AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN B, BkATTON, Editor & Proprietor CARLISLE, PA., OCTOBER 3, ISCI, OUR FLAG w* THE. J *ForevcrJtoal that standard sheet! Where breathes the Joe bntja'tls before us? With Freedom's-soil beneath our Jhtt\ Anil Freedom's banner icarimj o\er ns ! ” Democratic County - Ticket, . For President Jiuh/c, JAMES 11. Gil AH AM, ofOumljorluna Co, ■ For .Associate Jaili/es, MICHAEL COCKLIN' of .Upper Allen. HUGH STUART, ; of South Middleton. For Assembly, JOHN P. RHOADS, of* Carlisle. J. E. SINGER,-of County. ti- » For'.'Sheriff J., T. BJPPEY, of Sliippcrisbuvg. For Treasurer , JOHN OUTSIIALL, of Carlisle, ■ •' For Commissioner, MICHAEL KOST, of Silver Spring. For -Director of the Poor , WILLIAM COiiNMAN, of N, Middleton. Far A udifor, JAMES R. IRVINE, of Carlisle. | | I l;S || | EL.ECTSOK! NEXT TUESDAY, OCT, 8. iiii i i i i Don’t Forget. 1 Wo‘have printed (lie ticket on one slip. Democrats will remember that the President Judge must bo cut off and voted separately. Wo: trust there iViH beDemocrats at .even* place of voting, wlio will see that no mistake occurs. The National-Past Lav. —ln accordance with the proclamation of. President Lincoln, Thursday lust was duly observed by the citi zens of Carlisle as a day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer. The hanks, uilices, stores and other public places wove closed, business was very generally suspended, ami men who seldom attend the sanctuary on the Sabbath, On -that day offered up prayers to the Al mighty to avert from our once happy and uni ted laud the dire calamities of civil and in testine war; The.churches wore nearly; all open, ami were well filled with congregations who-' append to worship tjie Must High 1 in spirit-and iirtruth. Men seemed to feel the solemnity of the occasion, and their devout demeanor showed that they fully realized the awful responsibility which rests upon us as a nation. ■ Thursday last will long, be remem bered in our borough. Xt'wus not observed pimply in compliance with the requirements of the President, but each one felt that it was an appropriate season in which to'repent of our individual and national sins. And while wo remembered our- own shuvL-comings and trespasses, many and fen out were the pray ers’ sent up to the Throne of Grace that a wise Providence would open the eyes of those who are now blindly and impiously seeking to destroy Our glorious Union—the fairest fabric over reared by the hand of.man. The STO'.m.—Thu storm uu Friday night appears tu have extended over a considerable area of lerriiory. Although high winds pre vailed hero, wo aiic nut aware of any consid erable damage being dune in this-county.— From other localities, however, great com plaints reach us of the loss of mat trees, lum ber, fences, itc. On Sunday morning, .the Susquehanna river had risen to twelve feet above low water mark, and the destruction of property along its banks has been enormous. jjLt Lock Haven and Williamsport the booms have been swept away, thus entailing upon the company an estimated loss of a million and-a half of dollars. * A, Sign.—The Pittsburg Gazelle, a well posted Republican paper, in making an esti mate of the political complexion of the next House of Representatives, at llarrishurg, thus speaks of this-District —“Cumberland and Perry, 2 Democrats.” The Gazelle is right n its estimate, so Jar as our District is con cerned. ■ More Griddles. — A’ curly every, year the Republicans of this comity place upon, their ticket one or two cripples, mid then attempt to attract attention, I'rom their incapacity, hy appealing to .the sympathies of the people. They have, they tell ns, a couple, of cripples on their ticket this year, ami arc again resort ng to their old trick, in the hope of making political capital. The voters understand this dodge—it has been too often resorted to. Tlio people -want men of capacity to iill their offi ces, and fur such will vote, whether- they have Ui soro 100 or not. Be P,ot Deceived.” —The Harrisburg Megrajih—nn mlamous, lying Abolition sheet —appeals to the people u, duel U majority ol Republicans to the Legislature, and hiipea’tbe voters of the. State will nut Miller thrmi.clyi.s to bo deceived. “Be not deceived,” i» Us cry. This 'Telegraph used tbckatnu language last fall, when it said, “.be nut deceived, but vote for Curtin, and thus prevent the repeal of- the Tonnngo-tn.x." Aftpr Curtin was elected, the Telegraph advocated the repeal of the Tonnage-tax, and for doing so was well paid. Such a paper .ought to request tliopeo-. pie “not to bo deceived." Wo don’t think they will bo. . mn I.VDIG.NMJiT, Wo notice that a number of the rabid Ro- publican journals arc again out of humur ■with the. President. The offence this time committed by .Mr. Lincoln, in the opinion pf these wiseacres, is his refusal to permit that hall-crazy man, Fremont, to free the slaves of Missouri, in the face of the law and the Constitution. We are well aware that, not withstanding their protestations last fall to the contrary, that a very largo portion of the Republicans desire to make this war a cru sade against slavery. , By one foil swoop—by a more proclamation—they would, had they the power, declare slavery abolished, and thus ignore the purposes'for which-the war was commenced. They would do .'this with out regard to the consequences that might fob low, cither to tire country or the Adniinistra-. lion. Gen. Fremont, acting upon this senti- ment, made haste to be the first to violate the Constitution and transcend the laws of Con gress,and issued his Proclamation declaring he slaves of. Missouri, free 1 Fremont on a former,occasion, was cashiered and condemn ed to be siiot for insubordination, and was only saved through the influence of his father in-law; Colonel Benton, This circumstance should have prompted him to hesitate long be fore he again attempted to put at defiance the laws, of Congress andthc sacred provisions of the Constitution. But 'his-strong Abolition pr.bclivitics'govorn him in alibis actions, pri vate and 'official; and .hence it is ho* so often runs his head against the environs of our in-, stitutiona. It is his weakness—his besetting which,,perhaps, lie should -not .be held responsible. The President, wc have said, was compelled, both hy his oath,of office and in'response.* to' public opinion, tc modify Fremont’s impru dent, unconstitutionahaml mischievous Proc lamation ;-and for this’ho is assailed liy-lead ing Abolition, journals' Grekly’s -Tribune* as usual, leading off in the assault. Lot any in telligent man..read those attacks upon the President (for doing his sworn and ho will ho convinced that their authors are trui • tors.at heart, and have no love for their coun try, no reverence for the Constitution, and no i respect even for an oath. They profess to j think that Fn e.mont should have been per-! mittod “ tn go on in his own wav,-’ (to u«e the language of one of them.} and violate the Constitution, and set the slave* of’Missouri free, with-impunity. No wonder the. patriot Holt was sorely perplexed nnd nlnrmed : no wonder that he besccehod the President to make . haste and tear up by their roots tire dragon’s teeth that had been sown upon the soil of Missouri by. the pompous and vain Fremont. We must do the President the justice to say that ho acted promptly; he took the ad vice of Mr. Brrji.w.w’s late Secretary of War, ami sent a despatch to Fremont rebuk ing him for his reckless disregard of the Jaw i of‘Congress concerning the confiscation of j slaves. Those who sympathise with the Mis souri General, and abuse the President be cause he heeded the counsel of Mr: Holt, are the worst men in America. They are dishon est and treacherous, and if they .had it in their power, they would, in fbss than, forty eight hours, involve our country in inextrica ble ruin. If the Administration is honest in its desire to urroSt mischief-makers and trai tors,-these rampant Abolitionists will lie at oneo' pounced upon and caged ; for, beyond question, - .they are the men, of all others* who are affording aid and comfort to the rebels.— hot (lie Administration then, sec to it that f'is class of politicians are, provided with boarding at one of our forts. A acanct Fim.ed. —The chair in Dickinson College, which was made vacant .by (ho ap pointment of Prof. Marshall as U. S. Consul at Leeds, ISnglftnd, has.-been filled hv the election of Mr. John--. K. Stav.max, a* Profes sor of the Latin and French Languages. Our neighbor of the JJerdld thus speaks of the qualiliications of Prof. Statmax, which we heartily endorse: This gentleman’s notable lilornsy abilities, and his line scholarly culture, make his ap pointment tc.» the college one well helitlinglhc interests of an institution of learning. f l he Fall session of the college has opened move promisingly than was expected under the embarrassments arising from the hard ness of the times ami the political troubles. ’I here are also indications that the present number of students'wil! be largely increased during the current year. BEMJIBEB, TAXPAYERS, That the repeal of the Tonnage-tax by the Republicans last winter, increased your taxes 500.000 A YKAR! Remember, that the perpetrators of that gigantic swindle would cover up their villainy and attract attention from their doings, hv yelping nut “ Union !” “Union!” Remember, most of the prominent men on the Republican ticket lorAhis ernmtv. acted as borers last winter, in favoruf the repeal of the tonnage-tax. Remember, that one-half the newspapers of the State were last winter bought or bribed by the Pennsylvania Rail-Road, in consider ation that.their editors would not condemn the act repealing the tonnage-lax. Remember, it the Repulicans control the next Legislature, the sharks of that pany will go on robbing I he, S ate and I he foldicrs, as they have been doing. Remember them things, wc say. Support Hie Tidal. Wo have not the least doubt but that there is a settled determination on the part of every Democrat to support with might and main the ticket p.acod in nomination by our nomi nating convention. Let every man stand hy the ticket and the party, and the ticket will he elected and the parly triumphant. A Lamentarle Bounder. —By reference to our war nows it will ho seen that our troops have, for the third time, been firing upon ami killing each other. It sickens the heart to mu I this last account of thosla lighter of our bravo troops hy their brethren in tho same cause. 01 course it was all a mistake, bufT ia the name ol heaven when are these mis takes to cease? Cautuue or .I. M r r . ~ r J'ugnnent, captured James Ip p<i lu - ... , ib of Ins men while they were mi their wtv In join Zollikoif. They were taken to Cumn Dick llobisim, Jolm 0. Breckinridge was with the puny but managed tounikehibescape. THE JUDGESHIP. Wo are really glad that the contest for the ; Judgeship in this district has been conducted; thus far, in it mild and dignified manner. — Both the candidates are citizens of Carlisle, and both are entitled to bur confidence, and res pect. Wo have contended, however, from the first, that where the people have a safe, able, impartial and honest Judge, it is bad policy to even think of making a change. Thus, in the Dauphin district, Judge Pearson has made an unexceptionable officer, and ho is now being supported-by all parties for re election. This is right and proper, and the same wise policy should prevail in this dis trict. Judge Graham is'at least the equal of Judge Pearson, as a reference to the records of the Supremo Court will prove. No Judge in the State has a better record before the State Court than Judge Graham, for it is sel dom indeed that his decisions are reversed or even modified. One or two of the papers in the interest of Judge Watts, advocate his claims by repre senting him an enlightened farmer, who has devoted much of his time in acquiring a knowledge of agriculture.arid ininarting that knowledge toother farmers. That Judge W. has 1 tried his hand at farming,we, admit, and Ins strap-iron femes afford evidence of his sa gacity and enterprise. Other farmers,-lion" ever, could riot see .the force of Judge W.’s on'ifinal idea, and the only strap-iron fences to be found in our county are. those on Judge W.’s farms. •' But, away with such twaddle.' The people of this, district‘are about to elect a Judge and’ not i\ farmer, to try their law cases. Judge-. Graham- makes but little pretension, to a knowledge of agriculture, for ho owns no farm. lie no doubt occupies his spare hours in his law library, and .is, wc presume, wil ling that’Judge Watts shall occupy his in calculating how long it will take a yearling calf to walk straight through a strap-iron or wire fence. The one books himself up in the law, the other in experiments on the, farm.— The one thus qualifies himself for'the duties of an intelligent Judge ,* the other may possi bly make an experimental farmer. Wo leave the election of. this officer to the intelligence of the people of the district, fool ing confident that they will agree with us that we have now a Judge second to none in the- Srate, and that their own safety requires that* ho.should be rc-diccted. .- » ’ DR. JOSIID.I E. SINGER. Wc had the pleasure of t- king by the hand, a few days since, Div Joshua E. Singer, of Perry county, one of the Democratic nominees for Assembly in this District. The doctor reports favorable news from 5 Pcnjy, and if our friends in this counfy'-pcrform their duty faithfully, the success of the entire ticket will bo placed beyond ,a doubt. We urge upon our friends, then, the necessity of a full turn-out at the polls. Let one and all usft every effort to have* this accornplishcd/and on the morning of the Dth wc can congratulate each other on cur victory. Dr. Singer’s slay in our county was neces sarily short, butshmtas it .was, he left a very favorable impression upon those with whom ho conversed. He is a gentleman of education, a clmstian and-.' a patriot.' For -manv' | years he wrre-a practicing, physician in aivifl i about- Newport, but.at present beds a thrifty, farmer,’ universally respected,,by his neigh bors and acquaintances. Should ßhqa ds and Singer, be elected members of the House—and wo feel satisfied they .will'bo—our. District, will bo represented by two as intelligent up-, ■right men as Can be found in.that body. . iWnj. John P, Rhoads, This gentleman, tho honest and worthy can didate presented .by the Democracy of Cum berland for• Assembly, ia at present in tins county; Although almost an entire stranger to our people, ho has made hosts, of friends! He will receive every Democrat/s vote who goes to the election und’wo think there will be few who will stay at home. A\ r e-.knbw many Republicans who have declared tjiey will east their ballots for him.and We should not be sunrised to see him receive a majority, of several hundred in the county. Honest, capable, loyal to his country ami devoted to the interests of the tax-payers, he is deser ving nf success. With a very agreeable ad dress an* kind, courteous manners, ho leit a very favorable impression upon all with whom ho met. Speaking-the Herman language, he is aide to impress iiis views with decided • ellee.t upon the Gorman voters, who are re joiced to find in him a man after their own heart. We .regret that his engagements, in Cumberland call him home so soon. It was ut terly impossible- for him to cull upon all, but this cold not ho expected in so short a visit, and those who had not the pleasure of taking him by the hand, will learn from their neigh bors who had, that he is the right man foF the right place, and that by giving him their votes they will he doing only what their own best into, ests and the wellaro of the Common: wealth demand— Parr// Co. Democrat, lloih James. 11. Gniliam, Wo. believe it is generally. admitted by men (Tail parties that Judge Graham will lie ro-eleeied by a very decided majority. He has the cmilidenee and respect of men of all parties. No qne doubts his legal ability, hi* unwavering fidelity to the .Constitution, and the Union, or his stern integrity as a Judge. Against his opponent, Judge Watts, we hear not one unkind or disrespectful word ; Imr no cmingo is desired or deemed necessary hv the voters. Special Courts in these hard nines are not by any means popular in this Judicial district, and as Judge Watts still practices law, a resort to Special Court's, in the eveni’W his election, would he necessary -to dispose of too causes in which he was con cerned prior to his election. Under all the circumstances the people, it appears, have come to the conclusion to retain the services of Judge Graham. —Perry County Democrat. A IlictiMoNi) Prisoner Released. —Our readers will recollect a notice of tho arrest some time ago, of Mr. J. Allison Evster, of Clmihbersburg, while on a visit to ids friends at Martinsburg, and from thcnco sent to Rich mond. Mr. Evster has succeeded, however, in getting released, and on Saturday morning passed through this place on ids way homeward. His presence again will ho a great source of joy to Ids distracted wife mid children, as well as numerous friends and acquaintances. Mr. E. said ho was the only one oat of tho many Federal prisoners now at Richmond who man aged got released, hut as to the miiiinerjtn which this object was effected ho did not in, form ua. O-Stnekingkiiittingassooiationshavo been organized by tho ladies of'Lehanon county, Pennsylvania. Bully fur Lebanon oouuty. TTjThu widow of Tom Spring, the renowned pugilist, is uow.ian inmate of a London work house. CnXDBSUiINO. THEMSELVES. Tlio Republicans of this county, at tlioir County Convention conclave, on the 9th ult., adopted the following, among other resolu tions: ■ V “llcsolced,. That the Republican Union par ty of Cumberland county, were opposed to the repeal of the Tonnage rax, and that wp con demn the action of the lastLogislaturo on that subject as a fraud upon the interest and poli cy of tho State, and that wo heartily approve of tho conductjirf, tho representative from this county in thd|S|tos which ho gave in oppo sing that mciwßrc." True cnouglUßthe repeal of tho Tonnage tax xoas a fraud, an infamous, villainous fraud, upon tho people. Rut who are the par tios guilty of this fraud?- Tho Republican Members ,pf ASsShinbly. who passed the bill, and Goy. Cuirtrey wlio signed it; Aye, more than they—tßjjKUepublicans,' as d parti/, are guilty of tho-paSd, for nearly Pvery Ropubli stunip-speakor iri tho State, as Well ns every press of that party, appealed to tho people to support Curtin and tho Republican' M nnbers for Assembly; “because,” said they, “tho elec tion of these men (theßepublican candidate-) will prevent tho repeal of (be Tonnage-tax,”. They knew then that they .falsified, and wo told them so on more than one occasion in these columns. The repeal of the Tonnage tax had been'determined open by leading Re- publicans hmiiediatciv after Curtin received the-nomination for Governor. - This .gigantic “ fraud ” 'afforded a fine opportunity for hun gry Republican borers to line their pockets with gold and notes. Truly it was a magni ficent “ fraud.” Rut, is it not the Very fpiintessonoc of im pudence for tho Republicans of this county to profess regret:, at this late day, for tho rc- peal of the :Tonnngc-tax? . -This is- }>nothci attempt to' commit a.second “ fraud n upon .the people. two or throe of the most prominent candidates. upon tlio Republican ticket, favored Hie. repeal of. the Tomuiijoiax: This isa woU-lt&own fact. And MivLowtukr, the Republican • Member. of Assembly from this district,. (last winter,) f and’-who voted for the “fraud,” justified his conduct by assert ing that, before voting,- he had “consulted with scores of leading Republicans of Cum berland county,”, and they all urged him to vote for the “ fraud,” and hot one advised him against itT This • shows how much-the Re publicans of thiscounfy regret the perpetra tion'()^™i, “fraud.” ■ • pebplc,’ then, bo warned, and not again trust the party or men who deceived them last fall, MJe don’t know that the State Inis much more to sell or give away, except State HousoLlmt if the Republicans arc again in .power in the two houses, and-nny sharpers, covet .that building, they will getit. sure,.if they can raise enough bribe money. Wanted to ,Know —What has become of the report-.of the “commission” apnointed by Governor Curtin to investigate the frauds against the three months’ volunteers? It was announced some time ago that the report of this body (which must have sot in secret ses sion, as no public notice of its sittings was dvei'giycn) was being printed at Harrisburg. Minutes, bourn f ;w°cks and fortnights, have olapsed since .the’people of the State were sur prised by Ibat' sttitcment, and yet the .report baa not • Is it to bo suppressed until- after tfUi uctobcr election, in order to' present damaging .action against the Stale ad ministration? ; ... Pcmh df .ColnnH Jolin A, Wasliinglan. Wc - take the follo’vving fronrfJr lcltcr„to -the Cincinnati Gomincrcl{L|,.'djitcd>li]lk\Tatcr, Sep tember 5; ■ On Friday afJornohVi, about four o’clock,- a small scouting party sent out to reconnoi tre on the right braneii of • Elkwntev, which Hows some miles upijffymr right;. Tliey had not left the outer picket post fifteen minutes •when a party o'f sqyon .'rebel horseman ap -pvoachcd them.* .Tnejjomrhander of the reb els rode leisurely n/few paces ,in front of his escort; and scenied<’V)tally unaware of any danger. Our kcout&jyaitod until the party came . withfa sllbPtjjangOv when, from some inexplicable reason,’'the coming.party took the alarm} and KuddonJv turned their horses’ heads to retreat. AsShcy did so, however, the Federal parfy tired:.;- and. the otlicor, who in the retreat wns roar, fell from his saddle. His, escort fled, leaving their com- mander' wounded andyjrjying upon (he road side. The Federal phrty ran up In’ the wound*, cd man, and fonnddiim partially raised upon one hand, attempting to grasp his pistol. A« they approached, the dying man smiled faint ly and said.—“ iTnw-o-ro you, hoys! give me* some water.” One of flic party placed Ins canteen to thcsohlicp/B lips, hut’they were al ready cold in death:. J*-' * , Alittor was made, ’And the body carried to head, quarters, when bn examination of Ins person was made. Jlfdge, if you can, of th*o surprise excited whert’upnn his nothing was found the name -of ifohn A. Washington! Four balls had passofbfthrnugh Inpthody,'two entering either l\mg, tiis. any oncMlictinga mortal .wound. A-fliigof truce wdis sent the next morning tor.tho rohtfls, offering to return the body and all effects. It was met by Lieut. ColOn.cl'Stark of .Louisiana, who was coming to oUr :snnp to demand the body. When U|ld that' Col,. Washington’was dead; Colonel Stark was’Vqry deeply auected, and for some moments was unable to speak at all. Tie finally said, “ Colonel Washing ton’s temerity killed him; lie was adv Led not to go , where ho did, hut was on his expedition, -and extremely anxious to distin guish himself.’* Colonel Washington was at tached to the staff of Genera! Leo. as engineer; from which it is judged Gen. Leo in person commands the forces in our front. One of the best jokes of the seasonis the following: ;Tho Clarion Dr mar. ml pub. lishcd iv couple of weeks ago the following ex tract from President Lincoln’s Inaugural, without, however, naming the author: “Suppose ymj go to war, yoii cannot fight always, and when, after much loss on both sides and no gain on either, you cease fudit ing, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse arc aga in upon you,” The week following, the Banner, a Repub lican paper,printed in Clarion, came out in an editorial and denounced the paragraph as trea sonable, aud us in strict accordance with the teachings of the Now Yqrk Day Boole.—Uol liilaysbury Slnndanl. Kentuckt Proposes a National Conven tion.—The House of Representatives of Ken tucky have ordered a committee of thirteen to bo appointed by both Houses to prepare a bill to provide for the calling of a National Convention to consider the misfortunes of the nation, with a view to their permanent settle ment, based on constitutional provisions, mu tually forgiving the wrongs of the past and as suring good fellowship in the future. Also a bill calling on both sections for an armistice of ninety days, to give time to consider these pro positions and to provide for a joint commission- Official Corruption—Tnxnlion. It-is not disputed, but is allodgcd by all par ties, that a Vast amount of official corruption exists. That our soldiers wore infamously robbed by boiug supplied with bad clothing for which the'highest prices wore paid, is ad mitted by Gov. Curtin himself. And this is only a single example of what is going on iii Pennsylvania since the Republicans have possession of tho government. This was not only an imposition on the soldiers, but a loss to the people of that amount, for it was nec essary to furnish them immediately with a full supply of a goO'd apticlo. The people must pay in. tho shape of'taxes. • The Republican Legislature and Governor last winter repealed tho tonnage-tax, which amounted.to about three thousand dollars annually, besides nearly eight hun dred thousand already due. Tills, too, must be paid by tho people in the shape of taxes. It is announced that President Lincoi.n has ordered an investigation" into the conduct of the .'Harrisburg contractors for horses-and mules, because of tho Corruption, exposed’to him jiy private parties. It is said the contrac tors received $125 from tho'government (bl each horse, while they paid'only from $5O to SI 10 for them—averaging about S 90 —and that they received SlO per horse besides for making'tho purchase.; As ■ thousands were bought., it is easy, to calculate what the, prolits were. This is onlyim example of,the specu lation going on at tho exoonso of the Jfation- nl Government. The National tax collector will, soon be-round—the people most pay ; inoheycir no money, tho taxes" most be paid. We do not.iaro'to harp upon' those things, and only call, attention, to them to illustrate the necessity, of turning the Republicans' out of olfieo and putting Democrats iri to,watch them.- With the Executives of one party ami the Legislatures, ofariotboivtbera will not bo ■much stealing. Taxpayers, look up your in terests—CYi'»/oi» Democrat. 'GEN.-FREMONT'S .PURCHASES. General'Fremont, aday v or.t.wo since, says , the-New York Tribune, made a requisition of £500,000' to be-paid immediately for account 1 of purchases of ordnance and Ordnance stores ' in St. Louis. General Ripley specially re i ported today upon this application, first that , no authority whatever was known.in the,Ord nance Bureau for General Fremont's making the- purchases.' Secondly, .that the vouchers accompanying the application show that ex cessive prices were’paid" for many of the arti cles, for instance": £22,50 ouch for Hall's.car "bines, which only cost $17,50 when new, and which, moreover, have been rejected from the United States service, and sold as condemned property at public auction for $O, and less: Enfield rifles at $20,50, = which were recently contracted for of first quality at $2O ; Colt’s pistols at $35, for which the contract price is. $25; Colt's carbines lit-&00,- and Colt’s rifles, at $O5 each, much more than those arms arc worth. There is no evidence from General Fremont’s command that these arms.have un,- derguno inspection.hy a United States officer. or any inspection.at all; Finally, General, Ripley reports tlmt unless..purchases and ex penditures like those of Genl. Fremont's are regulated and restricted by the War Depart: incut, the liberal .appropriations of Congress wijl be wholly insufficient to moot the litibil-, itios that can, lie rolled up against the Gov ermnont. $Sr“-Flora Temple, the trotting mare, was •cleaned from custody on Wednesday on her iwnoi’i Mr. Mcl)omiid, of ibilriu'nwo. proving Imt he-was .loyal to the Government. 11l fflii fESfS. M POUT ANT FROM ,MISSOURI Desperate Fighliiig at Lexington GOL. MULLIG AN GO.MPLLLLD TO SUU- KKNDKR. ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE. Liout. Ktigayfr-s aiicT Puts to Flight 4,000 Mihels, Details of the'Baltic and Surrender, Hudson, Mu., Sept. 23, 1801. Till?-following account of the singe of Lex ington is furnished to (lie St. Louis Republi can, by Henry BraiUjiirn, one of Col. Mulli gan’s, soldiers,' who left Lexington on Satur day morning: 1 ■ Tho fori was pnrrondered on Friday after noon. The men fought for lifty-nino hours' witlnmt water, and had only throe‘barrels of vinegar to Ciunneli tlioir tliirst. During all tlmt time tliorc' were, no springs or wells of water in tlio camp ground, its Ims been stated. Tlio supply of water was 1 en tirely frcim’tbe river. There wore breastworks all around the camp, with tint exception of tlio portion next the river.. It wnshcro tlmt the hardest lighting.took plane. • The rebels procured a largo number of hemp hales ami rolled them in advance, and under tl. eir cover gradually succeeded in 'securing a' iposUiott in tlio rear. They then cut oil' the .supply of water, and had tlio fort completely surrounded. They made hut few charges upon tlio breastworks during tlio entire siege.” ''Their idijeeti seemed to he to surround the fort ami cut nil’ tlio supply uf water, and, having suc ceeded in this, they wailed until L’ol. Mulli gan'was compelled to yield'.tn a foe more ter rible than the 27,000 rebels who surrounded him. After tlio surrender, (ho robins mounted tlio ircastworks and seemed mad witli joy ami do .li * V V Ight. As soon as tlio surrender took place, the •ehols took down the Union flag and trailed it in tlio dust. An immonse amount of gold, supposed to io about a quarter of aniillion of dollars, fell into tlio possession of tlio rebels. It was la ton from the hanks and buried by Col. Mill igan in the camp ground, some lime ago, hat lie rebels speedily discovered and uiiea.'llied (Jol. Mulligan wept like a child, when ho found hi,msolf compelled to surrender. The morning after the surrender, the men were all released on parole and ferried,across the river. The, officers wore retained. The loss,of the rebels is not known, but it is thought to be not 'less than a thousand killed and wounded. The first attack of the rebels proved more lisasterous to them than the long siege which allowed. Fur a day or two previous to the last at tack, they wore engaged in burying their dead. The Quincy Whiy of last night states, on information received from an intelligent,mem ber of Col.- Marshall’s regiment that a lend ing rebel surgeon conceded their loss to bo 1,130. Our men lost 130 killed and wounded. Some 400 of Col. Marshall’s horses were kil od, it being impossible to shelter them from the cannon of the enemy. After the sin render of Lexington, many of our men killed their horses, to pr vent them from falling into the hands of tin enemy. After, the surrender,, when the rebels ap proached Col. Mulligan and demanded his sword, he refused to deliver it up, and they took it-from him by .physical'force. Col. Mulfigan and his regiment have cov ered, themselves with glory, while somebody somewhere is terribly guilty of a great wrong for not having reinforced him in time. Col. M. and all the commissioned officers are still hold ns prisoners. Battle at Blue Mills —4,ooo Rebels Routed, St. Louis; Sep. 22. The following account of the battle of Blue Mills Landing, is from authentic sources: Lieutenant Colonel Scott, with 570 men of the Third lowaßbgimentnnd one piece of ar "tillopjv left Cameron on Monday, tire 10th, in pursuit of tho rcbels, 1 who left St. Joseph on the Friday!provious.\ Scott arrived at Libor* ty, Clay county, on tho morning of the-17th, and moved J'ronj'that place at one P. M. ,At throe. o clock lie fell in with tho enemy, 4,500 in number, occupying a strong position. Our skirmishers received a galling lire, and slowly retired to our main body, when tho action became general.' Our six-pnumlor was' brought to boar on the enemy and a few'shots lived, which.proved destructive., . At this time a heavy fire opened mi our .single guii, killing one'gunner and wounding two,‘others* On this several other gunners , ( Gormans, ) from St. Louis, aban doned the gun, carrying olf tho primer and matches, •rendering tho piece useless. •, The action continued an hour, when our column Was slowly withdrawn to more open ground, bringing olf tho wounded and dragging away tho gnu by. hand, all the horses having been killed or badly wounded. About thjsjtimo .Colonel Smith, who left St. Joseph with ono llsousand lour hundred men about the same time Scott did Cameron, for the same general purpose, joined the latter, having pushed for ward his mounted men and his artillery, at a rapid pace. On receiving a message from Scott tori miles back, that he was advancing on (ho enemy, but it being night, their .men completely exhausted and the rebels reported strongly entrenched at a thicket, impassable except by a narrow road, a‘further attack was postponed until the. next morning. Eiirlythc following day an advance, was made by the combined forces, but on arriving at Blue Mills; they found the enemy had crossed the river before .daylight; taking the road to,wards Lexington..- . • ’ Thct.otal Union troops known to ho .killed is five, while .the wounded number eighty-four, nod the missing six. Three of the missing arc supposed to be in the 1 hands of the enemy, and the'balance killed. In addition-td the loss of the Third lowa, there were six Home Guards and onc’.artillcry •nmn killed, among them Captain’Cupp, and about ten-wounded.. Four of these Home Guards were killed in skirmishing, about two hours before, tlic battle.- '■ ‘i It is perhaps'proper lo state that- General Pupa’s orders to Colonel Scott wore to remain at Liberty till joined by Colonel Smith ; but learning, on ids arrival at that place, that the enemy was live miles distant, lip sent messengers to Smith, with word to that effect, and pushed on, giving the rebels battle. Important from Kentucky—War Declared Against the Helds hr/ the Legislature. Frankfort, Sept. 18. Waiv is 'declared. .The Legislature to-day adopted, resolutions inviting General Ander son .to take command .of the defhvrtmcnt of Cumberland, and also passed resolutions that, the invaders must bo expelled.' Murder of Major Arnold C. Lewis of ihe . I cnnsyhuuiia Regiment, Daunestown, Md., Monday, Sept. 23, '6l, ’iostLM'day Major Arnold C. Lewis of the dlJib Pennsylvania .Regiment,' was shot dfcud by a private iiithe regiment naincd.Liinalmn. the reg.im.eaf had just arrived, on their way in joiir.Gen. Bank’s column. On the route, the Major bad ordered Lanaban, who is. a \ery bad character,.to bo tied to the rear of a baggage wagon, as a punishment for lighting.' Alfer proceeding about. a mile itwas reported to Major Lewis that Lanaham was at . large with a loaded gon in his hand. The Major, accompanied by Assistant Surgeon’W. Charles Hogers, rude towards Lunaham and ordered him to give up the gun. Lanaham refused, and while the. Major was hi the act.of getting off Ids horse to enforce the order, Lanuhawre treated a lew steps, took deliberate aim, and shat the Major iiv tho .lmck with a ball and. three buckshot. ■ The hitler fell and expired in' three minutes without .uttering-a, .word. Lanaban* was* secured,'and the bodyof the unfortunate olHcerwas placedin a wagon and. guarded to cainp. The murderer is a resident of Scranton. Pa.. Major,. Lewis was thirty-two years of age. was married. about a year. ago r and leaves a widow, hut iu> children. lie served.in- the Mexican war; anil on'the hvenkine out of fcho_ present rebellion'was editing the Oatassiqua ( Lehigh county) Herald, .'which occupation he- r. signed- to enter the . army. lie was .dourly beloved-by the whole, regiment, and his (loath hangs like.a pall 1 upon the Spirits of his associates. Conviction of the munh.tcr of Major Lewis, Darnestowx; Md., Sept, 25. The private, Lqnahnn, who mentioned in a provinusdispateh as theinurderer of Major Lewis,of.the Forty-sixth Regiment of Penn sylvania, was tried yesterday and foilnd gnilty of murder. lie will ho hung as soon as his sentence is confirmed by the authorities at Washington.' Stna'ilc oj' l.tninhait. Washiixotox, Sept. 20; Murderer Lnnnhan, sentenced by a druirr liead (,'onrt Martial to bo hung for killing Ills Major. (Lewi*, ) of the Pennsylvania For ty-sixth, cut his throat last night. Important from Washington. A FORWARD MOVE ii ENT 1 Occupation of JUnnison’si Hill, MISTAKE. PHILADELPHIA REGIMENTS- FIRING INTO. EACH OTHER, Washington, Sept. 28. Inipor>nnt ittlviincc of Ueucrui McClellan tlio lust week it was so IVtstjuontly repurtotl, Tmui tiny to tiny, that. Our truu]mhiul taken possession of Mini,ion’s Hill, that when, hist night, this long iimlicteil ovont took plane ft fnmul lew lieliovors auiotij. those least exci leil hy sensation repons. A personal visit, however, places the fact beyond doubt. The American flag now boats,there in place of the rebels. t Eiu’ly this forenoon the pickets from Gen, Smith’s position advanced to and now occunv Falls Church. Neither this nor the preceding movements met with any opposition whatever, as.the rebel army had on Friday night retreated from the whole lineol their positions fronting AVashingtop. Upton’s Hill, this side of Tails Church, is .necessarily included among the puims now held by the Federal forces. Melancholy Catastrophe—Another Blunder — Colonel Owen’s lleyiment Fires on Baker’s and Baxter's Itcy intent. Tlie advance of General Smith on the Falls Church IVom I lie Olmin Bridge was attended *by events of the must deplorable character, flavin); passed Vnndenvieoker’b and Vahdor berg’s bouses on their way. to the former place, and when about half a mile from it, Ijy some nnueeoumahlq blunder Colonel Owen’s I’hiladclphia Irish Regiment, in the darkness ol.tbc night mistakaiog lor the rebels Captain Mott’s . battery, which was in the advance, sustained by, General Baker’s California Re giment, Colonel Baxt'ar’s Philadelphia Fire Zouaves, and Colonel Friedman’s Cavalry, lired a lull volley into the troops last mention ed killing and wounding a large number. The California Regiment) not knowing whence the firing came, returned it with marked effect. The horses attached to Mutt’s nailery became unman.gcable, and the tongues ol the caissons wore broken owing to the narrowness of the road. Lieutenant Bryant, having command of the first section, ordered tho Runs to bo loaded with canister, mid soon had thorn in range to r t tho ■ supposed enemy, when word was sent 1 ! him that lie was in tho company of frioml All was excitement, and a long time clanwii' before tho actual- condition df affairs was a cortnincd and confidence -re-establishc! Many confused stories prevail as to tho w tics on who the blame should rest. , Burial af ilia dead. Tho killed were all buried to-day, near thpir encampments, with military Itonbni while tho wounded wore removed to the lies’ pitals in Georgetown principally, whore theV arc receiving tho best attention. } Slarmb. By Rev. AV. W. Bolls, on the Ist inst., af tho residence of the bride’s father, Mr. C. S Stayman, to Miss A. 13. Atn,, daughter of f AV. Ahl, all of this borough. ■ 611 Thursday, the 2Gth nil., by the Rev. A 0. Marlatt, .Mr. Georgs F. Pettinos, of Sati Francisco, Cal., to Mrs. Salue'J. Coove'b daughter of .AVm.. M. Porter, Esq., of this place. On the 25th nit., by Bov. Jacob Fry, Mr Andrew llirri.E, to -Miss Bauh..ra La'jiev' both of Frankford township. , ’ On the 20th ult.,by. the. same, Mr. Jacob llorvEa, to Miss Susanna Ploucu, both of* 31 1 mroc township. ■ By Bov. C. P. AVing, on the 28tb ult., Mr. Edmund F. Pabudino, of thoU. S.,A. to Miss Mary J. Lamdeuton, of Carlisle. Jlti). In'this borough, on Sunday last, Mr. Wil liam Blair,’ brother of the late Andrew Blair, in the ..year of his'ago. . Slarhte CARLISLE MARKET.—Oct. 3. 1801. Corrected Weekly. hy Woodward. & Schmidt Flour, Superfine, per-hbl., - - st,2"r do., Ex Ira, - do., 450 do., Family, do,, ' 475 do.; Eye, do., 2,7 b White Wheat, per bushel, J 45 Rep Wheat, . do., I*os Rye, ‘do., '45 Coax, dtn, ’ 45- OATs, do., i , 27 Ci.ovi:sseej>, do,, 1 ' 4^5 Ti.motiivseed, do,, 2,25 First of the Season ! FALL GOODS! BEAUTY, FASHION AND CHEAPNESS COMBINED! First in llic Field with New,¥v\%\v- ionahlc and Hieapdoods FOR Tire FAIL I WINTER, (SIP‘CALL AND, SEE.^ ■ '■Pv ARNOLD WOULD respectfully inform the citizens of Cumberland county.that bo has lmsjii.«'t rneoired and opened ijt the old stand, in' Hummr' street, a choice,assortment.of fall and Winter floods wbiebbavo boon-selected with.care, and purchased at tbo lowest cash prices, .end ivbbdi bo will sell to eustometa at the lowest rates. Tils stock con sists of - '■ 1 t Ladies’ Dress Goods, ruHi,jis silks,' (nil- colors,) dc’htihes, (plain niut figured,! dehnges, Lavellti cloths, Cohergs, I'rcuclt prints', ito., ttc., Ac. - . ° DOMESTICS, DOMESTICS; Muslins, osimhnrgs, checks, tickings, shcotfrtgs/ (linen ami cotton, .all widths,) ginghftiijs, &0., Ao.y ' MEW’S. WEAR.. 'Cloths, cassiincrcs,’ cnssincts, Kentucky jeana, Ac.,- which will he sold very cheap. GLO YES and HOSIER T . Of eiwri/ description'.- CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, &c., &<r. velvet, Brussels, three ply, superfine, Ycnitinn, mg' iukJ hemp carpets, oil cloths,(all.- widths,) and » largo assortment of Trunks and Carpet-bags, 1 :' HOOP SKIKTS. •A largo . stock of hoop skirts, of all kirids, for Ta dics and misses. The public are respectfully requested,to call ami examine his stock and learn prices before purcha sing elsewhere. Give him a call and'examine for yourselves and you will find’ you will get cheap goods. THE OLD. STAND'S®. Two doors north of the Corf isle Deposit Bd\d\ PHILIP ARNOLD. Oct., 3, -ISOI OEPfiIANS’ 470EKT SAXE. By order OF THE ORPHANS’ COUTfI of Cumberland county, will ho sold; at public ale, at the Mansion ho,use, on tract No. 1, situate iu ’eim township, Ciunljerland county, On Su(nrd<ii/ t October 19, ISfil, the follm'ving described real estate, late the proper ty of George llollingev, deceased, viz : No. I.—A tract of LIMESTONE AND GRAVEL LAND, situate as aforesaid, about nine mileswcst of Car lisle, bounded by lands of r ßeusbow, Isaao Newebmor, David Lefever, Courod Jobnslun, Xoall t’oebiey anil David Withers, containing about Olio Hundred and Two Aoi cs, ill a high state of cultivation. ■lmprovements aro tort, A TWO-STORY LOO HOUSE, STONE HANK HAHN, ami all necessary oul lilli buildings. There is a thriving Orchard of profitable fruit trees on this tract, Tbcro are bota a spViag and a well of water near„tho liouse. ine Yellow lireoebos Crock runs through the farm. D> be sold as a whole, or in two parts, as may best suit .purchasers. . No. 2.—A tract of* GIIESNUT TIMBER LAND, situated as above,-hounded by lands of Daniel llol lingor’s heirs and others, containing Thirty /teres moro orloss. The latter to be sold as a whole, or in lots, to suit purchasers. Tenns'of anfe. —Ono-fuiirth of tho purchase mo ney to be paid on tho confirmation of tho.sale: ono hulf tho balance «n the Ist day of April, 1*62, and tho balance of the purchase money on the Ist.day of April, IS63—tho payment in 1803- to bo secured by Judgment bond. Tcr-sans desirous of viewing tho premises, before tho day of sale, can cull upon Daniel HolUngor, residing on tract No.. I. Sale to commence at 1 o’clock of said day. DANIEL KELTiKII, Administrator of George HolUngor, deed. Oct. 3,1801—3 t - Notice. t . „ r LETTERS testamentary on the estate oi Sebastian Myers, deceased, late of township, have boon issued hy tho herland county to tho subscriber, residing Spring township. All persons indebted to 1 “° • estate are hereby requested to make iminodm I "mont, and those having claims will present duly authenticated, forsottlomont, to . JOHN MOUNTZ, AdmiM**r* toU Oct; 3,1861—et
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