Crilmne. I
ALTOONA, PA.
MONDAY, JULY 25, 1861.
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THE HEWS AND THE EFFECT.
We have no idea that wo should be able,
if we attempted, to truthfully portray the
effect which the varied news of the battle
at Bull's Run had upon our citizens, and
we presume it was the same in all other
places. It was generally known that the
battle was to commence on Sunday morn
ing and the first despatches from the seat
of war were anxiously awaited. About two
o’clock P. M. the telegraph brought us
the first tidings of the long expected bat
tle. They were favorable to the Federal
forces, and, as a matter of course, raised
the spirits of our people. Each succeed
ing despatch brought better news, until at
9 o’clock the information was received
that McDowell had gained a complete vic
tory, when demonstrations of joy could
not bo suppressed and found vent in the
manner noticed in our local columns.
But these exultations were short lived.
On .Monday the tables were turned.—
The astounding news was received that
the Federal army had been completely
routed, all its batteries of artillery- captured,
and between three and four thousand of its
troops cut off. The news of this reverse
was generally discredited, but subsequent
despatches confirmed the first and made
the defeat even more disastrous. A great
change was suddenly wrought in the feel
ings of all, aud a kind of gloom settled
on every countenance, and few felt in
clined to engage even in mirthful conver
sation. This gloom was not occasioned by
fear for the present or the future, or the
ultimate success of the Federal forces, but
because of the immense number of pre
vious lives that were reported to have been
lost in the fruitless engagement. The
feeling was anything else than that of de
spair. On the contrary it appeared to
stimulate the fighting propensities of our
people and create a desire for revenge on
a foe who bad, in their hour of victory,
disregarded the sacred flag of truce and
refused to let our dead and wounded offi.
cers be removed from the field. This ac
tion will tell heavily against our foes in
the nest onset. Those who cannot extend
courtesies aud show mercy will not be
likely to have cither extended to them. —
We feel sure that a very large, if not a
full, company could have been recruited
ia this place on 3londay evening, and Tues
day morning, had an effort been made.
On Tuesday morning there was no im
provement in the news and the gloom of
the previous evening still rested on man}'
faces. About 11 o’clock better intelli
gence was received. The number of kil
led and wounded came down from .‘5,000
to G5O. This was a great relief—a great
weight appeared to have been removed.—
The almost incredible cutting up of the
Black Horse Cavalry, a secession company
from Virginia, by.one of our infantry re
giments, gave us grounds fur rejoicing
again. All the despatches following ten
ded to confirm the last, and in the evening
all faces wore tbeir usual expression.
The great number of fresh troops now
being thrown into Washington city from
the reserve camps throughout the North
ern States, and the calling of Major Gen
eral McClellan, fresh, from fields of victo
ry in Western Virginia, to take command
of the army of the Potomac, now under
Brig. Gen. McDowell,, has inspired the
troops at Washington, as well as the peo
ple of the whole country, with confidence
of success. Many of our officers and men
now know the ground they have to fight on
and the character of the fortifications erec
ted to oppose them, and when they “go in”
again it will be found that the lesson they
learned, on Sunday lost, has not been for
gotten.
JB@“ Fiona the confused and contradic
tory accounts wc receive by telegraph and
from letter-writers; in regard to the battle
on Sunday last, it h hard to form a cor
rect estimate of our loss in killed and
"ci!ud-;'i. -aihiki- ammunition, .rrovij-
iona, small arms,-Ac. Undoubtedly the
panic was increased by allowing the team,
sters to approach too close upon the heels
of the army, and by the number of ci
vilians who had gone out from Washing
ton to witness the fight. We" think it
would Le a good idea for the commanding
officer hereafter to ask all spectators who
wish to accompany the army, to take a
musket and fall into ranks. If it docs
not have the effect of filling up the ranks,
it will have an effect certainly as desira
ble, namely, that of keeping men out of
places where they should not be. By
next week wc expect to have an official
account of the battle, by which alone wc
may judge of its extent.
An Incident. —The special correspou
dentof Forney's I’rcss, writing from Wash
ington, gives the following incident of the
battle of Bull’s Bun:
Among those out of the ranks of the
army who were on the battle-field, was
George 11. Smith, State Senator, Pa. lie
was in the thickest of tho fight, and his
carriage was struck and shows marks of
bullets in several places. When the men
began to retreat he mounted a fence, and
in patriotic appeals urged them to stay by
the guns. He was among the last to leave,
and remained with the wounded all night,
attending to their wants.
The Bill for Direct Taxation.—
The bill now before Congress providing
for direct taxation to raise additional rev
enue for the Government, proposes to
raise 830,000,000 by a tax on all laud and
lots of ground, with tbeir improvements,
dwelling houses chattels and slaves. The
amount which falls to Pennsylvania’s
share is nearly three millions of dollars
(82,920,075), : The several States, it is
probable, will be divided into collection
districts! It is proposed to tax all stills,
boilers, and other, utensils employed in
the distillation of spirituous liquors fifteen
cents on every gallon of capacity, and to
lay a tax of five cents per gallon on all
fermented and malted liquors, and of con
cents per gallon on all spirituous liquors.
There is also to be a tax on carriages, ex
cluding vehicles for the transportation of
merchandize. : The tax varies from one
dollar for a carraigc worth fifty dollars, to
forty dollars for a carriage valued at one
thousand dollars.
How Col Siegel’s Men Fought.— A
Secession letter, by one who says he was
an eye witness, after giving a brief ac
count of the Carthage fight, and making
out a Secession victory, of course, has
this paragraph : “ After our hoys had
cut off the wing of the enemy with their
four, cannon, the best they had, they were
compelled to cut them down before they
would give up the guns. The cavalry, in
which our Johnston beys played a con
spicuous part, charged on them, and iu
many cases they would not surrender un
til they were cut down.-. The boys bad to
ride up and cut tbeir heads off. They
got all tbeir principal officers, one of
whom refused to surrender, shooting two
of our men after being surrounded. —
They of course riddled him.”
The Rebel Entrenchments at Ma-
nassas
A correspondent of the New York Tribune,
writing from Fairfax Courthouse, rays:—l have
just had a conversation with a prisoner now in
the hands of our troops, who says that ho had
been impressed into thcConfcderatoscrvice, and
flint he took advantage of tho confusion attend
ant on the retroatyesterday to desert. Ho claims
to be a strong Union man, afld says of the de
fences at Manassas Junction, that tho entrench
ments extend ten miles; that the embankments
are from thirty to forty feet in bight, on an ele
vation south of a wide, lovolplain, and that they
are mounted with sixty 11-inoh Columbiads be
sides an almost cndlcssnumberof gunsof small
er calibre. He says that tho number of troops
within and ready to fall back within these in
trenehmeuts, from the North and West, is from
forty to fifty thousand, and that there are from
thirty to forty thousand more in reserve within
a day’s march back on the road to Richmond.—
Tho plan of Gen. Beauregard, ho thinks, is to
keep falling back until all she advance troops
aro within these intrenchments, and then to
make a stand. Ho says that they have enough
water in tanks; brought by railroad from tho
mountains, to flood alt the moats at a moment’s
warning. There are no other intrenchments,
ho says, North of Richmond. He represents
tho Southern troops at and about tho Junction,
as well armed, and sanguino of a successful
resistance of tho Federal forces, and urges, with
apparent honesty and earnestness, that our
column bo" well provided with plenty of the
heaviest kind of artillery', before taking posi
tion before the guns of Manassas. The cm,
bankments at’the Junction, ho says, are bo con
structed, and most of tho gnus so arranged on
revolving and movable carriages or supports, as
to point in any direction, in case of a flank
movement by tho enemy. Ho expresses the
opinion that the enemy will make an obstinate
stand at that moiat.
Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain.
'We have before us a letter, says the Wheeling
InlcUijmccr, from one of a business firm in
this city, written at Beverly on the l(3th. The
writer has been following the troops, and men
tions several items of particular interest in this
locality. lie was at Rich Mountain after the
balUe, and saw the wounded and suffering sol
diers loft there by the rebels. He says:—“lt
was a sickening sight to see the surgeons am
putating the limbs of the wounded. They took
off the legs of two soldiers while I was there.—
Some wore shot in the legs, some in the thigh,
in tho back, and some arms were broken and
shattered by grape shot. One man, who had
just had his right arm cut off near the shoulder
seemed to bo in the greatest agony. I saw tho
prisoners at .Beverly, (Pegram’s men,)'about
seven bundfeil in number. The most of them
were fine looking fellows. Col. Beatty took out
a detatchment and arrested sixty men last night.
Among tho v<mblcs captured from the rebels
is the snm of 5i7,000 in money. One artill
eryman had seven shots in him’ before he left
bis gun. Ho finally fell down, rolled towards
a, stable, and never got up again. Among tho
prisoners is a company of Couth Branch; Kiffo
men-from' Hardy county.’ -
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
FIGHT AT BULL’S RUN.
From the daily papers wc copy' the following
accounts of the attack of Ocn. McDowell's col
umn on the masked batteries of the secession
its at Bull’s Eun, between Cestrerillo and Man
aasss Junction, on Sunday last. We give the
despatches of each day, as the news was received:
SUNDAY’S DESPATCHES.
Washington, Midnight, July 21—A most se
vere battle was fought to-day at Bull’s Ban
bridge. The conflict was desperate, lasting
over nine hours. The programme, ns stated in
the first despatch, was carried out until the
troops mot with a succession of masked batter
ies, which were attacked with vicor and suc
cess.
Our troops advanced as follows: Cob Rich
ardson proceeded on the left with four regiments
of the Fourth Brigade, to hold the battery hill
on the Warrenton road, in the vicinity of the
ground where the last battle was fought.' The
flank movements have been previously described.
Schenk’s and Sherman’s brigades, of Tyler’s di
vision, advanced by road, while
Ileiutzelmaa’s and Hunter’s divisions took the
fork of the Warrenton road to move between
Bull’s Run and Manassas Junction. Col. Hoy’s
brigade remained at Centroville.
Information was, received by Gen. Tyler’s
command of the existence of the enemy’s bat
tery commanding the road. Our troops were
then formed in battle array. The Second New
Fork and tiio Second Ohio on the left, the
Ohio, Second Wisconsin, and the Seventy-ninth,
Thirteenth and Sixty-ninth New York on the
right. Col. Miles’ division followed in the rear.
The first range gun was fired by Sherman’s
battery, at ton minutes to seven. The rebels
did not return bis shot until an hour and a half
afterwards. When Col. Hunter’s division came
up the battle became general. The latter’s
movement to gain the enemy’s rear, was almost
a success.
The enemy’s position was opened on by sev
eral of Captain Carlisle’s howitzers, followed
by alight skirmishing,, Tho rebels rapidly re
ceived reinforcements from Manassas Junction,
after tho attack was opened. Tho battle con
sisted in a succession of masked batteries,
which opened in every direction. When ono
was silenced its place was supplied by two.
Our troops made daring charges in unmasking
them.
The Second Ohio and Second New York'mili
tia were marched, by flank, through the woods
by' a new-made road, within a mile of the main
road, when they camo on a battery of eight
guns with four regiments flanked in the roar.
Our men were immediately ordered to lie down
on cither side of the road in order to allow the
two pieces of artillery to pass through to at
tack the work, when this battery opened upon
us and killed, on the 3d round, Lieut. Dcmscy,
of Company G, N. V. Second, and Wm. Max
well, a drummer; also, seriously wounding sev
eral others.
Our troops were kept fifteen or twenty min
utes under a galling fire—not being able to ex
change shots with tho enemy, although within
ajjtonc’s throw of their batteries. They suc
ceeded in retiring in regular order and with
their battery.
The most gallant charge of the day was mado
by the New York Sixty-ninth, Seventy-ninth
and Thirteenth, who rushed up on one of the
batteries, firing, as they proceeded, with perfect
eclat, and attacking it at the bayonet’s point.,,
. The yell of triumph seemed to carry all be
fore it. They found that the rebels had aband
oned the battery, taking only one gun; but this
success was acquired only after a serious loss
of life, in which tho Sixty-ninth were the great
est sufferers, and it was reported thattho Lieut.
Colonel was among the first killed. The Zouaves
also distinguished themselves by their spirited
assaults on tho batteries at tho point of the
bayonet, but it is feared that their loss is im
mense.
Up to three o’clock P. M. It was generally
understood that wo had hemmed in the enemy
entirely, and that they were gradually retiring:
that Hunter had driven them back in tho rear;
that Heiuzelmau’s command was meeting with
every success; and that it required hut the re
serve of Tyler’s division to push on to Manassas
Junction. A Mississippi soldier was takeu pris
oner by Hasbrouck of the Wisconsin Second.—
Ho turned out to bo Brigade Quartermaster
Pryor, a cousin of Roger A. Pryor. Ho was
captured with his horses by accident riding into
our lines. He discovered himself by remarking
to Hasbrouck. “We are getting badly cut to
pieces.” “What regiment do you belong to?”
asked Hasbrouck. “The Nineteenth Mississippi”
was tho answer. “Then you are my prisoner,”
said Hasbrouck.
From tlie statements of this prisoner, it ap
pears that our artillery has created great havoc
among the rebels, of whom there is from thirty
thousand to forty thousand in the field, under
the command of Beauregard, while they have a
reserve of seventy-five thousand at the Junction.
He describes an officer most prominent in the
.fight, distinguished from the rest by his white
horse as Jeff Davis. 110 confirms the previous re
port of a negro regiment in the rebel ranks, hut
says it is difficult to got them into proper discip
line in battle array.
The positions of the enemy extended in three
Hues in the form of triangle, the apex fronting
the centre of our column. The area seems to
have hcen filled with masked batteries.
At seven o’clock this evening guns were still
hoard firing at short intervals.
MONDAY'S DESPATCHES.
Washington, Monday, duly 22.
Our troops, after taking throe batteries and
gaining a groat victory,, were eventually re
pulsed and commenced a retreat on Washington.
T'ho retreat is in good order, with the rear well
covered by a good column. Our loss is from
2,500 to 0,000. Tho fortifications around Wash
ington ore strongly reinforced by fresh troops.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
After tho latest information was received
from Ccntreville; at half-past seven o’clock last
night, a series of events took place which were
in the intenscst degree disastrous. Many con
fused statements are prevalent, but enough is
known to warrant tho statement that we have
Buffered in a degree which has oast a gloom
over tho remnant of the army, and excited tho
deepest melancholy throughout Washington.—
The carnage has been tremendously heavy on
both sides, and on our is represented as fright
ful.
Wo were advancing and taking tho masked
batteries gradually but surely, and driving the
enemy towards Manassas Junction, when tbo
enemy seemed to be reinforced, and commenced
driving us back, when a panic suddenly oc
curred among our troops, and a regular stam
pede task took place.
It is thought that Qen. McDowell undertook
to make a stand at or about Contrevillc, but
tbo panic was so fearful that tho whole army
became demoralised, and it was impossible to
check them either at Centrovillo or Fairfax
Court-House.
Gen. McDowell intended to make; another
stand at Fairfax Court-House, but our forces
being in full retreat he could not accomplish
the object. Beyond Fairfax Court-House tho
retreat was kept up until the men reached
their regular encampments—a portion of whom
returned to them, but a still larger portion
coming inside of the lino of entrenchments.
A largo number of the troops in their retreat
fell on tho wayside from exhaustion, and were
scattered all along tho entire route from Fairfax
Cdun-IIous;. Toe toad fr;m Dull's Baa to
Ccntrcville was strewed with knapsacks, arms,
&c. Some of the troops deliberately threw
away their guns and appurtenances, the better
to facilitate their travel.
Gen. McDowell waa in the rear at the retreat,
exerting himself to rally his men, bat with
only partial effect. The latter part of the
hrmy, it is said, made their retreat in good
order, He was completely exhausted, baving
slept but little for three nights. His orders on
the field did not at all times reach those for
Whom they were intended.
It is supposed that the force sent against our
troops consisted, according to a prisoner’s state
ment, of about 30,000 men, including a large
number of cavalry. He further states that
owing to the reinforcements from Richmond,
Strawsburg and other points, the enemy’s ef
fective force was 00,000 men!
According to the statement of the Fire Zou
aves, they hrs?e only about 200 men left from
the slaughter, out of 1100, while tho Sixty-ninth
New York regiment has suffered frightfully in
killed and wounded.
Sherman’s, Carlisle’s and the West Point bat
teries were taken by the enemy, and the eight
soige thirty-two pounder rifled ’ cannon. Tho
latter being too cumbrous to remote, they were
left two miles the other side of Ccntrcville.—
Such of tho wounded as were brought to tho
Centrcviilo hospital were left there after having
their wounds properly dressed. The surgeon
in attendance there was Urank 11. Hamilton.
The panic was so great that tho attempt to
rally them to a stand at Ccntrcville was entirely
in vain. If a firm stand had been made there,
our troopscould have been reinforced, and much
disaster prevented.
Gen. McDowell was thus foiled in his well
arranged plans. It is sufficient tiiat all the
provision-trains belonging to tho United States
Government are saved. Some regimental wag
ons were overturned by accident, or the wheels
came off, and had therefore to be abandoned.—
Large droves of cattle were saved by being
driven back in the advance of tho retreat.
It is supposed hero that Gen. Mansfield will
take command of tho fortifications on the other
side of tho river, which are able, it-is said by
military engineers, to resist any force the ene
my may bring against them. Large rifled can
nons and mortars are being rapidly sent over
and mounted.
Col. Marston, of a New Hampshire regiment,
reached here this morning. He was wounded.
Col. Hointzlcmau was also wounded in the wrist.
In addition to those reported yesterday, it is
said that Col. Wilcox, of Michigan, the com
mander of a brigade, was killed. Also, Capt.
McCook, brother of Capt. McCook of Ohio.
The city this morning is in tho most intense
excitement. Groups aro everywhere gathered,
inquiring tho latest news. W’agons are contin
ually arriving bringing dead and wounded.—
Soldiers aro relating to greedy listeners tho
probable events of last night and this morning.
Both telegraph and steamboat communication
with Alexandria aro suspended to-day to tho pub
lic. Tho greatest alarm exists throughout the
city, especially among the female portion of
tho population.
CAUSE OF THE PANIC,
yhc following is an account of tho inaugura
tion of the panic which has operated so disas
trously to our troops. It receives - unusual in
terest from the subsequent events. All our
military operations went on swimmingly, and
Col. Alexander was about erecting a pontoon
across Bull’s Run. Tho enemy were seemingly
in retreat, and their batteries being unmasked
one after another, when a terrific consternation
broke out among the teamsters who had incau
tiously advanced immediately after the body of
the army, and lined the Wairentown road.—
Their consternation was shared in by tho nu
merous civilious who were on the ground, and
for a time it seemed as if the whole army was
in retreat.
Many baggage-wagons were emptied of their
contents, and tho horses galloped across the
open fields. All tho fences were torn down to
allow them a more rapid retreat. For a time o
perfect panic prevailed, which communicated
itself to tho vicinity of Centreville, and every
available conveyance was seized upon by the agi
tated civilians Tho wounded soldiers on the
road-side cried for assistance, but tho alarm was
so great that numbers were passed by.
Several similar alarms occurred on previous
occasions when a change of batteries rendered
tho retirement of the artillery necessary on our
part, and it is most probable that tho alarm was
owing to tho same fact.
Tho reserve force at Centreville was immedi
ately brought up in double quick time, in the
following order: Col, Einstein’s Twenty-seventh
Pennsylvania Regiment with two guns, the Ga
ribaldi Guards and Biankcr’s First Rifle Regi
ment with its batteries, followed at several miles
distant by the DeKalb Regiment.
When our courier left at half-past 1 o’clock
P. was in the midst of tho excitement,
two new masked batteries had been opened by
the rebels on tho left flank, and that portion of
tho division had had its linos broken, and de
manded immediate reinforcements. The right
was in good order. The battery erected on the
hill-side directly opposite the main battery of
the enemy was doing good execution, and addi
tional guns wore being mounted.
On his arrival at Fairfax Court House our
Courier was overtaken by Government messen
gers, who reported that our army was in full
retreat toward Ccntreville. They wore follow
ed by less agitated parties who alatcd'tbirt the
report of tho retreat was owing to the fact that
tho alarm among the teamsters had communica
ted itself to the volunteers, and even in some
instances to tho regulars, and the linos wore
thus broken, and that the retirement of our
forces across Bull’s Run was rendered neces
sary.
Col. Hunter passed at the same time in a ve
hicle, wounded. Ayro’s battery was also re
ported as lost. Crowds of carriages and bag
gage wagons came rushing down tho road. The
telegraph office was dosed against ail private
business, and in an hour the alarm had com
municated all along tho road to Washington.
Gen. McClellan has been summoned to Wash
ington, to take command of tho army on the
Potomac. Gou. Eoscncranz takes his place, in
command of tho army of Western Virginia.
TUESDAY’S DESPATCHES.
Washington, July 23—Our losses
Lave been greatly exaggerated. It is now
well ascertained that the killed will fall
short of 1,000.
The rebels did not follow our retreating
forces after they passed Bull Bun.
Col. Einstein, of the Twenty-sixth Penn
sylvania, returned to the field of battle at
eleven o’clock on Suqday night, andhrought
off six pieces of artillery, which he deliv
ered to the commanding officer on the Po
tomac yesterday evening.
Co!. Einstein reports that the field was
then clear, and not an enemy in sight.
The President and Secretary of War
arc vigorously at work reorganizing a pow
erful army.
Within the last twenty-four hours over
60,000 fresh troop, with a number of bat
teries, have offered their services and been
accepted.
A number of regiments have arrived,
and every day will bring immense rein
forcements to Washington.
Ten new regiments will be in Baltimore
in route for Washing, by evening.
The response from every quarter has
bets-most gratifying, and truly patriotic.
<c'
A gentleman from the valley of Virginia
says that Gen. Johnson left Winchester
Thursday noon, and reached Manassas
Junction during the battle on Sunday,
with a force 20,000 strong- He left be
hind only his sick, to the number of 1,800.
It was confidently asserted, at Winches
ter, that Gen. Johnson and Col. Hunter
were both killed at the Junction; and it
was rumored, but not confirmed, that Gen.
Jackson was also killed.
There had been great sickness and nu
merous deaths at Winchester.
The slaughter of the Confederates at
Bull's Run is represented as immense.
A messenger sent from ManaSsas to
Winchester represents the army as in a
starving condition, and that all the pro
duce in the neighborhood was being seized
and sent down.
The suffering at Winchester was very
great. Provisions and groceries were
very scarce. Sugar was selling at one
dollar per pound.
The ensign of the First Rhode Island
Regiment remarked to his comrades at an
early part of the engagement, “ Now, boys,
stick to your guns and I’ll stick to your
flag.” Scarcely were the words uttered
when he fell. The colors wore taken up
by a brave fellow, who, repeating the
words so earnestly uttered by the fallen
color-bcarcv, waved them in the air, and
was, in a few moments, shot down.
Federal pickets beyond this city refuse
to let civilians pass towards the scene of
our recent repulse.
Capt. Tyler received a letter this morn
ing from Capt. Gibson, of Col. Franklin’s
brigade, dated at Ccntreville, asking for
fodder for his horses, which indicates that
our forces still occupy that important ad
vance post.
Governor Sprague -had his horse shot
through the head in the thickest of the
fight. The sudden jerk of the horse when
shot caused the bridle to lacerate the Gov
ernor’s hand badly. It is reported that
his second horse was shot from under him
and that he then attacked the enemy in
open fight, with a carbine.
Some of the batteries and single can
non supposed to have been lost in Sun
day’s battle, are being brought in 'safely.
Among the pieces thus recovered are two
of the twcnty-thrcc-pouuder rifled cannons.
■The entire loss in killed, wounded and
missing, of the Massachusetts Fifth, is
stated at twenty-five; in the New York
Fourteenth, one hundred, and in the First
and Second Ohio combined, forty-two.
Two cavalry and two infantry rebel sol
diers who were taken on the field on Sun
day, said to be in the act of bayoneting
our wounded Zouaves, were brought in
under guard to-day. A sight of them on
their arrival here exasperated the Zouaves
who were on the street, and the prison
ers were with difficulty protected from
violence.
Tub Florence Kigiitixgale'of the Nen
seet. —The following is an extract from a letter
written by the Rev. C. Z. Weiscr, to the “Ger
man Reformed. Messenger, ’’ at Clmmbersburg,
Penna:—
A 'Benefactress. —This is a woman in the public
eye, whose name had all along been associated,
in our mind, with the ‘-‘Yankee,” “Quack,” and
“Humbug.” But it is ao no longer, and we de
sire to wrest her name from all auch suspicious
association in all other minds. Vi'hatcver no
tions wo may have of womanly delicacy and
propriety, we will all admit, that woman alone
is the Nurse—the good Nurse—the best Nurse.
Whether wo shall have Female Physicians or
not, is a question which must be decided by time
and principle, and not as a matter of taste.—
Pride, prcjudico, caprice and custom, may as
well behave themselves, for if there is really a
want, there will alsb be a supply—if there be
“a calling,” there will be a coming. ''"Nature and
Human Socictyarc always self-supplying, and
though Art aud Fashion may hinder, they can
not prevent.
Mrs. Winslow does not want to treat you gen
tlemen ! Nor does sho prescribe a regimen for
your wives: but modestly appears as a messen
ger of health and happiness to your infants in
the cradle. Is there anything improper in that?
A Nurse of “ten years,” experience can boldly
say what is or is not good for a babe—and ought
to bo listened to. God speed her, on her hum
ble but happy mission. She is tho most suc
cessful physician and most effectual benefac
tress our little one ever enjoyed—her doting
parents not excepted. J ust open tho door for
her, and Mrs. OVinslow will prove the American
Florence Nightingale of the nursery. Of this
wo are so sure, that wo will teach our “Susy”
to say “A Blessing on Mrs. Winslow”—for
helping her to survive and escape the griping,
colickiog and teething siege. We confirm every
word- set forth in the Prospectus. It performs
precisely what it professes to perform, every
part of it—nothing less. Away with your “Cor
dial,” “Paregoric,” “Drops,” “Laudanum,” and
every other “Narcotic,” by which the babe is
drugged into stupidity, and rendered dull aud
idiotic for life.
,We have never seen Mrs. Winslow—know her
only through the preparation of her “Soothing
Syrup for Children Teething.” If we had the
power, we would make her, as she is, a physical
saviour to tho Infant Race.
Another Fight in Missouri—Union
Men Victorious.
Kansas Citt, Mo., July 20.
I!y a special messenger just arrived wo learn
the following-—On the 18th, at half-past two
o’clock P. 51., slaj. Van Horn’s command of U.
S. Reserve Home Guards of this place, number
ing 170 men, were attacked by 500 rebels under
Captain Duncan, three miles north of Harrison
ville. The fight lasted four hours, during which
timeacontinualfiringwas kept up on bothsides.
At six the rebels withdrew, leaving the
Union men victorious. The loss of the rebels
was 14 killed, including two officers. The Union
men continued their march, crossing the Grand
River, but they were compelled to leave three
of their baggage-wagons on the bank of the
river, owing to the high water.
Major Van Horn left this city-on the morning
of Ihe 17th for the purpose of reinforcing Major
Dean, who is now holding West Point, Missouri,
with a small force, having routed one hundred
rebels at that place.
Major Van Horn’s force was attacked while
at dinner. They planted their flag-staff in the
ground, never giving way an inch, nor moving
the flag till after tho rebels withdrew. The
enemy attempted to flank them on the left with
a company of cavalry, but were completely
routed by a detailed force of twenty-three men.
Reader, Lave you seen Prof. Wood’s
advertisement hi our paper. Read it; it will
interest you,
I Tub Minik Hitch.—The Wheeling
gcaeer of July 19th, says;—“Dr. McCook”’-
Pittsburg, was at tha M’Luro House last cr
ning, on hi* return from the seat of war, o’
had in his MHessiost a number of iutorostia 1
trophies, among other things, ho bos a '
ket with a ctesn bote through the barrel, m a T
by a Minio ride ball. The musket was in t !
hands of a Federal Soldier, who was
raising it to fire upon the rebels, when one
the tetter fired upon him, and, strange as it ma .
Seen, the ball struck and passed through the
barrel, of the inusket, making a round, clean
, hole, as if the barrel had been mud. g uc j,‘ ;
, the power of the Minic rifle, one of the a,,,’!
destructive weapons of modern warfare/ 1 °
SPECIAL NOTICES.
To Consumptives.
And tho&c alUktcd with
DYSPEPSIA,
NERVOUS DEBILITY,
HEART DISEASE,
KH & AGUE, f)j>
now sevouty-five years oM, ,
years dcvukd hid time to curing hid PuriAhoiuio nu j o
poor in Now York of tlu-?o druiJfnlcomplaintv, which u: ...
tlioii-rJikri vtU'l thoU: Aiiii.s t > aa untimely pr.uo; L- ). .
fehlum (hik'd to cuiv nil who hnvu'-ipj*Ut'J to him -
lief, ami believing it to bo a Christian's duty to r.-i
-thoe abroad, ha well a.> athomo, he will eoml-to ih L ,e
require it, a copy of Predcriptkms u.<cd, cf Ch.:: v ■
with directions for preparing and urim? the
ruled on Dal-t, Bathing, Ventilation, and KxncL-' ;- ;
Scik, they will find thtso ivmctiice a sure
tion, and all disca'cs of the Throat and fcVvir i
Ague, Constipation, Heart Disease, Dyspepsia, N-.-r, •,
Debiliiy, and Fcm.il" Comphxiut--. and bo hnjH-i turv ■
filleted will solid for a copy, ft* it will co.-d n.nhiiiz, ; i; ;
those suflV'idn^-should apply to fore it ia {•:.< hto. lh .
Prescription arc used by thu eminent i'hy-’i. iu;-
London, Variv, and New York. Those wi.diiii- Uvra « .
pUaso addrosi REV. DR. CHAMBERLAIN. '
Nov. Ifc/00.-ly. WlliUmshargh, N r.- V.: .
Dr. Velpeau’s Cankerine.
Dit.-VELVEACS CAXKIUUXK Cures Pntri.l S -r M
-1)U. VELPEAU'S CAN'KEUINE cutes Sure Nij.jtss.
DP,. VELPEAU'S CAXKKUIXB euros Vlcrut-;,! S r
DK. VELPEAU'S CANKEUINE tun a Cuts.
DP,. VELPEAU'S CAN'KEUINE euros Bums.
Dlt. VELPEAU'S CAN'KEUINE cures S. i\a
Dlt. VELPEAU'S CANKEiUNE euros Cha;.; .11,i\
DK. VELPEAU'S CAN'KEUINE euros UUvralc!
DU. VELPEAU'S CANKEIUNE is Cue I-e.-t PuriS. t cf
Divath of anything known.
DU. VKU’EAITS CANK URINE cured r.tnk-r in
Mouth, Throat, or Sthoaui.'h, frau SiMrUtix
Typhus Fevu-rs.
Ladies, if you delight iu »: white troth, n-'- the CAN
KEKIN’E, and yonr dcsiruH will bo realized. Wo j-hl; .
our word that it is entirely five’ frwn acids and nil t;
otn mibst-iuccs, arul cau be given to an infant with f r.
H.iloty. It will pro' TVt, 1 the teeth and leap the gums fr..
from ulcers. It is equally efficacious for nmvmg *
ni'-uths. In all the thousands remedies that have It-, cptr
forth for the cure of the various diseases übov?, uouc aj,
t- pial the CanUerine. Sold by all druggists. I’r.u
coats p -r bottle. J. UUUUII.L i ua,
I'lc pri. t >rs, t)3 Maiden Lino, N. V
IV r r ib. iu Altoona, by \V. KESSLEU.
A Card to the Ladies,
Mi. MTONCOX GOLDEN DILLS FOU JfEMAH:.
In/titiil'lc in o rrt.rfirig, ■ n:d r» moving \l
from xvhakvf r o'l'i-'. r.nd uhc-.tys
sums-t/ul cs a yrcvintativc
Th-.-r*
:io! ii lady living but what at suiuop* rh-dofi. r
lif- n« ■a- jn-’t such a inediciao ,u Huj' rsc-j‘3 (Mb :;
Tills,” Oacof lho first ladies of Cluster told ;li<> A;; :u
th-re that she had received so much benefit from tiu u •
of thorn, >ho would to willing to pay $5 a box, rather {lnn
to wiihvmt them, if she could m t Uo-rn no U TLo i_
gradients composing tbeso pills arc made known *.o. v.
Agmt. They will tell you they arc* ■ perfectly luriii!- -.
and yet will do all claimed for the:a. Full and
dhrcti’.UH accompany cachbjX. Trice £l.vO j>a L
Sold by a. \V. KESSUIU, Dnu-gi.-t, solo Agent f:f -U
tooua, Ta.
Ladies by s-r-nding him >1.03 ii the Pa.-to;7.‘ .
cun have the pills fcvnt to any part of the canmry (c
dvntially) by mail, free of postage.’’ Sub] al?o t-y JullN
HLAD, Huntingdon, am! by ouc Druggist in every ’..Use?
town and city in the rftate.
N. It.—The above Pills have been counterfeit-:..!, are! a:.
cuTerc.! to LadK'i at prict 5 ranging from *5 cent* to 70 ct-.
dear at that.) Lou!; out for then*.. Tho genuine, la-ivs'
tor, will boar tho signature of S. D. llowv. solo proprr t r.
Trice—>l. Purchase* of the above gentlemen. laid jvaui.l
find tho genuine article, and one y,-a may rely upo.
J inuary 51,15G1. —ly.
KVKUY SUMMER the d: mar.tl f r 110.-tett-.r’s tM-ln
t:d Stomach Hitters incrua-o?. It i? fain! bo be the ci’-
certain preservation of bodily strength during a p r; •
when tho atmosphere is calculated to induce a fueling e
latitude and indigestion. Tho worst.casor of Di.irrbr
and Dysentery give way to its potent influence. Inuuis-.r:
ble porjons, who arc now alive and well, iniiil thank !r
-di'covcrtrol this preparation ilia: they have not bovr.
away m the harvest of death. Tho Titters i*reco:n:m "b
by tho best physicians in tho land. This U the !••
denco of its real valso, because, aa a genera! tliincr. th'j
will not speak a word iu favor of advertised propiniti.c 1
They have been compelled t) acknowledge the thuaK
tho Bitters upon the community. Sold by all druggie.
To Consumptives.
The advertiser, having been restored to health iu 3 ■ '■*
weeks by a very simple remedy, after Imviag sun.-rc-.!
eral with a severe lung aflVction, mul tli.it dr< a! i. •
case consumption—is anxious to make known to hhf i
sufrvrer.s tlie means of cure.
To all who desire it he will send a copy of tho •
tiosi used (free of charge,) with the direction? fur pr. pn;;:
and using the same, which they will find a sure cur: ff
Consumption, Astdma, Baoscains. &c. Thu only oljcct .1
the advertiser i- sending tho Prescription is to bca h f-
afllictcd, and spread information which he
'invaluable, and ho hopes every sufferer will try hie
dy, aa it will cost them nothing, ami may prove a Id
Parties wishing-the prescription will please ;:-.Mre SJ
E-.V. EDWARD A. WILSON
Wil!:.nr-luti
Kiar Caimtv. i
Oct. i. *oo.—ly
A Card to the Suffering.
The Ilev. Wm. Cosgrove, while laboring as a an--- :
iu Japan, was cured of Can sumption, whenalPthcrai
had failed, by a recipe obtained from a ‘ear:.: * I -d-*
residing in the groat city.of Jcdds. This recipe >-
great numbers who were suffering from C /asHt-p
Bronchitis*, Sore Throat, Coughs and Cells, and the-I -
and nervous depression caused by these disorder?.
Desirous of bpuofilting otdiers, I will sendthUr
wluch I brought homo with me, to alt who tn.-.d it, h
charge. Address
KEV.W.M. COSGROVE.
439, Fulton Avenue.
Brooklyn, .<■ ‘
Tu,'. Grrat Ci-orniNo Emporium or tar t- v: '
Philadelphia possesses tho most splendid flotilla; ’
rinm in llio country. It is splendid as regards the 1
tial structure in Allied tlie.immense business of the
liihment is conducted, and it is equally splendid O' '
to its great facilities and vast resources, hut to it- f -1 '
tronsifs chief attractions-are, first, the elegance oft-"’
garments for Gentlemen and Tooths, manufactured :I
secondly, the beauty and durability of the material*
tho superior excellence ofth« fit, snd lastly the raeJ
prices at which the goods an Sold. We refer, in this 1 -
cripllon, to none other than tho Brown Slone CHl*;
Hall of Rockhill & Wilson, Kos. <503 and COS Chestnut
ebovo Sixth, Philadelphia,
*2, Wc invito special attention to the advertises!- 51
Prof. Wood’s Restorative Cordial and Blood Jlcn-xi 4 ’
another column". For weakuefs and geaciyl del-ii'-C :
is nothing like it; it will strengthen, exhilarate. «’' v
appetite at once, regnlato the bilious system, aid dig- -
and in short, restore tho weakened organs to nil th- - r ■'
inal vigor and strength, go valuable a Tonic f- 1
should be iu the hand.; -.1 every invalid and in " : -
lly. Reader, trv ir.
CONSTIPATION.
S, HOWE,
d-jtc Pr-jprict 'r, New V> i~.
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