if In Dtmotrat
HARVEY SICKLER, Editor.
TUNK.HANNOCK, PA
Wednesday* 3larcli 1,1865.
"He was the mildest mannered man
That ever scuttle 1 boat, or cut a throat."
The editor of the nigger organ at this
p'ace, in his issue of last week, in speaking of
the brutal murder of Isaac Sickler, by one of
Lincoln's minions, uses such soft and mild
expressions, as would almost raise a doubt in
the minds of his readers, as to the fact of
Sickler's being killed at all. And, if killed,
a probability that the killing was justifiable.
This mild minded editor is in as great per
plexity, as was that other ass, which hesita
tingly stood between two bundles of hay—
and starved to death. lie "lias seen three
versions of the case. Which, if cither, is
correct, he does not pretend to say.'' lie
simply knows "that a man of that name was
killed in Exeter Township." lie can't form
such an opinion as to "condemn or justify."
His only objection, to a full investigation of
the case ,by the civil authority of this County
is, "the loose and dilapidated state ol the
county prison!" He has "perfect < -.nfi
dence," that Judge F.lwell will mete out
justice to the accused."
What a very meek, confiding creature !
How very much flattered Judge El well will
be, to learn this !
In speaking of our article on the subject,
he says:
"We can hardly approve the flamingpre-con .e- -
ing article in last week's Democrat on this subject—
A sworn peace office generally appears to belter
advantage by aiVer, than prejudgment—Our motto
is, he ir both sidc then judge."
Indeed! Mr. Avery, you are the very
quintessence of meekness and charity.
How long since you have adopted this
mild motto 7 Does it apply, only, incases
where white men are killedl Let a plain
narative answer. Last July, a nigger de
serter was shot in Eaton Township, while in
the act of desertion. Among the most vin
dictive and violent of the crowd, which gath
cred around the Provost Marshal's offke,
where his murderers had repaired, was (his
meek, cautious, lia Avery, Theirs/ man
to make the necessary oath to procure a
warrant, was Tra Avery. In his charge of
murder were included two men , who took
no part in the affair, whatever. One of them
distant a half mile from the place, and in an
upper room of his hotel, when it occurred.
Did Ira Avery wait to "hear both sides th< n
judge ?" Not a bit of it ! Rather than do
that, ho swore to what, a few minutes inquiry
would have satisfied him, was false, as to
both these men. But the victim, in that
case, was a nigger —one of that race of the
human family, for which Tra Avery's great
sympathetic heart had been bleeding for
years. Ard though a perjured deserter, shot
in he act ; Ira Avery was not only ready to
aid in bringing his murders to justice! but,in
doinw so, to put his own soul in jeopardy, by
making a hasty and inconsiderate oath.
When we wish to "appear to advantage
either in the character of journalist, or a
"sworn peace officer," we shall hardly follow
the precepts or examples furnished by this
nigger worshipping editor,
THE NINTH NATIONAL BANK OF THE
CITY OF NEW YOKR— Joseph U. Orvis. Pres
ident has been one of the most enterprising and
successful agents for the various Government
loans. Over fifty million dollars have been
placed in the hands of the people through its
agency within nine months, and it now ad
vertises to furnish the 7-20 Notes by expre s
free of charge, it< all p:rts of the country
Its object is patriotic, and the high reputation
of its officers, as well as its capital of a mile
lion dollars, is a.sure guarantee that the 7-30s
subscribed for through its agency will be
promptly forwarded.
ty The subscription to the 7-30 loan,
received by Jay Coke yesterday (Tuesday)
amounted to §3,439,850.
Gold was quoted in the yesterday's
papers at 201$.
£tsr The Harpers have made arran e
ments with the French novel writing qua -
roon—Alexander Dumas —to have the h.siory
oi Mr. Lincoln's first term done up in a book
of "eight hundred thousand letters." A more
suitable historian could not possibly have
been selected ; first, because a large amount
of fiction will have to be incorporated in order
to dighify it into the semblance of readable
matter ; und, second because no white man
with while insiincts, would bebase bitnsell
by attempting to write the actors in the poli
tical events ot the past foui years into re
spectib'lity. The "material is all to begot
ready by the Harpers, when, in a few weeks
or months, the "historian" wilt arrive and
"slosh" round, among it, then pocket his
gains aDd retire with the approviug smiles of
the shoddy aristocracy.
THAT IS SO —Some music teacher once
wrote that the "art of playing on the violin
requires the nicest prcception and the most
sensibility of any art in the known world."
L pon which an editor comments in the fol
lowing manner: "The art of publishing a
newspaper and making it pay. and at the
Bame time have it please everybody, beats
fiddling higher than a kite."
THE CAPTURE OF WILMINGTON,
Official Report of Admiral Porter*
CAPE FEAR RIVER, U. S. FLAO-SHIP MAL
VERN, Feb. 22— Sir : I b* Te the honor to
infurm you that Wilmington has been evacu
ated and is now in possession of our troops.
After the evacuation of Fort Anderson I
pushed the gunboats as far as the water
would permit, the army pushing up at the
same time on the right and left banks of the
river.
After sounding and buoying out the mid
dle ground at Big Island. I succeeded in
getting the gunboat over and opened fire on
Fort Strong, the work commanding the
principal obstructions, where the rebels had
also sunk one of their large steamers, the
Northeastern. Our fire soon drove the reb
els away from the fort, but now and then
they would fire a shot, one of which struck
the Sassacus below water mark and set her
leaking badly.
She was struck once or twice, but with
no loss of men. That night, the 20th. the
rebels sent down 200 floating torpedoes, but
I had a strong force of picket boats out. and
the torpedoes were sunk with musketry.
One got in the wheel of the Osceola, blew
her wheel house to pieces, and knocked
down her bulk-head inboard, but did no
damage to her hull. Some of the vessels
picked up the torpedoes witlx their torpedo
nets.
The next morning I spread two fishing nets
across the river.
Yesterday evening General Ames, with his
division moved within a short distance of
the fort and had a sharp encounter with the
rebels. On hearing the musketry, and see
ing where our troops were, I opi ned a rapid
fire on the tort and along the enemy's line.
The fort responded with three or four shot,
but was soon silenced.
This morning we heard that General Ter
ry was within the works, and the road was
clear to Wilmington. The Montauk could
not get across the shoals without lightening,
which was a work of some labor.
I had the pleasure of placing the flag on
Fort Strong, and at 12 o'clock to-day shall
fire a saluto of thirty-five guns, this being
the anniversary of Washington's birthday.
lam sir, very respectly, yours, &c ,
I). D. PORTER, Rear Admiral.
| Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of the Navy.
M 'or Generals Crook and Kelly Captured
by Guerrillas.
I WHELIXG. Va. Feb. 21. —A party of rebel
cavalry dashed into Cumberland before day
light this morning, surprised and captured
the pickets, and carried of Major Genera's
Crook and Kelly. It seems to have been a
very daring and well planned affair. A cav
alry force has been sent in pursuit of the re
treating rebels.
Th j War Sneaks,
1 here is no sort of men in all this country
who ought to be so thoroughly despised by
good soldiers as the war sneaks. These
creatures are the meanest cowauls alive
They cry out for war. but do not go. They
thirst for biood, but shudder at the thought
of spilling one drop of tneir own. They want
the rebels exterminated, but won't help to
exterminate them. They are opposed to
•'compromising with traitor-," but afraid to
light them. They are great friends of the
soldier, but never go to help him on the field
of battle. They Support the government,"
by stealing from it- They prove their loy
alty to it by bawling for it. They believe
that every citizen owes it service—therefore
they give it their breath, hut demand that all
others shall give it their bodies. They hold
that it is our solemn duty to carry on the
war as long as there is a man or a dollar left;
but their duty consists not in going them
selves, but in damning eve r ybony else who
don t go. They believe all Democrtas to be
Copperheads, and al! Copperheads to be
traitors; and they would like to see all of
them dratted and put in the army, because
the worst tiaitors always make the best sol
diers' "
These are the views and the chaiactcris
of the war sneaks— the meanest, the most
contemptible, the most hypocritical, the most
malignant, and the most cowardly creature
alive ; a creature for whom every brave and
manly soldier must feel the utmost ctn
tempt.
It Is hardly necessary to add what is well
known to all, that the war sneaks are unan
imous and enthusiastic in their supoort of
Lincoln .Ex.—
Artcmas Ward, Jr., travelling showman,
is about investing his "surplus filthy lucre"
in the "Mud lien Lake Co." which he thus
describes :
Those comply, accordin' to the prospecti
cus, is the knee Plus Ultry. It has 1000000
akres an' a half t rch of land, with all the
i modern improvements onto it ; a well of nev
er failin' cod liver oil ot the front door, and
anuther at the barn, an' a fine stream ofdou
j ble refined Petrollym parses throo the preiu
i lses ; also, ttvril men, bosses, engines, an'
other animals erected on the property, fer
diggin' an' pumpin' the same. I make bold
to say that Mud lieu Lake air unsurpassable.
Its stox should be in every well-regulated
family. They go right to the spot an con
| taine no Mi rkury, and the Ladies'air deliteil
with uui—etsettvry.
Three Facts,
If before the war, it had been certain that
; all who might favor war, would have been
j compelled to shoulder the musket, there wo'd
I have been no war. /
| If now, all who arc in favor of "a vigorous
prosecution of the war," were to be compell
, ed to join the ranks, the war would come to
a speedy end.
i • If no money could be made out of the war,
I it would stop very suddenly.
JFST Fred. Douglas is now traveling to
, enlighten his white brethren— preaching the
I equality of the white and black races.
The Christian Commiaaiou,
We notice that some of our exchanges are
criticising: rather caustically the management
of this concern in viewef the fact that the
society is again calling for another cool one
hundred thousand dollars for the spring
campaign. Fr<<ni all .accounts it seems it
takes so much to grease the machine to get
it into wot king order, that very little is left
afterwards for the relief of the 6oldier. It
professes to relieve both the physical and
spiritual wants of the soldiers. An ex
change says ;
If the Sanitary Commission properly
works the field before it, there can be no
necessity for this rival in supplying physical
necessities ; and if the regimental chaplains
do their daty there is little occasion lor the
"religioug cousolation" so expensively dis
pensed. The publications published, pur
chased and circulated among the soldiers by
this Commission are understood to been
tirely sectarian, and that the main efforts of
the management are directed toward pros
elyting. It is further asserted that certain
book concerns and publishing houses have
realized immense sums through the patronage
of the Commission.
The physical waDts of soldiers in time of
war are of much greater solicitude to them
than the spiritual; but sectarian individuals
evidently find that the hospitals and battle
fields, where sickness and wounds have made
men susceptible, furnish prolific fields in
which to secure converts. It is scaicely to
be wondered at that the people are so ear
eestly asked to keep pouring in their contri
butions to buy tracts and salary preachers.
Nor is it to be wondered at that we have a
"war ministry" which preaches vigorous
war, and scouts any peace except that which
pomes through rivers of blood. With the
hypocritical cant of "freedom" on their lips,
the leaders in this Abolition concern are do
ingas much to stir up strife and keep alive
the fires of hate and dissention as though
they were the accredited etnisaries from the
Plutonian regions. Let the people demand
that both the spiritual an 1 physical wants
of the soldiers shall be supplied by the Govr
ernmont, and thus stop all these sectarian
and rapacious self constituted Commissions
whose machinery requires so much costly
oil ; "whose "religious" efforts are so largely
directed towards building up a particular
system of denominational dogmas, and whose
"patrii tic ' sympathies are so greatly enlist
ed iu the negro as to impel them to a con
tinuation of this most unnatural and bloody
war —Ex.
AN INTERESTING ITEM. —One who must
have been a confiimed subject of eii'.ui has
made the following novel calculation, which
is said to have occupied three years of his
life:
OLD TESTAMENT.
Number of books, 39 ; chapters, 929;
verses 3,214 ; words, 532,439; letters. 2.-
720,1C0.
The middle book is Proverbs.
The middle chapter is Job xxxiv.
The middle verse would be 21 Chronicles
xx ; 17 if there were a verse more, and verse
10 if there were a verse less.
The word and occurs 35,543 times.
The word Jehovah occurs 0,855 times.
The shortest rerse is Ist Chronicles 1,15 ;
Tha 21st verse of the 17 chapter of Ezra
con'ains all the letters of the alphabet.
The 19th chapter of 21 Kings and the
37th chapter of Isaiah are alike.
NEW TKVTAMENT,
Number of books, 27 ; chapters, 270;
verses 7,958 ; words, 181,258 ; letters, 838-
580.
The middle book is 2d Thcssalonians.
The chapter is Romans XII if there were
a chapter less, and xiv if there were a chap
ter more.
The middle verse is Acts xvu: 17.
The shortest, verse is John xt: 35.
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT,
Number of b>oks, 60; chapters, 1,189,
verses, 31,172 ; words, 753,006; letters 3,-
500,080.
The middle chapter and least iu the Bible
is Psalm "xvu
„et us not pretend to question the
ways of Providence too closely. The he
catombs of dead—the maiming of thousands
of our brethren—the desolation brought to
so many homes—the devastation of portions
of our land- -our etubarassed finances—the
check given to our progress as a nation—all
these may prove to he hidden good, blessings
disguised Abohlion Sermon.
Yes, very much disguised, indeed. They
look so much like calamities , that pessimists
might be pardoned for taking them to be
what they so much resemble.
j&zST" The Tribune is in favor of Wilson's
congressional law to compel city railroad com
panies to allow negroes to ride on their cars.
Why not pass an act of Congerss to compel
landlords of hotels to admit negro guests to
their homes and their tables? Or go still
further, and force every white man to sleep
with a nigger ? Let Congress go ahead until
"the great cause of humanity" is duly en
throned everywhere !
- ■' ■■
ZIST Some one having read something
about "Old Abe's last, being a big thing," de
sires to know how big it is. Judging by the
size of his boot, we should say the last was
about sixteen inches.
-
CIT A PROMINENT bachelor politician
on tlie Kennebec remarked to a young lady
that soapstone was excellent to keep the
feet warm in bed.
Yes, said, the young lady, who had been
an attentive listener, "but some gentlemen
have an improvement on that which you know
nothing about."
The bachelor turned pale and maintained
a wistful silence.
(From the New York £xaminer>)
Facts A pout the T-30s—The Advantages
they Offer.
THEIR ABSOLUTE SECURITY.— Nearly all
active credites are now based ou Government
securities, and banks hold them as the very
best and strongest investment they can make.
If it were bossible to contemplate the finan
cial failure of the government, no bank would
be any safer. If money is loaned on individ
ual notes or bond and mortgage, it will be
payable in the same currency as the Govern
ment pays with, and no better. The Gov
ernment never has failed to meet its engage
ments, and the national debt is a first mort
gage npon the whole property of the country,
While other stocks fluctuate from ten to fif
ty, or even a greater per cent, Government
stocks are always comparatively firm. Their
value is fixed and reliable,beyond all other se
curities; for while a thousand speculative
babbles rise and burst,as a rule they are nev
er below par, and are often above.
ITS LIBERAL INTERST. —The general rate
of interest is six per, cent, payable annually.
I'iis is seven and three-tenth, payable semi
annually. If you lend on mortgage, there
must be a searching of titles, lawyers' fees,
stamg duties and delays, and you will finally
hare returned to you only the same kind of
money you would receive from the Govern
ment , and less of it. If you invest in this
loan you have no trouble. Any bank or
banker will obtain it for you without charge.
To each note or bond are affixed five "coup
ons" or intereil tickets-, due at the expira
tion of each successive half-year. The hold
er of a note has simply to cut off one of these
coupons, present it to tli® nearest bank or
Government Agency,and receive his interest;
the note itself need not be presented at all.
Or a coupon thus payable will every wnere
be equivalent, when due, to in >noy. If you
wish to borrow ninety cents on the dollar
upon the note?, you have the highest market
to do it with. If you wish to sell, it will
bring within a fraction of cost and interest at
any moment. It will be very handy to have
in the house.
IT IS CONVERTIBLE into a six per cent,
gold bearing bond. At the expiration of
three years a holder of the notes of the 7.30
Loan has the option of accepting payment in
full or of funding his notes in a six percent
gold interest bond, the principal payable in
not less tkan five, nor more than twenty
years from its date, as the Government may
elect. These bonds are held at such a pre
mium as to make this privi.ege now worth
two or three per cent, per annum, and adds
so much to the mterest. Notes of the same
class, issued three years ago are now selling
at a rate that fully proves the correctness of
this statement.
Irs EXEMPTION FROM STATE OR MUNICIP
AL TAXATION. —But aside from all the ad
vantages we have enumerated, a special Act
of Congress exempts all bonds and Treas
ury notes J r om local taxation. On theav
crage this exemption is worth about two pr-r
cent, per annum, according to the rate of tax
ation in various parts of the country.
IT IS A NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK —Wnila
this loan presents great advantages to large
capitalists, it offers specie! inducements to
those who wish to make a safe and profitable
investment of sina'l saving?. It is in every
way the savings' Bank ; for every institution
of this kind must somehow invest its deposit
profitably in order to pay interest and ex
penses. They will invest largely*in this loan,
as the best investment. But from the gross
interest which they receive,they must deduct
largely f<>r the expenses of the Bank. Their
u?ual rate of interest allowed to depo>itors is
5 per cent, up n sums over §SOO. The per
son who invests directly with Government
will receive almost 90 per cent more, Thus
the man who dep isits §IOOO in a private Sav
ings' bank receives 50 dollars a years inter
est ; if he deposits the same sum in this Na
tional Savings' Batik he receives 73 dollars.
For those wish to find a safe, convenient.au I
proftable means of investing the surplus earn
ings which they have reserved for their old
age or for the benefit of their children, there
is nothing which presents so many advanta
ges as this National Loan.
THE HIGHEST MOTIVE —The War is evi
dently drawing to a close, but while it lasts
the Treasury must have money to meet its
cost, and every motive that patriotism can
inspire should induce the people to supply
its wants without delay. The Government
can buy cheaper for cash in hand than on
credit. Lot us see that its wants are prompt
ly and liberally satisfied.
Cause and E fleet,
The unerring pen of history must record,
that whilst the nation has run uiad after this
Republican disunion party, all sorts of calatn
itics have overtaken it, and multiplied to an
appalling extent.
Among these, are a divided country
hetacombs of slain, distrust and corruption
everywhere, and a gigantic debt lor future
geuerarions to pay by sweat and toil. The
Democracy must, indeed, be diminished iu
numbers and influence, or these sad fruits ol
a change would not exist. Under Democrat
ic mle, we had union, peace, plenty, and
prosperity, Uur government imposed no
burden on the people, but conferred blessings
which, like the dews of heaven, descended
upon rich and poor alike. What we have
gained in their place, all of us—the poor more
than any—see and feel !
It was not Democracy, nor the four of De
mocracy, that produced these calamities.—
Let the record stand. Let it go into history
that the preseut is not Democratic rule;—
that the party that for generations managed
the Government in peace was diminished in
numbers; fell into a minority, and then
came disunion, cm' war and the prostitu
tion of free institutions. As the power and
influence of this pasty waned, calamities in
creased—Sunbury Demociat.
—Correspondence.
We make the following extract from a pri
vate letter from a Republican friend in Wash
ington, showing that even the republicans
themselves, begin to be disgusted at the ne
gro equality and theories of their leaders.
"This memorable Congress will soon expire.
The reci rd ot its, second session will stand
out before posterity more vividly, perhaps
than that of any Congress which has pre
ceeded it for many tears, whether that rec
ord will then be a dark or a bright spot upon
the page of history, inscrutable wisdom alone
can tell, The abolition of slavery, has been
the result of the uiad attempt of an aristoc
racy built up and fostered by that institu
tion, to destroy the unity and perpetuity of
this government, aided by a few impractica
ble men in the north, whose sentiments and
expressions, rather than their acts, tended
in that direction. What next will float
down the political stream, over which issues
will be made up, and parties base their or
ganizations ?
The position taken recently, by Judge
Kelly in the House, and long since by Sum
ner in the Senate, upon the question of ue
gro equality and negro suffrage, are to me,
somewhat indicative. The Democratic Par
ty hal been gathering strength and power,
until its equilibrium was overcome, and it
fell, and with its fall came all of the blood
and misery that the history of the past four
years has recorded. Such, in my judgment
will inevitably be the fate of the Republican
Party. The consequences to the country
will not be so direlully experienced, but to
the Party, equally fatal. A large and intel
ligent portion of that party can never be
Committed in favor of the social or political
equality of the negro, with the while race
of this country, and no fear of Democratic
reasceudency, can bring them up to that
point. •
True, after peace is restore*! and nor'* 1 ' u
OIKI southern democrats again united, three
or four hundred thousand black voters,
would be an important element at the polls ;
but we have already too much of ignorance
and corruption, indirectly wielding the des
tinies of our government, and any attempt
to so largely swell that muddy pool must be
met by the unqualified and unmistakable
condemnat ion of the people. The abolition
of Slacery was claimed to be, whether prop
erly so or not, for the best interest of the
white citizens of the United States, the
cl.angina of the political status of the email
cipate 1 stave as above slated, could but be
to our degradation.
The Democratic party have only to pre*
serve a judicious silence upon that question,
and they will in all probability ouon find
themselves once more in good company."
Asking exemption.
A petition was presented in Congress a
few days since, signed by numerous minis
ters, asking exemption from the draft and
from all military duty. We sincerely hope
their prayer may not be granted. Ministers,
of all other men—we are speaking of Aboli
lion uiiuisters—forced this war upon the
country. For years they worked for it, and
prayed for it. Hundreds and thousands of
them signed petitions which they sent to
Congress ' praying fur a dissolution of the
Union." They knew very well that Con
giess could not and would not heed or even
treat with respect their incendiary petitions,
but yet by persevering in this traitor busi
ness tl.ey had in view, as Beecher said,
twenty years ago, they continued "to agi
tate ! agitate!" and finely accomplished
their object. And now these same men,
when they see our once fair land red with
the blood of our sons, want to shirk all re
sponsibility and to escape all fighting. They
are willing to hold ulliee under Lincoln ;
willing to act as Chaplains, and draw large
salaries and do nothing, but they are not
willing to take up tha musket aud fight.—
Oh, no—they are very anxious that other
men join in battle, but as for them, they bog
to be excused. The impudence of these
clerical gentleman should be, and we hope
will he rebuked by Congress. They are
"loyal" men —that is, they are in favor of
negro equality and the abolition of slavery.
Let them then be put into the army and
fight as they preach. They are no better
than other men, and should not be permitted
to shirk responsibility.— Sunburn / Dernocr&l
No NEGRO EQUALITY.— The follwing pas
sage occurs in the correspondence af the es
caped abolition corre6p indent of the N. Y.
T, ibune:
"As the Libby we were compelled to keep
our quarters clean ourselves, and cook our
own food—to do the work of menials and
scullions under the most adverse and obnox
ious circumstances' There was no need of
this, as there were dozens of free ngroes in
the prison, whom the rebels had stolen from
the Northern armies, and who would gladly
have performed such offices; but the South
ern blusterers and bullies were anxious t o
degrade the gentlemen they held in custody
to the level of servants and scavengers."
Indeed! And would these sticklers for the
equality of all colors and conditions of men
have their favorite hobby—tho negro, for
whom they desire this war to be prosecuted
to the bitter end —compelled to do their men
ial offices, when, by the doctrines they teach
those negroes are as good as they ? If these
Abolition demagogues desere to htve negroes
continued as "servants and scavengers," why
do they seek elevation above such occup&tious
by iuspiring them with notions of perfect so
cial and political equality with the white
race? To use a homely phrase, "they can
not have their plum cake and eat it too."
Patriot $ Union.
The Post Office, at Ilardwick, in
Warren Co. N. J., has been discontinued by
the Postmaster General, as there is not a Re
publican in the place to whom can be entrus
ted the position of Postmaster. The citizens
have,consequently, to ride five miles to get
thoir letters and papers.
• • " <r
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5. If fubscribers remove to other placee Without
informing the publisher, and the newspapers are
sent to their former direction, they are responsible*
6. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
a paper or periodical from the office, or removing and
leaving it uncalled fop while in arrears to the publish
er, is evidence of intentional fraud.
7. The C. urts have also decided that a Post Mas
ter who neglects to perforin his duty of giving notice
as required by the regulations of the Post-office De
partment, of the neglect of a person to take from the
office newspapers addressed to him, renders the Post
Master liable to the publisher for the subscrip ion.
Slopping Papers. —Should you desire the publish
er of a newspaper to discontinue sending his paper
to you, always be positive thut he is pan! for it up
to the date of your request. Remember, if you neg
lect this duty, it is at his option to do so or not ; and
if he may prefer to continue sending it, he can hold
you responsible for it until all arrearages are aid.
The Draft, we understand, will take place in a
few daj's— when, we are not informed. We presume
it will take place soon enough to satisfy the most
ardent advocates of "a vigorous prosecution of the
war" or the most blood-thirsty ' Loyal Leaguers"—
"Vote for Lincoln and avoid the draft"
Gone out—Large numbers of men liable to the
conscription, and others, for the sake of bounties,are
leaving this vicinity every week. At this rate,we
shall soon have but few left in the county except
busted men cripples , and the loyal league, "home
guard" sneaks. We advise the women to emigrate
"ana leave them alone in their glory."
The Rank at this place, as will be seen, by an
advertisement in to-day's paper, is now authorized
to commence operations. The rooms intended to be
u <J, in Stark's Brick Block, are now being fitted
up in good style. The books, blanks Ac. will be on
hand in a short time, when we shall expect the new
clean notes of the Wyoming National Bank to flow
in upon us from our delinquent subscribers.
A clear case of conscience—not a case of
"clear conscience"—is said to have turned up with
a Government tax Assessor, not a thousand miles
from this place* The fellnv was so conscientious,
that he viiitcd an old wagon, owned bv a man a
half a dozen miles out of town, on three several oc
casions, taking a day for each trip, finally, con
science gave way, and the owner of the wagon was
taxed 81, Four dollars, we believe, is the per diein
compensation of these conscientious government As
sessors. This very funny wagon therefore, ought
to have been taxed sl2, to have paid the expenses
of assessment alone.
Fernelius calls disease an affection of the body,
contrary to nature; a pertubation of its habit; a
derangement of its courses. What disease is, some
times eludes human intelligence, but iiuie diseases
are known—their origin action and even their anti
dotes Whoever has discovered an actual remedy
for one disease, has done something for his race.-
Doctor Ayer has done more, for his medicines afford
us the means to control and cure several dangerous
disorders. We rarely speak on medical subjects>
preferring to leave them to physicians, who under
stand them better. BuJ such effects as aie seen in
our midst, on affections of the lungs, by Ayer's Cher
ry Pectoral on scrofula complaints by his sar3aparilla
and on the several complaints that they cure by Ay
er's Pills, should not bo ignored.—|Keokuk, [lowa]
Journal.
£ We call the attention of our readers to an
advertisement of ARRAXOALE A Co., European Jew
elers' Agents, of New York*
The New fork Albion, speaking of them says ;
"V e have just impeded at the office of Arrandale
A Co's Agtncy for European Manufacturing Jewel
ers a laige assortment of fashionable and valuable
jewe'ry, consisting of gold and silver watches,
chains, bracelets, ladies' sets, rings, Ac., all of the
new and most fashionable patterns. We also notice
a large quantity of silver plate, consisting of goblets
und drinking cups, cruet stands,fruit-baskets, spoons,
forks, 4*c. We understand that the whole of these
newly imported articles are to be disj ised of on a
novel principle, giving great adiantaves to buyers,
and affordirg extensive employment to agents. Our
readers will find all particu'ars in our advertising
columns; aud we know the fitm in question to bo
very respectable, and thoroughly worthy of public
confidence."
/Married..
COOK VOSBURG—Feb. 26, at the house of the
bride's father, by Rev. Luther Peek, Mr. E, F,
Cook, of Plymouth, Luz. Co., to Miss S, L. Vos
burg, of Tunkhannock twp.
COOK-VAXT U-YL Feb. 22. by Rev. C. R. Lane
ElmerC.wk, of Washington, and Eienora. daugh
ter of Mr, Hiram VanTuyl,
To The Public.
ISAAC SICKI-ER, an industrious and worthy citizen
ef Exeter Township Wyoming County who was bru
tally murdered by one of the possee of a Deputy
Provost Marshal a few days ago, was the father oj
eight small children seven of them girls, who with
their mother depends upon his labor for supports
He was in possession ofa small pioce of land which is
encumbered to some extent.
In vie wof these circumstances, and that the fami
ly of the deceased may retain their liomo, it is pro
posed that the citizens of the county who feel wil
ling to do so, make the family a Donation visit on
Thursday the 2d day of March next. Afternoan
ami evening MANY CITIZENS.
BJssojynoH OF CO
PARTNERSHIP,
The Co-partnership heretofore existing under the
firm name o< H* L. HARDING A Co. has this day
boen dissolved by mutual consent. All persons in
debted, will please call on H. S. Harding, at Hall
tead'sStore, and settle up without delay.
H, L. HARDING A Co.
Nicholson, Feb, 7th, 1565.
Information Free I
TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS,
A OENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous Debility. In
competency, Premature Decay and Youthful Error
actuated by a desire to benefit others, will be happy
o furnish to all who need it, (free of charge ), the
recipe and directions for making the simple remedy
used in his case. Sufferers wishing to profit by the
advertisers bad experience, and possess a sure and
valuable remedy can do so by adiressing him at
once at his place of business. The Receipe and full
information-of vital importance—will be cheerfully
sent by return mail.
Address JOHN B. OGDEN
No* 60 Nas au street, New York
P. S.—Nervous Sufferers os both sexes will
this informatiou invaluable.
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