Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-08-03
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL.
Letter from Philipsburg, Pa,
PHIL1PsBURG, PA. AUG. lst, 1876
DEAR JOURNAL. Tho cry Is ..still

PHIL1PSBURG, pa. AUG. lst, 1864
DEAR JOURNAL The cry is still they
came. Excitement is again up to rebel
heat The perpendicular rays of old ''Sor'
come down on such scale that the perspi-
ration flowed freely, during the last few
days, and it was as much as one could do to
keep his powder dry from the flow thus pro-
dUced. But just as we we're about to the
highest water mark, In comes the cars. and
the passengers inform US that the friends,
OF great many of our citizens, from the
South are on their way TO pay them a visit,
and are now III Chambersburg. aad will
probably be in Harrisburg o-morrow-this
was on Saturday. The sudden announce
ment threw the prespiring organs of the
friends into double quick action, and
the Fow Of the sweat of the brow, was
pushed to its utmost capacity. Happily
the shades of night were falling fast, and
complete absorption, into fluid state Of
the friends at home was brought to a
termination for that day at least But Hy-
perlan had scarcely reached the meridian of
his journey, on Sunday until the whole per-
tpTlDg apparatus, was again up to its full
bent, and working at an unprecedented We
locty This sudden change was produced
by the arrival of a hack from Tyrone, the
Jehu Of which. brought the gratifv-
lngintellieence TO the cops, that their friends
were certainly coming, and in order to make
their visit historical fact, had burnt part
Of the town of Chambersburg-were 40, 900
strong. and fully bent on seyering that great
public artery of the Old Keystone, the
Penn'a Rail Road.
4 short time after this news came, 4
scout entered one of our hctels and feeling
qtG-glorious over the success the main body
had achieved, INDUCED pretty freely in IL
rade Of abuse of the Union men, and said
that he would much prefer. jeff Davis to
preside as President of the L. s., than Abe
lHncoln. One Of the boys Of the 9TH Pa
deserves, who had served three years, fight
ing against the supporters Of j. D., was sit
uHs IN the bar-Toom. and as the sandy-hued
Seoat uttered the words as before stated, he
concluded he might as well resume opera
H?nS. Hequickly threw himself into Zine
- battle, " but he had no weapons but those
HAT nature gave him. Both of these, the
nSts, were put out ON the skirmish line-a
Ia0ment more, and the ''skirmishers' en-
SaEed the scout, who, true to the style OF
N me Southern chivalry, drew his bowie.
me Reserve made flank movement, at
lais stage of the battle, and carried the
Nou; breathing works. and captured his
seaPon. The Reserve then demanded
~ unconditional surrender, which demand
vas at once acceded to by the scout, and
%T5ns SSp Of capitulation entered into. Butthe
,Ierve IhGserve was like the man that drew the
treghant ~ at a lottery, he did not know what
Jio with his prisoner, but finally conclu-
..l 10 parole him, for he was not Of much
SOuht anyhow. So the scout stepped
I.h street 10 another of our hotels, walk
an N: and says to the landlord, ''see there,
,.SysSlng the wounds he had received in the
''''' At Hotel No. l, 'that'. what man