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| 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 <ovcrland expedition, and fro®
Generals Burnside in Southwestern Virginia, and
Foster in North Carolina, are most cheering,
and indicate that the circle of the rebellion will,
within a very few days, be narrowed down to a
very small compass. It is not prudent to, expose
the details of the movements about t° 1* heg uu -
It is sufficient to know that the "authorities have
entire confidence in their success.
A Citt on the Rocky Homriisj.—The resi
dent population of Virginia, Nevada Territoiy, on
the Ist of July, was estimated at fifteen thousand,
the daily average number of transient visitors being
as many more. Main street, which is the Broad
way and Wall of that city, to some three quarters
of a mile in length, is crowded with people of every
grade’and description; a large proportion
elegantly dressed males and females.
War Hews.
Cincinnati, OcTousa 'it;
FROM HOOKAS > 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*
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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! I—Do not risk yonr proper.'
/ l®h*nr to the mercy of the flames, bat go to
•nd have; him insure yon against loan by
He is agent for thirteen different comp
whicb are some of the best in the 1
.tftjntea.; ;
Altoona, July 31,-tf.
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