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save me, Walter y

Fool said he /; you rnust be mad, indeed
to think that your lover can help you now
You are beyond the reach of all help!
"Liar and villain' [ shouted, as kicked
| down the door and dashed into the room.
He quailed before my gaze, and darted
upon him with the ferocity of a tiger. | hurl
ed him to the floor and planting my knees
on his chest, drew my pistol, and placing it
to his temple, pulled the trigger. The treach.
erous weapon snapped, threw it from me
with curse. dragged him to the window
which opened with one hand, and then hurl.
ed the villain forth. Iheard his despairinp
Shrek above the bowling of the tempest as he
went headlong to eternity!
= Madaline had tainted. | wrapped her in
my cloak, and hastened down the stairs. I
met no one to bar our egress. sprang upoll
my gallant steed, and galloped madly through
the bowling storm. Madaline at length re.
turned to consciousness; but, 0 God nv
comrade, only to die
he shock was to much fol- her delicate
frame, and the angel died in my arms.
'' I again stood in the presence of nv par
rents.
:" fiends in human guise p I wildly
shrieked, behold your innocent, murdered VIC
tim
And [ deposited the corpse of Madeline
on the floor.
My mother screamed, and fell senseess
my father covered, and turned ashy pale.
g, | have sent your Internal agent to the
regions Of the damned but my lost angel
shall have glorious funeral pyre to light her
pathway to Paradise p
" left the room, and locked the door.
"A few moments afterward, the mansion
was in flames
The servants all escaped. My parents
were never seen again. They pershed in the
flames. Well was Madane avenged.
Z" | escaped to the United States, and wan
dere1 to the Western wilds. When the Re-
bellion broke out, came to New York and
joined the Sixty ninth Regiment as private
y few days after enlisting, the gallant Colo
mel Corcoran, discovering that possessed
considerable military talent, offered me- as
You are aware, captains commission. All
desired was death, and ! cared but lit
tie in what capacity met it. refused the
colonels generous offer. Comrade, you know
the rest Goodbye, dear fellow! Loved
and lost Madaline, come to thee!''
Private Waiter De Lacy was dead!
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-11-19
Associations for Help.

Several gentlemen in Providence united in
an agreement to pay each certain sum in
case any of the party were drafted. All es-
capped save one, and he is fortunate in being
aided by his associates to bear the burden Of
securing a substitute In Hyde Park, we
learn, some twenty-five were banded together
for similar purpose, each agreeing to pay
$25 apiece for the benefit of those drafted
Eight were drafted, which gives some 800
each to the unlucky ones. Several of the
men employed at Dckson's associated togeth-
er for the same object, agreeing to pay $25
each. On Saturday afternoon, before we had
heard the result of the drawing, another of
the workmen was invited to join them, but
he declined, saying he had rather expose him
self to the draft. He shortly repented, for in
less than an hour afterward list of the draft
ed men was received, with his name among
the unfortnates -Scrdnton Republican.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-11-19
Singular Prophecy.

According to translation from Michael
Nostradamus' Seven Centuries of Prophecy
it appears that he not only prophesed the
death of Charles |. of England, the establish
ment of the French Republic, the deaths of
Henry ". and Louis XVI of France, giving
the exact dates Of each, but that war would
arise in country beyond thu seas, that many
would perish, that there would be the most IN
tense hatred manifested, that the war would
last four years, when both parties would be-
utterly prostrated and almost ruined, and then
would embrace each other with great joy and
love. Nostadamus died in 1866. So far as
=,
known he appears to have been true Proph.
ct
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5f(lstellar>&ous,
Dying Soldiers Story.
BY ISAAC N. COLTRIN.

"Comrade, raise my head little higher
Let me see your kindly eyes, and clasp your
manly hand. My moments are but few
| shall soon be ghastly corpse, like one of
those that now surround me. I have long
since grown weary of life, and earnestly
sought and prayed for death. Listen to me
| will relate to you sad and terrible story :
con the sea,washed coast of Galway
stands large and gloomy mansion, and
there was born-the only son Of the proud
Sir Hugh de Lacy, and the heir to all his vast
estates. Ny infancy-but will not weary
you with useless details; suffice it to say
that my mother was almost as proud and
stern as my father Their habits seemed to
impregnate everybody and everything around
them with gloom and sadness. The servants
moved noiselessIy and rarely spoke, except
in whispers. 1t is little wonder that grew
up to boyhood silent, meditative, and melan.
choly. 1t was decided by my parents Shat
should enter the army on reaching my eight.
eenth year. I cared little-I merely acqui-
esced in their decision.
CAT lenght reached that period of my
life. To be frank With you, was glad to
look forward to the day that would release
me from the chilling thralldom of that som
bre mansion. never loved my parents with
love that such relationship demanded
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EXTRACT FOR YOUNG MEN.

Give ayoung man taste for reading. and
in that single disposition you have furnished
him with great safeguard. He has found al
| home that which others have to seek abroad
namel y, peasurabe excitement. He has
learened to think even when his book is no
longer in his hand, and it is for want of
thinking that youth go to rnin.
Some OF those who have been most eminent
IN learning and science made their first at.
tainments IN snatches of time stolen from
manual employment. Hans Sachs, the poet
OF the Reformation, and the Burns, of Ger
many; began life as did Burns, poor boy
ne was tailor's son and served an anpren.
ticeship first to a shoemaker and afterwards
to weaver, and continued to work at the
loom as long as he lived
The great dramatist, Ben johnson. was a
working bricklayer' and afterwards a soldier
Lin@us, the father ofmodern botany, was
once on the shoGmakers bench.
Our immortal Franklin, it need scarcelv he
said, was printer.
Herschel, whose name is inscribed on the
heavens, was the son of poor musician. and
at the age offourteen years was placed in a
band attached to the Hanoverian guards.
After going to England undertook to teach
music and then became an oTganist
But while he was supporting himself in
this way he was learning Italian even Greek.
From music he was naturally led to math-
ematios, and thence to optics and astronomy.
John Doland, the inventor of the arch
romatic telescope, spent his early years at
the silk loom and continued in his original
business even for some years after his eldest
son came to an age to join him in it. Few
cases are more celebrated than that of Cliff
| ford, the founder and editor of the Quar-
terly Review. He was an orphan, and
barely escaped the poorhouse. He became a
ship boy of the most menial sort on board OF
a coasting vessel. He was afterward for six
years apprenticed to shoemaker In this
last employment he stole time from the last,
for arithmetic and algebra, and for lack Of
other conveniences, used to work out his
problems on leather with a blunt all. Few
names are more noted in modern litera ture.
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Important Hearing

A writ of habeas corpus was yesterday is
sued by Judge Pearson, of Dauphin county,
requiring Lieutenant Smith to produce before
him, this morning, two draft ed men who pro-
test against the order of the Government.
compelling themselves and their comrades to
supply the places in the ranks of the old reg
lnental organisations made vacant by those
who have fallen or become disabled in the
service of their country.
Able counsel have been engaged, and as
the decision of the Judge will probably de-
termine whether the Government has the
right or not, to enforce such an order, great
anxiety is naturally manifested to ascertain
the result.
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GooD GROUND FOR ExEMPTIoN.-A scene
IN Surgeon Haller's Office" Doctor, if the
foot won't answer, have another all-sufff-
cient reason-one that you cannot refuse one
exemption for"
What is it 2" asked the doctor.
"Why, the fact is, doctor, have not cot
good Sense-I am an IDIOT" soberly replied
the applicant.
"Ah !" said the doctor, what proof have
you of that2 What evidence can you bring 2n
" Proof conclusive" said the applicant
:" Why sir, l voted for Abe Lincoln and 10
that isn't proof of mans being ID
idiot, don't know how idiocy couiS be
proven" "
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The Negro Question In Illinois.

Indictments have been found IN the Jersey
County Court against Lieut.. Col. Milton s..
Littlefeld, Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry, and
Adjutant William A. Scott. Fourteenth Illi-
nois Infantry, for bringing negroes into the
State. Each brought home a servant from
the war, and hence the indictment. Both
were present during the session of the Court,
and one is Republican and the ether Dem
ocrat. The penalty is fine of from one to
five hundred dollars and Imprisonment in the
county Jail not more than one year. The
continued introduction Of negroes into some
parts Of Illinois, contrary to he laws oe that
State, appears to increase the prejudices of
the people against this species of immigration
Public meetings protesting against this policy.
have been held in various localities, supposed
to be injuriously affected by it.
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RosEcRANs A REGULAR TRuMp.n-C@sar
in his victory over Pontus, and Perry at his
victory ON Lake Erie, immorsalized them
selves by the point and brevity of their dis
patches Caesar said" came, I saw con-
quered"-Perry said" We have met the en-.
emy and they are ours" But Rosecrans at
Iuka has surpassed them both. He said "I-
UKERED the enemy" Pretty good, for a
Dutchman Hes a" right borer."
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e. Vanity Fair has cut representing
two colored gentlemen discussing f" the crisis,
under which the following conversation is re-
ported: Tom-"Say, Pomp, liable darkey
tell me just now dat Jeff. Davis is gwine to
'taliate bout dc Presidents Proclamation :; he
gwine to clare ds niggers OBJ de Norf States
slaves arter de fust Of Janerwery next Pomp
-" Bress us al.''
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E2' have canvassed the entire North in
defence of the Union cause, and in vndlca,ion
of the present Administration, and | now
propose to recanvass the whole in order to
expose the villainies of its army officers, pay
masters, swindlers and upstarts, who are eat
ing up the Government
W. G.. BRowLow.
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THE ONLY EXODUS OF THE SLAVE Is Over
THE RUINS OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. %
So said Wendell Phillips, and Mr.. Lincoln
has evidently adopted this opinion. His
emancipation proclamation supersedes the
Constitution, so far as the latter relates to
slavery and as Webster said, " contract bro
ken in part is broken altogether"
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4oet's Gornet,
THE OUTCAST.

BY DAVID CRARY, JR.
Beneath this bridge
The river runs,
Only a ridge
It's shadow5 low
Of misty damps,
Of one ark scene,
Of deathly cramps,
And then alls still:
Fit grave for me an outcast from the world
The night is dark
The starless sky
Locks like park
Of gloomy clouds.
The damp night-air
Chills through my frame,
And streams my hair
Like ribands torn.
Fit time to die, an outcast from the world.
Most dreadful deep
The current runs;
Like troubled sleep
On feathered down,
In swiftest speed
It's waters flows
Soon wilt thou feed
Thou awful stream
Upon my form, an outcast from the world
No sound is heard,
Save doleful notes
Of that lone bird
The whippoorwill;
1t sings dirge
Within my heart
A solemn ,drge
For my dark soul
A sinners soul, an outcast from the world.
Into the grave
I soon shall go;
Where both the brave
And coward sleep.
And why not, I,
frie ndless one,
Shut from the eye
OF this cold world 7
No one to love, an outcast from the world
No brother horc,
No sister there,
No mother dear
No fathers love.
An orphan child;
heart that's wrung
To deeds so Wild
That nought can save
The dark soul of the utcast from the world.
Tomorrow morn,
The sailors grim
Will find forIorn
marble corpse;
Gu let it drift
Adown the stream,
While currents swift
Drift to the sea
The body of the outcast from the world.
Dark waves. thou'lt tell
No gloomy tale,
When I shall dwell
In thy recess;
And thou dark weeds
Twine round my form,
And crown my deeds
With Shiny crown
Fit crown for me, an outcast from the world.
Farewell to thee,
Cold Hearted world
Thou'lt not miss one,
'Mongst thy great throngs!
Farewell to all
My eyes grow dim
/ see my pail
Beneathlthe bridge!
God save my soul ar outcast from the world.
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TT 9. COOPER, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
IL. Newton Centre, Luzerne County Pa.
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Buslness 0otlres,

bacon Standardization, Pa. - C.
ID JACKSON, Proprietor [vln49tf
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IME FOR FARMERS, AS A FERTILIZER
~ for sale at VERN0Y'S.
heshoPpen, Sept. IS. 1861.
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Qnrtb Yrantt Qemucrat

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EAEO 2 HUNS
CONSTABLE'S SALES
Justices, Constables, and legal Blanks of all
kinds Neatly and Correctly printed on good Paper,
and fer sale at the Office of the "Nsrth Branch
, 1862-01-15
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
KENTUCKY,
Glorious News from Colonel
Gartield's Column.
0aeial Reperts ct ths Rsnt ef A&rsh4ll--'
Trials ef Fat Rsbe4-EfIs Fsfce
!. Utterly Defeated.


LOUISVILLE, Jan. 14.-The follow ing official
documents were read at headquarters to-day:
PAnsTssuAE, Ky., Jan 9Th.
To Capt ]. B. Frey, 4 A G.:
I entered this place yesterday with the I'd
Ohio, the 7th Kentucky, and 800 Of the "a
Virginia cavalry. On hearing Of my approach
the main rebel force left their strongly en-
trenched camp and fled. sent my cavalry to
the mouth Of Jeunis's creek, where they at
tackled and drove the rebel caralry which h1d
been left as vanguard, distance Of S miles,
killing 5 and Wounding considerable number.
Marshall's whole army is now flying in utter
confusion. He had abandoned and burned a,
large amount Of his stores. We have taken
fifteen prisoners. Our loss was two killed aud
one wounded I start in pursuit tomorrow
morning J. 4. GARFIELD,
Colonel Commanding Brigade
Headquarters 18TB BR1aAoE,}
PHEsToEBURG, Jan. II, 1862. {
To Capt. J. B. Fly, a. 4. G.:
I left Paintsyille on Thursday noon with
1,100 men and drove in the enemy's pickets,
two miles below Prestonburg. The men slept
on their arms At 4 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing We moved towards the main body Of the
enemy, at the forks Of Middle Greek, under
command Of Marshall. Skirmishing with his
outposts began at s O'Clock, and at P. N. we
engaged his force Of 6, 500 men and three can
non posted on the Hill. We fought them until
dark, having been reinforced by TOO men from
Paintsrillc, and drove the enemy from al their
positions.
He carried Off the majority Of his dead and
all lis wounded. This morning We found q
Of his dead on the teld. His killed cannot
be less than 60. We have taken tH~cnty- five
prisoners, 10 horses, and quantity of stores.
The enemy burned most Of lis stores and
fed precipitatefy. Today have crossed the
river and am now occupying Prestonburgg.
Our loss is two killed and twenty-five wound
ed. Signed, IA GARFIELD,
FOL Cnrnmandfnr Rrirodn
, 1862-01-15

Bayard, Kennedy, Pea1cc, Powell and sau1s-
Mr. CLARK of N. b. offered an amend
meut that no person be hereafter confined in
jail without Z warrant from the magistrate or
court, or an order from one house Of Congress.
Agreed to.
The bin was passed, yeas 81, nays4-Mess.s.
CMh1e, Kennedy, Powell and salisbury.
On motion Of Nj. SEMNER, the bill TOR the
relief Of the British ship Perthshi1c wus taken
up and passed Adjourned.
HOTSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House resumed the consideration f17eu
ThurEday Of the bin to abolish the fank;nr
privileges 7
Mr.: PORTER expressed the hope that Con-
gress would distinguish itself hT refprTninr
abuses, and making the recipient pay postage
on documents, instead Of this being done 81
the public at large.
Several other gentlemen expressed their
views on the subject.
The bill to abolish tho f1anking privilege
Vas further discussed. The question was
taken on striking out the whole Of the bill ex-
cepting the first section, which absolutely
abo1ishes the frankingg privilege on and ate,
July 1st.
This was decided in the affirmative
After further discussion, Mr. WASHBURNE
moved to lay on the table the whole subject
This was disagreed TO- The bill then passed,
107 against 42, The bill Is as follows:
= Be it enacted, Sc, that from and after Jul,
1st, '62, the ftanking privilege shan be and i
hereby aholishcd.n
| The bill maklng appropriations for exhibit
! ing American products ut the Worlds Fai,
I was tabled By large majority.
Adjourned
, 1862-01-15

Espec1u DBpatth % TIC Ch1tagg6 TF1bu11e.I
ST. LOUIS, Jan. Il. 1855.
Gen: halleek has Written lettter, which sp-
pears IN the Deno1'I OF tomorrow, reprov1ng
an officer for delivering up q negro claimed as
fugitive slave Re states that such was not
the intent Of "0rder No. 81 It Was not
designed to aid either negro. catchers
or stealers' but BY ezesudiag The ee1son's to H.
eat'de Tie q''estaon.' It was not Designed that
the relation between slave and master should
be determined bg any military officer, but
merely to Keep out negroes nVoW!ng them
, 1862-01-15

Our Washington correspondent writes US as
follows on January Eth-the remainder Of his
letter being crowded out this morning By
other matter:
have seen letter from Port Royal, giving
a deplorablc picture Of the military ineflcicn-
CT which guides and governs onr forces there.
Sherman does not move IN inch, except under
cover Of the guns Of the feet. Com. Dupont
vas sent there to destroy the enemy's forts
and put our troops safely ashore. But now
he has to do all the fighting on land and water
both, OF, what amounts to the same thing, he
hes to get between the land forces and the en-
envy before the former dare to shoot We are
told that reinforcements are going forward to
Sherman ali the time! They are all wasted
Their commanding General has no heart in the
war. (He is a pro-slaye1y West Pointer
The more troops re send him the more cot.
fms We shall hare to send after them when the
various plaques Of the spring come on. Take
Sherman away, and South Carolina will be
conquered In thirty days. Dupont can do It,
sailor though he Is. II Sherman were accl
dentally removed, tho supreme command
/ would be with Dupont, and our troops would
have both Charleston and Savannah be{ors
anothcr Sherman could be found aud dispatch
ed to. the "sovereign State Of South Caro-
Linn" and put down the proud and hospitablt
rebels OF that nursery Of treason.
, 1862-01-15
OF their negroes. This course vas continued

Of their negroes. This course VAS continued
ut last accounts.
Adsices from scdalia represent another
large haul Of rebel prisoners. On Saturday
night Six miles from there, sixty men, with
equipments, were baggged.
Twelve rebel prisoners arrived last night
from North Missouri, including Dr.. Mldlett,
formerly Of this city.
+ The North Missouri Railroad is now run
ming On time, the bridge at Mexico having
been repaired. Water tanks are carried On
the care.
Gen. seho6eld has ordered the six months
troops raised for State service to be mustered
out On the 25th inst, with the option Of Ell
listing for the war.
River navigation below here is considered
suspended for the present The Graham, from
Cairo, is laid up below Aroudelet- No boats
have arrived or departed since four o'clock
yesterday. It Is dubious whether the Cont
mental and January, with troops on board,
viii reach Cairo safely,
, 1862-01-15
FROM SPRINGFIELD.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunel
SPRNaFH1u, January Il, 1862,
A long debate on printing took place to day,
and finally tie whole subject was disposed Of
The Journal aud Register of this city, one Re
pubIcan5 and one Democratic German news
paper in the State are to be furnished reports
and receive 81 per column, solid nonpariel, for
printing.
4. E. & ". 81. Deaher and L. Z. Walbridgc
were sworn in as reporters. The pay is $50 per
day for their services. Many resolutions were
offered
In the forenoon tie Convention went into
the Committee Of the Whole, on the third
article Of the present Constitution The first
section was adopted without amendment, and
the second section, Sc to time Of holding elec.
tions was amended only By substituting current
year for 1858.
, 1862-01-15
kF0RWARD mARCH.o

This will be q welcome command to
CUT hoys at Csiro and Paducah "spoiling
for s fght,'' IS the expressive phrase is, g.
tcrln our splendid army has in the fullest
sense realized. The advance Of the three
columns of Gen. McCernand, Gen. Paine,
.nd Col. Cook will have the best possible
Effect, if the commanders do their
duty, and the right policy Of this
war is acted upon Is it not tine
10 use all the advantages God has
given us for crushing this rebellion
let us Lave no more Of this "fortifyin ~
but let our columns sweep forward, gather
ing strength as they move and rejecting NO
clement Of power, on question Of COM
li'cxions. When a good blow is struck, fol
Low il up; don't come home to g1orify, gen
tlcnlcn, but go ahead; the lecture rostrums
ran wait. At last there is movement
Let us thank God and take courage. For:
ward march?
, 1862-01-15

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 14.-3U quiet down the
Eoad: The Bowling Green correspondent Of
the Nashville Courier says Gen. Johnston has
called upon the Provisional Govcromen: Of
Kentucky for 25, 600 infantry and 1000 cayalry
for 8 years.
Floyd's Brigade from Virginia arc going to
Scottsyille, Kentucky
The rebels OF Hindman's command came up
the railroad, Sunday night, and burned the
depot and blacksmith shop, and took all the
goods from the store of Mr. Mustain, at Horse
Cave. They also burned the Wood Land De-
pot, Cave City Hotel and stables. The citi-
zens at all these points we're notified to leave,
and escaped to Mumfordsyi1le, as the rebels
stated that they intended to return on Mon
day night and burn every house that could be
hospitals or quarters. They also burned up
all the hay, oats and fodder stocks along the
road, and drove OF OF killed an the cattle,
horses and mules to be found.
, 1862-01-15

; CAIRO, Jan. 14-The gun-boata Essex, ct.
Louis and Tyler made areconnolss down
the river to-day. They approached within
mile and half OF Columbus and fired several
shots into Che rebel camp. The rehels retuEn'
,age done to our boats, Effect Of our shots
not known. No distractions discovared In
the river, and no masked batteries on: the
banks, as heretofore reported. .. :,
Cen McCle1nand'e column moved In the d.
Gen. Faine'g ! force moved forward this morn
ing from Birds Point. ..
: Capt. W.:J. Kountz has been ordered under
arrest for dlsobedience. s.. !. :.
, 1862-01-15

e It may not be suited to his dignity,
hut we feel impelled to call oui to United
States Marshal Lamon, eren from this dis
lance, Look out, little boy, or you will
cvt run over We do it in all charity, for
wc do not believe the power is in him to
stay the humane investigations into the
iail barbar1tics Of Washington Coming
from our own State, we regret he has the
disposition, but it springs from his weak.
ncss rather than his strength He mus,
ct1 out Of the wsy, at all events.