Ptflflaa Infeutte.
ALTOONA, PA,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1862.
3?hb Hobse Contracts.—That the
moot stupendous frauds have been perpe
trated upon* the Government by horse con
tractors andlioree inspectors has now been
made apparent. The recent speech of
Van Wydc iir Congress on shameful
frauds of Pennsylvania horse contractors,
baa created' considerable commotion. Af
ter alluding to some of the outrages, ho
said :r-»
“■There is jet another case. I refer to the corl
tractteporchasc one thousand horsey to be deliv
ered at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Such a horse
market the world never saw. * Horses, with run
aitig sores, which were seen by the inspectors, and
branded , and if a bone outraged common decency
he would be rejected, and an opportunity sough?
the wine day to pass and brand him. Immediately
the horses were subsisted by private contract to fa
vorites, at thirty-nine cents per they sub
let to fanners, from twenty-four .to twenty-six
cents. Over four-hundred of these horses were
•ent with Col. Win hoop's regiment, and tbepa
pen( at Pittsburgh report some actually so worth
less they were left on the docks. The remaining
fire hundred were left at Huntingdon for the ben
efit of contractors. In that single transaction over
fifty thousand dollars were stolenfrom the Gov
ernment.”
About the time the Huntingdon con
tracts were being filled, mention was made
that the stock was of an inferior quality
and totally unfit for the service intended,
and we have since beard good judges re-,
mark that they would not have given one
good horse for a dozen of the broken down,
spavined and pole evileef nags there footed
upon the Government at prices rang
ing from §lOO to $125 per bead. An
honest inspector was first sent there, and
be refused to pass the old nags. Immedi
ately the contractors gave notice at head
quarters and the first inspector was sum
marily .removed to make room for one who
would pass the stock. When the people
noticed how their money was being squan
dered, they complained, but their complaint
was not heard. Which had the better
right to be heard, and whoare responsible!
We hopethat the resolution introduced
in GongresS'some time since, making fraud
punishable by imprisonment in the peni
tentiary, confiscation of all propertyand
forfeiture of all bock pay on contracts, will ;
become a law, and that all defrauders will
be discovered and receive their reward.—
While we earnestly desire this, we confess
that we have but little idea that Congress
men will set a trap to catch themselves.
WThe Shamokin Register of the 11th
lost., oomos to us with a pretty strong ar
ticle recommending Hon. Thomas A.
, Scott for next Governor of Pennsylvania.
Undoubtedly he would make one of the;
beet officers the State ever had, and we
should indeed be glad to see him elevated
to that position, but we are not sure that
I# would accept of it. We fully endorse
all the Register says about him, and do it
more freely because we know the man.—
The editor says:—
He combine in himself all the requisites to
mate an efficient officer. He is, in a business
point of view, fully competent, having for some
Ifane had the management of one of the largest
bonnets corporations in the State. Morally he is
without reproach. Politically, he stands firm for
(be maintenance of die supremacy of the Constitu
tes*. :He is our first choice, and having token up
Ida claims wo shall do all in our power to secure
hit election.
The Press in speaking of attacks made
on Mr. Scott, in certain quarters in
reference to a schedule issued, by him
while General Manager of Government
Transportation, fully defends him from
them all, and concludes the article as fol
lows:
Ur. Scott did not seek, and does not now seek,
political advancement. The architect of Ids own
fortunes, pe has, while yet a young man, achieved
a reputation for business tact and energy second to
UP man in the country; and since the commence
ment of our unfortunate national troubles he has
labored as zealously and as effectively for the suc-
Ofm of me Union cause as any individual in the
Voyol States. Every office he has filled under the
Government was bestowed upon him without the
lightest .Influence being brought to bear on his
part. Such a man deserves the gratitude of the
country, and his services will not soon be forgot
tanby those who know their value.
JTA woman, who died in Cincinnati lately,
ilMDtaoed.by her friends, in the absence of her
it a soldier, in the vault of the Cnm
rifftsvlQe’ burying ground. Hearing of his wife's
QbWws, bto husband returned on Wednesday last,
hotwaS shocked to henrof her death. Anxious
toheholdbis wife’s features once monv he had the
mnip id the presence of several friends,
mat Wwri waa Us-horror and astonishment to find
4gft rimmed riosifien, and was lying fliu
■pen ber &Mt luring fa her struggles and extreme
sMprir,-4on,the flsshentirely off one of.hershoul
jan. The lid pf the cottn was replaced and then
lowered |a the ground; there to He forever.
' <WThaT«seaboo«a (HI.) Shield, of _ the 6th
post offioeTw
&2S^MSS MIUe ’ * oo * e ’ hem9f *' "•
WSMatiy SUMO.
The Bau. at the Vans House.—
The recent eEtraVagfint ball given by Mrs.
Lincoln, at the Presidential Mansion, is
receiving the just condemnation of almost
the entire press of the country- We can
not conceive of the necessity of such a
grand fandango at the Presidential’Man-*
sion at this time. It is making rather
light of a serious matter. The cost of the
ball is said to have been-several thousand
dollars, and we are of the opinion that
Mrs. Lincoln would have gained for her
self a much higher reputation Rad she
spent that money in purchasing' needed
comforts for the soldiers, who are now
braving weather mid privations to sustain
the .Government which provides so boun
tifully for the Presidential family, than
she did by lavishing it upon those who
bad no need of it. She stands no higher
to-day in the estimation of those who par
took of her hospitality on that occasion,
than she did before, while had she'spent
the same amount of money in the much
needed niceties demanded by sick Soldiers,
she would have a: thousand bles
sings-from them, and been elevated in the
estimation of all. We hope to hear of no
more such entertainments in that quarter
until the rebellion has ceased.
Another Hit. —The editors of the Pa
triot and Union, of Harrisburg, claim to
be “ Simon pure” Democrats, and rarely
ever notice anything meritorious in a mem
ber of any o'ther party, but the impartial
and business-like manner* in which our
townsman, Speaker Hall, does up things
in his department, brings out the follow
ing commendatory notice from that paper:
Ifgave ifi great pleasure at the commencement
of the present session of the Legislature to com
mend the liberality displayed by the Speaker of
the Senate in giving the Democratic minority in
that body a (air representation in the important
committees, and particularly upon the Committee
on Federal relations. We have had an opportunity
of observing the conduct of Speaker Hall, and can
justly say that the same spirit of impartiality has
characterized the discharge of his official duties.—
Although one of the youngest members of the
Senate, be has a thorough knowledge of parlia
mentary rules, and possesses that quick apprehen
sion and ready decision so requisite to the efficien
cy of a presiding officer. His firmness of charac
ter is coupled with a courteous and'impartial bear
ing towards all, without evincing any personal or
political preferences. These qualifications render
him a popular and efficient Speaker of the Senate,
and it gives us no small degree of pleasure to bear
testimony to bis ability as a presiding officer, and
his worth and integrity as a man.
How they Tally.— Hie Harrisburg
Telegraph sums up the victories and rever
ses of the army of the Union, since the
outbreak of the rebellion, and presents the
following balance sheet, from which it will
be seen that the credit is hugely in our
favor:
niSCOCBAOUtO.
1861.
April 18—Fort Sumter captured.
June 11—Fight at Big Bethel.
July 21—Fight at Bull Run.
September 20—Lexington surrendered,
October 21—Repulse at Ball’s Bluff.
November,?^—Battle of Belmont.
EHCOUBACniO-
1861. \ :
June 2—Bont of Rebels at Phillippi.
June 17—Rout of Rebels at BoonvUle, Mo.
July 2—Rout of Rebels at Mortinsburg-i
July 6—Siegel’s victory at Brier Forks.
ll—Defeat and surrender of Pegram.
July 13—Defeat of Rebels at Garrick’s Ford.
August 28—Capture of Hatterns.
September 10—Defeat of Floyd at Gauly.
' October 6—Defeat of Rebel attempt to’captnro
Hatteras forts.
Octobers —Victory of Billy Wilson’s Zouaves
at Santa Rosa. ->
October 11—South-West Pass of the Mississippi
secured. ; , ■
October 25—Charge of Gen. Fremont’s Body-
Guard.
October 26—Victory at Romney.
■ajfovember 7—Bombardment Of Port Royal.
December 13—Allegheny, Camp West. *
December 17—Col. WiUich’s victory at Mun
fordsvillc.
December 18—Capture of 1800 Rebels by Gen.
Pope in Missouri.
December 18—Victory at Drainsville.
1862.
January I—Defeat of Humphrey Marshall.
January 2—Capture of Rebel batteries, South
Carolina.
January 3—Second repplse of Rebefc.at ffnnttz
Rosa.
January 4—Kebeljrout at Mifl Springs;
February s—Capture of Fort Henry.
February 9—Capture of Roanoke Island and
3,000 Rebels
To these we may add the fall of Fort
Donelson, the reported capture of Savan
nah, with the other features of the glori
ous victories, the news of which is now
arousing the enthusiasm and the joy of the
nation.
Par of Soldiers. —The pay of the United
States army is vastly greater than any other in the
world. The Hussion soldier receives annually only
thirty-six dollars a year as pay, and his rations
consist solely of black bread. The'soldier-in the
French army receives fifty-six cents a month.—
The pay of our soldiers is twenty times greater.—
The estimate .in the French budget for 1860 was
$64,687,500 for an army on a war footing of 762,-
765 men, and, in addition, a reserve militia on a
peace footing of 415,746 men. It costs the United
States nearly three times os much to maintain a
soldier as it does the British Government—and it
is to be remembered that the British Government
can get money at three per cent.' interest, while it
costs us six per cent, or more.
P aviso Deaelt for their Whistle.— The
London Tints says that the release of Mason and
SUdell and their two secretaries cost the British
Government (in Its preparations for hostilities, we
presume,) X 1,000,000 a piece, or in all about $25,-
000,000. No wonder thaf the people of EJngland
are somewhat dissatisfied with their bargain and
disposed to believe that they have poid too dearly
for their whistle.
Cottox Decusino. —Among significant signs
ofthe timesin commercial circle*is the rapid de
cline in the price of several kinds of cotton; goods.
The day is rapidly approaching when, instead of
cotton-trig to King Cotton, the sovereign people of
the United States will find him one of their most
bumble and submissive subjects..!
GLORIOUS NEWS!
FORT DONNELSON OURS!
15,000 PRISONERS TAKEN!
EtnCOEEtf CAPTUEE offAVAHEAH
“ON TO NASHVJLLE!”
The special correspondent of the Chicago Tima
furnishes the following account of the the bom
bardment and surrender of Fort under
date of the 16th inst.
Fort DonneUod' surrendered at daylight this
morning, unconditionally. We have Gem. John
son, Buckner and Bushrod, and 16,000 prisoners,
3,000 horses, and 20,000 stand of arms.
Gens. Pillow and Floyd, their brigades,
ran away on steamers without Gen. Buckner being
aware of their intention.
' General Smith led the charge on the lower end
of the works, and was first inside of the fortifica
tions.
The runaways from* Fort Henry were bagg***!
here.
The prisoners are being placed aboard the steam
ers for Cairo.
-Our loss is heavy, probably 400 killed and 800
wounded. We lose a large per centage of the offi
cers. Among them are Lieut. COl, Erwin, of the
Twentieth Illinois Regiment; Lieut. Col. White,
of the Thirty-first;lllinois; and Lieut.Col.Smith,
of the Forty-eighth Illinois.
Among the wounded are Col. John A. Logan,
member of Congress; Colonel Sawyer, and Col.
Ransom.
Mtyor Post, of the Eighth Illinois Regiment,
with 200 privates, are prisoners, and have been
token to Nashville. They were captured on the
night before the surrender.
The loss of the enemy is heavy, bat not so large
as oure, as they, fought behind entrenchments.—
We should have token them by storming the for
tifications on Saturday, if our ammunition had not
given out in the night.
Gen. McClerpond's division, composed of Ogles
by’s, Wallace's and MdArthur’s brigades suffered
terribly. They were composed of the Eighth,
Ninth, Eleventh, Eighteenth, Twentieth, Twcutv
ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-fifth, Thirty
eighth and Forty-ninth Illinois Regiments.
Gcn. Lew Wallace, with the Eleventh Indiana,
Eighth Missouri, and some Ohio regiments parti
cipated.
Taylor's, WiHiard's, McAllisters, Schwartz's,
and DeCesse’s batteries were in the fight from
the commencement.
The enemy turned our right wing for about
half an hoar, but our lost ground was more than
regained.
Gen. Lauman’s Brigade, of Smith'* Division,
was the first in the lower end of the eneinv’s en
trenchments, which position they succeeded in ob
taining by charging bayonet*.-
As nine-tenths of the rebels Were pitted' against
our tight wing, our forces on the right were ready
all Saturday night to recommence the attack.
On Sunday morning they were met on their ap
proach by a while flag. General Buckner haring
sent early in'lhe morning a despatch to General
Grant surrendering his command.
The works of the fort extend some five miles on
the outside.
The rebel loss 48 field pieces, 17 heavy guns,
2®,ofio stand'of arms, besides a large quantity of
commissaty stores.
The rebel troops are completely demoralised,
and have no confidence in their leaders, as they
charge Pillow and Floyd with deserting them hr
their hour of distress.
Our troops displayed' immense physical endu
rance, os well as undaunted bravery during this
severe struggle. Since the investment of the fort,
on Wednesday last, they were oftentimes export!
to a heavy storm of rain or snow, fighting during
the day and lying'on their arms at flight; and
were without provisions half of the time, and ail
the time without tents.
At daylight the advance was mode, and when
the full light of day' broke forth, white dags were
hung in many places on the enemy’s works.
An officer at a convenient point .was informed
that they had stacked their arms and surrendered
early in the morning.
The following correspondence then passed be
tween the commanders:
Headquartkrs, Foot Donel«on,>
February 16th, 1862. )
Sir —ln consideration of all the circumstances
governing the present situation of affairs at this
station, I propose to the commanding officers of
the Federal forces the appointment of commission
ers to argue upon terms of capitulation of the
forces at this post under my command. In this
view I suggest an armistice until 12 o’clock to-day.
I am, very respectfully, your ob’t serv t,
S. B. BUCKNER,
Brigadier General C. 8. A.
To Brigadier General U. S. Grant, Command
ing United States forces near Fort Donclson.
Headquarters on the Field, )
Fort Donclson, Feb. 16, 1862.£
To Gen. S. B. Bcokheb :.
Sir —Yours of this date‘proposing an armistice
and the appointment of commissioners to settle on
the terras of capitulation is just received.
No terms, except unconditional and immediate
surrender can be accepted.
I propose to move immediately on your works.
I am, very respectfully your ob’t serv’t,
U. S. GRANT, ”
Brigadier General Commanding.
Headquarters, Dover, Tenn.,)
February 16th, 1862. j
Brigadier General U. 8. Grant, U. 8. A. :
Sir —The distribution of the forces under niy
command, incident to an unexpected change of
commanders, and the overwhelming force under
your command compel me, notwithstanding the
brilliant Success of the Confederate arras, to ac
cept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which
you propose. I am, sir your servant,
S B. BUCKNER,
Brigadier General C. 8. A.
Onr troops were soon in the enemy’s camp,
when the rebel officers gave up their swords.
The bulk of the rebels arc chagrined, as they
knew of the surrender long before our men were
apprised of it.
General Pillow and General Floyd had planned
and effected their escape during the night, taking
with them Floyd’s Brigade and a few favorites,
occupying what few small steamers they had. The
prisoners are loud in their denunciation of the
runaways. < . ,
Many of them acknowledged the hopelessness
of their case, and intimated their willingness to
take the oath of allegiance, and return to their
homes. ’
To the question put to an officer, pa to how
many prisoners we bad, he replied—“ Yon have all
out of 25,000 who Were not killed or did not make
their eseape.”
St. Louis, Feb. 17.—This city is wild with ex
citement and joy. The news was read at the
Union Merchant’s Exchange, creating the most
intense enthusiasm.' The “Star Spangled Ban
ner,” “Flag of oar Union,” and “Bed, White
and Bine,” wore sung by all present, after which
they adjourned and marched to head-quarters,
from 1,200 to 1,500 strong, where three rousing
cheers were given for Halleck and Foote.
General Halleck appeared at the window and
thanked the people for their hearty demonstration.
He said, "I promised, when I came here, with
your aid, to drive the enemies of oar flag from your
State. This has been done, and they are now
virtually oat of Kentucky, and soon win be out of
Tennessee.” [Three cheers for the Union.]
Canto, Feb. 17.—The steamer Memphis arrived
from Fort Honelson this evening, bringing a Mis
sissippi regiment prisoners, and about fifty or sixty
wounded soldiers, who were left at Mound City.
.Eight or nine other boats are on the way with
rebel prisoners.
The rebels who escaped are supposed to have
gobe to Nashville, where, or at Clarksville, it is
supposed they will attempt to make another stand.
This evening a great light was seen for several
hours inthe direction of Clarksville, and if fa
supposed that the rebels have either horned the
town or their steamboats in the river, to present
them from faffing into the hands of our troops.
The rebel officers admit that if we take Nash
ville, the rebellion iflTennessee fa “gone np.”
'Baltimore, Feb. 18.—It is rumored by passen
gers by the Fortress Monroe boat that' news had
reached Norfolk of the surrender of the city of
Savannah, without a gun being fired.
S. S. Mills, the publisher, and Thomas S. Pig
gott, the editor, of that notorious secession sheet.
The South, were this morning arrested and taken
to Fort McHenry.
Our Army Correspoßdence.
3
Hilton Head, S. C., >
January 22d, 1862. y
Messrs. Editors: —Since last writing to you
nothing of any importance has occurred, farther
than the sending out of ode or two secret expedi
tions. In my last I mentioned the fact that a
pretty decided movement would be' mode before
many days. Since then, preparations have been
rapidly made, and now three reglmbflts, the 4tb
New Hampshire, 97th Pennsylvania, 6th Connecti
cut, and a portion of the New York Volunteer
Engineers, with a section of tljh Rhode Island
battery and a portion of Captain' Hamilton’s bat
tery 3d Artillery U. S. A., are on board of the
steamers “Boston,” “Cosmojiolitan'’ and “Dela
ware,” ready to be oft* at a moment’s notice. We
are not positive as to the point of attack, but the
.general impression seems to be that Savannah is
the joint three toned. I judge this supposition to
be correct, from the fact that several explorations
have lately been made of the different iulond cban
neis leading to that place. In the principal one
the rebels bad sunk a vessel and also driven piles
so as to effect a complete blockade. This was
discovered, and, a few nights ago, was entirely
removed by Major Baird, Provost Marshal of this
island. Of this fact the rebels are yet ignorant,
and by t it wo have free access to Savannah, with
out being molested by Fort Pulaski, which is left
entirely to the rear. I have no doubt that close
upon the heels of this letter will follow the news of
the captive of Savannah. It i? not likely that the
7Gth Pennsylvania will have any share in this ex
pedition. The brigade to which it belongs remains
in charge of Fort Welles.
Since lost writing, Company A, Capt. Campbell,
and Company F, Capt. Wayne, of the 76th, have
been appointed Provost 6rn-.nl. By this these two
companies are dctatchcd from the regiment, and
constitute a separate battalion under the command
of Capt. < 'ampbcll, senior officer. We are quar
tered on a little island of about two acres in extent,
have our tents pitched so as'to form three sides of
a square. The tents of Major Baird (Provost
Marshal) and his deputy, fopm the other side-of it.
In the centre are the prisoners’ teats;
not occupied by prisoners’ tents, is used as parade
and drill-ground. Here we have our dress-parades
and guard-mountings, at which Lieut. Findley, of
Company F, acts as Adjutant.
The duties of the Provost Guard ire various anil
important. Fawb officer and private has a sepa
rate duty assigned him. One officer inspects all
express packages arriving ot or leaving the island.
Another has charge of the htrbor police, and ex
amines the “permits” of all civilians who come
ashore. Another has charge of the prisoners, and
the registration of the “ contrabands” who come
in. Another has charge of the guards over the
prisoners and about the camp. By this means
each one inows his duty, and in a short time will
understand it fully.
Among the prisoners are several rebels, or, at
least, persons suspected of disloyalty. Some were
members, of rebel infantry, and ore clothed in
their peculiar, dirty, grey uniform, while others
are civilians.
I was, this evening, talking to one of them, an
elderly man of at least forty-sis years, who tells
me that his fomHyis in Charleston; that his furni
ture has all been stolen by the “ niggers,” and he
is in great trouble about it. He professes to be a
Union man, and tells me that many of the citizens
of Charleston arc, at heart, for the Union, though
they dare not express their sentiments. Poor
man! he was brought here without a blanket or n
change of clothes, and, as his health does not
appear to be very good, I gave him one of my
blankets, so that he might at least sleep com
fortably.
About fifty “contrabands 1 ' cune in last night
from the North Edisto, and one of them, a very
intelligent fellow, told me that the negroes needed
only to bo supplied with arms, when there would
be a general insurrection. God forbid that they
should ever get a single musket. It is terrible to
think of the butchery of helpless women and chil
dren that would ensue. Whatever the Govern
ment may do, I never wish to hear of it arming
the slaves.
■ Did I wish to indulge in flattery and self-praise,
I could write enough about Company F, &c., to fill
a column of your valuable paper, but I will forbear.
I notice of late that this has become quite a hobby
for army correspondents.
No letter will be considered complete, I suppose,
unless it contains a paragraph about the weather.
Until within the last week, we had most delightful,
clear, worm days and cool nights, just cool enough
for sleeping comfortably. For a few days post,
we have had occasional showers of rain, while
some days are quite warm and others are quite
cool. I suppose the rainy season has set in here,
and, no doubt, rain storms will be frequent. Still
we look in vain for the snow and ice, and the cold,
biting winds which seem naturally to belong to the
month of Jannaiy, and which I suppose yon in
Altoona are enjoying in all. their gloty. We can
hardly become reconciled to the change, and it
seems almost an impossibility that we are in the
disloyal State of South Carolina and within forty
miles of Charleston, where secession was first
hatched. Yet it is even so.
In concluding these hasty notes, I will speak
but a word as to the health of our company,—
Ever since leaving home, we have ail been blessed
with remarkably good health; and, Since our arri
val on this island, at no one time, have there been
half-a-dozen men unfit for duty on account of sick
ness, and not a commissioned officer has lost one
day from duty on that account.
Hoping to be able to record the itaking of Sa
vannah, in mj next,
I am, &c., KEYSTONE.
Font Hbkbt.— General McClentard; the com
maader at Fort Hemy, has changed its name to
Fort Foote, in honor of the brave and gallant
Commodore.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
JfbjViXT IJinrgaiOL—'!h*r» Is, perhaps, no department
of military hosiasss la.VhMt thsro has been a: man
marked imprpvsaeat than In tha clothing of soldiedo-
Sot man? years since, qaesrs and private* were efad Ui
gardstata which wsre slnwfifiakta-tight. They wore leather
stocks, which were worthy of the name, for they kept tbs
wearer In tribulation; while th»lr padded breasts sad
tight sleeves:made Volition a"flutter of great difficulty.
During the present wir, inch of oar volunteers ee pro> B
care their uniforms at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of
Bockhill A Wilson, Nos. 60S and SOS Chestnut street above
Sixth, Philadelphia, obtain clothing that Is perfectly easy,
substantial *o*l becoming. The firm named hrve gono
largely into the trasinoea of nuking Military Clothing,
and their faeiilties enable them to fIU the largest order* In
the shortest possible time.
A Card to the Suffering.
The Her. Wm. Cosgrove, while laboring as a missionary
in Japan, was cured of Consumption, whensli other means
had failed. By a recipe obtaiaed from a learned physician
residing In the great city of Jeddo. This recipe ha* cored
great number* who were suffering from Consumption,
Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Oongha and Colds, apd the debility
and nervous depression caused by these disorders.
Desirous of hensflttin| others, I will send this recipe,
which I brought home with me, to all who need It, free of
charge. Address
BKV.WM. COSGROVE.
439, Pulton Avenue,
Brooklyn, N.T.
RJr Those exposed to Billons attacks caused by miasma,
os well as those already suffering from them, and particu
larly those convalescent, should at once have recourse to
Prof. Wood’s Restorative cord id arid Blood Renovator. It
Ire pure healthy tonic Cordia I ,ardecllt ;.t once be fait in
ell parts of Che system, exhilarating and permanently
building it up, and thus not only cure, but render the
constitution Invulnerable to the farther progress of dis
ease, os well as prevent those new devoiopmenta to which
in a weakened condition w« an so liahls. See advertise
ment in another column.
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when attendance will be given by
SAMUEL MILLIKBN.
BatL’i Mtue, Feb. 13,1582.—3t.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice.is hereby given that Letters of Administra
tion have been granted to the undersigned on the Estate
of MATHIAS SMITH, late of Logan township* deceased.
Atl persons knowing themselves indented to said estate
arc requested to moke immediate payment, and (hone hav
ing claims againsi the same will present them duly au
thenticated for settlements
Jan. 26, 18C2.-6t
Administration notice.
Letters of Administration on the estate of SAMU
EL DUNLAP, late of Altoona, Blair county,deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make immediate payment,
and those having claims against the same will present
them duly authenticated fotJfetlement.
, „ • 8. M. WOODKOE, Ad*’r.
Jan. 26th, 1862.-« t *
TiLonx.uf V. Rhoads, .Ciuuis Sailob
REVERE HOUSE,
(late eagle hotel,)
Third Street, above Race,
PHILADELPHIA.
RHOADS & SAILOR, PbopkietoeA
TERMS, $1.23 PES BAY.
March T, ISSI-ly
WM. S. BITTNER,
Dental Surgeon,
rkFFIGE IN MASONIC
TEUPLE, next door to the Post >
Teoth extracted without pain by the Current Electro-
Magnetic Machine.
IDE3STTISTEVY-
J IRVIN STEEL, D. D. S., HAV
a ZNO located permanently in Altoona,respectfully
offer* his services In the different departments of
Surgical and ’Mechanical Dentistry.
6mce nearly opposite 0. Jaggard’a Store, Virginia st„ Al.
toonvPn. [May 16,'M-tf.
TIMBEB AND FABM LAND WANTED. !
$3,000.“ AS “pAINTs““ lOf
to this amount, of all colors, DRV and (a OIL, well
suited for Country Trade, will bo exchanged for Real
Estate, at wholesale prices. Improved property^referred.
„ 12< North Twelfth street', Philadelphia.
Not. 7,1881.-9 moe.
NO TICE.-—The business heretofore
carried! on under the name, stria and title of
WOLF t BROTHER, will, from this date, be carried on
by A. 8. BKCKQAST— he having employed M. Wolf to
net as his Agent A. 8. BBCKBART,
_ pet M. Wore, Agent.
Altoona, December 28th, 1861. [Jan 2-61.]
J. Gr. ADLUM,
Notary Public,
ALTOONA, BLAIR CO., PA.
Can at all times bo found at the store of J.B. Bileman.
October 1,1867. -
s2s] EMPLOYMENT! [|7s
AGENTS WANTED!
Wo will pay from $2B to STB per month, and all expes
•os. to actlre AgenU, orgive a commission. Particulars
Address Erie Searing Machine Con pant. R.
JAMES, General Agent, Mihus, ohio. ■' ,
Jopt. 12-Iy.j ; :
MUSIC !—INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
tb* WanibTorte and Melodeon, by MW It.
UAKIR.; Tuns, $lO per quarter;' ReAitlshr
****’"'• «
ITest Altoe**. [Jau.lMSOt-tt^
JANE SMITH, AdnCrx.
JOHN SMITH, Adm’r.
TNI
ONLY P&MPAMA TIQN
WORTHY Of
cnrnlil. OONfIDBKCX ASDPATEOSaih
ton statesmen, /coots, cuntoTsicf.
Ladies and Oaatiemsn, In kit parts of ths world tas«*.
Cm •flkcmcy of ProC O. J. Wood's Hair ReaforatlTs/u!!
unllam afttt Km are onanimona la its praise,
testimonials Bob a» bo here given; see elreni..i- ?**
and It will bo Impossible for joa to doubt. “"A
« Wall street, Sow York, Doc. So, lajt
Oxirrunx:—Toor note of Uw l&th loot, hs*W fl ’
wind, saying tliat you had hoard that I bad boon hnT
fitted by the use of Wood’s Bair Restorative, aad nmwT
law my certificate of the feet if I had bo olgeetloa IoSIJ
I award it to yon cheerfully, becaoae I thiok it due. si.
ago ia about M yean; the color of my hair auburn
Inclined to carl. Some fire or six yean aloco it beraat!
torn gray, aad the aralp on the crown of my head to ij!
its aanaibillty and daadrufT to form a poo It, Kach of iw
diaagreeabllitlre increaaed with time, and about 4
since a fourth waa added to them, by hair foiling 0 g o*
lop off my head and threatening to make me bald.
la this anpleaaant predicament, 1 waa induced to
Wood’a Hair Restorative, mainly to mat the hlltae d
of my hair, for I bad really no expectation that pijW
could erer bo restored to ita original color except iron
dyes. I waa, however, greatly surprised to find after ik»
nae of two bottles only, (hat not only waa tha falling «•
arrested, but the color waa restored to tha gray bain
sensibility to the scalp, and dandruff ceased to form on n,
bead, very much to the gratification of my wife, nt »t,l
solicitation I waa induced to try it.
Por this, among the many .obligations I owe to ber«r
I strongly recommend all husbands who value the sdnp
ration of their wives to profit by my example, and useltg
growing gray or getting bald. V ery reepcctftiliy
BKN. A. LAVENDER.
To O J Wood 1 Co, Hi Broadway, New York.
Uy family ate absent from the city, and 1 am no Icon
at No. 11 Carroll Place, v
Siamatton, Ala., July 30th, IU4
lb TV/. O J Hood: Dear Sir—Your Hair Kestotsih,
has dono my hair so much good alnce I commenced (is
nae of it, that 1 wish to make known to tha PUBLIC of In
effects on the hair/which aro great. A man or worn I*
may be nearly deprived of hair, and by a resort to yev
“ Hair Restorative,’’ the hair will return man bsaullfei
than ever; at least this ia my experience. Believe it tin
Yonre truly; VSI. □. KKMEDI.
P. S.—Yon can publish the above if yon like. By p«b
dishing In onr Southern papers yon will get mom pain>
age south,. I aee several of your certificates in the Mollis
Jnrcunr, A strong Southern paper. W H Kaxsti,
WOOD’S HAIR HKSTOBATJVH.
iVqf. OJ Ifbodr Boat Bir—Having bod tbemlcfortuM
to lose the best portion of toy heir, from the effects of the
yellow fever* la New prlcoa* In 1861, I «w induced t*
make * trial of yo«r preparation, end found It to afuw«r
as tho very thing needed* My hair Is now thick and glour
and no words can express my obligations to you In ghlsr
to the afflicted sach a treasure. FIN LET JOHNSON/
The Kestoratire is pot up In bottles of three sites, ti-
Urge* medium, and small; the small holds }4 a pint, sad
rtUiU for one dollar per bottle; the medium holds at least
twenty per cent, more la proportion than the small, retails
for two dotUrs per bottlo; the large holds a quart, 40 m#
cent, more in proportion, nod retails for $3.
0. J. WOOD A CO* Proprietor*, 444 Broadwar. Km
York* and IX4 Market Street, Bt* Louie, Mo.
For sale in Altoona by A. HOOSiI and 0. W. KIBBUUL
Agents, and all good Druggists and Fancy Goods DsataT*
July 15t,4861-lyeow
THOMAS W. EVANS & 00.
Invite attention to their LABOK, TA&IBD and HASH
SOME assortment of
NEW FALL GOODS,
Embracing all tho NEWEST STYLES ID SILKS, DEBS
OOOOa, CLOAKS. EMBROIDERIES, sad
FANCY DRY OOODB.
Also, a fall sssortmont of MOURNING HOODS, WHIT,
00008, HOSIERY, OLOTBS; MITS, tl
W-TliU .lock i* principally T. W EVANS A CO.l
OWN IMPORTATION, baring been selsctcd inthebm
European Markets, exprecsly for their own Retell Tm),
and irill be found nnaurpasaed fur Style, QnsUlr. sat
REASON ARCS PRICES.
NOS. 818 AND 820 CHESNUT STMeT,
BELOW CONTINENTAL HOTEL,
ftiltAVKimu.
N. B.—Wfaolesste buyers will find It adrsutegeont u
examine this Stock. [OctlJ-Ja.]
ON HAND AGAIN—WE BAVK
THIS pleasure of announcing to our enstomsnud
all others, that we are on hands again with a Isrgs ul
varied stock of.
FALL GOODS;
and asonredd stock was 6sdu*>/nffy cleaned out thoMrt*
feel inclined to patronise us will have tbs sdvsnttp of
selecting from an almost entirely
NEW AND FRESH STOCK
of goods, which we feel confident will be sold si cbeepu
tbe chetpast. Wo particularly incite onr Isdy fiiMfo IS
call and Examine our splendid line ol
DRESS GOODS, AC.,
which we think cannot foil to pless*.
Altoona, Oct. oth, 18fil-3t.
REFORMED
AMERICAN PRACTICE.
GO AND SEE THE
Root aherb doctor, vi*
can tw coxrolted at Ur WOODS’, in Altoona, en ihc
»th of January. Also, tho 10th of February. Also, to
7th of March.
He treats all illseama Umt flesh is heir to. He lotto
all females that nay be with diseases pecalhr to
their sea, to call and examine his new mode of trestmnt
as thousands bare been restored to health who hare
abandoned by other*, lie Is In possession of perfect l»
strutoents for sounding the lung* and chest, and ia tbtrv
foroable to determine tho exact condition oftheviul
organs—consequently can treat such complaints with
greater safety and oertaintr than It Is possible fur tho**
who guess at tho disease and experiment for its cure. He
believes that for every malady, there Is found in our sod e
sure and never-foiling remedy.
4S* Patients can receive treatment for $5 per Booth*
except in case* of Cancers and Tumors, they varying from
$lO to sloo* Examinations froo» See handbills.
Doc. 19,1MV] DE. W. LEVINQ3TOK.
CONFECTIONERY
AND OYSTER SALOON,
r rHE SUBSCRIBER WOULD IN
■JL TOBM the elllsees of Altoona and vicinity that hb
CONFECTION KEY, NUT and FECIT STORE, is
supplied with the very best articles to be bad, and in gm*
variety, lie baa also an
OYSTER SALOON
attached to bin store, tn which ba will terra op OTSTJU
in every style during the season.
FRESH-BAKED BREAD ,t DlEStlwayi an Usui
He is atoll timos prepared to supply cakes, candies, Is,
or picnics and othar parties. He Invites a share of paUi*
believing that be can render fall latlfhellos *♦
Remember, hit store and saloon it onTlrrinlaittwU"
doarsbelotr Patton’s Hall. dm ROSSI.
Altoona, Oct. 10, IWI-tf
US. ARMY.—WANTED IMM«-
• DIATELT, FOB THE TWELFTH REGIECR
D. B.ISPA.VTRF, REGULAR SERVICE, a few mote sble
bodied men, "between tbe ogee of eighteen and thirty An
from SIS to SSS per month, according to dj
rank of the soldier. Each man will be furnished wi»
equipments, ample clothing and subsistence. Quartan,
(toel.and medical attendance free of choree- The psj«
each soldier commences as soon as ho Is enlisted.
By an act lately passed, the term of enlistment hss b«e
changed from tire to THREE TEARS, and ev«y soldi*
who serres that time it entitled to
SIOO BOUNTY
from the Government. Attention is drawn to tbe M"
th£t the Oevernaent hu viMly oo&nroMd to
toaU* I** 1 ** r ° m r&Q^B> Advancement is, therefore, ep* B
farther information apply at the Recruiting Ofi**!
on Virginia atreet opposite Lowther’s Store. Altoona,
Lieut. J. 8. CAMPBELL.
Wth Infantry, D. S. A. Kaeniiting Offlcw-
GW. KESSLER-—PRACTICAL
• liKI’GOIBT, reepcctfhllT announce,
to the citizens of Altoona and the public gcn-S^HA
By strict Attention to business. ind a desist to render ®**
l*&ctkm to all as regards price And quality, he hopes**
mmt and reeelte a riiars of public patronage. . _
Physicians and merchants supplied on reasonable kroa
aim all orders from a distance promptly attended to.
Phjaktens preset Iptkms cprafolly c(mipounded, (l*^
SORELITK BASE .—Haring puj;
chimed tho right to manofacture the COBW£>.
* for ARTIFICIAL TEETH, I am now pwr*"?.?
put «p denture* oo tbia new tad beautiful prt»«P"
whlcb ia fcr anpeHor to tbe old atjrle, on -direr pWj-“
It will not corrode or discolor. It contains n° ••JJJf
tnbstaae«p and of conns there la no galranjcjc” o *
whweLy metel plates often bseoms obnoxious.
wiahlng a fine tei of teeth «iH pleaee call ami «»*“"
■pwimaa*. * w. 8. BITTb’EB,
J *n, t, 1863-tf] Oiea in Masonic Temple, Altooo*
T UMBER FOR SALE.
JU SaniGLEE, JftOOO LATHS* Ike
■Mag“»*•of OTILMHO MATERIALS,Iower«£»"“
lowtwi, for cam. Apply to JOHN BHOEEABB*
Hair, hat, tooth, shaving.
Palflt, Saab tadTanUi BntriM„ M .g.
gPBCTAOLBS ANBBTB PBKg'
1. fi d. LOWTHH.
Wa
tiOQAXi
rmlT -»’ Put«m« *>
w W* in Kw * h ’» H *
Vh. 18th, to nominate c
at the ensuing Borough •
of John AUi»oo,Eaq.,
Ksq-> was appointed chairman
Lowther, 8. M- Wood!
„ n Secretary. ■
*Ob motion. a committee consisting
i ward was appointed
a tlclwt to be by tl
-nTchai* appointed the foUowim
ris
*£* Shoemaker, East Wanl-J<
Yf\Uiasa McDonald.
J, B. Hllcman.
Tbe comnutt® 6 retired for wiort
.coming reported the following tick.
TSt. tf tl* ft«ce-Jonathan Co
Toioi Chmsoi— Bouden, Jai
Sehooi Dirteton —HJ C. Dent, J*
Constable— Joseph K. Ely.
■pinicl prico
tv t Amumt* —Jacob Wagner, J«
Awßtor —John A. Nichols.
Jwigto/ Election**-#. W.-Jot
u W. W.—Mfci
u >i *t ■E- VT."Joho
j h#w *w-.N. vr.—Bobtqww,
“Spaetore-W. W*-J«*»
Kessler.
W.—William B*
Biohtqr.
On metioD, acjjourned sia* <B*v
G. W. PATTO:
44 O
s. M. Woowtox, Secretary.
A Demonbtation . —We notice:
gnote ste being made in all the dtt
tbe town* throughout the country t(
in honor of the recent t
the Union army, on Saturday next,
gnniremry of Washington's birtht
the citixens of this placejoin togetl
a demonstration of some kind for th
lng» We propose that a meeting be
ft.il to-morrow (Friday) evening
rangements for a grand torch-light
Saturday evening. There are man
we favor a torch-tight procession, o
demonstration, one of which is tl»
fh.n guy other, to our eye, and cost
body can go into it. There are ma
go into an illumination, and tho
necessarily debarred from the plcasi
cation, aa they most stay at home
lights. Then let ns arrange far agr
procession, accompanied by the
Band and oli thc martial hands in
let thasw who can seenre them bsv
•et otfa* the procession moves. Le
of Altodna be exhibited, not in a n
itons of money, hot in a manner in
participate.
School Statistics. —We
statistics, with reference to the
conaty, from the report of the S
dent-.
Whole number of ichooU,
Number yetrequired,
Average number of months tan,
No, of male teacher*,...
“ ♦‘ female" u
Average salary of males per moi
“ “ “ females" “
Number of male scholar*,
“ “female “
♦* learning German,..
Average No. Scholars atteotfiag sell
Coet 'teaching each scholar per mo
Tax levied for school purposes,
■“ “ building “
Total tax levied,...
State appropriation,
Beceaved frum -.
Cost Of instruction,.
Fad and conttagoociej,
Cost-of school houses,ic.,
Fatal Accident.—On Mondat
• freight engine, Joseph Kearney
descending tbe mountain, near A
struck an unknown man, knockin
trade and kilUng him instantly,
men in company, but one of then
aide of tbe track and escaped unht
Oaysburg Branch coal train was
mountain at the time and it is sa
antytimsis man, while endcavori
tbs way of it, did not observe dic
ing die track on which be was st
engineer thinking that the men h
«ngine, did »ot tty to stop, and d
tie bad struck the map until aftei
Be then ran bock to the spot, ha<
the engine and brought him to th
Infmml was held.
Hejoicisg.—We notice in om
there baa been gewnat rejoicin;
country over the Boanohe, Fort
Dondaon, victories. On Satnr
evening* lad, the proprietor* el
of artillery in this place, ha
street* and fired a number of tt
the victories of the gnu of the V
la certainly enough to rqcfee I
patriot. On Tuesday afternoo
■ffßqnite high. Them who bad*
■to Pie breeze, tad fay arrange*
EWJbffK at tbe tne time, wh
did fim beat to add to the gcoer
jwsdto, djanimed for * time
paraded foeatreeta, ahoatJag i
»<4ce*.
Wants to Drop n—The cS
foytwg IflijeTjdeaUy wantat
f- O. clerkship qaeattoa, bul
pMked ont in a fight, be mat*
haring the ‘‘la*t woriT if lhahen
Up* focea. it my cm can mi
«fhit hut artick on die satjeet,
*hai» we can. We. andentani
tpdaileoeof nsdeepx,bnt tic
tt hi ptaee for pot to cati kettfe l
*« can aeeaa far a* he can oa a
|Fnnuwf.-Joa. P. Tn
epEi thefieU aa a hmdHste
, F«Me, )mTh« the eontmt bet
■ and JonsM