WM. FLINT! WM.,FLINT. SYM. FLINT! ■. y M. FLINT! ’ M. FLINT! ladelpifta, ' LADELPIIIA, [LADELPHIA, PA. PA. PA. "DOES SACRIFICE \ Rill OP J-fc W EtJtY, ONE DOLLAR EACH. A*iarlnwnl of Jcwdry.consfetla* ACELETS! CASIKO SBTS,W “ itch Plated Chains, Gold and Plated 11 any frill, gift or galvanized goods, .> the heal Jewelers os Gold Samel. from the Vest GuldJewclry Alan- E FORCED TO SELL. E FORCED TO SELL. K FORCED TO SELL. a partial list M‘our ..immense etocK* ■ rom choice for .a « EACH. tI.U CHOICE FOR $1 ill Cameo Set.*, Corn-mi Retail 10 to ao -8 tofio * to 9ft 7 to 30 7 to 30 lo to wr 10 to 30 5 to 13 «to 12 0 to 12 &tOl2 O-tolfr 8 to'2o 10 to 30 8 to 7 3 to 0 2 00 4 00 -pent *lyh.s Ladies" Jewelry; MedaV :u* aml cd/t-s Locket* of every do ! 14 kaivf, with Silver Exteuflion Sl-fYc Duttons, Stud*, &c M £c,;Ger> .iinl Kraadets:' Gents’ Vc?t Chain?, L-h years without changing color,- :—they ore usually sold by Jeweler* ill made ah I'.iris. You can taka' i. Ladies* randGcnts’ Guard Chains, -y .L wckrs at fruiu to £3O each Nick Chain.', beautiful patter*; ;u:lhdand ruby settings; Crosses, r-ft eurli, retail price# fromss to' ami varit ty of Jewelry aiul dcuiro- Lava do Carbuncle do Hod ami Coral do uid Carbuncle do Uid.Ruby do rape Setting seU do :» Vase do do o Jet Sets, do ark Mr»aic do ?M Sluao Mosaic do ilicr* Set’ l . do . with brilliants, do ;*w style, do atcr do do fivld Peak and Cases, »;d SpOOllp. • prior-• 3. will continue long enough 1 -d:c!c. which was purchased «t» unf. ■ - tuvers who have failed. CHOICE FOR $1 EACH. i SEND M-id nee. County and ' ’ .a.-; v. can make nothing out tjf WAN. :is Envelopes sealed with gqm ■'.p< :u'd—the consuls taken out : ■ thi.v, and we will bo responsible M I'.NTS TO AGENTS. it, who will send usatoue • > ' i-l Hintin',’ Casa Watch, extra. , >! 1 Lever Watch. , rifwr Watch. .;t >1 and PC c-.*ots m i: V* A TRIAL. :!di]iv-si>d to ; WILLIAM FLINT. ■ui. Market rhroot, <■ I’hxTadclpUia, pa. UHLIU.—THE SUB > „ t tlc-n the ( 'taMi-limcnt heretofore ;• -,j w. «lil respectfully an* •*- • f Altoona and vicinity, VBE AND RETAIL W&h VAL'E if- STOVE STOli& n & f ~ y * Annie street; .between Harriot and W\. i;:,i. wluti- he will keep constant - -nnmut of everything in hi# lino, f.O '! r- a-onabh* terms. T (V\ SPOUTIJSTG •, \ Hi- ft’sr. mnnufacturos Leased i said to Lo much superior to gal* *1 a copper-fnnUUing room to hi# c*- ict’p on band an assortment of cop k promjniy attended to. itu/imge-in rt “p‘ ctfullv *-oUcit ' • a'.-arni'-ut of such goods as on» :- i • > Wiiicli j- J Jewelry Store. ‘trr.i.T. ;*n«l th< w*» of the subscriber. ’>l ; ' -raily. :u<; invited-to call. And " !-• f<-r their money. A** I 6W !'• 'Ot.lr* will be eoW very •<' y.i'.rx" if* the motto of this U:\VU? It. BUOOMALL, Formerly 0. Conrad. £ •: St.. cvr. of Quarry, Philada. ■<: an, 1: /: Q( KSTION WHICH 1 Min-1 of i vr-ry t ;h-- l.f-t article for • - tJn-r loatr-.-v.-V tho - c:;H. to direct. Lut if you iHL ’Ui'shoes “ " 1 R'‘.ir.nl; •!! of h]-- rtoclc and vork. fdi ar. »rt;i!.*nt of Ik>ot*,ShfW*. t ■• lii- Ji j-o oJT*ts at fair prices. :• att'.llti'-n to Cintwi WOrk*.*H»c!ow Anaio Street. OE ESTABLISHMENT. JISIGXEP ANNOUNCE anH vicinity that they bow vO SHOE SHOP ! ih-jrals,*. Winferf Tin Skap,&* k;H hand a £OOtS assortment Uaiuf/ariftr-i. •r rha jriwn to making JLadiif <;i fcfnn; of jmblic imtx^onagc* ’ '•n remUT entire satisfaction, i’-ti JOHN SIDNEY roi.iCE gazette.— trtml .of Crime and Criminal* to ~ i widely rirrulatoff- throngho® all the Great Trial*, Criming •Edit"trial? on the «r>me, together ii >l Matters, not to be foudd ia *&3 r"T nnnr.m: $1 for six lc . *3 (who should write their n*® s * 1 n i' v.i: ; . 11 o-y reside idwi&V 1 * j To t!. W. MATSEf.L i Oft, | ‘•j’>• of Kew York IVlico iJ««lt and Virulent Disorders. To this end this Infirmary is ‘•~Juwed. to enable the sick and suffering throughout tlm and breadth of our land, to avoid tho Poisonous ‘jjri'i' Liiorlion, and Ignorance of professed Physicians, through which thousands and lean of thousands auaually >< *i’he following are some of the diseases we cure, not only tt*. the Infirmary but in all parts cf our country : 1 husumplioiraud Pulmonary Complaints. Fevers, Scrof* v' -' lwviepaia. Eye and Ear Disease, Cancers and other " aior-'/jaundlceand Liver Complaint, Seminal'Weakness, -*nd ttU diseases of the Urinary and Sexual Organs, from H-'wtcver caiiee or whatever nature. Our abject will be to | v y v to the afflicted by effecting in all cases aspeedy cure. ‘Vu: rule ** tochargc nothing forndvico and written pre scriptions; but will furnish when requested tho very best 'i’.cir.ts ut the lowest rales. I'.ii-y-: remedies are prepared in our own Laboratory, uu ,-V :hi care of able Chemist-’*, and are the most reliable i jV'-'o lu science, including all the rectut discoveries. '\ z all addressing u* by letter, containing full account of ! a.id appearances of disown*, age, occupation. ie., will write a candid r Vi SCR. A look far tho old and young. embracing the Pathology, r; vcontloa and Cure of nil Di-xus-s of the Urinary and Sex o-,, inruns, ami u warning voice of adv ice and >:oun>el ; such t- : le found in no other work. Price 25 cents. THE GUIDE AND. GUARD FOR fiVEItV ON'S. It eposes all tho Humbug*. and 1 the variou-i Tiicks to seciev the nick ami well. It illustrates lh« plans of the and Rogues to dupo every one. It guid* s the an- * v,!v-y through life, and shows up every swindle of lire age. 11,I 1 , eh iw. Lu\v all kinds uf F.tr.uL-n of mind; loba of p -wer; nervous debility; Io‘:s uft-iglit; wukefulU'-ss; love of solitude; enii>tions on the Ac.. Ac. tk)o.bff‘-re it if too Tali ; before "you suffer laci.reble dnmag*/ to both b:dy mid luiitd. T.'iVinalcS who want su/c. y/’oos<;nf and .th/'c renr-dies f.H Irregulaiitic?,'Obstructions, Whites. Ac., send to us. PREVENTIVE. Wo arc convinced that there we many parent* of acrofu i. us. consumptive and disra-nyl condition to whom a nu merous oflVpnug only brings sulTcring and poverty. To c-d. we would_sr.y write, and wo will send information of u B ur«, well-te?t«-d, and iieVci-failing Preventive. W« will mail free, to any one applying for it, THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL REFORM. It in a large and boautiful paper, and contains the mod valuable Information on Spcrmatorhcca, or Seminal Weak* n.-'j. Tha cause, effects and cure, showing the awful ef :'vcts of the disease, On nil other disease-* of the Sexual Organs, a full csjila r ati in of the origin of Syphilis, the mean* of prevention hud cure. On Consumption, that fearful Ji-j-r.sA. on the Lsn-r, nvart.Stoailwh and Skin. On Female Complaint-. V:: the various Schools of Medicines. • >a the modes of Treatment now practised. On th\* False Treatment of Diseases. On t'uo various Medical Humbug*. On the Physiology of Marriage. On the Common sense of Medicine. On Diet, Exercises, and Ablution. How the Physician should be. How to prevent Pregnancy. And many other things, jsend for it. This journal should be iti the bauds of every one. J. Uussell, M. D„ A. M., Chi».f Physician. S. S. MoBRI3, Sarp-on. Dr. J. Boyle, Chemist. OUW in New York, 154 Chambers street. Office in ‘Williamsbiirßh, South sth and sth streets. Correspondents will'please enclose two or three stamen Or return rostaga, and address DU. A. BEHNKV, Secretary. Williamsburg, Now York. (nox ui.) Nor. 15.1800.-1 jr ,/• BEAUMAN’S POCO METALiC PAINT,! Equal to red lead and 75 per | cent, cheaper—stand: l "00 degree* heat—warranted | water proof and will neither lade nor wash. For STEAM BOILERS AX I) PIPES, GAS HOLDERS, rail road rjudges axd cars, plaster. JROX AXD DRICK EJiOXT.% JIX ROOFS, HORSES, JURA'S. FENCES. n'AGOXS, SHIP DECKS. PLUMBERS’ JOIXTS, JROy FOCXDEES J'ATIERXS, ite,, dn., dr. For graining and staining equal to Turk ish Umber. roLORS are Cwtor Brown Lake, OUre Indian Bed and- Bluck. 43* One responsible agent wanted in every town and city in the United States. Terms accommodating, ior Circulars, Ac., apply to or adds«?M 5* WM. L. ITOUPT, Ko. 132 N. 4th street, Philadelphia. Maroh 21-Cm, COIFECTION EBT & ICE CREAM SALOON. 'T'EE SUBSCRIBER WOULD IN- X FORM tliO citizen* of Altoona and vicinity that his confectionery, nut and fruit store, is always f-U’Pliekwith the very best articles to be had, and in great 'ttriety* Ue has also aa ICE CREAM SALOON attached to, his store, in which he will serve up ICECREAM °> all flavors during tho season. H« \e at all times prepared to supply calces, candies, Ac., and other parties. lie Invites a share of public rA’rornge, believing that he can render fall satisfaction to . his store and saloon la on Virginia sttcet, two •^IL btlow Hatton*? liall. -OTTO ROSSI. „ DEIsTTISTDR ‘ I IRVIN STEEL, D. D. S , HAV • JNG located permanently In Altoona, respectfully his services in tho different departments of ' Surgical and Mechanical Dentistry/ • j-j■ Sit. .Taagard - . Slow. Virginia »t., A!- ' - (Way 10, i DIRECT FROM NEW YORK. R. O. A. KERR Has just returned from New York city with* beautiful assortment cf i SPRING & SUMMER GOODS j FOR THE LADIES, I ‘ consisting in part of j Toil De Ete , Japanese, Pthho Strips, De Checres,^ Irish I’topUns, Duculs, LavelLas, Jhlards, Crape Deßcge, Lawns, Silks, dr ; INDIAN SILK SHAWLS, » beautiful article, cheap and fiiahioimble, STELLA AND PRINTED SHAWLS. A large assortment of the prettiest PRINTS ever brought to tho town, 80 acknowledged by competent Judges. " Ladies’ Trimmings in endless variety. | He calls special attention to hii beautiful ‘assortment of ! QUEENS WAKE, ! which la ackncwb’-lgod to bo the most complete of any in j the town, and told at prices defying competition. Iron j Stone sets for $1.60 —Tea Sets for $3.00. | BOOTS AND SHOES, directly from New York, and bnuiht from first hands, BRUSSELS, ALL WOOL, INGRAIN, LIST, HEMP AND RAG CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS from 1 to 2 yards zeide. Uis stock of GROCERIES j is complete in every ripped, and will se sold at aa low * 1 figure as anv house thi.s aide of tho city. | CHILDREN’S CARRIAGES j .% ; at lower prices Can be had elsewhere. Good ! Carriages for $l,OO anil and Spring Carriages for | fu.Oo, juet ftj good as heretofore sHd for SAOO. I Wooden and Willow Ware i iu almost every variety, together with . all the outfit of a j first class store. , (May 9, ISGI-tf WHEELER St WILSON’S | | 04. JJp. ' £■ R. LO. KERR, g | ALTOONAfPA., ST Agent for Blair County, g S.NOSTiAA ** B3H33HM ''jT'HESE MACHINES ARE ADMIT to bo the best ever, offered to the public, and their’ :;uperiority is satisfactorily tatublDbed by tho fact that in the last eight years, Over 14,000 More of Machines have been Hold than of any other man ufactured, and more modal#' have boon awarded llio pn;- [iriotur# by diie rent Fitirh and Institutes than to any oth ers.. Tho Machine# aro warranted to do all that is claimed for them. -They arc. now in use in several families in Al luomv, and in every case they give entire satisfaction. Tho Agent refers those desiring Information as tho sa- I poriority of the Machines, fo Col. Jjslin L. Piper. Her. A. B. Clark, th-orgo llawkcswortlu BehJ. F. Rose, and E. 11. Turner, Es'jrs. The machine-? can bo seen and examined at the store of tlm Agf-nt, at Altoona. • Price of No. 1 Machine, silver plated, glass foot and new style Hemm^r—s>>s. No, 2. ornamental brou/e. glass foot ami new style Hemincr—s6o. No. Q, plain, with old style Hommer— $45. [March 21,1881-tf. $35,00 : Pnj-e the entire cost for Tuition in- tho most popular and successful Commercial School in (he Country, Upward of twelve hundred young id on from twenty-eight different State-, have been educated for business hefe within the part throe years. some’of-whoiu Itave been employed as Book Keepers ut *‘alarie9,..Jt $2000,06 per Annum, Iramrulntely upon graduating, who knew nothing of ac counts when they entered tho College. J?ST“ Minister's eons half price. leuta enter at any lime, and review when they ploo.se,. without extra charge. For Catalogue of 84 pages, Specimens of Prof. Cowley's Business and On nmontal penmanship, and a large engra ving of the College, inclose twenty-five cents in Postage Stamp* to tne Principals, JENKINS £i SMITH. Pittsburgh, Pa. Altoona, Jan. 24,’G1-ly,, THE ROOT & HERB DOCTOR, FROM PHILADELPHIA, WHO HAS HAD 30 YEARS CON STANT practice.’can ho consulted at the Altoona House. Mr. John VTood>, viz.:— On the 7 th of June, the st*i of July, ennf the IVi of.Atojvst-*-h* will then vacate for 3 months. Notice will he given In this paper ho commences his VTinter's Term again. He treats nil diseases that flesh U heir to. He invites all females who may be suffering with diseases peculiar to to call anil examine his jicw mode uf treatment, jiF thousands have been restored to health who have been abandoned by others, lie is in possession of perfect in struments for sounding the lung< and chest and is there fore able to determine tho exact condition of tho vital or gans—consequently cau treat such complaints with greater «infety and certainty than it is possible-for those wrhogueflfi at the disease nml experiment for lie believes that for every malady, there is found in our soil u sure and ncvor-faiHng remedy. Patients can receive treatment for *0 pot month, except in cases of Cancers and. Tumors, l they vary from $lO to $lOO. Examination free. 1)U. IV. LEVINGSTON. N, Th—Sec Handbills. - ' [May P. *6l. GIiEN-EGHp MILLS, GPUMANTO WK, PA. Me CALL UM & CO., MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS & WHOLESALE DEALERS XX Carpeting, Druggets, Oil Cloths, . mattings/ &c. WAREHOUSE, No 500 CHESTNUT STREET, (opposite i -the Stall* House.)FIIIUAPELPUIA, [mar2l.*6My. 811. CALDEIIWOOi? offers llis Pro fessional Services to the citizen* of Altoona and vicinity. Office on Strut? nearly opposite C. J. Mann’s Store. - REFER F.NCES: J. D, I.CDEN. M. !>.. Huntingdon. Jso McCulloch, M. D., 11. T. Corptr, “ FRtslmrgh. Rev. J. B.Ceist, Birmingham. : Rev. Thomas Sirvensos, Tyrone City. Jacob Dcci-rr, > i C. 1 Outer, “ j W. Bublet, “ M. H. Jour, Altoona, May 9th. ISCI-ly* ; '■ : Tilohmak V. Rhoads,.; ..i Charles Sailor. B HOUSE, (late Eagle hotel,) Third; Street, above 800, PHILADELPHIA. BIIOADS & SAILOR, Proprietors. 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BY DAY A U D TAYLOR Ad old and crippled veteran to the War Department came; Ho sought tho Chief who led him on many afield of fame— The Chief whoshouted *Forwardl’ wnercVrhiad)anucrro»o, And bore its stars lu triumph behind tho flying foes. “Have you forgotten, General," tho battered soldier criedj “‘The days of eighteen hundred twelve, when X was at your side ? Have you, forgotten Johnson, who fought at Lundy's Lane f *TLs true I'm old and pensioned, but 1 want to fight again." “Have I forgotten?" said tho Chief—‘ No’ And here’s the hand I gave you then, and lot it tell you so. But you have done your share,my friend; you’re crippUd, old and gray, - And we have need of younger anna and fresher blood to-day.’ * ■But, General!" cried the veteran—a flash upon his brow— Tho very men who fought with us, they say, are traitors now; They’ve tern the Flag of Lundy’s Lane—our old lied, White and Blue— And while a drop of blood is left, I’ll show that drop is true. “ I’m not so .weak but 1 can strike, and I’ve a gobd old gun, To got tho range of traitors’ hearts, and prick them one by one; Your Mime rifles and such arms it’s not worth while to try; I couldn’t get tho hang o’ them, but I’ll keep my powder > dryl" ,“God bios* you, comrade!* ' said tho Chicf—“Ood blesa your loyal heart! But younger men are in the Held, aud claim to have their part; Xliey’ll plaot our sacred Banner in each rebellious town, Aud woo, henceforth, to any hand that dares to pull it down!” “But, Gcnt-rall" (still persisting,) the weeping veteran cried: “I’m young enough to follow, so long os you’re my guide; And some you know mnat bite the dust, and that at least can I; So, give tho young a place to fight, but mo a place to die! If they should fire 6u Pickens, let tho Colonel in com* maud Put me upon tho ramparts, with the flagstaff In my hand; No odds UoW hot the cannoD-fcmokc, or how the shells may fly, ITI hold the Stars ami Stripes aloft, and hold them till I die' “I’m ready, General; so you a post to mo be given, Where Washington can eeo me, os ho looks Irom highest Heaton, And say to,Putnam at his side, or may bo GcnT Wayne:— ‘There stands old Billy Johnson, who fought at Lundy's LanoT “And when tho fight is hottest, before the traitors fly— When shells and, balls are whizzing, and bursting in the •kjr- ' * If any shot should hit me, and lay me on my face, My soul would go to Washington's, and not to Arnold's , place I” §dfct llliscdlaui). Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial. Sharp Skirmishing in the Western part of Virgihia. Buckiiannon, Va., July 7, ’6l. A gallant band of fifty Buckeyes, Third Ohio Regiment, under Capt. 0. A. Lawson, of Columbus, made a good record yester day afternoon, at Middle Fork Bridge. — On Friday afternoon, without Gen. Mc- Clellan’s knowledge, General Schleigh or dered Col. Morrow to detach fifty men for a scouting expedition. Surgeon M’Means accompanied the party —five men being taken from each Company of the Regi ment. The expedition proceeded by bri dle-paths across the hills to a point on Beverly pike, five miles this side of Mid dle Fork Bridge, and encamped-for the night. About midnight, Union men ap pealed to them for protection against ma rauding rebels who had pillaged their houses, and forced their women and chil-; dren to flee to the woods for safety. Law son scaled mountain and crossed Middle Fork in the morning, two-and-a half miles above the bridge. He followed the stream, .with great difficulty, through unbroken thickets, until he reached a good ambush within musket range of the bridge, which was crowded with rebels. — The enemy discovered his party, and an advance-guard of five cautiously moved towards him from the bridge, all ready with their muskets. Ilis men stood up, and both parties fired simultaneously.—■ Three of the rebels fled at the first round, and the other two dropped immediately afterwards. The enemy now opened upon his little band from three tides— from the [INDEPENDENT IN EVEETTHINO-] bridge, behind its embankments, and the thickets on the hillside. .H. C. PEEK, In order to get a better opportunity he moved his men into an open space, seventy five yards from, and commanding the east ern entrance of the bridge, and poured into the crowd of rebels a galling fire.— The effect was, awful imprecations and screams of “ murder.” His men obeyed orders with absolute composure. A num ber had already been hit, and one was killed in the act of firing. After firing four rounds into the bridge, he ordered a retreat, and the lads backed slowly into the bushes, carrying their wounded. The enemy did not pursue, and his party re crpssed the stream a mile-and-a-half above the bridge. Capt. Lawson brought away the musket of the dead soldier, but was unable to carry off the body—the enemy’s ambuscades from the hillsides being too hot. He says his party was not much harassed by the party at the bridge, but the ambuscade was annoying Those in the bridge and behind the embankment would pop up their heads and blaze away without good aim, but those in the bushes were more deliberate. An Irishman in the party says it was “ hot as hell!” Lawson says his men behaved splendidly; not a man flinched, and they obeyed orders just as promptly as if on dress parade. The men say that the Captain himself animated them by his cheerful voice, which was heard above the din of the conflict. Dr. McMeans says the Captain was as calm and collected as if he were playing soldier. The casualties were as follows;—Samuel W. Johus, of Hamilton, Butler county, shot dead by a ball through the breast ; corporal High, of Columbus, shot in the right foot by a rebel from the hillside.— The ball struck the top of his ancle, and passed downward, shattering the small bones of the foot. The surgeons hope to save the foot, but it is doubtful. High was in the front of the battle, and fell exclaiming—“ Captain, I’m „ bit, but I must have another shot; rising aud stand ing on one foot, he loaded and fired twice more, when, being faint, two of his com rades assisted him into the bushes. Nich olas Black, a Brighton butcher boy, of Cincinnati, was struck in the forehead, over the i;ight eye, by a buckshot, which lodged between the skull bones —a severe wound, but not dangerous. He fell, but rose again and took two more shots at the enemy. George W. Darling, of Neward, was shot in the left arm ; the ball entered at the elbow, and traversed the muscles of the arm seven or eight inches, plough ing up a ghastly furrow; the bone was not broken. David Edson, of Barqcs villc, Belmont county, slightly wounded in the right 'arm. Joseph Backus, of Newark, slightly wounded in the left leg. William Dening of Hamilton, Butler Co., had the skin above his right car cut by a ball. Seven .or eight of. the men received scratches, and had their clothing riddled. Captain Lawson says, Mr. Miller, of Wor thington, was tho coolest and pluckiest fellow in the fight. He was the last to quit the field, and left the bushes twice to get a fair shot; but Dr. McMeans said every man of the party displayed good pluck. The wounded were brought to the hospital in wagons, this morning, and are comfortable. Captain Lawson and his men are confident that some were killed on the bridge. Seven were killed outside of the bridge. AIJ accounts agree that the rebels were about 300 strong, mostly Georgians, including forty horsemen who were armed with Sharpe’s carbines. General McClellan is much pleaied with the gallantry of the men, but severely censures the expedition. Lawson gives valuable information about the topography of Middle Fork. •“my breve old soldier, We are indebted to James McFetridge, Esq., late United States collector at Pem bina, for the particulars of a bloody fight between the Sioux and Chippewas, ot which he was an eye-witness, at St. Jo seph, on the Pembina river, on the 10th of June last. Last summer, while the lion. Charles Grant was encamped with a party of hun ters, on Mousd river, twelye horses were stolen from him by a party of Yankton Sioux. Nothing was heard of the horses until the 10th of June last, when a party of thirty-two Sioux warriors accompanied by two squaws, arrived at St. Joseph with the stolen property, for the purpose of re turning it, in pursuance of a recent treaty made between Pembina half-breed hunters and the Yankton Sioux. The delegation with the stolen horses arrived opposite St. Joseph about two o’clock in the afternoon; they immediately crossed the river and proceeded to the residence of Gov. Wil kie a member of the Territorial Legisla ture. Unfortunately, a large party of Chippo was, and also parties of Assiniboincs and Cres were encamped at St. Joseph, and the Cbippewas fired on the Sioux when they were in the act of entering Governor Wilkie’s house. The Sioux took posses sion of the house, and, removing the “ chinking” from between the logs, re From tbo St. Paul Pioneer & Democrat, of July 3d. TEEBIBLE INDIAN EIGHT. turned the fire with effect. From this time until midnight a constant firing was kept up between the Indians. Six Chip* pewas, three Sioux, and two Assiniboines were killed during the struggle. Gover nor Wilkie’s daughter in passing within range of the combatants, was severely wounded in the thigh by an arrow. Mr. McFetridge describes the scene as terribly exciting, and relates instances of great individual bravery. One Chippewa, a son of the Chief, Bad Bear, was shot three times in attempting to ! enter the house; at each shot he fell to the ground, but raised himself, and pushed forward; his progress was stopped at the treshold by one of the Sioux cleaving his head through to the chin with an axe. The House occupied by the Sioux is about two hundred feet from the river. The Chippewas surrounded it, and, to make their escape, the Sioux were com pelled to ruw that distance, and wade the river to the south bank, in the face of a constant fire from, their enemies. This they did aided by the darkness of the night, with but the loss of one warrior, who was found dead by the Chippewas in the morning, on-the south badk of the stream. The Sioux left behind them thir ty-two horses in addition to the twelve stolen ones, and the dead bodies of three of their warriors. Mr. McFctridge states that the resi dence of Gov. Wilkie resembled a slaugh ter-house, on the morning after the con flict. Five Chippewaa and two Sioux were lyiug dead on the floor, which was covered with their b100d... The Sioux did not scalp the dead Chippcwas in the house nor mutilate their bodies. The Chippe was were more brutal; they cut up the dead bodies of their foes and burned them. Although the half-breeds of iSt. Joseph refrained from taking any part iq the fight, they arc apprehensive of an attack from a body of Sioux, now encamped at Devil’s Lake. The Sioux promised to return and settle accounts with the Chippewas, in numbers like the' mosquitoes—a very for cible simile in that locality. Congress appropriated, a year or more ago, §50,000 for the erection of a fort on Pembina river, to prevent such outrages as this. We submit that the occurrence here related indicates the necessity of im mediate action on the part of the Federal Government. There should bo a perma nent military post located at St. Joseph, or in that vicinity, immediately. Two Forgiven Deserters. —A lady of Alexandria narrates the following inci dent, which affords a striking, but sad il lustration of the effects of civil war. The lady in question has resided with an. only daughter for many years in Alcxandaia. I About nine months since, a mutual friend introduced a young gentleman of Rich mond to "the family. The young people soon became intimately acquainted, and quite naturally fell in lovo. The parents on both sides couscnting, the parties were betrothed, and the marriage day was fixed fof the 4th of July, inst. In the mean time, however, Virginians were called up on to decide upon which side they would stand. : The ladies declared themselves on the side of the Government, hut the gen tleman joined the forces of his State. No opportunity' was afforded for the inter change of sentiments between the-young folks or anything settled as to their future movements. Matters thus remained until the 4th of July, when exactly within an hour of the time originally fixed for the marriage, intelligence was conveyed to the residence of the ladies that the young man had been shot by a sentry two days before, while attempting to desert and join his bride. His betrothed did not shed a tear, but standing erect, smiled, and then re marking to her mother, “ I am going to desert too,” fell on the floor, while the life blood bubbled from her lips, and on the Monday following her remains were con veyed to their last resting place. A Singcxar Dxvice. —In the Superior Court, a few days since, a colored individ ual, named James Preston, was sentenced to eight years in the State Prison. Pre vious to his removal, and while in the room assigned for prisoners, he was visited by his wife, whose peculiar appearance ex cited some sympathy for tlxe case. In the illness at which her appearance hinted she would be without the comforting and con soling society of her husband, and she must struggle, unaided, to obtain food for another mouth. She satf her convict lord, but what transpired during the interview is unknown, further than that she unwound from about her person a long strip of bed ticking material, sixty or seventy feet in length, with a hook upon one end, and with this article Preston tried to make his escape. Ho placed the hook upon the window bar and jumping suddenly out was in the qct of descending to the ground —-from the fourth story and in broad day light—when Constable Smith’ caught him I hy the wooi and hauled him back to the | room. The whole affair caused much ex -1 citcment, and its more amusing features will not soon be forgotten. Mrs. P. is “as well as could be expected.’ 7 —Hostou Post t&r XHsappoared —The comet. EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Bounty Stand Grants to Soldiers. The following is the bill reported in the House of Representatives by Mr. Holman of Indiana, granting bounty land to cer tain officers and soldiers who have been or shall hereafter bo engaged in the military service of the United States: Be it enacted, That each commis sioned and non-commissioned officer, mu- ■> sician and private, who shall have been in x the military service, or shall have volun teered or enlisted and been regularly mus tered into the military service of the Unit ed States, since the twelfth day of April, 1861, and shall have been or shall be ia such service for a period of not less than sixty days, and shall have received pr shall receive an honorable discharge, shall bo entitled to receive a warrant from the De partment of the Interior for one hundred and sixty acres of laud. Section second grants one hundred and sixty acres of land to the widow or minor children of any officer, non-commissioned officer, musician or private, who may be killed or 1 die in the service, provided ho had been mustered into service for a period of not less than three months. Section third provides that the laud warrants shall be assignable only subsequent to the delivery to the person to whom is sued, and such assignment to be valid must be personally executed by such person. Section fourth provides for the location of such warrants on any public lands duly surveyed and subject to sale. Section fifth extends the benefit of the act to the militia or volunteers of any. Stati dr Territory who shall have been mustered into the actual service of the United States, provided that such militia or volunteers shall have been actually armed and equipped by such State or Ter ritory, and in, the actual pay thereof, for the purpose of sustaining the authority of the government of the United States. Section sixth gives three hundred and sixty, in stead of one hundred and sixty acres of land, to every officer, non-com missioned office musician or privave, or to his widow or minor children, who shall have been mustered into the service prior to August 1,1861, and continue in such service until the military forces of the United States, except the regular army, shall be disbanded, or who shall be previr ously honorably discharged on account of wounds received or sickness incurred in such service. Section eight applies the provisions of the'act to officers and seamen in the navy within the periods and subject to tho lim itation of the act. Section ninth provides that the Secre tary of War, with the approval of the President, shall prescribe rules and regu lations necessary to carry the act into effect. Section tenth provides that an honora ble discharge, on account of wounds or sickness incurred in the line of duty, shall entitle the party discharged to the same benefits as if the term of service had been fully performed. A Knowing Contraband.—A num ber of “ contrabands” are in the camp of the Connecticut regiment, at Falls Church, Ya., where they take to work very cheer fully. A little ten year old came in the other day, who had evidently learned fast of late. Says a letter in the Hartford Press.: “Who owns you?” said I. “flOr body don’t own me," said he, (i I owns myself.” Treasonable —very. Ho says he “ don’t like the Virginny soldiers.”— I asked him how he knew we would treat him well. “ Oh, I tnowed,” said he, “ and I seed oder folks a cornin’ yere.” Jtas“ A female military company named the Hnioh Captivators, has been formed at Falmouth, Ky., and over- thirty of the young ladies of the place have joined the organization. The uniform is an apron of the old fashioned cut, made of red, white and blue—that part covering the bosom representing the stars and the lower part the stripes. During the trial of the Holbrook divorce case, at Dedham, Mass., one of the lawyers proposed to narrate a history of the case. “ Don’t want to hear it/’ said Judge Metcalf, “ I havn’t heard anything else for two years.” Sometime since, a letter was re ceived at the Chicago post office, directed to an “Honest Man.” The chief clerk - sent it to the dead letter department, with the candid confession that no such a man lived in Chicago. “My son, haven’t I told you three times to go and shut that gate?” said » lather to a four year old. “Yes,” said Young American, “and havent’t I told you three times that Iwould’nfcdo it? You must bo stupid.” J4ff*‘ “File right I” said an officer' to bis company. “Bedad,” said an Irishman > who stood near sharpening his saw, “it’* me own property, and I’ll he doin' as I plaze wid'lt—-fW oil you !” ’ a®* Model wives formerly took a stitoh in time, hat now, with the aid of sowing machines, they take ©up in no tune. 24.