WAR NEWS.
FROM THE SOUTH.
Great Alarm at 14 - orfolk.—Col. Corcoran
not to be Released.—Burnside Reported
to be Advancing.—The German Tur
ners.—Proceedings of the Rebel Con
gress.
FORTRESS :MONROE, March 7.—A flag
pf truce from Norfolk brought down
the Commandant of the French steam
er. He represents that great excite
ment exists i n Norfolk. The hotels arc
swarming with officers, mosey from
the Gulf States, the Virginia troops
beingall sentaway. The people dread
The destruction of the city in ease of
an attack.
A strong force is concentrating at
Suffolk to check Gen. Burnside, who
was reported to have occupied Win
fon in force and to be moving on Nor
folk.
The reason given by the rebels for
not returning Col. Corcoran is that
maps and drawings have been found
concealed on his person. No further
communication has been received as to
the release ofthe Federal prisoners at
Richmond.
The Richmond papers of Friday con
tain no military news, except the ar
rest of Union men, principally Ger.
anans. The detectives broke into the
room of the German Turners, and found
two American flags, with a painting on
the wall of the Goddess of Liberty, with
the words underneath " hats oft" The
painting and flags were confiscated.
The House of Representatives, in
session at Richmond, has adopted, by a
vote of 71 to 11, a resolution directing
the Military commanders to destroy all
the cotton and tobacco that is in dan
”er of falling into the hands of the
enemy.
A despatch from Atlanta, Georgia,
Bass that the Federal troops have oc
turiei Ifurfre'esboi•migh, Tennessee,
and that Gen. A. Sydney Johnston has
retreated to Decatur, Alabama.
Bishop Andrews has postponed in
definitely the General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
which was to meet at New Orleans on
the first of April.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The Rebel Steamers Merrimac, James
town. and Yorktown Attack the Fleet.
—The United States Stookof-war
Cumberland Sank—The Congress Cap
tured.
WASHINGTON, March 9.---The Gov
ernment bas received information from
Fortress Monroe, that yesterday the
iron-clad steamer Merrimac and the
gunboats Jamestown and Yorktown
attacked our fleet and sunk the United
States sloop-of-war Cumberland, and
took the Congress. The 'United States
steamer Minnesota was aground when
the Fortress Monroe boat left:
The Rebel Attack upon the Milted States
Fleet---Details of the Disaster.
FORTRESS 'Mormon, March B.—The
dullness of Old Point was startled at
10,o'clock.- to-day, by the announcement
that a mysterious vessel, supposed to
be the rebel steamer Merrimac, and
looking like a submerged house with
tho roof only above water, was moving
down from Norfolk by the channel in
/matt of Sewell's Point. Signal guns
were also fired by the United States
sloop-of-war Cumberland and the frig
ate Congress, to notify the Minnesota,
St. Lawrence, and _Roanoke, of the ap
proaching danger, and all was excite
ment in and about Fortress Monroe.
There was nothing protruding above
the water but the flag-staff, flying the
rebel fa,, and a short smoke stack.—
She moved along slowly and turning
into the channel leading to Newport
News, steamed direct for the Cumber
land and Congress, which were lying
at the mouth of the James river. As
soon as the Merrimac came within
range of the Cumberland, the latter
opened on her with her heavy guns,
but the balls struck and glanced off,
having no more effect on her than peas
from a popgun. Her ports were all
closed, and she moved on in silence
but with a full head of steam.
•In the meantime, as the Merrimac
was approaching the two frigates on
the one side, the iron-clad strainers
Yorktown and Jamestown came down
the James river and en g aged our frig
ates on.tho other side. The batteries
at Newport News also opened on the
Jamestown and Yorktown, and did all
in their Power to assist the Cumber
land and Congress, which, being sailing
vessels, were at the mercy of the ap
proaching steamers.
The Merrimac, in the meantime,
kept steadily on her course, and slowly
approached the Cumberland, when the
latter, as well as the Congress, at the
distance of ono hundred yards, rained
full broadsides on the iron-clad mons
ter. The shots took no effect, glancing
upwards and flying off, having only
the effect of checking her progress for
At gown en t.
After r.ecching the first broadsides
of the two frigates she ran into the
,Cumberland, striking her about mid
ships, and literally laying open her
side. She then drew off, fired a broad
side into the disabled ship, and again
dashed against her with her iron-clad
prow, and, knocking in her side, left
ber to sink, while she engaged the
Congress, which lay. about a quarter
of a mile distant.
The Congress, had in the meantime
kept up a sharp engagement with the
Yorktown and Jamestown, and having
po regular crew on board of her, and
seeing the hopelessness of resisting the
iron-clad steamers, at once struck her
colors. Her crew had been discharged
several da3-s since, and three companies
of the Naval Brigade had been put on
board temporarily, until she could be
relieved by the St. Lawrence, which
:was to have gone up on 3londay to take
her position as one of the blockading
vessels at the James river.
' On the Congress striking her colors,
the Jamestown approached and took
from on board all the officers es priso
ners, but allowed the crew to escape
in the boats. The vessel being thus
cleared, it was fired by the rebels, when
'the lferrimae and her two iron-clad
companions .opened with shell and shot
pi:v.oi; 'Newport News batteries.
The firing was briskly returned.
Various reports have been received,
principally from frightened sutlerS'
clerks. Some of them-represented that
the garrison had been 'convened to re
„treat from the batteries to the ;woods.
Another report is. that the two smaller
rebel steamers had been compellcd to
retreat frbm the guns of the batteries.
In the meantime the steam frigate
Minnesota, having partly got up steam,
was beingtto wed up to the relief of the
two frigates, but did not get up until
too late to assist them. She was also
followed by the frigate I St. Lawrence,
which was taken in tow by several of
the small harbor steamers. It is, how
ever, rumored that neither of these
vessels had pilots on board them, and
after a short engagement both seemed
to be, in the opinion of the pilots, on
the point aground. The Minnesota,
either intentionally or from neceesity,
engaged the three rebel steamers at
about a mile's distance with only her
two bow guns. The St. Lawrence also
poured in shot from all her guns she
could bring to bear, and it was the im
pression of the most experienced naval
officers on the point that both had been
considerably damaged.
These statements, it must be borne
in mind, are all based on what could
be seen by the glass at a distance of
nearly eight miles, and by a few panic
stricken non-combatants, who fled at
nearly the first gun . from Newport
News.
In tho meantime darkness approach
ed, though the moon shone out bright
ly, and nothing but the occasional flash
ing of guns could be seen. Tho Mer
rimac was also believed to be aground,
as she remained stationary at the dis
tance of about a mile from the Min
nesota, making no attempt to attack
or molest her.
Previous to the departure of the
steamer from Old Point for Baltimore,
no gun bad been fired for half an hour,
t.he last ono being from the Minnesota.
Some persons declared that inunedi
ately after the last gun was fired a
dense volume of vapor was seen to rise.
from the Merrimac, indicating an ex
plosion of her boilers. Whether this
is so or not cannot be known but it was
the universal opinion that the rebel
monster was hard aground.
Fears were, of course, entertained
for the safety of
,the Minnesota and St.
Lawrence in such an unequal contest,
but if the Merrimac was really ashore,
she could do no further harm to them.
It was the intention of the Minnessota,
with her picked and gallant crew, to
have run into close quarters with the
Merrimac, avoid her iron prow, and
board her. This the Merrimac seemed
not inclined to give her an opportunity
to do, being afraid to approach her at
close quarters when aground.
At 8 o'clock, when the Baltimore
boat left, a fleet of steam tugs were
being sent up to the relief of the Min
nesota and St. Lawrence, and an en
deavor was to be made to draw them
off from the bar on which they, had
grounded. The firing had been sus
pended, whether from mutual consent
or necessity could not be ascertained.
The rebel battery at - Pig Point was
also enabled to join in the combined at
tack on the Minnesota, anti several
guns were fired at her from Sewell's
Point as she went up. None of them,
however, struck her, but one or two
passed over.
Iron Clad Steamer Monitor Attacked
by the Three Rebel Steamers.
The assailants Driven Off.—The Mer
rimac in a Binking Condition.
WASIIINCTON, March 9, 7 o'clock, P.
M.—The telegraph lino to Fortress
Monroe, has been completed, and the
following dispatch has been received
direct from that point:
"The Ericsson ironclad steamer
Monitor arrived at Fortress Monroe
last night, and early this morning she
was attacked by the three rebel steam
ers, the Merrimac, Jamestown, and
Yorktown. After a contest of five
hours they were driven off, the Merri
mac in a sinking condition."
TEE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Leesburg Occupied by Col. Geary.—The
Rebels RiVrcated.—Forts Beauregard,
Evans and Johnston in Possession of
Geary.
LnEsnuan, March B.—Col. Gcary
has taken Leesburg, and driven Gen'l
Hill, with his whole command,' from
the town and surrounding forts. The
stars and stripes now wave over all the
The rebels fell back towards Middle
bury last night.. Col. Geary left Loy
ettsville with his command, and march
ed through Wheatland and Waterford,
taking prisoners at both places, and
putting the scattered forces of the en
emy to flight.
Shortly after sunrise this' morning he
took possession of Ft. Johnston, which
was re-christened by the officers, Fort
Geary. Ile then - entered the camp
with flags flying and bayonets fixed.
The rebel troops, who had considered
this as one of their greatest strongholds,
could to discerned through a glass in
full retreat.
The command tools many prisoners,
and a quantity of army stores, and are
in possession of the rbank, post office
and public buildings.
Forts Beauregard and Evans are
also in our possession.
This achievement, accomplished by
a skilful manoeuvre, is of vast import
ance. The command is well, and in
good spirits.
A detaehment of the First Michigan
Cavalry did much service, under the
direction of Col. Geary, in this move•
ment.
OFFICIAL DESPATCIIES
PootEsvinn, l!larch B.—To Briga
Bier General S. Willi,ams :
Leesburg was entirely 'evacuated
yesterday morning. The reports are
that Col. Geary's avance is there.
N. J. T. DANA, Brig. General.
A BATTLE AT NEW MADRID, MO
Sr. LOUIS, March 9.—A special diS
patch to the Republican from Cairo,
says that General Pope's forces have
reached Nevi Madrid, and that heavy
cannonading has been heard in - that
direction.
The rebels aro there in strong force,
and our gunboats will soon move down
to assist General Pope's attack on the
rebel stronghold. The rebels' have been
endeavoring...fp. drive th,e D.'S. troops
back by throwing shells among them
from they gunboats.
The total number of torpedoes found
in the river and on its banks about
i'our hundred.
' '.xcitine; news from New Madrid
analts vicinity may be expected
Large gangs . of negroes have been
set to work on the rebel Forts Ran
dolph and Pillow; the former mounts
one hundred guns. '
The Stars and Stripes Waving
Over the Cock-Pit Point Battery,
The Rebel Steamer Page Burned.
WASHINGTON, March 9.---The stars
and stripes are now waving over Cock
pit Point on the lower Potomac.
About 2 o'clock this afternoon the
rebels commenced to fire their tents
and other property difficult of removal.
They also burned the steamer Page
and all other craft in the creek.
Our boats opened fire on the Cock
pit battery about 3 o'clock P. iu., and
at half' past 4 landed and ran up the
glorious flag.
ANOTHER GREAT VICTORY.
Fatal _Weal of the Combined Forces of
Van .Dorn, AreCuWeb, Price and Mc-
Intosh.—ThHe Days' hard Fighting.
Federal Loss 1000 Killed and Woun
ded—Rebel Loss Muck Larger.—
Guns, Flags, Provisions, (C.c., Cap
lured in Large Quantity.—Our Cav
alry Still in Pursuit.
Sr. Lours, March 10.—The following
is an official despatch to 3laj. Gen. Mc-
Clellan, at Washington :
The army of the south-west, under
Gen. Curtis, after three days' hard
fighting, has gained a most glorious
victory over the comhined forces of
Van Dotn, McCulloch, Price and Mc-
Intosh.
Our loss is estimated at one thous
and killed and wounded.
That of the enemy is still larger.
Guns, flags, provisions, &c., were
captured in large quantities.
Our cavalry are in pursuit of the
flying enemy.
[Signed] 11. W. YEALLECK,
Major General.
Official Dispatches Concerning
the Naval Battle at Fortress Mon-
roe.
- Washington, March 10.--Lient. Wise
arrived this forenoon, 'bringing dis
patches front Vortress Monroe. But
few particulars have yet transpired, as
his interview is not closed.
The following items arc reliable:
Captain Radford was engaged in a
court martial, and not on board the
Cumberland. He is safe. Limit 3. B.
Smith, son of Commodore Smith, was
on board the Congress and is killed.
The loss in killed, drowned and miss
ing is supp osed to be about ono hun
dred.
Lieut. Worden, who handled the
Monitor so skillfully and gallantly, is
here in the hands of the surgeon. lle
was in the pilot house of 'the Monitor
when the Merrimac directed a whole
broadside at it, and he received his in-
juries from the minute fragments of
shells and powder driven through the
look-out holes.
Lieut. Worden was partly stunned
by the concussion end was carried
away. Ori recovering lie asked, "have
I saved the Minnesota ?" The reply
was, "Yes, and whipped the Merrimac."
He responded, "then, I don't care what
becomes of me." His injuries are not
supposed to be dangerous. During
the action the other rebel gunboats,
and all the enemies batteries within
reach, directed their fire on the Min
nesota, doing some damage and killing
four or five of her men. She was
eventually got off and towed underthe
guns of Fortress Monroe.
It is rumored and believed here that
the rebel army is retreating from Cen
treville, and probably from Manassas.
The naval authorities and exports
here are confident that the Merrimac
is disabled, and that the Monitor is
adequate to her in any condition.
Evacuation ofoentreville, Winchester
and other Points by the Rebels.
Military Occupation of the Telegraphic
Communication with Fortress Monroe.
—The Blockade. of the Potomac.—
Abandonment of the _Rebel Batteries.—
Burning of the Steamer Page and oth . .
er Crafts. .
Washington, March 10.—There is no
longer any doubt that the rebels have`
evacuated Centreville, Winchester and
other important points, indicating a
gcnerat falling back of their forces.
The telegraph to. Fortress Monfbe
has been fully occupied on Government
business all day, which has prevented
the associated press dispatch from com
ing forward. There has boon no change
in the state of affairs at that point, ev
ery effort will be made to give the
names of the killed and wounded at
the earliest possible moment.
Lieut. Wise, commanding the Poto
mac flotilla, in his official report to the
Naval Department, confirms the ru
mor of the abandonment of the rebel
batteries at Cockpit, Shipping and oth
er points along the line of the Potomac,
and also the burning of the steamer
Page and other rebel craft.
Operations of Commodore Dupont's
Expedition on the southern Coast--
The Capture of Ferfiandina, and
Brunswick.
Baltimore, March 10.—The United
States steamer, Alabama, Capt. Lanier,
arrived here this morning, (lima from
Fernandina, Florida, bringing Cait.
Davis, late flag officer of the South
Atlantic squadron.
Ito brings despatches from Commo
dore Dupont to the Navy Department,
announcing the capture of Fernandina
and Brunswick, by the fleet tinder hie
command,
WHEN Surgeon 'White vent on board
the Hazel Dell, onber arrival at Cairo,
with the wounded men from Fort Don
elson, ho found a man whose arm had
been amputated aild needed
bandaging. The heat was hunted over,
but no material could be found that
would bind, the leg of a bird. The
matter was about to bo abandoned in
despair when female h?goot24.y,capto
the rescue. 14.4 y quietly disappear
ed into a state-room, and soon emerged
with greatly diminished amplitude of
form,"beuying in her band home skirts
which she blushingly. .presented to the
Doetor to be converted into bandages
for the Iklounded soldier .
FROM WASHINGTON.
TIIE INDIANS OE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA
W.tsumrro;.l,ll - areli B.—The Com
missiOnei. of Indian Affairs, Mr. Dole,
has returned from the West. While
in Kansas and Nebraska, the Indian
Chiefs called upon him and tendered
the services of their warriors for mili
tary service, but these cannot now be
accepted. Upwards of 6,000 loyal In
dian refugees, including families from
the Cherokee country, are in the low
er part of Kansas.
In their retreat from the superior
forces of the enemy, they threw away
everything which impeded their stam
pede. The panic among them at that
time is represented as frightful. These
Indians being in a destitute condition,
Gen. Hunter supplied their immediate
necessities. Commissioner Dole tele
graphed to the Government authori
ties, and through his representations,
Congress promptly passed an act for
their relict
THE NASHVILLE POST OFFICE•.
The Post Office Department received
a letter to-day from Nashville, dated
the 3d inst., in which it is stated that
or: the special agent, Mr. Markland,
taking possession of the Post Office, in
that city, he found that the rebel post
master had stripped it of every article
of property, blanks, locks, mail bags,
twine, scales, keys, &c. The special
agent had managed to get the mails
from Nashville to Louisville.
The letter adds " the United States
officers and troops have agreeably dis
appointed the Secessionists, by reason
of their good behaviorand gentlemanly
deportment. Others are mad because
the officers and men will not commit
some act of violence or perpetrate an
outrage of some kind. Be it said to
the credit of all the officers, soldiers,
civilians and camp followers, that the
order in Nashville was never better.
I have never known better order."
Loyal Action of the East Baltimore
Conference of the M. E. Church.
The" annual conference of the East
Baltimore Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, met on the sth
inst., in Baltimore. The followingpre
amble and resolutions, signed Aqui lla
A. Reese and George D. Chenowith,
were read by the Secretary:
Whereas, Since the last annual ses
sion of this body, a fearful rebellion
has broken out in several of the South
ern States, threatening to overthrow
the most benign government the world
ever saw ; and whereas, the Federal
authority has been compelled to use
force of arms to suppress said rebel
lion and to maintain its own suprema
cy; and whereas, patriotism is a Chris
tian virtue, taught in the word of God,
and enjoined 11rion us by the 23d arti
cle of the discipline; therefore,
Resolved, Ist, That as a body of
Christian ministers in Conference as
sembled, we hereby express our abhor
rence of the rebellion now existing
within our borders as being treasonable
in its origin, sanguinary in its progress,
and as tending to retard the advance
ment of civil liberty throughout the
world.
_Resolved, 2d, That wo hereby ap
prove and endorse the present wise and
patriotic administration of the Federal
Government in its efforts to defeat the
plans and to overcome the armed re
sistance of the so-called Confederate
States, with a view to maintaining and
perpetuating the unity of this Govern
ment.
.Re,Folved, Bd, That in our patriotic
efforts in the past or present to sustain
the Government of our country in this
her hour of trial, we are not justly lia
ble to the charge of political teaching;
and in the inculcation of loyal princi
ples and sentiments; we recognize the
pulpit and the press as legitimate in
strumentalities.
Resolved, 4th, That a, copy of the
foregoing preamble and resolutions - be
transmitted to the President of the
United States, signed by the President
and countersigned by the Secretary of
the Conference.
After an animated debate, these
were adopted by a vote of 132 yeas to
15 nays. The nays were
Messrs. J. Wesley Brown, Dude, Da
shiell e, Hedges, Nall, Keppler, Kinsey.
McCourtney, Norris, Parrish, P. B:
Reese, Sargent, Stevenson, Spangler
and Welty-15.
Rev. henry Slicer refused to vote,
saying' that no Annual Confei•enee
should compel him to compromise him
self on such questions.
ncidents of the FortDonelson Fight.
The New York Tribtine's Fort Don.
elson correspondent gives the follow
ing incident, not published, before, of
that desperate fight:
A FAIR SOUTHERN TRAITRESS
A young man belonging to one of
the Tennessee regiments—ho held the
rank of first lieutenant in his company
—was very dangerously ',wounded in
Saturday morning's strife, and was not
expected to' live when I left Dover,
where he lay in much pin and in more
remorse.
The young man told me that he was
a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
and had resided there until the au
tumn of 1859, when he went to Co
lumbia, Tennessee, and there engaged
in the practice of the law with consid
erable success. While in that State be
became acquainted with and enamored
of a young wqman of culture and for
tune, a distant relative, I understand,
of General Pillow, and was soon enga
ged to marry her.
The love stream of the young couple
flowed smoothly enough until the fitll
of Sumpter and the secession of Ten
nessee, when' the affianced husband
strong advocate for the Union, return
ed home, designitig to wed after the
troubles were over.
The betrot bed pair corresponded reg
ularly; but, some weeks after the lov
er had gone £0 Harrisburg, UM girl,
who had suddenly groWn a violent Se
cessionist, informed him that sho would
not become his wife unless he would
enlist in the rebel service,and fight fin.
the independence of the South.'
The young map was exceeding loth
to take such a coat- i le a and remon;itra
ted with his behiNiul to no purpo,
and atlast, in the blindness'of 115S-tit
taehriientand in 'the ,a/ sorbing selfish
ness of passion, he informed his wen ts
of his i4ention to win his - mistKoss ou
the tented
vatu they endeavored to dissnade
hirr from his resolution. lie went to
Tennessee, raised a company, received
the congratulations of his traitorous
friends, and the copious caresses of his
charmiu;; tern p
Last December the lieutenant pro
ceeded to Donelspn, gild, a few days
before the fight„ lAqtypthed
was the wife olakthet%
His heart had never been in the
cause, though it •vil 4nother's keeping;
and, stung by remorse, and crushed by
the perfidy or his mistress, had to
desire to Ike.
Unwilling to desert on the eve of
battle the cause he had embraced, lest
he might be charged with cowardice,
he resolved to lose the existence that
had become unbearable to him; and in
the thickest of the fight, while seeking
death without endeavoring to inflict it,
he received a mortal wound.
Before this, the misguided and 'be
trayed lover has ceased to think oflier
who so cruelly deceived him ; for the
Lethean stream of death is flowing
around the eternity-bound island ()this
soul.
The double traitress will coon know
all ; for her lover dictated a letter to
her from his couch of pain.
A BOY PATRIOT
A mere boy of about fifteen years,
from Darke county, Ohio, being in Illi
nois, had enlisted in one of the regi
ments raised in the southern part of
that State; but as he was in very deli
cate health, his father was extremely
anxious to have him'released from the
service, though the youthful soldier
greatly desired to remain in it. While
at Forts Henry and Donelson the boy
was very ill, but still insisted upon per
forming his duty.
This father arrived at Donelson on
Friday, the 14th inst., intending, if
possible, to take him home. He had
an interview with some of theofficers,
but could learn nothing of his son.
While looking for him industriously
among his companions, ho learned to
his surprise and horror, that the poor
boy, after fighting gallantly on Thurs
day, bad died from exposure while ly
ing, without fire or shelter, upon the
frozen ground on that bitter and deso
late night.
A ISULLET-RESPECTED tinurtnasT
A lieutenant of a company in one of
the Ohio regiments, while preparing
for a charge, had his pipe shotfrom his
mouth. Ile laughed and lighted again,
and soon after its fire was extinguish
ed by a rebel rifle ball, NV hi eh killed a
man three feet from him ; and while
wondering at his narrow escape he re
ceived a shot through his cap, and an
other struck his scabbard; and yet he
was unhurt.
The lieutenant now thinks lie was
not born to die on the battle-field.
The proverb that lighting , does not
strike the same tree tNV iee must be truer
than that balls do not design to do mis
chief to SOkiierP more than once during
an engagement.
John Bell.
Among the first of the Nashvillians
to fly from the capital of Tennessee,
as the Federal forces approached, was
John Bell. Ile hurried away to Mem
phis as fast as steam could carry him.
This is the man who was id.Washing
ten a year ago.--trying- to get a place
in President Lincoln's Cabinet; the
man who was once called "honest John
Bell;" the man who was nominated for
President as a'. Constitutional Union"
candidate; the man for whom some
thousands of mistaken Philadelphians
voted; the man in whose behalf the
summer and autumn nights of 1860,
in Philadelphia, were made hideous by
bell-ringings, shootings and all varie
ties of clamor. Disappointed in his
scheme for getting into President Lin
coln's Cabinet, Sohn Bell went to Ten
nessee to co operate with the Seces
sionists there, and he exercised an im
portant influence in getting the State
out of the Union. This "Constitu
tional Union" man has since then been
doing all he could to help the rebel
cause. But he is not one of the kind
of Southerners that die "in the last
ditch," nor even in the first one. lie
is rather of the Pillow and Floyd kind,
and hurries out of danger ' fast as
possible. lie has no notion of dying
for the kind of country that Jeff. Da
vis and his confederates have been try
in,9; to construct. That kind of patri
otism, he thinks, " don't pay." John
Bell, therefore, runs off to Memphis.
Wo trust that he may be caught some
where between Nashville and New Or
leans, and then if a
. good Bell-hanger
can be found, let hnn have a job.—
Emning.Bulletin,
2IsAsLEs. 7 -A Mr. Swift, of Detroit,
furnishes the following : As there is a
great deal of the measles among child
ren throughout the country, I wish to
make known a plan that swill speedily
cure and keep the disease on the sur
face of the skin until it turns, and will
bring it out when it has turned in, or,
stuck in. Theugh simple, it is sure :
Take a pint of oats and put them into
a tight vessel; pour on boiling water,
and let it stand a short time; then give
it to the sick person to drink. It must
be pretty warth.• In fifteen minutes
yon'will see h change for - the bettor.
MARRIED,
Feb. 26th, 1862, at- the resideitee of
Dr. Moore, Jr., in Coalmont, Hunting
don county, by the „Rev. A. X. Shoe
maker, LION. JESSE RENNEDO, now sit
ting member of the Legislature from
Perry county, and Miss HATTIE L.
Mooia, daughter of Dr. Moore, Sr., of
Fulton county, Pa. ,
..11/MADELPLUA MARKETS.
• March 10, 1861
Fancy and Extra Family Flour.. its,RlVviU7,oo
Comumn and z...uporlino A 1236616.25
fly o Flour ;145
Corn o o.SU OU
Extia WlutoWlioot 0137861,41
Fair owl Prowl lied $1,3.24L41,4
RS'e 14c
Corn, prima Yellow
33
5 ”6
Oulu
•- - •
Cloversred,B 63 1b5...4
Timothy
UTINTriVGDON MARKETS.
CORRECTED WEEKLY,.
•
IlNtt Et Famil3 Hour - 61 Id d Z 5,25
ii'ltra 110 r, ClVt 3 V)
'Mute 11 heatLiA
'
1 fwl Wheat. 1,05
10 0 00
fmu t
IS
•
021,1 '0
.
00,1 scarf 1,00 00
Ilaxened ' 1.00
1/tied Apples ....................... ................ ........ ...1,25
flutter 11
Egg.; 12
Lard 10
lianf• 12
•
Should. 10
10
Tallow ' 10
,
A beautiful lot of Shaker Bonnets for
_EL Milo cheap, at, C. GWIN'S.
CIOAL BTICKETS anti' Shovel=,
F.••• by • y • new
NOTICE.—
Letters testamentary upon the last nill and testa
ment of John Athierson; late' of tho borough of Htin- tlngdoit, deed., have been granted to me. All persons in
debted to hint are requested to make payment, and those
having claim, wlll present them properly walientirated.
JOHN SCOTT,
Huntingdon, March 11,1862-61. Executor.
XECUTOWS NOTICE,-
3../ Letters Testamentary upon the last will and testa
ment of Jones Porter, ludoof West township. Mooting
don county, deceased. Imre kelt Kt nntM to the subset
hero. All persona Indebted are requested to make Imme
dude payment, and those having claims will present them
propel ly authenticated to mt.
Slant, 11, 1862,-6t
pTIBLIC SALM,—
Will be Bold at Public Pnle, nt the Into residence of
dk)1111 SMILEY, deed., on 'body township,
On Saturday, 22(1 day of inst 4
The following property, to wit: 2 bead of uork horses
and harness, 2 cans, 5 bead of young cattle 1 shoats, 1
sow and 9 pigs, 1 14 itgon. !down nod borrow. i sleigh nod
sleigh or buggy harness, el. di, I man's saddle, I Iniffnio
robe, I log chain, fanning Toni, 1 cutting box and a va
riety of farming utensils too numerous to mention.
Sale to C41111113011C11 at 10 o'clock. A reasonablo credit
will be given by
March 11, 1162-21.
QIIERIFF'S SALE.-133 , virtue of a
tvrit of Lev:Fi. Fn. to me directed, I %till expose to pub
tic sale or outcry, at the Court House, In the borough of
Huntingdon, on SATURDAY, tine 1.24 day of March, 1852,
at 10 o'clock, A. M., the following di:73411,M real estate, to
wit;
The (allots log de,ribed lot of ground satiate in the
borough of Alexandria, county and State aforesaid, boon.
tied on the north by the Penn.)l4.inia. Canal, on the nest
by a twenty feet alley, on the south by an alley, on the
east by Harking street to the Canal aforesaid. thence by
the said canal to the place of,beginnittg, having thereon
trotted a Tannery containing twenty-four lay-away' rats,
two limes and four handle!. under roof, the tannery be
ing twenty-tena by fort - -cite feet, anti flame, tno stories
high, and bark lams° thereof sixty , by twenty-four feet,
NI ith n water pthilege fort:Ver. •
Al-o, all those et rtain lots, or parts of tots of ground,
eittolto in the borough of Alexandtla of bounded
thus : Beginning at the east cm net of lot NO. 10 ill 1110
town plot of bald borough, on the south side of Pennsyl
vania Canal in a plan of tote laid out and, told by Mary
Aim McLain and limning thence along said Canal, one
bundled and fifty feet to a cross Atreet; thence smith to
an alley twenty feet wide; thence south east ono hundred
and fifty feet to an eleven feet alley: thence north east
along said alley to the place of beginning. Together
with all and singular, the buildings mid improvements,
nays, natters, water courses, rights, liberties, pelt lieges,
linprovements. herealitanients and apportennimes n hobo-
over thereon to belonging or In anywise appertaining, and
the reversions and remainders, rents, 'amen and profits
thereof. Seised, taken in execution and to pe sold, a. the
property of Peter Bean.
3,111 N C. WATSON, F..lieriff.
Sursureo Omer. 1
Ifuntingilon, Mai, 4, 1,562.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given to all persona interested,
that the nodal/111DM Auditor appointed by thE , Orphans'
Court of Huntingdon county, to distribute tile balance
lemirting in tho hands or Jaws MCCaii and Abraham
States, Executors of Daniel Ihtekwalter, dee'd., amongst
those entitled to receive the none, will attend for the our
110,IP aforesaid. oil Thursday, the 2711, day Linr
2802, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at office in the
borough of Huntingdon, when owl where all petsons
having claims upon said Nod should present them before
the undersigned, or be thereafter hatred front receiving
any Part thereof.
reb. 1862.-4t,*
AttIDITOIt'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested,
that the undersigned Auditor, appoltikkil by the Orphans'
Court of Huntingdon enmity, to diffibute the balance
remaining in the bands of iteorgo Hearn and Elizabeth
Hearn, Administrators of William Hearn, deed., amongst
those entitled to receive the saute, will attend for the pur
pose arm mid, on Friday, the 'atlt day of March, A. D.
180, at 0110 o'clock in the afternoon, at his Ohm in the
borongh of Huntingdon, when and where' all persons
ttPeti maid fund lutist present them before
the undersigned, or be thereafter bat red front receiving
nay part thereof.
Feb. 27.1.2G2
The Insurance Company of North .
America, at Philadelphia.
INCORPORATED 1794.
Capital and assets, $1,234,719 81.,
ARTHUR G. COFFIN, President.
CHARLES PLATT. Secretary.
OFFICE!, NO. 232 WALNUT STREET.
MITE tnalemignea, •A gent for the above
men kmmmn and reliatilo company, will 'cake in
-111/1811C05 against toes or damage by fire for periods from
one month to perpetual, Cu pl operty in too nor Conn try.
.1. SIMPSON AFRICA.
Huntingdon, cob. 21, 1862—Gm,
KOLLOCK'S DANDELION COP-
'l'ini pi operation, made from the best Sava Coffee. in
recommended by piluiebels as a uolusaior NUTRITIOUS
M.:VP:RAGE for Gement Debility. Dyhpepsia, and all
disorders. Thousands nhe have been compelled to
ab onlon the Use of cotton twill 1150 [big Without injurionn
effectn. One ran centnotin tine strength of two pounds of
ordinary conee.. price CS cools.
KOLLOCR'S LEYIAN,
The palest and It,•ct BAKING POWDER known, fur
11,thiltg BFht , mrcut nattittuas Bread and claim
Prico 15 crate.
' MAMIE: ICMIED DI
11. IiObLOCK, ClitZt IST,
tbrner if Brwiti and Chednut Streets,
11i0r1.1111.1,
And mid by nil Drugg , sts and °roam.
Feb. 21,
AUDITOR'S NOTICE-
'i:1; undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Orpitan.i
Court of Huntingdon county. to distribute the fund in the
hands of TllOlllllB Stewart, Administrator of the estate or
Henry R hitesoll, late of Barret, township. deceased, will
attend at his office, in Huntingdon., on THURSDAY, the
13th of MARCH next. at one o'clock, P. 31,, for the pur
pose Of staking the said 'lista Mut ion, when and whole nil
persons interested urn loquired to present their claims, or
be debarred from coming ut for a share of the said fund.
ytihO. 11 . CIVEMER.
Fob, 20, 18G2.-3t. adiloP.
Q •
lIERIFF'S SALE.—By virtue of a
Writ of Pend. EXpounn to trio directed, I will expoeo
to public mule or outcry, at tito Cone noon, In the her
tenth of Ifinningdou, on SATURDAY. the Sth day of
March. 1802, nt 10 o'clock, A. M., the following described
real estate, to wit :
One half of Lot No: 21, situate In the borough of Hon
tingrion, fronting 22 fast, anti axtainliag back to Washing'
ton street, having thereon erected a tau story log house,
weather board...l, 20 feet by' 24, as ith a back wing two
story high, 15 fent by 22. a frame %aro house and other
out buiblings. Seized, Wien sin execution, pod to be sold
as the property of David (hove.
.101I\ C. 'WATSON, Sheriff.
Eherllt's OlSen, Huntingdon, Feb. 10, 1202.
UNION
VARIETY CASES.
COLEMAN & CO.'S Variety Envelopes
are superceded by their now nod buoutlful MON .
VARIETY CASES, much superior nod much to ho pre ,
fin red. They ore certainty cheep and vary derdroble. We
wiell our friend,. to call at [Alva Book and Stakioncry
Store, owl see them—to see Is to buy. - • - •
COLEMAN 3z CO :
Philadelphia, Feb.ll, 1862.
RECRUITS WANTED -
FOR PENNSYLVANIA. REGIMENTS
NOW `IN , TIIE FIELD.
•
The Rn cre-glfed, , in nccon ante with. 'Oenerel Oriicre
1(15, Hearl.Quarteps of_the Army, nod undo.r the
dt
motion of Captain IL I: Dodge; General Superintendent of
Recruiting Perri/to J'er the State of Peunsylvonle, havo
opened a Recruiting ORICe at tim Cost Hiller, In Hoalmhnt,
Huntingdon county, Pa.' • , . „
They are Blither:red to eult.it men for any Pennsylvania
iteginlMllt WM it the fiehlthat is net already full.
r otAistenco and pay to continence from date of enlist
ment.
Lieut. J. ADDISON MOORE
Sep. 2 t .
tLv i t t el.:Es.x.pn, :
- Mmician GEO. W. GIBBS,
Regiment, v: T.
• , On ileerniting.Service,
By enalmanki of Major General McClellan
•
CoAlmont, Feb. 11,t1SV,
RECRUITS WANTED
FOR PENNSYLVANIA REGIAINTS
NOW IN TIIE FIELD.•
Tho undOrsigml, It, aceordstnee wlth General Onion
No. 105, Mail Qoartors of (Ito Army, and tinder the dt
reetion of Captain 11.1. Doke, Genelal Ettpoiintendant of
Reerutting.Ser% ice for the State of Penueylyania, lutve
opened O. Reermtilq, Otrica in lofnAirly
pled no ,Ileml.Quas tom of CAW Cresman opposite rho
Exchange Traci, 'Rath and eft em,'runt ing,tion, Pa.
Titry ore nutbet lied to enlist men for any Penns) Irania
Rrnintent now in the (tom that to not already full.
hullastenco awl pay to comment e Eon, dato of enlist
ment.
Lieut. A 0. 'DICKEY,
lt,'l. GREENE,
nth Regiment, P. V.
011 Rent ulling berviee,, l
lly command of Major General McClellan.
Ilunting , loo, Fob. 11, 1152.
.st 2
'2,2,;(02
vi t IECRIJITS ' FOR -PENNA . . REGI ,
311,1NT,4 NPW IN ,pINTJ:Ep STATES' 801..
'lC6.—The underi,lgned, in amordaneo with flenerid Or
ders No. 111•5 Read•Qiinfterd of the dfnly, and undbr the
direction of i Cabtain N. I. Dodge, General Superintendent
Service go- the State of Penn93lvania, hmo
otabllnhed - Reorulting'Station at Marklesbnrg, Hon.
tingdon , .
S,d(lidstedlcihind lily to commono trap. Aato of hnlhd
'neut. For further inform:lmo apply to • •„ •
Capt. 3. H. WIN:IO7 O3 r, •
Sergi T S comirr t +,:
J. T CARPENTER,
.2dr-lid.tEnte•Le..r.
=Eli
NEW
,NARBLE .YARD,
GEO, It, POIIIER,
9A31'1, PORTER,
Executors
ON 311FILIN STREET, lIIINPINODON, PA.
JAM ES 13 ERN respect,N . ih
e form, the piddle that he Is fully prepark t s o flints%
in the teat etylo or seorielnanship. all kinds of TOMB
STONE'S, at prices cheaper than they can he bad in
the county. 00 !apes, by strict attentilm tolntsitcall, tee
merit and receive a share or public patronage. .• •es
Intatingdon; Jan. 28,1802.
=M!
SCOTT & BROWN
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW,
C. SMILEY,
Office 01.1 11111 e'reet, jn ttiu building torinfirly occupied u.
the " Journal" Printing 01lice. . o
Huntingdon, Jan. 14, 1862,-. ,* • "
J. 11. 0. CORBIN, -
A. TT 0 11,N yAT LATtri
Office on 11111 Street, 40
Ifuntinplon, J an. 1.1, 1962-ti.
WALL PAPER!
The New Spring Styles •
For 1862,
Already Received.
At Lewis' Book Store.
We deal direct with the 'Manufaetu
rer, and will have'onL hand at alf - timos;
the „latest stytes, and sell at fair
'
.5•z3—w.......,5r.r-r.,.7.1
•
pENNSYLYANIA RAIL ROAD. .
' TIME '(:)1 , TAIANING OF TRAINS •
ll'ES7'll'..d/iD. 1 I BasrtrAnil.'
g ' ''d I • ,- 3 ''- ' tv't3i
CO
rte.•
..,.. ~ .....1 .i.
;, 0 1 ,
. r "H ~. o STATIONS. .-,, ..., t
S . .i
L' ~' g g 21 .•' .
i::: Ti 0 •
P. AI .1 e. nt.l e1.5r.1 I P. 31.; A. At I P. H.
12 51 7.01 Newton namilton, 208
1 00 7 P 8 6 25 Mt. Union, 11 50 200
117 7 21 Mill Crock, ,
1 46
121735 6 Ea Huntingdon, ' 11 23 9161 34
1 51 7 18 7 05 Pettnaburg, 11 08 902 116
2 00 ..... barn; 1 08
207 8 03.4 20 Sprnee Creek, 10 55 1 01
2 25 Birmingham, 12 48
254 ,8 25 7 43 Tyrone, 10 30 8 26 12 38
2 411 Tipton 10 19 12 24 ,
2 52 itn,torio..
2 57 - ft 03 Hello Mill,, 616 12 lit
3 15 8 b 5 8 20 Altoona, 9 55
,7 55 12 05
. P:51., • A.v.. r.it
fiU N T I V G D 0 N & I3ROAD.TOP.
10..11,1tOAD.—ClIANOE OP SCHEDULE
On anti -after Monday, 1hm.22, 1801, Pasionger yraine
u ill at ri ve and depart MI Followa;
..
JOIIN REED,
Auditor.
JODN REED,
-Auditor.
EEO
Thintinclen al 7.30 A. M. A 4.10 P. 11.
Saxton g.lO A. M.& GAO I'. 51:
Arrive at Hopewell 10.15 A. !Y.
DOWN THAI: 4, ,
Loavo Iltypottell at 10.00 A.`M.
Swann - " 11.10 A. M. & 0.10 P. M.
&rrivo at Huntingdon 1.10 P. AI. & 8.30 P. 01.
J:J. LAWWI:NOB,
Supt.
Dec, 3, 18@
MILITARY BOOKS.
REVISED ARMY REGULATIONS
:BY A U TBORITY OF Tilt; WAR DEPARLIIRN.T..
The book is on octavo of .sgo vagcs,,to elegantly wyitted,
on fine paper. with' new hob! type, and has en tailmtrublA
exhaustive index, for width every officer will bo grateftik
the moment trio eve roto"open it, no - no former Winn
bee ever had nn.iudex, and the waikt of nue bati bean long .
felt in ilia Ahoy. " • " ,
The Appendix embraces tbo Articles of War, contain.,
in{; many important corrections; alsoisdlectiddrifrollt the'
31 . ilittiry, Acts of Congress, pleintlingt,llosq,ps.ssad,st ..tke
last session.
PRICE $2, O. FOE SALE At LEWIS' BOOE. STORM
B=MUIUCE=O
[AUTHORIZED EDITION.]
By Major William Gill:tail:oY.. 4.,A,
Just publlrhell end for enle.nt. LEWIS' BOOK STORE.—
Complete in one volume. Price $l.OO.
UNITED STATES I N NT -114 r
For the instruction, exorcise, nod manoeuvres
of the United §trites InfentrY,'lncluillug In= • .
(entry of the Lino, Light Infantry, and nide: —
men, prepared under the direction orgie War' A •
Department, and authorised andadoitted by
the Secretary or War, Mop Int, IBM, uh,
141 the school of the soldier; the school of die ,
cediP , in.r ; !moth:Mini tor shirmlshers, end the :
gene, calls; the cans for ald inhere, and the •
school of the bat including' the articles :
of war and a dictionary of indite: y terme..
Coinpleto in one volume. Price SI.2S: For
We at Lewis' Book Store.
. .
UNITED STATES SOLDIER, •
• .
Od coming into a - orrice: Containing a complOto system ot
instinction imthe School of the Soldier, with a prelimitia•
ry . rxplanation of thO'formstion of a Battalion on Pid-a0;
the Position of the officers, ke„ being a first book or
Introduction to authorized IL S. Infantry Tactics, Just `pub. •
linls d. . Price 2.3 cents. cl'or sale at ,
LEWIS' BOOR STORE. '
'-
- .
Hardee's Rifle .aid - 14ht 4failtrx
Compirto In 2 rola. Price $1.50. F 66 rale al '
• 1,1?.53+.1.8' BOOK. STORK. -
$3l- Thu Arnica scat by man to any addrera • on theiro
cipt Of tle 0'66. ' p
-11tattlugdon..May 28, 1861.
A BAT T ,P. FOUGHT!!!
..
A BiI.ILLIAN.T;
ADJUTANT, (TEN. LEWIS; • . ,
After ft Fever° eitogreMent which hated for nearly four
daya,l liars at last named the enemy and captured a largo
number of Guns, lierulVors, Bowls Halves, and a great
quantity pf camp Molgoge, and , other tal i able, articles
which 1 immediately slopped,by . yallruad from the field of ,
action, Pal 110 W aIinoUSSVP`PI ';',•:: _•. -..:!_;:l —: - • •
• 111 - 01.1 PRICES DEFEATEP.
On oPening and examining the iiiitrinbfeicapttired, they
were found to comprise such an eudipsa variety of Bard ,
ware and Cutlery of every kith; that I can supply' the
people of all ague claesem liven from a toy for an in:,
rant, to a mipporting cane for the feeble old man." ltdyv
or mils, Lords or Ladies, Soldiers or Citizens,
Ore or iteeide., Fern.. Or Mechanics, Lawyzie or Boa
tore, anybody and everybody may be furnished with 14
useful memento of; this as entful battle by calling et the
ilardwa. store
• ,
lientingdon; Oct. 1, 1661,
,NEAV - GOODS ! 'NEW ,Gopps
Has just received a new stools• of
GROOM:TES,
DRY-QOM:2,
100T3 E -81101 M
Calrana c.iaminc m neu stock.
1 -- : p. AS.II„3IAN )41.LR,
&tuber 31, 1.3t.,1. .
CO3I:E TO THE. NEW STOI ETORI
cunkf
,•. • ,
NEW .GIIQ,C'EItY_
iONG. „ „, Pe,4ENT. T .IOU4IX
C. ," •• " u " - , ,
- ~ I Inform the-citizeue linntiegdon•and Ta•
chaffy, that halms Opened. ts neW Oto - c'ety'and (denied-ion.,
erg Stole in the basenlistrtA,ride'r tintman B fftt's Clothing
Store, in the plot - 11o0; %11cl would • ruosy,respecttnlly Ty
quest a share of public patronage. Ills, stock consists of
n 11101.46 °Stile • • - '• • ' • • ~,, •+
41P H .P11°P.F44 -1 - inir. 1
Visy con he had nt syliniegala At '
1e,,,„11t3A31 will be furnisbed , regularly to parties and
individuals. at his recce.
Huntingdon. fic,t-. 24. 1080
=1
IJUNTI\ODON; - PA
lIUNTINGDP'yc
UP TR %INS,
ALSO,
THE HANDY HQ(Hi
IMO=
TACTICS,
JAS. A. DROWN.
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G. AS II N •MIL 013;