|tUuona HribiULc.
ALTOONA, PA.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1864-
No Papkk Next Week.—Ab it is im
poanble for us, with the heavy press of job
work we have, to get our paper out if we
lose a day. We have concluded to oi ait,
as is customary, the issue of next week,
and permit all bands to be patriotic on the
Fourth." i 1
Then and Now
What brilliant scenes have transpired
upon the stage of national action in {the
eighty-eight years of our political exist
ence. What mighty moves have been
made upon the great checkerboard, crown
ing some kings whoa a centpry
ago seemed as prominen t candidates {for
the alms bouse as for the throne, while
others who then wore gemmed tiaras have
been driven from their kingdoms to seek a
nook in" some retired corner Of civilization,
where they may mix with men of comujon
mould. And while sunshine and clouds
have alternated over Other nations we ioo
■j v ■ |
have had our seasons of depression and re
joicing. Aye! as a nation we have lived
«n an age, Mon ages: telling,” an age, of
wondrous events and mighty strides.
Welook back eighty-eight years, to the
• few day* proceeding that day which lives
in every American heat t,’whether at hopie
or abroad. We lodk back to that titne
when the parchment, upon which was jif
terwards written the charter of a nation’s
freedom, was yet a virgin sheet, unhonOr
ed by the words which spoke the chains
of tyranny forever broken. Or to that
time-when Jefferson wrote with a steady
hand that scroll, in which his name was
to be wreathed immortal. Then that
scroll had not yet been unrolled to the
gaze of a waiting, anxious world. Thjsn
in their chambers, in whispered yet ear
nest words, did our illustrious sires talk jof
injustice, tyranny?. oppression.
Then did they calculate closely the
chances of ultimate success. ; Then were
seme faint hearts ready to yield, while
Wonter ones said, “Nay, it cannot be to,
we must pledge our lives, our property,
and honors to deliverance frpm
the hand of bondage,’’ and the heart pul
sations of three millions of freemen, with
one accord, answered Amen.” The did
bell jbnng ; in the tower of Independancc
in silence, and; determination hpd
made men mote, while they awaited the
rendl of the deliberations of those |to
whom were committed their dearest inter
ests. a stillness like that which
precedes the storm, when the elements sjre
marshaling for conflict, ere the wrathful
clouds have opened their artillery. |A
stillness that was to: be broken by die
peals, of that old bell, which hung over the
heads of Hancock and his coadjutors, the
■Ottndiof which, taken up by freemen’s
voices, was to roll along the Atlantic’s
coast, and back inland until it should over
top the wooded heights of the Alleghenies,
and fiud a lodgment among the tributaries
of the father of waters ”
Thosb were sad and gloomy, though
they were grand and glorious days.
( They, were days that tried then's souls,
and tested their loyalty. Those were the
days of travail which gave to a nation
birth. -God brought us flora tjhedarkness
that then surrounded us, and lias made pf
us a great people. |
But now, when eighty-eight years have
passed away, and the 'infant nation has
grown to manhood, when not only ijts
tributaries, but the Mississippi itself jis
embayed by the sums of the Government,
when that which was once ] the “ far
West” is found far east of thje centre pf
our .vast domains, when not three millions
but thirty millions boor population, whin
we are bounded oh the east and west py
the two great oceans, as our natal day
again approaches, we find a stillness again
hanging around os which tells of a storm
appruaching,and perhaps very near
hand, such as possibly the world has never
witnessed. I
Hun we were struggling for' a nation's
birth —now we are struggling for a na
tion's life. And are we lesa sanguine now
than they were that waited then* 'Afe
waleae inclined to trust in God and bicje
our .tiyme? Seven years they battled, arid
it wM Aiuehed. Though the charter pf
onr libertywas baptized in blood it
only jtfan dearer for its' baptism. . TMy
passed mr eeyen birthdays of the Bepop-
' l ,c » while the War of the'Bevolntion hung
j its sable banner over them, but they came l
! out amid such sunshiiie as never before'
warmed a nation into life. We are just:
about to spend our fourth great national
j day under the {clouds of the present rebel
j lion. Our laajt was canopied by victory: s
j east and west. And for the past year,::
j though we hajve met with some reverses,
our conquering ■hosts have been pressing
back the rebejllious foe, and gaining new:
victories for | universal freedom. We
would not predict, as some have, that; :
through some hidden magic in the day our
coming Fourth will be more glorious than
aught thatthas preceded it. We trust it :
maybe, cut;we will say that there is.
less cause for despondency now than when!'
our fathers gave their signatures to .the'
“ Declaration of Independence.” And we' :
believe that the day they hallowed by:
their noble acts will be celebrated by our
children in this land, in an age when re {
belli on shall only be talked of as a thing:
that was, when, as a nation, if the predic- :
tions of certain ones be true, we will in-;j
deed be prepared to fight the great battle -1
of Armagedon. I i
VSkr News.
We gather the following summary of
war news from the daily papers and other;
sources:
Grant’s army is still in front of Peters
burg. Frequent skirmishes occur, and
sometime the wihole line is engaged for a
short time, but do general engagement has
taken place. On one part of our lines,
while a division ot the Second Corps was
changing its position it became detached
from the main line, upon which the
watchful rebels isallied out in strong force
and captured some 1,600 of our men.
The 184th Regiment Pa. Vols., was in
this division, and we understand that Capt.
Huff and Lieut. Bryan of Company D.
from this place,; were among the captured.
Perhaps more of the company were taken
with them, but jwe hare not been able to
learn the names of any other unfortunate
ones. j
This affair, however, has no effect upon
Gen. Grant’s pjans, as 1,600, though to
those of us at| home a seemingly large
number, is but a very small proportion of
the available force around Petersburg.
We hope, howeyer, the boys will soon be
released from rebel hands.
The President, who lately paid Grant a
visit at his headquarters, has returned in
a quite hopeful frame of mind. He says
that the Lieut.-General expresses himself
as entirely confident of ultimate success if
his supplies are Ikept up, and at present
he has an abundlance.
Our army in this direction has already
accomplished much, and we believe if we
only bide our tiibe, we shall see them ac
complish the work they have undertaken,
but it cannot be done ih a day.
The Washington Star says: “Since
General Grant crossed the Rapidan he has
taken 17,000 prisoners, not including
those of the last four or five days, while
his own loss is less than one-third that
number. Among the recent prisoners
were men over sixty, and boys of fourteen
and sixteen. They all say they were
forced into the rebel ranks.”
“Besides this depletion of his ranks, it is
intimated that Lee has between 40,000
and 50,000 sick bn hand, whom he finds:it
impossible to remove beyond the scene of
conflict, besides; a population of 20,000
dependent on him for food.” '
These facts, with the assurance that all
the railroad communications widi Rich
mond and Petersburg have been interrupt
ed, either permanently by our main army,
or temporarily bjy cavalry raids, lead us to
the conclusion that soon we will hear, not
only of the fall qf Petersburg, but of the j
rebel capital itself. . . -
Hunter, whom the rebels had reported I
as entirely routejd, has been heard from, j
He reports success in all his operations, ■
and victory in jevery contest. Finding j
Lynchburg well fortified and defended, and !
being short qf ammunition and forage, he
fell back some distance towards Staunton
for supplies. Having received his needed
supplies he declares his army ready for any
orders.
Sherman has had some severe fighting
in the Southwest; being at times successful
and again unsuccessful. He has lately ta- 1
ken some strong positions from the enemy,
but ill attempting to take others wa s check
ed with a loss of some 1,500 men.
He reports the 1 rebels to he strongly en- .
trenched in his fijont; yet he is not at all
despondent, but altogether hopeful. !
, He has pressed; the’rebel hosts back, day j
by day, but has never |allen back any him- |
self. He stands jwith/bis Brave troops be- j
fore his country’s foes, as a wall of ada- j
mant. I
From the minor opperations, we have
nothing of importance, without it be the
following from North Carolina, which we
clip from an exchange:
“News from the expedition under the
command of General I. N. Palmer, which
left Newbem some days since, has been re
ceived. The command consisted of infan
try, cavalry and artillery, and Was sent out
to penetrate into the interior of North Car
olina, and to destroy the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad,' as well as other Govern
ment property.
The most unlooked for success attended
their efforts. The command went as far
as Kingston—(probably this should be
| Goldsboro) —destroyed the railroad and an
immense quantity of Government stores,
captured a large number of prisoners, and
inflicted great damage upon the rebel
cause, and returned in safety.
They found the whole country com
pletely stripped of white male inhabitants,
there being only a small guard to protect
the railroad, who were easily captured.
The full particulars have not yet been
received, as when my informant left only
the advance guard had arrived- Enough
is known,' however, to justify me in saying
that everything intended had been accom
plished.”
The $3OO Commutation Clause. —This
Clause has been repealed, and after the
present draft has been completed, those
who are liable to military duty, and are
so fortunate (?) as to draw tickets at the
great lottery, must either answer to the
invitation in person, or by substitute.—
The law also provides for enlistments,.by
allowing sixty days to districts to fill their
quota, after the call is made, before a draft
will be ordered.
Brevities,
B®“Kind words are easily spoken, and can ut
be kindlr received.
SSL. Tis well to linve a' good name, but better
far to merit it.
man engaged in business can loose nothing
By kindness, he may by gruffuess.
who is determined to succeed, will succeed,
his only they who say they can't, who don’t.
Btacf” Harsh words not only pierce the heart at
which they are aimed, but inflict a worse wound
upon him who utters them.
As dew drops are like gems sprinkled o’er
earth’s green fields, so honest smiles are like dia
monds on the brow of beauty. N
£o?* As cheer fulness gives a glow.of beauty
even to deformity, so sullenness would rob even
an angel’s face of its brightness.
: O'Tis not always kind to men to grant them all
they desire, ’tis kinder to hold back the intoxica
ting bowl, than- to give it.
SSL- All men expect to secure happiness, while
but few men journey in the right direction to
find it.
B®. We are generally better moralizers than
moralists, being more willing to preach than to
practice.
B®. If we could analyze some tears that are
shed, we would, no doubt, find more show than
feeling in them.
Arrogance and presumption always elevate a
man—in his own opinion, but not in the opinion
of others.
(arMen should seek an education to. use, not
one intended meekly for show. So men’s re
legion, should be known to God, even better than
■ to men.
B®"Onr thoughts and actions onght to record
good deeds in life, then it will matter but little
what is written upon our tpmbstones when we
are gone. Good deeds are a more enduring monu
ment than marble.
State Teachers’ Association. —The Penn
sylvania State Teachers’ Assocmtion*will meet at
Altoona, on Tuesday, August 2d, at 10 o’clock.
A. M., and continue in session three, days.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Tuesday Jfo/vmyr.—Organization. Address of
welcome. Response on behalf of the Association.
Report of Illustrated Science in our Schools, bv
J. F. McKee,' Westmoreland county. Miscel
laneous business.
Afternoon. —Discussion of J. F. McKee’s Re
port. Address by the Pressidcnt, S. D. Ingram,
Dauphin county. Report otj Elementary Com
position, by J. A. M. Passmore, Pottsville. Dis
•cushion of Report.
, Evening. —Address bv Dr.E. V. Gerhart, Pres
ident of Franklin and Marshall College, Subject;
The Education of 1 the Moral Nature. Report on
Some |>ecnliarities of the English Language, bv
Prof. F. Crosby, Mansfield, Pa.
’ Wednesday Morning. —Report on the Natural
Order of Development, by Rev. J. S. Erraemrout
Supt, of Berks county Discussion of Rerport!
Discussion—subject The riumbet of Simultane
ous Studies.
; AfterAoon. —Report on Object Teaching, bv E.
C. McClintock, Edinboro, Pa. Discussion of Re
port. Address by Prof. S. P. Bates, Harrisburg
s—subject; Liberal Education
Evening. —Address by Dr. Thomas Hill, Pres
4aent of Huryard College——subject .* The necessity
'of a true Order in Studies Essay by Miss K. M,
V. Smith, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
, Thurtday Morning. —Report on tbe means that
may be properly used to induce people to aim at a
high standard of Intellectual Culture! Geo. F.
McFarland, McAllisterville. • Discussibn of Re
port. Discussion—subject; Linear drawing as
jin element of Practical education.
: . Afternoon.— -Reports of Committees. Election
pfofficers. Discussion—subject: The Self-repor
ting System in School. Essay by Miss fanny M.
Daley. Lancaster. Pa. .
; Evening.— Address by Dr. Tho. H> Burrowes,
jmbject: The true Practical in education. Ad
dress to Teachers by Hon C. B. Coburn. Social
.meeting.
1 Reports are not to exceed twenty minutes in
length.
R “ expected that the usual reduction of fares
on the several railroads will be mode, of which
■{due notice will be given.
■ The friends of education throughout the State
pre requested to call attention to this meeting,
through their local papers and educational organ
izations. S. S. JACK,
Ch. of Ex. Com.
■ “ Tickets or Leave."—A hundred and sixty
convicts will be released from the different prisons,
in the State of New Fork, under the operation of
4 recent law passed, which rewards the good con
duct pf convicts by a shortening of sentence. The
Working of the system will be someth! Dislike the
English Ticket of Leave.
A. Horrible Prophecy Fulfilled. Question. When was it that you saw them ?
It is well known that A. H. Stephens, now offi- a/" 8 ™; l .& ttami " the n . ,o ? ing iafter ,he
ciating as Vice President of the confederated bar- burned almost » two.
barians, opposed, to the extent of his eloquence , whle men becaUse tl,e - V
and ability,, the secession of the Southern Stated ' JKPv t. : *' ■
He argued that nncter the benifieent government; nai wT you no,lce how ,he - v
which they were setting about to destroy, they:
had been protected and fostered until had be- Answer. I saw one nailed to the side of a
come wealthy, great-and powerful. That every- bouse ;he looked like he was united right through
thing they bad asked of the General Government hit: tens/. 1 was trying'then to get to the boat
had been granted to them—that the South liad ' w * ien y saw “■
always had a'majority of the foreign ministers. .Captain Marshall testified : “There was also
Judges of the United States Court, and nearly all one negro who bad been thrown into a hole and
the Presidents. Even in regard to that most sentive 1 buried alive. We took him ontf but he iived’onlv
point, the agitation of the Slavery question, he a few minutes afterwards.” We presume he may
~ , , . , , w . ; have bcen the one described bv another wit
bo tar from the institution of African slavery in;: ness, who saw “ a targe mass of foam and dirt
in our section being weakened or rendered less se-\ where somebody had been breathing through the
cure by the discussion, my deliberate judgment is earth and brushed it off, and saw a negro there
that tt has been greatly strengthened and fortified, i still breathing. ■
not only in the opinions, convictions and con-ii But the heart sickens with the revolting de
sciences of men, but by the action of the Gevcrn- tails.. These “demons" in acts of cruel tv shame
“mb...,,, i ssrSMs-. i—w
“ The South ought to stand by and aid still in;
maintaining the Constitution of the country. To;
moke a point of resistance to the Government, to . a btte girl, about five years ofd^
withdraw from it because a man has been consti-. ar “ a P reae ‘ ler of a curtain denomination pray
tutionally elected put us in the wrong.” :| mg most lustily, till the roof rang with thejstrength
On another occasion he said that our govern- :j B “PPUcutiong. Turning to her mother, and
ment was the “ best Government on earth. *’ He : ” ec * ton i n K the maternal ear to a speaking distance,
left no argument untried to induce them to pause I: f. 16 whispered : “ Mother, don’t think that if he
in their mad project. Having appealed to their , , to God he have to talk so
honor, their gratitude, their reverence for the insti- 0 *‘ ” bucll a volame oh elocution in prayer,
tutiocs of their fathers, their love of country, he
at last appealed to their fears in the following |
prophetic passage: . J
“It may be that out of it we may become grea- i SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS' '
ter and more prosperous, but I am candid and sin
cere in telling you that I fear if we rashly J. W. CURRY,
evince passion, and without sufficient cause shall T*/X)ULD MOST RESPECTFULLY
take that step, tnat instead/* becoming greater, or * » iufunn the public, that ho ha. purchased J B
more peaceful, prosperous and happy," instead of HH.EMAS’B stock of Dry floods, Groceries, 4c., and will
becoming gods we will become demons, and at no tlle l ; u " ioa «.»« oH stand.
distant day commence cutting each others throats. ” a UrL ‘and M?Mt U So*?too f m“f“ r ' “' 1 baTe Jnll ‘ adde ‘'
Direful as was the revolting prophecy to the r\r nn
imagination of the orator, events have more than DKY.GOODS, DRESS GOODS,
fulfilled it. ?
We do oot mention or enumerate the scores of SILKS, NOTIONS,
midnight murders for the crime of loving the old BOOTS AND SHOES
flag, tor they have become too common to excite f '
our horror, but we allude to the inhuman butchery j: HARDWARE, QUEEESWABE,
at Fort Pillow. Read the following extracts of the 'WOOD AN D WIF T n W w vu 17
testimony taken before- the Committee appointed j wu u u WILLOW WARE,
to investigate the matter, and judge if the rebels
in their madness have not “ become demons ”
An extract from the report ot the Committee
slates
Tlie huts and tents in which many of the woun
ded had sought shelter were set on fire, both that
night and the next morning, while the wounded
'wen; still in them ; those only escaping who weie
able to get themselves out, or who could prevail
on Otheis less injured than themselves to help
them out ; and even some of these thus seeking
to escape the. flames were met by those ruffians
and brutally shot down, or had their brains bea
ten out. One man was deliberately fastened
down to the jioor of a lent, face upwards, by
means of nails driven thrunyh the clothing and
into the boards under him. so that he could not
possibly escape, and then the tent set on fire ; an
other was nailed to the side of a building outside
ot the fort, and then the budding set on fire* and
burned. The charred remains of five or six
bodies were afterwards found, all but one so much
disfigured and consumed by the flames that thev
could uot be identified, and the identification of
that one is not absolutely certain, although there
can hardly be a doubt that it was the body of
Lieutenant Akerstorm, quartermaster of the Thir
teenth Tennessee cavalry, and a native Tennes
sean ; several witnesses, who saw the remains,
and who were personally acquainted with him
while living, have testified that it is their firm
belief that it was his body that was thus treated
Surgeon Wardner, who had charge of the hospi
tal, after detailing the murder of several hospital
patients, was asked:
We have heard rumors that some of these per
sons were buried alive. Did you hear anything
about that ? ,
Answer. I have two in the hospital here who
were buried alive.
(Question. Both colored men
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. How did they escape ?
Answer. One of them I have not conversed
with personally, the other I have. He was thrown
into a pit, as he states, with a great many others,
white and black, several of whom were alive,
they were all buried up together. He lay on the
outer edge, but his head the surface;
heliad one well band, and with that hand he was
able to work a place through which he could
breathe, and in that way he got his head out ; he
lay there for some twenty-four hours, and was
finally taken out by sothebody. The others, next
to him, were buried so deep that they could not
get out, and died.
One of the poor fellows who had been thus buried
alive was examined by the Committee, and tes
tified as follows :
Question. How did you lose your eye ?
Answer. They knocked me down with a car
bine, and then they jabbed it out.
Question. Was that before you were shot ?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. After you had surrendered t
Answer. Yes, sir; I was going up the hill; 5
man eame down and met me ; he had his gun in
his hand, whirled it around and i knocked me
down, and then took the end of his carbine and
jabbed it into my eye and shot me.
Question. Were any'of the officers about there
then ?
Answer. I did not see any officers.
Question. Were any white men buried with
you?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. Were any buried alive?
Answer. 1 heard that one white man was
buried alive ; 1 did not see him.
Question. Who said that 1 ■
Answer. A young man. He said they ought
have done it. He staid in tnere all night,
I do not know as he ever got out.
Another witness testifies further of these de-
tnons.”
I heard them shoot little children not more
tl*n this high (holding his hand t ff about lour feel
from the that the officers had to wait upon
them.
Question. Did you see them shoot them?
Answer. X did not raise my head.
Question. How did yod know they shot them
then ? '
Answer. I heard them say, “ Turn round, so
that I can shoot you .good," and then I heard
them fire, anti then X heard the children fall over.
Another witness gives the language of these
“ denions."
They said, “Do yon fight wt i these God
damned niggers?” they said, “yes.” Then they
said, “God damn you, then, we will shoot yon,"
and they shot one of them right down. They
said, “I would not kill you, but God damn you,
you fight with these damned niggers and we will
shoot you ;’ l and then they blew his brains out of,
his head. They then went around and counted
them up; I.Jhtid there and made eighteen who
were there, and there were six more below me.—
I saw them strike a bayonet in the small part of
the belly of one of our boys and break It right oflF
—ho had one shot then.
Could fiends invent more infernal torture than
the following:
Answer. When 1 went there in the morning I
saw them; they were burning altogether.
Question. Did they kill them before they
burned them?
Answer. No, sir, fheg nailed them to the logs;
drove the nails right through their hands.
Question. How many did you see in that con
dition? • -
Answer some four or five; I saw two white
men burned.
Question. Was. there any one else there who
saw that?
Answer. I reckon there was; Ilcould not tell
who.
CHANGED HANDS.
GROCERIES,
FINE VAiiUrriES OF TOBACCO!
Au.l in fact everythingusually kept in u first class coun
try store, which was bought low for cash nii.l will bo sold
at corresponding low oricea for cash or country produce
oinl request toe public to give men call before nine .osing
eisewhere. feeling satisfied I cun offer supeiior iuduce
xneutfl to cash buyers.
Aituoim, April 27.-if
UN IT ED ST AT h. S TAX US.
Important to the Payers of Blair County.
TLIAV IMG concluded fo dispense with the
XX services of u Deputy Collector in Blair county th
ins payeis lire hereby notified that all taxes asWtl up In
an,i including the ,ist for April, will be pal Ito Mr. iiell
An hi-retofure.
The annual list for 1S«. the May list, and nil subse
quent lists will be coile-ted by Jnlues Chirk c-o in the
.townships of Snyder, Antes. Tyrone, and Tyrone city, and
by myaiel I in lUe buitmcoi>f the county.
In collecting the annual list, appointments will be fixed
at convenient places, of which public notice will be given.
Fur the convenience of manufacturers and otbei s who
have monthly taxes to pay, f will spend the third Tuesday
Of every month in Hollidaysburt;, and the following day in
Alto -na. al which times and places they cau call and pay
their tales. If not thus paid, the money, or check for the
Same, cau be forwarded by mail to me at Johnstown
The law imperatively demands that the tax must bo
paid before the close ol the mouth, and it is my duty to en
force the law without respect to persons. Delinquents
Will find ten per cent, added to the amount and a warrant
In the han.dd of a special deput/for the collection of all
taX'-s not paid as above stated.
Mt. Clark will be at Tyrone on the third Friday in each
month. 11-mittaiices can be made tijhim at'Binningha'm,
Huntingdon couoty. SASDEL J. ROYER
f effector.
THE OLE FLAG !
A CAMPAIGN PAPER FOR THE
(ll ' vute<l ., to the nlvctioo of LINCOLN um)
JOHNSON, Lmo.v and Freedom, and the Kightof Suffvagt
io our brave Soldiers, will be issued on the 21st of July,
and weekly thereafter until tin? full returns of the Presi-
Uentml Election can ho given, from the office of the Frank
lin Kepositort. Chumbersbnrg, Pa.
Tub Old Flag will contain portraitsof Lincoln. Johnson
an< other eminent men; maps of buttles and battle-fields,
and will urge relentless war upon Copperheads until their
decisive defeat in November next. It will be a oi-utly
printed paper uf twenty columns.
TERMS—CASH IN ADVANCE:
One Copy ‘
10 Copies to one address.
And at the same rate (30 cente per copy) fer any number
over fifty, J
Li*t every earnest Union man at ouce commence to
raise a club fur his immediate neighborhood, so that ull the
DumbetN. can be secured.
.«S*Tte ii r ,t number will contain a pot trait of President
Xuncotn.nud the eecoud will contain a portrait of Andrew
Johnson, Address M’CLDRK k STONER.
' ;i Chambersburg. F\i.
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r PHH SUBSCRIBER WOULD IN-
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CONFECTIONERY, NUT and FRUIT STORK, is always
tipplied with the very best articles to be had, aud in treat
Variety. B
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of tbs very best flavors, always to bo had.
FIi£S£rBAKJSD
BREAD, CAKES, & PIE j,
ahfuys on hand, at reasonable rates.
lie is at all times prepared to supply cakes, candies. Ac.,
lor ptc-nics aud other parties. lie invites a share of public
patronage, believing that he can render full satisfaction! o
Remember, hie store and saloon is on Virginiastreet.two
dnorshelow Patton’s Hall. OTTO ROSSI
Altoona, April 8, 1863-tf. -■* ,
JACOB WETS,
BAKER AND CONFECTIONER,
Vißnixi* Street, Altooxa, P*., -
17EEFS CONSTANTLY ON HAND
BREAD. CAKES, CANDIES
ICE CREAM
AND SWEETMEATS, of bin own nmimfuctnre which he
in prepared i) nil, wh desale or retail, at the most reason
able prices. »t*o, KMIEI i*N FRUITS, such as
ORANGES? EE ONS, PINE-APPLES
FIGS, ABUSES, RAISINS, NUTS, &.C., &C.,
al ways on. hand in their respective seasons.'
CAKES BAKED TO ORDER,
for particular occasion*. on short notice and in the neat
est and beat style of (he art.
Call, examine and price my stock and yon will find
it as good nnd cheap a* cun be purchased elsewhere
Jan. 27. 1863.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
|JY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF
.f' , Court of Blair county, the under
signed will »X|kho lo public veuUu* or outcry, on the
JC\TMIh“ •L B °. r 0 Alto<,lm - on TUbitSbAV,
iK.ii b | 3 2w’ . ’ a . £ , lU ° clock A. M., the following do
.cnbed property; All that certain Lul OF GBoDND
Bttnste Ini the Borough of Altoona, being Lot No. fire (5),
nt Block Mo. four (4), fronting titty feet on Catharine St..
a n e U. U I D f l D^- b '' ca on “ hundred and f«,r to an
and substantial. and desirably located.
nUftff ™ Saak.-One-half of the purchase mouey to be
paw on of sale, and the other half in on*
%L{ f k np “^“'’- be ,eC mtormicT'
4 Ad[ n rof Geo. Beatty, dec’d.
MUSIC!— INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
WAKKR Pi^ For ‘ e and Melodeon, by Mis. M-
ULAK—If the person who
whl ™S n “.{ KCKKI -? 00K !mm off Eton’s counter
.1 * P * P *” ‘container!, either by letter or
otherwise, the money maybe retained.
Altoona, !june 22-lt. ! , W. 8. BITTNER.
GR A.N.D
METROPOtrTAN COMBINATION!
, THAYER & NOYES’
USltfi) STATES CIRCUS,
VAN AM BURGH & CO’S
MAMMOTH MENAGERIE
Egyptian Caravan,
Onaaidfcr tiu gmon efMM* withOdaPrie>ofil
miseiohi
The Wonders of Animated Nature
ConsolidAled with Uw only
LEGITIMATE CIRCUS
Ft*f Orf&nitAd—Mokal aits Rxrnu ivcuoairr.
Pn«Binebt SoaMtiUni, Acrobats. Oymiuat*, JmNii,
Cows*, Contomoniit*, Equilibrists sad Oenstal Ptr
fonufir*—Splendid Stud of Tb aikku iHoma, Poain sal
Teice Mux*»—Magnificent Colleelioa of Litxno Lxoe*
Tioeju, Lkopabds, Beaus, Hyenas, Wolves. Moexeta
Arts, BabooEs, Bias* of all kinds and gath
•red by the
Great Van Amburgh Himself;
at ALTOONA, on Wednes
day, July 13th-r-Afternoon at 2, And
Evening at 7 o’clock.
A dmitaion 60 Cta.—Children under 12, 26 Cu.
gmHI,-f ,
The M.l.UJiolt,
WAR ELEPHANT HANNIBAL,
The Lar 9 r e*t Animal in the world, wcici.mg c«ariy 15 000
rounds. S. A. I'AHiK, or
JBMJPJP OFOTJi'.fMUS,
Uf the New Worl.!, the duly Ouo on Exhibition.
A WHITE POLAR BEAR.
from the Arctic K«wn- the < h.ly One in America.
An AFRICAN OSTRICH,
Nine Feet Ilhji.. A Pair of
SNOW WHITE PEACOCKS,
A Pair of
JAPANESE MASKIN SWINE
The firstwer imported in America. Beside* an lmm*ns-
Tarifty of Bare and Beautiful Burts, Bint*
and UiPTirts.
The unequalled Array oftalented Artistes includes;
DR. JAMES. L. THAYER,
The Eloquent and Scholarly Clown and Comedian
MR. CHARLES W. NOYES,
The unrivaled Horse Tamer, who will introduce his
BsauiifUi Performing Horse, Giurr Eacle, Jr.’ 1
Charles Reed, the Champion Eqnsstriaa.
George H. Batch ellor, the Orsat.it Leap.
er in the 'world.
Besides a 'numcrous Corps of Auxiliaries and Attendants.
The PROCESSION of this stupendous Consolidation
will he prolific in splendid effects and marvels of mtf
nificecce. The
COLOSSAL GOLDEN CHARIOT
50 cts.
$1 50
8 00
10 50
15 00
Mythological Car of the Muses,
Containing
Ed. Parmeles famed Brass Band
Will be drawn by 12 beautiful Arabian Steeds, gorgeous*
ly Caparisoned with cloth of velvet, richly studded with
brilliant emblematical ornaments of gold and stiver. The
Superb Deus,: Carriages, Baggage Wagons N tnd other
Equipages, [manufactured by the celebrated Fisxmyo
Brotrkks, New * ork,] are of the most elegant and cost*
ly description, ind of incomparable style and finish.
The indiscribable grandeur of this wouderful Cavalcade,
{reprsentmg, as it does, n MOVING PANOBAMA of
over d Milk in Lengthj with its attractive appointments
and attributes, is so superb beyond conception, exciting
in the'teboider the fixation of the fervid amusements
whiengare birth to chivalry and its^ttendantpageentiies
The Management desire to impress upon the Public
mind that each and every feature of this Grand Combi
nation is entirely unexceptionable and of e high toned
end moral character. Ihe undeniable excellence end is*
perioritv of thU establishment is a conceded fact.
forth* special amusement of Ladies end Children* Mr
C. W, .NOYE>VwiU exhibit his great
Performing Monkey* “VICTOR,”
The best trained animal of the kind In the world.
During the Entertainment
MON S . DAVIS,
The only successful rival of the Great Van Aznbonh
will enter the den of Trained Lions, Tigers and LswmA
At each Entertainment will be introduced the Perfomlaf
Ponies' Monkeys, Elephants and
DR. THAYER’S Educated
COMIC MULES, SAMI & DICK.
i«T? 1 5 i ®? R . Olfo,T * PAocwitfar will enter town at orahoart ■
10 o'eldek in the morning. *
Will also be at Hollidaysburg July 12th.
and-Tyrone City, July 14th.
ANDREW ECKEL.
nuts IB
Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Pipes, &c„ &c.,
i*«.
A6KNERAL ASSORTMENT
p/iif 8 ,n “* IIn#COD ' UnO - TO °
frARDWARE OP ALli. DESCRIP
■U. tunujoit nc*ir«d and forMto b, •
oct- 1 ; 3. B. HILBUAi.
OR
; &Z K
ip LOCAL XTEl^sI
As ExTaAORoiS4Jrr CostnisjJHOK-— The ar-
Igntngfnieiu effected between Thayer &. Noyes’ Cir-
Sciu end Van- Amburgh A Go's Menagerie, by
JBwhich these two wet] known and highlypopalar
-Sfeompnnies have united their forces ami exhibit in
'JBpne tent for a single admission fee, resulta 1 in pre-
tothe pwhltc such an entertainment ,as is
MwortliY tQjbe seem amtshoohl receive a degree of
Ws patronage.' commefisurato with' the magnitude of
■ tlie enterprise, *i»d the liberality with which the
imaaugors of the two establishments are earryifg
Mnut their plans. The omfit of the doable doncem
SB is said to be magnificent in tho extreme* a gorgeous
1 chariot, new ,cages and harnsssv superb horses, and
H splendid itappings combining to produce a mopt
aB brilliant effect as; they move through the country;
H'fhe enormous elephant “ Hannibal,” seventy years
|wof age ami weighing 13,000 pounds, is attached to
-Wthe m-nagorie and will loom np hugely in the
■Jpraml piocession :«s it eaters town. The codec--
’iftion ol living wild animals includes an. infinite va
- Jrieiv of rare and curious beasts and birds from
|| every part of the globe, presenting agtand expori
itiou ol animated nature which Js as instructive os t
it is interesting, We are assured that the erjues
irian ami gymnastic performances, given in cons
l/j& ncctiou with tho display of' wild beasts, will be of
iSjl the most dashing character, and from the extent
of the troupe and the celebrity of many of the
IK performers, there can bo no doubt that this do
:|9 partment of the mammoth exhibition will be cmi
nently satisfactory. - Dr. J. L. Thayer, who
■;* treats ids ggtient* with slopathic doses of fun and
jollity, officiates: as principal-humorist, and all
9 persons suffering from the blues, indigestion or
|S chronic meanness will do well to give his remedies
Hm a trial, while those, who are well will feel a gooil
deal better after giving him a calf. The cmnhi
•M nation will Visit this place on Wednesday, July 18.
■W .Icst.—We not iff that quite a uumborof our
■Jfc merchants have agreed to'close their cstahlish
|| mems at 7J o'clock P. oath evening Of the
S vioek except Saturday. This is hat a simple act
■'•fi of justice on the put', of tho merchants toward
f "''’'l heir clerks and salesmen. Men who are con
- fined to salesrooms from early v mprhiug until 7J
",o'clock JP. M., ought to have thO remainder of
.? the evening for recreation.
J And, at best, it is hut useless to keep stores open
% m n later hour than /the one mentioned, for nS
*| <oon ns out, citizens discover the chnnge, they will
i| moke I heir arrangements to lay in their supplies
'Jf% earlier in the day. We hope that every, merchant
'■S in town will fejlow the good example of those
| gentlemen, who have taken the lead in ttiis noble
reform. See advertisement in another 'colnmn.
"t ■ - 1 1 .
|| Pick pockets About.—lt seems that gome of
(fa the light fingered gentry hare mads their appear*
.'■S ance in town. On Tuesday evening some two or
J three travellers were relieved of sundry small
amounts of cash at the Bail Road Station, during
the stoppage of the trains for supper. We hope
the adventurous gentletuep (?) may soon be caged,
but in the mean time would say to the many who
gather around the station when the cars come in,
if you have any money, it bad better be left at
home, pickpockets are circulating' rather freely
now. As for ourselves, we feel that we can veil
tore, as onr pocket has for a long time been in the
condition of the Hebei Treasury, devoid of any
thing worth stealing. V
'% * ATai,. Accident.— Georgo Attig, a watchman
' O,l the . Pennsylvania Bail Road, was Instantly
on Friday nigh, lost, near GaUitzin, by this
'Snail train west. His attention" was attracted at
|he time to a freight twin eastward bonnd, and he
! did not become aware of the approach of the ma|l
;train till it was to late to get out of the way. He
- waa considerably mangled and we believe instantlr
. killed. Mr. Attig was a man somewhat advanced
in years, the father of a large family, knd bad been
theemploy of the company os. watchman for
'%t>om three years;— Standard,
Acci DKJTT.- Mr. Samuel Hagerty, of Logan
township, met with an accident this (Wednesday)
afternoon while assisting in raising the frame of a
bam for Mr. Coleman. By the filing of a
piece of tipber. Mr, Hagerty was knocked down,
and fell 'some ten feet. Doctor Cameron w*f
called, wjio, upon examining, decided that there
were no fractures, bnt< severe braises; *c. The
injury is n6t considered dangerous, but is very
painful.
I Change, Rev. S. K. Boyer, recently under
appointment at this place as minister of the Free
wil I Baptist denomination, has removed to New
Cumberland, Pa., and Rev. W. L Leacock has
taken the place vacated here. For the present
services will be held on Sai.bath mornings at lOJ
o'clock, at; the residency of Mr. Leacock on Helen
3J street, neajr the comer of Helen and Annie, East
(4 Altooha.
■&P,
State Teacher's Association.—lt will bo
noticed, by reference to another column, that the
Ipnnuul meeting:' of this Association will he held m
place,| on the 2d, Bd, and 4th of August. Our
itizcns mky ptieparc themselves for a treat, if we
re to judge from the positions held by some of
lecturers announced.;
I Plc OP the ft. E. S. “School,—The M.
B. S. S„ wiH hold a basket Pic Sic on .the *th of
in Loudon’s Wood,, ike scholar* and
mends of the school are invicedi and expected to
fend. The school will meet at A. M. at
Church, from which place they will proceed
the prove. ■!
Fourth Op July.—Wo have heard of' no gen
ii arrangement for the celebration of our na
>nal anniversary, but believe it «vilgenerally be
served by our ci lire ns, as preparations are going"
for picnics, ia some four or five different groves
the vicinity 6f town.
Comino to Town. —A Circus and Menagerie}
Iso, another fide lot of groceries .and provisions,
> swell the stock now on hand and for
tie so cheap at Fritcbey’s, corner of Carolina and
irgiaia street,.
i Fire! Fire ! ! — -Do not risk your property any
longer to, the mercy of the dames, but go to Kerr
pnd have him nsurcyou agajnsr loss by fire. 1 —
“ e “ *fecnt : for thirteen! differed companies
buttes *k*°h d°n»e of best in the'United
j AltSwi, July 21.-tf.