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THE BEDFORD GAZETTE13 FUBLIaIIKD EVEKV FRIDAY MORNING

BY S5. F. MEYKRS,At the following terms, to wit: 1

$1.50 per annum, CASH, in advance.$4.00 " " if paiil within the year.$4.50 " " if not paid within the year,

subscription taken for les> than six months.

KP~.No paper discontinued until aJI arrearage*

are paid , miles at the option of the publisher, it

has been decided by the United States Courts thatthe stoppage of a newspaper without the payment

ot arrearages, is prima facie evidence of fraud andis a criminal offence.

QP~The courts have decided that persons are ac-

countable for the subscription price of newspa-pers, if they take them l'tom the po>t office, wheth-er they subscribe for them, ur not.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURESOf the Poo r ami House of Employment of

Bedford County, for the year ending Jnu-nry I, Jl. I). 1862.

GEORGE BIiYMIRE, Treasurer.

Ds*.To balance or. settlement, January

1, 1861, $ 4-15 99Amount received from Colh-rtois 4,975 63

Amount, $5,391 62 JBalance due Treasurer 198, 02 {

$5.559 64 jCIS.

Lly amount pahl out on ?uiulrv checks as fol- !lows, viz :

Wheat and flour $ 9-8 88 !Potatoes 30 05 !Stove and Casting* 104 50 :

Directors of Butler co. Aim.* House S3 00 iDirectors of Huntingdon ro. do 31 53 :John Mower, Attorney's fees 10 00'Apple hotter and dried fin itrows and beef cattle 531 49 !

Cows and beeves 8! 91 IDry goods and groceries 1,912 31 jPrinting 13S 50:J, Filler on contract fir building 178 10Beef and Bacon 412 78 1Making f-nce ami lumber 76 19Repairs at mill IK> 98Removal of Paupers IS 67Support of out door pauper* 300 00 iWm Leary,steward, and Mrs. Lea-

ry, Matron, 144 43Br*. Harry and Reamer, silarv and

medicine | .J.f> 87 jJ. S. Brumbaugh for wagon 60 00 -Directors of Fia ikliti co. Alms House 23 47Refunded to collectors 53 51 .

Making coffins 20 001Justices fees 18 55:Mtssrs. Smouse, Amos, iGrnery,

Brumbaugh and Getty*, salary 164 00Miscellaneous checks 175 12Interest on checks [s9 43Treasurer's salary 40 00 'Stationery 10 00Auditors and clerks salary 20 00'Exonerations allowed collectors 102 48percentage " " 141 61 :

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§5,589 64 ;Amoufct due fom iolletors §5,712 62

We the undersigned, Auditors of tied fordcounty, do certify tha* we have examined theforegoing account o( George Bfymire, Treasu-rer of t lie Poor atid House of Employment of jBedford countv, arid find the same lobe correct ,and true as above slated, and that there is a bal-ance due said Treasurer of $l9B 02.

Witness our hands and seals this Bth day of jJanuary, A. D. 1862.

DANIEL FLETCHER,GEORGE HA UGH MA N,

Attest, DANIEL L. DEFIBAUGH.THOMAS R. GGTTYS, Clerk.

List of paupers admitted, discharged, died,Ac., N.C., during each month, and the numberremaining at the .nd of each month; also the!average number supported in the House duringthe year, together with ttie number of out-door jpaupers suppnti d by the Institution, from the!first of January 1861, till the first of January j1862. ?'

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Januirv, 2 1 32 21 !February. 2 2 1 32 2o jMarch 6 3 36 19 iApril, 7 2 38 22.May, 2 3 36 19 jJune, 2 2 2 37 10July, 6 11 4 1 ltijAugust, . 7 2 2 43 17 JSeptember, 2 41 17 jOctober, 2 2 1 1 1 40 17 iNovember, 2 2 1 40 18 jDecember, 8 S 2 6 1 1 40 19 J

Matting an average of 52 per month, of whom J?? are colored, 2 are blind, 19 are insane, and 4jate confined to bed ?also 581 wayfaring passrii- jgeia were provided with board and lodging. |There are also 2 out-door paupers who are noi |included in the above. Bills tn Lie atnotin'. of$513 25 were aL>v paid for 23 peisons whowere furnished with boarding, medical attend-

ance &.C., who were unable to be brought tothe Poor House.

Produce of Faira and Garden.25 Tons of Hay,

5 Loads of Corn fodder341 bushels of ears of corn67 bushels of rye24 bushels of buckwheat

600 bushel? of potatoes7 bushels of beans

12 bushels large onions1 i bushels small onions

20 bushels tomatoes12 bushels beetsS bushels turnip* <

10 bustiels pat snips2ioo heads of cabbage

5 barrels sour krout4 barrels cucumber pickles4 loads sweet pumpkins

1 1 i barrels soft soap50 pounds hard soap

200 jiounds tallow675 pounds lard315 pound-- butter29*3 pounds beef i3806 pounds pork

385 pounds veal330 pounds mutton ,

7 bpef hides i7 calf skins

14 sheep skms215 pounds wtv!

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NEV SERIES.

Stock on the Farm2 bead of hors- s6 cows

| 1 bull; 20 boos:>6 sheep

Articles Manufactarod by Matron.50 pairs pants

7 vests ?

50 shirt?27 chemiseg

25 handkerchiefs30 aprons

3_chili)rens skirls23 women's dresses

3 children's shirts20 pair pillow slips

5 chaff licks20 men's shirts

S hoist-ts9 sun Iron nets4 pillows

1 I women's caps12 women's sacks

2 round jackets5 children'- dresses

30 pair men's socks14 pair women's stockings1 3 towels5 pair drawers ?4 coats

3 7 comforts20 sheets

3 quilted skirts2 tlannM skirts5 shrouds

W.? the undersigned, Directors of the Poorand House of Employment of Bedford county,do certify that we have examined the aboveaccounts, statements and reports of WilliamLeary and George Wide!, Stewards of the saidPoor and House of Employment from the fiistday of January, A. D. 1861, till the fiist of.January, A D. 1862, and find the same to becorrect.

Witness our hands and seals this Ist day ofJanuary, \. D. 1862.

JOHN KEMERY,ADOLPHUS A Kin,J. S. BRUMBAUGH.

AttestTHOMAS R. GETTY'S, Clerk:

Statement and report of William Learv,Steward of the Poor and House of Employ-ment of Bedford county, from the first of Jan-uary 1861, till the Ist April 1861.1861, Da.

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Jan Ist, To cash received from variiuspersons sl7 06

April Ist, Treasury draft Lr balance ofaccouut 16 73

$33 791861 Cr.April Ist, By amount from sundry per-

sons $33 79Statement and Report of Geo. Widel, Stew-

ard of the Poor ai.d House of Employment ofBedford county, from the Ist dav of April,lß6l,til! tiie Ist diy ot January, A. D. 1862.1862.

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D.Januaiv L fo amount reoived from

sundry persons $35 85 JBalance due Steward on settlement 36 Gsi1862, Ck.

Jan. 1, By cash from sundry persons $72 51

SiaicKifiit of Poor House Mill,

From January 1, 1861, till January 1, 18G2.

To amount ol j | t | 5 j Z- ! Sgrain brought in I ~ I J j if j Eas per monthly | j j | w j c

reports 420 256 58 i 97 60 iliaised on Farm 63 24

CR. 420 319 5Si 121 60JBy am't i.( Grain

used in PoorHouse and soldto sundry per-sons for cash .Ston accounts,Stc

Used ill P. House 428£ 5 5 60Horse feed 135Hog feed 1 33 30 48Beef feed 2 8For seed 3Sold sund'y per's. 36i 31 7 6 7

463 301 41 69 63

XTOTICE?-IT IVP, the undersigned, have purchasedthe patent right of G. VV. TOLHUHST'S ECI.IPSCWASHKU, for Bedford county, and hereby forewarnall persons from infringing on said right, as other-wise ihey will be dealt with according to law.

MAY& SNIDER.Cumberland Valley, Feb. 14.?3 m.

VDMINISTRA TOR'S NOTICE?Letters of adminhtra'ion cn the

estate of Daniel Miller, late of South Woodberrytewnship, dec'ii., having been granted to the sub;scriber, all person* indebted to said estate, are bere-by notified to make payment immediately, and thosehaving claims against the same will present themproperly authenticated for settlement

SAMUEL TEETER, Adm'r.Residing in S. Woodiierry tp.

February 14, 1862.*

A DMi N IST R ATORS' NOTICE.?/\ Letters of administration on the

estate of Samuel Carper, late of Middle Woodberrytownship, deceased, having been granted to the sub-scribers, all persons indebted to said estate are re-quested to make immediate payment, and all per-sons having claims against said estate will presentthem properly authenticated for settlement.

JACOB CARPER,CHRISTOPHER ACRPER,

February 14, 1862.* Adm'rs.

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| THE LADY PRESIDENT'S BALL.HV KLKASOU C. IKIVXKLT.v.

" ITie lights in the President's mansion,The gas-lights cheery and red,

I sec them glowing and glancing,As I toss on my wearisome bed;

I see them flooding the windows.And, star-like, gemming the hall,

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A\ here the tide of fashion flows inwardTo the Lady-President's Ball!

"My temples are throbbing with fever,My limbs are palsied with pain.

And the crash of that festal musicBu ms into my aching brain

1 ill I rave with delirious fancies;And coffin, and bier, and pall.

Mix up with the flowers and laces

Of my Lady-1 'resident's Ball!

"A\ hat matter that I. poor private,Lie here on my narrow lied,

With tin: fever griping my vitals,And dozing my hapless head !

What matters that nurses are callous,And rations meagre and small,

So long as the bruit tnonde revelAt the Lady-President's Ball!

"Who pities my poor old mother ?

Who comforts my sweet young wife?Alone in the distant city,

With sorrow sapping their life ?

F have no money to send them.They cannot come at my call;

No money ! yet hundreds are wastingAt my Lady-1 'resident's Ball!

"Hundreds?ah ! hundreds of thousands?-In satins, jewels, and wine,

French dishes for dainty stomachs,(While the black broth sickens mine!)

And jellies, and fruits, and cold ices,And fountains that flash as they fall;

() God! for a cup of cold water

From the Laily-Presi.lent's Bait I

"NurseT bring me my uniform rage !

I la! why did you blow out the light?1 lelp me up?though I'm aching and giddy,

I must go to my dear ones to-night!Wife! mother! grown weary with waiting;

I'm coining! I'll comfort ye all!"And the private sank dead while thoy reveled

At my Lady-Pre.-ideut's Ball!

A LIT" OF CONTRIBUTIONS,From the citizens (fBedford Township to the Vol-

unteers.

Mrs. Daniel Fetter, 1 sheet, 1 blanket, 2pre. ol soeks. 1 gal. of apple-hut ter, 2 chickens.

Mre. William Fetter, 2 pairs of socks.j Mrs. Michael Fetter, 2 pairs of socks, 1 gal-j lon of apple-butter, 1 peek of dried fruit. 1shirt, 1 roll of butter; Mrs. Isaac Reighart Ipair ot pillow-slips, 1 pair of soeks, 3 quarts of

| dried iruit: .Mrs. Nicholas Russell, 3 quarts of! dried berries: Mrs. George Reighart, 2 pillows,I 1 sheet-, 1 roll of butter: Lewis Ling, 1 pair of! blankets. s>.nrali A . Ling, 2 pillows and slips.John llolderbauta 4;) lbs of butter. Ilctticj( royle, 1 blanket, dried fruit, 1 shirt: Juliann

; Ling, 2 chickens, James Ling, 1 chicken, sau-: sages, and dried berries. Airs. David Earnest,2 chickens, g quarts of berries. Mre. Mnrv\\ alter (of Bamu i) 2 chikens, 3 quarts of el-der! terries, 3 lbs of bntte[, 1 shirt, 1 gallon ofappiebutter. Mrs.William AY. Phillips 2 chiek-eus. I shirt, 1 pair of soeks, 1 croch of ap-ple-butter. Mary Walter. I blanket, 1 shirt,t pan- of socks. Mrs. Andrew Reighart 14

gallons appiebutter, 1 undershirt, 1 pair ofsocks. Airs. Jacob Zimmers, 7 lbs of butter,

1 blanket, 1 shirt, dYied fruit. Aire. BatnuelGriffith, 1 pair of pillow slips, 1 blanket, 1shirt, 1 coverlet. Airs. Josinh Berkhiiner, 1sheet. 1 bed comfort. Mrs. J. AY. Tomlinson,2 ors of socks, 2 sheets, 3 lbs of butter, 1 tur-key. Geo. Dibert, 1 pair of soeks. FranklinA\ alter. I pair of socks. Airs. Henry Sill, 1roll of butter. 1 sheet, Aire. David Dibert, 1blanket. Daniel Dibert, 1 sheet, 1 roll of but-ter. Mre. Jacob D. Fetter, 1 pair of socks.Aire. Jacob Biddle. 1 crock of apple-butter, 1shirt. Aire. Charles Imler, 1 pair at" socks,1 crock of apple-butter. Mrs. Isaac Tmler, 1sheet, 1 crock of apple-butter. Mrs. AbramSill, I towel, 2 pairs of socks. Aire. DanielAValter. 1 i lbs of butter, 1 sheet, 1 shirt. 1pair of stockings, 2 pillows, 2 Hips, 2 quarts ofdried berries, I peek of dried apples. Airs.Daniel Zimmers, 3 shirts, 2 under-shirts, 3 pre.of Drawers, 2 pairs of socks, 1 quart of driedberries, 1 peek of dried apples. John Zim-mors, 4 pillows, 2 quarts of dried lierries, 3lbs of butter, 4 peck of dried apples. Mrs.Charles Heltzel, 2 gallons of appiebutter. Airs.David Reighart, 2 quarts of dried berries, 4peck dried apples. Mrs. Abraham Sehnavley,I shirt. John H. Sehnavley, I shirt, 3 quartsof apple-butter. 1 crock pickles. Airs. Zim-mers, 1 peck dried apples, 1 pr drawers, 1 crockjeily. .Mrs. Aloorhead, 2 pre of socks, 1 pintdried berries. Mrs. Samuel Beegle, 1 pint ofberries, 1 glass of jelly. Mre. Zaoh Diehl, 1chicken, 2 doz eggs. Aliss. Ann Carny, 1 pintwortloberries. Airs. Diehl, 3 pints whor tielier-ries and dried apples. Mre. Shartzer, 1 pair ofpillow slips, 1 glass of Jelly. Mrs. Diehl, 2chickens. Mre. Mary Ripley, 2 quarts of driedcorn. Iqt grapes, 1 qt blackberries. Mrs. F.

1 Sehnavley, 1 qt of berries 1 qt of cherries, and

Freedom of Thought and Opinion.

BEDFORD, PA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1862,

3 qts of dried apples. Mrs. R. Amos, 1 quilt,1 pr drawers, 1 pr pillow slips, 2 qut whort-

lelrerries. .John >S. Rifcchey, 1 Shirt, 1 under-shirt. Miss. Maggie Jiitchey, 1 shirt, Ipr pil-low slips. Mrs. Jacob Yount, I chicken, Iprpillow slips, 1 pr socks. Leah Reighart 2 pre ofsocks. Mrs. David Imler, 1 sheet, dried elder-berries, 2 pillows, towel. Mary Reighart, 1 prsocks. Barbara Reighart, 1 crock apple-butter,

1 blanket. Mrs. George Zimmers, 1 sheet, 1

roll of butter, 2 doz eggs, 1 pr socks. E-phraim Imler, 1 can of tomatoes, and 2 qts of

cherries. Mrs. Thomas Imler, Ipr of socks.Mrs. Daniel Riddle, 2 lbs of butter, 1 quilt,

1 towel and cloths. Mrs. William Phillips f1 comfort, 1 crock of apple-duttcr, 4 pil-lows ami slips, 3 pre of socks, 3 qts of driedfruit, 6 chickens. Mrs. Jacob Welter, 1J hcet, 1 crock apple-butter, dried fruit. An-drew E. Dibert, igallon apple-butter; Mrs. T.(.barney 1 pillow and slip, 3 qts elderberries.Mrs. John Sh artzcr, 1 pt whortleberries.Mrs. Gubernator 2 qts elderberries, i qt whort-lobenies, 1 pt raspberries. Mrs. J. lbidaliam

1 gallon apple-butter, I peek dried apples.Mrs. C. A. Bridal nun, 3 pts dried whortleber-ries. 1 <jt raspberries. ftirs. IV. Gephart, 1crock apple-butter. Mrs. David Koontz; 1 ptgrapes, Iqt dried corn. A. Barn hart, 1 shirt;J. Hammer. I shirt. Mrs. A. Bamhart, 6 pil-low, 14 slips, 1 crock jelley, 3 qts elderberries,

j gallon dried apples, 1 qt dewberries, 1 can ofI tomatoes. Airs. C. Keith blanket, 3 lbs can-

i dies, 1 crock apple-butter, 3 lbs soap, 1 pr soeks,j 1 crock of Preserves, 2 chickens. Mrs. Henry

! Koontz, 1 crock of apple-butter, 1 peck dried! apples. Mrs. Hammond, 1 coverlet, 1 pillow,

; 3 chickens, 3 lbs butter, 1 doz eggs, 4 doz tow-; eis, Ipt dried whortleberries. David A. Barn-

-1 hart, .1 shirt. Mrs. Alex. Ling, o\ lbs of but-| tor, 1 doz eggs. Mrs. E. Koontz, 2 shirts, 1!pr socks, 1 chicken; Mrs. M. Beard, 6 qts el-derberries, 2 qts whortleberries, and 2 chickens.Mrs. 8. Russell, sausages. Mrs. R. Amos, 1quilt, 1 pair of drawers, 1 pair of pillow slips,2 qts of whortleberries. John 8. Ritclrav, 1shirr, 1 undershirt. Miss Maggie Ritchuv, 1

; sheet, 1 pair of pillow slips. Mrs. Jacob Yount,1 chicken 1 pair of pillowslips, 1 pair of socks,

fjeah Reighart, 2 pairs of soeks. Mrs. DavidImler, 1 sheet, dried elderberries, 2 pillows, 1

towel. Marv Reighart, 1 pair of socks. Bar-bara, 1 crock of apple-butter. 1 blanket. Mrs.George Zimmers, 1 sheet, 1 roll of butter, 2doz eggs, 1 pair of soeks. I'phraim Imler, 1can of tomatoes, 2 qts ofcherries. Mrs. Thom-as Imler, 1 pair of socks, Mrs. Daniel Riddle,2 lbs of butter, 1 quilt. I towel, cloths. Mrs.William l'hillips, L cmufort, 1 crook of apple-butter, 4 pillows and slips, 3 pairs of socks, 3qts of dried l'rnit, 6 chickens. Mrs. JacobWalter Jr., 1 sheet. 1 crock of apple-butter,dried fruit. Ankrcw E. Dibcrt, 4 gallon ap-ple-butter, and 25. Mrs. 8. Carney, 1 pillowand slips, 3 qts of elderberries. Mrs. JohnShartzer, 1 pint of whortleberries. Mrs. Gub-ernater, 2 quarts of elderberries, 1 qt of whort-leberries, 1 pint of raspberries. Mrs. J. Brida-ham, 1 gallon of apple-butter, 1 peck of driedapples. Mrs. C. A. Bridehain, 3 pts of whort-leberries, I quart of raspberries. Mrs. W.Gep-harl, 1 crock of apple-butter. .Mrs. DavidKoontz, 1 pint of grapes, 1 quart of driedcorn. I>. Bamhart, 1 shirt. J. Hammer,

1 shirt. Mrs. A. Bamhart. 6 pillows. 14 pil-lowslips, 1 crock of jelley, 3 qts of elderber-ries, 4 gallon dried apples, 1 qt of dewberries,I can of tomatoes, Mrs. C. Keith 1 blanket, 3lbs of candles, 1 crock of apple-butter, 3 lbs ofsoap, 1 pair of socks, 1 crock of preserves. 2chickens. Mrs. Henry Koontz, 1 crock of ap-ple-butter, 1 peck of dried apples. Mrs. Ham-mond, I coverlet, I pillow, 3 chickens, 3 lbs ofbutter, 1 doz eggs, 4 doz towels, 1 pt whortle-berries. D. A. Bamhart, 1 shirt. Mrs. AlexLing, 31 lbs of butter, J doz eggs. Mre. E.Koontz, 2 shirts, 1 pair of socks, 1 chicken,-Mrs. M. Beard, 3 qts of elderberries, 2 quartsof whortleberries, 2 chickens. Mrs. 8. Russell,sausages. Miss. Maggie. Wisel, I crock of ap-ple-butter; Miss Jennie Patterson, 2 chick-ens, 1 glass of jelley. Mrs. M. Btifflor, 7 qtsof dried apples, 3 qts peaches, 1 pt. whortleber-ries, 2 qts elderberries, sausages. 1 chicken, 3pints of apple-butter. A. Ling, 2 shirts; Mrs.J. Fetter I coverlet; Mrs. Jacob Fetter, 1 blank-et, 1 qt elderberries, 1 qt of corn, 1 qt of cher-ries, 1 qt of whortleberries. 1 shirt; Mrs. Ilughes

1 coverlet, 1 blanket, 1 pillow and slip: Wm.8. Beegle, 1 shirt; I. D. Earnest 1 blanket, 1 shirt;Thomas Beegle, 1 shirt and 2 collars; GeorgeA. Beegle, 1 pr socks, Mrs. Alex. Price, 1blanket, 1 towel, 1 qt, dried fruit: Mrs. H.Beegle, 7 qts of dried fruit. Cash by differ-ent persons $15.07.

DANIEL FETTER, Pres.11. W. FISHER, Sec.

S3"A good Alethodist minister at the AYest,who lived on a very small salary, wasgreatly introuble atone time to get his quarterly instal-ment. He had called on the steward a numberof times, but had each time been put off withsome excuse. His wants at length becomingurgent, he went to his steward and told him thathe must have his money, as his family was suf-fering for tiic necessaries of life.

"Money!" replied the steward, iiYou preachfor money I I thought that you preached for thegood of souls!"

"Souls!" replied the minister: "I can't eat |souls, and if I could, it would fake a thousandsuch souls as yours to make a decent meal!"

t ~*A married monster said that lie latelydreamed that he had an angel by his side, andupon waking up found it was nobody but hiswife.

Cg"AYhat is the difference between an accep-ted and a rejected lover? The one kisses hisMissus, and the other misses his kisses.

The gallant Second Kansas, that was so badly-cut to pieces at Springfield, has been transform-ed into a cavalry regiment, with full ranks.

WHOLE XHEBEK, 2998.

VOL. 5. NO. 34.

THE GORGEOUS FETE.

Milium Beown and las Friends at the. White Houseu/nui a late Festive occasion?% VilliuvCs lieflee-tion?The Toilettes?The Punch.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. * * * All the IX-stlooking uniforms in the anny were invited to

Mrs. Lincoln's Ball at the White House, on Wed-nesday, and of course I was favored, together

I with the General of the Mackerel Brigade, andCaptain Yilliam Brown of Aeeomac. My tick-et, my boy, was aristocratic as a rooster's tail

1 at sunrise.

(Cutlets.) E Pi.up.r BUST UNIOX (Oysters.)ORPHEUS C. KERR.'

Pleasure of your company at the White House,(R. S. P. V.) Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1862,

8 o'clock, p. m.

(Half Mourning for Prince Albert.)(No smok iag allowed.)

At an early hour in the evening of the fetethe General of the Mackerel Brigade came tomy room in a perfect perspiration of brass but-tons and white kids, and I asked him what 'mosmoking aloud" meant I "Why," says he, puttingwig straight and licking a stray drop of brandyfrom one of his gloves, '-it means that if youtry to "smoke" any of the generals at the ballas to the plan of the camgaign, you musn't do"aloud." "Thunder," says the General, in aline glow of enthusiasm, " the only plan of thecampaign that I know anything about is the rat-aplan."

Satisfied with the General's explanation, 1 jproceeded with my toilette, audpresently beam- jetl upon him in such a resplendent conglomera- jtion oi ruffles, brass buttons, epaulettes and jHungarian pomade, that I reminded him of acomet just come out of a leather bed, with its Itail done up in papers.

"My Magnus Apollo," said lie, "the way Iyou bear that white cravat shows you to be ofrich but genteel parentage. Any man," sayshe, "who can wear a white cravat without look-ing like a coachman may pass for a gentlemanborn. Two-tliirds of the clergymen that wear

it look like footmen in their grave clothes."We then took a hack to the White House,

my boy, and on arriving there, were delightedto find that the rooms were already tilling withstatesmen, miss-statesmen, mrs-statesmen, andofficers, who had so much lace and epaulets a-bout them that they looked like walking brassfoundries with the front door open.

The first object that attracted my especial at-tention, however, was a thing that I took for alarge and ornamental pair of tongs leaning a-against a mantle, figured in blue enamel with alife like imitation of a window brush on top.I directed the General's attention to it, and ask-ed him if that was one of the unique gifts pre-sented to the Government by the late Japaneseembassy ?

'Thunder!' says tlie General, "that's no tongs.It's the young man which is Capt. Yilliam Brownoi* Aeeomac. Now that Ilook at him,"says theGeneral, "he reminds me of an old fashionedstraddle bug."

Stepping from one lady's dress to another, un-til Ireachi d the side of the commander of theAeconuie, 1 slapped him on the back, and says

way to go

"Ilow are you, my blue bird and what doyou think of this brilliant assemblage?"

"Ila!" trr.id A iiliain, starting out of a brownstudy and putting some cloves in bis mouth, todisguise the water he'd drank on his way fromAcconiac?"l was just thinking wliqt my moth-er would say if she could see rue and the othersnobs here to-night. AVlreu Ilook on the wo-men of America around sue to-night, savs A'ill-iam, feelingly, "and see how much they've cutoil from the tops oftheir dresses, to make ban-dages lor our wounded soldiers, I can't help feelingthat their neck-or-nothing appearance?so farfrom being indelicate, is a very delicate proof oftheir devoted love of Union."

"Iagree with you, my azure humanitarian."says I. "There's precious little waste aboutsuch dresses."

A'illiani closed one eye, turned his head one.side like a facetious canary, ami says he?-

"Now lovely woman scants her dress, withbandages the sick to bless; and stoops so far towar's alarms, her very frock is under arms."

I believe him, my boy ! *

Returning to the Genera), we took a turn inthe East Room, .and enjoyed the panorama ofyouth, beauty and whiskers, that wound its va-riegated lengtli before us.

The charming Airs. 1/ , of Illinois, wasrichly attired in a frock and gloves, and wore awreath of flowers from amaranthine bowers.She was affable as an angle with a new pair ofwings, and was universally allowed to be the.most beautiful woman present.

The enthralling Aliss C , from Ohio, waselegantly clad in a dress, and wore number fourgaiters. 80 brilliant was her smile, that whenshe laughed-at one of Lord Lyon's witticisms,all one corner of the room was wrapped in a

glare of light, and several nervous dowagerscried "Fire!" Her beauty was certainly the most

beautiful present.The fascinating AlissL , of Pennsylvania,

was superbly robed in an attire of costly mate-rial, with expensive flounces.?She wore twogloves and a complete pair of ear-rings, andspoke so musically that the Marine Band thoughtthere was an leolian harp in the window. Bhewas certainly the most beautiful woman [.res-ent.

The bewitching Miss G' , from Missouri,was splendidly dressed in a breast-pin and laceflounces, and wore her hair brushed back froma forehead like Mount Athos. Her eyes remin-ded one of diamond springs sparkling in the

shade of whipering willows. Bhe was decided-lythe finest type of beauty presc-v.t.

The President wore his coat and whiskers,and bowed to all salutations like a graceful doorhinge.

There was a tali western Senator present,

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who smiled so much above his stomach, that Iwas reminded of the beautiful lines?-

" As some tall cliff that lift s its awful form,Swells frtm the vale and midway leaves the stormThough round its base a country's ruin spread,Eternal moonshine settles on its head."

I 'pon going into supper room, my bey, I be-j held a paradise of eatables that made me wishim

--elf a knife and fork, with nothing but a bot-tle of mustard to keep me company. Therewere oysters a la fiouhun ; Turkeys a la ruf-

fles; chickens a la Mathumleh; beef a la Ball Run;fruit a la stiuwkake ; jellies a la Kolaramorbus ;

and ices a la arjuefltz.The ornamental confectionary was beautiful-

ly symbolical of the times. At one end of theta'ole there was a large lump of white candy,with six carpet tacks lying npon it. This rep-resented the "Tax on Sugar." At the otherend was a large platter containing imitationmud, in which two candy IJrigudicrs were swim-ming towards each other, with their swords be-tween their teeth. This symbolized "War."

These being very hard times, my boy, andthe Executive not being inclined to be too ex-pensive in its marketing, a most ingenious ex-pedient was adopted to make it appear thatthere were just twice as much of certain costlydelicacies on the table as there really was. A-bout tl'.e centre of the tabic lay a large, mirror,and on this was placed a few expensive dishes.Of course the looking glass gave them a doub-le effect. For instance, if there was a poundof beefsteak on the plate, it produced anotherpound in the glass, and the effect was two pounds.

When economy can be thus artistically blen-ded with plentitude, my boy, money ceases tobe king, and butchers'bills dwindle. Hereafter,when I receive for my rations a pint of trans-parent coffee and two granite biscuits, I shalluse a looking ghtss for a plate.

It was the very whieh-ing hour of the nightwhen the General and myself left the glitteringscene, and we had to ask several patrols which

< )n parting with my comrade-in-arms, says I:"General, the ball is a success."He looked at me in three winks, and says he :

"Itwas a success?particularly the bowl ofpunch." Yours, for soda water,

OitPHET'S C. KIiRU.

From the Farmer and Gardener.

WORK IN THE GARDEN FOR MARCH.SOWING ASTAIIAGUS SEED. ?This seed may

be sown, about the middle, or towards the lat-ter end of this month, on four feet wide beds ofrich earth. Sow it tolerably thin on the sur-face, clap it in with the back of a spade, coverit a little l>etter than half an inch deep withearth out of the alleys, and then rake the bedssmooth.

SOWING BEET SEED. ?For this porpose makechoice of a piece of rich deep ground; lay itout into four teet wide beds, push the looseearth into the alleys, then sow the seed tolera-bly tlun and cover it with the earth out of theisealleys to about three-quarters of an inch deep.Or let drills be drawn with a hoe, near an inchdeep, and a foot or little more asunder; drop-the seeds thinly therein and cover them overthe same depth as above. Or you may sowthe seed on a piece of ground, rough after be-ing dug, and rake it well in.

ONlON. ?There are various methods of sow-ing seed; but first I will give you the one prac-tised by the most judicious and careful garden-ers.

As you proceed in digging the ground rake itwell after you; that being done lay it out intothree and a half, or four feet wide beds, withalleys between of about a foot wide; then withthe back of the rake push otf the light looseearth from the top of each bed in the alleys,one half to the one side, the other to the oppo-site: this done, and being provided with goodseed, sow it thereon at the rate of one poundfor every sixteen rods, and with a shovel castthe earth out of the alleys over the beds, cov-ering the seeds evenly about half an inch deep;then rake the beds lightly, drawing olfall thelumps into the alleys.

When the plants are up let them be keptvery clean and free from weeds of any kind bya good careful hand-weeding, which is to be re-peated. from time to time, as they require it;ancl where tlx y grow too close thin them to a-bout two inches, plant from plant, all over thebeds; by these means you will have excellentonions for the table the first year.

Sowing seed, to produce small seed onions,will answer better in April, which see. Ifsownin this month, they would generally grow totoo large a size for that purpose.

SOWING PAUSLEY- ?Parsley seed may besown in a single drill along the edge of thequarters or borders of the garden; if will makea useful and also neat edging, if not suffered togrow rank, especially the curled parsley; or iflarge supplies are wanted for market, it may bosown in continued rows nine inches asunder, orupon the general surface, trod down and rakedin.

THE MARKETS.BATTERIES. ?There lias been a decided ad-

vance on the rebel batteries, particularly on theCumberland, and the entire stock was closedout, and charged to profit ajjd loss the rebels ta-king the latter.

NAVIGATION.?A high boating stage on theCumberland and Tennessee Ktvers is fatal to alarge amount of rebel property exposed on thebanks. Several boats having discharged theircargoes with grt-.d- precisions, consignees makingan assignment from overstock. ?

EXCHANGE. ?Southern exchange is easy anddeclining, plenty otiering and taken in two largelots. The iittle balance off'ifotpe hundred,'' re-cent iy announced as against the Governmentbeing now ; 'on the contrary quite the reverse."

BACON.?A decided movement in the rebelstocks, both in Tennessc and missonri two prin-cipal holders Price and Floyd at last accounts :being busy saving theirs with great diligent*.