051oht.
HUNTINGDON, PA
Tuesday—afternoon, Oot„ 2B
W: Lewis, Editor and Proprietor
Our Flag Forever,
" know of no mode in which a loyal citi
zen may so well demonstrate his devotion to
his country as by sustaining the Flag, the
Constitution and the Union, tender all circum
stances, and UNDER EVERY ADMIN/STRATION,
REVARDLESS OP PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALI
ASSAILANTS, AT ROVE AND ABROAD."
t. DUUGLS9
IMPORTANT NEWS.
We bare the gratifying news that
*the whole army on the Potomac is
again•in motion. McClellan has com
plete control ofall the forces. The in
dications in all directions are, that the
President has determined to coax the
Rebels no longer—that he will make
them feel the full power of the Govern
ment. The President will be sustain
ed by the loyal people North and South.
The Wounded.
It appears from the last .tlfon itor that
the expose we made of the contempti
ble clique that controls the columns of
that paper, and pays Owen for slan
dering better men than he or any one
of them dare claim to be, took them by
surprise, and instead of coming boldly
up and meeting our allegations like
men, they attempt to flank us with
more desperate and malicious false
hoods than any they bad previously
uttered. We could expect nothing
else from Owen, a man who has never
been a friend, in the proper sense of
the word, of any human being in this
community, and it has been doubted
whether ho could have any warm
friendship for himself at any other
time than when he was distilling his
venom to pour out upon the head of an
individual who could not recognize in
him the qualities that make a man a
gentleman. Owen, a man suspected,
(but so much himself, that thus far the
evidence has been concealed,) of being
the filthy correspondent of the Phila
.delpbia Police Gazette, delighting in
slandering- citizens for no other pur
pose than to gratify his refined taste.
Owen is the man for the place he oc
cupies as the willing tool for some men,
not much, if any better, than himself.
Owen professed to be our friend as long
as wo opened our columns to his abuse
--- of-eitimoinrvf-tha-ecranty; - tart - wiffiriVT
tdetermined to deny him further privi
leges of this kind, we knew we might
expect his 'enmity for ever after. We
have not been much mistaken in thn
inan.. ' in his nroper compa
- .
by, in a position where he can gratify
%himself and those who have over boon
.our enemies because they could not use
its to advance their political trickery
41nd dishonest ambition. We have al
'ways prospered most when we had
Such scamps as Owen our open enemy,
and now that ho and his associates
have thrown themselves open, we will
know bow and where to meet them.—
They, are free, so far as a public license
from us will make them free, to slan
der us to their heart's content. For
all useful purposes we would rather
receive their abuse than their friend
ship. We can “fford, as we have here
tofore done, to live down the vile, mis
erable wretches who are never happy
but when they are slandering their
fellow citizens or plundering the Gov
ernment. If the Democratic party of
- Huntingdon county can look up to such
men as their leaders and teachers of
what is Democracy, we have little
hope they will ever bring about the
reform they so much desire. We can
not stoop to associate with such Demo
cracy.
IT 1s a great satisfaction to know
that the sober second thought of the
people will condemn rash and danger
ous men. We are extremely gratified
that the notorious Vallandigham has
been defeated for re-election to Con
gress by the loyal people of Obio.—
Alcona, in the Berks District in this
State, although not defeated, run be
hind his ticket in Reading some eight
hundred votes. The voters in the
country were deceived into his sup
port, or his defeat would have been
certain. Biddle, a tool of Vallandig
ham, was defeated in Philadelphia.—
Three or four of the Abolition mem
bers of Congress, who were a contin
ual annoyance to the PresideOt during
the last Session, have also been defeat
ed for re-election.
WE have a slight recollection of one
of the editors of the Monitor, represen
ting this county in an Abolition Con
vention where a negro preSided as
President. The truth is, there is not
a man connected with the political
department of the _Monitor who can
honestly claim to ho a Democrat.—
They arc a party of themselves—the
spewip2,s of all parties—a combination
of rascality to deceive and mislead an
honest people.
)1.1 D tien, Scott's letter in to-day's
OWEN thinks very few of the Demo
crats took our advice• at the late dee
tion. All who voted the Democratic
ticket he counts as endorsing his char
acter, Day-Book, Police Orazette,
horse speculations, Vallandigham and
Hughes Democracy, Free Treason
Speech, sympathy for the rebels, and
all other acts ho 'and hiS masters have
been guilty of., If tho Democrats Can
swallow su'oh a dose, and keep it upon
their stomachs, we have no desire to
be counted in. We would rather be
tight, in a minority of one, than to bo
in such company. But we have no
fears the people will be wholly swal
lowed up by such Democracy as is
preached by the rebel sympathizers
that are now at the head of the Dem
ocratic organization of the State. The
Government will be sustained, the war
will go on, the rebellion will be crush
ed, and the loyal Democrats will help
to do it.
1862.
-STEPIIEN
The Drafted Men at Ilarrisburg.—
Wo visited Camp Curtin on Saturday
last, and found the camp again Ailing
up with soldiers. There were' three
regiments of cavalry in camp, one to
leave on Monday—and several intim.
try regiments. The drafted men were
coining in by almost every train. We
were told that there were in the neigh
borhood of twenty thousand men in
the camp. Procuring substitutes is
made a flourishing business by the
sharpers hanging around the town.—
Three hundred dollars is freely offer•
ed, but frequently 500 is paid for a
substitute. The bad weather on Sun
day and Sunday night run the prices
up considerably, and the unfortunate
were more free with their dollars.
"The rebel government has more
men in arms than the North thinks it
has. They fight well. Their cause is
desperate. They do not ask for trans
portation and for comfortable table
supplies. They are compelled to take
the field with or without food. It was
time we should go to work without
gloves."
We take the above extract from a
speech delivered by General Prentiss
after his release from prison in Dixie,
being taken captive at the battle of
Shiloh. It proves that those with
whom we are contending have Amer
ican blood in their veins, and gives us
to learn that we must use our greatest
efforts in bringing them to know the
right. We must not be led away •by
the pratings of party politicians, but
meet the enemy with a united front
and a fixed determination to conquer.
What Does it Mean I—We notice
that the army vote, wherever taken,
is at least three to one against the so
called Democratic candidates. Last
fall the army vote stood, Democrats,
3,173 ;'Opposition, 11,351. Has many
straight-jacket Democrats volunteered
to serve their country as did Republi
cans and Douglas Democrats, why is
1t1156 voting in the army don't show
a closer vote ? Is it possible the Val
landigham, Hughes & Co. Democracy
have been staying at home to vote?
0 % yr.?: eays Company P was detailed
to guard the allies, pig-sties, and CTL
houses of Chainbersburg. reu;;;', com
plimentary of the members of the com
pany, who are all respectable citizens
of the borough and county. Better
keep your nose in -doors, Mr. Owen,
or it might run against the fingers of
some one of the members of Company
who does not know that your
tongue is no slander. Of course, we
knowing the man, could expect noth
ing bettor from you.
Ir we ever did tell Owen we "never
pretended to write more than a para
graph or so" for our paper, wo will
agree that it was the biggest lie we
could think of hoaxing him with.—
Don't back down, Owen, now that
you have discovered that you have
more on your hands than you bargain
ed for. When we get tired attending
to you, we will hand you over to our
boys, who, though never aspiring to
I be school teachers, can " wring "a bell.
OWES evidently became alarmed at
our last paper. He thinks all the law
yers in town (with the exception of
the few who rally to his assistance
when called on,) bad a hand in our ed
itorials. We feel highly compliment
ed.
The State Ticket.
The official vote of all the counties
has not yet been received, but suffi
cient has been received to give the
Democratic ticket a majority of about
3,000 in the State, excluding the army
vote. We will publish the official vote
as soon as received.
The following is the official vote for
Congress in this District. The army
vote, if counted, may reduce MeAllis
ter's majority some two or three hun
dred :
MCALLISTER. BLAIR
Huntingdon, 1999 2361
Cambria, 2855 1418
Mifflin, 1376 1462
Blair, 2107 2315
31eAllister's maj. 781
SO - A daily Democratic (!) organ,
the Constitutional Union, published in
Philadelphia, has died out since the
election. It was the mouth piece of
the traitor Hughes & Co., and could
not expect to exist after the election—
after the people discovered their mis
take in following such a leader:
CONGRESS.
8337 755 G
755 G
Important Military Changes,
Gen. 13uell has been relieved from
the command of the Union Army in
Kentucky, and Gen. Roseeraus ordered
to the position. Gen. Roseerans has
fought some of the most important
battles of the' war, and always came
off victorious. To succeed, our best
officers must be put at the lead,--those
who fail when they should succeed,
cannot complain when relieved of their
command. Gen. Roseerans was born
in Delaware county, Ohio, in 1819, and
received a military education at West
Point.
The - New York Herald says:
" IV° have received intelligence from
a well informed source at Washington,
which reduces to shape and consisten
cy the vague and disjointed rumors
which have been afloat in this city for
seine days past, in reference to a new
arrangement of the beads of the three
principal positions in the army. This
new and impending arrangement, it
thus appears, will embrace—
First—The transfer of General Mc-
Clellan from the command of the Ar
my of the Potomac to the office of
General-in-Chief at Washington, now
held by General lialleek.
Second—The transfer of General
I.laHeck to his original command of the
great department of the West.
Third—Tbe promotion of General
Metier, commander of the First army
corps, to the command of the Army of
the Potomac."
These rumors from the Herald arc
to be read as rumors. There may be
truth in them.
P. S.- 7 -The latest news from Wash
ingtou, gives us the assurance that
there is no truth in the above rumors.
BROKE DOWN IN TILE EFFORT.-Our
friend David, sub-Assistant editor of
the Monitor, undertook last week to
answer us. He tried four times, and
found that figures wouldn't lie, so he
threw his manuscript into the stove,
and with a sweet smile, or something
else, exclaimed, Dad Lewis is a hard
road to travel, and I give it up.
Wm. IL Wagoner, of Mapleton, who
has seen some rough and active ser
vice, gave us a call on Monday even
ing. Previous to going into the vol
unteer service Mr. Wagoner bad served
five years in the regular army and
was wounded three times. 'Re next
went into the Ist Pennsylvania Caval
ry, and served fifteen months, receiv
ing four more wounds, some very
serious, that would have killed a com
mon man. IL returns from the field
covered with honorable wounds, but
none that disables him from appearing
as a whole man. May he live many
years to enjoy the satisfaction of hav
ing served his country well.
LLOYD'S New Map of the United
States, the Canadas and New Bruns
wick, from the latest surveys, showing
every railroad and Station, finished to
June, 1862, and the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, from the United -- tatr,t, Sup.=—
intendent's Official Reports of the Coast
Survey by order of Congress, has been
received at this office. It is a splendid
map, and only 50 cents on paper, col
ored, or mounted on linen with rollers,
varnished nicely for 62.50. See ad
vertisement bea:!?'. l . 6 00,000 Agents
wantd•
ALBERT A. KNOUT:, son of Daniel P.
Knodo of Porter township, member of
Wallace's company, died of camp fever
in camp near Harper's Ferry, on the
21st inst., aged 19 years. He passed
through the battle of Antietam, fought
bravely, but escaped without a wound.
Albert Knock was a promising young
man, beloved by all who knew him.
SOLDIERS DEAD.—Alfred McAllister,
member of Captain Thomas' company,
125th llegt., wounded in the ankle at
the battle of Antietam, was brought
home and died on the 25th instant.—
His remains were interred on Monday
afternoon.
George W. Isenberg, son of Henry
S., of Juniata township, member of
Capt. Wallace's company,l2sth Regt.,
died of camp fever in camp on the 25th
inst. His remains will be brought
home by his farther.
James C. McDivitt, of Porter town ,
ship, member of same company and
regiment, died of camp fever in camp
on the 25th. His remains will be
brought home by his friends.
The remains of Leonard Moelms,
member of an Altoona company, 195th
Regt., who died in camp, were brought
here by his friends and interred on
Sunday.
Improve Your Sight and Preserve
Your Eyes.—. A.. BIRNBAUM, Practi
cal and Mai - lathe Luring Optician, takes
pleasure in informing the Ladies and
Gentlemen of Huntingdon and vicini
ty, that he has opened a Store one
door west of Dr. Dorsey's, with a largo
and variety stock of kSpectaelcs, com
prising Convex and Concave Glasses,
such as Flint, Crystal and Scotch Peb-
Ide, and particularly desires to recom
mend the superiority of the last-named
Glasses. His theoretical as well as his
practical knowledge of Optics, and his
long practice in the Occulistic science,
enables hid► to adapt, after an exam
ination of the eyes, those glasses which
correspond with the defect of near, far
or weak sight. Glasses can be fitted
to any frame, of any shape or color--
Please call and examine the Spectacles.
Anibrotypcs and Photographs taken
at all times on reasonable terms.
Also, Sokol's, Tobacco and Meer
schaum - Pipes constantly on hand.
vs, 'rho Fall munber of' Madame
Demorest's Mirror of F;tsltions bas not
been received at thi* office,
Our Army Correspondence.
From the 125th Regiment,
MARVAND HEIGHTS,
23d October, 18G2.
DEAR GLOBE :—Scated in the din of
camp and not much on hand to-night,
we will give you a few of the current
items, which, by the way, are almost
as scarce as hen teeth. The principal
excitement now-a-daysamong the boys,
is the receiving of boxes—every body's
friends are sending every body boxes
of provender, and all are on end when
they get notice of a package on the
way from them.
We notice yo ancient borough (Hunt
ingdon and surrounding country) is
doing a heavy business in that line.—
Wo would like to see the Ladies Aid
Society of Huntingdon and Blair coun
ties do something for our sick and
wounded, as we understand they in
tend to do. The sick stand much in
nccd of something more than that
which the Government supplies.—
Winter is at hand and they will need
assistance soon.
We have had three deaths lately,
viz: Samuel Ilenelly, of Company A,
on the 21st; Leonard Mobas, of Co. K,
and Albert A. Knode, Company C, on
the 22—the former buried here, and
the latter awaiting the arrival of his
father, Mr. Daniel P. Knode, Ilartslog
valley, who will take his body home
for interment.
The boys are preparing for winter
quarters, and will commence erecting
log cabins immediately, and from all
appearances they intend to live com
fortable, and no doubt they will if Un
cle Sam furnishes them with plenty of
rations— which he generally does.—
The camp lies high and dry, and will
be pretty cold, no doubt, but the quar
ters can be made warm and pleasant
as timber is plenty.
The " Globe" comes to us regular,
which is a welcome visitor, and gener
ally perused by a goodly number.—
Col. E. F. Tlaslett is with us on a
short visit, and appears highly pleased
with his trip. We had the pleasure of
a shake of the hand of Lieut. Pat Mc-
Adel., formerly of Huntingdon. It is
getting lute. If any thing occurs
worthy of note you shall bear from
me soon again.
Yours truly,
LOYAL.
From the 28th Regiment, P. V.
HARPER'S FERRY, Oct. 21, 1862
Ma. EDITOR :----When General Banks
lay at Bristow Station with his com
mand, just after the second day's fight
at Bull Run, an order came to destroy
all the engines and cars. Gcn. Pope
sent the order in great haste, but los
ing the road, the messenger did not
arrive till near noon the following day.
Meanwhile Pope had fallen back, and
it was at this time that Banks' corps
was entirely cut off from the rest of
the army. The enemy did not know
Banks' force and position or great
loss of life would have ensued ere he
could have formed a junction. The
ears, which formed a string for nearly
two miles in length, with all the valu
able army stores, were accordingly
consumed. The rebels held Manassas
Junction, with all the roads towards
Alexandria. The reserve force which
had been sent .from Alexandria, but
which did uot_..t.lreive-in time for the
battle of Bull hula, was at Centreville.
In this position Ci.en. Banks concluded
to send out scouts, to find out where
the enemy's forces lay._ 31e called on
the 28th Regt., P. V., for 13 men, from
the several companies, to be intelligent
and energetic, fully equipped and with
three day's rations. They were se
cretly instructed, and off they started
try their fortunes within the lines
of the rebe:.l All wondered where
they were g;.`ing: and for Impose,
but none could tell until their re
turn. The objects of their trave;
were found afterwards to be for the
following purposes : To find out where
the rebels lay in any force ; to proceed
to Thoroughfare Gap, Aldie, and in
the direction of Leesburg; in no case
to bring on a fight; and to evade as
much as possible the main roads; ob
serve the rebels' movements particular
ly
; and to report back any information
which was valuable to our army. One
was to report back every day. On the
day following their departure one re
turned, but for ten days afterwards
nothing was heard of the balance.—
As time passed by, the corps made its
safe arrival at Alexandria, passing on
through Georgetown, it advanced on
into Maryland. Still no tidings of the
brave Spartan band of a dozen, who
had dared to enter the lines of the en
emy and watch their movements. The
conclusion became general in the 28th
that the rebels had "either captured or
killed the party, and many were the
sad expressions that intermingled in
conversation about their supposed mis- 1
fortune, for most of them were ser
geants and corporals, and as intelli
o-
b ent brave and devoted a party as
could have been picked out of any reg
iment in the s-s.rviee- The corps had
nearly reached Feetleriek, when 11 of
the 12 men returned to te;.'lr regiment..
One had been either eapturea ^r killed
by the rebels. The history of t,2e1 1
travels is as follows: The next day
after leaving their regiment they were
traveling in the direction of Warren
ton, and while sitting on a fence a vol
ley of bullets was fired on them, coin
ing from a woods across a cornfield.—
They got back at once, and were soon
afterwards met by Gen. Stevens, who
inquired from what direction the firing
came. He was told, when he led his
troops on the hidden rebels, routing
them a mile and a half, but not with
out the death of the bravo Stevens.—
The scouts did not stop, but bent their
course still further into rebeitlem, and
being more on the alert, wore not af
terwards taken by surprise. They
now journeyed through woods, took
elevated positions, until they moved
up within sight of Leesburg, and saw
the whole rebel army passing by, on
their way to Maryland. Hunger now
was sharply felt; they could get noth
ing bat green corn, and dare not make
fires to cook that, but they were deter
mined on their object and nobly car
ried it through. After the rebel army
had passed, they got into the road in
their rear. Stragglers were numerous.
They captured 21 rebels! and then en
deavored to get back to Washington
with their prisoners, but they found it
a desperate task. They would march
at night and lay by at day time. One
night they accidentally came on the
I camp of a rebel regiment; they could
not turn back, for they were heard, sh
they marched straightforward through
the rebel camp, whore they were lay
ing around the camp-fires asleep. A
few seemed somewhat disturbed, but
supposing it to be the relief guard,
rolled over again and went to sleep.
Orders had been given on entering the
camp, by the sergeant in charge not
to look around and the scouts threat
ened to shoot the prisoners if they,
dared to escape. The party got safely
and unnoticed through the rebel
guards, who were slovenly and care
lessly sitting on tbeir posts. The par
ty of eleven had safely brought their
twenty-one prisoners to the banks of
the Potomac near Edward's Ferry,
but on either side of the river the reb
els were supposed to be in possession.
They fell to work and made a rude
raft, but while at this they lost four of
their prisoners who ran off. Nothing
daunted they rafted over the remain
ing 17 and fbllowing down the tow
path, came finally into Georgetown,
whore the eleven heroes delivered over
to the military authorities their seven
teen prisoners. Of these, Georgia,
South Carolina, 'Virginia and Louisia
na, were represented.
General Banks ordered the scouts to
his quarters, and personally compli
mented them on their dangerous yet
successful undertaking. I do not re
member the names of these men, ex
cept that of Sergeant Samuel S. Deif
fembaugh, of Co. 0. lie is from Coal
mont and a young man of intelligence
and patriotism. Few reconnoissances
in the history of this rebellion will
compare with 'the one related. After
accomplishing all for which they had
been sent, they, in addition, brought
safely through the rebel lines more
prisoners than they had men. This
would seem incredible, but it stands
out in truth and can be referred to
among the papers of Maj. Gen. Banks.
Yours, &e., PLUS.
WAR NEWS.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC.
Gallant Charge of Pennsylvania Cav
alry.—Capture of Nineteen Relicts.—
The Expedition to Loudoun County.
—Destruction of Railroad Property.
MADQUAILTEUS ARMY OF TUC POTO
MAC, Thursday morning, October 23.
—Yesterday - , Captain Duncan made a
reconnoissance to Tfedgersville, with
his squadron of the 4th Pennsylvania
Cavalry, numbering one hundred and
forty men. liedgersville is seven
miles northwest of Martinsburg, and
one mile !from North Mountain, on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Ho
drove the rebel pickets into the town,
and then charged upon the main body,
capturing nineteen prisoners, incl ad
log three officers. They all belonged
to the 10th Virginia Cavalry, except
a lieutenant from the Second South
Carolina Regiment. None of Captain
Dnuean's men were hurt.
Refugees state that the enemy left
Martinsburg on Tuesday. It is believ
ed that a portion went towards Wil
liamsport and a part to Slieperds
town.
The destruction of property belong
ing to the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, has, within a few days past, been
made complete.
BALTIMORE) Oct. 23.—Tho Ameni
con'B special correspondence from
Harper's Ferry says :
The troops of this division of the
Army of the Potomac are in great
glee today on the success of the expe
dition which returned yesterday from
its visit to Londoun county, having
driven out all the guerillas between
Harper's Ferry and Leesburg, bring
ing back with them upwards of fifty
prisoners and thirty horses. The
prisoners are all housed in one of the
buildin , s ou the main street,. near the
arsons! 9nd have been lay
ing out on the j;;:rtico and rok3f 2 11 day,
viewing the stirring BC011t! by which
they are surrounded.'
The rumors sent forward from
Washington every day or two that
the rebels aro leaving Winchester, are
known here to be false. On the con
trary, convalescents and stragglers
from Richmond aro being daily sent
forward to Winchester, together with
reinforcements of fresh troops. In
deed, there is no doubt that the whole
strength of the rebels in Virginia is
being massed in the Shenandoah Val
ley, and that they have occupied the
whole line of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad from Harper's Ferry to Pax
ton's cut.
From all that I can see and learn
here, it is evident that the low water
in the Potomac operates on the move
ments of both armies. The rebels feel
safe between Martinsburg and Win
chester so long as the Potomac is as
easily fordable anywhere as a running
brook, and have no disposition to leave
the rich valley of the Shenandoah.—
Whilst General McClellan is compelled
to keep his army scattered along the
river for the distance of 30 miles, it is
evidently impossible for him to move
against the rebels in force. Should be
attempt to mass his army for this
purpose, the rebels would cross again
into Maryland above, and be back
a gain into Virginia by the time he
c o c k; reach them. So soon, however,
a s we l i n t : , a heavy rain storm suffi
cient to add i;yo or three feet to the
depth of the curfent, na doubt the
.
commanders of both Armies show
their hands.
The recommendation of Go vernOf
Letcher to destroy the Baltimore arid
Ohio Railroad, has, as far as I can
learn, been carried out to the full ex
tent from Harper's Ferry to a distance
of ton or twelve miles beyond Martins
burg. Ono entire track has been ta
ken up between Harper's Ferry and
Martinsburg - , and tho rails carried off
toward Winchester, Beyond Martins
burg fires have been seen at night
along the track of the road, indicating
that the ties have been taken up and
burned, as well as all the eater sta
tions and other property.
This is especially the case at the
foot of North Mountain, from whence
the rails are also said to have been
carried off. It is also reported that
they are filling up Paxton's Cut by
blowing up the rocks and burying the
rails with many tons of stone and
earth. Numerous bridges along this
portion of the road have also been de
stroyed.
[Currevuondout ,kr the N. Y. Tvlbuitr.]
Bord VAR Jltanirts, Oct. 24.—Contra
handl from Stonewall Jackoli's com
mand report that after the utter de
struction of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad west of Martinsburg, the en
tire rebel army commenced falling
back yesterday morning; that rebel of
ficers believe Leo's intention to be to
win ter near Gordonsville.
This reported failing baek is eorrob
'oratod. by unusually strong picketing
in our front and to-day.
This morning a squad of rebel cav
alry came by our videttes unperceived
and dashed into our infantry pickets,
who were driven baek with consider
able firing on both sides. We had no
casualities.
PLEASANT VALLEY, Md., Oc t. 24.
Orders have been issued in Burnside's
command to issue no more new cloth
ing than the men can carry comfort
ably on forced marches. It is report
ed here that Hooker rejoins the army
on Monday.
[CorrePpo:;dence of the Now York Mrata.l
ON THE POTOMAC, OPPOSITE SITEP
FAIDSTOWN, Oct. 2-4.—Rumor has it
that the rebel Generals Jackson's
Longstrect's and divisions are
massed between 51artinsburg and the
river. Already our picket force has
been doubled.
An unexploded shell, one of the rel
ics of the Antietam fight, burst to-day
in the Eighteenth Massachusetts camp.
The explosion resulted from the shell
coming in contact with a camp fire;
but fortunately did no injury.
Taarmes PERKY, Oct. 24.—1 have
reliable information that the rebel
force recently stationed at Bunker
llill, yesterday moved off toward
Winchester, taking all their traps with
them. A' long train of wagons pre
ceded the main body of troops from
that place.
Colonel John Burke, of the Sixty
third regiment New York Volunteers,
having been found guilty of misbeha
vior before the enemy at Antietam, by
a court-martial, the sentence that be
be dismissed the service has been con
firmed and the order promulgated.
[Corroapoodenco or tfm 11. Y. Tinlos.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—The follow
ing despatch is from the Times' special
correspondent at Sharpshurg, 11Id
Indications of a speedy movement
aro apparent. Orders were issued to
the various commands last night to
prepare for an advance by daylight
this morning.
A considerable body of rebels is re
ported back of Sheperdstown about
three miles.
The advance will probably be simul
taneous along the whole line,
Generals Porter, _Maven and Griffin
have returned from Washington, and
joined their respective commands.
There was no movement this morn
ing.
HAnrEtt's FERRY, Oct. 2-I.—Nineteen
of Stuart's Cavalry, captured by the
Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry, of Gen.
Averilfs command, on the 22d inst.,
arrived here to-day under guard.
FROM ARKANSAS.
WASimuroN, Oct. 25.—The follow
ing was recep:ed at the headquarters
of the army to-day
ST. Louis, Mo., Oct. 24, 1802.
To dllajor-General HaHeck, General-
Our arms are entirely successful
agairrst Northwest Arkansas.
Gen. Schofield, finding that the en
emy had ramped at Pea Ridge, sent
Gen. Blunt with the first division west
ward and moved towards truntsville
with the rest of his forces.
General Blunt, by latticing, a hard
night's march, reached and attw:ked
the rebel force at Maysville, near the
Northwest corner of Arkansas, at 7
o'clock, A. M., on the 22d instant.—
The enemy was under cover, estima
ted at some 5,000 to 7,000 strong.
The engagement lasted about an
hour, and resulted in the total rout of
the enemy, with the loss of all his ar
tillery, a battery of six-pounders, a
large number of horses, and a portion
of their transportation, camp and gar-
Tison equipage.
Our cavalry and light howitzers
\were still in pursuit of the scattered
forces.
When the messenger left our loss
\VaB small.
Gen. Schofield pursued the rebels
through Maysville, and beyond Hunts
ville. Coming close upon him, the
enemy fled precipitately beyond the
Boston Mountain.
_
All the organized rebel forces of the
'West have thus been driven back to
the valley of the Arkansas river,
awl
gallantly
andarmy of the frontier has
and successfully accomplished its mis
sion. S. H. CURTIS,
Major•Gcneral Commanding
The Rebels in Missouri.
[Front the St. Lonis Ropuh%te n, Oct. 21st.]
A gentleman who has been a priso
ner in the camp of General Rains and
who escaped at the time of the tight
at Ncwtonia, gives an interesting ac
count of the condition of the rebels on
our southwest border. The soldiers
say that Mcßride and Parsons had
eight or ten thousand men ; Rains fif
teen thousand, ten thousand of whom
only were effective ; Cooper eight thous
and; Coffey and Shelly four to five
thousand. Besides these, Standwatio
had fifteen hundred Indians, and there
were other small scattering forces.
The general plan of the invasion of
Missonri, as canvassed in the camps,
was that the Confederates would march
in three columns, Cooper to have the
left, Parsons the right, and Rains the
centre. The first objective points were
to be Springfield, Mount Vernon, and
Rolla. There was an idea that there
were only about eight thousand Fed
eral troop,: in this State, and that the
capture of Seirerson City and St. Louis
would be an easy matter. Hindman
made a speech on the way, in which
ho promised that the " staffs and bars"
would float all along the Ali,:sissippi
and Missouri rivers before Christmas.
It is altogether probable that plans
and opinions have been changed since
then.
The rebel army is in a frightful con
dition. Only about three fourths of
the men are armed at all, and many
that are armed aro only provided with
shot-guns, squirrel-rifles, etc., great
numbers of which are out of repair.—
There is a camp of Rains command,
embracing about five thousand con
scripts, among whom there are only
enough guns to kill the beef they eat.
Dozens of regiments have no tents.—
The lack of clothing and blankets is
generally felt. IltiOdreds of the men
arc barefooted, bareheaded and ragged,
Our informant has not seen a few
without shirts, lie was amused at
scores of the cavalry, who had their
enormous Mexican spurs budded on
to their bare heels. Provisions wore
scarce among them. Bread and water,
with an occasional " relish " of beef
without salt, was their principal if not.
only diet.
There was no discipline or order
with these portions of the rebel army,
lialfof them were drunk when whisky
was to be had, and fur blasphemy and
general immoral conduct their equals
were never known. Among the Mis
souri troops Clan) Jackson was unani
mously cursed as a coward and a.
humbug.
LATEST NEWS.
Important from General *Mi
lan's Army.
An Advance Along the Whole Line..
[Special to Baltimore American.)
Harper's Ferry, Oct. 27-6, P.' IL—
lam happy to be able to inform you
that the advance of tho Army of the
Potomac, commenced this morning, and
I have reason to' believe that beforo
to-morrow night the movement will
be general along the - whole line, plite
in gthe Potomac in our rear. , .
, .
The troops were in fine spirits, not—
withstanding the bad weather, and
cheered most lustily as they reached
the Virginia shoro.
The troops on Bolivar Heights are
also under marching orders, and it is
thought will be in motion tomorrow.
It is reported that the enemy have al
ready retired from our front, with
drawing their pickets yesterday, ap
parently aware of our early advance.
We have also tidings from - the up
per line of the Potomac, showing that
active movements are also on foot
there. The rebels are said to have
evacuated Martinsburg on Saturday.
A Lutheran Minister Charged with
Treason.
[From the Philo. Bulletin, Oct, 25.
Deputy Marshal Jenkins arrived in
the city last night having in custody
one Rev. 1. J. Stine, who is charged
with betraying Captain Palmer of the
Anderson Troop into the bands of the
rebels and also with furnishing impor
tant information to the Southerners.
Stine is a Lutheran minister,, but
having no regular station, volunteered
his services to the Government as a
scout, and being flu-11 May with tho
country in Maryland and Virginia was
accepted.
Captain Palmer bad occasion to go
to Virginia and Stine offered to accom
pany him. The two crossed over the
Potomac near dam No. 4, and Stine
took the captain to a farm house close
by. Soon after entering the house,
Stine made an excuse to (.4) out and
remained away about an hour.''
During the absence of Stine the
rebels entered the premises, and at
once captured Capt. Palmer. Nobody
else was interfered with. Since that
time the gallant Captain has not, boon
heard of.
When the recent raid of Stuart's
cavalry Was made upon CU mbersburg,
Stine entered the place a short time
in advance of them, and remaine4
there during the whole time the rebel's
staid. lie was also seen frequently in
conversation with Stuart's officers.
It is also confidently believed that
Stine had laid a plan to capture Gov.
Curtin while the latter was in lingers..
town. It will also be remembered that
the Governor only escaped a few hours.
Last Saturday Marshal )lillward
received an order from the War De
partment, for the arrest of Stine and
placed the matter in the hands of Dep.
uty Marshal Jenkins.
Mr. Jenkins, accompanied by Mr. B.
M. Evans, of this city, who is well ac
quainted with Stine, have been travel
ing through the State since Sunday
last, and captured their man at New
port, Perry county, while on the way
to visit Ids wife.
The prisoner %vas hrbuOt to the city
last night, and this morning was taken
to Fort Delaware, by Deputy ilfarshai
Sharkey.
O"PIIANS' COURT SALE.
In puma:leo of rut ararr of tha Oephs4tte Court rr(
Huntingdon county, the Real Estate hereinafter th,crib
ed, will be expelled to Public Solo on the premites„
On Friday the 31st day of October, 1862,
as the property of Witltmn Reed, tats of West township,
in said county. deceased. to wit:
A tract of land sitnAto in said township, containing
one hundred and eight nerve and sesenty-eight porches,
adjoining lands of Mr. It. Orlgly, the heirs of William
Stewart, deceased, John an :Michael Meyer, Joseph ra,
ell, and tho heirs of.loseple Reed. deceased; about eighty
:sores of this tract are cleared and in gash state of cultis
vation. with a dwelling lionv, back barn. and orchard
thereon. A small tract of nbont one nerd taken up by
Add deceased In his life tioto adjoins this tract, end will
Ito sold with it. This tract is railed "Tim Conner Form,"
nial has, for silos yearn past, been noted tot the produc
tiveness.
Also, a tract of land situate on the Globe Jinn In said
township, containing twn hundred And thirty-vino acres
Arid sixty-ono perches, :Opining the village of Feirneld,
land of Mordecai and John Henry, John linytt, the
tn•hs of George Borst and others, having thereon two
dwelling tion,cs. A bank barn; one hundred and eighty
or ninety acres are cleared upon this tract, about twenty
of which are meadow.
Those IVIIO V.lllll to ore these lands before the day of
sale, still please call on Mr. Conrad residing op.'s' the Con
ner Vol m, or Mr. Foster residing npou the Globe nom
Fans, who Will show these hums to strange's and others.
Possession sill giv,:a to porelimerd on the first day
of April neat, when the find payment of one.thted of the
porcloi, looney is to be mule. Unpaid porolime money
to bear interest omit be seem ed by flue bonds and mort
gage of the ton chaser. Farther tennis to be mods known
on tho day of sale.
Sole to eommenco at II n'cl, ck, A. :M., ofAald day, at filo
Conner Voris, nln re attend:ore Oat 1 , 0 glom. 47
JOIN REED,
and GwinGß
Truska:
October 1.5, 180.
DROOL AMATION.—WIIEREAS, by
a precept to me directed, dated at Huntingdon, the
loth day of A ugu+t. A. 1). 1462, Wider the hands cud ... i f
of the Hon. George Taylor, President of the Court o
Common Piens, Oyer and 'Perrnincr, rind general jail dellif
ery of the 24th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, compo
sed of Huntingdon, llintr and Cambria counties; and the
Hons. Benjamin F. Patton and William 13. Lea+ his associ
ates, dodges of the carroty of Huntingdon, jostleea at
signed, appointed to hear, try and determine all and Ortry
indictments made or taken for or concerning ni6 crimes,
which by the lams of the State are made capital, or felon
ies of death, mid other offences, crimes and iniademetiners,
u it ich has e been or stroll hereafter be committed or perpe
treted, for crime+ aforesaid-1 nm commanded to make
lodate proclamation throughout my uhole bailiwick, till
nr
a Court of Oyer ul Terminer, of Common Pleas an
Quarter 512,310118, sill he held at tire Court House in the
borough of Huntingdon, on the second Monday (and lath
day) of Nor ember next, and those Who mill prosecute the
void prisoners. be then a n d there to proiectite them ns It
shall he Piet. and that all Justice+ of the Peace, Coroner
mid Constables w ithin said county, be then and there In
treat proper pereoos, nt 10 o'clock, u. to. of said day, with
their mord, ingnisitions. examinations and remembran
ces, to in those things »huh to their offices revectivelf
appertain.
Dated'at Huntingdon, the 18th of October, to the year of
our Lord ono thousand eight hundred mul sizty3w4;
and the E6th year of American Indopen.khre.
JOHN C. WATSON, Sheriff.
PROCLAMATION.---WHEREAS, by
n precept to mo directed by the Judger of the Com
mon Pleas of the county of Huntingdon. bearing test the
lath itty of August, 1862, 1 um commanded to make
Public Proclamation tliteughout my whole bailiwick, that
a Com t of Common Pioo oil! be held at the Court Holm;
in the borough of Huntingdon, on the tlid Monday (aiyl
nth day) of got ember. A. D.. lfiti:!, for the trial of I%)lta-
Silva ill Kahl Comt ahich rmain ontletermitted before
tho raid Judges, alien null 0 hero all jumrs, ni tneanotb Mari
enitora, in the tt bile of all motes ore required. •
Doted at linittengilon the ISth of October. in the year of
unit Lord ono th an ,,,, e a e i g ht Imutlrett mid sixty -114,
and the bulb year of American Independence.
JOIIN C. WATSON, Sherif
tArLL, at the new CLOTHING STORE
vj of thiTNIAN A CO., IC you want is 144 i article et
t,mthing, Pluto Mast in Ivies now bnilding, In the Dia
mond; !lip] Ong l.'. 3, 1537 •