I=9
boys described, spread with great ra
pidity. It was immediately detect
ed, and the efforts of the first mate,
to whom our informants accord all
praise, were at once directed to its
extinguishment. But alarm usurp
ed the place of coolness and discipline;
and all the efforts of the mate and a
few of the crew, who ran to the hose,
were rendered abortive by the af
frighted, men and women, who ran
about the deck, and thus prevented
timely application of the means of
safety till all means were too late to
be of any avail. It was in view of
this state of things,
and the evident
fate that awaited the vessel, that the
captain cried : "The ship is gone—
away the boats 1" A wild, disorder
ly rush to the boats followed, the
captain of the Gen. Lyons, as is stat
ed, being among the most eager to
abandon the vessel and seek safety
'in the first boat lowered. The mo
ment the boat touched the water be
was overboard ; but in the next, the
boat came in collision with the steam
er's wheel; and the captain was
thrown out, the wheel striking him
and Captain Weber, of the 56th, and
instantly sending them lifeless be.
neath the waves. The engineer and
first mate in vain attempted to re
store something like order. Major
James Pyles, in command of the 56th
made a like endeavor to quell the in
sane tumult that prevailed ; but all
such efforts were useless in the pres
ence of the fiery element that was
now fast gaining the mastery, and
whose inevitable approach deprived
the unfortunate people of all hope
from human aid.
Of the majority of those below seek
ing rest but a few escaped, and these
only by rushing on deck at the first
alarm. Through some agency or
other, the hatches were closed, and
as the alarm spread the consterna
tion of those below broke all bounds.
A rush was made to the ladders, but
the wild instinct of self-preservation
deprived the unfortunates of their
only chance of escape to the deck.—
Those foremost on the ladders were
pulled back by the crowd who press.
ed behind, and in the struggle that
followed the ladders were pulled
down and every attempt to replace
them was thwarted by the blind and
despairing efforts of the unfortunates
themselves. The cries from below
became heart rending, but they were
unheeded at that terrible moment of
cummon danger to all. Within half
an hour the vessel was wrapped in
flames, and those on deck bad disap
peared In the engulphing waves, very
few escaping to the boats ; and even
many of those who first gained them
were, by the roughness of the sea,
capsized, their places being taken by
those who were able to combat, for a
brief space, the waves, which were
then running mountains high. Mi
chael S. Brockott, a member of the
Fifty-sixth regiment, and one of onr
informants, entered the first boat
lowered, along with the captain of
the steamer. He and eight others
were in the boat for nearly four
hours, and it was only at intervals
that the h
_urn.rig
Atanamnad as, ehadrifted away on the
breakers. The steam bad not been
turned off, and thus impelled by
'wind, steam and sail, the doomed ves
sel, one broad sheet of flame, hurried
to two-fold destruction. The screams
and imploring cries of help, shouted
in vain, coming more and more faint
Jy over the stormy waters. Besides
the first boat lowered, in which Mr.
Brockett was, there were two others
got clear of the steamer, containing
about 35 persons in all, and these
were all that escaped.
There were about fifty women and
children on board, refugees coming
North, but not one was saved. Mr.
George W. William, of the 56th, gal
lantly risked his life in an effort to
rescue one woman. He succeeded in
getting her on the same plank as he
himself clung to, but when finally
aid came she was past all succor, the
immersion in the water and the cold
having done their fatal work. There
were sixty-seven male refugees, but
three of whom were saved. There
were twenty-six enlisted men of the
10th Missouri, on the way to their
homes ; none of these were saved.—
From the exhaustion they had under
gone, and the sufferings they were
enduring in their half-submerged
poets, every moment threatened with
destruction, all hope of being rescued
was dying out of the few survivors
of this terrible calamity, when at last
the steamer General Sedgwiek came
in sight—almost unseen until the
moment she threw out the means of
escape. The boat Mr. Brackett was
in was the last bailed. He managed
to catch the line thrown to him, and
in an instant the friendly coil was
around his body, but ere he was
drawn up the boat capsized, and
while in the water he was grasped
by two of his companions in misfor
tune ;. with the clutch of drowning
men they clung to him, and when
drawn upon deck be was unconscious,
the terrible stress of the others caus
ing the rope to tighten so as to de
prive him of all respiration. The
terrible scene on board, the harrow
ing cries of men, women and children
for help, whore no help could come ;
the almost hopeless struggle for life
through which they passed, have left
such an effect on the hearts and memo
ries of the survivors that many of the
details and circumstances of the mo
ment are in the whirl of emotions
created. yet unremembered—but e
nough has been told to class the loss
and fate of the General Lyon and its
ill-fated'passengers among the most
disastrous calamities that have oc
curred at sea for years.
No less than thirteen brew
eries were seized in and about Al
legheny city, Pa., last week, for al
leged frauds in the returns made
of revenue.
ileir A recent mail for Gen.
Sherman's Army amounted to two
thousand bushels of letters.
ser At least eight thousand
engines will be at work in the
Pennsylvania oil region this sum
mer. •
C4sls EEltt+
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WIZEN DEMO /RAM PRIECIPLES CEASE TO LEAD, WE CUBE
TO FOLLOW."
unit. M. MUM, Editor and Proprietor.
LEBANON, PA.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1865.
Dar Gen. Lee surrendered the
Confederate Army, of Northern
Virginia, on Sunday, to Lieut.
Gen. Grant. The terms of capitu
lation will be found in full in ano
ther column. Lee makes no spe
cial terms for himself but shares
the fate of his army. May God
grant that this great and bloodless
victory bring us True Peace and
Union of hearts forever.
The great news was received in
Lebanon at an early hour on Mon
day morning, and at about 6
o'clock, ;he boils commenced peal
in forth the clarion notes of rejoic
ing. The hilla-baltho was kept up
for the greater part of the day.—
Smiles were once again the real
order, and many a brave heart
was laid low by an exuberance of
feeling. Flags were as liberally
and freely displayed as when the
first gun was fired. Big and little
cannon were set a booming, and,
in general the feeling was of the
most jovial character.
ger Gen. Lee, after he evacua
ted Richmond, endeavored to go
to Lynchburg with his army. He
was pursued by Grant, and at
Deatonville Sheridan cut off
Ewell's, who had command of the
rear guard, and captured him, to
gether with a large number of
prisoners, artillery, wagons, ac.—
Lee continued on his way hotly
pressed to Appomattox Court
House, eighty miles west from
Richmond and forty three east
from Lynchburg. There, no
doubt learning, that Hancock, with
20,000 men, was advancing along
the Shenandoah valley to cut him
oft; and that he could not succeed
in reaching Lynchburg, without
an useless sacrifice of his men, he
accepted the proposition of. Gen.
Grant, and surrendered his army,
at Appomattox. It is to be hoped
that all the Confederate forces
will immediately lay clown their
arms, and submit with the best
grace possible. But if they are
determined to fight, we would ad-
Us
other place, and fight to their
heart's content, only so they leave
us in peace and happiness. Their
calling should be ended here—the
"Monroe doctrine" is calling them
to Mexico.
air A letter passed through
Washington the other day, in the
army mail, froin Gen. W. T. Sher
man to his wife. On the corner
was indorsed, "Fayetteville,. N. C.
No postage stamps." Uncle Sam
concluded to forward the letter
and trust to Sherman's luck for
the payment of the postage.
JEFF. DAVIS' PEACE PROPOSI
TION.--The New York Herald, of
Tuesday, week has the following de
spatch from Washington :
The grand success of. our armies
before Richmond during the last
three days, has in a measure, remov
ed the secrecy from events which
have transpired at-City Point since
the President arrived there. I am
informed by a high official in thegov
ernment that in the early part of last
week Jeff. Davis made a direct over
ture to Mr. Lincoln to surrender
everything to the United States gov
ernment, and asked but one condi
tion—everything else he would yield.
That condition was, that all who had
taken part in the rebellion should be re
stored to citizenship. All else he would
give up if that Would be granted.
Mr. Lincoln's reply was that "He
did not,have the power to grant that
point. Congress hiid passed a law
expressly prohibit:4%4U- persons in
this rebellion holding important offi
cial positions, as well as all in their
armies above the rank of colonel,
from being restored to citizenship,
and bad, therefore, taken it out of
his power to accede ,to that proposi
tion." This ended that peace nego
.tiation, and fighting commenced with
in Forty-eight hours afterwards.
The President wrote to Secretary
Seward detailing the above facts.—
The latter, upon receiving the letter,
immediately started for City Point
to urge the President to accept the
proposition immediately, call an ex
tra session of Congress, and appeal
to their magnanimity to ratify the
terms of settlement. But before Mr.
Seward arrived the fighting had com
menced which resulted in the cap
ture of Richmond. These facts are
from a reliable source, and may be
considered semi-official.
if this be true and had Seward's
advice been taken many thousand
lives would have been saved.
Msxico.—The N. Y. Times edi
torially says :—ln all probability
our future relations with Mexico
will be determined mainly by cir
cumstances quite beyond our con
trol. Whatever the policy of our
Government, sixty days will not
elapse after the disbandonment of
our armies, before Ida,xraillian will
see the gleam of American bayo
nets. Many soldiers, after the dis
bandonment of our armies, will
doubtless go to Mexico to join
Juarez's force.
THE NATIONAL DEBT.—The official
statement of the public debt on the
31st of March shows that the amount
outstanding, bearing interest in coin
is $1,100,361,241, the interest being
664,016,631. The amount bearing in
terest in lawful money is $751,055,128
the interest being $38,819,899. Debt
on Which interest has ceased, $349,
420. Debt bearing no interest, 6515,
189,287. Total amount outstanding,
$2,366,954,077. Total interest in
lawful money and gold, $102,836,531.
Thar We hOpe the debt is no
greater than is above stated, but
we are fearful that by the time all
the claims are in and audited, it
will be found that the debtis near
er three thousand millions than
two.
Fg),— Secretary Se war d was
thrown from his carriage, in Wash
ington, last week, and had his
arm broken between the elbow
and the: shoulder, and his face
much bruised. He is now doing
well.
The city of Reading has
now three excellent Steam Fire
Engines.
Barntim, the Showman,
has been elected a member of the
Connecticut Legislature.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
SURRENDER OF LEE
AND
Vll2 NAOMI anev
TO GRANT.
Aram 7, 1865.—Gen. R. E. Lee,
Commanding a S. A.; General : The
result of the last week must convince
you of the hopelessness of further re
sistance on the part of the Army
of Northern Virginia in this struggle.
I feel that it is so, and regard it as
my duty to shift from myself the re
sponsibility of any further effusion of
blood by asking of you the surrender
of that portion of the Confederate
States Army known as the Army of
Northern Virginia.
Very reSpectftilly,
• - ub ocnart, -
U. S. GRANT,
Lieut. Gen. Com'g. Armies U. S.
APRIL ith, 1865.—General : I have
received your noto of this date.--
Though not entirely of the opinion
you express of the hopelessness of
the further resistance on the part of
the Army of Northern Virginia, I
reciprocate your desire to avoid use•
less effusion of bleed, and therefore,
before considering your proposition,
ask the terms you will offer on condi
tion of its surrender.
(Signed) R. E. LEE; General.
. .
To Lieht. Gen. Grant., Commanding
Armies of the United States.
APRIL Bth, 1865.—General R. E.
Lee, Commanding C. S. A.: General—
Your note of last evening in reply to
mine of same date, asking conditions
on which I will accept the surrender
of the Army of Northern Virginia, is
just received. In reply, I would say
that peace being my first desire, there
is but one condition I insist upon,
viz : That the men surrendered shall
be disqualified for taking up arms
again against the Government of the
United States until properly exchang
ed. I will meet you or designate of
ficers to meet any officers you may
name for the same purpose, at any
point agreeable to you, .for the put.-
pose ef arranging definitely the terms
upon which the surrender of the Ar
my of Northern-Virginia will be re
ceived.
Very respectfully,
'Your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gen.
Commanding Armies U. S
APRIL 8, 1865.—General: I receiv.
ed, at a late hour, your note of to
day, in answer to mine of yesterday.
I did not intend to propose the sur.
render of the Army of Northern Vir.
ginia, but to ask the terms of your
propositions. To be frank, Ido not
think the emergency has risen to call
for the surrender of this; but as the
restoration of peace should be the
sole object of all, I desire to know
whether your proposals would tend
to that end. I cannot, therefore
meet you witb.a view to surrender
the Army of Northern Virginia ; but
as far as your proposition may affect
the Confederate States forces under
my command, and tend to the res
toration of peace, I should be pleased
to meet you at ten (10) A. M. to-mor
row, on the aid stage road to Rich
mond, between the picket lines of the
two (2) armies.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, '
(Signed) R. E. LEE, General.
To General = Grant, Commanding
Armies U. S.
APRIL 9th, 1865.—General R. E.
Lee, Commanding C. S. A.: General—
Your note of yesterday received. As
I have no authority to treat on the
subject of peace, the meeting propos
ed for ton (10) A. M. to-day could
lead to no good. I will state, how
ever, General, that I am equally anx
ious for peace with yourself, and the
whole North entertain the same feel
ing. The terms. upon which, peace
can be had are well understood. By
the South laying dawn their arms,
they will hasten that most desirable
event, save thousands of human lives
and hundreds of millions of property
not yet destroyed. Sincerely hop
ing that all our difficulties may be
settled without the' loss of another
life, I subscribe myself, very respect
fully, your obedient servant.
(Signed) U. :3. GRANT.
Lieut. Gen. U. S. A.
APRIL 9, 1865,--Genera/ : I 're•
ceived your note of this morning on
the picket lino, whither I had come
to meet you and ascertain definitely
what terms were' embraced in your
proposition of yesterday with refer.
once to the surrendr, Qf this army.—
I now requist iitterview in accord
ance with the offer:centainod in your
letter of yesterday r for that purpose.
V - ery respectfully,
Your obedient servand,
E. E. LEE. General.
To Lieutenant General U. S. Grant,
Commanding U. S. Armies.
APRIL 9, 1865.—General R. E. Lee,
Commanding C. S. A.: Your note of
this date is but this , moment (11.50),
eleven fifty A. M., received. In con
sequence of my baying passed from
the Richmond and Lynchburg ruad
to the Farmville and Lynchburk road,
I am at this writing about four (4)
miles west of Walter's church, and
will push forward to the front for the
purpose of meeting you. Notice sent
to me on this road where you wish
the interview to take place will meet
me.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
U. 8, GIIANT,
Lieutenant General.
APPOMATTOX COURT 110 USE, April
9, 1805.—Gen. R. .E. Lee; Command
ing Confederate States: In accord
ance with the substance of my letter
to you of the Bth inst., I propose to
receive the surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia on the following
terms, to wit : Rolls of all the offi
cers and men to be Wedeln duplicate;
one copy to be given to an officer
designated by me,,the other to: be retain
fi
ed by Such Officer or q cets as you may
designate - ; ifii: n ia.;4 4 o-grve---tnen—in
fliiidual paroles not to, take up arms a
gainst the Government of the United
States, until properly exchanged ; and
each comrany or regimental commander
sign a like parole for the men of their corn
mends. The arms, artillery and public
property to be parked and stacked and
turned over to the , officers appointed by
me to receive them. This will not em
brace the side arms of the officers, nor
their private horses or baggage. This
done, each officer and man will be allow
ed to return to their homes, not to be
disturbed by United States authority, so
long as they observe their parole and the
the laws in ft•rce where they may reside.
Very respectfully. U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY NORTHERN VIR•
OINIk, 9th April, 1865. Lieut. Gen. U.
S. Grant, Commanding U. S. A. :
General !—I have received your letter of
this date, containing the terms of sur•
render of the Army ofNorthern Virginia,
as proposed by you, As they are sub
stantially the same as those expressed in
your letter of the Bth inst.. they are ac
cepted. I will proceed to designate the
proper officers to carry the stipulations
into effect.
Very respectfully,
Yowl' obedient servant,
R. E. LEE, General.
THE CAPTURED CITIES.
Details and Ineideittelif the Occupa
tion of Richmond and Peters.
burg.
EXECUTIVE MANSION OF JEFF. DA
VIS, RICHMOND, VA., April 3, 1865.
I have the national honor and pride
to announce the fall of the Confeder ,
ate capital, and the unconditional
surrender to the gallant Major-Gen
eral Weitzel, and the forces under
his command, at seven o'clock this
morning.
At about three o'clock this morn
ing, Gen. Shepley, chief of staff to
wed ze i, felt convinced,
from the statements of the large
number of deserters, coming with
in.our lines, confirmed by despatches
from Gen. Hartstuff's lines on the
Bermuda front, that all the rebel
works around Richmond were being
evacuated, and that Lee and his ar
my, and Jeff. Davis and his govern
ment, had already taken up the on
ly available line of retreat to the
North Carolina boundary, and that
the way was clear for the occupancy
of the rebel capital by the forces of
the United States. Gen. Weitzel tele
graped these conclusions to Lieut.-
Gen. Grant, who replied instantly,
saying that he had no doubt that
Gen. Weitzel could occupy the city
without the slightest difficulty.
On. the 2d instant Gen. Weitzel, so
clear was his ,mind piton the subject,.
despatched Major A.. IL "Stevens, of
the 4th Massachusetts cavalry, and
Major E. R. Graves, of his staff, with
forty cavalry, to investigate the con
dition of affairs on the roads leading
to the rebel works and thence to
Richmond. This party had scarcely
proceeded far within the rebel lines
when they espied a shabby carriage
approaching, the driver waving a
white flag. Approaching this vehi
cle, it was found to contain Mayor
Mayo, the head of the Richmond city
government ; Judge Meredith, of the
Supreme Court of Richmond ; Judge
Lyon, and several' other worthies of
the rebel persuasion, who announced
that they had come out to surrender
the city to the competent authori
ties.. This.-took.place within a dis
tance of two. miles • of the city, after
the Majors had found - their way
through several lines of torpedoes,
and was marked by the following
conversation :
Major Stevene.--Who is in com
mand of this flag of truce ?
Judge Meredith.—lt is Mr. Mayo ;
Mayor of the city of Richmond.
The Judge at the same time intro
ducing the Mayor and all of hie as
sociates to Majors Stevens and Graves.
Mayor Mayo then banded Major
Stevens a small slip of paper upon
which was written the following :
"It, is proposed to formally surren
der to the Federal authorities the
city of Richmond, hitherto capital of
the Confederate States of America,
and the defences protecting it up to
this time."
The document was approved of,
and Major Stevens accepting it in be
half of his commanding General, it
was at once transmitted to Major-
General Weitzel, who had already
sent out his skirmish line, and upon
the receipt of Mayor Mayo's Barren.
der instantly moved his column upon
the evacuated city and took posses
sion.
_ The Major then took charge of the
rebel flag of truce party, and advanc
ed upon the city—two capable, effi•
cient and popular officers of the stout
old Army of the James thus being
the first, with their escort, to enter
the fallen and capitulating capital of
rebeldom.
Ewell set the city on fire, and all
the business portion of the main
street to the river was destroyed.—
The bridges arose the river were al
so destroyed. Many families remain.
Mrs. Lee remains. At Petersburg
the public stores were burned, and a
few houses caught fire, but not much
damage was done to, the city. The
bridges here were also destroyed.—
Will report fully from Richmond.—
Cannot get a clear idea of our loss.—
The only one General killed is Win
throp. Potter is dangerously wound.
ed in the groin.
All the corn m ercial.part of the city
was found to be in flames, Gen. Ear
ly having ordered the destruction of
the public buildings, which order Gen.
Breekindridge, rebel Secretary of
War, strove earnestly to have coun
termanded, but without avail.
General'Weitzel finds much suffer.
ing and poverty among the popula
tion. The rich as well as the poor
ivi."l. ....Loot to
issue supplies to all who take the
oath. The inhabitants now number
about twenty thousand, about one
half of them of African descent.
It is not true that jeff. Davis sold
his furniture before leaving. It is
still in his house where I am now
writing. He left at 7 P. M. by the
Dativille Railroad.
All the members of Congress have
escaped.
General Weitzel took hero one
thousand prisoners besides wou nded.
These number five thousand in nine
hospitals.
We captured cannon numbering at
least five hundred pieces. Five thou•
sand muskets have been found in one
lot. Thirty locOmotives and three
hundred cars are found here. The
Petersburg Railroad bridge is totally
destroyed ; that of the Danville Road
partially, so that connection with
Petersburg can be eaailx
,rnade In
that way. All the rebel vessels are
destroyed, except an unfinished ram,
which has her machinery in her per.
feet.
The Trederr Iron Works are un
harmed, and the machinery is run
ning here today under Weitzel's or.
ders. Libby Prison and Castle Than
der have also escaped the fire, and
are filled with prisoners of war.
Davis left this city last night, at
eight o'clock by rail for Danville, his
family having been sent out five days
ago. On the train he had horses and
carriages embarked, in ease the road
was interrupted, in order to easily
make his way by these means. He
was very much depressed in spirits,
and bore the appearance of an ex
ceedingly. haggard and careworn
man, his countenance clearly betray
ing the loss of his cause. He ex
pressed himself as being yet deter
mined not to give up, but to put forth
another effort to redeem his hopeless
and sunken fortunes. I think it may
be relied upon that be bas not yet al
together abandoned his cause, though
it is positively known he has but lit
tle hope left.' His residence, when
this despatch was written, was deso
late indeed, and everything betokens
the extraordinary baste with which
he abandoned his capital and home.
Extra Billy Smith, late so-called
Governor of Virginia, did not evacu
ate the gubernatorial mansion until
1 o'clock this morning, when be fled,
leaving Mrs. Smith behind, and all
the furniture in his house,
which he
had heretefore threatened to burn.
Mrs. Gen. R. E. Lee, wife of the
rebel General-in-Chief, is also in the
city. News has reached here of the
death of her son, General W. H. F.
Lee, of' the rebel army, killed in the
battles of last week before Peters
burg.
General Hill is killed.
Gem. Weitzel has taken for his pri
vate residence the mansion of Jeff
Davis. A portion of his staff are
quartered with him, and the remain
der in a splendid dwelling a few doors
below.
The interior of Davis's house pre
sented,thevappearanee of having-been
hastily evacuated him..3.Every
thing is in fine order and good re-
pair. Many of Mrs. Davis's little
nicknacks and ornaments are yet to
be found on the mantles and bureaus
of her room.
Musx.—The Empress Josephine
was very fond of perfumes, and, above
all, of musk. Her dressing room at
Malmaison was filled with it, in spite
of Napoleon's frequent remonstranc
es. Forty years have elapsed since
her death, and the present owner of
Malmaison has had the walls of that
dressing room repeatedly washed
and painted; but neither scrubbing,
aquafortis, nor paint, has been suffi
cient to remove the smell of the good
Empress musk, which continues as
strong as if the bottle which contain
ed it had been but yesterday remov
ed.
American Manufacturers—the American
Watch Co.
Om{ readers, we are sure, are not generally
aware of the great • impetus• that has been given
to manufactures since the beginning of the war.
The high rates of exchange, and the necessities
of the army, have made the Eastern bills and
valleys resound with the bum of busy machin
ery, and nowhere bas machinery done more or
created a greater revolution in production and
trade than in the manufacture of the wateh.—
What was once the toilsome, slow and uncer
tain result of band labor only, is now the swift
demonstration of unvarying mechanical forces.
The same class of genius that invented the tele
graph and the sewing machine invented the deli
cate and wonderful mechanism that takes hold
of the raw material—the brass and steel, and
geld, and prec ions stones, and under competent
directions turns out tinit dai I T wonder and ne
cessity—a perfect tinnAkeeper. That genius is
essentially American, and has been found, col
lected, assimilated and made productive by the
American Watch Co., at Waltham, Mass.—
Taking the best fruits of several years experi
ments, they established their factory nearly ten
years ago, which they have been compelled to
enlarge from year to
,year until they now em
ploy seven hundred workmen, and turn out a
product valued at a million and a half of dollars
per annum—or equal to that of all other watches
now sold in this country. The secret of this
Company's success is that they bare done what
they promised—that they have furnished a first.
rate subs tent i al watch at a moderate price—and
this is the great difference between their watches
and the ordinary importations from Europe.—
Except certain very high-priced varieties, the
European watch is the result of cheap and un
skilled band labor, that never goes well, and in
a short time "costs more than it comes to "in
repairs. The American Watch Co. give a guar.
an tee for the quality of all their products, that
is good with any dealer who sells them.—Ex
change.
tom' The wealthiest revenue dis
trict in the Union, according to
the report of Commissioner Lewis,
is the first district of Illinois, com
posed of Chicago and the county
of Cook. From September, 1862,
to June 30, 1864, the first district
of Illinois paid $4,471,503 69.
The next wealthiest district is the
fourth New York, which paid for
the same time $4,421,674 19.
2 f:if la
Of the cheapest and Best Goods
EVER SOLD IN LEBANON!!
Boats, Shoes, Hats, Caps, &c
min undersigned has opened one of the BEST AS
j SORTMENTS of
itIIATS,CAPS,BOOTS, sum, TRUNKS,
TRAVELING BAGS, /cc., of all kinds, a
and of the best materials, which he will ,-
sell at prices to recommend them to purcha.
ears. Of the HATS he has quite a variety of New
Styles, embracing the Washington, Stanton, Burnside,
Dupont, McClellan, Stlinglianrand Monitor Hat, very
beautiful and very cheap., ,ox ; CAPS he has a complete
assortment ;CAM the Neitairo.s. ant up in Ensparior
manner, with fine noon ;4w men'a'atineer end Chit.
dren's Balmorals, Gaiters"; Congress. Soots, Slippers,
and all other kinds; Men's and Boys' Delmore's. Ox
ford Ties, 'Washington Ties, Congress Boots, and all
other kinds worn by them, including BOOTS and
SNOBS, of the different varieties, at his cheap Store in
Walnut St., next to the County Prison.
scip• Thankful for the liberal encouragement of the
public heretofore, I would invite all wishing anything
in my line to call and examine my stock before making
their purchases. ' JOS. BOWMAN.
Lebanon, May 4, 1864. . -
-
P. S.—Measures taken and work made at short notice
lKensova I
OF TILE
NEW AiND CHEAP HOOT
AND SHOE STORE,
TIME subscriber would respect fully Inform the sit
j icons of Lebanon and vicinity, that he has remov
ed hls BOOT and SHOE STORE to Market street, next
door south ot - Mrs. Rise's Hotel, Lebanon. Yu.
where hekeeps on
hand a large and well
assorted stock of all
kinds of BOOTS and
6110 E S. Ile will
make to order all
kinds of BOOTS and
SHOES, and at very
short notice. fie al
so keeps on hand a
large and well-assort
ed stock of LEATHER, such as RED AND OAK SOLE
LEATHER, CALF AND KIP SKINS, MOROCCO AND
FANCY LEATHER, KID, LININGS, ROANS, BIND
MOS, Ac., and all kinds of Shoemakers' TOOLS AND
FINDINGS, such as BOOT-TREES, LASTS, BOOT
CORDS and WEEDS, AWL-BLADES, KNIVES, PUN
CHES, HAMMERS, PINCERS, RASPS, TACKS.—
Constantly on band an assortment ofLastings, Threads,
Shoe-nails, Peg-breaks, Sand-stones, Pege, Bristles, Kit
and Shoe Tools of every description. Having been en
gaged in the business more than twenty years, he feels
satisfied that be can give satisfaction to all who will
favor him with a call. Shoemakers from the country
will do well by calling on him before purchasing else
where. • SAMUEL HAUCK.
Lebanon, Jan. 27 1864. ,
.
Rollo Hallo !
ROTHSCHILD
WILL
OPEN HIS BANK
To invest a large Capital in Groceries and Provisions,
At
Diller's-old Stand,
Lebanon, Pa.
HE will keep all kinds. of Dried Fruits, (imported and
domestic.) al it o•Peas ! Beana,l4thz Dice, Farina, Corn
Starch, Rise PriiiiiK - Currailts, Peaches. (dried
and canned,) also canned-Toinatoes, Tornato Ketchup,
Sauces. L imbergar's; English and=Green chew, &e.
All kinds of ankeries such a,. Molasses, Sugars, cor
fees, Fish, (salt and Pi c kled,) Sardines. Holland 'tar
ring, together with a general variety of all articles
kept in a first class Grocery Store. - '
*l' ll* solicits the patronage of the public, amen ,
ing his customers that his goods will always be of the
first quality, and will be disposed of at a reasonable
profit. •
ALSO
Eilmiszreas "I'cilbetcsacq
Of all kinds and quantities. Come and INVEST IN
THIS DANK I It will pay the purchaser.
410- REMEMBER DILLER'S OLD STAND, next
door to Henry & Keineebra store.
N. IL—Marketprices will be paid in cash for country
Produce.
March 23,1865.
Walnut Street Ahead
Glorious News !
Lowry► Successful!
THE HOLIDAYS COMING I I
TOSEPII LOWRY would respectfully inform the
Eitizene cf Lebanon, and vicinity', that lie Sae just
returned from the City and opened at hie Store. on
Walnut Street, between Cermony and Hollinger's Hu.
tele, the Largest and Completes. "%mica - talent of
Fancy White and Clear Sugar,
WOODEN AND TIN
TOY 1%6 NMI
liaisons. Pigs, Prunes, Currants, Dates, Citrons,
Fil
berts, Walnuts, Peanuts, Almonds, Oranges, Lemons,
Cocoanuts, &0., tro., &c., With a great variety of
French and Common Candies,
of all the different flavors; CHINA-WARE, such as
vases, cups awl saucers, small China Tea Setts, &c., &c
Also, a splendid assortment of
CAKES
OP ALL RINDS, on band r and _made. to order.
filir. • PARTIES supplied atobort notice.
Kir Thankful for past - SWU', he respectfully so iic-
Rt.& oontinuaneff of the public good
' ••• :r -• - JOSEPH LOWEY.
Le - anon, Novena bar 16, 1864.
Magnificent Sale,
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
arowizsav u *Cm
On the One Dollar Plane
THE ENTIRE STOCK OF
One Gold and Silver Watch Manufac- .
tory, Two Immense Jewelry Establish
ments, One Silver Plating W are-house,
One Gold Pen and Pencil Maker.—
To be disposed of with dispatch. .
WITHOUT REGARD TO COST !
iti goofs are of fashionable styles and mast met ,
L lent workmanship, and are sacrificed in this way
to relieve the proprietors from embarrassment occa
sioned by a distracting. civil war. It should be [immi
nently stated, also, that they are mostlyof
AMERICAN MANUFACTURE
and therefore greatly superior to the goods impede*
from abroad and hawked al/out as the cheapest. OW
Fold. The simple duty on imported goods, and the high
premium on gold (all foreign bills am payable in gold,)
amount to more then the entire cost or many of the
articles offered by ye to the public. To facilitate the
sale.
ONLY ONE DOLLAR
will be charged for any article on our list, and thie
sum the purchaser need not pay until he knows what
he le to get I This phis aecor.ls with the method re
cently become so popular for disposing of large stocks
of Jewelry add similar productions
THE PLAN IS SIMPLE !
The name of each article offered for sale—es "001 E,
Hunting Watch," "Gold Oval-Band Bracelet," " Pear ?
Breastpin and Ear Drops," "Gold Enamelled Bing,"
"Silver Plated Cake Basket," &c., is written on a care
and enclosed in a sealed envelope ; these envelopes are'
then placed in a drawer and well mixed • '
then as an
order i s received. with twentrfive cents for return
postage and other eh wges, one of the cards or certifi
cates is taken at random and sent by Brat Mail to cus.
tomer, who will see at once what he can gek toren°
dollar. If he is pleased with his fortune he can for.
ward the money according to directions, on.the certifi
cate and secure tne prise. If the article awarded should'
be Min lied to the purchaser—as fer example, a set o f
Pearl Ear-Drops and Breastpin to a young man who
could not wear them, and had no oue to give them to
—we will send any other article on the catalogue of
equal price which may be preferred. Or _it, for any
reason, Yon - thooee to venture no further, then you
can let the matter drop where it hand spend no more.
Examine carefully our Catalogue I
WATCH DEPARTMENT.
800 Gents' Patent .Lever Gold Hunting
Case, $5O to $2OO
300 Gents' Detach'd Lever Gold Hunting
Case 40 ' 175
400 Gents' Swiss Gold Hunting Case. 30 100
200 Ladles' Gold and Enameled Hunting
CABO,
400 Gents' Patent Lever Silver Hunting
Case, 30 90
400 Cents' Det. Lever Silver Hunting Case, 30 85
300 Dents' Det.Lever Silver open face 20 50
300 Cents' Patent Lever Silver open face t 25 60
300 Gents' Swiss Silver, 18 40
JEWELRY DEPARTMENT,
200 Diamond Rings,
300 Gents' Diamond Pins,
3000 do California Diamond Pins,
3000 do do do Rings.
3000 do Gold and Roam: Fob Chains,
4000 do do vest drains,
4000 Pair Gents' Gold Stem, Buttons,
4000 do do do end Ennm. do,
oeoo este Gents' Gold Studs,
8000 Gents' Stone Set and Signet Rings, S 12
8000 do do do Rum. do, 4 15
0000 Ladies' Gold Neck Chains, .5 50
4000 Onld Oval Band Bracelets,
0000 do and Jet do
5000 de Enameled do
8000 do eludelain Mullin.
5000 Pair Ladies' Gold Sleeve Buttons,
40r0 do do do Beare. do
8000 Bohlen Geld Brooches
0000 Cortd,Opal and Emeral Brae-Ilea, 3 12
5000 Gold Cameo and Pearl Ear-Drops 3 8
7000 Mosaic, Jet. Lava & Florentine .do 3 10
5000 Gold Thimbles, 5 30
10000 Coral, Opal and Emerald Ear• Drops," 3 10
10000 Miniature Lockets 4 10
7.0000 Miniat»re Lockets—magic spring 8 25
10000 Plain Gold Rings, 4 12
10000 Sets Ladles' Jewelry, Gold and Jet, 5 20
10000 do do Cameo, Pearl, de., 4 20
10000 Lad les' 0 ilk and Jet Bracelets, 4 17
10003 do do do Hat Supporters 2 12
SILVER PLATED WARE.
50000 Cups
8060 Ot Wets 3 • 12
10000 Pair Napkin Rings 2 - 10
2000 Card Basket", 4 • 16
3000 Cake Baskets 5 - 20
4000 Castor Frames•-•complete with bottles 5 • 20
2000 Ice Pitchers 10 - 20
6000 Pair Butter Knives 3 - 8
3000 Soup, Oyster end Gravy Ladles 2 - 8
31'00 Engraved Pie Knives 3 - 6
8000 Dozen Tea Spoons per dozen 5 - 15
6000 Dozen Table Spoons per dozen 8 - 24
6000 Dozen Table Forks per dezen 8 • 30
8000 Dozen Dessert Forks per dozen 7 - 25
GOLD PENS AND PENCILS.
10000 Oold.Peng. Buyer ;IR:l...mimes Molders $3 to $lO
12000 Gold'Penn, S Ever Mounted Holders 2 • 8
8000 Gold Pens, Guld Mounted Holders 3 - 15
6000 Gold Pens wttli Gold Extension Holders 10 - 25
6000 Gold Pens, Gold Holders and Pencils 10 - 30
6000 Gold Pencils 6 - 20
REMEMBER THE PLAN!
In all cases we charge for forwarding the Certificate,
postage., and doing the business, the sum of Twenty
five cents, which must be enclosed in the order. Five
Certificates will be sent for $1 ; eleven fur $2; thirty
for $5 ; sixty-five for $lO ; one hundred for $l5.
AGENTS ARE WANTED
Throughout the Country to operate for us. A large
compensation will be paid. Send for terms, &c, en
closing stamp.
NEWBORN d: CO.,
75 Salton Street, N. Y
April 5, 1E65.-3 in
TWENTY--FIRST ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF THE
MUTUAL FIRE INSUR
ANCE COMPAN
Sinking Spring, Berks County, for 1864
RECIiIPTS
- .
Balance hi the Treasury, January 180864, $1.579 12
Premiums and fees on Insurance, 1,950 83
Assessments Nos.lo, 11 and 12, 424 92
Assessment N 0.13, in Barka co., $6,783 73
Do do - Lebanon " 1,905 19
Do do Lehigh " 951 85
Do do tichuyikil " 69 47
Do - do Lancaster" 82 18
Total reeeipto,
EXPENSES.
Managers' and Committees' fees,
Postage, Stationary, &c.,
Disking Collectors' Lists,
Refunded to 11. Null, in Schlegel's case,
Doors for closet,
Advertising & printing in Darks co., $12 1 3 92
Do Lebanon county, 29 50
Do Lehigh county, 4 50
11. 9.Tax.
Treasurer's salary,
President's (tom on 869 policies, 23 06
Do appointing Committees, &c. 19 46
32 52
50 00
Auditors! fees for 1863,
Secretary's mollify, A: Mull,
Do do C. Keemler,
- 95 83
Sennotarre fee' on 48 policies A. 3101 19 20
Do do 321 Kessler 128 40
Filling out 2)2 pol icier. at 12% cents,
Agent.' , fees on 244 policies, Null, 9 7 6 0
Do 82 policies, Wester, 32 80
Do 26 policies, Schools, 'o_4o
Losers nt Fritz, in Berke county :
Cyrus Ruth 69 00
Samuel Fromm 60 00
George Lechner 100 00
George Leah 31 95
John Soli, ' 2.000 00
George Seatuau, 1,637 00
George Davies. 8 00
•
James Butz 20 00
Albert .1. Brumbach 3,000 00
John Fortna, in Lebanon county, 109 0 0
George Spayd, do 4 (14
J. W. & J.l'. Killinger, do SOO 00
Joseph Moyer, do 1,836 0(1
Jacob Bachman do 2,200 00
Nathan Gernet ,in Lehigh county, 120.00
11,200 55;
Balance in Treasury, Jan. 1et,1865,
The undersigned Auditors, appointed to examine
the accounts of the °facers of the Mutual F Ire hour
1111C8 Company of Sinking Spring, Berke county,, do
report that we have carefully examined the eame v
and And them correct ae above stated.
ANDItEW KURR, 1 Auditors.
February, 1865. JOHN VAN BEND, awe
BOARD OF MANAGERS
President—JOHN VAN REED, Spring, Beading
0.
Treasurer—LEWlS BRINER, Reading
&errJury—Cß/LULU KESSLER, Reading.
Ilfanagers—Andrew Ktirr, Bethel
Kaag, Alohrsville P. 0. ; John Kemp, Kutztown PO.
Stanley J. Kirby, Kirbyrille P. 0.; Elise Filbert
11 omeladorf P. 0.; Solomon Yoder, Manatawny P. 0. 9
Milts Obold, Lower Bern P. O.; Daniel B. Lorah, Read;
ing P. 0.; an residing in Berke count y. CYrusgShGai a "
Jonestown P. 0.. Lebanon County; Robed '' vari '
Cornwall P. 0., Lebanon county; Jacob Grim, (Le,
high county,) Maxatawny P.O.
&tarok 15, 1ti65.-3t. CHARLES KESSLER, Sec'y.
•
Wanted,
AN Active boy between the age of 14 mad 17 years,
with goad recommendation, to learn the Confec
tionary and Baking trade, at a good establishment 10
this borough. Apply at 11118 °FEICK.
Lebanon, klarob 15.1865
. .
Business Room for Rent
rpuE ROOM now mauled by Otiorge
. Brenta se
1 a Bar Boom at the R. R. PaDot, togethe r with
ti Fog
tine basement Cellar ie OFFERED FOR RE N T ~
BUSMEN. Poeseseion gjten the 2d dal' m ,
r '".
next, by STINE RDSB.
Lebanon, Feb. =,18850-3t, .
30 80
$4O to $l2O
w 100
S 15
3 12
3 40
6 40
3 10
3 10
3 8
10
8 r
8 35
S 30
3 8
13
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$2 to $ 2O
9,792 02
$l3; 7 29
$165
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160 5 2
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93 33
62 60
147 60
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12,238 6 1
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