ititouie. ALTOONA, PA. SATURDAY, NOV. 15,1862. - Our Debt. We all feel interested to know exactly how our Nstionsi finances stand. For this information we ■tost rely upon those who hare access to the hu mans of the Treasmy Department. Messrs. Sam uel Halletet Co., Bankers, of Philadelphia, pre pared a circular for foreign distribution, by the" Master sailing Oct. 29th, 1862, which contain ihcts of importance at this crisis, and the figures can be relied upon as correct. From the circular weeopy the following: The public debt of the United States may be di vided. into three classes—that contracted prior to the kan of $250,000,000, granted in July, 1861: the .loan of that date, and those authorized by Cotigreas its last session. The amount of debts of the first class will, prob ably, reach about $118,000,000. Of the second class, the $250,000,000 loan, $150,000,000 is made up of the 7 3-lOths, of which about $132,- 000,000 hare been issued ; $50,000,000 C ¥ cents doeljn, 1881, and $60,000,000 of the demand notes, which were made receivable for dues at the Custom House. About one-half of these are al ready cancelled, and are being retired at the rate of 200,000 daily. Their places, however, are sup plied by what are termed “ new issue” of demand notes. Since (fee passage of the Act of July, 1861, the Government has relied chiefly upon its demand notes ; upon the deposits mode' with several of the Sub-Treasurers, and by the issue of certificates of indebtedness. Of the latter about $66,000,000 hare been issued. Of the “new issue" of Treasury notes, about $180,000,000 are already in circula tion. The Department is now paying them out at the rate of $600,000 daily. Of the class t>f bonds known as the 5-20 s $lB,- 571,100 have been issued. The exact amount of depoeites with the Sob-Treasurers on call, is about $65,000,000. The aggregate indebtedness of the Department, consequently will foot up as follows; Debt contracted prior to July, 18S1 $118,000,000 Bonds bsotiak 7.3-10 V coat Interest 133,000,000 Bonds bearln«6si cent Interest, payable in’Bl 60,000,000 Certißtetes of Indebtedness. 60.000,000 Depoeites with the Sob-Treasary, said paya ble on call. Treasury notes, new issue Custom House notes .The rive-twenty year bonds... Total indebtedness The statement, we believe, is approximately cor rect, taking the figures as they stood on the 22d instant, and making the liabilities of Government considerably less than the current estimates. It should relieve all apprehensions as to any embar rassment to be caused by our public debt. The interest on the total amount at six per cant is only 4139,214,366; But only $449,571,100 draw in terest, reducing the charge upon the Treasury from this quarter to $26,974,266. To meet this charge we have the revenue from customs, which will probably equal $60,000,000, the present year, and the revenues from the extraordinary sources re cently provided.. These sources were designed to realize fully annually. We learned that so far they promise to prove productive far beyoud the estimate. There can be no doubt of their realizing an immense sum, and forming a secure basis, not only for the payment of interest accruing on the public debt but for its rapid extinguishment, upon the close os: tbq war. The abundance of money demonstrates the ability of Government to borrow to any required amount. As previously argued by us,i tbe nation finds no difficulty in sustaining the burdens of war, as it possesses in abundance whatever is necessary for its prosecution—men, food, and materials and munitions of all kinds. So.kng as the people will dispose of these for the obligation a of Government, no financial embarrass ment need be feared. The above statement, prepared by a reliable film, who would be losers by making a false state ment, shows that, financially, all is well. The new Fire-Twenty year six per cent loan, is ‘the only one the government is now issuing at par, and large subscriptions are daily making in all the principal cities. Messrs. Jay Cook & Co., Bank ers, 114 sooth third street, are the Agents in Phil adelphia, wbd will cheerfully afford every facility and explanation tosubscrihers. See advertisement in another column. a lacreafie in Price of Newspapers. We do not intend to increase the price of sub scription to onr paper, or our advertising rates, al though everything in our line has advanced in price, but we do hope that our patrons will en deavor to pay us promptly for advertising and in advance for subscription. Unless they do this we must be the: losers, and that heavily, while they are the gainers, in clear consciences at least, by keeping their accounts square with the printer. The Kockport Republic says:— "Most of the large dally newspapers in Western New York have advanced tbeprice of their issues. An editor of a leading Sew York daily informed ns last week: that the publishers in that city would soon follow suit. Many of the country journals have also bppn published at increased prices. The advance is mused mainly by the advance in print rngstock.” Upon this the Boston Traveler remark* : “ Printing materials of til kinds bare very ma terially advanced since the commencement of the war. On some articles of prime necessity to the printer, <be advance is folly equal to thirty per cent.' In addition, to this the Government taxes them three percent, upon their advertisements and three per pent, upon their income, if they are for tunate enough to have any." The cause of the increase in printing and all other qualities of paper is the scarcity of rags, which are now converted into shoddy for govern ment use. One of our paper men informed us, a tew days since, that the same quality of paper which he sold to us at $l9 per ream, some three weeks since, has advanced to $36,60 per ream by theejwe (of 18 reams) net cash. Pretty fast “get ting upstairs” that. ,pP*A(ers«a’s Magazine for December is a most %hjnphy nutnber. and most captivate every lady ItBO hands it falls. It containseveiytbing in Bne, and a number of steel engravings which cannot be excelled. In reading matter, it is eppwl to the beat, and the instructions in refer eacq to dram making and notices of the fashions sre lnralnaUe to those who want to keep up with the ripe*. Send for Peterson tf yon want a good IWtpjWf for 1868. frie e $2,00 par annum, C. J.Petemon, Philadelphia Concession, Be-Union and Peace. •' Last weak we ad retted to the promise made that in the event of the elections this fall resulting in favor of the Democratic party, a speedy peace wouM be seemed, and the Union preserved. Wc spoke of the promise as fallacious, and onr reasons therefor. If anything further is needed to show that our position is correct, we have it in the Richmond Whig of the 30th ult., in an article upon recent speeches made by Messrs. Seymour and Van Bnren, in New York, in which they held out that the rebel States could be brought back to the Union, if the people would support their submission ticket. The Richmond Whig thusspnrna and rejects their proposition:— “No, the people of all shades of opinion in the United States had better make up their minds that the separation that has taken ' place was ne cessary, and'is final. We are as wide apart ns the zenith and ‘the nadir. We are as different as white from Mack—as antagonistic as fire and water. They can never conquer, nor coax, nor cheat us into reunion. The sooner they surren der the hope and abandon the effort the better for them. We .tbink no better of the proposition when coming from ‘conservatives’ than when coming from ‘repeals.’" The Whig speaks by the book and in this in stanpe repeats the oft expressed position and de termination of the rebels. , They do not want con cession, nor the friendship of any man in the north unless it will secure to them a division of the Union. If people have been deceived by these “peace promising” stump speakers and newspaper writers we hope they may live long enough to set themselves right again. Two weeks since, in a short article under die head of “Comical,” we ridiculed the boast of the Clearfield Republican about the popularity of Mr, Wallace, and stated that he mu eleven hun dred rotes behind bis State ticket in this county, and tell more behind it in Cambria than he ran ahead of it in Clearfield. The ./isfnih/icun of last week contains an article of a column and a half, abounding in figures, attempting to prove our as sertions “ more false than funny.” Their figures don't satisfy us, therefore we will figure a little.— To commence, we asserted that Mr. Wallace fell 1100 behind his ticket in this county. Now let us see whether the figures will bear us out. Majority against Wallace in Blair co. 1679 “ “ Slenker 591 A mistake of twelve votes on our part, and cer tainly.not much to write a column and a half and figure all day about. Again, we asserted that Mr. W. foil more behind his State ticket in Cambria than be ran ahead of it in bis own county. Will the figures sustain us ? Let us see. Slenker’s majority in Cambria co, 1199 Wallace's “ “ 979 - 85.000,000 180,000,000 34,000.000 18,571,100 Wallace behind 220 Wallace’s majority in Clearfield co. 1002 Slenker’s “ “ 852 $653^71,100 Wallace ahead of Slenker, Slenker in Cambria over Wallace in Clearfield 70 The “comical” is still there, gentlemen, and your “ more false than funny" was labor and re search in vain, and the great popularity of Mr. Wallace is no more apparent to us than heretofore. General Exchange Effected. Col. Lndlow, of Gen. Dix’s Staff, returned, on Tuesday, to Fortress Monroe, having succeeded' in completing arrangements with the rebel Commis sioner for the exchange of nine hundred and twen ty-six officers and twenty-four thousand privates of the Union army. The following are the pris oners included in the exchange;—All who were captured and paroled in Virginia and Maryland up to the present month, except those taken and paroled at Ferry at the time of the sur render; all who Vwere captured and paroled at Santa Rosa Island, October 4, 1861; Chambers burg, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1862; South Mills, North Carolina; at or near Richmond and Lex ington, Kentucky, by Gen. E. Kirby Smith! Cumberland Gap, October 2 and 11, 1862; the Seventy-first Ohio, paroled at Clarksville, Ten nessee ; one hundred and four Regulars sent from Amiapolis, northward., October 4,' 1862, and all those prisoners who were delivered pn the Ist, sth, 7th, 42th and 26th of September and IBth of Oc tober, 1862, to Captains Lazelle and Swan. The balance due the United States is about six thous and .privates. Ge». McClellan Relieved.-—Gen. McClellan has been relieved from command of the Army of the Potomac and MaJ. Gen. A. E. Burnside takes his place. This action of the President was not unexpected, yet at the time was uhlooked for.— Muck has been said and written in reference thereto, and we do not propose, at this time, to make any comments thereon. We refer to the letter of Gen. Ealleck, in another column for the causes which led to his removal. gW Major General Israel B. Richardson dind at Sbarpsborg, Md., on the night of the 3d lost., from the effect of wounds received at the battle of An tietam. Gen. Richardson was from Vermont, and was a most brave skilful officer. gW The letting for the grading and tracklaying of the Mifflin and Centre county Rail Road, run ning! from Lewis town to Bellefonte, came off a few Jays since, the contract of that portion of, the road between Lewistown and Miboy being award ed to Messrs. Shull and Gregg. They will com mence operations in a week or ten days. Coxtuxestart. —Previous to leaving bis com mand in the West, Gen. Buell complimented, the Anderson Troop in the follow {ug stylc:— Headquarters Akxt or the Ohio,) Louisville, Oct. ,30, 1862. | To the Commanding Officer of Anderson Troop.: Sir; —l am directed by Major General Buell to express his thanks to the Anderson Troop for the zeal, cheerfulness and intelligence with which theyjhave performed all the duties imposed upon them since attached to his Headquarters, nearly a year ago. Manly deportment and soldierly bear ing have characterized the behavior of the mem bers Rf the Troop from the day .of their assignment to duty With rids army until the present time and -under their active aim intelligent officers have at tained-a commendable degree of professional ex cellence. The most ordinary fiootine duties of the soldier JM w&l as those of the high*** moment and of a coitfldentW character have been Unformed alike with efficiency'and ridriity, General trusts that;.ae Troop wJU sustain Qtuiilg its term fif tor vice, thehigh repatation whkhlt nofv so deservedly enjoys. lam very respectfully, Tour obedient servant. (Signed) 3. p. J&tY, CoJ. and Chief qf Staff. Wallace behind Slenker, Important Letter from Gen. Halleck. Washington, November 10.—The following important correspondence will, perhaps, give some of the reasons which actuated the War Depart ment in recommending the I’rcsident to make a change in the command of the Potomac army: Headquarters op the Arm Washington. October 28, 1862. j Hon. E. M. Stanton. Secretary of Wan—Sir 1 —ln reply to the general Interrogatories contained i in your letter of yesterday, 1 have the honor to re port : First—That requisitions for supplies to the army under Gen. McClellan are made by his Staff officers on the Chiefs of Bureaus here. That is, the Quartermaster applies by his Chief Quarter- : master or Quartermaster General. For commis- ; sary supplies by his chief Commissary on the j Commissary Genera). Nq such requisitions have been, to my knowledge, made upon the Secretary of War, and none upon the General-in-Chief. Second—On several occasions, Gen. McClellan I has telegraphed me that his army was deficient in certain supplies. All these telegrams were imme diately refened to the Heads of Bureaus, with or ders to report. It was ascertained that in every instance the requisitions have been immediately j filled, except where the Quartermaster General had been obliged to send from Philadelphia,cer- ' lain articles of clothing, tents, etc., not having a full supply here. . There has not been, so tar as I could ascertain, any neglect or delay in any department or bureau . in issuing all the supplies asked for by Gen. Me- I Clellan or by the officers of his staff. Delays . have occasionally occurred in forwarding supplies by railroad, on account of the crowded condition I of the railroad depots, or of it want of sufficient j number of cars, but, whenever notified of this fact, j agents have been sent out to remove the difficulty, under the excellent superintendence of Gen. Houpt. 1 think these delays have been less frequent and of shorter duration than is usually the case with I freight trains. An army of the size of that under Gen. McClellan will.frequently be for some days j without the supplies it has asked for, on account I of a neglect in making timely requisitions for them, and unavoidable delays in forwarding them and distributing them to the different brigades and regiments. I From all the information that I can obtain, 1 am of the opinion that the requisitions from that army have been filled more promptly, and that the men,.as a general rule, have been better supplied, than in the ease of our armies operating in the west. The latter have operated at much greater distances from the sources of supplies, aud have had far less facilities for transportation. In fine, I beKcve that no armies in the world in campaign ing have been more promptly or better supplied than ours. Third—Soon after the battle of Antietam, Gen. McClellan was urged to give me information of his intended movements, in order that if lie moved between the enemy and Washington the reinforcements could be sent from this place. On October Ist, finding that be purposed to operate from Harper’s Ferry, I urged him to cross the river at once and give battle to the enemy, poiut ing out to him the disadvantages of delaying until the autumnal rains had swollen the Potomac and impaired the roads. On the t*th of October he was |ieremptorily or dered to cross tile Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive him South. I said to him, ‘-your army must move now while the roads are in good condition.” It will be observed that three weeks has elapsed since that order was given. Fourth—ln my opinion there has been no such want of supplies in the army under Gen. McClel lan as to prevent his compliance with ray orders to advance u|xm the enemy. Had he moved his army to ihe south side of the Potomac, he could have received his supplies almost as readily as by remaining inactive on the north side. 1088 Fifth—On the seventh of October, in a telegram in regard to his intended movement,' Gen. Mc- Clellan stated that he would require at least three days to supply the first, fifth and sixth corps—that they needed shoes and other indispensable articles of clothing, as well as shelter tents. No complaint was made to me that his army requisitions had not been filled, and it was inferred from his language that he was only waiting for the distribution of his supplies. On the lllh of October he telegraphed to me that a portion of his supplies sent by railroad had been delayed, as already stated. Agents were im mediately sent from here to investigate this com plaint, and they reported that everything had gone forward on the same date—the 11th. Gen. McClellan spoke of many of his horses being broken .down by fatigue, bn the 12th of October he complained that the rate of supply was onlv 150 horses per week for his entire army there and in front of Washington. I immediately di rected the Quartermaster General to inquixe’ into this matter, and report why a larger supply was not furnished to Gen. McClellan. - Gen. Meigs reported to me, on the 14tb of October, that the average issue of horses to Gen. array in the field and in front of Washington for the previous six weeks had been 1,459 per week, or 8,754 in all. In addition, he reported to me that a large num of nudes had been supplied, and the number of these animals with Gen. McClellan's army, on the Upper Potomac, was oyer 3,100. He also report ed to me that he was then sending that array all the horses he could procure. On the 18th of October, Gen. McClellan staled in regard to Gen. Meigs' report that he had filled every requisition for shoes and clothing, that, “ Gen. Meigs may have ordered these articles to be fbnvared, but they might as well remain in New York or Philadelphia, so far as my army is con cerned.” I immediately called Gen. Meigs' attention to this apparent neglect of his department on tlje 20th of October. He reported as the result of his investigation that 48,000 pairs of boots and shoes had been received by the Quartermaster" of Mc- Clellan's army at Harper's Ferry, Frederick and Hagerstown, 20,000 pairs were at Harper's Ferry depot on the 21st, and that 10,000 more were on their way, and 15,000 more had been ordered. Col. Ingalls Aid-dc-Camp and Chief of Staff to General McClellan, telegraphed on the 25th as follows:—“ The suffering for want of clothing is exaggerated, I think, and certainly might have been avoided by timely requisitions by the regi mental and Brigade Commanders.” On the 24th of October he telegraphed to Quar termaster General Meigs that “ the clothing was not detained at the ears at the depot*. Such com plaints are groundless. The fact is, the clothing arrived and is issued, but more is still wanted. I have ordered more than would seem necessary from any data furnished me, and I beg to remind you that you have always very promptly met my requisitions. As far as clothing is concerned, our department is not to fault. It provides as soon as due notice is given. I can forsee no time when an army of over one hundred thousand men will not call for clothing and other articles.” In regard to General McClellan's means of promptly communicating the wants of his army to me, or to the proper bureaus of the War Depart ment, I report that in addition to the ordinary mails, he has been in hourly communication with Washington by telegraph. It is due to General Meigs that I should submit herewith a copy of a telegram received by him from General McClellan. Very respectfully, your obedenf servant, H. W. H'alleck; Gen. in Chief. McClellan's Headquarters. —To Brigadier General Meigs-. —Your dispatch of this date is re ceived. I have never intended in my letter or dis patch to make any accusation against yourself or your department for not furnishing or forwarding clothing as rapidly as if was possible“for you to do so. | believe everything has been done that could be do®e lit .this respect, The idea that I have tried to convey was that certain portions of the command were without clothing, and that tire army would not move uptil it was smrplied. G. B. McClellan, Major General. ■►Two members of Qen. McClellan's staff! M»e been sent to Washington under arrest, attd I it U rumored that other arrests are to (fallow. Interesting Correspondence. The following correspondence was had on the presentation of one of the flags of the 84th Re giment P. V., to Governor Cnrtin, to be placed in the Executive Chamber. The regiment had two flags, one presented by the State, which has been returned to the Adjutant General's office, and one presented by the lamented Col. Murray, which is the one presented to the Governor. The correspon dence is beautifully eloquent, and gains additional interest in ibis locality from the fact that at least two of the committee belong to this county and have been residents of this place. We refer to Capt. Walsh and Derno. Here are the letters: — Harrisburg. Oct. 30, 1862. To A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania. Governor :—We the undersigned officers of the 84th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, feel proud of the honor conferred upon us by our com mander and comrades when we present to you in their Iteltaif the national flag which was presen ted to the Regiment by Col. Wm. G. Murray on its departure from the State, Side by side with the Slate flag, which we re turned to Adjutant General Russell, this flag has passed through every conflict in which the Re giment has participated ; together they have fired the hearts of the weary and worn soldiers who marched and fought beneath them; and together they have drooped over the graves of those who fell in their defence and support. We have no doubt when the war is over and your brave legions return, but that other flags will be’ presented to you that will out-rival this ; for the flags born by the brave sons of Pennsylvania, like the white plume in the helmet of Navarre, have been guiding stars on the battle-field to lead the brave to the paths ol danger and of glory. You will perceive that, though pierced by thirty bullets, shattered by a shell, and torn by the rough storms of three campaigns under Lauder, Shields and Pope, not a star is injured. And as it is with these stars, may it be witlt the Stale they represent —when the storm of civil war subsides, may they be as free from trea son poison as those stars are from treason powder. It is the desire. Governor, of the Regiment, that you presene this flag in memory of the gal lant hero who guve up his life in its defence and for Pennsylvania’s honor, and of his brave soldiers who fell with him under his successors tor the same glorious cause. Accept it too ns a testimony of the feelings of esteem and admiration that the brave men of the 84th entertain for the Governor of their State. We have the honor to suoscrihe ourselves. ven r res|iectfullv. 'Your obedient servants, Cpatams Walsh, Miles, axo Dekko, Committee of Presentation. Executive Chamheu, ) llanisbunj. Pa., Nov. 5, 1862. J Gentlemen ; —I have your communication of the 3l)th ult., tendering me the flag which was presented to the 84th Kegiinent, by the late Colonel Murrav. The present moves me deeply. As I recur to the occasion, when, in the performance of a grate ful duty, I gave into the hands of the gallant man who was then at the head of your Regiment, the flag provided under directions of a law of the Com monwealth, 1 well recollect his earnest declara tion that the colors so entrusted to him should be returned with honor to the State, or that he would fall iu their defence. He has nobly redeemed that pledge: and though all good men will greive at ids untimely end, yet all who loved him in life, can mingle with their tears a sentiment of honest pride that he died so gallantly; they can enjoy that richest legacy which a man can leave to those who live after him, the memory that his life was consummated, though in its prime, in unflinching devotion to the cause of his country. But the flag under which he fought, and to whose defence he so pledged himself, has not been surrendered nor disgraced. You have returned it to the State, with folds tattered, splintered staff, bearing upon it the evidence that the men of the 84th w ere anima ted by the same patriotic spirit as their leader, and that in the desperate conflicts through which they sustained their banner, they bore themselves as soldiers true to their duty, and faithful to our country, whose institutions the army of the Be-j public have gone ’forth to defend against the attacks of the most wicked conspirators and the vilest of traitors. L shall ever clterish the flag you have given me as a trophy of your valor, as a memorial of one of the bravest lights of this great war, and as a testimonial of the kind regards towards myself, which it has pleased the officers and men of the 84th to entertain. I thank you for it, and beg that you will con vey to those whom you represent, assurances of my unfeigned interest in their welfare, individ ually and as a regiment, and my unddubting trust that thay will in the future never forget the inspir ing example of him who fell at the head of their columns, gallantly fighting to the last. Very respectfully, Yours, &c., A. G. CURTIN. To Captains Walsh, Miles and Derno, Committee of Presentation, 84th Regiment, P. V. Heavy Forgeries in Pennsylvania.—A se ries of the heaviest forgeries that have occurred in the Northern part of Pennsylvania for many years, were recently perpetrated at Jersey Shore in Ly coming county, Lock Haven in Clinton county, and at Bellefonte, Centre county, and were so skillfully performed that up to this time no clue whatever has been discovered of the criminal. It appears that about the 6»h of last month a well-dressed and gentlemanly looking man pre sented himself at the counter of the Jersey Shore Bank, and representing himself to be L. O. Ring, of the firm of Seth L. King& Sons, of 888 Broad way. New York, and 364 Lake street, Chicago, i dealers in furs, skins, &c., stating that in conse- j qucnce of the Indian troubles iu the' West this de soripti on of merchandise had greatly enhanced In I price, and he had come up into that portion of I Pennsylvania to see if he could not purchase there. I He seemed to be perfectly posted in the trade, and' i wound up by presenting a draft of the State Bank j of Indiana for f 3,400 on the Par Bank of New i York, which was cashed. He then went to Lock ! Haven, and telling an ‘equally plausible story, sue- ! ceeded in “ doing” the bank* located there out of ; $3,000. He appeared to lie in no hurry whatever, | but in a day or two after took the stage for Belle- 1 fonte. At this point he presented to Humes, , McCallister, Hale & Co., private bankers, a simi lar for $1,100; also, one to W. F. Reynolds 1 & Cdi, for $9OO, both of which were cashed.— Bar- ‘ risbmy Telegmph. A Dasu to be Made at New York or ■ Philadelphia.—General Cameron, who has just arrived at New York from Europe, confirms the statement that the Rebels are building three for midable iron-clad rams in the British shipyards, and repeats the warning that these vessels are in tending to make a dash at our chief Atlantic cities. What is the true name for that English neutrality which permits such hostile proceedings "to be car ried on openly against a nation with which Great Britain is at peace ? And what is the value of the diplomacy that protests without effect against such flagrant breaches of good faith ? The returning Russian Minister expresses sur prise that New York does not more fuUv appreciate the danger of an attack, and suggests that the for tification about the city should be immediately attended to. If this is applicable to New York with her harb or protected by a doaen of forts and bristling with guns, what will he sav about Phil adelphia, wiih her one fort and her “Mud-bank,” upon which she relics for protection against the powerful engines of modern maritime war We feel rejoiced that General Cameron has come to the rescue, and trust his voice will give point and force to the repeated words of warding we have published on this vital subject 8 gqf*lf you wgut good, large and cheap eating apples, call at J, T. Wilson’s restaurant. The Harper’s Perry Commission. Philadelphia, Not. 10,—The Tribune has ab- Wtract reports of rite Commission relative to the surrender of Harper’s Feny. In relation to Col. Foni it says :—ln so grave a case as this, with such disgraceful consequences, the Court cannot: permit an officer to shield himself behind the. fact’ that he did as well as he could, if, in so doing, he exhibits a lack of military capacity. It is clear to : the Commission that Col. Ford should not have been placed in command of Maryland Heights; that he conducted the defense without ability, and abandoned hit position without sufficient cause, and lias shown throughout, such a lack of military capacity as to disqualify him, in the opinion ofethe Commission, from a command in the Service, Regarding Col. Miles, it says as early as the fifteenth of August he disobeyed the orders of Major General Wool to fortify Maryland Heights, When it is surrounded, and attacked by'the enemy, : its naturally strong positions are unimproved, and from liis criminal neglect, to use the mildest term, : the large force of the enemy is almost upon ati equality With the small force of his command. Immediately previous to, and pending the siege of Harpers Ferry, ho paroles rebel ’prisoners, and permits, indeed sends them to the enemy’s head quarters. This, too, when he should have known that the lack of ammunition, the had conduct of some of our troops, the entire of fortifica tions, and the abandonment of Maryland Heights, were important facts they could, and nndonbtly did, communicate to the enemy. Sixteen of these prisoners were paroled on the 13th, and a pass given them in the hand writing of Colonel Miles, while a rebel officer by the name 'of Rouse after an escape is retaken, and subse quently lias a private interview with Colonel Miles, is paroled; and after the surrender appears at the head of his men, among the first to enter Harper’s Ferry. The Commission would not have dwelled upon this painful subject were it not for the fact that the officer who placed this incapable in command should share in the responsibility, and in the opin ion of the commission, Maj. Gen, Wool is guilty to this extent of a grave disaster, and should be censured for his conduct. The Commission has remarked freely on Col. Miles, an old officer, who bits been killed in the service of his country, and at cannot, from any motives of delicacy, refrain from censuring those in high command when it thinks such censure deserved. The General in-Chief has testified that Gen. McClellan, after having received .orders to repel the enemy invading the State of Maryland, matched only six miles per day on an average when pursu ing' this invading enemy. The General-in-Chief also testified that, in his opinion, Gen. McClellan could and should have relieved aud protected Harper’s Ferry. In this opinion the Commission fullv concur. The evidence thus introduced confirms the Commission in the opinion that Harpers Ferry, as well as Maryland Heights, was prematurely surrendered. The garrison should have been satisfied that relief, however long delayed, would come ut last, and that a thousand men killed in Harper’s Ferry, woujd have mode a small loss had the post been saved, and probably saved two thousand at Antietam. How important was this defence we can now appreciate. Of the 97,000 men comprising, at that time the whole of Lee’s army, more than one third were attacking Harper's Ferry, and of this the mam body were in Virginia. Bv reference to the evidence it will be seen that at the very moment Col. Ford abandoned Maryland Heights, his little army was in reality relieved by Gens. Franklin and Sumner’s corps at Craraton’s Gap. within seven miles of his position and that after the sur render of Harper’s Ferry No time was given to parole prisoners before twenty thousand troops were hurried from Vir ginia, and the entire force went off on a double quick to relieve Lee, who was being attacked at Antietam. Had the garrison been slower to the surrender, or the army of the Potomac swifter to march, the enemy would have been forced to raise the siege, or would have been taken in detail, with the Potomac dividing his forces. Gen. Wool makes the following reply to the strictures of the committee:— To the Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer- Sir :—ln the report, as published in the news papers, of the Commission, consisting of the fol lowing officers:—Major-General Hunter, Major- General G. Cadwalader, Brigadier- General C. C. Anger, Major Donn Piatt, A. A. G„ Captain F. Ball, A. D. C., United States Volunteers, and Colonel J. Holt, Judge Advocate-General—called by the Government to investigate the conduct of certain officers connected with the circumstances attending the abandonment of Maryland Heights and the surrender of Harper’s Ferry. I find the fol lowing remarks applying to myself: “ The Commission would not have dwelled upon this painful subject were it not for the fact that the officers who placed the incapable (Colonel Miles) in command should share the responsibility and in the opinion of the Commission, Major- General Wool, is guilty to this great extent of a grave disaster, and should bo censured for his con duct.” .' If the report of the commission, in relation to the surrender of Harper’s Feny, has no more truth for its 1 foundation than is contained in the above paragraph, it can only be regarded as a fiction, without a shadow of proof for its foundation. It is not true, that I placed “ this inca/ialile (Colonel Miles) m command of Hosier's Ferry T He was in command when I assumed control of this Department, and had been ordered to estab lish his head-quarters there, on the 29th of March, by Major-General McClellan, then Geheral-in- Chicf. On the 30th of April the Secretary of War sent the following order to Colonel Miles, at Har per’s Ferry“ Ydu will please make daily reports of the state of your command to the Deparment.” I have not had time to notice further the “ cen sure” of the commission ; when I am at leisure, it will receive the attention which it merits. John E. Wool, Mnj.-Gen, U. S. Annv How a Toad Undresses. —About the middle of July I found a toad ou a hill of melons, and not wanting him to leave 1 hoed around him ; he appeared sluggish and not inclined to move. Presently I observed him pressing his elbows hard against bis sides and rubbing downwards. He appeared so singular that I watched tp see what he was up to. After a few smart rubs, his skin to burst straight along his back. ‘ Now,’ said I, 1 old fal low, you have done itbut be appeared to be unconcerned, and kept on rubbing until he hhir worked'all his skin into folds on his side and hips; then grasping' one hind leg with both his hands, he hauled off one leg of his pants the same as anybody would, then stripped the bther hind leg in the same way. He then took this cast-off cuticle forward, between his forelegs, into his mouth and swallowed it; then, by raising and. lowering his head, swallowing as his head came down, he stripped off the skin underneath, until it came to his fore-legs, and then grasping one 7 of these with the opposite hand, by considerable polling stripped off the skin j changing hands he stripped the other, and by a slight motion of the head, and all the while swallowing, he drew it from the neck and swallowed the whole. The aper ation seemed an agreeable one, and oc cupied put a short time to do it in. i j •►The Patterson (N. J.) daily' Register nomi nates General McClaUen for the vacant Senator *hip caused by the death of J. fc. Thompson. jyNDSEY’S IMPROVED BLOOD SEARCHER. a KTM CJIKC TOM Cancer, Cancerous Formation*, Scrofula, Cntaoeoui Difeatet Kmipaki, B«u, Pimples on the Face. Sore Eyes, Tetter Affections, Scald Head; CostinatH, OM and Stubborn Uldera Rheumatic Disorders, Jaundice, Sait Rheum, Mercurial Diseases. General D^ili,, Liver Complaint, Lose of Appetite, Low Spirits, Female Complaints, Epilepsy or Paralysis or Palsy* Syphilitic Diseases and Caries of the Bou H Together with eil other disease* having tW origin in ft depraved condition of the blood dilatory system.. r CASE OF DANIEL A. BOYD. PITTSRatOB, December si, IV. Or. 0. U. KEYSER;—! take pleasure in aiakiugthiM notary sUtemeut in favor of a medicine prepared t- called ,£ tiKbMEY’S Biooft Searcher.” I had * fire years with ScrolhU which broke out on mj forehead so as to disfigure me very much, and tuck cfl t v hair when the diseaso made its appearance; it al«> hc \ t w on my arm above and below the elbow, and eat mt *th. skin and flesh bo as to expose a fearfol sure. The on my head went so far that several small piece* of came out. 1 was very woek and low spirited, sujtij given up all hope of ever getting well, as i had tried *l. eral skillful physicians and they did gte no good. U tember last. 1861.1 was induced to try “ Lixmet’* i a , proved Blood Search**.” I must confess I bsd us hith iu patent medicines, hut after I had used three bottle* 41 Blood Searcher, the ulcers on my head and arm u heal. I have now taken eight or ten bottles, and 015kei and arm are entirely well except the scars remaining t u the sore#. I will also state that I ban the rheumy very bad in my anus and legs. Th« Blood Searcher tin cured th>.‘ rheumatism. lam now a well mail, tc;;i years of age, and 1 feel as suple aud youug a* I did si... I was twenty, and have Increased iu weight twenty I would also state that the disease in my forehcanl w»* bad that when I stooped and lifted anything h#ary. il, blood run out of the sore.* l>r. Keyser had u taken or me by Mr. Cargo, the artist, after I tegau t« well. It does not show my appearance as bad as it »« Ivefore 1 commenced taking the medicine. You can the photograph,,one of which Is now in my pofwtsuk and also at Dr. Keyser*# 140 Wood street, 1 Would state that 1 took Blood Searcher which wap made (*■ i“rc Dr. Keyser commenced making it. Although a helped me Home, I did not recover fast Until I got tbekiti made by Dr. Keyser himself One bottle oflhi* did m more gnod than two of the old. I believe it is a great tai stronger and better. I have recommended thv HU* Searcher to a great many of my friends for var Kai ease#, and I believe it has helped the whole of tUo lu.ii may publish this if you wish, and I am aukicu* that ail who are afflicted as 1 was may be cured. 1 live ioUUciiv No. 4 Pino street, and am employed at CoftViJU I And* hon’s Union Marble Works, 54 Wayne street. A BLIND MAN CUBED. I live IQ Sligo, at Clinton Mill, sod hare been ami) blind in both eyes for nearly four years. [ called oa Dr Keyser about three muotha ago and ashed him In gin m directions to the Institution for the Blind In PhiUdelptis He told me that I need not go to Philadelphia to pet well as he bad medicine that wonld cure me, as he said w* dil ease was in the blood. I was treated for It twh or ihm times in the hospital in this city, and was reliefetl bid my disease always returned after a mouth or tve after I came out or the hospital. I found my dlstaw »u n turning and 1 called, by the. advice of a good friend oi mine, oh Dr. Keyser, who has restored my sight, shd i) eyes are nearly as well as ever. The Doctor gate a* * Lindsey's Blood Searcher” and a wash. ’ Wttaburg, July 5,1881. Witness—K. F. M’Klroy, Anderson street, Alieghsaj City. A BAD SORE LEG CUBED PiTKTBVBaa, September 18.186!.—I hereby certify lint I have had t acre leg for over a year. It vaficonre with ulcers and acres *o that 1 could not work for a year- My leg swelled so that 1 was enable to do w>7 : thing for a long time, ’ for at least six month*. I several of the best doctors in the citv, hot without uj ; finally I called on Dr. Keyaer. at No. 1-W street, who only attended me about two wwk*, and &»*• me but two bottlea of medicine, and I am now entirely well and have confined to for tlx months. lam employ* - ' at the Kagle Engine House on Fourth strwt, wh^r***•' one can tee me. GANGER CURED A Lettke Keo* Ehouni..—Mr. John Pope, or von, near Montypool, Moamootshire, England, writw u tbliows: &ja:—An old woman i>itbU place ban wished w f w write you respecting XiM&nr’s Blood Slamm** j whichshe found great benefit, and wiahee to haves i»rt> c I more. She has been suffering from a disease of a eance.. out nature for the but six or seven year*. Her daughter who is living in America, obtained it for her, sod «nl h* r eighteen bottles. She is now quite out of it,.and I b* T * . written to her daughter twice and have received 33 awer; of conn. she Is anxiousto get more, to get ote pietely cured. I told her 1 would write to you fo' agency in this country, and ahe felt very mncn pie**" 1 ■’ hear me say so. I now beg to ash you on what tens* will supply me; you will please bear in mind the o' d fiage, and supply me as cheap as possible. The csttbP on the one dozen bottles was tl 8a 6d. The medicine w a present from bar daughter. I would like to haw H* Blood Searcher in a jar or small cask, if yon cun send it in that way. or in pint or quart bottlew. I will .e°d * through bank or ragiatered letter, which ever will convenient to you, if you will send me carrier’s receipt, the parcel as security. I would send you s stomp 1533 swer this, hut as it is uncertain of this reaching ?<*• 01 account of the country (wing in six and sevens. * Wl * which is commonly hard, you will be kind tvovfi w charge me with the postage. Years, {Signed] JOHN [We hare seen the letter which is published Dispatch, from John Pope, end believe it to be Kditorh Dispatch JHttObttrgk, Keyier** namt <**r lAe «r*i eold by Hr otonne H. KnMhW*^* 1 Sold in Altoona bj *, Kona sad 0. *• J VotUdaysbsn by J. K. Farm* sod Jatos am*- TBBotS.IMt.-ly DANIEL A. BOYD DAVID KIN.N'OLLI. Clinton Ullli, diifv THOMAS IAKHtU jUtsoaa iribtt PRINTED ON OaapMlV $650 “Country Pi TRIBUNE POWER-P PRINTING OFFIC HA«iU. within the paet two yearn. made co •ToUalaonr aatabliahment in the way of i “**Screw Preaa, Paper Culler. Card Cutter, f ‘kiwi OaM*B®W»r ”«“• anJ hltTte Xew«P»l uHtof which we give above; weave not anything In the line of printing m J .tvlo eawJto any MtablUhmeM in the SU *rl/«« aqually low. We can execute, on «bort orIHW Wadding. InvlttUan, VMlting, Ball A Busin. Circular*. Programme. mammoth footers, sale "@3O. AGS® tSTf pamphlet*. Pay and Check BLANK BOOKS MAHIfeaTS, AND BLANKS OF ALL >ll we adt la a trial, feeliug confident that v aaiwactlon If we have the opportunity. (I«ce in Lowthec • building,leaner of >irgu a ie utreeta, oppoeite Suparlntendenta Office , lte: fg- in consequence of s heavy prewu work and scarcity of helpparpaper hashec this week. We will issue a paper next possible; but should itfiul to appear at t lar timCj Oer readers may know that it possible.to g|et it out. Fatal Acciubst. —Oh Wednesday of a freight train ran-off the track, near f killing the engineer, Hogarth Wolf, dei several caw and tearing up the track. 'I burgh Chronicle in noticing the acctdcn It appears'that the engineer lost control of and leaving the engine in charge of the passed over, one or two of the cars for pose of putting on the breaks,, hut had left the engine when it flew the track, the escaping injury by jumping from the loc but the unfortunate : engineer met will death, his brains being scattered along t and his arm* and legs broken--in seven The engine and tender turned a complet saidt, and not the least singular freak . with the accident is reported the' fact, th the beef cattle, of which they were a nu the train, was*fbund in the chainlicr of tii free from scratch or injury of any kind. Another.—Yesterday noon. Baraev daylight watchman at the pew Round .H run over by on engine on the side track the Bound House, and so badly injnm died in about two hours afterwards. . known exactly bow he got under tire en as he was an old man and frail, it Is that in attempting to cross the track he the engineer, who was backing his engiu reding, did not see him until he had pat him. Both, legs were crushed from the the knees. To Ministers. —Almost every day .v hear of burials in the cemeteries udjoi place, yet we receive very few accounts to publish. The reason is obvious, Wc time to visit all the families, wherein dea to obtain the particulars, and those w h subscribers to our paper feel a delicacy at! ing in such items, notwithstanding u them gratuitously and willingly. Some ministers iu town is called npoh to offici most every funeral that takes place. VVi paper to all the ministers in this phu charge, further than that they furnish u particulars of all the marriages they solei funerals at which they officiate.' We that each minister keeps a record of tbci and they could certainly furnish; us wit delivered either at our office, or dropper box at the Postefficc. The items of and deaths in a community are matters of rerest than many imagine, and we won publish all of them 'which occur in th could we obtain them. We hope our friends will give us fall lists hereafter. Thu First Snow,—The first snow of son raped the mountains around our in on Tuesday morning of last week, and.o night last we hod , a fall sufficient to t groqnd with a bridal robe. When w boy” wo well remember hw anxiously w the first fell of snow, and what visions o mg down hills" accompanied it. Whet of larger growth” it. brought visions of s by moonlight with a fast nag, comfortal plenty of bnffelo robes, and—the li pretti town” for a companion. Now these v slightly changed. Our coasting season h never to return; a wife and sundry respt have knocked all the romance out of ; rieighride flirtations. The departure for these sources of enjoyment were foi new desires and new Bourses, in which we f not greater pleasure; yet memory of to mind the scenes and companions of o % and apprenticeship days, no doubt and happiest that mortal man ever enjoy while you’re yonng,” boys and girls. Ho*a Makiifactcbe.—We are now writing fluid manufactured in this pla for absence of sediment, freencss of «°lor, equals either Harrison's or B Tim manufacturer is A. Clabaagfa, of tl cr y store, corner of “ Brant Bow." He the large by small quantity at the price o “•It*- We don 't see any nse in going al home to get an article which, ten chain inferior to that which could hav **tned of a home manufacturer, at the s Sncqnrage your own, when you want “•b. by dropping in at Chtbaugh’s. H« U P in bottles, which exactly soil the scho W We hare on hand a letter from 01 COrre *PP l odent, “Blaiu,” which we Me c * naot publish, on account of strietnra °fflccn connected with the government ““*****# in his surmises, consequently ment > food thoughit be, fails entire!, T 6 *** wltt tell whether his predictions i he most exensenafor not faabeandto anabeadyexten
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