WATNEdBUKG. PENX A. Wednesday .July 1, 1807 DISTRICT AND COCSITY TICKET. SUPREME JUDGE EON. H. W. WILLIAMS, Q) AlUghtny (.'witty. AMtttBLT. DR. JOHN BTONE, ,01 Moaongahela Tj). aucmrr. JOHN WALTON. Of RkhWU Tp. TnriSPRr.K, BAML'KL HARVEY, 01 Ceatru Tp. "OMMISSIONKH. JOHN LANTj, Of Gilmoro Tp. JrRY rOMMI.IilONI B. JOHF.I'III'M M0RI119, Of Oroene Ip. 0OH HOfB MRrctOR, A. RHFI.UY, Of DunkarJ lp. the niriF.nr.xii:. Report lias it tlmt Maximilian's ease was disposed of before the court mar tial iu less tlnn an hour. Surritt's trial has been in progress more tlnn forty days ami is not yet finished. i - 1 1 is very evident that thrs plilebotomists who demand the trial bf!ru a eivil court of this rebel and assassin have but little feeling for the body public. The absurdity of tlnlr position is more apparent when we rounder that thev i , , . 1 . 11 ..... II... l'l. 1.1. ...1 demand the trial of c:Hi and every rebel bv civil courts before thev can I,, ,,... I . ill I .1 bs pronounced traitors. Should tins poli,.v bo adopted, taking for example Surmlt's ens,, in what eoi.rfition wol,l it leave the treasury of the country. This thing of burdenin ' the North with troa.-; ):i's load is the policy of , ... . , it '. . T, . , : try the is-me whether the brave blood Democracy, ami ever will be until the ! " i . , , , . . . . , , , .isheil upon those immortal ilavs has people in their wrath declare for and , ,. . ,, ,, ',, ' . , . ,. been shed m vain. 1 he gallant "Hoys put in practice the far speedier and less onerous policy of Juarez, Tin: letter from Ex-rebel Commis sioner Quid relative to the exchange of prisoners suggests strange surmises, backed as thev are, bv the assertion that he can prove what he says by Federal i officers. The matter will have a thorough investigation and if he can make his word good we trust he will do so. Lit the murder, of our prison ers be fixed upon the guilty parties THE l'AI.I. I'OI.ITM 41. AMIA10. The Pre mentions the fact of the meeting on Thursday, the 18th, of the State Central Commence, in Harris-! Imrg to project the political campaign of this (all, and adds: Reports were received from all parts of theState,and I ho far the indications are most nuspici- j oils. . At this early stage we arc able to: give words of cheer a fart whieh j should not only encourage but stimulate every one to increased energy and acti vity. Never before was individual ac tion so needed. Every man in this State must be talked to and reasoned with. In every house and counting room and mill and ttore must be ex plained the decision ngainst legal ten ders and its connection with the syste matic opposition of the D " iv v v to the Government. Every nun m i- !. made to feel that a solemn r s;io:isil,iIi- ty is thrown on him in the neuter ot votins this year. No oi.e rmi-t bra l I lowed to escape a vote. No vote must he given nsa compliment, oron account of family or business connections. No man must be allowed to think that he can sell his country for such a price. The Democracy, desjerate from repeat ed defeats, and hungry from their fast of years, are straining every nerve. They are cavassing every corner of the State, and bidding in one way and an other for every man in it. Their ex ample mint be imitated. AVe must emulate in a good cause the exertion and energy displayed by the leaders of a bad one that noorMEjrr. Montgomery Blair is stumping Vir ginia in behalf of Democracy, and in a late speech accused the Republicans of liemg the only party that ever existed in this country that did not at heart profess to act in deference to tho Con stitution. We beg leave to in form Mr. Blair, chimes in tho N. Y. Tribune, that th? Republican parly has done more to preserve the Constitution than all the other parties combined j that had it not been for Republican energy and wisdom he would not now have a Constitution to talk about. Where would the Constitution be if the Demo cratic party had been intrusted with its care? Probably in some old paper shop. .We have noticed that the noiso about Ihe Violation of thie Constitution fenerally comes from thetaien whd did the most to destroy or the least to pre jwryo iUr The Rebels who adiurcd ita .authority, and triad to slash it to piece with the wn sword, are now eager io vse it w Die means of getting into power ; Mr Johnson, "who once lmd the effrontery t0 6ay, "Whenever you hear a man prating about the Constitu tion, spot him he Is a traitor," now talks more of it, and does less for it, than any public man in America ; Mr. Blair's new friends, the Democrats, throughout the war, gave all their sym pathies to the sworn foes of the Con stitution. The Republican party not only preserved the sacred instrument, but improved it. Let it never be for gotten that to Republicanism the Constitution owes Article XIII., pro hibiting Slavery throughout the United States. Is the event of the triumph of the manhood suffrage measure in Ohio, some of the Democratic journals of that State threaten to elect, so far as it is iu the power of the party to elect, negroes to office. This homrepathic threat is put forth to frighten Republi cans out of voting affirmatively on the question, but it cannot have much weight. In some Democratic districts th niit'ority rii'iht welcome a change '.'.i the in-11 n 'm 'intinjo to get office, even if blacks should be substituted for whites. 1 'ills, dim IU: TO THE BOTH IX II M E. To the indomitable pluck of Rey nolds was the nation indebted for the possession ot vantage ground upon , , , . ... which to marshal her torecs lor the terrific contest of the 21 and 3d of July, at Gettysburg. The slightest hesitation upon his part would have yielded to Lee the 1. w. i ir:ii nun itie ii Hiii.i i op, aim ine grauu army would have found itself retracing OS piens IMWillilN II1C i oioi iac : ami in i ' ' !;7'I'l"'"" ' titry but de- ! r.,SIX:. V":,"r.V 11,0 lrtldcr "'- !i- ,. L 1- .1. . II . 1 It' T ' I in 1 I H , In ISM tlio Rimo loyal nation will ! nutitiit' 1 1 fit (1 irnna of in 1 ml i if 1 v in in Hlnc," who survived the shocks of a hundred battles, will be there to do honor to the memory of their lost coin rades, and thev will see to it that a true and tried patriot, whose history keeps pare with the history of the past, s'all he chosen as Chief Magistrate of the land which they liave rescued and made tree. To these "Hoys in nine" we have a word to say. Remember that the mu test this fall is to the Presidential elec tion what the battle of the 1st Corps, under Reynolds, was to Gettysburg. Your old enemies, the Copperheads, hope by the nomination ofa pcrsonally- popular candidate, and an entire i noring of their own and his infamous political record, to induce Republicans to hesitate and grow lukewarm, and thus to so closely contest the comiiv election as to give them the vantage ground '158. Let the "Hovs in Liluc" and the "Grand Army of the Republic" lie thoroughly organized throughout the State. Now is the time for enrolment in the ranks. Re member that- the Democratic candi date for Judge of the Supreme Court is the same judge who attempted to strike a fatal blow at your army and navy, by deciding that the greenbacks ',' I ; 1 1 you sent home to your parents i: !oui- wives and little ones were not a I'gal-tendcr, i Remember that he is advertised to .1... i ' ...I I I. I... 1. ! . 1 1 me v"iiiiinHieiiiui iiv ins iricnu ami co-labmer, Judge Black, as not hav ing "on vnsounil tpot and therefore issoKiK in his belief of the unconstitu tionality of the draft ordered to rein force the roduwl ranks of our brave volunteers ; wwnrf in his opposition to the law HTinitting soldiers to vote; sound in his opposition to the abolition of slavery ; sound iu his dislike for the constitutional amendment protecting the national debt; sound in his belief that the cowards who "skedaddled" to Canada nre entitled to vote for him; and sound in his utter detestation and contempt for anything and everything savoring of what, in the day of our trial, we called Loyalty. . Soldiers, remember these things and the dark days of 1864, and organize, selecting for your leaders those who have been bravest in the ' field and most sagacious in council, and against whom there rests not even the suspicion of desiring to turn your strength to their account. Under men who have no offices to ask, 'who have no private schemes to further, who have nothing at heart but your good and their coun try's, you can carry the State and de feat the lukewarm judge whose decis ion against his country in her hour of need laid many a comrade in his grave, and robed in black many a Pennsyl vania widow, and orphan. Philadel- rJiia Press. ; . : r' . TltE cx-rebel but non-fiL'htinc Gen John S. Preston,' of South Carolina, is in Parts, and lives in . great style on tlx) Champa .hlvsees. , lie carries An drew Johnson's pardon in his pocket, tally kdorses his (A. J.'t) policy, s.i is as Ditter a re Del as em. -hc Snjjucbirg i ' TUB Oil. KfcUIONS. ' e " .1- ', Th Hold Shaft nunkarS -Oil , 3faMiaC)retn4.'OMtjr. Special Correspondence of Pttta. "Commercial." Greensboro, Pa., July 12, 1867. With permission I will iutrude upon your columns to a small extent, for the purpose of informing the many readers of your valuable paper concerning the doings that are going on in the Dun kard gold and on regions, in this coun ty. A few days since, whilst here on business, and lwving a few leisure hours, I concluded, with some others, to spend the day in visiting the gold shaft and oil diggings on Dunkard. We first found the gold shaft some four miles from this point. The work was progressing finely. The shad is some one hundred and sixty feet in depth. The superintendent, ( his name I do not recollect), informed us that they had all the ravings and surplus water removed, and were ready to pro ceed with the work. They had sonic twelve hands in their employment, and would push the work forward with due diligence. They design sinking the shaft six hundred feet, if the precious ore is not found in paying quantities at a less depth, but appear sanguine that they will reach a rich vein of the ore at some three hundred feet from thesurfaee. They all appear tounder stand their business, and feel confident of a successful result. Having our curiosity satisfied, we left for the oil diggings on the Maple drill, and first visited the old Wiley well, the fust well bored on Dunkard. We soon met with tho old pioneer Wiley in person. He was re-tubing his well, and would be ready to raise steam in a short time, to commence pumping. lie appeared in fine spirits, thinking ho would be successful in throwim' oil as he had done in (lavs of yore. We concluded he was all right in his anticipations from the number of barrels of oil he had on hand. We next visited the twin wells, under the siiperinteiiilcncy of Major A. Mosier, who informed us he was not running these wells to their full capa city, as the low price of oil would not allow a double force of hands. i e did not liiiru the amount these wells were producing, but we found before lcavinir that the Major and his hospi table belter-half did not fail to show the capacity of their bountiful larder, composed of viau'Wand other eatables, such as wavfiiriii!i men do so much relish on such occasions. Afler re freshing the inner-man, we put on fresh mursure Io see more ot the oil (Joints, and next visited tho wells of the Wise Oil Company, on the Ross farm. This oinpanv have four wells under the siiperinteii(lcncy of Captain Hill and ( . Lnnllcv. the employees had re fitted the works at what is known as Ross No. !!, and had been pumping some days, and were getting a nice article of heavy oil. They informed us that they would have this well reach its former capacity in its palmy days, which was from twenty to forty barrels per dav. Thiscompanv has (bur wells and design re-lilting them and putting them in hrst-rlass running order at the earliest day possible. We were in formed bv Mr. R. Cannon, manager of the works, that this company consisted of a few individuals of Washington county, ami were the most substantial uid energetic men that has ever ope rated on Dunkard. We then visited the Jackson Well, a short distance oil, aim tound the well under way, throwing a niccarticlc of oil with good indicatiitn for a boun tiful supply in a short tune. At the Jellerson Well we found the superintendent a fine courteous gentle man, lie had lust re-lilted the works, and was pumping with good indica tions. 1 had almost forgotten to say we formed the acquaintance of Mr. Ap plcgatc,the supcrintciidcntof the Seaton Well, who gave us much information concerning oil operations on Dunkard, which we appreciate very highly. If Mr. A. is correct in his views, and I uive no reason to doubt the plausibili ty thereof, tho difficulty in procuring oil on Dunkard is not in the deficiency of the territory, but has been wholly in the mis-management of the operators in employing inexperienced men to take charge of their works. Capt. Hufty is also prepared to put his works underwav. He, with the others now opcratingon Dunkard, appear to under stand their business, anil will run the machine scientifically,- and ere long will be remunerated bountifully for their labor. THE lI..4lN. T'lr Inrtlnn Altnrlt n niiilroml-Nnrvoy-lux Prly TUe l loxgliiK nl I'orl Neil);, nick. Omaha, Nebraska, July 25. Seventy-five Indians attacked a surveying party of the Union Pacific Railroad on Bitter Creek, on the 2'2d, mortally wounding P. T. Brown, the engineer in charge of the party. Brown died on the 23d. The Indians virtually have possession of the road between Fort Saunders and Fort Bridger. The investigation ordered by Gen. Grant in the alleged brutal whipping of citizens by soldiers at Fort Sedgwick has closed. The testimony is conclu sive as to the whipping of citizens by a sergeant, tor selling whisky to the mcu under him. Lacerations of the flesh and other cruelties were committed. Lieut. Lantz promptly stopped the Hogging, which was simply a few strokes with a gun sling. The report ed whipping of a soldier for stealing a gun, and exposing him to the prey of gnat and inusketocs, . iswithout foun dation, as testified to by all tho officers of the 30th Infantry and a number of civilians,. A o civilian was present at the flogging, as falsely reported.; '7'"- r ' i ' " 'One of the'' richest' men iff Now England Augustus Henonway', or Bos ton, whoa oobite is valued at $5,000, 00O. is coaAatd in an insane asvlum. - QftepiiMican, jSe&nes&aji, Sidy SJIMT;; tub fxiM uiuK or miaow; iu. , Lett fram tU Bi-bH Caraatlaatonar T . eUaaa v . . , . "j t'; h In a debate in the House of Repre sentatives on the 14th inst, pending a resolution offered by Mr. Mungen of Ohio, inquiring into the treatment of prisoners raptureu by the L nion Ar my, Mr. Eldrldge stated that in a con versation which he had with Gen. Ould, who had charge of the exchange of prisoners on the part of the Con federate trovernment, he liad been informed that an oll'ur was made by Gen. Ould to the Union officer having the matter in clinrge (Gen. Butler,) and he thought Gen. Grant also, that he would give them 20,000 Union pris oners, sick and wounded, making up the number, if deficient, with able bodied men, without any equivalant, as the Confederate Government was unable to feed and take care of them properly, and that the oiler was refused. In reply, Gen. Butler reminded Mr. Eldridge that all tho correspondence on the subject had been laid before Congress in January, 18G5. In the Fall of 1801, after the exchange of prisoners had been stopped, a proposi tion was made by the Rebels to give up the sick prisoness held by them at Savannah and Millen, Ga. As soon as transportation could be got, the proposition was accepted, and six steamboats were sent to Savannah, and took off over 7,000 men. There had been some unavoidable delay in it, consequent on the operations of the armv ; and the offer had been made to the kelxils to let them send cotton to New York, sell it through our agents, and with the proceeds procure what was necessary for their prisoners. We find the following letter from Gen. Ould in a Washington paper : RKiiJtoxi),.Jtily 19, 18G7. Hon. Ciiaiu.ks A. EraHUPOE My Drar Sir ; I have seen your remarks as published. They are substantially correct. Every word that 1 said to you in Richmond is not only true, but can be proved by Federal officers. I did offer iu August to deliver the Fed eral sick and wounded, without requir ing equivalents, and urged the necessity of haste in sending fin them, as the mortality was terrible. . I did offer to deliver from 10,000 to 15,000 at Savannah without delay. Although this oiler was made in August, trans portation was not sent for them until December, and during the interval the mortality was perhaps at its greatest height. If I mid not made the oiler, why did the Federal authorities send transportation to Savannah for 10,000 or 15,(XI0 men? If I made the offer based only on equivalents, why did the same transportation carry down lor delivery only 3,000 men ? Butler says tho oiler was made in the Fall (according to the newspaper report,) and that 7,000 wcro delivered. The oiler was made in August, and they were sent lbr in December. I then delivered mure than 13,000, and would have gone to the 15,000, if the Fed eral transportation had been sufficient. Mv instructions to mv agents were to ii. . i t .i t deliver lo.uuu sick ana wounded, him if that number of that class were not on hand, to make up the number by well men. 1 he oiler was made by me in pursuance of instructions from the Confederate Secretary of War. I was ready to keep up the arrangement until every sick ami wounded man had been returned. The .1,0(10 men sent to Savannah by the Federals were in as wretched a condition as any de tachment of prisoners ever sent from a Confederate prison. All these things are susceptible of proof, and I am much mistaken it I cannot prove them by Federal authority. I am quite sure that Gen. Million! will sustain every allegation here made. Yours, truly, R. Olld. P. S. Gen. Butler's correspondence is all on one fide, as I was instructed at tho date of his letters to hold no correspondence with him. I corres ponded with Alullord or Ucn. Hitch cock. .' R. Olld. The Aruilca of the Dead. Still the nioeiirnful muster of our armies of the drad goes on. Another "Roll of Honoa has been issued from the Quartern! ster General's office, embracing the names of soldiers who died in defence of the American Union interred in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Il linois, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Tex as, Utah Territory, and on the Pacific coast. A Unit eight thousand names arcjriven, and three thousand graves are numbered under that sad heading, "unknown." How many of these nameless heroes went to their'graves because of Democratic judicial opin ions rendered in the courts of the North to embarrass the nation and strengthen her enemies ? How many of these men were killed by reason of W oodward and bharswood decisions There was a time, in the darkest hours of the war. when the court rooms of Philadelphia and Harrisburg were nearly as dangerous as the marshes of the Wilderness. The Hurrnlt I'aaa. ' The evidence in the Snrratt trial closed the 2Gth, the fortieth day of the trial, the defense waiving the right to examine rebutting witnesses relative to character. Arguments on points of law, raised on the evidence, will occupy the attention of the Court for two or three days, after which tho rogular summing top will tike place. 'The eae will reach the jury about a week front to-day, ' . :i ' : '"I''.-.' ':" ' ' . '' -in '' . TnE Irish-American officers in New York have passed 'resolutions expres sive of their regard and esteem for the late General Thomas Francis Meagher. Chief of Police, Dimeu,. of Mobile, has -ordered the .. dkbanduicnt of all military organization among the ' coU led rcaple of that city. ' ' " " ' ' Dreadful rial at lotmrHK-Ttt Blaa UUlrtl ALarga X waiter Wouadvd. Nashville, July 23. A dreadful riot is reported to have occurred at Rogcrsville, East Tennessee, on Tues day. A large crowd had assembled on the publio square, near the Court House, to hear Mr. Etheridge, con servative candidate for Governor, speak. Many, both "conservatives and radicals, were armed with guns and pistols. After Etheridge had spoken an hour, he was interrupted by Tom King, a" leading Radical, who pro nounced a statement he made a"d- d lie." Etheridge retorted bitterly, when some one shot at him. Numer ous other shots followed in quick suc cession... The crowd broke, the Con servatives iu one direction and the Radicals in the opposite, shooting at each other. Finally halting, they fired volley after volley at each other for about twenty minutes.. A white Conservative and a colored man were killed, seven mortally wounded and about thirty slightly. .The wounded were conveyed to a hotel, where they remain. Etheridge was not hurt. He left for Smeodsville after qnict had been restored. A negro is reported killed at Knox ville yesterday. He shouted for Brownlow at a conservative meeting, when he was shot. The prompt action of the police prevented a riot. A Rebel Nomluntlou. The Gatherer, a paper published monthly at Ruddell's Mill, Kentucky, by C. C. Rule, flics the Democratic ticket at its mast-head, together with the following For President in 18(53, Gen. John C. Breckinridge. For V ice President, Hon. L. W. Powell. The Rochester Exprex gsays there arc several curious circumstances about this nomination. First, ex-Senator Lazarus W. Powell died a few days ago, and is consequently ineligible. Second ; if ho were living, both he and Breckinridge hail from the same State, and both ofthein could not be elected at the same time on account of constitutional prohibition. Third, if Breckinridge is not a citizen of Ken tucky, ho must claim a residence in Canada and the rebel ticket would therefore be: For President, John C. Breckinridge, of Montreal. For Vice President, L. W. Powell, of Kentucky or of some other place both outside the jurisdiction of the United States. As the ticket is intended to represent "the lost cause" there is a peculiar and evident propriety in taking a ghost as one of the candidates especially when the ghost h supposed to have gone to the same place as the dead confederacy. r reign. The latest official accounts from Crete give terrible rejnirts of the cruel ties of the Turks. Tho Cretans having inflicted severe jtunishtneiit upon one of'Oiuir Pashas spies, this general ! retaliates by actually crucifying a Greek priest, in order to satiate his revenge and at the same time to cast odiiiui upon tue Christian religion. from which he apostacized that he might liecome a Turkish general. He next besieged a cavern in which Greek women and children had taken refuge, and by closing the cavern with stones, left them to die iroui starvation, llus renegade is repeating in Crete the scenes of carnage which made him so famous in Koordistan, Syria, and Montenegro. He boasts that he will exterminate the Cretans. The Turkish Government, staking its faith on the general, declines for the present to yield to the remonstrances ot lorcign powers. It declares, however, that it will con sult the Cretans' wishes in tho event of the revolution not being quelled prior to July 21. It is stated that the Cretans are more heroic than ever in their resistance, and that there is no probability of tho success of Omar Pasha. Facts about Nr. Umley'n oinlnnllnn. The facts about Mr. Greeley's nom ination in the Senate are substantially these: Mr. Sumner reported that the eotninittee had had the nomination under consideration and reported it back favorably. Several Senators call ed for tho vote at once, and the affirm ative vote was called, when Mr. Tipton asked the effect of an objection to its immediate consideration. The chair replied that it would postpone it one day, which was equivalent in this case to postponing it until Deeemlicr next. Several Senators appealed to Mr. Tip ton to withdraw his objection, as he could effect, his object just as well by voting in the negative. He replied that he might do so were he certain that Mr. Greeley would be defeated, but as he had no assurance of that, he must insist on his objection, "for," said he, with increasing earnestness, "never will I consent to conferring such hon ors on the bailsman of Jeff. Davis." .Democracy' everywhere is a con tradiction, and new proof of its absur dities is given by the recent Democra tic Convention of Marion County, Indiana. The Indiana Democrats are firstly, opposed to negro suffrage ; secondly, they think legislation should be in the interests "and for the Uujcfit of the laboring men. We do not see how these propositions can J be recon ciled, and probably there is no desire on the part of their sponsors that they should be. If negroes .' cannot vote, what security have they that legisla tion win protect them, 7 The; Demo crats, however, ' hav an .easy escape from their dilemma ; it is a part pf their creed that the ngro, in a sta.te of lreeuora, is, not a laboring man, and the repeats of the Frocdmeu a Bureau, the industrial returns of the Sftuth, arc insutncient to cojvinee . tbma mwtnkp. ' i. ' V - iHoS MVi4"lCui.. Table nock Wf.oaar rn rlrtaii, ItealrueUoa by SHaallu. ,v . f ,. ; Spcclul Correspondence of Pttta. rnmat uliU. Niauaiia Falls, July 24, 18G7. The far-famed Table Rock, on the Canada side of Niagara Falls, which lias excited the admiration of thousands, from all parts of the world, and from which multitudes hare gazed on this master-piece of Nature Vwotlders, Is no longer in existence. It was atonetime an extensive platform, jutting far out over the water below the (alls.' Por tions have been falling for nearly fifty years. In 1818, a mass 100 feet long and 40 feet wide, broke off and fell into the AikkI below ; and ten years later, in 1828, ! three immense masses fell with a cnish that sounded out above the eternal roar of tho Falk Again, a fragment fell in 182f, and in 1850 a huge mass two hundred Ret in length and one hundred feet in thickness. Otherportions fell in 1857 and in 1803. At one time upwards of fifty persons had been standing npon the rock but a few minutes before one of these por tions fell. The only loss 'sustained, however, was an old hack from which tho horses had Uvn taken but a few moments before. Owing to the frequent breakimr away of portions of the rock, it has of late hern regarded as dangerous, and persons have been warned against go ing on the rock, or underneath it. Visitors have thus b'on debarred some of the grandest view.? to be had of the Horse-shoe Fall.- The danger is gone, but with it the view of which Charles Dickens wrote : "It was not till I came on Table Rock, and looked on tho fall of bright green water, that it came upon me in its full weight and majesty. Then Niagara was forever stamped upon my heart, an image ot beantv, to remain there, changeless and indelible, until Its pulses cease to beat forever. For two weeks past efforts have been made to disengage what remained of tho rock, by blasting with powder, Advantage was taken of a deep chasm formed by tho weight of the projection, to sink a hole ten or fifteen feet deep, and then insert in the crevices an im mense blast of powder. At 6 p. m. to-day, the match was applied, a dark column of smoke and sand arose, and a terrific crash was heard, and the last of this once magnificent rock, still huge in its proportions, and weighing hun dreds of tons, rolled in the seething cauldron below. i. c. r. t'riM'lilrt t l iilnii Prikonrr. The following circular will explain itself: Ilnn.v rir niK Com. os this ThkatmkntofJ I'ltlSoKKKH I'F W ill AMI t'l"N CiriZI NH. - V:iFhin;!tcii!, 1. (.'.. July 17, IsiiT. ) III pursuance of u series of resolu tions passed by the House of Repre sentatives. July 10, 1807, the under signed were appointed a committee to investigate the "treatment of prisoners of war and Union citizens held by the Confederate authorities (luring the rebellion." All persons in possession of impor tant information upon either of these subjects are earnestly requested to address thecomtriitteeas directed below, stating, First. The name, age and post of fice address of the writer. Second. If a soldier or seaman, his rank or position, and with what com mand he served. Third. A full statement of all filets known to the writer touching his own imprisonment or treatment, and that of others, cither soldier or citizen, giving, as far as possible, names, places and dates, with names, of confederate officers in charge. Correspondents from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, North Car olina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flori da, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and the States and Territories lying west of the Rocky Mountains, will please address John P. C. Shanks, M. C, Washington, D. C. Correspondents from Missouri, Towa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada and ' the Territories cast of the Rocky Moun tains will address Wm. A. Pile, M. C, St. Louis, Mo. Correspondents from Illinois, Indi ana, Wisconsin and Minnesota will address Abner C. Harding, M. C, Monmouth 111.. Correspondents from the New Eng land States will address Aaron F. Stevens, M. C, Nashua, New Hamp shire. Correspondents from Ohio, Michi gan, Kentucky and Tennessee will address William Mungen, M. C, Find lay, Hancock county, Ohio. Communications addressed to .the several members of the committee will be free of postage. It is the intention of the committee to collect all facts necessary to make a thoroughly official history of this sub ject. The various newspapers throughout the country are requested to give this circular a gratuitous insertion, togeth er with such notice as they may deem proper. .. r .., John P. C. Suaxks, William A. Pile, . Abner C. Hardisg, . Aakcm.- F. Stevens, . , ' 'William Munoen,' . ,' Committee. TilE Harrisburg . Telegraph of the 21th inst., says, Dodge's saw mill, at Williamsport, on Friday and Satur day last, cut with four gangs of saws 632,524 feet of lumber, 128,000 lath and 0,000 picJicti. Tlie Gaxtttt says if anr mill in the United States wdl slipw an equal product .from; (die same amount of gates we will try, again being fully satisfied that Dodge's mill can cut a thousand feet every two min utes for twelve Lcnirs.;Of this, vast amount sawed in. tlx; two ..days, jbot one hundred ieet were spoiled. j "l'l.lT(fAI. A5II aiSt'El.lA!Tra"( Tile cholera' has. made its appear" once in Port Gibson, Miss. .. t,- An attempt lias been made to intro duce Coolie labor on some of tho Southern plantations, and one or two' carcoes have already been lnndivt There are laws against this traflio, and rigid enforcement, J;..; "TllP.lSnv " V1 . Pan.Tlunt l .ln " J V ..v... ...... candidate for Vice-President, "is the protest ot liberty against tyranny." Democratic " brains must' be addled when they fail to hatch out a lietter excuse for their support of the rebellion .1 .L : mi ... . . man mis. inac must needs DeagootL epigram which would balance foiur years of history. Desperate efforts are Ix-bur mado to iret np a gold mhiiii!? excitement at Scranton, in this State, at Bellvillo, Kichardsonconnty, Ohm, and in Cana da. People who nre disgusted with petroleum speculations.' can mid fn their stock of experience by taking ;oici snares. The Catholic prion! at XnWhumiitnn Mass., Rev. Patrick T. Mover-, has sent a nefition to His FInll moss trtii Pope, asking tiro priviligo to use tho Protestant version of the Bible in his church. That priest has certainly af forded the Pope a splendid opportuni ty to show his good sense. A mono the rumors prevalent in Utah is one that Rrigham Young has promised to abolish polygamy as soon as the Union is reconstructed. It will lie curious if the burial of one of tho "twin relics of barbarism" proves the signal for the relinquishment of tho other. The Xenia Torchlight remarks: "It appears to be almost a foregone con clusion that George II. Pendleton is to lie the Democratic candidate for next President. George is eloquent, and elegant, and polished, and doesn't smell of any of your 'demnition' blood of the unholy war." ' The Uniontown Standard gives tho following important information for wool growers: "If sheep are kept in the same lot with cows or fat cattle, no dogs will disturbe them.' As soon a the dogs approach them they run to the cattle, who drive off the dogs. A (armor of thirty years, in Shelby, by adopting this plan, never lost a sheep by dogs, although in the neighborhood the dogs killed sheep to the north and south of him. Albert G. Rrown, who was oneo a Senator of the United States from Mississippi, and is now a "proscribed Kebol," addressed a Reconstruction meeting near Jacksonville, Miss., a short time ago, and urged the holding ofa Convention and the acceptance of the terms proposed bv Congress "with out delay or cavil." Thin is annrl advice, and it is advice which wo nro glad to know tlmt many of the ex- Itclx'ls are im-in?. Thev sre better friends to their people now than those who would torce upon the South tho President's obstruction policy. Woman Suffrage. Tfthedeliber- ation of the New York Convention to amend the Constitution is an index to pulilk sentiment on the subject, woman suffrage will not bo conceded in the. iMiipirg fsfatc lor some time to come. A vote was taken, after some debate fin the subject, and the result was fifly one agaiust and twenty for it. It wiw tound, alter taking the voto, that a quorum of tho Convention was not present ; but the vote shows how the matter would probably bo decided in full meeting. The trade of Russian America in 18Gtt amounted to 8l.500.0fX) in skins and furs. While Russia possessed tho territory whalers were not allowed to land on the coast tor business, but this restriction is now removed. As an evidence of the prosperity to result from the acquisition of tho territory by the United States, it may be stated that a lur company, with a capital of $l,0fy,fXX), to operate in the new ter ritory, has been organized in San Franii-eo. The charter of this com pany is said to be in tho hands of somo of the principal business men of tho' i acme slope. ' When the Democratic party dom inated at the South, free schools were interdicted, and it was a crime punish able nt the whipping post for any man or woman to engage in teaching the tailoring masses of that section to read whereby they might be able to find and walk in the' narrow path whieh leads to Heaven. Tho power of tho Democratic party is broken in the South, and the first signal act whieh distinguishes the downfall of modern Democracy, Is the establishment of free schools. Education is now made free to all in the South, by the influ ence of Republican rule. Under Democracy it was a crime for a poor man to have his children taught to read. What better illustration of the corruption of Democracy could the people find to control them in their opposition to that monstrous doctrine? Senator Wilson,, in a speech at Saratoga last week, said : "Let mc tell you , that Grant is for negro suff rage, not only in the South, but in tho North. So is Thomas that great Gcucral whom the soldiers nicknamed "Old Reliable j" so is Phil Sheridan, and nearly every jGcneral of the coun try who has made a page of the, history of this war.' The men who cmancipa? ted four null ions of slaves and have established liberty and justice in the land arc to have the country next year, Whether Grant will be the candidate, of those men or not, and I think he is ycry likely t to be, .tbat ' candidate, will be elected. No Vnan who opposed the cause of the country, during , that war, wo juau wow opposes me. civn nguui of the emajwipatcd race, no man who O'jposes necro suffrage, will ever b President of these United Stitor 's&M, '
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