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¦ASH St. WHITTAKER,
"EXOELSIOR."
Editor! and Proprlotorii
OLD  SEKIES,  VOL.   33.
HUNTINGDON,  PA.,  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2?, 1866.
NEW  SERIES,  VOL.  6,  NO.   14.
I wcnii narrated above.    "I  know   whom ' that as a reward—and that—and that !"     ted the whole circumstance to the   oount
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to be a bettor mno than   I   to  leave   the   his heel to leave tho hall, sai,d, sharply : field alive !     Here, you carry this to him I     "I'll seo you, sir, tomorrow !" * '°'; ¦ as soon as possible. I'll let hini know that |
3 QQ, he can't trample with   impunity  oa   the j are
4 50   rights of the Count De Chnlicr '." 12 mo. !      Kvidently, the count   wns   angry.     At j his voice husky wiin emotion. [ py ior mo insuii. no naa   oiierca   uim,   «..   Jij,|,tened aa to tha preoiso time   at wbich $10 00 I all events, he wos unusunlly  red   in   tho I     Of course   thnt ondcd ths party m the   once ."stnting all tho circuiiistnnces of the   ^^^¦^ "cruel war" will ttrminate     The fall
16 00 ! fjgp^ di,   gyg, ^p„ ^jij jnj fierce in ex- j hold that  nipht, and, aIthoui;h there wna   affair, it is needless for ua   to   relate,   tho '
,     -    -     . .„ .     , »'^'^,'°Slo.theletter.oarr.cr  that she  was   ^^„i,,„j^^^,,l^,'^^^^^^jj^,.^^^^   ,,j„^^.
"And   I you, low-born villain that you   m love with the couu , and waa to   marry   ^,, ^^^ American," so that we may bave
B !" retorted the marquis,   starting   for-, hiin soon^ Immediately, the count repair- i ^„ e,i<,ndcd nnd truthful accouotof things
ward, hia checks blanching with rage, and   od to Do Bordeaux, and tendered on apolo- ; „^ j,,     ^ ^^j ^^ j^^^ ^^ ,„       ^^ „^
his voice liusky with emotion. _ gy for the insult ho had  oflered   l"'"-"'   ligluened as to th. preoiso time   at wbicl
ruin the loes of his fine kids in kickin< over a China vase, and a ponderous arm¬ chair.    Tearing the ohallenco be had has-
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o 00 . '"^ friend, so nervous were his nioromenls,
' hs   finally  dropped exhausted iolo n scat,
nnd throshcd nround like a lion at bny.
"What the devil is llie matter'!"' utter¬ ed Pierre Mangars, as snon ns he could mnko himself heard, for the oount raved so loudly that only tbe din of his own voice fell on tbe air.
"Matter?—mattor enough!" shouted De Chalier, "I ehould say. Thc Countess De Roohbcrg has descried ni«, and foil in lovo with a—a—T don't know what ho is —and she's about to—Matter?—matter enough I tell you I Why, d—n it man ! everything ia the matter—everything, yes!"
"Come, calm yourself, count," interpo¬ sed Pierre, "and talk reasonably. I don't know what to infer from what you're say¬ ing, so see if you ui'D'I converse with a little more sense, in futuro."
In a short time, the count "calmed down," and after sundry nervous twitches,
anaged to express a litlle more ef scnsi-
! andan undue nmount of brave lalkamoDpst I And bo it further known, the marriagfl I the gentlemen, yet in a short time the of tho count and countess camo off a short \ hall was deserted,  nnd   th»   Mnrq«i«   Pe   t'niP nfl»r, nn,l thn  two houses beiEg uni
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—OR,— THE  COIINT'S  MISTAKE,
SAWYER.
On a fine evening in Ihe latter part of h&mmcr, some tan years since, two persons might have been seen arm in arm pronicn- liding the extensive park of the chateau of tha Couutc.si De Rochbarg, some half a mile or more out of the promising cily of Ruaen, in France. The reader will nalu- rally inquire whom and what those Iwo persona were ;   nnd in   reply   thereof  wo   bility in his conversntion than heretoforo
would respeclfully state, ihat the one b longed to that sex commonly denomiouted man, the other to that which is generally termell woman,—in short, ono was the Count De Chnlicr, the othor the Countess Do Rocbberg.
The countess was a pretty woman, Ihe count was a passable man; and it was ru¬ mored about io Rouen, that thoy were engaged to be married, and that said mar¬ riage was swiftly approaching to its con- BUinmalion. But, however, having do regular intercourse with the two pnrtics, we cannot, with nny degree of reason. Touch for any thing ciinoerned io tbeir business affairs or rclntion.'i whatever.
NotwilbataDding the foregoing, it was an observable fact Ihat, upon the evening io qoeation, the count led the countess to OB uofreqninted arbor, out of Ibo view of such domestics as might chance to be list-
Yes, Pierre," ho said, "I watched her through the whole, and wasn't mistaken in anything that I saw cither. She en¬ countered Ihnt young fellow in Rouen, and gave him a note to givo to the Mar¬ quis Do Bordeaux—as I discovered after¬ wards—saying, as she did so, something about lore and a marriage ! Nuw what do you think of that?—wasn't it indispu¬ table proof ngainst her ?"
"That does look rather dark," muttered Mangars; "but was Ihere nolhing more?"
"Yes."
"What ?"     ¦
"Why, merely that tho marquis is n handsome young fellow, and hoi just arri¬ ved in Rouen. He hns an abundance of money, it ia reported, aud stopi< at tho chief bole! in the city ; but what his busi¬ ness is hcre nobody knows. I tell you it looks  suspicions,  and I'm bound to hare
eniog io the park, and, once there, it wns   my ycvengo on him yet!"
also  observed, that the count went so far |     "But you cannot intend   to  send   him
as io soil his knees upon the groand, and, I this challenge; that would never do."
holding hio lady's hand in such olose proi- I     "Aud why not ?"
imitj to hia lips as was   possible   for  any       "Because, do you think he would even
man to do, gave utterance tothe following   think of ootioing it? "No, indeed !you've
?crd:, 13 thc followiug itrais : i gst to 'puu!iu!y   iunuii  uim—t'nnt  i.s  tho
'Dear, dear Rosalie, permit me tn piece thy hand npon my heort, and feel the gen¬ tle coursing of thy blood through the veins of tby fingertips. Allow mc to read in thy glorious orbs the fate of him who vould die struggling before thy beauteous gaze in tbe grasp of a monster, or a lion, rather than be bereft forever of the holy radiance whieh bangs like a glorious halo round thy bead. Thou hast my fatn, my lift in those alabaster palms, and I cannot —no, rannof—dwell upoo tbis sinful earth, uoleu it be to reoeive happiness in your love _     ..    -
only course for you to pursue if your in leulions aro to meet him on tbo ground of life or death. Tread on his toes, nnd then raiso a disturbance, sinp his face—that's enough ! Then your challenge will have some effect."
For some time longer the two men con¬ versed, and when they parted that night, the wholo progrommo for the morrow tvas gttisfaotorily arranged.
Let us change the scene of our story. In   a sumptuous apartment in tho hotel Oh, Rosalie, have pity upon i of Rouen, a uumbcr of  ladies and genllc- the groveling cavalier,   and   reward   bim , men—some fifty or more—were congrega-
with auoh a look as only a Iloro could beitow upon her Leandtr—a look lo ao- koowledge that he is accepted—that he is a bappy man. Dear, (fear Rosalie,'dost thou love me ? Most beautiful being, befora whom the loveliness of the whole vast uoiveri* would be as is a worthless atone to lh« most precioui diamonds, wilt Ihoa beoome the star, tho wife of Louia De Chalitr ?"
Whether the count thought his heart was in his lips, or somcwhero else, tbe writer of tbis cannot say, but, if we miut apaak, we should say that he had taken a laoatio fever, and in consctiaence thereof waa severely deranged in the mental sys¬ tem
ted for a social levee, to be given in bouor of the Morquia De Bordeaux. It was evening, and the hnll was brilliontly illu¬ minated by an hundred waxen tapers, and tha whole scene was truly a gay and fes¬ tive one. The marquis was a handsome man, of some thirty years of age, and it seemed as though tho heart of every lady preaent waa captivated by bis winning manners; but, however, it would bo pro¬ per to stale tbat he eared nought for eve¬ ry smiling damsel in the boll.
Suddenly a hush overspread every voice. The Count Da Chnlicr was announced, and soon the young man, followed ]>j Pierre Mangars, entered the hall. At that  moment the marquis happened to bo
On tho following afternoon, two car¬ riages miuht have beon seen swiftly flying over a road, which conducted tn an isola- teti pork some five miles from tho city of lEoucn.
One contained tho Count Do Chnlicr, his second, Picrro Mangora, and an emi¬ nent surgeon, Ihe other tbe Marquis Do Bordeaux, and n friend to net aa his seo¬ ond. All arrangotueuts had been effected during the forenoon, the challenge des¬ patched, swords being chosen to decide the conflict, nnd on the afternoon in ques¬ tion both parties were on Ihe way to the place of meeting.
When tho carriagas enterad tho park, and, nftor pursuing many a winding course, finally paused in a deep pUasant plen, both parties stepped out upon tho smiling green sword, and pioceeded to nrrongo inaltors for the nppronching conflict.— Lung and earnestly did tha two seconds confer, and whon thoy had ended, they moved towards tho two eneniio*, and pro¬ ceeded to remove them to Iho proper po¬ sitions.
"And now. Monsieur le Count," uttered Pierre, turning onco more to his friend, "we are r<i.i!y. Attho word ihrcc, rc- niombrr "
De Cliulitr's front was firm, and yet there was a something in his look that showed ho relished not tho situation in whicii ho-wns plaoed ; but it wos uot ex nctly fenr—a De Chalier hod never yet proved a coward. Tho Mnrquij Do Bor¬ deaux wns very pale, but hia eye was un¬ wavering, and his step steady—ho acted as though convinced that hg were in the right. "One!"
The twain stepped forward, and grasped tho hilts of thair swurda  more   firmly   in their hands, ready for Ibe coiuing words. " Two !"
Jlcrcly a further tightening of the hands, and tho eyes of both watched the other with a took of deeper meaning than words could express. Thoy were both practical fencers—almost evenly matched —and both seemed to know that the firat luujie wos io be successful—either on one side or tho other. "TllKEF. !"
"False—" began Ihe marquis, na he thrust forward with his whole strength ; but, before the sentence could bo comple¬ ted, the swords of tho two duelists fell heavily to Ihe ground, as a stentorian voice stortled the air with :
"Hold 1 Gentlemen, you aro tny piis¬ oners 1 Forward, men ! and seourc their arms!"
It was no use io protest; the count and tho marquis were entrapped, and aurround- od by a dozen of tho police of Rouen; but tlicy were not fettered, nor wero they marched away to a place of confinement— all that wns done nmounted to taking thoir names, tho place and hour of the attempt¬ ed duel, ate., and seeing them safely off in their carriages to thoir respective real- denccs.
tod,   arose  to n greater height than ever.
of Charleston, tbe 'I'Jti of February, the Draft, the Uh of Maroh nnd other events Ecein to indicate that the Rebellinn is on its "last bomb." The prospect is doubt- lets cheering to privato soldiers, single la¬ dies of twenty-five, and lo drafters, but il
Notliing came of the altompt.d duel from   ;, ^^^^^j -j^^ „„   unpicnsant sonsntinn
Ihc side of the law-llie Iwo duelists hav-   ^ Ond Wculonants and citir.cn clerks,
ing •ettled satisfactorily with the officers 1 jj^ass collars, spurs, double wag" and no- provided the matter wns hushed over ; and ^^^¦ ^^ j ^^^^^^ fashionable in times 0 1 that proceeded f.o.n tho whole circuin-, „f ^^ j,,^^ j,,^ (^^i,,;^^^ ^f
stance was,   the  slight  lowering  of f'c | o„„. Q„„t    „j n.^ ^3v,„oo   of General
count's dignity in acknowledging the npo¬ logy he h.id mndc, and in rclotiug his one groat "mistake."
THE 'oyVsIES.
Kxcepting the ,Tew8, no pooplo hnvo ever shown suoh tenacity of raoe as the gypsies. A Hindoo trite of Aryan race originally, porhap.s of nomads, nnd plun¬ dering habits in their provinces on tho Indus, nnd forcod out in Kuropo and Asia in liie enrly part of tho fifteenth century, they havo   encamped   nnd   settled   almost .
every counlry of Kuropo, without scarcely j """S""! Widge, so that Mr Ileadlcy in ever changing the puro current of their R'^">"g "P 'I's book will no doubt entitle Hindoo blood. Whether in tho mountain '''" n whulo pnpn. Everybody knows villages of Norway, or on the puzlns of | '""' "" I'Ookout Mountain, Hooker's men Hungory, or in rural Eagland, or among ! "'""URht nbove thc clouds," whioh poetical the wild mountains of Spain; whether j f""' ''"s given almost ertrybody a wrong under the burning heat of Africa, or on '"°'' "^ "> '•'<> ''e'Rht of ibis mountain.— tho platcus of Aain, in Kpypt, Persia, or ?''"' '"'"> ovc( tho river, opposilo Hunt- India, tbe pypsy is substantially thesamc; '"kJ"". ooiiiparca very favorably inhoighl wilb a similar physique, with tho same | yl^ Lookout. Imagine a bndy of fop ly language only dinlcctically different,   and i '"S »' midway on a   Pennsylvania  Moun
Sherman ore not appalling to the rebels alouc. In view, therefore, of this prubii ble change, nllow mo to sugpett that I be cotuc the special correspondent of your valuable paper, at tbe rale of 810,000 for fifty-two lotlors.    That will pay mo.
Bcforo thc war, Chattanoogii wus eallod a oity, and being the terminus of tho Niish- villo, Atlanta and Knoxville Railroads, wus a plaoe of considerable business. It is situated nt Iho bnso of Lookout Moun¬ tnin, and   in   tho  iinmediolo   vicinily of
But aa to tha offer of marriage, we shall | atanding near the door, with hia baok to marely state tbat tha uountess thought a | wards it, and the eye of the count was not long while, acoapted, and finally iarmina- i slow in alighting upon the one of all pra¬ ted by placing the time of tha marriage sent whom be considered his foe. A quick ¦omewbat more than a year ahead. Tbo ' flash shot athwart his oouDtenance, and coant looked blank, tore hia hair, and | moving swiftly forward, ha managed by a rared ao much about love that it would I sncoessfuUy adroit movement, to tread net have been wondered at bad  he  aud-   heavily upon the maiquis' toe.
denly gone crazy, but she was perfectly iooorrigibia about tbe matter—she wonld not bave altered her dtoision hsd ber life depended upon it—no, not she.
"Why, cune it, Pierre, I saw it with my own eyes," fairly shouted tba Count D* Ohalier, to his friend, Pierre Mangars, with whom be had baea holding a long •onTCrsation   two   days   lacceeding  ths
De Bordeaux's eye flashed fire as he tarned around, and gave nitarance io the above word. But, perceiving whom the intruder was, be quickly extended bis hand, aod waa about to make good all of- fenoes, when tbe eount, with an artifioial redness mounting lo his forehead, hastily blustered forth :
"Ob my dear Louis, I've got suoh a lot of inlelligenco for you," cxclaimsd the Countess Do Rocbberg ta Da Chalier up¬ on returning to his chateau, was wending bia way up a delicious walk towards the large building. "Whom do you suppose has arrived in Rouen ?"
"I know not, nor do I care 1" growled the count scarco raising his eye from tho ground.
But Rosalie De Rocbberg waa not lobe put off in that manner, for she hurriedly cootinutd : -
"Why, no other than my dear cousin, tho Marquis Do Bordeaux. Yon know I haven't been very well for the last tbree days, so I have scarcely left the house during that time. But why hava you not visited me ? Has anything happened ? Why don't you answer me ?"
The truth was, De Chalier was dumb- founded ; he could not utter a syllable.
"The Marquis Do Bordeaux ! the Mar¬ quis Do Bordeaux, her coueia ?" ho kept repeating to himsolf "What a foot I am ! Why did I not think of Ihat before ?'
with the same incrndionblo habits of the plundering nomad in him. Sometimes enslaved, always scorned, tho victim of legislation through more tlmn 300 years, driven from country to oountry, incessant¬ ly urged by tho influences of civilization aud by the ministers of roligion—yet al¬ wnys, in all cuuhtrics and for four centu¬ ries, tlio same—a vagrant, a jockey, a clicat, and a heathen and stranper to civilization, tho scienoe, nnd tho Cbristi- iiiiily of the limes have done almost noth¬ ing for him. A few exceptions to this general cb.iractor of tho race are found in Russia, where individual gypsicH havo be- cuuio wealthy ; but in most countries they seldom engage in any pursuit of mechanics or agriculluic. Tho only mechanical branch in which they aro ever proficient is tho smith's; and in Persia they hnvc beoome celebrated as workers in guld aod silver.    While othor raoai boeoiue absorb-
endlc's variety wilb tho peoplo in contact wilh ihom, or die off, and pass away. Ibis Indian tribe keeps itself unniinglcd nnd preserves ils savago vitality. Such a te¬ nacity, secn.s hardly ohoraoteristio of tho Aryan family, nnd would remind one of the peculiar Samites. In many countries they bave boon supposed to bo iSpyplians, and their name in Knglish, French, Spanish, nnd Hungarian, points to Ihis belief. .Most other nations bad given tbem a name i'n some way connected with that of a Hin¬ doo robber tribe nn tho Indus, from whom they are supposed to be descended.
B^. A late number of the London Lan¬ cet says : "Mr. nnd Mrs. Straiten, (Gen. Tom 'I'humb and his wife,) have been giv¬ ing receptions ol Cnlcald's Hotel, Dover street, Pioadilly. Tho General looks ro- nisrkably woll, and has improved iu uo¬ pe arance tince we Isst saw him. He li now twenty-seven yoars old. His wife is smaller than tbe General, is dark with ve¬ ry well defined features, indeed exceeding¬ ly pretty, good figure and inclined to em¬ bonpoint. Her age is twenty-threo. Tho baby was also exhibited, whioh is now 12 months old, weighing seven poands and three quarters. The diminutive pair seem very proud of Ihcir offspring ; whether il will be ths same Lilliputian stamp, wo eunnot a* present suy. Mrs. Stratton's sister, ngcd twelve, was also preseut. She is smaller still than the General or his la- dy.
A WOMAN WITH TWO HtTSBAHDS.
Somo time in last fall, a soldier belong¬ ing to tho 3d Wiscebsin Battery, doing duty in the garrison iu this oity, marrietl a woman living a foW milea from town, who already had a husband living, ho be¬ ing a rebel and a prisoner at Comp ('base, Ohio. Tho soldior wonl to Wisconsin du¬ ring tbe nionth of October, was mustered out of Ihe servioe, and iinmedialoly re¬ turned bore and went to his wife's to live. A few days ago, tho rebel husband,-who bad token the oath of allagianco, returned to tbis place, nnd on going to wliat be be¬ lieved to be bis own house, was surprised to find a Yankee in possession both of his wife ond property.
Ilo oituaitViired lu oust ibe Yniikee onn enter into his own once more, but was un able to affcot anything, ns bis wifo took sides with her Yankee husband oud rofus ed to leave hiiu. The affair oulminoted yesterday in a suit before Justice Allisou, brought by tho rebel to recover the vnlue of a oow whioh ho claimed he had left at homo when ho went into the rebel army. The justice tried to make her understand that her first husband wns her legol has- band and spouse, but sbo didn't oare for that. To evory argument of his, sbo re¬ turned. "Yes, but I like the Yankee tbe bust!" Finding thot it was of no avail to try to induce his wife to return tn his bed und home, the rebel husband deter¬ mined to save something from ibo wreok of his fortunes and said In thc Yankee.
"Well, you mny keep the woman ifyou pay mc 8:i5 for tho kcow."
"I'll pay it" responded the other, aud thc bargain was concluded on the spot.
After tho payment, the trio departed from tho justice's offioe, each apparently well satiafied with the result.—Chattanoo¬ ga Gazette.
How AsTon Mape his Monkv.—A writer in Harper's Mapazine, speaking of Iho lato John Jacob Aslnr, thus speaks of the mode by which ho acquired his preiil wealth. Il wns neither furs nor leas that gavo him 820,000,000, When he arrived in Ncw York it oonloincd li.'i,000 inhabi¬ tants. In 1800, when be began to have money lo invest, tho oily bad begun to doubio in population, and had advanoed nearly a mile up the Island. Astor fore¬ saw i.s future growth, and bought all thu lands and lots just beyond the verge ofthe oity that he oould get. One liltlo nneo- dote will show tbe wi.idoiii uf this procee¬ ding. Ho sold a lot in tho vicinily of Wall street, in 1810, for 88,000 wbiuh was supposed to be sonicwbut under ils value. Tho purchaser, after the pnper was signed, seemed disposed tu chuckle over his bargain. "Why, Mr. Astor," said he, "this lot will be worth 812,000." "Very true," replied Astor, "but now you sliall see whnt I will do with this mo-
loin, a ohargo up the mountnin and a fight nt tho top ond you have "Hooker fighting hove tho clouds."
It is rumored thnt Ocn. Leo intends fulling back to Tennessee, nnd locating his army in tho vioinity of Chattanooga or Knoxvillo. Tho forts and improvements erected in and around this city are ho., doubt dcsirnblo lo tho tebols, but thoy' were originally intended for tho coinfurt and cenvcnionoe of Union soldiers. If there is nny virluo in fortifications and breastworks, hulf a dozen good men with clubs, will be sulGcient hcre.
A body of guerrillos under Quantrell and Sue Munday, bavo lately beon annoy ing southern Kentucky and northsrn Ten¬ nessee, by murdering Union mon, burn¬ ing property and stealing horses. Sue Munday, you will recollect,  wos formerly
thought to bo a   thin   young  he rebel in , - .... ,  .„ .,.„ ,    .,, , ....
disguise, bul it is now definitely ascertain-   ",«y-    ^^ "^ *^'°"0 I W'''l-uy "'shtjr lots '¦¦¦•-•      -.     . •'.    . I abiivn caaal atreol      Hy th«
is worth $12,000 my eighty luts will bo worth 880,000 ;" which proved to be tho fact. In tbo course uf timo the Island was dotted nil over with Astor lands, to such nn extent that tho whule iocome froui his (Slalo for fifty years cuuld be iovcsted in new houses, without buyiug any mora land.
-A Parkorsbura papc he Loi
nd thai .he ;• ...*;. She i: a tc-l missioned   rebel   oflicor   ond travel's wilh Quantrell—but it  i.i   not kuown whether she is under (Juniitrell  or Quntrell under ber.
When the United States woro construct¬ ed the robols wero emblematically placed in tho holiest locality. You may havo fro.it and ice io America, but hero grass! growing and mud knee deep.
Tbo recent rains have raised ihostrcaiiia so as wash   nway  several  bridges on Iho | Noshvillo Rond.      We have hnd no mails sinco Thursdoy. ..
I will await your reply to my nmposi- ""'' "".'""K "'* """'bor was a Mr G., of tion and in the meantime will look oround """"^ '" '""-R" proportions physicully, and for Bomothing to wrile about. Al present ! " ^^' ,'' of P'-"P<'rt'«'"'l uudcrsize. Theso I know nolhing oonoerning military move- i "»..".« stalwart Mr. (.., and the smooth ments in this region. A stotement would ' f""'' ''"'" M'-.U , look a berth together, bo controbund. Suffice it to say Ihnt i " '««""' '" " "'"P'"B <""¦ '^•"' ''"'• ">«" something sUrtling will occur bofore the '»") H".'''"'*'f, the good iiaturcd, wag- close of Ibis summer's campaign. Desor-1 «"" ^"' ^¦}''^"[«- ^y- ^ """> ""•no lions from tho onemy aro numerous, and I ""8 f"""""?'/'. «'• ^,> ""<"¦« "'tleas un- your correspondent hasjustboen informed   ''*' '"" '"'B"''''"'' burdens, soon arose, aud
A Iticu Stobt.- snys Ihal several members of the liogislu luro touk the cars at Grafton   lato on Ihe evening of tho lOtb   ult.,   for Wheeling,
wos killing by thc slovo, when an  elderly lady came aboard   and   desired a sleeping bartb.    "All right, mtdam," said Mr. 0., "I look a berth with my son, aod you ean occupy my plaoo iu   tbat berth where luy little boy is sleeping."    Taking 0. at hia word, tho  ludy  disrobed,  and laid dowo . with tbe "boy."    After a quiet repose of »»- The winter oarapaign   has been a ' .,omo time, the boy, Mr. D., became rest brilliant one for our arms.    The N. York j less from sumo oauso, and  began lo kick ............1 *.i..—. .      ... .1. I j|.|j^jjj Jy jii^ annoyance of the   old lady.
So io a materoal   manner  she patletl tb* boy on the back aud said, "Lio still, sop-
by » "rcliablo contraband," tbat Jefferson Davis refuses to take the oalh.
The gallant General Steadman is in command here, aod I am authorized io say that be looks unusua||y well.
Yours, ki3.,  .
Cummoroial Advertiser estimates the nam- 11
ber of guns oaptured from the rebels since
the first of January last as groat as 1,301.
Tbis does not include tho  guns  captured
aa. The  oil wells in Burmah, it is es- | or destroyed on tho   Alabama, Taoocssee,
limated, have been yielding thoir present j Florida, and other rebel   crafts.     Daring
supply of eight hundrod thousand barrels | the same time   wa hare   not  lost 35 can-
per  annum  at  least  a   hundred   years, ' non.    Tha Commersial says   ibis exoeeds ' ladrswoooeS.
amounting, during that period,   to  about , Iho oapiiires made by Napoleon during all j  •-.»»«-	
eighty  million   barrels Knglish measure ; j the Russian and Austrian campaigns. {     ggg- Rebel Qen. Ilindman baa gone to '
these, if arranged as  previously  stated,         .. *», -.. I tbo oity of Mexico, expecting io obtain a
would form a oontinuoaa lino of oil bar-1 |0^ A Sunday Schoel scholar "Out! command io Maximillian'a army, having rsls twenty seven thousaud threo hundred ; West," a lad of eleven, ou being request- ; lost faith iu Jeff. Davia' oonfedcraoy. It miles long.    Oil wells also exist  in   Por-! cd with other members of hia class, to re-   is also aaid that several utbar rebel offioera
ny ; pa said I might sleep with jou."— "Who are you ?" aaid tho Legislator, "I am no boy 1 I'm a member of tht Weal Virginia Legiilalore 1"    It ia said Ihe old
sia, nnd it is said have lately been disoov-1 peat from the Bible a verse of his owase- ' bavo arrived at Maiamoraa.
ered near tbe Sea uf Azof,   while on   the | leotiun, promptly gave iho following: "If I .  -      . ...   ..... .      .   ¦--	
dut the count had  delermiued   to  aot { Island of baiuos thej^cxisled five hundrod > uny one attempts to pull down the Ameri- '     Mf* Ben. Fiauklin aaid : "There <
'Insolent!    How dare you, sir!    Take   honorably, aud so be set to work audiola-   ye*" before tbe Christian era.
can fiag, shout bim on tho apot"
was a guod war nor • bad peaoe."