Itilanou glibutistr,
MEEK DEMOCRATIC PRIRCIPIMS CEASE TO LIAR, VI CRASS
RO roudow."
WM. N. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor
LEB A NON, PA.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1864
MORE CANDIDATES.
Not satisfied with the nomination
Made at Cleaveland by-the opposi
tion, a parcel of office-holders, con
tractors, speculators, &e., met at Bal
timore, last week, and renominated
Old Abe for the Presidency. An
drew Johnson, from Tennessee, was
put upon the ticket for the Vice
Presidency. As Abe has accepted
the nomination, (which, by the by,
was made at his special instance and
management,) we presume that the
nomination of Fremont will be .oppos
cid by him, in which case there will
be a beautiful family fight among
them, of more benefit to the country
than any act ever done by them. It
will aid in ousting that ruinous and
despotic party out of power.
age- The following is the substance
of the principal resolutions adopted
by Abe Lincoln's Convention at Bal
timore, last' week
War to the last man !
No compromise !
Complete extirpation of slavery !
We believe ail the delegates who
voted for the resolutions have reach
ed their homes safely, not one having
enlisted or gone, to Grant's front.—
They will be the last men to the
war !
sir Hannibal Hamlin of Maine
was floored in the Baltimore Conven
tion. So, under any contingency, we
shall be rid of that much of the pres
ent Administration after thfs 4th of
March, next. Any change now can
not be for the worse. Although
Johnson is a recreant Democrat, he
may be as bad but he cannot be
worse than Hamlin.
Var The President has recommend=
ed to Congress the repeal of the $3OO
exemption clause in the Conscription
Act. Fry, the Provost Marshal Gen
eral complained to Stanton that near
ly all the.drafted men paid their com
mutation money, and recommended
its repeal. He also iupposed- to the
payment of large bounties by the
United States. Stanton endorsed his
recommendation and sent it to Old
Abe, who also endorsed it and sent it
cte• on oma or.
Stir The "Government," was re
nominated for the Presidene - y- last
- - week at Baltimore. Now suppose, as
is very probable, the "Government"
should not be re-elected, would the
real Government cease to exist ?
The foolishness of calling Abe Lin
coln, Chase, Stanton, Welles & Co.,
the government, has become so ap
parent of late_ that it no longer in
sisted on, as it was a year or two
ago.
THE BLOODY MONTH OF MAY.
The Richmond .Examiner, of June
2, has a computation of losses by the
Federal and Confederate armies dur
ing the month of May.. It has only
reference to the killed—not noting
the ten -thousands of wounded, miss
ing and prisoners. Is , it not , awful,
if there only the slightest approach.
to truth in its figures, that sacrifices
should he made without any corres
ponding good for mankind or awaken
ing any feelings of compassion for
poor, slaughtered . humanity. But
the cry is still,—"let the war go on
—let the last man and the last dollar
be expended."
The month of May, which has just
closed, migbt be termed "bloody May."
The terrible and unprecedented car
nage in Virginia, Georgia and other
portions of the confederacy where
the opposing armies have met would
seem to give it that designation. A
friend who has taken the trouble to
make a rough estimate of the killed
in battle since the Ist of May, has giv
en us the ,benefit of his calculation;
In ViFginin—Yankees 110,000
Con federates 10,000
In Georgia—Yankees
Confederates
In the west—Yankees
Confederates
Total killed in May
BA ! as I !—Forney's Press,
in speaking of the renomination of
Lincoln, says :—"He has so perform
ed his high and awful duty that men
trust him, and believe that under his
leadership we shall have a hcippy,
free and united country !" We won
der that the Press is not ashamed
to talk in that way. A happy, free
and united country under Abe Lin
coln, when he has accomplished just
the reverse ! Not wishing to mourn
under afflictions of such a perversion
of terms, we cannot help laughing.—
Who is happy. except the shoddyites,
office holders, speculators and con
tractors ? who is free except the nig
gers ? and what is united ?—not even"
'man and wife, for they are threaten
ed.to.he- torn asunder any moment
by the draft if not' by Abe's Provost
,Gnat 4, '
()tr' A few days in Philadelphia,
last week, convinced us fully that
Abolitionism and Abelincumism have
seen their best days. People are be
ginning to defy the terrorism and
despotism of the Administration, and
speak out in plain terms in regard
to its acts and incompetency. A year
ago it was dangerous for a Democrat
to be' known ; now, they not only
speak their minds openly and freely,
but the bangers-on of the administra
tion only apologise for what they
know cannot be defended. A won
derful change of feeling has taken
place_in
, the last three months. Old
Abe is played -out. His renomina
tion was received coldly, quietly, and
with contempt. We happened to be
in the neighborhood of 3d and Chest
nutwhen the telegraph brought the
information of his re-nomination. Of
the thousands that congregated
around the bulletin boards of the Led
ger, Inquirer, Bulletin, North Amer
ican, News, &c., on all which the fact
was Announced in tremendous large,
letters; not a single cheer was essayed
by any one. Those on the outskirts
of the crowds kept asking "What• is
it ?" "what is it ?" When the reply
came "Lincoln is re-nominated," a
simple "Oh !" was the. response, and
dozens - turned on their heels and
walked away. Abe Lincoln's admin
istration went up like : an arrow ; it is
coming down like a dish-cloth,---if
nothing worse
tier The Courier must have been in
a terrible passion last Week on ac
count of the nomination of Fremont,
or something else. -Its columns are
filled with personalities, abuse and
low slang against the Democrats,
against Strouse, Stiles, Ancona, Mil
ler, itc. We have no reply to make
to such pot-house 'talk, neither need
any of the gentlemen named a defence
from such billingsgate. We can only
say that if the Courier intends to con
duct the coming compaign, as it al
ready indicates, ,by _personalities,
abuse and misrepresentations, instead
of great principles, it is welcome to
its selection. It may receive Rolands
for its Olivers. There are candidates
and office-holders in its party who
may then also come in, not for ma
licious and personal abuse, but a lit
tle - wholesome truths yet untold.—
More than one can play at a game of
personalities. So far as Mr. Strouse
is concerned his acts and votes are
before the public, and it would have
come with a better grace from the
Courier if it bad pointed out his short.
comings, instead of vilifying his char
actor. The followingrosolution
a n b,v4lo,-_D ompBr.ay t , ; .,rif, a 9,9,tw i . A,lll
week, will show the Courier that the
people do not all think like it :
Resolved, Thas the course of the
Hon. Myer Strouse, our represcnta
, five in - Congress, meets with our cor
dial' approval, and that we commend
the course taken by him in opposition
to the effort§ of the abolitionists to
expel members of Congress for ex
pressing their views on questions of
national policy. - •
ley- The abolitionists have already
two nominated • candidates for the
Presidency in the field,—LPremont
and Abe Linkum. They have both
accepted and will run. The pros- -
pects are that there will be one or
two more. The Democracy arc
united to a,man, and will nominate
Rt Chicago a good and true Democrat,
and sweep the present incompetent, - .
corrupt and despotic party 'out of
power without leaving a grease spot
of them.
O The President says that he
-
has three Generals to watch Butler,
and keep hini from harm. ,Thus four
Generals are paid for doing what one
Might do better, but—"political eon
.iderations,"---ah, that's the bane of
Lincoln and the country. Would
that : Lincoln would discharge Butler
and then resign himself!
It is a pert and frequently
used expression by the opposition,
that the Democrats Oppose the ad
ministration because they want the
offices. That argument, if it may be
called such;is easily disposed of, •by
pointing out that Democrats can now
obtain - offices more readily than the
abolitionists # themselves. They need
only go over. An office is then a sure
thing, from Vice President down, if
they have it to give. That so very
few do go over, shows that it is not
the desire for office that eromjyts the
Democracy iu its opposition to the
most corrupt, despotic and incompe
tent administration the country ever
saw. On the reverse tens of thou
sands have and are now daily com
ing back, who left the Democratic
party through honest but mistaken
views. •
40,000
12,000
,000
17,000
9,000 .
4,000 •
3,000
70,000
A bold thief walked into a large
jewelry store in Cincinnati last week,
and pretended to regulate his watch.
At that moment when be was unob
served, he quietly opened a door of
the show case, abstracted a tray of
forty-eight diamond rings, worth al
together ton thousand dollars, and
complacently walked off'.
Hon Alexander Ring of Bedford
CP nty, has been appointed'Judge• of
the sixteenth Judicial District, in
place of Judge Nil] deceased.
LETTER FROM OEN. FREMONT,
The following is Gen. Fremont's
letter accepting the nomination ten.
dered him by the Cleveland National
Republican Conventian :
GENTLEMEN In answer to the* let
ter which I have had the honor to re
ceive from you on the part of the rep.
resentatives of the people assembled
at Cleveland on the 31st of 2vlay, I de
sire to express my thanks for the con
fidence which led them to offer mo
the honorable and difficult position of
their candidate in the approaching
Presidential contest.
. -
Very honorable, because in offer
ing it to me you act in the name of a
great number of citizens who seek a
bove/ill things the good of their coup.
try, and who have no sort of selfish
interest in view. Very difficult, be
cause in accepting the candidacy you
propose to me, I am exposed to the
reproach of creating a schism in the
party with which I have been identi
fled.
'Had Mr. Lincoln remained faithful
to the principles he was elected to de
°fend, no Schisth could have been crea
ted, and no contest could have been
possible. This is not an ordinary e
lection, it is a contest for the right
even to have candidates, and not
merely as usual fur the choice among
them. Now, for the first time since
'76, the question of constitutional lib
erty has been brought directly before
the people for their seriouS considera
tion and vote. The. ordinary rights
secured under the Constitution and
th'e laws of the country have been vio
lated, and extraordinary powers have
been usurped by theEkecutive. It is
directly hefore the people now to say
whether or not the principles estab:
lished by the ReVolution are worth
maintaining.
If, as we have been taught to be
lieve, those guarantees ofliberty, which
made the distinctive value and glory
of our country, are -in truth inviola
bly sacred, then there must be a pro
test against the arbitrary violation,
which had not even the excuse of ne
cessity. The soh ism is made by those_
who force the choice between a
shameful silence or a protest against
the wrong. In such considerations
originated the Cleveland Convention.
It was among its objects to arouse
the attention of the people to such
facts, as to bring them torealize that
while we aro saturating Southern soil
with the best blood of the country, in
the name of tiberty, we . have 7 really ,
parted with it at home.
To-day we have in the• country the
abuses of a military dictation without
its unity of action and vigor of execu
tion. -An administration marked at
home by disregard of Constitutional .
rights, by its violation of personal lib
erty and the liberty - of the press, and,
as a, crowning shame, by its abandon•
ment of the right of asylum—a right
especially dear to all free nations.
broad, its course has been character
ized by a feebleneesand war.tof prin
ciple which has mislead. European
powers and driven them to a belief
that only commercial interests and
Term. =
.v involve(' in
the issue.
' The admirable conduct of the peo
ple, their readiness to make every sac
rifice demanded of them, their forbear
anteand silence, under the suspen•
sion of everything that could be sus
pended, their many acts of heroism
and sacrifices, were all rendered fruit
less by the incapacity or, to speak
more exactly, by the personal ends
for which the war was managed.—
This incapacity and selfishness natar
ally produces such results as led the
European PoWers, sod logically e
nough, to the conviction that the
North, with, its greatly superior ,
pop
ulation,n tts immenseresources, and its
credit; will never be able to recover
the South. Sympathies which should
have been with us from the onset of
the war, were turned against us, and
in this way the Administration has
dbhe the country a double wrong a
hitia d It - created hostility or, at
best, indifference among those .who
would have been its friends if the
real intentions of the people could
have been better known ; while at
the same time, it neglected no' 'occa
sion formaking the most humiliating
concessions.
Against this disastrous• condition
,of affairs the Cleveland Convention
was a protest.
The principles which form the ba
sisof its platform have my unquali
fied and cordial approbation, but I
cannot so heartily concur in all the
measures which you propose. 1 do
not believe that confiscation extended
to the property of all Rebels, is prac
ticable, and, if it were so, I don't think
it a measure of sound policy. It is a
question belonging to the people
ttimselves to decide, and •is a proper
occasion for the exereise of their ori•
ginal and sovereign authority. As a
war measure, in the beginning ora
revolt, which might be quelled by
prompt severity, 1 understand the
policy of confiscation ; but not as a
final measure of reconstruction after
the suppresion of an insurrection.
In the adjustments which are to fol
low peace, no considerations of ven
geance can consistently be admitted.
The object of the war is to make
permanently secure the peace and
happiness of the whole country, and
there was, but a single element in the
way of its attainment. This element
of Slavery,may be considered practi
cally destroyed in the country, and it
needs only your proposed amend
ment of the Constitution to make its
extinction comnlete.
With this extinction of Slavery,
the party divisions created by it have
also disappeared. And if, in the his
tory of the country, there has ever
been a time when the American peo
ple, without regard to one or another
of the political divisions—, were called
upon to give solemnly their voice in
a matter which involved the safety
of the United States, it is assuredly
the present time. • -
If the Convention•at Balthnore will
nominate any man whose past +life
justifies a wellgrounded confidence
in, hie fidelity to our cardinal princi
ples, th*e is no"reason why there
should be any division among the
really patriotic men of the country.
To any such I shall be most happy
to give a cordial and active support.
My own decided preference is to
aid in this way, and not to be a can
didate. But if Mr. Lincoln should
be renominated, as I believe it would
be fatal to the country to indorse a
policy and renew a power which has
cost us the - , . lives of thousands ormen,
and needlessly put the country on
the road to bankruptcy, there will
remain no alternative but to organ
ize against him every clement of con
scientious opposition with the view
to prevent the misfortune of his re
election.
In this contingency, 1' accept the
nomination at Cleveland, and as a
preliminary step 1 have resigned my ,
commission in the army. This was a
sacrifice it gave me pain to make.—
But I had for along time fruitlessly
endeavored to obtain service. I make
this sacrifice only to regain liberty of
speech, and to leave"nothing in the
way of discharging to my utmost a
bility the task
,you have set . for me.
With my earnest and sincere thanks
for your expressions of confidence
and regard, and for the many honor
able terms in which you acquaint me
with the actions of the Committee.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully
and truly yours,.
j.. C.' YREMONT.
Yuw Yeux, Tune 4, 1864.
Andow Johnson, four years
.
ago was . Breckenridge Democrat.—
He has since slipped about from one
position to another, and out of one of
fice into another, until nbw he finds
himself on the ticket with Old Abe
for Vice President. Still the Aboli
tionists have the impudence to call
himi a democrat. Andy's recreaney
to principles pays. There are several
_dozens like him, who have forsaken
the Democracy since it was divided
and defeated in 1860, who have ever
since been getting the 'fat of the of
fices from the opposition: When the
abolitionists go down, as they will
this fall, these. Very fellows will be
the first to desert the sinking ship.—
Butler is another of the same clan, so
is Forney, and Dix, and Dickinson,
Holt, Todd, Cameron, &c. Of the
candidates balloted for at Baltithore
fer Tice President, 8 were Democratl,
and 2 only, original oppositionists to
the Denweracy. This shows that of
fice is -What these fellows without
principles want when they forsake a
party with principles.
teir It must riot be suppos-ed.tha,
Imause John Son, Dickinson; Di;
Butler, &c., recreant Dembends, are
constantly. before the public that
there are many other Democrats who
have also gone over to the opposition.
Nearly all that have gone over are
either in prominent offices or violent-
and in that way make more noise and
uproar, than their numerietlistrrngth
:warrants. The above are a rubbish
that we are well -rid of. They arc
the men that divided us in _1860,
original secessionists.
"Vote for Curtin and avoid the
Draft !"--,Nlm6st every country pa
per we have opened for the_ past ten
days, contains long lists :of drafted
to fill up the "last call of Abe for
men to put down . the rebellion.—
Many of those in favor of the "last
man and last clollar" policy are found,
howeVer, not to go, even when draft
ed:
Singular
. superstition.-- 7 ln one of
the rural districts of Massachusetts
lives alittle weazened-faced, anxious
man, of remarkable lingual develop
ments. This old man, though near
a railroad junction, never set foot on
a car, or was more than fifty miles.
from home. It'eaff hardly be
,won
derful that he is somewhat supersti
tious. In conversation reeently, rel
ative to a sick neighbor whose death
had been daily and hourly expected,
he thus eagerly delivered himself :
"I don't believe but What that sick
Man has pigeon feathers in his bed,
for they say Whoever sleeps on pig..
eon feathers never]] die. There was
old
.Mrs. , who 'lived several
years after the 'doctor had given her
up. For a long time she kept her
hand going pit-a-pat on her breast
just like'a flattering pigeon's wing.
When her frignds were all tired out
tending ber, and wondering what
made her live off so, a stranger hear
ing of the case, came into ; the house
and asked if . there was any pigeon
feathers around her. Her relatives
were great hunters and caught swarms
of pigeons, and •of course they saved
the feathers and made use of them,
and had a pigeon feather pillow be
tween the, upper and under bed. By
just pulling out this pillow, the old
woman dropped quietly away in fit_
teenminutes. So there must be
some salvation in feathers." Won't I ,
this inflate the feather market ?
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.--
The steamer Berkshire, running be
tween Hudson and New York, be
longing to the Hudson Steamboat
Company, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night at Reors Island,
eight miles below Rondout. She
was on her way down to New York.
The fire originated in the lamp
room, and was caused by the explo
sion of a lamp.
The loss of life cannot as yet be
correctly ascertained, but it is thought
from what has been learned that at
least forty persons have perished,
mostly burned to death in their state
rooms. No one is believed to have
escaped from the ladies cabin !
Blanks for Bounty and Invalid Pen
!ion Claims just ,printed an 4 for sale et the An. -1
ITERTI9KIICe.
TUE WAR.
Our latest accounts of the war pub
lished in the ADVERTISER of last week
Included the battle of Friday, the 3d
inst., which caused severe Federal los
ses. The northern Federal flank re
treated to Bethesda Church ; the
southern flank maintained its position
below Coal Harbor. In all portions,
however, the line was greatly weak
ened. It was too weak for attacks,'l
and almost too weak to cover and de•
fend a position six miles long. - The
con test showed that the Confederate
works at Coal Harbor were very
strong; and the last hope of going to
Richmond by the Mechanicsville
route was given up. That part of
the campaign was ended. The Con
federates claim Friday's battle as a
victory, and say they captured two
thousand prisoners.
On Saturday nothing wasdone. On
Sunday, Grant began making new dis
positions. Hanover Town and New
Castle were given up. The roads
running from those places to :Mech
anicsville and the Chickal3ominy were
no longer picketed. The entireconn
try above Bethesda Church was aban
doned. On Sunday night the enemy
made various reconnoissances to dis
cover the Federal position. On Mon
day nothing was done, and . on Mon.
day night some skirmishes occurred.
The picket lines of the two armies
are very close to each other. Sharp
shooters are continually firing, and
the Federal losses from this, even
when no conflict oceurs i are estimated
at four hundred a day. During Mon
day_General.G rant sent a flag o truce
to General Leo, asking a cessation of
hostilities to bury the dead on part o
the line. One week before the south.
ern flank had been on theNew-Bridge
road ; now the northern flank is upon
it. Smith and Burnside are supplied
by wagon trains sent from White
House by read Bethesda Church.
These trains are always strongly
guarded,- as even- in tbashort distance
they go they are frequently attacked
by guerrilles.
There has &e'en a Federal victory
in the Shenandoah Valley. Staunton
is a town in the valley, forty miles
west of Orange Court House, and
twenty-five west-northwest of Char
lottesvillc. Twelve miles north of
Staunton, is Mount Crawford. Gen
eral Hunter met the Confederate for
ces at Mount Crawford, and killed
their commander, General W. E.
Jones. They tljen retreated through
Staunton ' followed by the. Federal
troops. Hunter occupied the town,
and the Confederates encamped be
tween Staunton and Charlottesville.
This-victory, beyond the grounds oc
cupied, does not affect tho . aspect of
affairs in Virginia. •
General Morgan has began his raid
into Kentucky. He has entered the
State with twenty-five hundred men,
and has captured Paris. He is ad
vancing towards the Louisville .and
Nashville Railroad, over which Sher ;
man's supplies arc- carried. He has
already destroyed some other rail
roads.
strCEPCIlty - Trrurnirig - or - lagr - w - oje,'
Gen. Grant confronted the enemy on
a high ridge running parallel with
the river, from Coal Harbor down
almost to the railroad. It was very
strongly fortified—too strongly to be
captured by assault. Grant was digg
ing his parallels and works to cap
ture it bysiego. •
General Grant has not yet passed
the Chickahominy. General War
ren advanced about half a mile from
Despatch Station to the edge of the
hill where he could look down upon
the railroad and Bottom's Bridge,
crossing the Chichabominy. The
enemy are fortified on the hills on
the opposite side, and oppose a pas
sage. An attempt was made to cap-
Imre the bridges in the swamps, but it
failed... One battery of twelve guneje
reported in the Richmond journals to
be among the defenses. General
Grant, since Tuesday, has done noth
ing, except it be to dig towards Coal
ll:arbor. The enemy are in front of
him, disputing every passage.
General Grant on Saturday . f ter
n oon , still held his line from Coal Har
bor to Bottom's Bridge. The: eaval,
ry north of Coal harbor had been:out
on a reconnoisance. Some skirmigh;
ing had taken - place, but with nOm
portant result. A vessel which left
White House on Friday reports that.
Grant had taken up the railroad to
the Chicknhominy. The landing of
stores had ceased. From this a theo
.ry has been constructed, that General
Grant intended to again change his
base of supplies ; that he would move
to the James River. Although such
a change is very probable, and we
think il'ultimately will ocetalyet We
have no infOrmation which, warrants.
the announcement that the movement
has begun. At four o'clock on Satur:-'
day afternoon, the army was in its
old position,. communication between
Stanton and Grant was unbroken ;
and the Chiekahominy had not then
been crossed. This is the first move
ment in a march to the James River,
and if made, would certainly be re
ported from Washington.
John Morgan in Kentucky, is be
siewing Frankfort. H has, it is re
ported, summoned the town to Sur
render, but hasL been refused. In
Louisville the Militia have been call
ed out, and there is great equisterna
tion. As there is scarcely a Federal
regiment in Kentucky, Morgan will,
probably, for a time, have his own,
way. He seems to intend cutting the
railroad between Louisville and Nash
ville, over which General Sherman's
supplies are carried. He has defeat
ed. an Ohio regiment at Cynthiana.
(Kr The colored soldiers at Port
Hudson are found to be so lazy, so
careless, so unreliable, and so expen
sive, that they talk of disbanding the
regiments and substi Mating white ones.
Jar Greenback Chase has gone in
to the gold specidation for the "Gov
ernment?' He sold last week a mil
lion of dollen worth in New York at
premiums ranging from 91 to 92 cents
on-the dollar,
FRAUDS IN THE WEST
The report of the military commis
sion presided over by Major General
Irwin McDowell, and charged with
an examination into alleged frauds
in the Western Department, was
transmitted by the Secretary of War
to the Senate this evening. It re
lates mainly to transactions in cot
ton, embracing a considerable period
of time.
The court proceeded to inquire as
to what officers were engaged in traf
fic in•cotton or produce, to what ex
tent nu d under what circumstances.
General S. B. Curtis, in the case of
the cotton of the rebel General Pil
low
and his brother, was found to
have used the proceeds in supplies to
contraband's though it was . not
shown specially how the money was
applied.
In the case of Saundeys and Wood
son, the Cotton was all accounted for
excepting 6275. The White cotton
was accounted for, excepting that
gold was received for it while at 17
per cent. premium and currency paid
over in its stead. 108 bales seized
from Matt Ward, in. Arkansas, and
sent to Helena, was afterwards pur
chased at 129 c and the proceeds paid
to Mrs. Ward. Major 11. T. Curtis
Major McKi nistry and Lieut. G-uylee,
of Curtis's staff, it was ascertained
were interested in the purchase of
one hundred and eighty-one bales of
cotton.
Brigadier General Harvey was ex
onerated from : the cbarcre of forcibly
returning 15" negroes L; slavery, but
was found connected with the traffic
in cotton. Col. Slack, of the 47th
Idiana, was found to have traded in
cotton and to have captured silver
ware from - Mrs. Cogwell, in Mississip
pi, who complained that it was not
all returned. .Lieut. Kimball, 2nd
Wisconsin Cavalry, stole a valuable
diamond pin, which was subsequent
1y returned.
Major Western, 24th Missouri, re
ceived $560 for furnishing guards for.
the protection of cotton.
Captain Frederick S. Winslow was
found interested in cotton in a man
' ner not contemplated by the army
regulations, depositing the proceeds
in private banking institutions, instead
I
of the Treasury.
Capt. Howland, of 135 bales, ship
ped to Chicago by one Hyam, was au
thorized to receive half the net pro
ceeds, and $2,000. Among others in
terested in cotton speculation, are
named Col. C. C. Marsh and Capt.
Bradley, of the 20th Illinois. Lieut.
Col. S. N. Wood, fith -Missouri Caval
ry, admitted having made $20,000.
Capt. Jerome Bradley, A. Q. M.,
and Qapt, Robt. Gorman, half profits
on 102 bales, $2;500.
Capt. Hayden and Lieut. Wright,
3d lona Battery ; Lieut. Baker, 33th
; Lieut. Flint, 10th Mo. Cavalry,
and Lieut. Murdock, 15t14 Ohio Bat
tery, to whom permits wereshown to
have been granted for cotton trading
by Gen erals Gran t,Curtis,Steele,Gor
man and Wasliburne, and in thethird
place thin transportation had' been
furnished to some extent for private
tor which remuneration
was not al ways-reeetived:
Moan,LAN rN EA6TON.—General
A.leClellan visited Easton on Tues
day of last week, very •unexpectedly,
on private business. He reached the
Franklin House, quietly, before his
arrival was generally known ; but no
sooner was it announced than thou.
sands crowded to the Hotel to: meet
him. He was serenaded by Coates's
Band, and in acknowledgment of the
complimenOstepped out upon the
balcony, and amid the most enthusi
astic cheering of the people, thanked
then), in a few modest words, for
their hearty welcome. Later in the
evening, Gen. McClellan went to the
!louse of Judge Maynard, where an
other thiong of ladies and gentlemen
soon assembled to greet him. His
visit to Easton, although unannounc
ed and
,strictly of a private nature,
was turned into a grand ovation, by
the manner ofhis reception. 'Little
Mae" has still as strong a bold as ev
er on the popular heart.
AFFIRMED.---37 h e Supreme:'Court
affirmed the decision of the Common
Pleas of Cumberland county, in the
case of Kennedy vs. Oswald and oth
ers. =The- defendants - composed a
self.constituted"vi!ilance committee"
and arrested the plaintiff, who
.was
citizen of York county, On suspicion
of being a Secessionist. On the trial
they were mulcted in - one thousand
dollars damages. The laws for the
protection of personal liberty_ are still
in operation in some judicial districts.
Police Officer Drowned.—On Fri
.
day evening last, Albert A. Messer'
,
kop,
Constable of the South East
Ward, was drowned in the Conesto.
ga, just below the breast of the dam
at the fifth lock, above Safe Harbor.
He and Constable Huber, Gundaker
and Frailey and William R.Burns
had left town that morning on a fish
ing excursion. Messenkop and Hu
ber were in a small boat, and, ventur
ed too close to the dam, were caught
in the reaction or suction of the wa
ter, drawn in under the overshot of
the dam, and their boat upsetting
precipitated them into the water
which at that place is twenty or thir
ty feet deep. Messenkop was carried
under by the immense force of the
suction and drowned. Huber, with
remarkable presence of mind, let go
the boat, dived ten or twelve feet un
der the surface, and swam out with
the counter current some sixty feet
to a fish dam where he succeeded,
though much exhausted, in reaching
a place of safety. The affair was o
ver so quickly, and it being dark, no
assistance could be rendered by their
companions on shore. Every effort
had been made to recover the body
of the drowned man, but without Enn
a:kw, until Tuesday morning, when it
Mg discovered floating near, the
shore below the dam, Messenkop
was about thirty years of 'age, and
leaves a wife and four children.—
_Lancaster Intelligencer,
Some light-footed and light-finger
ed thief entered Secretary Close's
house, on Tuesday night and found
his way to Mr,Chase's bedchamber ,
and took his gold watch and, pocket
book containing about $4O, and made
his escape Without dirAurbine the Sec
retary, who was sound asleep.
Itininal Fire Insurance
Company.
Or SINKING , SPRINGS, 'BERKS COUNTY.
XTOTIOS is hereby given to the members of tbe
1.1 said Company, that in consegnence of losses by
fire causing a deficiency, an assessment (No. 18) ofsl
per $l,OOO insured. has been levied by the Board or
Managers. agreeably with the provisions of the 6th
Session of the Charter, and Ist Section of Supple
mentary Act of April 13,1859.
Members will bear in mind that ell those neglect--
ing to pay their assessment within 40 days from Our
date of publication of the same, will' be liable to
pay double the said Rates. It is therefore hoped
that all will hr prompt in their payments, as these
who suffered Loss are in need of their dues. Forth'
convenience of the mettibem, either of the agents,
John B. Bier...ter, or Cyrus Schools. will attend at
the places and dates named below, between the
hours of 10 and 2 o'clock, to receive the same.
Members will not forget their policies.
Wednesday, June 8, at Itennethum's, Mysretowa.
Thursday, " 9, at Weigley's Milicreek.
Friday, 10, at Reath's, Shaefferatown.
Saturday, 11, at office of J. B. Iliester, Leti"m
Monday, 13, at Rlick'e, Bethel Tails,
Tuesday. " 14, at Erna's, Fredericksburg..
Wednesday, " 15, at Lather's JosiestOwn.
Thursday, " 10, at Bordner's, Union Twp-
Fridsy, 4 " 17, at Harper's, Hanover.
By order of the Board,
CHARLES KLMSLER, Secretary..
May 19, 1883.
diL Joint Resolution
PROPOSING CER'PAiN A .IENDe
m SNTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
..e....rereitleztay the Senate and House of /bpreseetto ,
I 'roes of Ov. Commonumatth of Pensayireoio in Genera-
As.ombly rn.tt. Mitt the following ookendusente be pro
posed to the'Coostitutlon of the VOtemonweelth, he air
cord auca with the pruvielone of the tooth sale* ,
thereof:
Toere aball be an additional section to the third
article 01 lb., Conotitutl,:n, Co ba dcaigaated am aeftion
lour. ad foliovra:
'.Section 4. Whenever any of the qualified electors
of th a Cotumonwoath Mall be in any actualmtlitary
service, under a requisition from the Preent-nt of the
United States, or by the authority of this 003X1m3II
weal th, such electors may exercise theright of suffrage
In all elections by the citizens,under mach regulations
es are, or shall be prescribed by law. as fully as if they
were presen: at their tumid place of election!'
&Woo 2. There shall be two additional sections to
the °love .th article of the Conetition, to be designated
as oectiot.s eight, and nine, aa follows:
•`Section 8. Ito bill 'Man be , massed by the Legiols•
tura, containing more than one subject, which obeli he
clearly expressed in the title, except appropriatite
bills.
"Section 9.N0 bill shall be.passed by the Legislature
granting any powers, or privileges, in any ease, where
the authority to grant inch powers, or privileges, has
been. or upsy kertnifter be. conferred upon the courts
Of this Commonwealth." - HENRY 0. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the fleeter, of Repreesetatiees.
JOHN P. PSIVNIST.
Speaker of the Senate.
err= or ?I1 aritourttur or sus Coxrmoswitarri.
ItAttnimmo, April 26, 184$1.
PENNSYLVANIA, :
Idu hereby certify that the foregoing Is la,
s.l f
true end correct copy of the original 3olnt
Resolution c tthe General A ssemblj,eutitled
** A Joint Resolurfon proposing certain
Amendments to the o..ostitution," as the same re.
maims on file in this aline. .
In Teetimmy whereci, I base her•nnto set my band
and calmed the ecal of the Secretary's face to be at-
Axed, the Say mad year 'above written.
ELI BUYER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The abovs Resolution- having been agreed to by a
m.j.nity of the members of each House. es two succes
sive sessions of the General Assembl. of this Common
wealth , the proposed amendments will be submitted to
the people, for their adoption or rrjection. on tke first
TUASD A .1" of AL. GUST; in the year of our Lord. one
thousand eight f utak° and sixty four, in accordance
with the provisions of the ten ,h article of the Constar'.
thin, and act. entitled “an Act prescibing the time end
matm-r of onlonitting to the people, Asr their approval
and ratifi anion or rejection:the proposed amendments
to the Copatitutiort, approve,/ the twenty third day of
April, ono thousand eight hundred and sixty four.
&LI SLIFklt,
May 1.1-te ' Secretary of the Commonweelth.
A dminubAratoes Notice.
1110 MICE is herehy given that letter.; of Admit:ll'Ln'.
IN tine. rum to4tamon to entmlo, on the estate of PE
SHELLEN LtERC: SR, dee - d.. Into of Cornwall to.,
Lebanon county; La., have been kr-Intr.] to the under
signed of North Lebanon Itorough, County and State
aforesaid. All persons indebted to said estate will
please make payment, and those having claims will
present them without delay.
JOIEN ALLWW(,
Administrator cum testament° annexe.
Lebanon, Nay 28, 2864.—*
L. IL 1306EG' S
LIEQ,ITOR, STORE,
Market Square, oirposiTethe iffarl-et House, Lebanon, Pa.
undersigned respectfully informs fae public
that he has received an extensive stock of the
choicest aad purest Liquors of all descriptions. These
Liquot s he is invariably disposed to sell at un
••• precedent edly low prices.
• Druggists, Fanners,llotel Keepers, and oth
ers will consult their own interests by buying of the
undersigned. L. R. DEER.
Lebanon, April 15, 1863.
Boot and Shoe Store.
• JACOB TREBEL respectfully in
forms the public thathe stillcontin
- L
A .,,,,. nes his extensive establishment in
sib . e allillt hie new. building, in Cumberland st. ,
where he, hopes to render the same
,• satisfaction as heretofore to aU who
may favor him with their custom ileinviteellorchanis
and dealers in ii tirTS and SIIOBSand every one who
wishes to purc fashionable end, durable artieles In
his line, to call red examine for themselves, his large
and varied stock. . .
Ile is determined to surpass all ecnipetitionin the
manufacture of every - article in his business, suitable for
anyeklnrket in the Union. A due care taken in regard
to materials and workmanship; none bt the beet quali
ty of ',BATTIER and othermaterialsarensed, and none
but the beet workmen are employed
P. S.—lle returns hie sincere thanks to hinfrienda for
the very liberal yitroi3age heretofore bestowed on him.
Re hopes by strict attention to business and endeavoring
to please his customers, to merit a share of public pat
ronage. 'Lebanon. Map 4. 1561.
*Jacob E. L. Zimmernaanls*
'UMW CLASS LIAI7LORBSSINt7. AND HAIR-DUI
INO SALOON, Market street, near Cumberland,
and oppoPite the Nagle Betel. Being thankful for the
liberal patronage heretofore extended to him. he would
respectfully eollcit a continuance of the ennui.
Lebanon... July 2. 1862.
N. 1 3 .—The . Saloonlrill be closed on Sunday.
North LebanOn - Borough
Account
TOIIN PAINE, Treasurer, in account with N Lebo
') non Borough, from April 1863, to April ,
To Cash received from former Treasurer,
To Cash received from John Heisey, Col
lector for 1882, in full. 262 IT
To Cash received from Win. L. Black, Col-
lector for 1,563.
Cr. ;795 08
By cash paid sundry persons on order*
issued as folio's)) :
Solomon G ir.,grich Interest SSO 00
George Arentz Supervisor 200
do do - 80 00
Henry Treida Bond & Int., 108 Oti
Jacob Seifert do 101 10
John Heise' , Tax refunded 333
Worth & Iteinoehl Printing 21 75
John Paine Treasurer 500
John Light. as Interest 54 00
Win. L. Black H. Constable t.t 88
Benjamin Zeller Rent 00
George A.rents Supervisor 24 20
Isaac Mar ' Interest
,5 GO
Josiah Fund( Attorney 20 00
Joho 11. Miller Bond & Int., 54 84
John Light, as do 48 30
Abram Shirk ' do • 53 50
Issue lloffer. do 98 :97
Win. 31. Breslin r
Printing 31 75
Balance in Treasury 40 70
Outstanding Tax for 1889, pas se $798 OS
Outstanding Tax for 1863, 187.85
EADING RAILROAD.
Summer Arrangement
_~
GREAT TRUNK LrNE FROM THE NORTHAND
North-West for PHILADELPHIA, NEW-YORK,
READING, POTTSVILLE, LEBANON, ALLENTOWN.
EASTON, Ac., Ac.
Trains leave Harrisburg for Philadelphia, New-York.
Reading, Pottsville, and all intermediate Stations, at
A. DI., and 2.00 P.' M.
New YOrk Express leaves Harrisburg at 6.30 A. M.
arriving at New York at 1.45 the acme day.
A. special Accommodation Passenger. Train leaves
BEADING at 7.15 A. M., and returns from Harrisburg
at 5 P. M.
Fares from Harrisburg: To Naw-Yorkss 15;
to Phil.
adelphis. $3 35 and $2.80. Baggage checked throne
Returning, leave New-Fork :at 6 A. DI, 12 Noon, se
7 P. M., , (PITTSBURG EXPRESS arriving at Hare , *
burg at 2 A. M.) Leave Philadelphia at 8.15 A.
and 3.33 P. M.
Sleeping ears in the New York Expraas Trsin s ,
through to and from Pittsburgh without cbangs•
Pisesengere by the Catawhiew Railroad leave Tamseg_h!
at 8.50 A. 51., and 2.10 P. M. for Philadelphia, N"
York, and all Way Points.
Trains leave Pottsville at 9.15 A. M., p and 2.3 0 - •
for rhiladelphis. Harrisburg and New York.
An Accommodation Passenger' !milt'. leaves gesdinH
at 6.00 A. )1 , and returns from Philadelphia at 690
M.
3.llthe above trains run daily, Sundays exceriol
- d Sunday train leaven Pottirdite at 7.30 A. M., and
Philadelphia at 315 P,
CommirrAnow, Adrineez. we" and E xc rgeros TJC
rut at reduced rates Ick and' rout all point.
SO PoundS Bump allowed each passenger.
G. A .
General Superintendent •
May 25,1864
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