Mm MCIiTOONA, PA nmKY, MARCH 17, 1863. Ttip to 9«|t Baltimore Conference. Csovinosd of the troth of the adage that “ all ««ti.fpd #o play snakes Jack a doll,boy,” we, on Friday week, dipped the jeorda which bound ns to efflce d«ie*,and Stepping on board the Eastward Mail Train, headed for York, Pa., where the East Baltifaore.Confereoce of the M. E. Church was in awdon. Oar calculations as to the time of our . arrival at that place were knocked into “pi” by ' Ihe fopak of * fod|ht train, which took a notion to , “ make things rip miaceilaoepusly,” in the neigh- - borfaoedof Birmingham station. A detention of , two horns at this point prevented our connecting , With the Baltimore Train, at Harrisburg, and, like many others, we had to wait for the next train, or take it Oh foot. .Wean not sorryjoow that we ware detained. On taking a walk npstraet we learned that Gov. Johnson, of Tennessee, was delivering an address in the Coart House. Of coarse we wanted to see this nebleehantpion of-Liberty arid Union, even if we should not bo able to hear his remarks. We found the Coortßoom perfectly- packed, but we succeeded by dint of poshing and crowding, in ob taining an eligible position. Although the Governor has a stentorian voice,.the shuffling, and confusion about the entrance prevented onr hearing all his remarks. Enough reached us, however, to con vince us that be Is sound on the Union question, down on traitors in front and rear, in favor of prosecnting the war with vigor, and roost strenu ously opposed to all compromises with traitors.— His arguments on this print were unanswerable, but onr space will not permit ns to refer to them here. The picture be drew of the condition of the Union men of Tennessee, the wrongs perpetrated upon himself, his family and his friends by the merciless plunderers of the Southern Confederacy, iu destroying their property and driving women and children from their homes to starve or perish from cold in the mountains; the employment of In dians to batcher, the defenceless, sod other bar barities which Caused the blood to run cold in our veins,’enlisted the sympathies of all patriots under the sound of his voice. Bnt we .are sorry to say there were a few persons near us, whose sympa thies, if we may judge from their expressions, ran in an opposite direction. They appeared to rejoice over the .story of the i wrongs perpetrated upon the Governor and jus compatriots. Who they were tve know not, nor do we wish to know. The man who. will remain .under and claim the sure protec tion.of .the Stars.and Stripes, and enjoy the liberty god prosperity which they guarantee, and at the same tune give his influence and sympathies to those who are endeavoring .to tear them down, is a villain, a coward, a detestable thing, whose ac quaintance would degrade, an incendiary and bring disgrace upon a penitentiary, Bnt the meanest 'transaction connected with Governor JpbnsonV visit to the Capitol of Pennsylvania, was the refu sal of a portion of the Members of the House ol Representative* to allow him,the use of their cham ber to deliver his address. It is.nodisgroce to the State that this courtesy was denied the loyal and : self merifleing Governor of Tennessee* but it is an eternal disgrace to the members .of the House, Whomnueicesented a laigß majority of their con stituents by voting against the proposition. What Object conld tfaey have bad in view, other than to show to Southern traitors that they are their friends, and, consequently, the enemies of a man who has stood by the Union, at all times and un der aD eucmnslances. Bnt we need not extend onr, remarks hereon. The heed of the reptile was raised hifh enough above the grass to be distinctly aean r nad we do not envy the opponent of Gov. the position they occupy. At an early hour on Saturday morning we lefi the town, containing inch men as we haye referred to above,'glad to get away from snch associations, and retirifod York about five Many of our readers visited this place during the three moothe’ campaign, while the 3d Regiment was (here encamped, and know that it is an old town, . well-hod out, and containing many evidences of wealth In the' shape of excellent houses, stores, public places etc- It is a brick town, nearly all 1 thehooses being constructed of that material.— We did notobaerve anything tbof denoted it as a bririt bnsinras piace, other than the extensive car wriks of Messrs. Billmyer& Small. - The principal bnsiness appears to be in the retail line to the in habltants of the surroanding country. ' Amine o’clock we dropped into the Methodist Church where the Conference was in session, and found Bishop Scott In the chair. He is a venera ble looking man, with firmness plain!/ depicted in his countenance, and the stranger at once recog nises in him the controller of the assemblage.— While be presides with dignity and ‘ firmness, and executes business with great despatch, out Of the chair he is pniticolariy agreeable, making those who obtain an introduction feel at once that they-, haye net on old friend and are perfectly at home. A number of distinguished ministers were in attendaaoe from other conferences, among whom w® may note Sr. Thompson, editor of the Christum .ideoeaUand Journal, New York, and Ur. Porter, one of the pttbhsbers ofthesame paper, and mana ger ofthe Book Concern. Ur. Thompson is a uianwttlnpin years, with a countenance which betqkemthts true character—honesty of purpose, sotrod jwi®nnent, deep piety a hd humor to spice the Whole. iChr. Porter is middle aged, with an ex qndhylypfosaat countenance, a fine lecturer,Vanc , s T* o !*®?, and jnst the man to have ]fe)pk' Congerii..' The East ;Balti aqre Cpnfetcnce it is said contains more olid men ; than any other in the coup try. We observed quite a number of silvery heads and beards which -; qur and sympathy— Wspoetoo aceotmtyd they have done and tbeprivnrtfiqsthey endnradin the early part of their minfetiy, wheothi* country was all baak- woods, and sympathy because of their situation, now- that they must soon retire from : the active field, and, in many instances, become achargeupon tire as it is known that a| Methodist Minister's sitnation is no sinecure, and hot few receive a salary sufficient to lay np anything for old age, especially if they have families ,to maintain. It is the duty and*should be the pride of the Church to keep these old soldiers; above the reach of want. It is encouraging to note that more interest is now manifetsed in this particular than heretofore. It gave us much pleasure to meet with Revs. A. E. Gibson, W. Downs, 8. A. Wilson and 8. Creigh ton, formerly pastors of this station, and to leant that they all stand high in the estimation of tl)eir brethren, and .are accounted hy their Presiding Elders as worthy the best charges in their districts. In another colnmn we publish the list of appoint ments for the present conference year* . On Sunday we had the pleasure of hearing's sermon delivered by Bishop Scott, and witnessing .the ordination of Deacons. The Bishop's sermon was such as we cannot justly describe. It should be heard to be appreciated. In the evening we sat under the ministry of Ur. Thompson, of New York. His sermon was plain—beautifully so— yet the ideas he advanced and substantiated, were new and instructive, and claimed and received the closest attention ot the audience, which must have numbered 1200 persons—the largo room being crowded to itsntmost capacity. After the sermon came the ordination of Elders. This ceremony was solemnly and impressively performed by the Bishop, assisted by five Presiding Elders. -On Monday morning the Annual Missionary Sermon was preached before the conference, by Rev. A? E. Gibson. It was one of the most beautifully poetic productions on that theme to which we everyis tened. Rev. Gibson is a finished orator, andjhis sermon was a master composition, in every respect. He seemed to sway the audience at pleasure, iike the breezes passing o’er a field of ripened grain; now moving like the gentle zephyr, he holds ali in deepest silence; then rushing like the mighty tem pest, he moved the most reserved to audible ex pressions of approbation. 1 On Monday the question “ where shall the next conference be held?’’ came up. Danville and.Al toona were nominated. By some means, the: ad vocates of Danville gained the floor first and were warm in their invitations arid pictured the merits of the place in a very favorable style. We believe it was best that they did have their say first, Al toona thereby obtaining the wind up. The friends of Altoona, or those who spoke in its* favor, viz : Revs. Spottswood, Chenowith and Guyer, and Drs. Reilly arid Sargent, did our town (nil justice. Danville having been first nominated, the Vote (by rising and counting) was taken in favor of that place first. When the Danvillians rose up they made a good show and we felt like selling out Altoona stock below par. The clerk announced 74 in favor of Danville. The Altoonians Were then called to “their feet. So slight was the differ ence in number that we coidd not discern it, and we thought it about “ neck and neck " The count over, the clerk sung out 81—7 majority in favor of Altoona—and we shortly bolted for the door, settled our bill, took the-next train for Har risburg, and are now at borne, feeling particularly good over what we seen and heard and the result of our mission. P. S. We advise our readers in this section to raise a good crop of chickens this season r fiaFOld “ Bother'em’’says we call on “Mr. Hall and other creditors for tickets” to defraud him out of tiie amount due him. Not true, Johnny. If yon printed tickets for them wq told them to pay yon. Bnt told them not to pay you for tickets furnished by the Register. You knovf you tried to collect money from men for whom you did not print a single ticket, hy telling them yon had on arrangement with us to that effect,. hot they knew yon to be snch a notorious falsifier, that they considered it best to consult us oh the subject. You need not get your “back up” at us, and call us ‘•tfuerillns”and “rats” simply because we exposed your meanness, and because our word was considered better than yours. If you have any conscience left, we know you feel bad, as all men do who attempt to defraud their neighbors. ' Act the man hereafter, and you will not get into such unpleasant positions. Whig endeavors to create the impres sion that we asked for the County Account ■ and ratted to get it. The reverse of this is the truth, as all who know the old rat of the Whig will at once imagine, We did not ask for the account. We agreed to accept it only on the terms accepted by the other county papers. The Whig agreed to the proposition of the Commissioners ere we did. We did not agree to publish the Account for;s2o, or any other stipulated sum. We agreed to;pub lish it at the'price agreed upon by the Hollidays bnrg publishers. We asked nothing more, nor would we take leas. If this be ratting, old “ Botb er’em” was the first “grey-b.ick." , fif Expected—a grunt from “ Bothcr’ero” next month. It takes several weeks trod sundry quires of paper get his ideas into shape. A Dashino Affair at Unionvillb Tenn.— Cincinnati, March 9.—1 learn from Nashville that a division'of cavalry, nnder Aptingßrigadier- General Minty, attacked Bussell's “ rtbel: .cavalry at Unionvilie, ten miles Southeast of Murfinees boro’, pn Saturday, the 7th instant. They captured twenty-one 'wagons, twenty-five, tents, eighty five mules, fire horses and all the camp equipage ahd the uniform of Colonel Russell, together -with two captains,, three lieutenants! and fifty-three privates. Two Federal* were slighty wounded- — The rebels lost fifty killed and one hundred'and eighty" Wounded, all by sabre strokes. !The Seventh Pennsylvania anti Fourth Michigan l did the work.' Congressional Elections.—The States which are to have elections for members ;of Congress this rear ore as follows; ' New Hampshire (3) second Tuesday in March, Rhode Island (2) first .Wednesday in April. pon necticut (4) first Wednesday in April, Kentucky (9) first Monday in August, Vermont (3) first Tuesday in September, California! (8)' first Thurs day in September. Maryland (6) in November. West Virginia will elect three members, and there maybe applicants for scats from . the.uld Stqte of Virginia, one metnber ; from Louisiana two riiem bers, frotn Tennessee two members. ; Now or Never. —. Fred. Douglass, we see, is oqt in a ipng! address to the colored men of the North, palling upon them “ toanqs.” ■ He says;— “ There fa no time for delay. Tiie tide is at its flood that leeds ns on to fortune* Prom! East to West, ffom North to gpnflu the sky is written all over wjtU ‘ now or ntfrer,*” FrriJ, is rteht e now Is the block m*n'a opportunity to fight if there is any fight in him! Appointments for the East Baltimore Conference- Baltimore District—J. McK. Reilt, P.Y. North Baltimore Station—R. Hinkle. Samuel Creighton. s Exeter street—E. B. Snyder. -Harford Avenne—J. W. Langley, J. W. Brown. East Baltimore—J- A. Gere, A. E.- Gibson, J. C. Stevens. Daffas Street—-H. Fmlong. Caroline street —C. B Tippet, John E. Amos. High street —James Corns. Jefferson street—Geo. W. Cooper. Strawbridge—Sf W. Trice. Emory—S. A. Wilson. Wlmtcoat—l‘. B. Reese. Huntingdon Avenue—J. H. McCord. Mount Vernon—G.-T. Gray. North Baltimore Circuit—D. H. Parrish. C. F. j Thomas. , Great Falls—F. M. Cartnoy, J. B. Cuddy, one to i be supplied. East Harford—David Shoaff, R. C. Haslup. Havre Dc Grace—Richard Norris. West Harford—E. Kinsey, J. B. Cadden. Harford Missirn—E. Welty. Hereford—T, B Sargent, A. C. Pardoc. Bangor Welsh Mission—To be supplied. \ Castle Finn—E. Butler, one to be supplied. Seaman's Union Bethel—Henry Sheer. W. W. Hicks, Missionary to India. John D. Brown, , •» “ .K. S. Vinton, Chaplain U. S. Army, McKim’s 1 Hospital, member Jefferson Street Qnar. Con. A. A. Reese, Chaplain U. S. Army, Fort Me- i (Henry, member East Baltimore Qnar. Con. \ W.’ H. Keith, Chaplain U. S. Amy, member -of Exeter Street Quarterly Conference. , J. S. Deale, Principal of Baltimore Co. Institute. ! . C. L. Snmwalt, left without'an appointment. - J. H. Dashiell. left without an appointment. Frederick District—Wm. Harden, P. E. Frederick City and Asbury—Wilford Downs, D. H. Carroll. Frederick Circuit—George Stevenson. Liberty—E. E. Allen. B. G. W. Reid. West Falls—J. S. H. Clarke. Westminster—W. M. Meminger, J. F. Ockerman. Hampstead—F. E. Crever, M. L. Stnyser. Emettsbnrg—Jonathan Munroe, G. W. Morgan. Middleton—L. D. Herron, S. D. Moore. Sharpsburg and Clear Spring—J. Benson Akers, one to be supplied. Smiihbnrg—John Lloyd. Hagerstown—G. Watson Heydc. Waynesborough—A. M. Kester. Merccrsbnrg—J. W. Buckley,. one to be supplied. Hancock—Jacob Montgomery. Cumberland—S. Wesley Sears.«, Frostbiirg—N. 8. Buckingham. Brostburg Circuit —W. A. McKee, LeviS.Crone. Westcrnpori—Charles Calbfus. Pleasant Grove—John W. Smith. Allegheny—Coleman H. Savidge. ■I. A. Monroe, Principal of Male Aceademic and Feinale Collegiate Institute, member of Westmin ster Quarterly Conference. B. H. Crever, Chaplain U. 8. Array, member of Frederick City Quarterly Conference. Carlisle District— J. S. McMlrkat. P E. Carlisle—U. Wesley Black. Emory Chinch—Thomas M. Griffith. Carlisle Circuit—Alain Brittain. W.G. Ferguson. Meebimicsbtirg—Job A. Price Mount Holly Springs—William M. Frysinger. Shippcnslutrg—U. Shelter. Shippcnslmrg Circuit —J. G. MeKechan, F. Mar- shut West. Chambersbnrg—Thomas Barnhart. Chatnliersburg V aliev—To l»e su|i|>li d. York Springs—John H. Dixon. J. G. Moore, i Hanover—H, \V. Gayer. Gettysburg—George Berkstresser, D. A.lsenberg. < York—Joseph Frame. (York Ghapel—William Evans. Wrightsville—G. W. Dunlap*. Shrewsberrv—John VV. Hedges, E.. Bubnnan. Pclfcrsbnrg—S. L. M. Conscr. Ne«|*ort —H. S. Mendenhall, It. It. Pott. New Bioomtield—F.B. Kiddle, Seth A. Graveling. Mill!in—S. H. C. Smith. Circuit—G. W. Bouse, T. Greenly. ' J. A. Koss, Chaplain U. S. Array, Carlisle Bar racks, member Cai lisle Quar. Cou. D. Hartman, Chaplain U. S. Array, member ’Petersburg Qiuirterly Conference. T. F. McClure, Chaplain U. S. Army, member Mifflin Circuit Q utterly Conference. A. G. Marian, President, R. D. Chambers, Prof, in Irving Female College, member of Mechanics burg Quarterly Conference. J t: si at a Distbict—G.D. Chesowith, P. E. Hollidaysbuig—A. W. Gilison. Altoona—William It. Mills. Woodbury—N. W. Colburn, J. H. McGarrah. Schellsbnrg—A. E.. Taylor, one to bo supplied. Bedford—E. W. Kirby. Bedlord Circuit—J. C. Clarke, J. A. McKindless. Itainsbnrg—G. W. C. Vanfosscn. . MeConnellsbnrp—Samuel Keplar. .Shirleysburg—C. Graham, A. VV. Decker. Concord—J. M. Clarke, A. It. Miller. Cassville—lt. E. Kelly, L. B. MeClosky. McVeytown—John Anderson, VV A Maxwell. ' Lewis!own—John Gnyer. LewistownCircuit—VV A Houck, J W Lantz. Kishacorpiillas—VV Gwynn, W K Whitney. Manor Hill—J MoorheaJ, M L Smith. Williamsburg—J A Melick. Birmingham—J Stine, J VV Leckic. Huntingdon—J Brads. Saxton—j VV Cleaver, one to be supplied. J A Coleman, Chaplain U S Navy, member of Bn mlngham Quarterly Conference. Noktiilmuerland Dis.—T M Reese, P £. Williamsport, Pine street —W L Spottswood. do Mulberry street—T D Gotwalt. Momonrsyille—J VV Hnughawout. Muncrv—Samuel Shannon, one to be supplied. Milton —K P Wilson. Milton Ci’cuit—F Gearheart, S C Swallow. Lewisbmg—Edward J Gray. Mifflinbtirg—C Cleaver, one to be supplied. Northumberland—A R Reilly. Siiamokin & Treverton—J F Porter. Snnbnry—A M Creighton, E T Swart*. Catawissa—M P Crosthwaite, J C liagey. Ashland—W M Showalter. Danville—r John H C Dosh. Bioomshnrg—D C John. Espylown-—Henry G Dill. Jerecytown—Albert Hartman, one to be supplied. Jeansville—B P King. Beaver Meadows—-J R King. White Haven—B P Stevens. Berwick—A M Bamitz, F E Church. Bloomingdale—D Castlcman, one |o be supplied. Orangeville—Josinh Forrest, one to'be supplied. T Mitchell D D Pres., W A Dill and T Care, Profs, in Williamsport Diuk-mson Seminary, mem bers of Mulberry street Qtiar Con. . I H Torrence, Sec., Penn., Bib. Society, mem ber of Danville Quar Con. Bkllkkostk UtSTincT.—B B Ham cut, P E. Bellefontc—S L Bowman. Bcllefonte Circuit—U Wilson. Howard—J B Polsgrovc. Port Matilda—H M Ash. Warrior’s Mark—J A Dermpyer, 8 M Hartsock. Penn’s Valley—George Warren, J W Olewine. Lock Haven—D. 8 Monroe. 1 Saloon—James Hunter. Clinton—J G Rothrock. Great Island—J P Swanger. Jersey Shore—T Sherlock. Nipponese—J. B Mann. Libberty V^allov—J T Wilson. Newlietty—tM Kl?osteh, C H Kitchen. English Centiy—P B Hnch. Sinnamahonitlg—John/Guss. Sliippen—W C Hesseri Caledonia— To lie supplied, Kantiaus—J F Brown, Phillipshurg—T H Switzer, G Leidy. Cnrwtnsvillo and Clcrrficld—L M Gardner. New Washington— M L Drum. J F Craig. Glen Hope—H Lynn, C A Gann. W U Stevens, Chaplain V. S. Array, member of Port Matilda;Quaf.,Con, ' W Emifiaw, Chaplain U S Army, member of 1 Warrior Mark Quar. Con. What Pennsylvania did, and What the Nation can do. Not a great many year* have elapsed since the Stale of Pennaylvni* found itself unable to pay interest on its bonded debt. An overwhelming financial revulsion had overtaken ihe country, business was prostrate,, credit was dead, and for the moment it was impossible to sustain the pledged faith of this great commonwealth. Wc had ex pected that the public works of transportation, for which this indebtedness bad been incurred, would have been in some measure remunerative, and aided in the payment of interest. This hope was disappointed. Farther loons, in such crisis, were out of the question There had been no system of State taxation, and available means from any source were therefore unattainable, and remedy there was none against temporary discredit. In terest was left nnimid, and the bonds sold down to one-third of their face. Sydney Smith was unrea sonable and abusive, forgetting that his large rate of interest from this investment, ns compared with European standards, should measurably have re conciled him to some delator loss. But Pennsylvania was able to pay her debts..— She had abundant resources awaiting development. Agricultural and mineral wealth was rapidly ac cutqulating, and) manufactures also were steadily advancing. Ail that we needed was a little time to organize an adequate revenue from these relia ble sources, and patience on the part of the waiting bondholders. The people of Pennsylvania were honest as well as thrifty, and called loudly on their representatives to impose the necessary taxes.— This being done, the. State finances were soon re stored to order, back interest was funded, and thereafter there was no defalcation. Pennsylvania credit was thoroughly re-established, the five per cents went up towards par, and have recently overpressed that point, even while this civil war fs yet raging. Dui inti the deepest depression which marked this period of moneyed disaster, thousands of men had serious doubts and most gloomy forebod ings at to the final issne. Solemn were the tones, elongated were the visages of the Croaker family. They dismally demonstrated that from so deep im abyss there could be no recuperation, and that our character before the world was smirched beyond lustration. They sold their stocks at a sacrifice, and lived to repent their false estimate of onr ca pacity andrimegrity. With far less reason than in the case of Penn sylvania, a similar class of hypochondriacal per sons, aided by some in sympathy with our south ern rebels, are now endeavoring to sow distrust as to the ability and willingness of the American people to redeem the national obligations. They expatiate largely upon the waste and destruction of war, and keep out of view the numerous and pow erful means at the hand for reparation and re newed accumulation. They speak ns if the whole surface of Our country were ravaged bv war, in stead of a small portion only occupied by the con tending armies. We nil know that even theie the damage has licen less than usual, owing to the lenient and forbearing course of our military com manders. Tow ns, villages and plantations, that in European usage would have been swept From ex istance for aggravated cruelties to Union people, have been • mercifully spared this extremes! penalty, and sutler chiefly from that stagnation of business which now presses so heavily on south ern interests. The wide extent of the free Slates is intact and unscathed Vainly have the rebels endeavored to bring hither their rapacious hordes. Only in a | single instance did they inflict trivial damage hy | binning the railroad depot at Cahamhersburg. and 1 then retiring ,from flie scene with remarkable ! celerity. Notheru industry is still active and ae- | cumulative, notwithstanding that some of its j products have liecn devoted to warlike purposes. | Agriculture feels somewhat the loss of laborers transformed to soldiers, and yet, aided hy the machinery now faciliating so greatly the operations of the husbandman, still raises a large exportable i surplus, after supplying abundantly every domestic ! requirement. The British privateers under the ; confederate flag embarrass our foreign trade to j some extent, but this is only a initial evil, proba bly does ns much injury to British commerce as to j ours, since to the precise extent of the outside | peril or interruption do we leam our lessened de |ieiulcnce on the foreigner, who hates us because we aim at freedom. The war lias susjiended specie payments as was the ease in England when she warred against the French revolutionists and Napoleon Bonajwrte. Such was onr ex|»crience, also in that little war with Britain winch was settled at Ghent. Eng land struggled for twenty-three years in that con-, test with France, recovered from its effects, re sumed metallic payments, and went on prosper ously. So did the United States, after her second trial at arms, paying the principal as well os the interest of the indebtedness created. We shall do so again, under any suppusable circumstances, apd possess beside* a national currency of inestimable value, and a development of onr internal resources defying all attempts of foreign monopolists to ex tinguish it. Such material advantages, united with industry, intelligence, and patriotic virtne. roust necessarily exalt this nation to a point of unwonted prosperity and greatness. Domestic circumstances may indeed impede this natural re sult, but twenty millions of an indomitable race of freemen will surely find means for its consnmation, despite the fears of timid men or the machinations of desperate traitors. | Proclamation Bespecting Soldiers Absent Witnont Leave. 1 Executive Mansion, March 10, 1863. j In pursuance of the 20th section of tne act of I Congress, entitled ‘an act for enrolling and calling i out the national forces and for other purposes,’ ap -1 proved on the 3d of March, 1863, I, Abraham I Lincoln, President, and Commander in-Chicf of : the Army and Navy of the United Stares, do j hereby order and command that all the soldiers, enlisted or drafted into tlte setvices of the United I States, now absent from their regiments without : leave, shall forthwith return to their respective | regiments. i And I do hereby declare and proclnihi that jail soldiers now absent'from their respective regt ; ments without leave, who shall on or before: the ' Ist day of April, 1863, report themselves at auv i rendezvous designated by the General Orders 9V I the War Department ‘No. fife, hereto annexed, 1 may be restored to their respective regiments i without punishment, except the forfeiture of pay i and allowance during their absence, and all who I do not return within the time specified shall be nr | rested as deserters and punished as the law provides. And whereas evil disposed and disloyal persons, i“t sundry places, have enticed and procured j soldiers to desert and absent themselves from their | regiments, thereby weakening the strength of the j a. mies and prolonging the war, giving aid and : comfort to the enemy, and cruelly' exposing the j gallant and faithful soldiers remaining in the j ranks to increased hardships and dangers, I do. : therefore, call upon all patriotic and faithful citi zens, to oppose and resist the aforementioned dangerous apd treasonable Crimes, and to aid in , restoring to-’ their regiments all soldiers absent I without leave, and to assist in the execution : fb® act ot Congress for enrolling and calling out the National forces and for other purposes, ; and to suppoit the proper authorities in the prose cution ami punishment of offenders against the said act, and in suppressing the insurrection and Hebei lion. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set mv hand. Done at the city of Washington, on the 10th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States tf)C eighty seventh J ABRAHAM LINCOLN By the President. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Ca - Large numbers of letters are daily sent across the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg, under flags of truce. Several families have crossed to this side and passed through our lines North, to escape imminent famine. Annual statement op thei Director* of the Poor and House of Employment for | the year 1862. [ HOUSE EXPENDS? Jacob Bollinger, tin and glass A. L. IMli'hy. groceries./.. * Lloyd A Henry, Chailes Keau cottas McLauihan k Stone, hollow wars Sma.l k Snyder. cook, stove. J. M. llewit. merelutndise... A. L. Dieffeitbacher. stationery and tolwjcco.. 10 01 McFadden k Co., groceries 77 60 T. Barnes, Janies I). Ilea, merchandise. A. Ueedt-r. beef. •t-rwnt, C M Kw. *• M Kinportfl clothing. O. W . Patteraon, groceries Catharine It hole*, kitchen labor. J. .M. r«rf»j»er A Co. Cnal ... David K. Hamer. luml*er and cements. John A. Kea. moat stand Martin, coal 11. B. L. UemphilU stoves from 1859 to lidt. 20 16 A. F. Osterlob. haidware-. D. K Conrad, me^lmwliW E. J. Bollinger, tinware..... PRINTING, John Brotherline, McCruai k Deru.. O. A. Traugb 45 00 CONSTABLES. JUSTICES AND ATTORNEYS FEES. James L. owin. surveying farm $lO 00 Sam’l Junes, juat.ces’fees. 9am*l Jones, delivering paupers 2 65 Jas 8. Plummer, “ *• 6 40 Wm. Eakin. constable’s tees. Ac 12 32 Thus, McKnlls. •• “ 3 30 P. Lempsey. •* *• S 0u John Gurley, Justices’ fees Kittle A Mul’.in.attv. fees Geo. U Bowers, justices’fees... Ben Earlier, removing p«U)er. Patrick Gunner, ly. delivery of dead body. J. K W. F. Brideuthal. const. fo*s 3 50 Jan. McDonald, fees and const, clmrges 15 53 b. Calvin, fceacaae M. Royer v» Blair C 0... 250 00 E. Hammond, •• *• w * ... 260 00 f -es f.w 1868-60-03-01 40 uO “ •• book, Royer ca5e..."..... 12 00 S. 8. Blair, Wny Malta’s Laud Warrant... lu 00 SALARIES. E. McGrnw, in Steward’sacc't fur 1801 $4O 00 “ interest on account due 170 06 John P. Joins. balance due..... 39 67 John U- Kiddle, salary 33 62 Peter (Jood. ** 48 11 Ur. Irwin, Sum Jones. David Aiuuudt. “ FARM EXPENSE* C. Arthurs, labor on farm, 1661 116 25 R. C. Lockwood, windmill 20 DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Jutnvb K. Patton Elliott, While & Co OUT DOOR RELIEF John Dodson 13 s*l lurtitc Cromer, coffin for chi d 3 (K» P. S. LeU.-nring, medical attendance I? 50 li.W Smth, •• rt 00 L. F. Butler. * “ - 15 00 Goan) aim P*»or. Pittsburgh 17 58 Directors Poor, Hunt. Co 9 60 Mifflin Co , 16 15 Jane Stonebraker. relief. 64 00 I 1 7. tppleinan, ■* 3 00 >u an Umgh, •• 2 00 J. se|di Glnnt. •* 3 00 due- b Zimmerman, 6 00 Ann Tries. •* .... 6 (Hi Mary Dougherty, *• 24 00 Mary A. Lehr. 4 00 Eliza Williamson. ** 18 *.•(> Ju.i. McKeehun. funeral expunges 1 48 Min Butler, relief. 12 0C I.liialtrtli Reed, •• ■. 10 0J P«der Miller. 5 §3 Mrs. Long. •• 9 Cr David Thompson, rtdief. 2 00 •Mrs. Calhoun. “ 12 00 Janies shl efelt. *• ; 500 Hannah Ay es, *• 24 00 Mary Riley, •* 14 00 Mis. Wilson, •• la 00 Catharine Sons, “ 26 00 Elizabeth Carl-*, *• * g 05 Ann MrCoundl. “ 25 00 WE. the aodersianti). Auditors of Blslr count;, do hereby cvrtiij tli4t we have examined, audited and ad justed the foregoingacc unt of John McKeage. Treasurer and find that the almve account agree* with the voucher* presented. and that hi* disbursement* for the use of the Poor amount to Two Thousand. Nib* Hundred aud Sev euty-throe Dollar* and Mivety«s«r*‘u Cents. S l)AVil> UKNsnKY. ) . . Attest; JN J.:A. CRAWFORD. J AmU ‘ U. Malcolm Baldeidox. Auditor** Clerk. STATEMENT OE Ej McGBAW, Steward of the Blair County Boor House. - DR To cash rece.lvW of the following persons— Elivs Baker lor bush. wheat...... $630 $f C C Brice f«T wool 10l OS Win Reed for rider mi 11........ i. 20 00 11 W Moore fur rent of t ie Doctor pioperty 20 00 John llaya Is»r de5...... 17 32 Nancy Snack (or b0arding....,',....,..;.... :.... ‘ 15 00 J>«ha O.McGraw for cow j■ 18 00 Mr Stitelfr for funeral expenses of Elizabeth Stlt«*hT ; 5 0C Joint Sisler fif lard ; 3 00 l»r P S Leltftiring for lard 3 2l Mr* Boyle* f»»r lard ....; 54 Repairs of buggy ; ... 2 50 Balance doe E Mciimw on actouut&ir 1862 248 83 • 11080 35 CR. f By cash paid— Jane London for toll 1861 i $ OO tUpenses of bringing 511*4 Flick *q«l child »nd Mrs Kouj;b and 3 children from Lewiitowu 17 50 Fox s*r 1mtcberin.f......i..... 3 to K koulotT* KK height 50 Geo evopp repairing gun 5...... \ 75 Jnhi. Th0mp50n................... ...j....; 6 25 Patrick Gunners l.m«, 40 h«d liay (e-timuted.) 4 load. cufnfodder (climated.) 900 bead* cabiwge, 1 bbl. pickle*; 4400 lb,, pork (eatlmatad.) 9Bob lb* beef (estimated,) SBO llw aauaage (eatimated) 490 lb*, tallow and 10*0 Iba. lard. ' There were 849 bu«. wheat on hand Jau’y Ist, 1803, and 1002 bus. raise*! on the forth the same year, tnd vn i. v •old to KU:*a Maker'll* amt*. 15J4 hut. *-M *„ rt „ v * 10-Imh. giveiico theCochrnu mutiiy nnd other paa|*rß.! 103*,$ bo*, wed for see»L and 647 Uouse aud giwn to out door paupers. ; Stock on Jan. lit, is»“. Four hor»?s, 18 oiilcli c«»w«, I bol-. 10 b~ M «) v.. u . 26 bead sheep aud 8 h**ad stock hog*. farming Jmplemfnt* 'U OS 14ft o: a* w* u **> One fonr| horse wapm. oue two bun* wa*on. horse wagon, tm*i cart. 4 2 Itarrows, 4 ’ I cultivator. 1 two horse Med. 1 threeh { nu mariner, t !"* slteller, 2 wind mill*. l v h**r*e rake. t hay «*1 vnt..*. ’ n ’ ■ Articles ManufacHtrtd in Houtt 20 4u 12ft 7* S 3 70 120 77 ft 16 Fifty-Six dresses,-38 children's dresses *hn:> ■ •mocks. 20 aklrU. 16 aprons. pairs of punts. *hj w sheets, 16 chaff tick*, 26 pUWw case**. 9 shroutU. j t •,,, ‘ " l»u* soft soap, t 0 Uw. hard *oap, .630 lbs. cnioll**. jjp, butter, <2(Ubs. sausage, &J«) llw. tallow aud 714 V % rendered. * lHt ° 10 40 23 55 €V U 30 oh 6 17 IT 60 5 78 4 00 23 70 27 70 14 38 28 £6 January.. February. March .... 910 77 April. May.. June. $l5 0u 16 00 15 00 * July AUffU't 6 10 2 0 0 34 1* le September.*.... . 6 1 0 I 1 3n 1 * ] 4 October 9 V 0 1 0 2L* •_»,» November.. 13 2 *> 0 I 30 -j 4 T* sr December.... 12 1 0 0' 0' 38 2S 31 Number of iumtcea Jan. 1.1802 So *• admitted during tbo year l;ii 4i b >ro u *• .• 4 60 Total., Number dlacharjreti during year. “ ehH *• ** died M •* 6 80 20 00 6 70 T^tal Number remaining Jan. 1,1805. Male* * Female*.. 2 U 0 2 50 T0ta1.... r Mount) out , Insane Idiotic Blind Colored . Deaf and dulub ... Of the abuse number admitted there were 41 Amoricat. 84 Foreigners and 6 colored, Out door paupers Jan. 1.1862 4; Taken charge of duriug the year 4.. 663 30 Total;.. ; Number discharged during year...,. •• died 150 00 37 66 v ... 63 41 Total. 552 56 Numbe* remaining Jan. 1.1863. Tb» re were 278 wayfaring paupers accommodated wm, meal?) ami lodgiuz. Balance due K. UcOraw. Jan. 1, ’63 ;•< \V«. the undersigned, Directing of the Poor, itt and said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing >uv.~ meuts are con eel. March It, 1863 27» 40 15 73 74 58 31 R. A. O. KERR. ALTOONA, PA., Agent tor Hlair & Huntingdon (.'utilities. '■piiESK MACHINES AUK .w MIT | to be the beat ever offered to the puOiK, '.urn superiority is satisfactorily established by tin- P > :Lh; A the last eight years. OVER 1,400 MOKE of these Machines have been sold than «d any oilier :uar. ufuclured. ulid more medals have been awarded the pio prietors by different Fairs and Institutes than to nnv ott - ers. The Machines are warranted to do all that is claims for them. They are now liv use Sit several familist in tl ItsutiE and in every case tl»e|y give entire satidm ti> h The Agept refers th«>se desiring information antin'su periority of the Machines, to, Col. Mm L. Piper. K* v A B Clark, George llawkesworth, Beuj. F. Ruse, and E 11 Tunwr. Ksqrs. The machines can be seen and examined at the store o: the Altoona. Price nf No, 1 Machine, silver plated, glass fool an * n-» *tyle llemmer—s6s. No, 2. ornamental bronze, Lvr -md new style lleonner—sss. No. 3, plain, with old *tyU llemmer—s4s. [March 21. IS6I-K. til 14 £29T3 T, FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE! A VALUABLE GRIST MILL SIT UATK on Black Lick thr*ef-»urtliBGf«nin«froin f-»urtli8Gf«nin«froin Black Lrk Station, A jgj|l ~ ' mu thy ItuliNim Branch. P. R. H.. ptt>* pelted by patent Vun wifer vbrelt. ran of Imrra and ; ot.v find quality flint. | two •matter* and ecreene, 3 bolt* and a euro bn-HM'f. nil mi K'ww) funning order. Alena find rate water SAW MILE :deo SEVEN HOUSES AND LOTS with ootbrildingi; out •»f sabi bonne* containing * good STORK ROOM. At t choi to llie above property are SIXTY ACRES 9FLAND uitdi’i f-ne'e; ulm a timber tract *dj«»i • FRUIT TREKS and SHRUBBERY on the premia* aether With a w»-ll of excellent water at the door, Ib lots are Wfret iront by 160 fret deep. Possession giv>c >1 any time. Anr further infrrmallou can be had l»y apply- I g to John Brandon, of Armagh, or the s bscritrer. at A) toona. .• LAWRENCE P. WOKK Feb. 24,18tta-tt LUMBER YARD.— The undersized liave forme*! . coowirtnemhip in the lumber ae«». omlfr the name of WILLIAMS t lIICKKI. ■ opened » Lumber Tart tn San Altoona, at tb^ton ~n,,r Shop of J. llidke,, where the, will alwa,. keep on lime DMf LUMBER of att kimU, PLASTERING LATH. . , ; SHINGLES, if BILLS FOIt FRAME STUFF will lie fillc-'l and llcl " ered on abort notice. •a. Prin* ma rauonable Many in the Muk'l T. J. WILLIAM* JOHN IIICKKN March 3,1863-tf.] LETTER-SHEET “PRICE CURRENT are paUi'bed every SMtnnlaiy, by STEPHEN N. WINSLOW, No. 222 Gold street, rbiiad 1 ’ BingrHphicitl nkefrhptJ of the MERCHANTS A MAN DFAUTURKKS i f Philadelphia, the npultn: «“'> Ittdfgei.t. SECRET 'OF TIIKIK SUCCESS 1 AND ADVERSITY, will be c..ntiun-,l Feb. atat»j \ $10&> 3& FOR RENT.—Th* basement of Work’ 8 iiewbnnti given i |,,nsN ateljr. FOrJnrtlwr information, applv to ■ LAWBKNCE P. '™KH- Feb; 24.1863-tf FOB RENT.—M Cormlck's store room, In North Ward. I. offered ter rent. 6 ,TCI at any time. For further particulars apply to U. U. McCOK'IIAh Feb. 21, ises-tr. A BOOM INAL SUPPORTERS. Tru' •oi and' Brace* g|t‘3. NKVV STOCK OF BOOTS &SUOfej Men and Boy«, Ladtee and Mirttihly Report /or 18tii >9Ka O i - - iiinnn ; i M >' 1 ? • i S. 1 r 5 26 5 U 0 0 « 26 31 >6 18 0 2 1 4l ...6 ~ 12 6 1 i 14-1 2-2 -: ... 6. 5 10 0 4a 23 >s, ... U 18 0 I I 40 21 % .... » 15 0 0 2 37 2| v 3 18 0 0 i! 3T l‘t ]i( SAM’L JONES. U. AD RANDT, J. 6. NICOBEMVS. Dirvcturp m mm THE COMMERCIAL LIST AND Itti Proa*. PaporjCu'ter, Card Cutter. Kuliug Mh -1 ,;anl Power Preia, auil Urge Nrwatmper Power • I ‘ ll- sTcat of which wtj *1» ahore) we are now prepared anything lu tjhu lino of priming or ruling lu ‘"'TwOl >“ any establiahuiei.t iu the -tale, and at . ' low. Wo can execute, on short notice, all woddiaßr InvlUlioo, V isiting, Bali * Businas* Cards, Olroulsro, Programmes, m&MMOTH posters, sale bills, |yi, aim® pamphlet B * Pay and Cheek Bolls, blank books. aNIFE »ts. and blanks of all kinds. .11 we »«k I* * trial, •«u»'B con Went that we can give 1 Letiou if we bav.* the opportunity. ’■‘"Jr?ii Uiwttor’s bulbiliig, corner of Virginia and All " traeM, oppoaiN Superiutondeut’e Offlc. fj-l( there be ajnr truth in the adage that viicn “ Mareh coraeH in like a lion it goes out like t umh." w» ought |to have extremely pleasant iher for the next two weeks, but wo confer ,|, ,t the of thing* this (Monday! miming does not indicate such a result. Within no past two weeks we have Itad more snow ami older weather than fat any other time during the i inter, and this morning we have some Ate or six niches of snow, a keen “ Norwcster," sleigh-bells od angling and everything indicates mid-winter. Weather prophets say it indicates an early spring. We hope so. f- I'liat Bust.—As previously announced, Mr. Uunven slaughtered his mammoth steer last week ~i.i had him ip market on Saturday morning, lie dressed 1618 lbs clean meat. He furnished, exult 300 lt>s of tallow, jtnd his hide weighed (30 Siuglo standing-rib roasts weighed over lo i.-. The fat on the rump roast, outside of the ran meat, was throe inches thick. It was dc-' id, ally the prnttiestj beef ever sold in this market, .ad it was just as good a* It was pretty. OoßßEcnos. —In our item on the. Blair Coitniy Insurance in our last week's issue, the ngures made us stath that the expense to the in ured in that Company for the last three years id been $l5O pip $l,OOO. It should have ■rail one dollar and fifty eehts per $l,OOO. , onsiderable difference. 'SO Everybody knows we would make no ar rangement with such men, — Whig. N'o they don’t, j But everybody knows you ould have cheated the publisher the Register am of part of the money due him, if the candi uues had not known your tailing, and applied to ato know the truth. “That’s what the matter," luhnny. Attention. — A tweeting of the- members of the Mountain Base Ball Club will be held in the Military Office of tlie l'enn'a R B. Co., on Thurs day evening, Mnrqh 26th, at 7 o'clock. The nembets are -earndstly requested to attend, a> ju.iuess will be tnuofacted. - (3* Old “ Bother’em" says there is no troth in air assertion tliat ha lied on us in order, to obtain ticket money which!he never earned and was not -niitlcd to. /We say you did lie, Johnny, and we an prove it by the 'member from this county! iou are op a hot griddb, old fellow, and will have •° dance pretty smartly if.you don’t want to get "rued. Better M.dry up” on that .subject; •3* Fritchey is selling No; I Carbon Oil at 12 j i ts. per quart. S3* Old “ Bother’era,” of -the Whig, says that a -'dtin'j printer is the meanest of all professional n