#enii-atetilk Oblii. WM. LEWIS, Editor and Proprietor A. TYHERST, Associate Editor. TERMS.—"Tne Gums , Is published twice a week at $1.50 a year-75 cents for eta months-50 ernes for three teonths--in advance. HUNTINGDON, PA. Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 7, 1862 NOTICE. We have not the time nor the incli nation, to dun personally, a large num ber of persons Who have unsettled ac counts upon our books of several years standing. We shall, therefore, from day to day, without respect to persons, place into the hands of a Justice for collection, all accounts of over two years standing. All those who wish to save expense, will do well to give us a call immediately. NEW TERMS All Orphans' Court printing, including Administrntor's and Executor's Notices, all Auditor's Notices, occasional advertisements, &e., must hereafter be paid for In advance. Executors and Administrators owing us at present, will please coma forward and settle. /053 - It is laughable to hear the way in which about two-thirds of the coun try papers in- this State, prate and prattle about ,the eternal question of slavery bringing on this rebellion.— The Clearfield Republican in speaking of Mr. Redpath, who has always been a violent abolitionist until recently, says that "we only know him as one of a band of notorious scoundrels who have brought the present sore troubles upon our country, by their eternal prattle about slavery!' -According to the testimony of a Kentuckian and a slaveholdcr, who lectured in the Court Rouse some tw.) or three weeks ago, slavery had nothing to do with the breaking , out of this sore trouble. He said it was nothing else under the Heavens than the loss of political pow er by the leaders in the South. We do not wish to be understood as in any way trying to screen the abolitionists from. the censure they justly deserve for past acts, but merely to correct an erroneous idea which exists in the North, and which we believed to be true, until better taught by Union Southerners and Blaccholdcra, -who have been driven from their homes because of their Uuion proclivities, that slavery had nothing to do with the eruption in the South. True, it is as serted to be the cause, even by the leaders of the rebellion, and is still inhintaired latL. oily - as a . pretellt, to , rstea - d - the minds of the ignorant class now in arms against the Government that has fostered them from their in fancy. Even if such was the case, let slavery take care of itself until we get through with the white slaves under Jeff. Davis. What the South has Done, A publication in New York states, apparently from sources ascertained to be reliable, what is the actual indebted ness of the South to the North, name ly: there is now due to four leading cities of the North a total -of about ,S 211,000,000; which, no doubt, South ern debtors have not the remotest pros pect or intention of ever making good to their plundered creditors. TWQ hundred and eleven million dol lars thus due—and - about as much lost sis if they had been cast into the burn ing crater of Mount Vesuvius-4s di vided in this manner: Due to New York, 8159,000,000 ; to Philadelphi6,, $24,000,000; to BaltimOre, $19,000,000; to Boston, $7,600,000. Out of these are due, for dry goods alone, to New York, 875,000,000; to Philadelphia, $14,000,000 ; to Baltimore, $6,500,000; to Boston, $2,000,000—a, total of lobs of $97,500,000 to the 'dry-goods trade alone. But the South owes largely in other cities than Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Boston—owes, in short, wherever credit was to be obtained—so that the total indebted= ness of the South to the North is not .over-estimated at $300,000,000. Despite this lois, the North and the West are able to flourish, and. the de mand for the products of the soil, in the latter rich district, will put an im mense quantity into circulation. For the North and West there need be no dread. What 'the South is to do, with out money and withmit credit, is real ly a fearful.contingency to calctilate. Rebellious though they be, the inhabi tants of the South are fellow-mortals, and while we condemn their base trea son and rank ingratitude, it is only hu man to deplore the condition to which they are self-reduced. To the South, with touching appropriateness may be applied the passionate language of the lyrist : Go—gO--'titi vain to curse, 'Tie weakness to upbraid thee; Ilate cannot wish thee worse Than guilt and shame have made thee In one year, the South has inflicted injury upon herself which twenty years cannot remedy. rar Benson Greene, a member of Capt. J. D. Campbell's company, is in town, having been detailed and sent here to open a recruiting office. Flo looks well, feels well, and is very much pleased with the soldier's life. He reports our boys all well along the V9t9414c. ler We do not 'see'how' those pa pers can call themselves loyal, who are eternally censuring the President, and finding fault with every public act that is done to prosecute the war to its bit ter end. Some papers denounce the government in unmeasured terms for releasing Mason and Slidell. They would rather see the government de stroyed than give an iota, or make a single concession to save it from being utterly, entirely, and 'forever dismem bered and disenthroned. Away with such loyalty. If there is loyalty in using your hest efforts to thwart and destroy every act to save the country— we say if that is loyalty, we can find plenty such now in arms against us. Fighting every man, every project, and every act done by the govern ment, to crush the apostates and trai tors, and yet call themselves loyal ! " Oh ! consistency ! thou art a jewel." Away with such loyalty and patriot ism. The devil and his angels would not be so false. His Satannic Majesty has some principle about him, but the secessionists and their sympathizers have lost all, if, indeed, they ever pos sessed any. tel. We are told that every "dark cloud has its silver lining," and we may say the same of the rebellion now hov ering around us like a hungry lion, who seeks to destroy his prey. From the tone of the papers, we think that a grand movement of the army along the Potomac will soon be made, and the seeming inactivity, which has caused many imputations to be show ered upon those who have control of it, will be changed for something which the soldiers think will be more agree able to them. We are of the opinion that a simultaneous movement will be made on four or five different points, which will cause some bloody and dis astrous fighting, and which will place the rebels hors du combat, and with one or two more decisive and determined advances, treason will wane, and in a short time cease to exist, having lost its occupation. S. 11. 0. CORBIN, ESQ.— We are sor ry to learn that our young legal friend, J. H. 0. Corbin, Esq., retired from the firm of Scott & Brown, on the Ist inst. Mr. Corbin studied law under his late partners, was a close and attentive student, and when admitted to prac ticeat the Bar, they took him into the firm, where he labored with honor and credit alike to himself and his part ners. - nu is a yoau f s rami_of_exten sive legal abilities, a fine scholar, and an excellent writer and speaker. We regret to lose him, as he is a clever, sociable, and high-toned gentleman, and has made hosts of friends since his sojourn in our midst. He will be in town until Spring, _when he intends to pull stakes and strike for some new field of labor. -Wherever he may con clude to "stick out his shingle," we commend him to the people as an able, honest, prompt, and efficient lawyer and business man, and wish him all the success he can possibly desire, and hope that ho may wear his laurels gracefully. SUPPOSED MURDER.---WO learn from a reliable gentleman, who resides in Minersville, Carbon township, this county, that a miner named John Da vis, is supposed to have killed his wife on Friday night last. The circum stances are as follows: Davis' wife had been sick for a long time, and on Friday last he got on a spree, and said that if she was not taken away that afternoon, he would kill her. Nothing more was thought of what he had said until the next morning, when his neighbors, who live in an adjoining room, heard him call her, but on re ceiving no answer, he went to the bed side, and found that she was dead.— He gave the alarm and went on terri bly about his wife, and appeared very much distracted in consequence. He is suspicioned very strongly of having taken her life, as her bead and temples show signs of blows, and arc consider ably bruised. She was buried yester day. Davis is still at large. It is said that she was very much addicted to getting drunk, and her husband is no bettor. Various stories are afloat about the matter, but as an investigation was to have been had before a Justice yes terday, we defer giving any of them until the truth is arrived at. re_ Gov. Curtin has been prompt in giving his attention to the defence of the city of Philadelphia, in view of a possible foreign embroilment; and Sec. Cameron has as promptly.responded to his demands. Fort Delaware, (which is the lowest point on the river susceptible of being available for a de fensive work,) will be at once armed with one hundred and thirty-five large guns, and twenty flanking 24 pound howitzers; and Fort Mifflin will be mounted with forty-seven guns of equal calibre. Another fort, opposite Fort Delaware, on the west side of the river, will be erected as - soon as an appropriation can be obtained from Congress, $200,000 for that purpose being asked for. Fort Mifflin will also be strengthened by increasing its de fensive capacity. These works, it is believed, with the necessary floating batteries and the usual defensive meas ures of rivers, will be amply sufficient to protect the river against any foe. LECTURE.-HOll. Samuel Calvin, of Hollidaysburgovill lecture in the Court House, before the Sbakspeare Club, on Saturday evening next. SUSPENSION Or SPECIE P ° YMENTS.— The Banks of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia suspended specie Pak ments on Monday week last. This action of the Banks in the large com mercial cities, will of course be follow ed by all the banks of the interior, so that the suspension will be general.— Thus far it has been accompanied by no excitement, the public having been prepared for it for some time, and the impression being universal that it was the safest policy to pursue. It seems that the English capitalists, in view of the probable war between the United States and Great Britain, are endeav oring to exchange their American se curities for specie. The banks are said to be in an excellent condition. THE WEATIIER.—OId mother earth was covered on Saturday morning with a respectable coverlid of snow.— On Sunday, old Sol made his appear ance and threatened to abduct it by his warm and genial rays, but in the evening he became obscured in dark and portentious clouds, and about 10 o'clock, snow began to fall thick and that, and now we have a bountiful sup ply of the " crystalized vapor." At the time of writing (Monday, 12 31.,) it is still snowing, and we hear the tin tinnabulation of the merry sleigh bells as they rush past our office. There is an excellent basis just now for opera tions of a tintinnabulatory nature, and "everybody, the rest of mankind and all their relations," will doubtless em brace the opportunity to have a " high old time" generally. Bring out you• fast nags. Mang I rtm. George Arnold, a resident of Latrobe, Westmoreland county, Pa., who was traveling agent for a New York firm, died on the cars on Friday, 27th ult. The deceased got on the train at Jersey City, and took a berth in the steeping ear, and soon after re tired, complaining at the time that he was unwell. Nothing was seen of him until Saturday morning when he was discovered lying dead in his berth.— lle was on his way home, and at the time his lifeless remains reached La trobe, his wife was on the platform awaiting his arrival. It was not as certained from what disease he had died. Ds_ On Friday last, John E. Lover ing, for the murder of Henry ducker, expiated his crime on the scaffold, at Mifflintown, Juniata county. Loverin--, with two accomplices, killed Aucker in hopes of robbing him of a large stub or uLonv, I.ut_nnly_re alized some five or six dollars out of the speculation. , The accomplices were sent to the penitentiary for twelve years each as accessories before the Loveringmade a full confession, which is now in the hands of Adam J: Geer, who will publish it in a day or two. se- The Legislature will meet to day, and as the Senior is at Harrisburg, our readers may expect a correct re port of the organization of both Hou ses in our next issue. In the Senate the Republicans have a decided major ity and will therefore have no difficul ty in organizing that body—but in the House there may be difficulty, as the independents hold the balance of pow er. Its.. England pays annually about $170,000,000 for cotton—all imported: After retaining sufficient for her own wants, the balance is re-shipped to dif ferent parts of the world, in the shape of manufitetured goods, the profits of which amount to about $250,000,000. This explains why England just now; does not particularly sympathize with the North. E.Er. The Altoona Tribune came to us last week dressed up in a bran new suit, ft;om head to tail. It is one of the neatest looking papers on, our exchange list, and is conducted with spirit and ability. We hope the expectations of its editors may be realized to the fullest extent. Par We had the pleasure of taking by the hand on Friday last, our jovial musical friend, W. J. Goisinger, who is now a clerk in the Naval Office at Philadelphia. He is ae lively and full of fun as ever. "Long may be wave." Two hundred and forty prison have been released from Richmond, and have arrived at Fortress Monroe, from whence they were taken to Bali timore. Almost all of them were ta ken at the battle of Bull Run. • Roan NEW GOODS.-D. P. Gwin has received another fine assortment of Ladies Dress' Goods. Also, other goods of all kinds. The people will not fail to call an examine his new stock. A PIANO FOR SALE.—An exeellant Piano will be offered for sale on Sat urday next, at the sale of the personal property of D. M. Confer, deed. 110—Fisher & Son have just received their second stock of Winter Goods. Purchasers will consult their interest by giving thorn a call. Don't forget.* ler The Governor's Message will be furnished to our subscribers in an Ex tra with this or our next issue, WALL PAPER.-4 handsome stock of next year's styles has been received at Lewis' Book 'Store, direct from the manuflictory in Now York. DIARIES FOR 1804—Several sizes re ceived and for sale at Lewis' Book Story. Snout Locm.s.—The Pennsylvania Legislature convenes to-day.—Very little demonstration.' was made in this place on New Year's day. We heard but an occasionalOt, and we attrib ute the saving of powder by Young America, - as an evidence that they thought it might bo needek to shoot rebels, or, perchance, Her Brittanic Majesty's hired minions.—We under stand that our whilom friend, R. B. Brown, Esq., of the Brownsville Times, aspires to a clerkship in the House this winter. Success attend hi m.—About one half of our exchanges do not pub lish any paper this week. Our sub scribers certainly have no cause of complaint because we do not give them their paper regularly.--The protrac ted meeting is still in progress in the Methodist Church. Wo have not learned of any being called to for Sake their sins yet.—An exchange truly remarks that undigested food in the stomach is sure tswoduee restless un refreshing sleep, yet for the mere pleas ure of tickling the palate for a few minutes longer, while swallowing a little more food, how many suffer all night, and the next day also.—Our Carrier tips his beaver and makes his best bow tb those of his friends who greeted him in such a handsome man ner on New Year's day, and wishes them a year fraught with happiness, prosperity, and good deeds. He feels considerably elevated.at the " pile " he amassed, but maintains his equilibrium and continues to speak to his poor friends, as usual.—As sure as we are a sinner, if we were a lady, we would give the " match " to every brazen faced gawky who stands in the lines formed in front of the Methodist Church every Sunday night, and insults every lady that passes, by staring right into her face. Yes, we say we would give every mother's (probably some of them never had a mother) son of them the "sack." If the beaux havn't got the spunk or manliness to step up to a lady inside of the church and say, " Please, Miss, can I have the pleasure of seeing you home," or something akin to it, they deserve to be "flung," and before the whole crowd, into the bargain.-- News for the ladies—We hear it stated, and it came from a divine, too, that there will be three or four weddings in town before Spring. Query—Who are to be the fortunate ones ? Echo answers, who are they ?—A-h-e-m An exchange says that a young woman who was recently brought before the Albany Police Court, alleged in defence of her respectability, that she was " acquainted with all the lawyers in Ulster county,"--=-Gn the Ist inst., the season for hunting deer, pheasants and partridges expired, under the pro visions of the, Act of Assembly.— The latest style of hoop skirt is the grand self-aqisting, double-back-ac tion bustle, o'u-useful lace" expansion, spiral Piecoloqiini attachment, gossa mer indestructible ! It is a " love of a thing," Our Army Correspondence. CAMP PIERPONT, Dec. 31, 1361 DEAR EDITORS have hitherto al ways entertained the opinion that cor respondents, in order to be interesting, should have something to say, conse quently, my epistles to Pennsylvania have not been very frequent. It is a fact, and being such, must be acknowl edged, however unpleasant, that I have not as many brilliant achievements to chronicle as I anticipated would bill to the lot of our Division. However, I am glad to bo able to state that our Regiment, under the instruction of a veteran in the service, has attained an' efficiency in drill seldom equaled by raw volunteers in so short a apace of time. I believe, in this respect, we have been accorded some praise and commendation. DrainesVille was regarded as a God send to the third brigade of the Re serves, and ever since that occurrence, the rest of us, in our envy, have been anathematizing old Mrs. Fortune for withholding from us some such firvora ble recognition of our prowess. I ma becoming afraid that the Ken-. tucky and Missouri armies will cause the "folks at home" to forget that there is such a military organization in existence as, the . "Grand Army of the Potomac," unless we do something soon. I would like to have just a lit tle bit of glory " anyhow," to talk about to my grand children, when the autumn of existence comes around.— Am Ito blame ? Human passions will never permit a man to throw glory away, if he can retain it without jeop ardizing the interests of his country I Do you know that I sometimes for get that we are here in defence of the Union and the Constitution. Strange as it may appear, I occasionally im agine that our chief end is to demon strate to the friends of some General, by passing and re-passing in review, what a magnificent set of men lie com mands, and what an enormous amount of power he wields! No reflections are intended to be meant, as this is simply the avowal of an erratic imagi, nation—not me. . Since last writing you, indications have decided me that we aro perma nently settled for the winter. Our huts are comfortable—to be sure, I've seen bettor looking pig-pens, but then they were not half so cosy as ours. The boxes, well stored with solid edibles, which have lately and frequent ly found their way into our quarters, have caused much rejoicing among the men, and well they might, for a good piece of sausage or fresh pork, is an agreeable change from the lard that is endeavored to be " poked '! on us for meat. Not two days a g o I took my rations of flitch into my tent and there, in undisturbed solitude, I ighrried my self for two long hours in the vain en deavor to discover "a little bit of loan" in all that fat, but I failed—utterly, hopelessly, completely failed. We are expecting another forage expedition soon, and I am hopeful that my next letter will contain something glorious of the "Fifth" "'Tie ton o'clock, good night." INFANTay, FROM WASHINGTON. wAsinNoym, lan. 3, 1861. The army of paymasters will com mencer the payment of troops on the other side of the Potomac on Monday next. It will take about ton days to pay them all off. It is said that circumstances have transpired within the past few days leading to the belief that it will not be difficult to designate with certainty the source whence the rebels have, within the last two months, derived most valuable information, which, it is known, the Government took every means to conceal. The health of Gen. McClellan is re ported, this morning, so much im proved, that it was with difficulty that his physician could restrain him from riding out to the camps. It is now believed, from the fact that the army of the Potomac has not been ordered into winter quarters, that some decisive movement is about to take place.. Secretaries Seward and Chase have offered their aid, in reply to applien, tions, to procure cotton seed for growth in Southern Illinois, and in other parts of the West, where it is thought cotton can bo cultivated. Horace Greeley delivered a lecture to-night before a dense auditory at the Smithsonian Institnte, his subject be ing" The Nation." He said the mis fortune of our country has been its re-' luctance to meet its antagcinist in the eye. Slavery is the oppressor and has earned a rebel's doom. Savo the Uni on, and let slavery take its chances. He was against compromise, because it implied concession to armed treason, and expressed Ins belief that the °pres ent contest would result in enduring benefits. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The destina tion of Gen. Burnside's expedition re mains as much a mystery as was that of Gen. Sherman's before it was known that a landing had been made at Port Royal. The agent of the Government who superintended the removal of Slidell and Mason from Fort Warren to the British ship Rinaldo, returned this morning to Washington. No papers were exchanged between the agent and the English commander, in connec tion with the delivery and reception of the rebel emmissaries. Gcn. Lane, of Kansas, is making preparations for the active campaign on which he will soon enter. WASHINGTON, Jan. G.—Private Lan ahan, of the Second Infantry, was publicly executed to-day near the Ob. servatory, for shooting a follow-soldier at Georgetown, two montlei since. Maj. Gen. Fremont appeared to-day before the War Investigation Commit tee. The painful rumors in regard to the arrest of a prominent military officer of the - Government, for treason, is without the shadow - of' foundation in fact. Some. matters of importance, in the shape of a correspondence; have been discovered in connection with parties entirely different from the officer named in the, rumors now current. All the parties implicated are now under arrest. This city is full of Southern sympa thizers or spies, in high social positions, and the time has arrived when they must be rigorously dealt with. It seems that a definite, though in, formal, mode for the exchange of pris oners has been settled upon. The prompt reciprocation by the Southern authorities will soon be followed by our Government, in forwarding an other large party for a similar corres ponding return. WAR NEWS. THE WAR IN KENTUCKY. Bitter Feeling at the 'State Capital. A correspondent of the Cincinnati, Times writing from Frankfort, Ky., under date of Dec. 27th, says : The political lines are being drawn very closely here, and the feeling is said to be growing extremely bitter, though it is at present concealed. Many of the Union men do not hesitate to declare that Kentucky ought to be• placed under the severest military I aW, and that even if a military despotism is necessary to the salvation of the State, it ought to be established with out delay. They declare too much freedom has been allowed to Secession sympathizers, and that it is high time they were suppressed. Serious Trouble, Anticipated Persons here have told me that they would not be surprised at any time, if a most sanguinary strife should -occur in this county between citizens hold- . lug different political opinions, and if the most terrible scenes would be enac ted between those who are socially. friends, and even near relatives to each other. Fears of a Servile Insurrection Apprehensions, are also felt in this county of a servile insurrection, and the negroes are closely watched, though treated, I believe, with more than usual kindness. More than one slaveholder lies down at night with a dread that he may be awakened by the .roaring of flames from his fired dwelling. Ropes of the Kentuelty,Seeessiontsts The .Secessionists, or Southern rights mon, as they prefer to be called, as.: some to have notonly great hope, but sincere belief, that the rebels tinder General's Buckner and "Sohn'son will have possession of the State befbre the month of April, and some declare the next session of the Legislature will never be held here, as bofbro that pe riod—the:second Wednesday of Feb ruary—Frankfbrt will be in the hands of the avowed traitors to the Govern ment. LOUISVILLE, 3 an. 3.—The Journal has information that Johnson and Buckner's forces have torn up the Louisville and Nashville Railroad three-fourths of a mile beyond Green river, piled up the cross-ties, laid the rails upon them, and sot fire, to the whole mass; repeating this same ope ration at different distances all the way to Glasgow Junction, falling as many trees as possible across the track. They were engaged iu blowing up a tunnel, 300 feet long, near the Junc tion. FROM'FORTRESS MONME. Arrival of Released Union Prise.- ners. GREAT BETHEL OCCUPIED BY OUR TROOPS. FORTRESS 3VIONROE, jam 3, v4t Balti more.—The steamboat George Wash ington left old Point at 11 o'clock this morning and proceeded up the James river about nine miles beyond Newport News, where the rebel steamer'North ampton was met with the Union pris oners from Richmond. They stepped on board under the protection of thd National flag as the roll of their names was called, and such happy looking men are seldom to be seen. cheer af ter cheer arose from each boat as they approached, and the band of the 4th Artillery played "Sweet Home," which added to the enthusiasm. As the boat passed Newport News, the crews of the United States frigates Cumberland and Congress manned the rigging, and the troops at Camp But ler crowded the beach and the wharves, and sent over the water their shouts of welcome. The George Washington arrived here, on her return, at about half-past 5 o'clock, and the Baltimore boat, which was detained for the' pur pose, took the released prisoners to Baltimore. The number released is 240, and al most all of them were taken at the battle of Bull Bun. The prisoners leftßicbmond at about 7 o'clock this morning.. On arriving here, all who needed clothing were immediately' supplied by the Garter master's Department. A scouting party left this•place this morning, and proceeded to Great Beth el, and found the place occupied by a guard of cavalry; only. Tho place was taken possession of by the scouting party, and a guard left there. BOMBARDMENT RESUMED AT PENSACOLA, THE REBEL BATTERIES SILENT Federal Troops in Possession of the Charleston Railroad. SIXTEEN WAR SHIPS AT SHIP ISLAND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT RICH MOND. More Important Southern Newe BALTInonx, Jan. 4.—The following important iteins of news were obtain ed at Fortress Monroe by a flag of truce from Norfolk : A despatch from Pensacola, dated Jan. 1, says, " Fort Pickens opened fire to-day. The fire is not renewed to-, day. Our batteries arc 'silent." • The Charleston Mercury has a dis patch, announcing the landing of a large Federal force on North Edisto, and the seizure of the Railroad Sta tion on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. Sixteen Federal war vessels arc re ported at Ship Island. • A destructive fire hai occured at Richmond, Virginia, including the theatre and other property. , ADVANCE OP THE'PEDERAL TROOPS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AUGUSTA, Jan. 2.—Private despatch es froth Pocotaligo, dated yesterday, state that the Federals attempted an advance from Port Royal, but were re pulsed by the Nineteenth South Caro lina • Volunteers, under command of Col. Jones. The Confederate loss was fifteen killed and wounded. One Yan kee was taken prisoner, but their loss is not otherwise stated. Gen. Lee has informed Jeff. Davis that he is confi dent of his ability to prevent the Fed erals from advancing on Charleston Or Savannah. The Richmond Despatch says that a private despatch was received yester day from Centreville, by a prominent military officer now in Richmond, in which it says that indications point to a Federal attack'at an early day on Evansport, and the probability was tlnit a simultaneous attack would' be made on other points ort the Potomac. THE PENSACOLA BOMBARDMENT The Richmond Despatch, of Tues day, says the Confederate batteries re plied to Fort Pickens, and the firing continued all day. No vessels were engaged on either side, and no casual ties occared with us. Gen. Bragg was absent but General Anderson was in command. General Bragg returned on the2d, but the Fed orals did not renew the attack and our guns were silent. A Richmond Editor on the Rebel Army BALTIMORE, Jan. 4.—One of. the Union prisoners arrived here, has an editorial article from a Richmond pa-: per, which he cut out and secreted in his boot. It gives an awful picture of the condition of the rebel army on the Potomac. • It says that the entire army is utter ly demoralized; regimeutaldrills have ceased entirely, and the men aro spend ing their time in using greasy decks of cards in gambling. Great numbers are offering large sums for substitutes= one had offered as high as $1,500. The editor urges the Government to speed ily do something to remedy the evil, and that such is the demoralized con dition of the army that enlistments cannot. gd on, as thousands who would enlist, being deterred by. discovering. the condition of ,the.army,. Fort Pickens Fires on a Rebel SttiaraCX lionitx, Jan. • Ist.LL-A Confederate steamer 'going from Pensacola to the iiityy Yard, vilas fired upon from the batteries of Fort Pickens. Gen. l3ragg's batteries' replied, and. the firing ..was continued at the last ecceunts. Affairs at Riohmond, The released prisoners say that their clothing and boots sent their by the government wore looked upon with longing oyes by the rebels, and espe cially their boots. Many were offered as high as $25 for them. IMPORTANT FROM CAIRO. CAmo, San. s.—Six' hundred sub: marine batteries have been planted between Columbus and Memphis by the rebels. A gentleman who witness ed the experiments made with these batteries stated that they were entire ly sueeessfal. The crows of the Federal gunboats were mustered in on Saturday, and the whole fleet will probably be' an ehored'i4 the stream on Monday. The Memphis Appeal of the 18th ult, has the following from Tezas. The Galveston Civilian of the ,18th. says that last night's mail brought advice's from the Rio Grande, to the effect that one of Lincoln's steam propellers had arrived, and was blockading the river. She had captured and burned a schoon er. The fight was still progressing at Matamoras. The HonSten Telegraph of the 20th lilt, says that the people of Galveston are in a considerable stew over the re port that General _Herbert has ordered th'e destruction of Galveston, if the city could not he defended: • the Federal fleet near New °than's and Lake Pontchartrain have captured several Debel steamers. THE WAH'IN.MISSOURL BURNING OF ROSE HILL. SEDALIA, Jan. s.—Three men arri ; red here to day from Janson county, who report that Jennison was at Rose Hill, Johuion county, a day Or two since, Which place they report that lie has burned. This force is reported tq be on the .way to this place, and'if iti be. true, it is hoped that he will capture' the notorious Methodist:'predaher add brigand Ward Corkeral, whodsreport ed -to be clic:Wiped with about 500? men near Columbus, hi the noilthweS 7 tern part,of the county. , ' Many of the most substantial; an 4 respectable citizens of .rohaspii;Co arrive hear hearly.eyery, .chw, Ueing driven from.their. homes by this 'noted bushwhacker and his gang.."; ' Trio reporethat Secession is squelch ed in Johnson county is all bosh. ' They are, if anything,' worse than they have ever been. The son of Mrs. Heath, P. M. oat Warrensburg, cuming home freini4.ah sas the other, day, full into the inOti• of Corkeral, and was nearly stripped of his clothing. , '• Important from Point of Rocks: ATTACK OF THE ~REBEIA: THE FEDERAL TROOPS RETIRE The Railroad and Telegraph pestroyeid POINT OF ROCKS, Tan. 5.-L.S,ix thoit 7 sand rebels attacked the sth Connecti cut Regiment, near Rane‘ock - yester day, while protecting the railroad.— After a slight skirmish, our men re tired to this side of the Potomac to await reinfereements. Meanwhile the rebels destroyed the railroad and tele graph lines, breaking our communica tion with Cumberland. Gcn. Lardner is marching,to the re lief of the Fifth Regiment with a suffi cient force. The loss on either side is Unknown, but belieyed to be trifling. The rebels have been shellingpur po sition at interi , nls all clay. Our artil lery is responding. The rebel shells did no mischief. The Fight on the, - Upper Potomac, SHARP ARTILLERY FIRING AT HANCOCK. FREDERICK, Jan. 6.—Advices from Hancock, dated yesterday,. state flint GeriefarLandef had arrived therewith reinforcements. Gcn. Jackson, with 'a , large rebel force and one 24 and two 12 pounders, had appeared opposite Hancock: and . threatened to Shell out our troops, un-L less they evacuated the town.. " - Gen. Lander gave theM a fitting re-: sponse, and both• parties• commenced shelling from the opposite!sides of the river, which continued•up to the latest adviccs last night, doing little 'Nark to the town and none to-our troops:: At an early hour this , morning, the Third Brigade left here for •Hancook; leaving the Forty-sixth Pennsylvania at Williamsport. The rest of • the di vision are under orders. The prepa rations are now :complete; and the troops are awaiting orders to march. 's Nothing has been reeeired•from Hancock this morning. • A FIGHT IN IVES!TERN VIRMIL CINCINNATI, Jan. 6.—A special patch to the Gazette, , from Button , ville,• Western Virginia, stating that the expedition, consisting of 400 orthe 25th Ohio, 300 of the 2d Virginia, 'and. 40 of i3radshaw's Cavalry, sent out Gen. Mulroy to attack Ifuntersville; was completely successful.' • - ; 1, They attacked the enemy on patn - ri day morning, consisting of four huni. dred cavalry and three .•hundrecf. and fifty- militia; and after skirmishing' an hour, the enemy •retreated 'witti loss of eight killed and wounded. -* On our side none were kilted •. Or. wounded. $BO,OOO worth of arhik stores and clothing were captured' MR' destroyed. Congressman Ely's :Views of the War.: Mr: Ely,who was recentlyreleased by the rebels at .Richmond, in a : lnto speech, at 4 - )tew York said; . GOiTLEMEN : lam persuaded that the as army committed to the,trusty hands of Gen. McClellan has too ranch to do. have learned anything. /i 0 the past it thatNie fight a people terribly. in earnest. The cry of toix at Saratoga—" War, even to ;the, knife "is still tlMir cry., Firm in the! belief that we seek -their enhjtigution,,, they have waxed despevate, and, am life nor tieapVe , Will ; be spar,od jo, prevent the advanee of-our arms. A - rebellion so extensive and zealous .106 that which now reigns, throughout the , South,' eon only. be .overcome by,the best and strongest efforts of" a,,uuitocl NOrth; We rasa; asoPe ; man, er to shOulder, heart to heart,forgetful : of party, .of prejudice. of • all but.cotiq l try, join with the Government in• its ; exertions for the preserVation of the Republic. So only, may we, by Gqd's, good help, restore the national banaer whence it has been rudely torn; and ; by conquest, win enduring peace, and establish our power to oepe with trai tors at home as successfully as wo have, with foes abroad. ,[Loud cheers.] VARIETY .E.NyELgPES.7-00teln S; Co's splendid Variety Envelopes are for sale at Lewis' Book Store. ' They make a Very handsorne'present for 'all ages. The jewelry is of a better ity than can he secured in any' other envelope or in any other way for the same money. The buyer of an onvel 7 ope can get any article of jewelry'he or she may seloct frOM specimens, Call 'and see for yourself.; •
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