Intern infuse. ALTOONA, PA WEDNESDAY, JULY 13. 1864. m m iram» :of m msrmiiMl OBAKTljsa THE : I BOUXUCBS’ BIGHT i>o VOTE. _i_ I Election Tuesday. Aug. Sd, 1864. Extremes Notwithstanding John Ball’s letter and travellers may Write ns “a nation of bores, "we are nevertheless inclined to believe that the Anglo- American race, of the present day, will compare tenr favorably with the Anglo Saxon of any age. Indeed, with native vanity, we have been led to think that we far sorpass them In many things to make npgentilityand general intelligence. Yet we have one fault as a people which cannot bnt be seen by the intelligent European as well as the close observer at home. That fault is found in our extremes. We either land men too highly or condemn them too severely. Wo rest either in too sanguine a security or are Entirely carried away by excitement updji the approach of danger. Xo establish the truth Of these assertions it only seems necessary for us to point to|the manyjevi dences that have been presented dining ourpresem war. ' • : Some military chieftain, perhaps before I un known to the world, has performed a daring feat, and gained a splendid victory. For the time be ing, hi* name_ha» been on every lip, onr uewjspa pera have been filled with laudations, until:onr might almoat h ave imagined thatof all the star that have arisen this one outshonethem all. jpe mand* have immediately been made, through * public joumala and private source*, for a trattsfei of this new giant to some more Important antjre tpontible poaitipn. The transfer is made, a (new campaign is opened, and our hero, elated with the flatteiy-that wejtavewillingly bestowed open him, presses forward to defeat. '% askant is on ancoemfni, ho isringlorioasly driven beck, and[ im mediately (alls fifty or one hundred per cent, in th| opinion of his late admirers. Those whojyes teiday lauded him to the skies to-day denounce him as unfit to lead even a regiment into acjion. This ia the record of not only a sdlitaty case. Scores have bad their history written in these; few Words. Many have been written heroes in!this present war, and are now either disgraced oral tnoet forgotten, their first glory clouded o’ek by some after misfortune. Now this should not have been so. It is a ; fact that too many have not deserved one-half 1 the praise they.have received, but it is equally;true that many have not deserved one-half the censure that has been heaped upon them. There are cases in which incompetent leaders have been enabled to do much, and there are other cases in which the genius of a Napoleon might have failed.! In the first place, l|ten, W .-ought not to elevate men to rapidly. nntil they liavc proven themselves wor thy oft many well fought fields, and then we ahoaldlnot hastily condemn because of misfortunes, tmleai a man prove* himself totally unworthy of onr confidence. : : t But, as we have befpije inferred, this is no) the tmljr case in which we are carried to extremes. A few«days ago many of onr citizens confidently Predicted the downfall of the rebellion wjthin Alfiy days, all sanguine of success, they seemed 1® WPPOfo there was hot little to do except to march directly into Bicftmond; but now that a body of rebel raiders has cutour communications ,*tth Washington, the greatest excitement! pre vails, «u>d some are crying “all is lost.” Rich mond cannot be taken in a day, onr armies will Itave feaifnl work to do before the rebel leaders •dll give npthat stronghold. We have an abiding feith in theprowess of our armies, and the military •<*ppc»ty of their com madders, but we cannot! cx peet tbem to accomplish impossibilities. I No wodunsn a building until be has made the neeemaiy preparation. So General. Grant rknnot take Richmond until ho has prepared the way. This m*y take more Work then the final ilow, batj'however It may be, it must be done jfirst. But at the same time, though things do look dark, Ve do think the rebel army can march! the strerts of Washington, only ns prisoners of jwar. They have hazarded much in this attempt, and we believe will leant I? tf, fjioirown felly. We aije too easily ylated with good hews from some army; cor respondent, who, perhaps, has'nerer been within ten miles of.the from, and too easily depressed by ' exagerated accounts of stupendous raids,} the maghitnde of which lias'; only a place in the exci ted imagination of the same jjft.iific writer. This same habit of fiying to extreme*, is |nlsw the great exciting cause to petty strife, Men honestly take slightly different views of the innie subject, and then, led by this mad' passion fo| ex trenfes, each party Imagines himself as far jVnrr his adversely os it is .possible for him to bo, While In fitet/oeither can tcll.iofitimes, what it is that SCparotes them. In foqr cases out of every fire, men hike the opposite extremes just because they eUpg to.lho name of Democrat or Republican, or knmtpif parfy leaders do, while it Is to the interest of those leaders to make the breach as' wide ns possible, ’ For this purpose polithians very ofien make great ado in their political ha rangues about the inconsistency of their opporo infs, itnd in the madness of theireextreme declamations lead men to quarrel, not about real issues ! but Imaginaiy ones. It is high time that onr citia ens, everywhere, should begin to think for tltemse ves, ' act for -themselves, and avoid those foolish cx- Ogmes tbat mhke ns appear ridiculous in the :yes dfth*' woski. 1 dr thk Treasury. —Secretary b*s resigned, and Senator' Fessenden, of Ktoe, has been apt minted hjg a accessor and al ready entered upon the duties of his office. (The change, though unexpected, caused less excitement An mighthare been stjpposed. j IWar News. Oar people have almost ceased to inquire about the news from Grant’s and Sherman's armies, being more particularly interested for the present in the Rebel movement on Baltimore and Wash ington. The affair is nndoabtedly of greater mag nitude than I tad been supposed. Gen. with 10,000 men, engaged them at Monocacy, but was forced to fall back toward Baltimore. He re ports the Rebels 20,000 ; strong. The Northern Central R. R. has been cut in the vicinity of Gockeysville. A. body of Rebel cavalry have, also, cut the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R., capturing at least one, and some accounts say three passenger trains. On the train that was certainly captured, Major General Franklin was a passenger. All officers and soldiers on board were taken priloncrs, the rest of the passengers robbed, and the train burned. By this bold stroke the Rebs have entirely severed the direct commu nication of New 'fork and Philadelphia with Wash ington and Baltimore. They have also destroyed the telegraphic communication between those places, . leaving us without news from • The latest account —this, Tuesday, afternoon— says: -• The Rebels are within six miles of Wash ington ci.y, numbering according to various esti mates, from 15,000 to 40,000. This looks quite gloomy. We have, however, some ossurUnces pn the other hand, which lead us to hope this army of traitors have done about .all they are able to accomplish. Some troops from New Orleans have been landed ai Baltimore These, with others there and some since sent for ward, we trust will hurl back the invaders and teach them bow presumptuous it is to make such attempts. From Grant and Sherman we have nothing new, only that both seem to be making sure work though it be slow. The Circus and Menagerie The citizens of this place and vicinity will have an opportunity of visiting an exhibition of rare attractive powers, formed bv the combination of Thayer & Noyes’Circus and Van Amburglt & Co>‘a Menagerie, both jof which companies are to exhi-: btt under one pavilion tor a single price of admis sion. Ihe expenses attendant upon such an enter prise must be enormous, especially in these times of pi evading high prices, but tbe immense throngs, which such an unusual combination cannot fail ot attracting, will doubtless render tbe enterprise re nuinerative to its projectors. The collection ofliv ng beasts and birds, os will b? seen by the ad vertisement. comprises a great variety of rare and interesting specimens from the most remote parte of the globe, among which will be found some that are very seldom seen in similar collections, and m;- dudes the monster elephant “Hanihal,” who ii a show of himself. Mr. Davis, who performs in lin den of lions anti tigers, la the favorite pupil of Van Amburgh and who has been brought up among beasts of prey. When only five years of age he was taken into a den of wild beasts, together with a lamb, by Mr. Van Ambutgh in New York, thus verifying the prediction that “the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and a little child shall lead them. He is said to have a wonderul contrdl over the fiercest l of the brute creation. The circus troupe is composed of some of the most celebrated riders, vaulters, acrobats, equilibrists, downs and volrigeurs in the country, While the stud of per forming horses, ponies and mules it is said, cannot be equaled on this siefe of the Atlantic. Dr. Thav er, the famous humorist will doctor the audience with powerful doses of fun, and taken altogether, the exhibition promises to afford unlimited grati fication to all who may attend, on July 13. The Pirate Alabama Sunk.— On the 19th ult., the Rebel Pirate Alabama left the harbor of Cherbourg, France, for the purpose of engaging the U. S. Gunboat Kearsage, commanded by Capt: Winslow, which was lying off watching for the pirate. The contest lasted about one hour and ten tnin*t utes, in which each vessel made seven circles in their maneuvering. The contest ended by the Alabama being disabled and Sunk by the guns of the Kearsage. Nine of the Alabama’s crew were killed and twenty wounded. About 30 were pick ed up by the English Yacht, Deerhound, which lay off watching the light. Among those taken up by this vessel was Capt. Senimes, commander of the Alabama. The rest of the rebel crew were taken by the Kearsage, as prisoners of war. The Kear snge had 3 men wounded, none killed. The ac tion accnrred about 10 or 12 miles from land.—. The conduct of the commander of the British Yacht, in rescuing Capt. Semmes and some of his men thus enabling them to escape from being ta-; ken prisoners of war, is bnt another evidence of tlie falsity of English neutrality. The case may yet cause a serious difficulty between our govern ment, and that of Queen Victoria. 17th Congression al Conference.—The Con-, forces of the Republican party met at the Ward House, Tyrone, on the. 23. h uit., and af.eri or ganizing proceeded to ballot for nomination. The mimes before the Convention were A. A. Barker. Editor of ihe Alleghenian, at Eb.nslmrg, Cambria Co., L. W. Hall, of Altoona, and Win. Dorris, Jr., of Huntingdon. On the first ballot Barker had 6, Dorris 8. and Hall 3 votes. Barker gening the delegation- from ■ .’amlnin and Mifflin, Dorris that from Huniinz •lon..nnd Hail the delegation from Blair, 375 ballots were had; the majority of which were the same ns ihe first.i The last, however, stood Dor ris 5. Hali l, Barker 6 The Conference then adjourned to meet at the same place on Wodnes-' day, the 8-1 of Aligns!, at 10 o’clock A. M. Amendment to tub Constitution.—Do not forget that on Tuesday, the 21 day of August, an election will be held to decide as to whether onr State Constitution shall bo so amended as to per mit the soldiers, to vote. Then, when the day ar rives, go to the pplls, and giro a unanimous vote for this amendment, thos testifying to the soldiers that you appreciate their services. Tub Cosnmojst of the Sooth. —A soldier in; Crooks' command of Gen. Hunter’s army, writing.; from Charleston, West Vs., since the return of the army to that point, soys: The impression on my mind about the rebellion is that the rebels ore now nsiug their last man, last dollar and last loaf of bread. There is nothing in reserve. If beaten now they go np_ suddenly and surjefy. We could see this event where. The lastlcard is now being played, and if lost, all is lost for them. Ido hope our people wiU hold put, no matter what happens to Grant or anybody else. A little perseverance {abound to, win the day. Alt rebels want to end the war now. They perfer subjugation to another year of war. Letters from the Army. FROM COMPANY F, 2d RESERVES. E-STBESCHMESTS, keae Petebbbcbg, Va.,) June 80th, 1861. f Messrs. McCrum & Df.hs It has been some time since I have written to yon, but we have been kept so busy Since crossing the Rapidan, that we have had time for little else than actual and hard sarvice. Accompanying this I send a list of rascalities. In one ot the late issues of the Tribune, in noticing the death, from wounds, of Xiieut. Robert J. Clark, there are some remarks made which Capt. John M. Clark wishes to have corrected, as they woi|ld convey to the mind of the reader the idea that the Captain was not on the field in command of his Company when Lieut. Clark was wounded The statement pf his being exhausted and not in, the engagement is incorrect. He was with ns in the charge his brother was wounded and carried off the field. He re mained with us through the contest and marched with us to our new position. . Lieut. Clark was wounded by his side. Our pickets have made an arrangement with the pickets of the: Rebs, not to fire on the picket lines. We are in front of Wilcox's Division of Ewell's Corps. Before this arrangement was made it was extremely dangerous to be found in the rear of our rifle pits, or to raise a head above the entrenchments, but now we have no fears. The distance between the two skirmish lines is 200 yards, but one would not think it over fifty • when firing is going on. We are 3 miles to the | left of Petersburg.. On our right canonading is going on at all hours of the day and night. Our ; rations are large, indeed, more than we can carry ! well. We get pickled cabbage, sour krout, onions, j dried apples and beans. We get our water mostly i from the swamps but sometimes get some from ! wells. Which is much cooler than the other. I ! saw some of the members of Co. M, 62d Reg’t, a j few days ago, aud they seem .very sanguine that J they will go home in a few days. Some of the I boys saw Capt. Findley and Lieut. McGlutbeiy | and others of the 7G:h Regiment yesterday, and i report that they arc well, and pleased to be under I Gen. Grant. , ' i 1 he following are our casualties since Mav 4th to the present time: Ist Lieut. Robert J. Clark, wounded May 12tlt in the wilderness, died June 4th. Frivatc Alfred Cherry, killed Mav 12th. Abraham L.'Smith, killed Mav 10th. A. Gehrott, wounded Mav 10, died 16 h. “ Titos R. Sherman, wounded May 12ih. died June 3d. 1 ’ Private E. J. Moore, killed in skirmish line June 19ih. Swgi. W, Ambrose, wounded in face June 17 •' James B. Kind, wounded May 5. Corp. John Smith, wounded in side May 12th. “ 'y ■ Snyder, thixh broken Jund 24111. ‘ Uuvid Casaidav, shoulder, Muv 12th. Private George J. Helsel, capxured hv cnemv, May oth. • ’ 1 'Y m ' wounded in thigh slight ly, May lOfh. 6 Private A. Thompson, wounded ill face, Mav 10. Jos. C. Pheasant, “ fopt, ‘‘ Cornelius, wounded in breast seri ously, June 19th. J 23° Sn y der - * n dead seriously, Private J. Kutherford, arm and side, Jane 25. “ M Haiick, arm, amputated May 10. Bugler Geo. W. Leet, arm, June 19. With this list I will close, only adding that to day we muster for two month’s pay, and that our time will expire in a month or six weeks. FROM COMPANY K, 81th p. V Near Petersburg, Va., ) ; June 27th, 1801. j Messrs. Editors ;—I wish to inform our friends in Altoona and vicinity, that some of us are yet alive and in good health. Our line of battle is between two railroads the Petersburg and Norfolk on our right, nnd the Pe tersburg on our left. We have been here longer than at any place yet since this campaign. It is very warm down here in Dixie—a little warmer than we want it—but we will do the best we can tiil the weather gets cooler again. We would like very much to see some rain, for it is very dry and dusty here now, and water is getting very scarce. When we first came here, we carried our water a mile, but now we have a well about lour feet deep, which supplies us. This well is in our breast works, and the water is much better than what we formerly had. Our Company has 38 men fit for duty, all of whom are in’good health and ready for action whenever called upon. I will now give a list of the killed and wounded , in our Company since we crossed the liapidm. May sth—John U. Shankel, slight wound in head; returned to duty. Robert Dane, right hand. James Hnpbum, right hand. Samuel Snoty, Kft hand. May 6: h—Allan Mabie, killed. Henrv Luhold left shoulder; returned to duty. Alfred feverhart, face. May 12th Corp'l Philip McCracken, right hand j returned to duty. Micliatl Keep, right lung, died June Bth. Alexander Read, right leg, amputated, died May 19th. May 24'h—Henry C. Bowers, right shoulder, returned to dale. June Ist—Jacob Gillnert, killed. Cap*. Alban -11. Nixon, lelr hand and left shoulder. Levi Der rick. left hand. Joseph Barker,' slight wound in forehead. N. B. Ft-tule, thigh and left hand. June H>.h—Hubert Eyrie, k-fi hand. June 1 9.h—Jos. Earn, killed. PeterS. Hart, wounded in right shoulder. J. A. Shankel. died June 3d of Typhoid f. ver, I believe this is ~ complete list, Juiing ihis campaign, up to the present time. JO.S F STOUFFER, Co. K, tihPu. Vols, Fast Day.— The Fresid.mi, in accordance whh the joint resolution of C ngre??, has issued Ids proclamation, appointing the first Thursday of August next as a day of hnmiliailon and prayer for the people of the United States, and commend ing them to confess and repent of tlieir manifold sinsj to implore forbearance and forgiveness of Ajmighty, and tu pray tha% if consistent with His will, the existing rebellion mav i.e ?|>eedily suppressed, nnd the supremacy of the Constitution nnd laws of the United States be established throughout the States; that the rebels mav lay down their arm? and speedily return to iheir'alic giance, that they mny not be utterly destroyed; that the effusion of blood may be stated, and that umrv and fmternity may be preserved, and peace established throughout our borders. Remarkable Coincidences.— -At Spotsylvania Courthouse, Brigadier General Hen 17 A. Walker, of A. P. Hill's Corps, lost hi* foot. In D. H. Hill ft attack upon the intrenched camp at Bermuda Hundred, Brigadier General Wm. S. Walker was severely wounded in the foot and taken prisoner. Miyor General H. T. Walker was shot through the foot in the recent engagement near Dallas, Georgia, between Johnston and Sherman. The commander of the Stonewall brigade. General James L. Walker, was badly wounded in the great battle of May 12th, when Ed. Johnston's division sofferd great Joss. General Marmadufee Jailed in a duel General March Walker, of Arkansas. PUTNAM CLOTHES WRINGER Iff IS THE ONLY RELIABLE i SELF-AD JUSTIN G; WRINGER. NO WOOD-WORK TO SWELL OE SPLIT. NO THUMBSCREWS TO GET OUT OBORDER vmisTEfi tith ob without coo-wheels. It took the FIRST PREMIUM at fifty ■evea State ant! County Fairs in 1863, aud is, without ' an exception, the beet W ringer ever made. Patented in the United States, England, Canada, and ; Australia.' Agents wanted in every town, and in all of tho world. No. 2, $6.50. No. 1, $7,50. No. F. $8.60. No, A. $9.50. Manufactured and sold, wholesale and retail, by THE PUTNAM MANUFACTURING CO,. No. 13 Platt Street, Now'York. and Cleveland Ohio. 8. C NORTHROP, Agent. WHAT EVERYBODY KNOWS, viz,.— That Iron well galvanized will not rust; That a simple machine i* better than a complicated one; That a Wringer should be self-adjusting, durable , and efficient ; . , That Thumh-Screws and Fastenings cause delay and trouble to regulate nod keep in order; That wood soaked in hot-water will swell, shrink and split; That wood bearings for the shaft to run in will weaxoui r That the Pu'man Wringer, with or without coglmeels will not tear (he clothe*; That cog-wheel regulators arc not essential; That the P utuani Wringer has all the advantages, and not one of the disadvantages above named; That all who Lave .tested it, pronounce it tho best Wringer ever mode; That it will wring a Thread ora Bed-Quilt witiiodt alter- AllOg. We might fill tho paper with teetimoninls, but in* sen only a few to convince the skeptical, if tilth there he and we any to all. test Putnam’s Wringer. Test it THOR OUGHLY with ANY and ALL others, and if not entirely satisfactory, return it. Putnam Manufacturing CO: Gentlemen ; 11,-now from practical experience that iron well galvanised with sink \oili not oxidise or rust ontpar tide. The Putnam Wringer is as near perfect as possible, and 1 can cheerfully recommend it to be the best in use . Respectfully yours, J .NO. W. WllKELER.Cleveland, Ohio. Many year’s experience in the galvanizing business, en ables me to indorse the above utaieun ut in all particulars . JNO. C. LEFFEKTS, No. 100 Beckman Street. New York. January. 1864. \> e have tested f utiium’s Clothes Wringer by practical wmking. >nd know that it will do. It is cheap; it is »mi pie; it require- no loom, whether ut wmkor attest; u child cm operate it: il dors its duty clmdiU ;hly ; it saves, time and it saves wear aud tear. We earnestly* advise ah who ha*'e much Wishing to'do. wait all intelligent p r tuns who have any. to buy this Wringer. It will pay lur it»elf in a year at must. llo.v II HIACK GItKELKZ. Sample Wringer sent, Kzpre.-> naid. »u receipt u( price June. 2J. ISGC—'iin. BUT ONE PUICE. AND Til AT A CASH PRICE FOR ALL OUR GOODS! AS STATED AT THE OPENING of the Union Store, the object of the company is not f<» undersell other store keepers in a few articles ami make it up uu others, but simp'y t*i well ever> article at a certain percentage above c«w»t, lei that jKjiccutage bring thu price abov* or below that of other stores. By Belling FOR CASH ONLY, we arc enabled to place our percentage at the very lowest figure, because we ImS’e no loss to make np. We ahull at all times keep the beet quality of all artcles offered for sale. Our present stock consist* aof choice se lection ef SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, SYRUPS, SPICES and everythin# in the grocery line Tl»e best brands of Flour fiom the Phoenix, Mount Uniou and other Mi!is. SUGARS. Pmudied 18 cts., hlte 17 cts., Yellow and Brown very fine. Imr-mial and Black Teas from So cts., to 1.60 per lb. COFFEE. iVUiWmsport.Rio, Frankliu Mills Rio, Nonpareil Bio Ex> el >ioi, Dandelion, Essence. Ih owned Rye, Ivi »futl binds, Chocolate and Cocoa. Sc;,in ’isc, Ground Alluni and Dairy Salt. Navy B spun. Flounder. Congress, Natural leaf and So lace Chewing Tobacco, also a good solution of Smoking Tobacco, and Cigars. Franklin and Lovering’s Sugar House ami other Syrups, Buuch Raisons 30 eta. Seedless liaisons 25 cts., per lb. Corn Starch. s Carbon Oil 66 cts. per gallon. •Candles. SOAPS Rosin, German, French Castile, American Castile, Saw er’s and other Toilet Soaps.' 1 CRACKEES. Cream, Wine, Sugar, Butter, Soda and Water Crackers, ferina Biscuit. WOODEN AND WILLOW WAKE. Brooms . lland, Dust. Scrub and Shoe Brushes. ]lVe would call special attention to our Boots and Shoes as onr stock is fresh aud selected with great care as to MANAGERS. Dec. 23. 1863. IRELAND BY THE GALWAY LINE OF STEAMSHIPS, MONTREAL do do Washington Line of sailing Vessels. And the North German Lloyd Line ot Steamships sailing between N. York Havre, Bremen, Southampton, and London. Draft* at eight. f»r One Pound and upwards, on National Bank ami Blanche*. payable in all the’Cith-f ami Towns lu England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, f ec of dhcount. R. A. O. KERR, June 9.1961-tf. ALTOON A. PA. HAKDWaHE I CH A ItI.ES J. MANN. | IEALKH IN FOREIGN AND DO I / MEsIIC lIAUDWAKK. Wootlji.v WAKE. IIKOOMS. * WINDOW MIADKS DOJK JJAI'.- UPHOLSTERING GOODS. SH MS FINDINGS, MOULDERS - TOOLS BIRD C vOES AND WIRE GOODS, • WINDOW GLAS? PUTTY. WHITE LEAD. IC.. &C. - Kvttry d -Acripti-ni of do si* in his line Rill be fin tiMird at short notice. and al I.Av rut*** lor nnh. Hie rvinaitiiiiir : t- rk of DilY U MD3 an hand will b clovil uar at remarkably low prices, in order to relhoiuwb tint branch of the bn-dne**. Affent for U’ilNuii’rt •• Telegraph Fodder ('utter.” Altoona, May 2*.tth. 18P2. IN' the Court of County, SAKAIIJ ANK WILT, by) No. 17. ber wxt friend, Julid January Term. W. Hume*, Ksq. ( JoinUluli Pleas of Blair SIMON WILT. , , The undersigned. having been appointed a corner. isMoner to take testimony, in the above stated case, by the Court of Common Pleas of Blair Comity, hrreoy gl re* not ire that, pursuant to said appointment, he will eximine wit neHAes and take testimony In mhM case at hi* office, in the borough of Altoona, in the county of Blair, on Saturday Ihe eighteenth [lfilhJ day of June, A. D...ISW. between the hours of 9 o’chick in the forenoon, and Jive o’clock in the /ternoon of said day. JOUN D. SPEILMAN, Commissioner. Altoona, May CO '64. MANTAU- MAKER—MISS ANNIE GREER, respectfully informs the ladies of Altoona and vicinity that slio is prepared to moke all styles of ladies* and children’s dresses, coats, Ac., in the most tub* stantial manner and in the latest stylo of feshlon. Residence with Mr. Aikwith, on Helen street, between Annie and Julia streets, J2ast Altoona. [May, 18th-lm. F RITCHEY’S NEW STOKE, comer of Corolla* aad Virginia Su. COME AND SEE THE NEW STOCK OF Cheap G-oods AT G. C. SMITH’S STOKE, Corner of Julia and Harriet St-*.. Ea«t Altoona, (formerly occupied by D. M. Bure A Co.) THE UNDERSIGNED TAKES TH)S method of informing the publi', and citizens of AL TOONA in particular, tiiat he has again received another new stork of DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, NOTIONS &c., such a* will he likely to suit every body and disappoint no body iu quality and prices. We have a very superior and large lot of HAMS (S. C.) Side and Shoulder, which we are selling under present Pi ttsburg prices. EXTRA FAMILY FLOUR, FISH. SALT, LAUD. Ac. Special attention U invited to our new Queenswnre, which we will have from NeW York in a few days, (about the 10th or 15tb.) Call and examine onr DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, SHOES, HATS. NOTIONS, &c„ ic. No trouble to eliow goods, and wo feed confident Uist sll who favor us with a call will go away satisfied with their bargains and treatment. As we do principally a cash business, we sell at a verv low percentage. HIGHEST Pi.ICE PAID FOR RAGS ALL KINDS OF COUNTRY PRODUCE .taken in exchange for goods. Don’t forget the place. Corner of JULIA and HARRIET streets. East AUooua. Juue 8, ’W.-lf G. Ci. SMITH. CHANGED HANDS. SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS!! J. W. c U K R Y , WOULD MOST RESPECTFULLY inform the public, that he has purchased J. !). HILEMAN'S stock ot Dry Goods, Groceriea, 4c., aud will continue the businas* at the old eland. To tho stock purchased from Mr. il. I have just added a large and select assortment of DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, SILKS, NOTIONS, BOOTSAND SHOES, HARDWARE, QUEEESWARE, WOOD AND WILLOW WARE, GHOCEKIES, FINE VARIETIES OF TOBACCO! And in fact everything usually kept in a fii>t class coun ii > store, vvl* ch wit bought b-w f.tr cm.li and « ill be sold at c.inc'p.)inlmg low once* tor cash or Country produce, uiul r.-quoi t’.c public to give me a cull b«i*uv pun; .using flat « Ik-i e. feeling satisfied I can otfer supciiur induce uieot-. to cash buyers. Ait .»oii;i, April 27.-1 f Imjio. laut to I'm Tux Payers of Blair County. HAVlNGcuqiMided to dispense with the .erviun. Ul a Urpai) Cnlh-ctnr in uhiir • wmlj llin l.ix I. i)-n niv h.-l i-bv ndilU-d tlmtnll InXi-s a.'IK-.vll up M anil inclu ling thy isl 1..1 Api li. will hr pui . lu Ml . Deli us heretofore. The annual li st forISGL the May list, and all mbs*- qu -iit list, a lt ).- col'e te.l hy James Clark, e-q .- in the townships of Suyti r, Antes, 'I y lone, and Tyione city, and .n>o<»i in . h-.mi v ..i the county. In collecting the aUnilai hit. up,- outmontS will be fixail at convenient places, «.f witich pmdle n nice will bo given. Km- the com enimico n m iimiTctmvr* ail oth-i s who have m mtiiiv UiXt- to pay. 1 will spend the thir.l Tu -day ••f every in nitii in 1 1 > 11 1 • iiy»i>u * g. an-1 the f .11 w.ng day in All-* na. at whicn ri.u *s and places limy can c iH and pay their taxes. It not thus pai-l. the money, or check ku the aa ne. can be forwarded by anil to me at Jolm-town, The law iniperatividy demands that the lax must be paid I efore the clone o? the mouth, and it h my duty to eti force the liw without res|*ct t«> purMms* Delinquents will find tea per cent, added to the amount and a warrant in the hand* of a special deputy for tho collection of all tax * not pud as above slated# Ml Clark will be at Tyrone on th- third Friday in **ach mouth. Ib-mit lance* can be iqude to him at Birmingham . Huntingdon county. SAMUEL J.RuYKB, j e 9-2 w. Colic zior. 4 CAiMPAIGN PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE, devoted to tho election of LINCOLN' and JuUNSON, Union and Freedom, and the Jiightof Suffrage i» --Ur brave Sold ten, will he issued on the 21st of July, and weekly thereafter until tin* lull returns of the Presi deulial Election can be given, from the office of the Frank lin Repository, Uhambeisburg, Pa. iUE Old Flag will contain purtraitsof Lincoln. Johnson and ether eminent men; maps ofbattles and battle-fields, ami will urge relentless war upon Copperheads until their e second will contain a portrait of Andrew Johnson. Address M’CLURB 1* STONER. j .-22.31. CONFECTIONERY AND ICE CREAM SALOON. 'THE SUBSCRIBER WOULD IN JL FORM thecitizeus of Altoona and vicinity that his CONFECTIONERY. NUT ami FRUIT STORE,is always applied with Iho very best articles to bodiud, and in great variety. ICE CREAM of the very best flavors, always to bo bad. FRESH-BAKED ERE AD, CAKES, & PIE j, always on hand, at reasonable rates. 1L- is at all prepared to supply cakes, candies. 4c., lor pic-nics ami other parties. He invites a share of public patronage, believing that he enu render full satisfaction: o Remember, his store and uiloon is on Virginiastreet, two I'ior-helow Patton’s Hal). OTTO ROSSI. Altoona. April 8. ISGS-tf. JACOB WF.FS, BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, Yiiwlniv Street. Altoona, I*a„ Keeps constantly on hand BREAD. CAKES, CANDIES ice cireaim: \ND S\VKf.T MK \T.v of hi. m\vll 11i111.ufi.■ mm.- which lie - pri-purit, 1 I -It. \vh -i.-.nli- 1-,-tiiil. ut till- must miu-.-u -ililt- |.ric*-s. iis.i. rtiKKI .N FIiL'TTS.-Uih ns OUANfiK-s. I.K. OXS, ITNE-Am.KS. -Tp s . I’UUNES UAIMS’S, NUTS, &C., iC.. ■ mi. hittnl in rli..j| n-spii-rivi.- i.;i.>iini, C VKE.S RAKED TO ORDER, • r pir.-i.-nl «r ■•,-cjisi n-. ..n »h-i t n«.t cu and in the neat ■*t and b. «r ttyi«* <»t tie arr. Call, e\ i;t| it •an 1 pric - nr; *t»-k and y«m will find f n tnud and cheap a* «mii l«e plltchased td^'Wlii-n*. ■ L»n 27. !*••;{ CJFFIN TRIMMING; BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF till- O. ilium. C.. 1111 uf n.uli c .11111 > tl.v uii.lv-r -■ u-in-l will .-i,.,... iu |,ulil,c vi-i,.iije ~r uiiiir>. mi me i-.-nik-.c-. 111 tile llm-migli in Altnnij.i. mi TIIUIUSOAV IO.Mi 30Ul. itlii. ut Ij n Clwk A. M , tlic 1..11..wing cubed |>r*-|H*ity; All timt c rmiii Ljl* OF OK>U.\D -itiiute in tlic *i..roug.i *»i li.ou'iu. b mg U>l -No. five [5 in Ul**ck -V*. lour (.J, fmmhig titty iwt on Uath.irinf at -10 I extending luck auo bUiMrco .tud tee* i„ nn and uwne.l by OLoKUh ItnAlit, deceased. the inipiuvi-m.-ut* are tjrHxl imU arid dwintbly incited: fKlUds or rviLt:.—Une-burf of the |mch;«se money to be pud mi confirmation ol *uie. and the oilier half in mio year, with inl.nsi, tu be »ccUieti by the bond «n t inort*'' of tlie pmchaser. ALLX. M’OoiuilCK. June b-ot. Adnilr of 0-a. Reatly. dec’d. Libel for Divorce. 'fli : ■ : ~:4~y MUSIC!— INSTRUCTIONS GI^EN on the Piano-Forte and Melodeon. by Miss % SHOEMAKER. Ttaus. sin per quarter. No charge for the use of the Instrniueut. Residence on Catharine Street* West Altoona. fJan.16. 1862-tf. Great excitement on chest- NUT STREET.—A splendid stock of Dry Goods, {£f ,8 » and Stone-vrare. Yellow-ware, wotvied and Willow-ware, just received and for sale at the lowest cash ' A. L. BUHKHART- Cheap cash store, corner Chestnut and Allegheny streets. Jane 9.*Bt NEW! NEW! UN IT.--D STATi-.h TAX i S. THE OLD FLAG I ABMLViNTiiAJ Ur’S SALE METROPOLITAN COMBINATION! THAYER & NOYES' UNITED STATES CIRCUS, VAN AMBUROH & CO’S MAMMOTH MENAGEBIE Egyptian Caravan, ComUa«d for th« S«Mn of 1864* vith One Prie« of Aj gxiMitHk LEGITIMATE Fv«r Organised—Mouai. and Rsmco AwauiiaT. Pre-eminent Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts, Jesters, Cow ns. Contortionists, Equilibrists and General P«|w formers—Splendid Stud of trai.iko Hoasta, Koines an! Taicx Munss— Magnificent Collection ofLmns Lioxq Tick**, LcoPitra, Bears, Hve*a*, Wol»e», Momvt Apes. Bahooxs, Uikss of all kinds and sUes, kc, (atk ered by the Great Van Amburgh Himself; Will exhibit at ALTOONA, on Wednes day, July 13th—Afternoon at 2, and Evening at 7 o’clock. Admistion 50 C'\ oi* Trained I >hn«, 1 iger* uni I «op«ra* /teich f'htertnnment wil! W introduced the Perfoxmint 1 onUfi* .Monkeys, LieplUntJ ai.J DR. THAYER’S Educated COMIC MULES, SAM & DICK. Thk (toKnco**** PRorr»«:iJt will enter towa atcr about 10 o’clock in the morning. Will also he at HoU'ulaysburg July 12th, and Tyrone City, July 14th. DEMIS IX Tobacco. Cigars, Snuff, Pipes,' &c., &c., An*it itrect, AUoona, Pa. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT of Goode in UU line contUotljron blind at the lownt eulipricoe. ; [Feb. 7,18GJ Hardware, of all dbscrip Uos> jut Ksc«iT«d and for Ml* by Mt..U4(] 3 n mi.min GRAND ATO— r Consolidated with the only An AFRICAN OSTRICH, Nine Fdcl Higii. Al’aircf ythological Gar of the Muses, Containing Tlnrlrti ft* Fnt2!#ifiTT’cr.t ANDKEW ECK -| ||Uoo»a iihie. 1 LOCAL ITEMS. • CIRCUS Sons op Temperance. —This order celebrated the day by a pleasant festival, in the evening, a; their hall. Ice cream, cakes, and smiles, tvq are told, went far to makethe entertainment a joyous tx one. IS ; - - Miss Sixoesukeh’s CosctKTs.—We nnintcts. >_% tlonally neglected in our last issue to notice that b°th concepts came off in such a manner os :||| 'to elicit praise from those best able to Judge as to Mm their merits. We hope the thing may he repeat ia ed at some future lime. L. The Fourth* This ever glorious dt, | -cloudless sky and many happy foees, for, although j there were no srrsngeinents for a genera) celebrs- | tioo, each citizen of our mountain town seemed intent on doing their best tOitnake it a gala day. In accordance with a. time honored custom a large amount of - gunpowder was exploded at an early hour, which, if it bad no other good effect, brought its but into the pure morning air in time to sou the rising sun and, to either see or partici pate in all that might follow. Tub Fantastics,—Some fifty young men had arranged for s fantastic parade, and at six o'clock made their appearance from the Ilollidaysbnrg plank road. They were mostly made to represent that, not rare, specie* of humanity now familiarly ; known as coolntbqnds. Some of them presented I quite a striking appearance, especially the one who | hamuwrtd the barrel, (alias has* drum.) The af fair, for Us kind, wah good, hut wo protest against burlesquing a day so dear to American hearts. English Cathouc Pic Ntc.—The English Catholic pic-nic was held in Miller’s Grove, west of town. This was, perhaps, the largest gather ing of the many that surrounded our mountain town during the day. .Dancing and amusements of various kinds filled up the day, until the evening time invited the “ gay and happy " home. Tub German Catholics* and German Lu tbbhans occupied different parts of Beale's woods south of town. Their amusements and manner of enjoyment were much the same as at the English Catholic, with the addition, perhaps, that our German friendjs enter into all such things with their might, consequently manifesting more zeal than their English neighbors. The Methodist S. School. I—Loudon’s 1 —Loudon’s woods, also sonth of town, was made vocal with the songs of these merry children- Here a rich repast was spread for the “dear little ones," and innocent amuseinents filled up ’the pleasures of she day. and they relumed home, as we heard one of them singing, “ Gay and happy still.’’ Tub Baptist S. School went to Hagerly's grove, east of iown, where a table swing, &c., had been prepared for tbeir enjoyment. We believe that this was the only place where the document which gave to this day a name was read. Mr. Harry ColcloSser read the Declaration- of Inde pendence, the teachers and children snng some patriotic songs, and short and appropriate speeches were made by Rev. A. F Slmnulelt, of Bell's Mills, and Rev. Dimmovk, of Philadelphia. Tin grove resounded with the gleeful voice of child hood, until the evening air kissed their brows and bade them hasten home. Altoona Soldier's Aid Society.—A few 1 no ble ladies are still laboring in this good cause, we hope more will join them sooni The following statement has been handed ns: “ June 28, 1864. Sent to the Sanitary Com mission one box, containing one quilt made and presented by the young ladies of Hamilton school, Logan' township; thirteen pairs new drawers, one pair old ones; five new shirts and three old ones; thirty-three handkerchiefs; nice towels; three arm slings; two coats; two pairs pants'; one hundred and fifty-seven yds. bandages; one hun dred rolls old muslin; a lot of lint, and a package of newspapers,” We are requested to say that donations will be thankfully received by the members of the society, to be appropriated to the humane object for which they have organized. Mrs. Robert McCormick or Mrs. Daniel Price will receive any such dona tions of money, or articles of clothing or food that might add to the comfort of onr brave boys, in the hospital or on the field. A Love Letter.— The following billotdoux was picked up the other day and handed to us for publication. We give it a place in our columns for the benefit of Sally Ann, and all others who may be able to “see the point.’’ Read it: Forth of July, 1864. Oere Sally Ann— Upon this grate and glorins day I set me down to Rile to you; So never mind what others Say, Bijt just Believe your William" tm . O, Sally Ann, I lav yon belter than ml own nuuny, and if you won’t .Marry me lie never be hapy enny more:— bo Dere Sally Ann jnrt make npynre Mind and act the Dav. I no I hav no home, but wele Bent a cottage and He work bapl, ftiul wele bi nil onr groceries and provision* at Fntchey’a cheap more, anti thus we can soon Save ennff to bi a House and tot, anil if we kominu to bi at Fritcliey’s we wood soon be Kith, and you mite dress in silk ami. So Forth, ami hav 3 new bonnita evry vein! No more at present, bu xemanes your own Swete WILLIAM. Those Hoo*.—Some weeks ago we had the assurance that all hogs running loose about town would be '• arrested ”aml confined. Uttny new p< ns were erected mnl quite an im provement made, but we noiiee this m.-mine ; ' q iire a number of porkers moving along thfeside ■' walks of some principal sneers. ' We ho|« the proper officers may get a sight of them, and “ send them up” to the castle.prepared for their reception. Ypcsd Men's Chkistia.n A ssociatiox.—On i Friday night last, at the regular meeting of she j|. Y. M. C. Association, the following officers were 1, elected for the cmrent term,, via.; President, A. -» H. Sembower; Vice President, j. W. laenbcrg; 'M, Rw- Secretary, J. D. Hicks; Ass'i Rrc. Secretary. ■W Ghas. G. Welch ; Financial Secretary, Richard f DeCbarmes; Trea*., H. C. Bossinger. " , Robawat.— On the moraing of the Fourth, a horse, attached to * milk-wagon, became fright ened at the Ki'uic made by the “fantastic band,” and ran away, depositing the wagon and. freight in a reversed position opposite Khermger's hotel, on - r i i