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ALTOONA, PA
T|IU|SMI, AUGUST 21, 1862.
T&e Party Press.
A portion of the party press in the North are
**« mortmtychief to die cause of the Union
thaa M,OOO of the best men in the rebel army.
Etwyman who lores his country more than party
tmwt be disgusted almost erety day with the course
panagl by the ultra publications of both parties,
i some of them ate tolerated in the comma
nities where they are printed is a wonder to us.
"Oie citizens of this place are quiet and law
aWding, jet we feel sure that they would not per
mit die loyal portion of their people, of either
party, to be insulted in the manner those of other
eotnmimldes are, by their local presses. If the
Eepnbhcan party of a county meets to make nom
inations lor .county, office re, the dext Democratic
paper issued in that place comes out with a long
harangue on the “Black Bepublican conclave,”
styles the members and nominees “ Abolitionist,''
and heaps upon' them any amount of abuse, more,
if possible, than is heaped upon the Yankees by the
rebel papers, of the south. On the other hand, if a
Democratic Convention assembles for the same
purpose, the next Bepublican paper pitches into it
rough shod, styling it a gathering'of “anti-war
, Democrats,” “sympathisers with secession, "“trai
tors,” and other opprobrious epjthets. One wonki
imagine, -from reading some of the papers of the
present day, that more enmity existed between the
parties in. the North than between loyalists and
rebels. These items from the party presses, com-
ingander the eyes of the secessionists, mast cer-
tainly encomage them. All they want is a di
riskm of sentiment in the North, sufficient to di
vide ffie people, and then the success of the South
ern Confederacy is certain. Thank God, the rad-
icail party presses of the loyal States donot reflect
the sentiments of the masses. These presses are
only tolerated in communities because of their
lack of influence at home, yet they have their in
fluence abroad. The publishers, as well as the
®saderaof these papers, know that they are stating
We know there' are a few Democrats in the
. kiyal. States who sympathize with the rebels and
wish them to succeed, but this is no reason why
the whole patty should be anathematized. There
aze just as good and loyal men in that party as
there is in the Union. There are a few Aboli
tionists whom we believe wonld rather see the
Union dissolved than that their peculiar views
should not be carried out, yet why shonld all who
do not vote with the. Democratic party be classed
with Utoyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips. If it
were not for the conservative men of both parties,
who stand between these two extremes, the coun
try would have gone to ruin long since. Because
one member of a family commits murder, it does
not follow that all the other members of the family
are nunderen. We despise an Abolitionist, as he is
now known, , fahy as much as we do a sympathizer
with the rebels, considering the actions of both
equally dangerous to the perpetuity rtf the Union.
We.believe that almost all men in the North, and
many in the Sooth, are Abolitionists in a certain
■ease. If the curse of slavery could be removed
Aerirer from the country, without doing injustice
to either slave or loyal master, and withont entail
ing an enormous debt upon the people, we think it
wonld be at once abolished. There is no effect
without* cause. There are Abolitionists and anti-
why are there such ? Because of
sloraqr. Jflfjo are engaged in a fearful war, and
why? Because of slavery. If slavery had never
moated no enmity between sections would have
.been caused thereby. There would have been no
nmtingAbolitioiuatsQnthe one side and no South-
on the other. True, there might
have been internal strife without this element of
discard,'but it is not probable. While we believe
that .die growing opposition of the North # to the
spread of slavery was not the real cause of the war,
yetskvety was made the pretext, and. if it had not
etxfeted it conld not have,been thus used.
hope, for the good of the countiy, that
the preaetit political campaign will be conducted
with Jtw bitterness than heretofore. Let no man
beOGudesnnedas a traitor, or secession sympathiz
cf, ootilhe has shown himself to be such, or nc
cnsedof Abolitionism unlesshis speeches proclaim
it* Could U,he so, we should tike to see party
poiiticsesebewed entirely in this campaign. We
bope it will be, to a great extent at least.
Let dm people raise their voice against this
wholesale condemning of parties because of the
actions of a few men. It is all wrong, and must
destroy the influence of those who indulge in it.
The Bqflfelican editor who brands the Democrat
■l*lPPCi of traitors, we set down as a
wilful felsifier and give no credence to anything
hC Ptof pablish ; and the Democratic editor who,
styferthe BepoUidan, or Feople’a Party, the Abo
litigu porty, we consider an ignammous, or an
aidcrjtnd abettor oftreason. Generally the charges
are made by irresponsible persons, who have
nothmg to loscin the way of reputation or fortune.
iftifj.Ki hki>.—At last the rebels have released
Cols. Con»ran and Wilcox, who were taken pris
onera «t r the b«mie of Bull Kun, thirteen months
and privations these men
hawp entlured coold hardly be told. Why the reb
els held on to them with spelt pertinacity is not
exactly understood, unless it whs that they feared
in raisingmento crush the rebel
lion-: has beenmade a Brigadier
li<N|ffl|l sincc hia arrival in Washington. Bqth
CfjNfipl* .ftfe said .to look thin and careworn and
it will take them spurn time to recruit their
health. They will reenter the army as soon as
' ’Mrt|Degchool districtin Dekalbepunty, New
thirteen dwellings, has sent
volunteers to die war.
The Invasion of Kentucky.
The long contemplated invasion of; Kentucky
in force byihe rebels, with the intention of cutting
off Gen. Bnell's army and carrying the. war across
■ theGhio river is now being made. ' Reliable in
j fonnationreeei ved at Indianapolis states that the
' rebels have entered the State at different points.
; Somerset is captured and in their possession.—
1 They are moving on Glasgow and threaten Bowl
i ing Green. Kirby Smith, with about 16,000 men,
; twenty-four pieces of artillery, and an edequate
i . force of cavalry, is moving from Beast- Tennessee,
| to cut off the supplies of our men at Cn mberland'
: Gap, and compel its evacuation; and advance
: forces of his command have already taken pos
; session of Somerset and Monticello. The former
point threatens our communication seriously,
i Gen. Morgan has retired part of his force to Bar
booisvilic to hold the place and asks Tor reinforce
ments. Morgan is still in the, vicinity of Gallatin,
i and had driven off the hands at work On the tun
j nel, and broken the band cars. Forrest and
! Steames are expected to join him.
| It is feared they will cut off Gen. .Morgan’s
I train for Cumberland Gap, and gain his rear.
They are also said to have a force of 2,600 in
Scott Gonnty, Tennessee. Two .handled rebel
cavalry are at 'Monticello, and are supposed to be
the advance guard of the enemy. The crisis is
truly alarming, and Gov. Morton, of Indiana, is
patting forth all bis energies to meet it. Two
! Regiments were sent on Sunday, and at least seven
were expected to leave yesterday. They go am
ply prepared in all bat discipline for any conflict.
General T. A. Morris, who won the Western Vir
ginia campaign, will command one Regiment;
General Lew Wallace will command another.
Others will be nnder the command of General
Dumont,- General Reynolds, General Love and
Lient. Col. King, of the I9th Regulars. The
veiy latest news received at Indianapolis is as fol
lows ;—General Kirby Smith bos taken" London,
in the rear of General Morgan, and will doubtless
attack him in front and rear. Gen. Bnell is cut
off, and it is feared that he is in a precarious situa
tion. Communication is cut off" between Ken
tucky nnd Nashville. Bridges on the Edgefield
road jfere burned last night.
Poisoning IN Camp Cumin.—Por several
days past we have had rumors of five, six, eleven
and other numbers of soldiers who hate died at
Cafiip Curtin, from the effects of poison adminis
tered in pies. In consequence of these reports those
.whohave friends there have been much troubled.
'We have; tirade many inquiries of persons Who
were on the ground, but have not yet found a man
who seen any of the poisoned men. These poi
soning cases should all have occurred last week.
On Saturday afternoon last, the following card
was published, which, we think, will set the mat
ter at rest for the present.
Camp Cumin, Hospital, Dept.,
August, 16.
Reports’ having been circulated to the affect
that several men bad been poisoned at Camp Cur
tin by eating pies, containing strychnine, and that
they bad died from its effects, I deem it only just
to state, that there is no foundation in fact or dr
cunutance for this rumor. There has not been a
single death in canip, or any sickness bnt a few
mHd cases of cholera morbus, caused by eating
imripe fruit or vegetables, since the gatlUr;ri E 0 f
the recruits now in camp.
J. P. WILLON,
Post Surgeon Camp Curtin.
•J* There are two sides to allstorigs. Letter
writers from Port Royal, S. C., announce that the
negro regiment, or brigade, organized by General
Hunter, is. a failure. It is stated that the negroes
would net work, were haughty and insolent and
cared aboat nothing .but drawing their rations.
Another correspondent says that the negroes Were
organized-into companies for ihejmrpose of work
ing, at the wharf, in loading and unloading
and for digging entrenchments, for the purpose of
saving the soldiers, bnt that drey were so often in
sulted and abused by the white soldiers, while
passing to'and from their work, that Gen. Hunter
was compelled to •dismiss the negroes and order
that those,who had been the foremost in insulting
them should take their places at the- wharf and
in the entrenchments, stating that if they could
not let the! negroes alone they must do their work.
Which of the stones are the most trnthful we can
not say, bnt are inclined to believe that there is
much truth in both.
Iriisors Eepdoiates Deaptino.—The quota
of Illinois, 24,000, is ready, and there are as
many or more men than that number prepared for
the new quota, and the people of the State do not
want to be disgraced by a draft. They say
through one of their month pieces:
“ Everybody seems ready to go and make short
work of this rebellion. We want the War Office
to agree to accept all the fighting men Illinois can
'raise, and we will finish up rebellion in short or
der! We don’t want to be held back for drafting.
Let onr Governor have authority to draft only in
such counties as may neglect to furnish their quota,
and then the victory is won. We have hope now,
and begin to see our way out. We shall £ let. the
column move on’—we shall raise our forty-eight
thousand men in a few days! And I think that
Mr. Secretary of War will accept us ns volunteers
for any length of time he may need us j and let the
drafting be done where it is necessary if he can
hod the place! We insist upon taking all the men
Illinois can offer in the next twenty flays. We
have been waiting for a chance lung enough.
Now is the; time, let us all go and give Dixie a
thorough sweeping out for bringing this trouble
upon the country.”
_ AacHßisnor Hughes on the Was.—Arch
bishop linghes delivered a most important and
patriotic sermon on .Sunday morning, in St. Pat
rick’s Cathedral, New York. After reciting his
coarse of action in Europe, he calls upon the whole
North to come out in its strength, for “volunteer
ing to continue, and for a draft to. bo made,” He
said that if three hundred thousand men were not
enough, to call out another three hundred thous
and. .“The people shonld insist onbeing drafted,
and so bring this unnatural strife to a close" by
strength of might alone.
Gbs. Banks’ Opinion of the Battle.—The
following remarks of Major Genera! Banks to
General Geary, after the battle of Cedar Moun
tain, are significant. Gen. Geary was lying on
the grass suffering from his wound, when Gen.
Banks came up, to him 'and said : “General, I
grieve for your misfortune os I do for so many of
our friends, hut I believe no fault can lie found
with ns, and sure 1 am that from the beginning
of the world no men fought better than onr
troops.”
CojrrßAjeAxit ON Jackson-— The Augusta
Qircmclf (rebel) says that some one asked Stone
awl s tad, negro body servant how he came to be
so inoch iii the confidence of hi* master. “Lord
sir,” said he, “massa never tcUs me nuffin ; hut the
m / I knows is this—massa says bis prayers twice
a day, morning and night; but .if begets out of
bed two * thttetimes in the jUght topray, yon
«e I jnst contmenpes packing my haveraack, for
I knows thpre will he the devil to pay nexiday."
THE FIGHT AX BATON ROUGE
Th8 i; i®aderal Victory Complete.
TieArhmsas Destroyed by the Essex.
New York, Aug. 15—2 X. M.
NIV YOU, August 'lB.—The oteamer North ; . The following despatch from the Potomac has
Star and Roanoke have arrived from New Or- : j o ** been fOOßivcd :
leans with dates to the J Oth inst. ’ They bring the Acqcia Cheek, Va.. Aug. 14.—A collision
of the defeat of the rebels at Baton : occurred on the Potomac last night off Ragged
Rouge, Jj&., and the destruction of the mm Ar- , P 0 ! 111 ? between the steamers Peabody and West
kansas. A letter from Baton Rouge says that i a loss of 73 tnen..
Nim's batteiy thrice repulsed the foe, and did ie " ost Point was bound for this place from
them great damage. Breckinridge lost his right Newport News, with convalescent troops of Gen.
arm by a cannon ball. The fight took place on Burnside’s army. She sank in ten minutes after
the edge of the town, Gen. Wiliams being unwil- the accident. The Peabody brought the rescued
ling to expose the helpless women and children, soldiers and passengers to this point; and from
Nim's men are entitled to imjterishable gloty. : f'bmt. Col. Scott, of the Cth New Hampshire reg-
Xhe loss of the enemy must have been severe, iment, who was on board the ill-fitted vessel, and
as our then charged and re-charged upon them. \ j n charge of the troops, I have obtained the follow-
Wc have taken three guns. Another account says ; tug account of the disastei. He says ;
| the rebel troops were variously estimated at from: We left Newport News on the i Ith inst., with
5000 to 15,000 men, under Generals Lovell and I two hundred and fifty-four soldiers, four officers,
Breckinridge. The combat was obstinate. Our ‘ three ladies and one child. At Portress Monroe
loss is two hundred and fifty killed, including a, " e ,o °k on board seventeen men, making, in all
large proportion of officers.' The rebel loss, accord- i two hundred and seventy-nine souls. On Wednes
ing to the prisoners’ account was immense, j day evening, the 13th inst.. about 8 o’clock, when
Among die killed was Gen. Lovell. ; off Ragged Point, we were startled by a shock,
The ram' Arkansas was Just above Baton Rouge, i aut * soon discovered that a collision had taken
but dared not take part in the conflict. Later ac- jphtce between our steamer and another named the
counts say that the Arkansaswas aground above : George Peabody, bound down the river.
Baton Rouge, when the Essex land other gunboats j The weak'point began to leak very fast audit
went to her and set her on fire, when she blew up. ! was ascertained that she would sink in less than
The transport steamer Lewis Whiteman ran ■ minutes,
into the gunboat Onedia. thirty miles above New [ The Peabody, which had been partialiy>disabled
Orleans, on the night of the ; 6th, and the trams- i by the collision, could render no assistance except
port was sank. It had the bofiy of Gen. Williams ! ?’ith her small boats. ‘
on board, with an escort, consisting of six of his j Valuable assistance was rendered by Captains
body guard ; also forty-two of our and three rebel | Bt8g» and Hall, and their assistants, quarter-mas
wounded. The body of Gen.; Williams was re- ters of General Burnside, who were passing in the
covered, and thirty-eight wounded soldiers and j steamer, John F. Anon' and bv Acting Master
three of the body guard saved, 1 Joslyn, of the gunboat Reliance.
The official report of Col. Cahill, commanding ! unknown bark also rendered valuable as
the post after the death of Gen. Williams, states j sistanee, and by their combined efforts 203 per
that the rebel force was about ten regiments. Af- j sons were rescued.
ter a fight of four hours of great severity, the ene- The West Point went down in four fathoms
my were repulsed. Gen. Williams was killed bv ; water, about one mile and a half from the Marv
a rifle ball through the chest, f . ' ; land shore, and nothing cau be seen of her but her
[ _ During the battle oar forces were obliged to re- . smoke slack, masts, and some wrenched up planks
tire about a quarter of a mile from their original I on her deck. r
position, and the enemy were able, temporaryv, to : All her crew was saved except one fireman
occupy the camps of the 21st Indiana, 7th Ter- j named John Russell.
mont and 14th Maine regiments, and to destroy The brief period during which the West Point
much of the baggage and catap equipage. They remained afloat after striking, and the consterna
were, however, driven out, but our numbers being tion which prevailed, prevented efforts to save all
much lessened by sickness, afid the men on the from being entirely successful,
field being much exhausted by fatigue and heat, Cupt. Doyle and Lieut. Scott were the last to
it was not deemed expedient to pursue them. i leave the vessel.
“The enemy has retired" several miles and \ The number missing is 73, of whom & portion
is still retiring. It is possible that they may i Ina . v be saved, as a number were picked up bv
receive reinforcements, and lam disposing of mv boats and schooners iu the vicinitv
troops in the strongest positions. Onr force en
gaged numbered less than twenty-five hundred.
The enemy had at least five thousand, with twelve
or fourteen field pieces and some cavalry.
“The ram Arkansas approached with the inten
tion of engaging onr gunboats, but 1 she grounded
when at a distance of six ‘ miles, and to-day the
6th, was engaged by the Essex and destroyed.
“Brig. Gen. Clark and Lieut Zerger delivered
themselves to us as prisoherswfof war. Have also
seventy wounded prisoners, and about thirtv oth
ers captured.
‘•Breckinridge, on the 6th, asked permission in
writing to bun- his dead. Col. Cahil replied:
‘Our men are engaged in the work, which will
soon be accomplished.' ”
Passengers from -Baton Rouge state that our
loss was seventy killed and two hundred and fif
teen wounded. Gen. Williams had three horses
shot under him. He was killed while rallying the
21st Indiana] who had just lost a field piece. The
gun was retaken, but General Williams fell
pierced by several bullets, ’
General Butler has issued a general order an
nouncing, in eloquent language, the death of Gen.
Williams. He also issued a congratulatory order
to the troops on their successful engagement with
the enemy, in which he ’ says the enemy lost three
Brigadiers, tilled, wounded, and prisoners, and
many Colonels and field officers. He has more
than a thousand killed and wounded. You have
captured three pieces of artillery, six caissons, two
stand of colors, and a large number of prisoners.
A Baton Bouge letter states that a .fight be
tween the gunboat Essex and the ram Arkansas
was a fair, stand up fight. Gapt. Porter lay at
300 yards distance pouring solid nine inch 'shot
into the Arkansas till a breach was made, when
an incendiary shell was exploded on board; set
ting her on fire. The rebel crew left her and she
soon exploded.
Beenes on Foreign Bound Vessels.
Some rich scenes occur almost daily in seaport
towns on the departSre of vessels bound to Euro
pean ports, between the police and “foreign sub
jects,” a portion of our population which has won
derfully increased since the;order for drafting was
issued. The Philadelphia Inquirer gives the fol
lowing amusing description of what occurred in
that <nty on Tuesday, just, previous to the depart
ure of a Liverpool steamer: —Late on Monday
night, and early on Tuesday morning, numbers of
old, infirm and decrepit persons might have been
seen wending'their way to the vessel, and a casu
al observer would have supposed that all the halt
and maimed in our city hospitals were
about to he transported to the Flying Islands,
where crutches are snperfluons. , It was a pitiable
sight to witness men whose beards had been as
black as a Congo contraband’s the day before,
suddenly turned gray, not with grief, but by the
application of a magic dye; men with stalwart
forms resembled tremblirig “Uncle Toms" on the
stage, and men who were so clear-sighted as to
see their way out of a scrape were' blind as hats.
Wien the police visited {he vessel, just as she was
about to leave, they found [passengers stowed
away in even- conceivable jilaee of concealment.
Some—like the renowned Hetny B. Brown, who
was sent up on the underground road, from Dixie, j
in a box, labelled “glass, tliis side up with care,”
and rode, by mistake, most of the way upon his
head—were neatly packed in S boxes, others were
hid under piles of sails, and some were so thick
thev couldn’t leave their berths. After great care
and considerable searching, oni the part of the offi
cials, the cowardly fellows wdre aft ferreted out,
and the vessel allowed to depdrt, minus over one i
hundred “British subjects,” i as most of them
claimed to be. :i !
An Immense Abmy.—To form anything like a
correct idea of the immensity of the loyal army
that will soon he in .the field, aj’tned and equipped,
it is neecssartr to place it in a position, where it
can, in imagination at least, be surveyed as a
whole, in aft Us vast proportions. The following
which we find credited to “an exchange'’ enables
us, in some measure, to appreciate the magnitude
of the host of citizen soldiers w)ho will soon be ar
rayed against rebellion•“ The new drafts will
give the Government one million of men, who can
be placed in the field, if the civil officers of the
loyal States do their duty, in tiine for the fall cam
paign, fully armed and equipped. To understand
the immensity of such a force, It would be necess
ary to see them drawn up in army. A line march
ing in single file, allowing two feet tor each sol
dier, would stretch nearly three hundred and
eighty miles, and, marching at the rate of thirty
miles per day, would occupy nearly two weeks in
]«ssing a given point; marching in sections of
four, with the necessary room fur baggage trains
and cavalry, at the rate of thirty miles per day,
they would extend one hundred and fifty miles;
and the head of the column leaving a given point
on Monday morning, the rear guard would not
roach the same point till Friday night. One mil-
Upn of men on jmper is easily (expressed; to, arm,
equip and feed such a host has'never yet been es
sayed by a civilized people,”
® ES, « fAT, °N op Gen. Pune.—Letters of Gen.
Albert Pike have been intercepted, resigning his
commission as a brigadier general in the Confed
erate army,. stating as reasons the ruin of his
private affairs, hhi inability to ride on horseback
on account of Us Corpulency, i and his unpopu
larity with the Texas troops, |
DISTRESSING CALAMItY
SEVENTY-THREE
A Southern View of the Rebellion,
The letter of a prominent Southern gentleman
tO'his wite, who is in a distant country, was re
cently found on board of a vessel that was cap
tured by our cruisers. It is of receut date, and is
written in all the sincerity and unreservedness of
mutual confidence. The writer gives his view of
the nai he is aiding, as follows:—’’This accursed
attempt of one section to set up an independent
government, must sooner or later fail, and fail ig
nouiiniously. lam bound in duty to share in the
burden,-, aud to do what I can to alleviate the
sufieriugs which the attempt has brought upon
those among whom I was born, but I will take no
office in it—-the highest would be no inducement—
nor will I share in the terrible responsibility, No
words can depict the horrors I witnessed both at
Richmond and upon my journey there and back.
The deaths then occurring were fully equal to one
hundred and fifty a day. More than seventeen
thousand sick and wounded are how in the Rich
mond hospitals. The recent seeming success of
our arms will only serve to accelerate the downfall
of our short lived Confederacy.”
_ The Battle at Tazewell.—A Memphis dis
dispatch gives an account of a desperate battle
having been fought on the 9th at Tazewell, seven
miles from Cumberland Gap, in which the Union
forces, to the number of three thousand, are said
to have been surrounded by twelve or fifteen thous
and rebels, and all taken prisoners. The follow
ing is doubtless the most correct version of the
affair: Capt. J. H. Terry arrived in Louisville
yesterday from Cumberland Gap, which place he
left at noon on the 12th. He reports that De
Coureey’s brigade was attacked by Stevenson’s
rebel divisions on the 9th at Tazewell, and that
Colonel Cochran's Fourteenth Kentucky whipped
four rebel regiments. Colonel Cochran withheld
his fire until they_were within one hundred and
fifty yards and checked their advance. The Fed
eral loss was three killed and fifteen wounded, and
fifty seven of the Sixteenth taken prisoners We
took a rebel Lieutenant Colonel, whom we ex
changed for the fifty-seven prisoners. The rebel
officers admitted a loss of two hundred and fifty
killed and wounded. We took two hundred and
thirteen wagon loads of forage and seventy hor
ses. We lost the knapsacks of two regiments.
A Bad Flace to go to. —A Canadian corres
pendent writes as follows to the Detroit Free Press.
His letter js dated from London, on the 9th
You would have bcen.amused had you been in our
city this morning, to have seen the cowardly
Yankees snubbed—those who run away from your
country to escape the draft—lrish, , Dutch and
x ankccs. About fifty came to a foundry owned
by a British subject. They applied for work, and
the proprietor gave them a withering rebuke. He
asked them if they were from the other side: they
said “ Yes.” “ Why did you leave ?” ‘l Because
we did not want to be drafted.” “Have you not
enjoyed all the benefits and had all the privileges
of citizens?” “Yes.” “Well, I will tell yon
what I think of you. I consider vou worse than
thieves, and a mean, contemptible pack of knaves
and unfit for ah honest man to trust. I Should’
lie afraid if I should employ you, that you would
steal. And now, boys,” turning to his own hands,
“I will give you fifty dollars to rotten-egg jdl the
traitors to their own Government that evey come
here again.” The men hurrahed, and the traitors
skedaddled. It was rich and rare, in this, onr sc
cesh city.
Vexgexnce op the Ninth Ohio. —A tele
graph operator who has been employed on the
military line in Northern Alabama, reached, Cin
cinnati last Thursday, direct from Athens. He
states that the assassination of the gallant Mc-
Cook was fearfully avenged by the Ninth Ohio
Soon after learning the facts' their indignation
amounted to frenzy, and raising the cry of re- :
vengc, they seized their muskets and ammunition 1
and breaking through all discipline, dashed. forth i
in parties in pursuit of the murderers.' The rebel
who directed McCook into the ambush, and who
was arrested soon after the murder, was taken
from the guard, hung up between two saplings, and i
riddled with bullets. The adjoining' toum and '
plantation houses were leveled to the ground,' and
every- male rebel found shot or hung. He states
that one hundred and thirty-five were known to
have been killed, including every rebel sympathizer
in the whole neighborhood who'fell into the hands
of the frenzied Ninth Ohio. He further states
that the act had created the greatest terror amom
the citizen guerrillas of that section, and they!- were
going southward as fast as they could travel
.■ A « w 5 „°jf Cossciksce.—A person signing
himself /. has returned to the United States
Treasury forty-live with the following
note:—‘The enclosed sura of forty-five dollars
belongs to the United States Government. It
come into ray hands by an irregular process, M , M LIjOVD A-
thoughTthe intention was perfectly honest. It bel ’ X l * 1 > ® CO.,
mg impossible to transmit it through the channel' TATT«.tnmk» . AITOOXa, pa..
intended when freceived the money, I amcom JOHNS I ON, JACK & GO.,
pelled to return it through the Secretary of the UOLLIDAYSBURG, pa..
h gust 9 ’ 1862 ” We that B A iSTTsT Q
if all have got money from the treasure “ii -
rogvdarly -or without yolno received, woidt! re-, i L *e “SM Johntion, Jack'* Co.’’)
turn it, its vaults would be fuller than they are. I T\,KA F T S ' ON THE I‘KINCIPAL
JLJ, Cities, and Silver im.l Gold for sale. Collection*
with int rwiTed nil rtepoßlle. paynble oodetnund'
IVU *d tSSn ° r n|W,n in, « r «t St f»lr mtw!
wSESSSm!*^"
LIVES LOST
Nkw Vobk, August 17.
Key West letters report the capture of the
English steamer Colombia, with a cargo of forty
Armstrong guns, several thousand Enfield rifles,
army and other articles intended for
the rebels, by the United States gun-boat Santiago
de Cuba. The Columbia is a new irotrepropellor
of 4,000 tons burden. and thcrargo cost $200,000.
A correspondent gives the following account of
heir capture:—She was first discovered on the
morning of her rapture, by the dense smoke
which is always make by burning bitumions coal.
Chase was at once made by the Santiago de Cuba,
and it was not long before they bad the pleasure
of bringing the stranger above the horizon, when,
to experienced eyes, she presented everv apjtcarauee
of being one of these they were after.' The chase
contimted, the stranger doing her very Irest to get
away: but it was of no avail, for a verv short lime
served to bring the Santiago alongside, when Joint
Bull hove to. The prize proved to be the steamer
Columbia, from Nassau, and on examination she
was found to be loaded with amis and munitions
of war. A jtortion of her cargo consis'en of the
following articles One complete field batten - ,
one dozen heavy Armstrong guns, powder, shot,
shell, small anus, military equipments, ct cetera.
In fact, she is a; magazine.
No papers were found on board other than a
clearance from Nassau for St. John, and her cap
tain, on being asked for what purpose such a car
go was being carried to St. John, replied, “The ■
arms were to be used against the Esquimaux iln- >
dians.” !
The cargo of the Columbia is about the same
as that of the Bermuda, lately captured by the
United States steamer Mercedita, and fortns, no
doubt, part of the shipments of the Rebel Captain
Huso. The Columbia is the second steamer cap
tured by the Santiago de Cuba, the first being the
notorious Ella Warley or Isaltcl. The Santiago
is evidently in luck, and too much praise cannot
tie awarded to Captain Ridgley, his oflicers and
crew, for effecting the capture of this vessel, for
her cargo is no doubt sadly wanted in Dixie. The
Columbia lias arrivej here, and her case will he
adjudicated before our Admiralty Court, and of
bir condemnation there is not a shadow of doubt.
As Anecdote.—On Monday last, the Rebel,
General Stewart and General Milroy had a con
versation, in which General Milroy censured the
system of guerrilla warfare practiced by the rebels
at present in the most severe tenns. General
Stewart remarked that this species of warfare was
practiced by our troops in Mexico. General Mil
roy asked him where he obtained the information.
General Stewart —l read of it. General Milroy—
you are mistaken, sir! Twins not done, sir { I
was in Mexico myself. In the course of conversa
tion, General Stewart feigned impatience at the
time consumed in burying the dead, and said he
was in a hurry, as be intended to sup at Culpepper
that evening. The conference ended by General
Milroy remarking, “ You may sup there, sir; but
/ will sit at the head of' theiable.''
EXCELSIOR OCR MOTTO!
NOW OPEN
On the comer of Branch and Annie Streets,
NEW STOCK OF GOODS!
Having disposed of the
entire stock of old goods in the above stand at auc
tion, we desire to. say to the public that we hare just
opened out uu •
ENTIRELY NEW STOCK
to which we invite the attention of the public, W© are
determined to sell at the
Onr slock embiaces a large and complete astortmenl of
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS,
consisting, in part, of plain aud fancy Silks, all-wool De
laines, AlpacaS, Challie Delaines, plainandfiguicdßerege, -
Lawns. Ginghams, Ducais, Dn Barge, Travelling Dress
Goods, and all the
LATEST STYLE PRINTS.
]V£ e ii ’ s W ear.
We have received a large and well selected stock of GEN
TLEMEN'S DBESS GOODS, such as Cloths, plain and
fancy Cassiraeres, Cashmerets, Tweeds, Jeans, Corduroys,
Beaver Teens. Velvet Cords, and other fashionable goods
for men and boys. ' .
WHITE GOODS.
Iri.*h Linen, Cambrics, Victoria Lawns, plain and dotted
Swi*-*. Bobinets, Edgings,
Ladies’.Needlework Col
lars and Seta, Dress Trimming*, Ribbons, doves, Gannt
i lets, Mitts, Hosiery, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, Neck
i ?. ie8 ’ J*? 8 ’ 4c * A,B0 > Peking. Checks, bleached and un
bleached Muslins, Cotton and Linen Diaper, Crash, 4c
j Also, a fine assortment of
SPRING SHAWLS.
We have leceived a large lotof
BOOTS AND SHOES,
LADIES’ GAITERS,
HATS & CAPS, SHAKER BONNETS, &c„
which we are determined to Bell cheaper than ever. •
| QUEEENSWARE,
CEDAR AND WILLOW-WARE,
1 HARDWARE,
■ Oroceries, Floor, ./ ■
Bacon, Cheese,
Syrups,. Molasses,
Mackerel, Herring,
, Carbon Oil, Fish Oil,
Drugs and Medicines,
! Mld ' ln fact > everything usually kept in a Bret-class Store.
j andt we wilUeU for" c ' ,UNi ’“ moet casll >
: GASH ONLY,
AND KEEP NO BOOKS, it will enable ns to sell Qoods at
very moderate prices; and by fair dealing-and strict at-
I tention to business we hope tp secure a liberal share or
; pubiiOiatroDago.
GEIS & CO.
Altoona, April 16,1862-tf
(Successors to Thomas R. Taylor & Co.)
Paper, Envelpe, and Printers’ Card
w AREHOUSE,
No. -.13, MINOR STREET,
PHILADELPHIA , PA.
4 LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
A H KITING, LETTER, NOTE,
. printing, wrapping,
lAMI.LA. TISSUE, SHOE AND HARDWARE
papers:,
i rintors, Blank Book Manufacturers
.«i.itl u nrr< aml will flnd uto thofr tul thu-
SpXAMIXK DDR STOCK.
Valuable Prize.
ONWARD! ONWARD!!
EAST ALTOONA,
AN ENTIRELY
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
c. C. SERVER & SON,
Printers’ Carda^
BOX NUT. BOX A.\l) STRAW BOARDS.
J1 N l>S KY'B IM J'UOVEi,
BLOOD SSKAKchkj,
A 3U*K ci'Rt llJ1;
Cancer,
Cancerous Formation*
!*crnfttla.
Pimples on tluTlsu^,
Sore Kves,
Tetter Affeetions.
Head.
! ) - vs l»pfia.
OKI and Stubborn I'leers
Rheumatic Disorders.
Jaundice,
Salt Hbeum,
Mercurial Di***.
Gener >J I^,
Liver Complaint,
Loss of Appetite.
Low Sprits.
Female■ CompUi M
Paralysis or Palsy,
Syphilitic Diseases ami
Caries of tbe
Together with all other disease,
origin in a depraved condition of the h J 4
ciilatory system.
CASE OF DANIEL A. BOYD
i Pmamnwii, Dowmb,.,,, I
V*- U KivgiEl take plea»ut« in matin, a I
untkry statement tn favor of a medicine prep,*., 'T
called “ Lindbct’s Blood Sjcakcdebl had m r 'l
Are jest, with ScrofnU which broke out on i
forohewd so as to disfigure me very much, and nxt* |
half when the disease nudeits appearance; ItaUni,,
on linj arm above and below the elbow. anj a; I
ekii and flesh so as to eaposp a fearful sore, n, ( !, ''l
oii my head went so far that Sercrai small t . '*“|
Cißf.e out. 1 was very wefck and low apiri tA i. I*T
gi.Ven up all liope of ever getting well, ns I haduiki |
eriil skilllhl physicians and Ihsydid me no :‘ I
telnber last, 1881.1 was induced to try - Livnu, I
j proven Blood Sasaonaß.” I most confo s »i
in;patent medicines, hut after I had used thru
Blood Searcher, the ulcers on my head sod arm I
'H**- 1 h * l < > >•«» tak >‘ l ‘ eight or ten hoti|„. , nd Bt J
arid arm are entirely well except the wars remiinuns I
the sores. I Will also state that 1 bad the
vepr had in my arms and legs. The Blood SemhcJ
cured the rheumatism. lam now a well man, ov tr tj
years of age, and I feel as raple and young M t
I was twenty, and have increased in weight twenty
I would also state that the disease in my forebear! n„|
bald that when I stooped and lifted anything bean J
blood run ont of the sore. Dr. Keyser had a phoioal
taken ot Inc by Mr. Cargo, the artist, after I bent L f
well. It does not show my appearance as bad u n ‘J
before I commenced taking the medicine. Von an J
the photograph, one of which is now In mv P « WI J
and also at Dr. Keyset-’* IdO Wood street. I wonid J
slate that I took the Blood Searcher which was mir J
fore Dr. Keyser commenced making it. Aldtocfi ■
helped me some, I did not recover fast until I got thiu;
made by Dr. Keyser himself. One bottle of his did t,
mope good,then two of the told. I believe it is s grmit
stronger Had better. I have recommended tie Bit
Searcher to a great many of my friends for nrks.i,
ease*, and I believe it has helped the whole of tto ' y
may publish this If you wish, and X am sniion. rial
who are afflicted as I was may be cured. I lire is tiara,
K0.;4 Pine street, and am employed at .Collviiie i ,usi
sonls Union Marble Works, 54 Wayne street.
A BLIND MAN cured.
I live in Sligo, at Clinton Mill, and hate bean Mi.
blind in both eyes for nenrly four years. I called „ c fe
geyser ab<,nt three months ago and asked him to gne t .
directions to tile Institution fur the Blind in Philadelph.
He toM me that I need not go to Philadelphia to get .w.
is be had medicine that would cure me, as he said urji,
ease waa in the blood. I was treated for it two or ihm
in the hospital in this city, and was relieted la:
my disease always returned alter a month or two after I
came ont of the hospital. 1 iband my disease was re
turning and I called, by the advice of a good frieui j:
mine, w* Dr, Keyser, who lias restored my sight, and ej
are nearly as well ns ever. The Doctor gar* at
Llodsey’g Blood Searcher*’ and, a wash.
Pitubnrg, July 5,1861
'Witness—E. P, M’Klroj, Anderson street. Allsjthnn
Cltj.
A BAD SORE LEG CURED.
PitenmiiflH, September 18,1861.—1 hereby certify tbs:
1 have (tore .leg for over a year. It wucoterei
witij ulcers and sores so that I could not work for near!*
, My leg swelled so that 1 was uiwbl? todow;
for a long time, for at least biz mouths I trW
.several of the beet doctors in the city 1 , but without m;
benefit; finally I called on Dr. Keyser, at No. 140 ffooi
who only attended liie ibont two weeks, sod s» Tr
mo bit two bottles of medicine, and 1 am now entirety
Ve M n< l have contined so for six months. I ara employe'
a * Kagle Engine House, on Fourth street, where an.'
one can see me.
• THOMAS FARRELL
CANCER CURED,
A ;I|Wre* Fftou England.—Mr, John Pope, of BWw
von,ia|ear Monty pool, Moamontehire, England, writ** *
folloven:
Sxjfcj—An old woman in this place has wished me u
wr * l i?;'F ou respecting Liitdsit’s Blood Seakcbei. fri )E
whltjii she found great benefit, and wishes to bare a lin*
mor |v She has been suffering from a disease of acw« r
ous nature for the last six or seven years. Her datfbw
who|s living in America, obtained it for her, and sent b«
eighteen bottle*. She is now quite out of It, and I b* Tf
written to her daughter twice and have received
of course she is anxious to get more, to get w®’
plenty cured. I told her 1 would write, to you ft* lb?
ugenCy in this country, and she felt very muen pleased v
hcarttue any so. I now beg.to ask yon on what term*? 05
will supply me; you will please bear in mind th' 01
r supply me aa cheap as possible. 1 The
on tttrabe doaen bottles was £1 Ss 6d. The mfdfci” p * 1 ‘
a present from tier daughter. I would like to hare •>
BlootJ Searcher la a jar or small cask, it you can send ii
jn that way, or in pint or quart bottles. I will se 1 " 1 a li!l
through hank or registered letter, which over will 1* aa ‘
convenient to yon, it you will send me carrier’s receipt it
the pjircel as security. I would send you a stamp <»*•
»«cr tjiis, hut as it is uncertain of this reaching you- oC
account of the country being in six and sevens, a : ' r "
wlilclj'is comraohly used, yon will he kind enough
with the poslage.
! r - Yours. ivs].(-ctliuiy.
JOHN* rOl’l
havh seen the tetter which is published in hnU>
lAspntch. from John Pope, ami believe it to be geanin''
Editors Dispatch Pittsburgh.
*S*Looi/or Dr. name over Uu corki to f
being impaled upon.
Prt] )u«d and sold by Dr Oxomx H. Kiras*, Pit*® **
Pfc'' • •"»
Sold ia Altoona by A. Roush and 0. W. 11
Holtuiyaburg by J. H. PatttWc and Jacoi SSTT»»v
Jw<f!W,lB&,-ly
('manor,.,*
Kr ysipela*.
DANIEL ,i Bull
DAVID KINNOUI.
Cliotoo Mills, Sligo
Altoona ink
: PBlNTfcl> ON
Campbell's $650 “ Country Pi
TRIBUNE POWER-?
PRINTING OFFIC
liaring, wlthltt Iht pact two jrtra. made com
addition to oar cbtablhhmeßt In tho way of be
type. Screw Prom, Paper Cutter, Card Cutter. Bn
CiiMb, Card Power Preee, and large Newapape
Press, (a tut of which we giro abort) we are now a
to execute anything la the line of printing or >
a etyhj equal- to any eetabliehment in the state
prices equally low. We can execute, on ebon a
styles of j
WwUiagj, lariution, Visiting, Ball It Butinas
Girouiars, Programmoo,
MAMMOTH POSTERS, SALK B
@O(LIL Asfl©
Pamphlets, Pap and Cheek ]
BLANK BOOKS,
MAJtIFCBTB. and blanks of all b
All we ask la a trial, feeling confident that we
•atialteUoD if we haro the opportunity.
(Mice in Lowlber’e building, corner of Virginia
nk, streets, opposite Superintendent's Office.
LOCAL XT
Mustek Rolls. —Below w* publish the
rolls of Capt. Bell’s company, horn Tyroc
Capt. MqKeageVi company, Awn Hoilidai
We shallpoblish the rolls of all the con
from thiscoantyy as soon as we can get tbei
1 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Oapta «—F. M. Bell.
Ipt Lieutenant—Jesse S. Srewart,
2d do. ; —Wilber F. Martin.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS,
Ist .SeryeonZ—David G. Ganoe.
2d “ —John H. Keatly.
3 d “ —O. B. Smith.
4ti | “. —C. Meniman.
3tt i “ — W. B, Meridith,
s
Ist Corporal —A. A. Abbott.
2d i “ —Wm. C. Kean.
;lrf • “ —W. Funk.
4M ; “ —W. Miller,
Stk | ■ —G. F. Kirkpatrick.
»5M “ —Amos G. Edwards,
TM.J- “ —W.H.H. Berry,
dtd , “ —A. Womer.
Musician —David S. Johnston.
“ j —S. V. Hasiett.
Wagoner —J. Ayers.
Co. Clerk —Jerry Watson.
PRIVATES.
Ausbuty, J. P., Herman, M.,
Ake, J. W., Isenburg, J. W-.
Baker, S.P., Jones, D.,
Beatty,'J. W. 8., Keatley, C. F.,
Beamer, T. W., ; Klaselt, J. W.,
Beyer, E. C., , Kinsell, E., . -
Bressler, L. H., : Kerr, 8.,
1 Bennett, A., Loporte, A. M.,
Bohamer, H. J., Lego, W. S.,
Bowles, J. 8., Meniman, W. P.,
Crane, A. P-, Myers, T.,
Crisaman, A., Myers, J.,
Ctodins, C., Miles, G.,
Crocker, H. H., McCoy, J.,.
Crone, W., McGill, T. T.,
Cory, John, Mcllvaine, H. C.,
CrouL J., McAvoy, M.,
Cunningham, D. C., McFarland, J. A.,
Davison, D. C., ■ McQuillan, A. W..
Deal, H., McQuillan. W.,
Dickson, D. C., McCartney, G. S..
Dnnmire, G. 8., Orr, G. W.,
Dell, J., ‘ Robeson, J.,
Duck, H. P., Boreberg, J.,
Eakeos, D. W., Romberg. J- S.,
Edwards, A. G., ” Shan, D.,
Estertine, J. M., Sloan, J.,
Funk, G., Sharrar, G. W.,
Garmon, P., Smith, T.,
J. W., Sturteman, Henrv,
Green, W„ Stevens, D. M., '
v» art , J., Templeton, J. R„
Hick, D„ Thomas, G. W.,
H«md, T. W., Thomas, J. G.,
Hendershot, J. W., Vaughn, H.,
Henshey, 8? A., G."
Hook, 8., Van Scoyce, A„
Hunter, J. H., Wilson, J. W.,
Houseman, J., Wolf, T.,
Hufi; C, Wolf; J, P..
Hunter, F., Wesley, C.,
COMMISSIONED Dtnctpa.
Captain. —John MeKeage.
Ist Lieutenant. —S. A. Andrewi,
‘id Lieutenant.— Thos. McCamant.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
. Ixf Sen/t. —David E. McCahen.
2d “ ' Augustus Barton,
Sd' “ John Swires.
4fA “ Geo. W. Vaughn.
sti “ John Hellwig.
i»t Carp. James Rodgers.
‘id “ Jas. N. Gibboney.
3 d “ Moses Garland.
4 A “ Joseph Carroll.
Hth “ . Thos. M. Barr.
6th “• Jas. R. Robinson.
jth “ Alexander Boggs.
6th “ Jno. G. Christian.
JfusicMß,' John Miller.
“ Thos. hhoyd.
■ . PRIVATES.
Andrews, David, McCrea, Wm. J.,
Barr, 'Dteodore, Miller, Thos.,
Borns, Thornes, McKee, Thos. G„
Albert, Mans, Jno. H.,
D. M., Metzler, Jos. F.,
sy*jj Br i Henry, McCord, Henry,
rtnttoniangh, Samuel McGinnis, James, ”
Cameron, VV. S„ 1 Martin, Wm.,
nf*?’ H - McClelland, Thomas,
Charles, Thomas, McClelland, A.,
Closmb, T. S., McClelland, H. ¥..
Curtis, Geo. R., McClelland, W. H.,
™ l y> 1. Lloyd, Martin, Henrv,
Robert, Morrow, Jas.'
«tns, John, Oimkst, Martin,
“* tt 'a,James, Onnkst, Daniel,
"»**ls, Ghas. R., Price, Jos. H„
i*™ er . Samuel B. Phillips, B. F.,
' *Oh, Alex. S., Phillips, David, jr..
B. F„ Piper, J. H..
’ ’l?®* 8 U., Promkerd, Jno.,
Robinson,’ Albert,
IfcffV? 11 - Buggels. B. F..
Reed, Jos. H.,#
William, : < Refiner, Jos.,
?«®»«*, James, Riddle, Jas. D_
Irwi 0 ’ v’-®’’ Russ, J. C.,
B L " S^ 6^ 8 -'
Sl b ; p - Kiwi m.,
Saunders, Jno.,
y? arar > *»*«>
Tippety.Maybury,
| London "Jv’ m r “ylor, Henry C..
j“ g V- ’ 1 S? SwdwsJ,
Loiut u - Thompson, Rosswell,
Cfr Williams, D. P., ’
’ L ‘ M = Williams' Reese!
Paid.— -Thomas CaldweU, of tbt
the members of Capt*. Hoatatter imi
w»»:
fngtmu Wr <Jepwtßire for Wwh