61.0b•c. HUNTINGDON, PA. Wednesday morning, Feb. 15, 1865, W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor Hugh Lindsay, Associate Editor. Our Flag Forever "/know of no mode in sale: h loyal Mi xers may so seed dentcastrate his derotion to hss country ais by sustaining the Flag. the Constitution and the Viiion,..unclor all circum stances, alul UNDER 'EVERT' ADMINISTRATION REGARDLESS OF PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALL ASSAILANTS, 'AT HOME AND ADROAD."-,-..STEI'IIEII L DOUGLAS The • Constitutional Amendment, We are rejoiced to see the rapidity with which the Constitutional Amend meat is being ratified by the Legisla tures of the different States. The fol lowing aro those which have already given it their approval: Illinois, Rhode Island, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, M'assachu setts, - New York, Maine, Missouri, Ohio, East Virginia-12 in all. The New Torrey Legislature has postponed ac tion upon it, and Delaware has disgra ced itself by rejecting the amendment in both branches. Kentucky it is thOught, will conditionally ratify the amendment. • The condition being that the Federal - GoVernmont make con:. -pensation to loyal owner's, .taking the Value of the, slaves in 1864, Which is a little over 'thirty-four millions of dol lars, or less than one-third of the com puted valud of the slave property in the State in IS6O, as a basis of the Congressional appropriation for that purpose. Gov. 13ramlette of tbat.Statc, distinctly tells the Kentuckians that slavery cannot he perpetuated in Ken tucky. Tho States, yet in - tho Union that' are expected to ratily it are Cali fornia, Connecticut, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Ilampshire,Oregon, Yerinont and Wis consin. Should these - States act in conformity with the expectation, there will be twenty-threnStates in favor of freeing the negro,..four less, however, than thenumber required, twenty-sev en. We trust that the doom of slavery will be more speedily sealed, and that the rebellion and slavery will fall to gether, never to be resumed. Those states which may vote against the amendment will certainly- endeavor to have the State Rights' doctrine main tained, and thereby follow their South ern brethren into a sea of difficulty from which they will recover wholly repentant and submissive. Editorial Miscellany. Ze" General Grant has .proved that the late peace demonstrations were all chimerical illusions, and has lessened the little weight they had upon the hopes of some people, by immediately advancing on the enemy's works. The masses of the people have more faith in the General's stern but secure mode of gaining peace than in the Souther ners' hypocritical way of suing for the same. "The only alternative left is for Grant to "fight it out on his own line" until the rebels succumb and their trai torous leaders acknowledge the nation. al Government authority. So loyal men think, and the fact-is revealing that those who opposed the Govern ment are now upholding it in its meas ures for the suppression of the rebel lion. The cops find that their friends in the South will not recognize them. .Mr. The votes for President and Vice President were counted on Wed nesday last, the Bth inst. The result was announced, and Abraham Lincoln was declared elected President, for four (4) years from the 4th of March, 1865. 13m` A bill has been passed the Leg islature to prevent the storage of coal oil in the city of .Philmielphia within. one thousand feet ofany dwelling house, without the written consent of the ow ner, and only in the suburbs of the city. Though the act was, alas, thought of too late to prevent the loss of life and an immense amount of property, yet it is better late than never. ,t3Ei 4 ' For months past there has been carried on in New York and other lo calities a system of bounty svindling, arid forged enlistments of the most stu: pcndous character. Within the past few weeks a large number of arrests have been made in New York by Col. Baker, the United States detective. rcar• It appears to be settled that the rebels asked for an armistice of sixty or ninety days, as 'a condition prece dent to negotiations. This, if it did not lead to peace, would at least have been very serviceable in enabling them to continue the war. But they didn't get an armistice. Diiii—The Richmond papers assert that “Wilmington' is perfectly safe." So they said of Fort Fisher, and they have been equally at fault as to other move ments that have gone far to knock the breath.,ont of the rebellion. They will gill rely on Fort Bragiadocio", oven if Wilmington should prove unsafe. riT,T) was se] pg on Saturday at, F)2301 WAR NEWS SUMMARY, 13. On the sth inst., a cavalry scout of. Gen. Sheridan's encountered the force of Gen. Harry Gilmoro near Moorfield, and whipped it handsomely, capturing upwards of 20 officers and men. Amongst the officers captured was the noted guerilla chief and rob her, Harry Gilmoro himself. IRA. A frankfort special to the Lou isville Journal, dated the 9th instant, says : Captain Bridgewater attacked the guerrillas at Hustonvillo at two o'clock this morning, killing four and scattering the rest in the woods bare footed. He also captured thirly-five horses. xtg ! ,,, The rebels evidently are con. siderably mystified as to Sherman's intentions, and no little trepidation is manifested by rebel papers. They aro prenp.ling the public mind ,of the South for the fall of Charleston, and declare now, that beyond the fact that it is the birth place of secession, its value in a stragctic point of view is nothing. as„The Richmond Whig of the 10th inst. has a despatch from Branch ville, which says part of Sherman's army had made their appearance along the South Carolina railroad, be yond the Edisto river. They burned a house within a mile and a half of the railroad bridge, about 7 o'clock yester day evening. The rebel troops were withdrawn to the south side aLd the bridge burned. The destruction °fills bridge severs railroad communications with Augusta. The Peace 'Conference. The Washington correspondent of the Nev York Times writes as fol lows : WASHINGTON, Saturday, Feb. 4.—As you already know President Lincoln and Secretary Seward returned from their interview with the rebel commis sioners at Fortress Monroe, this morn ing, at a little after ten o'clock. A Cabinet meeting was at once summon ed, at which the proceedings and re sults of that interview were fully sta ted. I can give you a reliable report of the leading points Mr. Scw.srd reached Fortress Mon roe in advance of Messrs. Stephens, Hunter. and Campbell. Upon the ar rival of these gentlemen, they wore atonce invited to an interview, and informed Mr. Seward of their esire to proceed to Washington, for the pa pose of discussing the question of peace with the President. Mr. Sew ard informed them that it was the President's wish that the discussion should take place at Fortress Monroe, and that ho had been sent to meet them at that point upon the subject. The commissioners pressed, with considerable earnestness, for leave to visit Washington, and finally alleged that their Governnient bad consented to send them only in consequence of Mr. Blair's assurance that they should have a personal interview with Presi dent Lincoln. Mr. Seward assured them that this pledge should be furnished, and at once telegraphed to the President that his presence was necessary. As you know, Mr. Lincoln at once left Wash ington, and in duo time reached For tress Monroe, and, in company with Mr. Seward, gave the commissioners the interview desired. The conference lasted four hours, and was perfectly friendly and good tempered throughout. Not a word Was said on either side indicating any but amicable Sentiments. On our side the conversation was mainly conduc ted by the President; on theirs by Mr. limiter, Mr. Stephens occasional ly taking part. The rebel commissioners said noth kg whatever of their personal views or wishes, but spoke solely and exclu sively for their Government, ;and at the outset and throughout the conference declared their 'entire lack of authority to Make, receive, or .consider any proposi tion whatever, looking toward a close of the war, except on the basis .of recogni ; tion of the independence of the Confed erate States as a perliminary condition. The President presented the subject to them in every conceivable form, suggesting the most liberal and con siderate modification of whatever, in the existing legislation and action of the United - States Government, might be regarded as specially hostile to the rights and interests, or wounding to the pride of the Southern people; but in no single particular could be induce them to swerve for a moment from their _demand for recognition. They did not present this conspicuously as res ting on their own convictions or wish es, but as the condition which their Government had made absolutely indis pensable to any negotiations or discus sions whatever concerning peace. President Lincoln, on the other hand, informed them, at every point, that such recognition was utterly and totally out of the question; that the United States could stop the war and ar rest even temporarily the movement of its armies, only on the condition precedent that the authority of the National Gov ernment should be recognized and obeyed over the whole territory of the United States. This point conceded, he as sured upon every other matter of dif ference they would be treated with the utmost liberality ; but without that recognition the war must and will go on. All the conversation which took place between tho respective parties came back to and turned upon this radical and irreconcilable „difference. Neither side could bo swerved a hair's breadth from its position. And, there fore, the attempt at negotiation was an utter failure. Upon separating, it was distinctly understood and explicit ly stated that the attitude and action of each Government was to be precisely what it would have been if this interview had never taken place. The Cabinet received these oxpla nations as complete and satisfactory. And the feeling was unanimous . and earnest that the country must now arouse itself to renewed efforts, and prepare to make fresh sacrifices in de fence of the integrity_ of the Union and the preservation of the Govern ment. All hopes and • all thoughts of a speedy peace, in auy other way than through vigorous and successful war, must now bo dismissed. They have been utterly dissipated by this Most formal and imposing attempt at negotiation on the part of the two bel ligerents. nrn_The news from Grant is a dis tinet terminus to all the peace rumors General Grant and the Exchange of Prisoners, WASHINGTON, Fed. 11.—General Grant was before the Committee on the Conduct of the War, this morning. The following question was asked him: Question.—lt is stated, upon what authority I do not know, that you-are charged entirely with the exchange of prisoners ? Answer.— That is correct, and what is more I have effected an arrangement . for the exchange of prisoners, man for man and officer for officer, or his &pica lent, according to the old cartels, until ono or the other party has exhausted the number they now hold. I get a great many letters daily from friends of prisdners in I,he South, every one of which I cause to be answered, telling them that this arrangement has been made, and that I suppose exchanges can be made, at the rate of three thousand a week, and just as fast as they can deliver their prisoners to us, I will receive them, and: deliver their prisoners to them, and the Salis bury prisoners will be coming right on. I myself saw Col. Hatch, the As. sistaut CommisSoner of Exchange on .the part of the South, and he told rri'e that the Salisbury and Danville pris oners would be coming right on at once. He said that he could bring them on at the rate of 5,000 or 0,000 a week. 11 AR FOR T - _-_JI til\ lON ADVANCE OF THE ARMY. A SEVERE BATTLE ALMOST A. PANIC. Our Troops Regain their Position &o, &c. &O, HEADQUARTERS ARMY POTOMAC, February 6, 1865. The result of yesterday's engage• moot appeared this morning in our advanced lines beyond Hatcher's Run —the capture of about 200 prisoners, a train. of wagons and mules, with their drivers, and considerallo M kill ed and wounded. The cavalry under Gen. Gregg cap tured the train at Dinwiddie Court House,while on its way to North Car olina for supplies, the trip taking, as the drivers said, sixteen days for ac complishment. Front this place scouting parties wore sent in different directions, ono of which wcat up the Boydtown road, where they found a eamil which had been doses ted only a short time_ pre vious, and where they captured a few wagons of Pogrom's division. In the meantime, the rebel cavalry stationed at Bellefond were ordered up to Gregg's advance, but their force was not strong enough, and consequently no regular fight took place. About ono hundred barrels of whiskey were destroyed in the vicinity, but no stores were found at any place which our troops had reached. An order was found posted up at Dinwiddie Court House, appeal ing to the people to come forward and give all the supplies they could possi bly spare to the Government, as both men and horses were suffering very severely. The loss in the division was only two or three during the day. Captain Arrowsinith; of Gen. Gregg's staff, had his leg badly bruised by his horse falling on him. In the engagement. of the 2d Corps, yesterday, at Hatcher's Run, the loss was about seventy altogether, while that of the enemy is estimated at about three hundred. 10 r.k—Quite a severe engagement took place this afternoon between the sth Corps and the onemy, on the Dab ney Mill:road, west of Hatcher's Run, the result of which was not favorable to us so fitr as position is concerned, but the enemy paid dearly for, the ground he gained. It seems that, about noon, the 3d Division of the sth Corps advanced along the road leading from the Dun can road towards the Boydton plank road, and at two o'clock had reach and driven the rebels from Dabeny's Mills, about two miles from Ilateher's Run, where they„ had erected breast works, but where quickly driven from them. fore they however kept up a running fire from the woods until aboat five o'clock when they made a most determined attack along the line, evidently expecting to break through, if possible, and cut off the entire di vision. The heaviest column came up the Vaughn road, on the left part of the line. At the same time an attack in front was made, and part of the divis• ion being out of ammunition they commenced to give way, and in a short time the whole line foil back in considerable disorder until they reach ed the breastworks • erected by the 3d Division of the 2d Corps yester day. There they wore rallied and the retreat was checked. The 8d Divis• iou of the 6th Corps had crossed the run just previous, and a part of them became somewhat demoralized, but soon rallied and aided in driving the enemy back. Three wagons loaded with ammu nition were , on their way to the di vision when the stampede occurred, but had got fast in a swamp, and the tongue of ono of thorn broke. • When the men fell back, the wagons wereleft outside the lino, and altbOugh Capt. W. 11. Trembly, ordnance officer of the division, did all in his power to save them, the wagons had to be aban doned,-the men setting fire to their covers before they left. Shortly after an attack was made on the left of the 2d Corps, near the Armstrong House, on the Duncan road, but the enemy were repulsed with loss. The sth Corps, aro believed to have Lost from four to five hundred men during the day, the others losing very few. The enemy's loss is estimated as much heavier than ours, owing to the fact that they were the attacking party, but no correct statement can be given as yet, oven of our own casual ties. General Meade wne present on the field, but was not wounded as repor ted. Some of his staff officers made narrow escapes. 4,iltijor Pearce's horse was -shot under him while ho was communicating with the sth corps. The Ist brigade of the 2d di vision, sth corps, is spoken of as hair. ing particularly distinguished itself in this fight. - Breferet Brigadier Gen eral Winthrop jut(' .two .horses shot. Brevett Brigadier_ Gen. Irvin Gregg. commanding a rigade of cavalry, was wounded in the ankle; while en gaging the enemy, early in the day, General Davis was also wounded se verely in his shoulder. Major Tie maine, of General Gregg's staff, was badly wounded in the foot. Col. Bookhead, of General Warren's staff, was wounded in the head, Broverett. Brigadier Gon. Morrow, commanding the 3d. brigade, 3d division, sth corps, was wounded in the shoulder. Cap tain Cowdey, assistant adjutant gen eral on Gon. Barter's staff, was mor tally wounded, and Col. Tildon, 20th Maine, was wounded in the leg. About 150 prisoners were taken, among whom° was Colonel Amar 24th Forth Carolina, formerly an offi cer in the 12th Regulars. Another Engagement. Rebels Drivon Back to Their Works HEADQUARTERS ARMY POTOMAC, February 8, 1865. The result of,yesterday's engage ment was more important than repor ted in my last dispatch, the purlieu hirs of which were not known hero at the time, when the sth Corps fell back to the line of works at Hatcher'sltun, on Monday night. The enemy did not follow very vig orously, nor did they make any ta tempt to storm the position. It was believed, however, they would do so yesterday, but up to noon no signs of any attack appeared, nor did they seem to be in strong force in the vicin ity: It was therefore determined to send a reconnoissance out over the ground occupied by us the day previous, and ascertain whero the enemy wore, and if possible force them' back to their works at Dabney Mills. • General Crawford's Division of the Fifth Corps, having had the advance the day before, and being best ac quainted with_the:nature of the coun try; was selected fo'i , the duty, which the . ), performed to the entire satisfac tion of the commanding general. The column moved about noon, tak ing the Dabney's Mills road, and after advancing about half a mile struck the rebel pickets, who fell back as our men advanced. A line of battle was then formed, the right resting at Hatcher's Run, and the left supported by part of When.- top's command of the Gth corps. The entire line then advanced cautiously through the thick woods, on each side of the road,,..and,before going far,,mot the Tol-6:zi, when a sharp en gagement immediately began. The enemy were driven back until they took refuge behind their works behind the mill, where they made a determined stand. Fighting here was kept up till dark, when our men com menced throwing hp stiff breastworks to protect themselves. The enemy did not seem disposed to attack again, as they had done the day previous, and the object of the movement b e i n f, accomplished by the development of their position, the troops were with drawn during the night to their form, er ground on the Vaughn road; in the vicinity of which strong works have been erected. The losses in the move turn out to be quite heavy, consider. ing the setoff force engaged. The Third division suffered principally, the following being the figures Killed, officers, 5; men 66 ; woun dod officers, 4; men, 586; aggregate loss, 1,180 officers and mon, out of. a. bout 4.000 who went into action. No doubt a largo proportion of those put down as missing will appear in a fow days, as is usually the case, the strag lers always keeping out of the way as long as possible. The heavy low Le the ,division indi cat ed the manner in which tho .men acquitted themselves, and they have been highly complimented for their bravery by their commanding officers. The loss in the Sixth Corps is not re ported, but is very light—they acting as a supporting column rather than an attacking force. HEADQUARTERS ARMY POTOMAC February 9, r. The fight near Hatcher's Run yes: .terday was ono of the most severe that has taken place in this army for some time, and taking into considera tion the unfavorable character of the cuuntry through which the troops had to move and the largo force opposing their advance, it is not strange the en emy should gain a temporary advan tago. The country, from the crossing of the run. to Dabney's mills, is very woody, with swamps•and ravines run ning through it in all directions, and the only road is a narrow by-road, not" wide enough to allow two wagons, and in many places in very bad condi tion. Along this road the third division of the Fifth corps advanced, suppor tod by the Fifth and Second and also by a brigade of the Sixth. Tho enemy was driven to and be- yond the mill on this road, about two miles from the crossing lino of breitst works. There were no less than four divisions of the enemy opposing them, viz: Mahone's, Heath s, Pogrom's and Gordon's old division, the latter three opposing the , sth, while Mahone's, act ing independently on the - Vaughn road for BOMO time, when Gregg had his cavalry dismounted and held his opponent back well, inflicting some loss Mahone, finding no chanco to ac complish anything in this position, wheeled, and marchingon a by-road running north - westwardly, struck the loft flank of the Fifth Corps, doubling it up and causing it to fah back on the centre. The woods hero being so thick as to vendor the formation of a continuous line impossible, the command bdcamo somewhat confused. The heavy fire which was poured in by Mahor.e'S men made things still worse, and in a moment the entire line loft their positioD, falling back rapidly towards the point whence thoy had started. The fear of being cut off from the crossing at the Vaughn road no doubt increased the confusion, and for a short time it seemed us though a regular panic had seized upon the men: But on reaching the open country, near the Vaughn road, and finding no enemy there and the bridges all safe in pos- session of our own troops, they be came reassured, and in a short time tho greater part of the corps were in line ready to meet the enemy as soon as ho should appear. A few hours after when - they did show themselves .at the edge of the woods, they were met by such a storm of bullets as to send them back into the woods very quickly. Our loss during the day amounts to about six. hundred and on Sunday two hundred, making a total for two days of about eight hun dred killed, wounded and missing The loss of the enemy is not known, but it is believed to be fully as large as our own. We took altogether one hundred and eighty prisoners, including a number of officers. Notwithstanding a severe storm of snow and rain, which set in last night, and continued all day, freezing as it fell, the Third division of the Fifth corps advanced to the point it reached yesterday at Dabney's mill, driving the rebels before them and into their works beyond. The casualties of this affair havo as yet not been reported, but are said to be very few. This was all the fight ing done today. Our permanent linos now extend from what was formerly the extreme left at Fort Cummings, on the Squir rel Level road, to and across Hather's Run, at Armstrong Mill, a distance of about 4 miles, all of which ground has been wrested from the rebels in the past three days, and makes the lino much safer and more formidable than before. As soon as the weather permits fur ther active movements will no doubt take place in this vicinity, and ono or two more like the last will bring us within easy striking distance of the Southside railroad, which it is hoped, will soon be in our possession. Capt. Forbes, division commissary to Gregg's cavalry, was last night thrown from his horse, on the cordu roy road, near Hancock's station, and was so badly injured that his life is de spaired of. Few officers hi the service stand higher than Capt. Forbes, and his loss will be severely felt to the ser vice as well as regretted by a large circle of friends. FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY. Two Thousand Barrels of Coal Oil Burned.—About Fifty Ditiellings De stroyed.—People Boasted Alive in. the Streets.--.tames of the ,Sufferers. From the Bulletin of the Bth The most terrible conflagration that has occurred in Philadelphia since the great fire of July, 1850, , toolcplee thi4 Before proceeding to nar•- rate the horrors of the calamity, wo will describe the locality where the dread tragedy was enacted. Ninth street, below Washington, is lined principally with three.story brick dwellings that are occupied mainly by respectable families of limited means, the houses renting, we should judge, for from two hundred to two hundred and fifty dollars a,' year. The first street below Washington street is ils worth, and the next is Federal, both of which streets had, in that vicinity, about the same class of dwellings up on them as those upon Ninth street. On the southwest corner of Ninth and Washington streets there is a coal yard belonging to Messrs. Daily and .Por ter ; and immediately west of this up- on Washington street, was an open lot, upon which Blackburn & Co., had between 2000 and 3,000 barrels of coal oil stored, on account of.various own ers. This morning at about half.past two o'clock, is firo broke out among the oil, and the flames spread through the greater part of it with almost as much rapidity as though it had been gun powder. About 2,000 barrels of the inflammable material were soon ablaze, and sending up into the sky, a huge column of flame.. The families in the neighborhood sprang from their beds; and without stepping to secure even a single article of clothing rushed into the streets that were covered with snow and slush. Those that were most prompt to escape from their threaten. ed homes got off with their lives; but those nearer the spot where the con flagration first commenced and who were not prompt to escape from their houses, were met by a terrible scone. The blazing oil that escaped from the burning barrels poured over into Ninth street and down to Federal, fill ing the entire street with a lake of fire and igniting the houses upon both sides of Ninth street, for two squares and carrying devastation into AV ashington, Ellsworth and : Federal streets both above and below Ninth street. An eye witness, who was upon the spot when tho oil poured out in the street, describes tho fierce body. -of flame as resembling a screw in its pro gress ; it first whirled up Ninth street, and then the firey torrent rushed down the street for a distance of two squares, and then back again at the caprice of the wind, destroying all liv ing things that came iu its way, burn ing. dwellings and their contents as though they were so much straw, and even splitting into fragments the pav ing stones in the street with the in tense hoar. Fully five squares of hou ses, had they been -placed in a row, wore on fire at once, and the scone was one to make the stoutest heart quail. People escaping from their blazing homes, with no covering but their night clothes; parents seeking fbr their children and terrified little ones look ing fer safety in the horrid turmoil, were all dreadful enough; but there were still more terrible scenes witness ed. Alen, women and children were lit erally roasted alive in the streets. Captain Joseph H. Ware occupied the dwelling No. 1128Ninthstreot, the second house below the coal yard al ready described. His family ConsiSted of hitnsoll,wife, five daughters and two QOM They all got into tho street t just as they left their hods, and they found themselves in q river of fire. The ftm ity became scattered. Mrs. Ware had her youngest child, a girl of about five years of age, -in her arms.. She tell, and Lewis C. Williams, a member of the Nloyannensing HoseCompany,made a despernte effort to save them. Ho ‘ had hold of the unfortunate woman; but he was compelled by the fierceness of the fiery blast leave her to her fate and seek safety for himself in flight. Mrs. Ware, her child and daughter about fifteen or sixteen years of ago, were burned to death in the street and so horribly mutilated that their re mains can only be identified by the . peculiar circumstances surrounding' them. ,Capt. Ware and his two sons-1 escaped; but three of the daughters are missing. Capt. Ware and his sons were all badly burned. There wore six bodies in all recovered ; they were taken to the Second District Station House. Three of the bodies have been recognized as belonging to the Ware family. One, the body of a man sup posed to be Mr. Janes Gibbons, the proprietor of a dry goods store ; 1133 South Ninth street. There is also a boy not recognized , and a man whose body was found in Ninth street, a short distance below Washington street. A few fragments of red cloth, resonabling the lining of a fireman's coat, loads to the belief that the vic tim was a fireman. It is thought there are persons Who have perished and whose bodies are buried under the ruins. A general alarm was struck upon the State House boll, and the firemen from all parts of the city hurried to the scone. of 'the conflagration. The streets were in a frightful condition from the snow and rain that had fallen the evening previous, and the firemen, after reaching the spot, could accom plish nothing except the prevention of the spread of the flames. Nearly every house from Washing ton street to Federal, a distance of two squares, is burned, with all' their contents, nothing but the bare walls remaining this morning. The same scene of ruin is presented on Wash ington, Ellsworth and Federal streets, both above and below Ninth street. The entire number of buildings burned is about fortyseven- INCIDENTS OF THE CONFLAGRATION The scone at the place of the confla gration can only be imagined by re porters and those.who have had busi ness at such melancholy. periods. A waste of ruin extends over several acres of ground. Piles of coal are smouldering. Tho very pavements and cobble stones aro calcined. The street rails are bent up. Tottering walls are seen on all sides. Thousands of bent, gnarled, twisted and discolor- . ed iron hoops lie where they fell when the barrels which they surrounded burned up. Bewildered people are wandering in the vicinity, with torn clothes and smutched faces, ony half comprehending the calamity which has befallen them. The calm policemen give a color of order to the scene, while the fire men who aro pulling down dangerous walls, make the - air vocal with their energetic slsouts. Ropes extend across Ninth street above and below the See rt o, :which are loosened to let the cars of the Union Passenger Railways pass, and are immediately put up again by the police. George L: Dougherty, Esq., who resides on Ninth streeet near Ells worth, thus described the fire to At 2 o clock this morning Mrs. Jones, residing at the Northwest corner of Ninth and Washington streets, 'saw a faint light in the coal oil storage sheds. It spread with some rapidity, but did not attain much headway un til 2/ O'clock, when Mr. Dougherty rose from bed. From this time it assumed gigantic proportions. SuddoLly the oil from the burning and bursting barrels flow ed down Ninth street on both sides, and in a moment the entire surface of the street was a sheet of living flame. It seemed as if ono could ,not have es caped from before the moving mass of fire, its progress was so rapid. At this time the wind was from the north east, but it suddenly changed to the nortwest, thus altering the direction of the conflagration. Along Ninth, from Washington to Federal; up Ells worth street and dOwn Federal street, the flames progressed, changing direc tion with the change of tho wind. From the Bulletin or the 10th. . THE MISSING The family of Mr. Chas. Wright, reported missing yesterday, have since turned up. All escaped, unhurt. They. were aroused early and rushed from the house before the burning oil flowed down the street. • Mr. James Gibbons, dry goods dealer, has also been found. He esca ped with a broken arm, his family making their way out at the rear of the dwelling. Ile did not, however, save any of his effects, and his loss in his house stock and furniture, will be about $4,000. It is feared that Mr. George Whit field and his wife and daughter, who occupied the dwelling No. 1130 Ninth 'street, adjoining the residence of °apt. Ware, wore burned to death and are in the ruins. Up to this morning.they had not been -heard of, and a friend had made diligent inquiry for them. Mr. Whitfield was about sixty years old, and was a manufacturer of vine gar. lie occupied No. 1132, adjoin ing his residence, for distilling purpose. Mrs. Whitfield was about forty-five years, and the daughter about twenty. RETALIATION.—The-retaliatory reso lution passed by the Senate, after seven days of warm and animated dis cussion, is, except a long preamble, as follows;—"That in the judgment of Congress it has become• Justifiable and necessary that the President should, in order to prevent the con tinuance and recurrence of such bar barities, and to insure the observance by the insurgents of the laws of civil ized war, resort at once to measures of retaliation, and he is hereby direct ed to retaliate upon the prisoners of the enemy in such a manner, in con formity with the laws and usages of war among civilized nations, as will deter him from the perpetration in future of cruel and barbarous treat ment of our soldier Congress does not, however, intend by this resolu tion to limit or restrict the poWer of the President, but only to fi.dviso and require a resort to retaliation as de manded by the occasion." /Er Tho nomination of General Al.eado as Major-General in the 4ege lar Army of the United States has been unanimously. confirmed by the Sonata. lal - For neat JOB PRINTING, call at the "GLOBE JOB PRINTING OnICE," at Hun tingdon, Pa. UV-Major General Thomas 'is a man of sense as well as a soldier of ability. As a proof of this, we need`only . Writo that he recently declined to receive a donation in money which his friends had intended to present nim, the hero advising that allsuch displays of bounty were in bad taste as long as there WAS a disabled soldier, soldier's widow or orphan in the laud, and declaring also that all good gifts should bo reserved for such as these. pa-A nice young man - at Cleveland gave his income to the assassin. 'at several thousand dollars, paid theta; and had the pleasure of seeing his name in the list among the nabobs of the country. On the strength of this he courted a wealthy man's daughter and married, her. Then it was found out he had no money, and had sold. his mothers, watch to pay the ineorne tax. IsiirA Convention of newspaper' publishers was held at Harrisburg: on Thursday, February 9th inst. ; for the purpose of petitioning Congress in flivor"of the repeal of the duty on' paper, and of taking such other act ion as may be deemed beneficial to the business of printers and publishers. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. POUDRETTE! [Fifteen Years Fair Trial!] A. PEYSSON, Philadelphia. POUDRETTE, $2O 00 per ton, taken from the Fanthtiy loose, or 50 Cents per bushel, and $26 00 per ton in bags) —delivered at Steamboat and Railroad Depots in Phila delphia. Manufactory, Grey's Ferry Road, above the Ar senal, Philadelphia. Depot. PEYSSON'S Farm, Gloucester, New Jonah Woodbury road. Office—Library Street, No. 420 back of the new Post 0111 co Philadelphia. Dealers FRENCH, RICHARDS &CO., 4th & CALLOWIHLL Streets, PHILADELPHIA. , 'February 14, 1565-imps., THE TRIBUNE -ALMANAC, PRICE .20 CENTS CONTENTS. ASESOYOMOu. EZPsaTMENT: • ' Eclipses, &e., for 1805: Difference of Time at htincired placed New and. 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' TO THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS pie HUNTINGDON COUNTY. . . PaNNSVLVANIA Dap 'T. OP COMMON Sonool3, Y- : Harrisburg, Jan. 31, 1865. - f . Omura :—Application haying been mado by the boards of directors of a majority of [Mt school districts In said county stating their desire to Inereaso the sal,ary of the County Superintendent thereof, you are' respectfully re. quested to Sleet in convention at the Court House in Hun tingdon, on TUESDAY, the, 28th day of FEBIWARY4B64, at ono o'clock, P. 31., fur the purpsso above mortal, accord ing to the toms of the Stli section of the supplement to. the Tehool Law approved the Bth day of May, 1055. CHARLES P. COBUItN, • Sept.- CommouSchooltr. ISM M IL EYE AND EAR- TO THE PEOPLE NOW READY, A Work by Dr. VON MOSCIIZISKER . , of N 0.1027 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, entitled A BOOK FOR THE PEOPLE, On the following (URI - Lies: Eyo and Ear diseasoti, Throat diaeseen in general; Clergymen's and Public Speakers Sore Throat; diseaaw of the Air Passages, (Laryngirtiy : Bronehilisj ASTIDIA. and CATA..ItItII. . This Book to to he had at No. 60G CIIESTNIIT St reit!. Philada., and of all Booksollem. Price $1 And from the• author, Dr. Ton Moschzisker, who can be consulted on• all theta maladies, and all Nervous Affections, which hie. treats with the surest success. Office, No. • 1027 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. • febS-3m FRUIT TREES, • , . • ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHADE TREES' ' GRAPE VINES, PLANTS; &C., At the nurseries of Taylor & Cremer Who offer their stock of welt grown and thrifty TREES, VINES, PLANTS, Ac e et their old prices. The expense of grafting and planting this stock having been incurred Wren tho outbreak of the rebellion when the price of labor was low, they can- afford to Sell these Trees at 60 per coat. less than they can sell the same kind of trees next year. While .other Nurserymen have raised their prices about 66 per cent., these still sell at the old rates this year; that is to say—Apple Trees ' $15,418, and $2O per hundred, according to size, dc. Standard Pear 50 to 75 cents each. Dwarf Pear, SO to 75 cants each, and $lO to :$45 per hundred. Plum and Apricot, at 40 to 50, cents each. ;Also, Peach, Cherry, Quince and other trees; Grape Vines, Lnwtou Blackberry, Raspberry, and Straw berry plants, Dahlia roots, and Shade and Ornamental Tress—all at the old rates. Abney invested in fruit trees is sure to yield a good re turn. Now is your limo to order trees. Address, TILSODORE 11. cnultEr, feb8,1665* Huntingdon, l!en PEALS. = '_Che County Commis sioners will hold thorn Appeals for the present your in the normt townships and norouglis, to wit: llopowoll township, llondky 27th of Yardlvy 1965, nt Colts • 1100 between 10 and 3 o'clock... Penn township, Tuesday 28th of February 1365 at Slack elabileg, between 10 and 3 o'clock. . Juniata township, Wednesday let of March 1885, et the place of holding election between 10 and 3 o'clock. - Borough of Huntingdon, Thursday 2d of Starch 1665, at the Commissioners 011ico. Ilidoo township, Monday oth or March 1865, at Maple ton bassoon 10 and 3 o'clock, Shirloysburg Borough, Tuesday 7th of IllarchlB64l, at the house of cue. Braker, between 10 and 3 o'clock. • • Shirley township, IVeduesday Bth of Slareh 1865, at the house of Mrs. Braker, between fiend 3 o'clock.l Cromwell township, Thursday 9th of March 1865, at Or bisorda botweon °and 3 o'clock. _ . . . . . Toll township, Friday 10th of March 1805, at Bolingers School House, between 10 and O'clock. • . Dublin township, 11th of March 1805; at Shade Gap be• twecn 10 and 3 oclock. . Spaoglield township, Monday 13th of March'lBBs, at Meadow Gap betweenlo and 3 o'clock. Clay township, Tuesday 14th of March 1805, at Scotts. yillo between 10 and 2 o'clock. . • • • . • - - - of Cass township, and Cassellie borough, Wednesday 15th March 1865, between 10 and 3 o'clock. Tod township, Thursday. 16th of March 18813,1 at the Green School lionse, between 10 and 2 o'clock „-." Warriorimark township, Taesday 2101 of March 1865, at Warriorsmark between 9 and 3 o'clock. - Franklin township, Wednesday 224.1 of March 1805 at Franklinville, between 9 and 3 o'clock. Morris township, Thursday 23d of Marohls63 at Wet, terstrect, between 10 and 3 o'clock. - Barter township, and 'Alexaudria borough, Friday 21th, of March 1865 at Alexandria, between 0 end• 3 o'Crock Walker township, llaturday 25th of :March 1865, at Mc, Coanelatown between 10 and 2 o'clock. . _ NVest township, Monday'27th of March 1865, at Paters but g between 9 and 3 o'clock. Herres township, Tuesday 28th of March 1665, at Souls— burg between 10 and 3 o'clock. • - • - Jackson township, Wednesday 29th of March 1865 at MeAlevys Fort, between 0 and 3 o'clock. Oneida township, Thursday 30th of March 1865, -at the houso of Jacob Miller, between 12 and 3 o'clock. • Henderson township, Friday 31st of Ittirch 1805, atrtho Enion School House, between 16 and 3 o'clock. Brady township, Saturday let of April 1865, nt Mill Creek, between 18 and 3 o'clock. • • Carbon township and Cualmont borough, Monday 3d of April 1865, 01 Coalmont, bet wools 10 and 4 o'clock. The Assessor of each township, OD beta attendance at tho respective places, but the Assistant Aisessora need not bu In uttenklaueu M. P. CAMPBELL, J. 110USEHOLDBR, JACOB MILLER; Commissioners, Feb. 7,1865-3 t -ALEXANDRIA _BREWERY, E. 0. & G. W.•COLDER. RAVING entered into copartnerehlp in the Alexandria Brewery, the public aro infotmiid r\ — that they wilt ho propared tnc an tii tti fill • ordora on the shortest none. . Alexandria, Jan:l3.l9os—tL • COUNTRY DEALERS can re• buy CLOTILING from ma in Huntingdon at • Vi'llOLhISM.l: as cheap as they can in 1.4 e lief, na I bare o wholetnlo store In rhiladelet miat. M. IVILLIAMS; . v Plain and' OrnainGntat Marble Manufacturer.
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