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entineL ADVANCE. A Family Newsier, IV voted to Polities, lAtevatiue, Agriculture, l^ocal Interests, and General News. VOL. 11, NO. 42. PLATTSBURGH, N. Y., THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1866- IH 1'lMiMBUBD KVEBY THURSDAY MOUNINO AT rLATTBDUUCin, CLINTON CO., N. Y., In Warren's Block, orer t«force»» Store. By W . LAN8IN O A SON . l^otr 00,04 p«r annum, |i«ynl»lo In Advanc e A*t*s of advertising. \ wro 1 yonr, 8 00 Dentists. •qu.. . . , - - • cqwftr* t WMfca, t 8* qusre 3 w.flk., 1 K> iijOaro S months,-8 00 J • month*, » 00 4i I « column 1 yanr, 26 <X X oolumn 1 yuir, 40 Ot Ooo column 1 year, 80 (X Wot 00>*r y«rlo4« la proportion. ' 1*2*1 •dvertliwmunU publUhcd at tho rnte» proper)- O»re ihou'ld bo takon to wrlto on ono nldo only of tho Whatever la Intondvil for Insertion mu«t bn ftuthontl- • Kt«<l by the name and addrctt of tho writer. Attorneys. T. IRMSTRONG, Attorney and Counselor at Law, MOOKR8, N. Y. M. DESWOND, \ Attorney and Counsellor at Law, PLATTSBURGH, N. Y. G. f t BECKW1TH & SONS, Attorneys and Cwisellors at Law, PLATT8BURCHI, N. Y. OFKIOK, BROWN BUILOIN<J, NORT H BID S OF THE PARK. WM. R. JONES, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, AND NOTARY PUBLIC, I»3L.A.TTDeBUIlCHI, IV. Y. fflce opjioilto Iron Bank, over W. U. Morgana Hlor kCargarutHtroet. DANIEL , Attorney & Counselor at Law, And. LloonRod A sent Office over the First National Hank, PLATTBBURGII, N. Y. GEORGE L. CLARK, Attorney & Counselor at Law, ALSO, Llo«n*e<t A K *nt for Collection of Pennlou*, Ux k Pay, Prlie Money, nnd all Gov- ernment Claim*. CUNTO N COUNTY, 480 KKW VOUK. SMITH M. WEED, ~~ ~ Formerly of Buckwlth, Johnnon & Wunl, Attorney and Counselor at Law, X<and and Insurance Agent, (Jjrn«r Bridge and Margnrt't Blroutis over If. \V. Oady & Oo.'» DIU K Htoro. Flatiaburfih^OUnton County, N. Y. Soldiers' Bounty, Pension, A-iicl Pa y AgfoH*<y. H OOUN8KLOH AT LAW, AVING DEVOTBDH1S ATTEKTION KX olu«lvoly for tho pn»l tlmm years to i»roHei:utli m. BKntiitt the Govorninont, an.l IMVIIIK tuu-om dhl oraant with the bnnhunn wll) yr H olu«lv y fo p y i K UUlm. BKntiitt the Govorninont, an.l IMVIIIK tuu-omu ihardaghljr coitToraant with the bnnhunn, wll) yror.ino ''iv'.nd'fcn.L.n for Invalid BoliJI.-r« »ml H.llor*. IHr, Bounty »n<l Pomlona for Widow., Minor Clill «r«u, WMow#d Motaeri, »nd H'.nor Or(>lian HI mom of <1M.«M«1 loldiar*. l\«jr dm toolUocnoutof narvlco, nnd for Oilierr« from Into of BUto to United Bute* ntn»t«r. Only tha fco »llow«<l In- law will l>c rlinrftod,nml not until tho clnim In decldotl by tliu OovemnK-nt. All luttorn requiring tnformntlon nnd unclosing ntMmpn will bo annworcd by return mull. Proper |>np«ra, with ln«tru«Mon« for executing, will he sent by return of mull to applicants living out of HairDressing. ^~~~ CilBERUW HOUSE Shaving & Hair Dressing SALOON. GEO.W.UUSTIN , Proprietor, Plattaburgh, N. Y. New Hair-Dressing ROOMS. T HE UNDERSIGNED TAKE THIS Ol'I'OK- tuulty bn announco ttiat they have opened a HAIR-DRESSING SALOON, , OJI Brldgo Street, one door east of KomjiKsi-'s Jewelry Rlorc, nnd would bo liappy to givo prompt attention ic «1) who will favor thorn with their prvtroiiiiKC. 'Oonnnetod with tho above In a l.ivllc*' 7>vpnrtnuii t, whcroOUKLINU, KH1ZZINO and OKIMl'lNU, ^slll \n>. done In tho moat Hkiiful mannur. N. H.—Purtloulor attontlon paid to GHILTJRKNB itAiic'CUrriNti. J. O. DA ILK J. II.GHOGA 1'latUlnirgh, May 18,1805. Fashionable UAIRI»KIISM>(. SALOON. rfiHB UK»ER8IONE1>, HAVING FOIIDIKI) A a I'nrtnoriililp tinder thu linn nninu of UOAO A J-APON'l\ hnvo oponud a Hair-Dreesing Saloon In t)u. lrwB Itank llnlUHiiK, (iq. otnli,) wlirro tlii'y iwrt\ ali<t wll? guamntoo to «lvo Hi\ ix-ntlif iintlHfiictloii to Ml ctiiOomoM lo their Hue. Sbnving, Shampooing ll'iir Cutting, and Hair nnd Whisker Dyeing- N. I!. -riuUfliilar ftttontlon pnld to t!IIIl.I)KKNI HAIR OUTTIXO. Hliop oiiciu',1 < M i Hundny. Ulv« ux a on!I. I. T. IlOAd. 1). LAl'ONT. I'ldttRtllirgli, Oct. R, 1BIK>. fiUTH' Physicians. E.\JTLYON ( M. D., Physician and Surgeon. r KdwurdU 6L Hun. T. B. NICHOLS7S. ¥, Physician and Surgeon, PLATTNRIIIUill, IV. V. Murnnrot ft lltmldonc Dftnnemorn,JuW4,lB0f>. Tlvc Ausa\>Ve House. j\. Oo.i*cl. F IK UIVOICI1N1OIVKI), IIAVIN O WtlCil- nao.l tho AUHAI1I.B IIOUHK, In KciiHcvlltc, N. V., ul von notlnjtlnU.lt will bo rofurnlahod and r«JlUc<l, In on\UiiriCrtt «f°Wn n< noxT <t<l ^ ^ rt ' < ' t ' 1 ' 11 \\ \ f K \\ HtH 1 nttraotlvo; th\ r *<'oiic.'ry ll uniJunm»m«?: 1 \ll* V(i'rn\on ir tlio fitrnoui C1IAHM OF THK AUBAIJT.K: IIIKI hut n (hij'(( dilvo from thu Hur-niiir niiorlliiK KTOUIHIH ; mnk«Bltono of this moat <!c»lrrtlili' In Northern New York. 1). 8. C'TTTTlNd. Keonovlllo, Oclohor 19, 1R0B. V.W FRENCH'S HOTEL. ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN. Opposite City Hall and Park. COlt. FUANKFOltT NTHKKT, NEW YORK. 0 H)wir.lo«H Rffuntory, ltnth KDOIIIH nn,l I!III1)I-I'H Hhop. DR. F. F. HOWARD, Surgical and Mechanical J)cn(!Nt, Kocnovlllo , TV. Y . \OAlce In 8p*>»ccv'» IVow, o-rer A, Ri««'«< M KT*AI1 Work War'rnnlcd.Tai • MH S. V. HOWARD, DENTIST. „ .TH ndtnlolRtorod when dunlred. Offloe over O. V. Edwards ft Bon's Store. I'fJATWJDUBUlJ, N. Y. M. & G. F. BIXBY, DENTISTS, Offioe over De Forris' Drug Store, rLATTSBURGH, N. Y. Hotels. LAKE HOUSE, Opponlto Itnll ltoa<l Depot, PLATTSBBRGH, N. V. r.R E . O. 1IOYCK, Proprietor. MONTKEAL HOUSE, BY S. LARABEE, Ausable Forks, Clinton Co., \. T. Kntcrtnlmnent l>ro>tnptly fnrnlfiho«l, and •ntlaftaetlon glvon to all. 641 CLINTON HOTEL, (Oppoilto tho I'rlson Unto,) IlilVIIt a HEOKNTLY FITTED VP THIS ry ndduioM, III \now'opon for'tVi'VU'optlon of cornpn- i«y. Uuonti! will «nd nif tho comforts und luxuries for jinont ubroftd, MH\ no puln« will hnnjmrc<] to mnkn KDUAU AVKU1IX. Hardware. Fine Cutlery. ^O R SAI.K A T ^ ^ uooit'H. I'tnttiihurgli, Jnnimry 1, IKflfl. Pistols, R IFLK AND lihAHTlTIO POVVUEH, FOR inlu ritlUu Uurdwuro Wtyic of V. A. COOK, rialtsbnrgn, Janubry 1, 1800. Painty O II^S, PUTTY, Ac dtc , FOK SAIiK AT tli.. Hnr.lwi.ri. fttoiv ,.f C. A. COOK. rinltHburKli. January 1, 1H0O. The Famous Horse Shoe Nails/ I'laUHburgli^nnuary 1,1BC0. Scales. ffANCIIKSTKIl, PLATFOaHl , AN D COUN - 'L tor Benin*, wtirrtttituil stiunl lit norrectuom, Mid MI- ..jrlor inflnUli, to Fairbanks A Vo.'», ami for MI It* at r««luc«d j.rlcos, by C. A. COOK. 1'lattHburKh, January 1,1,1800. Hardware! Hardware 1 C! . . O O O K , DBALKIC I N Foreign and American Iron & Steel, Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Mechanics' Tools, Ag'l Implements. Saddlery and House Finishings* Circular amlMiU Saws, read, Zinc, Cutlery, Nails, Class, Pnlnt*, Oils, Cordage, Pow<l«r, ««c. Margaiot-it. Pluttdbnrgh, N. Y. Miscellaneous. WILKINSON & MOREY, GUNSMITHS, WHITESMITHS, CUTLKRSJ . Shop on River Street, Opposite Lafountain's Park House, riATTHHHU(ill M V ri,ATTHHHU(i Champlain Valley Drain Tile. 15,000 TWO 1N(-1I, !O,(MM> TIIRK K INCH, i»xjA.- Offlce ai the United Sialrs Hotel. O|KH> for tCxniniimtlun nn<l < oiiHuUntton Sntimlnyn. For Particulars Address H. 1IAYNKS, M. I). Hnnui.-u.-, N. Y. IVel'r v. S\MUI 4 nls . rpiiK suiiNCiiimcit HAH oi'ioitKu A i:i: u ' AUU VSVWLL STORE'r' 11 '\ dCul Uvftvulimcntn can b.. nii'l'lin] u, .!.*.' of nniUHi'Mii-lil a Iiir,I,IAKl> T A U. 1!. WOIlHOfS. Dried Aj>plcs< \KUI.f , <»H I'OVM), t.O|[.v\(, l Oysters. Oysters. V CHOICK AHT1CI-K C AN U K HA D AMV .1 iy In the wc.'k, nit fruHb HUplilleR nn: ronptuntly KIIIK ri.Tclvc.1. 1!. J. WKAVKH. • •lalttitlturtfti, Kub, 22, 1800. f>57sv4 AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, By Can, Keg, and in Bulk, A.T liURPO'B. 640 IX c\v Oy stcr House. T IIK rjtfmcnaiowKD HAVE opi:NEi> AT N«. 0, lInl.«iHtr»-<%T™y, JS. Y., u l>i>ii<it for Uio Halt? of Ni:w llnvun, Bmiford nnd Dallimure Ovatul'H, and <>w offbr t<J Uio trade Keg and Can Oysters, Of Superior Qunllty, ot the Ix>w..*t Morkel 1'rlcc. Ord'.Tfl Aollcltod.nnd prompt ftttcntton glvon. IJAIMiY & McUIlKSNEY. Trny, October 20, 1806. 640tf Oysters! Oysters!! r piIOMA8 DEI.AISEY HAS OPKNKI) HIS 1. Wlmlomtlu Oyster Largest Oyter Houses In Now KiiKlnnd. Ho IH now projmrfil to furntih Oys- \LOWEST CITY PRICES. (ryNmirly«i>j>o»lt() tho United HtaU» Holy), OiidK« ritUbh O t 191800 639 Music. Music and Musical Instruments* For Sale, Sheet Music, PIANO-FORTES, Mas. & Hamlins Cabinet Organs, Which nri' tint Ix.'Ht Instrument til tlicir kind. The bout Italian Violin, Oullfir ami llanjo Strinn*| By RDWAItl) I'LOIIY, d Ittl MM MELODEONS1 -T. Esty, CUcriCflHOIl TO Maanra. KSTY «t OREEN, O only maniifacturara In UlU (Junutiy of tho Perfect Melodeon. With rutont armonic Attnchmont, Ilnss Damper and ill»ii u u 1 Rub-nils*. Tho world-wiil.' renown tlic«o MKU)I)KONH Imvo i))>t.iln«;<l within tboliiMt fow VVCUK l»_n Kiiru .-vidcn.-c of ' \\^rTti^'o'rMi^tliVrty \dim'rei «, ,m.l Imve rocntly »dd< SCHOOL HARM01V1DIU, , ,,r wUhonlth.'H^iiiKMili'AUa.'hnu'iitixid MainiiU liowrrBitd i-m.-14'ixiy, nnd U'rouily the mo«t dii«lri»)p'lc! fur H.i\ilm(.li HCIIOOIH, Cluirrlicn. Uclnr.i KOOIIIH, VCHUII-H, rnlill.- HIIIIH, Ac.; th.it mn f»> otittiln.^d, im (he low in !<•<• ut which It In mild brlnu« It within 111.- IIICIIIIK I,{ tlui moHt IlinlU'd, and Hunplk-n n plarr to wiilrii, It IIIIH lotiv; been fci^, nr^l.i-.tiim.o.it w* V^^h l) 1 ^,]'^,^ Pianos II. II. HIIKHMAN. Boots and Shoes. Polish Boots. 1 ;v)n niiasKH, 1J\I>XKH AND <IIIM 1 u ulcuuitlcloJiiBt rcccivetl by _ iimlmrfih, Nov. 10.1805. Boots and Shoes. 1Al i HOIKS , INCIJUIIING Ai-ii sizre s ANIJ I \f\f v»i l.'ll.'B, Jim nrwlvrd from the KHKIUIII market, 1 \or milu hy .1. J. DltOWN. Utolmrnh, S«i>t. 28, 1N05. KM Boots and Shoes. T HK SU»8CUII!RR IS IN UKOKIPTOF of i» litrtfii and vurlrd aanortmunt of tho beat itiiall- •W'H which will lid (told at thu lowi'M IIUMHIIIIO cn»h i)il- vn. U. 11. HUKltMAN. I'laUHliurKli.HciU' 28.1805. ilUi Country Merchants CAN BUY BOOTS AND SHOES, Jly lli« C'uso or UOZVUH, As Cheap as in the Cities, OF JOHN J. DROWN, 40» I'LATTOHUIUIlt, N. Y. H. H. SHERMAN, MANUKAOTUUKIl AND DKALKR IN In«lldo»cvl 1 .llon» of Boots, SViocs, and Also, SHOE FINDINGS. KiTIH .looruii.lof 1). Laforuw, ltil.l K uHtio«!t. l'lRttnl.ui'Bh.Mivreli 1, 1804. 4f,4 t f PROCLAMATION! To all who are in want of BOOTS AN D SHOES ! J THK I'SDEllSIUNEH, IUCG I..KAVE-TO liiKliilfly oi'Ciipliul hy tin. Iron Hunk, which I hiivu v llltr.l foi .i Boot & Shoe Establishment, t.», und l>ou K .minrxp-Tlc' il.U' nl\)K-n.-i ivi'll/iH' Ihr | liu' tlu.nmlli DlKH'iiml ( Over KITH uii.l NIK IK lit far tin. i'b<>n],iv lice of ninny yi'M ' IH LottIT Minn ,i n H'lipll' i>( J'l.U t«).tl iyiin.1 prlfiM o f n iKNTS Shoes and talltyiaU... (l.-nf'» ll llOHHllll.' C'ldll •« hiiK Ciiitrlit r«h jin.l vi.-iutt ny coiula befo iv Kwul uncord Rubbers, WatiT 1'roo lll.-l l J Wil l H.-I J < KITTY RIDE H. Kneoling by the etream J saw Kate tho ferinr'* dftuahto Bhc had thrown her hnt aside, Bare her anna and plioiildor; Each uneonnclou* clmrtn displayed, Made my lovo thu buldcr. So I alowly, tenderly, Went nml knelt beside lier, Drank with her from out >bo strcum. lSluslilun Kitty Uyder. And I wid, \Tbu poet* think F-lfr In lide.t river, Bbhll'wrc notltn wntorn drink, Alwuy«, love, together I • For tho Plnttobnrgh gontlncJ. Female Heroism. BY AN OLD HETTMtR. The incidents of tho following sketch arc well authenticated; and as they occurred in onr own vicinity, and carry us back to the time of our fnthers, they will be read with in- terest and pleasure. Early sctllerB of our county were obliged to •'rough it,\ and had few or none of the more modern improvement. 1 * and facilities for making und taking life easy. No tapestry carpets and Btufled rocking-chairs for comfort had thoy.— Never the sound of a piano ; but the dim aislca of the forest, echoed to sweeter, because diviner melodies, Ood has so many voices there. It seems to us that man walking daily hand in hand with Nature, comes very near hia Creator, and tho contact makes him vigorous, roverent, earnest, real. People who have to struggle for a living do not, as c general rule, dwell lo any great extent upon the beauty and poetry that is around them. It was so with tlte early Bet- tiers of Clinton County. It-was muscle and pluck against the rudo forces of nature. No t only men, but women, were brought face^o faoo witli hardships and danger; and their per. flibtcnt struggles with them strengthened and made them brave. With this slight introdnc tion, wo will proceed with our story. Nearly a quarter of a century ago, when the town of Mooers was little more than n wilder ness, two brothers by the name of A. and L. Stark purchased of A. C. Moore, Esq., a tract of land situated on English River ; and, after opening up three or four acres, built a small, block house for the accommodation of their respective families, until time and circumstances Hhonld enable A. Stark to erect a domicile of his own. Their wives had small leisure or occasion to gossip, had they the natural, feminine proclivities in that direction; for neighbors were as scarce ns u angel's visits,\ Hau-ccr imltx-d, if it bis (me that \millions of unseen spirits walk the earth both when we wake; nnd when we sleep.\ They were a mile iiwuy from any other inhnbitnnt, in the heart of (lu; forest. ]$irds and brooks were, never ,-:nl.irfly silent, and the swaying trees nil bad a music peculiarly their own. Wild animals hud not nil been driven away by the advance of civilization. Ravenous wolves utill infested bat section of the town to the terror of timid ivomcn and children. In tho latter part of August, IHI'2, necessity compelled the brothers to repair .to Ellenburgh for tho purpose of cutting and curing hay for the coming winter. That duty done, they returned home. It was late In the evening when they arrived. They wuiil Mr^ L in the house with the little »lks, but Mrs. A was no where to be Been. . Upon Inquiry, Mr. A> was informed that she and his nephew Lewis, a lad of nine years were, out gathering wood for the Sub- uUh. \Why wns it not gathered before dark ?\ \Onuccountofa large, half-furnished wolf lhatlias been lurking about and making threaten- ing attempts upon tho family.\ MrB. L then told him, his wife had got rid of their un- rclcomo visitor by shooting him. As may bo imagined, Mr. A did not wait to listen to a full report, but went immediately In search :>f Mrs. A . Tho glimmer of a lantern light at a considerable distance, served him m a guide to hor whereabouts. - After friendly salutations had passed between them, he took her to do for her presumption in being out at that hour when ehe was aware that wolves ere prowling about. She replied: \I have killed the last one that will ever dare to sot foot on Mooretown aoil. I have\ just completed tho task of taking off his ont- sidc garment, and havo nailed it to tho gable end of the barn. Lewis held tho lantern for mo while I did It,\ Of course to be wholly satisfied upon these points, Mr. A must needs see tho evidences of her heroism, aft or which they proceeded to the house. A detailed account of the nfltiir was then given by the ladies, which we will present to our readers partly in their, und partly in our own words. On the preceding Thurs- day evening, after putting their little ones to bed, they sat down to \hnve a smoke,\ and enjoy a sociable timo. While thus engaged, they were startled by a terrific howl, apparently from some object on tho door-step, and then some- thing jammed against tho door. Mrs. A sprang to make it more secure. Mrs. h — '— partially swooned. Her Bii-ter's stronger spirit and encoumging words reassured her for the moment; but a deafening growl caused her to hasten to sufer quarters within an inner apart- ment. Meanwhile Mrs. A stood by the entrance wny and called their large dog to her assistance; but Uio poor brute, in imitation of a superior order oi'inlclligonce and cowardice, evidently considered \discretion tho better purl of valor,\ and was no where in sight. lit) had dishonorably retired under the bed. Say- ing sho would have no coward about her, she dragged the cur forth ; nnd, iu the \twinkling of nn eye,\ thrust him forth to the tender mercies of their enemy. A serious battle com- mcnral; ami, learning from significant sounds that it was an uneven tiling, and that the dog was iu jeopardy, slio resolved to ruuciii! him. Shu opined the door unit he sprang in ; then it w;w iiiHtiintly dosed again. The wolf rniwloa through nn opening ami got undur the lloor oftli..' liouae. His hideou.s an.l cmiHliiiit not hearing any unusual nos«, they supposed the creature had left them to themselves.— While they were busily engaged in preparing breakfast, Mrs. A 's second son, a babe of seventeen months, crept out Into the yard.— Going out and casting a glance townrds 1he boy, to her surprise and horror, she saw the monster within a few feet, and'ready to pounce upon her darling. She caught up a hand-spike that chanced to be near, and succeeded in driving him off. The wolf, disappointed of prey, nrndo for the woods and disappeared ; but on the approach of darkness, returned to the seige. Friday night was was made as hideous as Thursday night had been, and nearly the same scenes were re-enacted. On Saturday, Mrs. A dclclared she would not be scared out of her lodging-place another time for one wolf, which in accordance with its nature and habits, had already retired into deeper recesses of the surrounding forest. It happened that Mr. A and L had gome cows that would occasionally stray down to their neigh- bors, at the mill a mile below. They had wandered there on the present occasion; and, little Lewis, anixous to go to the clearing, begged the privilege of going early for them. Mrs. A told him he might, providing he would tell Mr. Young to send her his gun well loaded as she wanted to kill a wolf. li e promised faithftilly to do the errand, and kept his word. Mr. Young remarked to Lewis that the gun had been loaded for six or eight weeks, and he didn't know which end of it would bo most likely to kill. This information did not daunt Mrs. A . When the sim went down, she bade the children come in and close the door. \Keep a sharp lookout for the wolf from tho windows.\ Presently, Lewis in -o state of excitement called out. \Aunty I sec him—he is coming.\ Mrs. A requested Mrs. L to take the children nnd retire into the bed-room, saying that she and the British fowling-piece would Bland between them and all harm. Some domestic fowls a few rods from the house attracted the attention of lord lupus, audhc ad- vanced towards them with tho intention of seiz- ing one or more for his supper. While he was thus engaged, Mrs. A shoved the window just high enough to run the muzzle of the gun through, and getting down upon her knees, brought it to bear directly upon him. A s it had a (lint lock, she said it gave her some trouble to get her face close enough \to draw a bead;\ but that difficulty overcome, she pulled the trigger, and down went the wolf and down went she, he fulling one way and she another. The flash of powder from the pan burned her forehead and eyes so badly that fiho could not discern the effect of her suot. Mrs. L— - now called out that the wolf lay upon tho ground apparently dead. Mrs. A washed her Cace and found to her joy that her eye-sight was uninjured. Fearing that the animal might recover she took the hand spike and with Lewis by her side went out to make •sure work. Upon examination, she saw there was no need. He bad given his last growl.— She miolvcd to have his skin for a trophy, and at once set about taking it off. PerBons who came the next tlay to see for themselves, pro- nounced it handsomely done. During tho week, many come to talk over the adventure and compliment Mrs. A for her bravery and skill—among whom were several gentle- men of influence. They told her there Mas a wolf bounty, and thoy would see that SIMJ re- ceived it; but tho law required the head und cars of tho animal, and as the latter had be- coirie putriiied, it was impossible to meet the requirement, consequently sho was nevor re- compensed. Since that period as Mrs. A predicted, no wolves have been seen iu Mooers. AB a etory is good for nothing half told, w e will give some additional particulars which will serve to render etill more apparent and wonderful the instance of female heroism wo have recorded. Mrs. A was Hearing the GethBonjano of maternity. On the 11th of the following Nov., a son, a fair-looking child, was born to her. He was very appropriately named Wolferd. H e grew up to manhood, and took an active part in the late, great rebellion, under the stars and stripes ; and his soldier comrades say he has a remarkable eye for drawing a bead on a rille, that his aim was sure death to tho rebs, that he was eminently cool in action, and had no fear of being hit by a bullet ex- cepting in the face. He served out his timem we would expect the son of such n mother would do, und returned home without having received a scratch. SAI.CTE YOUB OWN CO.VSCIE.NHB.— That a man should be just and respectful towards nil mankind, he must first begiu with himself. A man—so to speak—who is not able, to make a bow to his own conscience u\ory morning, is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other time of the day. DKOIDEM.Y COOL.-—The democratic party elaims to have earned the gratitude of the country, because it has been HO severely pun- ished iu the late war for the Union. howls ily .illy Wanted—A plummet line long enough to sound the depths of human misery. How many musical straiua does it take to burst » singer if Tho suushiuo of life is made up of very little beams, that are bright all the time. The vessel that no woman objects to embark in—court-ship. What length ought a lady's crinoline to bo ? A little above two foot. A naturalist has discovered thai the lanrcst species of nut is the elephant. A bit of a paradox. When a shoemaker is going to make a boot, tlwjirst thing he uses is the la.it. Where is paper money first mentioned in tho Bible? When tho dovo brought the ITOCU back to iSoah. ° A real-cstutc broker in this city, a few days sine, inquired of a \lioiise-Iniiitcr\ what kind of house, .he. desired, to whirl! hu replied that lie wanted one full vi room.-. One. of those bon-s who are always SH.-TSI- ing disngnrablc things says: \Great Valors never live loiur.\ That may he, bi:i theyhiu- a :.ooi\ !iuic wlidc it la..to. tiuv tLijA The Reconstruction Committee. WASHIXOI'ON, Jan. 81, 18C0. The following is the testimony of Gen. Charles II. Howard before the Reconstruction Committee: Brig.-Gen. Charles II. Howard sworn and examined. Q. You are in the military service of the United States? A. Yes, Sir. Q. What is your rank ? A. Brevet Briga- dier-General of Volunteers. Q. 0 n what service me you now ? A. I am an Inspector in the Frcedmen's Bureau. Q. You are a brother of Major-Gen. How- ard ? A. Yes. Sir. Q. State whether you have been on service in the States of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina? A. I have been on service in Sooth Carolina, Georgia and Florida for about three months past. Q. Where have yon resided principally? A. My headquarters were at Charleston, South Carolina. Q. Where are they now ? A. I am now ordered here for duty in this District. Q. Are you conversant with tho state of feeling in South Carolina—the prevalent state of feeliug among the Rebels—in regard to the Government of the United States ? A. Yes, Sir; I think I am; I have had a good oppor- tunity to bo conversant with it. Q. State, in general terms, what have been your opportunities to observe tho state of feel- ing in South Carolina. A. From my residence in Charleston since early in September last, and from my residence in South Carolina since the beginning of April-last, and from several in- spection tours which I have made through dif- ferent counties of South Carolina; these are tho means of my knowledge of tho sentiment of tlu) people there. Q. State whether you spent considerable time on these tours of inspection ? A. Yes, Sir; I have often spent a day or two, or three days nt a place and in a county. Q. Did you visit many towns and cities in the State ? A. Yes, Sir. I visited all the principal cities in South Carolina. Q. And the principal villages? A. Yes, Sir; I was in pretty much every county in South Carolina, with one or two exceptions, and at different times. Q. Did you mingle freely in conversation with the Hebol portion of the community ? A. Yes, Sir; In ray travels in the cars and in stager, and on visiting different plantations, and in stopping at hotels, and in my official inter- course, I was necessarily brought in contact with them. Q. You talked with them freely ? A. I made it a purpose to converse freely because I was inspecting officer and my duty, as I Inter- preted it, was to get at the condition of things, get at the facts, rather than anything else, Q. From the opinion which you thus deriv- ed, state what appears to be tho feeling among the people of South Carolina toward tho Gov- ernment of the United States ; is it friendly or is it unfriendly ? A. I think tnat tho feeling of a majority of tho people of South Carolina is not kindly and can hardly be called friendly toward the Government of 1he United States; I did meet with old gentlemen who seemed to express an undoubted disposition to be faithful in their duties as citizens hereafter, but I mot with a great many who exhibited ill-feeling and a disposition to get around, in any way they could, the requirements of tho Government; a disposition to oppose, if they could, the pur- poses of the Government, especially in refer- ence to the negro; this I found to a very large extent; their feelings as exhibited toward men who had been Union men and loyal from the beginning, was unmistakable. Q. Waa it bitter?. A. Yes, Sir; it was bitter ; I found that tuat class of men felt it deeply, and complained of it, and complained also that the Government hail, as they thought, allowed their enemies, as they called them, and the enemies of the United States, a hearing, and had not given to them any opportunity of ex- pressing their views aud feelings, and they com- plained that tho result was that they were ac- tually ostracised in tho matter of all Govern- ment offices, and agencies, and influence; that same feeling I found very marked in reference to Northern immigrants, those who had come there with a disposition to settlo; I fonud also, iu conversation with these Northern residents, that they agreed to the same ; that there was no disposition to foster immigration, and they expresbod to me the opinion that unless the United States agencies and authorities were continued there, it would be almost impossible for them to remain there. In some counties they thought they would be forced away; still, there was some difference in that respect; some communities were not so bad as others. Q. What is the military force in South Caro- lina? A. Tho force has been diminishing con- stantly during these three months; there are comparatively few troops there now, although i there are some in nearly every county—a small j garrison. | Q. Suppose the Union military force should ; be withdrawn now from South Carolina, what ! would be the effect of their withdrawal ? A. ; I think that it would be a source of great iu- i jury to the freedmen throughout the State; I | think they would suffer from it In their persons | and property, and in all their business relations ' and ufFairs ; in fact, they would be prevented, •in the present state of public sentiment, from carrying on any legitimate business iu the State by those who are felt to be naturally opposed to them, former slave-holders as a whole ; an- other ill-effect that would doubtless follow the withdrawal of the troops would be the com- plete ostracism of the old Union men, und a third ill-effect would bo the injury to Northern residents and the prevention of Northern im- migration ; I consider these things inevitable. j Q. Would it be safe for the old Uuiou men I of South Carolina and tho Northern immigrant ! to remain in the State after tho withdrawal of thu forces? A. In some portion of the State I am convinced that no Northern resident could remain unless they curried favor in some way with the ex-rebels; the Union men who live there and havo lived there are very few in South Carolina, much fewer than in Georgia or Florida; those who havo been there might re- main there undisturbed, but they would never have any political privileges whatever; I can say a great deal more with reference to the ill results that would come to tho negroes from a withdrawal of tho United Sttttes forces. Oj. State your opinion freely as to those re- sults ; that is one important branch of our in- quiry ? A. In addition to what I have said, in reference to the negro, tho public sentiment in regard to the education of tho negro is clearly tiffined; there are very tuw exceptions among the cx-liebcls of Sonth Carolina who arc not positively opposed to the education of the negro. Q. Why? A. Some on the grourid that it is labor lost entirely, that it would be useless to undertake such a work, and others on the ground that it would be a positive injury to labor, that tho negro would not work so well; iu fact, upon tho ycncrul grounds ilint fho edn- cation of the laborer it* injurious to interests of labor; they take that ground in argument. (I As a \principle of political economy, I sup- pose? A. Yt-s, Sir; and chiefly, as 1 believe, from their old prejudices agaiiist the uegro; they wovilt! not be able to state what yon ] would consider n valid argument why (he nc- j gro should m>l be educated, except the folly of l il ami the usrlessiu-ss of it; they would all WHOLE N^. 562. educating the negro, and against every one who has any thing to do with it; they would? : never receive on any social equality the latfy teachers who go down there, whatever tiHgli* have been their social position at the North ; ' they never receive them into social efjtiality, and they try to make it uncomfortable for them: In fact, I have bnd great dffflenffytfF C9ftte§<r with in locating female teachers, pnrticttlRrljr in towns: it has been almost impossible to procure boarding places for them ; people who need the pecuniary advantage of keeping boarders would refuse to receive feaclieH fata their families because they were negrd Wad£ ers; the same feeling existed in each of the three States, South Carolina* GeMh^'lbd ' Florida; it was shown, too, ih refusing \o al- low BS public buildings: it wa¥nart^rmyd(tt- ty to locate schools, and thfsdisposition aga*ii« ' the education of the negro appeared in Iheff refusing to givo up buildings' that' were *m used for any.- purpose whatever, am£ which > might as well; have been devoted to thariinrpoee as not; for instance, I found a coibp^tSrWy small village where there was ttfb-'aatftemie ' buildings which had not been used daring the war; I proposed that I should Jbe allowed** take the building that was most out of repair In order to use it for a school for colored children, thecoktfGd people there ^pmising't&^tB^ would repair it and put it in good ordef, fering to use It only for snch time as a, ft could be erected by them; they were ^wrtlKg to do that worfe, but it would tf&e *Jfh£ tifl% and they wanted to locate their schodat once; : the prominent citizens of tho place^ pOBMt% refused to allow the building to be used for that purpose, stating that white people woriW never agalu send their efi!!d.ieii there, antf J tno building would ever after be useless as a school for white children; this was Stoted t6 me ~% prominent citizens, judges of the.district, and men who were apparently conservative, as they were caned; and 1 as I considered'' 1foto$*'vmL who were apparently well disposed tow*r#ftiG ' United States Government; they were so pos- itive in this matter that the idea had to be re- linquished. , •••••.•.*. Q. State whether tlio blacks are anxious to obtain education generally? A. Yes, Sir; I found that not only general, but I can say uni- versal ; I have never found any community of blacks, never addressed thenv at public jnec> ings or individually,, where I did notflfcd.ia them an eagerness to learn, either on their own part or especially for their children; B'difietimes ' on plantations where I tuged the necessity of tho blacks renewing their contracts for another year the hv e giv th it g p o get near a viBftge where they could have a school tot their chil- dren ; that was so universal that I could con- sider it rather remarkable that there should be. such a unanimity on the part of all for edu- cation. Q. Compared with the white children, how much capacity for learning do the negro chil- dren exhibit t A. I visited a shwt time since, a school that we have in Charleston, S. Q., and made it a special object to examine the scholars as to their proficiency; the school consisted Of 1,000 pnpils, with an average attendance of about 800; it is in charge of a colored maiji— an educated man, a native of Charleston, but who wan away from there during the war; tho scholars arc all colored, and many of the teach- ers are colored: I went from room to room, and examined the scholars ha different branches; in grammar, arithmetic and geography.; I found that many of the scholars had made an equal proficiency with the same class in other schools in tho North with which I have beun familiar; this school has been only in opera. tion since tho taking of Charleston of course; there seemed to have been wonderful proficien- cy, taking into account the short time it waa in existence; I had heard, and WM somewhat of opinion mywlf, that tha colored people were disposed to learn by rote; that they memoriz- ed matters pretty readily, asd repeated them parrot-like; and that the depth »nd proJraudUy of their knowledge was rather Utaited; that was my impression before going into there schools, bat I was liappiiy disappointed, in ex- amining individual cases, to fliid that they nn- - derstood the reason of things; ia the grammar, for instance they could give the rules and the reasons, and in arithmetic Uiey coold eotplain the problems; they seemed to understand, the reasons so far as I conducted tho examination; I was surprised to find, the thon>ugbw»» of their education, and it convinced me that re»Uy there was not tho limit which I previously thought there was in regard to the thorough- ness of their learning, -.- ; , , Q. Do you mean to be understood as saying that you have observed no inferiority hi point ofcapneity of colored to white chihlrea? £. Ae far as my observations went httbote fchools I must acknowledge that, considering the time they had been at school, I oonld not see \ tiSat there was any, superiority, t o what I would haveexpectedm white children, and I have had experience In teaching myself in former years; I would not be able to express the opin- ion that there was any inferiority conatdering the circumstances. ' Q. How extensive m South Carolina is that prejudice of which you spoke agafcatJthe edu- cation of the blacks ; is it confined.^'any par- ticofer class of whites? A. ITH f^stty uni- versal ; I would not say that it is confined to a particular class; Q. Is that feeling as intense among the higher' classes of whites in South Caroling ;rfiti is the lower classes ? A. As a class I think i t is r that is to any among tho wealthy planters; it exists as much among those who are merchants and mechanics; that is the way they diyida the classes there. Q. What is the sentunent amoag the Iqwer strata of society—among the pooer, white peo- ple of South Carolina ? A. As a general thing my observation is that that class has. been so molded in contact with the others in South' Carolina that they have not a true appreciation of education thomaelvcs, aud they have as blind a prejudice about the negro as any others.. Q. Is it not somewhat more jatansb'*,, r AY D t'liuk it is more intense than among the bolter educated, people, the better thinking nien: there are some among the first classes of SyalU Carolinians, educated men and Christian men, as I believe them to be, who are not so bitterly opposed to the educa!ion of the blacks, although, they seem to regard It as a folly ; I have never seen in Soottt Carolina any who felt interest enough in it to advocate it, or to t;tko measures- either iu their legislation of elsewhere to bring about the education of tke blacks; vet there are some among tho better portion- of the com- munity who are not so much opposetJ to it; im Georgia and in Florida I found\' aonse- of thu better classes of tho conuuorrfry wtioarte in- fa- vor of the education of tho blacks, but not many, comparatively « small numlwr. Q. How would a propose*'t<* allow a negro tovotobc accepted .in Booth Carolina? A. Thoy are utterly and unqualifiedly opposed to> negro voting. Q. Have you uny knowledge respecting the state-of tilings bn the Sea Islands, as they are called? A. Yes, Sir: I have visited tho Boa Mauds recently. IIow many of these islands are there T ight or ten or more of thy larger islands. Q. Famous for thtlr production «t tottoa? A. Yes, Sir : Sea folmut cotton. Q. Can yon al ate hovr these islands are now i r iH'ipnlly occupied? A. A number- of the p!anl:iii''i'« on curb, and sometimes entire i 1 mils, 1 avo bet/h formally restored to their former owners; ihev were all abandoned du- Mauds recenl % IIow ma lore are a
