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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

A LIAR-Among the many anecdotes Of
Buena Vista one beats all others. An
Arkansas soldier being wounded, asked an
Irish man TO take him off the field. The
latter did SO by assisting him TO mount and
strapping him on his horse, the irishman
riding before. During the ride the wounded
Arkansian had his head cut off by 2 cannon
ball, unknown TO his companion. Arriving
at The surgeons quarters the Irishmal was
asked what he wanted.
81 brought this man 10 have his leg dress
ed, ,''said Pat.
"Why," replied the surgeon, "his head
is shot ofil'
The bloody liar !" exclaimed PAT, looking
behind him she told me he was only shot
in the leg.l
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21
Three Chances for q Wife.

When a m an has three chances for wife
it is hard mischance if he should fail
The following is case which might have
occurred down East, but it is doubtful VI
any similar occurrence was ever known in
any other part of The world.
4 oHce coured gal by the name of Deb
Hawkins. made up my mind to get mar
ried. 'Well, while we were going to the
deacon's stepped into mud puddle and
spaltered the mud all over Deb Hawkins
new gown, made out of her grandmolher's
old chiniz petticoat Well when we got TO
tie deacon's he asked Deb if she would
have me for her lawful welded husband?
NO, says she.
'Reason I? says |.
'Why,' says she, I've taken dislikin' TO
you.'
Well il was all up then, but gave her a
string of beads, a few kisses, some other
notions, and made it all up with her; so
we went up 70 the de acon's second time.
| was determined TO come up with her this
time, so when the deacon asked me if
would take her for my lawful welded wife,
says J.
No, shan't do no such th!ng.'
why says Deb, what on aitth is the
matterp
why says l, q have taken a dislikin' TO
you now
Well, then il was all over again; but
gave her new apron and a few other trink-
els, and we went up again 10 get married.
We expected that we would be tied so fast
that all nature couldn't separate US aud
when we asked the deacon if he would
marry US, he said
NO, shart do any such thing.'
'Why, wha; on arth is the reason?' says
we.
why says be, 'I've taken dislikin' TO
both of YOU"
Deb barsl out crying, the deacon burst
out scoldn' 'anG burst out laughin.' and
such set of busters you never did see.'
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

'EsJoYIEG LlFE.'-I must pity that young
man, who, with a little fnery of dress and
recklessness of manner, with his coarse
passions all dagueorotyped upon his face,
goes whoopiug through the streets, driving
an animal much nobler in its conduct
than himself, or orswaggers into some haunt
of shame, and calls it enjoying lifep He
thinks he is astonishing the world; and he
is astonishing the thinking part of it, who
are astonished that he is not astonished at
himself. For look at that compound of flesh
and Impudence, and say if on all this earth
there is anything more pitiable. Does he
know anything of the true JOY of lifea As
well say that the beauty and immensely of
the universe were all inclosed in the field
where the prodigai lay among the husks
and swine.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

A New REGIMENT, TO BE ARMED WITH
ScYTHEs.-A large meeting of German citi-
zens was held on Thursday evening, the 25
inst, at Stadelberger's Hail, No. ga Eighth
syenue, New York, for the purpose of ta-
king energetic steps to support our Govern
ment. Mr.. Adam Roediger, being called 10
the chair, explained briefly the object of
the meeting. He introduced Mr.. Frederick
Kapp, delivered an eloquent speech, and
expressed the hope tha. the people would
respond nobIy to the call for more troops
He spoke in favor of the proposition made
by MIR. Roediger, TO organize regiment 10
be armed with scyihes. Such a regiment
would moi cost much, and be of great SER
vice, if properly directed. They would be
a terror 10 The enemy's cavalry. Similar
regiments were fighting in the Polish revo-
luton, and no donbt there are plenty men
here who could handle scythe. A com
mitlee was appointed, consisting of Messrs
Roediger, Koon and Stone, 10 confer with
the other Wards. The meeting then adjourn
ed, subject to the call of the Chair.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21
NUMBER 33.
fhe Tailor and Dean Swift.

A tailor in Dublin, near the residence of
the Dean, took into his head that he was
specially and diviney inspired 10 intsrpret
the prophecies, and especially The book Of
Revelation: Quitting The shop board, he
turned out preacher, or rather a prophet,
until his customers had left his shop, and
his family was likely 10 fafnisii.
His Inonomania was we'll known to Dean
Swift, who beneyolently watched for some
convenient opportunity TO turn the current
of his thoughts. One night the tailor as he
fancied. got special revelation TO go and
convert Dean Swift, and The next morning
took up his line OF march for the deanery.
The Dean whose study was furnished
glass door, saw the tailor approach, and in
stantly surmised the nature of his errand-
Throwing himself into an attitude of soIem-
nifty and his eyes fixed on the tenth chap
Ter of Revelation he awaited his approach.
The door opened, and the tailor announce
ed an unearthy voice, the message. "Deah
Swift, am sent by the Almighty 10 an-
nounce 10 you-' Come in my friend, said
the Dean, Il am in great trouble, and no
doubt 'the Lord has sent you TO help me
out of my difficulty
This unexpected welcome inspired the
tailor, strengthened greatly his assurance
in his own prophetic character, and dispo-
sed him 10 listen to the disclosure.
My friend, said the Dean, Il have just
been reading the tenth chapter OF Revela-
lion, and am greatly distressed at difficuI-
ty. | have met with; and you are the very
man sent 10 help me out Here is an ac-
count OF an angel that came down from
heaven. who was SO large that he placed
one foot on The sea, and the other on the
earth, and lifted up his hands to heaven
Now my knowledge of mathematics, con-
tinued Dean, has enabled me 10 calculate
exactly The size and form of The angel but
am in great difficulty, for wish 10 ascer-
tain how much cloth il will take 10 make
him pair OF breeches, and as that is ex-
acty in your line of business, have no
doubt the Lord has sent you 10 show me.
This sudden explosion came like an eIee-
tric shock TO the poor tailor he rushed from
the house, ran 10 ais shop, and sudden
revulsion of thought and feeling came over
him. Making breeches was exactly in his
line of business. He returned 10 his occu>
patton thoroughly cured of his prophetical
revelation by the wit Of the Dean.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21
TIE HEARPS STORY.
BY AGLUs FORESTER.

Pm musing on the happy past,
The spring time of my life,
When every tone of wind and wave
With melody was rife;
When all youths hopes and promises,
The rainbows of my sky,
Danced forth in fairy visions
Before my wandering eye.
My heart is with the leaping rills
That mu,mur round the home
Where first my lips were taught 10 speak
My tiny feet TO roam
The sweet songs Of the happy birds.
The wispering wild voice breeze
That caught the faint breath OF the rose,
And waved amid the trees.
Oh. FOR the bright and gladstone hours,
When, like wandering stream,
My spiri, caught from earth and sky
The light of every BEAM
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

The following is pretty good take-of on
the fulsome style of or public speakers
A negro orator thus concludes an account
of the death of a colored brother "De last
word da, he was Leard 10 say, de last word
he was known to speak, de last word he
was noticed 20 utter, de last word he reber
pronounced, de last syllable he heaped, de
last idea he eber calculated; yes my brelh.
rem. de berry last word he eber was known
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

Our little Johnny, going to dine with his
grandmother on his birthday, partook so
freely OF The gooc things on the table that
second piece of pudding became an i'm.
possibility. The old lady, seeing his eye
dwell longingly on the tempting OBJECT said
Johnny, don't you think you could man.
age an other piece" Johnny, looking
doubtful for moment, but light breaking
over his face, Immediately exclaimed, "Per.
haPs if was TO stand up I might eat an
othern
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

A captain, who belongs to the regular
army, and was in General Pauerson's di-
vision, publicly made :he following re-
marks Any man who says that Gen.
Patterson could have intercepted the Rebel
General, Johnston, asserts simple aosur-
dity. II could not have been DONE john
ston perfectly understood the country, and
had with him over forty thousand men;
while Patterson did noi understand the
country geographically, and had with him
only sixteen thousand aviable men,"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

Two Irishmsn were going to FIRE of q
csnnoh, jusi for fun BAT being of an eco-
nonical turn Of mind, they did not wish 10
lose the bail. So one Of them took an iron
kettle in his hand 10 catch il and stationed
himself in front OF the loaded piece, sx-
claiming to the other. who stood behind il
holdire lighted torch:
sTouch her aisy, PzE.' and away went
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

CoETESTloN-I never love salananders
that are never well but when they are in
the FIRE of contention. will rather suffer
a thousand wrongs than offer one--I will
will suffer many, ere will complain of
one, and endeavor 10 right it by coniendiug.
have ever found tina. to strive with my
superior, is furious-wiih my equal, doubt
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

An UssrEKABLE SE.s-A ship built up on
an entirely new plan, and pronounced by
the patentee 10 be. unsinkable, has been
launched at sDepifordgreen. She is con-
structsd with three decks, each being in
itself 4 distinct ship, SO that even II her bot.
tom was destroyed, she would still float
buoyantly. ---s-ss >
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

A woman down East has commenced a
suit of divorce against her husband, be-
cause he would not allow her 10 apply her
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-08-21

A CHASGE.-Gen. Lse has been assigned
the command on the upper Potomac in
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06
Advocacy of the Neutral Position of Mary
Inud,

The Baltimore Sun says, in lateissue:
The Administration has in a spirit of con-
ciliation which none can deny, sought to
avert from our city the calamity and desola-
ton of conflict; and inasmuch as the military
highway they have selected proves equal to
the demand, we have no reason to believe
they will suffer unnecessary intrusion upon
the people of Baltimore. 1t is quite easy for
any man to perceive the great change which
must Immediately take place in our relations
to the Administration andlto the. Free States,
should sovereign Convention adopt an or
dinance of secession. Our State would in
stantly become the blazing theater of war
and carnage.
But in position of this sort we must talk
frankly, for there can be no concealments.
The Administration understands all that we
have said perfectly well, and has very nat
urally concluded that Maryland will do no
such foolish thing as to seeede with such a
doom menacing her. Hence there can be no
double-dealing in 80 plain case. Then
comes the question, what will Maryland do
il she does not secede2 We think she may
with propriety do this: She may elect Con-
ventiOn and suffer it to sit and adjourn from
time TO time until the next session of the
Legislation, if necessary. Why'd this2 For
the purpose of exercising the sovereign au-
thority of the State at any suitable time.
trap for the Administration" But we are
not talking to Suspicion, but to Honor, and
we would have the honor Of the State in this
thing inviolate.
The Administration knows very well that,
although our first desire and passion is for
the old Union, and how gladly we would
have done any thing to preserve it. our next
will incline the masses of our people by the
associations and sympathies of feeling, and
the interests of our commercial, manufacture
ipg and institutional relation to the Southern
ConfedeTacy. Hence it would be needless
and crucial experiment on the part of the
Administration to require Maryland to as
sumo arms against people with whom she
may at no distant period be in alliance and
equally upgenerous on the part of the South
to demand that she should immediate herself
in an prscticable antagOnism to the Cen
eral Government.
In assuming such position as this from
Typographical necessity, if nothing else, il
| would of course require at our hands {
pledge of good faith, made on the honor o
| the State, and without reservation, not Il
take up arms against the Federal Admins
tration, 80 long as the city of Washington
was held aud occupied by them nor to offel
any hostility or opposition to the Admins
| tratiOn, or the army assembled for its sup
| port, upon the soil Of Maryland. The res1l
| of this position would secure 70 the Admin
| istTation the enjoyment of all the advantage
TO be derived fIOm the territory Of neutral
with the assurance Of absolute safety within
| that territory and with the possible main
tenance ofpeaceful relations, until the Uniol
was restored, if that be practicable, or unit
the Independence of the Southern ConfedeE
acy is recognized.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06

VALUE OF THE HARDEE RIFLE AND LIGHT
INFANTRY TAoTIos.-This work, which has
received the highest approval of military
men, is really translation of French work
and Colonel Hardee has no more to do with
it than to introduce it to the military of this
country, modestly, however, like most Of the
Southern officers, appropriating its author
ship to himself 1t had the recommendation
OF jeff Davis when he was Secretary of War;
and he, being military man, would not be
likely to recommend TO his own section an
inferior work. Scotts is an excellent work,
and has always been the received authority.
Hardee, however, contains all the new move
Inents inaugurated in the Crimean and Italian
campaigns, and, therefore, is a more modern
production, making the soldier acquainted
with movements now considered necessary
in the battlefield. The Federal Govern.
ment has adopted the Hsrdee tactics, and the
State Governments will probably do So
They would not do so, unless there was
great merit in the work.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06
Total Sec.

Add to this the fourteen thousand three
hundred of South Carolina and we have
grand total Of two hundred and forty six
thousand for the military strength of the
Slave States, suppOsihg that they all enter
heartily into the rebellion. They can furnish
the men undoubtedly, but where is the
money to come from to equip, feed, and pay
such forcef The Slave States have no
credit in the money markets Of the world,
and very little cash, and we do not believe
they can in any way procure the funds to
equip and maintain in a aeondition fit for sery-
ice an army of one. half this magnitude.
In the most important article Of provisions
they must soon lind themselves particularly
ds6cient. r.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06

THE DureHHARs BARsAIN.-A Dutchman
let his lands TO an oil company last Spring,
on condition of receiving one eighth Of the
oil procured. The well proved TO be 3
pretty good one, and the farmer began To-
think that the oil men should give him a
better chance, and ventured to tall them 50.
They asked him what be wanted. He said
they ought to give him one-twelfth The
agreement was finally made, with the un-
deTstanding that the Dutchman was not to
tell any one. All went smooth until the next
division day came, when our friend was
early at hand to see how much better he
would be off under the new bargain. Eleven
barrels were rolled to one side for the oil
men and one for him. This did not suit
him. SLOWS dish ~ says he. 81 think l
was to get more as before BY links, you
make a mistakel |" The matter was ex-
| planned to him, thst be formerly got one
barrel Of every eight, but it was his own
| proposition to only take one out of every
| twelve, This revelation took him abaek
he scratched his head, looked cross, and re
heved his swelling breast Of feelings of self
reproaeh by Indignantly remarking, "Well
by duDder dat ish de first tune as ever
kaoW'd eight Was more "a dHelystn
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06
Italian TrOubIes-The bourbon ConspIra-
cies I'm Naples,


cies in Naples
Aletter from Naples, describing the Bour-
bon conspiracies, says:
The excitement in Naples is very great,
for there is still the constant apprehension
of some fresh attempt on the part of the re-
actionaIies-an apprehension extremely nat.
uIal when it is borne in mind that the city,
at the present moment, contains some thirty
thousand persons willing to take part in
such a movement, and that of these thirty
thousand but very small proportion have
been or can be arrested. In every quarter
of the city the inhabitants are under arms,
and all attentive to the slightest movement
that may take place. The number the Bour-
bonists killed is small, that of the wounded
considerable. In Naples, at least none of
the liberals and Italians have fallen. Many
of the Bourbonists, particularly the priests,
had attempted to disguise themselves by
wearing false boards.
The members of the Cammorristi families,
among which numerous arrests were made
some time ago, all, as might be expected
belong to the reaction. During the night
sentinels are stationed at the corners of all
the streets, as if the city were in a state of
siege. The shop keepers are in such state
of panic terror, that at the slightest cOmmo-
ton in the streets, they Immediately barri-
cade the doors and close their windows.
Meanwhile, the attitude of some of those
high in authority is occasionally as strange
as the deeds of the conspirators themselves.
Last night Sunday l met the Minister OF
Police, Spaventa, in little lane, escorted by
two braVos, one on each side, and eight
others close at his heels, all carrying huge
clubs, and wearing pistols at their belts
"The Police Minister escorted by bravos n
you may well wonderingly ask Yes, bravos
or men of that class Of the eammorra termed
guappi, who are in reality braVos as much
SO as the professional cut thrOats who figure
in the pages Of Manzoni.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06

Absurdly Bxnseerated Notions Of the Mili-
tary Resources Of the SOuth-A Correct
Statement OF their Rxtent.
The New York Tribune Observes;
The absurdly exaggerated notions which
prevail at the North as well as in the South
about the military resources Of the slave
States can be effectuslly dispelled by little
precise attention to the statistics of that Sec
ton. Let us look at the figures.
The number Of men that a State can
bring into the field and keep there, depends
upon its population and its resources in
money and materials of war, We hear and
see every day loose assertions that this or
that State can raise fifty or one hundred thou
sand soldiers, and that this section or that
section can equip five hundred thousand or
one million soldiers. The Charleston Courier
not long sincestated that South Carolina had
ten thousand men in arms at Charleston,
twelve thousand in other parts Of the State
and had besides fifty eight thousand enrolled
and oreanized-in all eighty thousand who
were effective for service. Again let as look
at the figures; r.
The following table exhibits the popula-
ton of the principal countries of Europe,
with the amount of their armies in time of
war, and the proportion of these armies to
the population, the last column showing the
average number of inhabitants it takes to
support one soldier in the field; -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06

Important from the Rio Grande-BrOwns.
VILE u DefenseIess-The Town of Roma
PiIlaged and Laid Waste.
The Galveston Civilian has the following
letter from Brazos, Santiago, on the 10th
ultimo:
=, The speck of war which excites our at
tention just now, is the rumored expecta-
tion of the steamship Atlantic, which was
reported to have sailed from New York on
the 9Th instant, with nine hundred troops
and large military equipment for the re-
cevery of the depot here and at Browns
vile. Captain Powers, who was absent at
Brownsville when the news of the contem.
plated invasion was received, returned this
morning, with instructions from Colonel
Ford to remove all tho available property,
which is rapidly being carried into opera.
tion now, and prepare for an abandonment
of the position, as untenabls in its present
position. No alternative seems left us under
present circumstances. In the first place,
we have but sixty three men, and several of
them on the sick list, and the breastwork
thrown around our encampment has been
demolished by the heavy winds prevailing
here for the past month.
Secondly, We have not dozen rounds Of
ordnance powder in the garrison, and from
what learn to. day concerning the condi-
ton of affairs on our frontier, and the dispo-
sition manifested by our Mexican neighbors,
it would not be advisable to remove any of
the troops from their position along the line.
This place, during the Mexican War, COM
maDded an important position, contained
quite a large population, had considerable
commerce, and some fine buildings; after the
war it began to recede, and at present does
not number more than a dozen families and
about as many shanties, besides the barracks,
officers quarters, &c. Nevertheless, the
| harbor is one of the best and easiest of access
| on the coast of Texas, and from its contiguity
to the mouth of the Rio Grande, which
affords water only for the smallest class Of
river boats, renders it at once an important
military and commercial position, to us, at
| least, to hold possession of
Indeed, it has been matter of surprise to
me that our convention has not done some-
thing toward the fortifcation of this place
before this. All the ordnance, with. 1.-the ex-
| ception of two twenty. four Founders, two
eighteen Founders, and two eighteen Co
| lumoisds, together with much of the ammu-
| milton, &C., have been removed to Galveston
and Brownsville within the last month
The remaining pieces we are now disposing
/ Of and shall endeavor to put them out of the
! reach of our enemies, at least.
2. S-A rumor from an authentic source
| has reached here that the Mexicans are get
ting up another guerrilla warfare against
our citizens on the river above Brownsville
The town of Roma has been pillaged and
burned, and many American families mur.
dered. Brownsville has also been threat.
ened. 1t, of course, assumes the guise Of
another raid, but it is my firm conviction
that the Mexican authorities are at the fooi
of it. -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-06

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE Loss OF LIFE
IN FoRT MoULTRIB.-A correspondent of the
Buffalo IN. " Courier writes to that paper
as follows; F
1 had the pleasure of seeing letter writ
ten by Ashel Brocket, one of the soldiers of
Fort Moultrie. he was in that fortress while
the bombardment of Fort Sumter was going
on. His account differs materially from that
of the eheValiers. There we're forty men in
we knew what was coming; and sure enough,
in about minute, one OF the Majors com
plements would come into the fort and raise
a considerable muss. Men would be sent up
in the air by one Of his shells to see how
things looked outside, but when they came
down they could not see ct ALL II was hot
work, and the Major made every gun tell.
Mr.. Brocket was among the wounded.