Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-03
HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.

MONDAY, March 80.
The cars both ways seemed filled With
soldiers to-day-iuvalids, &C., going tc
their regiments in Virginia and Burn
sides men going from Virgioia to aid
Rosecrsns 10 the Kentucky region. Capt
Hssseu plug, L.. Foster, Wm. L. Ammou,
aud james M'Fall, we're oil knew on
the train going down. 1t Was sad, and
almos, dishsartsniug to see SO many Ozone
Of whom l knew both of officers and
men, Who hsbitually use the intoxicating
cup. Frequently, two men may be found
upon . seat each of whom have . "pri-
vs,e" bottle, publicly displayed every
hour or two, aud suggestive Of surprise
aud defeat or failure on the field Of battle.
The poverty Of the Rebels, in preventing
the free use Of liquor, is . blessing TO
them personally, and = great advantage to
their cause.
One burly, six foot, good-uasured chap,
alongside Of whom | happened to cast
anchor, and who was saronaceously mel
low, whispered to know il he was 10
Peuusylvsuis yet, when just below Sun
bury-,hen took a doze. Presently, be
asked if il was "ssfe for fellow TO take
sides North or South, heresbOuts"-then
took a drxe. Anon be pointed to the
Susquehanns, and wanted to k0ow il it
was the R.ppahsuock 3-,heu took dozs.
By-snd-by, be wanted to know il they
could catch cells in that stream, dry
weather then took . doxc. Some one
saying Harrisburg bad sixteen thousand
he mistook it for sky thous-
and, and remarked be had known her,
when she bad only four thousand three
hundred :" then took doss. Came from
Nichols, IN. " at the mouth of the
The Wappareniug, and vas going to Suf-
folk, Virginia then took a dose. Mis-
trusted his "mixing up things" so made
people think be was slightly iustotsickatid,
aud tried to brush up and look wise and
smart and "kunuing: :" and then ,subsidsd
into dOzs.
The down-srain was somewhat behind
to-day, which kept the up.trsin waiting
half 40 hour at Harrisburg for the down to
z'g.sag over, stay . proper time, and then
zig-zag back sgsin. What folly (on &C.
count of wilfulness somewhere) to make
that unnecessary crossing of the river
We might keep down, the Harrisburg
tide, oil the way from Sudbury, in the
end with less expense and danger than
this going scross to come back again
increasing the time, complication, danger
and expense. Coming down, the train
makes, twice, the marks of a figure 4:
from tho north We pass down towards
York, then back of towards Chamb bers.
burg, aud then shoot over the river to
Harrisburg-sud returning to tho
soutb side Of the river, again 60 through
The ridiculous performance.
TUESDAY. March 81.
An old fashioned farmers "ai,tipg"-
eight four-horse teams, moving . family
and its effcc's-pssssd through here yes
terdsy. 1t vas quite sight.
A ne~ly-sppo'n,ed Surgeon, having
been found publicly drunk, was discharged
on the spo: BY Surgeon General King.
Tho Telegraph says that l labor under
= misapprebension iutima,ing that "Ofi-
,ers holding positions here under the
National and State administrations might
have elected the Union ticket in Harris
burg. OF course, did not pretend to
peak from my owu knowledge, but, from
be opinions expressed BY Others, an
till Inclined to think my position correct.
Without the least desire for controversy,
nd with the utmost good will (on account
{ the cause they represeu,) for our Pres
lent and Governor, the conviction is
trong that they have both, from the first,
rred in placing in power men hostile to
be vigorous prosecution Of the Wsr-men
ho are willing to make nson.y aud hold
flee under Republican authorities, and
ho have thrown upon the party most Of
10 odium that has been attached to it
Ut vto secretly plot rith aud uose for
70 Copperheads who cover their treason
ith the mantle of "Democracy." It was
f6culs, ct frss, to distinguish between
,e Union Democrats (who We al trust
d honor,) and the traitors Who bear
1t name: but it is amazing that some
70 Of the wrong stripe ore still kept where
y oan spy out oil our plans and blast
our councils. Il 10 now even asserted
i Gov. Curtin will keep the School Z
parsmeut breeding nest for Copper {
Ids, unless be Gao make il bring him .
tain number Of votes 10 the State Con.
,tion J Ths best refatation Of this i'm '
'ssion will be the nomination Of On
,ve.board loyal man, before the Senate Q