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ALTOONA, PA
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1865
OUB QUOTA
■' At last we have intelligence in reference
to the quota of the State and District, but
sub-district quotas have not yet been as
signed. . The quota of the State is 49.761.
The quota of this District is 1,604, a ire
duction of some 700 from that first an
nounced. The quota of Blair county will
be in the neighborhood of 600, as she has
the largest population of any county in
the district. VTajking Altoona as qne
teyentb of the county, as it was in |Uie
last draft, we will have from 90 to 100
men to furnish, j
It now behooves our citizens to bestir
themselves at once and have the quota fill
ed up, as less than three weeks remain in
which to avoid the fortunes of the
the wheel As .it is likely that a number
ot sub-districljs will endeavor to fill their
quotas by paying bounties, those who at
tend to the matter first will fare best. The
Bounty Committee of our town should
have the assistance, as far as possible, of
every man liable to the draft. They should
not be left to do all the work themselves.
The committee is a good one and will do
all that can be done to fill the quota, but
the time is so short that they will neetfall
the assistance that can be given? Many
bands will make light and quick work, and
ail will feel the better when the responsi
bility is removed. There should be no de
lay, and we .believie that none will be al
lowed, in filling up the armies. From the
progress now being made oy the armies in
the field it is evident that the reinforce
ments which this call will give, will be
sufficient to give the finishing blow, to the
rebellion.
ABUT NEWS.
Last advices from tfe Army o' the Po
tomac represent activity w,hich denptes
something, to characterize the whole Ijne.
Undoubtedly the garison of Kichmond has
been weakened to reinforce the army in
South Carolina and stop Sherman’s pro
gress, and Geh. Grant is not.the man to
allow such an opportunity to attack the
Rebel stronghold to pass unimproved. The
activity represented, in connection with
the fact that Gen.jThomas’ Corps, of 15,-
000 to 20,000 men, is now on its way
East, evidently means something. Whether
Gen. Thomas Corps will stop with Gen;
Grant or go to Sherman is now publicly
known, but with either good work will be
done.
Every member of the rebel ex
cept Trenbolm, have gone out, and j the
rebel Congressmen are withdrawing home
ward. Johnston refuses to take Beaure
gard’s department. Lee has declined to
take charge of any army but his own.!
The news from Wilmington are to: the
effect that Gen. Terry has demanded the
surrender of the place. * Kebel news from
that quarter represent everything in con
fusion. All the public pooperty was being
removed and the fall of the place was con
sidered certain.
| Toe 18th Tennessee Cavalry (Rebel)
about 600 strong, under Col.) Johnson,
now'encamped at Clifton, Tenn., have
sent word into the Un|on lines that they
wish to surrender, take the oath of allegi
ance and go home.
j9“Tbe Canadians do not seem inclin
ed ito TBisc a disturbance with the Unjited
notwithstanding this would be tjheir
most favorable time to do so. The Gov
'enor-G*neral recommends that Parliament
pay to the banks of St Albans $90,000
in Gold to replace the money stolen by
the and given up to those outlaws
fay justice Cooisai The Justice, who did
this aide thing for the robbers, has been
suspended and will most likely be disgraced.
' Well Doke. —On the 23d inst, in Con
gress Ur- Washbnrne called up, on j the
previous question, the bill repealing j the
duty lon paper. It was put to vote and
carried by a majority of fifty-seven. The
bill has yet to pass the .Senate, ; where the
paper manufacturers are making every ef
fort todefeat it We hope they may be
no inure succeeefbl in the Senate than
Were in the House. j
* Senator Hall and Represents live
Adlom, Will accept our thanks for conti nu
adfavora
A The chav who does op the -‘Small Talk,”
j«c.. ofthe WtHera Bail Road Oaxttle, ia a
on a parody. Here U t sample:—
A Hub Fucbo Amicus, —We find the fol
• lowing rich nugget in one 'of tmr exrhanges —;
It appears that Thadwray’« Maguirn j, in.Lon
don,'pal i Tetinyaon, the Popt latm u ot'Kns
land, sixteen hundred dollars for apo m. an” me
following rwo V'Vw» u v ntie-Hiitf dr i- t ■ >r eight
hundred :dollars ■>'>- tii :
“What does little href- »»>
In her neat at r»- r £
Let roe fly. “ ■ :
Mother, U- me ny sway
Birdie, rear a lifie lose-
TUI thy li: •' - ;
So she re*i-- « h f
Then
111.-.- A
.‘•VTtiv iul-jr -ay.
In ht .Ld *t of tV. :v ■
Baby mae btruic.
Let me rise and hasteaway.
Baby, steep a little lodger.
Until her little legs; gynw stronger,
And. after waiting tike the birdie.
Baby, too, shall fly jaway!’’
Imi t that grand ? Isn’t Ui the quint* —of
poetry ? Here's sixteen line* of our own, same
style,'same measure, and embodyingabont as ranch
sentiment, for wWi we will willingly tak- uomir
ter :
“What does little froggie say.
In bis pond at peep ofday ?
Let me swim, says little froggie.
Bullfrog, let me swim away
Froggie, wait a little longer,
Till your little legs are stronger.
So he mounts, upon a*stump,
And then into the pond ker-ch-u-n-k.
“What does little piggie say.
In his sty at peep of day ?
Piggie says, like little froggie.
Let me go and root to-day.
Piggie, wait a little longer,
Tiilypnr snout grows hard and stronger,
If yoh sock a little longer,
Piggie then may root away.”
The late King of Prussia once sent mi
aid-de-camp. Colonel Mahwjhowki, who \» < bmvv
but poor, a smalt hound like a book, in
which were deposited fire honored crowns ; some
time afterwards he met the officer, and >aid to him.
“Ah, well, how did yon like the new work; which
I sent you ?" “Excessively, sire,” replied the Col..
I read it with such interest that I expect the second
volume with impatience." The Ring smiled, and
when the officer's birthday arrived, he presented
him with another portfolio, similar in every re
spect to the first, but with ; thesc words engraved
upon it:—“This book is complete in two volumes.”
IfSr A Boston hackman recently drove a cou
ple of Englishmen to see Bunker Hill Monument.
Having satisfied their curiosity so far as the Mon
ument was concerned, they returned to the hack,
where they found the driver sitting quietly upon
his seat. “1 say, driver,” says one of the English
men, “this is the place-where we Englishmen gave
you Yankees a dem’d thrashing about eighty years
since." “Well,” says the driver, “don’t know as
I ever heard tell about that ; hut who owns the
land now ?" '
Oce Resocbces. —The United States own up
ward of 1,000,000,000 acres of public land suscept
ible of cultivation. They ! own at least 2,000,000
acres 1 of gold and silver bearing lands. The ara
ble lands are worth at least $1,200,000,000; the
mineral lands, $800,000,000; aggregate, $2,000,-
000,000. These are national assets, from .which
the expenses of the existing war may be ultimate
ly reimbursed, if Congress shall apply them to that
object.
A Heavt Tajc.—The “Cambria Iron Company.”
of Johnstown, have an excise tax for December
last of $11,563 2ft. For the month of June last it
was $14,000 00 per month, or $132,000 00 a
vear. The entire taxes of this company including
State. County, Poor, School, Belief, Borough, In
come, Bounty and Revenue taxes is enourmons.
That’s the way the money goes.
progress ofVie war keeps map makers
busy. So rapidly have the limits of the Confedera
cy contracted, that it is believed no map extant
has the slightest pretension to accuracy. Grant
will be held responsible for having spoiled several
editions, which otherwise would have been reliable
maps.
§BT" A gncrnlU attacked the sltop of a lonely
widow in Hawesvillc, Kentucky, the other
He broke the window, and poshed his head in,
when the widow laid him put with a billot of wood,
called, for an axe. and deliberately made mince
meat of the body, leaving the pieces for the swine
to devour.
tract of {and situitp in Jackson township,
Cambria county, known as the -Burkhart CatmeK
Ci>al Tract', and containing about 80 acres. has
been porchasedby a Company of New fork capi
talists tor the of ;f3S|OOO, who intend going
to work forthwith to develops its hidden treasurer
jjyThe King of Siam; whose full mime is *rpr.
Bart Somdetch Phra I’ammenpc Malta Akpugii,
Phra Chanm Kiow Chowi Yu Han,” r.-ccmiy eel
brnted his sixtieth birthday, the ccrcnT.Tn
of the most gorgeous character
jlflrA company has born birint-ti ami is about
procuring a, character to build railroads through
Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland coun
ties, for the purpose of bringing tin* oul in ;h<w
counties into market. Tint caun.o -i' vi. i* mi-,
million of dollars. '
Geo. Butler has hmnoroiisiy suggested tin
epitaph fc> r himself, as follows : "‘Died at Fortress
Monroe, on the 7th inst,' the military career of
Maj.-Getw B. F. Burma, of malignant attack of
of the regular army.”
Jackson Haines, the American skater, has
made $15,000 by his sharing tests it London, and
has gone to Paris, at the- peq e»t of Louis N«po
utott.
fgf A cotemporary tells us of the sad case of a
man who was shipwrecked and cast upon an unin
habitable island, without a shiling in bis pocket.
The Directors of the Poor <f this county,
at their late annual meeting, re-elected O. E.
Crisaman steward, and fiied his salary at $6OO.
BST A Waterbary man lost his whip while out
hunting in the woods, and his dog stood guard over
It for two days and night* without food or water.
a man with a scolding wife, when inquired
of in relation to hi* reenpation, said he kept a hot
house. i'\
fgp Dr Franklin said; —“A good kick out of
doors is better than all thefrich uncles in the world.”
. gtf John Marks, of Uollidaysbnrg, has been
appointed Mercantile Apjpraiscr.
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A n*mp»ipn with the Rebel Army. The gmithsoman Institute Burned.
; <ittri>eeeroter..jigt published, con- ' Wxshisotox, Jan. gA
tain, the fing part of the storv of an English par- Aboutthree o'clock this afternoon nre w*»»hen.
alrr Sw'h experience in ’the Sotoi t0r1863. tjbeißin* 6om fi* itetcf th* main bmlding Of the
Hewriwat, the night after the battle |3mith*oman IlHtltate. A jbenerat fire alarm was
of Gettysburg, nt this strain; It was a denial Vtmg, tnd the engine* wereaocm oc the groand,
night. The fir® was kept no and protected, from bat no water could ba obtaiaed, and for two Kwra
the rain piling on fresh wood, and , the Atones roared and biased, aided by a high
it was a roaring one, vet I wondered that it was ; wind,consaming bH the main folding except the
not extinguished. It lighted up the 'scene with a first stoir, which contains the collection of beasts
strange glare. Leeand Longstreetstood apart, enga- and birds, known as the Smithsonian Museum,
ged in earnest conversation, and around the fire. The west wing, containing the library of over
in various groups, lay the officers of their staffs, thirty thousand volumes, was.not injured, it being
Tired to death, many were steeping, irespite of the . separated by fire-proof walla,
mud and d-eUbhing rain ; and I well remember It appears that the workmen were engaged ro
om? log of wood—a fence rail—which was much : Stanley’s collection of Indian paintings,
coveted as a pillow. Once Major Moses, unable hhom two-hundred of which were valued at $20,-
sleep, got up and politely offered me bis shkre'i'tWO, and he being in negotiation for their sale to
■ X ii. I accepted and lay "down, but the eslges i the University of the State of Michigan, the cont
ain- v.-.T sharp, and each time I fell off/foto a ' tpittee having examined them for that purpose
■i>x 1 tegan to dream so vividly thaj/my head e«(hont noon to-day. It being very cold to-day a
Is ine cut off that at last I cpuW stand it no ! stove had teen put up for the workmen, and it is
long. ■. and returned the Major his pan of the bol- 4 supposed the pipe had been inserted in a defective
with thanks. Again md again during the ; flue.
I night reports came in from Hill, McLaws, Ewell, | Professors Henry and Rhees were in the Pro- j
lefc., stating that the enemy had retreated, and i lessors' rooms, and on the alarm being given,!
? that thev had nothing but cavalry in front of them, j rushed into the lecture-room,’ and found the plas-
Gt-nCriil Lee said, a few days afterwards, that I tering tolling from the ceiling. The workmen
he had hesitated whether he should not counters | had but just left the room, where the pictures had
mand his own retreat, which he certainly would ‘ been hung, and it was so filled with smoke that no
not have commenced if he had anticipated such ; one could enter it. But about a half dozen of the
dreadfully bad weather. But the wagon trains | portraits nearest to the door were carried out
were now well on theft- road to the rear, and their I All else is lost, including a statue,iu marble of the
safetv might have been compromised if the army “Dying Gladiator, ” belonging to Mr. J. McGuire,
had not followed them. By eight o’clock, next of this city, valued at twenty thonsand dollars.—
morning the whole wagon train had got past us. The apparatus-room, on the east side of the main
and the troops began to move. It had ceased building next caught, and but little was saved trout
raining, but the road was a sea of slush and mud, j here. All tit Jie.-iviest pinions are lost, but a few
end wc got along verv slowly. - ; small and invaluable telescopes, 4c., were saved
L and I visited General Lee in the after- jby being throVn out of the window and slid down
noon, and he spoke very openly on the subject of | the ladder. The valuable apparatus donated br
ibe late campaign. Had’he been aware that Meade ! Professor Baird, of Philadelphia, is entirely lost,
had teen able to concentrate his whole army — Professor Henry’s room, near the main tower, was
for which he deserved gieat credit—he certainly soon caught, and hut few of his papers were saved,
should not have attacked him ; indeed, it had-ir.t A few of the meteorological observations were car
teen his interest nor his intention to bring on a ried out first, but nearly all the records of years,
great battle at all; bnt, led away, partly by the correspondence, &c., are lost. Many were thrown
success of the fifst day-, believing that Meade had out of the windows and scattered in all directions
only a portion of his army in front of him, and by the wind, never to te collected again,
seeing the enthusiasm of his own troops, he had The trophies of Wilkes’ exploring expedition
thought that a successful battle wonld cut the knot were in the museum, and are mostly saved.—
so easily and satisfactorily, that he had determined Some were injured by being carried our, but the
jto risk it. His want of knowledge of the enemy ’s fire did not reach them. The “Hibernia" and
movements he attrfauted ro Stuart having got too “Meigs" Steam fire engines .were early on the
far away from him with his cavalry. ground, bur were unable to get water for over an
Had the strong position of Gettysburg been stor- hour, and nothing saved the two wings except the
med, no-doubt cannon and colors and prisoners construction being fire-proof. About three and a
would have been token, but at a great sacrifice of half o'clock the fire got into the wooden stairway
life. The Federals w.ould have fallen back, and of the main tower, and soon ran to the lop, the
probably taken up a still stronger position a few flames shooting up through the top, makiug an
miles to the rear. Lee would have had to retreat enormous pillar of fire.-
all the same, especially as, after the thi.d day's The anomeler, or wind register on the top of
fight, ammunition—particularly- small arms am- the main tower, whirled away until about four
munition—was getting short. Had there been and a half P. M., when it fell through to the bot
only a portion of Mead’s army at Gettysburg, and tom. The masonry remains standing and is not
that portion had been overwhelmed, of course it much injured by the fire. The capping on one of
would have been a difierentwhing : and ns General the south towers fell about four P. M., but tio one
Lee.said himself, it was under the impression that was injured. The lecture room, capable of seal-
he had only a part of Meade's army to deal with
that be fought the battle.'
Increasing Revenues.
If the returns of internal revenue from all sour
ces increase throughout the country as wonderfully
as those under the Excise law have done in the
city of New York from October 18C2 Jg the close
of 1864, the theory of one of the Colfeefors there
“that the revenue of fifty other similar districts
would pay the entire national debt with interest in
three years," may not be so wide of the mark as
would seem probable at first thought. The collec
tions there are surpassing the original estimate, as
some who evaded payment have since paid' with
more titan sounding damage-. The collections
for three months in iS62 were $750,000. or at the
rate of s3,ooo,ooo per annum. The collections
of 1863 were nearly $8,000,060 about 12d per
cent, increase. The income tax yielded $lB,OOO,
000 in 1864—the amended law having gone into
operation in 3 uly, increasing the tax imports 33
]>er cent, and adding the war income. Within the
twenty-seven months in which the law has been in
operation, $27,000,000 have been collected in the
city ; of which more than $3,000,000. excluding
the war tax, were paid into the treasury in De
cember, 1864, against $400,000 in Det ember,
1862 ; this is an increase of about 800 per cent
The collections in 1863 were $7,002,005,85 "and
in 1864, $18,242,917,10, being an increase of
$10,330,911,84. Nearly three quarters of the in
"crease of 1864 occurred in the last half of the year.
The estimates of revenue collections in the city for
1865 amonnt to $?0,250,000; but if the increase
which is recorded should be preserved, the amonnt
would swell to $40,000,000. The revenue from
the income tax in two districts of the city last
year was $4,500,000, and the total collection
s6,soo,ooo—where now the former assessment
equals the highest figures. As the amount for in
comes under the new law will nearly equal the as
sessments under the old regulation concerning in
comes less than $lO,OOO and must include the
largest part of the special tax, it is thought that
the revenues of two districts will reach about
$9,000,000 and $11,000,000 in the city.
These are very gratifying facts to be shown.—;
They prove the unexpected ability of one section
of the, country; they show that the ability has
grown during war, and that rascality has been
opened ; they show that better things may be ex
pected from other parts of the land, as the laws
are better known and better applied. It is a great
change of base, however, for any citizen of New
York, where so great opposition was encountered
two years ago, to say that in three years the reve
nue of New York alone will pay one fiftieth of the
whole national debt, with its interest. For we
can cipher out, in the nation, fifty times the wealth
am>thc population of New York city alone; and
can, in the terras of the statement, therefore, pay
ourselves free in three years. If so, they who
have defended the Union most earnestly have not
Keen less wise or prudent than their opponents.
The Assaulting Column That Carried
J Fort Fisher.
Of the many deeds of daring heroism performed |
by tiic Union soldiers during the present war, ;
tiour .tand out in bolder relief than the successful j
-minting of Fort Fisher on Monday last. While
profound'military then were showing the impos
sibility of succeitlly storming so formidable a de
fensive work as FoH Fisher, our ma'chless soldiers
had ac’ itally carried the fort. Of the manyprond
and historic names which adorn the battle-worn
banners of our veteran regiments, none will be
pointed to with more pride than that of Fort Fisher.
In the assaulting column the Two-hundredsmd
thtrd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel
John \V. .Moore, rendered itself particularly con
spicuous for its courage ami heroism. Its list of
casualties, amounting to two hundred, gives the
best evidence of the terrible ordeal through which
it successfully passed. The Forty-seventh Penn
svlvaiiia, Colonel Thomas H. GoodpaMy seconded
tlie cti'oris of the heroic Two-bundred-and-third.
The Fortv-ejghth and Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania,
Colopels Scjgfried an in the same
brigiwe with the Two-hnndred-and-third, were
among the first to scale the ramparts of the “im
pregnable” fort.
The Third, torty-secofld, One-hundred-and
seventeenth New York Volunteer Regiments ably
seconded the efforts of the Keystone Brigade. And
shonldcy to shoulder, through the ram of fire and
death, die soldiers of the Keystone and Empire
States planted the emblem of our undivided nation
ality on the bastions and ramparts of Fort Fisher.
The entire Second Division of the Twenty-fourth
Corps took partin the assult. Ant} General Paine’s
Division of colored troops rendered jnost impor
tant service, they having been placed in position
across Federal Point, were thev prevented rein- ;
.forcements from reaching the Rebel garrison of
For; Fisher and contiguous works.
file estimated losses by fire in Philadelphia
daring the year 18C4, amount to $999,249, upon
which there Wa» an insurance of $546,377.
ing about two thousand five hundred persons, was
peculiarly adapted for acoustic properties, and be
ing thoroughly ventilated was the fairest ball in
the country
The damage to the building can be repaired in
six months, but the records and results of years’
research are gone forever.
Annual Conferences of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The Bishops of this large and influential de
nomination have arranged their plan of visitation
for the purpose of presiding over the annual con
ferences of the Church. These Conferences are
fifty-nine in numlier, and are held not only in near-:
ly every State and Territory in the Union, but in
foreign lands, including India and Siberia, There
arc nine Bishops, viz: Reverends Messrs. Clarke,
Baker, -Scott. Morris, Janes, Ames, Simpson,
Kingsley and Thompson. The work has been dis
tributed as follows : Bishop Clarke will preside at
Baltimore. Philadelphia, Maine. Vermont, Cincin
nati Michigan and Ohio—7. Bishop Baker at
Danville, Cambridge, Mass. ; Wyoming, Pa.:
E st Maine, Jamestown, X Y.; Waterloo, N. Y.;
North Ohio, Milwaukee and Wisconsin—B. Bishop
Scott at Missouri and Arkansas, Kansas, Nebras
ka, Delcware, Northwest Indiana, New Albany
and Southern Illinois—7. Bishop Morris at Ken
tucky, Central Ohio and Southwestern Indiana —3.
Bishop Janes at Wheeling, Newark, N. J. ; Ger
many and Switzerland and Decatur, Illinois—4.
Bishop Ames at Canton, Ohio; Trenton, N. J. ;
New Hampshire, East New York, Michigan, Cen
tral Illinois and Warsaw, 11f.—7. Bishop Simp
son at New Bedford, Mass. ; Skaneatcles, N. Y.;
New York. Dcs-Moines. lowa ; Upper lowa, Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa; and Washington, D. C.—7.
Bishop Kingsley at Troy, N- Y ; Potsdam, N. Y.;
Colorado, Oregon and Nevada—s. Bishop Thom
son at North Indiana, West Wisconsin, Northwest
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Rock River—s. The
most onerous duties which these prelates have to
is that of meeting the Presiding Elders of
each Conference for the purpose of making the
ministerial appointments which the Book of Dis
cipline requires. The Baltimore Conference will
meet at the Light Street Church on the Ist of
March, and that of East Baltimore on the same
day at Danville, Pa.
What of the Future of Mexico.
The Boston Port says : “This question touches
the qnick of our nation's heart. We have not the
least doubt but that a hopeful answer is the true
one. The Maximilian dynasty most be regarded
as a temporary one. We have no idea that the
American people have or will ever abandon one
iota of the Monroe doctrine. The American con-
-.'parted from Europe by a wall of fire and
an ocean of water, was ordained by nature for the
home oI free republican governments. We are
the natural goardians of this Continent. The first
step towards assisting Mexico will be to, protect
ot/rseives and allay our oWn strife. Thehonrof
refiress will come soon enough; and we have some
confidence that it will come in due time by peace
ful diplomacy rather than by warlikk demonstra
tion. Louis Napleon knows he has no right there,
and with that shrewd, crafty and skilful national
pilot, wise discretion is esteemed by far the bettgr
part of valor.
'll is not entirely safe to assume that the Maxi
milian government is firmly established. The
sings of opposition are not few, and the seeds of
a terrible retribution must bo deeply hidden in the
Mexican b;isora. The peaceful slumbers of a peo
ple subjugated by foreign arms are -more danger
ous portents than noisy opposition.
Important from City Point.
Washington, Jan. 25.—The Star, of this eve
ning, says ; , . 't
“Despatches received here state that yesterday
morning; nr two o’clock, a Rebel fleet-of five ves
sels (the Richmond squadron) came down the
river to' destroy our depots and works at City
Point.
“The high water of the enrrent freshet enabled
them to pass the obstructions which our comman
ders had placed above City Point for the better
protection of the place. A‘battle quickly ensned
between the Rebel fleet andjrar nearest battery or
fort, in which one of the Rebel vessels was Mown
np and instantly entirely destroyed, while two
others were so damaged by shot and shell as to
compel them to seek a speedy flight back in the
direction of Richmond, accompanied by the other
two, which escaped with no damage to speak o£
“Admiral Farragu; left here yesterday evening
for the, scene of the action. It is understood (that
he will at once assume the naval command there.”
44" I* is stated that in the late memorable con-,
flict at Fort Fislier, the agents'of the United
Stales Sanitary Commission effected a landing on
the day of the battle, and: were on the hospital
gnmnd with ample supplies several boars; before
the woandod arrived.
; Courtalupjn^Australia. STILL: -
When a ; oung warrior.is desirous of procnnng ~_ : '’
■ Wife, he generally obtains one by giving *£XCEELS It
change for her a sister or some other frraslejWa?' A f> ~ Vsi a.
tire of his own; but if there shook! happen i! llii'btfc£ itjt&lS CSC OtOl‘6.
ofwme otter blacks qntil he gets an Sn.Xwb.ilT.
of seizing one of their features, whom perhaps bo bw aowyn Wad a buaa'asesauy J—■ >rt»wnt oi
has seen and admired whenl attending one of the n i-ciitASTt ui’t*' crpxrr rst or
grand corroborries. His mode of paving his ad- FAhHIOISABUi. blUhh OF
dresses is simple anti efficacious. With a blow of tt a M| fH » Tx/-s
his war club, he stnns the object of his affections, LI j\ I I \O V
and drag* her insensible body away to re- 11. fl JL k/j J LLjL lj»
tired spot, whence, as soon as she recovers her sen- . 7
sea, he brings her home to his own *unyah in tri- -
umph. Sometimes two join in,an expedition for
the same purpose, apd then for several days tbev His Stock bos lw.u Minted with great car* and vabr*.
watch the movements of their intended victims, ; every color, .bane and quality, fer the accomiSWaiwa
, , ~ . . of grave or gay. oM or young, neb or poor.
using the utmost skill m concealing their presence. J *,], , mk uf ud M «w-. Fore of all «yiv.ai.
When they have obtained the knowledge they re- ( *ayaon band.
quire, they wait for a dark, svindv night ; then : All pe a»kt is an examination irf bla »t><-k. feeling an
quite naked, and carrying only tlieiir long jag j *»*“'»• <tatidfao »- D w ALg
spears, they crawl stealthily through the bosh until '
they reach the immediate vicinity of the camp-" -
fires, in front Of which the girls they are in search
of are sleeping. Slowly and silently they creep
close enough to distinguish the figure of one of
those leubras ; then one of the intruders stretches
out his spear and inserts its barbed point amongst
her thick flowing locks ; turning the spear slowly
round.- some of her hair speedily becomes entan
gled with it; :hen, with a sudden jerk, she is
aroused from her slumber, and as her eyes open,
she feels the sharp point of another weapon pres
sing against her throat. She neither faints nor
screams : she knows well that the slightest attempt
at escape or alarm will cause herinstant death, so,
like a sensible woman, she makes a virtue of a
necessity, and, rising silently, she follows her cap
tors. They lead her away to, a considerable dis
tance, tie her to a tree, and return to ensnare their
other victim in like manner. Then, when they
have accomplished their design, they hurry oflF to
their own camp, where they are received with uni
versal applause, and highly honored for'their
chivalrous exploit. Occasionally, an alarm is
given, bnt even then the wife-steaiers easily escape,
qraidst the confusion, to renew their attempt at
some future period
General Thomas. —Referring to the recent
rumors regarding the movement of troops in the
Southwest, the St. Louis Dtmoeral says: “Gen
eral Thomas will now join General Shbrmas. The
corps under General Scuot ibld and the force
mentioned as belonging to General Mbaghre,' are
all the troops that are detached from General
Thomas. Uis business is to remain in the West
and take care of Hood’s army. For this purpose
his force is ample. The transportation of a full
. corpse of troops to General SuehmajT, by rail and
water, may occupy some weeks. The ■ accession
will make’ General Sherman strongenough to go
anywhere, or do anything along the Eastern coast. ’
KdVaEH L RCda. 8. C. MBTLEWAIT.
.NEW J’XBM !.
NATIONAL GROCERY ! !
TTHE I'NPEiISiGNED RESPECT
FULLYannounce to the citizens of Altoona and vicin
ity. tluit they Luv-i- just opened a splendid lot of
FRESH GROCERIES,
CONFECTIONERIES, NOTIONS,
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE, &c., &<•.,
in the new Store ou Virginia street, two doors from
the McClellan Iloav, where they will take pleasure in
wailing upon all the Cash Customers who may favor them
with the-ir patronage.
It i* oar intention to keep on band a general variety of
Good* in our lim*. and !»ell them
EXCLUSIVELY FOR QAiSH !
Those *bo know how to appreciate A CUP OF
GOOD COFFEE OR TEA. would especially do well to Live
ns a call, os ours have already gained the reputation of
being the Lest in town.
Altoona. Jan. 21. RUSS A POSTLBWAIT.
Paper Warehouse.
No, 513 Minor St , Philadelphia j
LEDGER PAPERS.
FLAT CAPS,
FOLIO POST.
DRAWING PAPERS. HARDWARE do.
FOOLSCAP.
LETTER.' NOTE.
PACKET POST.
EXCHANGE CAP,
BOND PAPERS, Ac. I STRAW do. 4c., .
PAPER of every description made to order. .
Altoona. Jan. 21, ’65-ly. C. C. SERVER A SON,
PUBLIC SALE
9P
Valuable Real Estate.
Will be sold at Pt&Uc Sate on the premise*, on Saturday
the 4th day of February, A. D. 1865, at 11 o'clock A. M. of
miH day, that Valuable farm property owned by th« Hein
of Graham McCamant, decVL located In Pleasant Valley,
one mile s?outh East of Altoona Borough, Blair Cbuuty.
The Raid farm contajuff247 acre* of good Limestone land,
in a gw*i State ofCultiv&tion and under good fence, with
a large Bank Barn and large two Story frame dwelling
bouse—Also a good Apple Orchard and good water and m
small but neve** failing stream of running water passing
close by the Barn and House. This farm con*
siderod one of the most desirable in Blair County on account
of the good quality of the land and its close proximity to
a good market. Terms of sale *£ln band ind the balance
in two equal Annual payments with approved Security.
PoeseeiMn given April let/ . •
For farther information,concerning the property address
Samuel McCamant, Sabbath Rest, Pa. or Thus. McCamant
Esq, Hollidaysburgb, Pa.
A NEW OIL WELL DISCOVERED !
Many are the Start ee told of great discoveries of Oil. Of
fortunes mode in a day—Of flowing well* and wells pump
ed by steam. ■ But the well discovered by London A Smith
is not an nil well exclusively. Neither does it flow Spon
tanoasly, nor yet pnmped by ste an. If you don’t believe
it. just call at their Store on Virginia Street and examine
their new Stock of goods, consisting of Ladies Bren
goods, such as Alpaca’s, Merino's. Detains, Silks, Balmo
ral Skirts. Ac., Ac. Of Gents wear. Cloths. Caanlmeree.
Sattinnte. Ac„ ts-sidee a great variety of Boots, Shoes,
Gaiters. Hoods, Nubias. Comforts, Gloves, Spices ofall
kinds. Sugar. Coffee, Tea. Syrnps, Soap. Candles and
Qoeensware. Ac., with a little of nearly everything usual
ly kept in-a variety Store. -
Call and see ns, as we are determined to sell as cheap as
the cheapest. Don’t f. rget the place, at the old stand for
inerly occupied hy John London, on Virginia Street.
Altoona. Dec. 24. ’64. LOUDON A SMITH.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Diseases of - the nervousj
SEMINAL. URINARY AND SEXUAL SYSTEM—
new and reliable treatment—in repprta of the HOWARD
ASSOCIATION—Sent by mall in sealed letter envelope*
free of ctiai ge. Address. Dr. J. SKILLON HOUGHTON
Howard Association, No. 2 South Ninth Street, Phlladel
phia. P«. „ [Jan. 21,186A-tf ]
ALTOONA ACADEMY.
Notice is hereby given that
on and after February let, 1865. the price oftnitloh
*c., will be in proportion to the nntaberof Scholar*.
The tuition free, and contingent expenae* will be aaaeaa
•o, equally upon the pupils.
WM. R. FINDLEY,
iVei„ Board'# TnuUu.
WANTED.-ALL KINDS OF COUN
JV Prodac ». a,th e .VaTIOXALOROCERT, Vfr
ginia 81, Altoona, Pa. • .
Janyfll, ’te-tf. RUSS A lOSTLBWAIT.
HOOP SKIRTS AND LOOKING
GLASSES *t
_l)toonv Not. 18. *64
opera caps a hosie-
FINE PRINTING,
NEWS do.
MANILLA PAPER,
ENVELOPE do.
j COLORED do.
;BINDEEB' BOARD.
[TRUNK ; do.
! >■ C. StOTR.
0. c. MOTH.
MISSES AND CHILDREN’S FLATS
STOVES,
TIN' AND SHEET-IRON WARE.
rpHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD UK
J,
mmnfß to the Citizen
Altoona and vicinity
he has taken -the »
and shop recently <
pied hy John Shveaii
on V\rgini-i strut.
the McClellan H*
where he has on hr
targe supply of STU
of all Pattern*, aoc
Cook. Parlor, OflSi
and Shop' Stovea, which -
be will sell at the moat reason.,
ply will always be ktfpt oh hand.
•TIN AN 7> SHEET-IRON WARE la grnt vartoy. J
alwava on-hand.
ROOFING & SPOUTING 1
put up on short notice. $1
He haa also attached a copper-smithing roon to bt» |j
establishment and will keep on hand an aaaortmsat of coy -1
par and brass kettles, Ac. ||
.VU kinds of Job work promptly attended to. 1
. January 14,ISdk-tf STEPHEN WINTIRI. j|
SAVANNAH TAKEN! I
New Firm in an old Stand
WOLF & PETFHSON
Beg leave to inform the
citizens ot Altoona and vicinity that they ba»v uki.u
charge of tut*
GROCERY & PROVISION STORE j
lately occupied by Kickabaugh k Patterson, and former!)
occupied by Joe. Berkowitx, where they‘will k*-vp au
slant!) unhand a large stock of Groceries, Proves tin, uul
food, comprising Superfine, Extra, and Extra F.»m>l)
Flour. Bacon —Hams Plain and Sugar Cured. Ribb.-1
and Plain Side*, Shoulders, Ac,
Dried Beef, Mackerel and Herring by the Barrel, Half
£anel and Quarter Barrel.
COFFEE—-RIO AND EAST INDIA.
Sugars—Crushed, Granulated, sew Orleans, and P- ru
Kico. Huiar) and Golden Syrups. New Orleans and
House Mola-'se*. Black. Young Dyson, and luip-rul
Tens.
Sperm. Adamantine. Star, and Mould Candles. P...*.
Rosin and Fancy Soaps. Navy, Spun Roll, Honey D *
and Cut and Dry Tobacco, Cigars. . Also* a goof
ui. ut of Bro'Di.H. Buckets, Bed Cords, and Queenf ware
FEED AND PROVISIONS.
(;orn—Shelled and in the Ear. Oata, Corn and Gain. a:.J
WU-iit Chop, Ship Stuff, Coru\M*al. Sifted and I*unified
Also, Closer and Flak Seed.
BUTTER, EGGS AND LAUD.
Please give us a call and aare expenses.
Dec. 17.1864—If WOLF * PETERSuN
IRELAND
TO AND [ROM
BT THE
GALWAY LINE OF STEAMSHIPS,
MONTREAL do do
Washington Line of sailing Vessels.
And the North German Lloyd Line of
Steamships sailing between N. York
Havre, Bremen, Southampton,
and London.
AiF- Drafts at right, for One Pound and upward*.
National Dank and Branch**, payable in all the
and Towns In England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. f;s«
of discounts
June t*. 1964-tC
H. A. CAMPBELL
YC'OULD INFORM THE CITIZENS
Of Altoona and ricinltj that he baa this da;
opened up ft new
BOOT, SHOE AND GROCERY STORE
On Julia Street, Eatt Altoona ,
opposite the Kptscoptl Parsonage, formerly known as ths
Conrad corner. I snail say nothing in regard to price*,
bat request a small share of the public patronage, feeling
confident that afteran examination of my stork and pri
ce*. my easterners will be .satisfied.
Please give me a call. Small favors will be thankfully
received.
Altoona, Jan. 10.1865,
MUSIC
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN- ON THE
Piauu lsUe and Melodeon, by Miss MARIA SHOE
MAKER,
TERMS SXO PER QUARTER.
Residence on Emma street, three doors below Annie *i.
No allowance will be made for the neglect oflessont t-'
the loss bf the teacher, except in case of sic knees.
Jan. 21,1865-ly. .
T7ALUABLEHOUSE AND LOT FOR
T 3 AXE.—The undersigned, intending to. remove frbns
the town, offers, at private sale, his bovse sndlot, situate
on data- street, Altoona, a few dSors shove Catbarin
street anda4foinlng the House” The bon**
iaaWell built two-story frame, containing three room*
and abalt and a stonbroffice room, on firstflobr ahdfiv*
rooms on second floor. The lot Is well enclosed qnd ba«
oaitastable and other conveniences. Possession' gi**'-
April first. - ;' • • “
Jan. T. 1865-tf. A. P.OALpERWOuD
4 DMINISTRATQB’S NOTICE—No-
Jm. ticc ie hereby given that Letteia of Administratis
on the estate ; of 'Elias Baker, late of Allegheny
Blair County, hate been granted to the unde -
signed. residing as aforesaid. All persons knowing them
selves indebted to said estate are requested to nuke imme
diate payment, and those having claims will present th*
same duly authenticated for settlement. . '
\ S. C. BAKER.
®ec 22 1864 Administrator. ;
A Dll IN ISTRATO R’ 3 NOTICE. No
-•TXtlct* is hereby given that letters of
the estaleof John Uoraing, late of Altoona, Blair countv.
dec'd, hate been granted to the ncdersigmd reaidinc si
aforesaid. All persons knowing themselves indebted t<>
said estate are requested to make immediatepaynieut, R»d
. tho*ehaving 'Maims will'present the same without delsr.
dal; antbeutlcatSd for settlement.
J«o,7th, ls6Mt. r MERCKLIA HORNING. Adm
For rent.—the situ
ATE oh Ihe eorner.'.of Main apd Kffitban ue -tnets.
imm*‘diaVly r above thel*enn’a R. H. Warthous**, Altoona.'
fc offered for.rent from the first of April n*xt, for one year
or longer, it desired. The bouse contaia4*pine rooms, and
at present «njon a lair share -of custom, jfbr further par
ticulars apply to Mrs. Orady, residing: next door to the
property. , \ (Altoona, Jan. 14th. 1965- 'M *)
Extra, family flour, cheap
FOB CASH at tt>«
Altoona,Jan. fl, ’6S-tf. NATIONAL OBOCEBV
Boot's AND SHOES PLAIN AND
fancy at
SHIRTS UNDER CLOTH-
X iNa Ac. at
fJIRIINKS AND CARPET-SACKS
EAIR, HAT, TOOTH, SH A V IN< ;
Faint, Saak aaATaralak
B. A O. KERR,
ALTOONA, PA
0. C. SMITH.
O. C. SMITH
G. C. SMITH.
£
*
v liQOAL
Goon, WiM. i'iH» Go*»»«l
of having agotrffire
plainlv apparent on drew**!
old Good Will Company tanhl
„P by 4 removal* from
in "““H
oeedinglv anbdon* to fcfto A H
mam-nt rerident* of the phco. I
enough of the oW member* toI
fiie, consequently, If it is.to 1
hereafter, there must be « fiUi|
ny . 'rUa engine,one of *hehJ
been recently overhauled,andl
der, read? % 886 on any OCC H
Company have also a fine q
m oat be manned, Will no * °j
have property in the town ail
(created in hav’inf a good, rel
join tbia compauy add aoqoal
the working of an engine, sol
some service, in case of a 4
, neighbors, property if not theij
being in good order, ready foi
men to man die topes, etc., afl
hose op the spot where they are
the company ha* been made uj
person* who bad no property. I
srhiie those interested -lookel
not be the case. One. Other I
mention,, and it is this. Whl
ers have allowed others to W
carry the hotoat fires, thus ti
risk, they have not even snppj
for the engine. We learn ftj
company that there is still sod
on the engine. This amoun
for some five years, and it I
paid. And who should pay I
who are to bo benefilted. Noj
because he is insured he need
fire insurance company that
in the (own should contributj
believe they will, if a good c<j
Then let us have a good cj
make the effort to wipe out t
Citizens take hold °f this mi
stand in ite house hereaftet. j
cannot run it, to a fire. !
Death o» Robert M
Ifcnce was received in this
decease of Dr. Robert M, S
Cresson, Cambria- county,
died at Chattanooga, Tenn
time' the position of Med
Twenty-third Army Corps,
Director of the Department
sou wis widely known throt
distinguished for great force
opinions, and some ecceutr
a man of strong and genero
in his pairiotism. As a sci
sui' -iiora in T«nnsylv»nia.
versed in all departments
botanist waa i
He. was a mcroiies of the P
Commission, of which 1
chief, and very much of th
are due to the skill and im
He ~was an enthusiastic mo
that in the pore air of the A
and listless inhabitants of i
would find health strength
lished some years ago a fvc
tain," which is distinguish
and by a scientific bandlin
without being tod technici
elevuic the human mind
look from nature np to t
Dr. Jackson’s views are b<
fine command of langoag
oob style, place* the book ;
able of it* kind ever writt
member of the American
of Satural Scie
tntioriii ■ His 1 character
friends yvherever he was k
death \vili not be nnlsmen
What Blaib Cotnrrr
the Auditor General’s 1
mounts paid by the eoqftt
the State Treasury dorin)
Altoona Gas ft Water C
Corporation Stock
Hollidaysburg Gas Comp
(■oration Stock
Tax oa Real and Persom
Special yax
Enrollment of Laws
Brokers and Bankers
Tax on Writs, Wills, Di
CollecteraUnberiunce
Tavern Licenses
Retailers *-
Billiard Rooms, Bowlins
Eating Bouses, Beer Be
B«fter»tieense»
IMstJttery and Brewery 1
Charter Blair Conatj I
Company
Accrued Interest
During the same peri
out of the Treasury for
20.
From the spme Bepoi
property of the county a
population to 27,555, of
R. Hi Crahoss.—Tl
of Tuesday, was slighth
rnent of some of the i
Fehn’a Rail Road. Ti
week, and those publish
' yet been officially ma
has, been appointed I>i
at this station, in room
moted to Supt. of Te
taken the position of c
tendent. Vacated by Mr
O. Kelter has taken 1 c
Office, in robot of Mr.
tions are in the regnlar
fhloosi and business
. former sithations.
■Kaiao.—Weregre
inson,:«dn of James i
do, was kilted in the a
was. pot 20‘ years o
in wjuch’branch of li
mofllhsago. His w
pathy of aU i n their b