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TpBSBAY, OCT. 30,1862.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
nsamsYLVANiA ss ;
fctievame a md Uj the mOarity of the Commtm
mtmwtattk of Pema/lnania, Andbbw G. Ctm
iXMf'iCovmmor of tie mad ComnumweaitA,
a proclamation.
It is a good thing to render thanks
/onto God for all His mercy and loving kind-
Thewfort, !, hionunr G. Cnnrur, Governor of
thhCcstmonwealth of Pennsylvania, do recommend
that THURSDAY, THE 27th DAY OFNO
- EMBER NEXT, be set apart hr the people of
this Commonwealth, as a day of solemn Prayer
and Tfisnksgiving to the Almighty: Giving Him
hnmble thanks that He has been graciously pleas
ed to protect our free institutions and Government,
and fokoep us from sickness and pestilence—and
to cause this earth to bring forth her increase, so
that our garners are choked with the harvest—and
to look,so favorably on the toil of His children,
that industry has thriven among us and labor had
its reward; and also that He has delivered ns from
the hands of our enemies—and filled our officers
and men in the field with a loyal and intrepid
spirit, and given them victory—and that be has
poured out upon os (albeit unworthy) other great
■ and manifold blessings:
Beseeching Him to help and govern us in His
steadfast fear and love, and to put into our minds
good fleshes, so that by His continual help we
may have a right judgment in all things:
. And especially praying Him to give to Chris
tian churches grace to bate the thing which is evil,
and to utter the teachings of tmth and righteous
ness, declaring openly foe whole counsel of God ;
" And most heartily entreating Him to bestow upon
our civil rulers, wisdom and earnestness in conn
di,oodiipoo our military leaders,' zeal and vigor
in action, that the fires of rebellion may be
quenched—that we being armed with His defence
may he preserved from all perils, and that hereaf
ter our people, living in peaceand quietness, may,
from generation to generation, reap the abundant
finite; of His mercy, and with joy and tbankful
\ ness praise and magnify His holy name.
Given tinder my hand and the great seal of the
State; at Harrisburg, this Twentieth day of Oc
tober, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight, hundred and sixty-two, and of foe Com
monwealth foe eighty-seventh:
Bt the Goveekob. A. G. CURTIN.
EDI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Cox&ical.
The last Clearfield Republican comes oat in
large letters claiming a great triumph in this Sen
atorial district for Wallace. Why, gentlemen of
the Ribublican, you’re joking, sorely, ain't you?
What kjnd of a triumph is it? to run farther
BEHIND his ticket than ever aiman of any party
did before, in the same number of votes, is a tri
umph, then your Senator is entitled to the claim.
Heron 1100 behind his State ticket here, without
the army vote, and farther behind in Cambria
than he was ahead in his own county. A splen
did demonstration this of personal strength and
popularity. Nothing saved him but the political
complexion of the district and the five thousand
soldiers away from the three counties, who are en
deavoring to save our Union and uphold our Con
stitution. A splendid triumph! Another time
will complete it sure. Please publish the figures
o ( your triumph in this county.
■Nxwspapkk Office Gotied.— 'The office of
the American Volunteer, at Carlisle, Pa., was gut*
ted by a crowd of some one hundred men, mostly
soldiers from the barracks at that place, a few
evenipgs since. The cause of the attack was tbe
publication in that paper of a most scarrillous
attack upon the President. The crowd entered
the .office pad threw the type into the street, broke
upthe atands and cases with hatchets, and burned
up that port of the edition of the paper which had
notbeen sent out. Much as such a fate was
meritedhy that jpaper, we most heartily condemn
this mode taking revenge. Mob law is dangerous
in all cases and should not be encouraged. It al
ways falls short of accomplishing the object in
tended, and the innocent too often suffer with the
guilty. .There are other and more effectual means
ef punishing tbe ntterers of such unreasonable lan
guage,
Comuutss and Senate Official. —The fol
lowing are the official figures of the rote for
Congressman and Senator in the districts com
pared of the counties named below:
81air.......
Cambric,
Huntingdon,...
Miffiin,;.........
Totals,
McAllister's majority.
SENATOR.
Blair,
Cambria,..
CWarfield,,
(Totals,
Wallace's majority,
Chas. A. Hay, pastor of the Luther
<•* church, at Harrisburg, was recently arrested
hy order,of Gen* Wool, for the publication of a
card in which he stated that the secession ladies
of BaMipnre, by permission of Gen. Woql, were
pawnKtad totake their wounded friends (confeder
ate jntdim) out of the hospitals and attend to
' them, and .that the same privilege was denied loyal
tpgnn who,wished ,to takeout Union soldiers.
After s hearing, Mr. Hay was discharged. Gen.
Wool alleged that be did not give permission for
the removal of confederate soldiers, but that it
ana done by his subordinates.
- (B®* ilt is stated that daring the four
Jtoars that the Monitor was in action
tf iijlfllj* the thermometer indicated UO
degree* in the fire room, and 107 to 110 in the
fjte Matte portions of the vessel
Altoona, .
Co. D. 125th P. V:—As we have been visited
by several of your comfany, and among the rest
• But bis visit was not very acceptable,
for he left avetybadname for the company that
left this place. As I felt interested in the com-
I thought it prudent to let you or them
know what the report is here. In the first place,
when he came up, he acted very bad, for he told
Sjfcjnany different stories about his being Wounded.
When he came through Mill Creek he had both
h)& hands tied up, and told there that he was run
oyer by a horse, and that it kicked him, and stove
his breast in, and broke both his wrists, &c., &c.
He told in this place that the way he was hurt
was, he had a gun that he took from a dead rebel,
that shot six loads at once, and just as he was
going to shoot the gun, it was struck by a ball,
and broke in two and crippled him. And further,
he said that as you were drawing near the ground
where the fight was, and when you were about
109' yards from the rebels, (of our
company) fainted and gave out, and said he was
sick; and he (the visitor) raised a great report
about it. I had never thought that of ,
froth what slight acquaintance I had with him,
I thought he would act the man in all cases. And
torther, he said , (also of onr Co.) gave out
ns you were going into battle, and he said he had
to coax ■ hard to get him to go in. He said he
stopped two or three times going in, arid he said
he coaxed very hard to get him in. Ap lam not
acquainted with , I cannot of mvself sav
anything Of him, but, by the talk of the people, he
bears a good name here, and I think it bad to
ruin a good name. From what I hear I think
you have made a poor selection.
Your friend, A. L. T.
Please read to die company.
Will the writer of the above please send his
name to the same address, as by so doing he will
relieve onr minds of a doubt or suspicion which
exists there. It may all be as ‘*A. li. T ” re
porty, and, again “A. L. T.” may be an enemy
of Othe visitor,” and seeks, in this, . way,’ to injure
him. We do not say it is the ease, but how are
we to know ? By sending his name, be will, per
ha]A, remove this idea, and his letter shall be read
to ti» company. It has not been made public yet,
M'Allisteh. Blaib.
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Wallace. Hall.
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Our Army Correspondence
Amor or the Potomac, \
Sandy Hook, Oct, 13, 1862. j
; Deak Tbibuke :—I shonld hare written von
tie this, but nothing has transpired with us that
would be of general interest to your readers. And
even at this hour I doubt whether I can commu
nicate anything special or interesting. We. have not
seen y our welcome sheet for two or three weeks,
and are getting rather rusty in. “Local News.”
Please send a copy regularly hereafter, and charge
same to subscriber. News bare been scarce with
us since our unfortunate and lamented companion,
“Brevier,” wrote you, with the exception of the
events of the 17th ult., which, I see by the .last
Tribme we received, yon hare given your readers
from personal observation, having yourself visited
the ever-to-be-remembered field of Antietam. 1
can add nothing to your able description of that
scene.
The 125th is still encamped on Maryland
Heights, and rumor, always on the float, says
they will quarter there for the winter. ; But it is
only rumor, no official notice of the fact having, as
yet, been given. They will have a cool time of
it, if they do quarter there. The hill is Very steep
and high, and though covered with timber when
we first camped there, is now strewn with felled
trees. Companies have been detailed for two
weeks to cut the timber down. It wears a differ
ent aspect from what it did when 'Miles surrender
ed it. - \
Companies D and G are detached from the
126th, to assist Capt. J. Bead, Commissary at
this station, to nnload and store army provisions,
from the cars of the Baltimore and Ohio R. R.
This road is now doing a very heavy? business,
both in the Freight and Passenger line. All the
Government stores from Washington tb Freder
ick, Sandy Hook and Harper’s Ferry, (at which
places there are stations for the distribution of
provisions) are carried over this road, and the
Passenger trains are every day crowded to over
flowing.
Sandy Hook is on the Baltimore and Ohio R.
R. about two miles from Harper’s' Feriy,. and is
within a stone’s throw of the Potomac. It is a
small village, very irregularly built, and not very
cleanly in appearance. However, it is a more de
sirable place to camp than Maryland Heights, as
water in abundance is close at hand, which is an
item of considerable importance to one who has
to do his own washing' and cooking. Then we
are closer to provisions, which are not furnished
by Uncle Sam, which we can buy. The place is
under martial.law, of course, and Capt. J. Kinsler,
of Co. F. 29th P. Y., is Provost Marshal, and
keeps vety good order in the place. Groups of
rebels, who have been either sick, wounded or
prisoners, here apply for passes or transportation
every day. I’hey talk and laugh with our boys
like friends, instead of enemies.
Our company, with one or two exceptions, is
well, but the health of the Regiment is not so
good, as visitors who come to see us, inform us.
Three are reported to have died on the 21st.—
Samuel Henchy, of Co. A.; Leonard Mabis, of
Co, K.; and another in Co. I, whose name I have
not heard. Mabis, it is said, fell into a spring,
about a foot deep, and drowned. It is supposed
be was out of his mind at the time. Chills and
fever are very prevalent and appears to be the epi
demic with which all are inflicted.
Lieut. Alex. Marshall and privates Lewis
Minehart, Jno. Walton and Joseph Robertson,
who had been absent, wounded, for some time
after the 17th ult., have returned, and are doing
well, the former having now command of our
company. The last news we had of our absent
wounded they were all doing well, but are pretty
well scattered over the country. They ore all
anxious to rejoin us, and will do so as soon
as, they are .able. Our Captain is at Me
chanicsburg, and was at last accounts, doing well,
and anxiously awaiting the time when he will be
able to take charge of his company. We all hope
it will be soon, for a better, more kind, and braver
officer is not to be found. Few Captains have
the welfare of their companies more at heart than
he. Sergt. E. L. Russ is at Harrisburg, and 1
presume you hear from him oftener than we do.
The following anonymous letter was received
by Lieut P. S. Trees, on the 17th iust., and
caused indignation and distrust in a great many
of our boys. It is well known that our, boys did
their whole duty on the 17th of September, and to
be charged with cowardice, or slinking :the fight
under pretence, is not to be taken so easily at this
time.' They did their duty nobly and should re
ceive praise, instead of such false accusations as
are contained in the following letter. But I give
yon the letter verbatim el literatim
os it would not do to make an accusation without
being able to substantiate it. If he so desires, his
name shall not be' used, only to satisfy die mind
of the person he addressed, that be is a reliable
man, and we will attend to the rest. We hope
he will grant our request, as we are deeply inter
ested in the matter.
Bat we mnst stop scribbling. Any items of im
portance that may transpire hereafter, dear “Tri
bune.” will be communicated as soon as possible
Yours truly, BOURGEOIS.
O - Through the kindness of the recipient we
are permitted to take the following extracts
from a letter written on the 18th inst., by a mem
ber of the Anderson Troop, now with Gen. Buell's
army. It is dated in camp near Crab Orchard,
Ky. In speaking of the late battle in that vicinity
the writer savs;—
‘‘Yon hare, ere this, read different accounts, of
our proceedings since we left Louisville on this
last expedition. I have seen few papers since we
left Louisville, and only one since the battle of
chaplin Hills, near Perrysville, and that was the
Louisville Journal of the 14th inst. That paper's
account of the battle was mainly correct. 1 will
not attempt a description, but in general terms I
can say that it was one of the bloodiest and most
desperate struggles that has taken place in this
department, if not in the country. The barren
hills and almost entire absence of water for man
or beast, for miles around, within our lines, made
it a place of intense suffering for our army, espe
cially those who stood in line of battte all day
(aud the weather hot and dry for the season) fight
ing a desperate enemy who had almost all the
water fit for use. There stood one wing of our
army receiving the deadly fire of an overwhelming
force, but gallantly they stood (with few exceptions)
returning the fire with equally deadly effect, as
the battle field but too plainly indicated, when the
smoke had cleared away.
Here I am proud to say that the 79th Penna.
Begt. Col. Hambright, nobly distinguished itself
for bravery and coolness. I have it from a disin
terested witness that the 79th stood in line of bat
tle, never wavering, as though on dress parade.
Even those slightly wounded stood up in line.
Another person told me that when their ammuni
tion was exhausted they stood in line until" they
were supplied, and my informant says the dead
rebels in front of their lines attest to the coolness
and steadiness of their fire.. Col. Hambright and
his well disciplined regiment will stand out as a
bright contrast to some of the raw troops who
broke rank and run. The loss of the 79th in
killed, wounded and missing is about 250.
I was out in the evening and all night after the
battle with Surgeon Murray, Medical Director, as
sisting ip having the sufferers-brought off the field
to temporary hospitals in houses, barns, and places
of safety, for then we expected a general engage
ment to open next morning. It was a beautiful
moonlight night, but oh! it was a night dark with
gloomy apprehensions for the morrow. All
night did the gallant Rousseau watch the
movements of the enemy and dispose the
remnant of his forces accordingly, retiring to high
er and more commanding positions. It was owing
to the retiring of our lines that three of the An
derson Troop were taken prisoners that night.
They were sent with despatches to Gen. McCook
and proceeded to where his head-quarters had been
during the day and there found themselves in the
hands of the enemy. They were dismounted,
disarmed and marched some 20 miles on foot and
paroled. ,
The next morning was bright and clear and
everybody expected to hear the ball open early,
but no sound of hostile cannon was beard. It was
said they asked an armistice to bmy their dead, but
by noon it was discovered that while some were
burying the dead the main body of the army was
leaving as fast ns possible towards Harrodsburg
and Danville. No doubt they had been going all
night and morning. They were pursued by our
cavalry and a number of prisoners picked up and
at Harrodsbnrg near 2,000 of their sick and woun
ded fell into our hands. Thus far they managed
to haul them (about ten miles) and along the road
were strewn their dead—the wounded that died
'on the way were tumbled out by the roadside and
left for us to buiy. But the dead feel no more
pain, and we had so many of out own wounded to
attend to that their dead lay three or four days
without burial. It Was hard but we could not
help it.
It was distressing to witness the intense suffer
ing of our wounded for several days after the bat
tle. Almost cvciy necessary comfort was wanting
until we got them moved to hospitals in Penys
ville. We have halted here for a few days while
some of our army is still pursuing Bragg. Our
headquarters will likely not go any further on this
road but take another route. This is a poor sec
tion of country for man or beast to live in, and I
hope ye may get to a better place soon.
Our company (Anderson Troop) is reduced to
about 25 men for active duty, and they are worked
almost beyond endurance—on duty night and dav.
From what we can learn, the boys who have been
at home all summer playing off" sick —having their
furloughs extended from time to time—arc now
generally to be cotmnissioned officers of the new
regiments, while those who have been here all the
time, bearing the burden and heat of the day, are
overlooked. Our men here complain bitterly at
such treatment.
An Incident of the Battle Field.—During
the week of battled in front of Washington Gen.
Bayard went forward, under a flag of truce, to
meet and confer .with nisold comrade in arras,
the now famous J. E. B. Stuart, of the rebel cav
alry. Less than two years ago Jeb was first lieu
tenant and Bayard second lieutenant in the same
company ; hut Jeb.' is now a major-general and
Bayard a brigadier. During the interview a
wounded Union soldier, lying near was groaning,
and asked for water. “ Here Jeb,” said Bavard
—old time recollections making him familiar, as
he tossed his bridle to the rebel officer—“hold mv
horse a minute, will you, till I fetch that poor fel
low some water,” Jeb. held the bridle. Bayard
went to a stream .and brought the wounded man
some water. As 1 Bayard mounted his horse, Jeb.
remarked that he had not for some time “ played
orderly to a Union general.” The business upon
which they met was soon arranged, and the old
friends parted—a tight, which had ceased while
they were engaged talking, recommencing with
gfeat furyon both sides the moment each got hack
to his own ranks.
Man and Wife to be Hung.—Eichard
Aylwardand his wife Ann'have been condemned
to depth at Belleville, Upper Canada, having been
convicted of the murder of a man named' Munroe,
for the sake of obtaining money which it was sup
posed the deceased had in his; possession. The
Prisoners are ordered for execution on the Bth of
December.
The Retreat of the Rebel Army.
Lee’s Entire Army Recreating;.
Harp mi's Ferbt, Oct. .27.
News received here to-day, from Gen. Pleasan
| ton's advance, confirms the previous! report, that
; the rebels are retreating rapidly np the valley.
Winchester was evacuated to-day it is thought,
i and Strasburg will not be held with any large
■ force.
The entire rebel army of Northern Virginia is
said to have been divided into two bodies under
Jackson and Longstreet.
Jackson's column is moving directly to Staunton,
where it is saifjl winter quarters lor a large force
have been improvised. '
Longstreet moves to Gordonsville, it is thought.
Gen. Burnside moved south to-dav, and is now
on his wav to Winchester, meeting ho enemy, but
his cavalry have brought in a considerable num
ber of stragglers.
A large force is now employed on both the Bal
timore and Ohio and Winchester railroads, and
both will be in running order during the coming
month.
Our forces will occupy Winchester during the
present week.
It is believed that Gen. Burnside will come up
with the rear guard of Longstreet, and that
a fight trill ensue, and that Gen. Slocum’s corpt
donate lias been sent forward to support him.
The entire army of the Potomac will move
across the river as soon as transportation for sup
plies can be secured,
It is a source of congratulation to the officers
in charge of the Quartermaster’s Department that
our troops are comfortably clothed and fed daring
this season of constant and 'severe campaigning,
and every one will agree with me that oar troops
have no cause to murmur when they see) what I
have seen, rebel soldiers captured with spurs made
fast to shoeless heels, and all in rags and tatters.
THE WAR IN ARKANSAS.
Tbe Enemy Completely Routed.
Washington’, Oct 25.
The following was received at the Headquarters
of tire army to-day :
St. Lows, O'ct. 24.—T0 Major General
Halleck, Genera!-in C/teif ;
Our arms are entirely successful again in north
western Arkansas.
Gen. Schofield, finding that the enemv had
camped at Pea Ridge, sent Gen. Blunt with the
Post Division westward, and moved towards
Huntsville with the rest of his forces.
Gen. Blunt, by making a hard night’s march,
reached and attacked the rebel force at Mavs
ville, near the north-west corner of Arkansas,'at
7 o’clock A. M„ on the 22d inst. The enemv
was under cover, and estimated at soine 5,000 to
7,000 strong.
The engagement lasted about an hour, and re
sulted in the total rout of the enemy with the loss
of all his artillery, a batten- of six pounders a large
number of horses and a portion of their transporta
tion and camp and garrison equipage.
Our cavalry and light howitzers are still in
pursuit ol the scattered forces.
When the messenger left our loss was small
General Schofield pursued the rebels through
Huntsville and beyond Humsville, coming close
upo-t them. The enemy fled precipitately Itevond
the Boston mountains. All the organized rebel
forces of the west have thus been driven back to
the valley of the Arkansas river, and the array of
the frontier has gallantlv and successfully ac
complished its mission.
S. R. CURTIS,
Major General Commanding,
A Reverend Traitor Arrested,
A man named J. J. Stine, professing to be a
Lutheran minister, was arrested on Friday,
charged, among other things, with having betrayed
Captain Palmer, of the Anderson Troop, into
rebel captivity. The prisoner hails from Peny
bounty, and has long been suspected of secession
proclivities. Some time since, however, he volun
teered his services to the Government as a scout,
and was accepted, because of his familiarity with
the local divisions, streams, roads, .and mountain
passes of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
After the rebels were at Antietam creek, Capt.
Palmer had occasion to cross the Potomac.—
He was accompanied by Stine, who conducted
him to a farm house near dam No. 4. where thev
had crossed. Shortly after arriving at the house
Sttne absented himself and remained away about
an hour. Not long after Stine departed the rebels
entered the house and at once captured Capt. Pal
mer, since which time he has not been heard from.
Thus the affair stood. Nothing was seen or heard
w Stine until the rebel raid on Chambersburg,
He arrived there in advance of the enemy, and re
mained during their sfay. He was recognized bv
a number who knew him, and closely watched his
movements. He was frequently seen in conversa
tion with some of Stuart’s officers. . On this point
the evidence of respectable men and women
is positive. Besides this, it is confidently believed'
that the accused had perfected a' plan to have
Governor Curtin, .captured. When the Governor
visited Hagerstown the reliels had left. He re
mained there a short time, and within an hour
or two after he returned a part of the rebel cavalry
made agratul dash into the town, and from certain
remarks which fell from some of their lips thev
were evidently in search of him. He escaped
only a few hours before the rebels made the dash
The prisoner was taken to Philadelphia, and sent
thence to Fort Delaware for examination.
[From a private source we learn;that on the
evening following the arrest of the Kev. Stine,
Mrs. Stine put her child to bed, and went down
stairs to attend her household duties'. On return
ing she found that the child had pulled a pillow
over its face and was thus smothered to death
Eds. Teibune.] '
Destructive Fire ox the Pexxstlvania
Railroad—slo,ooo Worth op Freight Des
troyed.—On Saturday evening, isoon after 4
o'clock, a destructive fire broke out on a freight
train, on one of the new sidings oh the Pennsyl
vania railroad, opposite the Marine; Hospital, and
immediately above the outer depot. Immense
stores of freight were standing in the cars on
these sidings, ready for shipment east. Among
other valuable goods, were not less than one thou
sand barrels of refined oil, on trucks, but divided
up among die different trains, so as to lessen the
nsk from fire. It is supposed by; some that a
spark from the locomotive attached to the Express
tram, which left here at four o’clock, set fire to
one of the barrels of oil, while others are of the
opinion that the fire caught by a spark fallinginto
a car loaded with cotton. At all events, the
tram was soon on fire, and before the cars could
be removed to a place of safety, five of them were
burnt up.
f ', t i hOSC K deS i ro '; ed ’ thrcc were T«ck cars, ioad
arJi */fiv ned °J’ containin g between on? han
ab™ta'*2fiB.Vr*dA W ° , h,lndred and worth
about $<2,800. Another car contained thirteen
bales of cotton, which at the high price of that ar.
tide, will involve a loss of about $3,5(X). The fifth
a If-rge quantity of cbiwing tobacco,
ho track, will involve a loss of at least $2,500.
; lhe expansion cf the rails, on the siding, bent
the track into a variety of shapes; add the rails
will have to be replaced. It,was with great diffl
eulty that the fire was confined to the limits sped-
M, which was done by uncoupling and running
off the cars in front and rear of thpse in flams
and removing the trains on the adjoining SSS£
—Pittsburg Gazette, Oct. 21th. 8
We
Destitute Condition of the Confed- T INDSKT’S IMPROVED
erate Army. Jj
The Bichmood \VTdg of the 20tb, has an> edito
rial which full| discloses the destitute condition of
the Confederate army in North-western Virginia.
The this articls says:
We refer to the subject again, not for the pur
pose of finding fault with the Government, though
it has been guilty of unpardonable neglect, hot to
remind the people (if theilr dftty in the premises.
Our information is derived from persons who have
been with the anriy for some months, and whose
opportunities have been such "as to leave nd doubt
of the correctness of their statement. •
The health, zeal and discipline Of the anriy are
all that the most sanguine friend of our holy cause
could desire. Since their return to Virginia, the
troops' have had ample time to rest and recruit
their strength, and their supplies of good beef and
flour have been abundant. The stragglers and
absentees, including many of the sick add wound
ed, have rejoined their several commandysjnd the
army is stronger to-day in numbers, than it has
been at any time since it left the banks of the
James river. But it is not of the discipline, the
health, or the commissary department of the army
that we propose to speak to-day, but of the des
titute condition of the troops in regard to clothing
and shoes. . <
What, then, is their conition ? We assert most
emphatically and positively, that np to the 15th
day of this month, it was most deplorable, We
do not mean to say that such was the .condition of
the entire army, or of even a majorility ;of the
troops ; but that large numbers of them were bare
footed, in rags, and coverd with vermin, arid that
those in the hospitals at Winchester were the vic
tims of the most cruel deglect. As already re
marked, this information comes to ns froth such
sources arid in so direct a way that we feel author
ized to assert, in the most positive manner that
snch is the sad condition of large numbers of the
troops from all the States—the glorious conquer
ors, too, at Richmond, at Manassas, in the Val
ley and in Maryland. We arejtssured, moreover,
that any other statement, showing a more favora
ble condition of the army, while it may be gratify
ing to the public, is cruel by wrong to the-troops
themselves, in that) it may lead the people and
the authorities to slacken their efforts to furnish
the necessary supplies.
It may be asked, how is it that the troops have
become thus suddenly destitute? The answer is
readily given. Having marched from the James
river to the Rappaliannock, they fought their way
from that stream to the Potomac, passed into
Maryland, reduced Harper’s Ferry, fought two
great battles at 'Boonesboro' Gap, Sharpebmg, en
gaged in numberless skirmishes, and returned to
Virginia, all in the space of one month.' The
weather was extremely hot, and many of the men
fell out by die way; others wore out their Shoes,
and were unable to carry their baggage on;bare
feet ove< stony turnpikes; whilst others stripped
themselves of their knapsacks when they went into
the fight,-and coming oat at different places were
never able to recover them.
In “the wear and tear” of battle, too, among
chapparel and .sharp rocks of the mountains, and
along the hills and valleys, many lost portions of
the clothing they had on, and emerged frorii the
terrible conflict with little else than trusty mnskets
and cartridge boxes. Indeed, vve learn from a
gentlemen, who speaks from personal observation,
that it was no uncommon thing to pass men on the
march whose miserable outfit was nor sufficient to
bide their nakedness. Some were without skirts,
others had on the dirty remnant of a pair of pants,
without shoes, almost without caps or hats; Some
were barefooted, others had on ragged socks but
no shoes, while one man he saw was destitute of
cap and shoes, and had one leg of his pants 1 torn
entirely away! Let it be remembered, too, that
many of these troops, thus ragged and destitute,
and limping along on feet covered with stone
braises, bad been reared up in luxury, and accus
tomed to all the comforts wealth and industry can
supply.
But, bad as is the condition of tho men in camp,
those who were wounded and sent back to the
hospitals are still more unfortunate. Surgeons
and medicines weed sent up to Winchester, to
which point 'most of the sick and wounded were
taken, but up to the 15th inst., we are assured
that the medical department had not furnished a
solitaiy cot, hedsack, sheet, pillow, or change of
clothing for these unfortunates. With xthe single
exception of the York Hospital, which was for
merly occupied by the Yankees, and where they
had left a coraple outfit of hospital furniture, the
sick and wounded were huddled together npon the
dirty floor—in many instances without a wiip of
straw between their aching bones and the bard
plank! At Hollingsworth Grove large ntmtbers
were placed under tent flies, with nothing to-.pro
tect them against the cold night air and driving
mountain mists.
A few cases are reported where the patients
were as naked as ■ babies just born, their scanty
clothing having been tom off to dress their
wounds, and but for a blanket borrowed frijm a
comrade they would have been wholly destitute of
any covering save the narrow fly that had been
stretched above them. _ Such as were fortuiiate
enough to get into private quarters were well cared
for; but even the most wealthy citizens of, the
town and country are but illy prepared to provide
for the sick and wounded. The lower valley _of
the Shenandoah has been occupied alternately by
one party or the other for dghteen months,'aind
the people have been stripped of almost even
comfort. Some of the good women of Winchester
had established hospital kitchens, and in Warren
ton they even ■ tore up their calico dresses to nUke
bandages for the sufferers; but with every depo
sition to assist the wounded, they found it impos
sible, from a lack of means, to relieve their des
titute condition. '*
Important Army Order.
, t The following order has just been issued by ? the
War Department at Washington. >
P irst—Enlistments into the regular army under
- H era i S nJer ’ ?°’ 154 > ma y be made either
m the field or in the several States, but not more
than ten volunteers will be enlisted from anv one
company. • s
Second—-The $26 advance of the $lOO boUnty
authonzed bv Section sth of the act of Congress
approved Jtdy 29th. 1861, and the $2 premium,
auffionzed by the act approved June 21st, 1862
will only be paid to volunteers enlisting into! the
regular army under this- order, who have '■ not
? t !^ d 7.^ BC ?.T e 4 !t v reomitlng officers; are
furnished with fnqfe, _ there amounts, or either of
them, will be credited to the soldier in the fim
muster roll after his enlistment, and paid by the
paymaster who pays him. ;
pice little financial speculation has just
been performed at San Francisco. The State
Treasurerot seems has paid the United States
Assistant Treasurer, on account of the direct; tax
Gall S t>n ? i “ for national purposes, sixtv
tivree thousand dollars in legal KhderUoies.—
Ihe money was paid into the State Treaswy in
gold, and much indignation is manifested against
the Treasurer for changing the gold for notes' be
fore settling with the United States Treasurer,
ihe government formally protests against the
State speculating at the expense of the National
Government, and the public is apparently in his
fay° r . It is thought the Legislature will disap
prove of such financiering and compel the Treasur
er to hand over, for the benefit of the general
Government, whatever profit the State realized
The Great Biluacd Match.— It will dOubt
-Ims interest the lovers of billiaids to learn that
the great match beteen Foley and Kavanagh
comes off at Buffalo on the sixth of next mtmth
They are to play a carom game of fitcen hundred
points, and the stakes we believe amount to $l,OOO
* S j . e Parties have had two games alreadv'
and this is theithird and deciding one of the match’
An immense amount of money has been watered
on the result, ami the issue, especially umong^ bil
liard players, will be looked for with interest. 1
BLOOD SEARCHED
a scan ecu rot
Cancer,
Gancenmi Formations.
Scrofula,
Pimple* on the Face,
Sore Eyes,
Tetter Affections
Scald Head,
dyspepsia,
Cottireaej^
Old and Stubborn Uken
Rheumatic Disorders,
Jaundice,
Salt Rheum,
Mercurial Disease,
GenerU tHiii,,
Liver Complaint,
Loss of Appetite,
' ’ Low Spirits,
Paralysis or Patsy,
Syphilitic Disease* and
Caries of the Bot*,,
Together with all other diseases bavin, b
origin m a depraved condition of the blood*L
dilatory system. “wore...
CASE OF DANIEL A. BOYD,
PitiSßcaoa, December 31, i
Da. 0. B. Ktrsxs:—X take pleasure In making Uu,,
notary statement in favor of a medicine preiartd t, *
called “ LrxDsxr'a Biooo Siaaciua.” I h„j la|fe ' • ’*
fire yean with Scrofula which broke mi 00 m, h«i .
forehead ao aa to dlaßgnre me very much, and toot
hair when the dlaeaae made its appearance; it aim broke 2
on my arm above and below the elbow, and eat i LtJ
■kin and fleah ao aa to expoae a fearful sore. Tb, in,,
on my head went ao far that several amaU pi« K J*
came out. 1 waa very week and low .pirited,
given np all hope of ever gettiog well, aa I had trim,,
enl skillful physiciana and they did me no good. i» ,v,
tember last, 1861.1 was induced to try - Liman
peovxd Blood Sbaxchix.” I moat confew I had „ofc a
in patent medicines, but after I had uaed three bottiuj
Blood Searcher, the ulcers on my bead and arm begm *
heal. X have now taken eight or ten bottles, aid mj h*
and arm are entirely well except the acara remaining
the sores. X will alto state that I had the rbeuimn,
very bad in my arms and lega. The Blood Searcher ta
cured the rheumatism. lam now a well man, oier for.
yean of age, and I feel aa auple and young as 1 did vi-
I waa twenty, and have increased in weight twenty porno
I would also state that the disease in my forebeard »u«
bad that when I stooped and lifted anything heavy, m
blood run out of the sore. Dr. Keyset had a photognn
taken 01 me by Mr. Cargo, the artist, after I began to ;a
well. It does not ahow my kppearance as bad as ii r ,
before I commenced taking the medicine. You can «
the photograph, one of which ia now in my posaema
and also at Dr. geyser's 140 Wood street. I would Us
state that 1 took the Blood Searcher which was made .
fore Dr. Keyaer commence,! makiog it. Although;
helped me acme, I did not recover last until I got the ku:
made by Dr. Keyaer himself. One bottle of his did a.
more good than two of the old. I believe it it a great da,
stronger and better. I have recommended the Blow
Searcher to a great many of my friends for varico. *
eaaee, and I believe it baa helped the whole of them, t«
may publish this if yon wish, and I am anxious that tii
who are afflicted at I was may be cured, ’ I live la this city,
Xo. 4 Pine street, and am employed at Colivills I tnd«
ton’s Union Marble Works, $4 Wayne street
A BLIND MAN CURED.
I live in Sligo, at Clinton Mill, wjd have b« D nearij
blind in both ey« for nearly tour years. I cajj#d oo Dr.
Keyaer ab*/Ot three months ago and naked him to give m.
directions to the Institution for the Blind in PhUadelpbU
He told me that 1 need not go to Philadelphia to get well
at he had medicine that would core toe, at be said u; tit
eaae was In blood. I was treated for it two or ihrr*
timet in the hospital in this city, sod wa* relieved, bat
my disease always returned altar a month or two after 1
cameont of the hocpital. I found my disease vu i>
turning and I called, by the advice of a good friend 01
mine, on Dr, Keyser, who has restored mj sight, and o;
eyea are nearly as well as ever. The Doctor gave b*
‘ Lindsey’s Blood Searcher** and a wash.
\ D4TID KINNOLLY.
Clinton Mills, Sligo.
Pittsburg, July 6,1861.
Witness—E. |*. M’Elroy, Anderson stmt, lUe|b«i
City.
A BAD SORE LEG CURED
PiterauMß, September 18,1561.—1 hereby certify tu
I have had a sore leg for over a year. It wascoT«r*d
with ulcers and sores so that I could not work for nearly
a year. My leg swelled so that 1 was unable to do any
thing for a long-time, for at least bix months. I uW
several of the best doctors in the city, bnt withoct an;
benefit; finally I called on Dr. Keyser. at No. 140
etreet, who only attended me about two weeks, and p”
me but two bottles of medicine, and I am now entirely
well and have contined to for six months. lam
at the Eagle Engine House on Fourth street, where in?
one can see me.
CANCER CURED
A Lima paon Exola*®.—Mr. Jobs Pope, oi BL*>
tod, near Montypool, Uonmoutsbire, England, write* u
followra:.
i—An old woman iit this place has wished oe •'
write yon respecting Liimur’i Blood Siaechix, ftce
which she found great benefit, and wishes to haw s litt)*
more. She has been suffering from a disease of a caw* l,
ous nature for the last six or seven years. Her d»u|fc wr
wtehlldag in America, obtained it for her, and sen* **
eighteen bdfotaa She Js now quite out of it. and 11*"
written to her daughter twice and have received w
awer; of course she is anxious to got more, to pi sBo
pletely cured. I told her I would write to you &&
agency in thi. country, and .he felt very muen pl« wi '
hear me aay so. X now beg to aak yoo on what tenai
will supply me; yon will please bear in miad the a*
riage, and supply me aa cheap as possible. The csrrhp
on the one dozen bottle* was £1 Bs 6d, The medicine«"
a present from her daughter. 1 would like to hate d
Blood Searcher in a jar or small cask, if you c*nw>
in that way, or in pint or quart bottles. I wiii *\j
through bank or registered letter, which erer •ill**®*
convenient to yon, If yon will send me carrier’s receipt
the parcel at security. I would send you s *lsmP 10 *
swer this, bnt as it la uncertain of this reaching yea*
account of the country being in six and sevens, s tet®
which it commonly need, you will be kind eneni l v
charge me with the poetage.
Your*, reopectfrliy,
[Signed] JOBS
[We here eeea tbe letter which to publtohed to to-W*
Dispatch, from John Pope, end tollete It to be geae!**'
&litart Dispatch Pittsburgh.
Sa.ioofc/or Dr. Ktystr’s noau ertr tht cortstsf^
by Dr Snui H. Kirax»,i ,llt * t “ nl
Seld in Altoona; by A. leva and 0. W-
J. *. Panto* and Jew* Sm"**-
Cutaneous
. Boi*
Female CompUiau,
Epilepsy or p^
DAKlia i. BOYD.
THOMAS TARKEU
ini
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PRINTING OFFIC
uulu, within the put two yean, made i
uiitlunto onr establishment in the way of
ffoaScrew Pre»a, *•»« Cutter, Card Cotter,
Card Power Press, and large News*
„r~Z' oat at which we glee abuse) we are n
anything in the Urn of printing
U> *»le Mual 'to any establlahment in the i
*rfM* equity low. We can execute, onsho
styles of \ .
Wedding, invitation. Visiting, Bail * Basil
Olvoalars, Prograimm
mammoth posters, sale
®fl(Uk AK®
pamphlet*. Pay and Check
BLANK BOOKS
manifest*, and blanks of al
,11 v e ask is atrial, feeling confident that
..defection if wd bare the opportunity.
nice io Lowther’s bnikUag, comer of Tlrg
aiesttsets, opposite Superintendent's o®ce.
local ite
Moonk'B Wago.v. — Many of our n
seen the elegant pece of workmanshi;
our enterprising townsman, J. IJ. M
rides. It was built by Mr. C. H,
Greensburg, Pa., and is certainly one (
made and best finished wagons, for the
sine**, that we have ever seen. There i
tuuclv of too little work alwut it. 1
about it has something of neatness and
The spring*, axles, etc., appear to be imp
over anythiftg of the kind in general ui
combine neatness with durability. 1
nounced a capital job by all who have e:
and Moore justly teels proud of the iusl
there is nothing on the rood which cat
down in any style. He drives the b*
has the handsomest harness and wugor
rie* the moat varied, cheapest awi best
of notions, and does the heaviest who)
ness of any traveling notion dealer. :
tend him for he deserves it.
Now roR a rusk. —Of course, whe
an article after the above fashion, every b
exactly what’s coming. They will say,
printer ia going to puff somebody’s new
Too often he does bead articles in Iba
then fool people to read them, only to i
conclusion that somebody lias receive
new goods, just like J. & J. Lowther.
some people get mad when they are
bugged, and say naugbty things about t
but people who go to J. & J. Lowthcr’s
examine the beautiful stopk of goods i
have just received, will feel more like th
printer for telling them where to find i
the handsomest stock of ladies’ dress gc
ever appeared in the place. Everybo
that the figures are, up, and every bod;
out by going to Lowther 1 * that the style
ity is also up. If J. &J. can’t suit the
tail they are hard to please, that’s all.
Excelsior. —“ There’s no use ta
“ mincing words,” or ‘-going round t
about a matter of tact, each as we si
Jesse Smith has now the neatest, bes;
most comfortable, accommodating ic.
cap store room in'this place, or any c
this side of the cities, and he has it stor
stock that teats any other stock excej t
of the man who sold him the stock
everything in the line of hats and caj
and boys, and the “ dearest little” flats c
misses and chilJren, and very nice flat
“ dears.” If yon want a hat or cap i
Smith’s Excelsior. We most not forg
lion that be has also a fine ossortmei
furs which be intends to sell this winter,
not keep the stock over season. Drop
and get a bargain. We did once. Tha
Beets Habd to Beat.—This has 1
season, consequently overgrown vegeta
been few and far between. In the tee
townsman, Johnson Moore, has exhi
finest specimens we have seen this fall
three at our office, a few days since, tl
weight of which was 12J lbs. One vn
another 4J, and a third 4 lbs. We
forge beets, hot no beets that would
beets this year. If any of our readers
that Will teat the above beets, we’d like (
beat diem.
W" A letter recently received by
Shoemaker, from Mr. Smith, of New V
*°n, a soldier, was killed below Birmi
foiling from the train, shows that kin
stranger ismot forgotten. We cook! di
ing mote for our time and trouble, in si
than the spirit of grateful ness which
breathes. We should like to publish !
were it not for the personal matter wh
tains. !
■ —m—
®Plfo drafted men in Boilskin an
tewtahips, Fayette county, declare that
con **k will they report themselves for set
qoiied by tte Commissioner. The IV
*baQ hasi been murderoosiy assaulted
occa *ionB, while serving notices. Ami
** te sent from Pittsburgh to t
ent district*, and if the people do notcoi
Bensei and submit to the law, there ms;
•’Molts. I
w *W to Nkw You—R. A. C|
*9 New York to lay in his
an *l sfinter goods. It matters not \
®V «y about their fancy stock, 4c.
“’*? yw will wait until Bob returns
P a » cl *«*.| They always expect him
"tyfe that nobody else coold hint up
dqe* it. He bnvs for cash, sell
jpheap. More anoo.
Concert for the benefit i
| church, on Claudia street, ej
icwming last. This church aj
ii? ***° “twt^^md^woi