out that showing that they arent heart foes.of the government and enemies of their race. Tbp peo ple soon learn to.fmd out up<] kno* these iuen.— Human skill aud ingenuity and all of a trior's cunning can not long succeed in coneeilingTuheir real .sentiments They hang hack or skulk away from our, public. gatherings on our national holi days; thsy-'disparage I aiou officers aud soldiers the rqoqls. All Union victories are insignificant—of liitte account; rebel victories are of incalculable value and importance. Good news is never credited —baxf aews is otlten originated, believed and circulated long betorc verified. Tax es are obnoxious and oppressive; drafts affi uncon stitutional and odious; war is bloody and"desola ting an;l the nation ought at once to stop it. For nearly four years every thing has been wrong; uoth ing excellent nothing even praiseworthy or passa ble has ever been done by the% own government —only mistakes, wrongs, acts of tyranny, atid earnest appeals are made to,she people to arise in their might and prevent the establishment of a military despotism. Daring ajl this time they hayenever?been known to utter rtword of denuncia tion against the rebellion, oy see an improper act south of the rebel lines. These are the unmistak able earmarks of the traitor. He may remon strate ; he may .write down beneath the picture in huge letters the word "IWiofc; " he may, in very nofty and earnest words, insist that he is a "sound Democrat ' and that every man of his party who stains the war is a "Abolitionist, 1 ' Yet after jjtU he is neither a patriot or a good Democrat.— You may turn hjiu up-side-down aud in—ide-out. and cleanse auiwash hiiu with all the pure waters of America, agd you can make nothing put of him but a poor, miserable traitor —-just such anyone as General Jackson would have strung up f>r treason in his (Ly and looked for the authority afterwards! There are evident signs of improvement in the political horizon. We have them i'f the altered tone of sentiment in foreign lands, 'i his has been brought about, in part, by the rapid increase of our navx. by the magnitude and heroism of our qnay. The sinking of the Alabamareceijfljr gave strength to there conviction,<. We : j;tye them in the harmony of our compelling officers, and in the heroism ami bravery ot our troyps as ~**,ell as in their numbers, and hf the.Repeal of the commu tation clause in the enrollment hill." We have them in the speedy taking of all our loaips at par or at a premium aiuim the fact that all our bonds are sought by our people qp a safe investment for their capital. We have them in the move ments of Grant and Sherman, In more ways than one our arsuy has passed safely through the v Wilderness. We are called upon by the cries of widows and orphans ait over our land ; by the fresh and bleed ing wounds of ten thousand heroes; by the green j graves of ten times ten thousand: glorious martyrs starved or slain in defence of our liberties; by the love we bear our children, and our respect for the memories of our fathers: and by all the glories of aur early history: by all the claims of generations yet unborn —for the sake of mankind j everywhere, j and fur the advancement, of Christianity, and the continuance of civil gad religious liberty in the workl—to stand fy our country in victory and in i defeat, uutil the great war of liberty and civiliza tion shall be over, apd the notion saved. Then, when the proud old flag of our own fathers shall again float it. triumph aud perpetuity over die walls of Fort Humpter, and over every fort, ship, arsenal, city, town, and every square foot of territory belonging to our ancient inheritance; and when all the people of the land shall live in peace and unity together; aud treason shall no more rear its wicked head, then will all—even the most skeptical and the most timid—be convinced and even ready to exclaim that the noble old Gov ernment of our fathers —the best that God ever vouchsafed to man shall not be destroyed, but that the Republic still lives, and shall live forever! BEDFORD PA,, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1861. ®.fct §nHottl FOR PRESIDENT, IBRAHIM 113(919, of Illinois. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. ANDREW JOHNSQN, of Tennessee. UNION COUNTY TICKET, CO.VGItE.S3 FRANCIS JORDAN. PRESIDENT Jl lIGF., ALEXANDER KING. LEGISLATURE, D. B. ARMSTRONG, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ABB AM H. HULL. POOR DIRECTOR. ASA STUCKEY. AUDITOR. EMANUEL J. DIEHL. S®-Wc give a pretty full report of Hop. John Cessna's oration before the literary societies of Marshall College at Lancaster. The effort is high ly creditable to Mr Cessna, and will have a good effect on the public sentiment. ®=.The information of the burning of Cham bersburg will carry sadness to the hearts of all of our readers : Under any circumstances the de struction of such a town by fire is a terrible calam ity. But the want eg and unprovoked burning of this is an atrocity that carries a fearful weight of indignation against the criminals who committed the act. The town was entirely defenceless, filled largely witli women and children. No resistance was offered to the invaders. Its destruction could not effect its importance in military operations.— It was an act of savage cruelty, thgt deserves uni versal execrations. But let us not forget to send forth our sympathies mid aid to those who have been reduced to poverty, and made homeless, by this act of a heathenish and brutal foe. THE FRANKLIN REPOSITORY Printing Office in Chambersburg. was totally destroyed bv the rebels —all the presses, bpoks, type, subscription list and accounts; nothing being sgvetj, We are in formed by Mesrs. McOlure A Sftmer, that as soon as material can.be supplied, thev will resume the publicationpf the REPOSITORY, andalso THE OLD FLAG—a campaign paper that has attained a very large circulation. The subscription lists of both papers are destroyed. Four copies were secreted in different parts of the town, butare burned, with their lists, their subscription accounts were also destroyed, and subscribers should at once inform McClure & Stoner of their address, and the state of iheir subscription accounts, and all subscribers should promptly remitarearages and advance sub scriptions, to aid the publishers. Ip addition to offices, both of them had their residences burned, with all their furniture and personal effects—the rebels not allowing them to save their clothing Mr. Stoner was fired at in his own house for at tempting to save the firm BopLs, and the men who burned Mr McClure A residence had special orders that nothing telonging to hint should be saved. i r-r i —m — 30=.Th Election in the State has gone for the Amendments allowing the soldiers tQ vote, by a very large majority as far as heard from. Pail a-., dclpliia rolls np seventeen thousand for thg Amendment. Berks Co. only polls fiftggp hun dred.against it If the rest of the State votes like this the.Amendments will carry by raore than fifty thousand majority. Well done. THE Scot'TS lrom the Maryland line returned last Thursday evening about six o'clock.. They report all quiet at Cmmber'and. The Rebels having re treated to Rosjuey twenty-six miles south east from Cumberland. ..1,,'. 1 f;-. - I .UK. DUEBORBOWS' AGENCY IN EXEMPT ING BEDFORD BOROIGU FROM THE DIIAFT. To the Editor ofifjte Bedford Inquirer: An effort has beep made by a large quiuher of to misrepresent my agency in, endeavor ing to secure for Bedford county all the credits to which it was entitled for re-enlisted men, qp to the date of the My draft. I bad thought when the charges were first preferred against mn. of having men accredited to the borough of, Bed ford. who legitimately belonged to the that the charge was so inconsistent and absurd, that a few private explanations would suffice to remove all doubts upon the subject, but in.this I have beeij,entirely mistaken. There are evident ly some persons in existence who ought -to know better, wfyo thinly that a,private individual qaq go to Harrisburg aud alter the records of thp IVar Department. I shall relate my connection with the nsattor in as few a.words as possible, and after i have done so, if any sane man can say that I had, any agen cy in exempting Bedford horojigli, he cap with equal plausibility sty that I was responsible for the burning of Chamltersburg by the rebels. It was a notorious fact, that almost every coun ty and township in Pennsylvania had sent com mitties to Harrisburg, to, look after and secure the proper credit {or re-enlisted men. excopt Bed ford county. IV a corroboration of this fact, T appeal to, Maj. V(ashabough. Knowing this to be the cape, I suggested to a number of the citi zens of this place that if they would pay my ex penses to Harrisburg and Chambersburg, I would without compensation for time or labor, visit these places and see that the County (.not the Borough, uor any particular township, but the whole County,) received its legitimate credits. Part of my expenses were raised, and on the morning of Friday, the Oth of May. (Court having detain ed me until Thursday afternaou,) I left in the six o'clock, A. 51., coach. I reached Harrisburg late in the night, having missed the afternoon connection at Huntingdon. On Satu' day morn ing Maj. Washabaugh, attached to the Adjutant General's Depart mgnj. gave me every assistance, and during the day a set of certifieial copies of rolls of Bedford. County veterans in the field were made out. No effort was made to discriminate in favor of any township. White conversing with a friend in the evening of the same day, in regard to the object of my visit, he casually inquired whether I had seen the Bedford Inquirer of the morning previous, stating in substance that it contained a statement voder the official signature of Capt. Geo. Eyster. in which Bedford Borough was accredited with a surplus of four over and above her quota. This statement it will be remembered was published by Capt. Eyster, on the morning I left Bedford, as any one can see who will take the trouble to ex amine the Inquir/tr of that date. When I reach ed Chambersburg with the certifieial copies of rolls, I was informed by the Board that an order had been issued by the Provost Marshal General commanding Provost Marshals not to grant any credits for re-enlisted men on the 700,000 call af ter the 15th of April. This again headed me off and the credits still stand for veterans, precisely as they were left by Capt. Eyster's statement p'blixh cd on the 6th of May. For the truth of this statement, I ap]>calto the Board of Enrollment And yet in the presence of these formidable facts, I am arraigned daily by some conniving scoundrels end simple asses, for haviug defrauded the various townships of their legitimate credits. I have borne this kind of misrepresentation and abuse about long enough. I have no more to do with the matter of securing the exemption of Bedford Borough than any of the silly fools who, charge me with it, but it appears to be the cus tom to misrepresent iny holiest motives. Very Respectfully Yours, J. R. DURBORROW. BEDFORD, August 3, lstvb THE PATRIOT has made its appearance. It con tains what might havebeen looked for. a long and of course a piteous appeal concerning the alleged private grievances of the editor of that paper.— His statements in regard to the sale of the Inquir er are little to the purpose, unit as the facts are well known we pass them for the present, with the remark that tliey are not true. His wish to injure us, and destroy our business is apparent in every line of article, but particularly so in the con cluding part in which, Jus makes assertions in re gard to the manner of raising the money paid to him on the Inquirer. We cau not see the propri ety of dragging the subject at all into the newspa pers. It was a busmen transact on in which the public has no concern. But since the matter was brought forward, it would be supposed that he would have fe't under a necessity of making an exact and truthful statement. He says, speaking of the effect on the Inquirer, of starting the Pa triot. ' But suppose it did (injure us) which we re peat, we do not desire, he can lose nothing, for the money invested m the Inquirer was not his own,, but was subscribed, mostly in sums of fifty dollars, each, by his friends, some of whom have admitted this fact to us. haseyerything to gain andnothing to lose." Now the facts are, that we have over eight hun dred dollars invested in our INQUIRER not borrow ed. Fire hundred of this was paid on the first of April; we have paid more than three hundred I since for new material. This is about four times as much as was paid on the INQUIRER some four teen yew apo, when it changed hands. We do not propose to enter into a controversy, in regard to our personal affairs, bu,t we shall have spme ; thing to say hereafter as to the claims of the IN QUIRER upon the union party of this county. THE PITTSBURG G A/KITE. —This paper the old est west of the Alleghenies, has lately been en larged, and has added to its establishment a fast Hoe four cylinder press. Comparatively speaking the Gazette is the oldest and most enterprising newspaper' in Pittsburg. Tho Gazette is always true and unwavering in its devotion to the coun try. Nor is it afraid to criticize and censure, when praise is not desired. ANDREW JOHNSTON'S LETTER OF ACCEIM-ANCE of the Union nomination for vice-president contains these earnest and eloquent state men of truths for the time : "It is in vain to attempt to reconstruct the Union the distracting element of slavery in it. Expe rience hfts demonstrated its incompatibility with free republican governments, and it would be unwise and unjust longer,to continue it as one of the institutions fo the country. While it remained subordinate to the constitution apd laws of the United States. I yielded to it my suppprt, hrt when it became rebell ious and qttampted to raise above the government, anjl control its action, I threw my humble influence against it. The authoaity of the government js su preme. and will admit of no rivalry. No institution can raise above it, whether it be slavery orgpy ©tipr organized power. In our happy form of government all must be subordinate to the,' will of ttte people when reflected through the constitution and laws made pursuant thereto, state or federal. This great principle lies at the foundation of everyarovernaient, and cannot be disregarded without the destruction of the government itself. In the suppurt and prac- ! tice of correct principles we can never reach wrong j resu'.;:: and by rigorously adhering to this great fun- j dajwntal truthj the end will be the t nion and the overthrow of an institution which hty made war upon and attemptedtlie destruction'of tJse government itself. The tnode Ijy winch this great ch autre —the eniateipation.of tin slate—can be effected is properly found in the power toanjentfthe constitution of the United Stutes. This plan is ef fectual, and of no doubted authority. In the great contest like this for the maintain ant'e of free government, the path of duty is patriot ism and principle. Minor considerations and ques tions of administrative policy should give way to the higher duty of firs} preserving the government; and then there will be time enough to wrangle over the men and measures pertaining to this administra tion. This is npt the hour fop strife and division among ourselves. Such differences of opinion only encourage the enemy, prolong the war and waste the country. Unity of actio:> and concentration of power should he our watchword nod oar rallying crv. I'his accomplished, the time will rapidly approach when their armies in the field —the power ot the re bellion—will he broken and,' -rushed by our gallant officers and brave soldiers, a jA erj . long tfiey will re turn to their homes, and firesides to resume again the avocations of. peace,'with tip proud consciousness that they havt) iiidgd in tile noble work of re-estab lishing upon a surer and permanent'basis the great temple of American freedoms' PROCLAMIiIF THE MM THlp LF. GI SLAT VHE CONVENED. AN HtRiiAA An extraordinary occasion requires that prompt legislative action be h..d, to make the military power ot' the CpMmonwealth immediately available for State and National defend. F hercfore T,_ ANTIP T;W G. (VKTIN. Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, dy hereby convene the General Assembly of this Con#-, nionwealtlt, ?,ud require the members of the Sonata and House of Representatives, to meet in, their respective hpitses In the capitol. at flarrisbusg. on fh LSI) AY. THE NINTH I>AV op AUGUST, ISA}, at twelve o'clock noon, of that day, then ::nd there to deliberate upon, and adopt such measures a,s may, in their wisdom, be demanded by the exi gencies of the occasion. In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set- my and caused the fl rcat Seal of the Common wealth to Tie affixed at HurrWbqrg, this first day of August, in the year of wur liord one thou sand eight hundred and sixty four, and of the independence of the United States, the eighty ninth. A. G. CURTIN. [L. s.] By the Governor: ELI SLIFKH, Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Burning o! C'hambersburg. A letter to the Philadelphia inquirer, dated at Chaiubersburgon Monday, August Ist, says: Their approach to this place was heard ofahqnt four o'clock on Saturday morning, a small force, uumbering gbouf sixty-live men,, under command of Lieutenant U. S. McLain, United States Amv, with one piece of artillery, took a position on A'ew England Hill, a short distance ahoye the town, and commenced firing grape and canister into their ranks. This battery kept the epemy in check for two hours, while the merchants and business men at once commenced packing up their goods, so that before the arrival Of the inva ders the most valuable portion of the merchandise had been removed. The little band under Lieu tenant McLain harassed the invaders and fought them until they were nearly surrounded. The battery was withdrawn, and. at 6 o'clock the raiders came into town in scattering squads, under that ferocious and unrelenting freebooter, McCauslaiiL Formal possession of the town wa. j taken, and General MeCausland made his head quarters in the Franklin House. After this he made a proclamation to the citizens demanding one hundred thousand dollars in gold, or jve hun dred thousand dollars in greenbacks. He threat ened to burn the town if the mom v was not ob tained. This demand, ofeouse, w*ts not complied witji. The Rebel General was evidently aware that the money could not be raised ; and he was sure of it affording a pretext to execute the pre mediated plan for destroying Cbambersburg. MeCausland theij allowed his men to scatter in squads over the town, to plunder and ravage the people, and put the torch to whatever buiidhftgs they thought proper to bum. Their first move was for the taverns in the town, and here they drank to excess, and then visited private residen ces, and demanded of the occupants certain sums of money, threatening to lay their dwellings in ashes. Some of the citizen • saved their residen ces by complying with their teems; oilier- gave them to understand that they would suffer eath rather than give them money. A guard of half a dozen men had been detailed by the Rebel (lenor al to visit the residence of Col. Alexander K McC'lure, situated about a mile and a half out of ' town. They did riot know the direct locality of Mr. McC'lure \s residence and while proceeding on their errand they stopped at the house of Mr. \Vm. Eysier, and that gentleman being at home, they inquired of him where the property was located. Haying received a reply, they visited the splcqdid residence, ordered Mrs. McC'lure, vyho was very .sick at the time, out of the house, stole everything that was of value, and burned the house. They next proceeded to the barn, which was well filled with wheat, and this structure shared the same fate. They were not aware that Mr. McC'lure had several other buildings and barns in the immdiate neighborhood, or they would surely have been de? stroyed. Mrs. McC'lure. although sick, was obli ged to walk nearly eleven miles. The Colynel hgd left the place before the Rebels entered, and had gone to Harrisburg. His loss will not fall short of $50,000. The Government Commissary store house, the Court house, three printing offices, one belonging to the German Reformed Church, where the Ger man Reformed Messenger and a German paper were printed; the office of the Franklin Repository, and the office of the Valley Spirit; all hotels, gro cery stores, and the principal portion of the town was, a lew hours after they commenced their hell ish work, one mass of ruins. In all there have been about two hundred and sixty buildings be stroyed. At the time of the fire, a strong breeze was prevailing, and the flames spread in every ' direction. It was really heart-rending to see the women, almost frantic, running to and fro, begging the miserable jvretches to cease the work of destruc- Children were running in every direction seeking for their parents, while the women were trying and hunting for their children wjio could not be found. Families were rushing from their homes, without ajjy tiling they couldc.ill their own except the clothing they na<l upon their backs, to seek security in the desolated fields around the town The appeal of the old and helpless were heard above the noise of the conflagration, and this only served to elicit the scorn and derision of the freebooters, who came for the infamous pur pose of laying this once beautiful town in ruins. Another letter from Chambersburg says: It was painful to witness the distress and terror of the women and children thus suddenly and rude ly thrust from their homes, accompanied as it was with the roaring of the flauies and the crashing of falling walls and timbers. Our eitiseps were par alyzed: but to the filthy horde it was 4 pVisent sight, fhey at our distress, and strove to increase the general terror. It was a great day for the chiv alry. There many hqporable exceptions to tips brutality, and tliey spoke of this savage deed in appropriate language. They admitted that the u \anks" have never been guilty of such an in stance qf wholesale distraction of private property. One of them declared that it would damn the Confederacy forever. Several of them wept at whpt theey justly term ed the vandalism of the ac.t, and that class of mep did all that was in their power Jo assist the ladies and the children and to save some little of their effects. THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN DURG.— The following is a condensed report of the route of the fire in Chambersburg. Persous who arc acquainted there can at onpe form some con ception of the immensity of the conflagration. The whole numbigr of houses lairued is two Hum drtd and sixty-seven- Kvery hotel in the town, without a single exception, was burned, with all j their contents; every drug store, and every pby- J — J — a.—l—Ulrw^ML!'-! siciati s office, w,ith all their drugs, aud-uverv jiri well as public library ip the totvn, wheth er law or niedieaj or whatever likß, The Chambermug Bank was burned, and also the Academy. The bank hud, however, the day .wfore, sent away, their funds and books. They lose only their bank building. ' \ * , I** warehottws belonging to the railroad depot was burned. The depot itself is uninjured, and no damage was done to the track of the road. Nxine Qi the churches were burned, with the ex ception of the Associate Reformed and the Bethyl -Churches, on Second street, between Market and Quyen streets. From (he Franklin railroad, on Market street, every house has been burned on both sides of the street, up to John McDowell's property, across the greek, with the exception of the residence of th ; Misses Denny. ~ MUm street every house is buriipd frcm tlje cull up opriug to the residence of Frederick Spalir; every bui thing on Queen street from Brown s tav ern west to the. creek, and the eqtire south side of '.Second street. In other localities, and in all parts of the town, blocks of eight and teu buildings have been, burnoi. In many eases the houses were rifled of their val uables before being fired. Many residences of prominent citizens in the outskirts of the town were burned, thqi of Col. McClure among others, with his stables and out houses. Among other valuable property burned; is Eys tcr's large flouring mill, Lock hart A Howe.'s mill, Wasligbaqgh's brewery, Ludwig's brewory anil many others. Of\ Main street tl\e first was started at. Benjamin Chambers' residence, op the west side.of the street. The following are some of tbg principal sufferers on. this street whose residences have been burned: N\ in. Gt Reed's, George Chambers', Allen Smith's property. John Schofield's, Mathew Welsh's, estate of Joseph Eyster, the Female Sem inary. Dcuig's drug store, James Watson's man sion and store, William Gelwick's, John Note's, •the Franklin House, the Chambersburg Bank, Gilinore's corner, Miller's stove and tin store, Spangfer's druig store, Dr. Richard's office and dwelling. liiyhhurt aud Henchy's store apd dwelling, the •post office, Auchenbaugh's jewelry store. Mrs. Bishop's establishment, the residence of J. George Wolfe. Judge Black sstore. Dr. Hamilton's office, Jacob ilutton, J. McClintock. Lewis Shoemaker, Simon Greenwalt, the entire property os Hciser estate, and two properties of J. A. Eyster. The fire then skipped the residence of Dr. Fisher and two other dwellings. From Ludwig's up to the next corner every building is burned. THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN. Assault on Petersburg--Mine exploded bp- onr l'orcos--A terrific speetncle--The tilt ed ruto the air--Men and guns buried in the ruins. FORTRESS Moxnoe, July 30. —The mail steamer from City Point has just arrived with important news from Gen. Grant's army. Ihe siege of Petersburg open ed in earnest this morning. At daylight we sprang the mine and blew up oueof their principal batter ies in front of Petersburg, containing sixteen guns, an<j subsequently carried the outer line of works by assault. l'ROil ATFOTIIF.R ASSOCIATED PRESS CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, July 81. —Information from head quarters of the Army of the Potomac, dated yester day, ways: The explosion of the mine under the enemy a fort in front of the Ninth Army Corps, came off this morning at 4.40. Picket firing has been kept up all night, and, in fact, at the time the match was applied, the skir mishers were still engaged on both sides. The volume of dirt tlirpwn up was immense, ris ing over three hundred feet into the air, resembling an immense fountain of dirty water more than any thing else. The Ninth Corps at once charged the works, drif ting the enemy to their second line, and taking a num ber of prisoners, some of whom were itaa out of the dirt, badly bruised. These prisoners state that only about a dozen of their regiment remain out of the entire number. It was u SuaUi Carolina regiment. As soon us the explosion took place, one. hundred nnd twenty guns tcere opened on the enemy along our front while tlje musketry blazed in one continuous line of fiie along the front of the Ninth and pans of Fifih-aud Eighteenth Corps. The scene was one long to be.remembered by all who witnessed it. Rut the finoke from the guns soon obscured the view, and the first particulars of the success was gleaned from those who came in with the prisoners. The prisoners say that most of those in the fort were asleep at the time of the explosion. They st; ■ln u there were sixteen guns in the fortification, which iif course wore buried tar out of sight. (Jne prisoner states that they were actively enga ged mining uudt-r our works, and that in two davs more they would have been ready to blow us up, but we got the start of t-Jietn. It is hoped here that long pre tills dis.pp.tcb reaches you Petersburg will be in our possession. THE LATENT. A later <li.-p.;tck. dated 7 A. SL, says: Reports just in .-ay that we have possession of the entire first line of the enemy 's works, with a large number of prisoners. Our loss in the charge was, of course, severe, as our tnpn had to crosji an open fieid to reach the Reb el lines. The troops engaged were the Ninth Corps with the Eighteenth supporting them. The Second and Fifth Corps being in reserve. J he firing is still going on, consisting principally of musketry. Generals Grant and Meade, with ail their Corps Generals, are at the front watching the progress of affairs. ARRIVAL PF 400 PRISONERS—MORE CAPTURES RE PORTED. FORT MONROE, July 2'n —Fohr hundred prisoners captured bv the Second Corps opposite Jones 'Point, on the .luines river, on Wednesday morning, have arrived, and it is reported that our advancing forces havg captured three Rebel brigades, with arms, equipments, Ac. We have also captured several guns. The Eighteenth Army Corps and Sheridan's cavalry are cooperating. Particulars ol the Blowing up ol Rebel Works, and the Charge ol Our i'urces--The Whole Programme not Carried into Gifcct--Failure of th#< olored Troops to Carry the Works-- Tliey Meet a Galling Fire and Sutler Heavy Losses. WASHINGTON, August I. Information from the Army of the Potomac dated July JO, 9 p.' M., says: After the explosion this morning everything betokened a brilliant victory, but soon after matters assumed a different aspect, part of the attackitig force having given way, thus expos ing the balance to an enfilading fire from both artil lery and lnf'autry. The programme was as follows: The mine to be exploded at 5A.11., and the batteries to open at once along the entire line. The UthCorps to-day support, ed by the 18th, Ayres division of the ath, and the 3d division of the kd. The greatdr part of the arrange ment was carried out as ordered, although the com mencement was later than the hour designated, on account of the fuse going out twice The explosion took place at precisely 4 40, aud the roar of artillery that immediately followed was almost deafening. At 530 the charge was made, aud tht fort with part of the line each side was carried in brilliant style. The Second division which was in the centre ad vanced and crossed the second line, a short distance beyond the fort, and here rested, holding their ground with the utmost determination. It was at this time that the colored division. — Brig. Gen. White rn command, were pushed forward and ordered jo charge and carry the crest of foe hill, which would have decided the contest. The tfoops advanced in good order as far as the first line, Where they received a gallant fire which Checked them, and although quite a number kept on, the greater portion seemed to have been utterly de moralized, part tnkjng refuge in the fort aud the bal ance running to the rear as fast as possible. They were rallied and pushed fox ward again 4 but without success. Ihe greater part of their officers being kill ed and wounded during this time, they seemed to be without any one Co manage them, wheii they finally fell back to the rear, out of range of the volleys of canister and musketry that were ploughing through their ranks. I'heir losses are vervheavy, particularly iu officers, as will be seen by 'foe following figUVes : The '£2* l U. colored reginieut had 15 officers killed and wounded, and lost about 4uo men including the mis sing. Ihe 2feth L T . S'. colored regiment had 11 offi qers and about 150 men, killed, wounded apd mis sing. Ihe iGthU. S. colored regiment had tj officeia and abput 150 men killed, wounued and missing.;— Thejifcth T T . b, colored regiment had 8 officers and uhortl7.i men killed, wounded and missing- The 31st U. S. colored regiment had 7 officers ana a bouts 200 men killed, wounded and missing. The 43d U. H. colored regimeut lost 0 officers and a largp num ber of men. The 39th U. 8. colored regimefit lost several officers and 160 men killed, wounded and lnissmg., 1 he loss in the Second division of the Ninth corps (Gen. Lgdlie commanding) was very severe, being at Irom.ljOOO tp 1,200, while many make the figure larger. Among those missing I regret to announce the name of Gen. Kartlett. who reactied the fort with his command, and his corlc leg being accidently broken he was unable to get off the field. He however held of the ground, for several hours and only surrendered when all of escape was gone. Hqjnc two hundred men, both black and white, were with him" it is believed at the time, a few of whom managed ta get back to our lines amidst a stprupof bullet^. Nearly all'of Gen. BartlQtt' a staff were captured at the same time. Col. Marshall commanding the SeoontTbrigade of this division, was also taken'prisoner, with several of his staff. ; CoL N\ ildof the.ooth Mass., colored is also report ed a prisoner. Col. Gould, 69th Mass.. lost a leg.— Miijor Barton. 179 th New York also lost a leg.— Lieutenant Colonel Barney, 2d Pa., wounded : Ma jor Prescott, 67th Mass., killed ; Lieutenant Colonel ftps 31st U. 8., leg amputated. This division, having been a good deal in advance of the rest of the lino, held theirposition for several hours, but were finally compelled to fall hack, suffer ing heavily while doing so. 1 he loss in the First and. Third divisiQ/is was also severe, the latter having some four hundred in the hospital. 'Hie 18th corps occupied a part of the line but their loss was not. very great. We took about 250 prison res. mostly Sonth Ciyolinians, and. five battle flags. All is quite this morning—Sunday the 31st. Regulations in Regard to Re-enlistments. Washington. July 30. —A circular has teen is sued from the Adjutant General a office, that on iinjl after this date, men of the one Hundred day forces who may have, at the date of ro-enlistnient, less than sixty days to serve, will be permitted 'to re-enlist for one, two, or three years, as they may ip, each ease elect. The new term will coiqmencc from the date of re-enlistment. The re-enjistmentsfor theincseased term will be made under the following regulations: When seven hundred men re-enlist in the regi ment to which they belong, the regimental organ ization will be maintained and the officers thereof allowed to retain the rank held by them under the one hundred 'lay term- " * Should less than seven hundred men re-enlist ' in the same regiment, said forces will be organized into one or more companies, of the legal strength, and officered by such officers as may be selected from the original command by the Commanding General of the Army or Department, Men re-en listing, should they so desire, will be permitted to spigot a different regiment and company from the Stale to which the organization is from. ,In such cases they will be sent to join the regi ment or company so selected. The remainder will be continued under their officers until the expira tion of the one hundred day term, then discharged the service. luon who desire to take advantage of the benefits resulting from re-enlistment under the provisions of this order will be regularly mustered out of service on the prescribed master-out rolls. (OFFICIAL.) TiljJ QUOTAS OF BEDFORD COTNTY, UNDER THE 500.000 CALL. No. Localities. Quotas. -2 Bedford Borough. 29 23 " Township, 50 24 Broad Top '• 49 25 Colerain " 28 25J Snake Spring " ]5 20 ('umb. Valley " 29 27 K. Providence •' 22 28 Harrison' " 17 29 Hopewell " 21 Juniata " 28 31 Liberty •' 29 32 Londonderry " -••i • If VToodberry " 4S 34 Monroe •• 31 35 Napier ■' 3S 35i SchelLfurg Borough 7 , 3'i Southampton Town.-Lip 34 37 S. Woodberry " 3d 38 St. Clair ' " 46 36 • (nion p 37 40 W. Providence J9 40; Bloody Riiu " 12 Total t>46 :'il nt* 3Umtijsnncuis. WASHISCJTO3f IEOTEL, BEDFORD, Pa.. AVJI. DIBERT, PROPRIETOR. ITHL subscriber would respectfully announce to hi? friends in Bedford County, and the public gencrallv that h i - ha" leased tor a term of years, this large and con* venient brick hotel, at the corner of Pitt and Julianna tHreets, Bedford Pa., known as the WASHINGTON HO TEL, and formerly kept by Mrs. Filler. This Houee is being thoroughly re-fitted and re-fur nished, and is now opened for the reception of guest?.— Visitors to the BEDFORD SPRINGS, and persons at tending Court, will find this llouso a pleasant and quiet temporary home, Erery attention will he paid' to the accommodation and comfort of guests. The TABLE will at all times be supplied with the best the markets afford. Charges will be moderate. Extensive Stabling is attached to this Hotel, and a careful and competent Hostler will be in attendenee. Special attention will be paid to t|ic accommodation of the farming community. Coaches leave this House Daily, (Sundays oxeepted) at 64 o'clock, A. M. and 2 o'clock P. At., to connect with the trains going East, from Mount Dallas Stntibh and Bloody Bun. A coach will also leave tH-wcekly, (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) for Somerset. The traveling public will lind it decidedly U> the;; advantage to stop with him. „ , WILLIAM DIBERT. Bedford, June 21, 1881. I IST OF GRAND JURQRS DRAWN FOR AUGUST JU TERM, STII MONDAY, 29TH DAY A. D., 1864. l.RobertjTaylor, Foreman, Farmer, Napier twp.: 2 Philip Cuppett, farmer, Napier twp.; J. George man, farmer, W. Providence twp.; 1. Jacob C. Devore, farmer, Harrison twp.; 5. A. J. Pcnnell, inn keeper, Colerain t wp. ; 6. Franklin Donahopi farmer, Southamp ton twp; 7. David Kuchcnderler, farmer, S. Woodberry twp. ; 8. John Dasher, farmer, Hopewell, twp.; a. Abra ham Bennett, farmer, Southampton twp.; 10. Alexan der Gump, farmer, Cumberland Valley twp.; 11. John Hershbarger, farmer, Sx. Clair.; 12. Daniel Barley, far mery S. Weodberry twp'.; U. Geo. W. lloover, farmer, Harrison twp.; 14. David Letvis, farmer, Union twp.; la.Levi Carpenter, farmer, Londonderry twp.; 16. Sebas tian Kegg, fanner. VV. providence twp.; 17. Henry Egolf, furmcr, Napier twp.; 18. Peter Dcwult, cooper, Schells burg bore.; 19. Henry Kooiis, fdrtaer, Bedford twp. ; 20. George Zimmera, farmer, Bedford twp.; 21. Thomas B. Wigegprver, farmer, St. Clair twp.; 22. John S. Ritch ey, farmer, Bedford twp.; 2d. Jacob Fetter, farmer, Rpdfprd twp.; 24. John farmer, Monroe twp. ; LIST OF PETIT JURORS DRAWN FOR SAME TERM. 1. Jacob Kauffman, farmer, Union twp.; Ilubert Otto, farmer, Napier twp.; 3. William Werly, farmer, Cumb. Valley twp. ; 4. Jacob Feightaer, farmer, Juniata twp.; 5. Emanuel Beegle, farmer, Coleran twp.6. Hen ry Roge, farmer, Cumb. Valley, twp.; 7. Geo. Viokroy, farmer, St. Clair twp.; 8. Geo. F. Steel, farmer, Hope well twp.: 9. James Hammond, farmer, Bedford twp.; JO. Samuel R. Hare, farmer, M. Woodbpr'ry twp.; 11. Michael Kitchey farmer, E. Providence pwp.; 12. Daniel K. Barley, farmer, M.Woodberry twp.; 13. Saml. James, farpier, Colerain twp.; 14. Daniel Buyer, farmer, Union twp.; 10. W. Ingard farmer, Colerain twp.; 16. Samuel Feather, farmer, Colerain twp.; 17.'SamT Bolinger far mer, Liberty twp.; 18. Joel Diehl, farmer, Snake Spring twp.; 19. C. Myers, farmer, E. Providence twp.; 20. M. Deihl, farmer. Bedford twp.; 21. S. Burket, farmer, Union twp.; 22. John Border, gunsmith, Bedford boro.'; 23. G. Fluck, far-mer, Liberty twp.; 24. John B. Fluck, fanner, Hopewelltwp,; 25. J. Burket, farmer, Unioi^twp.; 26, J. Stolcr, farmer, Liberty twp.; 27. Josiali Miller, farmer, Londonderry twp.; 28. Emanuel Sharer, farmer, Monroe 'wp.; 29. Jesse W right, farmer, Broad Top twp.; 30. Philip Cliugernian, farmer, Southampton twp.; 31. Dan iel Stolcr, former, Liberty twp.< 32. Joseph B. Noble fhrmer, S. Woodberry twp.; S3. Philip Snider, farmer, Monroe twp.; 34. Henry Werts, farmer, Harrison twp.; 35." Job Blackburn, farmer, Napier twp.; 86. Jacob B. Mock, farmer, St. Clair twp.; 37. Jonathan Feightner, (armor, Londonderry twp. 1 ; 38. James Carboy, farmer, Bedford boro. flraym aud Certified at the Commissioners' Office, May 3d; 4.; t>. IS6I. JOHN G. FISHER. Clerk. LIST OF CAUSES PUT DOWN FOR TRIAL AT AUGUST TERM, lbl; (29th day.) Hetty Miller vs. Samuel Smith; Thoa Keating vp. Directors,, pi the Poor; Geo. Snyder vs. Adolphus A*kt et, al. Jacob Oster vs. Henderson A Sleek; Susannah Sharks vs. gfred. Davis. '' "0. E. SHANNON, August ,5.186-1. p re . r —. * RECEIPTS AD EXPBNDrrU*F3.of Bedford 80,, ongb tor the t W 1863. John IWW Treasurer i„ account with the Borough df Bedford for the year 1863 DRS, ' Balance dee Borough at last settlement $29 jj Retrieved froirt 11. Niob-odemus Collector oo duplicate of $B6l. S4O 69 . Relieved from H. -Yichodenwia CeHoctor ot> duplicate of 1862. $392 00 Reeieved from J. A. Henderson on dupli cate of 1 86ft $147 22 Reeieved from A. J. Suimghv Weigh Master, *26 32 Keetared from John Boor Wci;:b Master. $lO 2o Reeieved from H. Xicbodemus Collector for 1863. $2lO Oft Total. SOO2 72 CK. Paid Robert Montgomery for mending wheelbarrow. SOO jp Paid James A. Henderson, for hauling ! D , ! i I rl i ' A, At; t ; „ 164 40 raid w. jr. Man on order for cleaning street. $lB 314 : Paid Patrick M alls for hauling dirt. $ 23l ! Paid Danl. Border cleaning town cloek. $ 21 30 ' Shuck A lvagley cleaning bose. $ 4 00 j Paid Sundry persons ac ting night watch. * 61 92 ; Paid Levi Affilew Water Master, Ac. $ ft| 48 * j Paid John lliunich fixing engine house. 5 ft uft | Paid .lames C'orboy carting dirt. $ 13 jg Paid Walter Brown carting dirt. , 5 i 25 Paid G. 11. dpaug Esq., services in Com- $ 10 H) monwealth against Barclay. $ jq oft Paid O. E. Shannon Esq., services in Commonwealth against Barclay. sjg qq Wm, Ragfiey. hydrants A Leigh t. $ 41 Q :{ Paid J. li. Printing. s**3 ou Paid B. f. Mcvcrs Printing. j 22 50 Paid Adam Wearerling Lumber. $ 22 32 Paid Micheal Windai Shingles. § 13 pi) Paid John 11. Jordan work oh 'llay scales. $ 32 9*7 ' Paid X.J. Lyons auditing Borough account. s}o Paid Lewis Saupp auditing Borough rrfS ,r , , 8 3 000 1 aid J. A. lienderson salary as High Constable Ac. ' $ S j j () Paid John Palmer Salary es clerk. $ 23 00 Paid J. S. Dichi salary as High Con stable. $ 20 0(1 PaiiUohn Border salary a3 Treasurer. $ 20 Oft Paid on orders of W. F. Mann for wopk d'otje on Richard street. $ 310 go Total. , siß4 03a Balance due Borough. 1864. Statemenj of money due Bedford Borough May 7tb 1864, Hue from 11. Xiehodetnug collector. ' $ 104 00 Hue from John Boor Weigh Master. $ 99 45 On the above exonerations are to bo deducted $ 204 44 The undersigned Auditors of the Borough of Bedford do hereby certify that in pursuance of Assembly in such case made and provided, met at the office of U. H. Akkk* in said Borough and audit and adjust the accounts be tween John Border Treasurer of the Borough and said lioruugb as contained m the foregoing statement. Witness our hands this Bth day of July 1804. Lewis aaupp. D. W. ivaufiman. U. H. Akers. REGISTER'S NOTICE. ALL persons interested, are hereby notified that the following named accountants have filed their ac counts in the Register's office bf Bedford county, and that the same wiR be presented to the Orphans' Court, in and for said county, on Tuesday the 30th day of August next, at the Court House, in Bedford, for confirmation : Administration accounts of (ieorgeU. Gilson, Execotor of the last will and testament of Eli Fluck, of HopeweP twp., doe'd. The account of John Nyoum, surviving Executor cf the last will and testament of Leonard Nycum, late of Monroe twp., dee'd, aud trustee for the sale of the real estate of said dee'd. The account of JJavid Ritchey Executor of the last will and testament of Daniel Ritchey, late of West Prori dencc tw p., dec -j. The account ot .Samuel Mock, Administrator of the Es tate ot Elizabeth Muck, late of Union twp., dee'd. The account of Valentine Steckmau, Guardian of John B. Steckmau, one ot the sons of George Steckman dee'd. The account of Maria Metz late of Broad Top twp.. dee'd, who was administrator of George MeU, late of tiaine place dee'd, _ The Administration account of Abraham H.llall, Esq., Executor of the last will aud testament of Daniel Stine uuui, lute of Union twp., doe'd. ibe account of Amos Grass and John B. Hardinger, Adminstrators of Daniel Uouck, late of Cumb. Vktioj twp., deceased. The account of Joseph K. Long. Administrator of ail and singular, the goods and chatties, rights and credits, whicli were of Daniel B. hong, late of Stoncrs town. Liberty twp., dee d. Administration account of Lewis Anderson, Adminis trator oi ail aud singular, the goods and chatties, rights and credits which me of Elitabetb Anderson, late of Broad Top twp., dee'd. Account of George llanghman, Executor of the ls<t will and testament of Jonathan Loiiar, lato of W. Provi dence twp., dee d. Account ul James. C. Dn'ore, John C. Vickroy, and Jacob Devore, Executors of the last will and testament ot Cornelius Devorf, late of Londonderry twp., doe'd. Fihal account of Simon Brumbaugh, Admi'nistnaei of all ami singular, the good and entitles, rights and credits which were of John Brumbaugh, late of Middle Wood bcrry twp., deu'd. Suppitmeutal account of Jas. Mattingly, Esq.; Execu tor of the last will Ac. of Charles itoyman, late of Lon doadirry twp., dee'd. Account of S. L. Russell, Executor of the last will and testament of John Shreeve, late of Monroe twp., dee'd. The account of Thomas Ritehev, Executor of the last will and testament of Henry Kitcbey, late of W. Provi dence twp., dee d- The Administration account of Thomas Imler, Admin istrator of the Estate of William Stulft, late of Union twp., Bedford county, dee'd. Aceouitt of Geo. Hurts, Guardian of the Estate of ffn, Henry Koons, Adam Francis Koons,'and John Thomas Koons, minor children of Goo. W. Koons, late *of Cole rain tw p., dee'd. The final account of A. B. Bunn, Esq., Executor of the last will of Philip Surader. late of St. Clair twp., dee d. The account ol A. B. Bunn, Esq., Executor of the last will of Elias Rodgcrs, late of Napier twp., dee'd. The Guardianship account of Lewis A. Turner, Guard ian of Margaret Turner, The account of Eve Bctgle, Executrix and William. S, Beegle Executor of the last will Ac., of Solomon Beegie,- late of Kainsburg boro., dee'd. The account of John Mower, Esq., Guardian of Mary Virginia Tate, minor child of Win. Tare dee'd. rnWO stray heifers of a dark red color, came to the X promises of the subscriber, on tho 11th of Julv, i in West Providence township, near Juniata crowing.— The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take them away. August 6th, 1864.—5t. * JOHN BUCK. BUS I NESS NOTICES. Editor of fie Inquirer : DEAR Slß:— With yonr permission I say to the readers of your paper that I will send, by return "mail, to all all who wish it (free), a Recipe, with full directions for making and using a simple Vegetable Balm, that will ef fectually remove, in ten days, Pimples, Blotches, Tan, Freckles, and all Impurities of the Skin, leaving tho samo soft, clear, smooth and beautiful. j will also mail free to those having Bald Heads, or Bare Faces, simple directions and information that will enable them to start a full growth of Luxuriant Hair," Whiskers, or a Moustache, in less than fhirt'y days. AU applications answered by return mail without chat ge. Respectfully vours, YHOS. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist, jyl,64—3m.] SSI Broadway, New York. A Card to the Suffering SWALLOW two or three hogsheads of "Buchu," Ton ic Bitters," "Sarsaparilla," "Nervous Antidotes," Ac., Ac., A., and after you are satisfied with the result, then try one box of OLD DOCTOR BUCHAN'S ENGLISH SPECIEIC PlLLS—and be restored to health and vigor in less than thirty days. They are purely vegetable, pleasant to take, prompt and salutary in their effects on the broken-down and shattered constitution. Old and young can take them with acvantage. Imported and sold in the United States onl/by JAS. S. BUTLER, ' No. 427 Broadway. N. Y. for the Uniieb States. £. S.—A Box of the Pills,- securely packed, will b mailed to any address on receipt of price, which is ONE DOLLAR, post paid—money refunded by the Agent if entire satisfaction is not given; '* ' jy 1,64—3 m.] DO YOU WISH TOBIE CURED f ' DR. BUCAN'S ENGLISH gPECIFIC PILLS cure, in less than 30 day, the worst cases of NERVOUSNESS, Impotency, Prema ture Decay, Seminal Weakness, Insanity, and all Urinary, Sexual and Nervous Affections, no matter from what cause produced. Price, One Dollar per box. Sent, post-paid, by mail, on receipt of an order. One Box wjU perfect the cure in most cases. Address ;■ JAMES 8. BUTLER, General Agent, 427 Broadway, New York, jly 22-64,-3 m. * • TO THE YOUNG OR OLD, Kale or female, if you have been suffering from a habtt induigCdln by the YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES, which , causes so many alarming qymtoms. It unfits them for Marriage, and is the Greatest Evil which can befall MAN OR WOMAN. See symtoras enumerated In Advertise ment, and if yp't are a sufferer, out out the Advertisement and send for it ut once. Delays are dangerous. Ask for Helmbold's take no other. Cure goarranied. Btvnr* of CounterftiH and Imi'crHoni. [kyl-1*
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