AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOBS B. BRItTON, Editor k Proprfcor.
CARLISLE, PA., JULY 14. 1864.
FOB PRESIDENT IN 1864,
GEORGE B. M’CLELIAN.
[Subject to the decision of a National Convention.]
MEETING <fiF THE STANDING COMMITTEE,
The 'Democratic Standing Committoo of
'Cnmbarlond County will moot at Shreiner’s
Hotel, in the Borough of Carlisle, on Satur
day July 23 d, at II o’clock, A. M. A full
attendance is requested.
RUFUS E. SHAPLEY,
Chairman.
July 14, 1864.
OCT* Should the present excitement con
tinue it may bo impossible for us to issue the
Vo tauter next week. If wo do not, we will,
rf ift our power, issue an extra for our
country readers, which will contain the la
test war news.
Tins Invasion. —We occupy moat of oup
«pacd to-day with accounts of the Rebel in
vasion. Baltimore and Washington, it is
dow evident, are the points the invaders in
tend to strike at. They will be foiled in
their attempts, for both cities are well forti
fied, and troops are arriving by thousands
every day, A defeat awaits .the rebels, and
wo bop© it may bo a crushing one. For par
ticulars see the accounts as given in another
column.
Town Meeting.—On Monday evening a
meeting of citizens of Carlisle and vicinity
was held in the Court House, to adopt meas
ures for raising 534 men (this being our quo
ta of the 12,000 called for by Gov. Curtin,)
for one hundred days. The meeting was
large, and was presided 6ver by 11. Newsixau,
Lsq. Short and pertinent speeches wore
made by Messrs. Hepburn, Todd and New
man, and a committee was appointed to
wait on the County Commissioners to solicit
an appropriation from the county funds for
the purpose of paying bounties to those who
enlist. A very good feeling prevailed during
the meeting, and we have no doubt our quota
of men will be filled in a few days.
Presentation.—-A number of citizens of
Carlisle, appreciating the many favors shown
them and the public, by John Campcl), Esq.,
in furnishing them with the latest and most
reliable nows, without charge, on the 4th
inst., presented that godtlonmn with an ele
gant Pitcher, a Fruit Dish, Cake Basket, and
Mug, as a token of their esteem. The follow
ing is the correspondence :
Carlisle, July 2d, 1854.
Mr. John Campbell,
Dear fcir: —A few of your friends whose
names are subjoined, have made us their or
gan to express to you their high appreciation
of your intelligent care and diligence in the
duties of your situation, and their warm
thanks for your courteous kindness, in com
municating to them and th 6 public, the war
and other news «t general interest.
As a slight practical acknowledgment of
those feelings, they beg your acceptance of
the accompanying testimonials.
Wishing you ou their part ns on our own,
a continued career of useful success:
IVo are very truly yours,
Jno. B. Parker,,
Jos. W. Patton,
Donors.—W. M, Watts, John Noble, Oeo.
Zion. John B. Parker, J. W. Henderson, J.
W. Patton, A. L. Sponsler. Thomas Paxton,
D. S. Croft, A. K. Rheem, T. Conlyn, John
Lee, 11. L. Burkholder, W. W. Dale, E. Cur
man,
v
Carlisle, July 4th, 1864.
Gentlemen. —Your beautiful and eervicable
present with tbe accompanying note baa been
received and most thankfully accepted by me.
It is a deep gratification to mo to feel tbit in
my limited sphere of action I have merited
euch a testimonial from gentlemen occupying
the social position of the donors. A tele
grapher’s place is a trying one and that I
sometimes cannot gratify public anxiety'Te
aults often from official obligations, and more
frequently from .having nothing to communi
cate. That my course has been such as to
merit your approbation is a eource of no
small pride, and I shall endeavor.'.Wi continue
the same conduct which has resulted in so
handsome a return pnthe partofmy friends.
I am gentlemen with much respect, your
most obedient servant.
Jno. B. Parker, Esq.
Jos. W. Patton, Esq., and others.
An ill-Ojiened Shadow. —President Lin
coln goestothe frontl That ill-omened shad
ow that two years ago fell upon the army of
the Peninsula, threatens again to blight it.
T?hnt presence that proved the forerunner of
disasters and of treachery, after the victory
of Antihtam, now darkens the fate of Grant’s
army.
It is two years since President Lincoln vis
itod the army of McClellan on the York riv
er, and promised its commander the reinforce
ments he needed. The promise was the pre
lude to a deliberate betrayal.
It was in the lull afterwards that ho visited
McClellan on the victorious Geld of Antie
tam. lie was jovial and jocose in appearance
—called for a negro song amid the scenes of
carnage, and cracked festive jokes in the cars
of the dying.
Ho' concealed his treacherous purpose of
removing the commander who had saved his
army, and returned to Washington only to
carry out this fatal purpose. How many
hundreds of thousands of men have not been
sacriGced by that deep deceit and base be
trayal 1
tie goes again to the front I What new
calamity is in store for us; and for that he
roic and shattered army which has found a
Worse enemy in the perverted counsels at
Washington than in the entrenched hosts of
Lea I—Albany Argus,
Novrt Election. —The people of Cnttaw
issa took a vote to decide who is the prettier t
girl in that town, and it was declared in fa
vor of Miss Ilallie S. Ileifsnyder, by n ma
jority of'two hundred and eighty votes. Each
vote was accompanied by twenty-five cents,
and the proceeds were given to the Sanitary
Pair, as the contribution of tho favorite beau
ty. What makes the matter more pleasing
is the faol that Miss Reifsnyder is nursing
wounded soldiers in tbo Army of the Potomac,
The 'following address from’ Got. Cortin
to the people of Pennsylvania was issued on
Sunday morning last, and, was read at the
evening service in hll the churches of 'Car*
lisle. The Governor tolls us that his .procla
mations previously issued had not boon re
sponded to l —that Wallace, with 10,000 men
hud -been defeated at Frederick, and he ap
peals to the people to fly to arms. The'Gov-
Dinar's request should be promptly responded
to. Our country is in danger, and we must,
one and Till, use our utmost efforts to prevent
the calamity that threatens us. We regret
that the Governor of our State has been com
pelled to make the humiliating confession
that our people have refused to respond to
his former proclamations. But so it is.—
Whore are the " ton thousand” who respond
ed “ yes, yes 1” a few days ago in Philadel
phia, when President Lincoln asked if they
would, with arms in their hands, rush to the
assistance of Gen. Obant if it‘became neces
sary for him to call un them I Where are
they, we say ?
But, the present is no time to say. anything
calculated to irritate. We m'ual act
promptly. A fearful responsibility jests
.upon those who have permitted the present
state of affairs, but lot us not not speak un
that subject now. Our oapitol, our large
cities and our own homes are in danger, and
no matter who is to blame, the reality is upon
us, nud we have a duty to perform which
must be mot. With these remarks wo invite
attention to the Governor’s Address, which
follows:
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF PENN
SYLVANIA.
Pennsylvania Executive Chamber, )
Harrisburg, Pa., Sunday, July 10. 1864. |
I refer to my recent Proclamations calling
for troops on the requisition oHhe President.
You are not responoing freely. The enemies
of our Government are active in deterring
you, and efforts have been made to dissuade
you from the belief that any considerable re
bel force is in your vicinity, and many of our
most loyal and patriotic citizens have been
thus deceived.
Similar efforts were 100 successfully made
last year, at the moment when Leo’s army
was actually on your borders.
Dispatches have been this morning received
cstabli-hing the fact, that Gen. Wallace with
10,000 men was yesterday compelled to fall
back from Frederick. He is believed to be
in retreat towards Baltimore.
The communication between this point
and Baltimore was out this morning by the
rebels, below Cockeysvillo. The authorities,
of the United States at Washington are bo
impressed with the necessity of immediate
effort, that they have this morning by tele
graph authorized men to be mustered in by
companies, which they bad yesterday per
empioriiy refused.
It is my duty to state to you the fact that
your country requires your immediate ser
vice, and the safety of your own soil, and of
our good neighbors in Maryland, may depend
on your promptness.
Recollect that tbo mode of enlisting men is
at the discretion of the Government, and it is
the duty of all to obey its requisitions. It
would bo disgraceful to you to waste time in
objecting to matters of form and detail, or to
profess that you would go if called in some
different way.
Those who want an' excuse for skulking
may do so, but all who desire to do their duty
to their country will scorn such subterfuges.
Turn therefore a e'eaf ear to all mischiev
ous suggestions from any quarter. Do not
lead yourselves to a betrayal of your country.
Como forward like men to aid her.
The.rebel forces will bo easily defeated
and driven away, if you do your duty ; and
I pray Gol, so to enlighten you that the ho
nor of tbo Commonwealth may bo main
tained. A. G. CURTIN.
G‘ d bate the Commonwealth ! —The Phil
ad dphia V’/ ess, of yesterday, in an article on
the threatened invasion of Pennsylvania, per
tinently asks : 44 How many times have wo
been inya led with impunity, how often robbed
with scarcely a show of military protest?”
And then adds, with much truth; 44 Our de
ficiency.has not been a want of will or mate
rial, hilt simply of executive military organ
ization.”
This humiliating, confession of the utter
incapacity of Governor Curtin to defend the
State, is a proper acknowlcdgaient of the
wholesome truths that were told of that im
becile official by the Democratic press in the
last Gubernatorial canvass. At that time
the people were solemnly warned of the in
capacity of 44 the soldier’s friend.” Ilia dis
graceful failure te place the State in a prop
er attitude of defense, and his ridiculous
bluster upon two occasions when the rebels
marched unresisted through tbe Cumberland
Valley, were plainly set before the voters of
Pennsylvania, But the warning was difire
garded. Men who trembled attbe approach
of Early, stolidly cast their votes for the man
who left them unprotected, and .were willing
to have three years more of his miserable ad
ministration. Again, the rebel tramp is heard
.on our borders. Again, the farmers of the
valley are fleeing for safety to the east bank
of the Susquehanna. Again, the State is
defenseless, and the terror-stricken Governor
loudly calls for help from the suffering mas
ses. And what is the burthen of this pres
ent cry ? Twelve thousand men, foronenun
dred days, to defend Washington! Not a
man fur Pennsylyanial The Lincoln dynas
ty must ho protected, and the great Common
wealth, over whose vast interests he was call
ed to preside, is left to the mercy of the in-,
vnder now slowly marching towards our State
line. If any thing can awaken the slumber
ing masses to a proper sense of the wrongs
inflicted upon them by Abolition rule, it is
this fearful abandonment of their interests
by those whom they placed in power. It is
impossible to tell the exact mature of the
present rebel movement—whether it is for
supplies only, or for other purposes. One
thing is certain—the Executive has failed to
do his doty, and the people must protect
themselves. Qod save the Commonwealth.
—Patriot <£• Union
JonN Campbell.
Z&“ The Springfield Republican charges
that many of the leaders of the Democratic
party are in open sympathy with the rebell
ion. This is cool to eay while a majority of
the President’s family are with the rebels,
and Mrs. Lincoln’s sister has just gone
from Washington into the rebel lines under
a pass from Abraham ; while the only men
who have been found guilty of selling to the
rebels munitions of war, and food and cloth
ing, in the loyal states, are Republicans
and men who were appointed to office by
Mr. Lincoln—officers of Republican organi
zations, and others of their ilk.
Xjp* A Connecticut farmer has discover
ed that bis cows have been regularly milked
by black snakes, who took occasion to attach
themselves while Che cows were reposing in
the' Gelds. Many snakes have thus been
caught and killed
Death's Doinos. —Ex-Gov. Reader, of Ea»-
ton, died at bis residence a few days since.
John Adams Piibeb, a prominent lawyer
of Harrisburg, died oh Thursday morning
last,
ADDRESS OF GOT. CURTIN.
SDPEEt&TENDENT’S REPORT;
School Houses. —Tho number of schools in
the county, excluding 18 in Carlisle is 186-
Whole number 204. The number of houses,
excluding 9in Carlisle, is 172. Whole num
ber 181. Exclusive of Carlisle, there are
17 log houses, 36 frame, 25 stone' and 94
brick. The Borough <ff New Cumberland
has an elegant brick house 42 feet by 30 feet,
two stories high and 'contains two rooms.—
Newville has 6 school rooms in one house,
two of which rank among tho best in.the
country. Shipponsburg has 5 good rooms
out of 8. Meolmnicsburg has 8 good rooms,
'but 4 very good ones.' All the houses in our
country are fit for school" purposes, except
two in Lower Allen; 1 in Upper Allen:; g in
Monroe ; 4 in South Middleton ; 1 in Dickin
son ; a shanty (called a school house) in
Shipponsburg township ; Sin Hopewell; lin
Newton ;1 in Frankford; lin North Mid
dleton ;2 in Middlesex; 3in Silver Spring ;
and 2 in Wost-Pennsboro’.' She Directors
may dispute my right to call all unfit for
school purposes that! have mentioned, but,
I think, when they consider that disease,
deformity and a disordered Intellect is the
result of ‘crowding from 50 to 80 children'in
te a RtnaTi, sold, dark, damp, ill-ventilated,
and dreary looking hovel, they will agree
that I am not so far wrong.nfter all.
I hope, therefore, at no distant day to see
all tho old houses removed, and elegant
brick edifices occupying their places, or on
ground better adapted to the purpose ; and,
also, that tho Directors who contemplate
building will go to “ Franklin Square” in
South Middleton, or Mateer’s in Lower Al
len to see tho plan of heatingffrom tho cel
lar, and to Anderson's in Silver Spring to
see'a school house whose, internal arrange
ments is modern.
New Houses.— Five elegant brick houses
have been erected during the year; three to
•supply the place of the ** Old Log," and two
to establish new schools. The one ereotdd
in Southampton is good in every, reflect ex
cept the windows; these are too email—the
house also needs painting and provision for
ventilating. West Ponnsboro’ and Newton,
each built a good house, but made no provis
ion for ventilation.
The Directors and especially & few of the
citizens of 14 Franklin Square" school dis
trict in South Middleton, deserve credit for
the house erected. The room is warmed W
having the stove in the cellar—also the con).
This plan warms the room more equally; it
also warms the floor—the floor the feet;
hence children will feel comfortable ; besides,
it necessarily avoids obstructing one of the
aisles, and a great, deal of dirt and noise in
firemaking, I hope they will build a few
I more of the same 44 sort," soon. Silver
Spring has, also, erected an elegant house.
It is substantial, in the mechanical execu
tion, and in the taste displayed in painting,
it is a little in advance. The stove is in the
school room.
' School Lois. —These .contain from one
eighth to one-half an acre, but generally one
fourth of an acre. Very few of these are
fenced, though several have been during the
year- Some of the lots are not desirable for
school purposes, but to have the houses as
nearly central as passible and to accommo
date the greatest number with the least tra
velling, directors sometimes build where they
otherwise would not. Nearly oil the houses
have water convenient, and all well supplied
with wood or coal, generally coal, and also
with the necessary out-buildings, but some
of these are in a most shameful condition.
Furniture. — About three-fourths of the
houses in the county have good desks (two
pupils to a desk) in 4 rows with 5 aisles.—
The long desk is still in use in tbo other
houses. Many of the houses are supplied
with hooks on which to hang clothes ; and
shelves for baskets. A few houses are un
provided with ‘chairs, hence, teachers must
stand pr sit on a bench ; others have a chair
for the teacher and a few for visitors. No
change of furniture has taken place during
the year.
Apparatus. —Bl complete sets of outline
maps (Cornell’s, Mitchell’s Sc, Petton’s) are
in use, also a few of Lloyd’s Co. Map of the U.
S. Bidgewell’a Hemispheres, and other maps
of the U. S. 35 schools are supplied with
charts of various kinds, such as Willson’s
Osgood’s, (Sander's & Cutter’s Physiological.
A few globes are in use. One school in East
Pennsboro’ has a fine little lot of apparatus,
hut it is the property of the teacher. Shtp
pensburg and Newville have good Mechani
cal, Philosophical and Astronomical appara
tus, the former of which cost about $2OO, the
latter, which in part belongs to the Normal
School, cost $5OO. Mathematical blocks are
used in many of the schools. All the houses
in the county are supplied with Blackguards
—three-fourths of them with good boards.
Grade.il Schools. —There are 08 of-these in
the county, and generally of two grades in
rural districts. Mechanicaburg, Carlisle,
Newville, and Shippensburg, have I believe,
5 grades. Branches more advanced than
those enumerated in the law are taught in
about 70 schools. The following branches
are taught in the High Schools of the towns,
viz ; Algebra, Geometry, Surveying, Philos
ophy and Astronomy, Ancient and Modern
History, Rhetoric, Moral Science, 4 Ancient
and Physical Geography, Physiology, Chem
istry, Botony, Composition and Declamation,
Book-keeping and Vocal music.
Examination. —l examined by the oral
method in nil the branches except spelling
and penmanship. I adopted this plan be
cause it is more interesting to the audience,
not because 1 think it the host. 1 believe
the written method is better calculated to
make a thorough test of qualifications, be
cause it compels the applicant to rely entire
ly on his own resources. By the oral meth
od those being examined will assist each
other, or copy, particularly in Blackboard
exercises. I vary the questions asked each
day,' but must necessarily ask the same kind
of questions or have a different system ol Or
thography and Geography each day. Whole
number of teachers examined, 159, of these
2 were rejected, 155 received provisional cer
tificates, and 2 Prof, certificates. Of the
teachers employed last winter, 81 hold Prof.
Cor', and 105 I’rov. Cor. Provisional Certifi
cate average 2J. The figuie 4 has been used
in some Of the branches.
Teachers. —The number of teachers who
have not given satisfaction is much larger
than it should be, but this no doubt is owing
in part, to tho'foot, that about 40 of the ex
perienced ‘teachers have responded to their
country’s call, hence more inexperienced
teachers have been called to the Pedagogical
chair than formerly in one year. Wo have
had two cases of failures; one not able to
govern, the other not qualified to teach the
branches required. Ip the county there are
60 female and 144 male teachers employed.
Visitations. —Whole number of visits to
schools 217. I visited ail the schools in the
county once and 21 the second time. Aver
age time spent in each 2J hours. 192 days
were spent in official business, and 1644
miles traveled. One or two members and
frequently the whole board accompanied me
while visiting schools, but Middlesex and
South Middleton did the best. Kx-Gov. Rit
ner always.has been and still is a friend of
Common Schools, I bad the pleasure of bis
company part of a day in visiting.
Moral Instruction.— Scripture is read in
nearly all the schools of the county, and in
addition to this about 20 that 1 know are
opened with prayer.
District Secretaries. —None of these act ns
district superintendents.
District Institutes. —lnstitutes have been
hold in oil the districts in the county, and in
some they have been doing a good work. I
could not attend them all, neither do I know
whether they have all been held according
to law, but I am of the opinion that they
have not been. I attended in seven differ
ent districts, la Silver Spring, Monroe,
Middlesex, South Middleton ddd DickiriSdtv
'the Institute js trell attended by teachers,
directors ond'citisena. This may nlao'be the
case in othor’llistriotsthat Imvo not reported;
Where 4he Institute is well dttondod and
well cdoduotod, the teatfhors. nhd even the
“ Hatters" nnd those who “ keep school" im
prove because they .-cannot hdlp it, and not
from any exertion they make. . :
Classification,— All oar sdhools are class!-'
“Sod, but in accordance with the tenchor'di
ability. "As we have different kinds'tff teach
ers,'so,wo have different kinds of classifica
tion. ' A ( ' few ojd'houses mast be removed 'be
fore thfl toachSra can arrange the SOhools in
them properly.
Teachers in fhe Army.—s l (cachets have
entered the army since the war commenced,
and in addition to this a largo number were
otfta short time in the militia service. T icy
rank as followsl Colonel. I Major, 3 Cap
tains, 5 Ist Lieutenants,-1 Reg /Q. M., 1
Surgeon, 3 ■Clerks to Q. M. t ,3 Orderly Ser
gcaonts, and 33 privates. 41 volunteered,
10 were drafted, 2 were killed in battle, 3
died of disease, and 8 were wounded.
County Institute.—The teachers conveyed
in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Me
ohaniosburg'on the 2d day of December, for
the purpnse of holding an Institute. About
150 teachers were present, many of whom
rendered valuable assistonce in conducting
the exercises for which I shall ever feel grate
ful. Wo, however, had a small class of a
different kind, composed generally of those
who do very little in the school room,.and
still less nt n teachers’ convention, on account
of the amount of business which has accu
mulated nnd which must bo disposed of
through their “ Gasometers’’ whilo the In
stitute is in session to the annoyance of eve
ry person present. Among those who took
an active part, I would mention Prof. Wil
son of Dickinson College, Jatnea P. Mathews,
Esq., of Reading, S. P. Bates, Dep. Supt.
and Hon. C. K. Coburn, Supt. Common
Schools. -
[For the VolUhteer.
There is'no school in session at present for
the,training of teachers. We have a few
Academies where they profess to give Nor
mal instructions, but teachers prefer to go to
Normal schools where they contemplate
teaching.
GEO.
Supt. oj Cumberlany Co,
Shiremnuctown, July 8, 1864.
PROCLAMATION BP THU GOVERNOR.
PENNSYLVANIA, SS:
AG CURTIN.
In (lit Name and bp the Authority
Or THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSTLIIANXA,
ANDREW G. CURTIN,
Governor of the said Commonwealth,
It is now ascertained that a largo rebel
force has been-detaohed from Richmond and
is advancing on the North. So large a por
tion Of our army is, at remote points, that it
becomes necessary to raise immediately a
sufficient body to repel them. They are al
ready within the borders of the Common
wealth. You have always heretofore been
ready to answer the call of your country.—
You will not bo less ready to come forward
when your own homes and firesides are to be
defended against a profligate horde of plun
derers. lam authorized by the President of
the United States to call fur twelve thousand
volunteers (in addition to those required by
my proclamation of yesterday) to serve for
one hundred days in Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Washington and its vicinity. I ap
peal to the freemen of Pennsylvania to ar
ouse themselves for the necessary effort, end
to come promptly to sweep the invaders from
her soil.
I refer to the General Order issued from
these Headquarters, Pennsylvania Militia,
No. 50, dated July 5, 1864, published with
this proclamation, for the details' of the ar
rangements. Ido most earnestly desire the
good and loyal men of the Commonwealth,
and espscially the veteran soldiers, in all her
borders, to show themselves worthy of her in
this emergency.
Her sons havc„established for themsel'-es,
on many a bloody field, a reputation for the
martial virtues which they will not now for
feit, when both their well-earned fame and
the safety of their homes and families are at
stake.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of
the State, at Harrisburg, this 6th day of
July, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight Hundred and sixty-four, and of the
Commonwealth the eighty-ninth,
, By the Governor.
Another Congressional Outrage. —ln the
year 1863, the elections in Kentucky. Mary
land and Delaware were earned, or controll
ed, by the bayonet of the Federal Govern
ment; in other words, Delaware voted, not
as she wished, hut ,as Massachusetts and
other states wished.
This subject necessarily attracted attention,
both at home and abroad, for the cardinal
principle, not only of a constitutionel De
mocracy, but of' all elective freedom, was
violated.
A bill was accordingly introduced into Con
gress which . provided ggainst tne presence
of Federal soldiery at the polls, and was
refused passage by the Republican party
until amended by the words, to “ preserve
order at the polls,” which, of course, not
only defeats its object, but gives a legislati
ve sanction to outrage.
What right has the Federal Government to
do the police, duty of the State of New-
York? The keeping order at the polls is a
part of the ordinary police duty of every state,
for the manner and efficiency ol which she is
not responsible to any other state. Under
this bill there can bo ,no ret son why the
next election ip this city should not bo held,
as was the case in Delaware, hv voters pass
ing through the crossed swords'of cavalry to.
the ballot box ; cor why, as in Delaware an
order to charge bayonets upon an unarmed
crowd should not scatter Democrats in those
precincts where they are strong, and leave
the expectant voter too faint with loss of
blood to deposit his vote.
This Congress has distinguished itself by
some intensely stupid legislation; but if
this bill should pass the House as it passed
the Senate, and be signed by the President
Congress_ will have invited despotism by
sanctioning anarchy, and prostrating elective
freedom.— World.
SKIRMISHING GOING ON NEAR
AVASIIINGXON.
Baltimore, Evening, July 11—The news
from Washington is alarming. The Star
says the ekirmisliingon the Rockville rood
had commenced- at an early hour this fore
noon, arid wa9‘ continued by the advance of
the rebels;to a point about four miles west of
Washington. There th'eir progress on that
road was stopped and they disappeared in
some other direction.
Subsequently we bear of their skirmishing
obout noon on and around the Seventh street
turnpike, near (Baggett's farm, and Ibe resi
dence of P. P. glair.
Jt is reported ’ to-day that the rebel* have
burned the residence of Mr. Blair.
There were only 800 infantry in -the force
that camped at Rockville last night.
Refugees report heavy bodies of the enemy
crossing at Edward’s Ferry.
Gold in Philadelphia yesterday, 386
A PROCLAMATION
ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Alarming News.
THE WAS NEWS.
<GEN. WALLACE’S FIGHT
1,500 BEDELS AT COCBBTSfILLE.
Moving on the Philadelphia and Bal
tirtiore Railroad,
SiE&EL’S WAGON TRAIN AT
BALTIMORE.
Rebels Within 14 Miles «f Wash
inglori.
1 THE CAPITOL CONSIDERED SAFE.
Baltimore, July a.—General Si
gel’s wagon train-arrived her to‘day in charge
of a large detachment of infantry and cav
alry.
One of the officers who was in the fight
says that in all his experience in this war ho
has never seen more desperate fighting, and
ho thinks we placed fully as many rebels
hors du combat ns our own loss.
Alexander’s battery is all safe.
Our loss in prisoners is about 1,000, nnd
wo have yet no estimate of the number of
killed nnd wounded.
7 r. u.—lt is reported that the advance of
a rebel cavalry force is within seven miles of
this city on the York road.
Later intelligence has reached here, that n
portion of Gen. Hunter’s force, under Gen.
Sulivan, has recaptured Mnrtinsburg, and has
taken about one thousand prisoners ; also, all
the stores captured there and much plunder
celibated by the rebels nt that point.
The Northern Central railroad has been
■cut between Thnotnum andCockeyevillo, and
a bridge is reported now burning. It is sup
posed to be the bridge at the Ashland works.
A rebel force, estimated at 1,500 strong,
(probably an over exaggeration) crossed the
Northern Central railroad above Cockeysvillo
this morning, towards the Philadelphia road. :
They expected to reach there beftme night,
and out that road or destroy one of the
bridgns but it is hoped that the force now
guarding the road in that direction will be
strong enough to drive the raiders off.
There are many wild rumors again afloat
this afternoon, but confidence in the ability
of our forces to hold the cliy is gaining, and
there is less excitement.
As a matter of precaution, the records, Ac,,
of our banks and other institutions, have
been placed on board a steamer in the harbor
for safety.
'The rebel cavalry that passed through
Westminster and Riestertown last night are
reported to have burnt Union bridge on the
Western Maryland railroad.
Washington, July 10.—Although there is
naturally much solicitude everywhere felt
for the safety of Washington, in view of the
intelligence Which has been received from '
time to time, to day, there are no indications
whatever of a panic among our citizens.
The military measures which have been
taken tend to give assurance of security from
a rebel invasion of the Capitol.
It is'asserted that several rebel scouts have
been seen in Washington to-day, but this may
be mere conjecture.
, A rebel scout was, however, captured to
day not fpr from Washington, and has been
brought to the city.
The mail carrier between Washington and
Rockville, which is fourteen miles from here ;
returned this afternoon with a report that
the rebel troops wore in that immediate-neigh
borhood. lie says lie saw them, but has no
idea of their number.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
Baltimore in Danger^
WALLACE DEFEATED AND RETREAT
ino:
KOETR CENTRAL RAILROAD CUT.
Rebels Reported Marqhingon Wa'sh-
inglnn
&C* &c. &.C.
FROM BLTIMORE.
Baltimore, July 10 —9 a, u. —The excite
ment jh intense this morning.
The Union citizens have been arriving all
night, and at six o'clock this morning the
alarm bells were rung. Parties, headed by
drum and fife, are moving through the.town
to man.the defensive works.
The enemy are now reports at Ellicott’s
Mills.
Gen. Wallace is falling hack toward the
city.
We are still not without good hope of be
ing able to prevent their- entrance into Bal
timore.-
Gen. W alluco at last advices was 26 miles
from the city, and'failing back, with a force
of fresh troops covering his retreat. The en
emy were were-nut supposed to be following,
him ;-at least they were not to bo seen on the
road over whichi he - was retreating. His ar
tillery is reported to he safe.
Our streets are-swarming with people, and'
the Union citizens aro coming forward well.
If they are well handled they will help much
in the work of holding the city.
11.30 a. m. —The Northern Central is re
ported at headquarters as out and the road
torn up,, but at what precise point is not
known.
The streets, the very air may be said, is
teeming width rumors, fast succeeding each
other. I send only, wha't seems most authen
tic and reliable as far as can ho gathered in
the exeitment. •
2 15 p. m.—The centre of the city is be
coming qniet, the armed citizens having all
gone to the fortifications on the outskirts.
Tha latest reports from General Wallace
express the opinion that the main body of
rebels are making towards Washington.
It is reported that Harry Gilmore’s rebel'
cavalry were nt Westminster last night. He
is said to have taken his supper there, while
his men were engaged in stealing horses.
From Washington.
Washington, July 10-10 o’clock a. u.
Maj. Gen.l)ix:~~ An official report from Rlaj.
Uen. Wallace, just received, states that a bat
tle took place between the forces under his
command and the rebel forces at Monoaacy
to-day, commencing nt 9 o’clock a. m., and
continuing until 5 o’olook.p. m.
Our forces were.at length overpowered by
the superior numbers of the enemy, and were
forced to retreat in disorder.
He reported that Col. Seward, of the New
York heavy artillery, was wounded and taken
prisoner, and that Brig. Gen. Taylor was al
so token prisoner; that the enemy’s force is
at least 20,000, and that our troops behaved
well, but suffered a severe loss.
He is retreating to Baltimore.
Edwin M. Stanton.
Secretory of War.
Thirteen bushwhackers, of a gang of twen
ty-six, were beyond Tennlleytown, which is
four mites from JKpahington, last night. Two
of our won weriHlvoundod in capturing them.
. A letter from -Anandale, Va., six or eight
miles west of Alexandria, says a scouting
party of one hundred and 6fty men from the
2d Massachusetts and 13th Now York caval
ry, under oommandof Major Forbes, went up
in the vicinity of Aldie, where they met Mos
bey with a largo force, and a piece of artil
lery, and a body of riflemen.
Mosby charged on them and killed and
captured nearly the whole party, together’
with tb« oohm and accoutrements.
EMIM
\3n the receipt of this news. Col. Lowell
started off at midnight, with 200 men from
the 2d and 138th regiments, and Captain M'-
pherson, of the 16th New York cavalry, join
ed him at Fairfax.
They proceeded to Aldie, where
25 wounded men, and also eleven dodfl.'tno
bodies of whom they buried.
They scoured thocountry about that re
gion, and found it was of no use to purs'tft)
Mosby, as ho had twelve hours the start of
them towards Upperviile, whore be had taken
our men and his booty.
Our party returned last evening with the
wounded men of the Thirteenth New York
and Second 'Massachusetts cavalry. Capt.
'Stone, of the Second Massachusetts regiment
is lying dangerously wounded at Ccntreville.
Thirty rebels wore at Fairfax C. 11. yester
day.
' Washtwoton, July 10.—Tho extra Slar,
dated 1 p. m,, says ,wo are satisfied that up
to this'forenoon fhorobeis had made no move
ment indicative of tho purpose of following
Gen; Wallace in the direction of Baltimore.
Information has reached hero that a satis
factory body of'troops are already in a posi
tion from which they can reach cither Wash
ington or Baltimore before the rebels oan ap
pear in force m front of cither city.
Tho rebels have not ns yet ■made their ap
pearance anywhere within the department of
Washington.
General Auger and his staff officers are bu
sily engaged to day making ample prepara
tions to receive the rebels should they show
themselves within thisdepartment.
GOVERNOR BRADFORD'S RESIDENCE BURNED-
Wipes Cut Between Philadelphia and
Baltimore,
CAPTURE OF TWO TRAINS OF CARS.
RAILROADS TORN VP
Two Bridges Destroyed on the North
ern Central Railroad.
GEN’L FRANKLIN CAPTURED,
REBELS FOUR MILFS FROM HAVRE
DE GRACE.
The Gunpowder Bridge Blown up
Baltimore, July 11.— The rebel cavalry
burnt Governor Bradford's residence this
morning. It is only four milesout on Charles
street rond.
A squad of ten rebels did it.
They enmo to tho residence and ordered
out the Governor's family, permitting them
to take only a few valuables, and then fired
the residence, and the furniture-was nil de
stroyed. Tho Governor wna in the city and
was not captured.
The rebels are now operating on tho Phil
adelphia railroad. '
Philadelphia, July 11—12 ji. Tho wires
connecting Philadelphia and Baltimore fail
ed, being cut by the rebel guerrillas. The
break in the telegraph lines is understood to
bo at Magnolia, IV miles this side of Balti
more.
It is also reported that a passing train has,
been captured at Magnolia.
Parktok, July, 11.—Reger, the night op
erator at Cockeysviiie, lias just arrived from
Glen Gove, and says the rebels have torn the
track up south of Ashland- and burned bridg
es No. 10 and IS, and it is reported that there
is about 2,000 gono over to tho Philadelphia
and Wilmington railroad.
There wore several thousand rebels under
Gen. Johnson at Cockeysviiie yesterday, and
their encampment was at Shawan ; tho re
pairmen say there were several thousand of
them going towards Baltimore.
The foreman of Division No. 5 says ho saw
a man from Cockeysviiie, and that the rebels
took the instrument at Cockeysviiie, and took
Shaffnor (operator) with them on horseback.
Philadelphia, July 11—1.6 r. u.—The
following has been received by 11. J. Kenney,
Superintendent of the Baltimore railroad :
1 was conductor of train No. 17. The
rebels attacked the train at Magnolia. They
went through tho train nfler had stopped,
capturing all the officers and soldiers on the
train. Among them Was Major Genera)
Franklin.
They went through most of the passengers
pockets, capturing watches and money, then
unloaded the baggage and set fire to my
train, burning three first class • passenger
cars, one second class car and baggage car,
and a Northern Central engine that was on
the siding.
J. R. Munbiiower.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
GEN. M’COOK ASSIGNED TO ITS DEFENSES.
VIGOROUS PREPARATIONS TO RE
CEIVE THE ENEMY.
Pkrryvii.le. July 11.— The following is
from the American of this afternoon:
Washington. July 11—Aii officer who
seoutetl the river eume distance above the
Chain bridge, last night, reports that all was
quiet along'the line, no Rebels being visible.
Mnjur-Oenernl Alexander McCook has been
assigned to the command of the northern de
fenses of Washington. Brigadier-Generals'
Ilord'ng, Hopkins and Homer are to servo
u .nder him. General Payne hna been as
signed to a command 1 in this Department. It
is reported that the rebels have been very l
busy in conveying across the Potomac horses,
cattle, sheep, swine, and 1 other plunder taken
by them in Maryland,
Major-General J. J. Reynolds is placed in
command of the Nineteenth Army Corps.
Yesterday a body of Rebel cavalry made &
dash into Dareatown, Montgomery county,
and captured a considerable quantity of
stores.
Lae t evening, n force of 1500 or 2000 Re
bels entered Rockville, and dashed through
to a point a few miles this side, of that vil
lage, halting there for a brief time, when
they retraced their steps to the town, and
bivouacked for the night.
This morning they are engaged with the
cavalry force under the command of Colonel
Sewell, thrown out to ascertain their strength
and cuai*aeter. No information embracing
the details of that now -progressing engage
ment have yet been received. The point
where the fight was in progress was in the
vicinity of Rabbit's Creek post office, between
Tennljytown and Rockville.
Major-General Auotm has returned from a
tour through the defenses of Washington on
the northern side. He found all the works
and the troops defending them in admirable
condition, and ready to give the rebels a fit
ting reception should they approach within
range.
On Sunday morning a foroedf rebel caval
ry, eaid to number twenty-five hundred,
made their appearance in the neighborhood
ot Damascus, a post village of Montgomery,
county, a few miles sooth of Mount Airy and
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, where
they entered on a general'house stealing ex
pedition, causing a general stampede of the
citizens.
A number have been captured and paroled
but most of the citizens were apprised of their
coming, and made off with their horses and
8 “ 0 ‘‘ P ro ß e k? 88 * be y odald move, and the
B . 8 , tl “ oro yesterday was literally
The driver of the mail stage, which artiv
ed at Laurel (eighteen miles from Washing
ton,) from Brookville, about two hours ahead
of his regular time, reports that a force of
cavalry, which be supposed was the same
patty that was about Damascus, entered
Brookevillo laat rileht and
the place. K a took P?s»m1 o[l
Straggling puttie. of Rebel. „„
various farts of Montgomery cn^I 0 Bee o
W- 1" ‘ho afternoon tw,, 7 0 ?t«l
themsolVoa oh the 801 l Pike .r r * show
BellBvllte. ; . appeareVto W b mi | e 'fr
were inquiring the diaebtion „f lo8t »
The last soon of them they *»,! ‘"oil,
pittite dirootidhe, 7 “togoing 0
MORE BAD
The F tO rida'>’ Off Cap oMa
SHE CAPTURES Four
Oapk Mat, July 11.— SincetVis .
pirate Floridny has capturedahdh!l ,l “ ll l
vessels near this point. Thev „ “ urne( i fil
follows : Bark Golconda, Burk n° "““‘d I
Greenlay, and another vessel. Ba '
The crews of the ships, numbtl'“H
two persons’, l«avo for n B ®ixd
road P atl2 / o l »ck.andwlt^lei b r a |
Barmb.
On the 6th inst., by Rev. J,
S? T - 5- ClmplaiuY^
Miss Ettik Mou,in., ol Mt. Holly gprin ''
Vitk
Near Oarlnrte Springs, on th. i.,
311nrIttto.
CARLISLE MARKET.—JuIy 13 | ujj
Corrected Weekly by R. G . Wcodmd.
Flour, Superfine, per bbi..
- do., Extra, *><
do., Rje, do., S’!
White Wheat, par buhil, I'
Red Wheat, do, ■
Rte, do-!
Cons, do..
Oats, do, *'
Smut Haslet, do., .
Fall do., do, j'
Cloterseed, do, . !'
TiHothteeed do, I’
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, July 13,
Fiotitt, oup«rAift>
44 £XTRA|
fltß FlouII)
Conn Mr AL, *
WhbxV, tatif
44 white*
Rfa,
Conn, <
“ iriiito,
OXTI,
CLOTtrtSfc*D, .
WniSKKT,
STAYED OR STOLEN from the premi
so» of the subseribor, in North Uiddloton two
ono and a half miUs West of Carl ini*.'on thtoiih
of the 24th of Juno last, a two year old REI
HBIPER, with sides inclined to brindle. Anyon
giving information leading to her recovery will i
suitably rewarded.
W. J. SHEARER,
CitrlitU, Pa,
July 14, 1864-St
Notice.
Michael Holcomb
N. W. Wood* A Caroline Wood*,
bis wife, Samuel Linn and Au
gusta Linn, bis wife, and J.
Tolbert Moore. (Tbe said Ca
roline Woods, Augusta Linn,
and J. T* Mooro, being heirs
of John Moore, dec'd.)
Notice is hereby given to the above naraftd
fondants, that a writ of *cir« /acini ha? been mine
out of tbe above named Court to the said numb*
and term, which said ttrllsclß forth that the iti<
Michael Holcomb has recovered n judgmen
against the aaidJohn Moore, deo’d., for four thou
sand eight hundred and fifty-nine dollori, str
that it is alleged that the said Juba Mimre diet
soiled of real estate in the said county of Cumber
land, which descended and came to the abori
named heirs of the said John Mooro, dcc'd., aoi
the said plaintiff alleging that said judgment i
wholly unpaid, the above named defendants ar
hereby notified to he and appear before our Judge
of the said Court of Common Pleas, to be held a
Carlisle, for said.counly, on the Ath Jfonrfayo/ J«
gtiMt, 1864, to show cause, if any they bare, wb
they should not become parties, and why tbe afore
said judgment with its interest and cost,should nn
be levied and .paid out of the real estate of w'hie!
the said John Mooro died seized.
July .14, 18C4—it
Proclamation.
'\X7’IIEREAS the lion. James H. Gradii
» » President Judge of the several Court! flj
Common Pleas of the counties of Cumberland. Per
ry, and Juniata, and Justices of the several Court
of'Oyor and Terminer and ’General Jail Deliver
in said counties, and Michael CockHn end Bnf
Stuart, Judges of the Courts of Oyer, and Terffli««
and Jail Delivery for the trial of aUcapUaUudrtk
er offenders, in tho said county of Cumberland, b,
their prcccpts*to mo directed, dated tholllbdajo
April, have ordered the Court o
Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery tob
holden at Carlisle on the'4th Monday of Angailt
1864, (being the 22d day,) at 10 o’clock in fti
forenoon, to continue one vreok.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Coroner,JustiM
of tho Peace, and Constables of the said countj-fl
Cumberland, that they are by the said prc«P
commanded to be then and there In their props
persons, with their rolls, records, and inquisition
examinations, and all other roraowhranco*, to d
those things vrhieh .to their offices apprortnia to w
done, aud all those that are boflnd by rocogniiancei
to prosecute against tho prisoners that ar« ? f
shall borhi the Jail of said county, »r* to kit tint
to prdiecato tnem as shall bo just.
-J.’T.Rir.PET,'
Shtnft
July 14,1M4,
TO THE- SCHOOL DIRECTORS
TEACHERS OF CUMBERLAND COW I ,
—The annual examination ef Teachers will
as follows, yia:
Maobaniosburg, Satdfday,- July 30, BchTRj 0
Newrille, 1 Monday Aug. 1, ...in*.
Pninkford, Tuesday., " 3, ««OT (
Mifflin, Wednesday, - 44 3, Contra .
H'pewell, Ne'bgj Thursday, " 4 -‘ nfoa.
Shippensb'g Bor Friday, •< S, Sot ' l '”" 0 '
Newton, Saturday, ..V . 0.
SbippensVg Tp., Monday, 41 8, J r J ? ‘
Southampton, Tuesday, 41 9, cfl trtT tHfl.
Penn, * Wednesday, « »i C # £VsS
Dickinson, Thursday, 44 Hi ln -o.
South Middleton,Friday,* 44 12. JJ*P e [ Moirß .
Monro., Saturday, “ . 13. CJ«K
Upper Allen, Monday, 44 ?^ p m .njl's
Lower Allen, Tuesday, “£ f SESf
Neir Camberl'd, Wednesday, “ H, Li,,|'r,
East Pennsboro,’Thursday, “ I*.
Hampden. Friday, " Mi
Silver Spring, Saturday, “ 3°> HSR.’gJD
Middlesex, Monday; " ». ““' Hob!
North Middiet'n, Tuesday, ". 33..,W| „ S B
West Pennsboro/ Wednesday, 14 24, OTf
The examinations will commence at 0 ccfl ,
M, Applicants most be present av {,l
mencement of the cxaminatloa e , motw
▼ouobcd for or present testimonial 8 of *, piree'
character, otherwise they will be reject^,' . fl - ft j]y
tors are hereby informed that they can ® Xoach
employ those who hold valid certificate
era who hold the county e«rli/?ca/s.w»i.P t0 t
sent them for inspection. Directors a .
education are cordially invited to be P . ex*
who intend to teach within the year ® o | legal]
amlned. Private examinations ® T ® . T6 *:*il'
hence, all who intend to teaoh wUhla dayi
plsase present themselves on **tner
above mentioned. Non* but comp*
need apply.
080. SWABTZ.
Sblremanstowu; July T, 1804» •
Tax-payers take Now c ®j7„?tt
oollootora of the State and ® win ) /.f Csrli ; ‘ !
Eaat and Woat Waida of tho Borough E ,,.,
will bo In attendance »t tho offloo of v.
la tho Caart Home, to receive tho o lit'
Jeot to on abatement of f per cent-*
and 15tb Imt.
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J. T. lUPPET.
Sheriff.