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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1862
Where’s the Difference P
It appears to ns that there is something incon
sistent in' the comae of oar exchanges that delight
in traducing the Administration, and casting upon
dt the blame of every reverse to onr arms. If tbe
Administration is to be charged with every reverse,
it shonM be Credited with eveiy success; yet we
have the first entry of the latter kind to see in any
of the papers alluded to. • The President is charged
and re-charged, and roost indecently assailed by
the followers of Breckinridge, with the conse
quences of the battle of Fredericksburg, even af
ter Gen. Burnside has published to the world that
he, and he alone, is responsible for that move
ment. Bnt it does not suit these unprincipled
politicians to give this announcement of the com
mander of the Army 'of the Potomac. Their oc
cupation—that of slandering the Administration
and helping along Confederate cause—would
be gone, if: they gave their readers the truth at all
times. Did the President get the credit of the
battle of Antietam? Then why should he be
-'charged with the reverse at Fredericksburg? A
reference to the files of the papers alluded to will
show that every success of the Army of the Po
tomac, while under Gen. McClellan, was credited
to him, and the reverse and retreat on Harrison's
Landing charged to the Administration. Had
Gen. Born side carried the heights beyond Freder
icksburg, the President would not have received
the smallest credit from these inconsistent jour
nals. It would have been the Army of the Poto
mac that done it. We confess we cannot under
stand this system of book-keeping.
Were we to believe all we read In these intense
“Union as it was, Constitution os it is” journals,
we would consider the President and his Cabinet a
more high-handed set of rebels than Jeff. Davis
and Ids crew; bnt we are glad that we are not
compelled to believe everything we read, as well
as sorry that there are so many pervert era of truth
still alive. The grand secret is, some of these
journals fear that the nicesmoothe track on which
they hoped to run a President of their liking into
office, two years hence, has been curved considera
bly, and the grade made rather steep, by late ac
tions of the Chief Executive, and all that is now
left them as a solace is the privilege of traducing
the character of the man who has despoiled their
schemes. But they have no need to fear anything
on this score. If Gen. McClellan be the man to
lead or govern the arms of the Union, he will be
' returned to his place again. If others are better
qualified than he, it will soon be known. We be
ieve the President honest. Nothing dishonest in
the conduct of the war has yet been proven against
him. We care not charge against a man
maybe, if it is unsupported by evidence, it will
fall harmless to the ground, or return to plague
the originator. In evety case where the President
has found incompetent men in command of any
portion of the army, he has at once removed them,
without stopping to inquire their political predic
tions, and.be began with his own party by remov
ing Fremont. Why was it that there was no howl
ing, on the. part of these journals, when Fremont
"’was relieved of the command of the Army of the
West, and again of the Mountain Department;
when Gen. Banks was relieved of his command in
the Valley of Virginia, and Hunter was recalled
from South Carolina ? Where’s the difference ?
<9T It is Stated by the London Morning Herald,
that twenty-four French guillotines, were shipped
to a confidential friend of President Lincoln in the
city of. New York. We may yet see the Jacobin
days of France upon this continent.
We clip the above astounding information from
the Kbensborg Democrat Sentinel of last week.
Oh! Gracious. Suppose the Dem. Sent, call
upon the President to reveal the name of his con
fidential friend. Oh! dear! Guillotines from
France! Are there no mechanics in this country,
who could get up guillotines ? Whither are we
tending? Do, Mr. Lincoln, tell the editor of the
Democrat fr Sentinel who is to be the first Victim.
It would do him so much good to be the first to
make known this fact, as he is always a couple of
months behind in all other items of information.
A Deseetkb Killed.—Resistance, or at
tempts to escape from the Provost Guard, on the
pert of deserters from the army, is attended with
danger, and it were better for them to submit at
once. In a number of cases the guard, at Harris
brrg, have been compelled to use the bayonet, and
sometimes the bullet, but never more than indict
ing an ngly wound or crippling an aim or leg,
until Thursday last, when a deserter, named Mor
rissey, was shot and instantly killed, in Reading,
by one of the: potty of Provost Guards sent af.er
him. He was attempting to escape, and, although
warned of his danger, he refused to stop, and the
guard, as in duty bound, used his argument, a
bullet, to make him halt. The ball entered Mor
rissey’s bead on the left side and' came out above
the right temple.
W Gen. Banks has arrived at New Orleans
and taken command of the Department of the
Gulf, vice Gen. Butler recalled. The telegraphic
account states that the secessionists of that city,
thinking they see a lees vigorous commander in
Gen. Banks, appear in the streets in crowds. One
of them challenged Gen. Butler, previous to his
departure, and the General sent him word tocome
on, in the street or wherever it might suit him
beet. 1
Wlt has been ascertained that less than a
thousand men are wanting to All the quota of
Massachusetts under the two last calls of the Pres
ident; and it has alsobeen ascertained that nearly
five thousand are wanting to fill the vacan
cies cansedby Gov. Andrew’s men going to war
the wrong way, and who have been reported as
deserters.
Hetxliatoht Pboclamation.—We notice that
Jeff. Davis, President of the Confederate States
of America, has issued a Proclamation declaring
Gen. Benj. F. Butler to be a felon deserving of
capital punishment, and ordering that he no longer
be considered or treated as a public enemy, but as
an outlaw and common enemy of and
that in the event of his capture the office- in Com
mand Of the capturing force do cause him to be
immediately executed by hanging.
The said Jeff. Davis further orders that no com
missioned officer of the United States taken cap
tive shall be released on parole, before exchange,
until the said Bntley shall have met with due pun
ishment for his-crimes.
The reason assigned for the issneing of the fore
going is, that Gen. Butler, shortly after taking
possession of New Orleans, hnhg one William B.
Mumford, a citizen of the Confederate States, for
hanling. or cutting down the United States flag in
that city, after the proclamation of Gen. Butler,
forbidding such conduct. We 'don’t the
proclamation of Jeff will trouble Gen. Butler very
much, other t|ym to make him more severe on the
secesh.'
As an offset to the President’s Emancipation
Proclamation, Jeff has issued the following.
And Whereas, the President of the United Slates
has, by pnblic and official declarations, signified
not only his approval of the effort to excite servile
war within the Confederacy, but his inttention to
give laid and encoqragment thereto, if these inde
pendent States shall continue to refuse submission
to a foreign jmwer after the first day of January:
next, and -has thus made known that all appeal
to the law of nations, the dictates of reason, and
the instincts of humanity would be addressed .in
vain to our enemies, and'that they can he deterred
from the commission of these crimes onlv bv flic
terrors of Just retribution. ■ ;
Now; therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, President of
the Confederate States of America, and aeting.-bv
their authority, appealing to! the Divine Judge iii
attestation that their conduct is not guided by the
passion of revenge, but that they reluctantly yield
to the solemn duty of redressing, by necessary se
verity, crimes of which their citizens are the’ vic
tims, do issue this my proclamation, and by virtue
of my authority as Commander-in-chief of the
armies pf the Confederate States, do order
First, That all commissioned officers in the
command of said Benjamin F. Butler be declared
not entitled to be considered as soldiers engaged
iii honorable warfare, but as robbers and crimi
nals deserving death; and that they, and each of
them, be whenever captured reserved for execu
tion.
_ Second, The soldiers and non-commis
sioned officers in the army of said Butler be con
sidered as only instruments used for the commis
sion,of crimes perpetrated by.his orders, and not
as free agents; that they, therefore, be treated
when captured as prisoners of war, with kindness
and humanity, and be sent home on the Usual
parole that they in no manner aid of serve the
United States in any capacity during the contin
uance of this war, unless duly exchanged.
Third, That all negro slaves captured in arms
be at once delivered over to the executive authori
ties, of the respective States to which thev belong,
to be dealt with according to the law's of said
States. '
Fourth . That the like orders be executed in all
cases with respect to all commissioned officers of
the United States, when found serving in com pan v
with said slaves hr- insurrection against the ati
thorities.of the different States of this Confederacy
Where the negroes have no chance of escape, it
is quite likely that they will behave themselves,
but in portions of the countiy, contiguous to the
Union armies, the Proclamation will scarcely de
ter them from crossing the line of Jeff's dominion,
or taking up arms against him ; and it is possible
that this very proclamation, which is intended to
hold them in check, may but aggravate them, and
instigate them to bloodshed. It is more than
likely that Gen. Butler's officers will not be very
lenienf?n their retaliatory measures, considering
the fiat gone forth against them.
Gen. Burnside’s Letter.
The manly letter of Gen. Burnside takes upon
himself the entire responsibility of the late ad
vance upon Fredericksburg, and relieves fhe Presi
dent, Department and the Cabinet of
having given him a peremptory order to advance,
contrary to bis own Convictions. We learn from
other sources that this movement was nbt the one
originally: contemplated, but that it was the first
intention .of Gen. ilnmsidc, after receiving his
pontoon trains, supplies, &c:, to make d /tint at
Fredericksburg and cross his army at Port Roval,
twelve miles helow—hoping thus to take the e’rte
my by surprise and turn his right flank. He an
nounced this purpose to the War Department, and
made his arrangements accordingly. Pontoons,
were Sent to Port Royal; supplies lav in the river
protected by gunboats below that point ; a'division
was pushed forward, and -everything made readv
for its transit. But he found that the enemy hitd
anticipated that manoeuvre, and was ready to meet
it. It then occurred to Gen. Burnside that as the
rebels expected him merely to make a feint<tt
Fredericksburg, he would surprise them bn crossing
there , and with that view, at the last moment he
resolved to do so. He confidently expected to find
the heights in the rear.of the town held by a small
force. He was delayed in constructing his bridges
by the tenacious,and resistance of-the rebel
sharp-shooters, which he sought to silence by de
molishiing the houses which sheltered them. 'This
attempt, however, proved, ineffectual, and he suc
ceeded only by driving them out with the bayonet.
But had lost a day —which, in executing a sur
prise at such close quarters, is os good ns an age;
and by the time the assault took place, the defence
had been made too strong for success. :■■■
The explanation of Ids failure is, in short, that
he was mistaken in his calculations—a mistake
which proved a gteat calamity to our army, but
was one that may occur to the best of generals.;
and, finding that his movement had been antici
pated by the enemy, he did the next best thing
that could be done, extricated his army from its
datigeroiisposilion as soon as possible. If he had
after crossing, and ascertaing that his
movement had been anticipated, to withdraw his
troops without a fight, he would have been at
tacked and driven into the river. An attack had
then become essential to the salvation of bis arrays
The rigor with which it was made convinced Gem
Leo that if would be repeated, and he, therefbrq,
awaited its renewal. This waiting, which was the
result of fighting, enabled Gen. Burnside to save
his ormv.— Pitts. Chronicle.
Scene At an Execution.—A horrible scene
lately occurred at an execution in
Canada. A blind man, named Thomas Cook,
who murdered his wife in a drunken quarrel, was
hung. The fall was a very long one, the rope her
ing nine feet nine inches in length. The fnlj
.being so great, and the man's body being in a dis
eased condition, the vertebras and muscles co'nr
netting the head with the shoulders gave why,
and. terrible to relate, the head rolled off while
-the body fell with a heavy plunge into the interior
of the scaffold! The life blood of the criminal
poured opt in living streams from the headless
trunk, while the torn muscles and gaping; arteriek
presented a sickening spectacle. ■■
Gone Up."—The high price of paper, and
other printing materials, is beginning to do its
work, Th £ ■ Brother Jonathan, published in Near
York, and the Louisville Democrat, have both sus
pended operations. The AT Kean Minor of the ,15th
gives notice to Its patrons, that after One issue
more it will also' “shut shop.” Many other pub
lishers are inci easing'their terms ancTrediidng the
si*c of their papers in the hope of “ weathering
the stonh."
Interesting Incidents of the Battle Important from Winchester.
of Kingston.
Newbebn, Dec. 17.—From the best informa
tion obtained from prisoners and deserters, it is
safe to say that the rebel army in the State of
North Carolina is in a state of demoralization.
The North Carolina troops are particularly unre
liable. Most of the troops under Gen. Evans are
From Sooth Carolina and Geo-gia. On Friday
morning, before the battle, over one hundred reb
els laid down their arms and refused to fight coder
any circumstances, whereupon Gen. Evans ar
rested them, and had them confined in jail. Be
fore or during the fight on Sunday they were ta
ken from jail and sent up on the railroad towards
■ Kaleigb. The terror in regard to the rebel despot
ism is great throughout the interior. If a Union
soldier seeks food or shelter, the country people
secretly supply him, bnt caution him not to dis
close th-ir names, or a terrible vengeance would
be wreaked upon them by the rebel soldiers and
authorities.
One regiment of rebel conscripts passed through
Kingston on the morning of the battle. They ap
peared to be in high spirits—the band playing
‘•Dixie,]’ the ladies waving handkerchiefs, and
the political demagogues making speeches at every
halt to stir up their courage. On their retreat
they presented a most forlorn appearance. Th-ir
garments were tattered and tom and soiled; their
guns and accoutrements had been thrown away;
sonic were hatless, and all were wobegone. All
Dixie seemed to have been knocked out of them.
Not a waving handkerchief welcomed them back.
A gallant thing was done by Sergeant Garrett,
of Company K, Third New York cavalry. It was
important to Gen. Foster to ascertain whether a
certain bridge below Kingston, on a tributary of
the Ncusc nver, had been destroyed, or was in
condition to permit the passage of artilleiy. Sergt.
Garrett was detailed for this doty, aided by four
men. His instructions were to dash or creep
through the rebel troops, and as quickly and se
cretly as possible obtain the desired information.
Several small parties of the enemy were dashed
through without molestation, the reliels supposing’
the Sergeant to belong to their own side, when one
of his men reported a party of forty or fifty rebels
just ahead in one place, and that he could not
make his way through. The Sergeant promptly
replied, “ I have been ordered to go to that bridge,
and I’ll be tl——d if I don’t j” and he did, and re
turned to his company to receive the congratula
tions of his commanding officer for his success.
The reports of incbi iety among the rebel Gens,
continue to he received with melancholy frequency.
It is slated by prisoners that Gen. Evans, com
mander of the rebels at the battle of Kingston, was
in an elevated state of mind during the entire day
of the battle. In short, he was drunk. Captured
rebels speak in bitter temis of his misconduct. In
the advance under Gen. Foster were men who had
suffered at the hands of Evans’ forces when he
commanded at the Bali's Bluff massacre. Oct
21 st, 1861.
The rebel who fired the bridge over the Neuse
was shot while in the act of applying a torch to the
fifth pile of cotton saturated with turpentine. He
held his torch in one hand, and a bucket of tur
pentine in the other; and as the ball struck him
he fell, the turjxmtine caught fire, and his body
was consumed in a few minutes. He gave one
appalling shriek as he fell, as it were, into the
boiling cauldron he had prepared for others.
The fight on the bridge was a bloody and des
perate one. It was at one time pertinaciously held
by the rebels, who, when obliged to retreat "threw
•he bodies of their dead and wounded into the
stream, expecting that to be the surest way for
• heir ultimate recovery, as they were certain the
bridge would be in flames the moment they left it.
The bridge is an uncovered wooden structure with
five piers, and is about one hundred and fiftv feet
long.
The rebels are adepts at expedients sometimes.
Before firing the Neuse bridge, thev placed planks
about-breast high across the further end of the
bridge, the ends resting on the uprights. On
these planks they placed a- large number of loaded
muskets, which they intended should be discharged
at the breasts of the Yankees by the heat of the
burning bridge. It was while knocking these
pieces from their position that one of them ex
ploded, causing the death of Col. Gray, of the
Ninety-sixth New York Volunteers. If the fire
had reached these muskets as the Unionists ap
proached, a volley would have been discharged
that must have produced a deadly effect.
Among the trophies captured by Company K,
of the Third New York Cavalry, was a barrel of
prime old njiple brandy, which cost $3OO. It was
found in possession of a reliel named Richards,
and intended ns a present to Jeff Davis.
A prisoner, who had been in all the battles on
the Peninsula, says he never heard so sharp and
incessant firing as he did during the battle' qf
Kingston. The Burnside rifle was used with
great effect. The artillery praeticeof the rebels was
the theme of admiration from many of our boys,
who calmly viewed the course of their shots, and
took the best means to avoid their effects.
Battery attached to the Third New
York Artillery, is reported to have been most ac
tively engaged during the fight. It did great exe
cution. Col. Ledlie, Chief of Artillery, and com
mander of the Third, was on the field, and per
sonally superintended the placing of each bat
tery.
Lieut. Morrison, of the Ninety-sixth New York,
' was wounded at the time Col. Gray was shot,
while advancing witli his company on the Neusc
bridge. When the order was given for the Ninc
, ty-sixtb New York to charge on the enemy, who
were discharging a deadly fire from the further
end of the burning bridge, the color-hearer got a
little ahead of Col. Gray. Observing this, the in
trepid Colonel advanced quickly, and, saying, “ A
colonel should be in advance of his colors,” made
but a few steps when a musket ball put an end to
his existence.
A fine regiment is the Ninth New Jersey, knd
a brave and gallant officer is its commander, Col.
Hickman. Under Gen. Foster it acted as an in
dependent regiment in the , advance. Too much
praise cannot be accorded this regiment. It is
entitled to the highest credit that can be given to
any regiment under any circumstances. As a
specimen of the material of which this regiment is
composed, it may be stated that Second -Lieut.
Harper, commanding Company F, took his com
pany into, the field as skirmishers; each man fired
off sixty rounds of ammunition, retired, filled up
his cartridge box, went into the fight again, and
when my informant left them they were
refilling their cartridge boxes from ammunition
brought bn the field from wagons. The company
fired over one hundred and twenty rounds of car
tridges each, the muskets.sometimes becoming so
hot and foul that the men would throw them
away and pick np and use those thrown down by
their men.
, The Last Exploit of the “Alabama.”—The
capture of one or more of the i mail steamers ply
ing, between New York and Aspinwall by the pi
rate Alabama, lias often been predicted! and we
arc now called npon to record the fulfillment of
the prediction. 'The steamer Ariel, one of the
best of the fine, while steaming along near the
cast end of Cuba, on the 7th inst., was overhauled
by the Alabama and compelled to heave to. The
arms and amunition on board, eight thousand dol
lars in Treasury notes, belonging to Wells, Fargo
& Co., and fifteen hundred dollars in specie, were
taken, and one hundred and twenty United States
marines paroled.
At first Semmes proclaimed his intention to
land the jiassengers' at San Domingo; but the.pro
testations of the captain that such a course would
prove destructive to their lives, induced the com
mander of the privateer to ’become more lenient
and humane, and Kingston, on the Island of Ja
maica, was substituted. Finally, an arrangement
wa ? ra . al ' e that the Ariel should be released on ,
Captain Jones, her principal officer, giving his
bond for $228,000, payable in “thirty days after
the acknowledgment jof the Southern Confedor
acy," and, on the iOth inst., she was allowed to
proceed towards Aspinwall.' .
OCCUPIED SY UNION TNOOPS.
We hmrc some interesting intelligence from a
gentleman who arrived hoe this morning from
Winchester, which is once more under the flag oi
the Union.
About the' 15th inst., the rebel forces under
Gen. Jones, numbering about 2,500 men, infan
try and cavalry, took their departure from Win
chester, leaving only a cavalry picket in the town.
They moved up the Valley towards Woodstock,
where the; were at last accounts encamped.—■
Among this force was the Maryland rebel brigade,
and we learn that they left a terrible bad charac
ter in Winchester, having broken open and robbed
the stores before they left. Their extreme desti
tute condition was, however, some excuse for their
depredations. The people being almost in a starv
ing condition, the departure of the rebel troops
was hailed with joy, even by the rebel sympathi
zers.
On Monday morning last the rebel pickets,
which had been left behind, suddenly disappeared,
having got wind of the approach of some Union
troops. They, however, did not let the people
know the cause of their departure. The next
morning, Tuesday, at 9 o’clock, a force of 800
cavalry, under command of Col. Keys, being part
of Gen. Kelley’s command, arrived at Winchester,
from Romney, and took possession of the city, to
the great joy of the Unionists, as well as the grat
ification of the rebel sympathizers, who were ready
to welcome any one who would bring with them
the necessaries of life. Sugar was selling at 75
cents per pound, salt fl per pound, butter fl@
1 50. peper $5 per pound, molasses f 6 per gallon,
unbleached cotton f I per yard, and cotton cloth
$1 50, only used for lining coffins. Sutlers were
arriving with slocks of the necessaries; and prices
were rapidly falling when our informant left.—
Toor Winchester, it presents a sorry aspect, under
the various changes it has experienced, and its. fu
ture is by no means established yet.
The railroad from Charlestown to Winchester
was entirely destroyed by the rebels, who bunt
the bridges, destroyed all the ties, and carried off
the railroad iron towards Stanton. The construc
tion of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was pro
gressing rapidly towards Harper’s Fcrrv, and a
large force is engaged. A good portion of the
railroad iron has been straightened bv an ingen
ious machine and restored to its former condition.
Ihe cavalry force at Winchester is understood
to intend the permanent holding of the place, be
ing sustained by a large force approaching from
Middletown. This secures our possession of the
whole Upper Potomac region, and the earlv re
sumption of travel to the West.
Gen. Kenley is in command at Harper's Ferry,
and it is understood that Gen. Kenley’s headquar
ters are at Martinsburg.
The suffering of the people in the Valley is des
cribed to us as most terrible, almost threatening a
famine, all their stocks baring been sweft off bv
the contending armies.
O" Somebody who professes to know all about
I it, says meerschaum is a much discussed mineral.
; Not half those who use it know what it is. It is
j a silicate of magnesia, found in greatest quantity
| in Asia Minor, and in smaller quantities in Mora-
I v ’ a ’ Sweden, Greece and Spain. It derives its
name, “sea foam,” from the color and general ap
pearance of the mineral, as well as from its pecu
liarity of deposit in Assures of rock, where it re
sembles a frothing up. It is shaped into pipes and
sent to Austria generally, where it is artistically
worked into pipe bowls and cigar tubes. The
lump of mineral is soaked in oil, wax and beef, or
mutton fat, before carving. This soaking is the
cause of the coloring which the pipe assumes in
smoking it. It is not alone the nicotine, or “ to
bacco oil,” as smokers imagine, which gives the
rich tints to their pet pipes, but it is simply the
manufacturer's fat and wax which are dried out by
the heat, and which, mingled with the coloring
matter from the tobacco burning and distilling on
the surface of the pipe, gives the color. A large
portion of the pipes sold in America are what are
called mnssa bowls, made up from the dost and
parings of meerschaum, boilded in water and
moulded. It is by no means easy to recognize
these frauds on smokers. The heavier the bowl
the more likely it is to be a fraud. There are
doubtless hundreds of persons who imagine their
treasured meerschaum to be genuine, who are
smoking these imitations. But it makes very lit
tle difference so long as the smoker is satisfied.
The Ixcome Tax.— The subject of the income
tax is an interesting one, and touches us nearly.
This tax is to be paid on the income of the year
commencing January Ist, 1862, so that on the
31 st of December, everybody should have a clear
record of their income, gains or profits fot* the
year. And as many sources of income, such as
dividends and railroad bonds and stocks, insurance
stock, savings bank interest, &c,, are not again
taxed, it therefore becomes necessary to have a
clear record of the sources of income, that-there
may be no dispute with the assessor. The income
tax for tlie year 1862 is payable on the Ist of Mav,
1863. A man in business must make up the nett
profits of his business for the year, and pay the tax
on the amount, less $6OO. A man may, outside
of his business, spend all and even more than the
profits of his business; nevertheless, he must pay
tax on all net business profits, except the $6OO.
And so with a salaiy; all over $6OO must be
taxed, though personal or family expenses con
sume it all.
Thb Fight at Dcmpheies, —The New York
Times' special correspondent telegraphs the follow
ing, dated Headquarters Nigel's Corps, Sunday
Dec. 29:—A party of rebel cavalry - , 2,500 strong.’
with six pieces of artillery, under command of
Fitzhngh Lee, attacked our forces under Col. Can
ty"! at Dumphries, yesterday p. in.* and after brisk
fighting of some three hours, the enemy were re
pulsed, and retreated toward Warrenton Junction,
our cavalry in pursuit. Our loss is three killed
and nine wounded; the enemy’s loss not ascer
tained. We have some prisoners. A body of
cavalry was sent ont from this point to intercept
them, but were unsuccessful. It is supposed they
encountered a portion of Gen. Slocum’s command
at Wolf Bun Shoals, as cannonading was heard
in that direction. Everything else is quiet at this
place.
California.— What is there not in California ?
Discovery follows discoveiy there. The squatters
find gold, gold hnnters find silver, the silver miners
stumble on quicksilver, fruits of every kind grow
in profusion, In short, no sooner is anything wanted
by the world than California furnishes it. Now
that North California has stopped sending forth
her naval stores, California comes to the rescue
and tells us that she is getting turpentine and
rosin for us, and will soon be furnishing a large
supply. And besides this, she puts into the ser
vice a regiment that offers $30,000 for the privi
lege of coming east to get a shot at the rebels. Is
not she a sister worth having.
Markets is Dixie.—Among intercepted let- i
ters from Knoxville, the following list of prices at
that point is given: Common tea, $l6 per pound:
soda, $3 150 per pound; bacon, 35c to 40c per
pound; coffee, $3 60 per pound; salt, Jsc per
pound; flour, $3O per barrel; wood, $25 to $3O i
per cord; the latter seems incredible, but it is so i
written; apples, $5 per bushel; pins, $1 per pa- :
per, boots, $5O per pair; hats, $l5 to s2seach- 1
calico, $1 60 per yard. A letter from a slave i
L , o { L BayB . ne Broes8 r0es in Richmond for i
* , S 2 9® “ nd SW and selling them in Georgia i
and Alabama for $1,500 and $1,600. * i
TOOTH, SHAVING,
Paint, Basb «ml TarniiU Brushe» at 1
A LL KINDS op printing
a neatly and axpadltoudy executed at the
“ALtOOVA fEIBOKT-“mOJL
Baltimore, Dec. 26.
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is unrivalled by any, and in all cases of i.J
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E d Harn ' M or »«ddle Gails, Scratches MaiJS
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*° d f ur *d jn their incipirot sttoi
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faithfbl application will always remove the lSeS£lid
viable the horses to travel with comparative ease.
,W * «t bond, for lit timely use at the
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wSrihlJS "* 0 m * ny oth * ,wto voluAhle hones nearly
; IS TUB
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And thousand* hare found it truly
A FRIEND IN NEED!
observe the signature and Llkenen
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Sireyf* InhlHW.Liniment” blXln th.
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KEBSL.KUS.
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THE
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FOR RHEUMATISM, GOUT, NEURALGIA LUMBAGO,
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AND ALL RHEUMATIC AND NER
VOUS DISORDERS.,
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nerer fails. Thia Liniment is prepared from the recipe of
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hut.
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when used according to directions- Also, CHILBLAINS
FROSTED FEET, AND INSECT BITES AND STINGS.
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The Great Natural Bose Setter.
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la the author of “ Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment.”
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Uat hand ** fri ' nd ln netd ’” Rnd ' Tery fkmil J should have
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It for sale by all Drnggiata. Price 25 and 60 cento.
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ternal remedy* is without a rival, and will aileriate pSn
thllD other preparation. For all aWie
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curative for Sores, Wounds. Sprains, Bruises, Ac its
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excite the Just wonder and astonishment of ail who have
ever given it a trial. Over nob thousand certificates ol
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TO HORSE OWNERS!
EVERY HORSE OWNER
DR. SWEET’S
INFALLIBLE LINBONT
CAUTION.
RICUARDSON * CO.
, Proprietors, Norwich, Ct.
MORGAN k ALLEN. General Agent*,
. 43 Cliff Street, New York.
IMPROVED
BLOOD SEARCH Elt
a nu ecu to»
Cancer,
Cancerous Formation*,
Scrofhljij/;
Cutaneous Diseases
Erysipelas, BoiU,
Pimples on the Pace,
Sore Eves,
’Tetter Affections,
Scald Head/
dyspepsia.
Costirenen,
Old and Stubborn Ulcers
Rheumatic Disorders,
Jaundice,
Salt Rheum,
Mercurial Diseases,
General Debility
Liver Complaint,
Loss of Appetite,
Low Spirits,
Female Complaints,
Epilepsy or Fiu,
Paralysis or Palsy,
Syphilitic Diseases and
Caries of the Boots,
Together with all other diseases having th,,
origin in a depraved condition of the blood or oi r
dilatory system.
CASE OF DANIEL A. BOYD
PiTTSBCEOH, December 31,
Da. G. H. StTsn:—l take pleasure in making tbl , [ c|
ontary statement in favor of a medicine prepared b- , 41
called “ Lisdut’s Blood Seabchik." I had mSnti'Z
five years with Scrofula which broke out on my head u]
forehead so as to disfigure me very much, and took off the
hair when the disoaaomade its appearance; it also broke oat
on my arm above and below the elbow, and eat into lbt
skin and flesh so as to expose a fearful sore. The JUe aR
on my head went so far that several small plecea of bone
came out. I was very week and low spirited, and had
given up all hope of ever getting well, as I had tried
era! skillful physicians and they did me no good, i„ g,.,
tember last, 1861.1 was induced to try *• Lixnstr's I*.
PKOTZD Blood Sxaechxe." I must confess 1 bad no uut
in patent medicines, bnt after I had used three bottle,«
Blood Searcher, the ulcers on my head and arm began to
heal. I have now taken eight or ten bottles, and my head
and arm are entirely well except the scars remaining from
the sores. I will alto state that I had the rheumatic
very had in my arms and legs. The Blood Searcher ahe
cured the rheumatism. lam now a well man, over fori,
years of age, and I feel aa suple and young as I did when
I was twenty, and have increased in weight twenty pound,
I would also state tliat the disease in my Ibrehcard wa, <0
bad that when 1 stooped and lifted anything heavy, th,
blood run out of the sore. Ur. Keyser had a photograph
taken or me by Mr. Cargo, tbe artist, after I began to e ,i
well. It does not show my appearance as bad as ii wa,
before I commenced taking the medicine. Yen can ste
the photograph, one of which is now in my possession,
and also at Dr. Key-aerie 140 Wood' street. 1 would ah.
state that 1 btok the Blood Searcher which was made be
fore Dr. Keyser commenced making it. Although ii
helped me tome, I did not recover feat until I got the kino
mode by Dr. Keyser himself One bottle of his did as
more good than two of the old. I believe it U a great deal
stronger and better. I have recommended the Blood
Searcher to a great many of my. feieudt for various ah
easee, and I believe it has helped the whole of them Von
may publish this if you wish, and I am anxlops that all
who are afflicted as I was may be cured. I live in this city,
No. 4 Piue street, and am employed at Collrille 4 Andtr
ton’s Union Marble Works, 54 Wayne street.
A BLIND MAN CUBED
1 live in Sligo, at Olinton Mill, and have been nearly
blind in both eyes tot neatly four years. 1 called on Hr.
Keyser ab< at three months ago and asked him to give me
directions to the Institution for the Blind in Philadelphia
lie told me that 1 need not go to Philadelphia to get well
ae he had medicine that would Cure me, as he said my dis
ease was in the blood. I was treated for it two or three
times in the hospital in this city, and was relieved, but
my disease always returned niter a mouth or two after I
came out of the hospital. I found my disease was re*
turning and 1 called, by the advice of a good frieud of
mine,on Dr. Keyeer, who has restored my sight, and my
eyes are nearly as well as ever. The Doctor gave mi
‘ Lindsey's lilodd Searcher” and a wash.
Pittsburg, July 8, 1881.
Witness—S. F, M’Elroy, Anderson afreet, Allegheny
dtp.
A BAD SORE LEG CURED.
PITaibCXQH, September 18,1881.—1 hereby certify that
I have had a sore leg for over a year. It was covered
wifh ulcers and sores so that I could not work for nearly
a year. My leg swelled so that 1 was enable to do any
thing fora longtime, for at least six months. I tried
several of the best doctors in the city, but without an;
benefit; finally I called on Dr. Keyser. at No. 140 Wood
street, who onlyr attended' me about two weeks, and gave
me, but two bottlee of medicine, and 1 am now entirely
weil-mnd have contined so for six months. lam employed
at toe Eegle Engine House on Fourth street, where »ny
one can see me.
CANCER' CURED
A lirat Fkotf Exolarp.—Mr. John Pope, of Blsens
von, near Montypool, Monmontahira, England, writes u
follows;
Stat—An old woman i i tbi* place bai wished me to
write you respecting Lnstrr’s Bums Slancets, fr«o
which |he lomid greet benefit, end wishes to hare a little
more. She-hee been anfferiog from e disease of a canter,
one nature for the last tlx or seven years. Her dan(bter
who is living in America, obtained it for her, and sent her
eighteen bottles. She is now quite oat of it, and I bare
written to her daughter twice and have received no an
swer; of coarse she is anxious to get more, to get com '
'pletely cared. I told her I would write to you for the
sgeucy in this country, and she felt very mucb pleased to
hear me say so. I now beg to ssk you on wbst terms yon
will supply roe; you will ■ please bear in mind tbs car
rlage, and supply me as cheap as possible. The carriage
on the one dozen bottles was £1 Si fid. The medicine w»»
a present from her daughter. I would like to bars the
Blood Searcher in a Jar or small cask, if yon can send it
iu that way, or in pint or qusrt bottles. 1 will send a bill
through bank or registered latter, which ever will be meet
convenient to you, if you wjll send me carrier's receipt o
the parcel as security. I would send yon a stamp to an
swer this, batons it.ls uncertain of this reaching yon, on
account of the country being in six and sevens, s term
which is commouty used, you will be kind enough to
charge me with the postage.
Tours, respectfully,
\ ■ JOHN POPK
[Sinned]
[We here ucn the letter which is published in teiej 1 *
DUpatch, from John Pope, and bellere it to be »«nuine -
Biiton Dispatch Pittsburgh.
took for Dr. MUpur’s nans owr tfu torts It presto ‘
being imposed upem. .
Prepared and aotd br Dr Osoms 0. Kitsxs, Pittsbwt*
Pa. *
Wold In Altoona br A. Room and 0. W. EM' 0 ' 11
BolUdaMbora bp J. B. PAmaaaad Jam*
danikl a. bovl.
DATIO KJNNOLLV.
Clinton Mills, Sligo.
THOMAS FAB HELL.
Altoona inks
1 Prist*4 «• CufMl'i $G# "CautrylW
tribune fower-pr
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PRINTING OFFICE
Uoring. within tin put two )•(««, tooiiii miuh
Iliitioa to our e»Ubll»luneut in the *»y of orw
•»o», Serov Prow. Paper Cutter, Curd Cutter, Buli
i Coni Power Prow, ond Urn Newopuper
u cut cf which we giro ohoee] we ore now pi
executo anything in the line of printing or ru
4ty |o equal to «u,r eetoblwiinet.t in the .-tor-,
Prieto equally low. We con execute, ou ohart no
Uvleoef
Wedding. InelUtion, Visiting, Butt A Busin***
Circulars, Programmea,
MAMMOTH posters, sale bi
[gafelL AO®
pamphlet*. Fay and Check B
blank books,
manifests. and blanks of all ki
ut we vk lo o triol, feeling confident that we t
mil*Action if we Wore the opportunity.
Office la Leather** building, corner of Virginia o
lie street*, opposite Superintendent'* Office.
LOCAL ITEMI
Incoomtio. —On Wednesday morning
about the time we had given up all hopes i
reiving a Christmas turkey, and had bccom
incited to a printer's every-day dinner, who i
•■poke his nose in” at the door, bnt our i
Sinking Valley friend, “ Old Joe” Metzg
While it gave us pleasure to get a sight i
phiz, his back was equally attractive, as nj
rested two monster turkeys. They were n<
vour small fty turkeys, kind render, as the n
will convince you. Now remember, they
dressed in market style, and weighed respec
15 and 17 pounds,consequently were worth,!
market price, (9 cents per pound) $1.85 and $
So ow Christinas dinner was not turkeylcss.
itthe stoiy remains to be told. On questit
>ur old friend as to the name of the donor, h
formed us that “mum” was the word, conscqn
we are unaware who played us this last “ I
trick, but knowing by his actions that he if
friend, we hope to be able, at some future d
ie-pay him, if we have not already done so.
Another.—' “lt never rains but it poors,”
jU saying, and was verified in our case, on \
nesday last; Shortly after the departure of
Sinking Valley friend, another friend, not fa
of town, but who insists upon remaining ihet
ihe public, lift with us a fine young turkey,
;ened expressly for the primer. He has
i hunks and a place in our memory. Pri
never forget those who do not forget then! a
■he holidays.
I- Still Another.—A young friend, whose t
[shall be nameless at present, called upon it
[same day, and inquired whether we would <
home a small package. Always willing to pi
ue replied }n the affirmative. When we‘e
fur the package, what should he hand over 1
[hue big turkey. We were, taken aback—c
[hardly credit .our eyes. On being assured tbi
i,us right, we accepted the package, done t
feathers instead of paper, and got it home—
[ran, probably, and probably we walked—any
ne got it home j bnt all the above was e’en a i
too much for one day. We are not now in
condition to sympathize with our brothers o,
huill who took their Christmas dinners wit
turkey. I
| A New Year’s Present.— We are inde
to our young friend, William McDowell, of
gan township, for a fine slice of venison; frqti
Imid quarter of a white deer, shot by Georg.
Ritkson, (who was hunting in company with
.McDowell) Chiatmas day, in the “Kettle,’’
this place. White deer are sometimes seer
[huaters in this region, but they are very so
jlhe one from which our slice was cut was a t
pear old buck—ait white but his feet and
h htch were of .the common greyish color,
pid not preserve the treat for our New Vt
Pinner, but sampled it yesterday, -and
pronounce it the best venison we ever taster
play the donor always be lucky in his hunting
pnrsions and the printer ditto. . ,
i foe!, while penning these lines, as tho
* e were not forgotten, and our labor, often in
h) supply our patrons with a readable paper,
altogether in vain; and we are. encouraged
. bum the midnight oil ” a few minutes lot
»ch night. It is not the gift so much as
spirit which prompts it, that we value.
Labcemot. —On Tuesday night last, some
Mitigated scoqqdrel, who is evidently opposed
patronising storekeepers while goods are high,
Npnated a wefi filled clothes-line of sheets, tu
loths, jaUpw-ajses, towels, etc., which Mrs. M
100 had injudiciously left oat in her yard, co
I* Annie Claudia streets. Not satisfied t
r dothw-linsj operation, he coveted and t
filed upon cjouplo of turkeys and half-a-dt
ptekeus which!were roosting on the arbor.
P* n clothes hod fowls amounts to about $4
D right's work for the scoundrel,
Ftocr too Wvh i draft on Mrs. Mondoo.
jont wish diepief any particnlar harm, fur
r a he pafiy find a thorn in every pillow-c
f en folfo ini every table-cloth, and more b<
f Bll meat in tlfe fowls.
SotDiBB Gone.—George Lout
, ° °J of Logan township) a m
v°» Co. K, ijwth Regt. P. V., died at Harp
”?> in die parly part of. last week. His
L '* ere brpnght home on Saturday last,
L a afternoon he was laid to rest beside
fa |uma, in the circle in the cent*
(tend ICW e *^ eter 7- When we saw him -1
L . m * 10 h|* sick and wounded comrades
L * ® field hospitals, at Andetam, he was
l l dise««o beabb bid fair for long 1
tainst *?bre fatal and less easily guai
pork btUl e ‘B of tbe enemy: h« c
EPs tfa«SL!i£l f 90 ! ■ fl ? ln fi and George i
P jy h,c b ‘be bugle call or 1
[ him. Peace to his ashes
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temptation to copy:
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