C|e Centre jjtmflcrat. THURSDAY, Nov. 21,1861. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. "CahpHALB," ) Near Bladensburg, Nov. 9, 1861.J Mb. Ebitor :—Having a desire to interest your readers I have for the third time writ ten a preface of a letter to you, and as the old adage of, " a third time is the charm," this should be a final attempt, and perhaps trill prove a success. We left •• Camp Curtin"—Harrisburg— •bout two weeks ago, and after a merry ride of two davs through a very wet rain, we ar* rived in the city where Uncle Abe abides, were accommodated with food and rest at the " Soldieis Retreat"—two long buildings for merly used by the Mount Vernon Associa tion for the manufactory of canes, but low converted into sleeping and eating rooms for the accommodation of such as your humble ■cribler. After a visit to the Capital, a long and fatiging climb to the Dome, and the in scribing a name, aB other ambitious Yankee boys have done, we descended to the " Re treat," slung our knapsacks and after a mud dy march oi 1£ miles, pitched our tents on the outskirts of Washington, on the ground last occupied by the galleDt but now la mented Col. Baker, of whose death your readers are made aware ere this ; after a etay of cne week we pulled our stakes and trod over five miles mora of their chivalrous land, forming our camp again on an artifi cial hill whiob was thrown up in 1812, and where the " battle of Bladensburg" W3S fought in the same year. At noon of each day the tide flows in, completely surround* ing us, and often flooding Bladensburg, a small village one mile from camp. Lut night our camp was saluted by a heavy rain storm which continued uDtil this evening, flooding our tents. A greater part of the Regiment had taken refuge in the houses and barns near camp. Sueh is the life of a soldier. We lay in mud and vater •c night, and in the morn wake up in a mer ry mood, each one whistling or singing to drive rude care away, not cariDg for the mor row. Such as satisfy the wants of the day we ask for and often get. A soldier can tru ly with " Old Trnppvr" agree in his phyln sephical proverb—" To day is thy watch, O, sentinel" what more ? to-day is our reprieve, hut I must hie to things of more importance, as the ever turning foitune of a war b'ds us >e ready to shoulder our guns and march at midnight for some other city, and perhaps before you get this we will have rooted th Q traitors snd obtained the golden tumors or the laurate crown, that ambition has bid us strive for. Our striving, we think, shall not be in Tain, as our cause it is just, and we have girded on the strong armor of Truth in whom Justice reposes. None can judge has tily or rashly in the judging of Ihe traitorous hordes who have struck at the heart of our happiness and almost des'royed the best sys tera of Government ever established by our All-wise Maker on the face of the earth They will soon feel the avenging arm of in dignunt justice. We are the avengers, they are the apgr® sors, and we hate the silent tongue in this the inae of our eomtry'. ptril. But my writiag must close, as it is mid-night, and " a written thought nt mid-night will re deem the live-long day," so we will recom pence the morrow by this mid-night redemp tion, and embalm this letter very politely by a very pleasant good-night. More ar.o". S. T. M, of the " Linn Rifles," Company D, 45th Fegi i ent, P. V. Daniel P. Bible. Ths following notice of our former townsman T>. P. Bible, we find in tho H&nLljurg TeUgroph. " While viewing a drees pa:ade at Camp Curt in last evening, we were pleased to notice the soldier ly and < ffiecrlike deportment of adjutant Daniel P. Bible, of Col, Ilartrantt's 51st Regiment. The whole country knows of the gallant conduct of Col. Hartrnnft at tin battle of hull Run, and therefore to be in any manner connected with him in the future battles for the country, is an houor which must arouse the valor of the humblest sold ler and stimulate the bra vest officer in his regi ment. Adjutant Bible appreciates this honor by manifesting the posession of tbe highest qualities as a soldier, and wh le on parade last evening we noticed that he thorough)' understood the routine ef bis duty, and was lully impressed with he itn portanee of his position. lie is a thorough and enthusiastio soldier, who will shrink from no dan ger or neglect no duty that imposes a service- for tbe defence of his co tniry. It is to such men as Adjutant Bible, of strict and stern moral deport ment, of cultivation aud refinement, that the pro fession ot arms is to be elevated and ennobled, and the ranks of the armies of tho nation are to be maintained in their manhood and strongth, their moral attributes as well as moral courage. We bespeak for Adjutant Bible a brilliant and a use fnl career while connected with tho regiment un der tho command of the gallant Hartranft. IST We do hope wa have seen the last ID •tanee of tbe return of escaped slaves tt their rebel masters by officers of tbe Federal ar my. The Secretary of War has repeatedly signified that it is ao part of the duty of our soldiers to engage in th's disreputable and suicidal business. Tbe Government is bound to put down this rebellion as speedily as it ean. and will be held responsible by tbe peo ple for the mistaken leniency or abuse of its powers in favor of the public enemies. Noth ing can be more humiliating to a free North ern vclnnteer than to be made an instrument of tha slave-catchers who are doing most to deetroy tbe Union foy the sake of which he perils his life's blood. The great historian, George Bancroft, struck the rigir vein in a speech the other day when h; said—" Ido not understand turning a soldier tf the United State into a constable to keep the peace on the plantation of the Secessionists." tBF Late reports from Missouri assure us that the Stat6 is now almost entirely cleared of the the rebel hordes that have overrun her serface and opressed her people. General Price and hie allies, though believed to mua. ter a largely superior force, have fled before the National army, and taken refuge in the wilds of Arkansas. Missouri is thus more nearly regained to the Union that Dy other border State. This must be tbe fruit of Fremont's energetic action since tbe capture of Lexington, as at that time probably more than one half of the State was under rebel ooenpation. None of the other Federal commanders have effected greater results than this in so brief a reriod. It is not at all surprising that the eadden check npon bis successful progress should be very gener al —regretted by the people. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF RELIEF OF CENTRE COUNTY. Fellow Citizens or Centre Cocntt: In acrordance with the advertisement, by whieh this meeting has been called, your Board would respeetfully report that they have expended the sum of §8019.01 in or ders drawn on the Treasurer in favor of those whose names are annexed, including §759.79 issued by the Committee who were chosen at a public meeting of the citizens previous to the passage of the Act of As sembly bv which your board was created. The original tax of one mill having been found insufficient, the Commissioners have issued duplicates for the additional 1$ mills authorized by the Legislature which, taken together, will make the relief tax of the cur rent year about ?13,472.18, and which, after making large allowances for exonerations, will leave about §12,900 to be expended within the curront year. The Board have afforded relief to 362 families embracing 1105 persons, at an average of about §20.00 to each family. It must be borne in mind, however, that a large number of these fami lies have only recently been thrown on the county for support, and most, if not all, of them, have been left without any means of support except that supplied by your Board, nor can they expect to derive any from their husbands or sons until they have been in the service some two or three months. Those who have been receiving assistance for that length of time might bo thrown either whol ly or in part on the recourses of the husbands or sons for the future, except in cases of ex treme necessity. The following are the amounts paid to each family, together with the number of weeks fdr which families have drawn: o auou't NAMES. . 2 £ s paid. .T. Allert, wife, 2 children 21 S6B 65 C. Waltz, father and mother 14 55 00 G. A. Bayard, wife, ipoth. 2 chil. 16 64 00 O. P. Steol, wife. 6 children 2 15 00 Jus. Everlv, wife, 1 child 13 £2 50 J. G. Stone, wife, 2 children 20 78 Jcein. O'Leary, wife, 1 child, 1-5 47 40 W. L. Baphile. wife, 3 children, 19 95 50 Sam'i Nichols, wife 4 children, 12 _SO 50 Jns. Lucas, wife, 8 children, re turned sich and assisted extra 28 102 50 J. 11. Hughe.-, vifc, 3 children 14 59 O0 Chns. Fell, wife, 26 43 00 Ellen Grafins. per son, 16 26 00 Geo. Armstrong, wife, 3 ehild'n 19 68 50 Wm. Ward, wife, 9 1900 Mrs. Bell and daughter, 2 sorn 21 45 75 Jos. Fulton, wife and 1 child 12 26 50 William Tate, wife 3 children, 6 24 00 Jno. A. Bayard, wife and child, 26 69 00 Thos, Ammerman, wife. 15 32 50 A. B, Snnyder, wife, 2 children, 14 63 00 G. W. Gardner, wife. 1 " 10 50 SanDl Uuey, wife, 1 child, 20 51 00 Jno. R. Tate, wife. 2 children, 13 51 50 Foster Tate, wife, 2 children, 13 34 00 J. E. McCartney, wife, 1 child, 12 32 00 M. Laughlin, mother, and hoy, 18 28 00 Reub. Peters, wife, 5 children, 16 78 61 S. S. Muffly, mother. 6 " 17 75 00 Thos. Martin, wife, 4 children, 24 93 00 Wm. U Bell. •• 3 - 10 43 00 T. Roth rock, '• 3 " 18 71 50 Wm. T. B. U, " 1 " 35 00 J. M. Lucas, father. 30 ()0 Wm. 11. Binir. n ife and child, 10 32 00 S. Green, mother rim! brother, 10 25 00 A. G. Neff. father and mother, 12 24 00 G. 11. Stover, wife. 4 children, 14 52 00 W. Bell, ino'r, 5 hru's and sisr's 13 38 00 Clay Cook, mother, 13 26 00 L>. Walters, father and mother, 12 24 00 Jas. Fulton, wife, 4 children 12 38 00 Jas. Bradley, wife, 3 " mother, 19 66 50 If.. M'Caslin, wife, 4 children, 18 54 50 David Fulton, wife 4 children, 18 76 50 Owen Aston, wife, 2 children, 19 46 50 Henry Carver, wife, 5 children, 26 91 00 Daniel M'Grady, mother, 19 32 00 Eli Sweetwood, wife, 3 children. 20 55 00 George Chase, wife, 2 children. 20 55 00 J. 11. Morrison, wife, 3 children, 4 20 00 John F. Sweiler, aunt, 7 15 00 Samuel Butler, wife, 4 children, 8 36 00 D. Ilendorshott, wife, 3 children, 16 52 00 David Parsons, wife, 4 children, 11 49 50 Rich. Miles, Jr. wife, 1 child, 13 30 00 Jas. P. Hughes, wife, 1 child, 13 26 00 Wm. Potter, grandmother, 20 38 00 W. W. Palmer, father, family, 17 28 00 W. 11. Arnold, wife, 23 30 00 S. Ilolahaugh, father, mother, 24 52 00 Jas. Anderson, wife and child, 6 16 50 Jno. Survey, father and mother, 24 48 00 G. 11. Nicely, aunt, grandmo'er, 8 24 00 liar. Ilinton wife, 3 children, 21 65 50 Patrick Murry, mother, 21 27 00 W. C. McAlly, wife, 5 children, 12 48 00 Sain'l 'Dixon, wife, 4 children, 21 69 50 Curtin Kays, wife, 2 children, 6 21 00 Jos. Funk, wife and child, 15 32 25 Edward Speer, grandmother, 6 12 00 S Bathnrst, mother, grandinot'r 6 18 00 E. Goodfellow, mother, 6 12 00 1L Fauver, wife, 4 children, 6 24 00 S. Roads, wife and child, 15 00 Wm. Cormesser, family, 11 <4O Mrs. Jacobs, in full, 12 50 Jos. Hastings, wife, 18 24 00 Pat. Gorman, mother, 20 28 00 Wm. Dnsenbury, wife, child, 18 38 50 A. C. Glenn, wife and 2 children 21 54 75 Jno. Walters, wife, 3 children, 22 66 00 J. Hughes, mother, 2 children, 6 21 00 Wm. Wurtz, 3 sons in the army, 16 00 Geo. Wyland, mother, 22 00 J. A. Rogers, wife, 3 children, 40 00 Incidental expenses, 50 19 B. Hall, wife, 12 24 00 A. Murry, son 20 20 00 C. Barto, wife and child, 18 23 00 H. Harrison, wife, 4 children, . 4 10 00 Stan. Kays, wife, 3 children, 14 52 00 Ed. Bland, mother, 19 00 Mrs. Daughenbaugh, son, 4 16 00 Mrs. Osman, son, 5 62 Jas. Andrews, per son, 22 12 Mrs. Swinchart, per son, 12 00 Samuel Faber, per son, -• 16 00 Mrs. Duffy, 16 00 Hannah Jacobs, per son, 23 95 Mrs. Evy, per son, 9 05 Elisabeth Curwin, per son, 11 00 Mrs. Forbes, per son, 1 50 Harvey Steel, wife, 4 Oti Mrs. S'raub, per son, 7 50 Mrs. Hess, per son, 18 00 Mrs. Beiu.er. per son, 25 00 Mrs. Ilarger, per son, 26 00 J. S. Crawford, per sod, 13 00 Mrs. Grove, per son, 6 00 Thos. Lucas, wife and child 16 28 00 Samuel Gualt, wife, 4 children 16 48 00 Joseph Sweirs, wife, 3 children, 16 39 00 George Ilinton, wife, 3 children, 16 41 75 M. C. Lucas, wife, 3 children, 16 42 75 Elias Rodman, wife 3 children, 14 36 50 Jos. Contner, wife 4 children, 7 19 75 Jos. Haller, wife, 14 14 00 A. J. Ilendersou, wife, 4 child'n 12 34 50 Mrs. Swinehart, per Tho. Dale, 12 88 Edward Holt, mother, child, 12 21 00 Mich. Fleury, wife. 4 children, 12 33 00 David Smith, wife, 3 children, 12 30 00 Wm. Summers, wife, 5 children, 12 36 00 P. GuisSwhits, wife, 5 children, 5 15 00 THE CEWTHE DEMOCRAT. T. Wilson, wife, 3 children sister, 14 42 00 Jessie Hoy, wife, 7 children, 12 43 00 Jas. Miller, wife, 6 children, 12 41 00 John Cook, wife. 4 children, 12 33 00 David Tate, wife, 1 child, 12 21 00 Henry Youts, per son, 13 13 0 • S. Watson, wife, 2 children, 12 24 00 T. B, Hamilton, mother, father, child, 13 33 00 Lot Crosthaite, grandmother, 13 13 00 V. Reese, wife, 7 children, 10 35 00 Fenton Fallon, wife, 2 children, 12 30 00 A. Martin mother; 2 brothers, 7 15 75 Wm. Shope. wife and child, II 20 75 M. M'Laughiin, wife, 2 children, II 31 75 A. Dranker, wife, 3 children, 11 27 50 A. Lucas, wife, 11 11 00 Wm. Stewart, wife, 4 children, 10 27 50 M. Stewart, wife, 11 14 00 J. G. MeKinley, wife,4 children, 8 22 00 11. P.Jones, wife, 3 children, 11 27 50 C. L. Murphy, wife, 2 children, 11 18 50 W. D. Harper, wife, 4 children. 9 24 75 Jas. Poorman, wife, 2 children, 11 24 75 Chas. Wolf, wife, 2 children, 11 24 75 Jas. Lucas, wife, 3 chi'-'ren, 9 22 75 Mrs. Fultz, on account of son, fa ther mother, sister, 9 24 75 Wm. Taylor, wife, 3 children, 22 50 Musser Benjamin, wife, 4 chil dren, 7 19 25 T. Bathurst, wife, mother, 3 chiidien, 15 30 25 Abraham Boyer, wife, 9 900 W. M'Mullin, wife, 2 children, 9 20 25 Thos. Taylor, wife, 1 child, 9 15 75 Geo. W. Funk, wife, 3 children, 9 22 50 Geo. V'ilhoe, wife, 6 children, 9 29 25 Jacob Campbell, wife, 4 children, 9 24 75 Theo. Bathurst., wife, 1 child, 9 15 75 Wm. Funk, wife, 7 children, 9 3150 Wm. Reeder, wife, 6 children, 9 29 25 Wui. Etian, wife, 2 children, 3 6 75 Thos. Grant, wife, 4 children, 12 33 00 Wm. Buck, wife, 2 children, 12 27 00 Jas. G. Lucas, wife, 4 children, 11 30 25 H.,Spangler, wife, 4 children, 10 27 50 J. M. llerlocher, wife, 2 children, 10 22 50 Alex. Duke, wife, 6 children, 11 33 00 Sam'i. Rockey, wife, 1 child, 10 17 50 David Beck, wife, 1 child, 9 15 75 R. Hollabaugh, wife, 1 child, 12 21 00 11. Taylor, wife, 3 children, 9 22 50 Thorn. Hunter, wife, 2 children, 8 18 00 G. W. Young, wife, 2 children, 8 18 00 Goo. Ilerkley, wife, I child, 9 15 75 Wm. Walker, wife. 2 children, 9 21 25 J. G. Stonp, wife. 2 children, 9 20 25 W. Lyeou, wife 3 children, 6 15 00 J. Ooraly, mother, 1 invaled son, 9 13 50 O. P. Wilson, wife 2 children, 8 18 00 John B. McCain, wife, 8 8 00 Philip Force, wife, I child, 9 15-75 Wm, Haines, wife, 3 children, 9 22 50 John Miller, wife, 3 children, 8 20 00 George Lucas, father, mother, brother, sisters all sick, 20 09 Mr. Sr. Mis. Kline, 7 10 00 Lewis Watson, wife, 2 children 8 18 00 3a '1 Wheeler, wife, 3 children, 9 22 50 B. F. Mercer, wife, 4 children, 2 550 Lot Jornes, wife. 2 children, 8 18 00 lJe:;rv Knorr, wifo, 3 children, 6 16 50 Jno. C. Perry, wife, 6eh ldren, 8 26 00 llenry Barto, wife, 2 children, 8 13 00 D. Bodle, father, 3 3 00 J. Long, father,mother, 3 children 9 18 00 Jno. Haines, wife, 6 children, 8 26 00 Jas. Milligan, wife, 2 children, 8 18 00 Hugh Martin, per son, 8 800 J. Whitman per son. 4 children, 8 18 50 J. P. Haines, wife, 4 children, 8 22 00 R. llaldeman, wife. 3 children, 8 20 00 Mrs. E. Chronister, 2 sons, 3 chil dren, 7 17 50 S. Kreamer, wife, 4 children, 10 27 50 Amos Harper, wife, 3 children, 6 15 00 BC. Vandyke, wife, 3 children, 10 25 00 C. 11. Smith, wife. 2 children, 6 13 50 S. M. Irwin, clerking, 44 91 J. G. Rider, wife, 2 children, 11 24 75 David Ray, wife, 6 children. 11 35 75 Wm. Ellen burger, wife, 5 chil dren, 11 33 00 S. Welter, mother, 2 children, 9 19 25 Mrs. Wilson, mother, child, ac count "f son, 2 3 50 Wm. 0. Mutiny, wife and child, 12 21 00 J. Kanen, father, mother, sisters, 7 16 00 Thos. Dehase, wife 5, children, 8 24 00 Wm. Kunes, wife. 2 children, 6 13 50 M. Strawcutter. wife, 5 children, 6 18 00 Wm E'ohey. wife, 2chiidren, 9 20 25 Roland Bawes, " 2 " 5 11 25 Thus. Barnter, " 3 " 5 12 50 John Dalen, " 1 " 5 825 Jas. Elder, mother, 5 5 00 Jas. Ilalmes, wife, 2 children, 5 11 25 John. Deihl, mother, 3 children, 4 10 00 Wm. Leighty, wife, 8 9 00 Mrs. Albright, per son mother, and child. T 12 25 Mrs. Hews, per son, mother. 2 children, 8 14 00 John Bell, mother, 2 children, 7 15 75 Augustus Cox, wife, 3 children, 9 22 50 Geo. W. Muphey," 3 " 9 22 50 Geo. Bower, " 1 child 5 8 75 Jos. A. Clark, wife, 2 children, 6 15 59 Jas. M.Baily, " 2 9 20 25 Sam'i Eyer, " 4 " 9 24 75 Ilezekiah Wertz, wife, 5 children, 7 31 50 Jas. Hughes, wife, 1 child, 11 19 25 David Lightner, wife, 1 child, 9 15 75 Oliver Cogle, wife, 1 child, 8 14 00 Augustus 11 el 1 en, wife, 3children,B 20 00 Wm. Galbrath, wife, 5 children, b 18 00 Ben. Johnston, wife. 1 child, 5 8 75 Henry McAllister, moth. 6 chil. 7 14 50 Jas. Ilinton, mother, 6 6 00 John Lyon, wife, 1 child. 5 875 Dan'l Malone, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 John Miller, wife, 6 children. 5 16 00 Jas. Bodel, father, mother, 6 12 00 Silas Aller. wife, 8 8 00 T. B. Stricklank, wife, 5 children, 6 18 00 T. R. Baker, wife, 1 child, 6 10 50 R. V. Butler, wife, 4 children, 6 16 50 Em. Crock, wife, 3 children, 6 15 00 Rudalph Ilaines, wife, 10 10 00 Ed. Ryne, wife. 1 child, .6 9 00 Win. Grove, wife, 3 children, 6 13 00 B. F. Ilolter, wife, 10 10 00 M. C Rider, wife, 3 children, 9 22 50 Sam'i F. Warner, wife, 5 children 5 15 00 Wm. Husband, wifo, 4 children, 5 13 75 Henry Irvin, wife, 5 children, 5 15 00 D. B. Snyder, wife, 1 child, 5 8 75 T. A. Young, wife, 5 children, 5 15 00 Clias. Rolen, wife, . 5 5 00 James Shell y, mother, 5 5 00 W. E. Benrer. mother, 5 5 00 David Hertsman, wile 4 children, 6 16 50 Thos. Daugherty, wife, 1 child, 6 10 50 John Eighrny, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 Sam'i Fray, wife, 1 child, 5 8 75 Jas. Robinson, wife, 5 5 00 Jas. Ammerman, wife, 4 children, 3 8 25 David Ammerman, mother, child, 3 5 25 Lewis Weerland, wife, 1 child, 5 875 Wm. P. Wilson, wife, 1 child, 5 8 75 Ed. Shanuon, wife, 1 child, 3 5 25 llenry Wilson, mother, 2 children 4 900 Samlßadle, wife, 1 children, 6 13 50 Dan'l Fetters, wife 2children, 4 .9 00 C. Fryberger, wife, 2bhild. father 6 16 50 D. Deckman, wife, 5 5 00 Wm. Moore, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 John Smith, per son, 6 3 00 Martin Kearns, wife, 2 children, 4 9 00 G. B. Shearer, wife, 3 children, 8 20 00 Jas. F. Katon, wife, 2 children, 5 11 25 Chas. Keys, fath r, 10 10 00 Alfred Miles, wife, 4 4 00 Rudy Logan, wife, 4 children, 6 16 50 Fred. Kerickhoff, wife, 1 child, 4 700 Harrison Long, wife, 5 childred, 6 18 00 Geo. D. Simms, wife, I child, 6 10 50 Geo. W. Daey, wifo, 2 children, 6 13 50 Horatio Diller, wife, 6 6 00 Levi Laird, wife, 6 6 00 Jo*. Williams, wifis, 1 efcild, • 10 50 James Mays, wife 2 children, 2 4 50 Mich. Funk, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 Philip Dehuas, wife 3 children, 7 17 50 Wm. Pulph, wife, 1 child, 0 10 50 Zazh. Ftegel, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 11. 11 Ross, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 Sam'l Baily, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 Johnson Goruen, wife, 4 children, G 16 50 James Bland, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 Rob't Musser. wife, 6 6 00 llenrv Foreman, wife, 2 children, G 13 50 A. 11.I 1 . Ainmerman, wife, 4 child, 6 16 50 Ed. Falkison, wife, 3 children, 6 15 00 Ed. Miller, wife, I child, 6 10 50 T. J Haller, wife, 1 child, 6 10 50 W. W. Jeffries, wife. 1 child, 6 10 50 Theadore Srevesmi, wife, 1 child, 6 10 50 Peter Weleer, wife, 2 cnildren, 6 13 50 Jas Ualen, mother and brother, 4 700 Mat. Plank, wife, 1 child, 6 10 50 Dan'l Slanting, wife 3 children. 6 15 00 J.ihn P. Maltv, wife, 6 6 00 John M. Te-t, wife, 6 6 00 G. B. Boyer, wile. 5 children, 6 18 00 Micheal Keenan, wife. 5 children, 6 18 00 John Richards, wife, 1 child, 6 10 50 John Mover, wife. 3 children, 6 15 00 Robert Tate, wife 3 children, 6 15 00 John Buchanan, wife, 5 children, 6 18 00 i Wm. A Rainy, wife 2 children, 7 15 75 Levi Jones, wife, 2 children, 8 18 00 John M. Burnet, wife, 4 4 00 Rich. Newman, wife 4 children, 4 11 00 . Wnt Richards, wife, 4 4 00 J. Cslderwood, wife, 3 children, 6 15 00 Jane Ilasson, paid sundries, 2 75 Lot Li.wry. mother, 4 children, 8 22 09 : Isreal B. Potts, mother, 10 10 00 Theo. Baird, wiie, 4 4 00 Edward Dowling, wife 2 children, 2 450 ! John 11. Basteden. wife. 6 6 00 j Sam'l MeEwen, wife 5 children, 2 600 Edward Dowling, chil l, 2 150 James Giimnu, wife, 6 children, 3 750 James Gillhert, wile, 1 child, 16 28 00 John Shreffler, wife, 3 children, 6 15 00 Arehy Frazier, wife. 2 children, 6 13 50 | James Beehtol, wife, 2 children, 6 13 50 Wm. Collier, wife, 2 children, 8 18 00 Mrs. Crosthwait, per son, mother, 7 700 ; Jas. P. Smith, wife. 3 children, 8 20 50 j Wm. McElhatten, mother, 8 800 ■ D K. Gilbert, mother, 8 8 00 Mrs. Guiswliite, per son, 2 400 Wm. Allison, wife, 4 400 | Fred. Car khoof, wife. 1 child, 2 350 ;A. Knoll, wife. I child, 2 350 i A. D. Miller, wife, 1 child, 2 3 50 | John Daly, father, 2 1 00 Reuben Yarnell, wife, 1 child, 2 350 Henry Fink, wife, 1 child, 2 450 i Jacob Bug, wife, 1 child, 4 700 : Henry Wilcox, wife, 1 child, 4 700 I Henry Richards, wife, 1 child, 4 700 Wm. R. Burd, wife, 3 children, 2 500 Total SSOI9 01 Your Board would respectfully represent that, notwithstanding their having availed themselves of all the information within j their reach, they have reason to believe that j in some instances they have been imposed | upon, and money drawn not contemplated i by the strict terms of the law ; but for the | most part, they are constrained to say, that | the recipients' have manifested a disposi j tion to adhere honorably and strictly to the 1 terms fixed by the Board : ar.d here permit | us to say that the very liberal terms of the : Committee superseded by us, rendered it al | most impossible for the present Board to re duce the allowance to the standard deniand i ed by the continually increasing claims.— I Finding our funds rapidly decreasing, wo ! eventually did reduce the allowance to i wives to 81,00, to the Ist child 75 cents, to j the 2d child to 50 cents, and to all over that i number to 25 cents each per week for chil dren under 14 years old, and to those over i that age we have uniformly refused any | support, neither do we allow any support to I the families of commissioned officers ; this is the basis on whieh we have granted re- I lief up to the present time. The amount of ! hinds made available from the 2} mill tax will not, at present rates, suffice for moro than two months, even if all our soldiers, who have received their pay, should have their families thrown on "themselves for support in the future. Therefore, wo de sire this meeting to suggest some mode of supplying the deficiency. We do not be ! lieve "that any material reduction can be ; male for those families whose husbands ' have not as yet drawn any pay from the Government, nor do we believe that it would he sound policy to throw out orders for the : redemption of wnich there would be no pro vision. Your Committee believe that there j is uo considerable number of the citizons of I the county who woul 1 agree to repudiate ; the pledges made to the men who volunteer ed to forsake friends, family and all the en dearments of home, to defend their countrv. Some plan ought to he devised hy which money can he obtained : either the wealthy men of the county must advance the money on county bonds ; or they they must become endorsers for the county to those from whom a loan could he obtained, they nmst obtain a law empowering the commissioners to borrow money on county bonds wh'.-h can not be repudiated ; or they must obtain the ' means bv a voluntary subscription, inas- I much as it, is the wealthy men, and mon of property who require protection ami whi.es i interests would he most disastrously affect ed by ttie overturning or subjugation > r this Government. And who, of all the wealth! r portion of this county, would consider SIOO any remuneration for the loss of his son's services and society ? Your Board have ; had ample means of knowing that it is the ; comparatively poor men who, in a pecuniary ; point of view, have little or nothing to lose, who have gone forth to the call of our coun j try. The Late Col. Baker —Almost a Prophecy. When the lamenird Col. E. D. Baker was in Congress, in a deflate io Committee of the I Whole, he was assailed as a foreigner by Mr. Venable, of Nortn Carolina, a Democratic parizan. Bel wis the reply which he made at (he time, in which he seems to have fcre- I shadowed the present unhappy conflict in ; which the cuun'ry is engaged, as well as hi j own brave defeoce of his country and her j Constitution and flag. The extract will be ! read with interest by many of his friends j and admirers: | I have bared my bosom to the battle on 1 the Northwestern frontier in my youth and j on the Southwestern frontier in ray manhood, i I haxe earned somewhat of the good will of imy country. la the counoils of my State tor a period of ten consecutive years, and in her service here, my constituents have confi ded in my devotion to their intesesta and my attachment to the Union. 1 have only to say, that if the time should come when dis ' union should rule the hour, and discord is to reign supteme, I shall again be ready to give i the best blood in my veins to my country's ; cause. I shall be prepared to meet all an tagonists with lance in rest, to do battle in every land in defense of th>. Constitution of my country, which I have sworn to eupport, to the last extremity, against disunionists and all its enemies, whether of the South or the North—to meet them everywhere, at all I times, with eppech or hand, with word or blow, until thought or being eball be mine ! no longer. Sfc.Reader, have yon seen Prof. Wood's ad ' Tertieement fa oar paper. Read it j It will later eat ywi- ' Latest from Washington. THE PIE ATE STJMTEE CAPTURED- Her Ofllcrre and Crew Prisoner* on Hoard the V. s. Steam Frigate Ningrn. WASHIVGTON, NOV. 12.—A family letter received here, daied on the 25th of October on boa d he U. S. fr ga e Santee off Galves ■on, conti ines the repo.-t ot the capture of the pira e Sum er. Tne writer says she was caugh- in her own ap. It seems that she mistook one of the U- S. gun-boa s fo ame chant vessel, and started in pursui . When the gun-boat had drawn her out far enough she tu ned and chased her ashore. He office s and cew are prisoners on boad the United states steamer Niagara. STILL"LATER. RECONN ISWCB BY GEN. IIEINTZLEMAN 10 OC..OQUAN CRLEK. Capt. Todd's Company, Lincoln : Cavalry, in an Ambuscade. ! TUEY CUT TIIEIH WAY IHROTGU. Three Killed and Cue 7,'ounded. • CAPTAIN 2OLD TAKEN PRISONER. I WASHINGTON, NOV, 12. i R : x regiments of in'entry, w'th two bat terries, trad three eorapariiesuf cavalry, under i commtind of Gen. Hein'sclman, made a re connoissance to day asfrr as Ocoquan creek, about twenty-fire mbes from Washington, or eighteen nrles from A'exandria, in a south westerly direction. They started at four o'clock this morning and re urned late this evening. The entire force first went to Pohiek Cnurch, and there divided —one portion taking the telegraph read to Burke's Srotion, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and the other the road to a point on the Oecaqtian creek, about 3 miles from the Potomac river. The latter ' crossed Pohick and Accotink creeks, and reached the Ocet quan without meeting with any opposition. Capt. Tood's company of the Lincoln Cav j airy, whieh was with the party that went in j the direction of Burke's Station, were sent I out to make a reconneisrnce in the advance | of the Infantry. When several miles from ! the other portion of the division, they were ' suddenly purrounea by a large number of Rebels who had been concealed in the i woods. Their only hope of escape, therefore, wa3 jby cutting there way through. A skirmish ! accordingly ensued, and the cavalry effected j their purpose, but with a loss of three men ] killed, one wonnded, and three taken prison } ere, including, it ja supposed, in ]be last na | med, Capt. Todd, who had ventured at least a quarter of a mite in adacce of his com i mand. The object of the reconnaissance having been accomplished, Genernl Heintzelman or j dered the troops to fall back to their encamp- menrs- It w is ascertained that foor hundred rebel cavalry remained an Pobick Chureh last night but left before the arrival of General lleintzelman's forces to day. An Important Order. We fee that President Lincoln bas issued an order directing if e aii imry authorities in Yirginiato suspend the civil authorities wheD ever they to hold authority front Gover nor Letcher, and to place all tne State offi cers under arrest who attempt to interfere with their funcdons. We are glad that h? Pierident has taken this step. The exist ence of the Richmond authorities, and the exercise of their power, have caused a great degree of embarassment to the army in occu' pat ion ol the Virginia shores, it will not do for us to triSe with these people. If we n>e in to crush treason in Virginia we must go aooutthe work in earnest. Our adminis tration has recogn zed the Wheeling Govern ment as the bona fide Government of Virgin ia, and it must secure the performance of their duties without; the interference of the rebel agents. This course will be the course of the Hrmf in its progress thiough the Cot ton Suites. Itisju-itand proper, Bnd ren dered necessary by the present extraordina ry and rem irkahie cnrdmon of affairs. BEAUFORT. —Tuts Uistret as it.is ca'led in S. C., is a county containing the following popula't- u. Total whito population. 5 r '7 Frco colored. 579 Total free population 6,529 Slave?- _ 32,2?? About fit staves for every v dite inhabi tant. The fains avi age 3,000 acre*, giv ing aboU' 800 uahops tu control of the soil one of the greatest cu .ses f the slave system. The averag- is 40 negroes to each farm and only s'X norses, and tmiiee to each 3.000 acres ! It is a grand place to trv tie It ya'ty of the slave population t* their mister* and and from t m fact, that thousand- Socked to the Federal army with the'r bundles, it seems that they have an inkling that their rebel masters are fighting against the Gov ernment and that slnvjs may receive beuetit by the arrival of Eed>ral troops. TEE NATIONAL PLATFORM. PURPOSES ~of THE WAR. Congress, by a vote nearly unanimous, pass ed the following resolution, which exp, esses the voice of the Nation and is the true stand ard of loyalty. "That the present deplorable civil war bas been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the Southern States, now in anus against the Constitutional Government, and in arms around the Capital ; that in this National emergency, Congress, banishing all feeling of mere passion or resentment, will reeollect only its duty to the whole country j that this war is not isaged on their part in any spirit of oppression, or for any pur pose of conquest or subjugation, or purpose oj over throwing or interjeriny with the rights or establish ed institutions of those States, but to defend cud maintain the suyremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired; and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease." Reports Confirmed. Report credited here in offioal cireles, confirm the statement in late Norfolk papers of the loyalists in East Tennessee having torn up the railroad east of Knoxvilleand bet ween there and Virgina. This is the main, and in fact the onlv, railroad communication with Virgina and the Southwest. At tbe point of destruction the road ruDs through a wild, unsettled and mountainous region for 150 miles. This is, no doubt caused by tbe ar tat of Parson BKOWKLOW by tbe Rebels THE CAPTURE OP MASON AND SLIDELL. FULL PARTICULARS. ; The Scene on Board the British Vessel. How the News was Recoivod in Wash ington. WASHINGTON, NOV. 17. The Navy Department prefers not to pub lish, at present, the official reports made by the officers of the war steamer San Jacinto, in relerence to the cap ure ot Mason and Sli do 11. The general facts are these : Com mander Wilkes, evidently a man of *' grit," was sent out to bring home the San Juaunto from the eoast of Africa; on his return he touched at Cienfuegos, where he ascertained that Mason and Siidell bad run the block ade, and were en route to Europe, probably by the way of Cuba. He sailed up and went into port at Havanna. There he ascertain ed that the Confederate commissioners had | gone but a few hours, having sailed in tiie ! British mail steamship Trent, the evening (7to November.) lie immediately i put. u> sea, directing his coarse so as to inter ! cepf. the vessel. VV hen about forty miles off j Mataneas, in the old Bahama Channel, the i Trent hove in sight, a: i the .wo vessels were i soo withiu bailing distance. Commodors i Wilkes sent a shot across the bows of the j Trent. To ibis DJ attention wis paid, when ; another was directed near the bow. This brought tne steamer to. Lieutenant Fairfax, to whoro both of the Confederate passengers were personally known, was spnt on board in a boat, supported with two more boats, fit ed with marines. Lieut. Fairfax went on dock and called tor Messrs Mason and Sli dell, who soon appeared. L : eut, Fairfax po li e y informed them of the object of bis mis sion. and asked them to go board bis boat, j To this they objected, Mason remarking that I they had paid their passage to Europe, to ! the British Consul at Havanna, (who aots as : sumi for the mail steamship line,) and he ! would not leave without force. Lieut. Fait j tax, p tinting to his marines drawu up on the decks of the British steamer, said; "You see, sir, 1 have the force, il that is what you require !" " I hen you must use it," replied Mason. With this Lieut. Fairfax placed bis hand upon the Senator'* shoulder and press ed him to the gaD way. At this juncture the passengers rushed forward, somewhat PX cited, and a tempted to interfere. The ma rioes immediately showed their bayonets, and Mason consented to the decision of Liuten ant F iirlax, asking that lie might be permit ted to make protest in writing. Just tben a fine specimen of an Englishman rushed ou deck in military or naval uniform (the officer iD command of the mails, probably.) and de manded why passengers on bonrd that snip were molested. Lieut. Fairfax informed him that he had stared to Capt. Moir, of the pauk ! et, why he arrested two ot bis passengers, i and further than that be bad no explanations to make. Protests were then drawn up, and Mason and Siidell, with their sec etaries Eustis and MuFarland, went into tne boats of the San Jacinto. Com. Wlikes sent a message In the ladies that his best caOiu was at their service if tbey desired to accompany the prisoners back to the United Staieo.— They, however, declined, and proceeded on the voyage. The arrest was made on the Bth, and the San Jacinto arrived with the prison ers at Fortress Monroe on Friday. Lieuten ant Taylor was despatched to Wasnington with the official papers, and the San Jacinto I was ordered to New York, whence the pris oners will fie forwarded to Fort Warren, in I Boston harbor. The Trent is not, as has been supposen, an intercolonial steamer, plying between the West India Islands. She is a British Inter national packet, carrying the British laai's, and plying between Southampton, Etigiand, Vera Cruz, flava.'inu, St. Thomas, aud thence back to Southampton. L eut. Taylor arrived here at noon, yes teiday, and the news of tba arrest cieattd a profound sensation, and very general and almost, unbounded rejoicing. The act is, outside of the departments, very generally approved, though there are various opinions I expresFe i in the speculations as to the light i in which England will view the transaction. One thing is evident, England has always favored the right of search ; and it is a bad law, or rule, that will not work equally well both ways. Capt. 'Vilkes was dispo ed to seize the packet, under the charge of favor ing the enemies of our country, and bring her to Kev West ? but. finding that it would seriously disappoint a large numbei of pas sengers, he abandoned his purpose, Late and Interesting from the South. THE FEDERAL FORCES AT PORT ROYAL EXTENDING IHEIR LINES. ALARM AT MEMPHIS. The Proposed Expedition Down the Mississippi River. ST. Louis, Nov. 18. The Memphis ( r er n.) Argus, of the 16th, has a despatch, Gated Cuarleston, the 14th, which says "The federal forces have pose?sion of Pick ney Island, and have seized all the able bodied men on the plantations and taken then*, aboard the fleet, Taey prevent the others from fleeing by use of force. They Lave mitde no attempt yet to effect a lodge ment on the main land." The Memphis paper express great alarm at our preparations for an expedition down the Mississippi, and demand that the entire reserve force of the country shall be brought to hear agains' it. The Ajgus says Gm. Price nes done much for Missouri but far more for Memphis. From the Virginia Eastern Shore. GENERAL DIX'S PROCLAMATION —VIRGINIANS CLAIMINO UNITED STATES PROTECTION BALTIMORE, NOV. 18. The steamers Georgia and Georgeana ar rived this morning trom Newtown, Worches ter cou ity, Md. Four thousand United States troops were at that point preparing to march inio the Eastern Shore counties of Virginia. On the way up the Pocomoke river, a boat was sent ashore, and tne proclamation of Gen. Dix was read to a large number of Vir ginians in a farm house, who deolaatd it en tirely satisfactory, and claimed the protec tion ot the Government from the Rebels, who were feroing them iDto the Confederate ser vice against their will. The gun boat Resolute had been giving them protection during the day, but at nitrhr they would have to seek ehe'ter in the wood-. FROM NEW YORK. Ordinance and Ordinance Stores Ordered to Port Royal. THE FIR AT SIEAMER EASHVJLLE. NEW YORK, NOV. 13. Orders were recived to-day for the ship ment of ordnance and ordnance stores to Port Royal, to be fowarded,immediately. The rebles temer Nashville was at St. Georg es on the 26th Ootobar, taking in ooal. Glorious New? From North Caro lina. PHILADELPHIA, NOT. 21. North Carolina has set up for herself.— A convention repre-onting 45 counties as sembled at Ha teres on Monday end ac knowledged the Constitution of the United States, deposed Onv. Clark, and declared Morble Nash Taylor Provisional Governor. MARRIED T~~ tin the Sill ult., at U-ik Hill, i>y too Rev. Kobl. Hami'l.Mit JOHN IJAvinsus.of Ferguson's Valley, to Miss ELIZABETH, daughter of James McCoole, of II irris township. On the 29th nit., by the same. MR. SAMUEL MILLIKKX, of Milmy, Mifflin county. Pa., to Miss MARIA CUI.BF.RTSOS. daughter of Mr. Robert Uoheen, cf Harris township, this county By Rev. Thomas Sherlock at the residence of the brides fntlier in Rallefonla 14th inst MR WIL LIAM CI.AT DAVIS, aud Miss. ANSA BLIXAIBTII MCCULI.ET. By the Rev. Thcrca* Pherlncfc. on the 7th inst. Ma. FREDERICK B*:ITLK ard Mis*. MART £. WILSON. DIED*. On Sflnday the 17th inst., in the this borough Aguila n., son of Tuscur j. and Jane T. Knox, sged about sevcritien yeart. BTRGAINS! ! The undersigned offer tbe public the entire itek STORE GOODS, LATE OF TONNER & STEEL* At their Old Stand on tbe Northwest Comer of ike Diamond in Bctlofonte. m LOTS TO SUIT PVR CHASE Its, .IT COST FOR C.I Sit, THEIR STOCK CONSISTS OF DRT GOODS, QUEENSWARE, HARDWARE, SADDLERY, CLOTHING, RATS. 800 TS A SHOES, SO TIONS, WA L L PAPER, WIS DOW BLINDS. UMBREL LAS AXD PAINTS, WITH ALL THE VARIETY Ur UALL Y A" L'PT ;.V A COUNTRY STORE. WHEN THE BILLS PU R. CHASED AMOUNT TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR UPWARDS A REASONABLE ORE:):" Will BE OI YEN FOR AP - PROVED PAPER. C AUi.TMAN & r Q EDMUND BLANC; ■ Bellefonte, Oct. 24'h. ISSI —if AH Hands Take .... As our creditors are bicoming very r.-;., we should SETTLE UP OUR BUSINESS, ia the shortest possible time, and pay our DEB'S (and as lii-y art, uu more anxious tbau wa are,) wo call upon all persons WHO ARE INDEBTED TO US, TO C ALI AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND MAKE SETTLEMENT OP THEIR ACCOUNTS. If this request be unheeded, we have the offer of that kind of assistance, that we would rather not have. COME ALONG FRIENDS, THE SOONER THE BETTER FOR US AT LEAST IF NOT FOR YOU. WE WANT TO PAY OUR HONEST DEBTS, A3NTI3 CAN DO IT* IF YOU WILL PAY YOURS. We will be od band with oar Booke at the eld stand. TONNER & STBBL, Bellefonte, Oct. 24 th, 1861.—tf. 1) EGISTE R'S NOTICE.— J\, The tollowing accounts have been examined and passed by me and remained filed ef reecrd in ibis office for the inspection of heirs, legatees, creditors a-d all others in any way interested, and will be presen ted to the Orphan's Court of Centre county, to ba held at Bellefonte, for allowance and con filia tion , on Wednesday the 2otb day of November, A. D. 1861 : Ist. Tho account of Jas. H. MeClurr, Adm'r., of Ifatbew Kiddie, late of Howard twp , dee'd. 2d. The account of E. C. Humes A Jt. N. McAl lister, Executors of Sane C. Knox, lata of Ban ner twp., dee'd. 3J. The occount of Philip Williams, who surviv ed Josesh Williams, Jr., Exec'rs. of Jos. Will iams, Sr., late of Worth twp., dee'd. 4th. The account of John W. Richards, Adm'r. of Joseph Williams, late of Worth twp., defl'd. sth. The occoudt of David Spencer A Jason Kirk, Jr., Exec'rs. of Samuel Spenoer, late of Half moon twp., dee'd. 6th. The account of John Toniier, Guardian of James A. Allison, now dee'd., late of Bellefonte, minor child of John Allison, late ot Gregg twp., dee'd. 7th. The account of David Weaver. Adm'r., of Jane Weaver, late of Spring twp., dee'd. Bth. The aocounts of Alexander and Wm. Carr, Executor, Ao., of Mary Carr, late of Potter iwp dec'il. 9th. The account of John C. Henderson, Adm'r. Ac., of Wm. Barton Hcuderson late of Paiton twp., dee'd. WM. 11. LONGWELL, Reg'r. Registers Office, ) Bellefonte, Oct 17,'61.—tc. j COURT PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the Hon. Si'.uuel Linn, Presi dent Judge of the Court of Common I'isaa in the twenty tilth Sudicial District, eonsi-ti't <• the eounti-s of Centre, C'.e>i r field and Clin to.' ud the )tou. Henry Baruhar , and Wm. Burohti- 'd, Esqr's, Associate Judges iu Centre Co., having sued their precept to me directed, for hnldin Court of Common Plens, Quarter Senile "J t.'r phuns' Court, (.oust of Oyer and Terminer. Genera! Jail Delivery at Bellefonte, for tho o ty of Ceutre, and to commence on the fourth V day of November, it being the 26th lay, tmue one week. Notice is hereby given to the Coroner of the Peace. Constables of the sold cou trc, that they be then aud there it persons, at 16 o'clock in the forenoon r with their records, inquisitions, ex*mii.."iou their other remembrances, to do tho.-. I which to their offices appertain to be d< a. those who are bound in recostisances to tiros- - cute against the prisoners that are or shall I e in the Jail of Centre county, be then and there to prosecute against them as shall ba jus*. Given under my hand at Bellefon'e the 22d da. of October, A. D., 1861, and in the 86tij year of the independence of the United States. GEO. ALEXANDER, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Bellefonte. Centra *o., ) Pettn'a,, Nv. 7. 18*1 -te.
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