• | Letter from “Augustus Sontag” PBNNSYLVANIA ELECTION. jjfirWWw Mil wl V M wJp * “ Sumxime’t” imptamtum—Again on “ 7%t Term- Official Retarrus—XS63. pin Tower I '-*-Tht Biddie Stair-cate— “ Brake's - 5 I 5 > P j, \ _ ; ===== Bitters'' ■Bwtny’g fint Tuft to Niagara, frc. I 1 | I I Niagaba, October, 1863, 00UNT1K8. “ I j -* -* ■- S 5 2, ® Adam* 2,689 2,917 2,666 2,918 Allegheny 17,708 10,053 17,570 10,155 Armstrong. 3,148 2,977 3,046 2.992 Beaver 3,0371 2,066 3,035 2.069 Badfcrd 2.430 2,704 2,398 2,680 W Berks. 6,006 12,627 6,936 12,671 Blair— 2,386 3.259 2,418 u a very Bradford 6,722 2,954 6,566 2,929 j ■: “ , • Jacks 6,838 6,247 6,868 | —e- , ..... ex last that person of muted Batter. s|32B 3,054 5i236 3,023 ITTnnW* t>7 —o seized hold of me and dragged me ont by ::;- *iw 3 219 alilUvrld.) id. .—juices.; Our main force. This was “going under the fall,” Cgrbon 1-642 2,1 M 1,631 2,114 =■'“ ■ . .. . ~ , 1. . , . , Oentre-... .... 2,714 8,068 2,680 8,068 ' - .j- - ■ -7* ; —me steps of the Terrapin which Sontag has no intention of repeating. Let qheater 7,988 6,498 7,958 6,621 WJSUNaSMI) OCT. 28, 1863. _ —.wer —where we drank in that scene of beauty it be added, that on the same day of this extensive ijao? which is akin to sublimity, and which creates in shower-bath he took a fancy of climbing out on Clearfield 1,631 2|483 1,626 2.484 POSTAL STAMPS.—Wfe would caution the mind of man, an aspiration to noble, pure and the loose logs wedged above (he bridge in the 6,141 slow 4468 pnw against using internal revenue elevated objects-and going over the rickety bridge rapids, and he would have foUowed ont his idea |$J SJS gg -a.: r— ' ~ . to “ Goat Island,” when we come to a flight of to the extent of at least a moderate drowning but Delaware 8,462 1,789 3421 1,820 Stamps for postage, as they are of no use looking dowß find ex- for the coolness of his friend, who,- seated himself *g? Whatever, in case where such stamps tend to the head of the “Biddlestaircase,” (mother on the bridge and drew out Mper and pencil, and jMJ?* HIJ nstab naail -, —. —a ■*'••• _ ’ 1 , rraDKllD..! wj9(o o t 5W “r *v «n? useu, mu postage 18 Charged to the flight perpendicular steps, enclosed ln au when inquired of os to his intention, announced Fulton I 761 1,022 750 1,028 recipient of the letter, the value of the in- octangular,- iwooden tower, reaching up from the that he was “ only going to take a view of Sontag 1,484 2,960 1,440 2,953 tental revenue stamps going Ss nothing as base of the Island almost to the top level, and like as he went over the falls astride of a log.” This tamUytoD. JJg £Jg nnatana T * . . j f. , that we have been observing over on the Canada cool application somewhat diminished the fever, j e ffsr»iilV”."""V.!!".“l,7s4 1,688 1,739 L 695 postage. « Should be remembered that rideat Bock." Hero is ah opportunity and the twain left Niagara eventually in safety. ]|& t3S IS no one cent postage rate in use for a climb, more or less tedious and tiresome, The only possible excuse for this long DOW, the lowpst for dropped letters or downward and upward; added; to which, on a tree is, that Sontag tortures “Sunshine” with - 3,696 6A26 s|63B 5,823 newspaper? being two cents. in the neighborhood—side by side with an adver- pass the head of the “ Biddle stairoe- Lycoming 3AU s’ses 3447 *’9ll ■" 1 1 ■!••••. tisement of “S. T., 1860-4, Drake’s Temptation it furnishes the excuse for Mercer 8,907 3,408 3,897 3,403 Au PaBOLED Unionists Exchanged. Bittersa copy of which en passant, you may ex- having led him under “ Te’ 1,709 1,628 1,694 1,627 --The War Department announces that a P***o«e "■* «P on 6ws of the of the winds from *** ym 0,175 t!512 (Wl«r«6m nf i ■ . ' olive trees in the garden of Gcthsemane the first hoarselv as we Montour. 1,112 1,447 1,100 1,458 oecuranon ot exchange having been an- .. •.■ .. . Northampton saw atss sto 6.540 nonnned hv tl»w u- time you 1 visit Jerusalem—is the tempting an- and on the Northumberland. 3,366 £«08 3 383 nounoed by the Commissioner of Exchange nouncemenU that alI who desccnd ti.e from - -J«* at Bldunond, dated September 12th, >863, staircase and go under the fell at the “ cave of the s' Pike f. 270 l’lB4 268 1466 it is hereby declared that all the officers winds,” receive then and there ; a certificate, whi<’’ shuy'nriii«, ’we 8,547 e|i62 8,M3 and man of the United States army cap- ma y 1)6 supposed thenceforwan} to exert th' sSydeT* i’tm i’sM i’mo tured and paroled previous to the Ist of !>““ T“ them ’ 4 ’g» s ’™ ’»* J" September, 1868, are duly exchanged, and |» Tanai>1 y U P°” troe cb I.™ tSS SS» ****** i f Y ring miraculous relics of nnd r Union 2,024 1,260 1,995 i,25S thdV &T 6 orifflcd to lOIH thfiip rasMrfivp t* *ii j, u 8,205 2,979 2,981 w v wwra4 w J u * u lueir respeciive It will, perhaps, never h Warren 2,274 1,386 1,3*2 regiments immediately. ThismTangeffient “Sunshine” do or ' waAtogton. ......| 4.627 4,6i7! 4.M6 releases thousands of men who have been a desire to n> wc.tmoretaod i',m 5.581 4473 mbi ~ . Wyoming | 1,079 1,418 1,398 1,431 lying in parole camps and reduces the nottuo( ' Y ° rl< | 5 . 51 8,069 5,557 8,097 number of paroled Union soldiers 40 a ? Total |259, 490 254,171207, 197i264,859 w , . ** Gov. Curtin’s majority 16,325 more nanotul. Agn»w's majority 12,308 Ger. Ghaut’s New Command.—The St. l*>uis Republican saya that Gen. Grant’s new command is to be called “ Military Division of the Mississippi.” The subor dinate divisions pf tins grand division will be in the form of departments, substan tially as follows; The Department of the Ohio, Major General Burnside. The Department' of the Cumberland, Major General Thomas. 13m Department of the Tennessee, Major Gen eral Hnrlont The Department of North Mississippi, Major General MTherson. Generals Sherman and Hooker will command grand divisions in the field,' for the present. The Department of the Golf commences at about the month of Bed river. That of the Missouri, under Gen. Schefield, is not included in the divi sion of Gen. Giant. It will be seen that this new distribution gives to General Grant nearly half of the entire armies of the country, and fully half of the fighting territory. The headquarters will be in the field. Is this Tbeasom I—The1 —The following let ter from C. L. Valtandigham to Col. C. D. Inshall, of the Bth Alabama regiment, who was recently captured in Tennessee, was-fonod among his -baggage. It was written whilst Vallandigham was in the South, after bis banishment, and before leaving for Canada: Dear Calami: Your kind note and invitation of yesterday was this morning handed to me by your brother-in-law, who. will hand yon this in ret urn. It would give me much pleasure to visit yon and your command before leaving the confederacy, but it is now impossible to do so, as I have made ar rangements to start this A. m. with the earliest onto for Wilmington. Ton surmise correctly when yon say that you believe me te be a friend of the South in her strug gle for freedom. My feelings have been publicly expressed in my own country, in that quotation Cram Lord .Chatham : “My lords, yon cannot MiflMr America.” There is not a drop of Fnri tan blood in nfr veins. I hate, despise and defy tbs tyrannical Government which has sent me ■thong yon, far my sake, and shall never gbslt my support in its crusade upon your insti tutions. But yon are mistaken whoa yon say tiwn an bat few sneh in the United States, North. Thousands are then who wpnld speak ont hot fir the military despotism that strangles than. - - Although the SOotest has been, and will con tinue to be, a bloody one, you have hot to per wvere, and the victory will be yonrs. Yon must ■trike hemal The de&nrive poficy • lengthens the Tire shortest road to peace is the boldest ana. Yon can have your terms by gaining the fcgtda on your enemy’s soil. Accept my kind regard for your personal wel feta, and sineere thanks for your kind wishes in my behalf, and hoping and praying for the ulti mate smywpoflhe caws in wbkhyoa are fight ing: believe ine, as ever, your friend, C L. VALLANDIGHAM. Col. D, D. Ikshaix, Bth Alabama Vols. BbkoVbp.—Liant. General D. H. Hill has been removed feqm hls in the rebel army of Dpitpntiu Genual JPdk charges him with being t&cswofhis,&Uiiretocany out Gen. Bragg’s ordatt in the battlfi of Cbkkamauga. ANnwßmnu. Idka. —The Mobile Register, of a meant date, .declared font “ the negro is no longer ano%oct of small talk in the South. The paople of the Sooth have a. place for them, and that is in the way. litre timid ie no dUtinctioit «a ooforwbea tiia man is willing to fight for his hams and meeter." «« Wtit—Tim Government has newob hand inthearsenala7oo,ooostand of anna, 600,000 of wfaiehan effective, and the number is rapidly increasing. Thaeearealso 2,400 24 and M ptiituW smooth bote cannon, which are rapidly bah|geoßmted b» efiaethre gnu by the rifling Vkkaburg letter of the 18th Inst, says tfeu itis probable that in afew weeks a provisional gnvatwmisil wig be eatahiishad in Mississippi. Ctd. Idaridand, of Kentucky, will probably be Oontnor. has beat .established at Gal imrfAwen'nai. It hendtfae Irish aid American flags. 2s| chief points mb the advantages of emigration mf the probability' of a war with England. “Oh, stay one day longer!” whispers jlittle “ Sanahine”—as we were making preparations to resume dor journey Eastward-—“and I will then hare seen aU, and stoied up in my memoiy a treasure that’time will not be able to erase, even if I should attain the age allotted to man, or the more extended years of Metiinselah." As “ Sun shine” is succeeding in perfecting her temple of knowledge and making all -her pupils paragons of intelligence, we have prolonged, our stay’here, and have made many grand reconnoisances. : Our last left us descending the steps of the Terrapin Tower—where we drank in that scene of beauty which is akin to sublimity, and which creates in the mind of man, an aspiration to noble, pore and elevated objects—and going over the rickety bridge to “Goat Island,” when we come to a flight of stairs, and, looking down them, find that they ex tend to the head of the “ Biddle staircase,” on other flight otodmost perpendicular steps, enclosed in an octangular, wooden lower, reaching up from the base of the Island almost to the top level, and like that we have been observing over on the Canada side at “'Cable Bock.” Here: is ah opportunity for a climb, more or less tedious and tiresome, downward and upward; added; to which, on a tree in the neighborhood—side by side with an adver tisement of “ S. X., 1860-4, Drake’s Temptation Bitters;” a copy of which «n passant, you may ex pect to see conspicuously nailed up on one of the olive trees in the garden of Gefbsemane the first time you t visit Jerusalem—is the tempting an nouncement, that all persons who desccnd tlie staircase and go under the fall at the “ cave of the winds,” receive then and there a certificate, which may be supposed thenceforward to exert the same beneficial effect upon them, in social life, that is invariably produced upon true Christians by wear-: ing miraculous relics of undoubted authenticity.— It will, perhaps, never be known whether tneeyes of “Sunshine” do or do not at this moment express a desire to make that descent, for her lips say nothing on the subject. The person who ascends “Bunker Hill Monument,” or climbs to the top of the Allegheny mountains once, may be merely set down as a tourist and curiosity hunter; the man who does either twice, may be safely recorded as weak in the reflective organs. So, although the eyes of “ Sunshine” may express a wish to “ see the folly of it”—ras Sontag has dope, in emulation of the desire of that young person who wished to see the folly of going to balls as well as her mother— yet the slight form cannot be abandoned to the chance of i&ident, alone, and Sontag, did he de scend those steps, might find his legs übeqnal to the task of coming np again and be under the ne cessity of waiting at the bottom of the staircase nntil the erection of some, as yet un-heatd-of me chanical mode of hoisting him Up again. Besides, Sontag has been here before in this wise. Once upon a time—about three years ago—Sontag and a friend came to visit Niagara. It was the first visit of both, and we approached the great wonder by way of the Beading, Catawissa, and Brie Bail road. It is something, even yet, to be remem bered, the first sight we caught of the spray* from the foil rising in a tall column for down the river, and of the first glimpse we canght of the white rip iing of the upper rapids as we drove down to ths Clifton House in a cab. We had heard of Niag ara as a place safe enough to visit, with ordinary precaution, but one in the neighborhood of which a careless man conld very easily, make a fool of himself by irrational exposure. Accordingly, we | entered into a solemn contract, on our way, that we would not attempt any points of view which would possibly involte too much exertion or the least exposure to danger whatever—not we!—and that we wonld not go into one cent of expense, under any consideration whatever, for any Of the mercantile temptatiops of the place. Precisely ten minutes after we had booked ourselves for bad dinners —including sour ice cream —we made our Way to “Table Bock” and bought a packet full, each, of Indian curiosities that we did not want and conld not afford, when Sontag approaching the bank and stooping down and polling a little flower that grew just at the edge, trying to fall over as some other fool had done not long before, (vide the guide hook) when a yellow, lank darkey made his appearance from the Museum, and com menced the effort to persuade ns that there was no danger involved, whatever, in going under the fall, and that the man who came to Niagara and did not go under literally bad not visited it at all, that dresses and a guide—this same scoundrel— were furnished a little .cheaper than going without them, and that, in short, we must either go or be nobodies. Thereupon, we divested ourselves of all that we had previously considered the sahorial be longings of gentlemen, and assumed suits of oil cloth of peculiarly stiff and dirty appearance, and a smell of rancid oil sufficient to disgust our stom -1 achs for a twelve month. Then farther decorated with such tarpaulin hats as would have completely discouraged a crew of west-of-Bngland smugglers —and unable to procure the services of - an artist to hand our photographs down to mortality in ihat costume —we followed the guide down the cork screw stairway. Bickety steps, how many we never knew: and are not likely ever to know, en closed in a narrow octangular tube,- with just win dows enough to make the darkness visible. Down these steps, ; with the guide chattering in advance and the oil-cloths rustling behind, before and- in the middle.: At the bottom, a view of .the English falls, better calculated to give an idea of its height than conld he canght from any other point, and yet not finer than can be caught of the American fall from below Prospect Point, as we shall; sec presently. Walking- toward the “Home-shoe Fall, ” pitceded by the guide—at the edge of the sheet the overhanging of Table Bock threw the column of water into the air for some distance, leaving the face of the rock and the path entirely dry below. Here, just under the edge, the effect of the sun seen through (he sheet was particularly fine, and aomoof*the rays were splendidly pris matic. A little further under, the sheet drew down nearer to the rock as it idled over, and the path narrowed. Yet farther, end die foiling sheet sucked close to the rock, and the path becomes less then three feet in width, slanting and slippery with moisture. We were by this time thoroughly wet, spite of die oil-clothing, end more or less ex cited. The guide, who preceded, came: back and announced that we “bad gone for enough.” By this time Sontag was Mark mad, and, unheeding the call of the guide, he pressed forward farther under the fall, until he stood upon a sloping, slip pery shelf of not more than fifteen inches in width, with a sheer precipice of fifty feet below, his face tamed toward the wall of rock, and his hands gro ping there, hie eyes, earn, month. and nose filled with the rash of water and the sheet of die great tall beating on bis bead with the force of tea thou sand thunder storms concentrated into one wild and irresistible torrent. Such a shower-bath few men have ever enjoyed; such, perhaps, no sensible man has ever token, and such as no man, not an incarnate fool, could think of taking twice. The guide had been hollowing for me to come back if I’did not want to go down to Ontario in a very soaked condition, and at last that person of mixed blood seized hold of me and dragged me ont by main force. This was “going under the fall,” which Sontag has ho intention of repeating. Let it be added, that on the same day of this extensive shower-bath he took a fancy of climbing out on the loose logs wedged above the bridge in the rapids, and he would have followed out his idea to the extent of at least a moderate drowning but for the coolness of his friend, who.' seated himself on the bridge and drew out paper and pencil, and when inquired of os to his intention, announced that he was “ only going to take a view of Sontag as be went over the foils astride of a log.” This cool application somewhat diminished the fever, and the twain left Niagara eventually in safety. The only possible excuse for this long narrative is, tliat Sontag tortures “Sunshine” with it as we pass the head of the “Biddle staircase,” and that it famishes the excase for subsequent visits never having led him under “ Table Rock” or that cave of the winds from which the thunder comes up so hoarsely as we pass on our way to “ Lnnar Island, ” and on the rocks stretching out into the stream from which, in the midst of the drifting mist and spray,' two or three chairs are set, and people of cool fancies—even ladies—occupy them. We re turn to the Cataract House, and then drive out to the Burning spring, by the way of the Suspension bridge, and here from the top of this noble struc ture we again view the falls in the distance. We see the combustible water of the Burning spring, shaming the oil springs of Venango, burning in a long column of flame at call and going ont at will. “Sunshine” drinks the water and parches her moutbr for a week. We view the famous battle field of “Lundy’s Lane” where Mqj. Gen. Scott was wounded, and the monument of G en. Brock who fell at this place during the late Revolutionary war between England and America. We return to Niagara as the sun draws near its setting, but before it goes down there is tribute to be paid tp the name of our “Sunshine" in such a far span ning solar rainbow as not even Niagara can often show—a concentration of the beauties of light and and water, embodying all the colors that belong to the sunrise or sunset, dusk or high noon—One foot in the bottom of the cataract, the other resting upon the rapids, no segment of the circle lost, and the arch apparently as high in heaven as when it studded the eastern sky after the afternoon show ers of childish memory. And now we turn home wards, and let us not be gmlty of an indelicacy, and wrong “Blossom” by stating that she still re tains the “north river” travelling trunk, and that she carries an opera-glass which might have been constructed out of two telescopes to view the sce nery as we glide over the rails of the New York and Erie road. Our trip to Niagara has been one of content and tranquil happiness which neither of us will be likely-to forget until death has mode sad inroads on our mortality, and we have forgot ten the taste of enjoyment. Yours truly, AUGUSTUS SONTAG. Rebel View of the Situation, The Southern papers are filled with little else i than rumors and speculations of the situation be fore Chattanooga. In the lull of arms and ab sence of news, some of them are worth reading. The correspondent of the Mobile Tribune writes : Oar army is in splendid condition and in .fine spirits, being most anxious' for another turn at the rascally Rosecrans. From the great number of additional tents on the ridge it is evident the enemy has been largely reinforced. ; With a glass they can be seen working like, beavers on their fortifications. There is now hut_ little doubt that, such was the rout and stampede of the enemy, had we followed them up, the last man of them, would have crossed the Tennessee. As it was a large portion of them did cross, the enemy burn ing several bouses at the time, among the rest the Spencer Hotel, formerly owned by Crutchfield.! But os we did not follow, they recrossed, and went to work fortifying themselves. - I There seems to be a fatality attending all our victories, os somehow wo are always prevented from following them up. Our cavalry have crossed thfi Tennessee river, and .we expect soon to hear of their annoying the enemy, and cutting off his supplies. It is said we are preparing to shell the enemy out of .Chattanooga; by getting guns and mortars’ in position that will reach them. But Ido not thing this will avail us much without a flank movement is made at the same time, so that we can gain his rear, or else, should we ever succeed in shelling him out, he will be able to return the compliment from the oposite heights across the river. It is reported that Gen.. Long street was very anxious to follow up our victory, and so advised Gen. Bragg, but it seems that after it was agreed to do so, from some cause— want of supplies and other circumstances—the pursuit was abandoned. It is impossible to tell at what moment the conflict will be resumed, bat from present indications it will be several days , yet. Every day of delay we give the enemy an additional advantage over us. - Ocb Imposts ahd Exports.—An erroneous im pression prevails, says a Washington special, with regard to the relative amount of our impoits and exports daring the trade years of 1862 and 1863. The assertion that a balance of seventy or eighty {millions of dollars remains against us, and that this will be increased during the coming year, is pronounced incorrect on authority which cannot be questioned. In 1860 a balance of trade was against as of thirty millions ; in 1863 our exports exceeded our imports twenty millions, and daring the last trade year this balance in our favor has been swelled to eighty millions of dollars, one half credit being in specie. This is, of course, based oil the already reported exports, whereas the actdil reports are believed to be one-fifth lar ger on account of delinquent returns of customs, for the non-rendering of which there is nef penalty. The value of our exports is not based on our in flated currency, whereas , much of our foreign trade is, for the purpose of creating exchange and is, therefore, stated in the terms of foreign account. This credit of eighty millions in onr favor is not falling off in the least, being main tained to the last moment of advices from the cus tom houses. Discovekt of Sdlphcb.—The Virginia City (Nevada) Bulletin says that a large field of snlphnr has been discovered in Faesen Meadows, at the foot of Humboldt canon. As far as it is now traced it covers some sixty acres, and is from one to three feet thick. The top is composed of some peculiar kind of crust. The company own one hundred and sixty acres of what is supposed to be ail snlphnr. News from Southern Sources. From late files of Southern papers we take the following summary of news: Our losses in the numerous skirmishes that have taken plane within the past ten days, says the Richmond Sentinel of the 19th, are said to amount to about one thou sand, and it is estimated that in all we have taken hard upon three thousand prisoners. Nothing is said ofthe enemy's killed and wounded. If it he true, as reported; that Lee has given over the pursuit, the causes will, we venture to assert, be found to be two, viz : The celerity with which Meade managed to get out of the way, he having the advantage of moving on a direct line’ and aided by the railroad, while our forces, being ip tent upon cutting him off, moved by circuitous routes, and the entire absence of supsistence in the coun try north of the Rappahannock. Fauquier and Prince William are daserts, containing food neither for man nor beast. Our supplies, therefore, had all to be wagoned from the Rappahannock,, the destruction of the bridge over the stream prevent ing our cars from running beyond it. It is said that General Lee has tom np the railroad track from Manassas to Rappahannock. The news from Northern Virginia, says the Richmond Examiner, is of a character which, pos sibly, it may be indiscreet to publish. There'has been no general engagement, and the prospect of such an occurrence never was, to all appearances, more distant at any period of the war. Meade is believed to be resting at Centreville after the fa tigue of his pordigious skedakdle. His retreat is* considered to have been so masterly as to have dimmed forever the lustre of the laurels won by McClellan in that branch of the art of yrar. He “ fell back” with more celerity than Pope, and with more success than either he or General Mc- Clellan. Whilst we cannot but admire the success of his escape we shall never cease to wonder why he exposed himself in a manner to make his flight necessary. If it was his design to flee as soon as he was menaced, why did he ever come to the Rapidan ? One would suppose that from the Rap pahannock to Washington was a sufficient long race track. What his next move will be it is im possible to conjecture'. Perhaps, as he was so suc cessful in running away, he may venture forward again. If he does advance again toward the Rapi dan, he can hardly do so in less than a month, as it will take him at least that time to reconstruct the Orange and Alexandria railroad, Which, by the exertions of both armies, has been pretty thoroughly demolished from Culpepper Court House to Man assas Junction J Telegrams to Richmond papers of the 17th says: The battle reported at Chatlett's Station on Wed nesday turns out to have been a cavalry skirmish, in which we took’ some prisoners. There, was some hard fighting late Wednesday evening at Bristow Station. We were driving the enemy back, when the skirmishers fell upon Mclntosh’s artillery, supported by Cooks brigade. General Cook was wounded early in the action. His bri gade was thrown into confusion, during which the enemy succeeded in taking five pieces of ar tillery. Reinforcements coming up, we were pur suing the enemy at last advices, toward Dumfries Our loss is about five hundred killed and wounded. Generals Posey and Kirkland were wounded, the former badly in the thigh. About fifteen hundred prisoners had been gathered during the day.' Of affairs in Southwestern Virginia, the Rich mond Sentinel of tho 21st says: There was no news yesterday from Southwestern Virginia.— The latest from that quarter is the news of Fri day, which represented that our troops, after a skirmish near Bristol, bad fallen back to Abing don, upon which the enemy, ten thousand strong, were rapidly advancing, with the design of push ing on the salt works. This report was suffi ciently credited here to cause an extraordinary activity in the salt market on Saturday. The well informed, however, did not credit the story of the ten thousand, and believed onr forces at Abigdon equal to the task of defending the salt works against any force the enemy could just now bring against them. The force reported to be moving on Abingdon were, it is believed, the the same cavalry . and mounted infantry, com manded by Foster, who made the raid upon Bris tol in September, and were so quickly whipped by two regiments of Corse’s brigade at Zollccoffer. They numbered then under two thotfennd, and can hardly have since been increased more than a few hundred. If these are all we have to con tend with, as we belieVe they are. the salt works are safe, at least for the present. We wish we could say as much for East Tennessee. That valuable section of the Confederacy will never be free from Yankee inroads until we retake Cum berland Gap. j Canos Dethroned.—The Sumpter (S. C.) Watchman says: In riding over some twenty-five miles of Sampler District, recently, we missed the wide extended fields of cotton upon which we were accustomed to look in former years; and in lieu thereof, we saw on every band fields of com, pota toes and sugar cane, with an occasional patch of cotton. The gin and the screw are idle, but the wagons are bhsily hauling up the cane, and the milfa busy expressing the juice, and the boilers seething with the foaming svrup. Verily, the King has laid aside his sceptic for awhile, and Ceres and her sweet companions hold their de lightful sway. A last of Members of the House of Bepresentatires. Ist District —William. Foster, U. 2d “ T. J. Barger, D. 3d “ Samuel Josephs, D. 4th “ John'D. Watson, U. 6th “ William W. Watt, U. 6th “ J. H. O’Hara, U. i 7th “ Thomas CoijJitan, U. Bth “ James M. Hems, U. !)th “ George A. Quigley, D. 10th “ S. S, Pancoast, U. 11th “ j. W.Hopkins, D. 12th “ E. V. Sutphln, U. . 13th •* Frank McManus, D. 14th “ Albert B. Schofield, D. loth “ William F. Smith, U. 16th “ Ed. G. Lee, U, 17th “ James Miller, U. Adams—James H. iMarshall, D. Allegheny—Thomas J. Bigham, U., Alfred Slack, U., W. H. Denniston, U., John P. Glass, U., H. B. Heron, U. Armstrong and Westmorland—J. B, Cham bers, D., John Hargnett, D., John W. Riddle D. Beaver and Lawrence—William Henry, U., Josiah White, U. Bedfoid—B, F. Myers, D. Berks—C. A Kline, D., William Potteiger, D., John Missimer, D. Blair—R. A. McMurtrie, U. Bradford—Dummer Lilly, U., Jos. Marsh, JJ. Bucks—L. B. La bar, D., J. R. Boilean, D. ® Butler—Wm. Haslett, U., J. H. Negley, U. Cambria—C. L. Pershing, D. Carbon and Lehigh—Zachariah Long, D., Nel son Weiser, D. Centre—Cyrus T. Alexander, D. Chester—P. Frazer Smith, U., Robert L. Mc- Clellan, U., William Windle, U. Claron and Forest—Wm. T. Alexander, D. Clearfield, Jefferson, M’Kean and Elk—T. J. Rover, D., A. W. Benton,' D. Clinton and Lycoming—A. C. Noyes, D., J. B. Beck, D. Columbia, Montour, Wyoming and Sullivan— George D> Jackson, D., John C. Ellis, D. Crawford and W amn —H. C. Johnston, U., W. D. Brown, U. Cumberland—John Bowman, D. Dauphin—H. C. Alleman, U., Daniel Reiser, U. Deleware—Edward A. Price, U. Erie.—Byron Hill, IL, John Cochran, U. Fayette—T. B. Searight, D. Franklin and Fulton—T. McD. Sharpe, D., William Horton, D. Greene—Alexander Patton, D. Huntingdon—David Etneir, U. Indiana—J. W. Huston, U. Juniata, Union and Snyder—Johii Balsbach, U., Samuel H. Orwig U. Lancaster—H. B. Bowman, U., Nathaniel Maeyer, U., D. Billingfelt, U., E. K. Smith, U. Lebanon—G. Dawson Coleman, U. Luzerne—Peter Walsh, D., Jacob Robinson, D., Harry Hakes D. Mercer and Venango—Charles Koonce, IT., Wm. Bergwin, U. Mifflin—S. S. Stanberger, U. Monroe and Pike—Peter Gilbert, D. Montgomery—George W. Wimly, D., Joseph Rex D., H. C. Hoover, D. Northampton—S. C. Shimer, D., Owen Rice, D. Northumberland—T. H. Purdy, D. Petty—Chas. A Barnett, U. Potter and Tioga—A. G. Olmsteod, U., John W. Guernsey, IT. Schyulkill—Edward Kerns, D.. Conrad Gra ber, D., Michael Weaver, D. Susquehanna—George H. Wells, U. Somerset—C. C. Musselm&n, U. Washington—Robt. R. Reed, U., Janies R. Kelly, U. Wayne—Wm. M. Nelson, D. ■ York—Daniel Reiff, D.,— ■—Spangler, D. Union Members. Democrat “ U iiion majority 4 . RECAPIICUtTIOS. Union. Democrat ». Senators 17 16 House 52 48 Democrats. Union maj. on joint ballot. List of Members of the Senate. Ist District—Jeremiah Nichols, U., C. M. Donovan, D., Jacob Bidgeway, U., George Don nell, U. 2d, Chester and Delaware—W. Worthington, 3d, Montgomery—J. C. Smith, D. 4th, Bucks—William Kinzey, D. sth, Lehigh and Northampton—G. W. Stein, 6th, Berks—Heister Clymer, D. 7th, Schuylkill—Bernard Reilly, D. Bth, Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne—H. B. , Beardsley, D. Oth, Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan and Wyoming—W. J. Turrell, U. 10th, Luzerne—J. B. Stark, D. 11th, Tioga, Potter, McKean and Warren—S. F. Wilson, U. 12th, Clinton, Lycoming, Centre and Union— Henry Johnson, D. l£tb, Snyder, Montonr, Northumberland and Columbia—David Montgomery, D. 14th, Cumberland and Perry—George H, Bucher, D. 15th, Dauphin and Lebanon—David Fleming, 16th, Lancaster—Benjamin Champneys, D., John M. Dunlap, U. 17th, York—A. Heistand Glatz, D. 18th, Adams, Franklin and Fulton—William McSherty, D. 19th, Somerset,' Bedford and Huntingdon—g! W. Householder, U. 20th, Blair, Cambria and Clearfield—W. A. Wallace, D. 21st, Indiana and Armstrong—Harry White, 22d, Westmoreland and Fayette—John T.ntt. D. 23d, Washington and Greene—William Hop kins, D. ■ . 24th, Allegheny—John pj Penny, U., J. L Graham, D. 2sth, Beaver and Butler—C. C. McCandless, 26th, Lawrence, Mercer’ and Venango—Thos Hoge, U. ’ 27th; Erie and Crawford*—Morrow B. Lowry, 28th, Clarion, Jefferson,- Forrest and Elk—C. L. Lamberton, D, ' ■ ' Union Senators'. t,\. . 17 Democratic Senators..,..., ig Union majority. To be Recruited.—The First Michigan, First Vermont, First Virginia and Fifth New York cavalry regiments have received permission to re turn to their respective States, upon condition that they re-enhst for three years and recruit their regiments to their full strength. For this purpose thirty days’ leave is granted. These commands were organized in 1861, and will go out of service during the coming year; but upon re-enlisting will receive the veteran bounty of four hundred dollars, and be able to muster a brigade equal m numbers to many of par divisions. ■&" A Parson physician has effected many cures of typhus fever ' by admitting air freely to the invalid’s bed-room. He considers that this fever is a kind of paralysis or aspbaxia of the vital functions, occasioned by the inhalations of lethifer ous atmosphere, either from a typhoid patient or &ny other, morbid source, and that therefore fresh air, which always purifies, is the best remedv. It is behoved decisive event* are about to gacem Oeorgja. General Hookey Tennessee river oa tbo ,24th. Rebels, i n bodies, were moving in front of ChatmrZ Hindman’s and Breckenridge's corps had withdrawn, probably toicheck Hooker, who t flanking Bragg's position with a view to con, “'1 him to fall back. If successful, this would S* the river Unk of rebel sharpshooter the armies at Stevenson, Bridgeport ami (V nooga in communication. ntta Advices from Memphis to the 22d state that m Emma No. 2 was fired into by guerrillas at M. ‘ j No. 67 and 68, while the were „ ner. No one was hurt. Th« SlUs for some distance, firing as often as they conii The boa* was hit eighty-seven times. Plenty i guerrillas are in the vicinity of Fort Adams. - «„° the gunboat Chillicothe ha* been anchored them KaBKL prisonbrs oaptcrrd Gen. McPherson .with a considerable force i been after the rebels along the Big Black riv On the 16th he camegupwith the enemy near C»7 ton, Mississipi. They retreated leaving two hun dred prisoners in onr hands,who are en roam Memphis on the steamer L. M. Rennet V ° Pherson’s force has not returned, but remains » Canton; The rebel in&ntiy lately there, has cone to the assistance of Bragg, and their cavalryh. taken possession further North A letter from Corinth, dated the 19th instant states that the Memphis and Charleston RailrJl is in running order to Bear creek. Brig qZ .Ripley,;chief ordnance, has been to Corinth on » flying visit. Thirty of the Michigan cavalry had returned from a long scout, in which they killed wonnded and captured a number of the einemv Guerillas have made .their appearance on the other side of the ritrer, back of the site of Hope field. Planters coming in with cotton have been turned back with various threats of what would W done with them if they were apprehended doing a second time. The reception of General Rosecrans was a sopeih affair. He was escorted to the 'Burnet House by an immense throng of citizens. Bands were playing and flags flying all along the tome of the procession. He was introduced to a crowd by Judge Stover in a very eloquent speech, as suring the General that in no way had the con fidence of the people ever beep withdrawn from him, and .reviewing in fitting terms the eminent service .hehad rendered to his country one vear ago to-day. He had arrived in this city with similar orders to those under which he was now acting, and remained but a short time when he was called to a higher command; and he (the Judge) could assure the people that we should soon hear of Rosecrans in another field of service: an announcement that was received with immense applause. General Rosecrans, in his reply, after the usual complimentary phrases, said: Since the buttle ul Chicamauga I have receiver^; rsonal letters from the President, expressing entire confidence in me, and satisfaction with my sendees. He also said While some very excellent friends in Washington and in New York city appear to be posted as to my poor health, the Army of the Cumberland think differently. They think I am well enough, and so do I. While one of my friends in New York has found out that Gens. Crittenden and McCook have preferred charges against me, I have jGen. Johnson coming from Indianapolis and reporting that those Generals express their deep mortification that their names have been coupled with such reports. ..... 62 .... 48 He substantially denied one and all of these stories of opinra-eating, drunkenness, running from the battle-field, etc.,-and-urging people not to believe such lies had originated with the Gov ernment, but to wait for light, put their trust in the Government, and believe that in what it hud done it bod acted for the best. 69 64 64 This is the substantial part of the address.— Gen. Rosecrans looks extremely well, a little thinner and older than he did a year ago, bat in no way broken down. His friends predict that be will soon be in as important a command as that from which he has been removed to obviate cer tain deißculties which could not be removed with out displacing him. A Knoxville dispatch of the'2sth to the Cincin nati Gazette, says the engagement of to-day was a hot. hand to hand affair over four hours. The rebel force was estimated at 5,000, and they lost in killed, wounded and prisoners over 3,000. Colonel Wolford recaptured his wagon.' train ami some of bis men, bnt lost his battery; General Sanders advanced yesterday, and drove the rebels below Philadelphia. A running tight was kept hp till dark. COfonel Crawford has returned from his expe dition to distribute arms through Virginia i North Carolina and receive recruits, and has been suc cessful in both, the people rising everywhere Messrs. Maynard and Brownlow spoke to 20,- 000 people, and their ultra radicalism was received with enthusiasm. The Richmond Enquirer of Saturday has the following: A correspondent writing from Bristow Station says it is certainly true that Meade has managed his retreat most orderly, and that he has saved his stores and lost bat few men. Though I thinkit equally true that the Yankee army is con siderajbly scared. Our boys have been sadly dis appointed in their expectations of captures, and from fhore than one of them you can hear such an expression as this, “If Jackson had been along we would have gotten everything we wanted. Alas! we have no Jackson now.” Our boys, however, makethe Yankees whotft they capture pull off their Shoes, which they at once convert to their own use. . » A correspondent Of the . Savannah Republican says that the Confederate batteries on Lookout Mountain do not command Rosccrans works, as has been stated and believed. This fact was abundantly demonstrated a few days ago, when an effiirt whs made to shell the enemy’s lines. Georgia papers report that an extended negro insurrection has just been prevented in that State. They Also bnt official rebel loss at Chickmaugs at 18,000. The Military Prospect.—There has at no time since the beginning of the war, says a Wash ington special to the new York Herald, been mani fested by the military authoritres hero so much bonyance of feeling and assurance of speedy success- All oqr armies are in motion, and all prepared w crash any enemy they may enconnter. The ai 1 - pointment of Gen. Grant to the command of three combimfed armies in Kentucky,' Tennessee and Georgia is in the prelade to a ’splendid forwaru movement. The reports from Gen. Banks. i» reference to his COMMAND. ATTACK BT SntSIU.Ua. A STAIRS AT CORINTH. GUERRILLAS AT WORK ROSECRANS AT CINCINNATI HE ADVISES FAITH IS THE GOVERNMENT. BIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE. LATER PROK BDBNSIDE’fcARMT NEWS PROM REBEL SOURCES jUtaona itibttut fiiiU4 H Cafbeiri $•». “Cmtfj IW* .tribune -< o - cd OFFICE. Having, within the put two years, made considsra! t mien to pur establishment in the wny of new hi .out Screw Prese, Paper Cutter, Card Cutter, Knling 5 Zio*. Card Power Progs, and Urge Newspaper Pin eat of! which we give above) we are now prep*. „ execute anything in the Una of printing or ruUug 1 style eqanl to auy establishment la the State, and ,ricea equally low. We c»n execute, on short-notice, 1 tries of Wedding, invitation, Visiting, Ball * Business Can Circulars, Programmes, MAMMOTH posters, sale rill fgotuk pamphlets. Pay and Check 801 l BLANK BOOKS, f manifests, and blanks of all kind All we ask is a trial, feeling confident that we csih g utii(Action If w« have the opportunity. t)#oo in Lowther'e building, corner of Virginia and ipe streets, opposite Superintendent’s Office. . local items. Bets. —Quite a large amount of money was I on the election in this place,. and soma of t Cnion men are considerably better off than it were some weeks ago; others have lost by betti on 20,000 and -23,000 majority for Cmtin. Editorial Change. —The Hoiiidaystmri/ 1 ,litter has been purchased by John Dcan r ßsq., llollidayshurg, by whom it will hereafter bo cc ducted. Mr. I>. is a good writer, and we c Uially welcome him into the editorial fraterni Messrs. Jones ft Caldwell, the retiring, editora a proprietors also have our. best wishes for their I urns success and prosperity. “That’s What's the Matter."— The sen editor of paper has liccn rejuvenating in t country for the past week, and a continual run job work has prevented us from giving that atti tion to the paper which is necessary to maki as interesting and profitable to our patrons as desire; but, as they are, generally speaking, v clever folks, we hope they will excuse ns for < lack of original matter in this number—toasmi as editors must have a little play, and job print! must be done. • Catholic Fair. —Our Catholic friends ha another project on foot, in shape of a Fair, to in liquidating the debt upon the new Church This time the ladies alone have the matter iq ha and judging from thfe Industry and enterprise w which they have gome to work, there is no quest but what the Fair will provean attractive and s cessfnl one. The time has not teen fixed having it, hot whoa it is wc shall take pleasure announcing the fact. In the meantime wc b all who feel like aiding a good cause will lent helping band to the ladies in their enterprise. Seasonable.—Autumn, which in the coi means com husking, apple gathering, cider-makii potato digging, fall plowing, and implies ~ the lights of nut-gathering, paring-bees, harvest danc and the like,' and in the city suggests woolen dm era and the necessities of'winter fuel, is with Summer, the glowing maiden, has packed an her criteria! wardrobe and gone southward, ; her vacant lodgings are being put in readiness the Winter; of the frosty beard, who is not forbidding as he looks, especially when a little r on good cider. He comes like Death, “after fall,” and like that grizzly monarch, prepares i venal nature to live again. We take it forgram $ you see, that it will be “all right in the Spring A. M. L. & B. R. A.—The shelves oi the toona Mechanic’s Library & Beading Room A ciation bus recently been enriched by the addii of a considerable number of new books. The lowing are ready to be taken ont by any noral The Initials, by the Barouen Tantpfaorns. - The Quits, “' “ “ “ Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantati by Kemble. ' ' Never too Late to Mend, by Chas. Reade. 3vi White Lies, Christie Johnson, Tbe Young Parson, Ont Door Papers, by Thomas Wentworth Hj ginson. | .lack Hinton the Guardsman, by Lever. Torn Burke of Ours, “ “ Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, by Lc Harry Lorrequerand his Confessions, “ Great Expectations, by Chas. Dickens, Tale of Two Cities, “ *' Zenobia, by William Ware. Kramely Parsonage, by Wollope. - Dr. Thongs, '• *• ' Grace Gartner’s Girlhood. The time daring which the library is open ladies has been changed from 4 to 6 to 8 t o'clock, each Thuftday afternoon. Wo would commend those mention* having Catalogues (l if they have none the librarian will furnish tfa upon application,) to cat oat the above lis names and paste it'npon the Inst page. We pose to publish the names of ail the new book they combat, and out subscribers may-thus k theircatalcgues complete. Dr» CoMfß*. —Howe Jt Stevens’ Dye Coli t wenty-fourdifferefit shades. Howe & Stevens' Dye Colors, twenty-feur ferent shades. Howe & Dye Colors, twenty-four ferent shades, for sale at Elixer of Iron and Peruvian. ! W?lh*J)0l»’ Elixer of Iron and Peruvian . Nichols’ Elixor of iron and Peruvian J For sale at Bocsh's Drug Srt (W Baker’s Cod Liver Oil, pure and fresh. «T Baker* pod Liver Oil, pure and fresh «*lWwa:’B Cd& Liver Oil, pure and fresh -. ■ For sate at Rotfsus’ Drug Sto FtWl ißaii! 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