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WM. M. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor
LEBANON, PA.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1301
Army Movements.
Public opinion, in Washington, is
about equally divided as tr_ the prob.
' ability of an advanne of the grand
army. On theone site it is alleged
that the troops are being prepared
fur Winter quarters, and that the
: miiitarrloaders are not prepared for
battle. Others allege that there is
a political necessity for a fight; ant
Geo. McClellan has full discretionary
paver, and although a little delayed
by the Ball's Bluff disaster, will give
us occasion for rejoicing soon.
Gen. fleintzelruan's ptlikets con.
time to advance down the ,Virginia
shore. arid have crosscd the Oceoquan.
The pickets are strong, one company
of each regiment being constant , 0
ant duty. No trace of the robe i s
in
any:force has been seen in his .dinee
tiorp ror two weeks. Occasionally a
stray rebel is seen, hut they all main
tain a resiwell'al distance.
The cuter Iticketti or Gen. McCall's
division were driven ID on Thursday
hight 4 Aitlicatilig an advance t)l* the
1.0 el army. A large party was sent
out to nivel them, when they retrtiat
ed. Their objeet evidently NILS to
capture the men on the outposts.
Signal lights were plainly visible in
the direction of Leesburgh and also
toward Centerville.
A contraband who ett.welivialn the
lines of Gen. Hancock on Friday 're
ports that he had left Manassas Junc
tion on Wednesday 'night; that the
rehels have extensive fortifications at
Centreville, and an army of 50,000
n evi, at,d. that their camps extend
within two adios of Fairfax Court
Bons!). At Manassas they had about
10,000 troops.
There seems to be but little doubt
that more than a week a ago a mos•
senger lett Washington with a letter
to Gen. Fremont, ordering him to
transfer his command to Gen. hunter
until successor shall be specially
designated.
There was a rumor in Washington,
on Sunday, that a considerable por•
tion of the naval fleet had returned
to Old Point in consequence of the
storm. •
Oft" "If the rehab, should continue to succeed
un ti I it heroines evident that n generic' emancipa
tion of Plaves is the only means of suppressing it
and restoring the Union, then public opinion
will demand, and the Government will reeort to
that measure."
This is the sort of nonsense—silty
cant—that tends to divert public at
tention from the great purpose of the
coniliet,—the maintenance of the Con
stitution and the restoration of the
Government and the Union,—and
thus weaken the arm of the adminis.
tration by introducing side issues, ir
revelant and injurious. When "the
rebels continue to succeed until it be
comes evident that general emancipa
tion is the only means of suppress.
in;; it," the rebels will be strong
enough to hold their slaves and .defy
the Federal power. If we can re.
claim the sededing States without e
mancipation; the text implies, we will
not adopt it. Weil, if we are not
strong enough to dolt without man.
cipation, we certainly shall not have
strengtb.enough to emancipat4there
fore, we repent, the suppositions elide
is nonsense, and its suggestion is.on
ly fraught with mischief.— Boston Post_
', A GREAT DISCOVER T.—The people
i . of Philadelphia were greatly surpris
ed last week, that they had a regi.
.r,r meat of volunteers in the army of
'' which nobody knew anyiliin. The
history of the case, in a NW words,
1 is as follows :--It was known that the
!P army-vote ,would elect Ewing, Demo
-4 crat, Sheriff, if hoeus•pocasing could
i? not nullify the will of the people.—
j : Accordingly a packet of votes was
fin-warded, trove &one place, purport:
ii
)
; ng to be the, vote ore regiment corn
' manded by a (Jul. Wm. Scliimmelpro-
I
t nig, whiAgives Thompson 912 v o t es
ii
. and Ewing 56. This probably would
..;-r
elect Thompson. The votes will be
+counted officially CM the 14th inst.,
when we trust, that such a glaring
';'fraud, as it evidently is, will be treated
.! as it, deserves; if not, that the case
'1( will be taken before the Court - where
`justice will he done to the eandidates
IF elected as well as to the scamps who
) thus attempt to nullify the voice of
the people,, The . fraud is such a
.? shameful .41040 hat the Object, probe-
Kbky, is not to ) htive the Sob i m melpfenig
i:votes counted in, but to have the
whole volunteervote, legal and illegal,
r; thrown out, which %mild elect Thomp•
`'.son by a Aukall majority,
i,
RESIGNATION OF GEN. SCOTT
Lieutenant General Winfield Scott,
retired from the active duties of his
position as Commander-in• Chief of
the American Army, on Friday last.
The following is his letter of resigna
tion :
HEADQOARTVIS OP TIIIC AUNT.
Wo....bington, D. C., October 31. 1861
The Non 8. Cam eron, Secretary of War:
Sir t For more than three years I have been
unable, from a hart, to mount a horse or walk
more than a few spaces at a time, and that with
pain. Other and new infirmities, dropsy, vertigq,
admonish me that, a repose, of mind and body,
with the appliances of surgery and medicine,
are necessary to add a little more to a life already
protracted much beyond the usual span of Mall.
It is, under such circumstances, made douhtly
painful by the unnatural And iminst rebellion
now r a ging in the Southern States of out so-late
prosperous End hat,py Union, that I am com•
pelted to requet , that toy name be placed on the
list of army +rum rs retired from active service.
tls this request is founded on an dhsiiinte right
granted-by a recent act of Congress, dam entire
ly at liberty to say that it is with 'deep regret
that I withdraw myself, in these momentous times,
from the orders of a President who has treated
ine with distinguietted kindnees and courtesy—
whom 'know, upon ouch personal intercourse,
to he patriotic without sectional partialities or
prejudices, to he highly conscientious in the per
formance of every duty, and-ofmnrivalled activ
ity and perseverance.
Audioto you, Mr. Secretary, whom I COW (ad.
icily a.idress for the last time, I beg to acknowl
edge my many obligations for the uniform high
consideration I have received et your hands,
and have the honor to remain, sir,
With high mina, your obedient Sirvont,
INFIELD Scorn
At four o'clock in the afternoon
Cabinet waited upon the Preei.
t and attended him to the resi.
- of General Scott. On being
.seated the President read to the Gen
eral thdfollowing order:
'olhe let day of November, A. D. 1861, up
on his own application to the President of the
United Stahl& Brevet Lieutenant General Win.
field Scott i ordered to be placed. and hereby is
placelhAn'the list of retired officers of t h e
army o United States, without reduction in
his current pay, subsistanee, or allowances."
The American people will hear with sadness
and deep emotion that General Scott has with
drawn from the active control of the army, while
the President and the unanimous Cabinet express
Their own and their nation's sympathy in his
personal affliction anti their profound sense of
the important public services rendered by him to
his country during his long and brdlient career,
muting which will ever he greatfully distinguish.
ed his faithful devotion to the Constitution, the
Union, awl the flag, when assailed by a parri
cidal rebellion. ABRAHAM Ltacom
Gen. Scott was born . on the 13th of
June, 1716, in Petersburg, Virginia,
and consequently is in the 86th year
of his age. In consequence of Gen.
Scott's retirement the command of
the armies of the United States de
volves upon Major General McClellan.
The office of Lieutenant General is
.held by Gen. Scott for life by act of
Congress, and dies with hint, if not
subsequently revived by Congress.
On :Saturday morning, Gen. §cott
left Washington, by special train for
his home in New York, accompanied
by Secretaries Chase and Cameron,
and his Staff.
tm. A Washington correspondent,
says :—`There is no indication of a for-
ward movement.of the army for some
days. Preparations aro still going
forward on an immense scale, and be
fore the tenth of this month they will
all he thoroughly completed.
The rebels f are again showing them
selves on the outer line of our pick.
,ets. Yesterday afternoon about 2,000
.of rake.] cavalry were discovered by
a reconnoitring party within 4 miles
of our lines. Yet still this shows that
the bulk of the rebel forces have fall.
en back to what they consider an im
pregnable position, Manassas June.
tiro] and Gap. These are their strong
holds between here and Richmond.
• -
Oar Late accounts from tho West
report that about 150 of Gen. Fre
mont's body guard, under command
of Major Zagonyi, made a dash at
Sprin'gfleld, Missouri, on the 25th ult.,
and drove out 2200 rebels. They
routed them—cleared the town of
them. and hoisted the national flag
upon the Court House. Our loss was
sixty-fbur killed, wounded and miss
ing, while that of the rebels was fifty
to sixty killed, and forty to fifty
wounded.
Ater It is said
. that John C. Breck
inridge has published a manifesto to
the people of Kentacky,' - dated at
Bowling bitten, in'whieh 'he resigns
his seat in the United . States Senate,
and states that he, "exchanges with
proud satisfaction. his term of six
years in the Senate for the musket of
a soldier." This may be true and it
fluty not. There have been so many
liea,4aublished lutely•in regard to Mr.
8., that it is difficult to decide what
to believe in regard to him. The
above statement is unacCompaniedby
any evidences of truthfUlneSs„
iiifir7 The number of land 'forces
now in the service of the:gOVrrn Men t
to suppress the rebellion is, estiumtod
to exceed 512,000 men.
sex. The'great naval and , Military
expedition, intended for operations on
the Southern Coast, has at last left
for its destinatior.—wherever :that
may be. The fleet sailed from Hamp
ton Roads on Tuesday morning of !mit
week, in fine style, the weather being
all that could be desired. The
transport Thomas. Swann, w hich ar
rived at New York on Wednesday,
reports having spoken a portion of
the fleet on Tuesday off Cape Henry.
It' the progess of the vessels will not
be delayed by bad weather, we may
expect soon to hear that some favored
spot, in Jeff. Davis' dominions has
been colonized by Northern - Miesion:
ries.
So.--The Inspector, at litoting
don, noticed last week, as having re
jeoted three , fourthe of a lot of 300
horses bought' for Government; they
being unit, f 'ickas, been removed froth
his position,-and theiKtraes have been
“mustered in." Who now astY
that i'houlosty to 'beft
se- The abolition wing - of the Re
publican party are all siding with
Gen. Tremont, and against the ad
ministration, in the trouble ,bet Ween
them. The Lancaster Examiner, the
organ of Thaddeus Stevens, of last
week, says:
"Gen. Fremont will come out of this struggle
with the people who are in earnest to put down
this rebellion, on hie side. it will not do for the
Administration at Washington to cry out "ex
travagance" to help carry out the spite of the
Blair*, when millions upon millions have been
squandered so near home, without ever striking
an effective blow, except to make Washington
safe,"
If we had said this . much against
the administration any time during
the past three months, we should
have been greeted with threats of
having our office gutted.
It is noticeable that the courier of
last week, has not tho most distant
allusion, editorial or selected, to the
insubordination of Fremont, and the
rebellious attitde of his supporters.
Is it going to back down from its sup
port of the administration, after its
frequent recommendations, some time
since, that all who do not support it,
should be "wiped out," "made to
draw hemp," dz.e.
Stir From the official reports of
both sides we learn that the number
of troops engaged at the Battle of
Ball's Bluff was, - Unionists 2100 ; Reb
els 2500. The number of 'killed,
wounded and missing on our side is
about 900; while the rebel loss is 300.
The 'battle was a terrible one; in fact
the most so of any engagement yet
had during the war.
se„, In another column we publish
a letter from 'Marlow Weed, to his
paper, the Albany Journal, dated at
Washington. Mr. Weed has for ma
ny years been one of the "big guns"
of the opposition, and his writings
have always been noted for their re
liability. In the war between the
administration and Gen. Fremont, be
sides with the former, and it appears
has abundant reasons for so doing.—
As he is one of the advisers of the
President, and as the administration
must be acquainted with the short
comings of Fremont, ft is very sur
prising that his removal is delayed
one hour. If it is dangerous to re
move him from fears of a rebellion
in the West the greater the neces
sity for his removal at once, and the
display of firmness on the part of the
government. If it dilly-dallies with
Fremont until too latelt will be held
responsible for the result.
Interesting from ;be ppper
Potomac.
D.A.RESToIVN t. Sunday
last the pick-eta of the 29th Pennsyl,
van ia, which regiment was stationed
on Muddy Branch, discovered a scow
floating down the Potomac, near Vir
ginia shore. Private Magee, with
others procured a skiff, crossed .the
river, and intercepted the scow on its
downward passage. It was found
nearly full of water, but contained
thirty one guns with fixed bayonets,
twelve haversacks, and three knap.
sacks. From ceroin indicationsit is
believed that this was the principle
boat used in transporting Gen. Bak,
cr's command from Ilarnson!s Island
to the Virginia shore' ' and which went
down loaded with the dead and wound
ed of the. battle of Ball's Bluff. The
pas were the same as those used by
the Ualifornia regiment. The infer
ence is that, the bodies of the unfor•
AA/nate soldiers, becoming lightened
by internal decay, rose to the surface;
and the beat thus relieved from its
weight, floated down with the cur
rent. A close watch is now kept
upon the river to intercept any bodies
which may be carried down by the
current. •
CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS IN THE ARMY.
-At the solicitation of Gov. Curtin,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Wood has forwarded
to Harrisburg the names of several
Catholic Chaplains for PennsylvAnia
regiments,, the ,object tieing to , place
them in the army: On Wedoesday,
a eummissiOp was sent freM • the Ex
ecutive to Rev. 111. F. Martin,,of P.itts
barg,who has beep :appointed Chap
lain in Col. Owen's regiment. He
left last Friday for the seat of war.—
Other commissions will probably he
tendered to: other clergymen within
a few days., "n
,124 - A letter written hy,,garibaidi :
to the United States Consel at Ant
werp, settles the question with' 'ref:
erence to the coming of the .Harr
Liberator to this country, at least for
the present. regrets . his . inabili
ty to take part in the struggle 'of the"
Government against the rebellion,
and thinks, that, Should the 'war con;
tinue; . he may yet oVereome all obsta
cles, and' hasten to the defense of the
FIRST EMPLOYMENT OF COAL
AS FUEL
As an evidence of the vast difficul;
ty experienced by introducers of new
articles, from the prejudices Of a com
munity alone we may mention a tact
in relation to the employment 'of the
useful material of coal as a fuel.—
W
When coal was introduced into Eng
land as a Mel, the prejudice-against it
was so strong that the Commons pe ,
titioned the Crown to 'prohibit the
"noxious" fuel. A royal proclama
tion having failed to abate the nui
sance, a commission was issued to as
certain who burned coal within the
city of London and in its neighbor
hood, and to punish them by fine .for
the first offence, and by demolition
of their furnaces if they presisted in
transgressing. law was finally
passed making it a capital:offence to
burn .00& in the cityi and only permit
ting. it only "to be 'used in the forges,
in the":yininity. It is statedi,.that4:alf
vier g ' =die' records 'in the 'town ''of
London, a document was once found
purporting that in the time of gitsv.Ard
.Ia man had been tried, convicted ghd
executed for the crime of burning
coal in London. It took three ecntu
rics to entirely efface this prejudice.
gm. A Sheriff's officer was sent to
execute a writ against a Quaker. On
arriving at the house he 831 V the Qua
ker's wife, who, in reply to the inqui
ry whether her husband was at home
answered• in, the atErmative,.at the
same time requesting him to be seat
cd, and her husband would speedily
see him. The officer waited patient.
ly for some time, but the fair Quaker
ess coming into the room, he remind
ed of her promise, that he should
sec her husband.
"Nay, friend, I promised that he
should see thee. He has seen thee.—
He did not like thy looks, therefore
he avoided thee, and has left the house
by another path."
Thurlovr WC( 41 on Fremont
[Editorial Correspondence of the Evenittg,Joirnala
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Since it cannot
be concealed or denied that General Fre
mont's conduct in Missouri has been the
subject of official inquiry, as is now the
occasion of Executive vituperation and of
popular solicitude, I have made it my bu
siness to obtain, from various but reliable
sources, information from which the peo
ple, as jurors, may safely render a verdict.
On coming, as I have, to-a conclusion
unfavorable' to General Fremont, it is
scarcely needful to say that I had, in do
ing so; to "conquer" my "prejudices."---
M relations with General Fremont have
been intimate and pleasant. I believed
him eminently upright and patriotic: I
thought him well fitted for' the high com
mand with which 14. was 'invested; and
he went forth with' my heartfelt aspira
tions that he would' render gOod service
to our country and !win glory to himself.
Passing mud) that might be said, im
pugning the sense and taste of Gen. Fre.
'wont, and confining myself to accusations
undeniably true, I submit to the readers
of the Journal some facts which will
show them how lamentably a favored gen
eral disappoints The popular expectation
When General Fremont reached St.
Lciuis, he took as his headquarters a house
for which the Government is paying $6,000
a year.
Be surrounded himself wittliapnmeroils
staff, none of whom were residentsof Mis
souri, organizing, simultaneously; a body
guard, consisting of nearly three hundred
horsemen, through whom access to the
chief is as difficult as the approach to a
monarch in the darkest ages of despotism.
He has appointed and commissioned,
without the shadow of authority, more
than fifty offieers, with the rank of Colo
nel, lieutenant.dolonel; major, captain, &c.
Col. Andrews, the United States paymas
ter, was required to pay these officers, and
upon his refusal to do so, was threatened
with imprisonment. He was also directed
to make an illegal transfer of $lOO,OOO.
The officers belonging to General Fre
mont's staff are interested in army con
tracts. Captain Haskill, an aid, is a part
ner of Colonel Degraf in mule, hay and
other contracts. -
. Captain Turnly, a United States: Com
inissary, was ordered to receive pay
exorbitant prides for inferior muleS,' from
Captain Haskill, and upon protesting a
gainst this wrong, was ordered away from
the post by General Fremont. .
Captain .E. M. Davis, of General
mont's staff; received a contract for blank
ets,. which, on delivery, proved rotten
and worthless, and though cOridenined,
were paid tin' and sent to the hospitals.:
The muskets purchased byGeneral
.Fre
mont, inf France, Are worthless.
Aller - Gen.:Meigs lionted,the price to be .
paid for oati.ata3c.;C:orn at 28c., and hay
at $l7 50; a = contract "was made:with
Baird and• Palmer (Palmer; Cook dr.,' Co.;
of California notoriety) at 34e . for oats, 39c
for corn, and $(9 for hay, amounting in
the aggregate to $lOO,OOO.
Gen. Fremont, on . Lhis arrival at St.
Louis, was niet by the aid - Of. Gen. Lyon,
accompanied by Major. Phelps, M. C.,-ask
ing for reinforcements, which were not
sent - "41%
The Indebtedness of the quartermaster's
department, for Gen - Fremont's command
is over fotir million and a half.
The disastrous condition of things is
attributable . to the "malign influences" of
Californians with whom General Fremont
became unfortunately connected in mining
operations, and who hurried from the Pa
cific on learning that he was intrusted
with a high 'military command. These
ill omended men, some or all of whom
left a dark record itr California, seem to
,have obtained either a • voluntary or con
`strained control of the quartermaster and
commissary - departments of Gen. .Fre
mont's military districts. The results and
consequences- are fatal alike to the inter
ests of the!Country and the usefulriesS and'
reputaticiri of the.commanding general:=—:
They impeach either 'his head or his heart,
and., so fat as he is practically concerned:.
it is riot material which ; for whether a
wicked, ora Weak general, he' is unfitted
for so great a trust.
Nor are these faults, grave as they are,
the only 'ones to which he-is obnoxious.—
The war is being prosecuted by the army
under his command, in a way which :re-.
-calls and deepens the horrors .of vandal
ism. Without conquering traitors he is con
verting Union men into enemies. His line
march, is,marked and memorized by spol
iations and ravages which diSgrace .an
age of civilization. We have a letter
dated "Tipton, Mo.,
.October 17,7 from an
intelligent, ••observing,- truthful friend,
from which we take the, following ex
tract : .
"Prom Tipton to Warsaw , the march was one
continuous devastation, without the least regard
for principles or antecedents- 'One Union 'man,
who had kept five sobs from .joining the races
riots forces, had his place literally gutted, the
men of AsbotWs and Sigel's, divisions killing, on
his farm alone, forty sheep, 'three cows, .two
steerr, and stealing eight herseS.. The cavalry
galloped over prairies lassoing mules and shoot
ing oxen, sheep ettAlpe,,then chucked there in
to their already 'averleaded wagons, There ''is
scarcely iMithetled bitantldft , viiihin five= miles
on either side of their macdh . ;,.. - not a whole look-,
ing.glars or an unrifled bureau or blanket that
has not been seized. Far all this there is no ex
cuse, the army having an abundance of 'proiis
ions and storm.
"The, army has now reached Warsaw end can
advance no further, and never was a'utended to
advnee further. Price and his army are to-day
more'thatt seventy miles ahead of oars. Fre
mont does not expect, and never
,did expect to
overtake him.
"Let the least disaster happen to us in front s
and not a man will ever return to tell the story.
—7for we shall have , left behind us, a m,pdclened,,
beggared, fßraishing. frenzied I.J:ipti;atioo,
which, ibitie vrhi! vOereAttilan merten-days
are toldstrour 'Most .enetnies:" •;
She - h'• license' adds horrors to the legiti-.
mate and unavoidable evils of war. An
_army that leaves such remembrances a
long its line of march will be forever ex
ecrated.
It is sad to record these things of a
youthful general, from virhose career the
country looked for heroism tempered
with humanity.. But high as our hopes
were of Genetal Fremont, we , eanhot af
ford, when— whether from fatilt or mis
fortune—so much depends on the wisdom
and intregrity of generals, to he deceived.
I am, by the force of evidence which cans
not be resisted, constraint•d to admit that
he has signally failed to discharge, With
usefulness to the country, or credit to him•
self, the duties of his station.
I would gladly turn from this painful
theme, were it permitted, to a more cheer
ful ono. But we are oppresSed by a fresh
calamity. The battle of Ball's Bluff, like
that at Bull Run, was a defeat and a blun
der. The defeat, where 2,000 troops,
with all the conditions and surroundings
against them, engaged 4,000, was una
voidable. 01 the blunder I will not Speak,
because I do not yet know who is respon
sible for it. To those who were in the
battle, whether they survive or "sleep
their last sleep," nothing but honor and
gratitude are due.
I was With the President, last evening
when the brother, son and nephew of the
late Gen. Baker, who were with him, call
ed to show his orders. These orders
were on his person, and were crimsoned
and consecrated by his blood. Though
the blood •partially effaces the order, e
nough is legille to vindicate his memory.
It is sufficient to say that the orders were
elear and explicit, and that they were gal
lantly, generously, and literally obeyed.
Gen: Baker, with inadequate means of
transportation,•went to the rescue .of six
hunderd Spartans, who were engaged
with an enelnly - .4,000i Strong.
From New Orleans and Santa Rosa we
have intelligent e of a more . cheering char
acter. The braggart_ Hollins, whose only
exploit was in burning defenceless Gray
town,- published a lying dispatch. His
pretended victory over our blockading
squadron, was a poor, cheap falsehood.—
So, too, in regard to the' attack upon Col.
Wilson's Zouaves, near Fort Pickens.—
This pretended victory was a positive de
feat.
Of the naval expedition I am not at lib
erty to speak.
We have an immense, reasonable 'well'
equipped, and highly disciplined army,
stretching, along the line of the Potomac
. ,
river.: It cannot remain 'dug inactive.--'
Let us hope that future-successes 'may re
trieve past disasters.
SLIGHTLY ENTHUGI ASTEC IF KovPaorAse.
—The Baltimore.. correspondent
.of the
Tribune thus records his opinion concern
ing two eminent public ,men
"God bless - pr. BrownsOn and Dr.
Cheever for their admirable illustrations
of the true question at issue in this rebel
lion ! None but inspired minds could
write and speak as they have done. It
has been vouchsafed unto them to see
through the darkness, and it has been
dispelled by their poiverful pens. Not to
be irreverent,, nothing uttered
.by
.the
of
prophets old can compare with..Dr,
argument arguent for clear sighted
views cif,thp. future, felicitous'.state
meat, and asi, regai'd truth. as Sacked,
I do not hesitate to rank his co'nzPoS
among the sacred writings. Would that
the people could rise to the leVet of this
distinguished Christian philospher's pro
phetic eye ?"
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
The Memphis Argus gives the follow
ingaccoixtrt ofa miraculous" escape Irony
starvation of a gentleman residing in
Lauderdale county, TenneSsee, near
Hales,Point:" ' •
'Last week he was out Minting in - a ,
large bottdin in his "neightlorhood, and he
observed'a wild ; goose fly out •of a large
cypress stump, which was some twenty
feet high. His knowledge of the 'habit of
these geese let` Mm to believe thaethe•
goose had a neit in the sttirdp. the
outside of the'stump were a number of
vines, which he pulled up to peep' in and
,get possession of the eggs. Afterhe had
succeeded in gaining the top of the stump;
he discovered a large number of eggs
some six or eight feet down inside, The
nest, he supposed; was on a firm founds
tion, and he accordingly let himself down
on the inside ; but when he struck the sub
stance on which the nest was built, he
discovered that he had no' foundation, and
soon found himself sinking to the bottom
of the tree.
“The inside of the tree was rotten - and
would not bear his weight. Now he was
indilernma 5• miles from any habitation,
inside Of a stump twenty' feet high, with
no prospct of any assistance, with nothing
to subsist on inn the goose': eggs; he
screanied and yellecT untill he w:rs nearly
,exhausted, no onevonting within hearing
distance.' 'On:the third day after his 'M-
Icarceration' tWogentlerhen were °tit hunt
ing and came within hearing' distance
They were Very much frightehe'd at hear
ing a man groaning inside; of the" "stump ;
and for some time they Could: hot 'recoli-:;
pile thernselves - to what it Meant but hay
, ing learned that the gentleman had been
Imissing from borne several daSrS, they soon
were satisfied that it'‘vas no 'ghost'. M-
I side the tree. They procUred sires, ;and
soon the prisoner' was liberated: He
1 swears he' will never- attempt to rob a
1. goose nest, situated • as that one was, again-.'
A 'Blind Bigamist.—Justice
jambe, z at 'Cleveland-Ohio,, on Mon—
day, had a case beforehiin iii Avhich
a blind man named Thoinas Bish:
op, twenty-eight years old, living
near Zanesville, was:charged; with
bigainy. It appearetrom the evi
deuce that on the 10th of SePterlir
ber last, lie .was married, underthe
name of William Gibeout, by the.
Justice Foljambe, to a. blind girl,
from Huron, seventeen years. old.
They staid at the American House
until "September Ilth,hwhen'i tide
was married by the
ey, to another blind , ,girl'irem . this
city. He left with her next daY,
carrying off all the property of
wife No. 1. He staid with wife
No. 2 at Steubenville one night,
when he deserted In-r, carrying off
every thing she posessed in, dresses,
jewelry and money. On the 25th
of the same month he was married
tinderthe name of An
gtit't Cdok, to 'another blind .fgtirl;'
with wlioin he" fOnr dam'
then be rObbed and `deserfed her*
also. He then rambled about the
_ -
country, returning to ZancsAle
day or two since, when he cv;.o
rested for bigamy. Justice FoTam
be sent him to jail in default of
$1,500 baiL _
Obtaining husbands under False
Fretences.---A law against .obtain
ing husbands under false pretences,
passed by the English Parliatrient.
in 1770, eilaCts —That ail women,
of whatever age, rank, profession
or degree whether virgin& maids
or widows, who shall after this act,
impoite upon, seduce and betray
into matrimony any of his, 1111110'3'-
ty's, male stibjects, ty Virtue of
scents, paints; cogruetic xrdslies,-nr
tificial teeth, Spanish wool s iron
stayes, bolstered hips, or high-beef ,
ed shoes; shall incur the penalty of
the law now in force against witch
craft and like misdemeanors, and
the marriage under such circum
stances, upon conviction of the of
fending party, shalt be null and
void.
tar, Miss Kate Lawrence, daugh
ter of Byran Lawrence, Esq., one
of the wealthies, ard most influen
tial citizens of New York City,
took the white vail at the Ursuline
'Oeuvent, at, Morrisania, on Mon
.day week. The ceremony eas wit
nessed by a large number ofdis
tinguished persons. The young
'lady Was heiress to I.rg,clifortune
.and. surrounded by the luxuries
of the world, and the example;'Sh
has given of religious zeal is rAtly;
er remarkable.
Murder in New-Jersey.—Large
Amount of Property . tctken from the
Body—lifyBterious Case, The body
of an unknownipanaa, some few
days age; was discoVered by a citi
zen of Middletownilk J., , floating:
in the -water. The corps w.i well
and fashionably dressed, and in
one of the pockets was found $llO
in mold 'besides so me loose. change.
l ' Au. inquest was held, and so much
moneyheing found upon„the , , de
ceased, it was supposed that tbe
murder could not have possibly
been ,done to gain, andthe : yerdict
was - that 'deceased had boineteflis
death by some unknown means.—
The - Coroner, however, advertised
.the case for further inforitiation.
It so happened that a gentleman TI
business in this City received .a
letter, from the city of
Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt, Ger
many, askinfr for information of a
Sigismued iellner, who had left
for America in the steamship Ba
varia!, having a large amotnitof,val,
cables in money Mid jewels..
Upon inquiry, it, was found that
Fenner, upon his arrival in tbis City
'had taken.,up .his quarters,, at -the
Prescott' house, & that on the 15th ,
inst; he had left there ; in.. , cenipaH,
ny of ist ranger, carrying with hiM
a small
. trunk, after stating be was.
going.' "Seek other"' lodgings.—
One day while reading the paper,
the gentleman read the account of
the finding Of Alie -body,. and by
some,,unaccountable ~`„iinpnifse,
immediately ''4o . !itgkt,,4 Ipjf4
Fell ier'}sn Bet- Weii t/46t VAN ,'Uthe
'body- when he at. once discovered
that -Itilae,9)ettywas ;that of .liirn;.
whonilhe'Sodo.pfsmon.o44:44
jewelry to the valtie of. $40,000; and
1 t 510,009 iii,rnaney disappeared
the $l.lO doubtless ,being left be
hind to lull suspicion. Upon the
identifiCatieti Of the body, Which'
*as one mass of wimnds ; no less
then twenty have been inflicted,
- seven of which had penetrated the
heart, it was bitried„ and intern
crence. of the traoic, event was t
to Germany.- ~Upon'surtheiiaquir
y it, has-. been "found that the
: stranger who left the Prescott,Hou se
with Fellner was shabbily dressed,
and excited suspicion in the mmd
of the clerk:. A day or two after,
wards.Fellner was-seen on board a.
Catharine,street ferry-boat, in com
pany with a itiOivily dressed Jew
ess' who was profusely decorated`
'with diamonds, , Since then .Fell-.
nor has not been Seen. The , police
are Ont he track of this man and
wonran, amid ariid will ho doubtt. Speedi
.ly unearth them, In the mean
time a: : reward, of $5OO r is offered
;for the dieCoVerysOf ;the niiirderer
or in urderers;-,-A •
'F. w
nw>. Harrisburg Telegraph pub
lish semi-official es a semi-ocial statement - of
the number of men Pennsylvania
has sent to the war. The follow
ing ate the totalS:
tion of twenty-five regiments, , 20,-
175 ; four regiments called for by
the United States directly for the
war, 5,594; fifteen regiments, Re
serve Volunteers, being Thirteen
regiments of-infantry and one of
artillery and one of cavalry 15,653.
Including these Reserves and the
four regiments above alluded to,
the State has now in the field fifty
regiments, six companies of infant.ry, numbering 55,406 men ; six
regiments of cavalry, 6,628 men ;
one regiment and three companies
of artillery, 1,545 ; making an' ag
gregate:of 63;580 men. Enlisted
in Virginia, Maryland and: other
States, 6,400.. Total, 69,980. She
has now preparing ti:i•ehter service
twenty four regiments of infthitry,
numbering 25,128; five regiments,
four companies of cavalry, 5,650
two companies of artillery, 312;
men, making an aggregate prepar
ing for the field, 31,000. Of these
regiments, nine of infantry and
three of cavalry, are-ready for act
ive service., einnposifig" 12;537‘ Men
which added to the '69;980 Oready
in the field, make 8:2,817, 1 :;
in ilie:next six weeks ;the'
re win
ing 18,253 men will be ready for
the field which make's the : Amotrnifi
of men :now in service, elcitsive
of the 20,175 three moutha' mete
mustered out in July last f to! be , -
104060 or twenty-six thousand more
Amu the President called for.
Its Late Southern news inform
us of the death of Gen. Sam lions.
ecru, of Texas. ancestors em
igrated to Amerim from li-eland,
and he was born in Roekbridge
county, Virginia:, cm the %I a
m.rth; 1793. At air early age he
emigrated to the then frontier re.
gions in Tennessee, in 1811 he
enlisted asa, private in the - United
States. army, and by the gallant
service attained the rinlk of - Lieut;"
• After the close of the - war, he I
signed his. lieutenancy and corn:
themoed the study of law, establish
ing blmself, when admitted to the: .
bar, at Lebatioo f Teem. In 1821 1
he was elected niasor general : a
the Tennessee militia ; iii 18% he',
was sent to Congress, and iu 1827
he was elected - governor of 'renn
in 1829, he resigned that, ofilee.anci
on account of domestic afilict r ious
and other causes he deserted the
haunts of civilization, and sought
a residence among the Cherokee
Indians, with whom he remained
for several years. Then wending
his way to Texis, he became active
ly identified With the rebellion of
that Stte against the republic of
Mexico, and in 1836 he was elected
its first President. After its an;
nexation to iho Tliritecl StatexGen,
Houston Was chosen one of its first
United States Senators, and his:cat.
reer in the Senate is familiar to -
every politician in:the country. A
few years ago a younger political
aspirant gained the good will of the
Texas Legislature, and prevented
his re-election, but by an appeal to
that people in Guirernatoriakcaur7, - 0
vass, he proved that his ancient
popularity had not been undermiu
ed f aud.be was elected ; by a large'.
majorit . ): - . At the commencement :-
of the present rebellion he was bit
terly opposed to Secession, but the
latest authoritative exposition of
his views that has reached the
North intimated that he had been'
unable to -resist the preisure of the
conspirators, and that recently he
had become au advocate of their
infamous cause.
READINCIANI COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
—The Stockholders of this Company
at a meeting held last Monday,? at
Michael's Hotel, in Lancaster, decided
by a unanimous vote to authorize the
President and - Board of Directors to .
issue bonds to enable the Company
to build. the eastern end of the road,
from Ephrata to Reading. Twenty
miles of the road are nearly ready for
the laying of the track. .
To CITIZMNS AND STItANGERB.-7WO would fay,
if you are weak ordebilitated from - any cause, or
troubled with ludigo.tion, Biliousness, Sour or
Sick Stomach, Flatulence ; Costiveness, exposed
to Bpideinie from change of clituato or weather;
or on the decline trout previous diseases do not
fail to try a bottle of Prof. Wood's Restorative;
Cordial and Blood Renovator. it will strength-,
en you, exhilarate and - - build up the treaketuisd
organs of the es stow. Only ono iloie will
quired to convince you of its wonderful tonic.
powers. Sue advertimitneric in anothai.noluio..
. _
Tun Ecosinsf4-4 1 7 .1 E Lrulio -, l3tiay :Batton
of Anierittini have 12;000,000 wurking Op*
whose, services may bc.se•tituuted at $2 a day, , enil
their'adnual`lo'ss.by sickness at an average of ten
days,mteh -in the- ; year. . This giveeii,tetal Atis of ".
.$240,000,080,fi sow three times.asl. largo as' the',
,cost - of the •Oeneral Government,: , :includ,
ing - ibeAiiny,"Nioiy,, Post -Offices,'Lregislators i
Foreign-Ministers and all. The amount-weight,
over six hundred tons in - pure geld .
A large proportion of this costly suffering
naignl be averted by attention `to diet, cleanli
ness; and above all, by the proper use of
of
remedy in season .. • Whoa 25 cent box of :ityees
rifts will avert an attack. of iltneas which it would ..
talie - several
: days to'recover from, or a dollar
bottle of Ayer's Sarsiparilla, will expel - lark
lug disorder that would bring - the sufferer to
hawk for weeks or mouths, dues it. take' any
urea to show the good economy of the investment?
When Fever and Ague is rankling'in your voinse.ll
and shaking your life out of you, is it worth the
dollarat costs for his Anna
. otlttit to have the:v•il
luitious disorder expelled, which it doei -- -snreCt,
end qiiiCkly ? When you have taken a cold is it
prudent to wait Until it has settled on the lutigso
when days or weeks or months must be spent—in:4
trying to cure it, even if it Mtn he cured at 'all„-
or is it cheaper to take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,.
costing a few shillings , ne.l remove tite truuhte ,
before it is set ions ? it take : i no wi:olotu to de-. k.
lite. Lettltivlan Illariont. - ---
......o.ti.funy,currrctid ry,41 2 ". - ,-)
. ' LEBA,ioN, WEDNESDAY, "N 6 V tiM BIM 4; 151.
LelasN ills lis,.- Fem. ; $6.24 riggg, V, 40Z, 14
Smith'," f.: , - - "llitra , "'. 620 itutter,ll ih.... ' 1 t 1.24,'
•Leil. vitt..supei...-vitr4 Si) Tub or Halted-iiniteir,.' 105 .0
Prime White Wheat, I 30 , Lard, -..- 9
Prime Red Wheat ' 1 15 •'rallow, ~ , -
Prime 11ye,71
Corn,' 50 Shot: Mari, - ' - 91'.' A
Oats, 3O Sides, ' - -..- ".9 14
OlorCr-seed, 350 ' Seep, ' •,. - . '.,7 .:.4
l'imothy-seed, 175 Bees-wat, 25 a
Flax-seed, 125 White Rags, • ' '' 3:;' . !
Dried,Apples„rilbu., 100 .Mixed bags, 1
BrletrApp,tes, pealed, 150 Flax, "iitib , 1234
PeaCh "Suite," ' ' 2 so' Briatlini,linib4'• ''' '''-140' ' 5
Pel , C11"11.111txele,!! ~ , 1,25 .Fetit . lb.erf, VS fh.,,,:' -.: 541 0 '1
Cherries, c-.. (=i 50 ', WMi1.11113.1 , - , ; 4 40
Onions,_ 37 Soup, Beans, ; fill., 8
PoUttoeS, VI bus, - 40 'Vinegar, lii gal., 6 ' !:412 . 1.44t
Apple Butter,'fl eroeli .45.
- .
•
The Philadelphia Market.
sATtritDAY, Ntiv.2.-I.`ho rainy weather, the
unfaverablettecounts from EarOPe by the llo
russie, and a 'slim attendance at" the Corn Ex- ,
change this morning, conspired to lira it the trans- .
actions in Ilreadstulfs within very small circle.. i
Tiler* iiiotaiy for Mbar for - exPvrti but
boldera.are firm on their demands. SfileS of
2000 . barrels good superfine at $0 0 0 por, barrel',
and .1000 barrels W. 11. Thomas's do. eu Priv e tt:
terms, and 300 barrels good extra at. 5.64
is a strong ityaniry fur home consumption, rang
ing trout •our lowest quotation up 'fb.s2l3.oaor
common end fancy hits, according to, qual‘ty.—
Rye Fleur is scarce, and'aelling in a sistallWay at
$4. Corn Meal is steady 's2 in+ ,for Fauna:
and $3 15 for... Brandy iv:ma,
ernin—There ociiiinefor ward,
'hu n t the demand has fallen tiEf t and Ike extreme,
rates obtained. it Iwitage cartriotnevr
realized. Sales ,isf 2000 bus he le Oil in is Delti ware
Red at $1 36 per bushel; 600 ff baithels Nana.' it
steady to
1nUlgvikIlY1::31VII f t* O : r ad . t it :''s fri, 4 I bus h els
e @ U l b 4 u
5i
fair
i! rA b a i
sold at 66 cents, and a small lot of Pstintif,,at
®73. Corn is less active.' Bales of 2000. bash
ets 63 conts„alloat, and smalls lets
'of nete.,4l).-ni. 60 cents: Bete are utichliaigfl;
sales 01,,6090 .
at.SoelinteLper buahet . Tor
prime Southern. afloat, and i 4Obents for Pennic.--e
Nnialesof - Barley or Malt:,
Clover cod is steady at $1 50 ; Timothy at-' slt
75, and Flaxseed at $1 SO.
CATTLE MARKET.—The offerings of Beef
Cattle reach about 2000 head this week at 'Phil-`
lips' yards, most of which were disposed-Of at
previons rates, the market ruling dull at from --
S6a®B*, the latter for extra quality ; the bulk
ofthe sales were at $7®S the 100 lbs. Cows and
CalVos-4bout 85 were offered and sold at from
$20®32 each for springers, and .$22038 - [or
cents..and, calves. Hugs-- The receipts and
reach near 5000, at prices ranging from - ,544-®fff
the,4ol-014 - as to condit,ion ; few-.4itra ' qpttitit
brought 8.5.1 ; included in the, iiil4 are 3434
ht•litilieff's and 4180 &tithe Avenue Ye rik,
--About 4000 were disposed of at 7G#74l , o:per4b.
net, which is an advance on last week's prices.