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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04
Original poftrp.
OLD MEMORIES.
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Nv Youthful love, do you remember
When we sat meath the linden tree p
Twas early in fair September,
Then all the world was bright to me-.
There oft we met when stars were glowing
Der our heads in evening sky,
While at our feet the river flowing
In gentle ripplcs murmurcd by.
The old tree seemed to smile with pleasure,
Wnsn we were meath its ample boughs:
The golden moon from heavens azpre
The only witness Of our VOWS.
But soon the light of love was clouded
And sorrow took the place OF JOY;
Our early hopes in gloom were shrouded
And life was but a sad alloy.
Since then long years Of pain have vanished,
Tie leaves are stripped from off that tree,
Our early griafs have all been banishcd,
Au, once again our hearts are free.
The future stil is bright before US,
Its clouds roll back before the sun,
The present hangs It's banners DER us
And we'll love on till life is done.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04

A New ssIIoop" DIsEAsE.-A new disease
has made its appearance since the introduction
of hoops 1t exhibits itself only in cold wealth
er, and then it is only discoverablc in cities
where the buildings are warmed with furnaces.
Two ladies were standing over a register the
other day, talking and laughing, when one en-
deavoring TO sit was suddenly attacked ana
screamed violently. The other also tried to sit,'
and was attacked in the same manner. The
explanation is that by standing SO long over the
register, their metallic hoops became heated to
such degree that when they attem2ted to be
seated, it was like sitting on hot grdiron. Of
course they were not great length Of time get..
ting up again, and naturally enough uttered
screams-all of which would be very myster-
ious to a locker on, unacquainted with the mys- :
teries of hoops.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04

MARR1AGE--m never" says Mrs. Childs,
sssaw a marriage expressly for money that did
not end unhappily. Yet managing mothers and
beartless daughters are continually playing the
same unlucky game. / believe men more fire.
quently marry for love than women, because
thew have free choice. / am afraid to conjec-
ture how large portion of women marry only
because they think they will never have better
chance, and dread becoming dependent. Such
marriages do sometimes prove tolerably comfort
able, but greater number would have been lar
happier single"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04

We have several communications which we
do not print, because we have not the real
names of the authors IF contributors wish
to 60 mtopriat over assumed names, they are
of course allowed to do so; but the Editor must
know the real names of the writer's.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04
Some was has resurrected the following jokes

Some wag has resurrected the following Jokes
upon names:
Walach, of the Washington Star, says;
There is place in Pennsylvania, called Young
wonan's town. What adeuceof aplaceitmust
be for fellersl There is aplace in Pennsylvanla,
called Youngmanstown, and is one OF the greaI-
est places for ladies this side Of purgatory. ~.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04

An examination of some of the classes in
the Principals dept. of the Bedford Union
Schools, took place on Friday, the 2lst ult.
Ths IJSs pSsRspt pea g Yaathfy pqa A &asiaas sa
dance. The pupils acquitted themselves credit
ably in the several branches
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04

cv When is man truly oyer head ana
ears in debit, When he hss pot pa'd 'ozF pss ss
wig.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04

We have no definite information rs to the
fate of the proposed amendments to the school
law now pending in the legislature. We will
print them if they pass.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04
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One Square, each additional insertion less : ,o,.a
than three months IS

The space occupied by ten lines Of this size OF
type counts one square. All fractions of square
under five lines will be measured as half square |:
and all over five lines as full square. All legal
advertisements be chargedto to the person hand.
ing them in.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04

Two problems in Mental Arithmetic have been,
handed to us, with the request that we should
print solution. rr
/. A tree is 60 # high which is five sixthsof
six sevenths Of the length Of its shadow, dimin-
shed by 20 f.; how long is the shadow?
2. A gave away some money and then found
10 cts, which is one half of what he then had,
and one fifth of what he at first had how
much did he give away
Who win send us solutions? we will print
two or three of the best we receive. II may be,
preper to say that good Arlthmeticians differ as
to the answers onA
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Tremont's Fight,

| The. following is Fremont's version OF
bis fight with jackson:
Fremont telegraphed to Secretary Stan.
ton that he engaged Jacksop's entire
force on the 9th inst. The battle he SAYS
lasted with great obstinacy for five hours;
loss on both sides was very great-Federai
loss heavy among the officers. The Fed.
eral troops fought occasionally under o
murderous FIRE Of greatly superior mum.
bers. He says tho bayonet and canister
shot were used freely and with great eff.
feet by the Federals. General Milroy
had command of the centre, Gen.
Schenck of the right wing, and Gen. Stahl
Of the left. Blenker's, Boilers and
Steinbach's brigades composed the re.
serve-at least 10000 men. The 9Th
New York regiment was badly cut up,
losing 300. The total'loss is estimated at
six or eight hundred killed, wounded
and missing. Fremont adds: "The Fed.
eral forces were greatly outnumbered ut
all points. but have occupied the rebel
lines and forced them to retreat"
One day. according to the Federal pa
pers and Generals, the Southern army is
demoralized and about to disperse-but a
day or two after the Federals meet up
with them and get thrashed-not because
the Federals don't fight we'll, but because
Of tho overwhelming numbers and supe.
rior arms of the Confederate forces. And
such stuff is attempted to be put off on
the public daily, by chaps who have some.
thing on their shoulders which they call
heads.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
N ashville.

By late arrivals from Nashville, we
learn that Andy johnson is putting down
the heel of oppression upon our people,
with fearful tread. He has actually cut
off supplies of water and gass from the
people in the city, who refuse to take the
oath of allegiance-nay, he refuses to al.
low any one to carry on any trade or bu.
siness, or buy any articles from the cour.
try necessary for the sustenance of life,
except to such as take the oath of allie
glance to the government of the hated
North. How long! Oh how long, shall
this cruelty be borne! When will our
legions be turned loose against the vile
reptile and his minions! May God speed
the day Of retribution; and may the
direst vengeance be melted out to the vile
scoundrel. and all who aid and atet him
in his work of tyranny and death Id.
lanta Conyedsracy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
From Vicksburr.

The Vicksburg Wing of the I4th SAYS
that the advance division of the Federal
feet, consisting of the sloop Iroquois,
provision transport Tennessee, and five
gunboats passed Natchez on Thursday
evening at seven o'clock, coming up
They all passed Rodney at six O'Clock
last evening. Rodney is rs miles below
this city.
From what we learn, we should not be
surprised if they experienced considera-
BILE difficulty in passing Grand Gulf, and
one or two other points little father
down.
The above alludes to the fleet going up
the Mississippi-the following alludes to
the feet going down the same river.
The enemy's feet under Com. Davis.
which may be looked Tor here soon, con.
sists of nine iron.clad gunboats, nine
rams and twenty mortar boats. So saws
the Fort Pillow correspondent of the
Chicago Times.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Foreign News.

The Africa with Liverpool dates to the
2lst ult, has arrived at Halifax.
The French army in Rome is about to
be reduced to single division.
The English conservative party have
collected all their force for the purpose Of
depressing Lord Palmerston or the re.
trenchment question.
The Ministerial crisis was therefore
deemed imminent.
Mr.. Lindsey gave notice that he should
call attention to the relations of England
with the Federal and also with the Con.
federate States on the 9th OF June
Nothing was said about Intervention or
recognition in the summary of the news
published in the Enquirer. -
The London Times, of Nav 18th. saws
Lincoln was right in declaring this war a
big job. This is the biggest job of the
kind ever seen. No more nirety DAYS
BUSINESS. tho battles known to BIZ i'm mi.
nent will exceed any hitherto fought
The Times says: Tho Proclanlatien of
Butler realizes all ever told Of tyranny
BY Victor, over the vanauished. The
state OF slavery endured by the negroes
OF New Orleans cannot be moro absolute
than that now suffered by the whites of
that city. -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Intervention.

The jackson Mississippian Of the 18th says:
lthas been reported in our city that New Orleans
papers have been obtained which state that Eng
land, France and Spain have proposed TO tie
United and Confederate States conditions on
which their difficulties may DO settled. The con
dtions are i've or six in number, and II is stated
the United States accepts the three frst, and the
Confederate States all the conditions.
The same paper of the l4th says:
Yesterday we mentioned . rumor that dis
'patIh had gona over the wires with the somewhat
startling intelligence that q plan had been pro.
posed for the Intervention of France, England
and Spain, In the affairs of this country. The
following are the conditions upon which the ru
morsd intervention Is to take place:
Bayou Sara, May 1.-THE following Is taken
from the Boston Post of the 9th:
First---Rsstoration Of the Union on primitive
principles.
sscond-Gsnsrsl cessation of hostilitiss.
Third-General amnesty.
Fourth-Evacuation Of the Southern ports bv
the United States.
Fifth-An election to DO held In all the South.
ern States on the question of secession under tbe
surveillance Of England, France and Spain.
Tho United States accepts the 6rst three Of
these propositions. -
: Tho confsderats States accept the whole.
We don't believe one word Of the shove inter:
veutiop rumor.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Useless Labor.

Beauregard's evacuation Of Corinth has
rendered useless all the vast labor the
Yankees have expended in preparation
to reduce the Notifications prepared by
him at Corinth. To show what has been
done, correspondent Of Northern pa,
per says:
Since Gen. Halieck took COMMAND at
Pittsburg Landing, our army has built.
inoredihis a. the story may sound. more
than, fifty miles Of entrenchments. and
full two hundred miles of wagon roads!
-Four parallels, each more than twelve
miles ia length, three or four roads.-
wide, corduycysd and bridgod -leading
from the landing 70 each corps d armes-
all the work Of our men. many of whom
uaver before banded : spade or an axe
in alltheif iives.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Buchanan on the war.

g.. Tho cdyisdan Obssrusy says: "Ex.Prssi.
dent Buchanan, from bis retirement At
Wheatland. has ventilated his opinioa
that tho Rebellion eannot BE- put down.
He argues that hot weather Il approach
ing. with its conoomitants Of yellow To-
yer. 20. and that the Federal soidisrs
,wll Die like rotten Sheep. He also en-.
tertains the opinion that Tho slsvshoid:
sss Of the South will never Yield The
norfolk Day Book Of Nay 2ad adds
Time w'lfrsveal tho truth Of Mr.. Buch,n.
sn's remarks. and will prove the .rutI az
the Old saying, that prophet Is not ssith,i
out honor. save In his own countrv.n
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20

The Federal Army ut Riohmond.
The Richmond Eraviiner, of the 1ltb.
Gives % the following glimpse Of Affair.
IN that direction
It d Uncertain whether McClellan,s
army h1p fallen back to fortified camp
in there's of his first position or further;
and as the art and practice Of making re.
connoisance In force seems to be unknown
to military men in America. and ths Con.
federates have not gotten 30 far n French
a. TO understand the use Of belIoons
there Is probably little infofmafjon
worthy of reliance In the possession of
any person or persons in Richmond -
One thing is manifest, that Mc(yiellan Ia
not attacking the Confederate lima or
operating against the city. AS he came
here for those purposes, md as he pub.
lished 10 all mankind the intention and
pledge ito push US 10 the wall" the fact
that he is doing nothing Of the sort, that
he has drawn his pickets back, and acts
as If only occupied about the safety of his
army, proves that there is q terrible hitch
or slip somewhere. and that the plan of
his campaign has been interpolatod with
an important depression.
The fact is that the Federal Govern
ment at this moment is in q more difficult
position than it has ever been before, run
ming greater danger than It has incurred
since Manassas. and passing b worse strait
than that to which the Confsderacy was
lately brought. 1t is now manifest that
the Government at Washington 10 aware
of it's condition, and that the road to
Richmond in which McClellsn started
last winter, via Yorktown has been, sUr
the present, abandoned.
McDowell's corporation was necessary
to that plan, and the celebrity and sue
cess Of Jackson's movements in the VAL
ley have compelled his recsltfoe the de-
fence of The, oitv.S The regular Federal
troops have been withdrawn from both
Fredericksburg and Norfolk; their places
are supplied by the militia lately sum.
moned from the North The eight thou
sand taken from Norfolk have probably
Joined Mcclellan; but the whole force
lately marching on Richmond from Fred
ericksburg has gone to the scene, of one.
rations in the Valley.
That swift-footed Achilles who has
routed Banks. destroyed Shields, and
smitten Fremont, will give Mcdowell a
long days. work. He may find q grave
in his way before he turns again towards
Richmond. At any rate, the design de.
pendent on his cooperation must be
abandoned, and perhaps Mcclellan is not
less perplexed than ourselves to decide
which shall be the new plan.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
From Jackson's Army

From letter received in this city on Saturday
we gather some additional facts concerning Gen
Jackson's victories in the Shenandoah Valley
His loss in the two engagements with Shields and
Fremont is estimated on the FIRST day at two hun
dred, and three hundred the second day.. Tbs
enemy's loss, one thousand or more the FIRST day,
and twelve hundred the second, with upwards Of
seven hundred prisoners.
We learn that the First Maryland (Confederate)
regiment was seriously cut up In the battle Of
Sunday week, some eighty Of their number being
killed and wounded. This regiment and the Lou
isiana Tigers were commanded by Colonel B. T.
johnson
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Wholesale Lying.

Asa specimen Of tho wholesale lying
INDUCED ia BY the Federal Generals In
reporting operations. read the following
from bigger and cotton stealing Mitchell:
:. sRiAAsnend, june 1.-THE Philsdslphis
Inquirer of the 18th is received. A dis.
patch dated at Chicago the 18th. says
Geu. Mitchell won another brilliant vic
tori ct Chat:anocga. The rebels were
completely routed after two dsys hard
6ghting. But meagre accounts are given.
Let Mcclellan look TO his laurels. or
Mitchell will beat him 10 death in his
great forte. We all know here that every
lynsbIe Of that dispatoh is false.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20

~ We have seen copy Of the Lsu,
isville Journal Of the 9th June. 1t con.
tains about the usual amount of lie. md
nlsrepresentstions, and evidently has
lost nothing in that'respect by the block
ado. The North has the most u,isn; sths
most munitions. all tho navy, and. can
beat us TO death at lying: If tho South
can conquer its independence under
such disadvantage, il will certainly be-
entitled to it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Lord Lyons.

a tslesraphic dispatch from Richmond
OF the l4th, contains the following:
Lord Lyons, the British Minist.r b.,
left for England. This has produced sreat
sensation in Washington City. The Hsr
dIds correspondent ssys Lord Lyons eoe,
upon the invitation of Seward TO sssura
the English Cabinet that the war cspnot
be of long duration.
The Herald. explanation of tho depar.
ture of the British minister, i, entirely
satnfaotory and reasonable. OF course.
the FedArals cannot carry on the war
much longer; and Lord Lyons goes home.
st the instance of Mr.. Seward. to assure
ms government Of the fact. Urque.tion.
ably Old Bennett has stumbled on the
truth for perhaps the 6rst time in hi,
life,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
Federal outrasas. .

Our columns for the last few months
have been partially filed with accounts
Of outrages perpetrfed by Federal SOL
diers wherever they penetrated the ooun-
try. We published those accounts be-
cause we believed them true, and we have
fought our people to expect that when
the Federsls should get possession of East
Tennessee, if ever, similar scenes would
be enacted here. Several detachmenA
Of Confederate cavalry have passed this
place since last Saturday. going eastward;
and we learn that men appearing to be-
long TO them, in a number Of instances
seized and carried off horses, the property
Of peaceable citizens. in despite Of their
owners. The stable of Benz. Isbell, six
miles above Athens, was broken open and
horse valued at six hundred dollars, sto-
len. Squire Isbell is an old man, verg.
ing on three score and ten-we don't
know and don't rare where his sympathies
are in this war--but we do know that he
has always been an honorable, law.abid-
ing citizen, and incapable of any thing
but lawful conduct. And so Of some 9TH
srs who have been despoiled. We have
condemned such bandit-like conduct In
the enemy in unmeasured terms; and we
regard it as ten.fold more outrageous in
pretended friends. We think no one will
venture to question our devotion to the
Southern cause, for we have worked as
hard for II, and suffered as much, 40 any
other man in East Tennessee, and If the
enemy get in expect to be plundered and
persecuted in common with others. But
We don't wish to see Southern troops In.
auguratipgs syatem of outrage here which
We condemn in the Federals; and we call
upon the military authorities, as we have
the right to do, to put'a stop to such bu-
siness at once. Don't suffer the leaders,
who have misled the people, to escape
the penalty due them, and at the. same
time permit outrages upon comparatively
harmless and inoffensive parties. Some
of our people have acted unwisely, and
some even criminally; but much the lar.
ger number of the disaffected, in ODE.
dience to Gen. Smiths proclamation are
now at home attending to their crops,
and have right to be protected in their
persons and property. The system of
pressing" followed by camp-stragglers
and men in the garb of soldiers. is moth
ing less than open, bare-faced stealing,
and should be regarded and punished as
such. Where men are notoriously en-
gagged in open and active sympathy and
concert with the enemy, they merit all
the punishment they are likely toreceive
in this world, but where such is not the
case, no one has right to modest them
or their property, though they have been
Unionites, or what not.
If the parties who have been despoiled
will make plain statement of the facts
to Gen. KIRBY SMITH, we have no doubt
he will order restitution to be made, as
1--we are confident no will not tolerate such
conduct for moment longer than it il
brought to his notice while he retains
command Of this Military Department.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
From Norfolk

BY recent arrival from Norfolk, we
learn that one.of the regiments ordered
to march to reinforce Mcclellan, mutt
MED, and that sixty of the men we're shot
before order and obedience were secured
At the time Of the departure Of our in
formant, l6 English war vessels, four iron.
clad. one among which was thought to be
the Warrior, were in Hampton Roads
The cause Of the visit of this feet was
unknown, but gave rise to many surmises.
both among our own people and the
Richmond Examiner.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
The Evacuation of Cor,nth.

The following is Gen. Besuregard's &C.
count OF this masterpiece Of strategy and
generalship. Itdon't exactly agree with
Haileck's accounts Of capturing 10000
prisoners and $4,000 stand of arms, as he
reported to his. master he had done. II
is written from q point, and is, dated 80
miles youth Of oorinth. It reads as fol-
lows, ~ 4Di-
JuSr 3. l862.-Ws evacuated Corinth
successfully on. the 30th ult. Twas q
complete surprise to the enSmy:s,, Our
rear guard arrived here unmoleste.i last
night. We brought away allsour hsayv
guns. tents. DO, but had to burn : few
trinss cut OF by gross nsgisctin getting
70 progo. ~. G. TaB.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
From the South.

Charleston, s. c., June l6.-The enemy
drove in our pickets at Secessionville.
James Island. this morning. On their
approach, our troops opened upon them
when within thirty yards, moving them
down. They evidently expected to take
us by surprise. as they advanced with
bayonets pointed. They were repulsed
with heavy loss. 1t Is supposed 500 Of
the enemy were killed and wounded
Our loss IL about IL killed and 80 wound.
ed. It was complete victory for the
Confederates.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-20
The EnRlish Flat

A dispatch will be found elsewhere
announcing the arrival of an English
meet at Norfolk. Whether true or not,
We don't attach any importanos to it,
The sudden departure Of the British min.
ater from Warrington may mean some.
sning-and probably doss-but whether
tor or against the confederaey, is all spec.
ulation, of course,