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# 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.
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Kor Dyapepsia and indigestion.
For Dyspepsia and Indigestion.
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For Dyspepsia ami Indigestion.
For Weak Stomach* 4 General Debility.
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We only ask a Trial.
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Of this Valuable Tonic. * ‘
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Of this Valuable Tonic.
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Cnly 75 Cts. and One Dollar per Bottle.
Onlj 75 Chi. and One Dollar per Bottle.
Only 76 Cts. and One Dollar per Bottle.
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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.
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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