C|e Cribnnt.
ALTOONA, PA.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14,1861.
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A Day of Thanksgiving and Praise.
ptniuplhanta, ss.
fn the name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Azrouvr O. Ccetik, Governor of said Com
monwealth.
PROCLAMATION.
‘WadUAS, Every good gift is from above and comes
down to us from tbo Almighty, to whom it is meet, right
and the boundeo doty of every people to render thanks
for Uis mercies; Therefore I, ANDHKWG.CURTIN, Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do recom
mend to the people-of this Commonwealth that 'they set
apart
©tiursliai, tiie 28 tt) i)aj «{ Kabtmbtr ntit,
as a day of solemn Thanksgiving to God, for baring pre
pared oar corn and watered our furrows, and blessed the
Tabors of the husbandman, and crowned the year with His
goodness, in the increase of the ground and the gathering
in of the fruits thereof, so that our barns arc filled with
plenty: And for haring looked favorably on this Common
wealth and strengthened the bars of her gates ami blessed
the children within her, and made men to be of one mind,
and preserved peace in her borders; Beseeching Him also
on behalf of these United States that our beloved country
may have deliverance from these great and apparent dan
gers wherewith she is compassed, and that He will merci
fully still the outrage of perverse, violent, unruly and re
bellious people, and make them clean hearts, and renew a
a right spirit within them, and give them grace that they
may see tho error o r their ways and bring forth fruits
meet for repentance, and hereafter, in all godliness and
honesty, obediently walk in His holy commandments, and
in submission to tho just and manifest authority of tho re
public, so that we, leading a quiet and peaceable life, moy
•ontinually offer unto Him our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving' , ,
Gives under my hand and tho groat seal of
tho State at Harrisburg, this sixteenth
1 SzhAJLi M day of October, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one,
and of the Commonwealth the eighty-sixth.
Bt lac Govse.nor : ELI 9LIFKR.
secretary of the Ommqntcealth.
Retirement of General Scott.
Last week we published the letter of
resignation of Gen, Scott, and the pro
ceedings subsequent thereto. We regret
that one who possessed so largely the con
fidence of the loyal people of the Union,
should be compelled, at this time, to retire
from his high position.' Old age and its
infirmities have called away from active
duty the “ Hero of a hundred battles,”
who, after serving his country nobly and
patriotically for a full half century, amid
the trials and hardships of the service,
the danger and thick drifting hail and
shot of the battle-field, and filling the post
of honor second by position, but first in
the counsels which pertain to tho nation’s
safety, retires to his home, there in the
bosom of his family, to seek the repose
and qniet of private life, to which he has
so long been a stranger.
Though the nation will receive this in
telligence with sad ness and regret, yet wo
have cause for joy that he still .remains in
our midst, a living monument of Ameri
can history and American glory. Wind
field Scott is a connecting link in the
chain of the past and present events of
our nation’s existence. There is no other
individual whose whole life has been so
intimately connected with our govern
ment. Seventy-six years he has been
among us and fifty-three has been a sol
dier.
At the battle of Lundy’s Lane he dis-
played the characteristics which betokened
the military chieftain, and his subsequent
' campaign in Mexico will ever be looked
upon as a perfect type ;of the art of war.
But it was when our nation’s honor was
assailed, and our country’s flag so igno
miniously insulted at Fort Sumpter, that
the true character of the noble old hero
ahone forth with such brilliancy. Know
ing no North, no South, but Lis country
“ one and inseparable,” respecting no flag
but the banner of stars and Stripes, and
receiving an insult to it as an insult to
himself, he entered with his whole soul
into the efforts inaugurated to crush out
this wicked and unholy rebellion. For
the last six months he has stood nobly at
his post, and endured an amount of labor,
under which many a younger frame would
have tailed; and it is to his wise and ex
perienced counsels, perhaps more than to
any other man that we may attribute our
present security.
We sincerely hope that if the govern
ment be not again permitted to enjoy the
benefit of his u wise counsels and sage ex
perience/’ that the measure of his days
may be lengthened out, and before he en
ters on the long journey of Eternity, he
may have the satisfaction of knowing that
the difficulties which now disturb and
distract the country which he has long
and faithfully served, have been settled,
the supremacy of the Constitution estab
fiabed, and the glorious ensign of the Rc-
public floating from every fort and for
tress in the Union.
The best wishes of the nation will fol
low our great captain in his retirement,
with sympathies for his suffering—its
prayers for his welfare;
A Million of Meta Wanted for the
War.
The President is engaged upon his mes
sage to Congress. With a view to an eco
nomical prosecution and early termination
of the war, it is understood in the best in
formed circles, that an increase of the vol
unteer army will be called for. We are
now in a position, telegraphs Colonel For
ney, to estimate the strength of the force
to be met in the field, and to meet chat
force effectually, we will require a million
of men. The rebellion has hitherto been
under-estimated ; now the veil has been
removed; our work is presented before us;
it is not of small magnitude, but it is not
beyond our control. We are more than
equal to this duty ; our resources. in men
and means are fur more than equal to all
that will be required of us. If there is a
deficiency in any one thing it is patriot
ism—the very clement which gained for
us our liberty and our Government. Are
we ready to acknowledge that we have
lost the patriotism of our fathers, or are
we prepared to maintain and perpetuate
those glorious principles of government
which they by their blood and treasure
purchased for us, and bequeathed to us,
in trust , as our inheritance and as that of
our. children ?
A prisoner, taken at Ball’s Bluff,
was astonished to learn that our army was
not almost entirely composed of Abolition
ists and radical Republicans, and that our
main object was other than to emancipate
slavery throughout tho South. He said,
if the fact were generally known to the
working people of the South that our solo
object was to sustain tho Government and
preserve the Union intact, there would be
a revolution in the rebel army, and peace
restored. He was surprised beyond mcas-.
ure to be assured that Breckinridge Dem
ocrats constituted a large component of
the army.
B"sr TELEGRAPH.
THE VERY LATEST.
Official Sews from the Fleet.
Steamer Bienville at Annapolis.
Two Forts and Town of Bean fort
Captured.
FIGHT LASTED FOUR'HOURS!
8 Killed & 20 Wounded on Federal Side.
All the Arms, Equipments, Public and Private Books,
Papers and Letters of the Bebels Captured.
Anapolis, Nov. 13.—A bearer of des
patches has arrived from the fleet, in the
steamer Bienville. The Bienville left
Port Royal on Sunday last.
The late gale was very severe. Steam
ers Union and Osceola were ashore and
were lost. Steamer Governor foundered
but nearly all the crow were saved.
The fleet arrived at Port Royal oh
Monday, 4th hist. On Tuesday several
boats sounded the channel under fire from!
the forts. On Wednesday the weather
prevented active operations. On Thurs
day at 10 o’clock A M., action com
menced and was hotly carried on for four
hours, when the rebels abandoned their
works.
Our loss was 8 killed and 20 wounded.
The rebel loss is unknown, but 52 bodies
were found and buried by our men. They
carried of their wounded.
The Forts captured were Forts Walker
and Beauregard.
The final retreat of the rebels was a;
perfect rout. They left all their arms,
equipments, officers’ swords and commis
sions, all their letters, public and private
books, documents, &c., in their haste to
get away.
Among their papers was a telegram
from Jeff Davis to the commander notify
ing him that the fleet had sailed and that
its destination was Port Royal.
The whole country was seized with a
panic. All the plantations seemed to be,
deserted except by the negroes.
All the letters in the Beaufort P. 0.
were seized after the capture. The whole
army, 15,000 strong, were safely landed
and established on the sacred soil of South
Carolina. ,
The,force of the enemy was from 3,000
to 4,000, under Gen. Drayton, of South
Carolina.
Fabsoh Bbowslow’s Farewell. —The Knox
ville Whig has been at last suspended. The is
sue, of Saturday October 2Gth, was the last one,
and in it is contained Faison Browntow'a fare
well address. The old patriot is as firm as a
rock and dies game. His address is, as bitter
and sarcastic as ever, and he pitches into the
Confederate government in the most refreshing
manner. He says he is to be imprisoned, but
that he will march to his prison with as much
pndo as the old martyrs’ marched to the scaf
fold.
Wht tret Opesed Them—A Hibernian, in
describing a famine in the old c untry, said that
hundreds had octually starved to death, and on
opening their bodies, they had been so presag
ed by hunger that they had actully filled them
selves with grass. \« Why," asked a bystander,
“were their bodies opened after death'”—
“Why,", replied he, “to find out what thev
stayved to death on, of course."
PEN AND SCISSORS.
Hqs- M T—Our cigar box., Who will replen
ish it
|@“ Floyd’s last exploit—he ran away—by
Gauley!
as a new nickel—Hooper’s barber
shop since its renovation.
When do broken bones begin to make
themselves useful? When they begin to knit.
Jgy* Happiness grows at our own firesides,
and is not to be picked in the stranger's garden.
In the march of life, don’t heed the or
,der of right about, when you know you are
about right.
BQk. Humbug Valley is the name of a loca
tion in California. Afitting name for more than
one valley in that State.
yjgf- A gentleman in Maine has kept a record
of the advent of frost for 40 years, and it has
never before held off uutil October.
The amount of forage issued by the
Government daily, for use in Washington and
vicinity, is of hoy, 215 tons; of grams, 180 tons.
| : jgQr The Louisville Journal truly says that
I the discharge of our duty at the present time
j : involves the discharge of cannon and small arms.
\ : Stay awake in church. It is a shame
for a church to be made a cemetery, where the
living sleep above ground as the dead do beneath.
HISS' A regiment of cavalry, numbering 1200
men and horses, is now ready,: in Vermont, and
will be despatched to the seat of war in a few
days.
py At Allentown, Pa., a young lady is sub
sisting Uko a chameleon on air, sbo not haring
partaken of any food for a period of nine
months.
t)aS~ The Navy Department has just ordered
500 more rifled cannon, and immense quanti
•>
ties of shot and shell are indbecourse of prep
aration tor the service of our fleet.
ggf- A W isconsin man lately started at his
wife’s entreaties, to get his son, a minor, freed
from his enlistment, but on the way enlisted
himself in an artillery corps, muoh to his wife’s
indignation. 1
Bgge. Have you dined? said n lounger to his
friend. I have upon my honor, replied he.
Then rejoined tho first, if you, have dined upon
your honor, I fear you have made but a scanty
meal.
A patriotic friend says be would prefer a
Cavalry to an Infantry regiment, were he re
quired to enlist, on account of the greatcr facil
ities for running. He could strike for his ; home
with more effect. '
Bgk,Ninety-six thousand nine hundred and
ninety-eight barrels uf coal oil have been trans
ported over the Pennsylvania Railroad to an
Eastern market, dttring the nine months of the
year ending September 30tb.
“brotherly” iuvitation—ThoMemphis
Appeal offers the following yellow-covered invi
tation;—“Let the brutal minions of a beastly
despotism come on I The slaughter-pens are
ready, and Yankee blood shall flow as free as
festal tyine.”
my sou William'that's in tho
army get plenty to cat?” asked a lady of a
recruiting sergearit, the other day. “He sees
plenty,” was the laconic reply. “Bless his
heart, then, I know he will hove it if he can see
it; he always would at home.” :
CSV* The crops of Ohio, for the year 18CI,
are thus computed by the Cincinnati Times:
Bushels of wheat, 23,640,350
“ com, .91,588,704
The income ip the crops of wheat over 1859,
10,294,012 bushels, that of corn for the same
period, 22,261,461 bushels.
JSf“Tho ladies of Boston having made some
shirts for the soldiers, from , four to five inches
too short, some wag perpetrated the following:
Like a mau w ithout a wife,
Like-a ship without a sail.
The mn«it unless thing in life,
Id a ebirl without a—proper length.
young German named Conrad Woolf,
aged about seventeen years, was killed in the
rolling mill, at Johnstown, on Thursday night
of last week. While reaching across the rolls
for an oil can, his knit jacket caught in the ma
chinery and he was drawn through between tbe
rolls, receiving terrible injuries, from which he
died in about an hour.
A Uorrirle Confession. —lt may bo recol
lected by many of our readers that' about four
years ago, an account was published of the
burning of the house of the Perkins family at
Milburn, M. Y., at night, when all the family,
including father and mother, grandmother and
eight children, eleven in all, perished in the
flames! A Scotchman, by; the name of 'Walter
Mitchell, who lived in the neighborhood at the
time, and who had a dispute with Perkins as to
the property, was suspected of the murder, but
no proof could be found against him. He left
soon after for the West.- Before the burning of
the house ho warned Perkins off the premises,
and threatened if he did not leave to burn the
house over his head. This Mitchell recently
died in Illinois, and on his deathbed confessed
that ho committed the horrible crime! lie sta
ted that ho threw'into tbe house a bottle of li
quid, which set fire to it and stupefied the in
mates—that Mr. Perkins aroused himself and
came to the door, when he: knocked him back
again, killing him. This is a most revolting
story, disclosing a depravity which was too hor
rible to die with the murderer. If there he in
the infernal regions one place deeper and hot
ter than another, this eleven-fold murderer will
find it.
! A Cool Avekoeb. —A mysterious murder
took place in a train on the Grand Trunk Rail
way, between Detroit and Ridgeway, on the
night of the 84th ult. While the cars were
under full headway a gentlemanly appearing
individual came up the aisle, and without saying
a word drew a revolver and fired three times at
a stranger sitting on the seat with a Mr M’Lcod.
Of course be was instantly killed. The mur
derer then inquired of Mr. M’Laod if ho was a
friend of the victim, to which ho replied that
he was the friend of a dying man. The
revolver was then laid down, and the conductor
coming along, asked what he did that for. He
said—“ There lies my revolver with three more
balls in it; take it and do what yon please with
it” The assassin called himself M'Donald, and
said both himself and the man he had killed
were Scotchmen. He appeared to take the mat
ter very coolly, producing,a cigar and lighting
it as if nothing had happened. The conductor
and another person took charge of him after
wards, while on tho cars. What became of him
In the end is not stated. i
[LATEST WAR NEWS.
Battle Wear Columbus, &y.
7,000 REBELS ROUTED BY 3,500 FED
ERAL TROOPS.
REBEL LOSS VERY HEAVY.
Caieo, Nov. 7. —An expedition left
here last night under command of Gene
rals Grant and MoClernand, and landed at
Belmont, three miles above Columbus at
8 o’clock this mornipg.
The Federal troops, numbering 3,500,
engaged the rebels, whose force amounted
to 7,000, at 11 o’clock. The battle lasted
till sundown. The rebels were driven
from their entrenchments across the river
with great loss. . Their camp was burned
with all their stores and baggage.
Their cannon, horses and mules, with
one hundred prisoners, were captured.
The Federal troops then retired, the
rebels having received reinforcements from
Columbus.
Both of our Generals had their horses
shot from under them. Col. Dougherty,
of Illinois, was wounded and taken priso
ner by the rebels.
The rebel loss is not known. The Fed
eral loss is believed to be from three to
five hundred.
After taking possession of tho rebel
camp, it was discovered that the rebels
wore crossing over from Kentucky for the
purpose of attacking us in the rear. The
order was given to return to the boats,
when our .men were attacked by the rein
forcement of several thousand rebels from
Columbus.- Another severe engagement
took place, in which our troops suffered
seriously.
Tho losses as far as ascertained up to a
late hour last night, were as follows :
Thirteenth Illinois Regiment, Colonel
Fouke —160 missing, and Major McClcr
kcn wounded and taken prisoner.
Col. Buford’s regiment returned too late
for us to obtain any particulars of its loss.
Col. Dougherty, of the Twenty-second
Illinois regiment, is reported to have been
taken prisoner.
Col. Lamon, of the Thirty-first Illinois,
is reported to be dangerously wounded.
Taylor’s battery lost one gun.
We have taken 250 prisoners, a number
of whom arc wounded.
The rebels had 300 killed. The ground
was completely strewn with their dead.
The rebel Colonel, Wright, of the loth
Tennessee Regiment, was killed.
Gen. Cheatham commanded the rebels
—Gen. Polk being at Columbus.
It is stated that Gen. Johnston, of the
rebels, was wounded.
The gunboats rendered efficient service
in covering our retreat, mowing down the
rebels with grape. Some of our own men
were killed by the fire.
Chicago, Nov. B.—A special Cairo
despatch, to-day, gives the following par
ticulars of the fight at Belmont yesterday :
After landing they were formed in line
of battle, Gen. McClernand in command
of the Cairo troops, and Col. Dougherty
of the Bird’s Point troops.
They were encountered by the rebels,
7,000 strong,'and-fought every inch of
their way to the enemy’s camp, making
! sad havoc in the enemy’s ranks,
j Col. Buford was the first to plant the
| Stars and Stripes in the. enemy’s camp.—
| Col. Dougherty’s regiment captured the
j, rebel battery of twelve pieces, two of which
f were brought away.
| Col. Foulke’s men suffered greatly, as
i they were in front of the batteries before
j they were taken.
j St. Louis, .Nov. 9.—Gen. Grant tele-
J graphs from Cairo to the headquarters
here, that our victory at Belmont was com
plete. We captured ISO prisoners, and
all the rebel artillery, but' were obliged to
I leave part of the guns behind for the want
I of horses to haul them away.
Some of the prisoners report that a large
force was preparing to start to reinforce
Gen. Price, but this attack will no doubt
prevent it.
Our loss is about 250, and of this num
ber about one-half were killed or mortally
wounded.
Important from Western Virginia.
Attack of the Rebels on Guyandotte.
100 SOLDIERS KILLED OR TAKEN PRISONERS,
THE TOWN IN ASHES.
Gallipoli*, 0., Nov. 11.-—The town
of Guyandotte, Va., on the Ohio river,
thirty-six miles below here, was attacked
last night by six hundred rebels.
Out of the one hundred and fifty Fede
ral troops stationed there, only about fifty
escaped. The rest were killed or taken
prisoners. -
Ihe rebel residents of the town, both
male and female, fired from their houses
on our men.
. Three steamers, which passed down last
night, were compelled to put back; These
steamers went back to Guyandotte, at ten
o’clock this morning, with four hundred
Federal troops from Point Pleasant, but
nothmg-has been hoard from them since.
Three steamers have passed up since the
skirmish and report that not a person
could be seen in the town.
Galiiplolis, Nov. 11.—The steamer
Fmpirc City has just arrived from Guv
andottc. J
The Secession portion of the inhabitants
it appears, were looking for the attack, and
had a supper prepared for the rebel cav
alry who were beaded by the notorious
Jenkins, and numbered 800. Eight of
our men were killed, and a considerable
number taken prisones. The rebel loss is
not known.
Col. Zeigler’s Fifth Virginia (Federal!
Regunent, on his arrival at Guyandotte,
fired the town, and the principal part of it
is now in ashes. The rebels left about an
hour before the arrival of Zcigler.
FROM MISSOURI
Tbe Rebels Retreating to the
Arkansas Line.
PLANS OF GEN. PRICE.
Rolxa, Not. 11.—All our sick and
wounded in Springfield, able to be re
moved, were to leave there; on Saturday
night for St. Louis, and orders had been
given to have the rest start as soon as they
are able.
Gen. Price’s rebel army had fallen back
eight.miles from Cassville, near the State
line, and was still moving South. It was
believed to be his policy to lead our army
on, pot to fight, but simply to keep a large
force so as to draw them into the Missis
sippi valley. The general belief in the
rebel camp was that St. Louis would soon
be in the hands of the rebels from Colum
bus, Kentucky.
There had been a good deal of trouble
about slaves escaping, in General Lane’s
and other Federal camps, and Gen. Hun
ter had given permission to the owners to
search our camps, and reclaim them if they
could find them.
The ten missing members of Gen. Fre
mont’s body-guard bad returned to Spring
field, from Cassville. They report Gene
ral Price’s forces to be about thirty thou
sand strong, with thirty pieces of artillery,
twelve pieces of which had recently been
received from Memphis, whence other
supplies were being received.
Brilliant Victory in Kentucky.
Four Hundred ftebels Killed and
1,000 Taken Prisoners.
Paris, Ky., November 12. —.General
Nelson met the rebels under General Wil
liams, at Pikevillc, Pike county, Ken
tucky, on Friday, and gained'a glorious
victory.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Cincinnati, November 11. —Colonel
Tube Moore attacked the rebels in the
rear with thirty-eight hundred men, and
Colonel Harris, of the Ohio Second, in
front, with sis hundred, Harris falling
back and Moore pressing forward till the
enemy were brought into the midst of
Nelson’s brigade, when our forces pressed ,
them upon all sides, killing four hundred
and taking one thousand prisoners. Thp,
balance were scattered in all directions.—
The Federal loss was small.
Lexington, Ky., November 13. —A
courier from Nelson’s brigade, with dis
patches for Gen. Thomas, reports fighting
at Pikeville for two days, where the rebels
lost four hundred killed and one thousand
prisoners.
Desperate Fight with a band of Rebels
on the Prairies.
Kansas City, Nov. 11.—This morn
ing, at ten o’clock, Colonel Anthony, tvith
one hundred and fifty mounted men, was
attacked on the open prairie, about ten
miles from this place, by six hundred reb
els, under Upton Hayes, and after a des
perate struggle’tho rebels retreated, sock
ing shelter in the woods, from which
they were again routed.
. Colonel Anthony then fell back about
six miles, to await reinforcements, which
will speedily bo forwarded.
This is supposed to be the same band
of rebels that captured a part of Colonel
Shields’ company of Fremont Hussars,
near Little Santa Fc.
It is said there are upwards of 1,000
armed rebels in this county.
Capture of the Pirate Sumter iu Her
Own Trap,
Washington-, Nov. 12— A family let
ter received here, dated on the 25th ol
October, on board the U. S. frigate San
tee, off Galveston, confirms -the report of
the capture of the pirate Sumter. The
writer says she was caught in her own
trap. It Seems that she mistook one of
U. S gunboats for a merchant vessel, and
started in .pursuit. When the gunboat
had drawn her out'far enough, she turned
and chased her ashore. Her officers and
crew arc prisoners on board the United
States steam frigate Niagara,
BSBo. A new kind of artillery is proposed
a baflallion to consist of six hundred men with
one hundred guns, the guns to have the capacity
of carrying two pound balls two and a half
miles, and to have steel barrels, rifled, of supe
rior workmanship. They are to be light, of
metal, two wheeled carriages, each carrying its
own ammunition box. Instead of horses, with
the trouble and time of-hitchiug and unhitching,
the men will draw their own carriages, which
considering their extreme lightness, is less toil
some, than carrying a musket and knapsack.
There are six men to each gun, who, in addition
o. course, carry pistols and other small arms-
A battallion of this kind is now organizing at
Richmond, Indiana.
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weeks by a very simple remedy, after having suffered sev
eral years with a severe lung affection, and that ilretd dis
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Oct. I, '6o.—ly. K ingt County,'"xcw'^Ysrk
MUJI.UV UsirosMs.-Th.re is. perhaps, no department
of military business in which there has been a more
marked improvement than in the clothing of soldiers -
Not many years since, officers and privates were clad'in
garments which werealmoat skin-tight. They wore leather
stocks, which were worthy of the name, for they kept the
wearer in fribnlafion; while their padded breast* and
tight sleeves made volition a matter of great 4ifflculty
During the present war, such of our volunteers as proi
euro their uniforms at the Brown Stone Clothing Hail of
Kockhill 4 Wilson, Nos. 893 and 805 Chestnut oirset above
Sixth, Philadelphia, obtain clothing that is perfectly easy,
substantial and becoming. The firm named hyvo gone
largely into the business of making Military Clothing,
and their facilities enable them to fill the largest orders in
tljo s-lsortwt Jim-;. ;
To Consumptives,
And thorn afflicted with
, dyspepsia.
1 > NERVOUS DEBILITY,
HEAR! DISEASE,
, FEVER 4 AGUE, OR
. constipation-.
the undersigned, now *eventyfivo years oW, ;h M fu ‘
year* devoted his time, to coring hie Pariahoners and the
Jroorln New York of three dreadfolcomplaints, which ear,,
thooeaade mad thousand* to an untimely grave; he bo
seldom failed to core all who have applied to him for fi .
lief, and believing it to bo a Christian's doty to Micro
thoe abroad, as well as athome, he will scud to those »b a
require it, a copy of Proscriptions need, (Free of Charge i
with directions Ibr preparing and using the same. ,u„
rules on Diet, Bathing, Ventilation, and Exercise for th,
Scik, they will find these remedies a snre cuieforConsiun.
tlon, and all discuses of the Throat and Lungs, Fever and
Ague, Constipation, Heart Disease, Dyspepsia, Xenon,
Debility, and Female Complaints, and he hopes evert ma
{dieted will send for a copy, as it will cost nothing, mj
those suffering should apply hefbro it is too late. Then
Prescription are used by the most eminent Phvsiciatu iu
London, Paris, and New York. Those wishing them will
please address REV. DR. CHAMBERLAIN,
N0v,15,’00.-I.v. IVilliamsburgh, Kew York,
A Card to the Suffering,
The Rev. Wm. Cosgrove, while laboring as a missionary
iu Japan, was cured of Consumption, when all other mean,
had failed, by a recipe obtained from a learned physician
residing in the great city of Joddo. This recipe lias eur,J
groat numbers wbo were suffering from Consumption,
Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Conghs and Colds, and the debility
and nervous depression caused by these disorders.
Desirous of benefltting others, I will send this recipe,
which I brought homo with me, to all who need it, free vf
charge. Address ' __
REV.WM.COSdROVE.
439, Pulton Avenue.
Brooklyn, K.Y.
A purt healthy tonic, aud one. fru /rota the dcJttcnci’
and injurious effects sure to follow those in ort/Mary v<\
has long boon felt to be a desideratum in the xnedirni
world. Such a tonic, and one so skilfully combined fruaj
the vegetable kingdom as to act lu perfect accordant
with the laws of nature, and thus soothe the weaken
stomach, and at the Name time allay nervous and other
irritations, and tone upull the organs of which the
body is composed, is offered In Prof. Wood’s Hesioraiwr
Cordial and Blood Jlenotator. lleuco it is perfectly
adapted to old and youug. Reader, try it. Thousands
have already dons so,-and the testimony Is universal in
its favor. Do uot fail to read the advertisement in
paper.
ONL Y PR E PAR ATI 0 K
WORTHY OF
Universal Confidence and Patronage.
FOB STATESMEN, JUDGES, CLERGYMEN
Ladies uud Gentlemen, in all parts of the world testify i,
tlta efficacy of Pruf. O. J. Wood's lialr Restorative, aaj
gentlemen of the Press are unanimous in its praise. A fer,
testimonials only can be here given; see circular former l .',
and it will be Impossible for you to doubt.
47 Wail street, New York, Dec. 20,1555.
Gentlemen:— Your note of the 15th iust., has been
ct-ived, saying that you had heard that I had been bca->
fitted by the une of-. Wood's Hair Restorative, and request
ing my certificate of the fact if I had no objection to give it.
I award it to you cheerfully, because 1 think it due. My
age is about 30 years; the color of my hair auburn, auj
inclined to curb Some five or nix years since it began t-j
turn gray, and the scalp on the crown of my head to ki
lts sensibility and dandruff to form upon it. Each of tin-?;
disagreeabilities. increased with time, and about 4 moat'j,
since a fourth was added to them, by hair falling off iL,
top off my head and threatening to make me bald.
In this unpleasant predicament, I was induced to ti'
Wood’s Hair Restorative, mainly to arrest the fulling oil
ofmy hair, for I had really no expectation that gray hair
could ever be restored to its original color except from
dyc». 1 was, however, greatly surprised to find after tb
use of two bottles only, that not only was the falling ; *
arrested, but the color was restored to the gray hain
sensibility to the scalp, aud dandruff ceased to form on m;
head, very much to the gratification of my wife, at wWc
solicitation I was induced to try it.
For this, among the many obligations T owe to liLr
I strongly recommend all husbands who value the udm
ration of their wives to profit by my example, and ufv it >;
growing gray or getting Laid, * Very respectfully,
DEN. A. LAVENDEK.
To 0 J Wood «t Co., 444 Broadway, New York.
My family jure absent from the city, and 1 run no louc-.?
at No. 11 Carroll Place.
Siamaston. Ala.. July 20:h, ISu?
ToPf'/. OJ HTiotf: Dear Sir—Yonr Hair Rcstomtiv
lias done my hair so much Rood since I commenced the
use of it, that I wish to make.known to the PUBLICof it
eflccts on the hair, which are great.’ A man or wodu::
may be nearly deprived ©f hair, and by a resort to you;
“ Hair Restorative,” the hair will return more beautiful
than ever; at least this is mv experience. Believe it *ll'
Yours truly. WM. H. KENEDY,
.P* f?.—-Y’ou can publish the above if you like. By pub
lishing in our .Southern papers you will get more piurcr
age south. 1 see several of your certificates in the MoM>
Jftrcwy, a strong Southern paper. W II Ke^edi
wood's iiAin 'itksTOP.ATivr.
OJ U7*xf; Dear Sir—Having had the mis ft rt
to lose the best portion of ray ha»r 5 from the effects of tb •
yellow fovor, in New Orleans in I wtis imlocvi t
make a trial of your preparation, and fonnd it to answ:
as the very thing needed. My hair is now thick and gbso,
and no words can express my obligations to you in givirig
to, the afsict«d such a treasure. FINLEY JOHNSON.
.. The Restorative is put tin in bottles of three sizes, vi:
large, medium, and small;'the small holds a pint. ?t-i
rt tails tor one dollar per bottle; the mediuuilioMs at lo>;
twenty per cent, more in prnportlou than the small, retail
for two dollars per bottle; the largo holds a quart, 40
cent, more in proportion, ami retails for $3.
O. J. WOOD CO.. Proprietors, 444 Broadway. >V;
York, and 114 Market Street. St. Louis. Mo.
For sale in Altoona by A. ROUSH and Gl W. K£S.SU;K.
Agents, and all good Druggists and Fancv Goods D ale:-
July Ist. ISCI-lycow
ON HAND AGAIN— WE HATE
TIIR pleasure of announcing to oor customer!* a:,
all others, flint wcaro on hand* again with a largo a;.;
varied stock of
FALI. GOODS;
and aa our old slock was beautifully cleaned ouL thos? v«
feel inclined to patronize ns will hare the adrnntog
selecting from an almost entirely
fVEW AND FRESH STOCK
of goods, which wc foci confident will be sold as chr.-q - s
the cheapest. We particularly invito our lady frient ’
call aiid Examine our splendid lino ot
Dress Goods, &c ,
which we think cannot till to plensc.
Altoona, Oct. Oth, ISCI-St.
H. FETTINGER’S
GENERAL NEWS AGENCY,
No. 1, ALTOONA HOUSE.
Scbool Books, Blank Books,
STATIONERY, CONFECTIONARIES,
CIGARS & TOBACCO,
TOYS & NOTIONS IN GREAT VARIETY
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
October 24,1851.
CONFECTIONERY
AND OYSTER SALOON-
The subscriber would in
FORM tbo citizens of Altoona and vicinity that ii-‘
CONFECTIONERY, NUT and FRUIT STORE, is alvajj
supplied with the very best articles to be bad, and in s rcr,:
variety. He has also an
OYSTER SALOON
attached to his store, in which he will serve up 01STEP'
in every style during the season.
FRESH-BAKED BREAD d PJESdtwaytmhmi-
Jle is at all times prepared to supply cakes, candies, i '
forpic-nics and other parties. He invites a share of pubW
patronage,believing that he can render full satisfaction,, 1
Remember, his store and saloon is on Virgiuiastteotjv,
doors below Patton’s Hall. OITO ROSSI.
Altoona, Oct. 10,1861-tf
Timber and Farm Land Wanted.
$3,000.~ A ntiKr"'
thlMnamiit, of all colors, PRY and in Oil, *'-:
gift? ft* Country Trade, will bo exchanged for
Estate, at wholesale prices. Improved pro^rty
v- - 124 North Twelfth street, philadelphiv
Nov. ”, 1861.-6 moe.
.FENCING SCHOOL!
(GENTLEMEN, who wish to learn the
VI beautiful art of fencing with the right sword, ! ,: ‘ v
* yvry good chance to do so, by applying to J. 1
VAhLAHIh Artist, Corner of Carolines and Virgm l4 '
ASr lioasona will be given cither in the morning or, ■
the evening, icons the new French method of the eolrir.
ted Jean 1.001',. or. moderate
THE
J. i J. LOWTIIF.i;
mtoona Crtot.
v ftt-rboMA MAIL SCHEDULE.
HAILS CLOSE.
..... 11 06 ,
■!£*** 8 06
ss~B^—±r.”. a i
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- HAILS ARRIVE,
SE*-zr== >! S.
w *s2? w« « »
Mura way
„ ir< iLmKi>-During tb© w**k« from ft 40 a. I
<ww» Oo Sund***, tram 7to till 900 i.«.
j Wr.«- aso . «•. PATTON r
RAILROAD schedule.
OK AND AFTER MONDAY, NOV. 4, '.90.
lnUeK**t*rrtv«« (L36P.M-, !•«»«• 9M
W«» « MBA. M. •* MO.
•* . « ■„» •• 8.10A.M. i « SO*.
Wmt « AM P- M„ “MO
.. .. “ 11.22 A.M. , << 11,40
- » W«t “ lyM P, M., “ 2,14
uftttIDAVSBDRO BRANCH eonnwta will
Line Wo»t, tnd Mail TrUn Km
BRANCH TRAINS connectwitu John.
TnjlM Kart and Wc.t.ExprM. W«l
jlatl train K*»* * nd
local ITEMS.
* .. Whirr Were You When the Beil Ba;
—Onfiantily, wo pay no further Altentw
th« ringing of Uxo Railroad shop boll, thi
drop our work and harteto our homes, ho»
homely they may be; yet to the eontempl
mind there is tomething Interesting in the
den cessation of work In the evening whei
boll rings. All the workmen are vigor,
plying the hammer and other noisy instrum
Suddenly the bell Ups. paralysing every ar
In Mother moment a living mesa is ponrin]
through every door. One exclaimed to ant
•• where were you when the bell rang!
answer was commonplace ; but it suggests,
thought, “ where were the minds of that
when the bell rang ?” Truly varied must
been the thoughts that were passing thr
their heads while their external motions
S o similar; The younger men were full of
and merry ideas, oven though some foatur
the war were before them . They were thin
of the nights amusement, the evening spe
a friend’s house, the already appropr
maiden who was even then preparing her i
to receive them. Men of maturity had, in i
cases, their thoughts upon the war,\and t
toiling monotonously their souls were in
souri, or Kentucky, or ll«ltems, or Picket
One weary-faced man was thinking of the
child or wife, the watching of whom thr
the long night was a bad preparation fo
day’s work. One man’s busy brain was fi
the minutse of a great invention be had n
which was to bring him a fortune. Am
was working with might and main to apj
himself " a workman lhat needed not t
ashamed”—his supreme ambition being a
mansbip. Another works sullenly and
cbanically, in every sense. The world
him a living aud refuses to acknowledge
debt, though quite willing to supply his .
in return for his labor.. Another is sulle
cause he is a great unknown genius, and t
likely to remain such. Another thinks bin
and perhaps is, one of the burden-bearer
new “dispensation.” Solemn, yet chccr/i
stands in bis bumble lot awaiting opportu
to put in his oaf in a way that will help o
car of progress. Mayhap some one like ■
tW tent-maker, is toiling there unconsciou
future generations will name their creed
cathedrals after him. One man’s though
intent upon the new cottage he is crecti
Another has his eye on a little shop, the
will and fixtures of which ho will buy.
he will be his own roaster. Another is
cloadcifwJth thoughts of some dark cri
has committed or contemplates. Anat;
full of visions of grand palaces, country
honors and emoluments. Another is dr
an the glooms of some dark theology. la
of all efforts, he sinks in deep waters
there is no standing. Another sees till sp
things eoUcur de rote, and looks forwai
joyous, “love feast” I
The Witness “Bore.”—lf there is on
in this world greater than another, it in t
being compelled to act the part of a wito
Court, and bo kept banging around the <
House, day after day, under the delusioi
the case on which you have, been sunn
will cams up next in order, only to fint
when it is called up, some important (?) w
is absent, or an attachment is out, and th
must be postponed for an hour or two; t
last to 6nd that Court has adjourned a
case will not be tried at all. And then
the pay foots up so nicely—something ofi
following fashion:
Cost of board, per day, at a good hotel, !
Cigars, apples, chestnuts, etc., per day, -
Loss by neglect of business at home,
Witness feeper day,
Who wouldn’t be a witness under su
cumstanees? Wo are of tho opinion
all those who go to law were compelled
imburso their witnesscstfor loss of time a
tbeirexpenses, there would be fewer sc
tered up for adjudication in our Courts, i
county saved much unnecessary coat in t
of jurors fees, &0..
Bosniis. —We are not in the habit o
menting, favorably or unfavorably, upon
fashions. We are prone to allow them U
and wear what they please, and wedo th
We nay, however, speak of the fall j
bonnets, and be allowed to say that w
them very pretty. The form varies bu
from that worn during the summer. It i
what more elevated over the forehead,
closer jto the cheeks. The materials t
chiefly velvets—black and bine being
vaiiingj colors. Anew shade— <Mim az
the latest novelty, as it certainly is
beautiful tint extant; Black and wi
White,: black, and blut atuline fancy osi
tcaUtt feathers, flowers, and grapes, <
employed in trimmings. The ribbons
wide and rich. A speciality of the
£%>«<nw ls that the fronts, and sides,
instances Instead of being of tbesame
M.ti* rest of tbs bat, are formed of
*w gives a peculiarly light snd graa
•oter to the bonnet.
Kett loss.