shenandoah valley, and
undoubtedly an advance is making, both from
Knoxville and some point in Western Vir
ginia, toward the line of the Virginia and
Tennessee road.
The coming week wilt be one of intense
anxiety. It may uot involve the destruction
of any rebel armv, or the capture of any im
portant point ; but it will certainly be fruit
ful of battles and have a decided bearing on
the continuance of the war.
Mechanics and Farmers to Pay the Taxes
The people of this country have not yet
begun to feel the effects of the taxation that
is in store for them. TlO value of the real
and personal estate in the United States in
1860 was §17,000,000,000. This amount
embraced the whole Union, North, South,
East, and West. It must be admitted that
the amount at this lime is much les. Upon
what there is left must fall the enormous
debt of §4,(>00,000,000. Therefore, go much
of the capital cf the country is sunk—is
worse than destroyed, because it is burden,
a dead weight upon what there is left for all
time to come.
The bonds issued by the United States are
to draw interest, but they are exempt from
taxation. Tbe effect of this is that the far
mer and mechanic must pay, while the capi
talists who has ready cash to invest, escapee
taxation by investing hii money in United
States bonds.
In this way this immense debt of $4,000
000,000 is withdrawn from the productive
capital of the countrr, and becomes a burden
upon the remainder The question naturally
arises, as to how far it is safe to carry such
a system, and have we not nearly reached
the limit already ? The farmer and the me
chanic pay the t-xes ; while the rich man.
who has invested his capital in bonds, is ex
empt and not obliged to pay a cent. The
rich are to grow richer, and the pour poorer
under such a sy.-tem. The discrimination is
against the laboring men of the country
Labor is taxed, while capital becomes privil
eged and escapes. It is therefore for the in
terest of every farmer, every mechanic, every
laboring tnan of small meaus, that the debt
shall not be increased.
Already the Government mortgage upon
every farm and every house and lot is enor
mous, and every day's continuance of this
reckless Administration increases it. So
long as trie Republic o party continue in
power, we have no reason to expect to see an
end to this struggle. Albany Argus.
BEN. BUTLER, the bully, thinks he is not
well used by the Administration. He thinks
it a shame that a man of his trarsccndant
military genius, who has bulllod more Rubor
dinates, insulted more women, and violated
more laws than any General in the service,
should be reduced to the c ndition of civil
Mayor of *TId Point Comfort. This is one of
the symptoms showing that Ben. has hsd
his day, done most of the dirty work requir
ed of him. and that he is now about to be
whistled down the wind by Administration
which he has served with sycophantic devo
tion. It is time this monster approached his
fate. The man who voted sixty times foi
Jeff. Davis President, and then turned in a
single night fmrn being a violent Secessionist
to an equally rabid Abolitionist, is marked
Irs bad end. Nature, in the nice adjustment
of her rewards and pmisement, eventually
overslaughs such an : ndividual with a dread
ful and inexorable justice.— Statesman.
SEVERE ON "PURE IVORY.''— An exchange
paper maliciously says : "You carry a beauti
ful cane—it cost three dollar—one dollar
extra on account of its beautiful, pure ivory
handle. In your pocket is a puro ivory-hand
led penknife, very pretty and fine. On your
table is a set of knive* and forks, wiih pure
ivory handles, and a little extra expense they
have cost f<-r being pure ivory. The napkin
rings are of pure ivory. The rings in which
are the reins of your costly double harness,
are pure ivory. The handles of beautiful
parasois are of pure ivory— lmt it happens
that this "pure ivory" is manafactured from
the shin-bones of dead army hor 3 es."
The new Lincoln campaign pamphlet enti
tled Miscegenation, p.iys the following very
handsome compliment to our Yankee cous
ins :
" The white race which settles in New
England will be unable to tniintain its vital
ity as a blonde people. Ttiey need the in
termingling of the rich tropic temperament
of the negro to give warmth and fullness to
their natures. They feel the yearning and
do not know aow to interpret it."
From all the accounts we have heard, the
Yankee chaplains in the army havo fully in
terpreted the nature of this "yearning," IR
their happy acquaintance with the dark but
lovely daughters of Africa.
Wig-Wag Cameron.—A New York ootem
porary, in speaking of the appointment of
Simon Cameron to the Chairmanship of the
Abolition State Central Committee of this
State, saya that as the Republicans of Penn
sylvania are pledged to Mr. Lincoln, it is, of
course, well known what this appointment
means. The honorablo Simon is all power*
ful with the great shoddy contracting inte
rests and if money will carry Pennsylvania
and the adjoining States, the more or less
pure General Simon is the man that can do
it. The Democrats can understand trom
this appointment what kind of canvass they
are expected te enter. They have their prin
ciples, but Cameron has the money, and it is
to be seen which will have the best of it when
the Presidential contest takes place.
JC3T" The colored population of Phila
delphia have sent a petition to the Pennsyl
vaoia legislature asking the right suffrage.
Abolition Hypoerlay,
The Republicans tried to expel Mr. Long
frotu the house for saying that ha preferred
the acknowledgment of the independence of
the Soujh to the extermination of her people.
This was his whole offence. Yet in the de
bate upon the proposition, an Abolition mem
ber, Mr. Gnranell of lowa, said :
" I would rather sav a thousand times, let
the country be divided—the Sonth go their
way all slave and the North all free—rather
than to see the country once more under
Democratic misrule."
This is patriotism, but Mr. Long's remark
was treason, according to abolition logic]
shamful hypocrisy and partisan motive of
this whole movement, are well illustrated by
this.
But another little fact is equally signifi
cant in thrs direction. The whole Republi
can force in the II 'U-e united in declaring
Mr. Long's speech to be treasonable and
well designed to afford aid and comfort to
the enemy. Yet the leading men among
them subscribi for lhout>ands of copies of
this "treasonable speech," fur circulation
among tbeir Constituents ! If it was treaaon
to utter the speech, was it not equally trea
sonable to circulate it? Yet this was done
by the very men who spoke loudest and
were most active in support of the move
ment to expel Mr Long.— Philadelphia Age.
A " LOYAL" FAVORITE. George Thomp
son, the notorious English abolitionist, said
in a late speech in Boston, in alluding to his
visit to this country, some years ago j
" I was a disturber of the public peace ; I
was an enemy to the Union ; I was thought
worthy to be denounced by your President
in an address to Congress ; I am unchanged."
This is the man to whom the Federal
House of Representatives, recently paid the
complimeut of voting the use of its hall for
him to lecture in; and whose address on the
occasion was listened to with apparent grat
ification by the President and his cabinet,
the Administrationists in Congress, and
nearly all the shoddy aristocracy of Wash
ington city.
The person who was denounced by Ilenry
Clay, Daniel Webster and Stephen A. Doug
las as an enemy to the nation, unfit to re
ceive anything but the scorn of Americans,
is now entertained with distinguished hon
ors by ..he Administration leaders in every
part of the country.
The Abolition organs have generally labor ;
ed to induce the people to believe that the •
Democrats in our southern border counties
gave Lee encouragement during his invasion.
The Cham berxburg Repository, edited by
Col. A K. McCure, an ex-senator aid prom
inent Republican politician, exposes the ma
lignant slander. In a recent editorial he
says:
"With very few exceptions, the people of
the border, of ever}' political faith, 6tcod as
one man during the invasion, and united
their energies to confound the common foe ;
and in no single instance has the evidence
been at all conclusive that any of our citizens
gave them aid, comfort or information, unless
under duress or by accident. Every effort
has been made to fix guilt on all suspected
parties, and it has uniformly failed. The
charge, therefore, that our people in any way
aided or guided the enemy, is unfounded in
fact, and the impression that seems to pre- 1
vail with some members of the legislature on
this point is in no degree merited."
FIFTY PEU CENT, ADDED TO THE DITTIES ON
IMPORTS. —The following joint resolution has
passed both branches of Congress :
Resolved, by the Senate and II me of;
Reoresen'atiyes &c., That until the end of
sixty days from the passage of this resolution
fifty per centum of the rates of duties and
imposts now imposed by law on all goods,
wa es, merchandise and articles imported,
eh!I be added to the present duties and im
posts now charged on the importation of nch
articles; provided, that printing paper, un
sized, used for book? and newspapers exclu
sive!} , shall be exempt from the operation of
this resolution.
The objict of this resolution is to secure
additional revenue to the Government from
the large cargoes of impjrts now ou their
way here, which were ordered in the hope of
having them in store before the new tariff
should get into operation.
A Reminiscence,
Early in 1850, John P. Hale, of N. Ilamp
shire, presented two petitions in the United
State 6 Senate, praying"That some plan might
be devised for the dissolution of the Ameri
can Union."
Mr. Webster, of Mass., suggested as a pre
amble to these resolutions, "That as the
members bad sworn before God to support
the Constitution' they should now take im
mediate steps to break their obligations."
Upon a vote being taken, the petitions
were reelected by the votes of the entire Sen
ate, with the exceptions of John P. Hale, of
New Hampshire, Win. 11. Seward, of New
York, and' Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio who
voted in favor ! !
These are the men who are now intensely
"loyal," ard who denounce as sympathizers
with the rebellicu, those who then opposed
their treasonable plots,and who now oppose
their prescriptive policy.
Josh Billings says, " The but kind
ova dog tew have for awl purpoxes is a
wooden one. That don't kost much, and
ain't liable to get out or repair. They are
eaxy kep and alwus kno wharc to find them
They aint kross to children when yu step on
thare tales. Bi awl means git a small one
I never knu one of tbia bread to fuller any
body oph."
Curious Fact* About Congrtim<n.
A Washington letter writer gives some
curious facts about the present Congressmen.
Pe says Mr. Ames, of Massachusetts, is the
richest, worth over two millions ; Mr. Bald
win, of the same State the hrgest ; Mr. Clay
of Kentucky, the talles ; Mr. Cox, of Ohio,
the smallest ; Mr. McClurg, of Missouri, the
shortest ; General Dumont, of Indiana, the
most productite, Ceir.g the father of nineteen
children ; Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvanir, the
oldest, seventy two years ; General Garfield,
of Ohio, the youngest, thirty-two years, Mr*
Windotn, of Minnesota, the hadsowest; Mr.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Voorhees,
of Indiana, the best speakers 5 Nr. Co*, of
Ohio, and Mr. Warhburne, of Illinois, the
best Parliamentrnans ; Mr. Cvsson, of Ohio,
the reodiest debaters ;Mr. Clay, of Kentucky,
the largest farmer, having 6,500 acres of land,
275 slaves, 200 sheep, and 150 blooded cat
tie ; while Mr. Grunnel, of lowa, has 6,000
acres of lane, 6,000 sheep ; Mr. Wallace, of
Idaho, lives the farthest from Washsngton,
and draws, §6,367 for mileage, and Mr. Da
vis, of Maryland toe nearest, his mileage, and
Mr. Davis, of Maryland the nearest, his
mileage, being only §32; Mr. Frank, ol Nt-w
York, bestinan, and Mr. Stevens, of Penn
s\lvania, the po rest. The House hss twen
ty-five member* with bald heads, thirty with
mustaches and two with wigs.
The Aboditio.n State Cunventiok.—
The Abolitionists of this Stale held a Con
vention, at liarrisburg, last Thursday, fur
the purpose of selecting Delegates at Large I
to the Baltimore Convention and placing in I
nomination in Electoral ticket. llon.Hen-
Juhnson, Stale Senator from Lycotnin?, was 1
temporary chairman of the Convention, and
Hon. Geo. V. Lawrence, of Washington
county, was the permanent President.—
Simon Cameron, Alex K, McCiure, Morrow
B. Lowiy and W. \V. Ketchara, were elect
ed Delegates at Large and M >rton Mc.Micha
cl and F. C. Cunningham Senatorial Elec
tors. Dr. Edward llalliday, of Pike county
was chosen Elector for this district. The
Delegates were instructed to vote for the re
nomination of Lincoln.
Old wig-wag Cameron teems to have had
the Convention entirely in his own hands, as
its President was one of his most pliant tools
and in addition to his own election as dele
gate, he carried his friend Lowry with him,
and subsequently had himself appointed
Chairman of the State Contra! Committee,
notwithstanding a large majority of the dele
gates recommend Col. McCiure fir the po
sition. The " soldiers' friend," Andy Cur
tin, will have to look to his laurels.— Eas~
ten Sentinel.
To the Point.— A contemporary, after
noticing the coolness of some individuals in
asking printers to publish long- and prosy
resolutions, obituary notices, advertisements
of benevolent enterprises, &c , without offer
ing or expecting to pay anything therefore,
says : ''Until we find teachers who teach
gratia ; butchers who futnish steaks and
roasts without charge ; lawyers who counsel -
without fees ; farmers who donate their j
wood and produce, Ac., we must decline be
ing in the list of printers who print without ;
compensation.
JC2C Fremont meetings are being held
everywhere, and clubs are being formed. A
very |'arge meeting was 1 eld in Allegheny
city and one in Pittsburg last week. The
latter was addressed by W. F. Johnson and
others.
( Frjm Thompson's JJank Hole Rrporttr.)
The Secretary 's Policy. —lt is important ts
kDow, so far as possible, the futuro policy of the fi
nancial minister of tho Government; anl especially
at this time, when, to make gambling speculations
profitable an uncommon flood of false assertions and
thenreis damaging to the public credit, are teidly
eireulated.
The excitement got up in Wall street by gamblers
n Stocks and Gold, aro telegraphed everywhere—
exagerated—and the outside public naturally feel
that there is some great wrong somewhere, when, in
fact, there is nothing wrong. There i* only a hulla
halloo among the bulls and bears.
Mr. Chase will press right on with the National
Ten-Forty Loan, just as he has begun. There will
bo no change in the rate of interest. He will make
no temporary loans of the Banks, 1 will take mon
ey from the people or the Banks at fire per cent, in
terest, payable on ten days' notice, as heretofore •
and he will run the usual line of one-year Certifi
cates. He will self the surplus gold from customs
after setting aside an amount sufficient for six months'
interest and use the proceeds, as the spirit and let
ter of tho law demands, partly in a sinking fund,
and partly for the curront expenses of the Govern
ment.
He appeals afresh to the people in this the most
trying military and financial period of the Rebellion,
to come forward with heart nnd money. H) is re
ducing the volume of currency gradually, and will
continue id do so. If the stock and gold gamblers
shall again attempt the game they played last week
he will bring the whole power of the Government,
and its whole means, both here and abroad, to check
mate them.
The Secretary of the Treasuiy relies upon tae ,
People for the ways and means; upon the Army j
tor victories, and upon Congress for adequate tax- •
atlon.
The people will come to his ha!p with every dol- i
lar that can be appropriated. This isjtheir trua in
terest iit is their true safety. The armies now will
do their port—there is no alternative but victory.—
Congress will do its duty—it dare not falter.
To those capitalists who complain that Mr- Chasa
ought to pay a higher rate of interei-t, we say, point
edly, that a 5 per cent obligation against the Ameri
can people is better than a bond at any higher rate
of interest. For why 1 Your money righteously
invested for your oounlry's cause, is, and will be
through all time. LALID
"Tommy, what does ben C h spell .
"Don't know, ma'am." "What, you little
numskull, what are yuu sitting on ?" Toro
my—(looking sheepish)—"l don't like to
tell."
It is not known at what season of tht year
our first parents were placed in Eden ; but
they went out in "the Fall."
Laugh when you read thia line TC*
LOCAL AND PERSONAL*
Agent for the Do roocr at—AuiHi Gat,
has consented to act as our Agent in receiving an*
receipting subscriptions for the North Bronch Dam
ocrat. All monies paid him either on subscription
or for advertising will be duly accounted for and
red ited the same as if paid to us.
Mansfield's Dispensatory says that moat ef
the S.irsaparilla of the shops is inert and northlsis.
Dr. Ayer in his writings on this drug states that net
only is it inert as founl in the shops, but to also are
most ef the preparations from it, of bearing its name
He shows, however, that this fact arises from the
use of worthless varieties, or unskilful preperations
by incorapeton man; that tha true Medicinal Ssna
parilla (Sana Smilax off) of the tropics, whenfreih
ly gathered in tha bud, is one ef the most effectaal
alteratives we possess. Combined with other sub
stances of greet alterative pewer, like lodine, Still
ingia, Do k, Ac. it makes Ayer's Comp. Ext. ef
Sarsp. which we have reason to Selisre is one of the
molt effectual remedies for humors, skin diseases
an l for purtiing the blood Which has ever yet been
feuni by anybody.—Bunion (Me.) Mercury,
Died.
STARK—In Springville, on the Ist inst., tittle
Frank, daughter of M. O. and M Stark, aged six
years.
This fondly cherished only one is gone* A prem
ising bud of innocence, hut just unfolding like the
morning flower, hat been plucked from its parent
stem, to be transplanted in a garden of ever bloom
ing flowers Too good for eartk ; the little gem baa
been^'removed to shine in a brighter world than this,
and sing that sweet song which angel choristers
•hall teach it. But a father 'ff I lopes aro blasted, a
mother's heart is weeping, a tendril hath bcea tern
from their life's garden ; a fondly chsrished idol of
the heart has leen removed* The light of love
seems extinguished ; hut weep not parents of an an
gsl, belter joys are hers than could be hoped for had
she journeyed on through life's dark vale. Look
upward, thy gem is safe ; 'tis only lost to earth—in
lleaven yon can flnj it. J). D.
GEARIIART.—In Lemon, May Ist. 1394. Georgia
Eva daughter of Clinton D. and Mary C. Gear
hart aged 19 months.
Open the shatters,
Let-in the light,
Fold bai-k the drapery
Stainless and white ;
Brightly the morning
Is shining abroad,
Our little nngel
Has gene home to God.
Sweet birds are singing
On rose tree and thorn,
Are they rejoicing
A sweet spirit bora J
Born into heaven—
Iler life-journey trod,
Our little snffo!
Has gone homo to God.
TVeep no more for her,
There let her rest,
With her hands folded
C.ilin on her breast ;
Dress her with violets,
Fresh from tho sod ;
Our little angol
Gono homo to God
Special Notices.
Administrator's Notice.
Whereas letters of Administration, have been
granted to the undersigned on the estate of Solomon
Whitcomb late of Windham Township Dec'd. A ll
persons owing said d.cedent are requested ton ike
immediate payment, and those havingclaims against
the same are r-quu6lea to present them duly authea
t cated to
HENRY LOVE.
Mehoepany Ta, Administrator.
April 7th 15(54
NOTICJEL
"\T7hcreas letters of Administration to the estate
V of Samuel 0 ikiey, late of Nicholson Town
ship, have been grantc i to the subscriber. All
pereoDS indebted to t!ie;s:iid estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and those having claims
against said estate will make known the same with
out delay, to
N OAKLEY Ada's
N ichoison Pa. >
April 1364. >
AUDITORS NOTICE.
Inmnalter of ;he Estate of Elisha Harris
late of Falls township, Wyoming Coun
ty deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Cnrt of Common I'lets of Wyoming County, an
Auditor to make a general distribution of the fund
raised by the sale of the real estate of said Elisha
Harris deceased, amongst the heirs and all that are
legally entitled to any portion of said fund, will
attend to tho duties of his said appointment at his
office in the borough of Tunkhannock Pa. on Wed
nadav I an.e Ist 1864, at one o'clock in the afternoon,
at which t'me and place all persons having any
claims upon siid fund aro required to present them
or be debarei from coming iu upon said fund.
F. C. ROSS Auditor.
Tunkhannock April 25th 1864,
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Don't fail to read the advertisement in this paper, |
beaded \
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I the lasltbirty years of practice to Female oona-
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\reliabls and safe.
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PILLS are tne only Reliable .Remedy tor ail
Diseases of the Seminal, I rinary and Nervous Sys
tems. Try one box, and be cured. ONE DOLLAR
A BOX. One box will perfect a curt, or money re
funded. Sent by mail on receipt of price.
JAMES S. BUTLBK,
Station D Bible Pouso
New York,
General Agent
v3-n3l-3m M. A Co.
DO~Y<)U WISH ~TO BE CURED I—a"
BCCHAII'S KSQLIIH SPECiriC PILLS CUre, I
lets than 30 days, the worst cases of xnßvocsHtsi—
mpotency, Premature Daeny, Seminal Weakness,
Insanity, aud all Urinary, Sexual, and Nervous
AfTecti ins, no matter from what cause produced-
Price, One Dollar per box. Sent, postpaid, by nail
on receipt tf an order. Address,
JAMES S. BUTLFR,
Station D, Bible House
New York
v3-n3l- 3m. M. A Co,.
Orphan's Court Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that I will expose to
public sale on the sixth day of June, A. P
-1864 at one o'clock P. M- a 1 that certain lob
piece or parcel of land situate in Northtnoralaod
| township, W.yomin* county, bounded o the East by
, land of Jacob Shook, on the South by land of Well*
Garrison, on the west by land of Alexander,
on the North by land of said Alexandar and Mm
Houser, containing about fifty-eight acree, more er
less, with the appurtenances; late the estate of
Abram Trausue Dec'd and to be sold at the Hor*
npon the premises above described-
CHARLES UOCSER, Adm'r of
Abram Trausue, Dee'd
Ms r T- ItM