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 :
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