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•PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS, j
P. If. A KERB.
arroaxxr at law, mrcroftß, pa.
Will attend promptly to nil business entrusted to hi l
•are. Military claims speedily t '■ looted. • 'thro on J uli
aii street, tKo doors north of tfca Inquirer Ufli te.
Axril I, !k£4—tf.
lisl'V 3f,
AxrcßXxr at Law, Uiine-m!*, Pa.,
WAY fait'ifnily and promptly at rend t< ill I.urines* eo
'wrasted to 'tis ca .- ■ in Bedford ami adjoining conkties. j
Military claims. Pensions, back pay, Bounty. Ac. spee- ,
dily eoic 1.
Office with Mar. a A fpang, on Juliana strtc:, 2 doors j
•each oftb ,M-ng 1 "House.
April I. ISd-t.
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AJ LAW, aRDroBf, ri -
OSceoae doorsonth ot' the 4i .*cngel Bonw,"
Will at land promptly te all hi.- av-s intrusteijte his care ;
#:tai;a<aia atadaoa tine .*hrle-t n-tice.
Saviag. also, heea .reg'Jivly lie .; 1 U prosecute
<lims sgainst ;hei<ive ..metii, particnlwr atti-utlon will
It given to the c.u:r >. ion of Military ebtijc• ..f all ,
tiiadj; Feasions. Back Pa -', Bounty, Bounty ..outs, Ac.
Bsdford. aj>r. S, ISA !—.t
AEE.S- ivSA,
ATTIHtJ.'ZT AT LAW.
Aad agent for procuring uv tars f Pay SSI I 'SouutY 1
•aeasv. OSbte on JuSiaaabtree .Bedford, Pa.
A pill i, t®M —tf.
KEMMLEAI, Jt I,Ik" T WEETER,
trroatiars at law, sr. .x>; >, pa.
Haro formed a partners hip ia the practice thn .aw.
<WBc on Ju.maa Street, two doors a '.'Ah of the JVlengin
IdllC.
April 1, iH-Ci—tf. i
JOHX 3I.iJK,
SWSTICX OS TLB t'B ACaifPKWLt BC.' 1 !* 088 I rtC VTV. j
VoUoctiocxaadalt imsiuess jnr*iuit>g t< • ti* clSqc w.'i
bo attended tu proiuptq. . Will also uheaF if ibc sale .>r
tooting of real ctrute. lestruiueut* of wrt.ii g carefully :
wrspared. Also settling up partacrships Aid otl--r ac, J
••cats.
April 1, ISAt— tf.
JSi, AOWt'.Jt.
ATT'tRb KY AT LA W.
Cant'oaD, Fa.,
A pre! 1, 1 s 6t.—tf.
JOSEPH v:. TATE.
ArTOirvrr at La w, Btr rar.ti Pa.
WILL primpt'y mftend to e.-ilcethms and all business
entrusted to his care in Bedford i adjoining couo
Acs. M'rey .utranced on Judgiwn 7 ■ Nte< and ohr
Claims. Has for sale Town Lots, in TAtc-tville. and St.
Jr h.s on lie '.ford Railroad. i arms and unim- I
iaal in to po#clMfcsS#r , i.
Off'.B opposite the Kan king Hoate of iiaed k Suheil.
itpr. 15, 13C4 —10 ra.
BU??, SHANNON, & CO„ BANKERS,
Bedrord, Pa.,
RANK 05" MgCOCXT AM) DEPOSIT."
COLLECTIONS *<io far ts R*t, wt North ami;
Butfa. ami M<-general business uf bxohnng"- trail"-.
mm 4. Notes sad -ounta Collected; and lioaasttaaees
prompt!y made. REAL KsTATK bwjfat mdfild.
© w. Brer, 0. E- SHA.'-XON, F. BENEDICT.
tgn 15, ISC4—tf.
DANIEL, BORDER.
PW* STESBT, TWQ 1> ÜB.I WEST Of TUB BKi'FOBD HOTEk ,
Bedford, Fa.
Walfhmaker A Denier lu Jcwelry.Speftacles. Are
HI KEF.PS "NT HAND A STOCK Of" FINE GOLD j
AND SILVER WATCHES. SPECTACLES OF ,
Brilliant Double Rndned Glucse*. del Scotch Debbie j
Blaster. Gold Wst -h Chains, Breast Pins. Finger Kings,
heft quality f Gold Pens.
He will supply to order any thing in his line not orr
hand.
apv. 8. 1884—is. ;
Vin><l( lAN.Sr kv7 ~ "
DENTISTRY.
I. If. BOWSER, Resident Beatw* of Wood- j
bury.
YITLL spend the second -Mondr.v. Tuesday, and TTeti-
YV nesciiiy. of each month at 11 jtewcll. the n-raahiiug
♦hree davs at Bloody Run. attending to the duties of bis '
profession. At all other times he cam be found in his of- j
lee at Woodbury, cxecptir.ir the last Monday and Toe--!
day of the same month, which he wiK spend in Martins,
barg, Blair county. Pcnna. Person* desiring operation*
should oall ear IT, as time is limited. AH operations war- ;
ass tad.
AJ i,134-£
C. N. HICKOK
DENTIST.
•FFICE Df B.i.VK 811LD156,
BEDFORD, PA.
Apnil % 1864.—tf.
DR. B. F. HARRY,
ieepec.fully tenders his protessionai services to tho
eitiieos of Bedford and vicinity. Office and residence on i
Pitt Street, m tho building formerly occupied by Dr. J. H. :
Bolus.
April 1,1864—tf. v
J. L. HARBOURG, M. D.
Havmg permanently located respectfully tender* his J
profes:ouai jerrwe* ta th cditeas of Bedford and vi. j
ausuy. Offiisf oa Julitna StToct, opposite tho Bank, one i
door north of Hal) k Palmer's office.
April I. 1884—tf.
1 HOTELS.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
HUNTINGDON, PA."
JOHN" S. MILLEII, Proprietor.
April 29th, I*R4. ft.
trklON HOTEL.
VALENTINE BTECKMAN", PROPRIETOR,
Wesat Pitb Street, Bedford, Pa.,
j---.. (JEarmerlfrUut Ulr>lte UoteU)
TIB nor lie arnaxeured that he ha* made ample ax
rangtmw.r- lo ? sMondPXatlMi tint may favor ban
with tborr patronage. ,
Notice.
rpjDE under signed having associated with himself in the
.P' Sfareanuie Business, his brother, bt.wTL D. IV it-
Ui*t, gives notice that his Books are now rearly lorsct
tlement- Porsons having account* standing thereon,
wiH please oall and settle the same without delay.
J. B. WILLUMS.
Weedy Ran, May U, 18<VA-tl
A I >< -AL ANT> i;;;v< >n;[) TO i'>i rncs. education, .\\i MOIIAI.S.
?cU'ct
THE SELrtifi MAN'S PRAYER ON THE
FRGSFEf T OF WAR.
'
[TnE author of the ftitlowiag poem was .-t. John Hon
eywell, a member of the bar of this Spate, and at one
oise rime cleric of Washington county. Be lived, and
died on the Srtt of September. 1795. in the rhirty-fonrth
year of hi* age, at Salem, in that county. It is copied
•from a volume of his poems, published in 1801. We learn
from the preface of this volume that just, before his death
ho issued proposals for the publication of his works, and
commenced to transcribe and arrange them for that pur
pose, and had proceeded no further, than this pohm when
he licl.' A". }". Krhaty J*n*ti
Again the clouds of battle lower.
With terror and dim ay ;
Protec me, All-Disposing power.
In thi< disastrous day !
As in the camp the soldiers learn
To rif.t. .-ftrt-rand swear,
'Twouni give my pious sour concern
To have aiy boys go there!
Then while my neighbors and their sons
Ara called to war and arms,
tirant that my boys, secure from guns,
May cultivate my farms !
And while with taxes and expense
My kindred are distressed.
O grant that all my hard earned peace
May slumber iu the chest!
And should the Reb- U* gain the day.
And all their foes condemn;
Then may 1 wash mv hands and say
I ne'er opposed them.
Yet. if by thy disposing ucill
My country gains the cause,
0 may I snd a shelter still
ln her indulgent laws!
And hould she disbelieve my word,
May i upon thee end
To witness I ne'er drew my sword,
Or fired a gun at ail. 0
For since from frailty and mistake
No carnal mind is free,
1 wish no active part take.
But leave the whole to thee 1
Though impious pirates in the seas
Our merchant's ships despoil;
¥r. shall tnf spirit rest in ease
'Till fees invade the"sail.
The* let the friends of battle rave,
My peaceful vales shall ring ;
And oven, corn and all I have—
f nit ikrire thtir caiu* bring.
£1 may my and# yial'l twenty-fold,
The army to supply ;
May fat contractors, fraught with gold,
My copious harvests bay!
.May c nrinental rugs -no more
L'snrp tb place of coin r
Bet crown my basket and my store
With blowings from the sum.
What though the fig-tree shall not bloom.
Or oxexi seek the -mil:
What though it be thy risfKtooua doom
i hat half our youth should lali ;
A'ct, if thou wilt thy servant bless,
AM '• j posterity, s
I'll joy iu my own righteousness
To perpetuity.
* "fVeocAi.-Kiii" ia the original
FISHING OS.
When I was a levy about,your"age,
i My rosy -cheeked John ! rosy-checked J jhnl
I took as toy motto (ram old page,
*• Pushing on."
I wroth it all;oyer my books and date.
ASI over theru, John ! over them. John !
And thought of it evor both early and into,
"Pushing on.''
At w-v-k or a; play, a* home or at school.
Think of it. John ! fhiuk of it, John!
j At books a.* at playthings, 'twas ever the rule—
"Pushing on."
I I pushed oar of hoy. and i pushed into man.
That I did, ,T' hn ; that I did. John !
I pushed out of "can't'' and I pushed into "can"—
"Fushing on."'
Whenever an obstacle iu my path lay,
And many did, John : many did, John !
I pushed an d 1 pushed, "till I pushed it away,
"Pushing on."
I pushed through the world with an horiesler
heart,
IToncrtcr. John! horicster, John!
Than many a man with a fairer .-tart;
"Pushing on."
AJ now I've a good wife, children well caught.
Very well, John ! very well. John !
A snug little fortune, all honestly got;
"Pushing on."
I've pushed a large place in the heart* of the poor, , j
That i good, John 1 very good, John !
A*C£ down the bright valley together we go,
"Pushing on."
I'm now an old man, ray head white at snow.
And mother'* too, John 1 mother'* too, John,
And down the bright valley together we go,
"Purihiiig on.'
I ass Mill /wishing on for a happier land.
TruMingly, John ! trustingly, John 1
Teueuagty holding iny Father's hand —
"Pushing on."
A.V OLD PORTRAIT.
BY Ul:3. ASEBS.
This time-worn car. vi-- Hear." a pictured face
Which once heboid, comes back to thought again,
Pamioaate. proud, yet touched with tender grace,
And marked with iiuus which tell of liiddoa pain.
0 noble face, in who?w compelling eyes,
There lurk" a potverj which stay* me on my way,
Which thrills me always with a new surprise.
And holds me gaxing half the live-long day—
Strange eyes, whose earthly task of smile* and tears
Was finished long ago. and sealed in night.
Eyes which were ejo* a in death a hundred years
Before mine own had opened to the light—
Why do voti haunt me *o ? Some bitter days,
When all my rose-tint* vanish from ruy sky,
And I go sfiraihHiig down life's darkest way*,
X can but think perftip* tho reason why
\ My life ha* been so barron and forlorn,
> fall of tears and loi'.is, is, that Fate
Made some unkind mistako, ami I was born
An age too early, or an age too late.
And when I read in these .-rrange wistful eyes
The yearning lack of something which X know
They never found in lift, I think with sighs
A century too late— ah, mores the woe !
Perhaps I am the one for whom he sought
> Walking the earth's.dry places o'er and o'er,
; Catling for lie/, alaa! who answered not,
• And, never Hading, lacked for evermore!
Perhaps I might haw Bvod m nobler life
1. It", but these /n*rvclouß eyes had htdd me dear ;
Perhaps f might have soothed the proud soul's strife
Ont-iouking from their darkness deep and olenr ■■—
' Perhaps—who knows? O sad and tender eyes,
Look not upon rsc; so reproachfully ;
Since bitterly my soul forever cries.
"Oh, eruet Love, that did not wait for me!"
M'askinyton fllohr.
JU
A PCTKTFIKD BEK-TRKR.— The Green Valley Nat
ionttl of California says:—'"There was found a few
days since, in the diggings of John Chew A Co., on j
Buckeye Hiii. in thi- county, between Greenhorn |
creek and Chalk ilinff mountain, a bee-tree, with a ,
large bee-hive, honev and boes, all petrified. Fhe i
remaining portion of the tree in which the bee-hive
was found is 2A feet in diameter and about lj) feet
long. Chew & Co, fonnd the petrified bee-hive 7f>
feet beneath the surface, while piping their claims.
The bee-hive is no oiatter of fancy, bht of pure dem
onstration. Before us is a sample of the comb fuH
of honey, all petrified. The normal thickness of
the comb, the duplicate of ceils with their invariable
hexagonal shape, are all before us as distinctly as if
a fresh piece of honey-comb, all dripping and. just
cut from the box, had been brought and placed be
fore our eyes on a sheet of paoer.
BEDFORD, Pa., FRIDAY, AUGUSTIO, I*o4.
; • £ tl-JSEb
DESTRUCTION OF HAMBBItSBIIBC.
Additional Incidents—How the Southern Part
of the Town-was Saved.
CtiAVBKRSm 80, August 4th, 1804.
History repeats itself wonderfully in the Cum
berland Valley, at least so far as Rebel cavalry
•advances and citizen cavalry retreats at* eoncem
ed. For the last few weeks a vague te.ir took rios
•easion of the citizens that "our mutual friends,
the Rebels, would again pay their respects to the
town and the denizens thereof. No reason was
assigned for their apprehensions, bur they pre
sided in their belief of the approach of the enemy.
A few of~ the merchants removed their goods
weeks smce-to places of safety, and subsequent,
events have proved, if not their foresight, at least
their prudence and wisdom. .
On last. Friday afternoon the first dehiate. re
port of the Re bed advance was received. wcoate
coming in reported the enemy advancing, via
Mercorsburjr. and hsrstehinsr onward. At this in
telligence the usual' stampede of farmers, contra
bands and stock ensued. Horses, (with rider*, it
must he confessed), wagons, contrabands filled
the road in confusion indescribable. During the
afternoon the citizen* were busily engaged in
packing their valuables, and storing them away
m the 81-fitted house The Cumberlnrd Valley
Railroad, running extra, trtmS*. carried down goods
for many of the merchants. Friday nightthe ex
citement was at. its height. Averiil's baggage
train pasted through at a rate of speed that beto-s
kened no little danger. It was now evident that
the towm was given op. General Com h paced
rustles -iy up and down in front of hi* hp ise. and
in answer to the appeals of the citir.ee *, stated
that he wa,- unable to do anything. "1 have not
a man at my disposal." At three o"cb*'k ! A. M.
the train which had been fired up ail night left
! Chainbersburg. having on board the Gtneral, his
-taff. together with those citizens who were for
! tunate enough to know of his departure at five
I o'clock.
The Rebel advance appeared on New Eneand |
Hill, to the west of Chainbersburg. Their ad- i
vanee guard was met here by Lieutenant I "nder-1
hill, with a squad of thirty-five men and one ran. ;
The effect produced upon the .Rebels by this fit tie
baud shows what indomitable 'pluek'
will do. The Rebels advanced in peridot abandon
style, yelling, joking and laughing. A( the first
"bliziard" from the Lieutenant it was ludicrous
to .see their fright and discomfiture. They fled
pell-mell to the main body, and when theseagain j
advanced Lieutenant Underhii! ( all honhr to him!) '
again opened ou them, and actually with his hand- j
ful of men held the whole Rebel column, IUpM)
strong, at bay for one hour, killing and woartmrig i
several The Lieutenant only withdrew Ins men j
when a messenger arrived from General Areriil j
ordering him to do so. The Rebels rvw unlim- ;
tared a piece and threw several shell- over the j
town. To many of the citizens the peculiar whiz- [
zing of these shells was the first intimation of the j
proximity of the Rebels. The first shell struck a !
house in the western part of the town on an etui- I
ncnee, and a fine target for the Rebel cannomers. j
A sick lad in this house hearing the firing had
arisen from his bed cud raised the window, .lust,
at this time the shot took out the sash two fi-et
above jiis head. The-shell penetrated into the |
next bed-roost and there exploded. That this j
was an intentional simt is attested by a Rebel can- j
nonier. who afterwards entering the town, seem- 1
ed greatly surprised tiiat the window was struck, j
T didn't shoot lor thar," he said, "'I aimed lower j
down, and it's queer, to. as I can handle thar■■
old km it-torn jest like a rifle."' The advance- into j
the town was one of the most sy-tirat ixad '
un-nt- imaginable. A body took possesion ofi
each street and alley- and regularly advanced- — .
The command was sent along the line to advance .
a certain distance mid then halt. The clear-ring- 1
ing "forward echoed from one end of the town
to the other. Twenty paces at, a time was their ,
distance, and then again "forward run along the j
line, riiicuitaneou.-ly they came out on the prin- j
eipal street. The sight of those men pouring our !
from the streets and alleys, notas two years ago. i
on a wild charge, but creeping silently forth each
man with his earbin: uu. lung, and leaning for
wartl. <>n his horse like the wild (,'utuanche, will
never be forgotten by those who witnessed it
The Rebels MeCausland ana Riltuore !< d the
column uu Market street. The notorious Harry i
Gil more, of Gunpowder-bridge fame, immediately
rode up oppo-ite the Court House an-1_ inquired,
with his peculiar pronunciation, "Whars th -
Ma-a-r ■?" He was informed that the Mayor had
left town. He then.asked to ee some prominent |
citizens. Dr. Richards, and Messrs, MyGiei'an j
and Sharp wore standing near by. conversing with
their Rebel surtreon, 1 >r. Cud J, formerly a iricml
of Dr. Richards in Baltimore. Gilntor coming
up. demanded "one hundred thousand dollars in
"gold, or its equivalent, five hundr-1 thousand in
greenbacks." to be delivered to them instantcr. —
To comply with this demand was. ofcoor e. actu
ally-impossible. Dr. Richards informed Gilmer
that such was the rase that the money had been
removed from the banks, and that the citizens
could not furnish the amount asked for. The
Rebels then told the gentlemen to consider them
selves under arrest, called a guard, and cried out.
"We'll burn your d d town any how, ami
send yon to Libbyv' When the guard approach
ed. Dr. Richards informed the Rebel brigand that
at one time he thought he (Gilmor) was a gentle
man. but now bis opinion was somewhat changed.
This evidently hurt tbe Rebel, as he apologized
for putting theur under guard, by saving, "that it
was their custom with all citizens. The Rebel
surgeon now interfered for them, and addressed
Giluior:
"Major, I'll take care of these gentlemen. < ru
mor, will you take the responsibility of bringing
these men to headquarters ?
"1 will, if I have to bring them on my back.—
Ail right, Doctor.
The chivalrie Major then rode off. Dr. Budd
went directly to the Court House to have the gen
tlemen released from arrest, and returned soon to
tell them they were free: "but, said he, "they
wiW buru your town, " aud. bending dowu his head,
he wept like a child.
Tire BURNING OP THE TOWN.
The order for the burning of the town was giv
en by General MeCausland at nine o'clock, and
fifteen minutes afterwards flames were leaping
from the windows of the houses in the Diamond.
The Retain, breaking into the drug-stores, pro
cured turpentiue, and making fireballs, throw
them into the houses indiscriminately. The men ;
were sent around in squads, plundering and burn
ing every house they saw fit to enter. Very oft- !
en these meu obtained considerable sums of ttion- :
y from the wealthier citizens to protect their
property. Their promises were ample until the
inoney was in their hands, but after it was receiv
ed they entirely disregarded them.
One of these squads* entering a house, gave the
inmates five minutes, to remove their effects before
deluging the floor with turpeutine and igniting iu
The scene at ten o clock was indescribable. Near
ly the whole town was one rowing mass of fire.—
So inten.-e was rhe heat it was impossible even
to walk through the Diamond—a large open space
in the centre of the town. The flames from either
side of the streets met each other, forming a# arch ;
of fire, above which the black smoke rolled in
thick and heavy volumes, obscuring the heavens.
Houseless and homeless women and ekildrcfi flee
ing, anil the oaths of maddened Rebels, completes
this picture of horrors, a scene that will never be
forgotten by the citizens of C'narubersburg. Noth
ing, comparatively, was saved—an oid painting,
| the family Bible, a change of clothing, that was
all. No time was allowed lor the removal of the
furniture. or even trunks of clothing. Seventy pi
anos in the different houses, ito one street, were
burned. The terror of the scene appalled even
the Rebels. Although the greater part went into
the work with fiendish delight, some were greatly
nfltel. ahi I many a strong man iM team — j
\\ hen the fire eommgced f-Rebel Colonel, riding
up to a burning building, threw into the tire a |i
per, saying ; "'I here goes my commission ; it
may cost me my life, but I can't stand this.''
HOW THE SOTTHEttN 'PORTION OF THK TOW V WAS j
SAVED. \
Amidst the general apathy of the citizens it is j
refreshing to point oat instances of individual
hra very. Through the exertions of one gentleman
the v; hole southern portion of the town was saved.
After the flames hau attained sufficient headway
in other parts, the executive officers of General
McCauslaad rode to the south of the town to see
to the work, nt destruction there. Dismounting
at a crossing they were courteously met by Dr.
15 Rhsh Senscncv. aad invited into his residence
to ttifco a glass of wine. They gladly accepted his
invitation', and entering the house imbibed fr.v
ly. Whether the Wine in question was specially
adajrt'xl for the iic*asii>n or njt. lam unable to
say. but certain it La that it had a remarkable ef
fect opon the Rebel officers. They became re
uuirkabiy communicative, and disclosed to ♦he
L>o. t >;■ the entire plan-&c.. of their raid, flar
ing left, by request, their autographs on a sheet
of paper, they departed. No sooner "had the door
clo-'.d bs.hind them than the Doctor wrote above
the r.afnes of the connnnnicatire gentlemen an or
der ftotn 'i ncrai Mc€ ludand to spire the south- I
ern portion of the town. Armed with the "Spe- |
ciai Order No. 14. the Doctor .star to I out in'
time to see a squad of Rebels firing the buildings j
in the square above. Presenting the document, [
the officer in charge at once desisted.
It. was ludicrous to see the Rebels working j
upon the hand engines to save the south of the:
f iv.fi, "by Special Order No. 14 of General ;
McCausland. The Doctor evidently h;u. firith in j
tlifs okl maxim. "The end justifies the means."— j
This same gentlemen afterwards, as the Rebels j
Weij retiring from the town, captured two of
them, with their horses and equipments. The
men were scut immediately down to Marrisburg.
The Rebel Major who was killed shortly after the |
evacuation of the town by the citizens, and who |
was reported as the notorious GUaior, turns out j
to Ixi Major Bailey, Jkl Indcpendani Maryland
Bitfcthlion.
CHA MOTRSBrtRO .VS IT IS.
It is rather inappropriate to head fbfo letter
with Chamber-burg. The town proper is irate- i
bored among the have been*. No one etto realize,
the destruction until he has seen it. The news'
papers stated that two hundred and seventy hou.-e2j
had been burned in Cbtrmbersburg. This give.*
an incorrect idea of the whole affair. I fefeed on]}#"
say that, sitting as I now do, In a house overlook-*
ing the scene, {he whole town, with the exception ;
of the hou-esi'-i the south, is one mass Of rains.
Cluured. blackened, dreary walls are all that now !
remain of the once beautiful Charaberabarg. The !
fire ife yet smouldering in the cellars, and when j
night shronds the ruins, the lurid light, glisten
ing over the dark walls, give* an effect wierd and |
ghostly. ( hambersburg now lie* as an evidence
of Rgiljel barbarity, and one cannot but think, if
justice is meted out to- men. that surely it will
overtake the peipetrators of this horrible outrage
against hamaniiy and civilization.
T4IE FIGHT FOR €i HBEKLVYD.
t
RATTLES OP FOLCK'S MT-fiL AND 0 LOT OWN.
REPULSE OF THE ENEMY.
♦Frem ihf Cumberland flfPnturday, August 6th.] j
iTfoAlomlay aiWtwvm, Acm~t Ist, *t 4 ••ioetk. >
the Rebel*. o.tk> strong, under the command of j
General McCausland and Bradigy T. Johnson, ;
approached the city by the Baltimore turnpike, to j
the residence and lnßl of John Kotcfc, three miles '
from town. Gen. Keiley had previously detormin- ;
ed to give them battle, and made the proper dis- j
position of his forces, which were not equal to j
;he number of th s enemy, in order to dispute
their entrance into the town.
The Rebels arc said to have inquired of Mr. j
Folok the strength and position of Geo. Kelley's ;
forces, declaring it to be their intention to enter j
Cumberland and plunder and destroy it as they j
had done Chamber-burg. While the* iu eonver- j
-ation a shell from our battery eanie w hissing over j
them, notifying them of Gen. Keiley s readiness t
to receive t'fsem and causing them to "skedaddle !
out of haxniN way. j
Tin-tight thus opened continued throughout >
the afternoon with artillery and infantry, shots
being heard until hail-past S in the evening, at j
which time the Rebels were in full retreat toward j
Oldtown. taking the mountain road which crosses ;
the Williams read, nine miles below the city.—
Their hasty retreat was distinctly heard -by onr
citizen volunteers, who had blockaded the \\ Li
iiaans road, and were" OD picket duty all night, j
within liearing distance of the retreating column.
The residence, mill and out-houses oi Mr.
Folok were in the range of our guns, and were
struck by several shots, two or three ot which
perforated the dwelling-house, while others struck
and set tire to the barn, which was totally con
sumed. .
The Rebels brought three pieces of artillery,
otie 24-pmmder, into the battle-held; Gen. Kel
ly used but two pieces,
.McCauslaad and Bradley Johnson, wc are in
formed, addressed their troops previous to the
attack, promising them a levy of $250,-900 on our
citizens, SISO in greenbacks to each soldier, and
one hour's freedom in the city for pillage, all ot ,
which we have been spared from enduring by the *
energy and valor of (reneral Kelly and the offi
cers and men under his command.
The loss of the Rebels at Folclt's Mill and Old
town, was about 100 killed and wounded.
We append the report of General Keiley to
Governor Boremau, of West V irgiitia:
CV MBER LAND, August 2.
To Governor Boreuidn:
The enemy attacked me yesterday at 4P. M.
We fought Him till dark. At i L P. M., he re
created from my front, going by a mountain road
toward OWtowu, on the Potomac, leaving his kih j
led and wounded, two caisone, quite a. quantity ot ,
luumunition ; also, many wagons, carriages, etc.
Prisoners report Bradley Johnson and Mct'aus- j
laud in command. .
My force is pursuing. I hope to overtake Inm j
at. the river. B- F. Kkllky, Bng. Gen 1. j
A friend has furnished u.s with the following
interesting account ot the light at Oldtown.
General Keiley sent Colonel Stough out to
Green fcprlng Ruts, on Monday afternoon, (he
having been ordered in previously with his com-,
mand,; to cut off the retreat ot Johnson and Ale-
Cauriaud. who were exjiected to reach Oldtown
that evening at 6 o'clock. The Rebels, however, ;
changed their coiirse and came m on the Baiti
more pike to "capture Cumberland, and coitoe- j
queatly did not arrive at Oldtown. Col. Stough, j
however, ignorant ot this fact, uuJ CKk?Heu [
the rivt r, diapering his command in ambush at a |
position two miles Berth of Oldtown, as we un- .
i dor-vtaml Lt. There he and his men. only 450
strong, la," quietlv all night, with vigilant, wide .
awake pickets posted in various directions. At >
five o'clock on Tuesday morning, the enemy ap- j
peared in force on our left flank, and when they ;
caiue within rifle range, our men rose ami gave (
the oi a Foil voile v which emptied several saddes.
As the volley was tired, a full breasted \ ankee
"tlgef'* rent the air, and the Rebels fell back m j
coufusion. ... . , , i .
Our men-fought them until mn- o clock, when
! the onemv flankeii thein in overwhelming iorce,
! and Co! Stouarh ordered them to tall back across
the river. This they did gradually, in fins order,
! the meu stopping twusioiuiily to eioptv theii rities
lin the breasts of the advancing foti. One young
' man of Col. Stouirh's regiment, the l3d Ohio,
j vonri' Coffield. said to hi* commander, Captain
I Cross "I am hound to give theui one moite sht.
: He did so, and had nor moved 2U paces to the
tear before he received a mortal wound in the
bowels and fell, savins to his comrades "i aw go
ing now, boys. Good bye.' Our men having
crossed the river, were -posted behind the raihtad
'Miibunkinenf. and held the Re!eb lack halt an
1 hour. The mufai train havitig been ui>abk , d,
coukl give the infantry m> assistance, and tlie tire
i bcc&BMt so deadly that the larger j>rtto of our
men were ordered to take the train and withdraw
it to Oumberlaud. Captain Cross, supporing Col
; onel Stough to be on board, pushed on, but the
\ Colonel renadaed with a squad and repaired to
the block-house, in which be had previously pla
ced forty men, and held the block-bouse for over
an hour and a half, notwithstanding the Rebel*
nhelis were Irnockinr it to j icons over their beads,
Col. Stough at 11 o'clock, received the follow
ing massage I>y a flag of truce : *
"Arorsr. 2, 18&4.
* To thr G>nt., tf the form in the BMc-IIowe:
"You will surrender the Block-House and your
forces a? once. If you do not, you will not re
> eeive any terms. BiLtE'LHY T. JOHNSON,
''Brig-. Gen. Confederate force*."
The Chi. reqaested to see the force, which he
discovered had entirely surrounded hini. and one
21-pounder, one 12- pound howitzer and four ,-iiv h
regulation gun.*, in such p<i*ition as to knock the
block-house into particles in five minutes, and; on
consulting with hi* men. returned an-werto the
elfoct that he uoukl surrender only on these con
ditions :
1. That ho and his men should be inuncdiateiy
paroled.
2. That private property should be respected.
3. That the men should retain canteen*, haver
sacks. blanket* and rations, and
4. That ho should have a hand cur jwith which
to transport his wounded men to Cumberland. |
Taesg propositions were sent to Gen. Bradley ;
T. Johnson, commanding a of Rebel*. •
and signed by Col. I. Stough, "commander of;
&gm udof I 1 Ohio," and they were immediate- j
ly at cepted an .1 respected. j
C< lone.} iStough had a lis'k of hair taken off of:
hi* right temple by a Rebel ball which became •
t wis tod in it, leaving a hare spot the size of a I
dime- on his sua! p. lie ha* also two bullet holes i
in thie front of Iris blouse, near at bis breast.
0 fenerals Johnson and McCan>land treated Col. ;
.Stough with great courtesy, ufvl commended him
ami hi- men for their bravery. Gen. Johnson
admitted a loss of twenty to twenty-five men kil- j
let! and forty wounded. Col. Stough lost two men j
kiliud and three wounded.
s Attack on Hew Creek'-ltcpalsn ofThe Rebels.
On Thursday afternoon, at 3 o'clock Generals
Mo Cam-land and Bradley T. Johnson attacked
Gf•; jervl Keller's for-eat New Creek, under the
COY imand of ('oi. Stevenson. Lieuti-nant Colonel
Hoy and Major Simpson. The tight continued
until <*j o'clock, when tijjjpnemy were repulsed.—
Dn ring the night they leaving their
dec d and wuunded in our rands.
Idicir los- was severe. Our* will not exceed
rweiifv-five killed and fifty wounded. From aH
rest oris the defence was most gallant, and the offi
cer* and men deserve the gratitude of the coun
try. The tek graph ho" was broken, but has
ain ;e been repaired. No damage to the railroad.
IRIT CORBESPOXDEXCE.
! The Repulse at Prlersburg.-TUe Xegroe* De
| ffcdes--Officers Responsible for the fifedure.,
' liXADCI t.RTr.RS CO*. *t.'* ?I*T Pf.SS'A., €a VAT ftV. I
Abut FO-TCMXC, August Ith. !*ۥ'. j
>!?.. Edttor. —The anxious friends at borne,
who so wistfully look for good news from our ar
iny. an 1 who eagerly grasp the paper* and s--an
their pages to learn of the weal or woe of the
men w ho stand in front to oppose and conquer the
foe. have been, as we soldiers believe, most seri
ously imposed upon by tbe statements given by
; .sonSfe of the papers, of the battle* in front ot
| Petersburg, July 30th, ]S<>4.
We have also anxiously siezed those papers, and
eagerly read what was related, by those who knew
but little from hearing, and nothing by observa
tion or experience,—l mean newspaper reporters.
Our boys had a hearty langh over the graphic de
scription given of the great victory before Peters
burg. on the above date, but were completely dis
gu-i ed with tbe erroneous account whwh soon fol
lowed, of a great loss, and the defeat of our army.
Now we would inform the anxious public that all
the reports we have seen in the papers relating to
that affair were far from being correct, knowing
what we speak to he so—for we were there during
! the action, and engaged in it._
L We did not gain a great victory.
2. We did not suffer a great defeat.
3. The cowardice of the ncgroe troops was not j
the cause of our repulse.
4. What we had gained. We did not gain a
great victory as we did not hold the position we
took, and the taking of which cost us considera
ble in time and men ; but we did gain a victory in
that we gave the enemy to understand that, there j
is a power iu the northern anfcy which they never
dreamed of, and that if we can neither go over or j
round their forts, we will go uiukr them. The :
fire opened upon the rebel works was the most
fearful, rapid and destructive they ever experien
ced. and -ilenced their works hi less than rule hour;
so that the men abandoned their guns and we
could see the iniantry driving the** back to their
pieces at the point of the bayonet. We saw the
most effective of their guus in our front blown
out of their works by our well directed -ire, and
the fort almost demolished. Vv e saw our shells
drop into their works rapidly anl could see them
earying away their dead and wounded all day Sun
day and Monday. We saw their best and most
powerful tort blown into the air aud every soul in
that lbrt destroyed : and although thfcy drove our
men out of it, they have not been able to place a
single gun in position tliero since, and are yet en
gaged in excavating those buried by the blowing
up of the fort. We have seen four white flags
floating over those ruins requesting us not. to fire
on them until they searched for their dead, and
not one shot has been fired from any of their guns
in our front, since last. Saturday; and we soldiers
feel confident that H" things had been managed a
Hula better by officers in immediate command, our
army would be to-night in Petersburg.
\ >r , ■ n ■ the negroes are riot to- blame for not
holding the works taken. We know something
about those negroes. They were kept digging in
the trenches until the action commenced; the
greater portion of them had never been in action
before ; some of them had to marc h one half mile
from the river on a double quick and then charge
without halting; Tim Col. that led them, com
manded them after they got in the fort, to uncap
! their guns. It is reported that Colonel
runabout two miles back followed by the 1 ' 'awSifi?
Yankee* who went forward or back just as their
leaders ftappfn&l to lead the way. The colored
troops are loud in disclaiming the conduct of their
officers and we feel that th<s (the officers) are the
, persons tft blame, all report# to the contrary uot-
Vol. 37: N0.34.
; withstanding.
If yon could march. a I have done, over tbe
| field of battle and gaze upon the dead, you would
i lift pp yoar hands in harrow at the dreadful scene,
| and cry -harne ou those who will not reader just
praise d'jui to those who there offered up their
1 lives for their country. I cannot describe the aw
ful sickening scene, of the dead, the dying and the
wounded as they lay on that field, bit suffice it to
say, that they Jay close to and upon the breast
works of the enemy, and not odo white man did I
sec among them. The large number of negro dead
should silence forever the mouths of those who
kept themselves far back out of barm's way. and
who say that the cowardly conduct of "the nig
gtri 1 was the eau-e .if the disaster. The army
in good spirits, and although a little disappointed
at the result of Saturday's operations, bat confi
dent that what we failed to accomplish that day,
will be fully completed at a time not far distant.
We feel sorry that property has b'-en destroyed
in Chain bersburg. Pa., but i know I express the
f ctecwed sentiments of this army when I say that
j when the people of as large a town as Cbambers
| barg.wilt: allow, without making an* effort to de
j fend themselves, two hundred and fifty rebels to
come and set fire to their dwellings, they ate en
j titled to but little sympathy ; and I know they
! have none from this army. Our soldiers down
; here feel that rebel raiders are the hest recruiting
! officers ve could send North. I will close in the
: wools of a schoolmaster to a parent who coinpiain
i od to him of the conduct of" his children at home :
"Do you keep your children in order at home and
! depend upon it I will keep them inytwe of nre at .
| school." Do you at home in the North takocare
; of the rebs when they come up there, and rest as
sured we will take erne of them down here.
M. P. B.
THE LATE RAID.
Inasmuch as many reports of the late rebel raid
j into M' Connellsburg have gone forth, some of
which are exaggerated and incorrect, we give for
' the information of cur readers, a brief statement -
of the affair, which they can rely upon as true.
On Friday 29th July various rumors reached n
Slaving the Rebels at WilKaai3port, Ilagerstown,
Eercersburg, and other points near us. Refu
gees with wagons, hjrses and cattle passed through
i >ur streets in an almost ceasless stream, until mid
.night of Friday. Many of the citizens of M'Con
neilsburg made good their escape with their live
st.oek and valuables. Saturday looming dawned
and still nary a rebel showed his face. That day
j until ?, o'clock was passed rtuietly, but in great
suspense. There wa< a fearful looking for the iu
| vadera of our sacred soil, and great apprehensions
; of' the evils we were to suffer when they came.—
: Nearly the entire population of M'Connelkburg
i wore in a -rate of indescribable agitation when
Ben sounded the alarm bell. Kure enough the
! rebels were in sight- Down the turnpike they
' came like the. rush of the wind, and the clatter of
j the Hying feet of their horses was terrible to hear.
Sheriff Fore, Mr. J. C\ Fletcher, and two other
j gentlemen were in town with horses when the bell
I struck. and got a few -eeomis start of the rebels.
The Shegff took up the Cove, ami raadc zpod his
escape, the others struck up the pike straff speed,
and all escaped except Mr. Fletcher. Mis pursu
> er tvho was mounted on a large and fleet horse
i through the street at a terrible gait, swear
ling, yelling and shooting. The race onk lasted
for about ? of a mile, when the rebel hor-ct vu
: declared the winner and Mr. Fletcher forfeited a
i good marc, saddle and brifffc.
But a small squad, the advance guard, came in
!at fir-t. They took possession of the town
: pretty much everything in it, and acted just as if
; they owned things. Stores were opened, and what
| little of value remained in them was either taken
or tramped under foot. Houses were ransacked,
and money and clothes taken wherever they could
i get them, and everything else of a nature to suit
r.hcrn was appropriated without regard to cost. —
Money, hats anil clothes were taken from the per
sons of citizens on the streets, and at every point
I except in the most public part of the towu where
i the officers congregated, the men plundered at
; their will.
Mr. Miller, who was lore, with his likeness car,
' suffered greater loss perhaps, than any one eise,
j havinc $ 10 in money and all his best clothes taken •
j from him, and nearly everything of value in his
i car broken up or destroyed.
J. W. Porter, Daniel Fore. Dr. Dufficld, Messrs
Grenthead. Fnrnl. Baker. David Shoemaker and
j others lost heavily, and few if any in the town
j or adjacent neighborhood escaped without some
i loss.
The men seemed to be under some restraint in
the immediate presence of their officers, and it is
said that Men. McCausland shot and slightly
| wounded one of his men for attempting to break
I open a stofe, contrary to his orders, hut a few
; steps took fhem from under the eyes of their com-
I manders, and then they acted as they pleased.—
I No personal violence, however, or ihsult was offer
i ed to anv one that we have heard of.
i The Rebels encamped near town on Saturday
night. MeCausland'a brigade iu Mr. Porter's
; meadow, and Johnson's brieade down the Han
! cock road. Their actual number including ail
| hands was about 2000 men, with six pieces of
cannon.
At early dawn on Saturday they started to
wards Haricot*, plundering as they went. The
■ rear guard nuide several dashes through town
I while our own men were just at the upper end,
} and finally left about nine o'clock.
The advanee of Oreo. Averill's command was at
, one time drawD up in line of battle just above
; town, and the rebel rear guard just below town,
j all in sight of the citizens and of each other, and
;• the rebels passed out at one end of town. Gen,
Av --rill's men came streaming in at the other end,
uo one-fourth of a mile apart.
Mmy persons expected a battle, and have won
dered since that Gen. Averilldid not attaekthem,
bu a single glance was sufficient to show that his
lio -os were nearly used up anil his men izreatly
fat trued. Besides that the rebels were fresh, had
good horses, and outnumbered the forces of Gen
AveriH. who we presume did all that a prudent
and skilful officer should have done. I >uring Sun
day and Monday various reports reached us of
; battles arid victories at different- points between
! this and Virginia, many persons would have sworn
they heard both cannon and musketry, but there
was no fight, and the rebels made good their es
cape with their plunder.
As soon as the Rebels came in town they took
pains to inform us that they had burned Cham- .
bersburg. This outrageous and vandal act caused
orr citizens to dread a simular fate tor McGonolls
burg. and indeed the soldiers were profuse in
j their threats of the fiery vengeance they would
execute on us unless the horses belonging 1 to the
| to wit ware brought back , but the officers generally
r cave us Assurances of safety. >
j * Bines t hen we have had other alarms. Some of
our people have bwved away permanently, and
many have removed their most valuable goods to
j places of safety. M'e hope we shall never see the
| like again—and pray that peace may soon smile
I on this afflicted and* unprotected portion of old
I Abe's vineyard,— Fidtm Democrat , Aug 12.
How Tuk women- dress in Paris: First there is a
checked scarlet and white alpaca petticoat, on which
j there is a quilled flounce rouud the edge, of the front
Lbn adth is braided with white soutache. Over th.s
I petticoat a white alpaca dress is worfl. open-in froi'%
! and all around the skirt it is looped up and drapeu;
I this dress is trimmed with a crossbar of checked
I scarlet and white alpaca; the boddice ia fashioned
j in the coat style, with sqnara basques, and opens
1 over a waistcoat fastened with mother-of-peari bof
; tons; the basques of the coat are turned hack *ud'
; ravers of the same mstorml as the petticoat