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next. Nov 22, 1861.
OUR TROUBLES WITH ENGLAND SET
TLED.
The troubles with England, growing out of
the seizure of Mason and Slidell, have been
settled, by our government giviDg up the pris
oners. Thus a war with England which ap
peared so imminent has been avoided. In giv
iug up these prisoners, our government has on
ly acted in accordance with her old policy ou
ibe right cf search. The only persons now
who will rail at the government for thu9 hon
orably avoidiog a war with England, will bo
the traitors in tho South, and their allies else
where, who wished for a war with that country,
that the traitors might bo the better able to
accomplish the hellish purpose of breaking up
this glorious union. The very able dispatch
of Mr. Seward, after reeiiing the whole histo
ry of the affair and reviewing the law of na
tions on the subject, concludes with tho decla
ration: "If I decide this esse in favor of my
own government, I must disarm its most cher
ished principle, end reverse Bnd forever aban
deu its essential policy. If I maintain those
principles aiid adbete to thst policy, I must
furrender tho case itself.'' Ia this decision
the President and every member of the Cabi
net acquiesced, on the ground that the justice
of the claim and the jaw of nations demanded
it. There will be considerable soreness felt
by ou" - people en this subject, but we ouuld
net afford to do wrong just now at the expense
of a war with EDglaud. That haughty power
has keen uncloaked, her hypocritical profes
sions exposed, and in being deprived of a pre
text for the war which she sought, she is foil
ed. But the cowardly venom exhibited by
her people and her press to ibis nation iu the
hour of its calamity, has sowo the sceda which
will germinate iu her humiliation, eoonor or
later by this government.
We will try to publish the correspondence
on ibis subject in our next. The letter of Mr.
Seward to Lord Lyons is considered ooe of
the best papers ever written OD tbi\subject.
This number of our paper commences the
thirteenth year of its existence under our cou
tro). Within that time many of the most iu)
portant events in the history of our nation
have occurred: The admission of California;
the Compromise measures of I860; the eloe
t:on of Pierce, and tho repeal of the old time
honored Missouri Compromise; the eleotion of
iiuehaaan, and the attempt to force tlavcry on
the people of Kansas against their will; ever)'
one of these deplorable events being a step
towards the infamous rebellion which is now
threatening the very oxistauce of this great
nd beniticeut governnmant. We hope, should
it be our lot to eoutrol this paper through the
present year, tortoord the final extinguish
ment of the rebellion, and the restoration of
peace and happiness to our now sorely afflicted
country.
The Philadelphia, New York, and Boston
banks havo suspended. This is dono only as
a matter of prudence, the banks being all ful
ly able to redeem their notes.
The Teachers Instituto met in Bedford, last
week, and was well attended. We will pub
liiti the prooaediogi when handed in.
Pete: soa'i Counterfeit Bank Note Detector This
admirable publication is the best of its kind pub
lished in this country. The quotations arc reliable
and the descriptions of Spurious an t bigus notes
nr arraug *d s, ich a intaner that they are easily
understood. The Piutncia! News, which is given
with each number, is vaiutble; it comprises fell ia
f urination upon trade and produce iu geo ;rat, Com -
merce, Money, Specie, Stocks. Bonds, Banks, Rait
ruads, JTiisurance, etc
Kach number of tho Detector contains the latest
iatniiig :ice in rotation to all the various New Coun
terfeit'. ar.<! Altered Notes since the publication of
toe last Detector. Also a complete List of all the
Broken, Failed, Closed, Fraudulent and Worthless
Bunksuii the country.
hvery storekeeper and peison engaged in busi
t.ttssoaght to become a regular subscriber to Pe
teron's Detector. Tho price is, for the monthly,
One Dollar a year, or Semi-monthly, Two Dollars
a your, iho bemi-Moßthly Number is the moat
desirable, as each subscriber has the :dv intage of
£?t:>g description* of Nor Counterfeit Note, Two
Wtrki in aHounct o t the monthly subscribers.
Subscriptions may commence with any month.
Terms iwaya cash in advance. Ail letters must
be address'.*l to T. B. Peterson' A Brothers, 803
ObsatuiU Street, rhitudefpM*.
Neur.lgU cm be pernnacntiy cared by '-Dr.
Lilt d'j Aoti B iuuin itio B ;nd." See advertise
ment of "Great Cure," in another column. d
The Udies of the Knitting Association of
Btdford, out of the material purchased with
tho foods subscribed by the citizeos of Bed
ford, knit nearly 300 pairs of socks. A few
pairs were presented, by persona who were not
members of the association, making the whole
number SO4 pairs. 250 pairs wore sent to
Gen R. U. Hale, Q. M. G. of Pennsylvania,
and 54 pairs were presented to the Sanitary
Commission at Washington Oity. For the 250
pairs, the sum of §47.50 has lately been re*
ceived, which is now in the hands of the Asso
ciation.
A meeting of the Association will be held
at the house of Mrs. Barclay, at 7 o'clock, of
the evcuing of Saturday, the 4th of January,
.•net., for the purpose of determining what die
posit iou shall be made of said auui.
H. S. BARCLAY.
Jan. 3d, 1862. President.
The citizens cf Woodbury, Bedford Co., by
special notice, met in the Brick School House
on Friday Evening, the 13th of Pec., for tho
purpose of making arrangements Tor Contribu
tions to bo donated to the Government, for the
relief of the sick and wounded, and the com
fort of those now engaged in the service, of our
oounty.
On motion, Jacob Breoneman, Esq., wa9
chosen President —W. F. Johnston, Secretary.
Jno. 11. Wilkinson, stated the object of the
meeting.
On motion, Mrs. Jno. H. Wilkinson, Mrs. G
R. Barndollar, Mrs. D. Stouffer, Mrs. J. Bren
neman, Mrs. U. Flunk, Mrs. J. B. Miller,
Miss Caroline Smith and Miss Mary Tobias,
were appoinied a committee to solicit the oon
tribuiiona.
List of Contributions of Various Articles from
the Citizens of Middle Woodbury Town
ship, Bedford Co., Pa.:
Mrs. Joseph Haffly, 1,1 gallon dryed fruit, 4
chickens; M. Keagy, ]. ban spplee; I). Stone
rook, 1 bus. apples, 1 crock apple butter; R.
Mock, I crock apple butter; Jno. 13. Looga®
neoker, 1 crock apple butter; A. Brown, i bus
dryed fruit; Jacob [Sassier, 1 bus. apples;
cash 50, R. Elder, I ham; A. B. Bulger,
cash 60 cis; Mrs. Barbara Bassler, I blanket,
Mrs. Sam!. Huiiinger, 3 under sbirrs, 1 sheet,
1 pair pillows; Jacob Detvviler, 2 chickens;
Mrs. Jos. Keagy, 4 d:z. cakes; Jacob Kifer,
2 pieces linen, cash 50 cts, £ bus. dried fruit;
•100. B. Keplogle, cash 30 cts.; Geo. 13. Unl
singcr, cash 50 cts.: Jerry Myerß, cosh 50 cts.,
1 crock apple butter; Mrs. Winebreuner, 1
linen, 1 gal. dtie-J fruit; Rudolph Hoover,
".ah 50 cts., 5 lbs. butter; Mis. P. Stern, 1
pr. wollen socks, 1 sheet, cash 50, Mrs. P.
Moraingstar, 1 quilt, P. S. Croft, 1 turkey;
Sami. Frederick, 1 crock apple butter; Jacob
Dctwiler, 1 do.; Mrs. Martin Wolff, 1 blanket,
2 sheets, 1 gal. dryed 1 pr. wool mitts,
1 crock of apple buiter, 1 cheese, 2 chickens.
7 doz. rusks, 1 crock preserves, 5 lbr. sausage:
Mrs. Paul Rhodes, 1 pr. socks, 1 under shirt,
2 sheets, i bus. dried lruit, 1 gal. berries, 1
crock apple butter, 1 choe®e, 4 chickens, 7 i
doz. cakes, 1 crock preserves, 5 lbs. sausage;
Mrs. D. Bridcnthal, 4 lbs. sausage; Mrs. 11. 1
Louganeckcr, 1 crock apple butter, 1 crock |
pickles, 6 lbs. sausage; Jacob Brown, £ gai.
dried truit, 2 l'os. butter; Mrs. Latsbaw, 1
quilt, £ gal. dried fruit, 3 lbs. sausage; Mrs.
Newcomer, 2 pieces linen, Mrs. Rov. Deshire;
2 under shirts, 1 blanket; P. 1 gal. i
dried fruit, Mrs. Fanny Keagy, 1 sheet; C.
Oarper 1 ham; Jacob Longaneckor, cash 50
cts.; J. Carper, cash 25 cts ; Levi Cramer, 25
cts.; Catharine Longaneckor, 2 tumblers jellies:
Mrs. Daniel Stouffer, 1 sheet, 1 pr. pillows, i
bus. dried fruit, 2 cans fruit, 2 butter, 2 lbs.
icbacflc; Mrs. J. Suiitb, 2 ps. Linen, 1 gal.
dryed fruit; Mrs. Dr. C. F. Oelleig, I sheet, 1
pr. pillows, 3 cans fruit, G doz cakes, 12 lbs.
sausage; David Ling, 1 blanket, 1 ps. linen;
Miss. Ester LoDg, 1 sheet, 1 glass preserves;
Jos. Long, cash §1 00: Danl. IlolsiDger, 1 pr.
socks, 1 under shirt, 1 blanket, 1 sheet: John
Guyer, cash 25 cts; Mrs. Barbara liolsinger, 1
pr. socks, 1 pr. drawers; Mrs. Sarah Pute, 1
sheet; bister MtlleV, 1 quilt, 1 sheet, 1 pr. iin
neu. Widow Smith, 1 blanket, 1 quilt, Christ,
liolsinger, 1 blsnket, 1 sheet; Mrs. J. B. Mil
ler, 2 pr. sock®, 1 under shirt, 1 sheet, 1 p.
| linen, 1 pr. pillows, 1 pocket handkerchief, 1
paper farriua; Mrs. C. W. Allen, 1 quilt, I
sheet, 1 p. Lioeo, 2 cans fruit; Mrs. Nancy
Blake, 1 can Fruit, 5 doz. cakes, 6 lbs. saus
age; Mrs J II Wilkinson, 1 quilt, 2 linen, 3
oaus apple butter, 6 doz. cakes, Daniel B. Bu -
! ger, 2 pr wool mitts, 2 cans apple batter, 4
lbs. sausage/ Mrs. Sarah Hippie, 1 sheet, 1
bundle linen, 1 pr. pillows, 2 lbs. butter, 2
2 doz. pickles, 2 chickens, 6 lbs. sausage; Mrs
Falkuer, 1 gal. dryed fruit. 3 doz. pickle®;
Mra C L Hoffman, 1 pr. socks, 1 gal. dryed
fruit, 3 doz. pickles, 1 crock apple butter, 4
ibs. sausage/ Daoiel Lidea, 1 quilt, 1 sheet, 3
ps. lioeo, 1 crock apple butter, 4 chickens/
Daniel Baker, cash §1.00; Daniel Barley, sr.,
1 otook apple butter; John Keagy, 1 sheet, 1
crock apple buttor; Samuel Keagy, 1 pr. socks;
Daniel Over, 1 pr. socks; A Keagy, Jr., 1
quiltj t linen; A. Keagy, sr., 1 pr. socks, 1
sheet, 1 IIOCD; Mrs. Hannah Snively, 1 sheet,
2 chickens; Jeremiah Mentzsr, I sheet, 2
chickens, 4 lbs. sausage; Mrs. Harriet Bar
ley, 1 sheet, 1 crock apple butter, 4 chickens;
Mrs. JoiiD Hoffman, Jr., 1 crock apple butter,
2 chicken®/ Mrs. Jas. Soowdeo, 5 doz. cakes,
4 lbs. sausage/ Mrs. Geo. Fishack, 1 pr. socks,
1 sheet, cash 12 cts., 4 lbs. sausage/ Michael
Stock, 1 lb. tobaoeo/ Mrs. M. For, 1 sheet, £
bus. dryed fruit, 1 crock apple butter; Mrs.
G. R. Barndollar, 1 pr. socks, 2 pr. drawers,
1 blanket, 1 quilt, 2 sheets, 6 ps. liuen, 1 pr
slips, 2 cans fruit, 2 pr wool mitts, 1 can ap„
pis buttpr, 13 doz. eakes, 4 lbs sansatre; Mrs.
Thomas Johnston, |2 pr. socks, 2 cans fruit, 2
ouiekeop/ Danl. Price, 1 turkey/ Mrs. Fogler,
1 pr. socks, 1 can apple butter; Mrt. W. F.
Johnston, 1 pr. socks, 2 cans fruit/ Mrs. E.
F Barnet, I can fruit, 2 doz. pickle®, 3 doz.
cake®/ Ftank lleartaiau, 1 crock apple hot
ter, 2 doz. pickles/ Dinl Longanecker, c&sh
25 cts./ Mrs. J. R. Durborrow, 1 can fruit, 1 !
crock pickles, 1 bottlo ink/ Mrs. H. Brum- j
baugb, 2 chiokens, 4 doz. cike®/ Jos. Davis, I
2 cans fruit, 4£ ibs. buiter, 4 doz. oakes, £ lb. j
tobacco; Snail, A. Uarmack, 3 doz. pickles, 3£ I
dcz cakes, £ bushel apples, 2 lbs Toba"Co/ j
Mrs. Geo. Hartmin, 4 doz. cakes/ G. R. Biru® I
dollar. I under shirt, 2 cans Jellies, 1 pr.
mitts, 3 lbs. tobacco/ J. ]3- Mil'cr, 1 pr. #ool i
"ocks, 1 under shirt; W. Ka itoan, 1 p-. socks, ?
1 ho', ink/ D. F. Keagy, 2 prs. mitt®/ A. She-, j
line. 1 pr- socks, I quire paper/ fjainl. Long- j
anecker, paper, envelopes, flteol peus, ink aud i
button®/ Jno. T. Morgan, I lb. tobacco/ Miss 1
818 FOB B MMMM.
Mollis Jfi. Johnston, 1 pr. socks/ Saliie Johu
stoD, 1 pr. do.; Mrs. Goughenour, 1 pr. do.;
Saliie K. Zook, 1 pr do; Mary A. Zook, 1 pr.
do.; Mrs. J, Zook, 1 pr. do., 1 pr. mittens; 1
1 gal. dried apples, 1 pr. slips, 1 sheet; Miss
Arm M. SuiitJ|, 1 pr. socks; Mrs. Dr. 8. H.
Smith. 1 sheet, 1 towel; Mr?. G. R. Holsiog
er, 4 doz rusks; 2 undershirts, 3 lbs. sausage,
3 cans fruit; Mrs. J. Bremicumi; 2 under
shirts, 1 quilt, 2 blankets, 1 sheet, 1 bundle
linen, 3 cans frnit, 1 lb. tobacco; J. Noblo,
cash 50 o's —Mrs. Lovet, cash 25 eta —D. P.
Brouoeman, cash 10 cts.—Mrs. H. Fluck, 3
cans fruit, 2 chickens, 2 doz Pickles, 2 sheets
ll. Zimmerman, 1 obicken —N. P. Rood, 2
chickens, 1 lb. Tobaoce—Mrs. Saml. J Oast
oer, 2 large cakes, 4 lbs. sausage, 3 lbs. but
ter, 1 lb. tobaoco, 2 chickens—Mrs. VVm. H.
Pearson, 1 lurkej, I gal. dryed fruit.
'4tie Situation of Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S. 0., Deo. 15.—Our peo
ple -o.arcely yet awakened from the trance of
horror and diatnay into which they weic plung
ed by the great disaster of Wednesday night
and Thursday morning. The more carefully
I survey the p th of the firo the more shock
ing is the sense of utter desolation and distress
which creeps over me. Tbe newspapers here
have published long and eiaborAto uccounts of
the frigbtlul event of tha week, hut thoy do
not and cannot picture a tithe of the publio
and private losses, the keen, individual sufior
ing and general gloom which have] failen
upon the noble old city of Charleston. To
give anything like a full history of these would
require a book of very respectable siza.
There is no doubt whatever that the fire
was purely the lesult of accident. It prob
_ably originated from the sparks of a camp tire
which was lit to the windward of the large
sash factory where the flames first burst forth.
A furiuua gale had just arisen, and in less
than an hour the lower portion of the city was
ou fire iu ® dozen places. Tho wind whirled
about grc?t otiuuks of burning wood for a di
taace'of many Mocks from tho blazing tene
ments", and the vast multitude of these red
flakes, lighting up the air, gave to the scene
ihe aspect of a fiery snow storm. Iho confla
gration attained its full width among tha dry
aud ancient lindor box shanties of State and
Market streets. From that neighborhood it
swept rapidly and resistlessly forward, spread
ing neither to the left nor to the right, but
borne by tha wind iu a straight line, diagonal
ly through the city, uuril it had cieaied its
road ot ruin Iroui the Cooper to tho Ashley
river. It is scm.wbat singular to mark the
clearness with whieh the bread line pursued
by the firo is defined. Indeed, so furious and
uuehangiug was lha gale that blew duriug the
whole of that fearful night, that I think it ac
tually served as a protection to the houses
situated on either side of the line of the fire;
inaemuch H it kept tho flames surging and
roaring steadily onward aud gavetbemuo op"
portuaity to turn, or to bend, or to tpread.
The most irreparable of the reeults of this
uMul calamity is the wholesale destruction of
tha antiquities of our city. Great numbers
of those grand old mansions of revolutionary
memory, which have given to Charleston tbo
paresiige wbichjattacbca to every city of the
aucieut regime, now lie blackeued and SLQOUl
duriug heaps of ruins. The stately balls iu
which the Rebels of '76 were wont to live
and move are lost to the Rebels of '6l. The
ancestral homesteads of the Hey wards, tho
Laurences, the Pinckueys, the Middieton", the
Ilaynes, and of many other families whose
names are entwined with the history of the
State, are leveled with tbc ground, it is now
impossible to go from that portion of the oity
in which arc situated the Battery, tho Feet
Office and the City Hall, to the neighborhood
of the Charleston Hotel, or to any part of
Weutworth street, without passing through
whuleblocks of the desolated tract encumbered
by huge piles of stone, brick and charred raf
ter s. Those wbo are unacquainted with these
localiiie* will be ablo to form some idea of the
extent of the fire from tho fact thut its sweep
embtaced about a quarter of a uiiie in width
aud fully a mile in length, through the very
heait and oldest quarter of the city.
Much of the movable property which had
been taken from the houses was consumed,
owing to the fact that it was foolishly placed
in the street sums distance ahead of where the
fire was raging, but at a point over wLich the
fire swept a little later. It is appalling to
think of the immense quantities of rich and
old fashioned luruiiure, the accumulation of
rare and costly libraries, the wcli stored cel
lars of old wines, beyond all price, aud the
mass of household relics and fffects of every
kind which have been swept away, and which,
in the present state of affairs, it will be found
quite impossible to replace.
The firemen worked with all tha energy of
despsration; but their efforts, in the lace of
ihe fierce gale, were of very little avail. Tho
only really effectual check given to tho con :
fligration was due to the resolute and prompt
course of General Ripley. Mounted and ac
companied by his staff, he rode swiftly hither
thither, often through streets over which the
flames were already madly arching. Lis
face and person blackened with smoke, giving
his orders with his characteristic clearness and
decision.
lu the earlier period of the fire he saw its
fearful character, and gave orders to blow up
tbe entire lino of buildings next in front of
those which were Laming. Had this order
been promptly carried out, perhaps the extent
of the conflagration might have been very ma
terially lessened; but some delayer hesitation
occurred, and the auspicious moment passed.
Subsequently rbe General himself superintend
ed tbo work of blowing up the endangered
ranges, ond thero can bo very little doubt that
the safety of the Orphan Asylum, tbe .Roper
Hospital, containing two hundred and forty
siok, and jail, in which tbe Yankee prison
ers were confined, is due solely to bis roudy
assumption of tbe grave responsibility of blow
ing up the intervening houses.
i oannot atrcropt.to particularize oven the
principal losses. The St. Andrew's Hall was
the scene of the solemn separation by the
Convention of tbe State of South Carolina
frotn the United States. Tbe Institute Hall,
(alias "Secession Halt,") in which the act was
enthusiastically ratified by the people, is to
Charleston, what F iuueil Hall is to Hoston
The Cathedral of St. Fiubar, built of brown I
stone, was a structure equalled in graudeur
by very few edifices iu the Confederate States'
The Mills House had a most singular escape'
the fire having burned furiously on three sides
of it. But, if 1 should begin to dwell upon
incidents like these, my letter would soon
reach an unseemly length.
Heavy, indeed , would be the coffers of our
insurance companies if they could stand a
blow like this, in which tbo losses must bt%
counted by millions. Some of them may sur
vive, but it i* now admitted that most of our
city companies will barely be able to pay the
amount of the insurances with tueir whole cap-,
ital. This, of course, will be ruinous to the
stockholders.
Rumor hath it that the blockading squad
ron fired a salute the conflagration.—
It is certain that a number of guns were heard
on the harbor, Lut whether they wore meant
as an evidence of tbo brutal joy of tbo Yan
kees is a matter or doubt. It is not difficult
to predict that the Northern newspapers will
gloat like vampires over the terrible calamity
which has occurred. But let their hireling
hosts approach, and they will sud the spirit
of our people is unshaken in their woe, and
that those who have bowed to the sorrow with
which Providence has afflicted them, are not
yet prepared to succuiub to the invader.
The destitution is awful. lam glad to be
able to add that the most liberal and extensive
measures are being taken to remedy the wide
spread euffering.
Our sister States and communities are no
biy rallying to the rescue. Georgia (the State)
has given her "mite" of one hundred thou
sand dollar.-; Savannah teu thousand; Augus
ta eleven thousand, and the ciliz us of Charles
ton have already rolied up more than fifty
thousand; New Orleans and the ether cities
of the confederacy are bestirring themselves,
and thete is no doubt that the miiiioas need
ed will speedily bo forthcoming.
A fight is imminent at gooiW point between
here and Savannah. The Yankees are push
ing forward, and have already made several
flying iacur-ions to the watD. Wo have are
port that Gen. PoiuberioQ has taken a force of
picked men to attack tha enemy at a point
which ho has l.tely occupied. Tha sharp work
will coruiuly soon begiu.
Destructive Fire at Washington—
Cfovermtieiit Stable* uuJ duo
llorsts KSurut!
WASHINGTON, Deo. 26.— About 7 o'clock
to-night, a fire broke out in the Government
stables near the War Department, where they
had about 2000 horses, nud harness for most
of them. The stables consisted of ten sepa
rate sheds, 32 feet wide nud about GOO feet
long, ia each of whiob were acme 2000 horses,
sudno rapidly did the fire spread, that it was
impossible to save all the horses.
A large number of men were so-m on the
ground, and commenced liberating the horses,
many of litem refused to leave the burning
sheds, and some roahed back, and plunging
into the fhrues, laid douu to die. Taoae re
leased gathered iu droves acd galloped franti
cally aii over the city.
The oriss of those who were burning up as
the lire reached them, were the most piteous
we ever heard, reseuibliag (Lose of human be
ige. The timely arrival of Captain Dudley,
io to a battalion of regulars, and Lieut. Mar
work, with a detachment of the t Secoud aod
Third lufaulry, who set to work, and with the
aid of citizens aud teamsters, tore down four
old the stables.
There spcre about 500 good draught horses
burned aod about 1000 sets of harness. The
horses were good ones aud had been broke io
for hauling heavy wagons.
The fire originated' by one of the teamsters
dropping a lantern into a bundle of hay
Ono good steam fire engine could have saved
$75,000 to tho government, if it bad rcachad
there 25 minutes after the fire broke out.
A house aud a barn iu tho rear of the stables
were also eousuiued.
The demolishing of some sheds, and the
wiod being very low, is all that saved the fire
frotn epresdiug several squares down f<> the
I'otomac. The loss is estimated at §IOO,-
000.
The stampede of horses rushing through the
crowds and around the comers caused many
serious accidents, aud we hear of one man re'
ported ktlied, who fall down while crossiug
the street, near the National Hotel, and was
trampled upon by them.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 26. —The reports sent
North conctrumg the fire at Ilia Government
stables, last night, were grossly exaggerated.
Not one hundred horses were burned, and the
loss will not reach SIOO,OOO.
IJOIV CHARLESTON IS BLOCKADED.
By tho arrival of the steamer Ericsson from
Port Royal, we learn some interesting facts
in regard to tho doings of the "Ratbole Squad
ron," or "Stone Fleet." Seventeen of the
old whalers wero sunk in the harbor of Charles
ten, aud it is believed that the blockade of
that port is as affectual and effeotivo as the
Enslish Government could desire.
The Whalers are sunk iu tho channel, from
bar to bar, in the following tuauoer: —
The tides will in a iboTt time form over
vessels sunk iu the manner above s; own a
perfectly impassable bar,and one that no ar>
tifioiai or natural means will be likely to re
move.
FROM MISSOURI.
ANOTHER REBEL DEFEAT.
PALSITRA, Dec. 29. Yesterday, Gen.
Prcotis*, wi:h four hundred and fifty men, en
countered aui dispersed a body of rebels nine
huudred strong, under Col. Dorsey, at Mount
Zion, Boone and wounding one
hundred aud fifty of them, and capturing thir
ty-Gve prisoners, ninety-five horses, and ono
hundred aud five guns. Oar IOSJ was only
three killed aud eleven wounded.
The rebels burned another train on the
North Missouri Railroad, on Saturday, aud
say that they iotand to destroy all the care on
the road, to proven it from tboing used during
the prcscDt wintar.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
IU?.TKESH MONROE, Dec. 25 % The Hon.
A. B. Ely, came down from Norfolk, late tins
afternoon, by a flag of trnco, having been re
leased in excbaDgo for Mr. Faulkner. After
a brief visit to headquarters he took passage
lor Baltimore.
EVACUATION OF GALVESTON CON
FIRMED.—The Houston Telegraph of the
2d inst. states that Galveston has been cvacu
ted and movable property, publiejand private,
was teiog removed to Houston. Hon. W. P.
Hill arrived at home a few days ago, from j
whom we gain substantially the following |
facts :
On the 20th Nov., a council of war W3?
hcl d at Galveston, at which it was determined
that it was impossible to defend the city suc
cessfully. The largest guns at the fortifica
tions upon tbo Island were 32-pounders, smooth
forces, having a range net exceeding two
miles, while tho enemy's were of the largest
calibre, shooting with accuracy three or four
miles. To await an attack was simply to in
vito the surrenderor destruction of our troops
and the city, without the power of inflicting
injury upon the assailants, it was thought
best, therefore, under the circumstances, to
evacuate G..lvtatou ud occupy a position io
the rear of the ciry, bo as to repel any advance
of the Federal troops after they had landed.
In consequence of thi 3 determination au or
der issued for the removal of all the hos
pital patients from Galveston to Houston,
which was auoomplishvd inimediately. All the
public and prtvate property wis Leinsj tepidly
removed to Houston when Judge Hiii left
Gilveatou. The proprietor of the News bad
rented a house iu Houston, and announced
that his next issue would be printed in ttat
i ci'y, and all the other i>ewip.ipjr establi-b-
I meats, it is supposed, have done the same.—
ftie guns have been removed from tho differ,
ent fortifioaticos, aud the troops have fallen
, -hack to the terminus of the railroad bridge on
the island, and a mi l larger forces stationed
at Virginia Point, ou the mainland.
It seems that Gen. Uebcrt bus been notified I
of a contemplated attack, but is not advised
to the point that moy bo first assailed.
FROIJ Hl\\ MEXICO,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Judge Amy has
just arrived hare from Now Mexico, bringiag
despatches frotn the Federal army effpeis in
Now Mex'oo to ; he Government. He reports
a strong Union feeling in the Territory.
Col. Couty, in command of the Military De
partment in New Mexico, has retaken Forts
Craig and StantoD, ou the Messila border,
driving the Tcxacs away, and was at the
latest dates en route for Fort Filmore to dis
possess the enemy of that post, which was
traitorously surrendered by Col. Lynda to a
superior force of Thence he intended
marching into Arizoria to drive off the rebels,
and he having a sufficient forca there can be
uo doubt of hia success.
Tho Log'slature met on the 21. Gov, Con
nelly, in his uiess-ge, recootnraends active
measures with reference to the Indians who
had been tampered wi'.h by Albert Pike, sug- j
getting that they be treated on the reservations '
aud eucouragei iu agricultural pursuits. Th%i
Indiana for tha greater port are peaceable and
friendly to the Government.
Judge Amy, on his way hither, pssed on
the Big Bend of -the Arkansas camps of tho
eonfcdaraicd tribes of tbu Plains consisting of
about 6,000 Arnpaboes, Kiowas, CamancbfS,
Chaionues and Prairie Apaches. They desir
ed hiiu to say when be reached Washington,
that they would fiobt for the great father and
the defence of the Union.
Gov. Connelly has recommended to the
Laudative Assembly tho repeal of the slave
code, enacted two years ago and from the tone
of publio feeling, an act for that purpose will
be pas-ed.
Kit (Jarson is now a Col. in command of a
regiment of mouuted Ringers south of the Rio
Grande, tuakiDg his headquarters at Albu
querque.
Judge Amy bus succeed?! him es Indian
Agent r -aod is so operating with him, using the
Indians as an escort. As the Union forces ad
vance Souib, the rebels retreat.
V\ HBN Lieutenant General SCOTT left the
United States, alter his resignation of the ac
tive duties of his high command, a disposition
was exhibited in ceitiin quarter* to impress
the publio mind that he was ovei-inxioua to
be reiieved from the coming complications of
the times. He had voluntarily tetircd ; but
uiilevolcut hypercriticism suggested that be
had been compelled to retire, and his own glo
rious self abaegatiou was misconstrued as the
result of a destiny he could not avoid. At
his great age, however, breaking equally with
years and with wounds, he had a right to sup
pose that bis countrymen would accord to him
the rcpo? he sought, aud no doubt it was bis
ovet-coufidenco in the triumphant success of
our arms that iuducod him to leave tha IUR
--sgement of the army to younger and more vig
orous men. But he bad soaicely touched a
foreign soil, hardly rested from a trying sea
voyage, when ho heard the cry from over the
Atlantic that a new danger had settled upon
our common cause, end ho comes back to us,
no doubt to remain in the American Union un
til ho is called to the bosom of his fathers
What the ohjeet of his mission may be uotie
but those high in authority can tell. It is
enough for us to kuow that he returns to give
anew evidence of his devotion to his country
Before such an act of aacrilitio and patriotism
all disinterested and Uoioo-loving men will
agree that ho could not have adopted a better
way to crown the column of his long life with
a wreath of enduring glory.— Phila. Press.
THE REBEL LOSSES AT DRANE?VTLLE.
T/ie Norfolk DmpSook, in its acoount of the
fight near Draneavtile t which-it admits to have
been severely disastrous to the rebelr), makes
the following losses:
Pt'imtnla. Killed. Wounded. Missing. Total.
Eleventh Virginia. 5 * 18 1 22
Tenth Alabama. 16 45 30 90
6th South Carolina. 18 44 5 67
South Carolina Art. 4 18 l7
First Kentucky. I 25 8 84
Total. 43 143 44 280
These figures are more likely to bo below
the real number than up to it. Gen. Oid'a
men fonnd 69 dead rebels on the battle-field.
and us the proportion of wounded is generally
about four to eoe of tho killed, the total loss
of the rebels was probably nat less than 850
out of a total force of about 4,000
53?**Re.n<]er Lava you seen Prof. Wood's ad
vertisement in our paper. Read it; it will in
terest you.
OTTEBV ILLS, Dec. 26.—Information sup
posed to be reliable, has beeti received hero c
the retreat of Gen Price southward.
The day before the retreat Geo. Pope aent
farce out to Johnston co., and drove Geo
Raint pickets. Price then wi:bdrew Gen Rain,
division marched eight miles southward wit}
bis whole forco. At the last account? one di
vision was at Neeaho, and the main army on'
dor Price, had just left flumaovilie on its way
to Arkansas.
Good temper is like a sunny day ; it rlrdr
brigbtness over tverytbing: it is the s wetUm
of toil, and the soother of disquietude.
Have you read the advertisement respect'
"Dr. Lelrnd's Anti Rheumatic Band," iu anoih er
column. According to the report of those wh°
have tried it—and who have been cured of th°
most violent attacks of Rheumatism by it—there
is no remedy extant equal to tliis in cases of Rheu
matism—and haviig ito reason to doubt the si to
mems we have beard in favor ef the "Band,'' wr
cordially recomrrend its use to those who are of
flic ted with this disease Be sure and read the ac
vertisement most .carefully. u2'J 1m
Area's AMERICAN ALMANAC fur 1882 is now
ready for delivery graiii, at Dr. Harry's Drur
Store, who is happy to supj ly all that call fu.
tliem. Every family should have and keep the
book. It is worth having. Comprising touch gen
eral information of great value; it gives the best
instruction for the cure of prevalent complaints
that we can g;t anywhere. Its anecdotes alone
are worth a bushel of wheat, and its medical ad
vice is som'dimes worth to the sick the wheat's
weight in g )ld. Many of the medical almanacs are
insh. hut ti:is is solid metal. Its calculations are
made purposely for t : is latitude ami are therefore
correct. Call aud get an Ayer's almanac and wben
got, keep it.
DEI FORD LVCBUM.—The members of tha
Bedford Lyceum are respectfully invited to
meet at the Court House, on next Saturday
evening, for the purpose of re-organizing.
ALEX. KINO, Pres.
J. PALMER, Sec'y.
MAR RIEfD.
(Jn tlie 26rh ult, st. (he St. Clairavillo
Par ■mnsge, by the Rev. N. K. Gilds, Mr. Win.
Berkhcini'r. of Onion Townebip, to Miss Hen
ricta Claycomb, of St. Clairjville township.
Oa the 10th ult., at the residence of Mr,
Michael Miller, by 'he Rev. N. E Gilds, Mr.
William Kudos, to Misa Susan Aitiler, both of
Bedford county.
On the 24th ult., bv the Rev. G. 0- Probst,
Mr. Adam Dibert, of Pleasant Valley, to Mi.?
Sophia Armstrong, of Snske Spring Valley.
On the 24'h ult., at the German Ref. Par
sonage in Friends Cove, by the Rov. C. F.
Hoffmeire, Mr. Josiah K"gg, of the Cove, to
Miss H'-nrielta Wonders, of N pier township.
Ou tbo 23i uir., iu Fiieads Cove, of Dip*
iheiia Wilijioi Benedict, aged 5 years, 5
months, 17 days. On 25th ult., Franklin
Pi-roc, aged 1 year. 4 months, 13 d?ys. On
26th ult., Belinda Benedict, aged 3 years, 8
months and 23 days. Infant children of Mr.
William and Miry Weiao!.
illegkcity Male
AND
FEMALE SEMINARY,
Bedford Co., Pa.
CHARLES H. GERE, A. B. Principal.
MISS A.L. BRIM, Preceptress.
MISS L. J. BRIM Teacher on Piano Forts.
THIS Institution, under the supervision ef the
abov- named persons assisted Ry other competent
teachers, affords a full course in Mathematics,
Natural Sciences, Languages, and Belles Letters.
In Music, Painting, Ac., it gives extended instruo.
tion. The winter term opens Jan. 13tb. Students
admitted at any time.
Habits of health, system, and promptness, views,
morai, social and dom-stie, are here made promi
nent objects ot education.
That the physical towers, as well as the mental
may be cultivated, Calirthenic exercises ore neces
sity —here the students meet each day, for syste
matic exercise.
s2*2 50 will pay for beard, including furnished
room, room rent, fuel, aud tuition in common
Entloh per term of eleven weeks. Extras, at
modeiate charges, even less than heretofore, or
the circular calls for.
Students prepared for tho highest classes is
College.
For circulars, or particulars, address.
CHARLES H. GERE,
Raiusburg, Bedford Countv, Pa.
Jan. 3, 182.
PtBLIC SUE OF REAL ESTATE.
THE subscriber will offer at public sale, on tho
piera scs. op
SATURDAY the Ist of FEBRUARY, next,
the fallowing Real Estate, to wit:
One tract of laud situate in Napier Township,
Bedford County, containing IS7 acr-s and 101
perches and allowance, 75 acres cleared aud under
fence, about 5 acres of which is meadow.- The
improvements aro a two story Log Honsc and
double Log Barn. A good never failing spring of
water near the door. There is also au apple or
chard of choice fruit on this tract.
Sale to conmcnee at 1 o'clock, P.M., when
terms will he made known.
HENRY TAYLOR,
Acting Ex'or oj Estate of Thos. McCreary ,dee'd\.
Jan. 3, 18tiJ.
"rwiBTTBISC: aES • '
HAVING closed ray books two years ago, and
having many unpaid judgments and uotea,
and Wishing not to make additional costs upon
them, I therefore notify all persons so indebted to
make immediate payment, as no longer indulgence
can or will he given. All persons not responding
to this notice ueod not complain if more costs
accrno to their indebtedness.
JAMES M. BARNDOLLAR.
Bloody Run, Jan. 3, 18C2.-X*
,\o;ice.
LETTERS of administration having been granted
to the subscriber on tho estate of Marand*
lfiddle, deceased, all persons indebted to a rid o*
-Hte are hereby hotili,-! to mike imm pay
ment and those having claims agiiust the suns
will pre* nt their aeconals properly authenticated
for settlement.
JOHN W. ORISMAN, Jdir. r.
Jan. 3, 18CU.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia—for
tke Relief of the Sick and Distressed, afflicted mi! i
Virulent and Chronic Diseases, and especiily Disus
es of the Sexual Organs.
Medical advice givau Gratis by ths Acting Sur
geon.
SjVahiable REPORTS on SPERMATORRIKIU
or-SEMINAL WEAKNESS, an 1 other Diseases of
the SeXTi 1 Organs, aud on the NSW REMEDIES
employed in (he Dispensary; sent la scaled ieSssr
envelopes, free or charge. Addrors
Dr. J. SKiLUN HOUGHTEN,
Howard Association, No. 2 South Ninth St.,
Dec. 20,'81-Iy. Philadelphia, 'ft.
BLANK Exemption
Summons, Subpcenas, Constable Saies, Ifc.
lie at ihie office.