! Capture of Florida. , _ —,., ~,„ 4th . hns A correspondent of the London Morning fo*t 1 intlM ’ll all IT» I iTjmt I■' Bn«TOS Nor B.—THb- Um»d States steamer The Bichrooncl Enquirer of the • \n* tas snvs ,|,., t the I Mvettjiort manilestation "ot tying ■ Kear „ whU . h I•; „ n J nn.yingds an old? tuck am-# .he Imlians of ———— - ii, K ,«irtigcrs W. W. Williams, AtMstnm Puviiimskt Haves. One witter, who t- . the northw 8t coast of AnicrkyT- He was travel ‘if «l.c-'Uttifod : Buit-s summer y&chttell, hearer of ilmt the sentiments ol _ the army ar. f ll ‘J. ;; * linK . in Oregohtu 1814 and met «-«rwin lh«mm« iidesltnu-hnodcMUing the '-ciunifc-tatices attending vor of negro eon.-enptua, to ,I ' l ’ . MeKav, who had h.-en in flic Hudson Boy C as Being to in" for coal and the Florida 'V.as oimidu She iHe says that he writes from a sic. . happen Tor a hundred years to come, 1 believe ;so i alSt h-fr here the ship Vui/ovt Chcsiou. and die «mia the most pixeqierous. aud tout llirenretn 1 determined l<> consult liim. W ell. we ilrnit wLc .AU. The former 131 days tanner* Irving mljamt. O'vmng more than wen y fhe w„, aiso this hroa.l area m« - • whh buffalo skins. His, as well as the ..the., snm.lied with nineteen men loan the. Kiartage, to the army. W tlus,. nun an. illm K , ya, „J,~m Hie sha|te of a sngar-loat. ahont iK-jrr. two r..r New- York. ; of "nan '<> vomnhute thvtr so on anJ , K , , ve high, ami at the T-e tollowni" is a brief acetmnt of the eirernn- ot negroes to the sen tee, anti ote humlrrd i >uld , had got a (tareel of hells hung. There stanees of theemtutre of l the (4rate Florida. She : he raise.l ... th.s „tuned,ate m-tglibor tood w.rhout w|u . n we wcM in< ollly anived at Bahia ilav. oti San Salvador, on the. material detriment U the laiimag mterests of rite ulttins , iM , Ik . „,iadle of it. and a bundle of meinof 'he 7th ulr coontry. _ , . ... ' imtfald robes Iving against the wall of the lodge, 'captain Collins having held n consultation with The law of the Confederacy which exempt? T , r Ufteil up, and were quite sure ohi!t “ dlsml rl to sink the Florida 1n ' owners ot hf.een negroes urn, upward, keeps a m , u|)d , r „ WIII . Mr. Ogden ' port. Aeeo.dinglv, about three o'clock the cables great number T,.'“ told him we had cane to consult him as a great I were .-lipped, ami 'the ««cAw»ef< «teerr>(l for the the held, , s rv-hoidms «>«Hvine man about something that we wanted to Florida, JiiMing her un the qumter viiihont 4oing ; Hnci» ocu.i a i $ * ti ] ‘ ii 0 know. He wa* almost nakfd, havm« tiotlnng on Uiv ’t ininn-; - wU(I iaVy uo mHe u.m>. He lml an oM , inrt - 110 rooe over liU HuulU.rs and a I Ca|itmiiCollinsmiw called can to those on hoard i knew hm .ncn wl.cn ho says that they would pre- tlt(|h abmlt hi< loin ,. ’the pirate to snrremhr. or he would sink her. ;hr thar. Congress stmold eo mu p, tutol:Mn , tie- j Afler Mr- t ,«dcn ■ had spoken ho went ' Tins demand was -replied to by the Kiist Lien- | groes ralltet than .evoke he p.esej' l ‘^”l' ' | through a lot of manoeuvres and antics, which i teiiunl. under the. ciicnnistonvcs, I siirremler : 1 he. are wt mg ia o s soil . : ( le called •making midie’.m-ami then, although ! A hunger was now made fast, the cable slipp.d, i pcmlenee aii.l slavery, hit. leUietmit to sene litem- jlCrtW ., „ 0! a breath of wind moving, 1 juul the J\onda lowed 'to *?n. ■ h» the niulec . 1,1 the l«xke conimetircil r»M-kinj» violently fiom mUc M vcml >ljots u lr* t|i\d,.and accidentally two : nc ui tei wnter, \v 10 i?* a p-m cr * a u 4 s (l( s ide. at times almost hinjr piusirale, as it U was , f guns fuan the Wachusi tt. • : '"** , °of I blow,, down hv a gale of wind, and then rising up ; b Captain Morris nnd halt the Florida's crew were j very silongly aguttist tnc employment g I niul going down on the other side, and all this nshuto on 1 berrv. No lives weic lost. The ;He asks: time the bells were danism and clnshinjtrtml ni:Kj Florida was taken comnlctelv, hv mu prise, sc.wmy ; lin u l)C ,h - a ‘ 11 hollt l lc . rn or kil rrt , em hle rmv; then allot' a Midden cverythmffd ot her men, it was known, being on si,me.. The ; «-f » ->outl.c-.n jmtr.ial-iveagnizmg he right of m( Mil ,, al „i ~e told cs to go on.sid? others having just come on hna.d, were asleep and i "> slaves, admut",g then ti e mn.y t a. whl „ was on the top of til" lodge. U l*n intoxicated. •' '-i ■" w f- lle ul hi,m « •!!“' ; ,ls " " L " !d 'T n 1 we went outside we louk-n imnudiately f.r sonte The blow given the .Florida by the Warhusrtt j «<*u d recommend tic passage of a law whuh at , i|ri t1 ,.. r0 was not a soul, and carried awav the mtzz ti •mast and yatd, whieti fell ; °’ u " V"". ‘ V’ J 11 .' 's" 111 "’-''- ■ i" 1 15 lu mas ; a ( ()au roll |j | u( ve lieen hid. for it was on quint a on the awning, preventing unv of her crew from S u r 1,1 il "" 11 l '! 11:1 ,‘V‘ 1 'I' 1 "' ’ ll '' 110 i hare prairie, and not a hush near it. We looked getting up from below. ’’ . ; «.<> t o rrn-e qni., ttv vv.tl. tL, wnue- rmtn I |m ~'e ti , c lodge as he had told us, and So unconscious was the officer of the (leek of the 1 ,' u '! i'' Je ■, L 1 1 - i there was a while crow, which certainly had not intention of the H>cW«V Captant, .ha, he sane ! ' 1 * j U vn tbero when we wen, inn. ,t. out, “ Ton will run into ns if von don’t take cate,” j dependent e, IO V'J-t > *•-• »> ' ,in Ull ‘ =•. ,l 1,1 1 ■. s„ we teinnieJ to bint and told him what we at the sAme time calling for d'iigbt. • | « tm»m.« « W*‘vk treemen, ta.n.ha, w ,1, | . thcn he , ai( ,_ . NIW , io nlc C | (WC Twelve t llk-LM-s mid (liii »i‘ the Florida's \ 11116 ‘ IIK , l 11 *’ . ' ai * ail \ '. 1 jas vmi can, so that 1 cannot }ict away, and take crew were raptured. Tile if ac/iaveri and /Vora/a niilnaty exju-.ieme . as u tel i xpvi u 10 , own ropes, 1 for we thought it was a bit ot were to leave St. Thomas on the 2d innt.utt, tor i ngtntu "h 1 legal o ice m.. o ioe. a ica . , j )l|m | |HS ,_ „,,,( W e were goiu" to use ills old ropes, New Volk. r ' -j Itecn torgotten ; ■ . ~ r , e so we got our own good lassoes and lariats (burse Tile ha ipte Mondamon. from iiio, was ea|itiitod • 1,11 '.‘ ls '■ III ” J - ! ’ ie .'"f ° . i hair ropes), nnd took Ids h.atfalo roiie ott him and hv the Florida off I‘en.a.nM.co, a1.m.1 Scptcadmr i jettons ot the old L a,on >\\ hat has ' ~ we , u . d ~i s , 1!111(U btthi.-d bis 28 h. and was hn,net. TliWwas the onlv Amen- j 11 ' V ? "'e Imal separatum / W l,a. t, t ■ ( !2 was squatted on Ins hands and heels. '■ eat, vcs-cl etp’nre.l hv the froridu s.nci her de- I ! w ' i, . au n ' in : m; ' lllK r ll,e "'-- ■' 1 | and we t.ed his legs together, and his hands to his , part.ire from the Tenedtf.t. ' m„ slavey t was slavery .ha, cansed hem o , ,i lell wt . tied a rope around his body, mid Wasuixoton, Nov. g.J-Tlie following q,. 1 denounce us tufenors ; u was slavey that made. | - all of a , u< as it wm% ttnJ knotted-the spa.cites were to-dav reetjiveu by the Xavv! 'be ddterence .nonrCongn.ss.ona Lep, -s. t.u .s ; a , ivvr} . M , , Ullt one would think i, i)cpm’in»enr, annumicing Ho capuitc of the < r "‘ us ! . IJt lua “ K * ' 1 '■ lc j • i wc.ulJ take amm at lean half an hour 10 turn For,do:- 1 .1 OU c.l tvro him adri.L Well, ,hen. somelin-ly proposed that Boston, Nov. 7, IS(U.—Hon. Gim-xix Wei,le«, j C:1 1,L ‘ ’ u !' o * !we should lie him in the net: this was a seine net SctTcrar of iJto Naw—Sir—l have (he lumor to I* °l’ caa '' u L * - ‘ 4 • | [, a j llt ,] le r;ttll p ;S o we rolled him up in report liu? arrival of the tJuiicd Stares sreamer P"‘*P L * can ; * ,n ’ 1 *‘ v s " J'. • ! ir, knotted the cuds ami also secured JCeiirsaifi- M ( tf N'ciina'e. fronrithe lioeo-. We left -language to 111,1 e. .ot i ' l | ) u-,.,,1.j._ i them again with ro|ie. He asked ns to J.itl his the line/iuitid ami Florida At Bt, Thomas. The oppo.-ue as 1 1- - tenet tan ,1 1 n 1 knife near him ; tit.s we did. laying it down about Florida was captured at the harbor of Bihiahv '"’I" - .... . , , •.‘,1,,,,,, ia vurd from him, as he was lying looking like a the on < tetoher j. We bring sixteen Editors it }'<>» had scmg.tt n, c, )«- , baft (if IR , t _ , lu „, w to s „ ou , 0 f the l.Kige, : prisoners and one ofli-er (mm the Florida. ‘'.tea body ot the Co,dc-, .navy oa s « s t . iu umi , W 2 bca rd the bell 1 , ,v , . 1, winch u aim and stnkc one mow nuiu ii siiimuu at s . & (b.gnvil) dI.UN A. WTN.st.ow- Comma r u ,„ t , mlM lml |,ave found i bx. 1 tio-vivs, W. I ..Oct. 21. Via Los ON Nov. v „ a| „ r p, v , ' Mnll . k wnn mine deadly 1 . lion. Cim-ON W txutf ."sirl haie the , lia|y ~| a„ V(i ' IIaVL . hv the advocacy of honor ,0 report tin- amtal V .-re ol to - sin,,, , I, muJ; atm, if there is anv men,her of the Behid sieamt-r Fiondu ,n eo npany . Ihe . |usl 1o his sense of the duty J’iortdo, with tit-v-t!i}*hr mt‘ii and twelve oiiiccrs, , ° .. ... i ,i... <\ M . ’ it*-, wine 1 lie nwes lu couuu\ aiul Ucj Lim^iitutiun wa< *-:ihturcd nh-mf three uch»ck in the* miMiuu: ... , , T» . i ;r »i .'V *. -,•»!» t . .. , 1 r, which he has swum to dvlciiu; u thcie one I. October Tih, mt ic Bav ot ban Nilv.ulur. lira- . . f . . „ .. , ... , t'.*i .1 • , , wui is not tired or the h 1 l ana i urn zi .hv Mu* officers and nil' wulamt . , . , . . i , i i. , i , , • ..... .1 n; , - i »■ and devasintion which have stam.-d and de.-ol.itcd Jn>s ot lit**. 1* i\e or the. < ill' , mi I ui ,ll uj£ lu.r . . . . . . » . ~i 1W :,. 1h! . . . > ■ many nuraoii-'v ot our helmed laud, hat wt cumus coiuinander atid ihe remainder ot iici cir-w, were ♦ 1 . . ~ ,• , , ri.f» , , tu >ce more and vet a ihmwaud foM moiLMit the on jdiorc. ihe J'lornlu mid her ami ... . • . . , I .* , ii .i \ 1 . > 1 Ntnte, and woe, and mi>erv hej;oUeii hv the-r;;\ u imuuvard earned awav and hi. r hulwai k> cut dou a. . , , r ; .... tu . .. ... .* • . / ' v i , -i i luUuiu let inn iieisuade to pas« Mien a 'Pit s vom- sustained m» mpuv. A detail-d rc- . 1 v . ?om 4lllt i ■ ... , , , , »i» law and attempt to earn out su*-u a >\stoin, auu jsn-: wdl be lunden to yen by 1 aytnaste, W L ,(, |, ;IVL . u. ell wi u (u . nothing the W Ilhams. \ c.y respty yogi st , al| b ,_ t , K . revolt.,ion and war born ' , T - « , j,, and uartured ami in our mi«l>t shall he Commander I--. S* stcam-sloon 1} ouiuf-fII, ■ , , • « r» v i> i , i ;•< •; when cumpaivil to that in ulueh 80-ros, Nov. tlte bond, o ,hy>s „P Nmn'/nvh J„ U ..U and nllu-t fu( ......pared to the mild summer wlnd-a ve-sels overhauled by her. with sever.l llu-m.o.ne- , y , he ttll . vs> when lashed lets, money andHUijwriuntjiapers were se,y..-d. [(j tUu tnu ., |h surlUcc uf the muuii aiu lake. There is tmieh more of this sort of stuff and the writer tinally concludes that he bouth will he utterlv destroyed hy »>‘iniuu ;i*»d freeing die slaves, lie says Unit lhe>e tVcediueu ** will-he men who know-the value of power of combination, the} will he well disciplined, trained to the use ot arms, with the power and ability of command ; at tin* same time thev wnl he gro>-ly nnd iniseiahly without any iixe-. principle of life or the ability of acquiring one.” He prefers to rest the salvation ot the ftoutii upon 4 * tin* stout arms and brave hearts” ol its white men. amt not depend numi a. scheme which he rejift’*ds, ami wita iruih, us “only abo litionism in disguise.*’ ALTOONA, PA. SAtllltDAY. NOVEMBER 12,1864 The Election. We preiome no one outgo about a long desscrfa tion on the re»t)lt of Tuesday last. All they de tire m the |Sgores. Below we give tl»e'latest-re ceived op to yesterday (Friday) moiiiing. They Indioata Ibo rc-clection of Abraham Lincoln by the laigest popoUr majority ever given a Presi “dential candidate. We give the estimated ma jorities in the several Sates heard from, together with the number of electors and the candidate for whom they will east tlfeir votes:— ' Union Lincoln McClellan States. f Maj. Electors. Electors. Maine '-to 7 NewilUmpshire— ...._o,"to o Massachusetts ~..75,000 1- Rhode Islaftd O.Ot O , 4 Verm0nt......... ■••}.••• l.*0«O 5 Cun&epiicat 5,000 ,C New Vork. .10.MKJ jC 33 Pennsvlvunia 2’,000 Maryland...... 5,000 7 West Virginia 5,000 5 Ohio 45,000 -I Indiana 18 , ; Michigan ...10.000 8 Minnesota. 8.000 4 10wa..,. 20,5'0 8 Missouri 5,001) 11 Illinois.,- .25.000 10 ••• Kmiurky (Dent.) 120,000 ... 11 Delaware (Dew.) 450 ... 5 New Jersey,CDem.).— 5,5 Ch) ... ‘ Lincoln's majority...--- ......175 Allowing the Union mporflies as set down abore to fajtl 0ft.25.000, Lipeoln will still have a majority of 250,000 on the home vote, surely to satisfy his roost ardent .friends, and more than' enough to prevent anything like a charge of fraud, or corruption. The following Stans, viz—Kansas, Nevada, Oregon and California are yet to hear front. Three oT them, if not all four, will undoubtedly aid tnthe Union majority. Returns received from the army indicate that Lincoln will receive at least two-thirds of the The War SParing the past week, but little of startling in ••cst has: transpired in any department of the [niv. The relicls made a night attack on a bn ion of Gen. Grant's lines, on Sunday night lust, and were most disastrously repulsed. It is reported that the rebels inland to flank iheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. They may ind their match in this game. Ewell is said to tave superseded Early in command of the rebels a that department. [ We have a report that Gen. Sherman has burned [Atlanta and is row marching on Charleston. It iis verv probable that he will do something of the I kind, although we have no positive information 1 that be has done so. Rebel Price has been completely whipped and driven out of Missouri, losing neatly all his guns | aiyt , wagons and a considerable portion of his ■ I Ertered West Point, Ueatett*m Commanding James Parker, Jr., of the Unitfd Sates gunboat Maumee, received, when V-hidj, the appointment of a cadet at " c»t Point, from the member of Congress from iris di strict in Ohio. Parker was ion in-emef lhe Aemmr, and his father, dcsir ous itiaf letne one in Iris town should have the benefit of (lie appointment, cast alarm for a boy worthy of it. In a dry-goods store'was a lad, die son ef Irish Jsirent*, wlto, by Iris salary as cleric, supported a widowed mother and sister. The place was offered to ifim, hut was at first refused, as he disliked to give up the ejerkslrip. Upon being urged further tile boy conk-ifed,.- and entered the tpilitanr academy. To-dijk itecis in the Valley of the Shenandoah, amthis name is Philip Sheridan. Death oftbk “Bio Yankee.’’—lt will he rc mcmber«l, says the Alexandria, V irgima, A/a/f Journal, that'Mosby has had in his service for .a long time a deserter from our anny—sth New York cavairv—known as die “Big ankeo. Mosbv has always regarded him as the most valuable man in his command. He figured quite Virgelv in the capture of Gen. Stoughton iithuir jajf Court tt'miwt over a year ago— indetul. it was through his agency tliat this dash of Moshy suc ceedS. Well, the “Big Yankee has at Ins come to grirf. A f«w days ago Moshy had some important messages to send to a distant point, ami the errand was considered a very dnn iorous one. The “ Big Yankee ” prc.pwed to un dertake the W>, and Moshy, considet.ng him very valuable, and not desiring to lose him, endeavored to pLuade him not to go. .But he l*->i-l«' m ffjing and Mo-br finally consented. He started, but never ret un.erl. On his way he en.suu.tered a small souad of Union cavalry, who halted him mid demanded his surrender. He relused, saving “ there was .no surrender for him, and at the tame time he commenced tiring into the squad, which bad halted him- The act result.* in his death as he was immediately shot dead by our men. ’ So ended tiro career of a most noiotious and lawks* man. Fsox Giukt’B Away—The JltrMt artnv of the F«K«iMe special says:—Kamo:' ■* ,as •* ,"! rtt Major tco to it. hut go he would, and lie.- two brothers stood in tears, each insist (jig upon can wing his point. T’ne nolilc Imjv nt. length prevailed, and was - dulv . enlisted as hrs hio.lmi's substitute, making tire third son of ,jhe family now in die United States service; —nyo being in tbe First Maine Cavalry, and having already a noble record in ibeir eomnry’.s ht-tiny. I shall waiea with inter st tire name of Frederick M. Haines, ul Fott Fairlield. J \ . How Strikes are De.si.t with in France.— The Correctional 'Tiibiniul of Valenciennes. France, has just tried intenty-nine pitmen, cm j,loved in coal mines m-uftlhat town, on a charge of eoalitimi for obtaining ari advance of wages, and of having used violence to compel other men to join them in a strike. Attcording to the evidence given, U appears dial sonic of die men persuaded dieir eonipiornins to enierdn’o a eoididon t-a" die pnrjio.se e*f oiraining iFnnil'o.ni pay (if tlnve hanks a day for all the pilmen.; vviluint-jregiird to dieir capatnlitics. Instead ot making known tln-ii de mands to the managers, the nun accused went to the jut on the nights of die 20ih and 21st ultimo, and compelled all the min to eeaso working, at die same time ex-.inguisliipg the fires of dm en gines. Ordei was restored on die 22 Iby aimeil force, and the offenders were arrested. Tim charges iiaving been folly established, the riihn nal coiuhemm-ti seven of'die prisoners to he im prisoned for six weeks, fifteen t »r a month, live fur n foriniglit, two for a week, and all conjointly to pay die costs. - Tat; Chops op Ithll.—fClie momhly reports for Seplemlicr ami Ociobcr of the Department of Apiieohlire..being the filial jsvC for the year, furnishes an interesting exhibit bl the crops, fa -1801. The wheat crop rfimiimts u> IGO.G9'. 823 Inislicls, against 1711,40 l.bbO basin Is in 186 a. ami 181.188,l iW bushels in 1862. The product of rye is 19,872,975 bushels, al«um 900,000 bushels lie low' that of last y, ar, while the prodm-noi. of m s is mar!v ihree millions in excess of last veins vield. Oilier products were as billows; li.tiicy, j 0,716,328 liiihcls; hay; IS, HG,B‘.J tons; corn, 630,681,+01 bushels, nga-osi 4.'>1,96i,9 <9 bushels last vein ; tolmceo. 197 ; 4G8.-‘29 pounds: Illicit went’ 18,700..'i+‘> bushels, an inereas ot three million bushels over 18Gff': ami po-aloes. 9G 2".G,- 887 bushels, a decren.-e of (bar millions. It will Ik> seen from these Cgn-Cf, that, taking the yca-ly aggiegate priHiaciion, ihebthmee isjii fau r ol.Gl. lon£i!%' to himself hiitl f.uiml iN way into one of McMullen whu will attend t» *>• yittb-m'-nt of the bin hw i«K.rkeis. fuming swiltly luok'nl the ; U co. IRf.l, Khizi'iik n^>icMULhKN. ___ 4 • | ,J, JlU rtiil/.nt c-.vi tli**f Gen m'iizblM»t', who hail taken so unusual n lib -Tty, ’ tik* business will be r.>«unm-d by me at the .«ui »tan< «T A ? ri-licl arnty «>rrvsp.n dc t s - oc" . ..xelaimed, wi.l. cnee..- corner ... vinrinta »ml Julia =tn,-v.». Lc kc,,s a flunk og.c. at Jus i tu ti«n«.i«n I. " Von bud your hand in „,y e,X-«cmT;X'l...;M •"'» '•*!"'»''« P*** ’> \ 1 da' i of TTMBUIiLLAS AND PA RASULS. I *\}'£ U He - rL ‘ ?i'Y : n O'*'***'*’* ;‘j ; iron SALE—A valuable lot. situate iu sable iiis lnslili iK-int: so.U'lkate dial i natily soroU that one is glad m put ones hand § K*»t Alt.-ma, forfuttUnr inforumiloa ioqninorf be can eat little else besides milk and bread. anywhere. Jutt * J . w - • Arming the Slaves LlGllTKll USK.H Of SI'KKCII. TlltfC IS ITlllcll stsri-h whu-a otlii-c is u> ntro-li the sense'of f.’llowsliijt. It Will not make n gn nl hauling afti <-lc, Inn the leading at tit le which sulwrves equal is nnt to heennleiniteJ. Suiniicli ate.inen ein- I>mvevvil hy each oilier.‘ tlint any e.uvle>s, kindiy chat llml gives them tile sett-c nf vnfilial nearness, gives also wamnh iuul invigmaihm. Biterthan ni‘>>( aii.hi'htas i> ilie light. liappv, I>a I>l > 1 i hat h ave their thoughts and hearts naked in fair pre>ei;ee. and are not ashamed. Be it mi"e some times to si with my friend when onr mere nearness and unity of rpirit tire felt hv tis both to he so utterly eh«ptenr that without siienee we foihear to set’ tip any rivalry to them hy grave and meditated s|«reeh —observing, it may In’, a tailing leaf loved with hy the w ind, and speaking words ihiu drop front tlie lips him tailing leaves, and float down a /. -phyr, that kno vs not wltieh way to blow, home of the sweetest and most fruitful ; hoars of life' are tho-e in which we sjieak half ! arth-iilaie nothings merely airing the sense of \ fellowship, and so replete with tins sepse. of vital i imimaev that we have roam tor nothing mote, — ! 1). J.. '(IWoa, in -4.7 ta'ic'Monthly. Forgot tub Hoi.k. —That is a goad story of the Yankee shopkeeper who cml.l, not niir, ami so 1 kept his liAoks in hieroglyphics. One tlay :i ens- ; tonu-r of his called on him for tin- purpose of set- ; his account, the hook was handed down. ami om; merehaiil commenced witn " Sunil a limeyon had a gallon of ruin, and such a time a pound of tl such a time a gallon of (Molasses, and such a time a cheese." " Slop there," fays the customer, ‘•| never had a cheese final yon nor any other person—l make my own cheese." . ‘Ton certain ly, most have had it,” said tint: merchant,- "it is down on mv hook.” /I lie other denied ever inly ing an attie'le of that kind. After a suffice m tunn h.-r of pros and cons, n]ion recollection, he intorm eil him that lie believed he had pmehased a grind stone idioal tiial time. "It is the vety tiling, sain he merchant, " and I must have forgotten to put 'ir; hole in the middle.” (\)oi, t —The snl)lnm*st hit 01. iinpuilem**' f*f the c ntun is rnl:ire.i 11s lituing ooeitmil lati-Iy nt ' Altoona, Not. -'l. IS*-.- Vu|.;u. A g.M. l. m ~. was camo.npia ino the T| ISSOLUTION.-Noliat is herehv jliv K* ,ir ' , ‘ xl, .l"‘ L * l W ‘": so lirmly tied and knotted up. After he was five, he sat for a short time, appa rently to recover : .his strength, and then began making medicine again : uherenj>on, as U-furc, the lodge waved, the hells rang, the white crow came in ami tiew in. rapid flight, circling around the old man’s head, and when all became still again, pcrelwd itself upon his shoulder. dhen t said he, ‘Now von may a.-k me what you want to know;’ so Mr. Ogden* said. * We wi.di to know when Mr. MT^visit and bis party will be here/ The answer *On the third day from this, at half an hour Indore sunset, yon will see him and his party coming «own the lull,* The next question was’ 4 Where is he now ?’ The answer, * They are camped upon a certain ere"k,’ naming it. He i' \yjis then asked, ' What has delayed them so long? • add he an>wend that they had been detained in i the mountains four days by snow. Well, sir, on I the third day ftotu that, just about halt an hour before sunset, sure enough there we saw the (tarty coming down the hill, and when they got into 1 tamp the told us that lluee days liefoie they hail j been ramjjed upon the creek that was named by the old man. and that they had been delayed in ihc mountains four days by snow.” ' Bay A prof ssor of legerdemain exhibiting in Cornwall, England, borrowed a pettnv train H miner and turned it sjieedily into a sovereign. “ And is that my penny asked the miner, *• let me see it.” lie took the sovereign and patting it in his jaieket said, - IM keep it in this shape; I don't want to have it turned hark again ” There is at St. Ktlettne, in France a young ladv eighteen vents to age, alb eted with a rare, though not tmparalletl, infirmity. Site is unable to see while the sun is above the horizon, hat sees perfectly well at night and in complete (littleness. ■ 11. FETTINGER’S | General News Agency, ■OAK HALL, No. 7, MAIN STREE'I , SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, ! ST AT LON ELY, CONFECTIONARIES CIOAIIS & TOBACCO, • TOYS AND NOTIONS IN CHEAT VARIETY CONSTANTLY ON HAND, October 24. ISGT. / 1 W. K, ESS-LEW PRACTICAL \ J[ # DKUOOIST. resiMctfuliy announces /y P* the citi/eus of Altoona ami Oie public emlly, that Imstill eoutimies the Drug bu-dneHß.^aggMgy on Virginia •‘freet, where he keep>« constantly on hand, for sale. Wholesale and Retail. DK U<»S, SIKUICINKS,CIIK>iK’ALS, OILS, VAJi>ISU KS and DYE-STUFFS. strict attention to and a desire to rentier «> iMactiou to all as regards price and quality, be hopes t merit and receive a share of public patronage. Physicians ami ineivhantf* supplied on reasonable terms and all orders from a di-dance promptly attended to. Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded. (1-tf. Dissolution of partnership Th»* jiurtm*r-in|) li- n-t • lon* l>t>t\v<*on the nu Inis I mm* n ili'S.ilv-il. ■ A. I’vjilU'is ;uml Samuel J V h ivir.' ->..M out 1" Lout* Pluck. uml nil j** r-ou-» wll j»t.*u-i* tnk>* nolici*. that hy th* J t'* ins of th<* nil «lur ami mvjjin l H iii| firm art* «■*- bl'ium! r« Lot:: 9 Pi.\ck ami Hunt hi* j»aii| t» the Lusim***, hciiccl'urtli will l;u oti hy Pluck. I.il'M PoAOK, \ M »M-:s SAUIIiX I. FIIIKS. ) ! READ CAREFULLY!: j Something Interesting to the Public. BUY r THE BEST, IT IS CIIEAIEST IN THE END; 1 YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY CAL-”* il,- at oUCe Ht i ■ G. C. SMITH’S One IP rice Store, Curn. r uf Julia, mi»l!*t»of UUY GOODS, ’ . . - STAI'Ui ami FANCY DKESS GOODS, GUOCEKIES, OUEESSWAUE, . HATS, CAPS, &C..&C. . lie Won-d solicit particular atUitilion to the new and br Boors- SHOES AND GAITERS, all the finest Styles uf Ladies’ Shoes, also Children a Shoes, AS EO 11 NOTIONS. lie c n.p.ti tioh. in numiKi iu.H «ji..tiiiy- Alu> consist ot the best ,tuck «.f .Vull.i i. ..If-nM. -u. h ibi Uull.i. uli.l Units cum in,hi. Innrj- mill knl Ub v.-s mill ll.suery. tin}'. Il»*. Mis- U linns mi l 111*-, i 1.11,.. Lmlics* auJOniils liulu Ust- Urs Ladies’ worked | machine] un&ifent*’ imper Collars Cutfs, UtM.lir.H. Tv iiunihig*, V eiv» t Ttibbon. skill Braid, braiding Ur«id. sjs-*l Colton, Wallets, Vncket Boot \ La* jJi, s il.igs, ciirdies.. lieadmT*,C'oinb'A.CloUi uud hair Bffc Tooth Hnifhes. Fancy l(uU-au . skirt?, Cainet ha#*, suu and Waalher LJmhrelt s, m«dall kind* Gin-sea ’j he above wi I be bold *1 the lowest figure for cash h exchan«e for r.igborcountiy |a-.sui<-c. Ue »«>uMjnsi >ay. in c«»nc»n-ion. Inal all he asks of the people ul .Hi onauh » Wl*U to get bargains either 111 ColU anni or the m»n»t limey of di t-s, aou«m«s dry goods, queens* w-»re. Ac. Ac . to f.iv.n- him with a c.iU. Altoona, Aug. o, LGi.-tl. HEAD! READ! READ I f|.]i : SUBSCKIitKIJS WOULD; RE 1 njifctfuily ml’>rmtlie citiz mm of AlnMumauii vicinity tU.it th f have op«*n*il u large wholesale »ml retail TOBACCO STORE, in the io»*m io meily by »lobn 44. UolanyM M • Sou e, on Virginia »u vet, next «Wor to Keasier a Drug where they haw uti hand * largo supply ot Uiefluc«t brands of lliportid uml liullit'sUC They Luvu ulsj the lul seot ailU cliolcMt of sm:h a, I light prksskd natural leaf, UAUU I'ULS.'r.u NATURAL LEAF, NAN Y, UAVINLiMI. LG.MJRESS and FLgUaDER FINK CUT Ly tliu Paper or Found. The Very best ami finest SMOKING TOBACCO, such asTOKKlfctl, VlitulNJA. KNIXMU. aud LYNCH* tiLKu. Kine I ujc.v jmpers. w IUI a large assoitmenl oi German Tobacco. Cut u«.d Dry by iho pouud. All kifid» ufjSNLTV. Also a large assortment of the Finest pipes. Meerschaum, Swwt Uriar, and India Uubber.; Double Tube Pip'-ii. and German rhiua. .4ls<*. all kinds Of FANCY GOODS, Such as I’lK kul IWks Tobacco Pouches. Cigar ’ Cig.ll iiuldcis, Mill If and evetj thing in their line. \ Come and sector yourselves. We are able tp sell at low price*. mr the rea*«iri that wc bought our-Tobacco iieforo ihegr nt ri H « 111 the price o| that article iu the Cirie-. Wc are d.-teimiind to m-U cheaper than any olh'ei l *bnconist in the town, our store is the largest of the kind ever opened in the town. GEORGE URCNXBR; * CO. Altoona, &-pt. 17. 1801—!im. . READ CAREFULLY I atjAii-i’iiiMi 1 Nii.BfjMlNu lO 'lilb PUULiC. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR SPUING AiND SUMMER GOODS. THE largest stock of Ladies’ Dress G.kjOs ever brought to town has just been opened at tin- *Ureen Corner,’' hn>t Allooim. and will be sold for CASH at prices Mint defy competition. Weuredet-nmueU that our taGe of town shall lake the lead. and- that tbr ‘‘oreen Corner" shall be foremost iu the van. Owf Stock Ol* iM’esi* Goods Consists lit Plain ami Fancy Dre*-* bilks, Merinoes. Palmetto Cloths, Cohurgs. Fancy Alpacas, All-Wool Plaids, Plain and Fumed Delaines, Fancy Prints, und a great variety ol other goods, of differ* ent styles and textual. In fact then* is nothing the ladies can de.-he f.»r wear that w» camiot luruish llnw with.— We have also a large assortment of Ijadies’ C'oats, fehawls«» Balmorals, Jhloop Skirtss, tthoes, Gaiters dec. wu were almost forgetting to uieutiuii our largo otoL A of Everj body should know llmt money can be Rated by buying Goods from ns. For iu*tHiice, wo art* selling good Calicoes an low as Diets per yard. Muslins hr low an 18 ct*.. brown Sugar for 11 ct*. per lb., and good Tea* fc*r 90 eta Alto.ma. April 8, ’Ol. tf. JOHN J. MURPUY &CO. CUN' FECTION Eli Y AND ICE CREAM SALOON. 'IMIE SURSCRIRER WOULD IN -4 FORM theciti/.ens of Altoona ami vicinity that hb C*»N FECriON EKY; NUT and FRUIT STORR,»» alwa\R npplied with the very best articles to be hud, and in groat ninety. FRESH OYSTERS ol the vc*o best xiuiily, always to be had. fuesu-hakkd : r BREAD, CAKES, & PIE j, il ways on haml. at reasonable rates, lie*is at all times prepared to supply cakoß, Candies. Ac. , lot pic-uics and oilier parties. lltprfvilen a share of publii patronage, uelioviug rtial lie can'ifender full satisfactiont o .11 , K Remember, his store and salooVis on Virginia street, twe Patton's ilall. OTTK) ROSSI. Altoona. April 8. IoCC-tf. • t ' JACOB WEIS, BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, VinniNU Street. Altoona, Pa.. f/’EEpS CONSTANTLY ON HAND IV BIiKA-D. CAKES, CANDIES AND S>VEfcTMEATS. of his own manufacture, which h is prepan a c > wh desalt* or rebtil. at the most reason ibk pripea. \lso, hjUKIoN FRUITS, such as ORANGES. LEMONS, HINE-aHHLES. FIGS. FUUKES, KAISINS, NUTS, &C., &C., ilways on lianke-bonae and Pump-hsuae a I under one roof, ami eery convenient. A BANK BARN, 30*50 feet, with wagon-abed, eorieerlb, Ice-hoOaa and all ..thee oeceaeary outbuildings, making it altogathei one of the best fltt«l Op farms in the country. Jt is well calc*" Uted for a OaiflT ami baa beer fitted op for the purpose. This farm will readily rent at a price which will brltg ten per cent, on the investment. NO. 9. A houae and one-fourth of an acre of ground ritual* in Londonavllle, a,Uoiufng Altoona. The House . double otaiik. containing seven rcnua. On the! tare a fllaugh. ter-bouae, Hi,le-h„n«e. Stable. Wagon-shed. and all tha buildings und improvements required about a butchery. NO. 3. A Twoatory Brick Houae and half lot of ground, aituata on Virginia street, Altoctu. The Houae contain, three room, and ball, on first fioor. and font rooms on second floor. Uiain a deairahle part ol the town. NO. 4. A Houae and half acre of ground, situate in Londoua rlllo.uear White Hall Hotel. The House ta a two-.tory fm so. Tha lot ia well eet with choice fruit treat. NO. 5. A House and half lot of ground, situate on Rebecca street, hast Altoona. The House is two-story frame with two rooms on hut floor and three on second floor. All the above properlt-s now rent at a price which brings ten per cent, on my valuation. Bargains msy l« had in all ol these properties, as exten ded time will be given in which to make payments My object in disposing of all my property In this vicinity is to remove to the West, and 1 do not wish the tmublehf balk ing alter affairs so far from home, or to h.ve property where I esukut see to its care. For these reasons 1 will give bargains in the above Altoona Oct. £9th—tt, Insurance (Jo. of A T . America, PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED la 1794. CHARTER PERPETUAL. CAPITAL AND ASSETS OVER $1,600,000. INSURANCE MADE ON BUILD -1 ings, Merchandise, Furnitnre and Personal Property generally, on liberal terms, for short or long is-rksis. E'Pecial attention paid to Dwellings and Contents, and Farm Property. Brick or Stone Dwellings taken perpet ually on very reasonable terras to the insured. Los-es equitably adjusted and promptly paid. DIRECTORS: Arthur C. Coffin, William Welsh, Francis R.Cope, -amuel W. Jones, William E. Brown.‘ Edward 11. Trotter ■lohii A. Brown, Janies X. Di.kson, Edward S. Clarke, Charles Taylor, 8. Morris Wain, U ill'm Cummings, Ambrose While, John Mason. T.Charlton Ueury. Richard D. Wood, George L. Harrison. ARTHUR G. COFFIN, Pretidtnt. Charles Plati. .Secretary. WILLIAM BUEULER, Central Agent for Penney!ranla. S. M. WOODKOK, of Altoona. Agent for Blair County. Offices in Altoona and Hollidaysburg. [Oct. 15. ’«4-ly. LARUE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM ' SMALL AMBKOTYPES, CARD Pictures and daguerreotypes. Pictures taken in all kinds of Weather. NEW {STYLES OF CASES PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN ALL THE DIFFERENT STYLES BONINES CLABAUGITS BUILDING. EAEDWARE 1 CHARLES J- MANN. DEALER IN FOREIGN AND DO MKSTIC HARDWARE, WOODEN WARE. BROOMS, WINDOW SHADES. DOOR MATS. UPHOLSTERING GOODS. SHOE FINDINGS, COFFIN TRIMMINGS, MULDERS’ TOOLS. BIRD CAGES AND WIRE GOODS, WINDOW GLASS, PUTTY, WHITE LEAD, AC, AC. Every description of Govde in his lino will be fur nished at short notice, and at low rales for caah. UlB|remaiufn{i -took of DRY GOODS on hand will be elnsedjont at remarkably low pricea-ln order to relinqulrk that branch of the hoainei-e. Alien! for Willson's “Telegraph Fodder Cotter.” Altoona. May 29th. 1862. Altoona Academy WILL BE OPENED ON Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1864, FOR THE TERM OF FIVE MONTHS. asr All the branches usually taught in such institutions will be taught in this. REV. M. C. WILSON, Principal. Geo. W. Patton, Scc’y Board of Trustee*. Oct. Ist. 1864. ADM INI6I RATO R’S NO TICE.— The undersigned having taken out Letters of Admitis iration on the e-»cate of ChitHtiima Wayne, late of Alt«»»n«, m the county of Blair, nod state of Pennsylvania; deedi til persons indebted to said estate are notified to cflj puy their indebtedness, aud all persons bavin* claim* i gainst the estate of said decedent are notified to mas* kuowu the same to the undersigned withmt delay. LOUIS I’tACK, Administrator of Christiana Wayne, dsc d. Altoona. Oct. 1. law. «t • i A T EN AND BOYS’ COATS, of every Jl etyle ahd color, of good lu,lity-^DGnMAN.s1 u,Iity -^ DGnMAN . s i GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF A Jewelry, Hair and Clothe, tonbe, I’ocket-knivee, Ac., at ■ LAUGHS!AO - i TAIR OIL, COLOGNES, POM*. X L ade*. Shaving Cream,Toilet VTEW AND IMPROVED STYLES of Trnnkt, Valise. and G»rpet-»* tlMA N - S I>UIIE WHITE LEAD AND ZINC. L Paint, Also Cbroxne. Own. Yellow, ad ground Ml at : fl-tf.i KKSaLK For sale —a building lot . „! i y l ir, f Br>nc " strett - Al,oo w: JUST RECEIVED —A Lot of Prliuo CIGARS— 4*n. in. •«.] PLAIN & FANCY VESTS, of every •ti« and sifts ** LATJOHIUJrt. C. B. SINK THE HKIQARffI Pmr Etwrfc local I 1 Tb* . .his utoce, SfituAy nA consequently decli . short referent* to e«- h - The Union meewn». on »•*« eyqjjiiHf, withoatdorf*, ererwttne-ed «* Saduyflprerionothcwt^hcr S ev«n on Saturfuy mo™. which hud the effect of deter tending.whowooWotherw.se Notwithstanding these dm Frunkstoan. dclegotioo come about one o-c Jock. thecaraka. and six hone teams »Ud tme t «ith wagons trimmed with w iwWtTo.em.mtd a good, horseback, under charge of on geth K. McCone, as chief n town and were arranged to t line. Shortly after, the Lo( i don, in bmr and *uj home v up in style with wreaths, fli complement of smiling Wme Y. Anderson, as chtef marsh. The Altoona Brass Band led lowed, and the wagons bfoni | which passed oyer iheprincil I - in the reservoir lot, where tb | been erected. Col. LW. II dent of the meeting, assisted from each of the township*, tion of the meeting i: was an town had won the prise flag, delegation of voters in the noanccment was received wi gag was then presented by D a neat Speech, and received, gallon, by Hon. S. Calvin, t ply. On taking the chair eloquent remarks, after whit Edward McPherson, whoen for an hour or two. The greater part of ilia < hither to hear George Fran evening the streets were w< The torchlight procession peered, or what it should I the number In town. One anxiety of the people to get t Train was to speak, and It opening, the streets in the with women and men, an opened, a grand rush was n ses, bonnets, huts, etc., hcca up. Train was on bana, ant for over two hours, with a i can make. It was worth a crowding and sweating to I trie, original character, am a prowd, • Or. \V ro, E. hi idem of the evening roeeti There were quite a nn some of which were quit particularise, as our notice grown longer than wo intt The Democratic tneelit was the cap to the climax of that party. Extensive made, and but for the u the horrible condition of t betju one of the most ex affairs of the kind the to half-past seven o’clock thi the room of McClellan the Altoona Brass Band, and /Chinese lanterns in g by the enthusiastic friem number of the transput someiy got up, while i> humorous devices. The along the route over whit was heantifnl. But we i the thing up handsome mention any names, alth deserving of special noth drizzling rain, it was dec out the chariot and ladi have a band in the det cordingly repaired to tb Gott. in East Ward, v the procession made it came ont on the porcl while the procession r frequently and loudly cl It was hard for the I -youth and beauty witbo eyes upon the sight, and straggled somewhat, ca trouble to keep it closed A stand was erected which the addresses w this point the procession was chosen President c were made by A. S. L i burg, J. C. Pershing Phil. S. Noon, Esq., • was a little too juicy consequently we did iu the speeches. The me past ten o’clock. It affords ns more tl able to say that there or breach of the peace siuns. Our people are how to behave themsel are but few other plac where gatherings, sue) Monday, would not iJ centres, growing out < Both portiea were s *trations, are were cati bettor of having give now our people will i and trades, content tc 186 d gives them anotl politically, at the mull r Lswmtqwm Items Dmoeral we leant t an infant child of Chai to death, iq cooscqoei ering of the cradle, was absent. ptt Wednesday nit WktedWiniof Wm KWHeiMasil iW a