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ALTOONA, PA.
IDESDAY APRIL 16, 1861.
Where parties arc unknown to us, onr rule lot ad
yertuincts to require payment in advance, or a guarantee
from known persons. It is therefore useless for all such
to send us advertisements offering to pay at the endof three
or six months. Wlierc nTtVfflisementa are accompanied
kith the money, whether one, five or ten dollars, we will
Jtv» the advertiser tlio full benefit of cash rates.
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Advertising Agent., 119 Nassau street, New York, and
r . 19 State atreet, Ihwtun. are the Agents for the Altoona
; ; JViiMrtt, and the.most inlluential and largest circulating
Newspapers in the United States and tlto Canadas. They
sir. authorized to contract fur us at onr lot out rate*.
dim PAPER.
prevented from Is
suing our paper at the regular' time, last
week, and had not intended issuing this
: number until oar regular publication day.
v. but the war ncws.is of. such an
important character, that ;we determined
qn giving it to *ur readers as early as.pos-
we have oonscquently hurried
up. our (Monday) ' Wc give
received by telegraph up to
the time vre go to press, 6P. M. In our
haste to got out this number w&may over
look some titems of jlodal interest which
Bhojild be noticed, but asweintond to is
sue agaiojon Friday morning, we will at
tend to'them at that time. •-
... * of the Hews, ‘
’ Great;excitemen t prevailed in tbisplace
°n Saturday, land yesterday, and has not
this (Monday) morning.—
Thoireportof the surrender of Maj. An
dehkjn.was received ■with discredit, and
6( ?fir® hot Jht believe it, although we
thinh. it hutitoo true* That the laws of
the ’United States should be maintained
we believe to be the unanimous sentiment
of citizens. The conflict has .been
commenced, and the first shots fired by
f . the -The beginning we how
have, and God only knows what the end
shall he; . If there be a peaceable and an
honorable way of preventing the effusion
of blood, we hope our authorities
iay speedily discover it We needf not here
v^j that- bos been made,
"and the preparations now making for an
extended conflict, as these are detailed in
the .published elsewhere. We
refer q«r readers, particularly, te the bills
recently passed, by the Legislature.
Let every,person read .the proclamation
bythe President. The jDcmocracy have
placed themselves. right on the record
see dispatches from Harrisburg. The
Union and. fighting feeling is rising eve
rywhere. -The stars and stripes have been
Wcr Jaegard’s building, on Yir
gihia They will be thrown to the
breoija other houses te-day.
rev
Bill.
, The .following bill, passed the Senate unani
mously on Saturday afternoon last. We hepe
spme bfonr people willesatnine it carefully: ’
AN to an Act to_consol(H
date- rerlß* and amend the penal laws of this
Commonwealth, approved the (hirty-firstday
ofMnroh, Anno Domino, .one thousand .eight
and six ty.
Sec. 1. Jit it enacted by the Senate and Rout*
of Repraentatica of the . Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in General Assembly inct x and tl u here
by enacted by tlie authority of the tame, thaHf
iP*nwn or persons belonging to or residing
wiihm tbis State and under the protection of its.
lawsslialltakc a commission or commissions
from any person. State or'Statcs.pr other ene
mies of thls State or the United Stales of Ameri
ca, or who shall levy war against this State or
Government thereof, or knowingly and willingly
shall aid or . assist any enemies in open war;
against this State or the United State, by join-,
mg their armies, or by enlisting or procuring or'
persuading others to enlist for that purpose or
bj famishing such enemies with arms or ammu
nition, or any other articles for their aid and
comfort, or by carrying 'on a traitorous corres
pondence with them, or shall form or be in any
wise-concerned in forming any combination! or
plot or conspiracy for betraying this State or
the United States of America into the hands or
power of any foreign enemy ”or any organized or
pretended government engaged in resisting the
laws of the United States, Or shall give or send
any intelligence- to the enemies of this State or
of the United States of America for that pur
pose, eyery person so offending and being legal
ly convicted thereof, shall be guilty of a high
misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced to undergo
nn imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten
years, and be fined in a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars or both at the discretion of the
Court Provided, That this Act shall not pro
hibit any citizen from taking or receiving civif
commissions for the acknowledgement of deeds
and other instruments of writing.
- 0- n‘ if any person or persons With
in this Commonwealth shall.build, or. construct,
altpr or fit opt; or shall aid or assist in building,
constructing, altering or fitting out any vessel
°r vessels for the purpose of making war or pri
vateering, or other purpose, to be used in the
service of any person or parties whatsoever to
make war on the United States of America, or
o resist by force the execution of the laws of
the United States, such person or persona shall
bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, shall bo sentenced to. undergo an im
prisonment at labor, not exceeding -ten<years,.
and be fined-in a sum not exceeding five thous
and dollars,' be both at the discretion of tlie
Court.. '
WAR BEGUN!
Fort Snorter Attacked by the
Secessionists.
HEAVY CAN ONADIN G-.
THE WAR FLEET OFF THE BAE.
FORT SUMTER DAMAGED
AND ON FIRE.
EXPLOSIONS IN THE FORT.
Great Excitement in Charleston.
SUMTER SURRENDERED.
The Administration Determined Upon a
Vigorons War Policy.
TROOPS AND MONEY CALLED FOB.
00 VS. CURTIN AND DENNIStbN'S.OF
FER OF TROOVS ACCENTED.
City sand Public Buildings at Washington
Guarded by Kegnlaf k Volunteer Troops.
INAUGURAL PROGRAMME TO BE
CARRIED OUT.
THE FEDERAL PROPERTY TO BE
HELD AHD DEFENDED.
Troopsto Concentrate atWash-
Ington City.
VIRGINIA WILL NOT SECEDE.
PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESI
DENT TO THE CITIZENS OF
THE UNITED STATES.
CONGRESS TO CONVENE ON
FOURTH OP JULY.
HOW THE HEWS IS RECEIVED.
Tbfi fallowing despatches we copy from the
Harritburo Telegraph of Saturday afternoon;
V- _ Charleston, April 18.
The cannonading is going on fiercely from all
points from .the vessels.pf .war outside and all
along the coast. Fort Sumpter is now entire.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Charleston, April 13, 11. »A. M At inter
vals of twenty minutes, theifiring was kept up
all night on Fort Sampler. Major Anderson
censed to fire at six o’clock in the evening. All
night -he was engaged in repairing damages
done Jo the fott, and protecting the guns in the
barbette on the parapet. Be commenced to re
turn the fire (his morning at 7 o’clock; but
seems to be greatly disabled. The bhttery on
Cnmming's Point does'Fort Sumter great dam
age. ■/’
At nine o’clock this morning a dense smoke,
poured pin from the walls of Fort Sumter.' The
Shells from Fort Moultrie and Morris Island fell
into Anderson’s stronghold thick and fast—
They can be seen in their course from the
Charleston battery. The breach made in Fort
Sumter is on the side opposite Gumming’s Point.
Two of Its port boles are knocked into one, and
the wall from the top is crumbling. Three ves
sels, one of them a large sized steamer, ore over
the bar and seem to be preparing to participate
in the conflict.
The fire of Morris Island and Fort Moultrie is
jlipided between Fort Sampler and the ships of
-War. The ships .have not os yet opened fire.
LAITEB.
EXPLOSION AT FORT SUMTER.
An explosion occurred at Fort Sumter. A
dense volume of smoke was seen suddenly to
rise; .Major Anderson has ceased to |fire for
about aif hour. It is thought ihatTthe officer ’s
quarters in Fort Sumter are on fire. :
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
Charleston, April, 13, A. M.—The batteries
of Sullivan's Island, and Cumming’s and
Steven’s Batteries ore pouring shot and shell
into Fort Sumter. Anderson does not return
the fire. Sumter is still on fire. There'have
just been two explosions at Fort Sumter.'
' Charleston, April 13.—Two of Major Ander
son’s Magazines have exploded, it is tlwmght
they were only smaller magazines. Only occa
sional shot are now fired at him from Fort Moul
trie, the Morris Island battery - is doing heavy
work. Th,e greatest excitement prevails in the
city, the* wharves, steeples, house tops, and
every available p i acc jg packed with people.—
The outside vessels were too late, to pass the
bar. Th| ships in the offing have not yet aided
Anderson. It is now too late fdr them to come,
over the bar, as the tide is ebbing.
TKCE LATEST.
Charleston, April 18.— NooSi—The ships
in the offing appear quietly at anchoring, and
have, not fired a gun. The entire roofs of An
derson’s barracks are in nabeetof flames.—
Shells from Cnmming’s Point and Fort JJoul
,trie are bursting over Fort Sumter in quick
succession.
j The Federal flog still waves over the Fort.—
Major Anderson is only occupied.*in patting oat
the fire. Every shot appears to? tell, and the.
spectators are onxiensly expecting the’striking
of the flag. ; '
Washington, April 13. —Sumter belongs to
the enemy.
Washington, April 18.
The regular troops now here have .been order
ed to the outskirts* of the city, and have pro
ceeded thither to watch every avenue thereto,
while the volunteers .recently mustered ore
guarding the armories and public buildings.
Vedettes are constantly seen riding through
the streets. There is comparatively but little
excitement here with regard to affairs at Charles
ton.
Captain Wm. B. Johns, Of the 8d Infantry,
having declined to command his company, was
ordered on a particular service. The President
directs that he cease to bo an officers of the ar
my from Wednesday Inst. First Lieut. Abner
Smead, of the first artillery, having, when with
bis company, under critical ciroUmstancesr-ten
ucred his resignation in order to escape from
duty therewith, the President directs that he
cease to be an officer of the army.
Intercepted dispatches disclose the fact that
Mr. Fox, who had been allowed to visit Major
Anderson on the pledge that bis purpose was
pacific, employed his opportunity to devise a
plan for supplying the fort by force; and that
this plan had been adopted by the Government
at Washington, and was in progress of execution.
Providence, April 18.
Governor Spragae has tender to the Govern'
meat the service of the marine artillery and
one thousand Infantry, and offers to accoompany
them himself.
„ ’• PALjnwoBS, Apjil 18.
i The inteUigonoefVom Charleston haaproduced
fimt ©xcitemotit,' ;md the ahiieiy tb- obtain
Charleston, April 18.
farther news intense. A manmade bis appear
ance oh the streets •with a large .cock
ade on fate fast. He was punned fay a mob, and
was only protected from violence fay tbe inter
ference of tbe police. .f
Thewar news 'ffaodnoea intense excitement
bero and tfarongbont the State." The general
sentiment is that the Government is right and
mast be'sustained. ■ {
STILL LATER.
The following deapatehes are additional to the
above, and wen telegraphed to the “associated
press” on Sunday morning: '■ , .~7 V
Charleston, April 13.
Ft. Sam ter has been unconditionally surren
dered. The news baa just been received in a
reliable .shape. Ex-Senator Chestnut, Ex-Gor.
Manning and W. Portcher Miles hare just land
ed and marched to the Governor’s house follow
ed by a dense crowd , of people who are wild
with joy. It was reported that ten of the gar
rison, were killed, but your reporter has just had
an interview rtith W. P, wbo has just re
turned from a visit to Ft. Sumter, and is assured
by him that ho one was, killed. The Federal
flag was shot away by the Pdlinetto‘Guards at
Morris’ Island. In all 2,000 shots were fired.
No South Carolinians were, hurt- Mnj. Ander
son’s men, under guard, were conveyed by boats
■to Morris’ Island. This is reliable and puts to
rest all my previous reports slbont Ft. Sumter.
Maj, Anderson has reached toe-city and is the
guest of Gen. Beauregard. "' * .
The bSlls out a merry peal and
our people are engaging inevery demonetration
»» Our people generally sympathise with
Maj. Anderson, but express abhorrence .for those
whOiwere bd the steamers outside our bir and
and in eight of ns and did notj even attempt to
re-inforce him. Judge McGrath, who has just
returned from Ft. Sumter, reports that the wood
work of the fort and' officers; quarters were all
burned Out. The fort will be; taken possession
of to-night by the Confederate iroops. Gen.
Beauregard, with two aids, ims left Ft. Sumter.
Three fire ojnnpanies arp now on their way to
Sumter to quell the fire before it reaches the
magazine, ,
second despatch.
April 18.—A| letter from Fort
. Moultrie, dated 6 o’clock this; A- M., says uota
man was killed or wounded during yesterday's
engagements, only the Iron ißattery has been
damaged.- The rifled cannon pf the battery did
peat execution on Sumpter.; They were all
aimed into the port boles. Three of Sumpter’s
barbette guns were dismantled, and a corner of
Sampler opposite Moultrie knocked away.
_ Washington, April 18th.
In Mr. Lincoln’s reply to the Virginia Com
missioners, after expresing his regret that the
public mind is still uncertain as to his course
and re-affirming the policy mi irked out in his
inaugural address, but if, as 1; now appears- to
be true, in the pursuit of a put pose to drive the
U. S. authority from those j laces, an unpro- >
voked assault has been made upon Ft. Sumpter, i 1
I shall hold myself at liberty tj repossess, if I 1
can, like places which had b ien seized before
the Government was devolved i ipon me, and in
any event I shall to the best oi my ability repel
force by force. In case it pro res true that Ft.
Sumpter has been assaulted, at 'is now reported,
1 shall perhaps cause the U. S. mails to be with
drawn from all the States which claim to have
seceded, believing that, the o immencement of
actual war against the Governi rent justifies and
positively demands it., What iver else I may
do for the purpose I shall not t ttempt to collect
the duties and imposts by any invasion ■ of any
part of the country, not meaning by this how
ever that I may not land a fori e, if deemed ne
cessary to relieve a fort upon t lie border of the
country. '
Halifax, April 13tb.
Tne intelligence of the bouibardment of Ft.
Sumpter reached this city this forenoon. The
Legislature, amidst intense emotion, passed the
following resolution by an unanimous vote;
“Resolved, That this House has beard with
the deepest sorrow and regret of the outbreak
of civil war among their friends and neighbors
in the United States. That this House, without
expressing an opinion on the points in contro
versy between the contending parties,'deeply
regret that those who speak oar language and
share our civilization should ble shedding each
Other's blood, .and desire to offer up our fervent
prayers to the Father of <he Universe for the
restoration of peace." !
- New Obixaks , April 18th.
.was a grand muster of militsrycompa
nies this forenoon. Preparations are>beiog-ipade
to defend the Mississippi river in the bestpiis
sible manner. I
Boston, April 13th.
, An inUnse excitement was created in this city
this afternoon by the receipt of the Charleston
telegrams. The announcement of surrender of
F(L Sumpter pot believed by many; others,pro
nounce it a hoax. A more detailed account of
this bloodless battle and surrender is anxiously
awaited.
WABHiraip», April T3th.
Alexander Murray, has peen I appointed Mte
shal and Robert B. Camoeban D. S. District At
torney for the WesternDistrictof Pennsylvania.
Wth.'
,Ft Pickens was reinforced last night It is
understood that Charleston is to be blockaded.
Lieut Werden, of U. S. N, .has been taken
prisoner and dispatches from Sjleihmer to Gov
ernment at Washington obtained.
Chablestor, April 13»h.
A boat from one of the war vessels on the out
side has communication with GenT Simons in
comiaand of forceson Morris island and made
request that one of the steamers be allowed to
enter'the Port for the purpose |of taking a.way
Anderson and his command. An arrangement
has been agreed upon bytbe parties to stay fur
ther*proccedings until 9 o’clock to-morrow
morning.
Richmond, Va., April 13th.
It was openly stated; to-day in Convention
that after the victory at Charleston the South
ern army .would mgreh through! Virginia to the
North and thousands would join them. There
are great rejoicings here over the news. 100
guns are being fired and the Confederate flag is
displayed at many points The Governor was
serenaded this evening. He' niade a hoh-oom—
mittol speech. . •
THE LATEST.
Washington, April 14th.
Intense excitement. Administration deter
mined upon a vigorous war policy-calling upon
all States for men and money. Traitors have
struck the paricidal blow. All honest men
should stand by the country. Govs. Curtin and
Denniston’s offers will be accepted. Troops to
concentrate here.
McCullough is hid near this city.
Virginia will not secede.
The War department is busy to-day in the
preparation of the details to bje communicated
to the State authorities. ,
An additional number of Federal troope ar
rived to-day by & special train. '
The guard at the public departments was
largely increased last nighti All the roads and
avenues leading into Washington are closely
watched, and arrangements are made to concen
trate the military force at any given point. In
formation fromwhat was deemed reliable sources
was received last night to the effect that the se
cessionists of Delaware, whose head-quartera
are reported to be in Virginia, : were about to
make a sadden attack oh Fort■ Delaware, for
which they were preparing last month. Imme
diate steps were taken by the Secretary of War
Bostor, April 13.
to prevent the consummation of Ibis plot
H*w York. April 14th.
Gov. Morgan will- to-morrow issue a mil for
men for the assistance of the QpTern
ment.. ■ |
A private letter from Got. Curtin stated that
Pennsylvania can furnish 100,000 men anti have
them in Washington City in 48 boors.
CAj‘c«y<?, ApriM4i—Tbe news of the barren*
der of Ft. Sumpter | created a profound sensa
tion. Allparties express a determination to
uphold jibe Government in enforcing the laws
and maintainingthe supremacy of the nation.
Got. Tates will issue a -proclamation to-mor
row, calling for an hxtra session of the Legisla
ture to meet at Springfield, due week from next
Tuesday.
v* Detroit, April 14.—-The unanimous sentimc&t
of the State is that the position assumed by the
Government must be maintained. A meeting
of the members of Gie .detroit bar and influen
tial citizens was held yesterday , afternoon, at
which resolutions denouncing 'the rebellious or
ganization called the Confederate States were
passed. They declined to stand by the old flair
at all hazards. '
Charleston, April 14.—Major Anderson and
his men will leave to-night at II o’clock, in tho
staomer Isabel, for New York, The war fleet
is still outside. The scene when Major Ander
son and his men took leave of Fort Sumpter,
was thrilling and impressive.
Baltimore, -April 14.—Tho deep Union senti
mput of this city has been displayed unmistaka
bly since Friday. with cockades and se
cession emblems haifa been chaSed by.crowds,
and obliged to seek the protection'of this police.
The bark Fanny Tenshaw hoisted a secession
flag to-day, but a crowd compelled a boy off-the
Vessel to take it down. The Captain after
wards re-hoisted it,i and /required a detachment
of tbijrty police to protect*it from the people.-
The indignation of the people is intense.. All
the other vessels in;port have hoisted the Amer
ican flag. The Captain of' the bark is a Unym
man,, but hpisted the flag under instructions
from the owners.
Proclamation of the President
Wabuikoxon Cixx, April 14. —Whereas, the
laws of the UnitedjStates have been, for some
time past, and are now, opposed, and the execu
tion thereof obstructed in the States of South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Missiusip
pi, Louisiana and Texas, by combinations too
powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course
of judicial proceedings, or by the powers rested
in the Marshals by Iqw.
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, Presi
dent of the United States, in virtue of the pow
ers in me vested by the Constitution and the
laws, have thought fit to call forthwith and
hereby do call forth the MILITIA of the several
States of the Union; to the aggregate number of
SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, in order to sup
press the said combination, and “cause the
laws to be duly executed.”
The details for object will be immediately
communicated to the Slate authorities, through
the War Department. 1 appeal to all loyal citi
zens to favor, facilitate and aid this, effort to
maintain the honor, the integrity and Hie exis
tence of our National Union, and the perpetuity
of the popular Government, and to redress^the
wrongs already long enough endured. I deem
it prppier to Say that the first service assigned
to the forces hereby called, will probaby be to
[repoitett the forU, places and property which
I have been seized from the Union; and in ; every
I event, the utmost care will be observed, consist
j ently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any
| devastation of, or Interference with, the proper
ty, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens in
any part of the country. And I hereby com
mand the persons* composing the combinations
I aforesaid to disperse and retire peaceably to
j their respective abodes, within twenty days af
; ter this date.
Deeming that the present condition of public
affairs presents an ‘.'extraordinary occasion,” I
do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested,
by the Constitution, convene both Houses of
Congress. The Senators and Representatives
are therefore summoned to assemble at their re
spective ebamberss at twelve o’clock, noop, on
Thursday, the Fourth of July next, th en and there
to consider and determine such measures as in
their wisdom the public safety and interest may
seem to demand. \ ’: •
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and cause the seal of the United States to
be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this fifteenth
day of April, in the year pf our Lord one thous
and eight hundred find sixty-one, and of the In
dependence of the United States the eighty-fifth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President,
Wm. H. Sxwaed, Secretary of State.
. THE VERY LATEST.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, April 15.
Informatiun has becnjroceived that Genera!
Beauregard has been ordereddb Pensacola,
Gen. Scott proceeded tp the War Department
to-day and raised his flaj£. Henceforth it is to
be head quarters of the army.
Post Office Department has not yet discon
tinued the Southern moil's.
Three hundred volunteers were enrolled in
in the army to-day. Soldiers distributed all
over the city.
. Massachusetts quota of militia were ordered
to-day. Adjt. Gen.-MoDpwall has been detailed
to receive them. ‘
Information has been received that Baltimore
■jwould, offer great resistance to the'passage of
Pennsylvania troops, through Maryland?
; Cabinet has been in session all day. At noon
nil quiet at Charlestpif; ‘ All clerks ,in the De
partments are required to take oath of fidelity
to the Union.
Bxcitement here this morning not so great as
yesterday, but deep feeling.
Attack on Pensacola anticipated before, to
morrow night-
PEOM PHILADELPHIA;
• _ Phiwl»*x.phia, April |sth; :
The Office of the Pidffietto Flag newspaper ip
Chestnut street was mobbed and the contents
destroyed. , r
A large body of the citizens bare visited each
newspaper office, insisting imperatively upon an
open display from some part of their building
of the Stars and § tripes, i The feeling is vefry
bitter gainst all who are supposed to sympa
thize with the South. , The Union feeling is in
tense. '
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, April 15—P, M
Great Union feeling and organisation in Bal
timore, 2,500 men enrolled.
, Martial law to be declared in Washington.
Rhode Island offers to furnish and pay 1,000
men. '
Three million of dollars And 80,000 men vo
ted by New York, in addition to the present
State force, to support the Administration.
The Philadelphia Banks Lave tendered Gov.
Curtin all the money the State may need for the
war—-also the banks of Pittsburgh. '
Seo’y Cameron has accepted the services of
the Washington Brigade, commanded by Gen.
Small. They will bo ready to start this Wjeok.
FROM r HAERISBURG.
HAnaishußG, April M. ‘ 'H
The Democrats in House of Representatives
here have just introduced a resolution pledging
their party and the State to N the General Gov-I
ernment, and supporting it in speeches, saying |
that they desired to place the Democratic party
right bn the record by changing their votes
against the War Bill lust Friday,’and also say
ing that they voted against the WIJ. believing U
to be unnecessary, bat trow tha#theUhimr isj tnrAlV^''
attacked by wb. armed rebellion, they want to' w '
show their loyalty to the Government. r The following am lelemnKiwi .. ■ ‘
The 7th and 12th regiments of New York g“ Cttpws of 1 *
to Washington tp-nighti . correspondence which passed between General
Hon. John Sherman if on hfir wnytfj Ohio to "*h nr commander of the Confederate fot*-
raise ten thhnsand voltthteett by ordtr ofthe •tCbi&eston, and L. P. Walker, Secretary
Union rffee AmM lM
Senate, much excited. €apt. lllhyd to-day! w t Vkarlttlcn, Aprirl2.
offered his company to Got. (mrtim democrats'! nghtjhas This is alt I can
are all for fight. ' : : ' | say ft present,
'■ SBChJfD DISPATCH. • ~’h
Charlatan, April 12.—The ball has been
opened at last,, and war is The
batteries on Sullivan's Island, >
and other points, opened on Fort Sampler at
four o clock this morning. Fort Sumpter re
turned the fire .add a brisk cannonading has
been kept up. No information has beettreceiv
cd from tho seaward yet. The militia arena
<ter arms, and the whole of our popalatidh are
on the streets. Every available space facing
the harboc. s M filled with spectators. •;: .c * !
third dispatch.
The ar Bill Passed!-
The bill to urn the State has' passed both
branches of the Legislature and also has been
signed by the Governor. Pennsylvania wilt
come to the rescue without delay. The bill
reads:
AN ACT for the better organization of the rail-
itia of the Commonwealth.- •
Section 1. J3e it enacted sc.. That the grand
staff of the militia of this Commonwealth shall,
in addition to -the commander-in-chief, who
shall have one aid for each division, to beep
pointed and commissiobed by him during his
term of office, consist of one adjutant general,
who, until otherwise ordered, shall act as pay
master general, inspector general and judge ad
vocate; one commissary, general and one quar
termaster general, who shall each be of the
rank of lieutenant colonel; and who shall be ap
pointed by the Governor, by and with the ad
vice aut| consent of the Senate, upon the pas
sage of this act, arid to hold their commissions
during his pleasure.
Sec. 2. That the Adjutant General shall re
ceive a salary of five, hundred dollars per an
num, and in addition three dollars per day when
actually engaged in the service, of the State;
the Quarter-Master General and Comniissary
General shall each receive five dollars per day,
when actually engaged in the service of the
State; it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth to prepare the room former
ly occupied by the Canal Commissioners in the
Cupitol, for the use ot the officers before named,
who shall be allpwed one clerk at a salary of
one thousand dollars.per annum, to, be appoint
ed by the Adjutant General. And they shall
each give a bond to the Commonwealth in the
sum of $20,000, with sufficient sureties, to ho
approved by the Governor.
Sec. 3, It shall be the duty of the officers be
fore named to proceed at once to a thorough or
ganization of the militia of the State and the
Adjutant General shall keep a complete and
correct record of all the organized volunteer
companies of the State, including the number
of efficient men in each, and the numberand
quality of their arms and equipments, and the
captain of each company shall wake monthly
returns of the same to the Adjutant General
And should the President of the United States
at any time make a requisition for part of tho
militia of this State for the public service, the
Adjutant General shall .take the most prompt
measures for supplying the number of mdn re
quired and having them marched to the place
of rendezvous, and shall call them by divisions,
brindes, regiments or single companies, as di
rected by the commander-in-chief.
Sec. 4. That for the purpose of organizing,
equipping and arming the militia of this State,
tliCsSum of five bundled thousand dollars, or so
much ns may be necessary to cany out
the provisions of this Act, be and the same is
hereby appropriated to be paid by the State
Treasurer out of any money not otherwise ap
preprinted. ' r
Sec. 5. That should the ordinary revenues of
the State not be realized in time to meet the ex
penditures that may be incurred under the pro
visions of this Act, tie Goyernoris hereby au
thorized and empowered to anticipate the ex
cess receipts to the treasury above the ordinary
expenditures, including the interest on the pub
lic debt, by temporary loans based on the faith
of the Commonwealth a rate of interest not
exceeding six per centum. Such loans shall be
negotiated by the Governor, at such times and
in such amounts (not to exceed the amount ap
propriated) as the objects and purposes herein
before stated shall require. The certificates of
loan shall be sigped by tho State Treasurer and
■countersigned by the Governor, and shall not
extend beyond the close of the next fiscal year,
to which period the excess above the
ordinary expeudituaes are hereby pfldged for
the payment of such leans, s’
Sjjc. 6. That the Adjutant General, Quarter
master General and Commissary General shall
expend such amounts of the mbney hereby ap
preprinted ns may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this Act. All such expenditures
shall be made under the direction and by the
advice and consent o.f the Governor, nud no bill
shall bo paid without, being endorsed by him,
and afterwnrds settled in the usual manner by
the Auditor General and State Treasurer, when
the Auditor General shall draw his warrant on
th^.State Treasurer for the same. : , ■
Skc. 7. That so much of any laws ns may be
supplied by or conflict -with the provisions of
this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
A Fbozks Ship—A whaling vessel, which
sailed from London in the year 1840, found in
the Polar seas a ship embedded in the ice, with
sail furled and no signs of life on board. The
captain and some of the crew descending into
the cabin, found coiled upon the floor n large'
Newfoundland dog, apparently asleep, but when
they touched, it they found the animal was dead,
and frozen ns hard as a stone. In the cabin
was a young lady seated at the table, her eyes
open as if gazing.at the intruders in that deso- j
late place. She was a corpse ! arid had been j
frozen in an ’apparently resigned and religious \
attitude* Beside her was a young man, who it •
appeared was the commander, of the blig, and a j
brother to the young lady. He was sitting at !
the table dead, and before him was a sheet of 1
paper, on which wag written, “our cook has I
endeavored to strike a light since' yesterday j
morning, but in vain; ail 4 s now over." In '
another part of the cabin' stood the Cook, with
flint and tinder in band; frozen, in the vain en
deavor to strike the fire that alone could save
them. The terrors of the seamen led the cap
tain from the spot, who took with him the log
book as the solo momento of the ill-fated ship*
It appeared that she also was from London! and
had been frpzen in that place over fourteen
years.
Thb Whitewashing SBABON.--The season
for whitewashing haying arrived, the following I
directions for making in. door white'waah,.may
not be out of j place; For a moderate sized
bouse, say eight rooms, about thirtjithree lbs.
Paris while, and one lb* best white glue are
needed. Dissolve the glue in hot water ;tiis 1
piake a thick wash with the Paris whit? and hot
water, and add the dissolved glue and sufficient \
Witer to make,&o wash of the proper cousis
tehee. As the stiffens over night, isad
better tp.mix eaca ihornlng w is wanted du-1
ripg the day,;, If left over night, warm, or add i
hot water to make it limpid. The Paris white
is chalk cleansed fromitimpurities, and is only
a vqrvgarejvbiting—bettor than is ordinarily
nseOor makipg. petty. Some use the Cooper
glue, which is considered the best, but any good
Khiie glue will answer. Jt costs about fifty cts.
lb,jat retail, and the Paris white three
cents per lb. Both articles can be obtained in
admost every city or village. The above mokes
an excellent whitewash, clean and white, and
pot easily rubbed off. jts first cost is more
wan limn wash, but it is more darable, and-for
pipe r goto? it isfarprefiscabro. . .
Charleston, April 12—The following is the
telegraphic, correspondence, which took place
between the War Department of the Confeder
ate Government and General Beauregard imme
diately preceding the coromcncemenVof the hos
tilities- Tho correspondence grow out of the
formal notification of the United States Govern
ment disclosed in Gen. Beauregards first diz
patch.
CORRESPOX DRSCB.
L Charleston, Aprii Bth.—To llon. L. P
Walker, Secretary of War:-An authorized
messenger; from Lincoln has just informed Gov
Pickens anil myself that provisions will be sent
to tort Sumpter peaceable if possible, other
wise by force. *
Signed.
SO' C. Beaibeq**d.
Ao. S. .Vontyomery , Aprils.
Gen, G. C. Beauregfnrd, Charleston: If v OU
have no doubt of Character of the
agent who communioaf&L-to you the intent of
the Washington Government to supply Fort
Sumpter by force, you will at once demand iu
evacuation; and if this is refused, proceed in
auch manner as you may determine, to reduce
it. Answer. \
Signed, L. P. Walker, Scc’y of War.
_ Charleston ,' April 10.— L. P. Wglker
Secretary of War:—The demand will be made
to-morrow at 12 o’clock.
Signed,
JlTo. 4 V Montgomery ,• April 10.—-Gen. Beaure
gard. Charleston:—Unless there are especial
reasons connected with your own condition, it
is considered proper that you should make the
demand at an earlier hour.
Signed, L. P. Walker, Seofy of War.
Ao. C. Charleston, April 10. L. P. Walker
Secretary of War, Montgomery The reasons
arc special for twelve o’clock.
Signed,
Mo. 6. Charleston, April 11, To L. P. Walk
tr\ Secretary of War:—The demand was sent
Rt two o’clock. Allowed till six to answer.-
Signed, . G. 0. Beauregard.
Ao. i. Montgomery, April 11. Gen. Beaure
gard, Charleston, telegraph the reply of Ander
son. Sighed,
J. P. Walker, Sec’y of War.
REPLY OY‘^KDERSOX.
Ko. 8. Charlatan; April 11. L. P. Walker,
Secretary of War:—-Mhj.' Anderson replica m
follows I hare the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication; demanding the
evacuation of the fort and to say in reply there
to that it is a demand with .which 1 regret that
my sense of honor and of my‘‘obligation to my
Government prevent my compliance',’!: lie adds
verbally: I will await the first shot, god if you
do not batter us to pieces wo will be starved oUV
’in a few days.” Answer.
Signed, Q. c. Bkacekoakd.
iVb. 9. Montgomery, April.—Gcn. Beauregard,
Charleston We dp" not' desire vieedlesslT to
bombard Fort Sumter' if Major Andewon will
state the time at which, as indicated by bin, he
will evacuate, and agree that in the meabtnhe
he will not nse bis guns .against ua-unless these
should be employed against Sumpter. You Ire
authorized to prevent the effusion of blood.! \
TxxXs Troops and Twioos’ Trkabos.—A tf.
S. soldier from Texas writes to the N. Y.
defying that the min there were demoralized
and infected by General Twiggs’ Weasbn. He
says: “‘When the hews reaciiedi ns at- 'Fort
Brown, a thrill of'indignation ran through every
soldier’s breast, and nothing b.ut respect for one
who hrulbeen our superior officer, or rnthei;re
spect foi? the office he had filled, prevented V
loud expression of oiir surprise and contempt
As it was, we could not he prevented from talk
ing among 'ourselves. One of ohr men, who
Was considered a sort of spokesman among ns
—one who isAs brave as s lion and true as steel
—was grooming bis horses when he first-heard
of it. Some one told him that General Twiggs
had surrendorei the government troopsond
property. He turned on his informant and said:
‘General Twiggs may surrender the property to
the traitorshe may ; give himself np, and he
can take my horses here; but he
fr any other Union man snmnder.’ ®»erawaV
no nndibje response to this, but the looks of
■® Te fy on ? vho heard him were, oxprauiyeof
■ their determination to serve that government:
faithfully into whoso service'they had voluc- i
tarily entered, and whoso bread and batter they
were eating.”
y._ 2_i' •.
Ukitei> Sta? ns r . T Roots .—Several iar loads;
of United Slates soldiers arrived here last night
pvcr the Lebanon Vtflley Railroad ahd proceed
ed directly to Carlisle barracks, where they will
remain until their services axe required'by the
government; No informationcould be obtained
from the officers or privates, who declined an
swering all questions.lt Is expected that a
Jnrge.body of troops from tbewegtwiHatrive
here m a few days en route for Washington city,
j --liar. Tdegraph t 13rt. '
SPECIAL NOTICES.
To Consumptives.
The advertiser, baring been restored to health inattw
weeks by a rery simple remedy,'after haying sufiartissT- •
enU yMrg wiih a sotero lung affection; an d &»t^ro^4iSv.
ease consumption—is anxious to make linowatohi»(Wl*w ,
sufferers the mehiu of cure. ■ '!
; To all who deairo it he will eendacopyo/ tht prescrip
tion used (free of charge j with the torproparilig
and. using the same, which they will find a cnrO fer
j Goxbuuptio.x, Asthva, Mii Wiy object or
| the adrortlser is sending the PrcMrlptwn is to benefit Us
j afflicted, and sprerwl lii formation which bo conceives to he
. inraluabhvand he hopes every sufferer will try hts rMBS
. dy, ns it willcost them uothing,andiUßypr*Teahl«slng.
forties wishing the proscription waipleussadilreos. A
JUT. KDWAJID WILBOH,
■
Kingly County, Kow Tjtrk
eet.VflO.-ly.
| VSuTns GMArCioraiso Sxpoxnm oirriii'Vsioi.—
| FhiUdelphia possesses tho most splendid CWtWng Empo
; rium to the country. It fa splendid as regards tbs pala
i tfal structure to which the immense business of theesfah
| 1 [shutout is conducted, and it fa equally splendid In respect
to its great labilities anti rast resources. But to its pa
trons its chief attractions arc, first, the elegance of the
garments for Gentlemen and Tontbs, manufactured there;
secondly, the beauty and dnrability of the mater ials/Snd
tho superior excellence of the fit, and lastly tbs rooifarate
■ prices at which the goods are sold. We refer, in
cription, to none other than'the Brown, Stem* CKfehias
Hall of HockhUl ± 'Wilson, lies. 603 and 60S (Settettf 'St%
G. C. Beauregard.
G. C. Beauregard.
Pr. Velpeau’s Ca
CA-VKERIKK cun
ba. VELPKATTS CANKER! N Bear
nn VELPEAU'S CANKERINE cm
nB. VELPEAUS CANKERING cur
DB ‘ VELPEAU'S CANKERJNK cur
pH* VELPEAU'S CANKKRIXKcnr
1 Dlt VELPEAU'S CANEEBINE cur
j,n. VELPEAU'S CAN KERIN E cur
PR. VELPEAU'S CANKEHINE is tl
Bm«th of anything known. " , •
D B. VELPEAU'S CANKBRINE ct
Month, Throat, or StUouiach, tosultl
Typhus EeveiH.
Radios, If you delight In , * whlt<
K.ERINK„nnd your desires will bo
our word that it U entirely free from
ous •übstnuces, and can bo gWeu to a
Miety. It will preservothe teeth an
ftom ulcers. It la ‘ equally efflcacic
wontbs: In all tho thousands rented
forth for- the euro of tho various disc
equal tho Cankerlue. Sold by all i
eents per bottle. J. I
. ‘ Proprietors,»
Forsalc In Altoona, by O. IV. KBS;
»B. WPONOCK? OOI.DRN PlLts
/■/WfiWef" eanrttting, rtgulatiny, a
.: v • itrHtiioHt, from tohateivr ctttts
Successful ms a prevc.
' , Therai* not a lady living but what
|tf« neeis Just «wh ft. modichie in
One of the first ladies of 01k
, th«« thafeho had received so much
t>f than, site would ho willing to pay <
ho without them, if sho could get tin
gradients composing these pills are n
Agent. They will toll you they are
and yet will do oil claimed for them
directions accompany cacfc box. Pi
Sold by 6.T W. KBSSLElt,'Druggist,
teoo*. Pa.
Ladles by soadliig him to the
c«u have the pills seat‘to any part ol
d«atially> by- mail, “ free of iwetage."
ÜBAlVUuntlugvton, and by one Drug
town and city in the State.
j ’-i Solo Propt
above Pills hare been co
ofleredto ladies at prices ranging fror
(dear out for' them. T
ter, will hear the signature of S. A. 110
Purchase of tiio above gent
Had the genuine article, and one you m
Jwiaary 31,18QL—ly.
DTSPBPBU.V
W CKBRVdUS DEBILfTT,
HEART DISEAS
FEVER &
j Thsrmdersignod, now seventy-Ovo 3
years devotcdhis time to curing bis l’i
i Kew Yprk of these dreadful conn
I t bods* ndsand thousands to an untlm
I sehlorajfiilled to cure all who hnvo «pp
I believing It to lie a Christian
I those ahro#d,iu) well as nt home, be will
Of Prescriptions uge,l.
I with dtiwllOtMjßir preparing an,! usin
mica on Diet. Hathi tig. Ventilation, nn.l
they *Ut find these remedies a sure
I slon, and idl diseases of the Throat and
I Agu«, CuusUiwtion, Heart Disease, D;
r Debility, and Feniuto. Cumpinints, and h
afflicted will fujpd for a copy,' os It Will
those suffering should apply before it
• I’rcscription aro used by tho most cmin
Loudon, lhirls, aod New York. Those i
|, .please address KJBT. DK. Cl
j Nov, 15,’C0r-ly. Wllllamsb
Chills md Fe^er! Chills a
Ono of the greatest remedies; that has
tore tWjmbilC, lhr Vevcr aud; Ague, an
highest cnconiouis from the j
pie, Is Celebrated Bitten:.
dn» the tortures arising from the terrlb.
can ho So easily cured? Who would
nights, burning fevers and Icy chills, al
remedy Cita bo obtained for a mere trill
many families Unger out a painful ext,
deadly blight, aud do nothing but'jghlp .
til ÜbtfiOrnca as common -as their dai
they are not relieved/ Mono but tho
would hesitate to procure these valuable
themselves Intense agony. Sold by dru;
generally everywhere. Sec advcrUscmeti
nmu. .
Dr. Baton’s Infantile
[ ® r- Curdtnl Js rciunrl
tdertul Beneficial 1 effects In the treatment
j-croup, dysentery, and teething, jt has nev.
tad mothers should at all times ho jsrovid
P* they value the Uvea aud'the comfort of
I The preparations of Bipod Fodd, are am
tportant discoveries of the age. They ai
r“t for the blood: already prepared
jpleasnnt to the taste, and natural in noth
pins, ho retains. The Blood Food is 'a sci
buffering from all patent medicines; and
[throat diseases, liver complaints, dyspep"
raseS incident to the human'; frame; Is n
paling a n d strengthening qualities.—cbh
pit- Sea adftrtaiSnrect.
For sale by A . Roush, Altoona, t>n.
\- A Card' to the Suffei
• The Rov. W m . Cosgrove, whilelaboring
f u “ a l wn > w >w cured of Consumption, vrhci
[ , foiled, b y a recipe obtained irom a!■
F«iJmg in tho great city of Jeddo. This
Foot numbers who wore" suffering fron
pron C Ettu,Bore Throat, Coughs and Colds
f causcid by them di
LnM v 0t others, X wa|,
r hm I brought homo with me, to all wh
jhorge, : ■ Address f
KBS. WIHSIiO\?
nurse and female physiciai
»r-children teething, which great!
P®eas of teething, by sotening the gums
animation— wilt allay all pain, nn<} Is eur
P ■ • Depend upon It, mothers, It will
Mvos, and relief and health to your Inf
r in •« cwm. See advertisement in am
• Pu /sona K o, Altoona, A,
WsmilWil, 4 Mr. BKMVI
M S-Rhodes, both of Aitooua, Da
r^mWP E & STE^
V’O.ULD UESPECTFt
tho I‘uWic that they have*
HOTO6RAPHIC GA
«w CUr °i" le ** nr i7‘'iat Stj.,
* taken i“uu7«n C ' ( lf tO .l take tbuboat 11
tonablo terms *vf* f i’ 10 comity, an
ALL AMBHotypp akc »»y Wn.l oft
nted i n u P to LIFE-SIZE 1
MIATCUE. ErecT* thlor or IndUt ! '
,r M. Entire 0 and ,ur K« size
*on hand a l:ir^J S '^ ac^ou 7' Ttn or uo cl
of fluo 01
* ,le PnLllc to cal
BememW n elsewhere.
1 w v - n^^rzr: —;
m, . (*A»« eagle hotel, )
™mrd Street;-above :
IOAIES
iacMy^ 3 ' ** r£R DAy
ACard to the
. To Oonsmmptiv
: And those afflicted \
KKV. WM. coscr
435», Fnlto
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