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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.
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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.
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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
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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.