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
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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 .
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demand the trial of c:Hi and every
rebel bv civil courts before thev can
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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i ' TUB Oil. KfcUIONS.
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Th Hold Shaft nunkarS -Oil
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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'"-
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'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
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tub fxiM uiuK or miaow; iu. ,
Lett fram tU Bi-bH Caraatlaatonar T
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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 ' :
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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
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Table nock Wf.oaar rn rlrtaii,
ItealrueUoa by SHaallu.
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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
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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, '