VILLAGE RECORD.
txrAL,w2cruntsaticoi?ver...
Friday, "air
0 IT NCT Xi tt 21It ge ,
folloviint are out tentti for subicription
ialtrertiaing and job Work, to which we will strictly
adhere whilst the present "war prices?' continue :
SUBSCRIPTION,
Per Anneal, it paid Within the rear,
Lc " after the year;
ADVERTISING,
, . .
Per 34:iinie.of terk . lines, three tines, • $1.50
. ~ tye4,'subsequent itisertiori; 35
Adrninistratiei and Ekectrtorl trtitiebk 3*, 3.50
A liberal dedbetion Made to tetirly advertisers. '
SOT) VbRK .
Quarter-Sheet Ilatulzttilie, (26 to PO) $2.00
Whole 4. di .6d 6.60'
Pirrof ail jot Ike& and !evil adirertislng term*
invariablt .W. BLAirc,'
ANOTHER. SUPPLY.—E. & 3. ELDEN
Of the Waynesboro' "Variety Store" :have
received another supply of new goods.=
Give theni a call.
DEE-HIVE:—We tall the attention of
those interested in Dees to Lanstroth's Pat
ent Hive; advertised by D. D. .Fahrney in
to•day's paper.
CONTRACT AWARDED,.;=-We under:
. an• the ounty omnusstoners ave awar
41ed the contraCt for rebuilding the bridge at
Antietam Junction, destroyed by the rebels
in 1863, to Messrs J. H. Goat:lox and GEO.
FOLTZ of this vicinity. •They are to corn.:
plete the work by fall for the sum V 2250.
RETURNED REBEL.--A rascal o f
northern extraction, named Elliott, who be
longed to a guerilla band ana fought under
the notorious John Morgan during the re
bellion, recently returned to Bellefounte, in
Centre county, but the loyal citizens very
justly required the blood-stained villain to',
seek a refuge elsewhere. We understand
there is now a returned rebel in this place
who alleges that they (the Rebels) were not
Whipped, but simply overpowered by Dutch,
Irish and Niggdrs., We, presume the re
turning soldiers will attend to his ease.
OIEGINOUSI—We are informed that a
Considerable amount of the capital stock of
. the Creek and Gordon's Bun Petroleum
mpauy ' bus ( -- IT - :•t - E - W isposed of
cinity - . — Frem the character of the men at
the head of this enterprise we believe the
company to be a genuine one s several of them
icing practical oil men and well known to
many of our citizens. The company has no
lands .on lease, but own in fee simple 200 a=
tares heavily timbered with white pine, viz :
One hundred acres on Gordon's Run, near
the celebrated Tideout wells, owned by the
Economites ; producing large quantities of
oil at a depth of one hundred and ten feet,
Which is the most extraordinary develop
ment yet made in the oil regions.. Tract No.
2 contains sixty acres, on Hickory Creek.—
Several large strikes have recently ho'n made
near this tract. Tract No. 3, containing six•
ty acres, is situated on Oil Creek, and is con
ceded to be among the best lands in oildotn.
Two sets of hands.are now at work and are
down with two wells nearly 100 feet. Our
rim) tion_is_deri yea' frotn-a--gontletuan--
recently returned from a Visit to the oil re=
I;ions, and we have no 'doubt this company
was organized for the purpose of developing
their lands honestly and to make it a paying
institution. With men like the Messrs.
Ricketts, Byrne, Benedict, Shannon, and o
thers, the euterpriSe Intst prove a success.
- The subscription booke Will be closed on the
30th instant; up to which time the oppottu
nay will be alforeed for irivestmentb in• the
capital ttoek of the company.
.TISTURNIWCI SOLDIERS.—The Sol - -
'diers ar9 being discharged and are returning
to their homes. -1 1 1ost 'of the men from this
place and vicinity belonging to Co. G. 17th
Regt.. P. C. hare returned. Cur gallant
'townsman, Maj. L. 1,1. ICAtarz, reached Bar.
rieburg on Wednesday evening, and is ,es.-
pentad here today. !'tare Maj. has seen hard
service and has proved himself a gallant and
'efficient officer. Ile should have a most cor
'ial welcome hors with the brave boys of
his command. A Pie Nie for the -benefit of
the soldiers is 'talked of for the 4tl 'of Jul
' DEATH Ot A SOLDIER -..erA:\;IST, D.
- Fin of Co. G. 3.fth P. C., from this vicini
ty, who was wounded is /he battle , of
widdie Court House, in - Virginia, on the
31st.ef last .March, died fb hospital at Wash-,
itigtonon the 9th of Aprik. YouDg.Fitz was
u'gallant soldier and was highly esteetoed by
the‘tnembers.of Co. G. lire sympathize with
his afflicted friends under this sad bereave
toeut
1V11~~1b,3 AL NVl'rtit..-4The 'Only Miner.
al Fountain now in.operation in our town is
nt-tbo—Drug Store - of — Mr., Fo tritTililet N.
iie is Well' •Sitpplyed witlaihe fineit'syrups,
and we can assure our readers that Limn, is
Jrntne :healthfril and delightful berthige
k'dniing the 'heat of summer. Call ariti:ArY a
'Mass ice told and sparkling front the
turn. .ffdthing is more refreshini:
MONTEREY SPRlNGS.—'We'iihier
stand tide lolelightful ., summer resort, since
the warm .ittather setin, has been well pa•
tronized, and that ,every preparation has been
inacie by Mr. MiLLER, the proprietor, which
will c mtribate to t of boarders
IA 41 rr,:it:ient visitor.v.
Edittfr end Proprietor.
advocating in a series of able articles, a "pro
batory policy" of reconstruetion. It sug
gests that all rebels, alike those %vho bore
arms against the National Government, and
those who proclaimed and advocated treason
with the pea and in the forum, be put on
their probation. This policy is recognised
in the Christian church. if a member falls
fram grace, he is thereafter for a time put
upon probation; and if by the test applied,
he proves his repentance and fitness again to
be admitted to - .the fellowship of good men,
he is received into the church. The Pro
cress urges that all traitors bo put upon a,
like probation—that for the time being they
he deprived of their citizenship, and when
they prove their repentance and fitness again
to possess the franchises they have forfeited,
they be once more recognized as American
freemen. For a Southern suggestion, this
plat deserves consideration; and when South
ern journals urge the disfranchisement of
traitors, it is time that Northern men devote
some attention to the same subject.
'hursdiy
vening there was an exciting contest in New
York between two prominent men represent
ing the "Bull" and "Beat" interest. The
gent. in the "Bull" interest was bidding for
immense amounts of sold at 146, when (the
Express says) the tallest broker on the street,
vulgarly called 'the American Deer,' sold
him one lot of $1 ; 000,000 at this price.—
Nothing daunted, the - Erie man bid for anoth ,
or million and gut it; then four more lots of
.0,000,000 each." At this point the Bull
"ha.uled in his borne" and gave up the cot
test.
RAIN. This section was favored with a
most copious and seasonable rain on Monday
last, thirrouglrfy, soaking the ground, and
greatly benefitting the growing , corn, oats,
potatues, s ete.,l We regret to learn, however,
that in kie:u'ine sections . considerable damage
was sus I ; ?by the washing 1514r..5.
. - • \., ,
- '' NIL Two young girls named Ham
ilton and Plummer, were struck ' by liglitThing
in an out-henna in Logan town, Pa., on Thurs
day a Week, and instantly killid:
' glirCoal by 'the . cargo' at Sunbury, says
Mel'i l er//4, is ' worth about 3.50 per ton,
iter"Occearowerr. , of the Philadelphia
Press, speaking of a claim of men in the for
al States that qtieition the-sinCerity of prom
inent men in the Sera who. were forced to
maititaitt a nettial position during the Rebell.
ion, traysl l —We must not forget that it bat
alwaye been easier to be a loud friend , of the
%len in the free States, than in the midst
of the boiling atmosphere of treason. Those
who do not hold slaves can vote to , abolish
slavery with great joy—a task, let rts admit,
not so agreeable to those who have been rear.
ed and spoiled under the influenee of slag
*Cry. Hence; in the Wide changes . reeulting
from, the mighty revolutions of the, times; we
must not eoniplain if the harvest does_ncrt
follow-directly after the seed-planting. If
the' whole Southern People are not convert
ed in a twinkling by the 'teachings of expe
rience, we must content , ourselves with the
reflection that "Rome was not built in a day."
It will require time to chasten, to convince,
to heal, and to reconcile. If the world does
not move fast enough for those who aspire to
control its evolutions, let us take comfort in
what has been consummated. Marvellous,
most marvellous, is the exhibit. Those who
fear that the American people will not hold
that which they have gained-, and will go
back to slavery and to aristocracy, reason like
madmen, • They might, with as muc' pro
priety, contend that the present generition
regrets the inventions and discoveries which
have covered the worlds, with blessings; that
we long for the days of Conestoga wagons,
stage-coaches, slow mails, tallow candles, and
sailing vessels; and that we regard as enemies
of mankind such "revolutionists as Robert
Fulton, Robert Stevenson; Rowland Hill,
Morse, Arkwright, Hoe, and Ericsson. The
battle is fought, the victory won, the field is
ours. NYe cannot yield what we have gain
ed, or fall off in the work which we. are
pledged. We are in the hands of a Provi
dence that controls, moulds, and masters men
and nations.
A NEW VOL. l—Looic AT THE JULY
No. I—Portrai is of President-Johnson— two views; Secretary Harlan; Queen Victoria; the
Empress Eugenie; the Emperor. Alexander;
Julius Ccesar, with sketches of -Character;
the Conspirators, and flew they Look; the
ysiognoray_ofXlosses;-Love-and _Lovers_;_
Second Marriages; Fat Folks and Lean Folks,
and How to cure Them, with Illustrations;
the Russian, with portraits; ; Enlarging the
lung,s;-Immor tality-of-Mind;—A--W-ortderfu
Prediction Fulfilled; Hymenial Poetry; Mai
den's Eyes; An Appeal from the South; Art
and Artists; Practical Preaching; Work-Day
Religion; A Hint to Maiden Ladies; Diction
ary of Phrenology and Physiognomy, with
engravings; Hats—a New Notion, illustra ,
red; Our.Conntry; "Able-bodied Men;" Ear:
ly Patriots of America, illustrated; Our .Fi.
notices; The Atlantic Cable, and Americans .
in England; With much more in July Double
No. Phrenological Journal. Best No. ever
issued., Begins a new Vol. Only 20 cents,
by return post, or a year for $2. Subscribe
now. Address Messrs. Fowler & Wells, No.
389 Broadway, N. Y.
,¢ The Raleigh Progress, the leading nr
ga-a-of-the-loya-l-teen—of—North Caryl' .
SPEECH MAKFES.--Oneof the most
singular developments of the times; says an
etehange,, is the appearance in ',Ainerieern
public life of b Blass of mei who cannot Make
speeches. Thus, we have a Lieutenant (len
oral who, When he is fairly .cornered by an
teamiring erowd, will make two or three pot
lite bows, 'but will'uot let a word out of his
mouth any more( than he, would Pemberton
out of yieksburg, or Lee out of his line be
low Riehrnorid: Cie,* Sherman, on Similar
occasions, attempts but the most meagre re
plies, although he is ready, and ; pungent e
nough Witfilis pen. Gen. Thomas returns.
thanks and that is all; while the gallant Sher
idan simply says : "Excuse me, boys, you ,
know I never made speeches.'
FIRE AT HARRI.SBURG,.—Ou niers ,
"day morning last, a destructive fire occurred
at Harrisburg, originating in a coach factory
on the eorner of Third street and Strawber
ry allay. It was not checked until a num ,
bet of properties were destroyed—loss esti.
mated at between 30 and 40,000 dollars—
on which there was but a partial insurance.
The Daily Telegraph office was partial des,
troyed—loss 36,000 3 insured for $3,000.
The State Capitol Hotel, Exchange, County
Prison and Court House ; Franklin House
• .. :ma-we
Te-for a time—in---great
jeopardy, and had not the flames beer, arres
ted at the Telegraph office. It was the work
of an incendiary:
COTTON GOODS,—the New York Sun
cautions lousekeepers, and consumers gener
ally, against the stories of dealers in prints
and muslins, to : the effect that these articles
will.soon run up to and beyond fitly cents
per yard, and that other goods must go up
in the same proportion. At this moment,
says the Sun, goods are not abundant in the
markfit,-the demands are large, and the pri.
ces'are up. But it must be borne in mind,
that all the cotton mills, many of which,had
suspended temporarily until quite recently,'
Are now all running on full time and to their
fullest capacity T -- Every indications point
to deeline before a great many weeks.
Serif there are any_peri3ons.-who-in-their - 1
p an for reconstruction consider any consid
erable portion of the Whites of the South lop
-al-to-the-Union,-they-probably----will-diseove
their ,mistake, should reconstruction take
place under such an impression. - There are
some loyal Southerners, but the great major
those-recently--hostile—to-the-Govern'
meat continue at heart as bad as, ever t al
though they are willing to take the oath of
allegiance to sate their property and,their
new.
karUp to Monday;- 148,000 troops had
left Washington, of which number about
85,000 went to Parkersburg, Va. This num
ber'does not include those going in the pas
senger trains, which have, since the Ist of
June, averaged over five hundred per day,
making the entire number about 160,000,
or about 9,000 per day. There remain yet•
about 30,000 to leave, which includes the
remainder of the Army of the Potomac—
about 9,ooo—and the heavy artillery in the
fortifications,
[M EE Ti AIN - 6.—NiTe learn from :the
Tettraph that three daily trains will run be
titan Harrisburg and Hagetstovia ) on the
Cumberland Valley railroad, on and after the
Ist of July. This arrangement will give
general satisfaction to the public, and enable
the company to accommodate 'the large and
constantly increasing travel through th e
Cumberland Valley.
EX ECUTIONS.—Th e 'mention of Lind
sey Forney and Abraham Boon, for the mur
der of Edward Gladfelter, will take place in
the vicinity of the Jail, at Hagerstown, on
Friday the ith of July neat.
GONE TO EUROPE.---dtev. Dr. P. Schaff,
of the Mereers'burg Theological Seminary,
sailed from New York for Europe in the
Helvetia ; on the 10th inst., in company with
several clerical friends, and expects to be ab
sent several months. ,
rir There Is no longer a doubt of the a•
doption of the new constitution of Missouri.
Returns from seventy-four counties and the
soldier's vote show a decided majority in its
fevord - the — remein - der — of
crease the majority to five thousand.
"The conspiracy inrcstigatlon„at Webb
ington has demonstrated the fact that among
the contributions to rebel agents in New
York was the nice little sum of $25.,000,
which was pocketed by Ben Wood, publish
er of the New York News, and member of
Congress from that city. Jake Thomson's
bill of exchange endorsed by Wood is in the
hands of the Goveantnent
Or The 'substriptioncto the
. great hation4l
loan go on with a regularity_tlitletokens
the solid faith of the people in their govern
ment, or rather in themselves. The figures
have ranged of late from ono to two millions
per day. Of course, there is no excitement
since the close of the wary but the'solid oiti
seas are finding out where to make profitable ;
investments-/-and they
. are doing It.
Mr - The-Atlantic Telegraph Cabot is to be
laid this summer. The Cable and all the ap
paratus for laying it is already on board ..tho
Great Eastern, which is expected to leave
London and commence the great 'work in the
early, part of July. Cyrus W. , Flolds, Esq.,
. 0 f Now,Tork wil4 .-FAiperintetii the work:
, , „
ReOlationa Condeikiing Negroes,
'Errant the M*h.,Telegraph, May $O.l
The
folleirtng judicious order has been la
sted for,the inforination and goverinnent of
the freed people is the district of Which:the
city of Lynchburg' forms a part. WO copy
it as a clear,. ant met.- and satisfactory ex
pression of the,-poliay whieh,, as we - 'under
stand it, is to be enforced in this State, and
generally throughout the South's
headquarters Military Buhl , District,'
Lynchburg, Yu., May 3.1,,,065,,
GENIAL order that
freed people may more fully comprehend
their position, and mare clearly understand
their duties and respboaihilitieuas, free men
and women, the following information is pub
' ' • :
They have All the tights at present that
free people of color have heretofore had in
Virginia, and no more. ,
Husbands must labor for, the support of
their wives and families, ions for their pa ,
rents ) and brothers for their younger proth.
era and sisters.
Neither the freedmen, woman, or children
have any right to remain on the plantation
of their former master, unless employed by
him; and whenever the freedman ceases to be
a good and faithful laborer and refuses to
work, the employer has the right to dis
charge hinovend eject •his family from the
premises, either by due course of law, or by
the military authority.
The freeman must recognize his responsi
bility to livewith and support his family; he
-must provide them, with a home, food, cloth
ieg, and do all in his power for their comfort;
he must be responsible for their
,conduct;
must compel' his sons and daughters to per
form such work as they are capable of; he ii
entitled to receive their wages and obliged to
provide for their support—
In no case will the freedman be allowed to
run about at night from plantation to planta
tion, but all are urged to remain quietly at
home on the plantation "of - their employers,
and, if necessary for the maintenance of good
order, the military force will be Used to com
pel them to do so.
' They are forbidden to maraud or steal.—
The killinOof cattle, sheep, &c., by them
must be discontinued at once, or guards will
be stationed on the plantations, and any per
son
detected instantly, shot. They are warn
ed that idleness and collecting in cities and
towns are fraught with the greatest evil to
themselves. If-they - are idle, they will soon
become thieves and vagabonds; if they col
lect in cities and towns, suffering and star
vation will be, the inevitable result., It is
only -by remaining on the plantations and
working that they can hope to be happy.—
They may as well understand, first as last,
that Government will not maintain them
•
By command of Brevet Brigadier General
Gregg JOHN B MITLAND,
Captain and A. A.' GB
NEAY rOltiC, June 18.—The Steamship Si
don has arrived — with Liverpool odviees of
June 6. ' The Europe arrived at Brest on
the sth, and the city of Boston at Liverpool
on the 6th.
It is announced that as the war • may be
considered over, the British Goveruthent is
about to refuse any longer to recognize or
admit Confederate war vessels into British
ports. Vessels s therefore, claiming that char
acter will be obliged either to depart or as
sume some recognized nationality. This is
announced both by the Times and Daily
Nezds.
The Times says: "Johnson's proclamation
openingthe. ports of the South is creditable
to his moderation, and is another evidence of
the respect for law which has guided the U.
nited States Government in its dealings with
foreign nations." It hopes this moderation
wilknot—be—unrewardeck---a-tid--that--Ettglis
vessels will not attempt to eater Texan ports,
In another article, the Times contends that
there is not the slightest ground far expec
ting a successful issue in TeXas, although
disorder may be maintained for a year or two.
In the same article, it expresies the earnest
hope that the Confederate leaders may be
treated in a generous spirit,
• Applications for Pardon.
Among the petitions received by the Pres
ident to-day, askiig special pardon, is that
of Robert H. Lee, late eonimancier of the
rebel forces, and that of Alexander 11. Ste
phens; late Vice President of the late Con
federacy. Mr. Stephens enters at length in-
to an apology or vindication of the action he
has taken. Among the reasons which led
him to espouse the cause of the rebellion, he
refers to the fact that the ,Tribune, known to
be a powerful and influential supporter of
the Republican Administration,- openly ad
vocated the right of the Southern people - to
independence. Mr. Stephens inferred from
this that independence would be conceded to
the South without war. lie acknowledges
that,the qUestion has been decided forever,
and he.desites hereafter to be, and t,p be con
sidered a good and loyal citizen of the Un:ted
States. Mr. Stephens document covers some
seventy pages, - -- -
-he-Gov_ernmeathcia_reeehi_ed_diactun -
ry proofs incontrovertible, of the guilt of
Jeff Davis in the matter of inhuman and most
brutal treatment of Union prisoners, When
disclosed to the public, as the facts will be iii
a few days they will astound the civilized
world.-- Wash. tor. N. 1. Times ) Satur
day.
lar Counterfeits on the newly issued fifty
cent tractional currency notes have just made
their appearance. The execution is said to
be poor; Tbe• Engraving" is scratchy and
and the green p6te on the back of the note
is of a faint and dim- , character. Numbers
of them' will doubtless be /laced in circula-
tion, and the public should he on the. watch
for them.,
®`ln - aetordance with• aa• order issued by
the railroad 'corapaities, and which 'took of
on the Ist inst., nothing but greenbacks
or national .currency will be taken of passen
gers for tickets, and they must not be torn
or defaced.
. President Johnson, on Saturday i appoin
ted Hon. Andrew. J., Hamilton Provisional
Governor of Texas, and Hon.' James John
son Provisional GoVernor of Georgia, '
ClE=l!2=l
'The subscriptions on the 18th to tho- 1
7.30 'loan ) oinounted'to $3,273,100.
A Good Story, if True.,
The well-known "eorrespohdent of the Bug
ton siourn4 who 'Writes under the signature
of "Bitileigh s " thus 'relates the' story of
Giant's re.entratthe We the United I States'
army at the outbreak of theirebellien:
Four yi:ate this very month, Mrs., Grant
lived in 'her quiet , hottfe. in , Her
husband•whs Gratit,Ae:lether dea'len,,
plain s modest, reliable man s without much
apparent foree,.who.attraeted , very. , little at.
tention anyway. The war had commenced.
The gag had beetrelint,away from Sumpter,
and shot out of a rebel' cannon at Memphis.
One morning Mr. Grant called on Senator
Washburne s who resided in Gaines He
told'Mr. W. that 'he did:not feel right—that
he could not sleep nights; that he felt. that
he was not doing his duty. - Whehbiiiie
ed him what was theanatter. Mr:. Grant re
-04 am doing nothing for: my eoutitry.
hive been educated at the natioies eapenee;
but here I am. at home doing libthing:
don't know what to do. lam no politician.
I don't seem to be wanted' anywhere, yet I
feel as if I were fit for something if I could
only. find jay place." Mr. Washburne invited
his neighbor to accompany .him to Spring
field; where an important consultation was to
be held 'at the request of Governor Yates.—
On the morning of the fourth day Mr. Grant
called' t Mrs Washburne's room, and said to
him : "Nobody knows me here—.there is no•
thing fot me to do-1: am going home."—
"Hold on a day longer," said Washburne.—
The next day an' important discussion was
held in the council chamber. At Mr. Wash
burne's request Mr: Grant was called in.—
fle, held an interview with' the State author/.
ties for thirty minutes, and / then' went out. •
As the door eloied, Governor Yates cried out,
"Good God, Washburoe s who is this mad— ,
I have learned more about troops in this thir
ty minutes than - I knew in - all
1 can do for him is &o: put him 'on my staff.
You go home and raise a regiment and I'll
eonunission_him-as-colonelA---The-thing-was
done. The rest of the story the world knows
by heart,.
Fiendish Murder.
BOSTON, June 19,—A most horrible case
of outrage and murder came to light yester
day, in a place called Possey's Wood, in,Roz.
bury. The bodies of Isabella, Joyce, aged
fourteen, and her brother, aged twelve years,
were found murdered, the little girl having
'first been fiendishly outraged, and the double
murder probably committed to hide the dia..
bolical crime.
The parents of- the' dead children reside
in the Eleventh ward of this city, and are
highly respectable. The unfortunate via- ,
thus of the most terrible affair were engaged
in - gathering wild flowers, in 'the woods, and
making—wreathes-of—evergteert—an4 fl Avcri
as the wilted fruits of their labor lay scatter
ed about them on the spot Where their little
bodies were discovered. The poor little chit ,
dren have been missing since Mondaynflast
week:
CANNON AT BICIIMONO.-'--The Govern
ment is rapidly dismantling the fortifications
at Richmond and Petersburg., and shipping
the cannon, etc., to the Washington and
Northern navy yards and arsenals. The
number of cannon of all kinds, siege and field,
is much larger than was originally supposed.
At Petersburg, just before its evacuation,
many cannon were buried, and headboards
put up at each end to mumble soldiers'
graves. The negroes always loyal to the
north, immediately revealed the trick, and
upwards of one hundred field pieces have al
ready been exhumed. The amount of war
material now accumulated by the government,
both of its own manufacture and captured
from the Rebels, is almost incredible.
tXECDTION OF INDIAN CEIIEFS.-TWO
Indian chiefs, Two face and Blackfoot, who
ave — e 4 unuittefr — trraty — untrders --- antl --- ot he
outrages on the frontier, were hung at Fort
Laramie, Daeotalt Territory / last month.--
They behaved fearlesitiy, and while' the hang
matt was placing the fatal noose around their
necks, they , said in their Indian tongue,
"Muth washta," meaning "I am braveP—
Thdy also said that they had killed a num
ber of white men, and would kill more, but
as they were about to join their brothers in
the happy hunting grounds / would leave
that for their tribes to do.
'We clip the annexed from the Harrisburg
Telegraph: "A Southerner teas arrested at
Mechanicsburg, a few days ago, charged with
robbing a farmer of Cumberland county.—
Since his arrest, the accused has made a con
fession, in which be states that en organized
band of Southerners, called the White Ghosts
is scattered through Pennsylvania, for the
purpose of robbing th o people: Papers
were found on his person giving the names
and locations of different individuals in the
yawl?, as well as a list of the towns and !dis
tances between them, from Williamsport to
Lancaster."
SALE OF OIL LANDS.—FoIIy 111.1I1dred a
cres of the "Irvine Farm" oil lands, at Con
cord,' have been sold to a New York Oil
Company for $70,000, the late proprietors
etainin(. an interest of one-tenth in' the oil
or mineral production 4 of the premises. But
a short time since the whole of the above
property, six hundred acres in all, was offer
ed for $1.2,000. A. mighty inflator of the
value of mountain and valley art thou,. 0,
Oil I
Gen. Saxton, in a letter to Gen. Howard,
says that not far from Summerville, South
Carolina, the freedmen are terribly oppress
ed—worse than in a state of slavery—they
have been sent to well: in chain gangs, and
often shot down without provocation. Bo
dies of murdered freedmen have been found
in, the woods, butchered by iuerillati, who
have banded together, under oath. to kill ev
ery-able.bodietfreadmen-found-oilLbis-plan-
ninon.
The Marlette (N, C), Autocrat
,denies.
that Jeff Davis; after he received the 'des
patch announcing the murder of Presideiat
_Lincoln, reMarkedt "If it were to be 'done,
it were better it were well done." . It says
that when he looked at the despatch heUnly
quietly remarked: "This'is an 6C.oaor4ipary
circumstance.",
.mitie no ether . public
allusion to it, as asserted.
It is proposed to erect a magnificent bridge
over the'Potomee Washitigtori,-as a mon
illicit to thilate Presideit. It is to be esti
ed - the "Liecciin bridge." arka.colossat star.;
tie of 'Mr. Lincoln will be plated in the. -yin
tre) or at oneead of the stricture...-
Great Pike At .Saratoga.
tAItATOGAi N. Y., Tune l.l3J-8 .
About! half pitst,four o'clock this afternoon
'Second kid britke•out ifi :mother and distant
Out of 06 hUilding;' The flames Dined
with fearful Violencev and in a few inomeuts
the north Wing Was a sheet of fire, and soon
after the , whole •edifiee became a mass of
44,ines.'. Bo rapid was the progress of :the
fire, thht it was With difficulty the gUests
succeeded in escaping f ,withont.tkoir:'effects„
Before six o'clock the' building fell in with . a
frightful crash. poitiortel . tiovfarnitere:
only was saved. The fire communicated to
the Marvin House, which was entirely , des
troyed. The bank adjoining is sector sly
threatened. The fire is still buididg,:sad is.
generally believed to be the work of incen
diaries:. All theother hotels - are• safe; anti
the. prospects
. for a , good 'season
,wore never
More flattering: '
A son.of Tri; i3reekantidge : Wing return
ed-from tile rebel Minh'
. :tfie °Winn asked
him in his quaint way, "My sonytiave you
found out what you've been fighting for ?"
•'Yes, father s " the returned prodigal replied,•
—"We've been trying to get ,the nigger into
.Kansas."' Can the history of the war, from
a Southern stand-point be, given in fewer
words?.
John. Minch Botts has defined his position'
He is not opposed to the new litate of West ,
Virginia; acknowledges Frabeis B. Piettiont•
as lawful Governor of Virginia. , ' accepts the
abolition of-Slavery; doubts th e *alit' , If
the constitution framed at Aim
014)0 - Bed — Cif the - Txplient , of
to office.
How have the mighty. fallen r, how are
the proud laid fowl just think of the dough
ter ofPinckney—The vety essence of South
Carolina aristocracy—receiving rations from
the Government of the United Statist Stich
._iit_the—fate-of Charleston !----Stich the c result
of secession. Pride • psssion, vanity ; must
ever meet their sad, liatinerited_Ond:
Johnson's Island has been selected as the
prison where all the rebel officers. who refuse
to accept amnesty on the terms prescribe& by
President Johnson's new proclamation—wilf—
be kept until a final dilposition can be made
of them.
"Jeff Davis, as taken," was itv orgy
at Felchville, Vt., on the . I.stir ult.,. dressed.
in gown and bonnet. He was• broutcbt to
the gallows in a.cart, guarded by ladies_arro,
ed with broomsticks. He was tried- , with mil
itary bullets.
hirties are once more made up in Wash
ington to visit Mount Vernon, which' is a--
vein o..en ,to the public. The stearnboallare :
there an. 'ac, is oniFiroliaT •
of which one dollar, goes into--the treasury of;
the' association:,
. The New York Post proposes that' an as--
soeiation of wealthy men be 'formed in the•
north to establish papers,. in . the bands dr
able editors, at the principal points is the
south, as one of the surest means of regen
eration.
A red milk weevil is committing havoc on
the growing wheat in the vicinity of York.
While the grain is in a milky stage the in
sect sucks the juice therefrom, thus render
ing it worthless. Some fields are• largely in.
rested with , the vermin. •
Two of the Judges of the Supreme Court
of Missouri having refused to vacate the
bench in conformity with the ordinance or
the late State Convention,, the Governor of
the State called out the militia, diSpossessed
the Judges of their positions and installed
his appointees. The affairereates consider
able excitement.
•.• ..Tttstiee-Chase-is-at-Cairo. There is--
trouble there among the troops of the, 4th
-Corps, who do not, litho to gO South,' while
troops who have seen but tittle service are
being mustered outs Many of them are mu
tinnous, and a considerable number of them
are deserting.
As indicative of the enotinetts - inttriber of
new wells to be bored this seuf.4on, the Mend
%
villa (Pennsylvania) Repnb " Ate states.that•
during the past two wont!tine• thousand
engines have passed throu, het place en
route for the oil regions.
Gen. Giant's right band was `so badly
swollen by the time he reached. Buffalo that
he bad to do his shaking with the left.
It is said to be the intention of the Gov
ernment to 'retain most of the army ;wagons
for future use, storing: them in immense fire
ploof buildings, to be especially erected at
various points.
The New York Independent intimates that
a subscription paper, Fassing around.in that
city in behalf of General Lee, already has
some .$60,000 on it.
A man by the name 'of Leslie is'about to
repeat Blondin's performance of crossing Ni
agara Falls on a tight-rope, proposing to take
theelharro'systith_bil •
A child was born recently in San Francis
co who had no opening for its eyes. tl'uts,
were made, and, a pair ot bright ones wero
found underneath.
Mrs. Lincoln Ens presented to Mr. Wil
liamson, her boy's late, tutor, the shawl worn
by Mr. Lincoln' in his perilous journey to
Washington in 1.861.
The commanding general of the Depart
went of .Washingtoa denies that a party of
rebels have destroyed the monuments on the
Buil Run battle field.
It is announced that telegraphic commu
nication between - Europe and— ilmarica-,will
witkont doubt,.he effected by, ne2rt month_
The' worst thing ,which has eyer fallen on
the laps of the English boxid:holders and
Rebel syrnpithiiers, is the nollapie Of the
Southern VOnteileraky.
One of the papers says,Jeff.•Davis -amuses
himself catching i dles.,. If. he had heep ,so
hireilessly,emplosed for the past four yeari,
it would _ have been tietterSfur him.•
Petitions' for pardon are flooding, tho White
1.1 . 6 u 4p trout prominent southe;n. meii.
-Governor , Hahn , of-Louisiana 'says :his
State has ratified the , wastitutienal• amend
ment. .. ;.
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