tte HIINTINGDONi PA. Wednesday morning.; 'March 1,1865. W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor. Hugh Lindsay, Associate Editor. ag Forever Our F " /know of no mac in whirls a loyal citi zen may •so ere/l demonstrate his devotion to his country as by sustaining the Flag, the Constitution and the Union, under all circutn *lances, and CND= ZYSIST ADXINISTRATION NEGARIILISS 07 !MITT POLITICS, AGAINST ALL ASSAILANTS, AT 1103111 AND ABROAD."-STEPENN A. Doualal. . . The Situations It is interesting to every loyal man to view the situation as it now exists between the North and South. In the North a hope is entertained of a spee dy termination to the conflict, and this hope is inspired by .the frequent intel ligence of repeated victories. In the — outil,u Cum 11:1.J.11,101MtlIIVIMMIunmip ed until their commissioners heard the decision of the people of the North through their President, and now this blighted hope has been changed to desperate revenge in the minds of the Southern leaders: They are preparing for the final struggle to decide the right, and the consolidating cotamne of our Generals are assisting themin the prep aration by making it more speedy. While Sherman , marches to unite with Grant, the rebel armies are also con solidating, and it is believed that at or near Richmond will soon be fought the last and greatest battle of the war, by the combined armies of both pow ers. We can look to that day with pleasnre, knowing that , the side of right and justice will prosper, and the bloody controversy be terminated. The patriotism of the North seems to have been renewed as the end of re !ninon . draweth nigh, and many are enlisting, to participate in striking its death blow, and the hearts of the loy al masses are beating high over the prospects. But while we look upon the situation, in such a favorable light, we must prepare ourselves for a reverse— should such prove the result. We must secure what we anticipate by vig ilance and persistent effort. In the death-struggle the enemy becomes dos. perate, and we must be prepared for any slight advantage he may gain in his fall. We can, however, as hereto fore, repose confidence in our Generale, and trust in them in the hour of the rebels' fiercest fury. Charleston. 'This, the "hot-bed" of treason, the -main-prop of secession, has fallen into our hands, without the shedding of blood. It was evacuated by tbe reb els, who left it in a ruined condition, and immediately - occupied by our for 'me, and the flag of the - Union planted upon its ramparts. The forts guarding the, entrance to the city, and against which•so much time has been employ ed in bombarding, have, necessarily, fell into our possession, and our flag waves over them as it did four years ago. It was expected and eonfidently believed by some that a grand battle would have to be fought before we could tali() the city, but it seems the prowess of Sherman advanced before him, and before be bad made any de .monstration against the city or its de- Senders, Beauregard.spiked his guns and sped away. Sherman, of course, suffers no detention in his journey to Grant by this sudden evacuation, but is urged onward with all his troops to -catch tho reheating foe. ',Thus has fallen Charleston. Unbe litting as it ie fora .city of such boasted greatness, and that has figured pre eminently in :the present tautest, to surrender 'without a struggle or show , 4nf reSistanee, yet it is in accordance with the spirit of ,chivalry manifested on every stage by the braggadocio leaders of the South. Evacuation has been the rule with the Southern Gen orals since the beginning of the war, and it may hold good until the end.— As the bombarding of Fort Sumpter, and its surrender by Major Anderson. and his forces, were the prelude to thisfour years' rebellion, so, wo are led to presume, the raising of the Stars and Stripes upon its ramparts once again, and the occupation of Charles ton, are the prelude to an approaching end. ' • • It is said that Beauregard evacuated Charleston for the purpose of reinfore ineind co:operating with Gen. Lee in opposing the victorious completion of the Oirele of death originated by Gen. Sherman. Events will show ; that in thrsobject they will likewise be die• comfittedrfor, where Sherman loads, Victory will follow. itEir Senators Hall, Haines and IlOnaeli9l4er,p2preaeiliative Swoopo, ag(l'A. W. -Benedict, Asq . :, will accept o u r Alazika Mi. 'MpAllister will please accept our tharkkp for Congreiggional (loco- monts Editorial Miscellany. VICTORY 'UPON VlCTORY.—Charieston is evacuated, Forts Sumpter, Moultrie and Anderson aro occupied,—and we have the long wished for intelligence officially announced that Wilmington is also ours. Surely the rebels will not know whence to flee the vigilance Of our victorious troops. The end drawoth nigh. NEGRO TIMM—The negroes who followed Gen. Sherman in his march through Georgia and South Carolina, are being organized into regiments at Hilton Head. Enough to make full regiments have already volunteered. It is estimated that ono of the effects of Sherman's movements will be to add from Twenty-five to thirty thous and loyal blacks to our army. REBEL BARRARITY.—NOtwi tb d ing the familiarity of the people with this expression, yet it has now phases, more condemnatory than formerly. If you could desire anything to exceed the barbarity of the rebels towards our prisoners in their hands it may he seen in the late action of the rebel General Beauregard before he aban doned Charleston. He endeavored to burn the city to the ground before he left, and in this endeavor he merciless ' ly exposed the old men, women and children as victims to his wrath. Many of these were terribly mutilated, and hundreds were rendered homeless. • • • . I s ; weir vengeance not only on our men, but upon the fathers, mothers, wives and children of their own defenders. Their vengeance and cruelty will recoil upon their own heads. NATIONAL JUBILEE.—At a meeting of merchants in New York city on Thursday last, it was resolved that measures be taken to duly celebrate the recent victories iu a manner corn mensurato with thograndeur of the vic tories of the Union Armies over the Rebel hordes. 1t was voted to suspend all businesson the 4th of March next, and that the business communities and the people of the whole country, from Maine to San Francisco, be re quested to unite in fitting demonstra tions of joy on that day. To this measure our people will yield their hearty commendation, and the 4th day of March, inst., bo devoted as a People's Union Holiday in rejoicing over the achievements of our gallant "boys.' 9s the booming of Sumpter's cannon in 1861 called the patriot North into action, let the fact that the Stars and Stripes float over it once again inspire the hearts of all into a general rejoicing. Can the Rebels overwhelm Sherman? In reply to this interrogatory the Now York Tribune declares that the fate of the rebellion now obviously hangs by a thread, which a decisive wauld_auan—..aaeti cally, its territory is restricted to .North Carolina and Virginia; since South Carolina has been abandoned without a conteat, while Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi have been left far in the rear of Sherman's fearless, triumphant advance. According to all recognized probabilities, that leader must ho spee dily fought and beaten, or the confed eracy is no more. Hence, the confi dent and general assumption that the abandonment of Columbia, Charleston, Fort Anderson, &c., are details of a plan, which has for its object the con centration of nearly all the remaining rebel troops near the southern border of North Carolina, there, under the command of their Generalissimo, to fall upon Sherman and crush him be fore ho can be reinforced by Grant. Supposing this to be the latest rebel programino, what are the chances of its successful execution ? In answering this question, we must consider I. Sherman's army consists mainly of the bronzed veterans who have car ried the flag of a restored Union in tri umph from the Ohio to the Atlantic, victorious on many hard-fought fields, and worsted on but one—that of the Chickamauga, where they were out numbered in the proportion of at least three to two. Since they started from Chattanooga last Spring, they have been checked only in assaults on im pregnable positions, in fortified moun tain passes, and have hardly oncoun tered.an enemy strong enough to com pel them to form aline of battle in the last six months. Having unbounded faith in their loaders and themselves, they constitute this day the best fight ing force of their numbers over embo died 'on this continent. 11. The strength of that army is va riously computed at 55,000 to 103,000 men; wo call it 75,000. All this is fighting muscle. It traverses a coun try essentially friendly—for the re maining population of South Carolina is essentially negro, and is unanimous ly imbued with enthusiastic, uncalcu hating devotion to the Union cause.— It wastes no- strength in garrisoning posts or keeping'open lines of commu nication, but moves right on, with ern pbatie celerity and confidence. It has already emerged from the morasses of the Savannah and the Combahee, and has attained the middle ground be tween the-Alleghenies and the lowland marshes, whore the rivers arc mainly fordable, the climate' at this season • temperate, and the roads;. generally firm ' 111. In cavalry, Gen. Sherman is es pecially strong, so as to completely mask the movements of his infantry and keep the enemy perplexed and du bious with regard to his intentions.— Thus he took Milledgeville without a blow while the rebels were looking for him both at Macon. and Augusta, 'and enveloped Savannah while they wore insisting that he was intent on "escap ing" by Brunswick, Darien, or Hilton Head. They, were watching for him again both at Augusta and Charleston when ho disconcerted them by turning up at Columbia. Now they say ho is moving on Charlotte and Raleigh, when it is quite possible that he is ma king for Florence and Wilmington.— They have so often had him "just where they wanted him," that ho is very likely to accommodate them just so once or twice more. And so long .as his superiority in cavalry shall be maintained, it will bother them to crowd or starve him into a fight which ho would rather decline. IV. South Carolina is union by a large majority, because that majority is enslaved by the minority; but North Carolina has a Union majority of whites in addition to all her negroes. Of her ablebodied citizens who aro to-day out of the rebel ranks, at least two-thirds aro Union, especially in her western counties. Such inveterate Whig strongholds as Anson, Montgom ery, Richmond, Moore, Stanly, Caber- . rue, Randolph, Iredell, &c., lie in the way of his advance to Raleigh and their co le arm-oager._f•n welcome him as their deliverer from the ferocious dos potisin which has too long drank their lifeblood. There is not a rebel in Richmond who does not know that North Carolina will declare overwhel mingly for the Union whenever our flag shsll be triumphantly unfurled at Raleigh. All the chances and possibilities of the campaign have -of course been weighed by our military chiefs, who are quite as well aware as their, adver saries that the Confederacy cannot afford to lot Sherman penetrate North Carolina. Gen. Grant knows just how strong Sherman is, and cannot bo far out in his estimate of the forces that can bo gathered to oppose him. lie is quite aware that the Rebels will stop him if they can, and that Lee will send from Richmond to Beaure gard every regiment he can spare, probably heading them himself. Bat the transfer of 50,000 men from the James to the Pedee, oven with the help of such railroads as remain to the ' Confederacy, is no light undertaking; it can hardly be effected in a fortnight; and meantime Grant's,road by water. to Sherman is scarcely longer in lime than is Lee's overland. On the whole, though the ensuing month is destined to be most event ful, and the proSpect is not free from solicitude, we feel the fullest confi dence in Sherrnan's genius, and cher ish high hopes of his unbroken, decis- IRA fill ce,Clsll3 WAR NEWS SUMMARY, mGencral Grant reports that since the beginning of the campaign last May, seventeen thousand deserters have come into our lines from General Leo's army alone. X& - The interest in Sherman's move ment is enhanced by his reticence. It is understood that he deprecates above all things the publication of his opera tions, and conceals as much as possible from everybody in Washington his plans. Consequently our news from Sherman at times is very meagre. gm,. Twenty six guerillas, belonging to Kinchloe's band, were captured on the 21st iu a skirmish, near Manassas, by a detachment of the Sth Illinois cavalry. Two guerillas wore killed. Union loss, two slightly wounded. Mir We have very distinct confirm. ation of the reported movement of a part of Thomas' army of Virginia. It appears that the Yankees consider the Nashville Department beyond any contingency of danger. Gen Webster, Thomas' Wolof staff, with all the offi cers attachOd to his headquarters, left Nashville on the 21st of January.— General Meagher took command of the first detachment of troops, consist. ing •of five thousand men that loft Nashville. The force loft under .com mand of Thomas consists almost en tirely of mounted infantry and caval ry. His work is to open the Alabama river, from its mouth to its source, in-. volving the capture of Mobile, Selma, and Montgomery, the capture of Col umbus for the purpose of the destruc tion of the machine shops there, and destruction of the railway through Central Alabanda, and the Mobilo and Ohio railwaY from Corinth southward. —Rebel News. The Wheeling Regiger says it was currently reported in :that city that Generals Crook and Kelley were cap tured by a squad of Federal soldiers sent to test the condition of the mill, tary surveillance at . Cumberland. The story, as told by r‘ member of the Legislature, was that General Sheridan had heard that balls and parties were nightly occurrence in Cumberland" and that military mat ters were much neglected.. In order to test the question ho had planned the capture of Generals Crook and Kelly, which plan proved a decided success. The now anti-slavery . rule in tho Methodist :discipline has received in all the Conferences bat three, 2,519 cotes, against 17 nays; nine .of the nays have been given by tho nati Confereneo.. The' 'Ohio and Cen. tral Ohio ConferenceS voted. unani mously in its favor;' and the North Ohio gave one vote against it... The Indiana, Southern Indiana, and North western Indiana Conference.% were unanimously for the new anti-slavery rule. \k:AR FOR ETON. C7Sact , z•lete:n3. 4 13.1.1./..ss Z INTERESTING PARTIOULA.RS, Two-thirds of the City Burned. The correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing froni Charleston Harbor under date of the 18th, gives an interesting account of the occupa tion of Charleston by the Union forces from which we extract the following particulars, as reported to him by Gon. Gilmore's Staff: Early last evening, Brigadier Gen. Schimmilfonnig, commanding the Northern District of the Department of the South, discovered some indica tions which led him , to believe the rebels were about to evacuate Charles ton and its defences, and he accordingly ordered his pickets and picket-boats to keep a bright lookout, and report immediately any movement on the part of the enemy. About half-past three a. m„ this mor ning, a terrific explosion took place in Charleston which shook every ship in the harbor and off the bar, and almost simultaneously with the explo sion, flames broke out, and could be distinctly seen in some parts of the city. It appears the first explosion took place at the Wilmington Depot, the fire from which rapidly'commnni cated with the' adjacent buildings, causing a general conflagration of all the dwelling houses in the vicinity, and it was whilst ; the unfortunate • - • • bitnete_were trying_in_exltinguish this fire that the 'second explosion took place, which resulted so disaster ously, causing such terrible loss of life amongst the women and children, who aro represented as having been horribly mutilated, and presenting a spectacle sickening to behold. About six o'clock this morning Gon. Schimmelfenning moved his forces up to and accoupied the city and its de fences. The formidable earth-works on Janies Island were found abandon ed, and the• guns spiked. This dam age can, however, be easily repaired. At eight o'clock this morning a de tachment was sent to take possession of Fort Sumter, and . -'raise the flag which General Anderson hauled down nearly four years ago. At precisely nine o'clock the flag was raised, amidst deafening cheers, by one of General Gilmore's staff. The' flag-staff of the fort bad long since been shot away, .and it was necessary to . improvise one with the oar of a; bOat: • As fast as General Schimmelfaennig's forces could be thrown into the city they worked to put out the fire which, up to the time of leaving, was raging fiercely in different parts of the city, preseoting an appearance of horror frightful to behold. Old mon; women and children rushing franctically to and fro, in an agony of despair at the Joss.of their homes and the killing and mutilating ortneir frionds. The last or rear guard of the rebels left Charleston at 4 a. m., this morning, and there are various rumors and con jectures as to their destination, but the prevalent opinion ie that they intend concentrating in the vicinity r•f Florence, to which point they have railroad communication from Charles ton, unless it has been recently des . Drove d by the expedition sent to Bull's It is impossible to estimate the amount of cotton destroyed by the rob old. Several thousand bales were collectedin- different parts of -the,city and sot on fire alinost simultaneously with all the principal depots and ware houses. There is no doubt the rebels intended to burn the • city to the ground, despite of the misery it would entail on thousands of women, child ren and old mon, of which class the inhabitants of Charleston is now al most entirely composed. It was the opinion of General Gilmoro's Staff that in' all probability two-thirds of the city would be destroyed before the fire could be extinguished with the imper fect moans for subduing it, at hand. It is impossible at this period to es. timate the amount of ordnance cap. tured; but, from:the fact that the rebels left in a great hurry, it is reasonable to suppose it is very large. Probably several hundred pieces of artillery have fallen into our possession., Those already discovered were not seriously injured. Great, care has been taken, and every precaution used, to guard against disasters arising from explos ions such as that which took place at Fort Fisher. Several light draft gun boats, and other craft, have already commenced fishing for torpedoes in the vicinity of Fort Sumpter, and are . gradually fishing them up, and placing them on Shore. Admiral Dahlgren was the first officer to run up to the city, whore he arrived at about' two o'clock p. m. Gorr. Q. A. Gilmore followed soon of ter in the stemaer - W. W. Coif, and had an interview with Gen. Schim inelfennig, ho being the first general cfileor in the city, and being for the present in command. - It is supposed that Beauregard evacuated Charleston in order to concentrate and give Sher man battle:. Tho remains of the iron dads were found, which the enemy destroyed by blowing them up, pre vious to the evacuation. The • blockade runner Cyrono just arrived from Nassau fell into our hands, and two others were expected to run in on the night of the 18th. The first flag over Fort Sumpter was raised by Capt. Henry M. Bragg, A. D. C, on General Gilmore's staff, having for a staff an oar and a boat hook lashed together. The houses in the 'ewer part of the city were completely rid dled by our shot and shell. The Herald's letter from off Charleston, on the 18th inst., says, this morning, as wo lay at our anchor age, surrounded by blockaders, our attention was attracted by a vivid flash illuminating the whole western horizon, disclosing: in the darkness innumerable .fragments - flying in .all directions, followed by, a dohse col umn of smoke and flame, and BOOD the report .of the torriblo explosive shock- 'was discernable in the fleet. Immediately after. it other fires were to be soon in several . parts of the city, and it was supposed that Sherman bad made his appearance in the rear of the city or that the enemy were evac uating , it. Shortly after daylight the evacuation of Charleston was discov 'eyed by the vidottee on Tames Island. The agreeable tidings wore immedi ately communicated to Gen. Schim melfennig and preparations at once made for occupation. At ten o'clock this morning the city and fortifications. were possesed by a portion of Gen. Schimmelfennig's command, from James and Morris Islands. The time of the evacuation is not precisely known, though the picket boats, in the harbor, report an unusual stir at Fort Sumpter and Moultrie during the entire night, and the last troops were reported to have loft at six in the morning. There was but one known practical exhibition of Moscow devotion, and that was in the ease of a devoted owner who set his house on fire and took his depart uro with the roar guard of the enemy. The portion of the city exposed to our shells is almost in ruins, and had long been abandoned by its occupants. The buildings are either entirely demolish ed or so much destroyed as to necessi tate their entire reconstruction. The streets are filled with rubbish, and here and there a shell or solid shot exhibits itself as the agent of such destruction. CAPTURE QF.FT. ANDERSON. OUR 'LOSSES VERY SLIGHT. OFFICIAL FROM ADMIRAL PORTER Washington, Feb. 22.—The Navy Department has received the following from Admiral Porter: United States Flag Ship Malvern, Cape Fear River, Fob, 19,--sir ; I have the honor to report the surrender and evacuation of Fort Anderson. Gonl Schofield advanced from Smithville with. 8.000 men, on.. the-17.th.. -At the same time I attacked tho works by water, placing. the monitor Montauk opposite the works and enfilading with the Pawtucket, Pacific, Uuadilla and Poquot, and allowing no more vessels to get under way. The fort fired briskly, but was quieted by sunset. On the 18th, at 8 o'clock, I moved up clo set., the Montauk leading, followed by the Huron, 11.011. an, Sassacus, Ponfitu sic, Moratingo, Senafer, Unodilla, Paw tucket, Osceola, Shawmult, Seneca, Wyac, Chippewa, and Little Ada, and kept up a heavy fire through the day till late in the afternoon. The enemy's batteries were silenced by 3 o'clock, though we kept up fire until dark.— We also fired through the night. In the meantime General Schofield was working in the roar of the rebels to cut them off. The latter did not wait for. the army to surround them, but left in the night, taking five or six pieces of light artillery with them, and every thing-oleo of any value. At daylight this morning some of our troops that were near by wont in and hoisted the flag on the ramparts, when the firing ceased from the monitors. There were ten heavy guns in Fort Anderson and a quantity of ammunition. We lost but three killed and five wounded. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Rear Admiral D. P. PORTER. Frini'airronr. 60Q. or toe wavy Why Fort Anderson Was Suddenly Banc usted—Lieut. Cusliing's Mock Moni- WAsimrroN, Feb. 22.—1 n addition to the despatch of Admiral Porter in relation to the surrender or evacua tion of Fort Anderson,• information was received at the same time today that Lt. Wm. B. Cushing constructed a • I ,l me-m - r o.oiy.._.rorten.idin g _ ono of these vessels that no difference could ho detected at a distance of one hundred yards. On Saturday night, the..lBo,_at.about 11 o'clock, this ves sel was taken up to - Within - about...oo yards of the fort, and sot adrift. As there was a strong flood-tide she moved up the river and passed the fort as if under slow steam. At this time the army bad worked two-thirds the dis tance around and in rear of the fort, and the rebels, no doubt thinking their communication would be cut off both by land and water, hastily es caped by the only avenue open to them, leaving. their guns unspiked, their magazines uninjured, &e. CAPTURE OF WILMINGTON I Official Report of Admiral Porter Cape Fear River, U S Flagship Mal vent, Feb. 22d.—Sir: I have the honor to inform you that Wilmington has been evacuated and is now in posses sion of our troops. After the evacuation of Fort Ander son I pushed the gunboats as far as the water would permit, the army pushing up at the same time on•the right and left banks of the river. After sounding and buoying out the middle ground at Big Island, I succee; ded in getting the gunboat over' nd opened fire on Fort Strong, the work commanding the principal obstructions whore the rebels had also sunk one of their large steamers, the "North East ern." Our fire soon drove the robele away from the fort, but now and then they would fire a shot, one of which struck the Sassacus below the water mark and .set her leaking badly. She. was struck once or twice more but with no loss of men. That night, the 20th, the rebels sent down 200 floating torpedoes, but I had a Strong force of picket boats out, and the tor pedoes were sunk with musketry. One got in the wheel of the Osceola, blew her wheel house to pieces, and knock ed down her bulkhead in board, but did no damage to her hull. Some of the vessels picked up the torpedoes with their torpedo net. The next morning .I spread two fishing nets across the river. Yesterday evening General AMOR, with his division, moved within a short distance of the fort and had a sharp encounter with the rebels. On hearing tho musketry, and seeing where our troops wore, I opened a rapid fire on the fort and along the enemy's line.— The fort responded with three or four shot, but was soon silenced. ' - This morning we heard that Genl. Terry was within the works . and -the road was clear to Wildiington. The Montauk could not get across the shoals without lightening, which was a work of some labor. I had the pleasure of plaoing the flag on Fort Strong, and at 12 o'clock, to day, shall fire a saluto of thirty-five gubs, this being the anniversary of Washington's birthday. ' 1 am, sir, very respectfullyorours, Bear Admiral D. D. PORTER. Hon Gideon Welles, Seey of the Na,vy Capture ofGenerals Crook and - Kelley. A Daring and Successful Exploit. Two Major Generals, Surrounded by Six Thousand Men, Carried off by Fifty Guerillas. From the Wheeling Register of the 21st we obtain the following particu lars of the capture of Generals Crook and Kelly :—From passengers who left Cumberland yesterday morning, and came here on the Baltimore and Ohio train last night, we learn that the cap ture was a complete surprise, and one of the most daring feats of the war. About two o'clock yesterday morn ing fifty or sixty men entered the town, leaving their horses about half a mile from the corporate limits. A squad of four or five men entered the telegraph office and arrested, the ope rator, and informed him that if he made any resistance or attempted to give any alarm, hp was a dead man. The operator was given a seat in one corner of the telegraph office, and the men immediately destroyed all the tel egraphic instruments, batteries, &c., and cut all the wires. This accom plished, they seated themselves and awaited the signal for departure. While this work was going .on, a squad of ten or twelve men, entered the ReVere House, passed through the hall unobserved, and went to General Crook - 's room. The Geueral was in bed, sound asleep, when his room door was opened an the men politely in formed him that they had received marching orders for him, and gave him to understand that he was to pre pare to-leave for Richmond immedi ately. The General saw there was no use to offer resistance, and hastily made preparations for his departure. He was escorted to the street, placed on a horse and taken to the outer part of the town, where he met Gen. Kelley and Captain Thayer Melvin, of his staff, who had in like manner been taken from the St. Nicholas Hotel. The party were soon joined by the telegraph office squad, and prisoners and captors rode off at a rapid speed. While in Cumberland, the Southern troops took fresh horses froth the brov ernment stables and left their jaded and worn out animals on thp borders of the town. The telegraph operator was bound hand and foot, and the door of the of fice, and all the doors loading there from, were locked and not until about an hour and a half after •the raiders had escaped was the operator able to give the alarm. Ho succeded in re. leasing himself, broke open the doors and hastened to give the alarm. A force of two or three hundred cavalry was immediately started in pursuit, but up to last accounts nothing had been heard from. them. • . _ . There were at thelime between five and six thousand Federal troops sta tioned in and around Cumberland, and that two-Generals quartered in the very heart of the town could be seized and carried off, is ono of the strangest things ever heard of. . The Federal pickets on duty were all captured by the raiders, thus pre venting an alarm being giVen. It is supposed the force was a por tion of Harry Gilniore's command, and that they wished to capture General Crook as a retaliatory measure for the capture of their loader. The town of Cumberland was thrown into the greatest excitement when the fact oral° capture became known. EC TM The citizens of Huntingdon and vi cinity will find it to their advantage - to - cali - nrld_eeD_H. S. Shafer in Benj. Jacobs' old stand, befere making their purchases elsewhere. A liberal dis count allowed clergymen. R. M. CUNNINGHAM& CO Fob. 20, '65-3m. • Cave Her a. Call. Mrs. R. J. Sager has taken the Pho graph rooms lately occupied by Mr. Birnbaum, and is prepared to give strict attention to the business. Per sons wishing photographs should give her a call and examine specimens of her work. tf. ~C oal and Coal Oil, Or, the Geology of the Earth, being a popular descript!on of Minerals and Mineral combustibles, by ELI Borax, Professor of Geology." 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I'm told it's made from barley, rye, wheat, beans and pass; Name a thousand other things—but the right one If you please. But with the Coffee•men I will oot hold contention • For the many, Many tikiuse they say—too numerous to mention. 'MILit they're engaged in running round from atom to store To lure the Current wholesale price of "Browniug's Bz . . • celsior, 4 Some who know my Coffee given perfect satisfaction, /lave formed a plan by which they hope to cause a quick reaction. • . . The case—'tis with a cow; no doubt 'twill be more— To name their Coffee alter mine, (Browning's) Excelsior. dome my their's rho only brand that will' stand a Toady test. Now, try:tt little of them which you like the beet. Never have 1. in your paper advertleed before; Nor would I now, or ever consent to publish more, lflike some used by "everybody," "gold everywhere," in "ovary store. " A trade like this I do not wish ; the orders I could not fill; The factory all Jersey's land would take—lsavo not u feat to till. .. My trade io not so very large; etllll think I have my • abort', . . , . , That, reador, you may root assured, 4 tis slot "SOLD EVEMY WILEMS." . Manufactured andfor Sate by the writer, GEORGE L. BROWNING, No. 20 Market Street; Camden, N. J. This Coffee is not composed of poisonous drugs It coo 4alas nothing, deleterious; mapy persons use this Coffee that cannot use tho pure coffee • it takes but one eud a half ounces to make a quart of good strong coffee, that befog must one-half tha quantity it takes of Java Cone, and 0,1- ..waye lens - than heir the price. , DhALEItB may purchase it in leis Ocotities thco , the, gross alYpy_brlces from the Wholesale Orocore. Air 7 Orders by.es ,r WP. m Wholesale Dealers iirdmiktly ette.cded ditto " : ,r, • , March 1,1865-31 n. ,T9ll Vfc.niTltia (140 itt t¢l§ • MAJOR GENERAL- HANCOCK'S FIRST ARMY CORPS OF 'VETERANS THE BIRNE . Y 81116,20jE. Full Bounties---No Comthissions. No Star on our Flag shall ever be Dimmed. TO THE PEOPLE. EVERYWHERE. "Rally Round the Flag, boys," and• . keep step to the hltu3lo of the Union, BOUNTIES- - AND Tho net pay of a Veteran Volunteer in'llancoek's Corps is, viz . • • •.• . , For one year, Government Bounty _ „ City of Philadelphia- - Monthly Pay from U. S. Uov't $l6 per mouth, Clothing account yearly • Ward Bounty (average) • ' • ' City relief for families of vole., $6 per month. Total__ Tho net pay of a ' , Alarm' Volunteer foi two years In Hancock's Corps is, viz: Government Bounty • • City of Philadelphia Bounty. Monthly Pay. from 11. S. Gov't, $l6 per month, Clothing account, $42 per year Ward Bounty (average) - City Belief for families, $6 per month , Total The not pay of a veteran Volunteer for three yearn in Hancock's Corps le, via:.. Government Bounty $ 600 City of Philo&}phis tad Monthly pay trom 11. S. Gov't, $l6 per month.... .. . 676 Clothing account, $l2 her year i 128 Ward Bounty (average) -- City relief for families, Viper month. Total Organization to Raise the Rrigalle.: The Committee who bore charge of the ergoatzati4o the Bolsado ore 0. W. DAVIS. HENRY 0. HOWELL, • • DAVID FAUST. - JOHN w.r.vERItA.N. JOSEPH F. TOBIAS. SETH B. STITT. . OBOROB • BULLOCK. saust•uraz OFFIRA OF Coßwriary BENJAMIN FRANIWN, Chief of Dateline Tb2ica of the City of Ph iladaPtili„ TII.I ! ASITELICIL " . MORTON IRIMIORARL, Jay. Cashier of First gationat Rink Tula lutraeog WILL BE 003IPOM 00- TnEgt. REGIMENTS. One will be raised tinder the direction or the Corporations of Philadelphia.. Prom these , COMO. bone the Committee will consist of-- ColonelXllo3lAB A. &WIT, • _ .. ViCe Pr et ktant of the Pennsylwnia Barad Cfmt.rxm* FREDERICK FRALEY, Prtrident of the Schuyaill Natigatian OHARLEBE. SMITH, • .• President of the Reading Raffroiid tbnipariy, TIIOiIAS 0. MIND,. President of thelklawace Mutual lanaianw amtirciny; - STEPHEN A. CALDWELL, - - President of Ma First Ncilionak.qanic of, Philneletphia The . SECOND REGIMENT will be raised under thei di+ rection of the Manufacturers, Merchants, and Broker, of Philadelphia. The Committee will conslelot-7 • BARTON 11. ,TENRS, LEMUEL COFFIN, URN RY LEWIS, Js,. • -. CIIAS. L. BOMB, C et a. Boric.- - JOHN W. REX.TON, ' • ' Of Jay Cooke IA o,,,mpany. The TIIIItD UF,9III.ENT be rained under dtroctlo¢•. of theCoroExchango. The Committoo appointad ans— , CHARLES KNECHT, , Prerident of the Corn ' E. G. JAMES, *MIS la JosEpa W. JAMES S. PEROT. TO . VEITEIPANS EIVERYWHE* Come join us, whether you live in /Maine or /Michigan . New Jersey, Delaware, lowa, or any other . loyi ,Stato.; All who knovi the gallant nancocs, and all who eye', served under the . brave Birney, need' o inducetnent to join 'eta after they have made up their minas . to retain to the front. &tilde] thle, : tnake yonreolvee recruiting core, and taiktbe matter over with 'the 416 , 10.:tlirtter. all you can with you, and yen shallbe- put in the earner company, and we will have a brigade without Jealousies or strife.. Think of this, and don't take much time to de cido. We want to pat things thronghbefore tltfttrut; of orrianner, . . will boappoluted by General Kama. . No one Oak! ay. ply teeny clue but him. the'Committere cannot take the. time to decide upon such gueotiom, or . to answer litters- We want to get the'eoldlein end attend to their . BENJAMIN FRANKLIM o _;; • Chief of Detedire Patier, Mayor's OM Philadelphia. From the great mass of official correspondence, : we ese lect the following, as exhibiting the manner in which the' Veteran Recruits have beau receivedand proirided for:' Circulara, giving fall particulars, may be had-at this : of . . tke, or at recruiting stations (about to be.orgaideed,) in different sections of the country : ' •' Wasnmorow, D. C. tob.lo, 1865,, Benjamin Franklin, Esg, Chiefqf Ddective DIY Dealt 8m:. Your detachment of vaterins for the let Corps arrived yesterday. The : men, without exception; have been mustered tato the service of the United Mates: I am very ranch obliged toyon for the L eiertion you have need toward filling up my corps, and I trust that. the suo. con you hare thus for met with may be an earnest for" greater success In the future. ~ • I em, very respectfully, your obedient servant, - - - WINFIELD S. PIANCOCB, •,, dra;for General U. a. Amity, amnion:ling Moitt:,- • 'II.RADQUAILTZEZ 18T AMR CORPS, - Weramororr, P 6.13, 1865. Benjamin .Franklin, Chief qf /trice, Cornerof Fit 14.401 - Chestnut, ?has:kip/liar Substitutes tor enrolled men donot receive the Govern ment Bounty. Principals ate exempted frcim draft: Rep!: resentative recruits receive the Goveruirtind bomity. unteers,substitutes, and' representative recruits' residing, in Philadelphia are credited to that city in coming drafts. Pay commences from day. the ellitlitUlcrit 113 perfected. , , Letter by mail. W, S, iiKopacg lf ajor Gettercgi It Is expressly understood that :Veterans either of 014 Infant* , eerrice, Cavalry, - Artillery, or - Naval; niay tie credited to :the City, Town, Oonnty, or TownelliP•Wherrai' they reside. • • The following afildarft atone' he amok's.; Me doineanoi of the recruiter when they et Viesh 4- ington, and bow they were mustered fn, • - • WASHINOTON; D. 0., Feb.lo. 18115. 'hereby certify that as a - Notary Public E waa 're.jutre.f.: to be present at Comp Stoneman,' yesterday tbe,llth, the occneion of muatenng in of Twentpeight men, in. milted by teoSamba leranktha, Cbtete£ Debiettvii Philadelphia. That they wore all'sworn in and califora„, °On my valiance, .and they acknowledged that they had been Paid alt of the bonntlee promised them by ]£r4' further Mote, that MI of the above Men. e4pffitgefA . tbemeCivee mui satisfied with tbe conduct of Mr. - Franklin;:` I further say, of my own knowledge,. that efforts weinf made by persona about the Baltimore depot in Washing- . , ton to induce - the men to ' violate their engaghnienta With Mr. grunklin, bnt to no effect. I aajtnis for the creilltel:l the minierhose names ore given above... See Cipodar., A. G. LAWRIN4C7I, N.dtAry CONCLUSION, All Veterans Who desire to hare likeir interests looitd after without being swindled Ity . sharpers are directed to, the Recruitlng:Agency, 106 Boutt% Sixth street, "I:Pirren . Meriviee," where the .111.110 Is to be seen dellY which the - Vetornb la entitled to keep at the expiratierrof Water= or service, which disci:l4meg aisteerishots per. All communications on thls sulsket atter this Mr' plena'. d o n must be brief and to the point. ' Will be picimptiy' answered b e y aildressieg. BEINJAMiN FRANKLiN„ . 'Chief Defective Dcryinunt Police,'2lfayor'i - Qtru,f,. Phiecg, N. If.—No. Loafers, Board? Jumnean, or Cornrxiblalon Men neod apply, as no dealing will be allowed teldrthen4 ,s3r !lt:ercomtter, that each veteran will be aupplied with a pataatepreacil loading riQe, that can be. fired of eliltea t.l l 4 o .g,fer ..": MO 4 800 ~ 450 . 384 12111 Md ...5;1A3
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