CARLISLE, PA., Thursday Horning, Deo, 130, 1866, K.ItABGEMEJII OF THE VOI.VNTEER On January 34 tbe .Volunteer will make Its appearance in a n ew suit anil greatly enlarged. It will contain thirty two columns, and will be larger than any paper published in Cumberland county. We have gone to considerable expense in making this experiment, and wo trust our enterprise will be liberally appreci ated by our subscribers. The rate of sub scription will remain as heretofore, but we shall have to require payment in ad vance in dll cases, to meet our increased expenses. Our new paper will afford in creased facilities for our rapidly increas ing advertising patronage for the accomo dation of which we have recently been compelled to encroach upon the reading matter of the Volunteer. THE ANTICS OF THE BL'MPEUS, No man who has a particle of Ameri can pride can read the proceedings of th’e rump assemblage called Congress, with out a feeling of shame and mortification, coupled with intense indignation. Led by the deformed buffoon, Thau. Stevens, the majority appear determined to out rage decency as often as opportunity pre sents. . Men become dizzy as they watch the constant antics of the rurapers, and the country reels under the load of dis grace and contumely that is daily heaped upon it by the Yankee plunderers who squat like venomous toads in chairs that were formerly occupied by men of talent and patriotism. We feel warranted in saying that the body at Washington call ingitseif the Congress of the United States, is one of the most infamous, treasonable, and corrupt cabals that over assembled outside of pandemonium. All their so called legislation, all their acts, and even their speeches are concocted and rehears ed in caucus, to be revised, corrected and approved by the old agitator and traitor, Thao. These men of infamy talk of im peaching President Johnson, but their coward hearts will prompt them not to at tempt jt. The President can defy their malice and laugh at their impotent rage. Impeach the President, indeed! They had better be careful or the President may impeach them. They haye, on scores of occasions, violated the Constitution and their oaths, and the President would bo justified and the people would sustain him, in arresting every disunion mem ber and closing the doors of the Capitol. Too long have the people and the coun try submitted to the outrages of a set of bloated faqaties who happen to have seats in Congress. During the Lincoln reign they frankly acknowledged that many of their acts were in violation of the Const!, tutiou, but then they attempted to excuse anil palliate their copdpet by putting in the plea of “necessity.” The war then raging justified them, they said, in disre garding their oaths and the provisions of the Constitution. But the war is now over and peace restored throughout the land, and yet we find these same fanati cal members of Congress as reckless as ev er, and uo man can speak in behalf of the Constitution and laws without being sub jected to insuit. It is time these revolu tionary men were taken in hand, for, just ns certain as fate, if they are permitted to go on in their mad career, the country is doomed and our institutions destroyed. If it becomes necessary, then, for the Presi dent to “make treason odious,” by ar resting the rump majority of the present illegal Congress, let him do it without hesitation, If “old Hickory” occupied the President's chair he would not toler ate the present rump an hour. He would disperse it, and thus rescue the country from the doom that threatens jt, jVe would not advise the use of harsh meas ures if they can possibly be avoided, but now that the majority of the rump boldly and defiantly announce their treasonable nnd disunion purposes, they should be dealt with as common enemies to the country. I)©'The “ welcome to Congress” by the negroes of Washington who are fed by the Freedmen’s Bureau, must have been a rich affair. A number of the 11 pot lambs” were drunk, amd finally several of them got into a tight just at the time “Black Bill Keei/v” was returning thanks^ to the “loyal blacks” for their “ wef&oi'na to Congress.” The police of the city had to bo called on, who, with the aid of those interesting fellows, the officers of the Kroedinen's Bureau, suc ceeded in driving the negroes to their quarters. The “ welcome” was tints brought to a sudden termination, and sev eral negro-equality Congressmen were deprived of the opportunity of delivering the speeches they had prepared. “ Ge-Out J” — Old Tlfa P, i in one of his characteristic speeches a few 4.a ys since, said that if the Southern people refused to put the halter of negro-suffrage around their necks, he would “let loose upon them the dogs of war and utterly destroy and annihilate them.” The old repro bate meant by this that the United States army would be sent South to enforce ne gro-suffrage and destroy the people. For tunately, however, a man named Andy Johnson is In command of the “ dogs of war,” and if old Stevens is not careful he may feel the bite of some of them. Personal and partlzan considerations are not at the bottom oftnclr (tho Republicans? policy, and will not be allowed to exert a sinister InUgnpoo upon their moosaros.— Carlisle Herald. The renegade Cowan has been 4 sot back’ from the head to the tail of the Senatorial Committee on Patents. Dixon and Doolittle have been aim jJarly degraded. These men are now reaping the fruits of their treachery. WTtraW. The;, two extracts above are from the Herald of last week. Compare them and see now nicely they harmonize in sontj, ment. ItOf In the circuit Court Ot Alexandria it has been decided that property sold un der the confiscation during the war can not be retained by the purchaser longer than during the life of the party from whom it was taken. The court ordered the return of property thus held, but an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, where, of course', tJjis decesion will be aiilrmed, for attainder of treason does not work corruption of blood. VSf The old wretch Brownlow, “ Go. vernor” of Tennessee, is sick, and is rep resented “as much emulated.” , The devil will soon have’ his nippers ()jj the ionfh and turpentine hero. I'OIIVET lIEWJXLS The dead duck, finding Unit his Sena torial aspirations received no encourage ment from the Radical disunionists whose cause he has espoused so valiantly, has published a letter in which he announces his withdrawal as-a candidate for United States Senator. But, he does more than this — ho declines in favor of Thau. Ste vens, and urges his (Korney's) friends in the Legislature (who are they ?) to sup port the old sinner, and, if possible, elect him to the U. S. Senate! Forney then, it seems, lias made up his mind that if he cannot go to the Senate himself, lie will use his influence, whatever it may be, for the next most infamous man in our once proud old State. Heaven protect us from this indellible disgrace ! Give us the false, selfish and unprincipled Curtin, or even the conniving, treacherous and money making Winnebago Chief, Cameron, if we must have a fanatic and disuniouist in the Senate from Pennsylvania, but save our State from the everlasting stigma that would be placed upon its escutcheon by the election of the hero of the Buckshot war. Thau. Stevens, the embodiment of everything that is immoral, corrupt and loathsome —an infidel, debauchoraud gambler —the man who attempted to get up a revolution and unhinge our State government in 1833, for which he should have been hanged—the persecutor of Ma sons, Odd Fellowsaud adopted foreigners, and at this time the champion and leader in disunion and treason—save us, we re peat, from being represented or rather misrepresented in the U. S. Senate by this infamous Hew England Yankee. — Give us any other brute or devil in the State but him. Forney in his letter of declination, says that the election of Stevens as the successor of Edgar Cowan, “ would be a response to the general desire of the Rad icals in other States,” and ho thinks this fact should be a weighty consideration with the Radical-disunion members of the Pennsylvania Legislature ! By the “Radicals in other States,” Forney means the fanatics, disunionists, infidels, free-lovers and spirit-rappers of the Hew England States Massachusetts, Ver mont, Maine, Hew Hampshire, &c. As we are now ruled by Hew England black guards and Hew England ideas, of course we should consult Hew England men rather than Pennsylvanians when we se- lect a candidate to represent us—no, not us, but Massachusetts —in the United States Senate! What an obsequious fel- low is Forney? How anxious Is he to come up to the full standard of a spaniel and do the bidding and obey the Yankee desires” of “ other States Stevens then, is the candidate of" oth er States,” or, in other words, of Hew England. The Yankee plunderers want a man for Senator from Pennsylvania who is “ bone of their bone and flesh of their flesh ;” they cannot trust a native Pennsylvanian ; they wantafull-blooded, blue-belly Yankee, not a mongrel, like Forney. Stevens is a Vermonter, and his “ moral ideas” are all Hew England. Fall in, then, ye Radical cravens of the Legislature of Pennsylvania; obey the Crack of the Hew England whip, and elect the notorious Thad. Stevens, the candidate of “ other States” to the Uni- ted States Senate ! Yegods, what are we coming to, and wfien are we to be re leased from the dominion of Hew Eng land masters and Yankee impudence ? CIRCULATE DEMOCRATIC PAPERS. Much has been said in relation to the circulation of Democratic papers, but we have seen nothing more to the point or more truthful than the remarks upon that subject contained in the following article, which we copy from an exchange. We do not know its paternity. Its words are peculiarly applicable to the Democracy of tilts county, where the circulation of the Democratic papers in comparison with the Democratic vote, is about as one to three. If our friends would take hold of the matter, in the various townships, it would be dif ferent : The constant iteration of the cry '* Circulate De mocratic papers,” has we believe, clone some good. We believe that a more general conviction now exists among Democrats generally that it is their duty to aid in circulating sound papers, and in discouraging the circulation of unsound ones, than at ouy former time. Hut wo are also con vinced that in this respect we are still far behind oup opponents. They will rarely ever touch or road 4 Democratic paper, and while this is carry ing bigotry too for, yet Democrats often err in exactly the opposite extreme, somotritle they will be induced to subscribe for a paper that will poison the minds of their children, and make them inveterate abolitionists. It Is no more than justice to say that every man who now publishes a Democratic paper, does a fclf-.sacrificlng work, and taken as a class, we know of no truer or more patriotic men than the Democratic editors of the Northern States. As a body they are far in ad vance of the politicians, who, in many Instances, are dead ■weight upon them. Wo say, therefore, that i f there is any class of men who deserve well of Democrats, It is, taken as a whole, the Demo* oraticedltor. We urge, therefore, that Democr.its' generally, should try to understand the diiTlcul tU»a under which their editors labor, and wh'V-i they' sec whqt advantages the Abolition press have over them.'thej* will feel like taking hold and aiding thorn witli iWaterlnl aid in their un equal light, As tiic New Year approaches, lyt systematic ef forts be made to give a wide extension to’De’mo cratic journals. Active Democrats should com mence early making out list* of those who ought to. and probably will, take (if called upon) agood Democratic local paper. Let it be the business of some one to see his Democratic neighbors, and urge upon them the necessity ot sustaining their papers, Democrats must be doubly vigilant, if they would perpetuate their principles and save republican institutions from complete overthrow' and tnelr ehlldrpn from the crushing taxation of a moneyed aristocracy gijd a monopolist’s des potism. John H. Suiuiatt.—A special dispatch from Washington says: "It is understood here, in sen>i-ohJeial circles, that JohnH.Surratt will tes tify as a faithful witness agqlnst all other parties who know or had connection, either directly or indirectly, with the assassination plot,”— Ex, In speaklngof Surratt, theßadioal Lan caster Express, (Thad Steven’s home or gan) says : “ We say compound with this man. , His life for his information And then let him go.” Yes, “ compound with this man” as Joe Holt and Ned Stanton compound with Sanford Conover. Get’ his suborned, testimony and then “ let him go.” No mattpr Jjow guilty he may be; no matter that he plotted agpifist the lif of the 11 late lamented,” and, as an ac cessory imbrued his hands in the blood of the “ Saviour of the Nation.” Com pound with him —give him his life for his lies —and let him go. According to Radi cal ideas the greater the scoundrel the better his testimony. By all means, therefore, pump the fellow and let him go. What boots' it that Abraham Lin coln’s blood lies In the ground unaven ged. Compound, compound! JOgyMrs. Cady Stanton, in one of her “ Bread and Ballot” lectures, says she is ready to receive proposals for the winter— to lecture, of course. 8ou f fcbQ4y Says the love oxpressed by the. Radical loaders (q r fflo “Father of his Country” Is because bp was a "Gov ernment pap.” WEAK-KNEED DEMOCRATS WHEN DANGER THREATENS. There is a great deal of sound sense nnd solid truth iu the following extract from a letter lately written by Hon. James W. Wall, of Hew Jersey, to a committee of friends who'invited him to attend a ban- quet. During the Lincoln “ reign of ter ror,” wehad frequent exhibitions of weak kneed and “ policy” Democrats. As soon as tlie storm was over, however, nnd the devilish persecutions of a reckless and law-breaking administration no longer threatened, these gentlemen became, all at once, as bold as game-cocks and they strutted with affected Democratic diguity. When, three or four years ago, they were asked to assist to man theDeraocraticguns, “ policy” would not permit them to do so. They could even join with the “loyal thieves” iu denunciation of the hold men of our party to whose fidelity, bravery and zeal, (without regard to cost,) we are now indebted for our organization. The more Democrats werp pressed and punished by the hounds of a shameless administration, the more obsequious and quietand “loyal” did some Democrats become. Such men, much as we may respect theip personally, are not the kind of material to rely upon. Those who are Democrats in sunshine and prosperity, but “policy-men” in storm and persecution, are not the kind of Democrats we admire. But, to Mr. Wall’s letter. We only publish an extract: Here permit me to gay. In all frankness, that tlie Democratic cause in the State would not have been compelled to trail its banners in the dust to day, had It not deserted its own standard bearers, who were willing to hazard persecution, impris onment, nay even death itselt in defense of rights “ Inestimable to them, and formidable to tyrants only.” There were those in the Democratic par ty, 1 regret to say, who cowardly Joined in the hue-and-cry raised by our political adversaries against such men, either actuated by motives of a petty jealousy, or from those of fear. Now I see them iound mouthed and defiant when danger Is over. So have I seen bn some bright summer af ternoon when all around was calm, and nothing to frighten or disturb, a pond alive with the peer ing heads of small green frogs, that made the air resound with their noisy cry: but no sooner had some mischevious urchin hurled astone into their midst, than all was quiet as the grave, and not a head remained above the surface. These men, like the frogs, can be loud and noisy enough when no danger threatens. Todesertthemen who have been wounded in your cause, is only in imitate the porpoises, who, when one of their number la stricken from the foe without, the whole school snuffling the scent of his blood, set upon him to destroy him. A party that metes out such treat ment to the most ardent of its supporters, who has excited the wrath of the political adversary, can not and will not succeed, what is more does not deserve to. This is not the custom with your po litical’opponents. The more radical, earnest and dellant the supporters of their creed, the more de termined is their defense of them. The more the foe assails them, the more fierce and courageous i/i tho struggle orouncl such leaders. They look their shields together, and.forra a rampart of their bodies around them. In tho future let the ex ample of the adversaiy teach you wiser lessons, than have been taught by those shrinking time Servers, who, essaying to lead the Democratic par ty. have only lead them from disaster to disaster. For the last few years in tho selection of candi dates also, you have been governed to much by evil suggestions, that influenced you to choose from men who were tho least obnoxious to your opponents—forgettlng that tho men who were dowered with the fiercest hate of tl\e adversary, should have been of all others the men of your choice. Your political opponents never are guilty of such weakness and folly. Tho men against whom your political hate rages fiercest, arc tho men of their choice, and most generally the men who triumph. Remember this, that In times like these, the men In your ranks of whom your po litical adversaries speak most favorably, are the men of whom you should bo most distrustful.— There is a weak spot somewhere, and if you tri umph with them, when tho opportunity offers they will most likely tyjtray you. These policy dodges never yet availed long, either in business, religion, or politics. If wo are right, we are right, If we arc wrong, wo arc wrong. If wo as Demo crats are right,let us in tho future stand by our colors, and Ihose who bear them mostbravoly in to the thick of tho onset: or else take down our flag and go over to the enemy. IT'S THE SAME OLD FEDERAL PARTY. Thirty years ago, says tho Kaston Ar gus, Federalists were rare because the par ty had become so unpopular that it had changed its name with the hope of con cealing its anti-republican tendencies. It has been dodging from oue alias to an other ever since, and has used aud dis graced almost every name in political nom enclature, until now it is in. doubt what its name is. It has proved thatits assump tion.of “Union” was a magnificent fraud, and it hesitates to assume that of “ Re publican,” for that would entail responsi bility for the infamies and gross corrup tion by which the country has suffered so much. But through all its shiftings aud turnings, under all its disguises, it has been ever the same anti-Democratic party that sought at the outset to limit.the pow er of the people and establish a “ strong”. government that should be under the ab solute control of a parvenu aristocracy. • It was defeated and overthrown by the De mocratic party, and has hated that organi zation with unexampled bitterness to this day; it hates and fears it now, because it has been true to the great principles on which the government was founded—be cause in spite of misrepresentation and abuse and the exertion of despotic power, that grand old party still lives, and is to day, by their own acknowledgement, in a majority of half million voters, and still opposes with unabated energy the schemes of the party which wears the mantle of Federalism. • Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton being piqued by some remark of the Albany Journal, made during the recent Woman Bights Convention, sent the editor a bot tle of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.— The editor accepts, hqtgcte rather the bet terof tiro donor by remarkiqg that his wife dosn’t drug his babies, as oratorical and strong-minded women frequently find it necessary to d,p. JOSyTlie Alabama Legislature has re jected the Rump amendment to the Con stitution by a vote of 27 to 2 in the Senate and 09 to Bin the House. Good. “Hope So.”— lf Sumner, Wade, Wil son and Stevens ever go up together in a balloon, itis to be hoped that the “rogues will fall out.”— JPrentioa. MOi-ulny of the “ New Irousldcs.” Philadelphia, Dec. 16.—A national calamity has occurred. The nation at large will be startled with the announce ment that the pride of the American na vy, the invincible iron-clad, New Iron sides, whose glorious deeds during the great rebellion are patent to the lips of ev ery American citizen, now lies a smoul dering mass of ruins in the Delaware riv er, opposite League Island. Two watchmen have had charge of the vessel. One of them named Fredrickson, who was on duty on Saturday night short ly before 11 o’clock, discovered ■ smoke agising from the hold in the after part of the vessel. Assjstanpp was obtained, and oh return ing' tq the vessel it wpa found that the smoke Had increased and it became appa rent that the vessel was on fire.' During the interim between the giving of the alarm and the arrival of tbe fire compan ies, fhp l}rp gained headway and it soon became apparent that the vessel was doomed. The wind was from the northeast at the time, and shortly after the conflagration was at its height the port side fell in and formed a sort of funnel, from which the flames shot forth with great jury. During the 'night a company of marines arrived upon the scene, having been dia patphed from the navy yard, biit their services were of ho avail in extinguish ing tfa/8 flames, — Phila. Inq, • ■ co.voarss, The proceedings of Congress, during the present week, are buta continuation of the radical progVamme previously mark ed out. What lias beeil done, and what attempted, may be summed up in n few words: The Fortieth Cbayrci's.j—The bill to con vene the first session of the -10th Con gress on the 4th of March next, and fix ing that as the time for tho regular meet ing of eacii succeeding Congress, passed the House on Monday, by a vote of 127 yeas to 30 nays. It is now in the hands of the Judiciary Committee of tho Senate. Army Apx>omtmcnis. —In the House on Monday, on motion of Mr. Ancona, of Pennsylvania, the Military Committee was instructed to inquire into the expe diency of amending section 4 of the act of July 28th, 1866, increase the military peace establishment of the United States, so as to permit the appointment of persons who have served five years or more in the army, and were distinguished for capaci ty and good conduct in the field. Exclusion of the Southern States. —A bill passed tlie House on-Tuesday, by a vote of 123 yeas to 31 nays, directing the Clerk to place upon the roll of members of the next Congress the names of such persons only as were elected from States represen ted in the present Congress; which effec tually bars the doors of admission to the Eepresentatives elect who may present themselves from any of the now exclu ded States. Negro. Suffrage, in the district.—Sum ner’s bill, extending the right of suffrage, without distinction of color, to “ each and every male person of the age of 21 years, (except paupers, persons under guardian ship, criminals and persons who volun tarily engaged in the rebellion), who have been born or naturalized in the Uni- ted States, and have resided in the Dis trict of Columbia one year,” passed the Senate on Thursday, by a vote of 32 yeas to 13 nays, as follows ; Vcas.— Messrs. Anthony, Brown.’Cattell, Chan dler, Conness, Creswell, Edmunds, Fessenden, Fogg, Frclinghuysen,- Grimes, Harris, Hender son, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lano, Morgan, Morrill, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sher man, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade Willey, Williams, and Wilson—32. i\ r (tys, —Messrs. Buckalow, Cowan, Davis Dixon, Doolittle, Foster, Hendricks, Nesmith, Norton, Patterson, Riddle, Saulsbury, and Vanwinkle—l3. Messrs. Yates and Johnson, the latter being absent, were paired. Absent or not voting— Messrs. Cragln, Fowler, Guthrie, Jonson, McDougal, Nyc and Yates—7. Adjournment during the holidays. —A joint resolution, providing for the adjourn ment of Congress from Thursday, the 20th hist., to Thursday, the 3d of January next, passed both Houses. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Correspondence American Volunteer. Washington, December 17, ifioo. Congress still perseveres in its work of consum mating the disunion of the States. A bill has been reported from the Judiciary Committee prohibiting the ten unrepresented States from participating in any future Presidential election. A bill has also been passed, by a vote of 113 to 31, which requires the Clerk of the House to exclude from the roll of members of future Congresses, all such as claim seats from States not represent ed in the present Congress. Bills have also been introduced declaring that the States of the South arc merely territories and providing for the ap pointment of Governors for them by A Commis sion selected by both Houses of Congress. The act conferring the elective franchise upon the negroes'of the District, without any intelli gence or property qualification, Ims passed both* Houses by a two-thirds majority, anti, may be considered a law, despite the President’s veto, which will undoubtedly bo forthcoming. -A call has been issued for a meeting of the citizens of Washington to protest against this legislation, which is repugnant to every white resident of the District. Senator Cbwan brought the sincer ity of the Radicals to the test by introducing au Amendment conferring the elective, franchise upon women also. He told them there was not a single argument advanced by them in favor of granting the negroes the right to vote, which did hot apply with tenfold force ■to females; Both the Senators from Pennsylvania,voted for the Amendment. Senator Cowan said; “I want to put along with that element (negro-suffrage), that Ignorant element, that debased element, that el ement just emerged from slavery—l want you to put along with It Into the ballot-box, to neutral ize its, poisou.lf poison there bo; to correct its dangers, if danger there bo—the female clement of the country.’’ is “ a man and a broth er,” Mr. Co)van thinks his candidate for suffrage who is more closely connected with us, Is “a wo man and a sister.” Shall wo give the privilege to the negro, who, according to the Radical theory, needs only the “ protection” of the Bureau, and deny It to woman, “who divides our sorrows, doubles our Joys, and triples our expenses?”-Pre vious to the late elections tho dcstructlonlsts did not dare to press this bill, Icnowlng.that'the gi;eat mass of the Northern people were opposed to it; and in the late “ .Loyal Southern- Convention” that met in Philadelphia, the whole affair came near splittlhg all to pieces oh that very subject— the Northern and border State men opposing ne gro suffrage, aiid the extreme Southern sycophan tic, lick-spittle loyalists voting for it, as their best specimen of dirt eating. - It , remains .to bo! seen, now, whether the great majority of people can be lashed Into negro suffrage', by a few bold’ and bad men, who have .worked themselves into ' power through hypocrisy and deceit. -Never, in one Instance, have they boldly mot the Issues be fore. the country, but in every case they have shirked the question, and with cunning sophistry and oily gammon covered up their Intentions under the cloak of patriotism. A bill has been Introduced In Congress to glvo the District a representative in Congress, with the same privileges as the delegates from the ter ritories. He shall be elected by the votes of all the male Inhabitants of the District over twenty one years of age, and who have resided one year In the District. This Is considered another ne gro bill, as all negroes coming under tills age are allowed to .vote. With the largo negro popula tion in the city of Washington,and the Yankee clerks In Government offices, ’you need not bo surprised if a negro is elected, should the bill be come a law. The bill introduced by “ Massa” Keljy, looking to the creation of a new Department of Internal Revenue, taking the appointing power out of the hands of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury and giving it to the Chief Justice or a Commission to bo appointed by Congress, was re ferred ta the Committee of Ways and Means, on the first day of the session, where It will p.roba- hly sleep the “ sleep tlmt knows no waking,” or if reported on favorably, could scarcely get a ma- jority in both Houses, ,aud would bo sure to re ceive the Presidential veto. Notwithstanding the contradictions given to the assertion, the Supreme Court has decided the test oath unconstitutional, and has adopted a rule for the admission of attorneys to Its bar which docs hot require them to take the test oath prescribed by Congress. An opinion In full lt Is expected will shortly bo published, giving the grounds of their action. Thus one by one the In famies of the Rump Congress fall to the ground, when brought to the tost of Constitutional law. IflCol, Forney has written a'letter to Wilmer Worthington, of your State, m!dng a withdrawal of his name from the caucus lor United States Senator, should It bo presented, and stating that ho Is In favor of the election of Thaiideus Stevens. This all looks very well bn paper, but It Is a nice little game gotten up by Forney for his own elec tion. He knows If ho were to enter the caucus, ho would on the first ballot bo nowhere, and, os Mr. Stevens has no chance whatever, and It is ■ thought, ou account of his oiftronio age he will decline to bo a candidate at tl}e last Forney Is desirous of reaping the benefit of old Stevens' votes. Forney stands a hotter chance to-day for the position than a mouth ago and beta are offered by Forney's friends that he will receive the nomination by the Radical canons. The House Military Commlttae are understood to be m favor of so amending the bounty bill of the last session ns tq give eaeh soldier who en listed In the service during the late rebellion, and wile received an honorable discharge, ?10o' deducting amount of local bounties paid In each ease. This doubles the amount voted to soldiers who served less than two years by the hill of last session. At present there seems to bo no chnneo of getting such n measure through the Senate oven though it should pass the House. It Is rumored that a Convention of Soutnem Governors will soon bo held to consider the po litical situation, and determine what course Is best for the South to pursue, . Congress will adjourn ou Thursday, and not re assemble until the middle of the first week lu January. Caucasian, LOCAL ITEMS No Paper Next Week.—ln accord ance with a time-honored-custom, no, pa per will be issued from this office next week. .The boys of our .office feel that they ought to have a few days’ recreation, and we are inclined to grant their request for a week’s holiday. The Jon Office and business room will be open as usual during tlie week. Our Carrier's Address. —Our carrier, Master Alfred B. Coan, will call upon our patrons,' on New' Year’s morning, with his “Annual Carrier’s . Address.” ' We bespeak for him a generous response. Ho is a faithful, industrious and deserving hoy. (gy We are requested to state that the Carlisle Deposit Bank and the First Na tional Bank will be closed on Christmas and New Year days. Those having busi ness with those institutions will make a ndte of this. Public Lecture.— Eev. O. O. McCleau, of Lewistown, will deliver a lecture on The Dignity of Labor , in the Court House, on Friday evening next, the 21st inst.— Mr. McClean is well known in this com munity as a vigorous and powerful think er, and his address will well repay a hear ing. It has becomewlmost proverbial that this community never properly encourag es such entertainments as these, and we earnestly hope that it will retrieve its character on this occasion by giving Mr. McClean such an audience as we know his lecture will deserve. Sleighing— The fall of sn bw on Sun* day last, to the depth of several inches,’ has given us some fine sleighing; and young and old seem to be enjoying it 1 to their heart’s content. The tinkling of the bells reminds us of that verse from Poe: “ Hoar the sledges with the bells— Silver bells, What a world of merriment their melody fortolls 1 How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air, of night I While the stars that o’er sprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a cbrystallne delight. Koping time, time, time, In a sorb of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically^ swells From thejingllng and the tinkling of the bells.” Christmas. — Once more upon the dial, of Time, the never ceasing hand points to another Christmas season. • Once more we arrive at the end of a cycle in terres trial existence. One more forward, im pulse is given to our career. "Since last this event was recorded, joyous spring, with fragrant breath and; bright-lined garlands, has visited earth and vanished; slimmer .with its sweetness and gaiety, and autumn‘with its stores of golden grain and hanging fruit have gone ; and grim and frosty winter is again upon us. We need no prophet to tell us of the ap proach of the holidays. They have their own harbingers in the joyous, eager, ex pectant countenances of the children, which no one can mistake or forget—in the cheerful notes of preparation on ev ery side—in the evergreens! brought from the woods —the strange looking packages —the shop windows filled with candies, toys and gimcracks, which set hundreds of little hearts bounding, in happy antici pation. Dearj pleasant, gladsome times are the Christmas days—sweet in their influences —holy and.tender in the memories they call up. They seem, like wells of sweet and unfailing waters, gladdening the heart of infancy, and healing and sooth ing the sorrows of the unfortunate and the aged like some spiritual, Where ver, o ver : th e wide ear th, ,‘ ‘ the ti dings of great joy,” which Christmas commemorates, have reached, all hearts are penetrated with the festive, loving spirit of the season, and dedicate it to of fices pf “ peace and good-will, toward men.” It never comes without bringing with it'a strange forgetfulness Of self and a going forth of our affections to all—far or near—who are kindred -to us by, the ties of human nature. May it not be that, ’ ever at this season, the angels of Heiiven are nearer to us, and by some mild, insen sible power, imbue.’us with the spirit of that sweGt hymn,' which, more than, eighteen hundred years ago, they sang to the lone “shepherds watching over their flocks by night” in the fields of Judea. There is no day in the Christian calen-, der, except Sunday, which is so univer sally observed 4s Christmas, Qijr ances tors in “ merry old Hugiand” kept'the holiday in royal style; No hearth was Without its yule log, and no hall without its holly. Cakes and ale abounded, the generous wine flowed freely, all hands tripped lightly through the romping country dances, and maidens wore kissed (as through all ages they have loved to be) under the mistletoe bough. In Ger many, too, the Christmas tree, bending under its load of presents, is the feature of the year. And many, too, are the pleasing superstitious connected with this holy festive season. It is said that then evil spirits have no power to harm, so sa cred aiid so holy is the time; and that “Ever'gainst that season comes, Wherein our Savtoiir’s birth Is celebrated, ■ The bird of dawning slngeth all night long." And even in this prosaic and rmromautic age, “Young America” still hangs its largest and cleanest stocking in tile chim ney corner, in full belief of the existence of that queer old ohap, Kris Kingle, with his sledge full of Christinas presents for good little boys and girls. We tender our readers the congratula tions of,the season, and, wish one add all, old and young, high add low, rich and poor,'saint and sinner, a right Merry Christmas!” While the old folks enjoy their quiet chat around the,Christmas hearth, may the younger and gayer min gle in the cheerful festive scenes which welcome the occasion; and that progres-. sive individual " Young America” be as jubilant as possible over his tin trumpets and bon-bons. Many be the happy meet ing:} after long years of separation;, many the renewals of old friendships; many the words of love spoken in tender tones; and to those who are separated from home and friends, may the recollections of the old "Xngleside” awaken sweet reminis cencea of “ the long ago. 1 - 1 Let us remember in our gladness that there are many to whom these .festive days bring no boon of joy, no gifts of friendship, no words of love. They are the children of want and destitution—the famished, freezing, dying brothers and sisters of oprs, whose sighs and tears plead for pity and relief. Lot us call to them to come from their garrets and cellars and haunts of misery—to come with their cups,'and oven from the overflowings of ; mirs:to catch some few drops of the glad ness,and festivity of our Christmas festi val.' . We cannot think of a more appropriate closing than the charming lines of Prof. Moore, which have become inseparably connected tvith Christmas times, and are read and admired by old and young.— Here they are: ■ A VISIT FHOM ST. NICHOLAS, ’Twas the night before Christmas when all thro’ the house,"" Not a creature was stlrringi not oven a mouse: The stockings wore hung by the chimney with cure, ‘ f In hone that St. Nicholas soon would bo there; Tiie children were nestled all snug In their boas, Wlillo visions of sugar-plums danced thro’ their heads; And mamma In her ’kerchief, and I in my cap. Und Just settled our brains for along winters nap— * • When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the mat- ter, Away to the window I Hew like a fla3h. Toro open the shutters, and threw up the sash, The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below: When, what to my wondering eyes should ap- pear. But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, ‘ I know in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid that eagles his coursers they came, And ho whistled and shouted, and- called them byname: “Now, Dasher* now, Dancer! now, Pfancor!— now, Vixen! Ou, Comet I on, Cupid! on, Bonder and Bllxen! To the top of the porch I to the top of the wall! Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!” As the leavesSthat before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, ■ So up to the house top the coursers they flew, With thoslelgh’Tullortoys—and St. Nicholas too: And then; in'u twinkling, I heard on the roof. The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I dre\y in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney st. Nicholas came with a bound, . ’ ■ Ho was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot I ' • * A bundle of toys he hod flung on his back, ‘ And he looked like a pedler Just opening his pack; His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! His checks like roses, his nose like a cherry! ! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as White as the snow. Tho stump of a pipe he held tight In his teeth, And the smoko, it encircled his head -like o wreath. He had a broad face, and a little round belly, Thatshook, when ho laughed, like a bowl full of jelly, * . He was chubby and plump; a right Jolly old elf, And I laughed, when I saw him, in spite of my self. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings—then turned with n Jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up, the chlmney.he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whls . tie, - ■■ . =* ■ And away they all flew, like .the down lot a .this ' /tie., ■■ / . / ■ But I heard hlin exclaim, ere ho drove out of “• sight,' ‘ “ Happy Christmas ioall , and io alia good night The. Society Anniversaries— The 78th anniversary of the Union Philosoph ical Society, of Dickinson College, was held in Rheem’s Hall, on, Monday even ing 1 last. The order ’of exercises, com-, prised the following addresses: Anniver sary Address, William H. Wahl, Phila delphia; A Fair Cause, A’. D. Bache Smead, Carlisle; National Define, Henry J. Beatty, Harrisburg; Honor and Free dom, Henry L. Slape,,Salem; New Jer sey; Tendency to Absolute Freedom, J., E. J., Buckey, Cumberland, Md.; Pro gress, Brice I. Sterrett, Carlisle. As will be seen from the programme, the subjects were the same as those which have .fig ured on College programmes from time immemorial, and of course the addresses contained little that was hovel or enter taining. An honorable exception must be made in the case of Master Bache Smead, of Carlisle, who,pleaded the cause of female suffrage with considerable orig inalityof argument, and made some tel ]i.ng hi(a,gt “ thb lords of,creation.” He bad th 4, advantage of a, subject which was .and.enUsJled the in terest of.hls audience I ;.and troated itwith taot and-humor.: . Belles BettresSociety.—The eigh ty-first anniversary of the Belles Lettres Society was held oh Tuesday evening.— The following Is the “ Scheme:” ' Anniversary address, C. W. McKeehan, Shippensburg; Crime and its Punish ment,WVP. Davis, Milford,.Del.; Social Radicalism, J. Frank Qouoher, Alliance, Ohio; Gift of Language, O. Williams, Washington, D. C.; Advantages of Nar row Resources, J. H. Graham, Jr., Car lisle; College Societies, J. M. William son, Newark, Delaware. The addresses of McKeehan and Davia. were' couched in chaste and beautiful language, and contained passa ges of rare merit. . Sad Casualtv. —A young man by the name of Warner was burned to death, in a horrible manner, while sleeping in his car, on a siding near Chambersbarg, on Saturday night last. He was a resident of Hagerstown, from which place he. ran' a market car to and from Baltimore. The freight train being delayed, he failed to make the connection on the Franklin rail road and was compelled' to lie at Cham bersburguntil'Monday morning. AboutlO o'clock on Saturday night his car was dis covered to be on Are by persona without, who immediately began to separate the car from the remainder of the train, to save the other cars. Not knowing about young Warper,' no ellbrt was made to re lease him. When the'flames were extin guished, a charred skeleton was found in the rear end of tho car, farthest from the cabin ; and it is presumed the young man awakened to find his retreat through the door of the cabin cut off by the flames, and forced his way into the body of the car, where he was suffocated by the smoke and flames. 'Painful Accident.— On the evening of the 30th ult;, a painful, perhaps fatal accident occurred to a young lad by-the name of Frank Ness,' about -fifteen years old, and who resides about a mile from the Crossßoads, in the lower end of this coun ty- His uncle, Jacob Stabley, who is of weak mind and'was for some time con fined In the State Ijiinatio Asylum, at Harrisburg, was engaged in putting acap on his pistol which was. heavily loaded with shot, when it went off and the entire charge lodged in the boy’s head inflicting serious, and, it is feared* mortal wounds. The lad was placed at once under the treatment of Dr, T. M. Curran, who re sides in the'vicinity, and who is doing all he can to relievo the little sufferer.—JVmg 'Democrati ! The argument bn the motion for ai new trial in the case of the Commonwealth vs Wm. Donovan, convicted of themurder of the Squibb family, at the November Term of the Oyer and Terminer Court of- this county, did not take place at dlie Court held this week, as was expected.,, Tpe argument will, however, take place on the 12th of February, when either a new triqi will be granted or the prisoner eontenoed,. For* Press, ns: of Jtnbivi FOR JANUAR' COURT, 1 8(| . GRAND JUROim Audoraon, James , EODti«ni<in • * Addams, iara'l L. fannc,“’ • g l lverfj Urf Baugliraan, John farmer ?outw:' l l l H Cofley, Goo. merohnn f E, PennJ!^- Claudy, John T. painter tf -- & out & t 7 tf Drawbough, Win. Former ’ lenn HoS IoC'S. Hlokernoll, Hepry tanner’ Hnraoj- Danle! butclm’r, Kast, fiovld’E, .' - teacher, CmuSi^'lii Sffif Kef an ’ I'pnfr Sheoly,'Benjamin farmer Monroe'S Strode, John former’ t? Wc tAlj.. SeUhnmor, Jacob farmer Monro£S Shoemaker, W. D. dentist’. Sopewnn Snoke, Samuel . smith, S o »Tllit Trego, Jacob farmer S off lon/ Wentz, Alexander merchant ?r onn - Wolf, William farmer" ' ' , __ E ' te ‘m s i5 l TRAVERSE Blair, johnS. Bowers, David H, Bridges, John Conner, Moses Cocbenour, BonJ, Ewalt, Henry Jr. Fagan, John Flsnburn, John Getter, Philip Garber, Peter Qorgas, S. P. Haverstlck Martin Heck, John • Hess, Abraham Haines, John Hastings, Wm. Heflleflnger, Sam’l Helm, Conrad Kenyon, S. M, Karns, John Killian, Charles . Klntz, John Laughlln, Robt. B. Markloy, Moses Marshall, Frank. Mell, Jacob Molester, Isaac • ■ Miller, Levi •' < V/ ' Montgomery* B. Newcomen Jos.* Rhoads, John -R. Rupp, Daniel Ritter. H.*S. Reberl, John jr. Rennard, John Reif, Jacob Senscman, Wm. Stoner. Christian Slpe, David Sheafer, George Sonsoman, Daniel Traxler, Jacob R. Westafer, Wm. Waggoner, J. M. Wise, John Wonderly, Jacob Yoho, Daniel 5 JUROUS-JVrj tailor, . carpenter, tailor, former, plasterer, gentleman, ■ former, plasterer! 1 farmer, former, former, gentleman,- ' laborer, i carpenter, 1 former, j wagonmalcer. ] former, i carpenter, ; shoemaker, i farmer, . i former, . < laborer, . > former, p former, \ former, ; dealer, \ former, V farmer. \ carpenter, s former, • i farmer, j fanner, | merchant, ] tailor, ( carpenter, ; laborer, ] former, ; farmer, { smith, ] cabinetmaker < former, ] former, « laborer,. < former, i dealer, ] farmer, ] farmer, ] former, ’ f TRAVERSE Beutz. John Barnitz, Wm. Boyer, Philip Best, John Bradley, Abraham Clendenln, John Cornman, Fr.od’k. Chamberlin, Chas. Crist, George Creamer, Christ. Bill, Jacob Duncan, Wm. G. Doner, Henry Elliott, John Elsenbour, L. S. Earnest, Samuel Fought, Jonas Fulton,, Robert Gorgas, John D. , Goigas,Benjamin Glomii Christian * Haller, Henry Hess. Samuel Ker, William ‘ Longsdorf, D. B. Miller, David Myers, Samuel Murray, Henry McCoy, P. G. Myers, Samuel ‘ Megaw, W. Scott McLaughlin, Wm. Meloy, John , Masonheimer, J M Martin, Jacob Jr. North, William. Newcomer, John Newcomer, BenJ. Poffer, B. it Shrom, C. F. Swartz, John Thompson/Jos. O. Thompson, T. B. Wetzel, Joseph jr. l Williams: Samuel Wallace,'Wra/' Wolf, John Jr, Zoigler, Jacob Jr. JURORS—iSfecoi tailor, ■ brlckmaker, , laborer, I farmer, fanner, j tanner. I cabinetmaker! farmer, gentleman, smith, gentleman, farmer, farmer, ■ farmer, clerk, : farmer, moulder, farmer, tinner, carpenter, farmer, laborer. farmer, farmer, laborer, merchant, farmer, farmer, carpenter, capenter, farmer, farmer, confectioner, grocer, laborer, smith, . merchant, farmer, * farmer, merchant, tailor, printer, plasterer, teacher, farmer, farmer, farmer,. farmer. ■BUSINESS NOTICES. How TO Keep Cpm^obtable.—W e de sire to mention to our readers and Ike public Id general, that if they .wishto keep comfortable this winter they should not fall tb call and exam ine the elegant Stoves , and Heaters now offered .for sale by Rikeskitk & Rupp, at their ware rooms, on North Hanover street, a few doers above Wetzol'd Hotel. They have now on band and are constantly receiving a splendid stock of Parlor and Cook Stoves, of the most beautiful patterns and with all the modern Improvements, the very article for this cold weather. The Cook Stoves sold by Rinesmith <fe Rupp ore warranted to ho the best bakers and roasters in tho market. Give them an early call, for the/are both clever fellowe, and deserving; of a liberal share of the public patronage. Read their advertisement In another column. Important to Families.—We advise all desirous .of obtaining a first class Sowing Ma chine to examine the Wheeler & Wilson. Ittn many Important advantages over all others, IU stitohes for beauty, strength and elasticity, wo , the.wpnder to all. No other machine covers so wide a range ol ■work, sewing light and heavy work with si® 1 facility. Por beauty of work arid the wide range of wo* Which it accomplishes, as well as the ease of op eration, economy of thread, together With Its ele gant appearance as on article of household:fav hiture, tho Wheeler £ Wilson has no rival. Oi account of the many advantages and Improve ments r lt,possesses over others,.we feel sure It merits the appellation of the best family Sowing Machine In tho world, and wo hut speak 1m minds pf.hundreds of thousands of familieswlw have thorn in daily use. We say again go an get one. Sold' at Ball Bond Office, Carlisle, Pa. ■■ -Dec. 20,'1800. "' . ■ ' ■ ■ WM. 15LAIE'* SON, IMPORTERS 01' CHINA AND QUEENS WARE,. AND WHOLESALE AND EATAIL GEOCER9, , CAPLISIdS, P>« . Tlio cheapest place In. Carlisle for Kiiio Frcnc , Plain ami.Tdy.Gandiesi Nuts, Raisins, Citron, Mlhce Mea,t, all fresh and n , at the Store of The nicest Christmas present a itintt can make to. his family is. a “Dolys „ Washer” and a UniversalObg Wheel wtttK ■ Buy one of. each and for it, you . ihe best dinner on wash day and tho-W , the household into the bargain. Try it— it. WM. BLAIR. & SON have the exclusive fl 0 cy in Carlisle. *•’ • ‘ ' Dec. 20,1866. Special Card.— Having to sell out my Immense ■ stock of Win Jet I now offer to the public at ces, Piece Goods by the y Wdr Hen’s, Boy’s .Ready Made ClQ tiding.. _ Cal) AW* (? ' for yourself, .at tho. old ntand* K. B.—Wo also offer iov sale tbo ' uelebroW Florence Reversible Feed Look abd KJi Sowing Machines. ' ' ' De0,.20,.1866 ; The Holidays abb CbuiNO.—'ff^ SAWYERhoa again Just returned from York with a great variety of Dross go. • • Fancy Articles, Lace Goods, Gloves, <so.i for presents. All kinds of goods pffo p, duced prices. W. O. Sawyer & Co's, WJ gtree {. es t Store in town., Try them. East Mam Dec.2o, 1888.’V , •; . SPECIAL NOTICES. ' Wonderful, but Tbub!—Madau® RBjnNQTON,'theworld-ronoWriod Astro . -^ vo y. Sonambullstlc ClalrvoVHut, while in ft ~,, ant state', delineates the, very features o lnJtnl . son you nre.to marry, and by the old of “ ment of Intense power, knpwn as the trope, guarantees to produce a perfect like picture,of the future husband 01 ® ou „ o iion, applicant, with;date of marriage, oc^Jjlpo , loading traits of character, Sc. This is sltion, ns testimonials without nulU , ( , l)oiS u!o:r sert. By stating place of birth, age, “ cc ..;, color of eyes and hair, and enclosing -j, j-oo and stamped envelope addressed to yo y,cr W-Ul tboelse the.picture by. return m# , with desired Information.- , , , J f indaE cfflr Addfoss In confidence; Madam®; Inaton. P, 0. Box 297, West Troy, N. « ' Nov. 15,1886-flra Dickinson. •S. Middleton, >Hd »j|| Carlisle.' Carlisle. .4 E. Monroe, 9. Mkldieion, ■% Hopewell, B N. Cumberl'd w W. PeftnbboM Hampden, -&j Shlpn’g. Boro. '*% W. PeDnstwfQ m Middlesex, $ Nowburg, , ;$ Frankford, .{4s Carlisle, -J W. Pennsboro Carlisle. Mcclionlcsb'g. Monroe. . -J Hopewell. 1 Silver Spring. "f W.Pennsboro •'I SUverfiprtog. ilfech/mlcsb’g. a Southampton, Dickinson. ::-i Hewlon. s'! Sliver Spring, vsj W. Pennsljoru Dickinson;. /| Mechanlcsb’g. *3 Carlisle. E.Pennfiboro's Newvllle. Newton. w Hopewell. Dickinson; Carlisle. Upper Allen, Carlisle.. • Carlisles. N. MliWfctoa, N,Ml(WJeton ( Frankfort, E; Pennaboitf K. Middleton. WM. BLAIR so^*
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