BEDFORD GAZETTE.
D. F. MEYERS, EDITOR.
FRIDAV : : : : JULY 31, 1863.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
STATE TICKET.
FO GOVERNOR,
GEORGE W. WOODWARD,
OF LUZERNE.
FOR JUDGE OF TIIE SUPREME COURT,
WALTER H. LOWRIE,
OF ALLEGHENY.
COUNTY TICKET.
ASSEMBLY,
15. F. MEYERS, Bedford lior.
PKOTHON OTA RY,
O E. SHANNON, Bedford Bor.
SHERIFF,
JOHN ALDSTADT, St. Clair.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
SAMUEL DAVIS, Bedford Bor.
TREASURER,
J. B. FAIiQUHAR, Bedford Bor.
COMMISSIONER,
GEORGE RHOADS, Liberty.
AUDITOR,
DANIEL BARLEY, M.Woodberrv.
POOR DIRECTOR,
IIENRY MOSES, Bedford tp.
CORONER,
JAMES MAITINGLY, Londonderry,
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The members of the Democratic County
Committee are requested to meet at the office
of J. P. Reed, in the Borough of Bedford, on
Saturday, the Bth day of August next. A full
attendance is particularly requested, a3 very
important business will be laid before the Com
mittee. The following named gentlemen com
pose the Committee:
J. I'. Reed, J. G. Hartley, J. T. Gophart, Pe
ter M. Barton, A. J. Morgrct. James MeClea
ry, William Foster, Lewis Houser, Thomas
Donahoe, A. L. Beckhonffer, John Grove, Wil
liam Gillespie, Esq., William Bunnell, Geo.
R. Bailey, Isaac Kensingor, Henry F. Smith,
John A. Gump (C. Valley) John Smith, Esq.,
Robert Stockman, David Whetstone, Samuel
W. Miller, Esq., Michael Wertz, Esq.
Glorious Gen. Grant!
It is a significant fact that the ouly Gon
ral besides MeClellan, who has successfully
led an army against the Rebels, is in poli
tics, what the stay-at-home Abolitionists de
nominate a "Copperhead." We allude to
Gen, Grant, the hero of Ft. Donelson and
Vickflburg. He has gained the only two
great successes of the war, and yet he has
freely permitted the Chicago Times, the
New York World, and even the Bedford
Gazette to circulate within his lines, has
never suppressed a single newspaper, nor
deprived a single citizen of his civil rights.
Hurrah for Grant and every General like
him!
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK. —"Godcy," for
August, is on our tabic, and, wo must say,
entirely maintains its high position as a
leading fashion magazine, whilst its needle
work department is as useful and full of in
struction as ever. The fashion-plates in
"Godcy" aro always well executed and as
for reliability, t hey arc entirely beyond ques
tion.
PETERSON'S MAGAZINE. —We have be
fore us the August number of this valuable
work. It is filled with choice literature and
the illustrations are numerous and very pret
ty. Peterson is always interesting and in
structive. ,
fctrTlie draft Ins been suspended in the
Bradford district, owing to>thefact that the
papers of the Provost Marshal have been
stolen from his office. This is pretty well
for one of the blackest Abolition districts
in the state. The "loyal men" of Brad
l'ord have a very tender regard for their own
persons and will, doubtless, do any thing
to keep out of danger yet a little longer.
-The news from Mexico is to the ef
fect that that country lias been declared an
empire, Maximilian of Austria, to be the
Kmjicror. .
®yMrssrs. Lowry & Eichelbergcr have made
some valuable discoveries on the iron ore land
of Messrs. Schell, Russell & Tate, at Bloody
Bun. They have proved the Hematite scam of
ore to bo from 10 to 14 feet in thickness. They
have shafted over forty feet through the ore and
have driven a tunnel from the rail road in to the
ore. The vein appears to lie inexhaustible.—
Bedford.is emphatically the Iron County of the
State, inasmuch us it can lie manufactured here
chenper than any where else. We have ore,
coal and lime-stone in close proximity, plenty of
timber and fine water power.
"The Curse of Party."
Under the above caption the Bedford Inquirer,
of last week, indulges in an overstrained and
grandiloquent homily upon the subject of cling
ing to party. It takes very good care, however,
to direct its remarks only to Domocrats. It
never once recommends its own political friends
to abandon their party organization. That trite
Ymd homely, but nevertheless true and compre
hensive adage, "What is sauce for the goose, is
sauce for the gander," seems to have been forgot
ten by the editor of that paper. It would be
very gratifying to him, wo make no doubt, to
have the opponents of Abolitionism ground their
arms and permit the party which maintains and
defends their ruinous doctrine, to secure such
local and State offices as will enable it to per
petuate its adherents in power. It would suit
him exactly to have the political opponents of
the present State and Federal Administrations,
close their mouths and suffer the Constitution
to be violated, the rights of the States and the
people to be trampled under foot, the public
treasury plundered, and even our gallant sol
diers defrauded of their clothing and their pay.
It would be his delight to see Democrats aban
don their opposition to such men as Fremont and
Butler and Cameron, whom the President was
forced to send into retirement on account of
their corruption and incapacity. And as for
Gov. Curtin, under whose auspices the infa
mous "shoddy" speculations were made, at the
expense of the comfort and life of Pennsylvania
soldiers, it would suit this Abolition scribbler
most admirably if all criticism of the official
acts of his excellency would be hushed, as the
aforesaid Curtin, itis now thought, willcertainly
be renominated by his party.
But let us inquire, for a moment, who clings
to "party" with the greatest tenacity and whose
fault it is that the opposition to the men in
power is so strong and irresistible.
When the Cotton States were about to secede,
a compromise aliko fair, equitable aud honora
ble to both sections, was proposed by Mr. Crit
tenden. Petitions from all parts of the country
asking the adoption of the compromise, poured
in upon Congress. The prayers of the nation
went up in its favor, and its vencrablo author,
with tears in his eyes, implored tho "Republican"
Senators to accept it, but all in vain. The creed
of the "Republican" party, was in the way and
tho "Republican" Senators would not abandon
their Chicago Platform for the sake of the Crit
tenden Compromise arid a peaceful and undivided
country. They preferred to cling to their par
ty, even at the risk of civil war and social and
political anarchy.
When the war broke out, although the Exec
utive and a majority of Congress, were anti-
Democrats, the Democracy rushed to arms to
maintain tho authority of tho Constitution and
the laws.
But no sooner had the Democrats entered tho
army and Democratic statesmen committed
themselves to tho war, than Congress rcpoalcd
the resolution in which it had declared the ob
ject of tho war to be tho vindication of the
Constitution and the restoration of the Union,
and the President, influenced by Abolition par
tizans, proclaimed emancipation, thus introdu
cing into his war policy the doctrine always
odious to a largo majority of the peoplo of the
North. In this the President and the majority
in Congress clung to their party dogmas, aud
literally drove conservative people from their
support.
When Gen. McGlellau saved Pennsylvania,
from invasion and after the battle of Antietam
compelled the rebel army to fall back into
Virginia in spite of the prayers of the people
and the entreaties of the soldiers, that gallant
General, at the instance of Abolition politicians
was removed from bis command by the Presi
dent, who again clung to bis party against the
best interests of the army and of the country.
The "curse of party" deprived the army of
the Potomac of its ablest commander and to
this day keeps him in retirement. Thus wo
instances of the close adherence
to "party" on the part of the opponents of
Democracy, but it is unnecessary to do so. Ev
ery body knows how virulent and bitter aro the
adherents of the present Federal Administration
in their opposition to all men who do not give
that Administration an unqalified support in all
its measures and acts. Did not theso men when
the war began, set neighbor against neighbor,
on account of politics? Did they not tlireaton
to hang the Democrats and did they not destroy
Democratic printing-presses and mob Demo
cratic meetings' Why, their partisan rancor led
them to the most shameful excesses, to riot,
arson and blood-shed. The "curse of party" has
been their curso and to this day they have not
shaken it off.
But, to conclude, if the Inquirer is so earnest
on this subject of abandoning parly, why does
it not recommend its own political friends in
Somerset, Allegheny,and other "Republican"
"strongholds, to withdraw their tickets and al
low the people of those counties to elect men to
ollice without reference to politics? "The proof
of the pudding is the eating of it," and when
the "Republicans" of Allegheny and Somerset
and Bradford and Lancaster mastioato the no
party pudding of the Inquirer, wc shall begin
to think that it is not gotten up merely as a
bait for weak and unwary Democrats. Until
then, however, we can only consider it as a
"very transparent trap set for gulls in a country
where gulls have never before been seen."
1 lie arrivals at the Springs, during tho
past week, have bceu more numerous than in
the first part of the season. Among them we
notice Gen. Thos. J. McKaig, Col. J. P. Ko
man, T. Devecmon, Esq., Messrs. Jones and
Comhs, of Cumberland, (Md.)and Messrs. Tay
lor and Andei-son, Merchants, ol' Philadelphia.
Roorback No. 1.
We cautioned the publio some time ago a
gainst the cannrd* which, we were informed, the
Abolition loader* intend to put afloat concern
ing the Democrat ic nominees. In the last is
sue of their organ, "no of these makes its ap
pearance ui a Inter purporting to have been
I written from Ciunbeilnnl Valley townsliip,
which says that we declared in a speech deliv
ered at Smith's school-house in that township,
that if the Supreme Court of the United States
decided the Conscription law to be Constitution
al, then "they (the drafted persons) should use
powder and lend." Every body who heard the
speech referred to, knows that this is false.—
What wc did say and what, we intend to stand
by to the last, was this: The people have the
right to test the Constitutionality of the Con
scription law. They can make the issue in an
inferior Court and then carry it to that of final
resort. If the Court of final resort dccido the
ease in favor of the Constitutionality of the
law, the only remedy left the people is the bal
lot-box, by which a change of Representatives
and Senators in Congress may be effected and
the repeal of the odious law obtained. Hut
should this remedy—tho ballot-box—the elec
tive franchise—be interfered with or denied to
the people by thoso in power, then wc shall,
without doubt, have revolution, and powder and
lead will determine whether wc shall continue
to be freemen or not.
Who's for Salo?
Tlio Abolitionists are badly in want of some
saleable individual who has hitherto pretended
to bo a Democrat. They will give him any po
sition upon their ticket, except l'rothonotary
and Sheriff (those offices pay too well to make
presents of) or, they will agree not to make any
nomination and support him as an "indepen
dent" candidate. Of course, in the latter ease,
he must give them to understand that he will be
dependent upon their will, after the election.
Who's for sale? We arc anxious to know the
man who is willing to sell his principles for
office! We want to write hi 3 biography.
Death of Mr. Crittenden.
Hon. John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, died
at Frankfort in that state, on Sunday morning
last. Mr. Crittenden had reached the advanced
age of 77 years. The death of this venerable
statesman and patriot will be mourned through
ont the length and breadth of the land.
CJrThe editor of the Inquirer, having failed
in his efforts to instigate white mobs, now turns
his attention to his "colored brethren" and sug
gests to them the use of violence against the
whites. In his last issue he says that he has
"often stood upon the street cornel's and beheld
colored men, women and children stoned,
en and abused until" his "very frame shook
with ire," (all of which is a nice little bit of ro
mance, for, if it were true, oiir Courts would
soon right the wrong,) and then he adds that
some forty negroes have lately entered the army,
which fact he hails "with joy; "for, says he, it
tells us that the day is not far distant when the
colored man will protect himself against the out
rages practiced upon him by the cowardly mis
creants who never leave an opportunity pass
without offering him insults." This means that
the negroes being armed, when they return, are
to shoot down the white boys of whom this Dur
borrow complains. Now, the laws protect the
black man as well as the white, in person and
property, and if white boys maltreat the blacks,
the latter have a civil and peaceful remedy. But
should the blacks ever attempt to take tho law
into their own hands, and riot and blood-shed
ensue, the people of Bedford will hold Mr. Jo
seph It. Durborrow responsible for the crimes
against law and order committed upon his sug
gestion.
Evidently, then, there are only two great
classes in this country. The patriots who are
shedding their blood in the field against the le
gions of Traitors, and they are truly Martyrs
for the cause of Humanity, Civilization and
Progress,, and the dastardly cowards who re
main at ease plotting the overthrow of the
country and "aiding and abetting" Treason.
This latter class has uniformly escaped punish
ment, but at last the Source of All Wisdom
has brought down upon them their richly mer
ited recompense, By their own works have
they been overtaken and the punishment has
boen to a certain extent complete.— Bedford
Inquirer.
The "dastardly coward" of the Inquirer, who
remains at ease, plotting the overthrow of the
country and 'aiding and abetting' Treason," ac
knowledges that his works have "overtaken
him" and that ills punishment "has been ton cer
tain extent complete." "An honest confession |s
good for the soul."
(SyCall and see the new arrival of goods at
J. M. Shoemaker's. Job has lately returned
from the East, with a large stock and can sup
ply every body.
erOnr old friend, Maj. Jas Patton, has re
turned to this place, greatly improved in health.
£3"We regret to learn that Maj. J. 11. Filler
was captured by the Rebels during the last dis
astrous attack on Fort Wagner.
CSrII. J. Stable, Esq., editor of the Gettys
burg Compiler, has been released from Fort
McFlenry, where he was recently so unjustly
imprisoned.
ftyWc are under obligations to Lieut. J. B.
Ilehn, for late North Carolina papers.
The Huntingdon Monitor office was again
partially destroyed on Saturday morning last.
Shame on tho men who did it, say we!
3-The Democratic State Committee is called
to meet on tho 11 th of August. We hope the
"committee will act vigorously.
For the Bedford Gazette.
Sights and Sounds from up a Tree,
No. 2.
Ensconced in iny usunl "perch," a "knot of
those peculiar admirers of the "free American
of African descent," known as "Republicans,"
gathered beneath me. They had evidently heard
of my being "about," as they looked around
them in every direction und up on my tree where
I sat snugly hidden among the leaves, and cock
ed their cars sharply and held their breath, in
order to detect my presence or that of some one
who, they feared, might overhear their conver
sation. Hut no "Sharpshooter" was visible and
every thing was quiet as a Sabbath morn. As
sured that they were entirely alone, they began
to converse in a low tone, holding forth to the
following effect.-
First Hep. "Well, what do you all think of
tho prospects of our party I They look a little
blue, don't they? We will have to overcome
G25 majority if Wtrvvant to beat the Democrats.
I am afraid we. can't do that."
Second Hep. "Wo can't touch bottom. The
people have lost confidence in us, because they
say we told them that if Lincoln would be elect
ed we would have better times and 110 war;
and, then, there's Shannon and Meyers, confound
their Copperhead skins! —they are always harp
ing on our opposition to the Crittenden Compro
mise, which they say was acceptable even to
Jeff Davis himself, and which would have saved
the Union, if we had allowed it to he adopted.
Hut we must keep up our party and something
must be done."
Third Rep. (Slightly intoxicated; "Ilic! I
think (hie!) you ure both mis (hie!) taken! Call
the fellers on the Democratic tick (hie!) et "Cop
perhciYds," and I'll hail you we'll (hie!) fetcli
'em 1"
First llep. "Pooh! pooh! The Copperhead
business is about played out. Resides we have
always lost more by giving the Democrats nick
names than we gained by it. That fool, Dur
borrow, thinks it a great point to call the Dem
ocrats "Copperheads," and to nick-name and
abuse people, hut I can toll you that I know
that his course, is doing us great hurt. People
seo that he is trying to blackguard Shannon and
Meyers and Davis only for political effect. If
wc don't get him out of the Inquirer office soon,
he'll sink our party so deep that the plummet of
resurrection will never reach it."
Second Rep. "Poor Durborrow!"
First Rep. "He ought to be in 'contact' with
George Sigafoos and the two in 'juxta-position'
with an insane asylum!"
'Third Rep. "Jerusalem! Sig (hie!) nfoos 'll
use his arm (hie !) 'in defence of his country!'
You'll see he will!"
First Hep. "Well, well, we're getting off the
question. I still think we may be able to make
something by coaxing some weak-kneed, disaf
fected Democrats to go on our ticket for some
of thogoffices. We can then get up the cry of
•'Union ticket" and "no party," and we can be
rate the Democrats at will for keeping up party
divisions. But the plague is to get any of these
"Democrats to stand our nomination. They
know that we'll be beaten and we can't make
them believe any tiling else. But we have a
few nibbfys, ngw, and we may catch some suck
ers yet. Two-or <%r lawyers and another per
son c*He<l oii a young Democrat some time ago,
to tflcUuu Id run for the Legislature, and fho'
he was assured that his being a candidate would
be 'agreeable to influential Democrats,' he per
emptorily refused. We aro hard up for candi
dates, but I think we can find somebody willing
to go over the course for form's sake.''
Third Rep. "We're bound to boat the Cop
tic!) pcrheads!"
First Rep. "Well, it'll take sober men in their
very soberest senses to do that. By the way,
wo're not half cautious enough about our pro
ceedings. Meyers knows every thing we do.
Some of our fellows must tell him some things.
Why, he even knows where our 'secret league'
meets and who attends it and what is done there,
and when we get any of his party to slip in
with us, lie knows it instanter and gives them
such hard hints about it that they are afraid to
meet with us again. We must be more cau
tious."
Second Rep. "I think his hash 'll be settled
before long. We sent a couple of his late pa
pers to Gen. Milroy, and 1 think Meyers is a
prominent candidate for FortMcHcnry. Jf tho
soldiers had listened to us we would have been
rid of him long ago. l!ul I find a good many
of them think just about like he does. But,
never mind; Ft. McHcnry will bring him to his
senses."
First Rep. "Well, I must go and write a let
ter for the Inquirer, locate it somewhere out in
the country, sign it "Old Line Democrat," and
ask the people for goodness' sake to vote for an
honest candidate'for tho Legislature. Ha! ha!
won't that be a good joke!"
Second Hep. "I must look after some Govern
ment property. Politics before pleasure, but
business before cither. Charity begins at home."
Third Rep. I'll go and take a (hie!) drink.
To h—ll with the Cop (hie!) perheads! Hello!
I b'licve there's one o' them (hie!) cussed snakes
in my boots, now! Go 'way there, you man
with the (hie!) red hot poker! lam no Copper
head ! 1 am 1- (hie 1) oyal 1"
I listened a moment longer and they were
gone—one to forge indignant "Old Line Dem
ocrat" letters—another to look after some pros
pective "green-backs"—and a third to fight
"Copperheads" and snakes generally. "When
shall these three meet again?" Well, whenever
they do they will get another shot from your
SHARPSHOOTER.
Bedford, July 27.
ST. CI.AIR TP., 7th mo., *27.
FRIEND BENJAMIN :
Excuse me for troubling thcc again. But
"when duty calls 'tis ours to obey." Hence I
write thee at this time. Let me say thy defence
of the Democratic candidate for Sheriff, was
well-timed and true, lie has lived long among
us, and the effort of Joseph Durborrow to con
nect him with rowdyism or barn-burning, only
recoiled upon the author and his party.
Hut let me say a word about our national
troubles. Oh! for one morsel of that blessed
sentiment uttered in the Sermon on the Mount:
"Blessed arc the peace-makers !'*Who in their
madness and bigotry will now say, "no peace?"
We all say peace here. It is but a little finger
board, perhaps, but it points to the hearts of
the people throughout the country—to the weep
ing widows—the deserted firesides—the father
less children—the desolated land. We claim to
be honest in our peaceful opposition to the draft.
It is the universal sentiment—not only of tho
Democrats, but Whigs and many of our Repub
licans. The man or party that now advocates
it, wo will put down at the ballot-box. The
blood of their brothers is even now crying from
the ground against them. Over two long years
of bloody, gory work proves it not the remedy
among onlightencd, christianized men. Savages
would scarcely be so savage. No good lias coine
of it—none will eotne. Lot us take this mat
ter in our own hands, and with the still snuill
voice of the ballot-box give to our land peace
and unitv as our fathers did before us.
THY FRIEND.
Partlzan Villany Admitted!
The Pittsburgh Gazette of the 20th inst., in
an elaborate article, fastens on Gov. Curtin's
administratiou all the crimes and peculation
with which we have charged hi in for two years
past.—The Gazette says that lie was found
guilty of securing fat contracts for himself
through "private agents," li bi/ a committee ap
pointed by himself!" This is admission enough
to open the eyes of every honest Republican.
This expose is made not through the honesty
of the Gazette , but because there is a war going
on in the abolition wigwam between the pnrti
zans of honest Simon Cameron, whoso organ
tbe Gazette is and the friends of Gov. Curtin!
As Cameron's friends have commenced "telling
talcs out of school," we may expect some rich
developments from the Curtin side of the house,
one party buys the other, and every body knows
Cameron is rich! When rogues fall out, honest
men will get their dues.
How will this development of the Gazette's
set upon the stomach of certain very patriotic
gentlemen in our midst who have been so fu
rious in their defence of the purity of Andy
Curtin? Eh?— Washington Review.
The Negro Takes the Reins-
White Men Proscribed.
General Ranks has ordered that none but
| colored men shall ho employed as teamsters by
the Government in his department.
The above is from the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser (Republican.) The phrase, "put none
but Americans on guard," is now changed—let
none hut, "negroes have the reins." They are
to be the drivers. Those who have the misfor
tune to he white are thus proscribed by this
Administration. Of course the white soldier
will vote to continue this party in power!
Facts for the People.
I hold that this Government was made on the
WHITE BASIS, by WHITE MEN, for the
benefit of WHITE MEN, and their POSTER
ITY forever! —S. A. DOUGLAS.
Carry out the Republican programme and
you must, admit negroes to political if not social
equality. Three and a half millions of free
people, no matter what their color cannot be
deprived of a sharo in the government. They
will pay taxes if they have property, and they
will demand representation. You will then
have negro Congressmen, Sheriffs, Jurors, Con
stables, Judges, etc., etc., "That's what's the
matter!"— Washington Review.
Don't Deceive Yourselves.
With the delusive idea, that people who have
wielded arbitrary power, will willingly lay it
down.
The catch phrase is, "When the war is over,
there will be no occasion for the exercise of
these unusual means to preserve the peace."
It won't do to trust people who find so many
pretexts for dispensing with tho laws, and the
ordinary channels of public administration.
It is by all odds the safest to cling to the old
party whoso traditions arc for strict construc
tion of grants of power and liberal construction
of the reserved rights of the people.
A NEW BATCH OF ORL/EKS..—The orders and
counter orders concerning tho draft are Hying
through thejcountry "thick as leaves in Vallara
brosa." A new batch of them will be found in
the following circular from the lVovost Marshal
General, dated July 21st to the district provost
marshals throughout the country. It will be
seen that the three hundred dollar commutation
releases the conscript from serving during the
period;of three years. Just the same as if ho had
himself procured the snbtitutc:
1. Provost Marshals of drafted districts will
make complete muster rolls of drafted men, to
be forwarded with detatchmcnts to proper depot.
2 They will see that the drafted men are pro
vided with everything necessary for their entire
equipment, that no time may be lost in forwar
ding them from the rendezvous io their final
destination, and give as many days' notice as
possible to the commandant of the rendezvous
of the time when the drafted men will be turned
over.
3. When drafted men fail to report, the district
is not responsible for their desertion any more
than for the desertion of members of its quotas
in the ticld. The district must therefore be
credited for them.
4. The paying of S3OO for "procuration of
substitutes," under the law, throws upon the
government the responsibility of providing such
substitute, aud relieves the district therefrom.
It is paid for "procuration of substitute."
5. The district must present men liable to mili
tary service, suitable and acceptable— not ex
empts. It cannot present for military service to
the government men who are exempt therefrom
by law. 11 must make up for them.
The last clause reads rather foggy, bnt a few
explanatory circulars will doubtless make it
clear. labor vinCit omnia.—Patriot and Union.
FRQM CHARLESTON.
ANOTHER TERRIFIC FIGHT.
Dispatches from General Beauregard.
REBEL REPOUT OF UNION LOSSES.
Two Thousand Prisoners and Eight Hundred
' Killed.
BALTIMORE, July 21—8 P. M.
The Washington correspondent of the Sun
dag Telegram says:
The last news from Charleston byway of
Fortress Monroe, is understood to describe the
terrific engagement a week ago between the
Morris Istmsl batteries and Fort Sumter and
General Gilmore's batteries and the fleet.
The rebels are understood to have made a
desperate and vigorous sortie, attempting to
take General Gilmore's land batteries by storm.
They were only partially successful, however,
our men being driven from their guns only to
recover them by a grand counter movement,
in which extraordinary valor .was shown.
The fleet is said to have distinguished itself by
attacking Fort Sumter at very short range but
several of the vessels were more or less injured
in the encounter.
Sumter is believed to he badly breached but
not sufficiently so to expect its surrender.
Several explosions are said to have occurred
within its walls and those of the other forts, but
the results are unknown.
The Richmond papers, with the re!>el accounts
oi Tuesday lust, received in Baltimore to day
contain the following interesting news from
Charleston;
CIIAKLCSTON, S. C., July 18.—The Ironsides;
5 Monitors, five gun und Mortar boats, assisted
by two land batteries, mounting five guns, fired
furiously at Fort Wagner all day. One of our
gun carriages was dismounted.
CHARLES ros, July I!).—After a furious bom
bardment ol eleven hours, the enemy assaulted
Battery Wagner desperately and repeatedly.
Our people fought desperately and repulsed
the attack with great slaughter.
Our loss was relatively light: hut included
many valuable officers.
Brigadier General Taliaferro commanded on
our side.
(Signed) G. T. BEAUREGARD.
CHARLESTON, July 22.—The Richmond Whig
says:—The enemy commenced shelling again
yesterday with but few casualties.
_We had in the battle of the 18th inst. about
lot) killed and wounded.
I'lie enemy's loss, including prisoners, wast a
bout 2()()0. Nearly 800 were buried under a flag
of truce.
Col. Potman, acting Brigadier General and
Col. Shaw, commanding the negro regiment,
were killed.
DBURIvET—MOCIv.—On Sabbath mornings
July 12, at the residence of Michael Mock, by
the Rev. N. E. Gilds, Mr. Gabriel Burket to
Mi.-s Sarah Mock, both of Union townshio.
GLlbMill MOCK.—At the same time
and place, by the same, Mr. Joseph H. Griffith,
to Miss Margaret Mock, both of Union tp.
—DIED—
~rr-rewmKjßwrm; , .a*,M,aa mKaeosmmnM
POTTER.—On Tuesday morning, 21sf,July,
Ellsworth Levi, infant son of John J. and Sa
rah 1 otter, of Altoona, l*a., aged 3 months
and 7 days.
NOTICE.
AII persons are hereby notified not to trespnas on
my premises, by hunting, berry gathering or other
wise, as 1 am determined to enforce the law against
all offenders.
SAMUEL STIFFLEK.
Bedford Township, July 31. '
Uninsbtirg Seminary,
For Young Ladies and Gentlemen.
The first quarter of the Fall Session of this In
stitation will begin August 6.
Every branch, both useful and ornamental, taught.
I erms very reasonable.
For information apply to
J. VV. HUGHES,
, , „ Rainsburg, Bedford Co., Ta.
July 31, IBG3.—3ts
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP^"
The partnership formerly existing between tbe
o r ,?.'s n , was ved by mutual consent, on
the 20th day of May last. The books will remain
in the hands of S. States and R. Steckman, for set
tlement, until the first day of September next, af
ter which tune they will be left in the hands of an
officer for collection. The business will be contin
tied by S. States and R. Steckman, who will be able
to accommodate their old customers and the public
generally on the most reasonable terms.
T , „ WM. STATES & CO.
July 31, 1863.
PUBLIC SALE
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
By viitue of an order of the Orphans' Court of
Bedford county, the undersigned will self, at public
sale, on the premises, on
FRIDAY, 21 st AUGUST, JVEXT,
H acres of land, adjoining the town of Cleef.
vine, .Monroe township. Bedford county, havinv
thereon erected a two and a half stoiy plank house
and frame stable, adjoining lands of James M. Bam
dollar, James Carnell, Sarah ATurrv and Samuel
Smvely. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock of said
day erms : One-third at the confirmation of the
sale and the balance in two equal annual piymenta
with interest from confirmation of sale.
J. VV. LINGENFELTER,
. , Adm'r of Jon. Horron, dee'd.
July 31, 1863.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Hannah Cam, Adam Carn,l In the Common I'leas
Henrietta Williamson, Or- f of Bedford county, No.
angc Williamson, and O.E. 1, of April Term, '6l.
Shannon, adm'r. with the |
will annexed of Samuel
Cain, deceased, |
vs.
Afary Ann Wood 3 and John [ Writ de partitione fa-
George Woods. J cietida.
February 9th, 1863, Rule upon all parties inter
ested to appear and show cause why money in Court
shoulJ not be paid to Afary Ann Woods, &e., and
Alexander King appointed auditor to take testimo
ny, report the facts, and make a distribution of the
money in Court.
The undersigned appointed auditor for the purpose
above stated, will attend to the duties ot his ap
pointment and meet all parties interested, at his of
Ace in Juliana street, in the borough of Bedford, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of August, 1863, at 9 o'clock
A. il. *
A. KING, Auditor.
- uly 31, 1863.
STRAY SHEEP?"
Six head of sheep belonging to the nndeisigned,
were driven o3 from his premises a few days ago,
anil have not been heard from eince. They were
marked with a slit in the right car and a notch in
the left. Any person returning them lo htm will
be suitably rewarded. All persons are also warned
not to hunt or fish on his premises, or the law will
be enforced against them.
ANANIAS AUMAN.
July 31, 1863—3ts
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Letters testamentary having been granted by the
Register of Bedford county, to the undersigned ex
ecutor of the last will and testament of Jonathan
Harclerode, late of Colerain township, dee'd; all
persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate
are required to make immediate payment, and those
having claims will present them pioperly authenti
cated for settlement.
PHILIP HARCLERODE,
July 31—6ts Acting Executor.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.'
The undersigned appointed auditor to distribute
the balance in the hands of Frederick Buxton, ex
ecutor of the last will of Afary Ann Buxton, dee'd,
among the creditors, and also to ascertain what a
mount, if any, it will be necessary to take from
the legacies bequeathed by said will', to be applied
to the payment of debts, will attend to the duties
of his appointment, at his office in Bedford, on
Wednesday, the 19th day of August, 1863, at nine
o'clock, A. AT.
S. L. RUSSELL,
July 31, 1863. Auditor•
PROTHONOTARY'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the account ot Jona
than Feightner, trustee of Frederick Hildebrandt,
has been filed in the Prothonotaiy's Office, and the
same will be presented to the Court of Common
Pleas in and for said county, for confirmation on
Tuesday, the Ist day of September next.
A. 3. BUNN, Proth'y.
Bedford, July 61, 1863.