§ltnotta irikttr.
ALTOONA, PA,
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1863
- One of many of the important measures
signed by tbe President just before the adjourn
ment of Congress, was a bill for the issuance of
etters of marque and reprisal daring the present
rebellion. s
• Kailboad Leased. —Among the recent exten
sions of railroad facilities which the increase of
trade and the consequent prosperity of the rations
companies is developing, we learn from the New
York papers that the Pennsylvania central road
has leased the Williamsport & Elmira road, and
will, in connection with the Erie and the Buffalo,
New York and Erie roads, make a direct passen
ger train' between Buffalo and Washington.
Cabal Abandonment. —The Pennsylvania
railroad company give* notice of their intention to
abandon so much of the western division 'of the
canal (lately forming a part of -the' main line of
the public works) as lies between Blainville and
Johnstown, together with dams, feeders and reser
■ voirs lying west of Johnstown, used in connection
J with what is known as the upper western division
of the canal.
The Btcmwat' and Conscription'. —The
new wmscriptipn hill proposes in two drafts to take
the able-bodied men between twenty and forty-dye
years old. They are 10 ** two classes—first, those
married between,twenty and thirty-five, with the
unmarried between twenty and forty-five—second,
the married’between thirty-fire and forty-five—but
the second class is not to be called out till the first
is This sets the bachelors between
thirty-five and forty-five all ago for getting mar
ried. We agree witfa a contemporary that this is
a wise provision of the law, if there Is any wisdom
in it. We wish it had taken all the bachelors be
tween twenty and ninety, before it touches married
men. What are those old bachelors good fdr but
todie for their country? If.they will not raisa
soldiers to, fight (rattles, let them go and fight
themselves; and dje, if so be, without wife or
child Jo monm them when they fall. How
ever, if any of those who would fall into the second
class if married, will repent of their singularity,
the war has already made widows enough who
will not refuse to assist them in shirking the car
tridge box, if they will only hackle on the harness
of matrimony. Let them walk up and show them
selves men at once. Fight or many! Take your
choice quick! . .
Wa* Meeting at New York.—We copy the
following account from the Philadelphia Bulletin,
of the great mass war meeting held in New York
on last Friday night:—
New York has seen no meeting of such in
tensity of feeling since the memorable day in Union
Square. Though earnest and telling speeches
were made by Dr. Hitchcock and David Dudley
Field, yet (the most effective blows were struck by
James T. Brady, Judge Daly, and John Van
Btaren—men whose great popularity with the
Democratic .party entitles their opinions to be
taken as those of a very large mass of their fellow
Democrats. Mr. Brady declared that, he was
ready to he called & Yankee if the rebels insisted
upon ifo and, after -quoting a remark of’ General
Shields, that, wherever the Yankee located a
blacksmith shop, a tavern, or a school house, he
was never known to secede from it, he went onto
advise hu Southern brethem that if these Yankees,
who bad a theory about the war, once got down
into the Sonthern.territory and put arms into the
hands of the negrpes and put up their long feet
on the tables'of the estates of which they took
possession, he did not want to be the lawyer em
ployed in an action of ejectment. John Van
Bonk expressed Jiis .hearty support of the Presi
dent,' apd approved of the acts giving him full
af .tbepiineaniiihe ewoid.' There should be
no outcry sgamst “ extraordinary powers” except
from those who wanted to sec the rebellion prosper.
He did not question the constitutionality of the
Proclamation,' he questioned merely its utility.
Till the so-called Confederate Government was de
stroyed he held all propositions for peace to be en
tirely preposterous and absurd. He would sustain
this war to the hitler end, and he thought that
by united action that might he reached in
ninety days.
The Nashville Destroyed.— The Kichmond
Examiner of Monday last has a dispatch from
Savannah, dated Feb. 26th, which says:
The steamer Nashville, in coming up the Ogee
cbee river last night, grounded on the sand bar
before Fort McAllister and was discovered by the
Yankee fleet. A Yankees iron-clad opened fire
across die marsh at the Nashville at thirty minutes
past seven o'clock, when an incendiary shell struck
the Nashville and set her on fire and she is
now a Iota! wreck. The Fort fired upon the
Yankee and bit her twice. .
The other gunboats of the fleet fired upon the
fort, but did no damage.
0T “Tbe Sewing Machine promises permanent
relief to the wearisome bondage' of the sewing
woman. Its celerity!* incredible. Each one of
Wheeler £ Wilson's is calcnlated to do the work
of ten ordinary-sewers. Woman's powers, what
ever their cultivation, are unable to compete, either
in rapidity, precision. Or finish; from one to two
thousand stitches per minute is not unusual. On
shirt bosoms the .number 1 per minute is about
fifteen hundred.” —Journal of Commtrbt.
. B. A. O. .Kerr, of this place, is agent for the
sale of these machines in Blair and Huntingdon
counties. See advertisement.
Lincoln recently received by Adams
4 Co.'s Express, a package of “greenbacks,”
amonnttag t&tighl bapuirtd and sixty-eight dollars,
which sum the writer of an .accompanying letter
confessed he obtained, from fire Government dis
honestly, and which'.lie therefore returns. The
letfifi was Brooklyn, March' 2d, 1863, ami
signed Oaodidd Sattro. If more men were moved
In like manner, it would compel tbe President to
employ alarge'clerical force to receive and pay
of money.
JBP Gfjfi Eoseerans has j ust diapfisod forty-two
andother' offenses,
that 'desertion
wifi bwtttfber be jmniahedby death.
Temperance and Morality.
TO THE REAMER. .
' ,In openiuginp this column, devoted to Temper
ance and its sissociate virtues, we do not expect to'
present if any, new ideas ; but merely to
revive old thoughts—that may perhaps harp-been
forgotten—in the minds of Christians and philan
thropists, as well as in the minds of those who ore
slaves, either.! to some or all, of the many prides
with which we, as a people are cursed. It cannot
be denied that intemperance, Sabbath-breaking,
blasphemy and the many other errors flowing from
the same putrid fountain, are fearfully on the in
crease. A few years ago, moral reform seemed to
be sweeping everything before it, but in an evil
hour men grew weary in well-doing, and homes
that for a while bad grown bright with the sun-j
light of joy, again became shrouded in gloom.—
For a time men scarce heard the name of'God,
bnt in prayer and praise; but now, from profane
Ups, it falls at eveiy street corner, causing sadness
to fill the heart of those who love that name, as
the name of Him “from whom cometh;every
good and perfect gift.” And added to these; the
sanctity of the Sabbath is violated and the services
in God’s house disturbed, by those who seem to
care for none of these tilings.
And not only has the social circle been invaded
by these monster crimes, but even among the num
ber of those who profess to be followers of Christ,
are those who, either from fear or favor, are tmwil
ling to contend for the truth, and 1 breast back the
dark rolUng tide. Aye! there are some, and their
number not small, who so far favor these monsters,
as to clasp them in a friendly embrace, although
they know their sting produces death.
In view of these facts, we have undertaken this
mission, hoping thereby to arouse t)ie friends of
true moral reform, to a sense of their duty, in this,
the great moral battle that must be fought, hoping
to warn the inebriate, and others that are.in .error,
and strive to win them back to the paths of sobriety
and virtue. Accept then, our efforts, and receive
our reproofs ra kindness. And may the prayer of’
one and alt he, that the low*, sad wail of agouv,
going up from many breaking hearts, may be I
hushed—that the bouses now being made desolate I
by the destroyer of mind and body—may again be |
scenes of gladness, that vice may cease and .virtue |
abound.
Fbr the AUoona Tribune.
THE INVITATION.
BT AterNTHUS
Come away to the fountain
Where bright water* play;
Where thev rush from the mountain
And scatter their spray :
0b! leave the red wine in the goblet to-night,
While it sparkle* with beauty,, it works a dark : bhght.
For there’s dpath in the cup.
For each that will sup
The nectar so fiery and bright.
Come away to the fountain,
Ohl come now with mv.
To the glen in the mountain.
Beneath the ash tree;
Oh! leave the palace where wine goes around..
Where revelers dance to the violin’s sound;
For ah! you should know,
Within there is woe
That brawling and strife there are touud.
Come away to the fountain.
Where puri'y dwells:
Far up in the mountain *
It swell*.
Come leave the place where corroptione abide,'
Where the vulgar resort, and the ruined reside
Where everyi breath
Is laUcneu with death;
For ’tis close to the Stygian tide.
Come Sway to till- fountain,
’Tis a lovely tetreat; .
Here away, in the mountain
The waters are sweet.
Oh! come, come away from the fountain of Hell,
Where the friend* of perdition continually dwell-;
1 W’lmre despair ever flings
Its mven-like wings,
To cost o’er tue heart a dire spelL
Come away to the fountain.
Where the carrol Hog bird,
In its song iu the mountain,
la all that is heard;
Come away to the fountain, no reveling there
Breaks with wild fury on midnight’s still air;
Here sorrows will cease, t
And ;all will bo peace,
And life’s sky will forever be fair-.
Then awajr to the fountain
Where bright waters play,
Where'they rush from the mountain
And scatter their spray;
Oh! leave the ted wine in the goblst to-night,
While it sparklet with beauty, it works a dark blight,
Lo? there’s death in the enp
for each one fo sup,
That drinks ol the nectar so bright.
The Demon Thirst fob Liquor.— Mr. Mc-
Leod, an English writer, puts the following lan
guage in the mouths of those who visit the liquor
shop: :
“There's my money : give me drinks Therefe
my clothing and food: give me drink! There’s
the clothing, food and fire of my wife and children:
give me drink ! There's the education of the
family and the peace of the house: give me drink!
There’s the rent I have robbed from my landlord,
fees I have robbed from my schoolmaster, and
innumerable articles 1 have robbed from themhop
keeper: give me drink ! Pour me out drink, for
yet more I will pay fqt it! There’s my health of
body apd peace of mind —there’s my character as
a man, my profession as a Christian. I give up all;
give tits drink: More yctlhave to give! ! There’s
my heavenly Inheritance mid the eternal friend
ship of the redeemed—there, there is all hope of
salvation! : I:give up my ! I give up my
God! I resign all that is great, good and glorious
in the universe, I resign forever, that I may be
drunk!” 1 ■' '
*a"Oid any of pur readers ever know a rowdy
where there werenod ramshops existing or liquor
soldi* If there are such they are exceptions, a
creature for whose' deformity it;is difficult' io ac
count. Rowdyism is as natural a result of the
grog business, : as a stench is of Both are
of Rottenness, and both repulsive fo eve
ry respect. '■
o*To put up with the world humbly; is better
than to control it. This is the very acme of virtue.
Religion leads; tort in a day; philosophy Qnlyi con
ducts to it by a lengthened life of misery or death.
_ **"Tbe memory of good and worthy actions
gives a quicker relish to the soul than’ ever it
could pomibly take in tire highest etiioyments of
youth. ;
ewhobrings ridicule to fieor agninsttruth j
tlnds in fits hand a blade without a hilt—One .more,
likely to cut himaelf than anybody else ' '
0-Men, ip general, are more completely per- I
snaded by the suggestions of their own minds, I
than by reasons offered them by others.
Battle at Spring Hill, Tennessee
There was fighting all day yesterday between
Van Dorn’s rebel command and three federal re
giments of infantry, about 500 cavalry, and one
battery, at Spring Hill, about thirteen miles aontb
of Franklin. Col. Coburn’s three regiment* of
infantry were enfrto pieces or captured by the rebel
force. They fought desperately, bnt their ammu
nition became exhausted, and, being overpowered
by superior numbers, were either killed or cap
tured. The cavalry and artillery got off safely.
No reinforcements from Gen. Hnriburt's command,
at Franklin, reached the scene of action. Seven
regiments of infantry are at that place.
Van Dorn is reported to have 18,000 men in
his command.
LATER.
Nashville, March G.—The foUowing addi
tional details have been received of the fight near
Franklin, yesterday. Five regiments of infantry,
one battery (the IBth Ohio,) with the 7th Fenu’a
and 2d Michigan cavalry, all under command of
Col. Coburn, of the 32d Indiana, advanced on
Spring Fiji! on the 4th ihst. Several spirited
skirmishes occurred during the day, our troops
camping four miles distant.
On the sth a movement by the rebels was ap
parent, causing some disorder at Thompson’s
Station. The rebels suddenly opened on our men
with three batteries, on different points, aud at
the same time they appeared on each flank in
great numbers. An 'unequal conflict was main
tained with great determination, causing heavy
loss on both sides, but finally resulted unfortu
nately to our troops, the largest part of the 33d
Indiana, 16th Michigan, 22d Wisconsin, and the
85th Indiana, with most ,of their commissioned
officers being captured. Our artillery and cavalry
were successfully withdrawn. The 129th Ohio
was out, but returned wiihput loss. All is quiet
to-day. The rebels have fallen hack. Their force
was infantry, with heavier artillery than we had.
Gen, Gilbert's non-action and failure to rein
force Col. Coburn is severely censured by officers
and men.
News front Hebei Sources
The Petersburg Express (rebel paper) contains
the following dispatch about the capture of the In
diunola: -
Vicksburg, Feb. 20, 1863.
“ 1 have the honor to report, after a serious and
hot engagement, the capture of the Federal iron
clad steamer I ndiauola, Lieut. Commander Brown,
Cuited Slates Navy, together with all her officers
and crew, by the Confederate steamers Queen of
the West and Webb, forming an expedition that
was sent by me for that purpose, under Major J.
L. Brent. Ihe prize is a good deal damaged.”
K. F. TAYLOR,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
Another dispatch, says the Express, ** (ruin
Lieut. Gen. Pemberton, announcing the capture,
says that the Indianola is sunk on the Mississippi
side of the river, her. boats and upper works out.
near Mr. J,oc Davis’ plantation.
Fortress Monroe, March 8.
The Richmond L/isp,,uh. of March 6th, ,-avs
that the Indianola recently captured from the
Yankees, was blown up last Tuesday night bv the
rebels, and her guns foil into the hands of the
tederuls. The Queen of the West left in such a
hurry as to leave part of her clew on shore.
The Federals attacked Van Dorn on March Ist.
at Thompson's, near Franklin.- He drove them
hack am\ captured 2,200 officers and men. The
rebel loss is not yet reported. An attack is daily
expected on Port Hudson by Banks' force.
A later dispatch say- that the Indianola was
nut destroyed and that thev are raising her.
The Federal gunboats are making great Jest-no
tion on Lake Providence.
FROM CHARLESTON
Charleston, Feb. 26. —The latest advices
from Port Royal state that the Yankee fleet
now.there number one hundred and twenty-three
vessels, including three frigates and twenty gun
boats, tlte rest chiefly transports. There are now
thirty thousand med collected there, and mure
expected.
Snowballing ln the Army. — A letter from
the 2Cth New Jersey regiment, dated the 2oth
ult., slates tliat they* were at Camp Fairview, and
had just been defeated in a snow-hall contest with
a Vermont regiment. About 1000 men were en
gaged—loo Jersey men against GOO Vermonters.
Before entering on the engagement, skirmishers
were thrown out on both sides, and the conflict
began with colors flying and the hand playing
“ Rory O’Mopro.” Cpl. Morrison gallantly led his
men, ordering thein to “charge," “close tip on
masse,” &c„ and for some time the issue was doubt
ful, tlte air being filled with the flying lialls, and
each side cheering lustily. The line of the 26th
at last wavered, and though die reserves were
brought they were of no avail. Col. Morrison
and other officers were takeh prisoners, an em
bankment in the rear of the 26th was captured,
and. the balls prepared for the defence were used
against them; the colors of the 26th were also
taken, and their headquarters seized by the vie-,
torious Vermonters amid deafening cheers. The
prisoners were subsequently released.
Gen. Bosecbans oh Desertions.—The fol
lowing is a letter sent by Gen. Kosecrans to the
Governors of the several SjfatesTo the Gov
ernors of Ohio, Kansas, Minnesota, Pennsi/hnnia,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Michigan: I think
it due to those who suffer in the field, as well as
those who fool the bills at home, and rnn the
risk of being called out to defend home and na
tional life, that all deserters sbould'be returned to
duty. All citizens arc interested in this. Those
who oppose it favor perjury and rascality, because
a man who agrees to serve his country, takes
wages and even bounty money, and violates his
oath of service by deserting, is a petjuref and a
rascal, and probably a coward. Why should not
the Legislature pass a law disfranchising and dis
qualifying from giving evidence all deserters, us
for other infamous crimes ?
W. S. Rosecrans,‘Major General.
Gen. Butl.ee on Davis’ Proclamation.—
The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette tells this story: Gen. Butler has told
friends here the course which he should have pur
sued with reference to the proclamation of Jeff.
Davis against him, had it reached New Orleans
while he was still in command. He would have
sent a rebel general arid several other officers then
in his hands to SWpTsland, with orders that upon
the receipt of authentic intelligence by the officer
in command there that a hair of Butler’s head or
any of his officers had been touched, these rebel
prisoners should all be hung at once. And, adds
Butler, Jeff. Davis knows me well enough to be
lieve that what 1 prqpised I should perform. He
knows that a Massachusetts man who dared to
vote sixty-four tiroes for him at the Charleston
Convention would dare to do anything
The Princess Boyal.— The prize' steamer
Princess Royal, recently captnred off Charleston
by the United States gunboat Unadilla, was sold
at auctioffin Philadelphia on Saturdav. There
was a large attendance but vot fewbidders. The
vessel was put up'at $90,000, and knocked down
to an agent of the Government at 112,000, the
appraised value. It is understood that the Prin
cess Royal will be hauled to the Navy Yard as
soon as the sale is confirmed by the Court, and
the money paid over, and that she will be fitted up
for a gunboat.
Johnson os Slaveiit. —ln his recent speech
at fire great Union meeting at Indianapolis, Gov.
Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, declared himself
unqualifiedly for the policy; of the Government
as a whole. He said :“I am for the Government
and all measures necessary to maintain it. Is
not this Government, tbe embodiment of the prin
ciples of human liberty, worth more than the in
stitution of slavery? It is’bnt as ihe dust in the
balance.”
Nashville, March 6.
The French Reverses in Mexico.
The latest news from Mexico indicates that the
French forces are- getting into trouble m ail di
rections. The Mexican guerrillas continue to in
tercept convoys, cany off mtUeteers, capture mules
in great numbers, and virtually stop the supplies
. *br the French army.' A report received by; way
of HayaUa savs that Gen. Forey has been forced
to issue bills in sums of five dollars, and it is
thought that owing to the .continued decrease in
specie circulation, he will have to issue them as
low as one dollar, in order to make necessaty pur
chases. These bills are drawn on the Imperial
Treasury.
Scarcely was Jalapa evacuated by the French
forces when it was occupied by the Mexican troops,
and now the French have an enemy in front, on
the Hanks and in the rear--cvery where, iu fact.
Tampico is again in the hands of Garza, who
took possession of the Plaza as the French troops
evacuated, scarcely giving them an opportunity to
embark on their transports. Thu Mexican artil
lery opened upon the vessels in the harbor, and a
brisk engagement ensued, which resulted in the
destruction of u French war vessel which had
grounded on the bar, ami the driving awnv of the
fleet.
The evacuation of Tampico became necessary,
because the climate was destroying the French
forces, without benefiting the cause. Puebla is
defended by one hundred and eighty-seven pieces
of artillery, of the heaviest calibre. Its fortifica
tions are pronounced impregnable, and its garrison
is over thirty thousand strong. The greatest en
thusiasm animates the defenders, and its com
mander, Gonzales Ortega, is convinced that it
cannot be taken.- The French were completely
repulsed at Acapulco, on the Pacific, after several
days’ bombardment of the forts and serious injure
was inflicted on several of their vessels.
Comonfort remains inTacubaya with his troops,
and the enthusiasm for the cause in the City of
Mexico is represented as beyond all description.
Everyw here in the republic the utmost confidence
prevails of their ability to defeat the French
whenever and w herever they may offer battle. And
all anxiously await the grand advance of General
Forey upon Puebla, which is now the Mexican
Sebastopol.
Horrible Barbarities in Mississippi.—Some
horrible particulars have been received at head
quarters in Washington in relation to-the baibari
ties committed by the Confederate troops in the
district ot Corinth, Mississippi. They are vouched
fur by General Dodge. Among the cases arc Abe
Camadi and Mr. Mitchell, hung two weeks ago,
for being Unionists. They iived in Huckleberry
Settlement, Marion county, Alabama. Mr. Hull
work and daughter, of the same county, were both
shot for the same cause. The latter was instantly
killed. The foiiaer is yet alive, but will probably
die. Peter Lew is and three of his neighliors were
hunted down by one hundred blood hounds, and
captured. Mr. Peterson, living at the head of
Bull Mountain, was shot. The soul cause of
all these outrages was because of the victims
entertaining Union sentiments. General Dodge
is now feeding some one hundred of these families.
Their statements are almost beyond belief, but
there is posi.ive evidence as to their accuracy.
Riot am> Loss of Life at Detroit.—A
despatch dated Detroit, Mich.. March (J. savs: A
negro, who had committed an outrage ujxm a
young while girl, was being taken from the court
room to the jail, under a military escort, this at
ternuon, when an attempt was made to take him
away by a gang of rowdies. The crowd was tired
upon, and 'one mall was killed and several
wounded. *
Being foiled in the attempt to get possession of
the negro, the mob perpetrated tile most horrible
outrages iipjn the colored jieopie residing in tlie
vicinity of the jail. Houses were gutted and 1 lie
inmates maltreated, and, in many instances, killed.
Ten or fifteen lives have already been lost, and as
many bouses burned. All the available military
here, and a regiment in the interior of the Stale,
have been sent for, and a vigorous attempt will
now be made to quell the riot.
Horrible Death.—A young man, eighteen
years of age, who resided hi the country, but was
on a visit to a family residing in South Thirteenth
street, Philadelphia, died on Wednesday hist,
trom the effects of hydrophobia. It seems that
shout tour weeks ago a small dog ran into the
house and was taken up stairs. Wiiiie the young
man was playing with the canine, he was bitten in
the nose. No attention was paid to the matter at
the time, and in fact the circumstance was almost
forgotten, until midnight, on Tuesday, when
the young man was attacked by hydrophohia in its
worst form. Medical aid was at once summoned,
hut all eflerts to aid the sufferer were without avail,
and lie lingered in the most excrutiating agony
until five o'clock in the morning, when he expired.
More Comfort for Blttebxcts. —The En
quirer of Richmond is the official organ of the
rebel Government. It says: “ Let us respond to
the sympathies of the Northwest in the proper
spirit—that is, with the bayonet. Those fond
feelings which (they say) are gushing and flowing
toward us now, let us not rudely turn them back
to their spring in the Hoosicr'heart, but rather
open wider the source, and quicken the current,
and swell the volume of their love, hy the onlv
means we have ever used with success—namely,
horse, foot, and especially artillery.”
The Reaction in Great Britain.— A dis
tinguished English statesman says in a recent
private letter that the reaction in favor of the cause
of the Union is so strong in Great Britain that no
Cabinet could live an hour which should take
steps toward the recognition of the Southern Con
federacy. The writer also speaks of the recent
Exeter Hall meeting as the greatest demonstration
of the kind ever held in England.
Steel Shirt-Collars.— A Portland tailor
advertises a very beautiful article of enameled
steel shirt-collars, manufactured at Sheffield,
England. They can hardly be distinguished from
the paper collars, so fashionable, and will no doubt
entirely supersede them. If they become soiled,
you have only to sponge them 'to restore their
whiteness. The use of cotton in the manufacture
of shirt collars is at an end.
(aT - incident transpired a few even
ings since, ftf-Jlanchester, New hatnpshire, in the
Huntington Streof Baptist Church; on the occasion
of the magic lantehi exhibition. The scene of the
children of Israel Crossing the-Bed Sea was exhib
ited, and the small children were asked if thev
could tell what it represented. One little fellow
immediately sang out: “Burnside crossing the
Rappahannock.”
Sigel’s Opinion.—Gen, Franz Sigcl, fays
Tuesday’s Tribune., was in our office yesterday.
He is looking well and hardy—niuch more so than
he did some five years ago when residing in our
city. He feels hopeful about the future, being
satisfied -that the end of this accursed rebellion will
be such as will delight the hearts of the lovers of
Freedom and.humanity throughout the world.
a©* It is officially stated that applications for
postal currency can be satisfied by tiny of the de
positories of the Treasury. Currency to the
amount of $15,000,000 has already been printed ;
$2,000,000 is not yet in circulation, and more is
being provided for at the rate of $200,000 a day.
Tacl Mobphy Beaten. —A friendly match of
five games of chess was playcd'recenflv in Paris,
between Paul Morphy and M. De Uiviere; The
latter came off the victor winning thriie of the five
gomes.
CoMfLtvtENTAKY.—An exchange, referring to
the decease of a well-known citizen says, “ His
death will be regarded as a blessing, not only to
himself, bat to the commnnitr.” •
P°. L< « ET> ,® EGIMEST - —A negro regiment
arrived at Memphis on the 19th, fully armed and
equipped, ready for sendee in the federal army.
An old toper out West says the two most
precious thing now included in hoops are girls and
keg* of .whiskey. 6
ChroniolM of the Camp. 1
A private of they One Hundred and Twenty
third Ohio Voldniher regiment, has amused him
self .with putting some of the experiences of a camp
into the style of a tUstanf and simpler age, and a
copy of ins production has been sent for publica
tion : <
Ist. Man that is born of woman, and enlisteth
as a soldier in the One Hundred and
Ohio, is of few days, and short of “ rations."
2d. He cometh forth at “ reveille," is present
also at “ retreat," yea even at “ tattoo." and re
tireth apparently at “ laps.”
3d. He draweth his rations from the commis
sary, and devoured) the same. He striketh his
teeth against much “ hard tack,” and is satisfied.
He filleth his canteen with “applejack.” and
clappeth the month thereof ujion the hung of a
w hisky barrel, and after a little w hile goeth away
rejoicing in his strategy.
4th. Much soldiering has made him sharp ; yea,
even the seat of his breeches is in danger of being
cut through. , .
oth. He covenanteth With the credulous farmers
for many turkeys and chickens; also, at the same
time, for much milk fnd honey, to be paid for
promptly at the end of each ten days, and lo 1 his
regiment moveth on the ninth day to another
post.
Gth. His tent is filled with potatoes, cabbage,
turnips, kraut and other delicate morsels of a de
licious taste, which abound not in the Commissary
Department.
7ih. And many other things not in the “re
turns,” and which never will return; yet, of a
truth, it must be said of-the soldier of the One
Hundred and Twenty-third that he taketh nothing
that he cannot reach.
('ll). He iireth his Austrian rifle at moonlight, and
the w hole camp is aroused and formed in line of
battle, whet* lo ! his mess come bearing in a nice
|iorker, which he solemidy dedareth so resembled
a secesh that lie was compelled to pull the trigger.
bill. He giveth the Provost Marshal much
trouble, often capturing his guard, and possesseth
himself of the city.
loth. At such times “ lager” and pretzels flow
like milk and honey from his generous hand.—
lie giveth without stint to his own comrade ; yea,
and w itliholdeth not from the One Hundred and
Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, or from the
lean, lank, expectant Hoosier of the “Eighty
seventh Pennsylvania.”
11 th. He streteheth forth his hand to deliver
his fellow soldiers of the One Hundred and Six
teenth from the power of the enemy; yea, he
sianeih at early dawn from Petersburg, even on
a ' double quick’ doth he go, and toiletb on Ihiongh
much heat, suffering, privation and much “vexa
tion of spirit," until they are delivered. Verily I
say unto you, after that he stiflercth for want of
tents and camp kettles. Yea, on the heights of
.Moorticld his voice may be heard proclaiming loudly
fora hard tack and coffee," yet he ninmiereth
not.
llilb. But the grunt of a pig or the crowing of n
cock awukeneth him from the soundest sleep, and
he goeth forth until halted by the guard, when,
he instantly elappeth his hands upon his bread
basket." and the guard, in commiseration, al
low eth him to pass to the rear.
I.'iih. No sooner hath he passed tjte sentry's
beat, ilian he striketb a ' 1 bee line" for the nearest
lien roost, and seizing a pair of plump pullets, re
lurnelh soliloquising: "The noise of the goose
saved Koine.'' how much more the tiesl. of
chickens preserved! the Soldier.
Hill. He even playctb at enclier .with the
parson, m see whether or not there shall l>e
preaching in camp on the following Sabbath ; and
by dexterously drawing from the bottom a Jack,
goeth away rejoicing that the service is postponed.
I alb. And nianv oilier things doth lie ; and lo 1
are they not recorded in the " morning reports"
of ('ouipanv H? Yea. verilv.
How Easy it was to have Averted
the War.
The follow ing extracts from the speeches of onr
Southern brethren delivered in onr Congress be
fore the introduction of the Crittenden Compro
mise. in the winter of the ever memorable day of
Secession, shows how easy it was to have “averted
tin- war," as Governor Seymour and his class de
clare, by compromise and conciliation;
Dec. 4tli, O. 11. Singleton, of Mississippi—"l
was not here for the pufpose of making any com
promise or to patch'up existing difficulties."
Mr. Jones, of Georgia, ditto on the same day.
Mr. Hawkins, of Florida—" While lam up,
Mr. Speaker, I may as well say in advance, that I
am bpjiosed, and I believe my State is opposed, to
all and every compromise.”
Mr. Pugh, of Alabama—“ As my State of Ala
bama imends following South Carolina out of the
Union by the 10th of January next, I pay no at
tention to any action taken by this body.”'
Dec. •>, Senator Iveson, of Georgia—“ Sir, the
Southern States that are now moving in this mat
ter are not doing it without due Consideration.—
We believe that the only security for the institu
tions to which we attach so much importance is
Secession and a Southern Confederacy. You talk
about concessions. Yod talk about repealing the
Personal Liberty bills, as a concession to the Sooth.
Repeal them all to-morrow, sir, and it woitld not
stop the progress of this revolution. It is notvour
Personal Liberty bills that we dread. Nor do we
suppose that there will be any overt acts on the
part of Mr. Lincoln. For one, Ido not dread
overt acts- Ido not propose to wait for them.—
We intend to go oat.”
Dec. 12, Wigfall of Texas—“So far as the
Union is concerned; the cold sweat of death is
upon it. Yonr Union is now dead. There is now
in the Gulf States no 'excitement. There is a
fixed, determined will, that they will be free."
Dec. 21—After the introduction pf the Critten
den Compromise, Benjamin, of) La., said : “The
day for the adjustment has passed. If you would
give it now yon are: too late.”
Mason, of Va., said—“No matter what com
promise the North Offers, the South must find a
wav to defeat it.”
Pryor, of Va., telegraphed—“ We can get the
Crittenden Compromise, but we don’t want it.”
Cotton from Liverpool to America. —The
price to which cotton has advanced in New York,
says, the London Timet, has again induced holders
in this country to export. Accordingly three
screw steamers almtist entirely cotten laden, have
been dispatched from Ltverjiool. These were the
Ivodar, Plantagenet and the Damascus, which
among them carried' out considerably upwards of
four bales,. Tpe Inman steamship, City
of New York, which sails to-day, and the same
company's steamer Kangaroo, to sail on Saturday,
also take ont a considerable qualitity; and the Ca
nadian mail steamed Hibernian, to-morrow, from
Liverpool for Portland, will take a quantity. In
all, the export of the week from Liverpool to New
kork will not fall short ofi hut mav exceed, six
thousand bales. Mi: t. ’
O' While every schooner captured bv the Con
federate pirates offers occasion for a small panic
in the newspapers, we are apt to forget that some
thing has been and is being done on the other
side. An official report just made reveals the fact
that already 118 prize cases hove been decided,
the amount of sales footing up over $2,000,000,-
000, of which about 80 per cent is to be divided.
There have been in all over 30tt vessels taken : 35
steamships, 6 ships, 5 13 brigs, 1 224 schooners, 22
sloops, 15 barks and’s2 Smaller boats.
Not Tkue.—There no gopd authority for as
serting that the 'President is about to call for a
conscription of sixhnndred thousand men. When
the call is made, it iis believed that it will not ex
ceed three hundred thousand men, i£ in fact, it
approaches "within fifty thousand of that number.
** I* the Midst of Life we iss is Death.
—3- W. Galbratb, of Shirleysbarg, Huntingdon
county, fell dead on the road at that place on
Monday last. He had tifeen enjoying good health,
and a friend had been in converaation with him
bnt a short time before he fell dead.
The Army and the Conscript i OE Bii]
A statement that the .government h u ,
to call ont six or eight hundred thousau,|
goingtbe rounds of the papers. It V,!, \
Washington correspondent 'of the Kew Yo^'V I ' -
untrue, ;. The government has not vet <
conclusion upon that- point. The’ President" *T
of ooureewill finally decide so important *""
tion as that, has by no means come u. tlu>
sion thit it is wise to raise anew annv •!, 1
thirds of a million of men. Some ~r “
generals in the service assert that while w ,'.
enough men to make np the losses by disease,"""'’
discharges, the great want of the (' uu „ !r ' v ' ’
wise management of the' army alreadv’
field. A draft of two' hundred .thousand Kl "
keep the present army up all summer, iU |j j. ’ :
fought with any ability at ail the rebellion e ' '
subdued long before next autumn. However "i'"’
may be, it is not true that the gov, )rimiem
decided to call out six or eight hundred i1i0..,, I ''
new men, and the statement is calculated to i-'
alarm. Without accomplishing any good ' lv
It is stated that the Census office
the number of males in the loyal states, " U!
the ages of 20 and 30, will numlier two
three hundred thousand, and that at least olle , '
lion five hundred thousand are fit for d ntv jJ 1 '
thought that ojam an average, about one i n t |,
or font 'Wll,pay $3OO, in lieu of personal servv
If there are, three hundred thousand troop, s | u „'
be called, in April or May, into the field, j,
give the government a fund of thirty mini,! !‘
whicli it could use in bounties for the purred "
inducing the old soldiers whose term of sen-jo- ''
gbout to expire to re-cnlisl. The Sccreian- '
War can offer each soldier the sum of s:!mi
paid at once, and it is believed that such „„
will retain the majority of the troop, u:i r
entitled to leave in the summer month,. ;
also expected that under certain provisions 0 f -t,'
militia bill at least fifty thousand deserters -
voluntarily or involuntarily return to the annv
Blarney.— “ A bright mourn' to vonr ...
face, Mistbfess Muqihy. ” 1
“Well, a good morning, John."
“Och, Misthress Murphy, whincver I
rail, shiny, Irish momin’ like this, it puts m„
the mind of the dear ould counthrv, and 0 f ;b t !
time when 1 lived wid yer father, (rest hi,
a dacenter man nier dhrew breath, and ni- rt
poor crayther iver passed; his doorwithuut :1 i,i„.
a sup.’’
“ Troth he was John.”
“ Misthress Murphy (pulling a flask out of s.
pocket) would you thrust me for a half pint rpi ]
jist go down to the wharf, and mav the divil s,
away wi’ the roof of my jacket, bat Ml p ul ,
before the sun goes to bed."
“ Bum the dhrap, John, till you pav me for u„.
half pint ye got yistherday.”
Misthress Murphy, (emphatically,) I know i
yer modther, and she was anould hod carrier, a i»:
yer fudther was a dirty washer woman, and I
him hauled wTsix roarin'big bulls to the ga11,,,,
ye ould, ug—”
John sloped in double quick time, and a jiewatr
beer-mng rattled wrathfuily across the javemeat
R. A. 0. KERR.
ALTOONA, PA..
Aifent tor Blair & Huntingdon Cuinitie
rjMiESli MACHINES AUK
I to be the best ever offered to tin-put.
superiority is satisfactorily established by tl -
the last eight years,
OVER 1,400 MORE
of these Machines have been sold than of any other un:
ufactured. and more medals have been awarded tL.- p;
prietots by different Fairs and Institute* than to any •■ib
era. The Machines are warranted to do all that is claim-,
for them. They nr© now in use in several families in A;
loona, and in every .case they give entire satisfaction
• The Agent refers those desiring information a*tb<*vi
periority of the Machines, to Col. John L. Piper, li<\ A
B. Clark, George Uawfces worth, Benj. F. Rose, and E li
Turner. £sqrn*> i
The machines can be seen and examined at the -{• i> ■
the Agent, at Altoona. .
Pricfc of No. 1 Machine/silver plated, glass fool an- n-»
style llomtner—s6s. No, 2, ornamental .bronze, glu-i!* V:
anil new Style Ilemmer—s4s. No. 3, plain, with ..hi «ti
Henimer—s4s. [March 21.1W.1-ti
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE!
A VALUABLE GRIST MILL ?IT
DATE on Black Lick creek, three
fourthsof a mile from Black Lick Station, i
on the; Indiana Branch,’]*. JL R., pro-
Veiled by patent iron water wheels.
run of bum and one first quality
two siauttera and screens, 3 bolts and a corn breaker. «li
in goodninntog order. Atara first rate water SAW MILL
also SEVEN HOUSES AND LOTS with outbuilding; - i
of said bouses containing a pood STOKE ROOM At
t ched to the above property are SIXTY ACRES OF LAV'
under fence; alsoatimber tract adjoining. containing 1’"
acres more or less, unimproved. The above will be soi
at a great bargain or exchanged for a pood farm. Appb
on the premises. SAMUEL M’CARTNEV
Feb.2*-6t;*
FOB SALE OR EXCHANGE!
Tie undersigned offer' for
sale, or exchange for property in A!-
toona, a boose and two lota of ground, sit- .
note in the village of New Washington. S§9 5 = \'Jt
Indiana county. Pa. The boose la a TWO- SH SI IB
STORY FRAME BUILDING, 19 by 36 JBPDffl
feet, fronting on two streets, with enaery,®®®®® 3
stable and other put buildings. There is also a varit-tv :
FRUIT TREKS and SHRUBBERY on the premia. >■"
tether with a well of excellent water at the door. ll> r
lots are 60 feet front by 160 feet deep. Possession pivoc m
any time. Aor further in formation can be bad by applv
b % Biaudon, of Armagh, or the subscriber. at .c
toona. Lawrence p. work.
y(sh- 21,1863-tf.
LUMBER YARD. — The undersigned
have formed a co-partnership in the lumber
aeu, -under the name of WILLIAMS 1 UICKtV. scl
opened a Lumber Yard In East Altoona, at the Cart «nKr
Shop of dal Uickey, where they will always keep on haa l
DSr LUMBER aU tituU,
PLASTERING LATH.
! , ■' SHINGLES, f .
BILLS FOR FRAME STUFF will bo filled and deli'
ered on short notice.
*9. Price* ns reasonable u any in tlie Market.
T. J. WILLIAM-'
JOHN 1110KL'
March 3, IS&i.-tf.]
THE COMMERCIAL LIST
LETTER-SHEET “PRICE CURRENT.
* . are published every Satimky, by
STEPHEN .V. WINSLOW, No. 222 Cold Strwl. "
Uiographical sketches of the MERCII-V-M# i M-'- v
CVACrORBBS ■ f Philadelphia, the opulent an■!
Indigent, SKCRKT OK TIIKIH SUCCESS
AND ADTKESITY, will becontinned.
Feb; 24.*{»]
FOR RENT.—The basement.of 01- k !
new building. on Virginia street, adjoining R'”' ’
property. !# Offered for rent. Possession given itninei
•teljr. t. For further information. apply to
- i ■ LAWRENCE P. "‘ J,!K
Feb.,24, Msa-rf
store room.
JL in North Ward, ts olfcred for rent. Posseesion
at any time. For further particular* apply to .
. b: h. mcCORih lK
Feb. at, lg«-tf.
A BI>GMLN’AL SURPOIiTEKN. Trus
i3^.udBhouM«:Brt«.
WING
Ip
mtaaaa fritout*.
PtitW* *• “Cnatt I
tfiIBONE POWER-PRESS
a
=3- —
PRINTING office.
within the post two year*. uwuJo cuDiUlmbU
. tooar establishment in th« way of new fimey
<J ’ 1 M icr«w Press. Paper Culler, Card Cutter, Kuliug M»«
» v i' ‘'"card Power Preis, and Urge Xew*p*pcr Power
;| ■' (ii on t of which we give above) we are now prepaid!
'’""“itiM anything la the line at >irtiiluig uf ruling in
: inin al to, any etstabUnluftent in- thi- .'■tile, and at
1 equally low. We can execute, on aliort notice, all
lnvitation, Visiting, Ball A Business Cards,
Circulara, Programmes,
rAAMMOTH POSTERS. SALE BILLS,
ILiw 'yrorgMS^a
pampWeta, Pay and Check Boils,
blank rooks,,
manifests, and'bcanks of axl kinds.
,11 weaak U atrial, feeling coafidaut that wetamgiv.
; ‘L-Uoa if w* have. the opportunity.
'* IfflM la Luwtbur’a building, comer of Virginia and An
' ireets. oppoella Superintendent’. Office.
LOCAL ITEMS;
[■aocßßDisos op Council— Special Mee iso,
peb. 2Tth, 1868. —Presenir-A. A. Smyth, 1)
Umghman, N. J. Mervme and Jacob Hesser,
John McClelland, Collector for iB6O, beinj
p-cseat, the Council-proceeded to settle with him
lie asked exhonorations to amount of $Bl 64
On motion of D. Baughman, the amount wa
flowed him. j
Jos. K. Ely being present, asked cxhonorntioi
Uuyfficate.for 1862, to amount of #96 -62.
On motion, he waj allowed the amount asked
for, ($»6 62.)
Jos. K. Ely presented a bill for service as High
( unstable, amounting to $25 00.
On motion, an order wits granted him for amount
.if bill.
On motion, an order was granted Geo. Hamel
f„r 50 cents, for repairs on council room.
On motion, an order was granted D. J. Neff foi
*.>o 00, for service as attorney to Council.
On motion, an order was granted W'. B. Ketlc.
f l)r $BO 00, for service ns Secretary, and making
„ut Duplicate for 1862.
Council received $lO 00 of J. McClcll
lines collected while Justice of the Peace.
On motion, adjourned. -
VV. B. KBTLEB, Scc'y;
Ueul'lab Meeting, March 2d, 1863.—Present
—A. A. Smyth, N. J. Mervina, John London
:iml Jacob Hesser, Conneilmen, and John AllShn,
Chief Burgess.
Minutes of previous meetings read and approved
On motion of Nj J. Jfcrtittc. the Conncil tendei
in A. A. Smyth their thanks for. his kind am
. iitltmnnh' deportment during his official term in
.'resident of Conned. To which he replied in i
i. happy and appropriate remarks.
After which, the newly elected members, viz
.1 nines Kearney and C. J. Hacked, for three years
..ml John McClelland for one year, worgswon
into office.
On motion of John London, John McCleilani
«ns elected President of Conned.
On motion. W. B. Ketlor Avas elected Secretar
■ Council.
W. W. Snyder was, on motion, elected Super
1 ieor
On motion, I). J. Neff was elected Attorney t
Council.
Un motion to meet on the first Hon
.lay evening of April.
W. B. KETLER, Secy
Blau Co. Fim Insurance Co. —ln anothc
< ulumn will be found the Annualßeport of theDi
rectors of this Company, from which it will be see
drat its finances are in a healthy state,' One cans
ol this is that the Agents are careful What kind (
property they Insure and do not assmde too heav
nalcs. The Company has not laid an assessmen
oa its premium notes for almost four years, am
vet it has paid every loss promptly. The Com
pany was not formed for speculation, hut with. th<
•’>ijecc of furnishing a safe institution for insnranct
>u the people of this and adjoining counties, henc<
no effort is made to extend its business over thi
State. It is emphatically a home concern, it
which all the premiums received are appropriate*
to losses. The annual expenses for managing iu
utfairs seldom exceed $l5O. - The average annua
xpense to those insured in it for the last threi
years has only been. $l5O per 1,000. £. B. Me
Crum, agent for Altoona and vicinity will atteni
promptly to all applications for policies in this safe
cheap Company. ‘
Dedicahok.— Our readers will, remember
the new German Lutheran Church, in thisp
is to be dedicated ™ next Sunday lath
The following 'ministers will be in attendance an
fit! the programme, for the occasion: The dedicc
tion sermon, in German, will be preached in th
morning, by Revl R. Neumann, of Fittsbnrgl
ussisted by Rev. J-. F. Kuhlmann of Witanoe
The English dedication sermon will be preachi
m the afternoon by Rev. S. Tingling, of Bedfor
Preaching m the evening by Rev. J. 1
Crist, of Birmingham, Huntingdon Co. Pa. .
number of other, members will be present and tal
l«rt m the exercises.
An excursion train will leave thisil place fi
aftpr the services, for the sccon
modation of persons from the latter place whomi
"uh to attend tbei .dedication.'
Wild Cat Shot.-—We leant from last week
Utatawild cat, measuring four feet an
seven inches front the tip of its nose to the epd
narrative, was shot on the mountain, la
'Way, by a man named Wike. This is the secoi
of | lic»e ‘varmints’ that has been killed on t
mountain this winder.
' AL o*BiJs, Farm fob Salk.—Attention is i
guested to kn a<lverti»ement of Blair Form
an no^ier '* o b>tnn. It is a very fine f*i
I illuiaied, am} a birgam may be h
ow‘* on Juitt
hef —We Ealve received the first an
lament, „ n*r paper;
Qneetfeboig It
MQ&P it.