■ v II I t hi man, tl I ft.” «ne, » -{hOUgfa theled have | tidnd ihatse paused vUejp iis wil beadii . ■ «*7 . I withii jndivkM) ytoowcl phnweaf • coul. -is oonfi| really q ; serious! - cause S ’alltoej - ward- I < ,at sin * tion, « .wreM ; toons J datioi | - k»du 'fc'WV ■ f thisa -) to wh ent tl that' | qonvc png,: ■ : lung I to! 1 L*: / SB ? whi ' ’ the .*" thu I*' ■K ,► j peric ' tbat ; -■ ■;1 V ' : aigq | : t can's f 4 = ’Hcqoij i * •' nut ; a di. iHi j ! oml P«a cawf ; ■ / ■■■■’ ed f ; ' Fril ? , \ v : i ~1 :■ •• ■ ,Th« i- borl i . thei , I r? i ff*i 9 ( If ‘ ■ * lltoPttA l#m # AI/POO&A, PA WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24,1864. The Great Uprising Since the opening of the rebellion, there has not been such an uprising of the masses as that which the country is now witnessing. Much has been said and written in reference to the great uprising in 1861, when men were enlisting for the three years service. , That was, in fact, a spontaneous action of the people, to which history furnishes no parallel. While it differed somewhat from the present, in the way of inducements to enter the service, yet we believe it is excelled, in this State at least, ;by the crowds now rushing in to fill up the vacuums occasioned by death and disease in our noble armies. This action leads to reflection, and we may be permitted to moralize on the events of the day. We would ask, what was gained by the draft last season ? Were the decimated ranks of our armies filled by it ? True, the Government recieved a large amount of money, in the way of commutation lees; but did the money tight? Men, not money, jvill seitle the difficulty. Much of the money thus received was required to pay Enrolling Officers, Provost Marshals and Provost Guards, and but little was left to offer as bounty. In the way of filling up the anny, for which it was in tended, it was a failure. It was no fault of the Government, however. Our peo ple wanted a lesson, and they have now learned it, at considerable cost, by the prolongation of the war and consequent accumulation of debt. A draft, to its full extent, had never been made, and many clamored for it, arguing that it wan the best and most equitable method of raising men and compelling all persons to bear an equal share of the burthen of the war. So far, bo good, : But what did it accom plish ? -Almost;nothing in way of secu ring either men or means. On the other hand, it created ill-feelings, charges of corruption and partiality, and even ran into politics. ; This is no tunje to experiment. What ever is done, should be done quickly. It has been ; seen that the draft was a failure, at least so far as crushing the rebellion is concerned. A; draft will not secure men, under the present mild conscription lant» apd one more arbitrary would scarcely be received by the people. We do not regret, or charge upon the Government, the expenditure of money in paying En rolling Officers, and Provost Marshals and their guards, since these hills were footed by the people, apd the people wanted the draft, apd the draft necessitated the ex pense ; but we do regret the loss of time and the consilient increase of debt occasioned by keeping bur armies in the Held. . Had the bounties now being offered to veterans and new recruits been offered in May lapt, but few of the nine month men then in the field would have returned home; pud had local bounties, such as are .now being paid, been added thereto, the army would have numbered a million men on toe first day of July last. With this number in the field at that time, we believe there would now be no rebellion in the hind-. -We <k> not fault the Government. The peqjtth were not prepared for such move ments. . They; required schooling, even though it should be expensive. But we have learned the lesson, and are now pre pared to act a different part. We see what is and we understand each other better. We are prepared to act In consent v and When all pull together the wagon must come out of the mud. One attributes the present uprising to the large bounties now offered. This is certainly ain inducement, but we iodine to the opinion that many are now going into die service for the purpose of quickly and effectually crushing the re bellion. Let ouT armies be entirely filled up by the first of April and rebellion will be blotted out before the return of our Natal Day. rWe cannot come down to the conviction that all the men who are now entering the service are influenced alone by mercenary motives. We believe there are still a few moved by patriotism, who, seeing in the present uprising a bur prospect of crushing the monster, are tak ing phdr placed in the ranks from choice and not for gain or from necessity. v 'J'be draft demonstrated that the people of this co’jntry cannot be driven; and the ofier of a bounty has shown that they may "be" persuaded. ■ A man who will now tsike from $4OO to $5OO and enlist, would Work night and day for years to niake up $3OO. to pay commutation in case he should be. drafted. That editor must be ungrateful who can, month after month, receive a;copy of Oo (ley's Lady’s Book, and never notice it, ■or fail to send the publisher a copy of his paper containing a notice should he give one. There is no more accommodating and punctual periodical publisher than Gpdey—no one who treats the editional fraternity more courteously. His Book is worth a notice weekly, yet he only asks one a month. The March number, now before us, is superb, abounding in that which will make the hearts of the ladies bound with joy. Beautiful steel engrav ings, page after page of fashion plates and patterns, and the usual amount of choice literary matter. Price ssoo per annum. We will furnish the Tribune and a copy of the Book one year for $3,50. Toombs ‘ ' General Robert Toombs bos come to grief.— General Robert 1 Toombs was formerly the Honor able Robert Toombs, United States Senator from Georgia. The Honorable Robert Toombs once expressed an intention of calling the toil of his slaves from the top of Bunker Hill Monument.— Preliminary to this monumental roll-call. Honor able RobertsToombs, in January, 1861, resigned his seat in the United States Senate and started for the South. In the following month Jefferson Davis made him hfe Secretary of; State, but a few months lafer he had to quit that office to make room for R. M. T. Hunter. Then Toombs be came a Brigadier-General, but we have never heard of his distinguishing himself as a warrior. The oilier day Toombs veiitnred to attempt the exercise of one of the privileges of a Southern freeman and make a trip by railrtiad from Savan nah. He was asked by an officer of the Rich mond government to show a pasipoi t. He had no such document; said that he would not get one; that he was a citizen of Georgia, which State did not require her railroad passengers to show passports, and uttered other equally mons trous and treasonable things. Thereupon he was turned out of the curs, and General Beauregard, being informed of the circumstances, had him arrested, and General Toombs was consigned to the Tombs. An old lady, who witnessed the ar rest, jeered at him in his misfortune. “Well, well, well,” said the old ladV, “they have got Bob Toombs. I heard him say he’d swallow the blood of all the Yankees that came South. Well, well, well, he can swallow all he sheds.": The remarks of the old lady caused a burst of laughter, in the midst of which the train moved off. General and the late Honorable Robert Toombs has thus been treated to a fine specimen of the liberty that is accorded to the jieople of the Southern States under the glorious rule of the power he helped to create. In an address to the Georgians dated December 23d, 1860, he said “Secession should be thundered from the ballot box by the unanimous vote of Georgia. Such a vote will be your best guarantee for liberty, securi ty,- tranquility and glory.” Fine samples he is en joying of liberty, security, tranquility and glory! Sent to jail for wishing to ride in a railroad car, and then jeered at by an old woman, whose ridi cule is echoed by the crowd ossenibled to witness bis discomfiture. What will be done with Toombs for his “treasonable” conduct in wishing to travel by jrailroad without the permission of Jefferson Davis? Will he receive the ordinary punishment for treason—hanging ? There would probably be little grief, either North or South, if he met with such a fate. But, after all, it is a little ungener ous in Beauregard to put Toombs in jail before he is able to carry out the roll-call programme at Bunker Hill. It is unkind to have him enjoy Southern “liberty, security, tranquility and glory” in the society of thieves and jail-birds ;of all de scriptions. Story of the Union Officers. The escaped Union officers reached here this morning, and leave for Washington this afternoon. .The account of their escape is full of thrilling interest, but, from prudential reasons, many of the particulars are withheld from publication' at pre sent. They were fifty-one days engaged in mak ing a tunnel. Haring managed to find access to the cellar of theirprison, they commenced to work, relieving one another as opportunity afforded.— Their instruments were case-knives, pocket-knives, chisels and files. Twice they had to abandon their work and commence anew, on account of obstruc tions which they could not pass. They had hoped to ayaii themselves of a culvert, but found it im practicable. After getting through the wall, they disposed of their excavated soil by , drawing it out in a spittoon, which they attached to a cord. This would be filled by the party at work in the tunnel, and pulled out into the cellar by their com panions, who disposed of it by spreading it in shallow layers over the floor, beneath the straw. The work'was necessarily'very slow. So.close was the atmosphere in the tunnel that they could remain in it but a few moments at a time, and their candles would go put. Atone time they got so near thebed of the street, that a small hole about the size of a stove pipe broke through ; but, fortunately, this was not observed by the guard, and was a great service, admitting air, and enabling tl.iem to prosecute their work more rapidly. The tunnel, when com pleted; xras about 50 feet long, and opened into aniold tobacco shed, beyond the line of guards.— as popn as they found the way clear, they emerged slowly in small squads of two and three, and sauntering off until they got clear of the guards, making their way towards the Williamsburg road by jibe shortest route. The darkness favored them, ■and the fact that alt the Rebel soldiers whom they rapt were habited in the army coats of Uncle Sam, wlfich they had stolen from the supplies sent to our prisoners by our Government, was a great help to them. Although they were attired in pur army coats, and many of them had their 'haversacks, they found the national uniform a better disguise than if jthey had been provided with genuine Rebel uniforms. In order to elude their pursuers’, whom thpy knew would soon, be on their track, they scattered as much as possible. Many were their hardships and- sufferings, and frequent their nar row escapes from the Rebel cavalry, who next morning were bushwhacking in every direction for .thpm. The joy which they experienced when they first caught sight of our troops, sent out to help and protect diem from their pursuers, cannot be expressed. Ludicrous. —■ In Icetown, opposite St. Louis, which was built on the froseu, river, during the “ cold spell,” a barkeeper built a fire in his lent, and sat before it on a three, legged stool warming his shins, when the fire thawed a ihble in the ice, and ft l6 man * e h in untl has 1 not yet re-appeard. His- assistant, a verdant Irish boy, was asked where the proprietor was, and replied; “ Faith ; he'll gon into the cellar.” j 1 |®“ It is stated by a dispatch from Washington that we will have 75,000 negro troops under arms in the Southwest, to help open the spring cam palgn. BxLtimobe, Feb. 17. War Broken Out in Europe Tho latest news from Europe, is of great mo ment. The war between the Danes and the Ger man Confederation on the old Schleswig-Holstein question, which has been so long impending, has at last broken ont into actual hostilities. Blood has been shed, and preliminary conflicts bare re sulted in temporary advantages to the Danes.— An attack was to have been made along the whole Danish Uiu> on the fourth. This war becomes of such momentous importance because it cannot be easily circumscribed within itsprescnt locality, but will most probably involve other of the great European nations! The Bcv. Ororge Gilfillan, in ene of bis recent political lectures, said ; “It is* generally understood, that the first shot, let it be fired where itraay, will awaken all the guns on the continent, and then shall be seen the awful' sight of a blazing Europe responding to the fires of a blazing America, like Vesuvius replying to Cotopaxi across the bay.” Public opinion in England is as yet divided on this quarrel—some think that it is none of their ffimness to interfere: while a very influential party believe that England ought to insure by active co-operation, if necessa ry-, the integrity of Denmark. It is asserted that England has offered'to guarantee all that Austria and Prussia have demanded of Denmark In relation to this war, Garmeny appears to be very much divided, the minor States being arravcd almost to the extent of hostilities against the two great powers which have taken the Schleswig mat ter out of German hands. But, it is probable, that like the United Sthtes when the war with Mexico commenced, it will become much more united when the honor and pride of the nation once become enlisted. So far Austria and Prussia are the chief parties involved, but the latter is not well sustained by its Parliament with which the government has long been warring, while the for mer ts very badly .prepared as to finances to carry on a long war. The Danish line of defense rests on the river Eider, which stretches sixty miles to the Northern Sea, into which it enters near Ton ningen which town is strongly occupied by Dan ish troops. The Eider is navigable from Rends burg, and in the thaw heavy gunboats may operate upon it. The Danish troops in Schleswig are now 32,000 men, and 0,300 horses. They are under General Dc Meza, the oldest Danish General, born 1792. His headquarters are at Flensburg. Denmark has also quite a formidable navy, which has lately been materially strengthened.— Sweden is pledged tq aid her with 35,000 troops. If England takes part in the war, the Germans will have a very severe struggle, the proportions and end of which no one can forsee. France is endeavoring to keep out of the imbroglio, but who ever heard of that excitable nation being quiet when any European fighting was going on. This war interests us chiefly from the significant fact that it effectually kills all the rebel hopes of European intervention in our affairs. ‘ The chief nations of Europe will be too busy in settling their own quarrels to risk a war with the United States by any impertinent interference,. Thus are the rebel props knocked one by one from under them. Local Editor’s Annual Report —The Local of the Memphis Bulletin publishes the following annual report, which maylte taken as a fair average of the experience of local editors generally : REPORT. Times asked to drink 1 j 393 £ rank 11! 392 Requested to retract 41g Didn't retract 416 Invited to parties, receptions, presen tations, etc., by people fishing for puffs 8 333 Took the hint ’33 Didn’t take the hint 3,300 Threatened to bo whipped * * 174 Been whipped q Whipped the other fellow 4 Didn't come to time ] 70 Been promised bottles of champagne, whisky, gin, bitters, rum, boxes of segars, if we would go after them 3,6501 Been after them j Good again x q Been asked “ What's the news ?” 300 000 Told • ’ Didn’t know 200,000 Bied about it 619 Been to church ’ 9 Changed politics 33 Expect to change still 33 Cash on hand * aq,) Gave for charity 4,5 Gave for terrier dog ®23 Sworn off bad habits 722 Shall swear off this year 723 Number of our bad habits. 0 WA correspondent writing from Morris Island to the Christian Advocate & Journal, says : “At night we can see the path of a shell through all its journey, lighted ns it is by the burning fuse. When the range is two miles,' the track of a shell from a mortar descripes very nearly half the arc of a circle. On leaving the mortar it moves on, on. climbing up and up into the heavens till it is nearly or quite a mile above the earth, and glides along for a moment, apparently in a horizontal line ; but quickly you see the little fiery orb is on the home stretch, describing the other segment of the circle. A shell from a Parrot rifled gun, in going two and a half miles, deviates from a straight line not quite as much as a shell from a mortar. But in passing over this space considera ble time is required. The reports travel much faster than the shot. A shell from a mortar will make a distance of two” miles in about thirty seconds, and from a Parrot gun in about half that time. The flash of a gun at night, and the smoke by day, indicate the moment of the and fifteen or twenty seconds give an abundance of time to find sh'elteriin a splinter proof, behind a trench, or something else., It is wise and soldier ly to do so,.but many pay no attention to those hissing, screaming, flying, in the day time, if shot from a gnn, invisible devils, except to crack jokes at their expense; occasionally one pays his life for his foolhardiness.” Tlkbiblb Occokrbsce.—On Sunday evening the dwelling of Mr. Gottschalk, jn Perkiomen township, Montgomery county, was destroyed by fire, while he and his wife were absent at church. Three childred were in the house when the con flagration occurred. When a neighbor arived the oldest one was standing down stairs' and was re scured. The second was also gotten down stairs, ■but died almost immediately thereafter, but the youngest could not be rescued, and perisheid in the flames- The Richmond Whip very decidedly ob jects" to the remark attributed to it, that “ slavery has stabbed itself to death,” and declares: So far from believing that slavery must die, we have long held the opinion that.it is the moral and only hu mane relation which labor can snstain toward capi tal. When the waris over, we shall urge that every Yankee who ventures to put foot on Southern soil be made a slave for life, and wear an iron collar as a badge of inferiority to the African." a dancing match at Chicago recently, a buxom Dutch girl danced nine hours constantly) when her partner acknowledged' himself fairly beaten and veiy tired. The damsel then took six glasses of lager and quietly went to breakfast. Cavalry Dirbanpbd.— JSebel deserters state that Fitz Hugh Lee’s cavalry disbanded for want of forage. They are scattered about the country, living the beat way they can until the spring cam paign opens. J® - <inota of New York under the last two calls In, ninety.five thousand, and of fennsyl vanm sixty-five thousand. Forty to fortv-five thousand is exp&ted to he drafted in each of these State*. • N An Exciting Narrative. ESCAPE or OtIB MEN FROM KICHMOSH THEIR IRIBnLATIONS, PERILS AND FINAL RETURN TO ' FREEDOM. [fiw At WathtngUm Star.] A Urge number of our officers whoescaped from Libby prison a few days ago arrived in this city last night, and are stopping at the! National and Metropolitan Hotels, and from them, we gather very interesting statements relative to their man ner of escape. Over two months ago the officers confined in Libby prison conceived the idea of effecting their own exchange, and after the matter had been seri - ously discussed by some seven or eight of them, they undertook to dig for a distance towards a sewer running into the basin. This they proposed to do, by commencing at a point in the cellar, near the chimney. This cellar was immediately under the hospital, and was the receptacle farrefase straw, thrown from the beds when thev were changed, and for other refuse matter. Above this hospital was a room for officers, and above that, yet anoth er room. The chimney ran through' all .these rooms, and the prisoners who were in th'e secret improvised a rope and night after night let work ing parties down, who successfully prosecuted their excavating operations. The dirt was hid under the straw and other re fuse matter in the cellar, and it was trampled down so as not to present so great a bulk. When the working party had got to a considerable dis tance under ground it was found difficult to haul the dirt back by band, and a spittoon which had been furnished the officers in one of the rooms was made to serve the purpose of a cart. , A string was attached to it and it was run in the tunnel, and, as soon as filled, was drawn out and the dirt de posited under the straw, but after hard work and digging with finger nails, knives and chisels, a number of feet, the working party found them selves stopped by piles driven in the ground.— These were at least a foot in diameter. But they were not discouraged. Penknives; or any other articles that would cut were called for, and after chipping, chipping, chipping for a long time, the piles were severed, and the tunnelers commenced again, and in a few moments reacbejd the sewer. But here an unexpected obstacle met their fur ther progress. The stench from the sewers and the flow of filthy water was so greajt that one of the party fainted, and was dragged out more dead than alive, and the project in that [direction had to be abandoned. The failure was Communicated to a few others beside those who had first thought of escape, ana then a party of seventeen, after viewing the premises and surroundings, concluded to tunnel under Carey street. On -the opposite side of th is street from the prison was a sort of a damaged house or out-house, and the project was to dig under the street and emerge from under or near the house. There was a high fence around it, and the guard was outside of the fence. The prisoners then commenced to dig at the other side ot the chimney, and after a few baadsfuil of dirt had been removed they found themselves stopped hv a stone wall, which proved 'afterwards to be three feet thick. The party were by no means undaunted, and with penknives and pocket knives they commenced operations upon the stone and morter. Alter nineteen days and nights' hard work, they again struck the earth beyond the wall, and push ed their work forward, kere, too (after they had got some distance under ground,) the friendly spittoon was brought into requisition, and the dirt was hauled out in small quantities. After digging for some days the questioa arose whither they had not reached the point aimed at, and in order to, if possible, test the matter, Captain Gallagher, of the Second Ohio Regiment, pretended that he had a box in the carriage-house, over the way, and desired to search it out. This carriage-house, it is proper to state, was used as a receptacle for boxes and goods sent to prisoners from this North, and the recipients were often allowed to go, under guard, across the street to secure their property. — Capt. Gallaher was granted permission to go there, and as he walked across, under guard, he, as well as he could, paced off the distance, and concluded that the street was about fifty feet wide. On the 6th or 7th of February the working party supposed they had gone a sufficient distance, and commenced to dig upwards. When near the surface they heard the Rebel guards talking above them,, and discovered they were some two or three feet yet outside the fence. The displacing of a stone made considerable noise, and one of the sentinels colled to his com rade and asked him what She noise meant. The guards, after listening, a few minutes,* concluded that nothing was wrong, and returned tq their beats. This hole was stopped up by inserting into the crevice a pair of old pantaloenp filled with straw, and bolstering the whole up!with boards, which they secured from the floors, &e., of the prison. The tunnel was then continued only six or seven feet more, and when the working party supposed they were about ready to emerge to day light, others in the prison were informed that there wes a way opened now for escape. jOne hundred and nine of the prisoners decid&l to Intake the at tempt to get away. Others refused, fearing the consequences if they were re-captured ; and others yet (among whom were General Neal Dow) de clined to make the .attempt because, 1 as they said, they did not desire to have their Government back down from its enunciated policy of exchange Colonel Rose, of New York, Colonel Kendrick, of Tennessee, Captain Jones, Lieutenant Bradford, and others, informed General Dow that they conld not sec how making their escape would affect the policy of exchange. principle was that it was their personal right to escape if thev conld, and their duty to their Govermpent to make the attempt. . 1 About 8J o’clock on the evening of the 9th the prisoners started out, Colonel Bose, of New York, leading the van. Before, starting, ithe, prisoners had divided themselves into squads!of two, three and four, and each squad was to take a different route, and after they were out wore to push for the Union lines as fast as possible. If was the un derstanding that the working party was to have an hour's start of the other prisoners, and, conse quently, the rope ladder in the cellar was drawn out. Before the expiration of the hour, however, the other prisoners became impatient, and were let down through the chimney successfully into the cellar. I Colonel W. P. Kendrick, of West Tennessee; Captain D. J. Jones, of the First Kjentuckv Cav alry, and Lieutenant K. Y. Bradford, of the Sec ond West Tennessee, were detailed as a rear guard, or rather to go out last; and from a window Col’. Kendrick and his companions could! see the fugi tives walk out of a gate at the other end of the inclosure of the carriage house, find fearlessly move off. The apartnre was so narrow that but one man could get through at a time, and each squad carried with them provisions in a haversack. At midnight a false alarm was created, and the prisoners made a considerable noise in getting to their respective quarters. Providentally, however, the guard suspected nothing wrong, and in a few moments the exodns was again commenced. Col. Kendrick and his companions looked with some trepidation upon the movements of the fugitives, as some of them, exercising but little discretion, moved boldly out of the enclosure into the glare of the gas-light. Many of them were, however in citizens’ dress, ampas all the Rebel guards wear the United States uniform, but little suspicion could ne excited, if the fugitives had been accos ted by a guard. Between one and two o’clock the lamps were extinguished in the streets, and than the exit was more safely accomplished. There were many officers who desired to leave who were so weak and feeble that they were dragged through the tunnel by main force and carried to plaices "of safety until such time as they would be able to move on l their journey. At half-past two o’clock Captain Jones, Colonel Kendrick and Lieutenant Brad ford passed jut in the order in which they are named, and as Colonel Kendrick emerged from the hole he heard the guard withii) a few feet of him sing out, ‘-Post No. 7, half-pabt two in the morning, and all’s well." Col. Kendrick says he could hardly resist the temptation of saying, “not so well as you think, except for the Yanks."— | Lieutenant Bradford was intrusted with the pro- j | visions for this squad,'and in getting through he I i was obliged to leave his haversack behind him, as )he could not get through with it upon him. .;j Once out, they proceeded up the street, keeping ] in the shade pf the buildings and passed eastward-1 ly through the cite. . J I A description of the route pursued by this party, '; | and of the tribulations through which thev passed;') | will give some idea of the rough time they had; I iof it. Colqnel Kendrick had, before leaving the ; prison, mapped out his course, and concluded that ; the best route to take was the one towards Nor-; 1 I folk or Fortress Monroe, as there were fewer rebel pickets that direction. . ' While passing through the swamp near the ] Chiclcahommy, Colonel Kendrick sprained his ! ankle and fell. Fortunate, 100, was that fall for \ him and his party, for while he was lying there j one of them' chanced to look up, and saw in a direct line with them a swamp bridge, and in the' dim ontline they could perceive that 'parties with muskets were passing over tho bridge. They therefore moved some distance to the south, and after passing through mote of the swamp, reached the Chtekahominy about four miles below Bottom Bridge. Here now was a difficulty. The river was only twenty feet-wide, but it was very deep, and the refugees worn-out and fatigued.— Chancing, however, to look up, Lieut. Bradford saw that two trees had fallen on either side of the river, and that their branches were interlocked.— By crawling up one tree and dowm the other, the fugitives reached the east bank of the Chickd hominy, and Col. Kendrick could not help re marking th#t he believed Providence was on their side, else they would not have met that natural bridge. They subsequently learned, from a friendly negro, t hat had they crossed the bridge they had seen, they would assuredly have been recaptured; for Captain Turner, the keeper of Libby Prison,-1 had bean out and posted guards there, and in fact: had alarmed the whole country, and got. the peo ple up as a vigilance committee to capture the escaped prisoners. After crossing over this natural bridge they laid down on the ground and slept until; sunrise on the;! morning pf the ilth, when they continued on their, way, keeping eastwanlly os near as they could.— Up to this time they had nothirig to eat, and were almost famished. About noon of the 11th thev met several negroes, who gave them information ■ as to the whereabouts of the rebel pickets, and furnished them with food. Acting under the advice of these friendlv ne groes, they remained quietly in the woods ‘until darkness had set in, when they were furnished with a comfortable supper by the negroes, and af ter dark proceeded on their way, the negroes (who everywhere showed their friendship to the fugitives) having first directed them how to avoid the rebel pickets. That night they passed a camp of rebels, and could plainly see the smoke and camp fire.— But their wearied feet gave out, and they were compelled to stop and rest, having only marched seven miles that day. They started again at daylight on the 13th, and after moving awhile through the woods, they saw a negro woman working in a field, and called her to them, and from her received directions, and were told that the rebel pickets bad been about there looking for the fugitives from Libby. Here they laid low again, and resumed their Journey w-hen darkness set in, and marched five .miles, but 'halted until the morning of the 14th, when the journey was resumed. At one point they met a negro in the field, and she told them that her mistress was a Secesh wo man, and that she had a son in the Rebel army.— The party, however, were exceedingly hungry, and they determined to secure some foM. This they did by boldly approaching tbeboosoand informing the mistress that they were fugitive* from Norfolk, who hail been driven out by Butler, and the secesh sympatics of the woman'were at once aroused, and she gave them of her substance, and started them on their way with directions to avoid the Yankee soldiers, 'who occasionally scorned in that vicinity. This information was exceedingly valu able to the refugees, for by it they discovered the whereabouts of the Federal forces. When about fifteen miles from (Williamsburg, die party came upon the main road and found the tracks of a large body of cavalry. A piece of paper found by Captain Jones satisfied him that they were Union cavalry; hut his companions were suspicious, and avoided the road and moved forw-ard, and at the “ Burnt Ordinary”. (about ten miles from Williamsburg, awaited the return of the cavalp - that had moved up the road, find from behind a fence corner where they were secreted the fugieves saw the flag of the Union, supported by a squadron of cavalrv, which proved to be a detachment' of Colonel Spear’s Eleventh Pennsylvania Regment, sent out for the purpose of picking up escapes! prisoners. Colonel Kendrick says his feelings at seeing the old flagare inde scribable. The party rode into Williamsburg with the cavalry, where they were quartered for the night, and where they found eleven others who had escaped safely. Colonel Spear and his command furnished tbe officers , with clothing and other necessaries. At all points along the rout the fugitives describe their reception by the negroes as most enthusiastic and there was no lack of white people who sympa thized with them and helped them on their way. From these officers we learn that there is a widespread Union feeling in Richmond. Jeff, Davis is held in detestations; but all who dp not heartily indorse the Hebei Government are spotted and. watched. There are at this time eighteen persons confined in Castle Thunder on charge of attempts to assassinate the Rebel President. These prisoners also confirm the report that an attempt was made to bum Jeffs mansion, and that one morning his servants found a coffin upon his porch. In' their escape the officers were aided "by citi zens of Richmond— not foreigners or the poor classes* only, but by natives and persons of wealth. They know their friends there, but very properly withhold any mention of their names. Of those who got oat of Libby there were a' number of sick ones, who were cared for by Union people, and will eventually reach the Union lines through their aid. The officers also report the fact that some time ago, through: the aid of citizens, thev obtained communication with the soldiers oh Belle Island, and there was to be a concerted movement to escape. The soldiers hud been furnished with arms, which they hod secreted. The officers at Libby were to secure the guards there and act in concert with the Belle island men ; bnt just as the: affair was ready to be Carried Jhto execution the project .was exposed. Huspicidt at the time rested upon a certain Union Lientenant-Colonel, who was in favpr with the Rebel authorities, had the ; freedom of the city, anil moved about at' Will in the hospitals and elsewhere. He had been suspec-: ted for some time, and one day was accused of; exposing the affair. The indignation of the officers whose plans had/ thus beien thwarted through the perfidy of (as they • believed) One of their number, eannot be described . Some dried! out, "hang him!' hang him!” One ran; to his blanket and, tearing it in strips, said ho had a rope ready; and others were ini favor of pitching the fellow ont of the window and letting his brains bespatter the pavement below. Wiser counsel however, prevailed, and it was concluded! that it was better to let the traitor live, and report him to the Government if opportunity ever offered. The Lieutenant-Clone), we understand, will be reported to! the War Office. His excuse is that he informed a Federal officer in hospital of the: con templated escape, and that a Rebel surgeon overt beard the conversation. ' " Jl- i, . ■!. 1’ '■ . . ! !•- These prisoners confirm in every particular the statement heretofore made of the treatment' of' Federal prisoners there. 1 The rations of the officers were nboutjthe same as those of the Rebel privates; but our privates on Belle Island do riot fore so well. , As ilong as the boxes, sent from' friends at the North weto delivered, they livecl ‘as will" as could be expected under the circumstances. Those who bad money to send out and get what fhev wanted, by paying three times mote than Richmond prices, the profits going into th« pockets of the officers of the prisons. In other respects the rrearmentwiM qmte hsrsh. When ■ prisoner entered the prison, anv articles found upon him that were fimefed by the Rebel officers or guards were taken possession of: the* {attended the money and articles- were depnsiu-d with the quartermaster. \ The sleeping accommodations were very p.mr. and the only placethqy had to exercise their hint* ih was the dininc-Poom. lW a while the officers were not furnished with meat at all, and at one time they received flesh which was pronounced hv those among the officers who knew something of butchering as being mule meat, as they knew of no cattle used for food which had bones' like those found iu the meat. The privates on Belle Island, it is unquestioned, have eaten dogs,; in feet were obliged to doit in order to sustain life. CELEBRATED Bitter Wine of Iron, Bitter Wine of Ir,.n. Bitter Wine of Iron. Bitter Wine of Iron, Kor Dyapepsia and indigestion. For Dyspepsia and Indigestion. For Dyspepsia and ;todig»tk>ii. For Dyspepsia ami Indigestion. For Weak Stomach* 4 General Debility. For Weak Stomach* A Gom-ral Debility. For Weak Stomach* 4Generaf Debility. For Weak Stomach* 4 General Debility. Reliable and Sure to do Good, Kel iable and dure to do Good. Reliable and Sure to do Good. Reliable and Sure to do Good, And Cannot do Harm. And Cannot do Harm. . And Cannot do Harm. And Cannot do Harm. It Coats but little and Purifies the Blood. ItOosts but little and Purifies the Blood. It Coats but little and Purifiea the Blood. It Coat* but little and Purifies the Blood. We only ask a Trial. We only sak * Trial. We only ask a Trial. We only ask a Trial. Of this Valuable Tonic. * ‘ Of this Valuable Tonic. Of this Valuable Tonic. Of this Valuable Tonic. ! - Cnly 75 Cts. and One Dollar per Bottle. Onlj 75 Chi. and One Dollar per Bottle. Only 76 Cts. and One Dollar per Bottle. Only 75 Cts and One Dollar per Bottle. Manufactured solely by S. A. KdsiulA Bio General Depot, US Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa. For Sale iu Altoona, by A. Booth, and Q. W. KeaaUr* Druggisu. feblO-lm WITHOUT BunriM; of trumpets OR Beating of Drums! I WOULD SIMPLY ANNOUNCE that I bare just received a stock of NEW GOODS! EMBRACING DRY GOODS, QUEENSWARE, BOOTS AND SHOES. &C., &C„ which 1 intend to sell FOli CASH ONLY. 1 have adopted the Cash System, aa 1 cohiider U better for both "filer, and buyer. £5J* Those wbo have unsettled accounts atvreapftctfally requested to COMK AND SETTLE, as I with to close up my books. Thankful for past favors, 1 ask a continuance of the sumo. Cull and examine my stock. Respectfully yours. Jan. 13, *&4.] J. B. HILBMAN. FAMILY DYE COLORS Patented October 13th, 1863, Black, Black for Silk, Dark Blae. Light Blue, I French Blue ! Claret Brown . Dark\Brown, Light Brown. Snuff Brown, Cherry, Crimson , Dark Drab. Light Drab, Fawn Drab , Light fhvm drab, For dyeing Silk, Woolen and Mixed Goods, Shawls, Scar Ik, presses, Ribbons, Gloves. Bonnets, flats, feathers. Kid Gloves, Children's Clothing, and all kinds of Wearing Apparel. SAVING OF 80 PER CENT.-®# Fpr 25 cents you can color as many goods as would oth erwise cost five times that sura. Various shades can be produced from the same dye. The process is simple and any one ean use the dye with perfect success. Directions in English. French and German, im Ida of eack package. for farther information in Dyeing, and giving a perfect knowledge what colors are best adapted to dye over oth ers. (with many valuable receipes,) purchase Howe A St* vens Treatise on Dyeing and Coloring. Sent by mail on receipt of price—lo cents. Manufactured by* HOWE A STEVEN'S. 200 Bostom. For sale by druggists and dealers generally. Nov. 18, 1863.—1 y. AVOID THE NEXT DRAFT! There is a prevailing ex CITEMEST among tile people of Altoona and vi cinity about THE SECOND DRAFT—not «o ranch about tire Draft a» tor making the Three Hundred to pay exemp tion. All patriotic! tnt choose rather to atay at home with their beloved onee, for their support, than to riak their lives in this bloody war. Now, to briny the matter to a cloee, we wiH inform the public that by buying tbair Goods at the GREEN STORE, Corner at Branch and Annie street. East Altoona, kept by OEIS A CO, thejrtrtll ’ SAVE THU THREE HUNDRED In a short time. They have just received a large and well selected stock of DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, which they are selling fur Cash at the lowest living prices. A laige assortment of LADIES’ COATS AND CIRCU LARS, ranging In price from $1.60 to $12.00. The attention of tbe pdbUc Uparttcn<arly drawn to the 'act that they are Belling Brown and White Mtoilin from 18 to 45 cento; Calicoes rrom to 25 eta,; Delaine*. froralS to 36 cento p**r yard. k * ; They here always on hand a Urge assortment of M'KN AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS; SHOBS; and, in fact, everything kept In a first-class Store. Altoona Oct. 7,1868. EXCELLENT NEW STOCK WINTER CLOTHING-1 Now that tho season for donning heavy winter gar ments is at hand, '' : GODFREY WOLF would inform the public that he is prepared tu enpoly *ll who may call with * new intt of winter clolhlajr.it prices a» low as any houee in the country. All who give him one'call are sore to call again, ami become permanent cnatomere. ' I amnow filing Black Cloth Coats.. Pants...... Vests ,i ... «nd everything else in proportion. : Feeling sure that I can render full satisbetkm to ali who may glee me their patronage, I request an exatain, ationof my stock and prieee. - {Dec. If IMS.- ? A DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. . w . «/ JQBS KOtTdS, JkCd, Notice to hereby giren that tetter* if Adtztntotritlojb on tho estate of John Kough, Ute of liogan townsUm Bfatir county, deo’d, hare been granted to the a°deraiga«4. Ail pertcusknawtng tlu)ms“l»os indebted t« said catateai* requested to make immediate payment, and those barista claims will present the same without delay, dnlrantheh tleated for settlement. JOHN'S. CALVKRT. login tp., Jan. ST. ISdt-mj Jgaitnf Ureter. The Great Tonic The Great Tonic The Groat Tonic Tile Great Tonic I GROCERIES, Or*m+ Onto* Purple, 57.00 to $20.00 , ...... 2.0 d “ 9.00 ' 1.26 “ 8.00 - - Sprite |Utootui TRIBUNE ROW 3 PRINTING lU*i«n. within the past two ye« addition (•> out establishment In t type. Screw Press, Paper Cutter, C chine. Card Power Pres*, and. I* Free*. of which we glee aboi to execute anything in the Hue o a style *iual to any. establishes*! price* equally low. We can asren •trie* of . ' Wadding, InviUUdn, VUiUifg, Circular*, Prdg MAMMOTH POSTKRI SiTI.iL AGgPibSmi Pamphlets, pay and BILANK B< manifests, and blank Ail ««> Mk is a trial, feeling coul •atUfectidn If We hare the Op port; • MlCf l'i LoWtber'ebnlldiag,con uia ftroet*, opposite n 3L.00-AJL' T Bououoß ELBOTtON, —The suli of the cU'Clion hold in t last, for Borough officers t—“ Vkitf Surgut. ' JSLW B. K. Kosa, U, W. R. UoMli D. JuMie* qftk* ikoes, John.Shumaker. V. J O. speilmaa, D. Jacob M. Cherry, 1. Cohs&bU. J. K. RW,X>. 8. Hillman, I. Tin*. Hamau> t. D. Ltiughmas, 0. Jmkos |tslly, b. tcJuxl JMnetors, CliKf>. J. Mann. t’. Ambrose Ward, V\ J. L. Keif«nydet,l>. Usury Bell, 9. jMUfor. '> J. B. H Neman. V. J. A. Ba«r, 9. .ludiior, I). Iron*, V. R. A. 0. Kerr, 9. Juilfft qf jfochfcm. S. W. John Trout, 0. K. l*. Johnson, D. Judgt qf £{tetfM4| fife. R B A. Beck, V * A. 0, DofUn, 9. Judg* of JWsrttoaa, W. W. Joe.R. Smith, 9. Jacob Uesser, 9. There weie bat two candid for Inspectqr .of elections, a were elected, they are as foil IT., and E. C Collin#, 1).,, ii F. Cniter, U., and R. McEh Ward ; .Johnston .Moore, U,, D., in West Ward. Not more than half the vi was uolled, bat little intejest the result. W. hope that the newly eli able to settlp the Borough aci veurs, John Griffin, Esq... was Fence in Logan township. Cjilota. or Blais County.- the quotas doe from the differ county, on, the Ist day of Febt for 500,000 min. The list w Provost- Marshall. All cnlii February tat hare been credit are the numbers due at that i Altoona was 109, but oh this credit given forthose who pa the last draft. After dedneti cummotation and giving crcdi I mo>4 between October Ist am quota was reduced to 90. Allegheny, 55 (Wot Ilollidaysburg, CO! Hus Oaysport, 21 jßlai Tyrone tp., IS'joni Frankstown, > 31)Alto Snyder tp. & Tyrone, 47)Ebg: N. Woodberry, 29)Anti Maninsbnrg,' CGiw Taylor. • 24|Eree Catliai’inc, 14) ■ Making a total of 6o: Daily Conference men is are now complete f Keeord of the proceedings of 1 mial Conferer.ee, which convo Wednesday, next. We have i of an excellent short-hand re) us in'give a full report of the ] style of Congressional and la \ The first number of the Kecor list of the members of the Co when they entered the ministr they have since filled, with da mems, Ac., andlhe last numb appointment* (or the coming y give statistical and financial t ilio.jmlilic, bnt more particnla members of the Church. Fr if sent ly mail, 30 cents 'paid- If delivered at the ofiii cents lior the session. The Contekesce. —The East Baltimore Annual Con 6 ■ the Church, in tbit pb j 2d. The exami; j / lake Tuesday., Una those belonging to the dames t committees-will arms 00 1 ‘ Tuesday morning next. Fen I seated to entertain ministers be prepared to receive T |»rening next- The number e * to entertain has been ' though Ml Aw ministers in th usually, attend the sessions, i impossible' for the Committo the matter of procuring home this time, who will and who ; v ■* S J -M r BeMoious. —At the meecii of Bedstone, held at Union* on Wednesday, Feb. 17th, Hi queued (hat the pastoral n the congrej >c dissolved. After heariui the Presbytery accede 'i B**< feallaee will pread *hn*eK & this place, on Hi • n d erentojjtj at the usual In
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