Si ■fet prana tribune. ALTOONA, PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7,1861 vaknown to os, oar rule lor ad* is tdntce, or a guarantee from Known persons. It is tSerelortr useless for all such to send us advertisements otfeviag to pay at the end of three or six months. Where adtfertlsemeata* are accompanied with the motley, whether one,-five or ten dollars, We will give the advertiser the fall benefit of cash rates. 8. M. PETTISfiILL & CO., '.-Advertising Agents, 119 Kassac street, New York, and 10 'State street, Boston, arc the Agent* for the Altoona Tribune, and the most influential and largest circulating Newspapers in the United States and the Canadas. They are authorised to contract far us at our lowest rates.. A Day of Thanksgiving and Praise. SinnsntSanfa, SB.- f* the name and by the auVioriiy of the Commonwealth ef Ptmuyloania, Aj»dr£W O. Ccunx, Goxcmur of said Cam PJOCLAMATION. WnacASt Every good gift in from above and comes down to n« from the 1 Almighty, to whom it i* meet, light and the Jboooden duty of every people to.render' thanks f&r Ilia mercies; Therefore I, ANOKKW 0. CURTIN", Gov ernor of tbo Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do recom mend to the people of this Commonwealth that they get apart Sfmtafcaj), t&t 28ft baj of Nobmbtr ni*t/ M ft 'lay of solemn Thanksgiving to God, fur having pro bftrfttl oor corn and watered our.furrows, and blessed the labors of the husbandman, and crowned the year with ilia goodnoea, in the increase of the ground and the gathering n of the fruiU thereof, so that our barns arc filled with fflanly; And for having looked favorably on this Coitunon •twftlUi ,ind strengthened' the bars of her gates and blessed the children within her, ami made men to be of one iniud, and preserved peace in her borders; Beseeching Him also oubehalf of these United States, that our beloved country may hive deliverance from these great and apparent dan* got* wherewith she is compassed, and that lie will merci fully still the outrage of perverse. violent, unruly ami re bellious people, and make them clean hearts, and renew a ft right spirit within them, and give them grace that they may ico the error o' their ways and bring forth fruits meet for repentance, ami hereafter, in all godliness and ftopufty, obediently walk in His holy commandments, and in submission to the Just and manifest authority of the ro ptt&ljc, so that we, leading H quiet and peaceable life, may soatiouaJJy offer unto Him our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. y*’ — Given under my baud and the great seal of \m «r .w % the Stalest Harrisburg, this sixteenth I oriAMi I day of October, in the year of our Lord, - ■ one tlforisaml eight hundred aud sixty-one, and of the Commonwealth the eig/ity-sixth. Dr the Covuuior ; . KLT SLIFKIt. Secretary oflhc (hmmonvxalth. Removal of Gen. Fremont. The order for the removal of Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont has at last been issued. On the 2d inst., Gen. Fremont was with his army at Springfield, and there received the news of the approach of the enemy, and his dismissal at the same time. When the news of bis removal was spread through the camp, it is said to have created inde scribable excitement and indignation.— Many of the officers signified their inten tion of resigning at once, and many of the companies laid down their arms, de claring they would fight under no one but Fremont. The Gcn'eral spent much of the afternoon in expostulating with the officers, and urging them by their patriot ism and by their personal regard for him, not to abandon their posts. He also issued the following farewell address to the troops: Headquarters Western Department, > Springfield, Mo. November 2, 1801. J Soldiers of the Mississippi Army: Agreeable to orders, this day received, f take leave of you. Although our army has. been of sudden,.growth, we havegrown np together, and I have become familiar with the brave and gen erous spirits which you bring to the defence of year country, sod which make me anticipate for Jon a brilliant Career. Continue as you have been and give to my successor the same cordial support with which you have encouraged me. Emulate the splendid example which you have already before you, and let me remain as lam, proud of the noble army which I have thus far labored to bring together, soldiers, I regret to leave you most sincerely. I thank you for the regard and confidence you have in variably shown to me. I deeply regret that I shall Wot have the honor to lead you to tfae vic tory which yotl are just about to win, but 1 shall have claim to share with you in the joy of every triumph, and trust always to be frater nally remembered by my companions in arms, f JOHN C. FREMONT, < Major Gen. U. S. A. The feeling ran intensely high during the whole of the evening, and there were meetings almost everywhere. The vari ous bands serenaded the general, and wherever he appeared he was greeted with cheers. Though after notifying Gen. Hunter, as his order directed, he had no longer command over the troops, he spent several hours in making a personal exam ination of the ground about the city, to be prepared for battle, and in accordance with a written request from all the Briga dier Generals ip Springfield, he remained through the night to lead the army in case of an attack. All the troops slept on their arras. Many officers remained up all night, and an attack was hourly ex pected, but nothing more occurred than the firing on our pickets on two different road's. The enemy are now encamped on the old Wilson Creek battle ground. Eiuec zv the Kouihq Mile.—A young man, a German, aged about 17 yean, named . Conrad .Woolf was killed-in the Rolling Mill on Thursday night of last week by being drawn between tire Bolls. While in the act of reach ing across'the Bolts to obtain an oil can, a knit jacket which he wore caught in the machinery, and -hefore he oonld disengage it he was dram through between the Bolls, by which he receiv ed nwh.iißury that he.died In about an boor af ter.. Bis head passed through at the coupling, a apace of about eight mobes/and Was hot much hurt, the greater portion of hia body passed obliquely between tin Bolls, and it was sense quontly terribly bruised and crushed—Jbint town ItfbUne. The Pennsylvania Soldiers. A PLAN TO FACILITATE THE REMITTANCE OIL THEIB PAY TO THEIR FAMILIES. The Committee appointed by Gov. Car lin, consisting of Senator Cowan/ E. C. Humes, of Bellefonte, and Thomas E. Franklin, of Lancaster, to proceed to Washington, and while there devise and adopt some plan for the protection of the soldiers from this State who desire to avail themselves of the allotment system in providing for their families. The Com missioners have made the following REPORT. Washington, Jfov. Ist, 1861. His Excellency A. G. Cdktin, Gover nor of Pennsylvania: The undersigned commissioners ap pointed by your Excellency, charged with the duty of visiting the several regi ments of Pennsylvania volunteers nowin the field in the Vicinity of this city, and to make such arrangements as in their | judgment maybe necessary to facilitate t said volunteers ■in assigning portions of their pay as provided by law, beg leave respectfully to report that we met for the purpose of our appointment in the city of Washington, on Tuesday the 29th nit., and found on application at the War De partment that a plan had been adopted, providing for the distribution: among all the regiments of volunteers, of allotment rolls, by which the members of each Com pany are enabled to assign suefi portion of their pay as they may designate to their friends at home, and 'to appoint a trustee to receive af*d distribute the same. The; Adjutant General has undertaken to furn ish three of these rolls to each company of volunteers in the service, and the Pay master General will promptly forward to each trustee so appointed, the aggregate amount allotted by the |company selecting him, to be distributed among the benefi ciaries. The plan has been matured by the department in conjunction with the sanitary commission, who have given it their sanction, and as the amount allotted will thus be transmitted without loss or 'expense to the soldier, and as it is pre-, sumed the trustees named will generally act without compensation, it appeared to us to present tho safest, simplest and most effective mode which had been suggested for accomplishing the object; intended. We therefore approved and adopted it. In order to ascertain whether anything in addition was requisite to promote its prac tical working, we visited several divisions of the army near this city. The largest body of Pennsylvania volunteers collected together is in General McCall’s command, to which we first proceeded. General McCall wan absent, hut General Reynolds received us with marked courtesy, and en tering heartily into the sight of our mis sion, invited the several colonels in His i command to his quarters, to receive our explanations and make any suggestions they thought proper in reference to it.— They all approved the proposed plan and promised to give their attention and co operation. Wo called also in company with Gen. Reynolds upon a number of Colonels in Gen. McCalls division with like effect. We afterwards visited Gen. F. J. Porter at his quarters, and commu nicated with several Penna, Colonels in his force with the same favorable result. There seemed, therefore, little further for us to do than to impress upon our citizen soldiers the importance of their attention to the subject, and to urge them to devote as large a portion of, their pay to their families as they can spare .from their own immediate wants. As it was not. possible to meet them in person, we have prepared a circular addressed to them, of which we have the honor to enclose a copy here with. This circular we propose to have distributed among all, the volunteers from our Stato, and have for that purpose ob tained an order of the Secretary of War directing the Adjutant General to deliver two-hundred copies to. each regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers in the service. In conclusion, we take pleasure in ac knowledging the attention and kindness of all the officers of the Government upon whom we had occasion to call in connec tion with our mission, and have the honor to be, Very truly and respectfully, Your obedient servants, EDGAR COWAN, THO’S. E. FRANKLIN, E. C. HUMES. Gov. Curtin, in acknowledgement oft this report, replied as follows to tbfe mem bers of the Commission: Executive Chamber, 1 : Harrisburg Nov. 4, 1861. J ; Gentlemen :—■! desire to express to you the thanks of the people of the Com monwealth, for the manner in which you have performed your patriotic mission to the volunteers at Washington and on the line of the Potomae. The plan you propose is plain and prac tical, and I have no doubt that, under it, a large portion of the pay of the men from Pennsylvania, now bearing arms in defence of the legally constituted author ities of the federal government, will be se cured for their families. With sentiments of high regard, Your obedient servant, A. G. CURTIN, Hon Edgar Cowan, “ Thomas E Franklin, E. C. Homes, Esq., Commissioners, die. The following is the circular issued by the Commissioners and addressed to the Pennsylvanians. It 'commends its own eloquence in Us truthfulness:— , I Oiradar to tie Pentuylvrnnia VotunUrrs. Soldiers : Having been commissioned by the Governor of Pennsylvania to visit your camps, and make arrangements, in order that that part of your pay which you might asugn for the benefit, of your fami lies at bony:, should bej readily and safely transmitted to them, we came to Wash ! ington city on the 2i)th inst., and then I found that the War’ Department of the j general government had already perfected | a scheme, which we expect will serve the purpose intended as well as any other. There then remained nothing farther for us to do, unless it wierc to urge upon you the propriety of sending home as much of your pay as would be possible in view of your wants in the service. The American Soldier is, in the high est sense ,of the term an American Citizen —*«qual before the laws with all the rest of us. He is unquestionably the first in the affections of the people; and having imperilled himself for us upon the field of battle, we ever consider him as first entitled to our favor. When peace re turns, and the proud Sag of the Union floats in triumph everywhere throughout the Republic, then our soldiers will come back to take the first rank in civil life, and receive the civic honors and distinc tions all will bo proud. to bestow upon them. Every hardship suffered on the march or bivouac^-every danger braved, and every wound received in the field, of combat, will be reckoned by a grateful people as qualifications for the high places in the nation, and will all be rewarded then if our soldiers are true to themselves. Your life is now one of difficulty, and the snares cf , the tempter are set about you. The sutler’s stall and the gambler’s tabic invitdyou. Deprivation from home and its restraining influences, leaves you Weaker than before; and, excited, bewil dered by the revel of a multitude of men, you may go away captive to the vices that will curse you after life, and unfit you for the honors that are in store for you.— Against all this we endeavor to warn you. In the same spirit, too, the Government and the laws seek to protect and preserve you —for in your safety and success we are all saved. In other countries the pay of the sol dier is merely nominal—so trifling that it is not supposed sufficient to purchase him the means of vicious Indulgence. Here with us, however, the rule is the reverse, and the pay allowed the American soldier is so liberal, that it is a substitute for the earnings of an American citizen—it is commensurate with his rank and station in the Republic, and it is presumed he will apply it to the same purpose as if be earned it at home. The law supposes, and prudence would seem to dictate, then that this pay should be sent home to . youi- families, in order, if necessary, that if may be applied to their support and maintenance; or if it is not. then that be laid away or invested until the owner returns. If you have a mother who has nursed you, or a wife who has solaced you, they will be the fit custo dians of your treasure; and you will have, surety, mo're consolation in reflecting that it has fallen in loving laps like theirs, than if it had gone to engorge the maws of the harpies who hover about your camps, to fatten upon your vices. You will also be entitled, on your re turn from the service, each to one hun dred and sixty acres of land out-of the public domain. This, to those of you who are landless, is intended by the Gov ernment as a home for you and your chil dren ; and if you can now lay away a fund for the purpose of improving and stocking it as a farm,-will put you in a position which the most favored people in the world hope for elsewhere, and which, as a general rule, limits the desires of all men. Certainly no one can be more inde pendent, or better fitted to perform the duties of a free man, under a Republican form of government,; than one who owns the soil from which he derives a livelihood. We hope that the suggestion will not bo unheeded by men whose race is proverbial for providence and thrift. In conclusion, we have only to say to you, that Pennsylvania not only expects but believes you will do your duty, as well in seconding the wishes of the State for your own individual well being and that of your families, as in defending the Con stitution and Government of the Union, against the rebellious war now waging for its overthrow. She trusts, you all feel that you now stand face to face with the greatest question which has ever arisen in the world—the question of the ability of man for self government I If you cannot maintain your, present Govern ment,Jree as it is from every charge of tyranny and oppression, you cannot maintain V under the republican form, 4ind we must go hick to despotism again, to find peace and security in degradation and disgrace. But. if we behave ourselves as men worthy of our ancestors and the inheritance they left us, then we will stand foremost among the nations of the earth, and achieve for ourselves a destiny still more wonderful than our pasthistojy seem ed to vindicate. The proud fabric reared by our Revolutionary fathers, being proof against the shock of this great rebellion— strengthened and cemented by the blood ! of their children—will then remain im pregnable for ages, and unborn millions will 'rejoiee in the enjoyment of the.high est earthly blessing— CiyiL Liberty. EDGAR COWAN, THOS. E. FR ANKLIN, E. C. HUMES. Washington, Nor. 1 1861. The Command op the .Army—lt is understood in official circles, says the Washington Star, that Major General McClellan will of course continue in ac tual command of the army of the Poto mac, leaving the business of the “head quarters of the army of the United States” to be conducted hereafter precisely as whqn General Scott, then Commander-in chief of the United States army, was in personal command in Mexico. That is: — : By the Secretary of War, assisted by the Adjutant General. So long as Gen eral McClellan is in Washington, however, he will, doubtless, in person discharge most of the duties lately discharged by General Scott. OCR. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. ! Camp keab Falls Village, Va.. 1 | •, Sunday, Oct. —, 1861. / \ Messes. McCnra & Debs—Gentlemen:—We . still remain, as whefi last 1 wrote to you, within 1 ; about one mile of Falls Village. When we -will ■ ' I leave here and where we will ne£t pitch our : I tents, still remain matters of great uncertainty, I r notwithstanding we hare been, as it were, under 1 marching orders for a week post'—expecting to * more every hoar. The camp is becoming very dull the longer we remain here; and were it not ; for the little scenes and incidents relating to life in camp,” that occasionally occur, we : would be the most miserable creatures on earth, i During the day our time is occupied in drilling : and preparing for drills and parade. In the ] morning reveille beats at C o’clock, when all the | sleeping occupants of the camp arise from their I slumber, and those not actually on duty fall ! into the ranks, and the roll is called. Those I who are not present to answer are placed on I “extraduty,” such as standing .guard, carrying I water to cook with, etc. We are then allowed • half an hoar for breakfast, and never was that space of time occupied to better advantage than it is with ns. We have the bestnatufed cook in the world, Fred W , but really his pa tience is sorely tried on the occasions of prepa ring oar meals. Almost every us have occasionally some little delicacy to cook, which i is a sore annoyance to Fred, and many a cursing we get for it, too. After breakfast we have a ; nice little drill with our knapsaks strapped to | our backs. We go through the manual, march | ing and countermarching, for about two hours— j generally till when we are dismissed for j dinner. You may imagine, gentlemen, how fond jtwe are of this new feature in the tactics. Some j of the boys express a desire to try it awhile ; with our taitt strapped to our knapsacks, in i order that we may at all times bo prepared | for a surprise from the enemy! After dinner | we prepare ourselves for battallion drill or regi- I mental parade. On this occasion the' whole | regiment forms in line and repairs to a large I field, abouc half a mile distant, and goes through j all the manoeuvres incident to regularly arranged ! battle—such as forming ip line of battle, form ling square, receiving cavalry, etc., etc. This, } you may rest assured, is no “child’s play,” and generally, in connection with dress parade, (which is of about half an hour's duration,) occupies the entire afternoon. We are then dismissed for supper, and then again for the little cooking of the boys. Kemember, Messrs. Editors, we have a man who cooks for the en tire company—he being excused from all other duties, even bringing the water necessary for that important purpose, and this “little cooking” of the boys is an outside arrangement, attended to by themselves, for theirown private benefit Some of our boys have very delicate tastes, and do not relish the coarse, substantial food of Undo Sam’s providing—preferring, rather, a nice little dish of their own cooking. Well, by the time wo all have our suppers cooked and eat, and the merits of each particular dish pro perly discussed, it is time for tattoo, and again the warlike blast of the bogle—(l had forgotten’ to mention that since my last letter to you we have received the long expected bugle)—is heard re-echoing through the camp and surrounding forests, reminding ns that it is again time for roll call—9 o’clock. This being over, each mop is at liberty to follow bis own inclinations about the camp. Half an hour later, “taps,” and out goes all the lights, with the exception, perhaps, of some few privileged ones, and shortly after the camp is locked in slumber, when naught is heard but the slow and steady step of tho guard, or perhaps the midnight wandering of some be nighted soldier who had been detained chatting ] with a friend in some distant company | Yesterday our ■whole brigade, consisting, I j believe, of sixteen regiments of infantry, one | of cavalry, and another of artillery, in all | about ten or twelve thousand men—marched in review, about three miles from here, in pres- I ence of Gen. M'Clellan and his entire staff. i This was, to my inexperienced eye, the most grand and magnificent spectacle ever witnessed. ; It was indeed an imposing sight, and many a | heart beat high with exulting pride at the eight 1 of such an array of strength—composed of free j native-born and adopted eitiiens of this Repub -1 lic > as they passed in review before their great | commander, Gen. George B. M’Clellan. But, , gentlemen, I feel myself incapable of fully de | scribing this grand assemblage of patriots and | warriors, and must therefore leave it for some j more and competent person. Suffice it to j say that Col. Black informed us, daring the i occasion of our dress parade, afterward, that j Gen. M’Clellan and two other Generals, ex | pressed themselves highly pleased with the I manner in which our regiment (the 83d) ao | quitted itself, remarking that it was the best : drilled and presented the most soldierly appear ; once of any in the field. That was indeed a high encomium, and very flattering to the “bloody 33d.” The men enjoyed this congratu lation from the General right well, as was evinced by the manner in which they conducted themselves in the evening and early part of the night. Music, dancing, songs and speeches ] prevailed—almost every man enjoying himself to an unlimited extent, and many a hearty laugh was heard from one end of the encamp ment to the other. The officers enjoyed them selves immensely. I took it into my head to enjoy myself by seeing others enjoying them selves, and for that purpose I wandered aronnd and about the camp, and it was indeed amusing ! to see the variety of minds all bent on the same object—enjoyment. I was particularly inter ested by the performance of a company of mu sicians in front of n marquee. Be it remem bered that our regiment contains some very excellent musical performers—especially on the violin and guitar. . Well, the morning dawned, and the Ban arose in all its usual splendor, hut Messrs. Editors, I do not think the sun arose with the headache that morning. It is universally known that the Army Regulations forbid, as does also General M'Clellan, the use of intoxicating liquors in the army, and these regulations are strictly carried out with respect to the privates, yet the officers indulge in them freely! I do not view this matter in the same light the fox did the grapes, ie., say they were sour because he could not get them; but it is a deplorable fact, tbal the offi cers enjoy the free use of liquor, while the men arc denied it even at times when the Army Regulations Award if to them. Our Captain tells me we will shortly go again on picket daty ;' in that event I hope to you a more detailed account of this affair than' that of our last picketing. To ddy cur boys are engaged washing their clothes, and many arc the ludidierona express ions indulged in respecting their utter contempt for thia very important and neeeaaary duty. If there is anything that will make a soldier think of home, it is washing his own clothes. Tours truly, SLAIN. Retirement of Ideut. General Win field Scott from Active Service, The following letter from Lieutenant General Scott was received by the Presi dent on Thursday afternoon: HsADniAnxess or tuz abmt, 1 Washington, D C., October 31, 1861./ Tie Hon. S. Cameron, Secretary of War: Sib: For more than three years 1 have been unable,- from a hurt, to mount a horse or walk more than a few paces at a time, and that with much pain. Other and new infirmities, dropsy and vertigo, admonish me tbat a repose of mind and body, with the.appliances of surgery and medicine, are neeessaiy to add a little more to a life already protracted much beyond the usual span of man. It is, under such circumstances, made doubly painful by the unnatural nod unjust rebellion now raging in the Southern States of our so lute prosperous and happy Union, that I am compelled to request that roy home be placed on the list of army officers retired from active ser vice. < As this request is founded bn an absolute right granted by a recent act of Cohgress, I, am entirely at liberty to say that it is with deep r* gret tbat I withdraw myself, in these monien tous times, from the orders of a President who has treated mo-with distinguished kindness and courtesy—whom 1 know upon much personal intercourse, to be patriotic without sectional partialities or prejudices, to be highly conscien tious in the performance of every duty, and of unrivalled activity and perseverance. And to you, Mr. Secretary, whom I now of ficially address for the hist time, I beg to ac knowledge my many obligations for the uniform high consideration I have received at your bands and have the honor to remain, sir, With high respect, your obedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT. A special Cabinet council was con vened on Friday morning, at 9 o’clock, to take the subject into consideration. It was decided that General Scott’s re quest, under the circumstances of his ad vanced age and infirmities could not be declined. Gen. McClellan was thereupon, with the unanimous agreement of the Cabinet, notified that the command of the army would be devolved upon him. At four o’clock in the afternoon the- Cabinet again waited upon the President; and attended him to the residence of Gen.: Scott. On ''being seated the President read to the General the following order: “On the Ist day of November, A. D. 1801, upon his own application to the President of the United States, Bfevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott is ordered to be placed, and hero-* by is placed, upon the list of the retired officers of tbe army of the United States, without re duction in his curren t pay, subsistence, or al lowances.” The American people will hear with sadness and deep emotion that General Scott has' with drawn from the active control of the army, while the President and tbe unanimous Cabinet express their own and the nation’s sympathy in liis personal affiiction and their profound sense of the important public services rendered by him to his country during his long and bril liant career, among which will ever begratefully distinguished bis faithful devotion to the Con stitution, tbo Union, and the flag, when assailed I by a paricidal rebellion. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. SPEECH OF GENERAL SCOTT- General Scott thereupon rose and ad dressed the President and Cabinet, who had also risen, as follows : President: This honor overwhelms me. It overpays all services 1 have attempted to render to my country.: ,If I had any claims before, they are all obliterated by this expression of approval by the President, will* the unanimous support of his Cabinet. I know the President and this Cabinet well—l know that the country has placed its interests, in this trying erisis, in safe keeping. Their connsels are wise. Their labors are untiring'as they ore loyal, and their course is the right one. President, you must excuse me; I am unable to stand longer to give utterance to the feelings of gratitude which oppress me. In my retire ment I shall offer up my prayer to God for this Administration, imd for my country. I shall pray for it with confidence in Its success over its enemies, and that speedily! REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT, The President then took leave of Gene ral Scott, giving him his hand, and savins he hoped soon to-write him a private" lete ter expressive of his gratitude and affec tion. The President added; General: You will naturally feel solicitude about the gentlemen of yonr staff, who have rendered you and your country such faithful service, i Lave taken that subject into consid eration, I understand that they go with you to New York. I shall desire them at their earliest convenience after their return, to make their wishes known to me 1 desire you however, to be satisfied that, except the unavoidable priva tion of your counsel and society, which they have so long enjoyed, the provision which will be made for them will be such as to render their situation as agreeable hereafter as it has been heretofore. 'eg Each member of the Administration then gave his hand to the veteran, and re tired in profound silence. BBSPONBE CAMERON. The following is the Response of the Secretary of War to the letter of General Scott War Department 1 Washington, Nov. 1, 1861. / General: It was my duty to lay before the Presilent your letter of yesterday asking to be relieved under the recent act of Congress. In separating from you, 1 cannot refrain from expressing my deep regret that your health, shattered by long service and repeated wounds, received in your country’s defence, should ren der it necessary fop you to retire from your high position at this momentous period of our history. . Although you are not to reipain in active ser vioo, I yet hope that while I continue in charge of the Department over which I now preside, I shall at times be permitted to avail the benefits of jour counsels and sage erne' * elf -'i It has been my good fortune to enjoy an* 8 acquaintance with yon for over thirty ■'*' I and the pHSatmt delations of that ion have been greatly Strengthened by your 1 * 3i and entire eo-opertllon in all the great ? ;t which hav* occupififf the Departmental, f llCsl I vnlsed the iountiy for the last six montha W: ' In parting frontyon I can only exnre,, hope that a mereifWPrtfvidCßDs, which hi, 1 tested yon tbroogico miwy trials; *{jj; your health and sontinne yonr life lon» , the people of the country shall have been K torod to their former bappinees and prosoL?' I am. General, very sincerely your fri.*, ' Sertanf' SIMON CAME® ** . , . Secretary of W«, To Lieut. Qen. Winfield Scott, present GEX. SfctEIXAN ACCEPTS THE COMM,,.. OF THE ABMT. 1 Major General McClellan to-night sued the following order; ■' General Order .Vo. 19. Hksdqo.vbtsbs or thx Abxt , Washington, D. C., Nov.l, ISG!.| In accordance with General Order No. 04 (■„, the War Department, 1 hereby assume comm,,'' of the armies of the United States. J In the midst of the difficulties which encoo pass and divide the nation, hesitation ami distrust may well accompany the assumptil Of so vast a responsibility ; but confiding as i do, in the loyalty, discipline, and courage c ,( our troops, and believing as I do, that Proti. deuce will favor ours as the just cause I cannei doubt that success will crown our efforts aci Sacrifices. The arm; will unite with me in feelings.,; regret that the weight of man; years, andthi effect of increasing infirmities, contracted aj j intensified in his country's service, should jj,. now remove from our head the great soldier our nation—the hero, who in his youth, high the reputation of his country in the fiel■. of Canada, which he sanctified with bis bl-r i who, in more mature years, proved to ii.' world that American skill and valor could rt' pefit, if not eclipse, the exploits of Cortet i t I ibo laud of the Mouteznmas; whose whole |j;, I has been devoted to the service of his country I whose whole efforts have been directed 10 uo. I hold our honor at the smallest sacrifice of life I —a warrior who scorned the selfish glories u i I the battle-field, when his great qualities a* j I statesman could be employed more profitably | for his country; a citizen who, in bis declinin'- i years, has given to the world the most shinm- I instances of loyalty in disregarding all ties I birth and clinging to the cause of truth M .J | honor. Such has been the career of Wiufieij I Scott, whom it has. long been the delight of the I nation to honor as a man and a soldier. While we regret his loss, there is one th; r ,, we cannot regret—the bright example he has left for onr emulation. Let us all hope an I pray that bis declining years may he pas,-ej in peace arid happiness, and that they may 1„ chceered by the success of the country and tb cause he lias fought for land loved so well Beyond all that, let us do nothing that car. cause him to blush for us. Let no defeat , the army he has so long commanded embitter i his last years, but let our victories illuminate S tbe close of a life so gfand. g geo. u. McClellan, Major General Commanding U. ,S. A [. A.MjrStT Letter. —The following k-. | £er, addressed by Governor Curtin to Lieu- I ; tenant-Gencral Winfield Scott, is iu ole- I dicnco to the warm impulses which cvor I animate the Governor of Pennsylvania. I and, Which will be perused with yilcasuis I by the people of the Commonwealth : I Executive Ciiambeu, ] | HarrUburcj Nov. 5, 18(31. j I Sir I regret exceedingly that you 1 should have passed through Harrisburg I pu Saturday last, without my having any knowledge of your approach or presence I as it would have given me sincere pleas I tire to have had the opportunity of payin,- | the ofiicial and personal homage to which I your eminent patriotism and services en- | title you, and which every citizen of Penn- I sylrania would, rejoice to offer. Although I infirmity of health has compelled your ro- I tirement, we shall not cease to cherish the | memory of your glory, and hope that you I will long bo preserved as a living example I pf the highest public spirit and gallantry I and that our young men may learn from I your career that virtue and merit lead I surely to the affection of a grateful coun- I try. I VV ith sentiments of the highest esteem, I am, sir, your obedient servant. A. G. CURTIN. Lieutenant-General Windfield Scott,&c Suockixg l Casualty—A-fearful occurrence transpired a few days since, In Ferguson town ship, Clearfield county, A nan names Side laa Tubbs and bis wife started to a school bou.-c in the neighborhood for the purpose of atten ding religious service, taking with them their youngest child, and leaving the balance of the fanjily at home. Shortly after reaching tie school house the frightful intelligence reach'd ; them that their dwelling was on fire. The dis : traded parents hurried home as quick as posa ble, but the rafters bad commenced falling in. and the rescue of the inmates was found impos sible. Four children, two boys and two girls, perished in the flames. The oldest was clcrm and the youngest three years of age. The bod tea of tvro of them were entirely consumed, and of the other two their limbs were burned off and the balance of their remains reduced to a shape less mass. The origin of the fire is unknown, ■but it is believed that the. children bad retire 1 to bed, and that falling to sleep the flames were communicated in some way from the caudle The calamity was most appalling one, and the parents of the unfortunate children are altnoet distracted by their tragic end. I A New. Steam Battbkt. —The Nary Depart .meat has Just made a contract with a firm on Long Island, New York, to build a new iron | plated steam battery, and it is expected that it j will be launched about the middle of December next. Her dimensions are as follows t Length 175 feet; breadth 40 feet, depth 12 feet. Her hull beneath the water willbe formed of Wrought iron plates fire-eighths of an inch thicb, had above the water line the plates will be sir inches in thickness. The deckis to be protected by plates one inch thick. She will carry two 15-inch Floyd or 'Rodman guns, which will b e mounted inside an iron fort twenty feet in di ameter and ten in height. The peculiar feature Of the battery is the fact that the guns can be brought to bear on any point without altering the position of the vessel; This is accomplished by means of a turn-table, to be moved by means of gearing connected with her machinery, on which the fort may revolve. She is water tight and fire-proof, and her deck, which is to be only eighteen inches above water, will he swept by the waves, ftrora stem to stern, without any damage being thereby occasioned. :Cmaui Cure fob Headache.—Two spoons ful pf finely powdered Charcoal,, drank in bait a glass of water, wilt in jess than fifteen inm ates give relief to the sick headache, when Oaneed, as in moat oases it is by a snper-abuc dance of aoid on the stomach- tons Cribir , ... j ALTOONA MAIL SCWSBULt . MAIM OMSK .—— 1 PdrzzriMXir* r —■ - MAIL* ARM VI. \ 844 A.M. A 5555 - jumf* - ******* ■'■"'t Way --J- nmol Hoc»s;— During Ihc »«ak, from C ir«ncs. On Buaa»r», from niuutoo*. T ■ QKO. W.PAT GJt ASP AFTKR MONDAT, KOV. 4. rxvraw Train *«t arrive* MSP.M, l*ate EJ ? “ Wert “ MB A. M. “ » Km* « 9,10 A. S. " VT « Wert “ B.SSP.M., « Km* “ 11,2* A. It. . Wert “ I.MP.M-, the ItOtLIDATSBORO BRANCH eoanac hKllTteie ud Feet Lino Wert, tod llett Tra iff ertit INDIASA JBRANCII TRAINS connect with eoeomnoArttoD Trains Kart and Weet,Kxppee Mel) train Kart am) Wegt. - LOCAL ITEMS Trkmindovs Storm.—On Saturday portion of th« country nag visited b; s unlly heavy rain which flooded the a) sidewalks of oor town to snob ah ex -render pedostrianism exceedingly dit disagreeable. During the night the v a hurricaae, which caused oonsiderabl 40 trees, fences, corn in the shook, those who suffered - most from ft* the storm were the occupants of the atong the streams. The IloUuUgtbui thus pictures the ' scene along the J >