~~e ~,~~~~~~~: HU W , TIhIG DON,:rA Wednesday morning, Nov. 23118644 W. Lewis, Editor a i nci Proprietor Our Flag Forever. "I know of no mode in which a loyal Mi nn may so.well demonstrate. his devotion to hw country as by sustaining the Flag, the Constitution and the Union, under all circum starietlf , and UNDER EVERY ADMINISTRATION RIGARDLISSS OP PASTY - POLITICS, AGAINST ALL ASSAILANTII;-AT UOY AND AIIkOAD." DOVOLAIII. The Recent Campaign, Now that the storm of battle has subsided, and the smoke vanished in mid-air, we find :time to look around and inquire into the manner in which the canvass was conducted by the op posing parties. We write, and we utter the truth, when we say that the Opposition parties conducted their side of the campaign by wilful, deliberate lying. All the sophistry the inventive genius of man coed invent, was em ployed by the leaders of the rotten car cass of the so-called Democratic party, to accomplish their hellish and treason able designs, Misrepresentation upon misrepresentation, falsehood upon falsehood, fabrication 'upon fabrication, threat upon threat—all, everything that was false, and intended to injure the welfare of the nation, was used to insure success to the party - that called themselves Democrats. They are about as much like Democrats as black is white, n'othing more. "The truth is mighty, and will, pre vail,"'anci upon truth alone, the Union Party conducted tfieir campaign, as is abundantly shown by the large major ities every Where rolled up for the Union Party,. notwithstanding the frauds committed in New York, in our own State, and even in our own coun ty, (Mad Goa only knows where ,else,) by the bogus Democrats whose cam paign rallying cry was, "a fair election or a free fight I" A fair election in deed ! It would have been very fair, we swim, if aov. Seymour's election those dry-goods boxes = of dead' men's votes, — Whieh they had so carefully prepared In Baltimore. We defy any reaionable, candid man to deny that such is not the truth, "the whole truth, and nothirli but ihe truth." *e know there'are men who', can deny' it, for , , anything; they can dey; even men who but recently "stole the livery of Hea ven to serve the devil in," have uttered lie upon lie in the recent canvass, when they knew in their very heart of hearts that they ;were lying. We say such men can deny these truths, but not successfully. But these things are "bygones, and if bygones are bygones, let bYgoneti be bygones," for Abraham re-e ec e' •y a arger ma jority than ever any President was be 'fore, and we hope the masses who vo ted with the framers and leaders of the rotten, corrupt and treasonable plat form erected at Chicago, will repent, and like the prodigal son, return to their former allegiance and sin no more. Little Mack was either so mor tified or disgusted,af the prospect :of an overwhelming defeat, that he' re signed his commission as a Major Gen eral on the day of election, so that he would be nowhere: • _ . s Wliereis Sherman Going ? This is a question often asked by • • many of our citizens, and . the dailies are thoroughly searched and perused by them in order to glean the slightest intimation or information of General Sherman's whereabouts. Very little is known with respect to the movement of the General, outside of the highest official circles, but it is known that one _of the grandest movements of the war has now beer. commenced. The troops of his department were supplied with sixty days' rations, and two pairs of shoes, and are ready and prepared for the longest march the General, may contemplate.' The rumored evacua tion and burning of .Atlanta by our forces was incorrect, as they still hold it against the attacks of a portion of Hood's army; but it is certain the Gen eral, in person, and large part of army; bas left tbit illace - and is mßroh ing eastward: ifost of the Western papers presume that Sherman' is on the march for Charleston or Savannah; whilst others assort that the grand Ob ject of his contemplation is the capture of Andersonville, Gal, and releasing our prisoners in rebel hands. What ever *the, movement portends, the truth will soon be made 'manifest, and allo lions achievement prove the result. —. As a considerable degree of rest less anxiety and terrible suspense lo is been 'Occasioned by the movement in the mulds'of the rebels. They feel the cords tightening, and will soon yield. GOLD.—GoId is going down again. Since the election it has fell forty cents on the dollar. The Clarion Oil River Region, In-the oil fields of Pennsylvania we discover that Petroleum is being pro duced abundantly,and new acquisitions of oil territory are constantly being made. The Clarion Oil River Region, in Clarion county, Pa., embraces an area of 2,800 acres, selected and pur based by a body of capitalists at the advice of scientific and practical menn, This land is covered with pine timber, sad contains rich deposits of coal and iron. In 1861, at an unfavorable period, the sinking of wells for oil was begun in the Clarion river region, and though . oil .vas obtained from each well, whore the preper depth was reached; the well.known . deprossion in the oil trade then occurred, and operations were stopped. Since operations have again been resumed, and the trade in this valuable commodity is again brisk, we are not surprised to learn that the whole border of the river, from mouth to source, has been taken up by oil men of Venango county, New York, and other sections. • -Sm?uEN In pursuance of the several agree-, ments between the original owners and the purchasers, Ten companies have been _organized upon nearly equal divisions of the property—the purchasers stipulating to sink one well upon the land of earth company. Six engines are already upon the ground, and six more have been ship ped thither. t nergetic and competent managers have charge of the workings. The names of the oil companies are as follows : Indian, Davenport, Little Toby Biver,Black Diamond,Highland, Greenland, Deer e Creek, Whitebill, Clarion River, and Pennsylvania. Mr. W. P. Schell has been appointed President, and our fellovv.towneman Mr. J. Simpson Afriea appointed See. retary and Treasurer, of these orgaul zations • The capital of. each company is 8500,000. Par of .shares $lO. Of each Company's shares 500 will be sold at $2 per share. All the companies are well officered, and shareholders can repose implicit confidence in their competency. Mr. • Schell is known in public and private life as an intelligent and substantial capitalist, and a clearheaded business man. Ourfriead Mr. Africa can be relied in as a .scholarly 'gentleman; who will promote the interests of all connected in the oil district, and also give prominence to the importance of the oil product. The office of the Companyis at,435 Wahlbt street, Philadelphia, where those who desire information will be tiktsellto_call upon Mr. Africa. •-• REBEL DEPREDATORB.—The people of our border were thrown into a fever of excitement - on. Saturday, the 12th inst., by the news that a band of guer illas, numbering about fifty, under Major Gilmore, had crossed the Poto mac at Sheppardstown. -,Gcni.pouch made prompt 'disposition of his forces to meet any movement of the enemy by throwing his men forward from Chambersburg, to the border to cover the more exposed points. The gueril la Gilmore did not,advance, however, but remained in Sbeppardstown,where his band robbed the stores, and killed one man named• Snyder , Tor not prnmptly delivdring up his pocket-book when demanded. After glutting his appetite in the way of free booting, the command dispersed, and scattered throughout the country, with the evi dent purpose of again attacking some good point for plunder. The Cham• homburg Repository urc'es upon the 'border people to consider well the dan ger to which they are exposed by their defenceless habits of life, calls upon them to arm, and states that there can be no safety against the increasing bands of mere reckless plunderers but in the timely energy and courage of the people theniselyes. GENTJ. McCLELLares RESIGNATION.^ Wo stated in our last that Genl. Geo. B. McClellan on election • day sent in his resignation to the War Department as Major General of the United States troops. The truth of this was, for a time, doubted by the public, and the President desired to appoint the some what retired offieer to an active com mand. The President has finally ac cepted the resignation, and the Gene ral will no- longer receive - the easily earned pay of his rank as of late. He is now a citizen, and awaits, no doubt, further dis(ex)tinguishing honors from the politicians who wished to serve him, but who, forsooth, have been sad ly disappointed. General Philip H. Sheridan, the sa viour of the Shenandoah valley, and who has made his name and deeds an 'ornament on the page of history and his country, has been appointed to fill the vacancy thus occasioned, and to rank as Major General from the Bth day of November, 1864. The public 'Will acknowledge the appointment the best that could have been made. Gen. Sheridan formerly ranked as Captain in the Regular army. " The following is the, official Order concerning• .M.'Clellan's resignation : WASHINGTON, Nov. • 16.-- 7 The fol lowing official order has, been made public , , GENERAL ORDERS-NO. 282 War Department, Washington. Nov. 14. 1864. Ordered by the President: 1. That the, resignation of Geo. B. McClellan as major-general in the 'United States Army, dated No vember Bth, and received by the Ad jutant General on the 10th inst., be no cotped Is of the Bth of November. 2. That forPerional gallantry, mili tary skill and just confidence in the courage and patriotism of his troops displayed by Pamir IL SHERIDAN on 'the 19th of October at Cedar Run, whereby, under the blessing of Provi dence, his routed army was reorgan ized a great national disaster averted and a brilliant victory achieved over the rebels for the third time in pitched battle within thirty days, Philip H. Sheridan is appointed Major-General in the United States Army, to rank as such from the Bth day of N0v.,1864. By order, of the President of the United States. B. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjt-Gen A THANKSGIVING DINNER TO SOL DIERS. Extensiv.e preparations are now in progress to giVe the soldiers in General Grant's army a Thanksgiv ing dinner. To this object the differ ent hotels in the principal cities of each State are giving liberally and pre paring cooked delicacies to be sent forthwith to that department. This is a highly commendable measure, and .comes with a very good grace from the freemen of the North. The luxu ries of life the fighting soldier scarcely if ever raCeives, and this is a At time for those who have their always at hand to:show and prove their concern for our Nation's defenders. We trust every patriot in the army will bo made glad on the coming day by asatisfac tory partaking of the bountiful provi sions thus contributed. How the Nation Feels. _ Never before has. the nation felt. its strength as it does to.da,r. Whether it be attributable to one cause or an other, this is a grand fact. The much needed solidity in the North is being acquired daily and hokrly. It is evi dent that henceforth the people and the Government will act together in support of n' volley that will have a sharp edge and make a clean cut.— The idea of compromise is fast dis solving, and crystalized purpose, wherein the temporising elements be ignored, is taking its place.' Busi ness thrives accordingly; confidence in the Government is the order of the day, with everybody. yenee its se curities advance in the market. The cloud of doubt which' rose from the seething political ,caldron is floating away, and in its plaCe is rising the pillar of confidence, resting ' on sure foundations. Gold feels the influence; schemes of speculators can 'avail no longer; the motive is removed, and the single business of the country is felt to be the putting down . 6f the rebellion in the shortest time and , without much regard for the feelings or wishes of our i'Southbrn brethren.' In the events of the past two weeks is seen the'tivonderful strength of the Nation and the proof of its stability. This is riot only felt by every; citizer, without party distinctiOn, but be• seen abroad ;. and it will open tliOeyes and put new ideasinttierowned.heads. This conViation not only gratifies our vanity, but cements . us in the great work of restoring .FedernA authority. To speak of saving the Union here after will be a niiastise of words. • The Union is already saved... It needed but the crystalizing , feeling to do it.— Reintbrced by it our armies and navy will complete the work. Subjugation -nnybocir in tho North. And so the work will be ac complished, if need be, by . visiting on the South the extreme condition which Jeff. Davis asserted was the only alternative if independence was de nied them. Rebel Spies. Just now the North is, full of Rebel spies. They are scattered through every county, and eau be seen daily if our people take the trouble to no. tice strangefaeos. . We would advise all loyal men to watch • their ,move ments. closely--they May destroy property if allowed to run . at,large; W. clip the following from the Harris burg Telegraph of Friday.: • "Smits ARRESTED:OII Saturday morning last, three suspicioue Charac ters entered the Cumberland Valley .. cars at Oakville, and paid their 'fare to Harrisburg. A. soldier. who was on the train ,immediately "spotted" them, arid' placed them under arrest. When near Newville, as they were be ing transferred from one car to anoth er, one of the' party jumped from the train, which was running at full speed. The other two, believing that their ,companion had been killed, confessed that they were yobel spies, and belon ged to Gilmorel command. They were taken to Carlisle, handed over to the military authorities,.. and placed in confinement, to await trial. In the meantime, several citizens of New villu went in pursuit of the Johnny who had' jumped from the train. He was found in a field adjacent to the "jumping off place," and when ap proached he drew a revolver, and threatened to shoot any person who would advance. Finally the pursu ers closed in upon him, and ho was captured. He was severely „injured by his'fall from the train. This rebel was also taken to Carlisle, and on the route acknowledged that he, too, was a spy. The authorities have him in charge, and the whole party will be tried together. They now deny that they were spies,, • or that they made any confossion to those who arrested. them, but claim that they are deser. tern: The latter story is improbable, as they Pried "by the military, •posts at Martinsburg, Hagerstown and Chambersburg, without, attempting to give themselves Up. Had these spies not been captured, they would have visited'Harrisburg, and might have accomplished a -great amount of evil. There is no dotibt, however, that other parties have vie ited our city frequently, and there may be such here. noNi. The Chem bersburg papers state that Franklin county is infested with spice, and they are scattered over . the State; Effective measures should be adop ted to prevent disguised rebels from running at large in our midst. Al though all the information they might obtain here would not benefit the bo gus confederacy, which is on its last legs, yet a concentration of fiends in our city might result in the destruc tion of property which could not be re placed in many 'years. Every man arriving by the Cumberland Valley route unable to give-a, good account of himself, should be prevented from running at large." CALVIN, Nov. 13, 1864 MR. WM. LEWIS—Dedr Sir now take the present opportunity of writ ing you a few lines for the purpose of relating an incident that occurred in Calvin, .Huntingdon ,county, on the evening of the .President's election, which is as follows.:. The cops began to assemble . in Main street about six o'clock in the evening, for the purpose of celebrating Little ]Sittek's funeral. The procession-Was . formed. at the cor ner of Main and Locust street, and marched up to Novel's Hill, .from thence to the city, and on their return they saw Little - Mack's ghost, which greatly.alarmed them, as it appeared as a token of remembrance on account of his defeat. After they all bade the ghost an everlasting farewell, they retired with sad.- and melancholy looks. The band consisted of an old oil can used as abase drum, which struck up the favorite tune, the dead march in Saul, and they all started up Salt River amid the . shout of Old Abe's boys. Yours in baste, ~ • F. Q. D. GENERAL 81:FERMAN'S ARMY. The Troops in Fine Condition—The :bel Refugees--Removal of Stores. Tho special correspondent of the New York Eventizg Post writes as fol lows, dating hie letter in --the field,- Georgia,--Nov. 10 . If you were to see the army under General Sherthan's immediate com mand at this moment, you would hardly suppose a rebel force was ope rating in any manner-in its rear; for Gen llood's artity, - although in no way touching Gen Sherman's communica tions yet, at Florence,may be said to be in his rear.-'• This array, now covering Atlanta,' has been' for ,several • days past taking things' quite easily; not that it has been 'idle, for there • has been a healthy degree of activity go ing On, pretty much like that of an athlete . Of prize fighter Who undergoes. that, thorough training which prepares him for the - vital istfuggle. Probably there has never been a more perfect armfte; take "the field for a campaign than thatin . Georgia' at the present time. Transpertrition' has been re duced. to the simplesed necessities of the occasion. All the sick and -woun ded have , been sent to. , the rear ; un• necessary armaments :have been dis pensed with - ; and'extra tents ar.d bag gage have been removed; 'and are uow on the - way, northward.. The army is literally stripped for the march and the fight; and certainly, in addition to this, no body of men were ever mentally or physically in a 'more encouraging condition , for the grand duties of a soldier. • The • surgeons report their commands to be in the healthiest pos sible state, and a more cheerful set of men cannot be imagined. It is- quite singular to see how the idea has spread about amongst the residents or this county that we intend abandoning Romp, Atlanta, and ,the line ot raiiroao. These unfortunate refugees are coming in from all sides begging to be sent North. Entire families find their way to the stations and pitiful sights are witnessed every day These unfortunates aro content to take any place -they can get—on the top of cars, in x the open baggage carts, upon platform curs, perched amidst cannon and. ammunition boxes, exposed to the, wind and the - rain, which, for several days past, has fal len with great • violence. What these poor refugees are to - do when they ar rive North is a-question with must be answered by the. philanthropic people of tbmNorthern citizens. . . It must bo reniembered that these people claim to bo Union, and there can, be no doubt that large numbers were opposed to the ordinance of fumes % sion. Whatever may have been their opinions, their farms have been over run and desolated by both armies du ringtheir numerous marchings. They have not only been stripped of every eatable thing—beast, fowl, or vegeta ble—but fencee, barns, and houses have furnished wood for the soldiers', camp-fires, and- as you ride along in any direction, openings in the woods, corn stalks standing here and there in the fields, or rose bushes and other flowers in beds and plats a little way from the roadside, show where there has been a farm, and perhaps a village, with its quiet homes, cottages with surroundings of cultivation and refine ment. But those. are fast disappear ing, and the destruction will soon be: complete. Surely no people beim more bitterly paid the penalty of crime than these. But the most guilty offenders have not yet been reached. South Carolina and the lower part of this State have, as yeti remained secure from the ap. proach of the hated Yankee. In these districts millions of bales of. cotton have been stored; thousands of slaves are here securely (as the masters be lieve) gathered upon friendly planta tions ; hero have the more wealthy rebels retreated, as our army advanced southward ; and tq the cities of Macon, Columbus, and Augusta has been re moved all the valuable machinery for the construction of locomotives, roll lug of iron, and mahufacture of cannon, small arms, and different kinds of am munition. In Augusta alone, I am told, there are stored nalf a million bales of cotton, while the largest pow der magazine in America is there, containing the largest supply of pow der in the rebel States. Our brother soldiers, too,.are confined in loathsome prisons in theca parts, half-starved, ill housed, naked, and suffering. Would it not be a noble achievement and a terrible blow to the rebellion could these prisoners be set free, the rebel wealth destroyed, their munitions of war, the machinery and their impor tant cities captured AS I said above, the citizens around us seem to have the idea that we are 'about to leave the country, and they perfer to fly to the ills they know not of, rather than face the depredations of the guerillas. A very ancient ne gro came to an officer the other day and asked : "Can yer sen' a wagon out yet' tree mile ter bring in my wife an' chil'n 7 I'se bin working on de Rome road all do time sip' yor come down yere, an' 1 hears as how yer goin' to evacinate der road, an' I doesn't mean ter stay yer 'mongst them yere Se cob, no how." 1 believe a foraging wagon brought in the old man's family, but r y o eh . ave not as yet " evacinated" th Rebel Destruction of Life and Limb in a Loyal Family. We extract from the Central Press, of. Centre county, an account of a brutal murder, by Moseby's guerrillas, of Captain Evan Miles Buchanan, a son of a deceased sister of our towns man, John G. Miles, Esq., whose own son, Lieut. Col: J. B. Miles, it will bo remembered, was killed on thi 10th-of May in the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, in Virginia. It will be seen, by the statement of facts con nected with the murder, that Captain Buchanan had another brother, a na val officer, who commanded st fleet of gunboats in the Bayou Tech° expedi tion, and who was killed in the service of his country whilst gallantly dis charging his duty on the water, as his faithful brother was doing on the land . up to the time of his death 'by rebel hands inthe manner beloW stated.— Captain Buchanan's' brother was a young naval officer of great promise, who was picked off by 'a sharpshooter on the shore whilst superintending the management of his ship. These broth- ere whose lives have fallen a sacrifice in the treacherous manner Indicated, wore great grandsons of Governor Mcliean. Richard Miles, the son of an older brother of Mr. J. G. Miles, lost his right arm in tho battle of Chancellor. villo, The father of that mutilated son, at the age of sixty-nine years served six weeks in the ranks in the emergency service of 1863, when Pennsylvania was invadnd. This fa ther and Mr. John G. Miles have each it remaining son in the Potomac army confronting the rebel foe, either or both of whom may fall, as have their brave relatives. Truly, if anybody would be justified in invoking "peace on any terms," it would be this bereaved and desolated family; but, all honor to them, they one and all. agree in saying-they de sire no peace which will disgrace the name of the nation—no peace, until the rebels lay down ,their arms and submit to the authority of the Government they have so ceaselessly endeavored to overthrow. This family, which, as can be inferred, the ravages of the present war have so fearfully stricken, is truly a loyal and patriotic one.; for, willing to give its members for the prosecution of the righteous cause, and seeing them falling, ono by one, while battling the armed enemy, the surviving members can yet 'say, " We are ready and willing to give- the dearest we possess to conquer the re bellion and secure a permanent peace." Such a spirit of pritriotis'M and sacrifice - cannot be surpassed, nor should it re main unnoticed nor unrewarded by I the public. The following is the account of the inhuman atrocity, together with a brief summary of the principal events ic • Capt. Buchanan's military career: " CAPT4IN E. M. BUCHANAN.—The remains of this noble young soldier, who bad served over three years in the armies of the Union, and brutally miirdired in cold blood by the slavery• - loving secessionists in rebellion against the government of America, arrived here on last Monday in charge of Bre vet Lieut. Jahms Harris, of this place, to whose indefatigable energy and perseverance - are due the thanks of the deceased's friends for the recovery of the body. The following particulars of the hone rid tragedy by which our .town has boon deprived of one of our most val ued representatives in the army, have just been furnished us. On the even ing of Sept. 28th, 1864, Captain R M. Buchanan, Chief C. of S, 3d Division 6th Corps, left Harper's Ferry, Va., with a large train of wagons, laden with supplies for the army, of General Sheridan, to which he was then attach ed. About dark the rear of the train with theeseort passed through Charles town,qlbout eight miles from the Fer ry, and was followed by a small party of officers, among whom was our la mented friend.' As they passed out of town; he returned, accompanied by his' orderly,'a short distance to the house of .a friend, for whom -he had procured a pass ' in order to, deliver the paper, and while in the house and not expecting any trouble, his orderly being outside holding their horses, they were surprised and disarmed by two 'of Moseby's gang of guerrillas. These ruffians, after taking from them all that was valuable, together with their horses, marched them on foot, about seven miles,to a dense thicket in a secluded spot on the east bank of the Shenandoah, near to Brook's Fur nace. Here, while they lay sleeping after the fatigue of their unusual march, they were brutally murdered in cold blood by these wretches who seem not to have the fear of de(' or man before their eyes. The bodies were not found for about ten days af ter, and then only by a mere accident, when they were' buried in the same spot by a resident of the ,neighborhood, named Gray. The remains of our un fortunate townsman •have since been disinterred and were followed, on Mon-, day,:to the grave by a large concourse of his fellow citizens. Much indignea tion is felt and expressed, both here and in the army, at this inhuman out rage, and wa sincerely hope the.perpe trators may be brought to, justice. • Capt. Bucharian has been in the ser vice of his country ever slice the breaking out of the rebellion, and was from Yorktown to Harrison's landing attached to the staff of Gen. McClellan, C. S. and A. D. C. In "March, 1863, he was assigned to the staff of General Whipple, then commanding the 3d Division, 3d Corps. When that orgin ization was broken np, be, during the Gettysburg campaign, assisted in sup plying the 3d Corps, and for a time the whole army. After that campaign he again became Chief C. of S., of the new, 3d D ivision, 3d Corp's, and after its transfer to the 6th Corps, continued with the organization and participated in the campaign under Grant, from Culpepper to Petersburg. In July the Division, and afterwards the . whole Corps was transferred to the Valley, in which department he has-since been, identified with the campaign under Sheridan, and at the time of his deatb was engaged in the active discharge of the duties connected with his posi tion. The deceased had arrived at the age of about thirty years. It 'will be remembered that the be reaved father and sister have lost an other son and brother, who fell, nobly fighting under the flag which he had long served, in the Bayou Tech° ex pedition, while he commanded a fleet of gunoats; co-operating with the land forces under General Weitzel in January, 1863." National Thanksgiving. A PROCLAMATION DY THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON; Thurs., Oct. 20, 1864 The following proclamation was promulgated to-day. By the President of the United States of America A PROCLAMATION. - 'lt has pleased Almighty God to prolong our National life another year, defending us with. His guardian care against unfriendly designs from abroad, and vouchsafed to-us in His mercy many and signal victories over the en- My who is of our own household. It has also pleased our Heavenly Father to favor as well'our citizens in their homes as our soldiers in their campa and our sailors on the seas with unus ual hoaltts. He has largely augmented our free population by emancipation and by immigration, while He has opened to us new sources of wealth, and has crowned the labor of our working men in every department of, industry with abundant reward.— Moreover He has been pleased to ani mate and inspire our minds and-hearts with 'fortitude, courage, and ( resolu tion sufficient for the great trial of civ il war into which we have been brought, by our adherence as a nation to the cause of freedom and humanity, and ,and to afford to us reasonable hopes of an ultimate and happy deliverance from all oar dangers and afflictions. Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do hereby appoint and set apart the last Thursday in November next as a day which I desire to bo observed by all my follow-eitizens, wherever they may then be, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God, the benifi cen t Creator and Ruler of the universe; and I do:furtlker recommend to my fel low-citizens aforesaid, •that on that oc casion they do reverently, humble themselves in the dust, and from thence offer up penitent and fervent prayerd and supplications to the Great Dispos er of events for a return of the inesti mable blessing . .of peace, union-• and harmony throughout the land which it has pleased Him to assign as a dwel ling place for ourselves and our pos terity throughout all generation's. In testimony wherefore I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed- Done at the City of Washington, this 20th day of October in the year of our Lord, 1864, and of Indepen dence of the United States - the eighty ninth. By the President,. . ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WAL H. Saw.aao, Seu'y. of State PENNSYLVANIA SS. IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF 'PENN SYLVANIA, ANDREW G. CURTIN, . Governor of Said Commonwealth. A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, It is the honored,custom of Pennsylvania to set apart, on the recommendation of the Executive, a day for returning thanks to the Giver of all Good, the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls : Now, therefore, I, ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor as aforesaid, do recommend that the peo-. plo thi oughout the Commonwealth -observe THURSDAY, the twenty fourth day of November instant, as a day of -Thanksgiving to Almighty God, - , For the gathered fruits of the earth; For the continuance of health; For the prosperity of industry; • For the preservation of good order and tranuility throughout our bor ders; For the victories which he has vouchsafed to us over armed traitors, . And for the manifold blessings which He has heaped upon us, un worthy.- ' And that they do, moreover, hum bly beseech Him to renew and increase his merciful favor toward us during the year to come, so that rebellion be ing overthrown, peace may be re stored to our distracted country, and, in every State, with grateful and lov ing accord, the increase of Praise and Thanksgiving may be offered by ' all thepeople unto His Holy Name. Given under my hand and the great stal of the State at Harrisburg, this second day of [a. a.] November, in the year of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and of the Commonwealth the eighty-ninth. By the Gov. A. G. CURTIN. ELI SLIFER, • . • Secretary of the Commonwealth.. A SCHOOL MAGAZINE FREE ! CLARK'S SCHOOL VISITOR--;-Vol SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS AJEAR.. Reading:, Dialogues, Speeqw, Music, Poem, Maphentatior Gramntar, F ugmas, de. PRE Publisher of this popular DAP I SCHOOL IsIONTIILY, In order to retAnll4ekrte the country, will Bend the Yterron mut SEAR 'VEER To can nattoll (who wlll act an agent,) at nay -Pont Opine th the United Staten, Address, vitt, fire cents, far particulars,: • • • J. W. DAUGHADAY, Publisher, . .1308 Chednut . Strest, Philadelphia, Pa NOT. The Latest iroin our -Armies, Mew York, - -Nov.tb-J.ehe Richmond_ Whig says: The larger portion ofGan;_. sherrnau s s force, it is reported, is al ready moving toward Selma, , Ala., and if this be true, Mobile must be his• destination. Apropow - to this conjee ; , ture, we learn that an immense fleet of gunboats, laden with sto'res, arrived in Mobile bay: The N. York Commercial's Washington coroppood ent states that Sherman hag gOOO to Millen on . the road leading td.Save:atm, All correspondente with the niaiu . 11f. my of the Mississippi ate stilt enjoin ed by Gen. Sherman to write , nothing about his movements or designs; The rebel press must soon disclose the ex tent of Gen. Sherman's advance. It cannot be much..longer._ concealed, and 'then wo shall be better enabled to judge of his real destination. Washington, Nov 20 The City Point mail boat= brings -information that on Thursday night , firing occurr ed on Butler's front at Dutch_Go,p, caused by the rebels attempting to force our picket linee: • Theywerfrew ally repulsed. Chattanooga, Nov 19'—The rebels attacked our forces. at Strawberry' Plains. eighteen miles alioioirlinoz vilie, in force, yesterdaymornin,g,'at daylight. The fight continued. at. in- tervals all,day. Our forces held tbsir own, and repulsed the rebels in every . attack. No late news of importance'has been received' from Sheridan. The. rebel Early is going into winter quarters at Fisher's Hill. , Pilltli &DEL PHi4 ANCARIC:IiirrS: Nor. 23. .431.60®12,23 $ 10 . 25 0 ' $2 3 20 ...11 6 b88.00 ..r4.s(git.rt Fancy and Extra Family Flom.. . Common and Superfine.... Rye Flour Corn Meal . Extra White Wheat......... Fair and Prime lied By. --,------ $1.72 Corn.prime TellOw ..a ' • . 41;7 690 Oat ClovelTea, 964th• . . 1 13 C° Timothy • • •- - '— - ''" ' ' Aft,: Flaxseed,... Wool ...... ... ;wee • • HUNTINGDON mAiraram Extra Family.Floarlibblsll,,kit Extra do fait • ' ' • •h• White Whom' Red Wheat • Earnm Dried Apples Butter Egg. Lard Ham Shoulder 5ide5............ Tallow VARMS FOR SALE. • : : . Thi3 subscriber offers, at Private sale, his: PARMS' situate fu Ilenderson;tiranship,Muntingdon counthabout four miles from Huntingdon. • - -.. The MANSION FAA*/ ;now occupied. by !be subscriber, 'contains about one hundred and sixty Acres, and alias , I ante, about one hundred acres being cleared and tho reel dim rock oak and White oak timber laud.' •' The buildings consist of a good stone dwelling • house, two stories high, With basement and cellar, a new frame bank barn, insrpenter shop, black sniith shop, wagon shed,- corn crib, Am There is • a-good meadow and orchard on the premises, and the lane} ; is is a good state of cultivation. • " The other• Farm adjoins the ono above. described, aid: containsabout one hundred and ten acres, and allowance. • about 65 acreifSding cleared and the balance well theberel. ' , The buildings area two story logdwelligg house and a barn partly frame and partly log. There lea large num ber of cherry and other fruit trees on the premises. Time will bo given on the payments, and terms made to suit purchasers. Further information, can be had by ap plying to the subscriber on the premises, or to Bowie! T. Brown, Fsq , at Huntingdon, Pa. n0v2.3-6t. " • ' JOHN PORTER.' O NE HUNDRED DOLLARS WARDI—The nudersigned-will give areivard of Sipa for any information that wilileed to too appsettonsion the Thief who entered their house in Porter township, on the 28th of October, and stole therefrom 1 American lever watch, ODO detached lever watch, a broshta shawl, two summer shawls, a circular. two Bilk drosses, . flee Ana shirts, a photograph album, &bible, hymn book, utolitel4 le r end the first volume of the history of the war. • • 14'31.'11431ER. , . . COLLINS !JAMES, •- noy23- t •,- - . ';A; READING RAIL .ROAD; WINTER ARRANGEMENT, NOVEMBER 7, • •• • aBIAT TRT_TNK LINE FROM THE Norni" and North-Weet 'Paiummui; Mar , Yorur Itztoma, Panavuis, LnAsoN, ALuzerowx, }Wool! Trains leave Harrisburg for New York, as At 3 . 00 and 815 A. 6.1.; and 46 P. M., arriving rie New York at 10 00 A, BL, and 2 45 and 10 00 P. H. • The abuse connect ief tb fibrillar - Tralne on the Penney!. TWA% Railroad; end eleepiwg care aecotnpany the first two trains, without chance _ Leave. for Reading,_ Pottsville, Tamagni, .Minoultille Allentown and Philadelphia at 8 15 A. M., and 146 P. M.: stopping at Lebanon and principal stations Way Yreka!, stopping at all points, at 7 25 A. M., and Returning, leaira Ntw-Yok - at 9 A. id.; 12 Noon, and 7 P. 31. Philadelphia at. BA. 31, and 380 P. A 1; Pottatiila at 860 A. hi., and 236 P. 313 Tamaqua at 8 10 A. - 14., and 215 P. 31.,and.lieading at 12 midnight, 7 35 and 10 45 A. 1 38 and 8 05 P.3f. An Accommodation Pais:Maar Train leaven READING at 0180 A. M., and returns from PHMADILPHII at-4,30 P.M. Coliuniga Railroad Trains leave Reading at 6 40 and 11 A. M., fog lapbrats, Litis, Columbia, &c. „ • • , On Sundays, leave New York at. 7 P. M., Philadelphia, 816 P. 61.,.Pottirrills-7-3071:11,.,Tamaqua 7 A. .11.,.11ar• ri burg 16 A. M., and Reallibg it 12mianight, for Ear. COMIUSATIOW, MILEAGE, eiigotr, and R.l4l.aioN TMT.SIB at reduced.ratekto and from allpeiluts. • • Baggage checked through : 80 pounds Baggage 'shoaled each Passenger: G. A. NleoLLlll,. amend Ruperistenderot.', 103:10 ORPHANS' COURT SALE. Estate of 4Lnccrew. Allison, DeceasOr By virtue of an Order of the :Orpheus' Ocrart.of gnu tingdoricounty, the undersigned will expos*. to Public sale, on the premises, on • •.. Tuesday, the 13th December, 2861 The following describ ed farm and.tract of lend, 'Huai° in Henderson township, Huntingdon county, adjoining land ofJackson Fee and othere, containing . , 234 ACRES AND Of PEklollll3, and allowance, more or less: - Above 100 acne aro cleared and fenced, and the balance of.the land le timber, princi pally rock oak. The buildings consist 'of s good.Dvrelling creme bank barn, wagon shed, corn crib, Am Tine farm is' intereectral by e hood . public road, . and lies about 'ix miles from Huntingdon and tour miles from Cm railroad at Mill Creek. • ' TFAMS OF SALE.—One third Otthe purchase money to be paid on confirmation of the eeleotnoll the retddne 'ln two eqnal annual payments thereafter, with 'the interest to be emoted by tbejtiligruente - t bends end" mortgage of the purcha-ser. •.• JOHN l'OftTki t, nov23 Surviving Allier eV Andrew Allison; dec'd. FRENCH BUAR:.MILL,STONES. Ihranufaotory, Liberty Street, near the Cotton Paatery, " HARRISBURG; PENNA.: yrecllßuedersigned annouOpee. to the tiadq that he continuee to manufictuie and Import t (rem the meet cetebrited.querters liLFreno, the boat qualitios of FRENCH BURR MILLSTONES; which he offers at reasonable rates, and gaikrirthsSe faction to tho purchaser Aleo, eery number In use; al the 'celebrated OLD AIMED, BRAND BOLTING CLOTH. Orders by mail promptly attended tai and goods tome' , ded by railroad, canal, or express if admired, ' • " Wbf. H . ESPIIRI",. Nov23-3m tio.lo, West State street, Harrlsimarg,l'i. W. W, HILDEBRAND; WILSON, ANDERSON & CERNEA, WHOLESALE DEALERS AND JODBERS IN ' D.R;TGOODS -- No. 416 Market Street, — Philado., Between 4th and sth, North Ade.: .; - D I NIS TEAT RUC) NOTT:C.R., • . tate of Alexander - Park, deed. —' - Letters or administration, on .the' estate tlt Moiall*r Ptak, intoqny,t.wp...4qatingdon county deed; hr,- slog been grantedlo the underbigtith% all ye rsonsiddeht , ed to the estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to pieeetit- tholn ,duly•Xutbeatleatial - for eettlemoill. • • • l'lthalE J. PARK, Adm'x. 71 $3,40 ;..1.0001! is 76 -fs .10,00' .....2,2S • •36..
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