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BOOK NOTICES' The Lady s Friend. —This is the title of n now Monthly Magazine of Literature and Fashion, edited by Mrs. Ilenry Peterson, and published by Deacon and Peterson, No. 319 "Walnut street, Philadelphia. The fashion plates are superb °in the January number, and it is beautifully embellished with a sol - dier returning from the war—plenty of good reading, and a beautiful song, entitled ''After the Terms §2 00 per annum ; two copies $3 00. Address, Deacon and Peterson, Philadelphia, Pa. The Peace Democracy The Peace Democracy of this and other States, says the Ilarrisburg Tel egraph, are constantly praying for peace, asserting the duty of the au thorities to make every compromise for peace, and when they desire to clinch their sophistries on this subject, arrogantly claiming that there is no treason in desiring speedy peace. But all good men believe that there is trea son in the position assumed on this Bubject by the doughfaces of the North, in which tbey pray for, hope for, and work for peace—either treason or idi otic foily. The doughface leaders know that there can be no peace ex cept by the suppression of the rebel lion. Peace can only coire by the tri umpn of the Federal or rebel arms. The men who oppose the war, as the doughfaces do, in order to secure peace, are doing more for the rebel cause than the rebels themselves. Every word uttered for peace short of the full triumph of our arms, is an argu ment in favor of treason, and of course those who thus speak are little bettor than traitors. Hence the men who clamor for peace, either do not know what they are thinking about, orthey are in lavor ot a peace based on a demolition of the Union— and (hat is treason. The Rebel Plot Against Johnson's Island When the plot of the rebels and their sympathizers in the Northwest, to release the prisoners confined at Johnson's Island, in Lake Erie, was discovered, the Copperhead journals of the North "pooh-poohed" the matter, and attempted to get up a laugh on Secretary Stanton, for having, as they alleged, been badly "sold" We now have proof of xhe existence of the plot from rebel sources, which cannot fail to convince the most obtuse mind. It is from the report of Mr. Mallory, the Secretary of the rebel navy, and is a full confirmation of the statements heretofore published concerning the affair. Mr. M., in his report, says: "During the months of July and Au gust I sent twenty.seven commissioned of ficers and forty trustworthy petty officers to the British Provinces, with orders to organize an expedition and co-operate with army offioers in the attempt to re'ease the confederate prisoners confined on Johnson's Island, in Lake Erie. From time to time I learned that the arrangements were such as to insure the most complete success. A large amount of money had been expend ed, and just as our gallant naval officers were about to set rail oo this expedition the English authorities gave information to the enemy, and thus prevented the execu tion of one of the best planned enterprises of the present war." —President Lincoln is said to have a good joke upon all applications for office. He eays that he has but one vacant place, and that is the command of the Army of the Potomac. All decline that, and de part for home satisfied that the President in hit. DO WOT. v. Nominated Him Again. A self-constituted committee of gen tlemen, says the Lebanon Courier, wlfo a few weeks ago met at Cincin nati and nominated General McClellan for the Presidency, met in Philadelphia last week and nominated him again. They must think there is virtue in nominations. That old, worn out po litical hack, Amos Kendell. was at the head of the committee on both occa sions. The people will soon become satisfied that these men are much more interested in getting into political pow er than they are in aiding to muintainour free institutions and preserve our gov ernment. The whole trouble with Mc- Clellan and all his parasites is, that they think more about partizan success in elections than they do about put ting down the rebellion. This is no time for such narrow-minded and sel fish men. The Harrisbuig Telegraph. This ably conducted paper has is sued its prospectus for 1564, and as its location makes it a desirabie sheet in addition to a count}* paper, we recom mend it to our readers. The Daily contains later news than any of the city papers received here in the morn ing mail. Its terms are— TERMS OF THE DAILY. Single copies eeDt by mail, per annum, $5 00 " " " 3 mos. 1 25 " " during the session of the Legislature, 1 50 No subscription for a period of less than three months will be received. TERMS OF THE WEEKLY. Single copies, in advance, per annum, 1 50 " paid at the end of year, 2 00 Three copies to one post office, 4 00 Ten " ' 10 00 Any person getting up a club of ten sub scribers, and paying in advance for the same, will receive one copy free while the paper is sent to the club. —A disputed question, whether the Democrat's New Year's Address is for the Union or for the rebels? —The Philadelphia Daily News has appeared in a new dress, and bears in ternal evidence of being in a thriving condition. —The New York Police Commis sioners, having proved too loyal for the New Y'ork copperheads, Gov. Sey mour has attempted their removal. —Surprising, how little it takes to tickle an "independent" newspaper which arrogates to itself a great deal of patriotism. —The property of George T. Smith son, now in the Albany penitentiary for sending information to the enemy, has been confiscated. —Major Francis Jordan, of Bedford county, has been appointed by Gov. Curtin, Military Agent, to represent the Pennsylvania volunteers in the city of VY r ashiugton. —The Philadelphia Saturday Even ing post commences the year with a new story called Oswald Cray, by Mrs. Wood, an authoress of considerable note. Its columns also contain much other matter of interest to fastidious as well as general readers. —The rebel captain, Hugh Logan, (formerly of Franklin county, Pa.,) was recently captured at Woodstock. Virginia, by Col. Boyd's cavalry. He was seriously wounded in the right arm, and in the thigh. Logan has been a regular outlaw, and his capture is one of importance. Ho lias been sent to Washington. —The Hartford Courant says that the wife of Gen. Gustavus Smith, of the rebel army, who has been spend ing some time in New London, and rendering herself not a little obnox ious by the expression of disloyal sen timents, has been compelled, by orders from Headquarters, to leave for Fort ress Monroe, whence she will be sent across the lines to her friends in Dixie. —Chauncey C. Burw, one of the lead ers of the Copperheads, turns out, says the New York Correspondent of the Press, to have been a bigamist. The expose was made by a paper in New Jersey. Burr threatened a suit for libel, when the editor responded by printing the case in full. It takes such wretches as Burr and Andrews to make "simon pure" Copperheads. A man who will be false to his country will be false to everything elso. An Extensive Hog Business. —The St. Joseph (Mo.) Herald says that a far mer living in that county brought in a drove of hogs recently, raised by him self, for which he got fourteen hundred dollars. The same paper says that beef cattle are worth two dollars, gross, in that city, corn is worth 50 cents a bushel, butter 30 cents a pound, apples 75 cents a bushel, timothy hay 1 dollar per cwt., and eggs 40 cents a dozen. fruit seems to bo the dearest pro duct in that region. High Prices. —However much men may complain of high prices, they have by no means reached the height, after three years of war, than they did in time of peace, in 1837. It ap pears that, in February, wheat at Rochester was §2 a bushel. In New York city muttou and veal were 17 to 19 cents a pound; turkey, 25 cents; chickens, 81 apiece. A writer in a New York City newspaper at the time observes: "It is easier to write about living in this city than to find the means of doing it. Kents have uni versally gone up from 30 to 50 per cent. WAR NEW S. Fight near Fort Smith. LEAVEN WORTH, Jan. 4. Advices from the South gay that a fight occurred on the 18th ult., near Fort Gib sun, Cherokee Nation, between 1000 rebels under Quantrell, and about GUU federals under Col. Phillips, of the Indian Brigade. 1 .he fight lasted several hours, and result ' ed in a complete defeat of the rebels, who i scattered in all directions, leaving fifty killed and wounded on the field. Our loss | was small. From Charleston. NEW YOKK, Jan. 3. Advices from Folly Island received per the Arago state that our guns at Cum ming's Point opened on Charleston on Christmas morning, lasting from 1 to 3 o clock. Several fires were kindled in the city, which burned a considerable amount of property. The rebel batteries replied without damage. The U. S. gun boat Marblehead was fired into by a rebel battery in Stono Inlet, and two men killed and five wounded. Assisted by the Pawnee she compelled the rebels to leave their works. Gen. Ger don, with a detachment of men, landed later in the day and took possession of the works. The guns were subsequently brought off by Commander Balsh of the Pawnee. They are two eight-inch howit zers. The rebels had one killed aud five wounded. Gea. Grant's Congratulatory Order to his Army. The following is Gen. Grant's Congrat ulatory Order to his army, dated Headquar ters Military Division of the Mississippi, in the Field, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 10, 1803. GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 9. —The Gen eral commanding takes this opportunity of returning his sincere thanks and congratu lations to the brave armies of the Cumber land, the Ohio, the Tennessee, and their comrades from the Potomac, for the recent splendid and decisive success achieved over the enemy. In a short time you have recovered from him the control of the Tennessee river from Bridgeport to Knox ville. Y'ou dislodged him from his great stronghold upon Lookout Mountain, drove hint from Chattanooga Valley, wrested from his determined grasp the possession of Missionary Ridge, repelled with heavy loss to him his repeated assaults upon Knoxville, forcing him to raise the seige there, driving him at all points, utterly routed and discomfitted beyond the limits of the State. By your noble heroism and determined courage, you have most effectually defeated the plans of the ene my for regaining possession of the States of Kentucky and Tennessee. Y'ou have secured positions from which no rebellious power can drive or dislodge you. For all this the General commanding thanks you collectively and individually. The loyal people of the United States thank and bless you. Their hopes and prayers for your success against this unholy rebellion are with you daily. Their faith in you will not be in vain. Their hopes will not be blasted. Their prayers to Almighty God will be answered. Y'ou will go to other fields of strife; and with the invin cible bravery and unflinching loyalty to justice and right which have characterized you in the past, you will prove that no enemy can withstand you, and that no de fences, however formidable, can check your onward march. By order of Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT. T. S. BOWERS, Assistant Adjutant Gen. The War in Tennessee. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. —The following despatch has been received at the head quarters of the army : Col. Long, of the 4th Ohio Cavalry, commanding the 2d Division of Cavalry, reports from Calhoun, Dec. 28th, that the rebel Gen. Wheeler, with 1,200 or 1.500 cavalry and mounted infantry, attacked Col. Leibert and captured a supply train from Chattanooga to Knoxville, about ten o'clock this morning, at Charleston, on the south bank of the Iliawassie. The train escort had reached the encampment at Charleston last night, and Leibert's skir mishers were wholly engaged with the ene my this morning before Col. Long was ap prised of their approach. He immediately moved the small force for duty in his camp at the time —one hundred and fifty men and crossed to Col. Leibert's support. The rebels shortly after gave way, Long pursu ing them closely. Discovering a portion of their force cut off to the right, be charg ed them with sabers, completely demoral izing and scattering them in great confus ion in every direction. Several of the enemy —number not known—were killed and wounded. One hundred and twenty one prisoners, including five commissioned officers, were captured. The main rebel column fled, and was pursued for five miles on the Dalton road, and when last seen was fleeing precipitate ly. Long's loss was one man slightly wound ed. The officer in command of the courier station at Cleveland also reports that he was attacked early this morning (Dec. 28) by a force of about one hundred rebels. He drove them off. GEO. H. THOMAS, Major General Commanding. Official Despatch of Brig. Gen Kelly. HARPER'S FERRY, Dec. 25, 9 a. m. Gen. Sullivan's column has returned safely, bringing one hundred prisoners, about one hundred horses, accoutrements, &c. My different columns are all now safely back. We have captured, in all, over four hundred prisoners and a large amount of property. My plans and others' have all been promptly and faithfully ex ecuted, with a single exception, and with but small loss on our part B. F. KELLY, Brigadier General. Important Arrests. NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Two brothers, named Aaron and George Y\ olt, and Messrs. Benjamin and Esalas Hoffman, have been arrested and confined in Fort Lafayette, lor being concerned in the blockade running busiuess. They shipped goods Nassau, per brig Good line, which were subsequently found on tha captured steamer Margaret and Jessie. Messrs. J. I). Young and J C. Budd have also been sent to Fort Lafayette as ship pers of contraband goods. Other parties and also visitants of the hotel here, known as the headquarters of those of secession proclivities, have been arrested. The blockade business here is almost played out. Rebel New 5. Files ol the Richmond papers of the 28th ult. furnish several matters ol inter est. 'I he question of an exchange of pris oners is still largely discussed. The Whig, referring to Butler's proposition for an ex change, says: "A preliminary question to be consider ed by our authorities, is whether they will treat with a person whom they have for merly outlawed. If this difficulty can be got over, we dare say Butler may be dealt with on as good tortus as any one Lincoln will select. Hitchcock and Meredith both proved themselves very scurvy fellows— falsifiers and tricksters. They are well got rid of. It is known that Butler disapprov ed their conduct, and that he has all along favored, or pretended to favor, a just and liberal plan of exchange. The first cartel that was entered into was negotiated, if we remember aright, between him and Gen. D 11. Hill. Lpon the whole, and in view of the accomplishment of so desirable an end as the liberation of so many of our noble fellows, now the tenants of Yankee prisons, we hope the President may not find it incompatible with the dignity and duty of the Government to waive the out lawry and recognize the beast. It will be necessary for Col. Ould, though, to bo wide awake when they get to arranging the terms of exchange, for this cross-eyed Y'an kee has in him the cunning of the Evil One." THE FEDERAL PRISONERS AT DANVILLE. The Whig says: "The Danville Reg ister says the small pox continues to spread among the Y'ankee prisoners there, and there are new about three hundred cases in all. The virus furnished by their own Government having been generally admin istered, the progress of the disease may be checked. The fatality among the prison ers from this and other maladies is very great. Several wagon-loads are hauled out to the graveyard every day from the gen eral hospital, besides those who die of small pox." THE LOSS IN EAST TENNESSEE. The Richmond Enquirer, of December 24th, has the following doleful editorial view of the loss of the Confederacy by the Y'ankees getting possession of East Ten nessee : "Our losses by the enemy gaining pos session of East Tennessee are incalculable. We are not only deprived of the vast flour mills of that country which previously supplied the whole army, but of vast ma chine shops extensively organized at Knox ville Besides this, we are cut off from the coal, iron and copper mines, which were millions to us. The copper rolling mills at Cleveland, superintended by Col. Poet, Government agent, which were burned by the enemy, formerly turned out (5,000 pounds ol copper per day. Over three millions of pounds have been delivered to the Government. This was the only cop per rolling mill in the country , and which kept us supplied in copper for our caps and cannon. This is among our losses oj the battle of Chattanooga, which is spoken of as merely resulting in the loss of four thousand men and thirty eight pieces of cannon !" CONSCRIPTION. The Whig has a long editorial on the subject of a general conscription, in the course of which it says : "The attention of Congress has been occupied for some days past upon the effi ciency of thearmy. The act admittingsub stitutes into service was repealed with the utmost expedition. A bill setting aside all contracts with the principal whose substi tute has been received, and conscripting him also into service, has passed the House with precipitancy and almost una nimity, and , there is but little reason to doubt will be rushed through the Senate. A more sweeping conscription, embracing all able bodied men of all ages and classes, with various modifications, has also been proposed. A frenzy for the moment seems to possess both the administrative and leg islative branches of the Government upon the subject of swelling the muster rolls of our armies. " Whence comes this frantic infatuation? Is it a system of panic, of trepidation, bordering on despair? Are we reduced to the necessiy of making such an exhibition to our enemies and the world, in resorting to such desperate measures unparalleled in the history of wars? It is one of the pro tean forms of demagoguery that has be witched our civil leaders? The "equality of every man ergo " all must go to the field!" Is not our war based on the princi ple and fact, which all history has demon strated as a truth— the inequality of man —the policy we say of races? Or is it the scheme of the designing and the aspiring? This subject demands the cautious, the most deliberate consideration and circum spection of Congress." The above, with all else heard from the south, goes to show that the vile leadore of the rebellion, reduced to the last shifts of a desperate cause, arc resorting to acts of tyranny and op pression which, thus far in the history of the world, have reacted on their authors. The Amnesty Proclamation of the President is doubtless produc ing its effect among the deluded men who followed the lead of Buchanan's perjured and traitorous cabinet, aud as the " sober second thought" takes the place of misguided reasoning, thou sands will seek safety under its wings. It is worthy of note that a gang of northern doughface patent democrats, fellowscontinually prating about "dem ocracy," the "constitution," "Lincoln's usurpations," " peace," &c., can hardly be brought to utter a word against tho scoundrels who enact such laws as are now proposed at -Richmond! They can run about tho streets crying out against the draft and against the §3OO exemption, but as for the south it is " Pri sident Davis" is a great states man, "Gen. Lee" the greatest military man of the age, the southern army composed of gentlemen, while our offi cers are d—d abolitionists, our soldiers hirelings, and our government, in its honest efforts to put down tho rebel lion and restore peace, one of extrav-1 agance, oppression and injustice ! It is a great pity that such tories cannot be planted where Jof Davis could lay his beneficent hands on them. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE Tho Legislature assembled at Har risburg yesterday. In the House 11. C. Johnson was elected Speaker, and A. W. Benedict Clerk. In the Senate, in consequence of the absence of Col. White, whom the rebels are holding as a prisoner, that body is a tie. We shall probably issue the Governor's Message in an extra. Tho Sunday School Times is a weekly paper, published at Philadel phia, and which besides containing interesting and instructive matter tor family reading, gives much useful in formation concerning Sabbath Schools. It is only a dollar a year, and utility in diffusing moral and religious knowledge should not only place it in the bands of every teacher and schol ar, but of every Christian. Subscrip tions taken at this office. Sporting in California. —For tie ben efit of our sportsmen who thii k they have accomplished wonders whan they have bagged a few little partridges or pheasants, we copy an item or two from California papers. The f*n .Tose Mercury of November sth, says: Wild Geese. —The large fields sear the foot hills in the vicinity of Milpiae, liter ally swarm with wild geese in the after part of the day. They come upirom the swamps around the bay in counties thou sands, and their "cackling" is ;eafening. The way to shoot them (if you bap pen to be out ot trained oxen is to hide behind some bush or bank, and :ake them on the wing as they fly over. The best time i 3 about an hour before sunset. We made one feel quite unwell, thedher even ing with a rifle. Hunting Geese xcith Oxen.— Some of our farmers have oxen trained Ur hunting geese. Large flocks will be feeding on the ground, when the hunre.", gun in hand, screened behind a husreox, travels round the flock, thus drivin. them in a huddle, and blazes away—ften killing sixty at a pop. This is a very successful mode of geese hunting—but the unsus pecting birds don't see the point of the strategy. — Pijaro Times. —Gold continues atapremiumof 50a52. —Our citizens are pnt'ing up ice from six to eight inches in thickness. —The troubles in Eur p© still con tinue. —Gen. Washburn holLthe coast of Texas from the Rio Gran is to within a hundred miles of Gair'-Ston. This place will shortly- be attained. —Joseph Lumba, a revolutionary soldier, who died aged years and 9 months, and who vrasjone of the guards over the Yorktown, was buried in Washington a few days since. The ceremonies imposing. —Josiah Beasore, an and much respected citizen o; Waynesboro, j Franklin county, corufffited suicide on last Sunday two weeks He is said to have committed the art vhile laboring under a fit of temporary insanity. —We have received Phil adelphia Counterfeit Detector and Bank Note List, which gives full and reliable financial rep ol ' 18 ' mon ey arti cles and other similar information, be sides giving all the present counterfeits. ttgk- Some sentiment swain is re sponsible for the following: Woman's eyes appear more beautiful when they glance through a tear, as the light of a star is more brillia Qt when it spark les upon a wave. —Townsend Shs r f' e ? a known merchant of Phihde'P 0Q the 30th at the advanced 3 8® of seventy-one years. Mr. Sharpie 3 ® * aß nown ° the mercantile w rid ** * ®an of active enterprise, far-sifted sbrewd, and of , strict integrity. —Areh Bishop Hughes drM I fIJB i York oo Saturday morning. 9 —Jwo soldiers were Dozen I ■ camp Chase, Ohio, on Saturday. 11/ 1 j —On Thursday night four j ers were frozen to death while f the ears at Jeffersonviile. V | j WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The riß ■£ the enemy's designs and operation® f : Shenandoah Valley are exaggerate* Lee's Cavalry, of perhaps 1,000, sr> A ed by Early's three meager brigs **■> foot, with luiboden and other local le /j Jt Mifflin county, on i aft Thursday, Jan. 11, the following personal propert V Horses, Cattle, Sheep, i Also, two 4 horse Wagons, a on. Threshing Machine, Plow f Cultivators. Horse Gears, hug i TTW riding Bridle. Sled, one half of m ij m ner" Drill. Forks, Rakes, and ■ JK other Farming Utensils. {E | Also, Hay and Cornfodder l>y>\, Grain and Cloverseed by the bushel!*! v tho ground, a hit of good Grain hag stone, a lot of Brick and a lot of 1 Jnj the latter including Joists. Lath, and Scantling. Also, a variety of Household & Kitchen Furnr Sale to commence at 10 o'cloc* 9* J said day, when terms will he made M.*r 1 WM. J. FLKM jgL " Administrator of Samuel Wi!r • §p - Union township, January 6, 18f Jlmy' TTTEEKLY LIST OF LKTTF a,n yd M ing in the Post Office at Jyvn . Ml January 6, 1864. Davis Mrs. Jaoe Myers Mjj Davis Miss Jane Parsh JPnies of the Second or J bird Battallions ; they will be j armed with swords. The duties will be chiefly to act as provest guards and garrisons for cities ; guards for hospitals and other public buildings; and as clerks, orderlies. & c . If found neeessary they may be assigned to forts. & c . Acting Assistant Provost Marshals Gfner al are authorized to appoint Officers of the Regular Service, or of the Invalid Corps, to administer the oath of enlistment to those men who have completely fulfilled the pre scribed conditions of admission to the Invalid Corps, viz : the applicant is unfit for service in the field 2. That he is fit ffir the duties, or some ol them, indicated above. 3. That, if not now in the service, he wai honorably discharged. 4. That he is meritorious and deserving For enlistment or furtffi r information ap ply to the Board of Enrollment for the di i trict in which the applicant is a resident. , By order of JAAXS B. FRV, Provost Ma ; snal General, i J. D. CAMPBELL, 1 TT . Captain and Provost Marshal. Huntingdon, January 6, 1864. Mifflin & Centre Co. TIIE Annual Meeting „ of the Mifflin & Ci j^uni will be held at Reedsvil# Pre S j MONDAY (11th day) ( kfrsj. elect a President and twi ,/ a .xor ensuing year, according j> s-, the General Railroad law *' YMMStnI S. Xl J dec 23 1 T fljllf' l APFB, I APPEALS FROM THE A| will be held as foil# . u^Bp§B!il: sinners' Office in Lewisto/ ]K|Jjj|j!; For Newton Hamiito# town, Bratton and Olive* S January. 1 For Armagh, Brown, townships on Friday, lotli For Lewistown, Uranvi catur on Saturday, 16th re By order of the Conu dec3o "GEORGE FRYSIN m&gM