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M down at all points within the borough limits. CrSC. W. ELDER, Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at I It tend to business in Mifflin. Centre and Hunting- j ■ HI don counties my 26 DR. J. I. MARKS / \FFERS his Professional services to the citizens of Lewistown and the surround ing country. Office in the Public Square op j posite the Lewistown Hotel. janl3-6m* j Large Stock of Furniture on ! Hand. A FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds of Furniture. Young married persons and others that wish to purchase Furniture will find a good assortment on hand, which will I• sold cheap for cash, or country pro duce oken in exchange for same. Give me a call * alley street, near Black Bear Ho ! tel. leb 21 Jacob C. Blymyer & Co., Produce and Commission Mer chants, LEWISTOWN. PA. ®a?~Flour and Grain of all kinds pur chased at market rates, or received on storage and shipped at usual freight rates, having storehouses and boats of their own, with care ful captains and hands. Plaster, Fi>h. and Salt always on hand. sep2 AMBROTYPES The Gems ol the Season. HIS is no humbug, but a practical truth X The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholdei are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS TRUTH FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and DURABILITY. Prices varying according to size and quality of frames and Cases Room over the Espress Office. Lewistown, August 23, iB6O. ~ T 0 B A C C 0 ! Genuine Oriental Turkish, Int. Turkish, Kose, Favorite, Un ion, Kiss-me-quick, JSeafar latti, &c. No. 1, i and 3 CUT k DRY, very low. ALSO, PIPES, TOBACCO-BOXES, C2J XGf A.R.S, and in fact everything that belongs to bis line of business, at very low figures. Call and examine for vourselves, and save money by buying at the Cigar and Tobacco Store of IE. FRYSINGER, novll Lewistown, Pa. Cordage. Cordage. TYOPES, Tow Lines. Bed.Cords, Clothes A\ Liueß, Twines, and other cordage for by J. B. SELHEIMER. If EE lIMITRIL OUR HEROES. BY FRANCIS DE HAES JANVIKRS. [The poem given below has never before been pub lished. It lias been recited by Mr. Murdoch, before large audiences in Philadelphia, where it was receiv ed with shouts, and applauded verse by verse:—J Cheers! cheers, for our heroes! Not those who wear stars, Not those who wear eagles, And leaflets and bars; We know they are gallant, And honor them, too, For bravely maintaining The Red. White and Blue! But. cheers for our soldiers, Rough, wrinkled ami brown; The men who make heroes And ask no renown : Unselfish, untiring. i Intrepid and true. The bulwark surrounding The Red, White and Blue! Our patriot soldiers! Whn treason arose, And freedom's own children Assailed her as foes; Then anarchy threatened And order withdrew. They rallied to rescue The Red, White and Blue! Upholding our banner, On many a field. The doom of the traitor They valiantly sealed; And worn with the conflict, Fouud vigor anew. Where victory greeted The Red. White and Blue. Yet loved ones have fallen And still, where they sleep, A sorrowing nation Shall silently weep; And spring's fairest flowers, In gratitude strew O'er those who have cherished The Red, White and Blue. But, glory immortal Is waiting them now; And chaplets unfading Shall bind every brow. When called by the trumpet, At time's great review, They stand, who defended The Red, White and Blue! ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. From the Ist Pennsylvania Cavalry. CAMP IST PENN. RES CAVALRY Near Petersburg, Va., July 6, 18G4. Mr. Editor :—Thinking that a few notes Irout the Ist Penn Kes. Cavalry utay not be uninteresting to your readers, 1 seud i you below a brief sketch of its recent ope rations. On the evening of the 20th ult., Sheri dan's Cavalry, returing Irotn a long and , exhausting raid oil Trevillian Station and i Gordorisville, reached White House Land | ing, on the north side ol the Patuunky.— ! Ihe Ist Penn. Cavalry being the advance | ot the corps, encamped near the Railroad j brige. During the morning we had heard j Cannonading, and as we neared the land- ; ing, rumors reached us that the enemy had attacked the place. These proved cor- '■ reel, he having appeared in iorce on the opposite side of the river early in the i morning and commenced an attack on the j earth works, thrown up to protect the land j ing, shelling the corps train which was j paiked here awaiting our return and com polling its removal to the north side ot the river; so that when we arrived here, instead ot the short respite we had an ticipated after the long arid exhaust ing services ot this memorable raid, we tound the enemy again in our trout, whose forces must be met, forced back and held at bay until our trains could t>e moved to the south side of tha James River, where the army had gone a ; week before. Crossing the river at 2a. tn ot the 21st, we moved forward to meet the enemy; lie was soon found iu strong position some three miles from ihe landing, but no fighting with the exception ot slight skir 1 ini-hiug occurred until 4 o'cloek in the afternoon. At this time the regiment, as on two similar occasions within the past two weeks, was selected to commence the attack. Dismounting and marching a mile across the country, we moved forward on the flank ot the enemy with the view of at tempting the capture or compelling the withdrawal of a gun which was annoying the skirmishers. Arriving at the point designated, our line was formed and sup ported by a single mounted squadron of the Ist New Jersey cavairy, the advance commenced along a narrow strip of cleared land skirted on ail sides by dense woods. Pursuant to orders, but contrary to the judgement of the officers, the regiment was pushed rapidly forward without the pro tection of skirmishers on either flank, un til it bad reached the woods at the further end, fully half a mile distant. The result was that scarcely had the attack commenc ed in front when the enemy advanced from the woods on both flanks and opened a galling fire on our rear. To retrace our steps ami precipitately too, was the only course left. The whole regiment was fairly entrapped, the enemy pouring in withering volleys from three sides, and though three I officers and thirty-five men were left kill ed, wounded or prisoners in the hands of the enemy, the regiment only saved itself from total destruction by that steady cool ness which has woo it honors ou so rnaoy WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1864. fields. Fighting furiously a9 it withdrew, the enemy's flanking columns were kepi back until clear ol his encircling fire, when a new line was formed and his advance permanently checked. This brief but un fortunate affair, one of those inexplicable occurrences incident to the chances of war, and for which no one is responsible, being the first that has fallen to the lot of the regiment, a fact which reflects the high est credit upon the efficiency and military abilities of its officers, caused much regret, especially as so many of our brave comrades were sacrificed without any material ad vantage having been gain d. Instead, however, of any ceusure being attached to either officer, or men. as the former led the latter only where they were ordered to j.o, the regiment was highly complimented tor its at tioris by General Gregg, Division Commander, and cungrat uiated by the entire Brig do on its com par atively fortunate escape The earnest and candid manner too, in which the men ex culpated Col Taylor, Lt. Col. Gardner and all the officers from blame in the mat ter, with the unswerving confidence the regiment has always awarded to the effi ciency and ability of its officers, was only equaled by the proud satisfaction with which the officers in return expressed their admiration of th< gallantry aml coolness of the men. The flank squ-drons, Captain 11. J. McNitt, composed of companies A and C, which formed the right, and Captain McGregor's, companies I and L, the left of the line, suffered the most severely as they received the first onset of the enemy Captain McNitt with part of his command was immediately cut off from the regiment, and w' en last seen he was engaged with his little party in a hand to hand encoun ter with the enemy endeavoring to cut his way through their double lines Know ing the daring courage and unyielding firmness ol the Captain, it was at first fear ed that he had been killed, but a note re ceived yesterday from him, written in Lib by Prison, stating that hiuiseif, Capt. Battds and Lieut. Burton, Co L, with eighteen men of the regiment were prisoners, relieved our anxiety. Lieut. Burton and lour men were wounded, Lt Burton having iost his leg. After this action, our Division being assigned the duty of protecting the flank of the train in its passage from the White House to the James River, was again engaged on the £4th at Ft Mary's Church. Here we fought the whole rebel cavalry corps for several hours, and although at length compelled to retire before over whelming numbers, withdrew with such steadiness as to foil the enemy in every attempt to break our lines or turn our flanks, bringing off with us all our artillery, wagons, ambulances and most of our wound ed; when the las' general onset was made by the enemy, the regiment, which had been in support of our battery during the day, was immediately dismounted and sent to take a position on a commanding emi nence, which enabled it at the same time to protect the battery and support the left of our line. The enemy having discover ed the importance of* taking the position were hurrying forward at the same time to occupy it; but our boys, by hard running reached it a few moments in advance, and by a volley or two, forced his columns back to the shelter of the wood again, where a constant and well directed fire kept him until our forces had passed by on the right and ail withdrawn from the field. The enemy coming down with a mounted force on our right ai.d rear just as we coinraene ed failing back cut the regiment off from tbe line of our retreating column, but by making a dot mr through the woods on our left soon succeeded in joining its rear, with which it continued un.il the evening dis continued tiie pursuit, when it withdrew t.i Chailes City C. II , reaching that place at 4 p tn. In this action, a* in the pro ceeding one, our loss was heavy, as will appear by the appended list of casualties At White House Landing. June 21. Capt It -I McNitt, Co C. captured " Win A Sands. L. " 2d Lt f> S Buxton, " " leg amp Corp John Kramer. L killed Priv Ruht Jackson, " " " John Doyle, " " Sgt W S Willis, by ball. A, leg. severely I'riv W A Bear, " " hip. " 11 Howard, " " thigh " W ils Lucore, " I>. breast, slightly Sgt T Snyder, " •' •• " Corp AII Lewis, " 44 arm, severely Priv WII Delany " " knee, slightly G P Graham " C. shoulder, " Wm Clair, " " arm, severely Corp J McMahon " '• hip. " Priv Sam Slncum K * " leg, " " G W Miller " '• hip. " (J W Kline, " " hand, eligbtly Sgt w S Lint, " E, hip. * Priv J " W Esworthy" " • •• " Wm Shaffer " " shoul " " A M Harn, " F, hip, " " Ira Ross, •• " arm, " Corp II C Portner " G, abdomen, mortal Priv M Grey, " " shoulder, slightly Sgt J L Mustard " I, hand, " " S MoKee, " shoulder, severely "AC Elliott, " hip, " Priv S P Reed, L, shoulder " " H Brownmiller " side & arm, severe " W II Edler, B. head " David Alger, 11, " and hip," Captured. Ord Sgt J H Fertig, A, Corp Jacob Q Eby " " Silas S Mairs, " " W A Patterson, " Priv Jos E Nutt, 11, " All Arnold, " " Isaac R bhst, L " Frank Berrier, " " Daniel Guyer, " " John Stultz, " Oorp J W Buvce, K, Priv Th os Jones, " Sgt John IL'wder, L, " Joseph Bock, " Corp J II Johnson, " " Titos Mendling, " Priv Santl Hendricks, " " Geo W J antes, " " Daniel Reed, " At St. Mary's Church Va., June 24. Ist Lieut Aionza tii-ed. Co G, killed James R Kelley A, <;a tured Capt A Davidson, wounded, "lightly, head 2d Lt Jos S \\ right, M. wounded, severe, leg Sergt II II McCuilough, E, kilit-d Corp -John E Doty. A. wound, chest, slight Priv John 0 Nipple, A. foot, slightly Sergt Jerome Funk, A. arm, Priv Jos Rnbottom, " groin, severely Sam I K liawu, G, chest, mortally Corp J D Richards, " " missing Captured. Corp Ilenrv Underhaui, D, Priv Jno Maroney. " " Wm R liorton, " " Joseph Hatter, E, " Thomas Crago, F, Sgt Jno W Taylor, (4, Priv G YV Crawford, F, " Jno Ducate, " " M Frank, " Corp J A Shaffer, " " Chas Morrissy, M, war mrnmi The Case of Ishmael Day. We had the pleasure this morning of an interview with Mr. I.siimael Day. who yesterday morning shot down one of Harry Giltnore's men while in the act of taking down the flag over his gate in Harford county. He gives the following correct statement: On Sunday night lie had heard that a party of rebels were encamped in the vicinity, foil did not gtvt? credence to the report. L-o'ly on Monday morning one of his negroes reported to him that they were coming down the road. He immediately hoisted his flag over his gate, and shortly after two armed men came- riding along the road, and on seeing the flag burst out into it loud laugh, one of them advan cing and seizing the halliards. The old gentleman, who is nearly seventy three years of age, ran back into the house, threatening to shoot them il they did not desist. They paid no attention to him, but the halliards being twisted they had some difficulty in getting it down. By this, time he had reached his second story, where his guns were, and rais ing the window tired a load lroni his duck-gun just as the miscreant had suc ceeded in getting hold of the flag, and he fell back on the road seriously and, he thinks mortally wounded, the whole load having entered his breast. Seizing another gun and a loaded Colt's revolver, he came down stars and endeavored to get a shot at the other j but he had run up the road lie then, in his anger, leveled at the wounded man; hut he begged for mer cy, and said he surrendered ; and Mr. Day thinking that he would never be able to haul down another flag, left him lying in the road. Hearing the approach of a large squad, he escaped with his weapons to th woods, and eluded their pursuit. Mrs. Day was still in the house when the rebels came up, an I they immediatly commenced plundering it of such articles as they took a fancy to, then set fire to it as well as his barn, which were entirely destroyed. They did not allow Mrs. Day to save even her clothing, and he fears that some S23UO in Government bonds were destroyed with his deeds and papers He has not yet seen Mrs. D., who has found refuge tor herself and family in one of the neighbors' houses. The only regret of the gal lant old patriot is that he did not get a shot at the other rebel. Those of our readers who do not know Mr. Day T ill remember the following birthday toast which we published about sixteen months ago over his signature : ELEVENTH DISTRICT, BALTIMORE Co., March 20, 1863. Mr. Editor—l having, through the good nessofan All wise and most merciful Being, 1 een permitted to see u>y seventy-first year, and after having offered up to him this morning my poor, feeble but humble pray er for the good health, reason, and all oth er blessings bestowed upon me, my family, and all mankind (if we would but acknow ledge it), and having done all this and about to take a little apple toddy, but be fore doing so 1 offered the following toast, viz:— From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion, good Lord, deliver us, and let all the people say amen, and cursed be he who has or may hereafter become a traitor to this once happy nation and its flag, and let the people say amen ; and lastly. All the glory be to God on high, And to all the earth be peace ; Good will henceforth from Heaven to men, Begin and never, never ceased, And let all the people say amen. Now, for the toddy. ISSKA.HL HAT. asawnsiramsja EEEKKLESJ wwtrsnFa® IHBRTHo We learn that the man who was shot by Mr I), was named Fields, for merly of Baltimore, and that lie was left by the rebels at Dampman's hotel, fifteen miles from the city, on the I>e lair road. His wound is serious, tiie whole load of buckshot having entered his breast and stomach. He was ex amined yesterday afternoon by Dr. Gittings, who thinks lie will die. Dr. Simpson has made arrangements to send out for and bring him to the city. —Baltimore American, July 12 Had Maryland and Pennsylvania a few thousand men like old Day, lew rebels would ever venture across the Poto mac, but there is a craven spirit getting abroad, fostered and bv the "peace at any price" par;y. which makes men who would otherwise defend their homes and property, the veriest cowards on record. Indian Strategy Before Petersburg. A very curious piece of strategy, which took place the other day, shows that the wonders ot Cooper's Indian heroes have not ceased. One ot the 14th New York Artillery—a Seneca Indian, from the western part of the State—undertook on a wager, to bring in a live a rebel sharpshoot er, who was perched in a tree in front of our line, considerably in advance of his own. His manner of accomplishing this was as ingenious as successful, and rivals the "deviltry" of any of the Leatherstock ing redskins. Procuring a quantity of pine boughs he enveloped himself with them front head to foot, attaching them securely to a branch, which he lashed lengthwise to his body. When completed he was indistinguishable to a casual obser ver from the surrounding foliage, and resembled a tree as closely as it was possi ble for his really artist ; e efforts to render him. Thus prepared, and with musket in hand, concealed likewise, he stole by almost imperceptible movements to beneath the tree where the sharpshooter was iodged Here lie patiently waited until his prey had emptied his piece at one of our men, when he suddenly brought his musket to hear upon the reb," giving him no time to reload The sharpshooter was taken at a disadvantage. To the demand to come down lie readily assented, when the Indian triumphantly marched liirn a prisoner into camp and won his wager. An Ir.cid3nt of the Battle-Field A writer in the Congregationalist tells this:—"Returning we saw a newly opened grave. It was for a Michigan boy of eighteen, who had been shot down at the side of his father, who was a private ill the same company. The father sat beside the grave, carviug his hoy's name upon a rude nead board It was his first born. I took him by the hand, and gave him all my heart; offered a prayer, which Brother Holmes followed with appropriate words. There wa9 no coffin, but a few pieces of board were laid in tiie bottom of the grave, between the body and the bare ground. •Wrap h• tn in this blanket,'said the father, 'it is one his sister sent him Ah me! how will they bear it at home? What will his poor mother do? She must have a lock of bis hair.' I stooped to cut the lock with my penknife, when a soldier <\jine forward with a pair of scissors front his little 'housewife.' My luart blessed the Sabbath school child who made that timely gilt. And so, having rendered the last i ffice of faith and affection we laid the brave boy in his grave, while the non were still roaring the doom of others, young and brave, whom he had just left on the field.' How a Bruce Union Boy Diss —Pri vate Benona Burch, o! a Michigan regt ment, in Colonel Minty's brigade, was wounded at the recent battle of Dallas, in Georgia, and died one hour after receiving his wound He was an excellent yourtg man, in every respect, and greatly beloved by all his comrades. He was conscious from the moment he was wounded, until he breathed his last. A few moments before be died, he sent for one of his fel low soldiers—one who had been his most intimate friend. When he arrived, young Burch was aiinost gone, but he looked up at his companion, and with a smite upon his countenance, faintly but distinctly said: 'Good bye, Mart! Hurrah for the Union !' EIMELLAMfiOyi Rebel Bullets and Copperhead Ballots. The following from the Atlanta Ga. Register must bo cheering to our Northern Copperheads. It 6hows them that their part in the work of destroying the Union is appreciated by their Rebel allies : Ex-President Pierce. Seymour, of Con necticut, Vallandigham, Reed, Wood, Richardson, and hundreds oi others are hostile to the war as they are to Black Re publicanism. These men are doing us an indirect service. They are not openly and avowedly our lrieuas, nor could we reasonably ask this ot them. But they are not bloody enemies. United against Mr. Lincoln and hts wicked policy, breast- New Series—Vol. XVIII, No. 38. ins; the. power ot an overwhelming major ity, firm to the traditions and proeeacnta of constitutional liberty, the nuble band of patriots is striving to erect a breakwater that shall arrest the surges of the unloos ed deiuge. If they did no more than re sist the centulizati m ol Mr. Lincoln, that fir they are worthy of our respect and sympathy. Il they hold up the banner of State Rights, that far they are advocating a sentiment entitled to our admiration. Such is the course they are pursuing, and such a course ough' to have our cor dial approbation. Step by step the con victions and the same temper that have br.,ced them in compact unity and fiery vahr, to denounce ultra Federalism and New England fanaticism, will inevitably brine them upon the right ground as it our independence. We confess our cia.aJ eventually these men, will see the whole ruth and embrace all its conclusions. We can gain nothing by denouncing them. \\ e may lose much by present ing a hostile front to their peace movements. Live with them under the same govern ment we never will But, meanwhile if they will use the ha/lot box against Mr. Lincoln, whilst we use the cartridge box, each side will be a heifer to the other, and both eo operate in accomplishing the. great est work which this country and. the conti nent. have ever witnessed. Union Address. From the address of the Union State Committee, issued by the chairman, Hon. S. Cameron, we make the following extract relative to the amendments to the State Constitution to bo voted for on the Ist Tuesday of August next: In advocating the soldier's right to vote, the loyal men of Pennsylvania are sustained by a faith in the fact that his service is sucli as to secure him not merely all the rights he enjoyed before he entered the army, but increased dignity ami power at the hands of the Republic. The enemies of this great principle oppose it only for reasons of expediency. There was a time when the Democratic ieaders claimed that th© army was largely and even almost wholly composed of their partizan followers. \\ hen they were most clamorous in in sisting upon the recognition of such a claim, the supporters of the principle, opposed politically to these leaders, were most earnest and eveu persistent in its ad vocacy. To theui it was a principle of justice too sacred to be disregarded— too noble to he rejected—too important in its relations to the very genius and vitality of the Republic to be denied to all the peo ple thereof, alike those who risk the perils ot battle in its defence and those who run no danger of life, liuib or property in the service of the Government, and who still claim its highest immunities aud most sucied privileges. On the seeutid day of August, ensuing, this 'juestion will come practically before the people of Pennsylvania. W-e do not doubt the result of the election as to the acceptance or rejection of the soldier's right to vote. Rut we would be false to the party which we represent and recreant to the creed which we adore if we failed to avow in advance our approval of grant ing this great right to our brave defenders. Pennsylvania has many thousands of her citizen* now in the army They have all gone f rth inspired by a sublime faith in the strength of a free government to crush a wicked conspiracy, and does it become ■j*. while enjoying the halcyon blessings ] .ice at, home, while the limbs of our soldiers we: wi h their own blood, and their weapons are dripping with the gore of traitors, to say to them, " You have for feited your citizenship; you are no longer worthy of portir paling in the control of a fret Government• your positions must be with the slaves of the South — among the disgraced and degraded of God's chil dren We cannot believe that the peo ple of Pennsylvania are prepared to send such a mesßsage to their fellow citizens in the armies ot the Republic. We can not believe that so foul a disgrace awaita our war worn hut still intrepid heroes. The earts of the great majority of the people at home are too full of gratitude for a return of great service by galling neglect. Our faith in the justice of the people renders us confident in the estab ! iishment and vindication of the political rights of the soldier. Rut that faith must be accompanied by works. Hence it be- I comes the duty of the State Central Com mittee to urge on the friends of thesoldier actively to labor for the triumph of this effort in his behalf. Let it be said of our feilow-cittzens now absent as soldiers, that as our victorious armies planted their ban ners in the capital of treason, it was be neath their folds in Riohmond, eaoh hero of the Keystone State exercised the free man's right of the elective franchise for a President to administer the government to a re united Union, to States once more loyal, to a people again at peace and blessed with prosperity. —Two mammoth children are on exhibi tion at Keokuk, lowa. They are brother and sister," and were born in Cass county, 111 The former is twelve years of age, and weighs 360 pounds; the latter is sil # and weighs 180.
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