ALTOONA, PA iffltttSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1862. She Hews. For cereal days past (be War Department has «sPBB«*ed all official infonnation in reference to bMe movements of the anhy, and Gen. Pope hasi dismisaed ail newspaper correspondents from his command, conseqoentlywe have but little news apon which we can place any reliance. We know I Iwwpver that Gen. Pope has fallen back to the ■ North side of the Rappahannock, and formed a \ junction with the forces of Gens. McClellan and j BOrirtkfri and that they are now prepared for any movement the rebels may make! and are also pre- 1 paring to advance upon the rebels sboold the latter not show fight. There was considerable skirmish ing, daring Gen. Pope’s retreat, with losses and ad yentpas on both sides. A late report stated that the rebels held Warrenton and that Gens. Lee and Jackson were at Sulphur Springs, about six miles from Warrenton, with a force of 80,000 of their best men, and with these they intended to make a nid into Maryland, by way of Harper’s Ferry, but the arrival of McClellan’s forces rendered that a rather hazardous undertaking. A later despatch says that ouranny attacked the rebels at Warren ton, on Sunday last, and drove them from the .place. Another account states that Gen. Sigel captured a whole (rebel brigade. He permitted some three or four regiments to cross a bridge and then bettered down the bridge with bis artillery, after which he made a descent upon them killing - some four hundred and taking the remainder pris oners. The rebel cavalry made an attack upon Pope’s wagon train, at Cartiett’s Station, and gained possession of some 600 wagons. They tried to fire them, but a heavy rain falling at the time they could not get them to bum. Only six wagons, two of which belonged to sutlers, were destroyed. Col. Kane, and 200 of the Backtabs were taken prisoners while guarding a baggage tram, but Col. K, and a number of his men, after wards managed to escape, in the darkness of the nlght and tire fearful storm which raged at the time. What may be looked for next we cannot con jecture, but we think the number of men massed in front of and around Washington, is sufficient to accomplish something of a decided nature. The Posxai. Currekct.— The new postal cur rency went into circulation, in Washington, on Thuradaylast, and it should be along here about this time. The bills are about quarter as large ; as Treasury Notes, and are of four denominations: five, top, twenty-five and fifty cents respectively. They aw isused in sheets of twenty for the fives and lens, and sixteen? for the twenty-fives and perforated like postage stamps, so as to be easily separable. All are formed of five and ten cent stamps, the fives and teas each consisting of a tingle stamp with a Iprge circle on each side containing the Bqman numerals V or X in geome-' trical lathework. Tire twenty-fives and fiftys are Hfde by over-lapping five or ten cent stamps. The groundwork of the fives and twenty-fives is JBS? w '.£iW , * nt PMographing, which would be !’ r P wn stamp alone, and they are the best bank note paper. . The green flf.tbe tens aod fiftys is not readily susceptible of pbfitograplrliig. Of the daily issue 20,000 bilk will,he.fiyes, 20,000 tens, g 2,000 twenty-fives, and 32,000.fiftys. The public must be cautious w hen separating this currency, and not mutilate the their receipt and redemption by the Treasury aresobject to the same regulations now taMvee«* United States notes, namely; if any to missing a proportionate airount finm;she nominal value. Important from the Southwest. - . v Caiko, August-24. Acacia ran on a snag sixty miles Wow Memphis, at one o’clock'on Thursday mom lafc-ahtt sunk in ,a fewminotes. She had 150 ii r *ix of whom were ladies, and also a su^er8 ’ UPpda. In five min \TmAP&. W*? 1 * ™® capsized, \and the upper d«a: floating off, many of the passengers clung to it aaa wars saved. _ i FudywOrhalf of the passengers Wen: in their hntths asleep, and were lost.. Most of the passen gen were soldieiß returning to their regiments. A number of die survivors have artived at Helena Sot less Aan seventy-five or eight! persons per- W*- , captain and most of die crew were row. The list of the lost has not yet been re- the Jackson Mu*u«Wanaays that the Federal »m -bianpter grounded opposite Bayou Sara.— fthwities. demanded lier surrender, but the p^JdSlKnp. Pnt ° n *“*’***’ and Ordett have been issued forbidding the travel «g_«r civilians ovier the Mobile and Ohio Rail ~HMK|a ' ~A irom Smithland says that Honkins was taken on Friday by the rebel John n*en ’ ant * *&•* be is now moving on Smi|Blluia.: ? flen- Hoaencranß Moving. St. Louis, August 25. that Gen.Bosencrang, with an tony of 80,000 to 40,000 inen proceeded, on *Muia»y, southwest toward* Junction, where about 16,000 rebels are lying under Armstrong. X«spelo os the Mobile end Ohio Bail % at 25,000, It is protoa^m^osbeing threatened Priceand Ann wateonttnne to give Boedncrnns battle. The withflrewmi of the foree* under Bosencrans does not Wfe .mgpoged, ae enough remain for all We shall htelv hare stirring news tram GeiL Crtsnt's armj m a few days. ** A i^ttAKjs,—-Maggie Kemmerling, fonrteai jeaw, while out by a blowing I Wf r > c »?y.to lij nutionilv stepped, ATdoK which was seized and m as another viper dose by. The W®®? drtliegb'l applied tme of the dead snakes W the poison from the foot, hot, it would «K»), wtth fodigbfont success. Af. returned to town medical' aid was snm mqned,hnt although a week has' closed, the girl ffFmibt a jwecanow «ptfiti*nL^a«tow f President's Boply to Horace Greeley. A few days since Horace Greeley, of the New . ; York Tribune, addressed a long lettefr to President ' Lincoln headed “The Prayer of Twenty Million” j in which he set forth what those “twenty million’’ i j expected of the President and what he ought to do. j The “prayer’’ is well written bnt rather dictational j and-pnsnmptnons, and not exactly the sentiments j of twenty million of the inhabitants of the loyal ; Statep, and the Presidentjmight justly have passed ; it by without notice, as in his official .capacity he I | is not caUed upon to notice such communications. ■, But as he choose to answer it, and did it so brief | ly and satisfactorily to the majority of the people, , and stated his course so plainly, we deem it prD|»er jto publish his reply. 11 is as follows.: Executive Mansion, i ■ Washington, August 22, : 1862. | i Honorable Horace Greeley:. Beak Sie :—I have just read yours of the 10th, i ■daressed to myself through the* New York Tri- I b ! me - •If there be in it any statements or assump ; dons of fact, which I may know to be erroneous, I ■ do not now and here controvert them. If there ! be in it any inferences which. I may believe to I he falsely drawn, 1 do not now and here argue i against them. If there be perceptible in it an im j patient arid dictatorial tone, I waive it in defer ; ence to an Old friend whose heart I have alwavs : supposed to be right. As to the policy “I seem to be pursuing,” as j you say,’X have not meant to leave anv one in doubt. I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored, the nearer the Union will be “the Union as it was.” If there be those who would not save the Union un less they could at the same time save slavery, I do notag»e : pith them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless thev could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destrov slaveiy. If I could save the Union without free- ' ; ing any slave, I would do if; and if I could save it by freeing, alt tbe.slaves, I would doit; and if I ' could save it by freeing some and leaving others 1 ; alone, I would also do that. What 1 do about 1 islavery and the colored race, I do because I he ;heve it he|ps to save this Union; and what I for bear, 1 forbear because Ido not believe it would ' help to saye the Union. I shall do less whenever 1 I shad bejieve what lam doing hurts the cause. 1 ;aml 1 shall do more Whenever I shnll believe doing 1 more will help the cause. I shall trv to correct Cr- ' .rots when shown to he errors, and" I shall adopt ! •new views so fust as they shall appear to be true ] views. v f I have hero stated my purpose according to mv iView of ojjida! duty ; and I intend no modification of W oft-expressed personal wish that all men eveiywhero could be free. Yours, ' ; , ,A. LINCOLN. DTOIAIr TROUBLES IN MINNESOTA. ! Men, Women end Children Rolled. : ' St. Paul, August 22. „ trustworthy information from Fort Ridgelv con “rras. without doubt, all theprevious reports.' Mr Wickoff, the Assistant Superintendent, on his wav to the upper Agencies, met a messenger six miles from Fortißidgely on Monday morning, announc ing an outbreak fit the lower Sioux Agencv, and the murder of all the whites except a few, Cain Marsh set . out immediately with fortv-five men! : At a ferjy opposite the Agency lie encountered a large body of warriors, who opened fire on them, And after a few volleys a large body of ambushed Indians in, the rear fired upon them,‘killing a uum ber of men. , A retreat was attempted across the nver. While in the water the Indians killed the captain, three sergeantsiand four corporals. But seventeen returned to the fort. On Monday night the light from burning build ings and grain-stacks was seen in all direction*. ■Kscaped citizens came into the post during the pjight, giving accounts of horrors too terrible for imagination to conceive. Mothers come in in barefooted, whose husbands and children "fere slaughjered before their eyes. Children came who witnessed the murder of their parents, or the burning of their homes. | The roads in aU directions to New IJlm ure lined with murdered men, woihen arid children. Sorter, of Waukato, a member of the last Minnesota Legislature, arrived here last evening tor arms. He was one of the Committee sent to New Ulm to learn the truth of the reported mur ders. He arrived at New Ulm on Tuesday morning, and found the people prepared to biirv five persons murdered. _Others were being constantly found, most hor ribly mutilated. He saw four persons wounded in one rooin, cat with hatchets in their heads and aims.. A Uttlegirl was ent across the face, breast and side. A bttle boy was dreadfully cut m; “SO- a middle aged woman in an adjoining room. He saw a chdd with its head cut off, and twentv sevcn othere matilated with gashes. The people rfNew Ulm are drilling with what arms they can to their danger, and.are determined to defend the town to the last. Mr. porter left New Ulm Tuesday morning and overtaken by a man who reported that the Indians attacked the town, 200 strong, at 6 p m., find burned several buildings. Several eiti zcns were seen to fall The penile had gathered together and barricaded the streets. letters to Governor Ramsey say that hundreds areinpwn to be killed, and it is believed thou sands. Gov. Bainsey yesterday ordered the militia with horses to the scene. I Teukutc Advemcke with a Boa Constbic | tob.—One Of.the most .thrilling incidents which halt ever come to our knowledge, occurred a few *»ys since m a“Mde show” with Van Araburg & ■ g Menagene, where two enormous snakes-i-an anaconda and a boa ’constrictor—are on exhibi- h 1* the huge re P tiles kept in one case with a glass toft opening at the side, and the keqper was engaged in the act of When the event occurred. The longerTf the snakes, the bqa constrictor, which is some thirty feet long and as large around the middle ns a man’s thigh, hadjnst swallowed two rabbits when the keeper introduced his arm and body into'the cage for the pnrpqpe of reaching a third to the anacon da, at the opposite comer. While in this position tlteboa, not satisfied with his share of the rations made a spring, probably with the intention of sel curing the remaining rabbit, but, instead, fasten ' «l»n Ae keeper’s hand, and, with the rapidity-of lightning, threw three coils around the Siqr fellow, thus rendering him entirely helpless, is snouts of distress at once brought several men ■to his assistance, and among them, fortunately, was a well known showman named Townsend‘a man of great tpascular power, and what was ’of m^ h .^ no f^ port “ 1 . ,ce ’ one w h° had been familiar with the habits of these repulsive monsters all his hfe,rhavtng oiwned sothe of the largest ones ever brought to this countiy. The situation of the keeper was now perilous in the extreme. The first thing to tie done was to uncoil the shake from if in attempting this the reptile i should become in the leasf degree angered, he’ Wo ~i ,n R second > contract his coils ‘with a pow er sufficient tq crush the life out of an ox. A sin gle suick convulsion of tho creature and the J^eei>- in etemit y : This Townsend without attempting todis tnrb the bt»q bold upon the keeper's hand, lie by;;i»werfnlly yet extremely cautious Bim en fv HtS U . nc ° d the strike without exciting the united exertions of tw o « c^ a r! . wc re pried open and the roan ex kaustedcondition. The th«.l nB ‘u rict^ r U not Porous, and al though the bitten hand was immensely swollen the Best day, no serious results were apprehended trom amort horrible death Our 4rmv I'GrPPQTtmi/lurtuA departure, I saw our gallant Col. Sweitzcr, who VUJ JXI 11I\ Ul I t^pouaeiice. had been a prisoner at Richmond. He looks hale -■ ■ , . . .... ' and hearty, apparently in possession of his usual Camp Weeles, Va., near 'Washington D C > light-hearted and happy disposition. When with August‘>s 1869 f the boys I used to think that Col. Black and Ma- Messhs. Editors .—At this late dav I take up ,1“ (no,f C X V f weit * er^ re , th f. onl f , “ - e HP | knew capable of successfully leading or command tny pen to comply with your jrequest, and fulfil ray j irig the 62nd, and I hare no cause to change my promise, made before we left] our : peaceful homes. ! opinion. With Col. Swcitzer in command, and This Should have been attended to sooner but cir- I 1116 melm >ry of the Rented Black to inspire them . ... ■! ... i with energy, the 62nd will never falter or waver huorahle, and this is all the j n t j, e of their duty, but like the “Old apology I have to offer. Guard''of Napoleon,'who cared for naught but It is, perhaps, needless tor me to describe to the safety pf their beloved commander and the vou our trip from Altoona to Harrisburg • suffice of France, ' vi H the 62nd feel and fearlcss it to snv- we wem - ije „„ . f- ’ , .ty meet the enemy, heeding nothing save the , *’ . g ;at every station along j presence of their brave Colonel and the . inward tne road with vociferous cheers and the waving of promptings of revenge for the murder of Colonel hats and handkerchiefs. , The ladies (God bless ! Black. Sergt. Kress, Tom Green aiid a little fel them) turned out en wrasse and encouraged our I low they “Reddy," returned with Col. Sweit i..- . ~ . ■ .. , , i zer from Richmond. Thev all eniov good health hearts by their sweet smiles and pleasant words. Our Reamer has been anchor* out, in the .Mrtnj were (lie blessings invoked upon us by our j Rhodes fOr several days, anxiously awaiting or aged matrons and young maidens, and manv were j dere, and from the number of boats I see moving the tears of sympathy shod by those who knew us i abo . ut ’ 1 su PP°fe our stay here will be short. Since only as volunteer for the defence of the Constitnl I - tiqn and the.union.' Some of our men think we ■ cessively hot as along the James. The only oh were treated rather shabbily hy the P. R. R, Co.. ! jeetion to the wind is that it makes the sea'very in lasing shipped off in diHo coai-mrs, and without i r ?" gh and is P roductivc of sea sickness, vessels are StertinS " 1 W^Sd nut wtiat right has asoljier to expect decent treat- j to.where we lie, opposite Hampton, for about three ment? Is lie not (Sormnnenl stork? ' Of course. I miles, and as far back as the eye can reach, you Well, then, I shall say no more, hut merely ex- 1 SG ? nothing but bare poles and ropes, presenting press the hope that other human stock mav fare ! the appearance, of a forest of dead trees. It would better—or, at least, no worse; , ’ ; he quite as difficult to sail through here without a We sojourned in Gamp Curtin eight davs, and i s WHful pilot as for one to pass through the woods were not sorry when we received “marching or- j blindfolded. At nightffie sight is really beauti ders." Whiter was scarce and dust was plenty ; i tld - p he signal-lights suspended from the masts besides, there was no room for men to drill, aiid j and B“ ird ‘arms of the vessels causes the bay to we could do little else than loiter around and i l ,r^? nt 'he appearance of a very large citv. ‘ waste our precious time. On Saturday lust we I We are suffering very much from confinement were armed with Springfield muskets, ’ and fullv : here, with nothing to amuse us but reading and equipped for active servica In the evening wo 1 fid > sn K- Many kinds of fish of fine dimensions are struck our tents, packed up and took passage on caUBl *t hy the men, and also large sea crabs in board a train of freight cars, with the engine i ehtmdauce. We throw out a small scoop net headed towards “Dixie." About daylight on Sun- ! haVln g “ piece of meat and a weight fastened to day morning we arrived at Baltimore. Leaving | t ie k° ttom ‘ The crab goes in for the bait and is the cars, the whole regiment formed in line four I secured * They at* boiled in water As pota company bearing the colors) and marched through I toe ,'!’ and dressed " ith a I‘tUe salt, making an ex the city to the other depot. ; where we were to cm- j ccllell ' dis!l bark for Washington. "Here we were provided ! I,vas told to-day that the mills aud other works with bieaktast by the Union Relief Association I at Bolliduysburg. were fast becoming deserted bv What we had for breakfast I won’t sav, but it was : , " orkm eu enlisting in order to avoid being considered good enough for soldiers, ‘ and we felt ■ draftad - At tllis s'Sge of the game I think there better after it was down, for many of us had no I s itt,c dlffercnce Jjftween volunteoring and draft supper on the evening previous. After resting for 1 ’ lg ; rhe one voftnteers through fear of being a time we got on board another train of freight drafted alld the other prefers to take his chance cars and were soon on the road to Washington ; 111 ‘ he draft one be as brave as the other at which place we arrived about noon. Forming ' llnd “o doubt they will all make as good soldiers as in line again, we marched up near the Capitol and i anv in ,h e field. stacked arms in the street.. After resting a short i Correspondents should address their letter ns time we were marched down to the “Soldiers’ Re- ! . llsulU - Tllis movement will not effect their ,-eaeh treat,--where we were.provided with dinner. Rc- ' Jn g the anny but will delnv their arrival, turning again to our aims,,we spent the afternoon ours Respectfully, \V. 1. Unix in the street, wondering what the next move would - ~ be. Towards evening our minds were relieved hv Important Correspondence an order to return to the d Retreat,.” take simp* ,—, '-urresponaence. and spend the night as comfortable as possible!— nv-wrei!i Jlr.Y’ Injft n ES - CHAIRMAN OF Each man (excepting the General) made bis bed TO SFCRmn^ I »t S I-‘\^ C ¥, TRAl '“ Msuwlil! - by wrapping his blanket awund hitn and hW M>Im»PONSE BBWAHI> - AIfD THE down ujxm the floor, where I believe all Ifieiit soundly (at least your humble servant did) until GETTER OF MR. HUGHES, morning. After breakfast' we took up the line ’ Hr *.a Quarters or ike Democeitk: Sutel qt march for .the *‘.«acred soli” of the old ‘•Bomiu- central Committee op Pexx’a. L ion,” upon which we had the -pleasure ofsettim- u tT Pi,i “beephia. August n. ISS2.J our unhallowed Yankee feet “as soon as we had n Seward ' Secretary of State.— crossed the long bridge over the Potomac The Vtar *"•••—With some hesitation. I take the-lib moraing was ven-warhi. and we wx-rc all more ui ! mu' °*i i° n - lle tp - vou tllrce documents viz: less impressed with the importance of Ihd.t hwo- add «:ss ot the Democratic State Central Com siu-lcs. I believe only one man in die whole regi- mit,ee .°‘ State: an Address this dav issued hv merit gave out, although several entertained seri- m - vselt ’ a ! Chairman, and the form of' a call for ous thoughts of “caving in. " After marching five a >' reat Wl *ss Meeting, alamt to lie held in this or six miles, we reached the site of our present „ camp, where we pitched oar terns aud commenced 1 T 0 sa - v ,hat tllc “ddress of the Com making ourselves --at home." The oulv incun- mittec has been much assailed In- leading and in venieuce we exjiorience here, is scarcity of water 1 nucmialjomiials conducted by those who claim and what we do get is not what a Pennsylvanian 1 I°Jn ■ VOUI ' , l ' oli ' il ' al fricnds - The denmiciation would call good. It is all obtained from’wells by : wnw sodcc "? cd as t 0 l»«>nounce it treasonable. means of a rope and windless. The ground upon ’ v hetner or not it is treasonable, you can best de whicli wo are encamped was once a splendid farm * C [ 7l ' me i f .v°n read it. It is lengthy and may Alas! wiiat a change ; There are no fences to be i l‘ P to ° m '. lc lof volir tinl( ’i but the address js seen, even around the little patches of sickly look- ,•• m - vseli . this day, is comparatively short, ing corn which some families have planted" The ft 11 sta,c ' s pnsdions sufficiently to determine celebrated “peach orchard” ; has disappeared and 1 , character of ‘be former, it will relieve vou of all looks desolate. The once beautiful*fields -ire ' ab ? r 'f- vo " W||J 1-63(1 t,le latter, now splendid drill grounds for Union troops, and I ,c . I °f »•>« Committee, as well as they have lieon and still are lieing faithfully used U ‘ lU >y '■ i 1? Chairman, are Imth from mv for that purpose. Almost every- dav some new °'' n I>eU ’ 1 sllonld I)ear the greater part of what regiment pitches its tents nedr us, remains a dav c m rc K roach s,loldd attach ,0 tlleir publication, or two and then packs up aud moves .Southward. ] allow ™ e t 0 “-^uv 6 . von that they contain the Sometimes several regiments pass us in one dav of not less than three hundred thous while others halt and occupy - the ground but ‘ a,KI of the men of Pennsylvania, and I believe of cently evacuated bv their brothers in arms one million of men in the central States Onr regiment is already becoming slightly af- i t v . Pe unsylvania, New York, Ohio, I'ccted yvith soldierly why shouldn’t it ? iaaa and Illinois. . I will add, too, that I bc- We know our officers, we know,one another and i ICVC * ler ? Is 110 otber mi,lion of men in the"whole we have reason to believe that we are making as ' f ' oan,r y. 01 t"°re devoted'patriotism and lovaltv. rapid progress in military efficiency as any other I "’‘ll add, too, that I believe this million of regiment under the same circumstances, ’it has I ™ Cn f, ’ amid P°htical cnanges, remain patriot been decided to drill five companies, of. this regi- ' , »- v j, w ill r6a<l one or both of the ment two hours each day, in the use of artillery ] ?“???? addre * se ®» .““d If, m connection with the in the different forts surtounding our present camp! ! m, f. la T e stated ,n ,x> g ar( i to their supporters, it In order to determine : yvliich: companies should I W,U s ‘ lm,, l a te you or serve you iu any degree to handle the big guns, and in which fort eaefi com- : p fT ot f, a P° ll6y °" 'be part of the Administration pany should receive Instruction, it was found no- !ak J^ 1 - nt inco n,O P"' down the demon of cessary to cast lots. Ten tickets, five of which ',, ! 10l , ,tloai - m m .v sole object in addressing vou were blank and five of w hich were numbered were i.a (~P r haP s presumptuous) note, shall be more placed in a box, and each Captain then proceeded! ! "f!f, a ,u Und T nn x'! obtained - At all events, rest as to draw one ticket. This was h fairwnv of deeid- ' s,ir e <l that 1 Mdress you with the profound ros ing the matter, and Company D, Captain Hostct- i I>eCt dne - vonr h, S h personal and official charac ter, drew No. 1, which i entitles ns to the use of 1 the big guns in the nearest fort—about a mile : number to l tlie those companies who drew blanks will have to Department of State. 1 content themselves with field duty; Company H, ; w , "’ASHi.voTov. Ang. 19th, 1862. | Ciipt. McKeage, is one Of these. I have been un- p io *' W- Hcghes, Esq., Headquarters of the unable, up to this time, to ascertain any further par- I State Central Committee of Pennsvl ticularsjn regatd to the “drawing,” but you shall I c” 1 ' 9 ’ p ™lMdphia.—Dear Sir:—l have had the lie informed in due season—of this, as well as . T° f giving your letter of the Uth ’inst., any other items of interest which may Iran spite in i i ? three papers to which it refers, the “course of events.” ' * j two ot them being appeals written bv yourself Company A, Cnpt. Bell, left us on Saturday -o'^ ressed , by » h « Democratic State Oentrai night last, having been detailed* guard the Lone- ! f? the Democrats and all other Bridge. g ! f £ enda °f the Constitution in Pennsylvania,” and I , .With raan .V thanks for a lafo copy of our old I -5 other ? el "?.? («■ • ma «* meeting of the friend, the Tribune, I will close iby subscribing niv- 1 < ? ltlz ® ns °f p htladelphia, the objects of which self Your humble sen-’t. ! Brevier ’ 1 j? 66 ? 1 ! 8 w ,* ll he “to express a firm purpose to J ’ | *«nd by the maintenance of the NAonal Consti- Hamptok Rhodes, Ang.Thth 1869 : tutioit with devotion to tlie American Union,” m,»». mccr.m w d™ ,-s™, i letter to yon quite a change has taken place in the 'o the purposes of Abolitionism, and formally to Army of the Potomac. The commanding Gen- ® x press the intention of tl|e Democratic jparty to * eral has seen j.ropcr to evacuate our recent posi- s , alw f ys hitherto done, namely, to sup tT *• l ™“ »• 1-8. w hitlier. Various are the conjectures as to our ever peril, against the insidious and treasonable destination, bnt we must all rejnain in ignorance ; tea ehinfs of Abolitionists.” ; for the time being. On Friday] last a portion of i d I® 11 me some influential journals, con <Jfe prin r g office , embarked on board the Ariel. The General and { °thers are conceived in the same spirit with the staff remained behind intending] to come overland ! Pne wbicb is 80 harshly judged. You desire me to Old Point. For several' ilays previous the j J; nd ,r igh , thpn l for m . VBe l f - Yon 7 Ja^T^ y k“ d ii° m “ rch ’ haYing i will have of ijrtrfud^'lxOTions placed their, knapsacks on boardithe boats, retain- : ?» to induce the Proddcnt to ffivor a tcU I mg notliing but their canteens aiid haversacks con- ; lcy . *? P 1 do J n 'he demon of Abolitionism ! mining three days rations. The sick from the Ime wlffi ‘1 doc ‘™ en ' s th us submitted to : ia a. ,ho „ „„ h tafa&st i placed on board transports and (jakeii to the hos- : tbe .sincerity of (he devotion to the Union which i pital at old point. The hospitals here were taken : as '' leir aa 'ho r - J'°u have avowed. ‘, ’ i all aback by the arrival of so many sick, as they : engaceff 1 not fnJ 06 *r ?“ y , tbnt tbis nntlon is now j had been packing up and preparing to follow tlie > posing pki-ties \ general movement. While locking around the hp ?> N in » efril war, carried on by opposing aJi i Hospital, tlie oilier day, for members of company mi £? Pn an Issue of national life or death/ M I found Jonathan Ginter, a tidan named Potts, tions ofYdrainUtratfoT '/m K" 0^ 04 *- '■ and another pained Brindio. thby seemed to bo j there will be time enough tOKtfltesi sSsho 1 m tolerable but I presimie not able to en- 1 tio T ns ’ I dure the march. They will probably join i suefothT *°^ a 00urse for others to par tite company when/It arrives at jits destination. : that. neiAer iwT mihlfo sa T myself, ] Uieut. AMurnty has been | very ilnweU for some j ean I know with favir or °ffisffivor° r citizen ’ ■ Third. The Govenors will cause an immediate enrolment of all able-bodied male citizens (includ ing of course in several New England States the colored citizens) between the ages of eighteen and forty-live years, giving the name, age and occupa tion of each, together with such facts as mav de termine his exemption. The expenses of this en rolment will he paid by the United States. fourth. Where the law exists in any State for carrying out this draft, or where the laws are de fective, the following regulatiohs will bo observed : 1. As soon as the enrolment is completed the lists are to be filed in theoffice of the Sheriffs of the rcsiiective counties. -■ A commissioner is to be appointed bv the Governor in each county, at per diem, to su perintend the drafting and to determine the claims (or exemption. _ Ihe enroling officers shall immediatelv. niion the filing of the enrolment lists, notify said Com missioner that said lists have been so filetl, and the ' oraimssioners shall therefore give notice bv hand lulls jiosted in each township of his cpuntv, at the time and place of which claims of exemption will lie received ijjid determined by him, and shall hx the time to be specified in the order aforesaid within ten days of the filing of the enrolment at which the draft shall be made, and all persons claiming to lie exempt from Military duty, shall, before the said days fixed for the' draft, make prool ot such exemption before said Commissioner, and If found sufficient, his name shall be stricken nom the list by a red line drawn through it Icav mg if still legible. The commissioner shall in like manner strike from the list the names of all persons now in the militaiy service of the United States—all Telegraph operators and contractors ac nally engaged on the -3th day of August IM.- engineers ot locomotives on Kailroads. tic Vice 1 resident of the United States, the officers, judicial and executive, of the Govcrn nicnt otthe United States, the members of both ■ Mouses ot Congress and their res]ioolive officers Ail custom house officers and their clerks, all i ostofficers and stage drivers who are employed in the care and conveyance of the mails of the post offices ot the United States, all ferrymen'who arc employed at any terry on the post roads, all pilots, all mariners actually employed in the sea service ot any citizens or merchants within the: United Mates all engineers and pilots of-registcred or li censed steamboats and steamships, -and all persons exempt In the laws of the respective States from military duty, on sufficient evidence, or his ikm sonal knowledge that said persons belong to any ot the aforesaid classes, whether the exemption is claimed by them or not. Exemption will not be made for disability unless it he of such prominent character as to render tire person unfit for service for a period of more than thirty dais, to he certi . b - v a s, "J eo '[ appointed by the Govenor in county for that purpose. ! “S* fi , xed the commissioner, the Sheriff, or in his absence, some one appointed by nl?-I?^‘ n “t lor ! Cr ’ in llis presencapublicly I lace a wheel, or in a box similar to those used for drawing jurors, the names of all persons iwt stricken from the enrolment list, and a proper ner foldedPP°| int i? d the colnm >ssioner, and^blmd folded, shulU thereupon draw from the:box or \whcel, a number of ballots equal to the number of men to he drafted as the quota of the county. the . , .r , f ed i ,otlee of his l>ein ? Crofted, and of tlie place of rendezvous, must be served m»n each jierson so drafted. “ ' griss fv men nu,st “serable at the conn dnveo f .il he J r , r ? s P e^tlv « counties within four daj s aflerThe drafting, whence transportation will be furnished them to the place ofrendezvol* 9. A copy of the draft most be sent bv the Commissioner to the coimnandant of the rendez vous, and another to theatdjotant General of the htate, who will immediate]/ organize the drafted men mto companies of one hundred and obe nmn and regiments often such companies. uJLi 1 the expiration of the time allowed the drafted men for reaching the rendezvous he are ap^inbS™ 1 ! 0 *^ 1 ' filthy AuguT o'** T atl U - teer q , UOtaS not shall bfcon^oHdat<^ ! bv he r on,p ete re « i,neDtB number thra are and *■» ta drafted 10 fill volunteer quo- ' F. W. Hughes, , Natubalieatiov op Aliev Solmers;— We ! IS . *° r the benefit such as are not aware of is entitled”* ° f SKn * *’ le follow 'ng ;which : certahi Imy aud emoluments of i sj^&K.iasr 4 r " «■” h* i a^'!?f! )Cit l Thitt'anv ; mu any previous declaration of his intention to , become a citizen of the United ZL r V 1 he shall not be retired to Zh **' rtf w «hin the United States pwio™* thing effectually it one time. It cannot wisely T TNPSET'S IMPROVER turn aside from, the ease of the fearfni demon of I j 1 disunion, to pursue any inferior demon, whether imaginary or real, I think that the wrangles which occurred among the Crusaders abont their respective creeds, when they sat down to tlic siege of Jerusalem, were Just as rational and Just as wise as disputes about Abolitionists would now lie in the Army of-the Potomac in front of Richmond. What is unwise in the camp ot such a moment cannot lx: wise in the Cabinet! or in the assemblages of the people. | I am occupied here either in meditating be- I tween diifering parties and jealous sects, or else in ! watching and conntemcfiug-thc intrigues of trai- I tors in Europe, But I sometimes think that if. i instead of being charged with these duties, I were at liberty, as you seem to lie, to servethe country in my own way, I could make an ajipSil to Dem ocrats and Republicans, Abolitionists and slave holders in behalf of our distracted country that would bring the whole people at once under arms, and send treason reeling back into the den ot darkness from whence if sprung. I do not know how this wonid be, blit I do know that if I,were in your place, I should try. I am, very respectfully, Vour obedient servant, William H. Skwakd, Regulations for the Draft. On the Oth of August the following regulations for making the draft were telegraphed from Wash ington to Gov. IMerpoint, of Virginia. We give a full abstract of the provisions: First. The Governors of the State will proceed to tu„nish their quotas of the militia, under the call lor 300,000 such troojis. (Under both requi sitions the State is called upon to furnish 92,841 men.) Second. The Governors are forthwith to desig- the plan of rendezvous, as few in number as jjossihle, and name the commandants of such posts. BLOOD SEAItC'Hj, | a sens: .xju; h.h Cancer, Cancerous Formation-, Scrofula, Pimples on the Face. Sore Eyes, Tetter Affection,. Hwhl, Old and Stubborn Ulcers Rheumatic Disorders. \ Jaundice, Salt Rheum, Liver Complaint. Loss of Appetite Low Spirits, Female r oraplsim i'.pllcpsy p Paralysis or Palsy, Syphilitic Diseases awl ' of tl, ( . ft, : Together with all other disease, hau ongin in a depraved condition of the hi,,, * dilatory system. CASE OF DANIEL A. BOV]) I Pittsburgh, December 31 i »«.G. H. Kexsxs : 1 take pleasure i„ „ latl V' notary statement in favor of a uieciidu,, , failed “ Liasgn’a Blood Searches.' i i laJ ‘ ' Bve yean with Scrofula which broke out a , T' forehead so as to disfigure me very much. i' Wt ’ ’*.'1 hijir when the dieease made its appearance; ii also ;■* f en my arm above and below the elbow, ami ei r * ' fkin and flesh so as to expose a fearful sort il- ' if“ W >*ead went so far that several small Came ont. 1 was very.week and |., w SJ , ir ; leii :yiven up all hope of ever getting well, „ j h,j Oral skillful physicians and they did ulJ , ' tembor last, 1861.1 was induced u> irv - D ' iaovED Blood Siarchke.” I must C oufr« i * a ' db patent medicines, but after 1 had used tk,Z hC!*' Blood Searcher, the ulcers on no head and ,in a ;* • I have now taken eight or ten With,.' ,‘j apd arm are entirely well except the scar, '' "* tjio sores. I will also state that I had ih. ■fpy bad ' u ‘ ni y arms and legs. Xho Bl«.i bitred the rheumatism. I a», il 4 -‘t, yhars of age, and I feel as suple and y„unx l4'. 4. Jiwas twenty; and have increased in weight t»cmi'44 I;would also state that the disease in mv fcrehwa’ 4. 'bkd that when I stooped andljft.xi anything b„>, Mood run out of the sore. Ur. Ke.vs.-r had a ot me by Mr. Cargo, tbs artist, after I 4 well. It does not show my appearance as bad ;i , before I commenced taking the medicine, V™, ... ttjc photograph, one of which is u-,w it. ,„ v |„..4„ s)|d also at Dr. Keysere Ido Wood ftre-i. I ueul.,. stjtte tiiat 1 took the Blood Searcher w hich wa, a:,i- Idte Ur. Keyver commenced making it. Alii. hdlped me some, I did not recover fast until 1 c.. i utjide by Dr. Keyaer himself. One bottle i lii- i. ii iubre good than two of the old. I believe it „., ~.j ;. , Stronger and better. 1 have recommended 4 4 ’ to a great many of my friends tin ~ cutes.and 1 believe it has helped the whole ~f ii ; ,... , may publish this if you wish, unde I am ainuuu- :i4. who are afflicted ns I was may be cured. I live i. l;. S'f. d Pino Street, and am employed at Colivih, i ( sop-s Union Marble Works. 54 Wayne street. A BLIND MAN' CURED X live in Sligo, nt Clinton f?l„ have bjijnil in both eyes for nearly four years. 1 called ~c Kaysor abnut three months ago and naked U im 1., directions to, the Indention for the blind /„ fuihuM gl," XJtj told me that I need hot go to Philadelphia to got 03 M h,M > medlcino that would cur.. ~i... a s he widni. ,i. ease Was in the blood. I was treated w it two or 5a flw hospital in this city, ami was ii; my disease always returned after a month or two lit,, , capie out the hospital. I found my disease . turning aud I called, by tbo advice of a good friend ■ mino, on Dr.Keyser. who has restored my sight, jd.l eyhs are neatly as well as ever. The Doctor gai-i -‘ Idndsoy's Blood Searcher” and a wash. v Pittsburg, July 5,1861 Tpnew—E. F. M’Elroy, Andcrwn street, Allegfctt Cfajr. A BAD SOKE LEG CURED ftlrrucxcH, September 18, 1861.— 1 hereby certify * *° re for over a year. It was cp\ei'-: W *M* Ulcers and sores to that I could not wort for Death a JMh My leg swelled so that 1 was unable to do ac; ,hta .K ?> r » long tipi*, (tjt at least hix mi'Dtllr. I in* several of the best doctors in, the city, but without an; benefit; finally I called on Dr. Keyset*. at Xo. 140 Woai rtf H» only attended me about two aud r»' r UJ€? but two bottles of medicine, and I am now cotireh we|l and have confined so for six months. lam employ* at ihe Eagle Engine House., on Fourth Afreet, where «.v unican see me/ ‘ CANCER CURED n * M ‘ awwiq,.—Mr. John pope, of Bis* soo, near Montypool, vMontuontfdtire, England, V. *"■ l follows; -t l3 bid woman ia this place has wi-iini nu- : . you respecting ‘ Lisdsey's Blood Seakcheb. : ; whiisli she found great benefit, and wishes to have s I*" 1 ' morn.: She has been suffering from a disease of a carve oos nature for the last six or seren years. Her dangW« living in America, obtained it for her, and soot Ia eighteen bottles. She is now quite out of it. and 1 usl ' written to her danghter twice and hare received . e wee ;j of course she Is anxious to get more, to get O ' pietply cured. I told her I would write to you ; - r '■ agency In this country, and she feit very much pleased liear me say so. I now beg to ash you on what term, J* will supply me; yon will please bear in miud tie.'* tinge, and supply me as cheap as possible. Tic carnst' on thr one doaen bottles was £1 8s 6d. The medicine «>■ a preifont from.hsr daughter. 1 would like to life * BhwdEearcher in a jar or small cask, if you mb** l ;' in tbit vgy, or in pint or quart bottles. I " ill wb j 3tc through bank or registered letter, which ever will ■» convenient to you, if yon will send me earners recur l • the jnkjvtel as security. I wonld wind you a stamp n* awer this, but as it ia uncertain of tiiis reaching J OO,1 account of the country being iu six and seven., a which is commonly used, yon will he klod tv>*& ' charge pie with the postage. ' • Vows*, resfM‘<rfftilly [Siknedj JOBS M-*'. [Wo; have seen the letter which is published in h" u ’' Dirpeacn, from John Pope, and believe it to he gen' l!L- ' Xtiitnri IHtpatrh Pittsburgh. Vt&iJipok/or Dr. Kegttr't name onr the corks to y 1 tr * hemp irhpottd upon. ,„o Prepared « D d sold by Dr tieoxoc U. Kktsek, Pittsw _Boj<t lj> Altoona by A. Bocbh and 0. " ■ ' H J. K. Pantos and Jaco» £»»»* Omanrous K rysi|*laT a . Mercurial Di*. as .. Genei >'i Dfbj£. DANIM. \ tiu\ DAVID KINNOLLV Clinton Mills, Sli THOMAS PABRkU Iffiuiia -JMSSm PRINTED ON Campbell's $650 “Country Press TRIBUNE IPOWER-PRE - PRINTING OFFICE. Having, within tho nasi two yoavs, made corvnio Addition to our estsbli#hm»iDt in th* way of new rvp«t Screw Preas, Paper Cutltr, Curd Cotter, Kolioi ohine, Cord Power P*e*s, ami lur*v .Newspaper I Pre«K (a cut. of which We give ulk.vv) we are now pre: 10 execute anything iu| the line uf printing or rail stylo equal to any raUbliahiuer.t in the State, a price* equally low. We can execute, on short noth •tylee of Wedding, Visiting, BaU A Business C CirhtilarSf Programmee, mammoth posters, SALE bil OBCIUL Pamphlets, Pay and Cheek Bo BLANK BOOKS, manifests, and blanks of all kin All we wk i« a trial, feeling confident that we cm malefaction if we have the opportunity. Office in Lowtber', building, corner of Virginia an nie streets, opposite Superintendent’s Office. LiOO-ApLi ITElhtlS Thk Dhaat. —The enrollment of the ntilit this county will bo jftnfcihfld in * few days it will then lie seen whether Blair hits furnished quota. We leant t|hat 'the quota of this cot under all the; calls, Excepting that fcr three m< men, is 1852.tnen. | 'Whether the enroll mem show that we have exceeded or fell short of amount, we have as yet no means of oscertait It can only be known after the Deputy Man have made their returns and the lists have 1 compared. The manner in which the enrollt is taken prevents ope county from imposing t or claiming the men who have gone from aho county and enlisted in companies raised in the 1 The Marshals take the name of every man has gone to war from bis district, with the lent the company and the regiment in which he en ed. no matter whether the company is from an er coimty or State. : Thus every county, and trict in the county, receives credit fot its < This county will receive no credit for men t Huntingdon county who enlisted in compa from this county, although they may have rec ed the bounty given ,by Blair. This is right far as exhibiting the patriotism of a county is . cerned, but wrongTi) reference to the,bounty. When it is known exactly how many men lacking in a district,; to make up the quotas, think it would be an easy mattqr to raise vol teers sufficient to Ail it. It.is done in the foil ing manner in other’ places.. A meeting of citizens of a district is called and the annout meat made that so many men are wanted to AI the quota. A bounty fund Is immediately ra by those whose business will' not admit Of t leaving and this bounty is offered for volume In every case it is accepted and lieved from a draft.; In this way the burden 1 equally upon all who will pay, and at the s; time enables those who volunteer to leave eno behind (hem for the support of those who are pendent'upon them. jlt is better for those who not wish to leave their business to contribute erally to thisTund ft*v volunteers and not run risk of being drafted, and it b also better for tb who can leAe lioffio to take die Isniuty, and g, volunteers than to island their chance in aii and have to go without bounty. It may he , that this wonld shield the rich, and compel poor to volunteer. do not so consider it. this stage of the gamje, when a draft is to be m> all are equal, and jf a man who stands a cfiance to be drafted! can, by volunteering, s himself from being grafted, and receive a c> peusation of $6O or $lOO dollars, it is ccnaiuli his advantage to takie it. Besides, it fa not p ing for a substitute. The man who pays tow this bounty, no matter how liberally, might not drafted, and therefore have no substitute to t nfab, but he pays thermoney directly for the fa efit of those who volunteer, and in order tost the district from a draft. We do not know h others may view this, or what action may be tak on it. We note it as the manner of procedure other places where it is found to work to the advi tage of all. There are many men' in thfa> pit who wish to go into the army and would gladly so if such inducements be offered, provided shall be fonnd that Altoona has not furnished I quota. ' ■ ■ ' Proportion of Churches.— The Christian teitiyencer has compiled a table showing the p illation and somber of churches in the cities New Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boat s from which we learn that in New York there one cbmth to every 2,641 of a population, in PI adelphia one to eveiy 2.056, in Baltimore ont cvery 1,249, and in Boston one to every 1,586 Brooklin, Newark and Elizabeth city, have es ows church to every 1,000 inhabitants. ' Wl the ebnreheg in the cities are much larger a more expensive than in country towns, yet country towns far exceed the cities in the awn of churches compared with the population. It Altoona, a new place, and we find that we ht nine churches completed and in use, and t building, malting eleven, viz:—2 Catholic, IPr byterian, I Lutheran, I Methodist Episcopal Baptist, 1 Protestant Episcopal, I United Bre fop, X African Methodist, completed, and 1 f» Mlßn Lutheran, and 1 Winebrcnarian in course erection. Taking the population of Altoona ®,QOp, (his would give us one church to every 4 inhabitants. Several of our churches 1 will h< more than 600 persons comfortably, and most them will hold 400, consequently we have chni fbr eveiy inhabitant of the town. Tbeeit cope with country towns in this respect. I‘DCAi, Bagoagb Agent. —Wo team that i Kail Road Company is about to erect a baggi room at the depot, ih this place, amLthat J. M zaree > formerly a brakeman ou the Mail Tr» * >etween *hi» place ind Harrisburg, has been pointed baggage agint. This will throve a gt to persons departing or arriving VVhen departing they can take their baggagt the depot, place it h nder the care of the baggi hare it cheeked to their destination no farther tVojtble in looking afterit ofi (hoee arriving win be take) “‘a** 6 <*r to garKold of tj^^^r
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