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BEDFORD, PAT^RIMYT^^cTf47IB6S.
THE POOR KOUSITREPOBT.
In our laet and present week's issue we print a
statement purporting to be a report of the receipts
and expenditures of the Poor House of Bedford
county, for the year ending January Ist, 1865. It
is a very queer report. In matters of this kind,
reports are made out and published in order that
the citizen of the County may see and understand
the financial condition of the Poor House property
and know how the money of the County is expend
ed. This information the report utterly fails to
give, but seems rather designed to conceal. True,
there is a statement of money received and paid
out during the year, and one might suppose from
the report there were no old debts, and that the
establishment was incurring no new ones. Is such
the case ? If so, what mean those four-items, of
interest, amounting to $375 87 ? do they not rep
resent $6254 50 of unpaid debts ? If they do,
why are not the debts reported ? Are there not
also other outstanding debts which are not repor
ted ? The report sets forth the money due the
Poor House, why not give • the amount it owes ?
That is a queer balance sheet which sets forth the
credits and not the debits. We would like very
much to know how much more than $6254 50 the
Poor House owes, also what debts incurred during
the past year are still unpaid. We think they
would form very proper items for a report of this
kind. The clerk's salary is another interesting
item. We find no less than four payments of Sal
ary and interest, the last of which, including audi
tors pay is S3O 00, (why are the two together?)
allowing two days at $1 50 for the auditors make
$9 00 leaving this payment to the clerk s2l 00,
which added to the ether three makes s7l 71.
We don't know what the clerk's salary is, nor how
many salaries he gets in a year, but on investiga
tion we come to the conclusion that the salary is
about $25 00 and that the clerk gets about three
salaries per year. We rech this result in the fol
lowing manner. In last year's report we find one
quarter's salary put down at $6 25 making the !
whole years, $25 00 ; we also find in the same re
port eight payments of salary amounting in all to
S7B 81. If, as the former report shows, the sal
ary is $25 00, then the two reports show clearly
that the clerk gets about three salaries per year.
If our conclusion is wrong, it is the fault of the
reportsand not ours. To be sure we have got some
new ideas of the word salary, we formerly thought
it meant a fixed yearly sum, paid to persons for
services, but'here we find it paid at least three
times in one year. Another peculiar feature of
this report is, that in the account of expenses it
completely ignores dates, quantities and prices.
For example—"A. B. Cramer & C 0.," bacon
$241 50 ; now how much bacon was bought and
at what prices ? Was it 483 4bs. at fifty cents,, or
was it 4830 lbs. at five cents ? Was it in April or
November? We might ask the same questions of
almost every item in the report. These are mat
ters of importance to the taxpayers of the County
and should be clearly stated. Again ; why does
SI6BO 00 of the County's money lie idle in the
creasury which we are paying interest on S6OOO or
SiQOO of debts? It behooves those who complain
of corruption and extravagance in public offices,
to give a little more account of their own steward
ship.
DOWN ON STATE RIGHTS. —We 1 ead of a Roman
inventor who constructed a brazen ball for the
purpose of roasting refractory Christians, and who
was ordered by the Emperor to test its sueeess by
making himself the first victim. A somewhat
;t- A.. , utaic unguis, ana went to
war in vindication of it. But now they find in it.
to their horror, a monster that threatens to destroy
them. The "infernal machine" which they in
vented for the destruction of the Union has explo
ded in their own camp and spread consternation
and ruin through their ranks.
The Richmond Enquirer, for fifty years the
champion of State Rights, now confesses that it
is "the weakness of the Confederate cause."—
While in theory it is very beautiful, in "practice
it is utterly defective." Hence it clamors for the
obliteration of State lines, and the consolidation
of all power in a Central Government as the sole
hope of the Rebellion. A significent, but humil
iating confession.
WELL SAID AND TRUTHFUL.—-The New York
Times gives utterance to the following concerning
General Grant: "That grim patience and almost
sublime self-forgetfulness which has kept for so
many months on a slow, wearisome, comparatively
unbrilliant task of holding Let and his army as in
a vice in Virginia, while his subordinates made
the brilliant marches and won the easy victories,
is something not very much admired by the crowd,
but which history will never forget or cease to cel
ebrate. It is the union of these patient and self
contained qualities with the highest dash and dar
ing—it is the exhibition of the most remarkable
energy and sagacity in seizing the opportune mo
ment for the execution of his purpose —it is the
combination in his intellect of an all-comprehen
sive vision with the most extraordinary power of
co-ordination, which have already placed General
Grant in a foremost position among the great mili
tary leaders of all ages."
DELUSIONS ABOUT CONQUESTS.— Another de
lusion belongs strictly to the Northern prophets ;
it is that the South cannot be conquered. The
Southern people don't believe that; but it is a
theory got up by Northern men for their own ben
efit. A people can't be conquered ? Where is
there a country on earth which has not been con
quered ? What was the conquest of England by
William the Norman ? A whole people reduced
to slavery by one disciplined army. What was the
conquest of Scotland by England ? Of Ireland ?
Of Gaul conquered by the Of Romans
conquered by Goths 2 Of Bergundy conquered
by the French ? Of France built up and consoli
dated by perpetual internal wars ? Every country
has been conquered, and conquest has been one of
the great instruments of civilization. The South
can be not only conquered, but it can be ground
into powder, if that be necessary. But the rebels
have no idea of dying in the last ditch. Look at
Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas and Georgia
IjCtuisviU Journal.
SIGNIFICANT. —It is noteworthy from the recent
articles in the English press, and the recent debates
in both houses of parliament on the Queen's
speech, wherein frequent allusions are made to
American affairs, that the tone of the British
Government is all that can he desired by this
country. In effect the ministry congratulates it
self that it neither yielded to blockade runners,
to rebel agents, or to the suggestions of the French
Government to recognize the South ; while it is
admitted in the debates that we have had many
causes for irritation growing out of fitting out
armed ships, raids, the persistent shipment of
supplies, of munitions of war, and the like, in vio
lation of the Queen's proclamation.
Nones TO THE FRIENDS OF PAROLED AND
EXCHANGED PRISONERS. —In view of the great
anxiety felt throughout the country for the wel
ware of our prisoners now arriving at Annapolis,
Maryland, Miss Clara Barton, by permission of
General Hitchcock, Commissioner of Exchange,
with the sanction of the President, has kindly tfn
aertaken to furnish information, by correspondence
in regard to the condition of our returned soldiers,
and especially those in the hospitals at Annapolis;
and, so far as it may be possible, to learn the facts
connected with those who have died in prison and
elsewhere. All letters addressed to Miss Clara
Barton, Annapolis, Maryland, will meet with
prompt attention.
HON. GEO. W, HOUSEHOLDER has made an
able and interesting speech upon the Land Grant
Bill. At the last session of Legislature, the proceeds
of the lands donated by the general Government to
Pennsylvania, were turned over to the State Agri
cultural School, to the exclusion of all the rest of
the Colleges and Universities in the State. This
session a bill has been introduced to divide the
ivails equally among twelve of the Principle Col
leges and Universities. Mr Householder favors such
a divission in preference to the present disposition
of the.fund. We regret that we can not give the
Bpeech entire.
THE GERMANTOWN TELEGRAPH has entered
upon the thirty-sixth year of its publication by its
present editor. It appears in a suit of new and
handsome type. The Telegraph is a most desira
ble family journal, and especially valuable for its
information on a wide range of subjects connected
with Agriculture, Horticulture, &c. It is besides,
very carefully edited in its general news depart
ment.
WAR * UMMART7
CLARENCE J. PRENTICE, son of the editor of
the Louisville Journal, and especially virulent reb
el, recently undertook to capture Tazewell, Tenn.
He had 150 men; the place was held by 50 men
under Lieut, Jennings. Prentice demanded sur
render; Jennings declined ; a fight ensued, and
Prentice was whipped most decidedly. Instead of
taking the place, the rebel leader was compelled to
send a flag of truce for permission to bury his
dead.
AN official dispatch from Sherman tells us that
he has destroyed or captured, at Columbia, Che
raw and Fayettsville, 45 pieces of artillery and a
vast amount of other rebel property. Kilpatrick,
it appears, had a narrow escape. Two brigades of
rebel cavalry got in his rear, and came near cap
turing him. He escaped, however, and gave
Hampton a decided thrashing. *
Official dispatches received bv the Secre
tary of War announce that b ayettesville,
N. C., was on Saturday, the 11th instant,
added to the list of cities that have fallen into the
hands of the Union forces. General Hardee with
a force said to be 20,000 strong, after removing all
the public stores, retreated across the Neuse river
destroying the bridge and is reported to have fall
en back in the direction of Raliegh. Some skir
mishing occurred on the streets of Fayettesville,
and General Moward says houses occupied by wo
men and children were fired upon by the rebel ar
tillery.
Advices from the army of the Potomac repre
sent that the mysterious movements on the part of
the enemy still continue. Throughout Thursday
and Friday the rebels were engaged in massing
troops at various points along the centre of Gen.
Grant' s line, and then suddenly withdrawing them,
necessitating constant watchfulness by the Union
soldiers. Rumors were afloat that the evacuation
ol Petersburg was contemplated by Gen. Lee. A
severe storm prevailed on Thursday night and did
considerable damage. Passengers from City Point,
who arrived at Washington on Saturday state that
a heavy explosion took place on Thursday, which
appeared to be in the direction of Petersburg, and
it was reported at City Point that it was occasion
ed by an attempt of the rebels to blow up Fort
fifneaT^"* 1 k " rl : ' l ' "
Richmond papers of Saturday contain dispatch
es from Mobile declaring the city to be strongly me
naced. Maury is in command, and has issued a
proclamation warning people of the coming attack,
and advising the departure of non-combatants. —
On the 9th a transport entered the Mobile bay,
containing two thousand Rebel prisoners to be ex
changed. Twenty-one vessels were in sight of
Mobile City on the 11 th instant, and the indica
tions were that an early attack on the city would
be made.
The rebel Congress adjourned on Saturday.—
The immense destruction, by Gsneral Sheridan, of
mills, railroad property, bridges, the James river
canal, &e.. is admitted by the Southern papers, as
well as the loss of Fayettesville and Kinston N. C.
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
QUARTER MASTERS' OFFICE, 76TH 111. VOLS., 1
FORT BARRANCAS, NEAR PENSACOLA, FI.A., J
FEBRRUARY 18TH, 1865. J
Dear Mother, and Folks at Home:
With great pleasure I seat mysell this evening to
pen a few lines for your perusal. The last letter I
wrote home, was from New Orleans, dated Feb., 8.
in which I stated we were under orders for Mobile
Point, Ala., or Fort Morgan, which is located on
Mobile Point. I will endeavor to give you a brief
sketch of our movements since writing that letter.
On the 11th, four companies of our Regiment em
barked on the Steam Ship "Nashua," and started
by the Gulf of Mexico for their destination. On the
12th, fonr more companies, (myself with them,) with
Regimental Headquarters, embarked on the ship
"George Peabody" and started for our place of ren
dezvous, leaving two companies in camp, to embark
the next day on the "Belvidere." Our boat, the
"Peabody" arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi
River on the afternoon of the 13th, and put to sea
immediately. There was a stiflfbreeze when we first
entered the "briny deep" and it kept growing worse
and worse, until about midnight, when it could no
longer be called a breeze, but one of the most terrific
storms on record. Our craft was not built for a
heavy sea, and the consequence was we came very
near being lost. The ship became disabled and un
manageable, and the captain and crew gave her up
as lost—they said no earthly power could save her,
but Providence favored us, and we rode out the gale.
We had a thousand troops on board, and one hundred
and fifty head of mules and horses, and wagons and
other camp equipage and army supplies in propor
tion. I never expected the sun to rise again. My
mind was made up to die right there. It is folly
for me to attempt to describe the scenes on board
that boat during the storm. Nearly every man was
sea sick, and could not stir without vomiting. Some
were praying, and some swearing, some crazy with
fright andj others calm and resigned to their fate.
Some were trying to save the ship, but the majority
were tew sick to make themselves available. 1 was
too sick to stand up, so I laid down, and expected
every minute to be my last, but daylight finally came
and with it came new hope. The storm had abated
somewhat, and our wreck still floated, though the
waves run mountain high. No land was in sight.—
We were thirty miles from the mouth of the Missis
sippi, the nearest port. The captain said after a
few hours work at repairing, he could run us into
the Mississippi, with the assistance of the soldiers.
Accordingly we rigged up a patent steering appara
tus, and started for the port. At four jo' clock on the
afternoon of the 14th we crossed the bar at the mouth
of the river, and were thus saved from a watery
Erave. I used to think the Mississippi River was a
irge stream and dangerous to travel on, but it looks
very small now, after having been to sea twenty-four
hours, and tossed about on an old wreck. If our
boat bad went to pieces there would not have been
one man left to tell the tale. After entering the riv
er, we started for New Orleans, where we arrived on
the afternoon of the loth, with our craft in a sink
ing condition. Another boat was ordered to take
us aboard and start right back again, but a burnt
child avoids fire, so we refused to go on the old tub
that was sent for ns, as we considered her unseawor
thy. The Colonel reported the condition of affairs
1 to General Caaby, and he ordered the boat to be ia
spected, and the inspector pronounced her unfit for
sea service. We were then ordered to proceed to
Fort Morgan by another route, which order we tail
ed with delight. Accordingly on the 16th we dis
embarked and took the cars for Lake Point, about
five miles from New Orleans, on Lake Ponchaitrain
where we embarked on the lake steamer "Alice Vi
vian," and on the morning of the 17th we started
again for Fort Morgan, passing over Lake Ponchar
train and Lake Borgue, and between Catlsland, Ship
Island, Horn Island and the main land, and at sun
set we were at Fort Morgan, where we expected to
stop, but received orders to travel right to
Pensacola. We remained there long enough to let
the 28th Illinois disembark, and proceeded by the
way of the Gulf to this place, where we arrived this
morning at sunrise, and found the balance of oar
regiment in camp, they having had a successful and
pleasant voyage the first trial. I expected all the
time to meet brother Jim at Fort Morgan, but was
disappointed. We landed about five miles from the
fort, and as he is camped close to the fort, I had not
time to go and see him, nor any opportunity to send
him word that I was there, as it was after dark. —
Sam Sansom saw him when the boat that he was on,
landed there. Sam says he looks hearty, and was
expecting to see me on the next boat, but the storm
spoiled his calculations as well as mine.
1 was glad to get into camp once more, where I
can lay down and sleep in peace. Our camp is a
bout eight miles from the city of Pensacola, close to
Fort Barrancas and Fort McKea. Fort Pickens is
just across the bay. The sand here is very deep
and just as white as snow. I makes the cold chills
run over me to walk over it after night, it seems so
much like wading through snow banks in Pennsyl
vania. We get very good water any place by dig
ging three or four feet in the sand. The timber is
all pine, which is not very good fuel for our use.
1 don't think we will remain here very long. I be
lieve an expedition is fitting up here to co-operate in
the capture of Mobile, but the ways of war are mys
terious. \ * * I have six months yet to serve,
but I expect it to be the hardest six months of the
three years. I would rather go through the siege of
Vicksburg fifty times, than to pass through what I
did on the Gulf. Give me land for a foot hold, no
matter how sandy or muddy and I will be satisfied
hereafter. But I mustclose this letter, as lam tired
cold and sleepy. I have had but very little sleep for
a week, and begin to feel the need of it. To-day
the weather was quite hot here, to-night it is very
chilly. I want to visit the beach tomorrow and gath
syme shells, if I have time. My love to all the fam
ily and inquiring friends. Accept the love and af
fections of vour son.
JOHN SHUCK.
AN ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
HIS VIEWS OF SLAVERY ASD NEGRO SOL
OIERS IN THE REBEL ARMY.
The Enemy at the end of his Resources.
WASHINGTON, March 17.—A rebel flag, captured
at Fort Anderson by the 140 th Indiana Volunteers,
was to-day presented to Governor Morton, of that
State, in front of the National Hotel. A large crowd
of people were in attendance.
Governor Morton made a brief speech, in the
course of which he congratulated his auditors on the
speedy end of tne rebellion, and concluded by intro
ducing President Lincoln, whose purity and patriot,
ism, he said, was confessed by all, even amongst the
most violent agitators. [Applause.]
His Administration will be recognized as the most
important epoch of our history. It struck the death
blow to slavery, [applause] and built up the repub
lic with a power it had never before possessed. If
he had done nothing more than put his name to the
emancipation proclamation, that act alone would
have made his name immortal. [Applause.]
The President addressed the assemblage substan
tially as follows :
FELLOW CITIZENS :—lt will be but a few words
that I shall undertake to say. I was born in Ken
tucky, raised in Indiana, aud live in Illinois, [laugh
ter] and I am now here where it is my duty to be, to
care equhlly for the good people of all the States. I
am glad to see an Indiana regiment, on this day,
able to present this captured flag to the Governor
of the State of Indiana. [Applause.] lam not dis
posed, in saying this, to make a distinction between
States, for all have done equally well. [Applause']
There are but few views or aspects of this great
war, upon which I have not said or written some
thing whereby my own views might be made known.
There is one —the recent attempt of our "erring
breteren," as they are sometimes called [laughter]
and not 'mine? "An'd
if they had a wish upon the subject, I had not the
power to introduce or make it effective. The great
question with them was Whether the negro, being
put into the army will fight for them? I do not
know, and therefore cannot decide. [Laughter.]
They ought to know better than we, and do know.
I have in my lifetime heard many arguments why
the negro ought to be a slave, but if tney fight for
those who would keep them in slavery, it will be a
better argument than any I have yet heard. [Laugh
ter and applause.] He who will fight for that ought
to be a slave. [Applause.]
They have concluded atlaitto take one ontoffour
of the slaves and put him in the army, and that one !
out of four who will fight to keep the others in sla
very ought to be a slave himself, unless be is killed
in a fight. [Applause.]
While I have often said that all men ought to be
free, yet I would allow those colored persons to be
slaves who want to be, and next to them, those
white men who argue in favor af making other peo
ple slaves. (Applause.)
I am in favor of giving an opportunity to such
white men to try it for themselves. (Applause.) I
will say one thing with regard to the negro being em
ployed to fight for them that Ido know. I know he
cannot fight and stay at home and make bread too
(laughter and applause) ; and as one is about as im
portant as the other to them, I don't care which
they do. (Renewed applause.) lam rather in fa
vor ofhaving them try them as soldiers. (Applause.)
They lack one vote of doing that, and I wish I coula
send my vote over the wires, so that I might cast it
in favor of allowing the negro to fight. (Applause.)
But they cannot fight and work both. \\ e must now
seethe bottom of the enemy's resources.
They will stand out as long as they can, and if the
negro will fight for them, they must allow him to
fight. They have drawn upon their last branch of
resources —(applause)—and we can now sec the
bottom. (Applause.) lam glad to see the end so
near at hand. (Applause.)
I have now said more than I intended to, and will
therefore, bid you good-bye.
The President then retired, while the crowd below
saluted him with loud and hearty cheers, the band
at the same time playing a lively tune.
Governor Morton then stepped forward and remar
ked that they had now seen the rebel flag, and be
proposed that each man in favor of the perpetuity of
this Union should take off his hat and give three
cheers for the Union flag. The request was respon
ded to with a hearty good will. Three rousing cheers
were then given for President Lincoln, and three
more for Governor Morton, after which the band
struck up "Yankee Doodle."
The Flood in the Susquehanna.
The water was still rising at 8 o'clock last even
ing, and immense quantities of logs, trees, stumps,
etc.. were floating down stream. The water reach
ed the railroad bridge from the Front street em
bankment to the third pier, and a large amount of
timber was lodged against the structure. The
weather-boarding of the bridge had been removed
in a number of places to allow the water to pass
through, but it was feared that great damage
would occur during the night. About half past
six o'clock several spans of a covered bridge from
the Juniata river, passed down the west side of
Thomas' lilund, without lodging. Had it floated
down this side, no doubt great damage would have
been done to the railroad bridge.
Communication with the Cumberland side of
the river is suspended, except by railroad, owing
to the high water on the island, between the
bridges.
Near the Black Horse Tavern the water had
reached the middle of Front street, at six o'clock,
and Second street was submerged a considerable
distance from the canal.
Along Market street, east of the canal, the
houses were standing in water to the depth of sev
eral feet, and the coal yards were submerged.
This flood equals that of 1846, as we are inform
ed by old inhabitants.
The water, at 7 o'clock last night was twenty
two feet above low water mark.
P. S.—Since the above was written, the gentle
manly Assistant Superintendent of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, Mr. M'Cargo, has famished us
with the following particulars of damage done
along the Pennsylvania railroad : The span of the
bridge that passed here last evening was net any
portion of the railroad bridge, it was a covered
road bridge, that spanned the Juniata uear it*
mouth, and bwAe in three sections. One of the
sections passed safely under the Northern Central
bridge at Dauphin, but it carried away the lower
cords under one ot the spans of the Pennsylvania
railroad bridge at Rockviile, and consequently that
bridge cannot be used for travel until tlie cords are
replaced. The span of the bridge is, however,
stul standing. The other two sections of the Ju
niata bridge lodged on the island near the Cave. —
Several trucks of the Duncaanon Iron company,
loaded with iron, were placed on the bridge for
the purpose of securing it; they all fell into the
river with the bridge, and one of the cars was on
the span that passed here.
A small culvert bridge on the Pennsj-lvania
railroad, east of Altoona, near Bell's Mills, has
been washed away with some hundred feet of
railroad track. A small culvert at Tipton, on the
same road, is also washed away.
The western train, due here yesterday morning
at two o'clock, arrived last night at seven and left
for Philadelphia, via the Lebannon Valley rail
road.
The trains from Philadelphia run within six
miles of this city ; the culvert near Highspire is
washed out, and the track is completely overflow
ed for about one mile.
The trains from the West, on the Penusylvania
railroad, will all pass over the Lebanon Valley and
Philadelphia ana Reading railroads.
The trains from the south on the Northern Cen
tral railway arrived regularly yesterday, but we
cau learn nothing from the northern portion of
that road. We hear it rumored that the bridge
at Williamsport has been swept away, but wo have
no confirmation of the same.— Harrul/urg Tele
graph,, Saturday.
SHERIDAN'S ARMVAT WHITE HOUSE!
Probable Junction with General Grant.
WASHINGTON, March 20.
Major Compton, of Gen. Custer's staff, and two
other officers of Gen. Sheridan's command, arriv
ed here this evening, direct from White Mouse,
bringing about fifteen rebel flags captured during
their late promenade, which they are to present to
Secretary Stan top. They also brought with them
the re-captured headquarters flags of Generals
Crook and Kelly.
General Sheridan was at White House on last
Sunday, and was making preparations to advance
towards the .James. He nas probably joined
Grant by this time.
DAVIS AND LEE LOSING HEART.
There is a growing belief in well-informed cir
cles here that Davis and Lee are begiuning to see
the hopelessness of their waning cause, and all
sorts of rumors of abdication and efforts to ini
tiate negotiation are again rife.
Occupation Of Goldsboro* by Sherman !
NO OPPOSITION.
Sheridan Supplied at UViite /louse.
WASHINGTON, March 21,
Passengers who arrived to-day from City Point
say that news from General Sherman reached
there on Sunday, through two scouts who left him
last week.
lie had occupied Goldsboro' without opposition,
having connected with Gen. Schofield.
Gen. Sheridan is being supplied at the White
Hruse with everything that he may need for his
future movements. The army is still idle.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PROVOST MARSHALL )
GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C., >
. MARCH 8, j
CIRCULAR NO. 5.
The following Act of Congress is published for
the information and guidance of all concerned :
"AN ACT to amend the several acts heretofore
passed to provide for the enrolling and calling out
the national forces, and for other purposes.
* * * * * *
„Mtaft district has been
any actual drawing of names from the enrolment
lists, the quota of such district may be adjusted and
apportioned to such revised enrolement instead of
being applied to or based upon the enrolment as it
may nave stood before the revision.
"SECTION 14. And be it further enacted, That
hereafter all persons mustered into the military or
naval service, whether as volunteers, substitutes, rep
resentatives, or otherwise, shall be credited to the
State, arid to the ward, township, precinct, or other
enrolment sub-district, where such persons belong
by actual residence, (if such persons have an actual
residence within the United States.) and where such
persons were or shall be enrolled, (if liable to en
rollment) and it is hereby made the duty of the Pro
vost Marshall General to make such rules and give
such instructions to the several Provost Marsh a I Is,
Boards of Enrolment, and Mustering Officers, as
shall be necessary for the faithful enforcement of
the provisions of this section, to the end that fair
and just credit shall be given to every section of the
country : Provided, That in any call for troops
hereafter no county, town, township, ward, precinct
or election district, shall have credit except for men
actually furnished on said call, or the preceeding
call, by said county, toVn, township, wara, precinct,
or election district, and mustered into the military
or naval service on the qnota thereof.
"SECTION 15. And be it further enacted, That in
computing quotas hereafter, credit shall be given to
the several States, districts, and sub-districts, for all
men furnished from them, respectively, and not here
tofore credited, during the present rebellion, for anv
period of service of not less than three months, cal
culating the number of days for which such service
was fuinished, and reducing the same to years :
Provided, That such credits shall not be applied to
the call for additional troops made by the President
on the twenty-first day ot December, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-four.
"SECTION 16. And be it further enacted, That
persons who have been, or may hereafter be drafted
under the provisions of the several acts to which this
is an amendment, for the term of one year, aud who
have actually furnished, or may actually furnish,
acceptable substitutes (not liable to draft) for the
term of three years, shall be exempt from military
duty during the time for which such substitutes shall
have been mustered iuto the service, anything in the
act of February twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-four, to the contrary notwithstanding.
"SECTION 17. And be it further enacted, That
any recruiting agent, substitute broker, or other per
son who, for pay or profit, shall enlist, or cause to
be enlisted, as a volunteer or substitute, any insane
person, or convict, or person under indictment for
a felony, or who is held to bail to answer for a fel
ony, or person in a condition of intoxication, or a
deserter from the military or naval service, or any
minor between the ages of sixteen and eighteen
years, without the consent of his parents or euard
ian, or any minor under the age of sixteen years,
knowing him in either case before mentioned, to be
such, or who shall defraud or illegally deprive any
volunteer or substitute of any portion of the ' State,
local, or United States bounty, to which he may be
entitled, shall, upon conviction in any court of com
petent jurisdiction, befined not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, uor less than two hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not exceeding two years, and not less
than three months, or both, in the discretion of the
court aforesaid.
"TECTION 18. And be it further enacted, That
any officer who shall muster into the military.or na
val service of the United States any deserter from
said service, or insane person, or person in a condi
tion ot intoxication, or any minor between the ages
of sixteen and eighteen years, without the consent
ot his parents or guardian, or any minor under the
age of sixteen years, knowing him to be such, shall
upon conviction by any court martial, be dishonor
ably dismissed the service of the United States.
"SECTION It). And be it further enacted, That in
every case where a substitute is furnished to take
the place of an enrolled or drafted man and it is
shown by evidence that shall be satisfactory to the
Secretary of War, that such substitute was, at the
time of his enlistment, known by the party furnish
ing him to be non-compos mentis, or in a condition
of intoxication, or under conviction or indictment
for any offence of the grade of felony at the common
law, or to have been guilty of a previous act of de
sertion unsatisfied by pardon or punishment, or by
reason of any existing infirmity or ailment, physi
cally incapable of performing the ordinary duties of
a soldier m actual service in the ranks, or minor be
tween the ages of sixteen and eighteen years, with
oat the coDsentof his parents or guardian, or a mi
nor under the age of sixteen years, it shall he the
duty of the Provost Marshal General, on advice of
the fact, to report the sane to the Provost Marshal
of the proper district; and if such person so enlisted
aiid incapable shall have been, since the, passage oi
this aet, mustered into the service as a subetitntefor
a person liable to draft, and not drafted, the name
of the person so liable who furnished such substitute
sball be again placed on the list, and he shall be
subject to draft thereafter, as though no such substi
tute had been furnished by him ; and if such substi
tute so enlisted, and in capable as aforesaid, sball
have been since the passage of this act, mustered in
to the service as a substitute for a person actually
drafted, then it shall be the duty of the Provst Mar
shal General to direct the Provost Marshal of the
district to immediately notify the person who furn
ished such subctitute, that he is held to service in the
place of Bueh substitute," and he shall stand in ths
same relation and be subject to the same liability as
before the furnishing of such substitute.
"SECTION 20. And be it further enacted,, That in
case any substitute shall desert from the army, and
it shall appear by evidence satisfactory to the Secre
tary of War, that the party furnishing such substi
tute shall have, in any way, directly or indirectly,
aided or abetted such desertion, or to have been pri
vy to any intention on the part of such substitute to
desert, then such person shall be immediately placed
in the army, and shall serve for the period for which
he was liable to draft, such service to commence at
the date of the desertion of the substitute.
"SECTION 21. And be it further enacted. That,
in addition to the other lawful peualties of the crime
of desertion from the military or naval service, all
persons who have deserted the military or naval ser
vice of the United States, who shall not return to
said service, or report themselves to a Provost Mar
shal within sixty days after the proclamation herein
after mentioned, shall be deemed and taken to have
voluntarily relinquished and forfeited their rights to
become citizens ; and such deserters shall be forever
incapable of holding any office of trust or profit un
der the United States, or of exercising any rights
of citizens thereof ; and all persons who shall here
after desert the military or naval service, and all
persons who, being duly enrolled, shall depart the
jurisdiction of the district in which he is enrolled,
or go beyond the limits of the United States with
intent to avoid any draft into the military or naval
service, duly ordered, shall be liable to the penalties
of this section. And the President is hereby au
thorized and required forthwith, on the passage of
this act, to issue his proclamation setting forth the
provisions of this section, in which proclamation the
President is requested to notify all deserters return
ing within sixty days as aforesaid, that they shall be
pardoned on condition of returningto their regiment
and companies, or to such other organizations as
they may be assigned to, until they shall have served
for a period of time equal to their original term of
enlistment.
"SECTION 22. And be it further enacted. Tliat the
third section of the act, entitled "An act (farther) to
regulate and provide for the enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other purposes,"
approved July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty
four. be and the same is hereby repealed.
"SECTION 23. And be it further enacted . That
any person or persons enrolled in any sub-district
may, after notice of a draft and before the same
shall have taken place, " cause to be mustered
into the service of the United States, such number
of recruits, not sutyect to draft,.as they may deem
expedient, which recruits shall stand to the credit
of the persons thus causing them to be mustered in,
and shall be taken as substitutes for such persons,
or so many of them as may be drafted, to the extent
of the number of such recruits, and in the order des
ignated by the principals at the time such recruits
are thns as aforesaid mustered in.
"SECTION 24. And be it further enacted , That
section fifteen of the Act approved February twenty
fourth, eighteen hundred aud sixty-four, entitled
"An act for enrolling and calling out the national
forces, and for other purposes," be, and the same is
hereby, amended by inserting after the words "any
civil magistrate," the words "or any person author
ized by law to administer oaths."
"SECTION 25. And be it further enacted. That
the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to detail
one or more of the employees of the War Depart
ment for the purpose of administering the oaths re
quired by law in the settlement of officers' accounts
for clothing, camp and garrison equipage, quarter
masters' stores, and ordnance, whien oaths shall be
administered without expense to the parties taking
them, and shall be as binding upon the persons ta
king the same, and if falsely taken, shall subject
them to the satr.e penalties, as if the same were ad
rainistared by a magistrate or justice of thejieace.
Surgeons Nnd Commissioners on the Enrolling
Boards, while in the military service of the United
States, shall hereafter be exempt from all liability to
be drafted under the provisions of any act for enrol
ling and calling out the national forces.
"SECTION 2". And be it further enacted. That
this act shall take effect from and after its passage:
Prodded, That nothing herein contained shall op
erate to postpone the pending draft, or interfere
with the quotas assigned therefor.
"Approved March 3, 1865."
[Sections from one to twelve, inclusive, do not
i relate to this Bureau, and are omitted.]
JAMES B. FRY,
mar 24: It Provost Marshal General.
F VIAC SALE
OF
VALUABLE HEAL ESTATE
By virtue of ao order of the Orphans' Court of Bedford
county, the undersigned. Executor of the last will and
testament of JOHN WEISEL, deceased, will sell at pub
lic outcry, on the premises,
ON THURSDAY, the 13th day of APRIL next,
all the following described Real Estate, situate in St.
Clair township, Bedford county, to wit:
All that tract of land now in possession of JOHN
W EN'TZ, situate on the Johnstown Road. about 3 miles
from Pieasnntville, containing
Two Hundred and Twenty-two Acres
and 21 perches more or less, about 40 acres cleared and
under fence, with Dwelling House aud Double Log Barn
thereon erected. There is also an Apple Orchard of
choice fruit upon the premises. The tract is well sup
plied with good running woter, and is covered with fine
Locust, Chestnut and other valuable Timber. Also, there
will he sold
On FRIDAY, THE 14TH OF APRIL,
On the premises, in the same township, one other tract,
containing
Two Hundred and Fifty-one Acres,
and 23 perches, more or less, the same being the Mansion
Property of said deceased, and situate within one mile of
St. Clairsviße, about 125 acres of this tract are cleared
and under fence: and the balance of the tract is well cov
ered with White Pine, Oak and other Taluable Timber.
There is also a good Log Dwelling House and Double Log
Barn upon the premises. This farn\ is well supplied with
water and there is an Orchard of choice fruit upon the
premises. Both of the above tracts of laud are Patented,
and titles indisputable.
' ERMS.—-One third in hand at confirmation of sale,
and balance in two equal annual payments, with interest
JOHN WEISEL, ) ~
JOHN FICKES, f txecuto ''' ! -
marl!
pUBLIC SALE OF
tVf JL I.IMEE IIE.IL> EST.LTE
There will be sold, on the SATURDAY. Mar tith. 1865
one of the
MOST DESIRABLE FARMS
In T nends Cove, situate on the waters of Cove Creek in
Colerain township, Bedford county, containing
Two Hundred and Ninety-Six Acres
of first class Limestone Land, all under a high state of
cultivation.
The improvements are a
TWO STOJtY LOG HOUSE, tcellfi.Uhed,
New Bank Barn, with wagon shed attached, Stone Spring
House, with a Spring of never failing water near the
house, good Tenant House and Stable, Dry House, and
other outbuildings. It is conceded that there is the best
selection of I ruit on this property of any in the county,
consisting oi Apple*, Pears, Peaches, Cherries and
Plums.
Therfc is also a fine Mill Site on this property, which
makes it still more valuable.
with about 30 acres of the finest meadow in the county.
I he balance of the land is well timbered.
A visit to this property by persons wishing to purchase
a good property will pay them amply for their trouble.
Any person wishing information in regard to this prop
erty can call on JOHN ALSIP, of Bedford, or on the
subscriber.
If the property is not sold before the day abQve men
tioned, it will be then offered on that day at public out
cry.
Terms easy, which will be made known on the dav of
sale. • i
uiarHHs JOHN j
SALT!
A LARGE quantity—in sacks andin barrels—w hole-
Bloody Rnn Station.
oclIS, Oi-lj* JOHN w. BARN DOLLAR.
TJ. S. 7-BO LOAN,
gk,
By authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, the un
-tied has assumed the General ?becripioa A gene,
for the eAle of United States Treaewy notes, be* nag
J seven and three-tenth* per cent, interest, per annua,
known u the
NEVES-THIRTY LOAI.
These Notes are issued under date of August l&tfc. \Hi,
end are payable three years from that time, in curreney
or are convertible at the option of the holder into
U. S. 5-20 SIX PER, CENT.
GOEO-BEARMJYG MiO.Vns.
These bonds ere BOW worth a premium of nine per
cent., including gold interest from Nov., which makes
the actual profit on the 7-30 loan, at current rates, inclu
ding interest, about ten per cent, per annum, besides its
exemption from State and municipal taxation, which addt
from ont to three per cent, mare, according to the rat*
levied on other property. The interest is payable semi,
annually by coupons attached to each note, which may
be cut off and sold to any bank or banker.
The interest amounts to
One cent per day on a 950 note,.
Two cents " " " SJOO
Ten •' " " SSOO
20 SIOOO
$1 " " " SSOOO
Notes of all the denominations named will be promptly
furnished upon receipt of subscriptions. This if
THE OILY LOAY IJT MARKET
now offered by the Government, and it ia confidently z
pected that its superior advantages will make it the
GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE.
Less than $200,000,000 remain unsold, which will pro
bably be disposed of within the next fiO or 90 days, wben
the notes will undoubtedly command a premium, as has
uniformly been the case on closing the subscriptions to
other Loans.
In order that citizens of every town and section of the
country may be afforded facilities for taking the loan, the
National Banks, Slate Banks, and Private Banker*'
throughout the country have generally agreed to receive
subscriptions at par. Subscribers will select their own
agents, in whom tbey have confidence, and who only are
to be responsible for the delivery of the notes for which
{ they receive orders.
JAY COOKE,
SUBSCRIPTION AGENT, PHILADELPHIA.
SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BR RBCEIVED by the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HOLLIDAYSBUP.G.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALTOONA.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HUNTINGDON.
NATIONAL BANK OF CHAMBERSBURG.
feb24:3m
QRPHANS' COURT SALE
Valuable House and Lot.
By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Bed
ford County, the subscriber will sell at publio sale, on
the premises, in the town of Woodberry,
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1865,
all that
VALUABLE LOT OF CROUND,
Situate on Main street, being sixty ftet in front and ex
tending back one hundred and ninety feet to an alley,
I adjoining lots of Samuel J. Castner, Esq., on the north,
and Methodist Episcopal Church, on the south, and
DWELLING HOUSE,
with basement and necessary out-buildings.
This house and lot are situated in the flourishing vil
lage of Woodberry, in Morrison's Cove, and contiguous
to both Church and Schools, and possess many other
superior advantages, *
TERMS.—One-half of the purchase money at the con
tinuation of the sale, and the balance on the first dav of
April, 1566, with interest.
Possession given on the Ist day of April, 1865.
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock p. m. of said day.
J- R. DURBORROW, Administrator
feb24:4t. of the estate of Margaret Bulger, dee'd.
QREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES OF
DRY GOODS,
AT
BARGAINS,
BARGAINS,
BARGAINS,
FOR CASH.
Stock Must b© Reduced.
mar 3 'A. B. CRAMER A CO.
COOK'S EVAPORATOR
AND
O-A.aa-13 MILLS.
The undersigned is agent for the above named ma
chines, at manufacturer's prices. Pamphlets describing
the use of the machines and the process of manufacturing
Syrup and Sugar from Sorghs, can be had by applying
to him by letter or otherwise, or by ealling at the INQUI
RER office.
The undersigned has also on band and for sale a large
lot of PURE SORGHO SEED, which can be had by ap
plication to him, or at the store of P. A. REED, Bedford.
He manufactured, last season, several hundred gallons of
Sorgho Syrup, which sells for $1,50 per gallon.
I' rotn ISO to 300 yallous can be produced
to the acre.
J. H. SCHELL,
> Drl ° Scbellsburg, Pa.
iyjALLINERY GOODS.
BROOKS A ROSENHEIM,
WHOLESALE DEALERS,
NO. 4SI MARKET STREET, North Side.
PHILADELPHIA,
Have now open their usual handsome variety of
RIBBONS, BONNET MATERIALS,
STRAW A FANCY BONNETS,
LADIES' A MISSES* HATS,
FLOWERS, RUCHES, LACES,
and all other articles required by the
MILLINERY TRADE I
By long experience and strict attention to this branch
of business exclusively, we flatter ourselves that we can
offer inducements, in variety, styles, quality and moder
ate prices—not everywhere to be found. The attention
of MILLINERS and MERCHANTS is respectfully soli
cited. Particular attention paid to filiino ordere.
marl 7:3 m J
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
A Letters of administration upon the estate of ALEX
ANDER WARRING, late of Broadtop township, deceas
ed, having been granted by the Register of Bedford
county to the undersigned, notice is hereby given to *ll
persons indebted to said estate, to make immediate pay
ment, and those having claims will present them properlv
authenticated for settlement.
febl,:6t JOHN MAJOR. Administrator.
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D. D. T. MOORE,
marl7:3t Rochester, X. Y.
I EXECUTORS' NOTICE.
1J Letters testamentary on the estate of JOHN SNI
DER, late of Snake Springs Valley township, have been
granted by the Register of Bedford county, to JACOB
SNIDER, of South Woodberry township, and DANIEL
SNIDER and JACOB STUCKEY, of Middle Woodberry
township. All persons having claims or demands against
said estate are notified to make known the same to said
Executors without delay, and all persons indebted to
said estate are notified to make immediate payment.
JACOB SNYDER, I
DANIEL SNYDER, I Eoutori.
W:t* MCOR BTWWBT, )