Centre lUmocrat. BELLEFONTE, PA. Thursday Morning, June 27 '6l | J. J. B.RISBIN, EDITOR & PUBLISHER. W. W. BROWN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR, j Notice to Collectors. Notice is hereby given to the collectors of State and County tax in Centre County, to collect the amount due upon their respective Duplicates aDd pay it over immediately, as after the August Court we will enforce their collection. The credit of the coanty must be kept up and therefore wa expect the Collec tors to do their whole duty. If the tax pay ers will not pay their taxes they have no reason to complain when countv orders are not paid. W. W. BROWN. County Treasurer \ P. S. We also notify all merchants to pay their license immediately, ard all who owe for this year we will expect to pay at the August Court. All that are by that time will be left with a justice of the Peace for collection. Early attention to this notice will save both trouble and cost. W. W. BROWN. County Treasurer. It'p with it perfect'y understood that we will insert the name of no man as a candidate for office unless that name he accompanied by One Dol lar and fifty Cents. Il'e will in no case Lreak this rule. Communications recommending men for Office must be paid for according to their length. No paper next week. ,£: ig3sr THE'F^UR/TH. Arrangements are being made to have the Fourth nf July properly ce'ebrated in this town. Orations will he dolivered byaab e men, and we are informed that there will be service in most of the churches. The Invinci bles will parade and our mountains will re sound with the booming of the old "Widow Hinkle." Let everybody come to town and enjoy themselves 'hugely.' No Republican Traitors. We have only room to say to the editors of Watchman, that Sam. It uston, Andrew J. Donaldson, John M. Bolts and the other men you mention, "away down South in Dixie" werenet9r Republicans. Houston voted for Buchanan's Leoompton outrage and for this the Pro-Slavery men of Texas, actiDg under the advice of Buchannan, elected him Gov ernor of that State. Any man who could yote Lecompton, had in our opinion, but one step farther to go,, and he was prepared for theft, treason, stratagem and spoils. Not a Repub lican Secessionist or traitor in the whole country. We repeat it and defy contradic tion. Prussian Officers. The N. Y, World of last Monday, contains an extract from a private letter, lrom a young German, in the Prussian Army, and a son tf a New Ycrk merchant, which states that eighty three Prussian officers have lately re ceived leave of absence for one year, with the intention of coming to America to engage in the war, on thj side of freedom. This movement proves that the spirit of Lafayette still exists in portiins of the Old World. It eLo shows ihe interest felt by the people of other nations, in the perpetuity of American Fretdom. AH honor to these noble minded foreigners. Let our Government do them justice. The Watchman Again. The Democratic party has always favored the settlement o( the difficulties between the North and the South by compromise, as long as there was any possibility of :t being ac. complished, and are yet in favor ot any com promise, &c., r the people, but fortunate ly for the people aod the eouotry, ihs lead ers themselves have been precipitated into it. There let thrro renin n. Who dare contradict the facts? What was the position of the party at the meeting of the last Congress? They had a majority in Con gress and in the Senate. They had Presi dent Buchanan and the Supreme CoDrt. If they were in favor of settling the unfortu nate difficulties existing betsreen North and South why did they not do so? They had the power. Did they use it? No f The Southern leaders and their allies in the North were determined to crush the Repub lican party, and sooner than fail in this they would destroy the Government, business, crrumerco, labor, everything that was dear to the hearts of freemen, llow did they act ? John J. Crittenden offerß a most contempti" ble in-nit to the people of the North, calling it a cooipromise. What said theße leaders, or the Southern portion of them? Oh, said South Carolina, the North will never give it to us, we will secede. Immediately she with draws her Congressmen, takes them home just when, by commanding them to remain, they could have been of service to her. Mis sissippi secedes, her Democratic Congress men leave Washington. Another and yet another State secedes and their Democratic Congressmen go homo. Would they have done this if they had desired either the Crit tenden or the Border State amendments ? No sensible man will answer in the affima tive. Then we ask what is the conclusion of the whole matter? Simply this—the South wanted to dosroy the Government, and es tablish for herself a monarchy. It would suit her tyranical system Letter. They could then enslave white as well as black men.— They, as we have stated above, withdrew from Congress at a time when they had the whole power of toe Government in their bands. What was their object ? They knew if their Democratic allies from the North, in Congress assembled, would vote with them for the Crittenden amendments that it would ruin tbem and destroy the Democratic par ty. This they were unwilling to do. Let us withdraw, say tbev, thus giving the Repub licans a majority in both Houses of Congress, throw the responsibility upon them and thus forever sink the party. Thank God they did not catch many Republicans in their net. And they proved to the world that they were an unprincipled pack of scoundrels and trai tors, either for or against compromise, just as it suited their wicked purposes. The Sword and the Ballot. The Baltimore Sun, which has done its best to ineite rebellion and aggravate our national disaster, begins now to proclaim that " the questions which agitate this coun " try can only be settled by the ballot box," and that, were the Union to be established, " the contest will be transferred to its arbi '• trament after all." The Sun looks at the past without perceiv ing i:s lessons, and stares into the future blind to what is inevitable. The ballot-box alone can settle some disputes, and has set tled some. For instance, till the election of Mr. Lincoln it was ia dispute, practically, what interpretation of the Constitution should prevail as to slavery in the territories. The issues was clearly stated by parties, and the case made up. The ballots of November last decided, and decided that the interpre tation of the Republican party should pre vail— that Congress has authority over the territories—that the local and state laws* which makes slaves property in slave states, terminate at their bourdaries, and do Dot extend in right, in necessity, or in law to the states which are ftee nor the territories which are inchoate. The ba'lots of Novem ber decided that freedom is natural and na tional, slavery local and sectional, and, be yond its legal limits, illegal and abnormal. For the Sun to suppose this question open, or yet to be decided by the ballot box or anv other arbitrament, is absurd. The jury has rendered its verdict, the judge has pronounc ed the sentence, and the eou>t has dissolved. The Sun makes itself rediculous in striving after his execution, to galvanjze the cnlpri t it has defended into new lile for the purpose of demanding a new trial. Nations never revoke their verdicts. But the Sun argues also that there is another question open, and that the ballot box alone can settle it—war never. Namely, the right of secession. In the first place, the right of secession has not been an open question, is no*, and will not be. In the second place, if it were, the ballot-box would not decide it. Let pass the absurdity of a nation planting in its Constitution, in the law of its life, the seed of its death. Whoever heard of a nation voting to see wbe:her it was dead or alive, or drawing lots to know if it should commit suicide ? But let pass that adsurdity too. JL>id the suicide faction ever propose the mild arbitrament of the ballot.box? Did it ever ask for a vote to determine whether the nation should die or live ? No. They swore it should die, and they struck at its heart. And by their thefts thtir conventions, their Congress, their piracies and their war, they have been daily stabbing at its heart. The nation-killers have drawn the sword and struck their blows and now the Sun asks the nation to defend i'self with ballots. The ballot may decide national poli'y, but the swoid must defer d national life. The confederate rebels have attacked the nation with the sword. They Lavcc.iosen, they have compelled, for their treason the arbitrament of the sword. By the sword the nations lives. By the sword treason and traitors shall perish. Cameron on Protection. Secretary Cameron stands nobly by the cause of Protection. A second application had been made to him to permit coal to be admitted duty free for the use of a Military Academy, to which he promptly replied, as follows: " The Secretaiy of War cannot counte nance this importation of coal by approving of this recommendation. A better ariioie of coal of all kinds can be secured in this coun try than can be brought from Europe, and it is deeßied due the great industrial interests of the country that the Government should foster and encourage its own resources in stead of those of toreign countries." This is the true doetrine, and if fully car ried out by the Government, she will never be in want of either men or means to uphold the Union. THE! CE3VT3REI JDEMOCRAT. " Revival of Party Lines." In an article over the above heading, the Watchman last week, endeavors to justify its course in polities both before and since the breaking out of war. It contains a great deal of silly light trash about abolitionism, Anti Slavery &o , but we have not time to answer at present. We will however call the attention of our readers to the closing paragraph: " No one deprecates the renewal of party lines at this time mote than we do, and we have listened quietly ever 6ince this war commenced, to the taunts of treason, traitor, secessionist, that have hurled at the party tc which we belong, in hopes that reason would again be restored, and this thing stopped.— We have borne with it until "forbearance has ceased to be a virtue," and now we are determined to defend ourselves and party against these slanderous charges at all haz zard. If you dort want party lines revived, cease to do it yourselves and set as the exam ple by denouncing till men in your party, who are so ready to make these charges.— Muzzle the Centre Democrat, yoar Republican paper here in this town. Have it cease to charge all the frauds that have been commit on our soldiers, upon the Democratic party, and also in politics, with the charg9 of trea son, secession, &c., &o. Then we shall stop replying until we are again assailed." Every honest man in Bellefonte will see that it commences with a falsehood and ends in the same way. The Editors say "no one deprecates the renewal of party lines more than we do" &c„ and then goes on to say " muzzle the Centre Democrat, your Repub lican paper here in this town" &c. Well Mr, Editors the Republicans will do no such thing, for it is written " thou skalt not muz zle the ax that treadeth out the corn." But why hide your sins, behind the Centre Dem ocrat? If you will do it, we are able per haps to carry them ; but then do not tell such terrible falshoods about it. We did not commence the renewal of party lines and you know it gentlemen. For three weeks we did not publish a paper. During all that time the Watchman was fu 1 of eulo gies on the Democratic par;y, Democraey Are., and charges against Republican men, and measures, and we were compelled to lis ten quietly to these taunts, simply because we were not issuing our paper and had no chance to reply. Now, after you have revi ved party lines and to some extent party is sues, and we strike back, you cry out with the greatest magnanimity of soul, oh, muz zle the Centre Democrat" Yes ! Yes ! you would like to do it ? We always did tell you ycu were opposed to free speech .You krow Gov. Wise thanked God, once in a speech in Congress, that his constituents never read the news papers In such places, (look at the whole South, look at Egypt iu Illinois, and several other localities we might name,) Democrats always flourishes, and traitors grow up. "Thick as leaves in valambrosa." We do not desire to revive the bitterness of party politics, but so far as we are concerned we are a Republican, and we shall only vote for Republican men and measures. Let the Democrats confess that their party has pro. ved n failure and a cheat, aDd that their lead ers are unwortl y of further confidence, come over to the Republican party, tha only true Dnion party in the Country, and there need be but one party. But until you do this gentleman, we must go on in our labor of love and mercy, until we succeed in convin ing every good honest Democrat in the coun try, that the Republican party is the true Jcffersonian party —the only union party in \he country—and the only party that is real ly and truely in favor of the Freedom of the Press, in favor of free men, aDd free Territories for white working men in pref ference to negro slavery. Another Scott. When the history of the present war shall be written, it will show that more than one Scott deserves the honorable mention. W hen the first rush of soldiers fonnd their way to the Pennsylvania railroad at different points, all eagerly clamoring to go immediately fur ward, THOMAS A. SCUTT, having first erected a telegragh line into the Governor's apart ments at Ilarrisburg, sat, with watch in hand, telegraphing to all points to prevent trains from interfering with each other.— While those a 1 around him were anxious and excited, fearing accidents from the great rush, he was cool and collected as if no busi ness was tn his mind. But he kept bis post night and day, tiring out those who fancied they had great powers of endurance. And during that unprecedented rush not a sing!® accident occurred to life or property. We do not beleive there is another man in the country who could have accomplished so much business in so short a space of time, without accident. Mr. Scott's abilities were appreciated at Washing'on. Bnd we now find him iq charge of all the railroads leading to that city which are in posession of the Gov ernment. No man is rendering more impor tant service, and none could be found so ad mirably adapted to the place. Meeting of Congress. A very few days more and Congress will have convened. The contest for Speaker of the House will probably be between Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania and Frank Blair of Missouri. Jno. W. Forney, of Penna., and Emerson Etherige, of Tenn,, have been mentioned in connection with the Clerkship, but the latter decliues making any claim. We do hope there will be no general leg islation—no tinkering with Tariffs, Bank rupt Laws, &o. Let every thing be dene with reference to one great leading object— the suppression of this Niggerite Rebellion. The quicker and the firmer this dirty job is effected, the better it will be for the country. Let it not be done however by Compromise' with the black hearted villians who brought about this state of affairs. The Administra tion is pursuing the proper course. Let Congress second its policy and retribution swift and terrible will be visited upon the leading traitors of the South. " Our Boys." According to the latest news received here the Second Regiment, with which the Belle fonte Fencibles are connected, had reached Fredrick City, Md., and encamped in that vicinity, where it is thought they will ra* main fot some time. Irvin W. Potter, The Ilarrisburg Telegraph of Monday, has the following notice of Irvin W. Potter, for merly of this county i " Pennsylvania has not only sent ber own sons to assist in bearing the brunt of the bat tle for the Union, but those who have been exiles and immigrants from her mountains and valleys, are passing over her territory every day, bearing the banners of o her ;Com monwealchs to the fight, in which they will not only shed honor on the states of their a doption, but maintain their share of the cred it of the State of their biith, the glorious old Keystone. Among those who have passed through this city, en route for the federal Capital, wqs Irvin W. Potter foimerly of Centre county. Pa., but now of Ashkosh, Wis consin. Mr. Potter is the Orderly Sergeant of Company E. second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, that left this morning for Wash ington. His friends in Centre county will be pleased to hear that he is well, and is en* listed with all his enthusiasm and energy in the war. Sergeant Potter ia a lineal descend ant of the gallant General Potter, of revolu tionary renown, and has the metal in him to make a good soldier." Farmers and the War. This country would be able to support a very large number of fighting men through an indefinite period of time if the peaceful industry of the community was directed to this end. It would simply be necessary to divert the labors of those who are now enga ged in making superfluous luxuries, to the production of focd and clothing. This diyer S'IOD of labor will be gradually effected by a decline in the price of iuxuries and an ad vance in those of the necessaries of life.— This already begins to be felt; while works of art, books, jewelry, &c., are of very slow sale, the coarser stylee of wollen clothes and satinets have advanced sime 80 per cent, in price in such colors as are adapted for mili tary purposes. If the community is intelli gent. they will anticipate this change in the market demand for articles, and will, by a prudent forecast, save us from a scarcity of products absolutely essential to existence.— This applies with especial force to farmers. Let them sow their seed with perfect confi dence that tkere will be a certain demand for their corps, which will bring better prices than in preceding years. Above all things, let U9 not have the horrors of famine added to the trials of war, Horrible Affair at Wyandotte. WYANDOTTE, June 24. —A horrible acci dent occurredjat Wyandotte, Kansas, ves ter ay abut 10 o'clock, A. M., by the fall ing in of the walls of two buildings and part of a third, burying the inmates, some forty persons. The buildings were some four sto ries high, situated on the Levee, and having been used as the head quarters of the First Regiment of Kansas Volunteers. Yesterday Capt. Haines wiih a company of 40 men en tered the building, for the purpose of drill ing, preparatory to being received into the United States service, when the centre hall of the building suddenly gave way, plunging the wholo company beneath the ruins, A number were intsantly killed, and one. a German, name unknown, died shortly after being liberated. One man bad both legs and arms broken. Twelve or fifteen others were slightly injured. Some escaped with out a bruise. The loss by the destruction of the building is not known. FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Jur,e 25 The Agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Martinsburg arrived here this morning, and reports great destruction of the property of the company there by the Rebels. Forty-eight locomo tives, and a large number of coal and other cars were surrounded by piles of wood and set on fire. All the perishable portions of this property has bren consumed, and the iron damaged perhaps beyond repair. l'he large hotel there, oceunied by 11. B. Carpenter, was with great difficulty saved from the conflagration, A gentleman states, as so, that he and Martin Mechanic Edwards were arrested and carried before Gen. John son, for trying to stop the destruction of property. The Agent says there are about five hundred Bebel troops at Matiusburg and in vicinity. For Treasurer. MR. EDITOR : I notice in your last paper, the names of several genilemen mentioned as suitable persons to occupy the p isition of County Treasurer. Without renouncing the claims of any of the gentlemen mentioned 1 .desire to recommend my venerable fellow townsman Mr. James D. Turner, as a man in all respects worthy of that position. In him are combined all the requisite virtues, —honesty and ability. I trust that due at tention will be paid to his claims. BELLEFONTE. W'nfield Scott entered upon bis 76tb year on Thursday, 13th inst. Long live the 76-ers! WiDfield Scott has been in arms for more then half a eentury. During all that time, as youth, man, and veteran, when in com mand ofany description of force, he has never retreated one foot. Not that he is any braver than officers who have made nearly as many retreats as advances, but that he cannot be induced to move until he is certain of his abil ily to maintain his position. ANOTHER PRIVATEER. —On Sunday the Sur" veyor ot New York received information that another privateer was 6een in the neighbor hood of the Bermudas, and he immediately notified Captain Howard, senior command ing officer of the revenue service, who detail# ed the yacbt revenue cutter, Henrietta, to ovethaulher- The order was promptly le sponded to by Li ut. Bennett, commanding the yacht, and in two hours he was on his way to Sandy Hook. The Boston Transcript states that Miss. Spafford, to whom Col. Ellsworth was engaged to be' married, is a great-great niece of Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell on Bunker Hill. She is the great-grand daugh ter of Dr. John Warren, and grand-daughter of the late Dr. John 0. Warren. It is a re markable circumstance that this young lady slKiuld be connected with the first prominent martyr of the American Revolution, and with the first commissioned officer slain in the conflict of 18til. figy Hon. Hendrick B. Wright has been nominated by both the Republican and Dem ocratic conventions of the twelfth (Pa.) dis trict as a Union candidate for Congress, to succeed the late Hon. Geo. W. Scranton, and bas'acoepted both, repudiating all other issues than the support of the war and the Crushing of the Rebellion, We'll bet high °n bis election. fitgy Among the Second Lieutenants in the army just appointed, Francis £. Brown6ll, the avenger of Col. Ellsworth. We also no tiee the appointment of James F. McElhone, tc a First Lieutenantcy. Lieut. McElhune, is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School, and will certainly rise in distinction, if be is true to his nature and his origin, and devotes himsolf as steadily to his new duties as he did to his old studies. FROM MISSOURI. FLIGHT OF GOV. JACKSON. ANOTHKR BATTLE. Large Numbers Killed and ST. LOUIS. June 21.—The Democrat has a special despatch from Syracuse, about twen ty-five miles south of Booneville, which says that an expedition of Dearly one thousand Strong, with four pieces of artillery, under Capt. Totten, of the regular service, left B. oneville on Wednesday flight, and reach ed this place at 10 A. M., yesterday. Gov. Jackson, with about 500 men, arrived here on Tuesday, and after impressing prop erty of both friends and foes, being alraid of pursuit, suddenly left yesterday ' forenoon, proceeding Southward towards Warsaw.— Our forces have gone forward to-day, but there is little hope of overtaking the fleeing party. A battle took place st sunrise on Tuesday morning, between 800 Union Home Guards, under Captain Cook, near the town of Cole Camp, and a large number of Secessionists from Warsaw and the surrounding country, in which 15 Guards were killed, 20 wounded, many of t-bem severely, and 30 prisoners were taken. Most of the Guards were in a large barn when the firing began, but they immediate ly sprung to arms, and 'tis said, killed forty of the attacking party before being overpow ered by superior Dumbers, but nearly all of them finally escaped and are ready to join our forces to dispute the passage of the State troops Capt. Cook reached heie this morning in disguise. He says not over half his force was armed, and that not more than two hun dred participated in the fight. He hastened forward to overtake and consult with Capt. Totten. Advance of Troops on Harpers Ferry. BALTIMORE, June 23.—A gentleman, just arrived from Frederick, says that on Satur dayjat noon, the advance guard of Col. StODes column was at Point of llocks, msving to ward Ilaiper's Ferry, and Major General Patterson's columns had passed through Greencastle, going in the same direction. No doubt was entertained in the vicinity that Harper's Ferry would be occupied to-day by Federal troops. Tbe Government has pos ses on of tbe telegraph lines, and permits nothing to be transmitted relative to the movements of trcops in that vicinity. Our informant also learned that the report of the hanging ol Colonel Bowman and Mr. Chase, at Martinsburg, was current there yesterday morning, but was ascertained to be incor rect. The First Wisconsin, Fourth Connecticut, and Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiments, are one mile further on, and the Second and Eighth Pennsylvania Regiments are twelve miles below, on the Shansburg turnpike.— The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Pennsylvania Regiments marched on Thursday night.— The Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania Regiment are on their march to join them, Tbe des tination of this column is the Maryland Heights, opposite Harper's Ferry. Mr. Alvey, the Secessionist, who was ar rested at Willianisj ort, has been taken heDue to Washington. Movement of Troops South from Ilarrisburg. HARRISBURC, June 23. —There has been an unusual excitement about the War and Ex ecutive Departments to-day, consequent up on the reception ot the news that Col. Wal lace was hemmed in at Cumberland by 20, 000 Rebels, and that ail escape for that gaL lant officer was cut off, except by retreating into Bedford county, Pennsylvan ; a. Orders were immediately issued to Col. Biddle's Rifle Regiment, Cul. Simmons' Infantry Regiment, and Campbell's Battery, consist ing of ten field pieces, with the necessary supply of borses and ammunition, to p. epare to leave to-night at eleven o'clock. The arms, ammunition, and equipments were issued to tha men this afternoon, and each man was provided with a goodly supply of rations. Their clothing is in excellent or der, They will goon the Pennsylvania Cen tral as far as Huntingdon, and thence to Hopewell, on the Broad Top Railroad. From the latter place, they march either to Bedf-rd or Rainsburg, a distance of between forty and fifty miles, through a cool country, at the base oi the Allegheny. Each man is thoroughly equipped, aimed, and furnished with five days' provisions. Reconnoitering by Balloon and Telegraph. There will be a novel spectacle to-morrow afternoon, which will puzzle Genera! Beau regard, and, perhaps call oat another procla mation. Professor Lowe will make an as cension in his balloon " Enterprise," from the Piesident's grounds, lie will ascend to the height of several hundred feet, where he will remain stationary and take a view of the Manasses rebels at a distance of twenty seven miles. The balloon will be anchored to the ground by a rope ot sufficient length.— The Professor will take up a small telegraph ic instrument and an operater, who will communicate with the telegraphic office in the War Department, by means of a fine wire, which will follow the rope in its course. General S o.t eoull cosily sit in his room and know the movements and position of the enemy at a distance of many miles from him, and, at the same time, direct the movements of his own forces. Telescopes and marine glasses to aid the sight will be taken up.— Correspondence of the World. GEN. MCCLELLEN AS A CHRISTAIN.— Major General George D. McClellen, who now stands next in rank to General Scotr, is a native of Pennsylvania, son of the late Dr. George McClelland of Woodstock Connecti cut. The following incident will be read with great satisfaction by all who believe in the existence of a Supreme Being controlling human events: " Rev. Dr. Thompson, Second Presbyte rian Church, Cincinnati, was recen ly seated in his study, when a strange gentlemen re quested an interview, which was granted.— He came to discuss the affairs of the country, expressing his anxiety about its condition, and at length requested the Doctor to pray for the Republio and for him. The Doctor of course complied, and after further onver sation on this theme, the gentleman reques ted the minister to prey with him, They knelt upon the floor, and the visitor in a de vout and eloquent petition invoked the aid and protection of the Almighty in the strug gle in which the Republic is involved. Ma J jor General George D, McClelieD, of Ohio, was Dr. Thompson's visitor." Parson Brownlow, in the Knoxville Whig of tde Ist inst.. thus disposes of oer tain rumors : One report is. that we have de terniined not to publish after the June elec tion, and another is, that we are going to re move to ths North. We are goit gto stay in Knoxville, and nowhere else, and when we remove from the dwelling we own and occupy it will be to the cemetery in this vi cinity. And as to the paper, we shall edit and publish it until our office is destroyed or our windpipe is out! FROM ALEXANDRIA. Alexandria, June 24.—The slave peDS are only a square from the depot and office of the M masses Gap Junction. They aie still the object of curiosity of a number of people who daily visit Alexandria from Washington. Passes having been procured from the Provost Marshal, you can readily pass tho guard which are stationed around them. On the lower one is painted in large letters cpon the wall, * * * * * * * * PRICE, BURCH4CO., * DEALERS IN SLAVES. * * * * **** Now the entrance door swings wide open to all. No Legree cracks his lash within those walls over the tender flesh of a moth er. The grated bars covering the dungeons, and the iron lattice-work that darkens the rooms where the negroes used to huddle like beasts, have been torn open by the Massachu setts soldiers. The hooks, staples, chains, hobbles, &c„ baye been taken away by them and sent borne, to convince the North that half the truth has not been told. We passed all through the buildiDg, and stopped to think, were it possible that within the shadow of the capitol such damning infamy has been tolerated, as we here have the undeniab'e evidence of, in this, a christian country, boasting the world over of our freedom. We will not stop to give tho details of what wo saw. Let any one who visits Alexandria go down to that 'pen," and we care not what his past belief has been, if his very soul is not sick ened by the sight, then he is no man. In a dark corner we saw a heap of straw and some rags gathered, as though some poor wretch had nestled there to pass away the night, ere she was dragged forth to go she knew not where. The tencpl'xtion was groat to get a match, return and destroy the evi dence of such iniquity. But let them re main. "Out of their own nioutns shall ye convict them." W'e ask it of every one who comes down here, that they go to the slave pens and see for themselves. The publication of the Pennsylvania Fifth has been temporarily suspended. The edi tor, Lieut. John P. Ely, has goDe to Indian apolis to assist in raising a regiment for the regular service. He has a commission as First Lieutenant in the army. The Regiment have been expecting hourly to march further into Virginia, and have dropped the " stick" for the rifle. FROM WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, June 24.—1 made a hurried vist to Alexandria this morning. The sol diers were suflering much from the intense heat, but were anxiously awaiting orders to move forward. The Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, Cop Hartranft, forms the advance guard. Tbey are encamped near the Ells worth Zouaves. I)r. Jos. B, Dunlap, Sur geon o l the regiment, and Cbas. Ilunlicker, Adjutant, are great favorites with the boys, who appear extremely anxious to give the former something to do. They were under marching orders yesterday, and weie much disappointed because their orders were coun termanded by Gen Scott. The Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, Colo nel McDowell, still maintain their oid posi tion this side of the Ellsworth Zruavis. Like their brethren of the Fourth, tbey are much disappoiniod because their marching orders ; were countermanded yesterday. This regi j ment is only equalled in drill bv the Twen ty fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, Col. Cake A party of Rebels came up the Potomac river last night as far as Washington, and attempted to fire the Long Bridgp. Tbey were fired upon by our troops, and four or five of them were killed. A number of oth er Rebels were wounded. The reraaindtr nineteen in number, were token prisoners, and are now at the arsenal in this city. The rebels were provided with powder and match es for the purpose of blowing up the bridge, and setting it i n fire The number tf persons killed is possibly ; exaggerated. All the army surgeons cornected with reg iments were ordered over the Potomac at a late hour last night. The War Depir mmthave diso vered that female Secessionists in Washington are car rying on a regular correspondence with Beau regard byway of Mount Vernon. This afternoon, while the Presidential par y, consisting of Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Grim-ley, her sister, and Gen. Walbridge, together with the President's two younger suns, were making a tour of inspection am ng the various camps on the V rginia side, alter leaving the Twenty-fifth New York R gi ment, on their wav to General McDowell's head quarters at Arlington Heights, the car riage tongue broke, and the horses becoming unmanageable, the driver was thrown off, and the consequences came near being fatal, bur the party were rescued by the gallantry of a portion of the Twenty fifth Regiment, who hastened to their assistance. WASHINGTON, June 24.—Jos. W. Webb, of Washington, has been appointed Inspec tor General United States Army. Acting Lieutenant Webster, who is attach ed to the United States brig Perry, is here. Lieut. Webster was or. board the Perry when the Hannah N. Johnson was seized. She had a valuable cargo on board, and was bound South. She is a fine sharp sailing schooner, and after consultation it was de termined to let. her go, a- they were not in coniit : on to put what was deem d a sufficient erewon board to manage her. Lieut. Webster offered to take her to New York with one man beside himself, and went on hoard. He invited the captain and mate into the cabin, fastened them in, and then sent his associ ates forward among the eleven rebels on board. For four days and nights he remain ed on the quarter- of the schooner, and carried her safely into New York, where she has since been condemned as a lawful prize. Lieut. Webster was born in New Hampshire. He went to South Carolina some years since, and notwithstanding tempting offers to join the traitors, came North, and on the day of his appointment here, his mills, worth $12,- OCO were burned down. A MATRON MORE THAN ROMAN. — Yv'e heard a mother counsel her sou a few days since, at the armory of the Mechanic Rifles, who, though the task wa3 a sad one, nevertheless subdued ler teeliugs and sacrificed herself on the alter of her country. Said she, "Will iam, do your duty; if you are called to toe battle field, don't flinch, but stand boldiy by your country. If you return, I shall receive you with open arms ; if you are killed, I shall have the satisfaction of knowing you have not disgraced your country, yourself or our family. I wisli 1 had ten sons to give the regiment."— Providence Journal. No State Fair. —The officers of the State Agricultural Society have defermined not to hold a Fair this season. In many counties the usual local exhibitions will also be dis pensed with. Owing to the war excitement, and tight times in monetary affairs, the peo ple have not the inclination or the means to patronize agricultural shows, which, iD t>o many instances, benefit ODly the managers and speculators in new-fangled farming im plement-. The g eat mass of practical agri culturists regard these annual State Fairs as extensive humbugs. LOCK HAVEN ADVERTISEMENT. Somotliiiis New j TO THE CITIZENS OFBELLEFOXTE,AND of Centre and Clinton counties. As " bard times" and great " scarcity of mon ey" have lad many country merchants to ourtail their business very much, or even to suspend making any fresh purchases at all, so that those who wish "thing to eat and wear" to take old goode at old prices, er do without them at all, we deem it of great interest TO EVERY PERSON, RICH OR POOR, to know that we have made large purchses, avail ing ourselves of the immense and unprecented ad vantages in this time of general Panic and Wreck of Prices, in the markets, where with the cash we have ob tained many goods at ONE IIAEF THEIR VALUE! Confident that we can save every one twenty-fire per cent., we would most cordially iuveteall FROM EVERY SEOTION. to call at the " XSL BYSTONE," which is now crowded with new and desirable goods consisting of Dress Goods, such as Mohairs, Poplins, Silks, Gray Goods, Lawns, Ac. 5.0D0 Yards Beautiful Prints, 2500 Yds. Brown and Bleached Muslins, Silk Mantillas, Lace Mantillas, and Lace Points, DUSTERS of Cloth and GRAY GOODS, SXSAWXiiS Stella, Thibit, Broche, and French Lace, at UNUEARD-OF PRICES, We desire to call particular attention to our Groceries, consiting of "Sugar Loaf" and " Beehive" Syrups, White Clarified Sugar, Coffees, Spices, Ac.