_Ekt HUNTINGDON, PA. Webegclay morning,,Deo. 21, 1864. W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor, " I knoto• of no mode in which . a loyal piti te,k.may so mil demonstrate his devotion to h!i country as by sustaining the Flag , the Coniiitution and the Odors, tinder all circum stances , (5i lINDEIt EVERY ADIfiIiISTRATION fLiCIAIiBLEICS OP rear: POLITICS, AGAINsT ALL MISA/LAIITS, AT dtoilE AND ABROAD." Doimes. • - VICTORY. . . We give, finally, news from Goner-. al Sherman, upon which we can confi dently rely, nor do wo depend upon information gleaned from prejudiced Southern rebel papers, which ,dreaded to state the. truth for fear it was too Sherman, according to the lateitaceounts, has captured Savan nah-Lthe'rebel isiineveli.. It is a glori ous finale to the record of the General in his march from Atlanta, and as the people have earnestly awaited the fall of some Stronghold on the eastern coast their - expectations meet agree/1,, ko fufiliment. We expect to receive and reliable details of this—the most brilliant march through rebel re bel territory__ that ha,:-;- evpr -been -At - cornpliOr4 by a Union, general._ As Nineveh haanow fallen a prey to. Sher man's strategy and power,,it will not belong'eto we have the joyful. intelli gence, for which we have so long wai tedt of life - down fall of the rebel lhtby lon--Charleston,',where treasen in its infanerwas nurtured, and :where the torch of secession was fanned into a brighterlflarne. Sherman, will not re . main long s so::near its ramparts withy oat aiming his death blows at its . very . centre. ..• • . From the west we have more glad dening.,lntelligence. Gen, Thomas has attacked ,the threatening army of the rebel ll'ood: before Nashville and effectually drove the enemy from his position, capturing seventeen guns and 1,500 prisoners. This defeat to the rebel General may have the of of forcing him..• into recesses from whieh he will not dare to venture in'any considerable numbers . _ Por: further . army intelligence tre refer, our readers tojho columns devo rted te make the .heart of _pt.',9ry patriot thrill with joy. WE WEISE mudl - Surprised o gee in the - Juniata Sentinel of last week an article headed "the opening Prayer fet' the new Caiiperhead . church.". For such an''article,'.whiCh treated' of 'the name of Jehovah in a trifling manner, and which brought God on . a level, yea, heneitli:.tilede , iel, of a rampant politi elan, to appear in a paper printed in a Christian land and where a - religious peoptirdwctil; is a stigma upon religion, --auernport-society - le genes.i, The sto rr and .purported to originate from "Dem ocratic" pitizens, is too incredible to be,beliered . by us, ni; matter how mach we 'are opposed to the doctrine cf such a fietion:'' The editor of the Sentinel will have' to bring stronger evidence than the mere statement that the ar ticle was "pieke'd :up " before wo can relieve - him from our consul° :for, the publibation'of the same. The editor should have reckoned the results of the blasphemous, atheiitidal teachings of the article, before ho lautiched it to the world. Truly, the "Democratic" clique of that'region must ho very de generate, did such a specimen of low literature emanate from it. StzsitiOANT.— The following item copied WM - 11 - Lim 'Richmond nig, of the, 71.11, shewe to what extent the ageney ot the, repel authorities was concerned in the attempted burnifig of the City of New YOrk, and whilst it gives encouragement to the villainous. incendiaries to linOW.that their policy was sanctioned by their honorable to the assertion of rebel sympathizers that the report that .the burning of New York by rebel agorae, was an abolition falSchood.:!' • • • IngY ::Concern, The fe.ilar.s •• -of. onr;:eMployeei. to : do ; their work recently; with skill, in :tbe city. of New York, Makes it necessary, for the brotherhood to meet arid .concert moasureefor a more decisive execution of the &eat retaliatory duty they have taken upon' 'themselves at this junc ture. Our. own have 'been de stroyed in I violation,of all the rules.of war, and. we _ must make, our ruthless enemy the weight of our 'justly. arvused.Vengeatice jf I the very'.centres of his resources and vieuid3. We can du it—do it: effeetually: You . are; therefore, ordered to moot in this city, by delegates from our sev eral es . sociations in Virginia, North and SOutb Carolina, at eight o'clock on the evening of the 15th inst., for business By order .of. the :GREAT BROTHER. Sarno Old Franklin Almanac for 1865;—:-tho best colander of aad for OM times—received 4nci for sale at ,IJovis' Oil Inveatmpts. The Following remarks by the am bersburg Repository, should be read by all who desire to go into the oil busi• flees, Strict attention to the sugges ti:ons ;nay save many, citizens of this county from loss "Just now the Oil fever . rages. It rages every where--infeets• all atmos pheres. and has driWn all classes into its dazzling' whirl of speculation.— Hitherto it has been confined mainly -to the great cities and other centres of trade ; but it has now ramified into every rural district in the, State, and all want to tnica a chance in the brit liant lottery of fickle Fortune. In view of the fact that Franklin county is likely to invest half a million or more in these stocks, we venter() a few suggeStiotts for the consideration of our readers. 1. Never invest in non-producing oil lands more than you can afford to lose entirely. We do not Mean by this that such investments must alWays prove a loss; but we do say that they will.prevs a total loss forty-nine time 0 , .•,t, of fifty. Of two hundred and fifteen Oil , companies now organized in this State, not morie than twenty of them are ]laying bona fide dividends - out of the revenues from their wells. Three fourths of the• remainder will prove dividendless or k total loss to the stock holders. -STUN 2. Never invest in any Oil stock, good,Tmd or indifferent, more money than you can- spare from you legiti mate business without embarassment. It is- never wise to do so, for even with the best prospects lose is possible.— Wells may sail to produce—Oil may fall in price; titles may prove defec tive,-and scoundrels may plunder in the management of these as well as other corporations, and it is best to be safe against all such contingencies. 3. Make such investments entirely incidental to your regular business on whirl] you depend tor a livlihood.— It will prove a costly appreciation of wealth if diverts farmers,: trades. then and 'other business men from their daily pursuits, while they op prate , witb their spare capital only, and ever hear inimind that it is a . tide' of speculation only that must ebb and flow; with : the inflations and depres sions of trade, - most judicious men may profit by it as it passes, and it will leave them richer in purse and no. poorer in fitness for industry when it hides away.• ,Be over careful that the substance is not abandoned Tor the shadow. The dog tried that when crossing the stream with the meat in his Mouth, and lust both. Many men will -be no wiser. 4.. Invest to the extent of your Bur. pluS.means in companies with certain revenues. There are such on the market, and it wants but a little care and distrimination to distinguish them, It_is an itscertained thut that a compa• ay - has a positive yield of Oil equal to tea or twenty per cent, on each capi tal, with good lands and ample resert , cd capital. for development, It is fair :to cotelude-that capital is not, likely to be lost in that company. It is rea sonably certain to pay, good interest, and the stock will have a steady mar-, ket . value equal to its original cost, while the efforts for development are all in harzi — ere-r-4.-6.4.4.,..--- - r 4171 M-even such companies may fail but the clam (ICS iiiirgeiy in 12 - 1,7:01' of . dividemis. 6: It is nut best to inve st all in any one. Company. While it is tho..most profitable of .investments when profit. able at all; it is at the game time the most precarious, and it is but the part Of discretion to try two or three good . companies instead of ono. It either developes successfully, the others may fail and the operation still prove prof imble on the whole. 6: Make such investments through some. reliable - person at home. In . the gush•vities the business of selling ch inoclts to rural:ll'l66(ls is a profession, and men are excepted to take advice and-at the 810110..thrIC be responsible Tor results. Most of . oudeittLimgbusi. men in the centres of trade .thronghout the county either are op erating in FAICiA BtOCIES, of are well in termed on the subject., and as a rale, they cannot afford deliberately to mis lead those who counsel with tbein.— They may err in judgment but gener ally they will add vastly to the safety of such investments.". • g&• When Sherinan set out frOm A tlanta,t he 13ebel paperS decbired that ho would never read' Central georgia„ When he had penetrated even-beyond that limit, they were . confident he would be annihilated "befere reaching . Nov Milieu. that ho has passed Mil len, they declare 'that if ho reaches the coast it will be humiliating to the Confederacy, and aeceiniiatiy . the coo feSSion with the forced swagger that he will yet find his mitteh. Although there is nothing definite as to Sherman's progress, there is ev ery reason to believe that, froth the start, ho hasAloon . "inaSter of the situ ation." • • Kind Treatmnt of our Returned :..Prisoners at Annapolis. HARRISBURG;. Luc. 13-. J he follow ing despatch was received by Governor Curtin this morning from Surgeon General Phillip,. :noW at Annapolis : ANNAPOLIS ; Dei•. 12, 1864. Governor Curtin: - visited to day all the hospitals_ at. Annapolis in which. there aro Pena. sylvania soldierslately.,returned....froin the rebel- prisons. These soldiers re ceive the utmost care and attention. The hospitals are amply provided with everything 'necessary. for the comfort of the I up not think it is !woes• sary, under Abe cirpumstaritres,- to call on the, citizens' of :PennsylVaiiia for supplies fin' the inmates of liiieptals'at this }Antic). Pummps. It is said- that Sherman was about to mike his plunge and kick the plank away, ho telegraphed to a f fiend in the Navy Pepart*ut, saying, ",T&1 my old.frienet Admiral that I shall meet kiln Rom w hero en the coast about • Christmas," It is said that more than ton daYs ago, Gen. Grant said that the longer time .Gen. Sher man now spent on the way, the better pleased he should be, fore it would in 4icat.e.the more - complete and .deliber 'ate'performanto of his plans, LATEST NEWS. FROM GENERAL SHERMAN. ON BOARD "DANDELION," 08BABAW SOUND, 11.50 P. at., Dec. 13, Pi64,— To-day, at .5 P. fli., Feneral Hazon's Division et: the Fifteenth Corps carried Fort McAllister by assault, capturing its en tiro garrison and stores. This opened to us the Ossabaw Sound, and I pulled down to this gunboat to com. municato with the fleet. Before open ing communication we had completely destroyed all the railroads leading in- to Savannah and invested the city.— The lest on the Savannah flyer, three miles above the city, and the right, is on the Ogoochee, at King's Bridge., The army is in splendid ; order, and equal to anything. The weather has been fine and supplies abundant. Our. march was most agreeable; and me were not at all molested by guerrillas. We reached Savannah three days ago, but owing to Fort Mi,Allistor we could not communicate, but, now we have McAllister, and go ahead We have already capttired two boats in the Savannah riVer, and have -pre vented the gunboats from coming down. I estimate the population of Savannah at twenty five thousand, and the garrison at fifteen thousand Gen: Hardee commands. We have not lost a wagon en the trip, but have gathered a large supply of mules, riegrocs. horses, &e., and our teains ate in tar. better condition than when we started. My first, duty will be to clear the army of all surplus ne groes, mules and horses. Wu have utterly destroyed over 200 miles of railroad, and consumed pro visions and stores that were essential to Lee's and flood's armies. The - quick work made of Fort lie= Allister, and the opening 'of communi cation with our fleet, and consequent iodependenee of supplies, dissipates all their boasted threats to head me oft and starve the army. '1 regard Savannah as already gain ed. Yours, truly, W. T. SIIERM AN, Major General. Hon. E. M. STANTON, See. of War. A Fight with Bounty Guerillas in Clearfield county, It appears that bounty jumpers and deserters are determined to abide by the teachings of their Copperhead al lies, and oppose by the bloody hand of ro,istatieo the authorities sent to detect and capture them. The fo.low- Mg statement of an army that hap pened between the deserters and boun ty jumpers who infest Clearfield coun ty and the United States soldiery, will show how ineffectual And ridiculous are the attempts of those who endeat or to trifle" with or contend against the administration of the powerful hand of justice: From information received by Ikla jer Dodge, 4. P. A. G. ' wo learn that .the troops dispatched from this post in guest of bounty jumpers and de serters in Clearfield county, canto in collision with a party of these desper 'taloa, and after a desperate fight sue. 'couded in killing their leader, the no• toricius Torn Adams, end capturing -nineteen of the cut•throate who fought by his side. It appears from the inforMation re ceived here, that Capt. Stmthwerth, Co. 0, 16th Regiment 'Veteran Re sell:oA, on Monday evening was pro ceedirg on the road. to Osceola, and, when near Phillipsbnro., Veertained that a large party of dese-tars were concealed in a house near by. Capt. S. at once made the necessary arrange• ments fer the capture of these rascals, and proceeded- immediately to silt.- ,round the place of their concealment. On discovering the presence of the troops. the deserters at once opened a fierce fire. The aetion, however, w as Hilo e, 11..4411 nras — try t au avowed traitor, a notorious bounty jumper, was instaotly killed, nineteen, of his asseciates being captured. 'lllO loss on our side amounted to the kil ling oF of o man, Private Cooper,-for merly of the 13th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers. The Liberation of the St. Albans Raiders—General Orders of Gener al Dix. 110QR1. DEPARTMENT OF TIZEI EAST, .NEw Youx, Dec. 14, 164, GENERAL OM)Ens, No. 9(.—lnfbr matins having ,been received at these headyiarlers that the rebel marauders who were guilty of murder and rob erY at SL Albans have been disohar ged from arrest, arid that other enter prises are actually in preparation in Canada, the commanding General deems it due to the people of the fron tier towns to adopt the most prompt and efficient measures for the seetirity of their lives and property. All mill Lary commanders en the frontier are, therefore, instructed in ease further acts 01 depredation and murder are attempted, whether by marauders or persons . acting under commissions, from the rebel Authorities At Rich mond, to shoot down the perpetra tors, if possible, while in the commis• nion ot their crimes, or if it be news sary, with a view to their capture, to (0.0115 the botindary betWenti the ' Utti ted States an2l Canada, said comman 'tiers are hereby directed to pursue them wherever they may take refuge. and if captured they are mutter no circumstances to be surrendered, hut aro to be . sent' to these headquarters for trial Mid pUnislinient by martial law. • .The Major General commanding the department will not hesitate to exer. else to the fullest extent the authority ho posseses under the rules of law, recognized by all - civilized States, in regard to persons organizing hostile expeditions within neutral . territory, and fleeing to jt for,an asylum . after committing acts of depredation _with in our own, such flit exercise of author ity having become indispensable to protect our cities and towns. from in cendiarism and our people from rob, bevy awl murder. . It is earnestly hoped that the in• habitants of our frontier districts Rill abstain from all nets of retalia'ion on account of the outrages committed by rebel _marauders, and that the proper Measures of redress will be left to the action of the publinlxutherities. -By command of Major. General :Dix.. I% VAN. Board?, • •Celonel and _A-Stiatant..Adjutant Gen: tVAR FOR THE BM General Grant's Army. THE WELDON RAILROAD EXPEDITION [Special Corronporafence of the rivlij HEADQUARTERS ARMY .POTOMAO, BEFORE PETERSBURG. Dee, 14, '64. The movement down the' Weldon Railroad, commenced on Wednesday morning last, has been completed, and has been in the highest degt•eo eucCess ful—accomplished even more than was anticipated. Last night the troops of the,sth and 2d .Corps, who took part in it, occupied their old (amps, returning yesterday and some of them -the tiny, previous. , As the mail will close in a few minutes. it is impossible to give a detailed account of all the incidents that transpired along thO route,-but they were alit ost innumer able and would furnish material fora score of letters. It may be as well, therefore, to state at the outset . pre cisely- what was designed to be accom plished, and ,what .was accomplished. The late raid of Gregg's cavalry was very successful as far as it went, des troying the Stony Creek depit, stores, &c., 'and temporarily interrupting coin multication with Richmond via the Southside road. This latter raid-for it was but little more than a raid on an extended scale—has succeeded vir Wally in cutting off Richmond from rail road comMilltidation with the entire S6uth. The Weldon Railetral Rs been destroy ed u distance of. twenty-dive miler, three splendid bridges were burned [one 01 them trestle work structure, 250 feet long.] depots have been de stroyed, commissary stores bilrned • locomotives rendered use l ess—hi fact-, all the misehiel that could possibly be done to the enemy's sole line of coin• unieations has been done, and it is of so extensive a character that the rebels cannot poegibly repair it all this .'svinter. The garrisoos of Petersburg and Richmond must come to grief be fore next spring. The rebel general could have better spared ten thousand men, killed in battle, than have met this serious disaster. The most remote point reached by our troops was Hicksford, a town on the Meherrin river, and forty miles due south of Po.ers,l ll ,m on the Wel don Railroad, They neNA - e - re - -en. countered the enemy it) any force; it was pretty much a miniature represen tation of Sherman's campaign. Once, in the vicinity of Stony Creek, the rebel cavalry made a charge upon our own, which was supported by infantry in a concealed position. Our cavalry fell back; the rebels followed with a wild cheer, fell into the ambuscade, and were cut up terribly. They did not attempt to 'charge again. This was the only fighting that took place, and our entire losses, including the stragglers, will not exceed two hun dred melt. All along the route, and at. every railroad depot,. thousands of bushels of coin and bales of hay were seized and burned. Hundreds of barrels . of sweet potatoes were subjected to a similar course of treatment. Every: thi-g that could give aid and comfort to the "heart [i. 0., the stomach] of the was annihilated. Noth ing but the siuolting tains of the coin :Aga-IT-RCM us tti ut o 'tart; 116"--L county court bonse a train of Oree Cara loaded with stilt wain likewise consh!ned to the flames On Tuesday, th e , ,fay before our troops arrived, a train had gone up the branch to the Southside road, and of course it will not be likely to get down again this winter. Notwithstanding the general devas tation, private property was serupu ously respected on the downward march. The rebel guerillas hover ing about our rear picked a number Of our stragglers, and beat them ter ribly. Some -were Stripped of their ol.ttliog, arid compelled either to go puribus ?whirs, or don greasy rebel uniforms, lacking every aspect of uni formity, instead. But these were tht, slightest of the guerrilla Outrages.— Sonto half -at dozen More of our men were flirt murdered in cold blood--- , Several had their throats cut, and in the cellar of one house were found the remains of another unfortunate . vic tint who bad been chopped to pieces Instill another case an old negro gage the information that, one of our sol diers had been robbed, stripped, and murdered, and pointed to the (teen 'ants of the house not far distant as the perpetrators of the crime. The house wits searched, and: in a trunk was found the clothing of the murder ed man. These outrages being committed after the main body had passed south ward, were not litmrd of until they turned homeward. Teen along the road men 'were thund shockingly bruis ed mei maltreated' in every way.— The troops, infuriated by these scenes, broke into every house upon. the route, racked and tore to their heart's con tent, drank more than their Share of apple toddy, and applied the torch to houses and barns. ,Nothing escaped their vengeance. Nignt before last they had reached Sussex rt House, 'on their homeward way: The town was reduced to ashes in a few hours, and the reflection of the flames could 1).3 seen at these headquarters by pur ems of vivid hangiuct Owl and good sight. As I have said, our troops found no armed enemy it. force. Scouts repor ted, however. that longstreet's corps and olio division IX Hill's had been sent from Lee's army in pursuit of our forces, and-they probably struck at once for Weldon, in anticipation of our going there. They were disap• pointed. The raid has provod the most brilliant end most valuable of the war, and may well cause rejoicing in the North. from Tennessee, A Battle in Front of Nashville—Great Succeed of our Troops _over Hood's Army-17 Guns and 1,500 prisoners Taken. . . WASIIINOTON, Due. 15-11 30 P.M This• Department has just received unofficial despatches from Nashville annotineing that Gen. -Thomas, with the forces under-his command, attack = arrcv :in front of .Nasliville at nine (Nock this morning, all 4 al though the battle is not yet decided, the 'whole action to day-is described , a 5 itplerididlOticenseful: • Our line advanced on the right five miles. The enemy was driven from the river, from ' his entrenchments, and from tbe, range .of the hills on which his left rested, and forced back npon his right and centre. He had h►s centre flushed back from one to three miles, with the loss of seventeen guns, about fifteen hundred prisoners, and his whole line of earthworks, ex cept about a mile on his extreme right, where no serious attempt was made to dislodge him. Our casualties are reported to be slight. Hood's whole army, except the cav alry and a small force near Murfrees boro, was engaged. EDWIN M. STA NToN,Secretary of War. GLORIOUS NEWS FROM TEN- NESSEE. General Thomas' Victory Ov - er Hood. HIS OWN OFFICIAL REPORT Great Captures of Artillery and Priso ners.— The Rebel Army. Completely Routed. Official War Gazette WASHINGTON. Dec. 11, 1864, 8;85 A: To Major General Dix, New York : The it:flowing official report of the great victory achieved yesterday by Major. General Thomas and his gallant army, over the rebel forces under General Hood in front of NuShville. was received this morning. One of the most surpriking circum stances connected with this great a chievement is the small loss suffered : by -our troops, evincing,. ; among other things, the admirable skill and caution of General Thoinas, in his disposition t )f tbo wo e , in our. rejoicings at the deleat of the enemy, thanks are due to the Almighty for his protection to our gallant officers and soldiers in the great conflict they 'have passed through. • The report of General Thomas con mining havresting details is subjoined : GENERAL retomAs' OFFICIAL REPORT. IIEADQUARTERd DEPARTMENT. OE THE CUMBERLAND, 8 .111iles from Nashville, Dec 16th, 1864-6 P. IL— To the Pres ident of the United States, lion. E. Al. Stanton and Lt.-Gen. Grant : • This army thanks you for your:ap lei vl . a tiara ;,,f Ito .:oncluot yoßterdety, and to 1181IIII•0 you that it is not mis placed, I have she honor Co report that the enemy has boon _pressed at all points to day in his line of retreat to the Brentwwd Brigadier General Hutch of Wilson's corps of cavalry, on the right turned the enemy's left, and captured a large number of prisoners--number not'yet reported. Major General Schofield's corps, next ou the left, of the cavalry, carried several hills, and captured many prisoners and six pieces of ar tillery. Brevet Major General Smith,. next on the left of Major General. Schofield, carried the salient point of the enemy's line with Nit.Millan's brigade of Me- Arthur's division, capturing 16 guns, two brigadier generals, and about 2i- ON prisoners. Brig. General Garrard's division of Smith's command, next on the loft cf McArthur's division, carried the ene my's entrenchments, capturing all the artinery - itifirfroops of the enemy on the line. Brigadier General Wood's troops, on the Franklin Pike, tu'uk up the aim:intik, earryin , r the enemy's entrenchments, and in his retreat raptured eight pie ees of artillery and something over GOO prisoners, and drove thu enemy within ono mile of the Brentwood hill pass Major General Steedman, command ing detachments of the different ar mies of the military division of Miss issippi, must nobly supported General Wood's left, and bore a most hoeora- Me part in the operations of the day. I have ordered the pursuit to be con. r tinned in the morning at daylight, al 1,1001 thongli the troopo aro very mach La timed. The utmost euthusiaom pre. calls. I must not forgot to report the op. eratious of Brigadier General Johnson in successfully driving the enemy, with the co-operation of the gun-boats ua der Lt. Uom. Fitch, from their estab "fished batteries on the' Cumberland River beLw the city of Nashville, and of the success of Brigadier General Craxton's brigade, in covering and re turning our right and tear, in the ope rations of yesterday and to day. Although) I have no report of the number of prisoners' captured y by Johnston's and Craxtou's commands, I know they have made n large own ber. I am glad to be able to state that- the number of prisoners captured yesteruay greatly exceeds the number reported by telegraph last evening. The woods, fields and entrenchments aro strewn with the enemy's, small arms. abandoned in their retreat,. In conclusion, I em happy to state that all this has been effected with but a small loss to us. Our loss does not ex ceed Stn.), and very lew killed. (Signed.) GEo. 11. THOMAS, Major General Commanding. Important from Vicksburg. NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dee. 9:—On the 24th ult., I reported that t► movement co•opurative with Gen. Sherman's op erations would be made from Vtcks• burg and Batt toil Rouge, flip the pur pose of cut tin ; Hood's eommunica tions with .Alobilp. The expedition sent from Vicks burg and consisting of about 2,000 cav alry and eight pieces of artillery, com• minded by - Colonel B. D. costrand, 3d Colored Cavalry, returned on the 4th instant, having met with complete suc cess. After an admirably executed flank movement on Jackson on the 24th, the expedition started for . the Big Blank bridge on the Miasissippi Central Railroad, which was reached on the 27th, and after a stubborn re sistance, captured and destroyed it thus cutting Hood's army off from the, large quantity of supplies and stores accumulated at Jackson, ; Alias., and making that railroad, which was his main reliance, unavailable for mouths to come. Besides thislmportant bridge and trostle•work, the following property ivaScoinpletely destroyed, viz: Thin ty miles of railroad track, int:lading culverts, wagon bridge over the Big Black ; Vaughn, Pickett and qoocl• man stations, rail read . and depots and buildings; two thousand sir hundred bales ..of cotton, two locomotives, 4 cars, four stage couches, twenty bar rels of salt, 6162,000 worth of stores at Vaughn's Station. The expedition was considerably harassed on its re turn by large . .bodies of the enemy's troops, butauffered no material losses, and brought back more recruits than The entire loss in effective men. [Signed] • M. S.. R, CANBY. Sherman's Army beard From. „, ASIIINGTON, December 14 The following telegram boa been ro ceived at the War Department: • HILTON HRAD, S. 0.; Dec.l2, VIA FORTItEBB HoNROE, DeC.l4. Major General Haneck ; Chief of SNIT GENERAL :—Captain Duncan, of Gen. Howard's scouts, has just come in .from General Howard, having descended the Ogeecheeyiver in a small boat. He left the 'army On the evening of the 9th: General Sherman's - whole army was then. within ten miles of Savannah, advancging to attach it. The enemy's works, five miles from the city, were procably attacked yesterday, as lie?•,y tiling was heard in thtl; direction Captain Dunetin renrtients the army to be in the best spirits possible and most excellent condition. Very little opposition : had been met with on the march, as the enemy ceuld hot tell which route was to be taken. '. The ar• my has lived off the country and has accumulated a considerable number of horses and cattle. The army is well supplied. The following is a copy, of the dispatch brought by Captain Hun. cati : Headquarters Aimy of Tennessee, Neut. Savannah Canal, Dee. 9. To Commander of United States Na val Forces in vicinity of SeVannah: SIR—We have Met with . peribeLstic cuss thus far. The troops are in: fine spirits and near the city. Respectfully, 0. C. HOWARD, Maj. Gen., Commanding Right Wing of Arm*. Another despatch brought' by Cap tain Duncan, directed to, the Signal Of ficer of Fleet, • from -coward's Chief Signal Officer, requests a good look out for signals. I have the honor to he very respectfully, your obedient servant, • J. G. FOSTEEti Major General Commanding.— VICTORY- ! SHERMAN AND SAVANNAH The City in our Possession EIGHT HOURS HARD . FIGHTING Eleven Th4sand Prisoners Taken. ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 16. The steamer Varuillnligain Whitehurst, has just arrive rum Charleston harbor, with seven.hun dred exchanged prisoners, of which number about one hundred and fifty are sick. The Varune. left Charleston harbor on 'Wednesday morning at .eight o'clock,.ancl brings the glorious' intel ligence that Sherman entered the city of Savannah ; on Monday, the 10th last , after a hard fight of eight Eleven thousand prisoners Were captured by Sherman prior to and during his entrance into tin, city. The above news wan communicated to the fleet in Charleston harbor by the rebel flag of-truce boat - Laurel, a blockade runner. The same news was also obtained by the fleet from Hilton Head. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P'ItOOLAMAT[ON.--WTfiEItEAS,by a -precept to me directed. dated at Huntingdon, the 12th day of Nov. A. D. 1504. under t h e hands and seals of the Ilen George Taylor. Pr.Wident of the Conn of Contemn Pleas, Oyer and Terminer, and general jail deli, District of of Pennsylvania," •Collllio- , ono commtMeenr . too lions. Benjamin F. Patton - and William B: Leas his associ ates, Judges ,of the county of Huntingdon, justices as. signed. appointed to hear, try and detertnine oil and every indictments made oi taken fur or concerning all Criniell, which by the laws itf the State are made capital, orlelou• les of death, and other offences, crimes and nibeleMeallorst which have been or shall hereafter he committed or. perpo [rated. for crimes aforesaid—l • arn commanded to make public proclamation throughout-my whole bailiwick, that a Court of Oyer and Terminer, of Common Pleas and. Quarter Sessions, will be held at the Court Housein The borough of Ilinitingdon, on the second Monday (and Sill day) of Jammu next, and those who will prosecute the Fault prisoners, he then and there to prosecute them on it 111011/ be just. and that all Justices of the Pence. Coroner and Constables within said county, be then and • there 'in [heir proper persona, at 10 o'clock. tt. ai, ac said day. with their records. inquisitions. examinations and remembran ces, to do those things which to their offices reepectively appertain. • .. • I.mtsd at Ifontingd.m, the 19th I) combat. in the year of oar Lord one thousand right hundred and sixty.four. , and the 88tli year of American Independence. GEO.:W. JOHNsToS, Shertf: DROCLA ERE A S by a precept :to me directed by the Judges of the Com mon Pleas of the county of Huntingdon. bearing teat the 12th clay of tiove.. her. 1.804. 1 run oomnutudott to make public Proclamation throughout my whole bailiwick. that a Court of COMMUII . Pleas will be held at the Court lions° In the borough of Huntingdon, on the 3rd Monday (and Itith day) of January lA. D., 1005. for the trial of all is lute in said •Court which remain undeterinined before the said Judges. when and x here all juror!, witnesses, and suitors, in the trials of all issues are required. Dated at Huntingdon. the 19th D amber, In the year of our Lord and thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. anal the 158th year of American Independence. • - JOIINSTON, swift' hariff's bee. 21,'05. lIEltIl I'S SALI4.'S.—By virtue of Kjiutulry write of ka.,Ven. Ex. to mu directed, I Will expose to public tale ur outcry, at the Court 'House. In the buroug,lt of Limiting:hat, UN MONDAY, ern LtAY 01 JA.NUAnY 1000, at two o'clock, the following della:bed property to aft: All tout certain farm, plan tation'aud tract of laud Sitztted It, Cromwell [omit:imp, Innitunr• dull County, on which' Audrew deulte now re ildes. on too itidgee, adiutuitig lauds of luau. !Loupe' . on the North an I .1 citet ly elides, laud of Annuli emu uu 1110 bliogll owl 1,:1011011y old., and tho cost. coutainiug auou: Nicety mores 'whit the daunt obowauce, more or testi. of Whim about hlty acres are Cleartal, with p lug tlaelling bulksq weather b arded, ono story mud a hair high, a 010411 triune beru dud other tinproveutuote 'buret''. Celled. tike' to execution, mug to ue sold as the property ol tieorge fore- . • • ALsu— T vv.o hundred and • tidrty aer.s u 1 inud iu Ileatler,ou towueliip 17, - with a lug Ilua.u t ;maw bat.. alit saw-ayi, with Lahcr uut•bmitim,o tberoun eLt Ctett. Litijoissitsg laud, of ueorge Meet Oil die Autlit, • •eurtge Uutes t un tisayust, and JI.)31J1.111 tiorsucli on dm frtSicil its . r.SLCC . IIIIOII, and to.las the ytupurty ut;t•lioabutylleurut tieurge barn aul 1l 011110 lietirls. A.Lso—One ours of ground more or 10,94 snouted in telt township. Huntingdon County, boo, tug tnereon erected is log house 22 by . 21, two notice higii, and one log salute IS taken nu oxecuuon, and to be sold no the property or Nicholas richwartw and Ueurge t•ChWarre., Also-LA: lot of groun attuated iu the town ofNcisavillo-iii Tell township, Huntingdon Conn ty, adjoining deorge Noss an the forth mid cast, the put•- lm road on the Northeast, ciintainiug thu felt trout, and 20d fort back, thereon eructed it Haute house at d Mune SolcoUg Union in's:A...tote., and tv no sold as the property et Archibald d, Laney. • ALSv—A two itui'y frame house, and black:swan soup, in tau howls of Si:IA.I'IIW, cloy [...m -eth'', Pto of eaia NuVU, Richard 4011. wan on the east and A.4thatil alit LLudson strueir auatalli• L . % feet, trout and Oil loot n,tok. 6cized, v nil Lunen 111 execution; and Co UV sold as thy property 01 zarun AUU , 3111100. • ' IVuttoe to i'itrehitsm.—Bidders ot• Shortft's oitleg. will unto outlet. to,it. iulinealtilely Upton the prevail, befog 'hilOrliVl.l &Via. fitly pl 4. relit, of nit bid; unuer4itiii,..itiu twenty-live tier real, el all bide Liver tbat leo], must be livid iv the :lima, or tile property - wail be nn up again uuu dou4 to u;txpr bidders Vital Will COulkily . Wittl the. ilbirro tor•ol. will hereafter be made on, , oW Honday, of thy. tiroc Weak ol Count,' bud the pcutla ackulmiged uti 1 99 luiluWiug ' di°. W. Jull'ilTUN..eb'irilt Slittures Oerics, 111WItiugdou, tore. lb, 1864. • iN''.Road our now advortioemouts G RIND UN ON Ai " - JUBILEE BAL . TFIE COURT 110001 IN .on_ Wuesdky Dinning, Den..27t in Honor of thelhite 'Su - m.4lBes, Union dirmsl , -' grand Union 'and dUb;loo and,lllll, soma off at the ab .ve tinr• and , place. without postpo meet. Citizens and soldiers, young and old, everybody: and their friends are invited to tut nd, Apple .arritugee manta hay been made to render this 01311 Of • i.ak moan brilliant affello of the times. Itaireslimento. of,alrkindi will be produced. and nothing 104 unAutia * to make it - a perfect a..cedem. • • • • . TICKETS FOR LADY AND 'GENT. $2.00 :I;:spsnians, Dec. RI si, 1881-1 t - i c IUNTINGDON GAS GONIPAN-Y,l Notice is horsily given tlaat in deeNo.or* be • he et the office of the •underidgrid in the beta:46:rd' Iluntlogdon. between the' horireinf one and. thor•O'clOOl4' P.-M. on Monday, the Second day of Jitualtry peat,' Also. that the Board of %Tana: ere' tali] :totiiilaiy' • hare declared . I divldand . of three 'per cent.. payable en said day. ' Dee. — It. 1864. • • Secretary. NOTICE is L6eeby,giverito•;4ll per il sone interested that the following. Inventories of toe goods and Chattel.. Set to widows, under the provliv , tone of the act of 10th of April; lest, have Lawns tided is• the office of tho Clark of the Orpha'aCCotirt don. county and mall - be presented for "ai prove' by the,. Court" on Monday the 9th-day of 'Januar) . neat; (180): I.The, Inventory and appralteman t of the goods and chat tabs 7111V11 were of bar's* Reinhart. late of Clay township, deceased act apart to Ids widow Mary- Iteinhdrt. 2. Tho Inventory awl appralsontand.ordheoods,khd chattels which 'o of Jamas C:arks. tale Ofßistrtlitgbana • Borough &ceased, elected to be rettilited by . 'and heirs of maid deceased. , ...t 1- 3. The Inventory and apPraisehritint of. tho goods. and chattebt which - ware-of - Alexander Park, deceased''elided. to bo robbed by Phabc J. Park the widowtof said deddi 4. The Inventory and appratioment of the woods- and; chattel. Ishich were of Jacob boobCr,bt9ptiOsteta tOtryt 'hip twisted, elided to bo. tenths!' by ;Itir said deceased. . ; ;, ' . . bAN I 4 I IWO3IIiL4DORIf; Register Dee. 14, IS6t D • '.Notice it hereby given, to all earache inieriiiied that oho following . named perms have settled 'their as count" in the Itoktuitor'sl3lll,pe, at Illintinktden,and . that the said nerilinite will he 'prekented for Continuation and allowanco. at au Crphans' Court. to bO litintlakdoo, In and for. the county of Iluntinoon, on Monilay ,thes -91 k day of January next. (1805,) to wit : 7,- 1. The Ad ILI i oidtration aretaint of 4ealuTayfor "'Admin. tiltrotor of Jacob Itarnettilate of Note townellip, ' der'd. Y. Thu Admillietrat lon account or Newton Madder!, Ad inlniotrator. with 'the will anntred,:of Anna•Keleterlite of Springlleld to w/I Si !ip dred.. • • 3 The Adniinist ration account of Mary. C.. Key, One. of ' the Adiii ink rotors of the 1.1101../ohn Nor, In to of Walker • township, dee'd. . 4. Too AomioiAtratlon account of !lon. Wm.-B, Lesi, AdministratOr of Jol,n t..hrifor, late of Shirley ttint!vhip, S. The admtutetrut ion account of Thome Stewart, eni• Tiring Executor of tho Hun John Stewart, Itttepcithum township, dent. - . • • • 6. The partial, and oho the, supplemental .d final so. count of Uauiei Africa. Esq., Executor of 31arthstirar3tts, late of ilemilereori township. deed. • ' • " • 7. The account.of •John Wryo. Trustee to - x*1146 . estate of Ileigy ispanogle, into •of Wiireiugmark: Administration 00.066 of • Wni. gator of Elizabeth 'Mistime, tato of Ifranello township: 'deed O. The account Of Charles ileinhari..wha..in was Executor of John epitgr;Jieej. r aistillait .by 'Job* Kesselting. • Administrator of said Charles Itaiuloirtc DA6IIEL W. WiAIELED•IIII,' Itegister'e Office, 11 , egister.. . Hunt., Usc. 11. 1061E_ - • .; _• •.... • • • . NOTICE T HE Cit-p-n. . . .. . , iinerdtiip heretofore elle , . . .... [lug between the Subncribers under- the Arm of A. Is Cunningham A Co.; has beeh • dineuived. , At.B...eng• ninghem . and, John S. 01eint, retiring. • .. , .- ' All persona Indebted to the said , item will•pleisi:ellt and settle their a - cColintl. - A. 13.•CUNN/NO II A3l, . .. • . . ' ' It 31. CUNNI,QIIA3f, - ' '''', • JOHN 5..1./LKI3I. : • e ~. , The Midersigned have this day associated' tdgeiher n 6 ' . 1 'der the Ilan of It. /1 Cunningham & Co., awl arlll con-, linen the tout,inetf of the late Inn ofA. Lt. Chneinglasun''' I Co., ut the old stand. _ .. .K. Al. CUNNING L1A.3•4: r•. , . Dee. 7, 121u4 ' ''' • ' 'll.ll.'BllAFlrEit. • " JOHNSON'S . •.. • RHEUMATIC COMPOUND BLOOD PURIFIER! _ . PHIS GREAT INT 'ERNA Lr. REZIEr. . dy, is the beat medicine ever offelisi to the or thu effectual cure of Ithommitisin, (lout, Neuralgia, i • Dynpepaia, Old as a blood Purifier it has no equal, for elf' diseases arising from au Impure state of the blood, such, •,' as licrofula or Kiug'a Evil, .sakißend; Totter - Worm, Female Complaints, and all breekows ad Ali five or. body. The vast number of rub-on madicintatv high formerly have becu . used'for those dhow., were supra},' temporary in their I.Mac:nod of doubtful virtue, but • . TIIE RHEUMATIC . COMPOUND . . reach.the source of all trouble, and affectunlly.banishna the disease.front the syntein by Its lidniedbitaactionoa the blood. Wu 'ndvise one mid all to glreft a trial, and . . become matinfied of Ito wondlrful . Ari- Bead the following testimonial* of mai of unquiiliounble'cliAnittngr. • •Jimrmiorr :—Dear : Tliis is. to certify' that I: woe hadli 'crippl4 With , mutton for eighteen or twenty years ; part of that thus .. I WAS not able to go - nbeut. I triad all the rhiniettetior remedies that I could hear of but found no relief until I; tried your lthentliatic Compound'aud Blood , Piatitlei; 'r nerd but three fourths of a bottle of it sod it cured me. ; sound and w,dl. Sly wife eke w a s Otilinted bid( thy , vainn ilieroe,,and it email portion of it cured tier. nearly • serenty years of age - nod it is neer fauryeass sides• I woe cured, and have not.bren: tioub.ed with it talcs...! It error& me peat pleneurn td fut yin with this ca re, au that you can .refer. others-who , are ,n/riCtictl.. with rhetimuilem to• I am you ' ''. fII ' IS ANDIt ETV ARMSTRONG, - No. 19 . .Ta . cßeoi Street, Allele:Hwy City. , • • • a. A. - .JonNBblv Mr: wife was taken had with Inflammatory Itheitmation in., 'March la t, She Much, swollen. ind thetiainibs' suffered was ovate: Eihs won confined to her bed. I was ad•iied to try'yotir tthenthatlOConikund and BlOOd Purl%` - fleq so I got a bottle of it, and befotti the half. of It was -weed she vi,te . Wol.' The aura' lei alArfeit one; I nester saw such medicine. She had only tickets : , three doses of It till the swelling and pain begatrie - Ail your medicine wants is to he known in order to glati, 7 It success. • Yours affectionately, • • • = . My . reeldenee II No: 128 Cherry alley. where my wife can be mega by auy person cluubtius..the truth of tha rIITIBURG, April 19th, 1864, CANICONSIWAGI, WASumerox Cl.; April IA 11164 , Mn. A. J ozzbisoN :---Der Sir .1' wish to say a word or two, in favor ot your Rheumatic, Conipound aniffiloOd Purifier. - 7 have t eeneßliefed rheuniatiam, more or has, for over twenty years. A gveas.„ part of that timel way very , bad. 'I tried n great maity rheumatic medicines hut received very, little benefit Irom: • them. On the first °Nast aanuart . was NO'bad that was eutirely helpless. I viola nor writs my own name, ~ and I could only lie on one side. While reellinght Ilia - United Presbyterian paper I saw n notice of your iiiiea=. rustic lluntpound and Blood Purifier. I was atreidailit'st that It might be' like other rome.liee thatl have triec,f; but as its/esti) papar-I Concluded to givi it • trial. So I got-a b;ttlen wed it. atidfimucl myeirif better. I need three bottlie.M2ri., and I ant happy toyer ' that I have neither, pain or schelft&pla4,o47;..tglAt of age. I can lie on either side, time and not he fatigued.. , I !believe yOur , t i , umitie Compound awl Blood Purifier to be ths be medinthe ever offered tn the public Ihr the cure"o t emnatitni - at you think this st o 'e. with my name it, will be or any use, to you or a suffering - public yeu• are !at tlGaity ,;en use them. Yours with'respect. , • .• • • "JOAN 1. JAM/ARC , ••• ! r • E. JeiHNSQN •—.Dear Sir wife hoe been afflicted with neuralgia CM along tim .."It 7 'commenced on her in Iftu. . She VOl4l lieekwllli ik.thit)•• ells %TAB obliged to lay in bed about 'four days hi • ' -week. She tried everything that we heard of.that ,wita recomnuinded t h e that disease bitt ningotkici relief; we tried medical advice but it done no ; good. •, kAitst, m thielit she meet die. I thouiht there Was no Cure. fin in the spriog of 1063. I. bellitive ip Niarch; ideurkruiti. i of Mr', MckeY'e, Cilia Wm's . in the court with me mold: don't. you _get. Jelithot'ii Itlittontatls.Corqportpfl and Mood Purifier. It cured my father of the Rheuma tism when lie woe a cripple and the nothing for him." So I got a bottle. of your medicine and before tey trifle hid ate Leif of. it. used -site.vrink.: Cored. It is now more tbana year since and elle has nel bawl troubled with It since.: This I carikestify.toenkiatlLl: i; Your* truly„ • " LEWIS WHOM) bit! Ryan*. llourt. . z . t Dlvetinta, April ath,4864, _ D. ,SF.I4.IiOS 1 Co., Sale Proprietors, kltlatrarltiPA whom all .rdera oh old be soot. , JO,LL.N E ED, Agebt,flub.eiegOelb,g4.:li Dec. 7, Om ,IC, S'rAUFFER, - r i; t ivATou)lAKrat (40 Nu. 148 North SKCOND. Street, C9rirker ,of,9p,rrb ; _ . _ _ • ' ctt" •ta c). An amiortment of Watches: Jo‘eliv; Sliver k PlatlAti 13 • •WttraXmwtanStroa.liatql;.: : SUITABLE: F0R . 1101,111.4X PRESENTS! kW- . Reit:delt; of Watches' : and ''.7earelrY p romptly • STRAY.—danie 'to the premeithi'oli" the .rmb!criher in Walker townshipito une•Uteer. supposed tr, be tiro Years old last Bprlog, of brown and ',black color. and tale .11ei irri *bout, the smut', age, and of same ruler. The owner is levitated in coins , forward, prove propday, pay,. charges and 484 away, or they will be disposed of according to lair:, • : , • • • 1931: kJ. 1 0 C'etai ; Dec. 7,1864. TR.XY CALF.-Carle tciitheprerrp; ,, i .N... l 3bur of the Subactiher In Worritimmark twpr- - about thio th September 'NW Iliht• Man seer( 11+. etippoed tp.ligat4 ditily ; sprithr, Thee loner I. re q uested to con.; futivetrd; - pr.:o ink • • t pod - di orites, and take . . 14m. ;why ; , otherlitio: - bi6TUVA I. still according to taw. - JOHN UUTCHInUUN • P r ortioremotk tlt Arr:4t',
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