THE GAZETTE.
LEWISTOWN, PA.
Wednesday, September 28, 1864.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
For Congress,
A- A. BARKER,
Of Cambria County.
For Senators,
KIRK HAINES, of Perry.
LOUIS W. HALL, of Blair.
For Representatives,
JOHN N. SWOOPE,
of Alexandria, Huntingdon county, j
JOHN BALSBACH,
of Port Royal, Juniata county.
For County Commissioner,
JOHN W. WILSON.
Of Menno township.
For County Auditor,
' J NO. H. WHITEHEAD.
Jef Davis' Terms of Peace,
The last words of Jef Davis to Col.
Jacques and Mr. Gilmore werm—
-Say to Mr. Lincoln from me. that I shall at any
time be pleased to receive proposals for peace, on Hie
bt vi wof our independence. IT WILL BE USELESS TO
APPROACH ME WITH AM" OTHER."
Chicago Blue Light Patent Democratic
Platform.
Resolved, That this Convention does ex
plicitly declare as the sense of the American
people, that after four years of failure to re
store the Union, the' experiment of war du- j
ring which under the pretense of military ne '
cessity. or the war higher than the j
o.institution, the Constitution itself has been
disregarded in every part, and public liberty
and private right alike trodden down, and
the national prosperity of the country essen
tially impaired. That justice, humanity, lib j
erty and public welfare demand that irnmedi j
ate efforts bp made for the CESSATION OF
HOSTILITIES, with a view to the conven
tion of all the States, or other peaceful means
to that end, that at the earliest practicable
pence may be restored on the basis j
of the Federal Union of the States.
Any one who can read can see from >
the above that it is not Jef Davis who i
is begging peace, hut the northern i
copperheads.
Sabre lost in the cars ; blacksmiths
and helpers wanted at Mann's; farm
tor sale; Sheriff's notices and list of
letters.
Why is it so?
A democratic soldier in writing home
to his father in Lewistown, whois also
a democrat, tells him in no wise to vote
for McClellan, because, says the sol
dier, there is not a rebel in the South- j
ern ar-my who would not go on his
knees and pray to have McClellan
elected! The fact that the whole
rebel army before Petersburg gave
three cheers for McClellon when they
heard he had been nominated by the
Chicago peace democracy, seems to
have opened the eyes of the Union j
soldiers, and created a strong suspi- '
don in their minds that there must j
have been something rotten at Chi- I
cago.
Wo also know of another letter from '
a gentleman in the army who stands j
high as a citizen and democrat, who j
says no sensible man can vote for the
nominees of such a platform as that
adopted at Chicago.
ao&TB i'A. RMT.. -Th<- 205 th is n new regiment of
! . J Aid Mathews, of Lewistown, is Colonel
nnd Motor Morrow, formerly of this plee. is Major
A few days ago this refnmeut passed through Wash
ington to the front. U hen passing the White House
Mr. Lincoln came out and sainted them. At this noint
some oa iu tlie regiment cried aloud, -three cheers
tor Gen. Me. Jellan. "and our informant savs three of
the most deafening cheers lie ever heard from as ma- I
nv throats were promptly given. Lincoln retired and i
the regiment went on.— Huntingdon Monitor.
There are so many McClellan false
hoods afloat nowadays, (the partizaus i
of that nominee evidently intending to
carry on the campaign by lying,) that i
we have doubts of the truth of the '
above, because we know that a num
ber ot both officers and men are nut
McClellanitcs. Besides we cannot be
lieve that the officers and men of any
regiment in the service (unless rcbefs
at heart) would so far dishonor and
disgrace themselves in a body as to
offer such an insult to the commander
in-chief and President when he came
out to greet and cheer them on their
way. The Huntingdon Monitor how
ever gives it as truth, ami,although the
authority is doubtful, we commend it
to the attention of Governor Andrew
Curtin as worthy of inquiry.
—Gov. Brown and Alex. Stephens i
of Georgia have asked, it is reported,!
an interview with Gen. Sherman.
—ln answer to a correspondent who |
asks whether John W. Kearns is a sub
scriber to the Selinsgrove Times, we !
can say he was among the first to in- j
troduce that rebel sheet Into this co.
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and
McClellan.
While few men in civil life arc com
petent judges of military movements
while actually in progress, yet the
most ordinary reader who has even to
spell half his words, can lorm an ade
quate judgment of results alter such
movements have been made. Ihe or
ators who have taken McClellan into
their special care and keeping since Ins
nomination, have a great deal to say
about bis projects, fighting battles
which were never fought, and an abun
dance of what be could and
should have done, had not something
always been in his road. As we stated
some weeks ago, the official documents
show that he had the largest, best
equipped, and we might add patriotic
army that has taken the field since the
war began, and that he lost more men
and effected less in his peninsular cam
paign than any other officer who ever
had command of a large hotly of troops.
Those who will recall to mind his own
despatches and the silly twaddle of a
thousand correspondents who were
daily turning his head bj- manufactu
ring a paper hero out of what he in
tended to do, need hardly be told that he
lacks the principal forte of a great gen
eral in a want of quick resolves and
speedy action in following up an ad
vantage. Th is was shown at York
town, at Williamsburg, at Fair Oaks,
at Malvern Hill, and several other
points, where, had he pushed forward
the full strength of his forces, even on
the days following those battles, liieh
mond would have been taken as easily
as Grant took Vieksburg after it had
been invested, Sherman Atlanta, or
Sheridan Winchester. So too at An
tietam, where as usual after a decided
advantage he sat down and commenced
a formal quarrel with the government
officers about Tom, Dick and Harry be
ing without shoes, and somebody else
without clothing, and other matters
equally frivolous after a march or a
battle, for we venture to say there are
some men in every army who on like
occasions are destitute of such articles.
Had he, instead of being thus occupied,
brought up a largo reserve force which
arrived on the evening of the battle in
the immediate neighborhood, would it
not have looked more like the act of a
great general? If our troops were
wearied out, were not the rebels equal
ly so? If ours were destitute of cer
tain articles, were not the rebels more
so? Now compare Sheridan's late
campaign with McClellan's. For weeks
Sheridan's army had been marching,
counter-marching, digging entrench
ments, and throwing up earthworks;
their proximity to Early's troops ren
dered watchfulness doubly necessary.
At last they move, attack the enemy,
drive them hack, and follow. We dare
say many of his men were shoe
less, hatless, &.C., but he does not an
noy the government with complaints i
respecting matters he knows to he un
avoidable. On the contrary, wo hear
shortly that he is at Winchester, fol
lowuij up an advantage, then at Flint
Hill, and then quite unexpectedly the
telegraph announces the third defeat
of Early's army at Fisher's Hill, with
the loss of 16 pieces of artillery, and
of course other important captures.
between 50 and 60 miles from the point,
where the first bat'le teas foiujht, AND ALL
THIS WITHIN A WEEK ! We think the
most obtuse intellect in the county can
not fail to perceive that this is gener
alship of a practical kind. Had Mc-
Clellan been in command, and taking
the precedents set by him on other oc
casions, how long would it have taken
him to get ready to pursue Early after
the first battle? He would no doubt
have remained at Winchester at least
a m eek, and by that time Early would
either have been far away, or so strong
ly leinforced as to turn aggressor and
dii\e hack McClellan. Again, Sher
idan fought his whole command. He
did not tell the 6th Corps to go into
the tight and keep the 19th as a look
er-on ; Crook was not sent to make a
charge for Averill's edification, hut the
whole fighting force pitched into the
work and did it well. This also was
contrary to McClellan's generalship on
the peninsula, where in almost every
instance either Hooker, Sumner, or
some other Corps commauder was left
to fight nearly the whole rebel army,
while men sufficient in number to an
nihilate the rebels were in supporting
distance, and in one instance at least
looking on at this unheard of mode of j
conducting a battle. Sheridan also j
• litters from McClellan in other respects. '
•So far as we know he does not set hun- \
dreds ot his soldiers to guard rebel ■
property, a poor private not daring
! even to rest under a shade tree—does
I not guard rebel springs of good water
and make the Union soldiers walk
around, about and past them to some
• muddy puddle; but treats rebels as
i rebels and his soldiers as MEN. Sheri
! dan may be wrong in all these matters,
\ because opposed to the doings of the
' great general, but like most people who
I look at results more than at preten
j sions, we cannot help thiuking Sheri
i dan is right.
How are the Soldiers ?
A very common argument with the
| coppery talkers for McClellan is that
j the soldiers are going for him. That
if Lincoln does carry the State on the
| home vote the soldiers vote will be for
McClellan. This t f course is all Cop
perhead gas, and the returns will stamp
it as a weak invention. The soldiers
know very well that their right to
vote was secured in spite of.the Mc-
Clellan part}'. Of the hundred thou
sand who voted against them in Penn
sylvania, every man of them is for
McClellan.
Y\ e already hear the muttering of
the coming storm. There is no mis
taking how the army is going. The
following are a few of the straws from
some of the hospitals and camps.
At the Campbell Hospital, Washing
ton city, a vote was taken as follows:
Lincoln, 573
McClellan, 120
At Emery Hospital, Washington city,
a vote was taken as follows .*
Lincoln. 373
McClellan, 170
At a recent canvass in the First New
York Dragoons, Col. Gibbs, the follow
ing was the result:
Lincoln, 750
McClellan, 1
Grant, 5
At Camp Parole, Md.:
Lincoln, 1528
McClellan, 227
Fremont, 45
At Navy Hospital, Annapolis, Md.:
Lincoln, 309
McClellan, 47
Fremont, 5
At the soldier's Hospital, Annapolis:
Lincoln, 237
McClellan, 32
Fremont, 1
The 13th West Virginia Infantry
voted as follows:
Lincoln, 415
McClellan, 15
The 4th Brigade, 2d Division, 19th
Corps, all Indiana troops, voted :
Lincoln, 901
McClellan, 08
Fremont, 7
In the Hospital, Frederick, Md., the
result was:
Lincoln, 827
McClellan, 211
The rebel sick and wounded in this
Hospital expressed their choice as fol
lows :
Lincoln, G
McClellan, 18
Neutial, 2
McClellan's majority, 12.
In the Hospital at Wilmington, Del.,
vote was taken as follows:
Lincoln, 235
McClellan, 39
Fremont, 3
In the York, Pa., Hospital, a vote
was taken as follows :
Lincoln, 1231
McClellan, 372
The Ist Maryland Light Artillery
voted as follows:
Lincoln, 105
McClellan, 8
The sth New York Artillery express
ed their choico thus:
Lincoln, 147
McClellan, 12
Doubt ul, G
The vote of that part of the Pa.
Heavy Artillery at Fortress Monroe is j
us follows :
For Lincoln and Joh- son 391
For Mclellan and Pendleton 13
—Gold is still on the decline, having
fallen to 193 yesterday. Millers, mer
chants, dealers, papermakers, Ac., did
you hear the news ?
—Fremont and Cochrano have both |
declined, and state that Lincoln's elec
tion is the only hope of saving the
country.
—We have frequently been told that
it has been alleged by both regimental
and Co. officers of Co. F, 2Udth regi
ment that a certified list of that com
pany was sent to the senior editor of
tlie Gazette. No such list has come to
hand.
—Rather Funny, to see patent dem
ocrats who were hardly friends to, and j
copperheads who opposed, soldiers hav- j
ing a right to vole in August running
round to get soldiers assessed ? They
must think the soldiers are mighty
green to be taken in by such hypocrisy.
—When the Committee on the Con
duet of the War asked Gen. McClellan
whether he was "down at the river, or
on board of the gunboats," while the
army was fighting th,e great battle of
Malvern, he replied, "J do not remem
ber." But Col. IngqlJs, and others of
his staff, having better memories, re
membered very well that the General j
was on board the Galena during the
battle—more than two miles and a half
from the field. j
eOffIMMIEATIOHI
For the Gazette.
H J. Walters, Esq.
Messrs. Editors —The patent democratic
peace prints are goinu into perfect fits of ex
altation of this candidate for the Senate, who
according to their representations is pure,
moral, honest, christian, occupies a front po
sition at the bar! with any quantity of other
Buncombe trash which could be annihilated
by three lines of FACTS AS we have no de
sire to attack his private character, unless
more nonsense like the above is published in
the copperhead sheets, in which case we
might have a few words to say per contra,
! we cite his political and war record, 'l'bat
he has been an unscrupulous wire-worker for
the party for a number of years is a fact so
well known here that it is hardly necessary
to state it, and that his course relative to the
war has been radically for southern interests,
is equally well known. To show this let us
produce a few plain facts.
Although an attempt is now made to give
him a great deal of credit for aiding in the
efforts to have the quota of this district redu
ced, did he not some weeks ago. when re
quested to go to Ilarrishurg in connection
with this very matter, disclaim any knowl
edge of the facts in theca e, and perempto
rily refuse t-> go, even after the whole ease
had 1 een laid before him. saying at the same
time that he had no taste for the dirty thing,
and that he believed "resistance to tyrants
is obedience to God," and be felt more like
counseling men to resist the draft than to
conform to it, or words to that effect? -The
proof for this is ready.
At the time of the opening of this rebel
lion, on the receipt of the news of the capture
of Fort Sumter, which so stirred the people
of the whole North, irrespective of party, did
he not say he was glad the south had come
out, as this me, nt something?
And on different occasions did he not de
clare that if I e had his business fixed up and
his property sold he would move south?
His bitterness toward the administration
has equalled anything in this part of the
country. Expressions such as this iin
becile and corrupt administration, are or have
been common with him. And his frequent
declarations about giving the south their
rights, and that it is impossible to conquer
the south, are known by very many in our
town. He las been heard to say that Lincoln
or the administration on three different occa
sions refused to listen to terms of peace from
authorized sources, and that this was nothing
less than a nigger war. together with other
expressions worthy of a devoted disciple of
John C. Breckinridge.
In view of these facts, is there a Union
man, and especially of those who are in the
service of the country, who will support this
man for the position of Legislator in the good
old Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ? No
doubt many in our county will he asked to
vote for hint because he lives among us, and
because the Union party have no candidate
resident in our county Let not our ambition
for a representative from little Miffiin lead
us to select a man who, if he carry out his
past record, will bring confusion and disgrace
upon us. Better far that we go unrepresent
ed than that we should select one who to day
would rather have Jeff Davis enthroned at
Washington than Abraham Lincoln. Besides
all this, we have selected as candidates from
this district two men who have clear records
im all the great issues of tha day—men who
have been and always will be eminently pa
triotic, always ready to vote to sustain the
soldiers and the government in their efforts
to break down the rebellion—whose hearts
are entirely with the government, and who
will in no event go south to aid secession,
hut who, believing that this is something
more than a nigger tear, will do all iD their
power to sustain the country. X.
A Soldier's Views of the Election.
OLD POINT, Sept. 20th, 18G4.
Messrs Editors : —A private in the 3d
Pa. Artillery would wish to trouble you
and }our readers with a few lines from one
who was a democrat, but who now repudi
ates the party who call themselves by that
name.
Having been an eye witness of the per
seeutions forced on a free peopie in Kansas
by the connivance of Presidents Pierce
and Buchanan, such acts as recognizing
laws, made by Missourians, to be the fun
damental laws of Kansas, by sanctioning
the nonsubmittal of all the Lecompton
Constitution to a vote of its people, (two
thirds ot whom were opposed to it,) and
by other glaring wrongs, which time will
not allow me to attempt to explain ; such
enormities against the rights and will of
the majority, in time of peace, are still
fresh in my memory, and compel me to say
I cannot belong to such a crew
In view of the crisis now pending, I am
constrained to pen these lines. Though a
very poor hand in the art of composition,
1 cannot remain silent when base men are
trying to betray oir country and delude
the masses. We have had enough of milk
and water men in the person of .James
Buchanan for all time to come He sold
himself secretly to the South and pledged
himself openly to the North, and his record
shows the issue Your humble servant and
many others who supported him have re
pented long since, and are now reaping the
fruits of our folly in the tented field. Mo
Clellan has accepted the peace platform
with Pendleton, but he must have the vote
of the war democracy to ensure his elec
tion, arid so he endeavors to reconcile them
in his letter of acceptance thus wanting to
ride two horses of different colors at the
same time. Such subterfuge merits the
contempt of all upright men. and the Union
men have nothing to fear, for though he be
thus mounted with his record in his hand,
he will he left far in the rear. He has
pledged himself, like Buchanan did, hut
the people have their eyes open and are
quite suspicious, and his game will not win
this time. He says "Guod God," and
tries to satisfy Satan by whispering he does
not mean it. Ilis platform is too eiastic,
and there are too many inequalities in the
road for him to ride through safely. No
doubt he expects a majority of the soldiers'
votes, but how can they support a man
whom the rebels cheer in joy at his nomi
nation, and whose election is the only 1 ope
for their confederacy, whose prospects of
election rise with our defeats and sink with
our victories? There was a time when he
had a majority of friends in the army, but
then he appeared to rejoice with us at our
successes. (Jrunt and Sherman had rn>t left
bis record in the shade, nor had hts friends
tried to dislranehise the soldier.
The soldiers have a vote now, anil I pre
sume they will receive their share of hon
eyed words from the minions of the peace
platform, hut they will come in bad grace
from a party who never gave us much en
couragement, who claim that the wir tor
the Union is a failure, who do not pledge
themselves to their country's honor, tosus
tain her credit and integrity, who would
beg a peace of armed traitori and who
have not pledged themselves to provide for
our maimed comrades.
They express sympathy with our suffer
ing prisoners It they do, who in the
North does not ? hut they do not wish us
success who are suffering from the rigors
of an active campaign, climate, exposure
and the missiles of death, that we might
relieve our brethren by the majesty of the
law and bring these days of trial to a close
No, that does not suit. They would wish
us to withhold our bullets and give them
our ballots, so that they would get into
power, when I have no doubt they would
send us home, denounced by them and the
world ps poltroons and cowards, ween they
would repudiate our iirtionai currency and
eulogize ,leff. Davis and his followers We
and all true patriots desire and pray for
peace, but we do not want it at such a
price. We are fighting right against wrong,
patriotism against treason, tor a nation's
lite or death, and those who will not cling
to the old ship and storm it through, are
not worthy of our support, and while we
teach the rebels to respect the old I nion
and her laws by the cartridge box, we will
show the sympathizers in the North by the
ballot, box, that we cannot barter our coun
try for an ignominious peace.
A SOLDIER.
For the Gazette.
Slavery and the Designs of
Providence.
A year or more ago the writer of
this article pointed out some remark
able indications of Providence in this
war, the most, singular of" which was
that whether the Union or rebel ar
mies were successful, the slave was
continually being freed. Within the
past few months some striking events
have taken place, so much akin to the
views then advanced, that I feel agair
constrained to call the attention of
your readers to them. Congress, it
will he recollected, did not pass the
amendment to the Constitution abol
ishing slavery, by a two-thirds vote,
and immediately following that we.
had a series of alarms at the north
with much injury to property, while
our armies, though advancing, gained
no decisive advantages. Thus matters
stood until President Lincoln's declar
ation to tile rebel emissaries at Niaga
ra that he was ready to make peace on.
the basis of the abolition of slavery
Since then victory has crowned our
arms with signal success. Three
strong forts at Mobile were surrender
ed almost without a blow, the garri
sons of two being apparently panic
stricken. Next Atlanta fell into our
hands in a manner almost beyond hu- '
man calculation, for its works were of
a character to defy assault. And cu
riously enough, this event took place
before the miscreants who had assem
bled at Chicago to revive shivery by rec
ommending a cessation of hostilities
had reached their homes! Next, on
the heels of McClelian's milk and wa
ter acceptance of a slavery platform,
the Stonewall Jackson arnvy, which had
caused incalculable mischief to the
north, and hitherto defied all efforts to
drive or destroy it, has been literally
cut to pieces and captured in a series
of engagements which had not to it a
single redeeming feature.
Is this chain of remarkable events
chance, or is it Providence? We have
seen time and again that when we fa
vored aught re-establishing slavery, or
even wavered, disasters "have fallen
upon us with a heavy hand; while, on
the contrary, whenever the apparent
Great Design was favored, great and im
portant successes followed. Theskeptic
may take the grou nd of chanco, but can a
professing Christian, who believes that
God rules Nations, ignore these facts,
for such thej* are? Viewed in any
light it is a singular combination of'
historical incidents not often met
with; and ought to induce every Chris
tian man who still adheres to slavery,
to examine whether in upholding that
harlotry ot the age, he is not fighting
against God, for if He has decreed its
destruction, He will effect it despite
all that men can do; and wo to that
nation or that people who will stand
in His path. Yes, FIGHTING AGAINST
GOD! It is an awful thought, for His
vengeance is terrible.
PLUTARCH.
LINCOLN PEACE DOCUMENTS
and Ratification Meetings.
SHERIDAN HAS A TALK
WITH^ARLY.
Official llrvpalrlirs.
FT 0 VA., September 20.
th.Hr , Gra * t -—I Save the honor to report
that I attacked the torces of Gen. Early over the Ber
ryville pike at the crossing of Opequan creek, and af
l,.los.t stubborn and sanguinary engagement,
which lasted from early in the morning until o p. m.,
completely defeated him, driving him U.rtmgh Win-
Chester, capturing about 2,600 prisoners, five pieces of
artillery, nine army flags and most of their wounded.
1 he rebel Gens. Rhodes and Gordon were killed, and
three other general officers wounded. Most of the
enemy s wounded and ail their killed fell into our
hands, our losses are severe—among them Gen. D.
A. Bussed, commanding, who was killed bv a cannon
shot. Gens. Lpton, Mcintosh and Chapman are wound
ed. I cannot tell our looses. The conduct of tlie offi
cers an.t men was most admirable. They charged
and carried every posit ion taken up by the rebels trom
pequan Creek to Winchester. The rebels were
strong in numbers, and very obstinate in their fight
mg. 1 desire to mention to tne Lient. Gen. Command
ing the gallant conduct of Generals Wright, Crook,
Emery, Torbett and the officers under their com
mand. lo them flic country is indebted for this
hatldsojno victory. A more detailed report will be
forwarded. P. H. SHKKIDAS,
Miy. Gen. Commanding.
M ASHIKGTOX. Sent
The following official dispatch has just i * "
reived trom Gen. Sheridan, detailing some... T."" re
ticular* of the battle at Fisher's Hill; '•"■'Pw.
Headquarters Middle Military Division
Vs.. Sept '2.X sa. 11,.—T0 Lieut. Gen. US
Point:—l cannot 119 yet give any deficit,- , 7 1
the results of the battle of yesterday u„ri r,! "f
be light. ' Ur 'oi;:
Gen. Crook struck the left flank of the enemv
bled it up. advancing along their lines. HI. K.-. - '
vision of the Sixth Corp.- swung in and joint-,
Getty's and Johnson's divisions, taking U| , ,V.„ *'•
movement, followed by the whole line and s L * nit
beautifully, carried the works of the en-iti. l' 8 *
rebels threw down their arms and fled in the gre
confusion, abandoning most of their arnderv h'**'
dark before the battle ended. "" Uj -'
i pursued 011 after the rebels during the n ,i
this point with the Sixth and Nineteenth <•.,!•
have stopped here to rest the men and issue
if Gen. Torbert has dashed down the Ltirav > u
according to my directions, he will achieu*
I do not think thai there ever was an armv 7"'',*
routed. * '
i'lie valley soldiers are hiding away and ,,
their homes, i cannot at present give \~u ~
urate of pr; -oners. *
I pushed on regardless of everything. Tl e
ber ot pieces of artilierv reported captured
P 11 , ' ,4, evu.
Yoli are directed to cause a national
fired ot one hundred great guns for tiie victory
Gen. Stevenson reports that3,ooo p; isoners .
held had reached Winchester hut niglit e
Reinforcements and supplies have been for lr ,i,.a
to Geu- Sheridan. -"uuj
EDWIN* M STNTOX.
Secretary of u ar .
WASHISGTOJI, Hopt. "26—11 ,
Dispatches from Gen. Sheridan, dated I] . 1 -
Saturday night, six miles south of New Mark.- 1,
been received. ' ' * T *
He had driven the enemy from Mt. Jackson with
out being able to bring on an engagement The -n*
my were moving rapidly, and he tiad no cavalry Ji~
ent to bold thein. • e" 9 *
General Torbert had attacked WieknamV force
Luray. and captured a number of prisoners
General Sheftdan found Hospitals in all the town,
from Winchester to New Market, and was eighty
from Martinslmrg. * '
Twenty pieces of artillery were capturedl F her 5
Hill, ltou prisoners, a large amount of amn. , .n,,,
cm—olls. limla-rs. Ac., a large amount of entron!-!,,'!!!;
tools, small arms and debris. No list of captured in.
tenal has yet been received.
The small towns through the valley have a great
many of the enemy's Wounded.
Gen. Stevenson reports the arrival at Harper - Fer
ry of a train of our wounded, twenty-six captured
guns and eighty additional captured officers.
Breckinridge has gone to take command of the
rebel department of trie South-west.
Dispatches received this morning from Gen. Sher
man's command, stale that Hood appears to la- mov
ing towards the Alabarra line.
A strong force of rebel raiders are reported to he
operating against Shurimm s communications, ar, I
had captured Athens. Vigorous preparations are l'e.
ing made to overtake and destroy this force.
Jet!'. Davis is reported to be at Macon.
Reports have also been received from Major Gen.
Canny. General Steele has been strongly reinforced
and has taken the offensive.
Dispatches from General Grant dated at Id o'clock
last night, report no military operations.
The above comprises the substance of muttery in
formation proper lor publication received to the pres
ent date by this department.
E M STANTON.
Secretary of War.
We have a report hy way ot Mom
phis, that Mobile has surrendered to
the Union forces. Our latest news di
rect trom Mobile is to the 17th at which
time our ironclads and gunboats were
near the city, but no attack upon it
had yet been made.
SABRE LOST.
V LIBERAL REWARD will hegiven at
this office for information leading to the
recovery of a Cavalry Sabre, taken between
Mifflin and McVevfown, from the mail train
westward frotn Philadelphia, # Wednesday.
Sept 1-lth. * sep2H 3t*"
THREE BLACKSMITH'S TO
LEARN AXE-MAKING,
AND SIX OR MORE MEN AS
HELPERS, ARE WANTED
IMMEDIATELY at Mann's Axe Fictory,
near Lewistowrt. Blacksmiths can real
ize from $2 50 to $3, and helpers from S2OO
to $2.50 per day. sepl3-lm*
LLiTJ SAIL
IHIE Mansion Farm of the late Michael
Aul;z. of Oliver township. Mifflin euun
ty. Pa . deceased, containing . bout
27E3 ACRES,
more or less, is offered at private sale until
the 15th day of October next, bv the under
signed, Executor of said deceased If not
sold previous to the above date, it will on said
day he offered at public sale, namelv,
Saturday, October 15, 1884
The improvements are a good
DWELLING HOUSE, BANK
gif I! \A BARN . nn d other necessary
?wl 11 iIMK ''nthuihlingM An orchard of
mS&uittißb *hoice hearing fruit, and excel
lent wafer thereon. About 200 acres are
cleared and in a good state of cultivation; the
balance is well timbered. Tlte soil is iiuie
stone, and the farm well fenced.
A VALUABLE OREBANK
in a working condition is located thereon
The property will h sold together or in
parts, to suit purchasers. An indisputable
title will he given, and possession on the Ist
day of April next.
iernis will be made known by calling on
the subscriber, in Shirley township. Hunt
ingdon county, or Michael Auhs, residing
on the premises.
&2T Sale to commence at 10 o'clock on
said day.
ELIJAH AULTZ, Executor.
September 28, 1864-ts
Notice to Heirs of Mary McNeal , deceased.
HEKEAS a writ of partition and val
f T nation itas been executed on the real
estate of Mary McNeal, late of the borough
id Lewistown, Mifflin county, deceased, you
are now hereby notified to be and appear at
an Orphans' Court, to he hidden at Lewistnwo,
in and f,.r said county of Mifflin, on the7th
day of November next, 1804. to accept or re
iuse to take said real estate at the valuation
fixed by the inquest of the Sheriff of said
coutity, or show cause why the same should
not be sold.
D. M CONTNER, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Lewistown, Sept 28, 1864.
Notice to Heirs of Samuel Wilis, deceased.
\t T IIE RE AS, a writ of partition and val
v T uatiou has been executed on the real
estate of Samuel VVHIs. late of Union town
ship. Mifflin county, deceased you are hereby
n-dified to he and appear at an Orphans'
Court, in and for said county of Mifflin "U
the 7th day of November next, 1864. to ac
cept or refuse to take said real estate at the
valuation fixed by the inquest of the Sheriff
of said county, or show cause why the saiuti
should not be sold.
D M CONTNER. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Lewistown, Sept. 28, 1864.
WHO WANTS A WELL DOG?
f IMIE undersigned respectfully informs 'h e
JL public that he follows the business if
Well-Digging, and having had much expe 1
rience in, it, solicits those who desire to L ve
work of that kind done to give him a call or
send him word. Ilis residence is in We*'
Market street, nearly opposite the jail
ANDREW BAKER.
Lewistown, Sept. 21, 1864.—4t*