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Thursday afternoon, Jan. 23, 1862
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HENRY D. MOORE RE-ELECTED STATE
TeEAsultra.—On 31 . 3nday, Senators
and Representatives met in Conven
tion in the House, and proceeded to
ballot for State' Treasurer. Wm. V.
McGrath, of Philadelphia, was the
Democratic caucus nominee, Henry D.
Moore, of Philadelphia, the Republican
caucus nominee, and Jonas R: McClin
tock, was voted for on the let and 2d
ballots by the Union Democrats. On
the 3d ballot, the following Union
Democrats voted for Mr. Moore, there
by electing him, viz : Messrs. Busby,
Chatham, Ross, (Luzerne) Scott, and
Smith (Chester.) The entire Union
Democratic vote could not have elected
Mr. McGrath. Ross, (Mifflin) was ab
sent. The ballots stood as follows :
MEI=
Renry D.
Jonas R. McClintock
Wm. V. McGrath'
BLWND DALLOT
___ll2l . 4l:9Toore
'Wm. V. 310arath
THIRD BALLO?
Henry D. Moore
Jonas R. McClintock
Wm. V. McGrath
Mr. Moore has been a faithful officer,
and has the confidence of all who know
him best. -
MOSE who ought to know, tell us
that "day is dawning." They can
now see clearly through this rebellion,
and assure us in words that cannot be
Mistaken, that the blow at this hydra
headed monster has been well - aimed,
and all that is now necessary to prove
the truth of their assertions, is a little
time. We have the most gratifying
intelligence from all parts of the coun
try, and are promised still more in a
very short time. The action at Som
erset, Ky., is considered the greatest
victory yet won by the Federal forces,
and more and greater victories are
vouchsafed to us ere the close of the
present month. We are just begin
ning to realize rightly, that we can
conquer, and we are determined to do
it. Rebellion must be met, and in such
a manner too, as will blot out from the
face of the globe, every vestige of it.—
There must be no half-way measures,
And from the action taken by the chief
:leaders, it appears to be their determi
nation to have none. With God and
Justice on our side, we must be victo
lions, and we will if there is any virtue
in men and means, right and justice,
strength and courage, honor and hon
esty.
Ir is possible that hereafter there
will be less rascality practiced at Wash
ington and by agents throughout the
country, than has heretofore been the
case. Honest members of Congress
have been watching closely the opera
thins of suspected parties, and have
already exposed several of the most
prominent rascals. Lincoln, as we
have said before, we believe to be an
honest man—and we believe he will
throw any man out of his Cabinet
he discovers is not honest. The prin
cipal part of the thieving that has
been practiced upon the Government
has been by contracts given out by the
War Department—not by the contrac
tors only, but also by sub-contractors,
who are equally guilty and should be
exposed. How many thousand dol
lars will be lost to the Government by
the horse-flesh speculation in this coun
ty, time will
: tell. From present ap
pearances the loss will bo very heavy.
DEATII OF TICE TRAITOR JUIN TYLER.
—Es-President John Tyler died at
Richmond on Friday, the 17th inst.,
after a brief illness.
PRETTY PAM 'OT PATRIOT POLlTl
ciAxs—The loan editor of the
daysbnrg Standard, and " risen " of
the Selinsgrove Times.
PETERSON'S LADIES' MAGAZINE for
February, is a splendid number, only
$1,25 to Citae subscribers.
THE RELEASE OP SLIDELL AND
AZA
soN—Prentice, in : his -Louisville Jour
nal, remarks-that—
" Mason and Slidell have been in
valuable to the 'United States. We
gave them in exchange for the neutral
freedom of the seas, to secure which
has been the object of our earnest en
deavor since we were first a nation.—
The rebel commissioners are the de
based coin which we have paid out and
thus secured to the pacific commerce
of the world perpetual exemption from
seizure and search by belligerent pow
ers. This is putting Mason and Sli
dell to a bettor use than detaining
them in Fort Warren, or even hanging
them. Who would not be delighted
to see the most atrocious murderer
pardoned under the gibbet, it, by his
pardon, the world could evermore bo
exempted from the crime of murder ?"
" NOBODY nuar."—The last Journal
& American devotes full two columns
and a half of original matter to John
Scott and the Globe, which amounts to
just this : John Scott secured the elec
tion of an honest Democrat asSpcaker,
and would not vote for Ranch, a Re
publican, for Clerk, for the reason that
he was not the kind of a man to SCCU
py that position. More editors and
politicians than our neighbors, have
discovered before this, that a caucus
nomination is not bindng on Scott,
unless the nominee comes up to the
standard asked for by the people.—
Scott is of age, and we think he knows
how and why lie was elected. The
Globe will be issued as usual, twice a
-week, for 81,50 in advance.
Say-The conservative course we have
thought proper to pursue, greatly an
noys some editors who would like to
be considered honest party men. We
have always made it a point, first, to
take care of the interests of the people
irrespective of party—and to support
party only when
, we believed it to be
right. We do not expect to please
everybody, especially those in both
parties whose principles are spoils'first,
spoils last, and spoils all the time.—
We intend to adhere to what we be
lieve to be right, and if we arc not
sustained by the people, the loss will
be theirs equally with our own.
GODEY'B LADY'S Boos for February,
is a beautiful number, only $2,00
year to subscribers to the Globe.
vair Another supply of the Old
Franklin Almanacs just received at
Lewis' Book Store.
Colonel Garfield's Victory over Hum
phrey Marshall.
'from - no taerciana - norabliol ann.
Captain Willard, of Company F, 42. d
Regiment, arrived here last night'on
his way home to Ravenna. He was
not in the Prestonburg fight, being de
tained by sickness a few miles back of
Paintville, but obtained many incidents
of the battle from those who were in it.
Prestonburg is about twelve miles
beyond Paintville. After the cavalry
skirmish at the latter place, Col. Gar
field pushed on with the advance of
his brigade to Prestonburg. Before
reaching that place lie found the ene
my posted on and behind a range of
hills. The Federal force forming the
advance was less than seven hundred,
but Col. Garfield at once prepared to
make an attack.
A body of the enemy was posted on
a commanding bill, and it became ne
cessary to dislodge them. The 14th
Kentucky volunteered for the service,
as they knew the nature of the ground,
Said Col. Garfield, "Go in boys; give
them—Hail Columbia!"
The hill was cleared, and soon the
reserve of the brigade came in at a
double quick. As soon as he saw them,
Colonel Garfield pulled off his coat and
flung it up in the air, where it lodged
in a tree, out of reach. The men threw
up their caps with a wild shout, and
rushed at the enemy, Col. Garfield, in
his shirt sleeves, leading the way.
As the Federal troops reached the
top of the bill, a rebel officer 'shouted iu
surprise, " Why how many of you are
there ?" " Twenty-five thousand men,
d—n you!" yelled a Kentucky Union
officer, rushing at the rebel. In an in
stant the rebels broke and ran iu utter
confusion.
Several instances of personal daring
and coolness are related. A member
of Captain Bushnell's company in the
42d, was about to bite a cartridge when
a musket ball struck the cartridge from
his fingers. Coolly facing the direc
tion from which the shot came, he took
out another cartridge and exclaimed,
"Yon can't do that again, old fellow.",
Captain Willard says that the two
men killed on our 'side were Kentucki
ans. The loss of the enemy is not
known. In addition to the twenty
seven bodies found on the field, a num
ber of human bones were found in sev
eral of the houses burned by the rebels
in their retreat from Prestonburg. A
rebel -officer reported at a house where
he called at during his flight, that they
had killed 600 Federals, and lost 250
of their own men. It is not unlikely
that the killed, wounded and deserted
will amount to that number, as numer
ous desertions took place previous to
the battle.
The rebels burned most of their camp
equipage and baggage. Some arms
fell into the possession of our forces,
and a large number of knapsacks and
overcoats. The property found was
wretchedly poor, the coats being made
almost entirely of cotton.
TRUE IRISH Garr.—Henry O'Connor,
Esq., of Muscatine, lowa, District At
torney, and repute to be one of the
best lawyers in the State, joined the
first company that was raised in that
place after the war broke out, as a
prix ate: He was With the First lowa
at the battle of Wilson's Creek, and
fought like a Turk. On returning
home he was offered a commission—
any he might choose in a regiment.
But his reply was, "D—n your commis
sion • all I want is a gun." That's the
kind . of a man for you.
Remarks of Mr.Seei.
On the resolution offered by Mr.
Hopkins in the House on the 17th inst.
for the appointment of a committee to
inquire into all the facts connected
with the passage of the Act repealing
the tonnage tax, Mr. Scott made the
following remarks:
flaring offered an amendment to
this resolution, I desire to say a few
words upon it—not so much with par,
ticular reference to the bill in regard to
the passage of which this investigation
is asked, as upon the general question
which this resolution brings up.
Nov, sir, the truth of that which is
assorted in the preamble of that reso
lution cannot be doubted—that is, that
the impression has gone abroad over
this Commonwealth and has fastened
itself firmly upon the minds of our peo
ple, that the constitutional exercise of
our rights and duties, as representa
tives, has, for some years, been, to a
great extent abdicated, and that mem
bers inside this bar have been the more
automitons to respond to the wires
pulled outside. That has boon the im
pression; and whether that impression
corresponds with the fact—whether it
be true that the Legislature, the public
servants of the people of Pennsylvania,
have become so corrupt and pliant as
to be made the instruments for this
kind of legislation—l consider the most
important question which is now be
fore the public mind, not only with
reference 'to Rennsylvania, but in its
bearings upon the Union.
It is well enough, sir, to go back to
the old fashioned notions Which our
fathers entertained, when it was not
customary to sneer the sentiment
that virtue and intelligence in the rep
resentative, as well as in the constitu
ency, furnish the only safe and stable
basis of republican government. It is
well enough, sir, that we should not
entertain the sentiment which sneers
at him who would tell us that the true
representative is the man that comes
up to the standard which Jethro gave
to Moses—the " Able man, who fears
God and hates covetousness"—partic
ularly hates covetousness.
Now, sir, this is the point to which
I wish to direct your attention. The
impression which I mentioned has
gone abroad; and if it be a true hn
pression, it is time, sir, that every
man who loves our free institutions
should arouse him'self to the vital im
portance of -this question, and that
party lines, party feelings, phrty ob
jects should be obliterated in rallying
round ono common object—the preser
vation of our-'wee institutions. For,
sir, if it be trot — that Corruption has
been extending; public opinion be
lieves it has—if that can be true that
comes across the Water, in which they
tell us that this country is exemplify
ing that which one of their own poets
has depicted as the course of nations—
first freedom, and then glory; when
that fails, wealth, vice, corruption, bar
barism at last. If, sir, that be true, it
is time that the Legislature of Penn
sylvania should not seek to cover up
au investigation which will exhibit to
the people the truth. And I for one,
sir, am willing, when a..resolution of
this kind comes here,la it strike whore
it may, and whom it may—when a
resolution of this kind comes hero,
based upon such a wide spread and
general impression I am willing that
that resolution shall be paSsed and that
the investigation proposed shall be
made; because if this belief as to the
prevalence of corruption be correct, at
tention should be directed to it, that
the evil may be arrested; if it be not
true, let the unjust suspicion be re
moved from those whose reputation it
has tarnished, and, were it true, should
tarnish forever(
This, sir, is the point of view from
which I look at the resolution. I hope,
sir, that we shall have a unanimous
vote in fitvor of its adoption—that we
shall give to the people an earnest of
the desire of this House of Representa
tives to lot them know whether these
aspersions upon their public servants
are true or not. IT they be true, then,
sir, (and that was the reason why I of
fered my amendment,) let the men
who are in any degree chargeable with
having participated in this corruption,
take upon themselves the infamy which
their conduct deserves; for, sir, I hold
that the man, who, enjoying the pro
tection of this government, sharing the
immunities and privileges which our
institutions secure, comes hero for the
purpose of influencing by undue means
the legislation of the land, is a worso
traitor than the man who has the cour
age to take up arms for the purpose of
overthrowing the government. The
rebellion is a mere cutaneous disease,
sir, in comparison with this corruption
which strikes at the howl. If such
corruptions exists, let us lay it bare,
and see whether our experiment of a
government founded on the virtue and
intelligence of the people, as a failure.
Let us exhibit this corruption to the
people, that they may rebuke it. If
they will not rebuke it, then, in the
language of the gentleman who has
last spoken, (Mr. Williams,) God save
the country 1 for there is no other help
for it.
AN ARMY OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
ENIPLOY. - The Philadelphia Press,
speaking of the United States Arsenal,
in that city, says;
There are now at least five thousand
women employed at this establishment
upon clothing for the army. In addi
tion to these there aro, perhaps, five
thousand more working for the branch
Government clothing depots in this
city, making ten thousand in all. In
addition to these several thousand wo
men are employed hero by contractors
for the work. The various contracts
soon expiring, itis the intention of the
Government to give out as few more
of the kind, in future, as possible, inas
much as by employing women direct,
the latter get better wages and the
work is better executed, without ex
tra expense, the contractor's profits
being thus saved. The average earn
ings of a good sewing woman, at Ar
senal work, is about four dollars week
ly. The use of tho sewing machine is
disapproved of, as' work by hand is
considered stronger and less likely to
rip. It is all, therefore, done in the
latter manner.
WALL PAPER.-A handsome stock
of next year's styles has been received
at Lewis' Book Store, direet_from the
mannfactory in Now York.
WAR NEWS.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Later Particulars of the Battle at
Somerset.
A DECISIVE VICTORY
NGLORIOUS RETREAT OF THE
REBELS.
Capture of all their Artillery, Am
munition, Horse's, Wagons, &o.
TWO HUNDRED . DEAD REBELS
FOUND ON THE FIELD.
Zolliooffer's Body . f:'onnd in a Wagon.
CINCINNATI, Tan. '2l.—A special Lou
isville dispatch to the• Commercial; says
that dispatches recO,ived at Head Quar
ters announce that the battle took
place on Sunday morning, and that
Gen. Thomas continued the pursuit
until night. Our forces followed the
rebels, who ran before them like a flock
of frightened sheep, close up to their
intrenchments on ; the north bank of
the river. In front of these they laid
all night, expecting to storm them in
the morning, but with the aid of their
boats and barges the enemy managed
to got across the riVer before daylight.
They left behind all their artillery, am
munition, horses, tents, eighty wagons
loaded with quarter master and medi
cal stores, which fell into our hands.
Our troops had possession of the in
trenehments yesterday morning.
After reaching ,the opposite side of
the river the rebeli(dispersed in every
direction. Two hundred dead and
wounded rebels were picked up on the
field.
Gen. Zollieoffer was found in a wa
gon mortally wounded.
Our loss has not yet been definitely
ascertained, but it 'must have been con
siderable.
The surgeon of the Tenth Indiana
Regiment telegraphed that his regi
ment had seventy killed and wounded.
Gen. Thomas ' division embraces
some of the best regiments in this de
partment.
As far as learned, the Ninth Ohio,
Tenth Indiana& Second Minnesota,
Eighteenth Regulars and Fourth and
Tenth Kentuckyregi ments were among
those engaged.
Colonel Manson's brigade, including
the 10th Indiana, 18th regulars, and
some Kentucky regiments, reinforced
Gen. Thomas. Daring Saturday night
they made a - forcOd march of twenty
five miles through' heavy roads, and
managed to arrive three hours before
the commencement of. the fight,. in
which they took a ticrriotta part in spite
of their fatigue. The tenor of all the
official dispatches goes to show that
the affair resulted in the most brilliant
victory of the war.
No prominent officers are said to be
killed on our side
Gen. Scheel)lf was utterly unable to
cut off the retreat of the enemy, owing
to the bluffy character of the country
and the obstruction of all the roads by
felled timber. 1 / 2 , •
PROM GEN. BANKS' COLUMN
FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 20.—The latest
intelligence front Western Virginia is
to the effect that .the rebel Jackson is
near Romney, and partially occupies
the town. Gen. Lander has fallen
back a few miles towards Cumberland.
There has been no action. Gen. Wil
liams' brigade remains at Hancock.
Refugees from liartinsbur.• lig in
telligence that there are but t seventy
militia men in that 'town, under Na
denbush, and that they aro anxious to
throw down their arms and join the
Union forces. This seems to - be the
general sentiment throughout that re
gion.
Jackson's force, near Romney, is said
to be 17,000, and a few rebels, princi
pally mounted militia, were at Duf
field's Station, Bloomer's Furnace, and
Kearnoysville - Cross Roads, at Win
chester there were but 200 militia.
The Martinsburg Republican, of the
17th, appealed to the Governor to arm
the negroes. It says that at the late
battle near Bath, the Confederate forces
were met by 700 negroes on the Union
side, who killed three of the rebel of
ficers and two privates, and wounded
fifty others belonging to a Southern
German regimept.
TEM VICTORY I/CAENTUCICY
CINCINNATI, lan. 22.—Th e Louisville
Journal says that twelve cannon were
captured at Somerset.
Tho correspondent thinks that the
rebel army cannot escape, as from sev
en to ten Federal regiments were
thrown across the Cumberland some
days previou s to intercept their retreat.
Unless the rebels divide into squads
and find their way into Tennessee by
unfrequented paths, they must all be
entrapped.
A letter to the Commercial, dated
Somerset, Jan. 19th, says that Zolli
doffer is said to have been killed by
Colonel Fry, of the 2d Kentucky regi
ment. We have taken many prisoners.
The loyal Tennesseeans fought like
tigers, and have suffered much. They
took one of the batteries at the point
of the bayonet.
The Ninth , Ohio regiment has been
badly cut up.
NO INTELLIGENCE FROM TRES
BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
BALTIMORE, Tan. 22. : ,-The Old Point
boat has arrived, but brings no news
of importance.
• A flag of truce had arrived in the
Roads, hut no intelligence could be
obtained in relation to the Burnside
Expedition. This may be considered
a sign that its progress is favorable to
the Federal cause, as the rebel papers
are prohibited from publishing any
thing but rebel victories.
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FROG GtEr. BtrEtt'S
[Speck' Correspondence of the Cincinnati Time.]
Muvoatisvm,E, Ky., 30,11. 16.- 7 . Ten
contrabands; all' males, 'arrived , here
last night from Bowling Green. They
have been several days making their
escape, and compose the part of alarge
party, all of which left at the same
time. They made their way to our
pickets last evening, and, after under
going examination at the outposts,
were brought to headquarters. I had
a conversation with one of them, an
intelligent young mulatto. He says
that for two or three weeks the rebels
have been seizing on' all the colored
people they can find, and that a groat
number is now at Bowling Green.
They take whole families, without re
spect to age or sex.
The women are put into the hospi
tals as nurses and washerwomen. The
stouter children are put to work in
various ways, the best men taken as
soldiers, and the rest employed as ser
vants and laborers. Nearly all of these
slaves have been taken forcibly from
their masters. Numbers of them have
been run South and for the benefit of the
Southern Confederacy! Ho says there
are fully a thousand at Bowling Green
awaiting an opportunity to escape,
some to our lines, and others to their
masters. On their way here, this par
ty were frequently aided by Union
men, some of whom had been, robbed of
their slaves. They all represent the
distress and desolation at Bowling
Green, and through the surrounding
country, as frightful. The people have
been robbed of nearly everything, and
have to depend, in great measure, on
the army for supplies. The sickness
in the rebel army is frightfully large,
nearly every house of consequence be
ing used as a hospital. The measles,
typhoid fever, and small-pox, are ra
ging among them, the latter being
especially virulent.
Having pressed nearly all the ne
groes into the service, they have now
commenced on the white people. It
was a condition of Kentucky's admis
sion into the Southern Confederacy
that she furnish twenty-five thousand
troops. The Provisional State Govern
ment has called for that number, and
getting no volunteers, has resorted to
impressment. Citizens are seized in
their houses, on the roads, or wherever,
found, and'earried at the point of the
bayonet to Bowling Green, where they
are enrolled in the service of the Con
federate Government. A particular
pleasure is taken in impressing those
who do not sustain the rebellion. The
nogroes estimate the forces there at
from forty to sixty thousand. It has
been largely increased within two or
three weeks, by reinforcements from
Columbus and Virginia, and by impress
ment.
Au amusing part in the escape of
these contrabands was the fact that
they arrested and brought to our pick
ets a white rebel, and delivered him
safely into custody. The fellow's name
is Green. Ile resides about eight miles
from here. Seeing the, negroes coming
this way, he at once suspected their
purpose. Ile immediately got his
shot-gun and threatened to shoot them
if they proceeded. One of them hap
pening to have a bottle of whisky, he
gave the rebel a dose,-and he consent
ed to argue the ease, which they did
as they walked along. Green followed
the whisky, as a hungry dog would a
butcher's wagon, occasionally taking
a drink. The negroes had been posted
air to the position of our pickets, and
they succeeded in keeping his compa
ny until they were - near enough, and
ho was drunk enough, when they dis
armed and brought him in with them.
The negroes will be put to work under
wages in the quartermaster's depart
ment.
The Suffering of, the People of Vir
gima.
The same correspondent, writing
from Point of Rocks under date of
Jan. 17th, says:
To the kindness of Captain Chap
man, the gentlemanly provost marshal
at this place, I am indebted for most
interesting and reliable news from Se,
cessia. It giVes one of the most dole
ful pictures of the condition of affairs
in Virginia which have yet been made
public. The news comes in a letter
secretly transmitted from a Union man
in Loudon county to his daughter in
Maryland. It is long and minute in
its details, and was evidently intended
fbr more eyes than those of the lovely
and patriotic young lady to whom it
was addfessed. Read the following
extracts, which I am permitted to copy
from it and transmit to you : The peo
ple of the South thought cotton was
king; but they never knew how im
portant and useful the Yankees were
to them. They aro in want of every
thing except " nigger nap," and "fulled
linsey." It is made hero, and is selling
at four dollars per yard:formerly one
dollar. You would be surprised if you
were to see our stores, how empty they
are—not a yard of calico to be had at
any price. There is but one store in
Lovotsvillo now. Mr. Luckett has a
few goods yet. Mr. Slater has not
over a cartload of goods in his store.
I will give you a statement of some of
the prices of goods hero,' and I will
state nothing but what I know to be
true : A spool of cotton, twenty-fiVe
cents; indigo, fifty cents an ounceysalt
pare, fifty cents a pound; tea, four
dollars per pound; coffee, seventy-five
cents per pound; sugar, twenty cents;
molasses, ono dollar and twenty-five
cents, and no more to be had; pelt,
twenty cents a pound, and some per
sons cannot butcher for want of it.
Pepper is one dollar and a half per
poon.d; and none to ho had. I' had
some hands working on the damlast
week, 'who insisted nn - ; having some
whisky. went to Mr. Luckett's, and
had to pay five dollars and a half for a
gallon not three weeks old, and well
watered at that. Mother has often
wished for a'fbw barrels of Uncle Wet
ty's old rye. Wo had a gallon and a
half of the old rye that we brought
with us 'from Maryland left. They
found it out, and came and bid it up to
ten dollars per gallon; then she let
thorn have it. Every one hero is using
rye coffee instead of Rio. A. T. N.
Fuller was at Richmond two weeks
ago. He told me that coffee was one
dollar per pound there, and that the
best used half rye, and charged throe
dollars a day for board. I was at Lees
burg last Monday. Heard a soldier say
theft° had to pay twelve dollars for
a pair of coarse boots. Leather is very
high, and there is no oil to finish Up
pers. You will see by these things
that the blockade is very-severe, and,
no doubt yeti:will thinkthat the.rebels ,
must soon give :up ; but'they have.the
sword, and are the last fo tjuffof ;"11iey
are the aristocrats, and 'their pride will
not suffer them to adMit that they are
in want. One of them did admit it to
mo last week. He said, " I never
thought -it would come to this." The
common people are the first to suffer,
and especially the poor, and they are
all Union men. We divided our pep
per and salt with the Union men, but
could not supply all. My heart aches
for those who have no salt. They can
not lay up any meat, and will get no
fish this year. The militia were forced
out to build a fort and throw up en
trenchments. Some refused point
blank to go, and they sent armed sol
diers after them, and they made them
double quick it at the point of the bay
onet. The general impression is that
they will compel them to fight against
the Government under which they pre
fer to live, and• the flag thatthey wish '
to wave over them, whilst their fami-•
lies at home must suffer for want of
food and raiment. The militialn 'this
county number about 4900. * *
We know that we have many friends
who sympathize with us. We have
gone through the "fiery furnace." The
persecution has partially ceased. We,
have little to fear now. If the rebels
should succeed we should have a lard
road to travel. But I hope that the
sun of freedom that continues to shine
in the North will soon spread his be
nignant rays over the South, and com
pel the
_rebel aristocracy to humble
themselves or leave.
Paper is getting very scarce. Many
of our journals have had to die for want
of paper, and the Mirror and Washing
tonian have come ou half sheets for the
last six months. Our currency is put
upon writing paper and other bad pa
per, and whn handled a few times it
falls to pieces. There- is no gold and
silver passing. Iron is not to be had
at any price. Nails are $l2 per hun
dred, and strap iron $l5: Farmers will
be compelled to quit fhrming for want
of iron. They are working their har
row-teeth into horseshoes. There is
not a furnace or forge in operation in
any of the Southern States that I can
hear of. * * Twelve Mississippians
died in Leesburgyesterday of diptheria.
It is very prevalent among them.
The letter from which the ahoy() ex
tracts are made is dated January 16
(yesterday,) and shows more plainly
than perhaps any other document the
pass to which the effective land and
sea blockadeis reducing the South.
l'itdf Pursuers
A Camp Wood, Ky., "Correspondent of
the - Cincinnati Gazette, writing — Jan.
11th, 'gives the folloWing account of
an incident that ocurred at that, place.
Yesterdaythere were four; prisoners
taken,- and brought into camp ; :The
Way it occurred was this : A gentleman
by the name of Jenkins, a goodalnion
man, living some five miles from the
river, being rather troublesome : to the
rebels,, was compelled to,
_find protec
tion iu our oncampment. Miring been
sometime in our camp, be very nat
urally had a desire - to see his wife and
little ones: lie went and passed sev
eral days uninterrupted.
But yesterday morning he heard the
clatter. of horses' feet on the stony
road. Ru'shing to the door, he glaticed
down the road and
.611Vir, it swarming
with Secesh cavalry. Springing quick
ly to the back door, he made his way
quietly across the yard to the barn,
where he had kept his horse, a splen
did bay, ready saddled, ,so that he
could be in the, saddle at a moment's
warning. Mounting him iothe barn,
he opened the door, and putting spurs
to his horse, he was soon dashing down
the road in the direction of the river.
The rebels in the meantime bad " hal
ted" immediately in front of the house,
and they did not discover him until he
was flying down the road some hurl—
dreds of yards ahead of them. As soon
as discovered, some thirty of the reb
els started in hot pursuit. They had
pursued him about a mile, when they
began to drop off one by one, as they
rather disliked the idea of getting too
near the river. At the end of the sec
ond mile, there. were but four or five
in pursuit. Ile was then within a mile
of our pickets, and he,knowin,g where
they were stationed, conceived the idea
of drawing his pursuers into a trap.
Consequently, he held in his horse
until they were within about one hun
dred yards,of him, they, as a matter of
course, imagined his horse was about
worn out, and the prey would soon fall
into their hands, but just as they fan
cied they bad the victim, they noticed
a small body of men immediately on
their right. SuspeCting they were get
ting into most too close quarters to be
comfortable, they -suddenl canto - to a
"halt" and "about wheel," and not, a
hundred yards in their rear; draWn up
in lino across the road, was a "squad"
of our men amounting to about twenty.
The rebels seeing they were fairly
entrapped,. quietly surrendered, and
when brought into camp looked most
decidedly "cheap," loSing - their victim
and at the same time be* entrapped
'themselves.
Misrepresentations of the irigident
and His Opinion,
The disorgauizers in and around
Washington who made it their business
daily to get up and circulate falsehOods
prejudicial to Gen.. McClellan and his
plans, and against President -Lincoln
and his sound policy for the'preserva
tion of-the Government, are a wiry.and
dangerous set of "people. They,- are
constantly devising -traps into which
they seek to draw the President, and
in carrying out their programme some
of them do not hesitate to go so far es
to hold private unofficial interviews
with the President, and by their:hip
niow& offers to draw him-into convene,-
tions, in, the, hope of committing him
to some extreme radical declaration of
their own. This attempt was made
only yesterdayhy high Officials, and
after failing to induce the President to
break the line of hiS policy on the 'con
traband question,they coollyproceeded,
in violation ofthe rulerecognized among
gentlemen the world over, and "ctinged
a statement of the conversation to
be written oat, as WO' wished to have
it appear, and caused it to ho offered
to the press for publication. To what
extent, this was done time alone will
show. The correspondent of the
New York Herald was urged to for
ward it for publication, but doubting
the truth of ce - *in declarations it
put into the mouth of Mr._ Lincoln,
your correspondent took the mantl-
script;butr deeli ned:to ; &Witrd, it. Tow
dax,he submitted it- to_ tfl'o%Preaident,
Who at ones branded the ribttion:pur
porting to represent What lie Said as
untrue, and also assertetr that the
whole thing was a total miiiroptesen
tation of the conversation bad.betWeen
him and the party in question: This
is only one of the many ,wayremploy
ed by the disorganizers in Washington
at the-present time ,to descry
.publie
confidence in the President and 'Gen,
alleCfiellanilrash. car. N,Y. gera/d.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
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Common and Superfine
Rye Flour
Corn Meal
Entra White Wheat
Fair and Prime Red
Rye
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Oats
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Timothy
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CORRECTED ...vvEzzu,y,
Extra Family Flonr gi bbl.
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Butter....
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°TICE.-
All persons are forbid purchasing, or trading for'
any produce, or stoolc,,from David ,W4iirer,, belcinging.ta
.my farm, and trusting him on , mr,,,W i mtut,rjilt, pay
no debts of hiticontracting. • ' ' - •
EA t TLIERINE WALKER..
Stone Creek, Jan. 21,1A111.-AC.
IiDNINISTRATOR'S
Letters of Admlnlstratlon de honk non cum Tes
tament° annexe, having Wen• dtily granted to the under
signed, on the estote of WILLIAM HAYS. late'of Jack
son township, Huntingdon County, deed., all thous' who
owe anything to said estate are requested to make Immaw
diate payment, and alt basing
,claims ikgsitist:the same to
present them properly authenticated for settlement to
the undersigned.
ROBERT JOHNSTON,
Went township, Jan. 21, 1862 2 -St. Adrajnistralor.
XECUTOR'S
[Estate of John Stewart, died.)
Letters Testamentary upon the bud will and tr.starrieut
ofJohn Stewart, late of, Barren township, linniingdon
county, deceased, have bees grantedto the stitiscribers:—
Ali persons indebted are requested to make Immediat e payment, and those having claims will, present thsma
properly authentinsted to ns.
JAMES STEWAET,
TLIOMAS STEWAKT, - ,
Exteatort.
January 16, 1862-66
0, TR AY CALYES.—came talhe
$0 fees of the aubscribor in Jackson fown.ldp, on the
Ist of December last, SOUR pAr.vv,s, inppoSed to be two
years old nest Spring. They are red pod whito apotted.
'Cho left ear of each is cropped. The owner is requested
to come forward, prove property, pay shames and take
them away, otherwise they will be disposed of according
to law. " , ..• .
. . .
Rte t IEARD CUNNINGII.OI.
January 16, 1862...
J. H. i -
AriiORNEY AT LAW,
lIUNTIicGDON, PA
Office on Hill Street
Huntingdon, J an. 14, 186tf.
ions scoTr
SCOTT & BROWN; _
ATTORNEYS AT' LA1.401;
UUNTINODON, PA
°Mee on 11111 silver, in the building formerly 'occupied es
the Journal" Printing Office.
Iluntlngdon, Jan. 14, 1862.
WANTED'
10404 for. Regiments' Alreadi is
• the Field---No llncertainty.= -
No. Delay.
The undersigned, - i acconlancie`wdth Gefieral hider,
No 105, Read-Quartera of the - Arany, - and under the di
rection of Captain It. T. Dodge, General Superintendan,t - of
Recruiting Seritco for the State of Penneylefinimitive
opened a Itecrulting Office in'theluilditig formerly Men.
pled as bend-Quartant of Camp Croamon, opposite .the
Eachaiage flute!, Allegheny street, Huntingdon. Pa..,
Subsistence and pay to commence from date of enlist.
moot. - Den, As many m wish to join the army are wayated.
_
Lieut. A. G. DICKEY,
• - ll.' M. GREENS,
Huntingdon, Jan. 9, 1962. 99th Regiment, P. V.
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTXCE..
[Estate of Dosed alf. 13mfer, deed.] 7 •
.Letters of Administration noon :the estetevf 'David N.
Confer, late of the borough of Iluntiugdon, 7 deeettlled,
having been grunted to the undersigned, 611 perilous
having claims upon the estate are requested to present
them to the undersigned, sod nil persons knowing them.
selves indebted will make humedinte payment.
• GRAFFUS BULLER,
Administrator.
January 2,1662!
S .
TRAY HORSE,---. . •..
....,
Came to the premises of the subscriber • '..-
In Barrett township, on tho 12th moat , a straw,. -
berry ROAN nonsg with a white spot on his,
forehead, one fore brat white, and impound tu
be 10 years old: The owner le deilred to, come and prove
property. pay charges, and take tibia away;; otherties:ha
will he disproof of eccortliag to law.
Dm 31,1861.. ' . 4 sexuELJortribToN.
WALL PAPER!
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the latest Atyles, and sell at, fair prices
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