O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
TOWANDA :
Thursday Morning, October 3, 1861.
Republican County Nominations!
FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE,
ULYSSES MERCr R, OF TWANDA Bono.
FOB ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
YOLNEY M. LONG, OF TROY BORO.
FOR REPRESENT ATI VES,
IIENRY W.TR ACY, OF STANDING STONE,
CHESTER T. BLISS, OF LEROY.
FOR TREASURER,
FRANCIS WATTS,OF NORTH TOWANDA.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
ISAAC LYONS, OF ORWELL.
FOR AUDITOR,
ROBERT MASON, OF ARMENIA.
COL. MEANS' LETTER.
In one of PATRICK HENRY'S most eloquent
and burning speeches he turned the tide of
popular indignatiou against a man* by depict
ing him, in the midst of the darkest hours of
the American Revolution, hoarsely bawling
through the patriot camp, " Beef! Beef !!"
The ludircrous and illtimed scene has its par
allel in the letter of Col. MEANS announcing
himself as a candidate for Representative, tak
en in connection with the proceedings of the
Democratic Mass Meeting and the action of
the Committee.
M e arc in the midst of a great Rebellion.
The utmost power of the National Govern
ment is put forth to preserve the iutegrity of
the Union. Patriots of all paities are flock
ing to the standard of the country to put down
this unholy war, the leaders in which are the
men who have for years ruled the Democratic
party. While the patriotic of all shades of
political opinion are pressiug forward to up
hold the arm of the General Government,
while the darkest hour of our adversity is cast
ing its gloom over the country, a Democratic
Mass Convention meets for the purpose of
making nominations and giving utterance to
the sentiments of that party. We have look
ed carefully through the resolutions passed by
that Couvention, in the hope that we could
find one sing e word to cheer those onward
who are Constitutionally charged with preserv
ing the L nion. They are gilded, to be-sure,
with a pinchbeck patriotism of" glittering gen
eralities ' —but their evident intent and pur
pose is to weaken public confidence in the men
who are laboring under the great burdens of
conducting the war. They are just such reso
lutions as might with propriety cmenate from
a Vi lute Feather gathering anywhere.
But if the Convention forgot to stand np
squarely and bravely for the Country, the lead
ers did not forget to advertise their " Beef.''
If, amid the perils of the country, they had
only opportunity for depreciation and fault
finding, they did not neglect what seemed a
capital opportunity to forward their political
schemes. Their patriotism was in such infini
tesimal quantities that they could not approve
President LINCOLN'S prompt and noble efforts
to preserve the Government—they would not
even resolve to sustain liiin in those efforts—
but they were opposed alike to " RtbiUiou
and Usurpation " —the latter being the favor
ite theme amongst all Southern sympathizers
for stigmatizing the acts of the President.
They introduce their " Beef " by first heartily
approving of the conrse of Messrs. TRACY and
BLISS, ami resolving to support them at the
coming election, if they will agree to serve at
sll per diem, and exert themselves earnest
ly to procure a reduction of all salaries to the
standard of 1842 "
lhe Committtc, in interrogating Messrs.
TRACY and Buss, stick strictly to the question
of " three dollars a day " —and Col. MEANS in
In his letter accepts " the nomination upon lhe
principles indicated by the meeting." We look
through his letter to see how be sympathizes
with the defenders of our Country, and with
the authorities who are laboring so ably and
vigorously to steer the ship of state safely
through the dangers which menace her. He
graciously condescends to say. " I will sustain
with my heart's blood, if needs be, every pmpcr
effort on his part to crush this unholy rebellion
in the present crisis." If President LINCOLN
conducts the war to soit him, he will lend it
the consideration of his sanction !
Republicans! These letters are contained in
this paper. We ask for them your attentive
perusal. The proceedings of the Convention
were published in the Reporter of the 12th ult.
Taken together they form an interesting
chapter of political history. The dullest
reader will at once be able to see the plot
which has been laid by the same uneasy rest
less, unscrupulous partizans who have vexed
the political waters of the County for so many
years. We tell you fellow citizens these men
all no more worthy of yonr coufideuce now
than in the years past, during which you have
disowned and discarded thein. They are emi
ently selfish, bitter, thoroughly partizans, who
would lead our country to the brink of ruin, if
they could accomplish the overthrow of the
present National administration. Their patri
otism is of the cheapest and flimsiest, kind to
be found in the market, and is put off and on
like an old garment to suit their convenience.
While taxes presem and prospective, are
pressing upon the people, these leaders, who
gnage every man's patriotism by their own
standard, have devised the plan of Col. MEAN'S
nomination in the hope that it might possibly
lead astray enought Republicans to elect him.
We trust before any Republican makes up
his mind to vote for him they will consider
what is to be gained or lost by it. On the
score of economy is he a more fit Representa
tive of the wishes of the people than Messrs.
TRACY and BLISS ? Is he more likely to fa
vor a reduction of salaries, and a general re
trenchment, than the gentlemen who have so
well represented you f
Are there no reasons Republicans, why you
desire trusty and tried men in the Legisla
ture ? Certainly if good and true men were
ever needed there, they should be sent the
coming winter. What sort of support would
the General or State Gevernraent receive in
the great effort to aid the Right, if a major
ity of the House should be composed of such
men as Col. MEANS 1 Why, we suppose if
partizan purposes did not forbid he " would
sustain every proper effort to crush this un
holy rebellion " beißg equally opposed to " Re
bellion and Usurpation. From the humilia
ting spectacle of such support, Good Lord
deliver us 1
Fellow-citizens ! the Legislative conduct
of Messrs. TRACY and BLISS has been such as
to meet your unqualified approbation. They
have been rewarded with the complimeut of
an unanimous re-nomiuation. Do you not
believe you can confide questions of retrench
ment iu their hands quite as safely as in Col.
M F.ANS' ? And do you not believe the inter
ests of the country are safer in their hands,
than in the hands of one who is a thorough
going partizan and opponent of the present
National Administration. Will you reject
your tried Representatives,to elect a mau who
has nothing to recommend him to your snp
port—and show the world you repudiate your
principles and your party, to advance the
schemes of men who are endeavoring to strike
a deadly blow at both ?
THE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE'S CORRESPON
DENCE.
We announced last week the correspondence
between the Committee of the Democratic-
Mass Convention, and Messrs. TRACY and
BLISS, and the nomination, by the former, of
Col. JOHN F. MEANS as the demociatic candi
date for Representative. This number of the
Reporter contains the correspondence in full.
We need hardly invite the perusal of our rea
ders, as we presume it will readily receive their
attentioa. We are much mistaken in the iu
telligencc and temper of our people, if they are
not ready cordially to sustain Messrs. TRACY
and BLISS in the independent staud they have
taken. To have acceded to the modest re
quest of this Committee would have been to
have reached the lowest depth of stultification
and demagogism, anil lost them the respect and
confidence of every intelligent and right-think
ing man.
The cry of " high taxes" and " reform,"has
been for years the favorite hobby of dema
gogues of all parties. The broken down po
litical hack, who has been for years feeding
and fattening at the public crib, when discard
ed by the public, and losing both their confi
dencce, and a hold of the public pap, turns as
a last resort, to the boyish " whip-behind" cry
of " high taxes" and reform. It is somewhat
amusing to see how virtuous some men can be
come, when they have only a perspective instead
of prospective view of the public Treasury. As
the greatest scamps are always the readiest to
turn State's evidence —so those who are read
iest to plunder, are the most ready and flip
pant with the "high taxes" and reform dodge.
The letters which we publish meet the con
stitutional and logical view of this matter so
fully that we need not go into either. We shall
therefore confine ourselves to the disclosure of
the trick which is intended to be played upon
the fancied credulity of the Republicans of
the County. If there are any so " green "as
to be led into the trap, we wish them joy of
their affiliation with Messrs. PIOLLET and
MEANS.
In the midst of a rebellion which is taxing
to the utmost the energies and resources of the
county,the people must bear, and learn to bear
patiently, the great burdens which will press
upon them. Thank God, the darkest hour of
our National peril is past—the heaviest pecu
niary difficulties have already been felt. We
believe there is to be hereafter a steady im
provement in both for the better. But the
burdens of taxation w ill for years be heavy,
and all wastefulness, all public extravagance
should be prevented and the public burdens
made os light as possible. This feeling pervades
all parties, and all branches of the government.
It is one of the stern lessons of the times,
which no public functionary nor party dare
negiect. Amongst other objects of retrench
ment we presume the salary of members of the
legislature might with propriety be reduced.
If so we would have it done in the proper
legal aud constitutional way. Or if there is
nothing desirable in a Representative except
cheapness , then put their office up to the lowest
bidder, and see who will serve the cheapest.—
If Col. MEANS will go for $3 per diem, wc
presume some other equally competent man
would be glad to serve at $1 50, or perhaps
for nothing—and run the chances of outside
remuneration. But we do not believe {he peo
ple of the County desire to be thus humiliat
ed. Having every confidence that Messrs.
TRACY and BLISS will labor zealously to lessen
the public burdens, they will be willing to en
dorse their past conduct, aud return them for
renewed usefulness.
Republicans 1 be at the polls early,
aud vote for none but the regular nominees of
the party.
NO " PARTY."
Our reader? will bear us witness that we
have uot published anything of a partizan
character since the " War for the Union " was
inangurated. We have appealed to no par
tizan prejudices, we have endeavored to excite
no partizan feeling. We have seen no neces
sity for such a course, and we deprecate the
event which creates such a necessity. We
were willing that party lines should be obliter
ated as far as possible, in the grand uprising
for the support of the Government and the
Laws. We would have been willing to have
seen the people unite upon candidates without
regard to former political designation, if such
an offer had been fraukly and fairly met by the
Democratic leaders. How it was received, let
New York and Vermont and Ohio answer.—
The leaders of the Democracy, though aware
that their party strength was gone, have de-
termined to keep up a separate organization
for the purpose of being in a position to take
advantage of any disaster to our armies,or any
occurrence which may cause popular discoutent,
and by skilfully availing themselves of such
an opportunity regain the power of which they
have been deprived by the people.
In this County we hear that Col. PIOLLET
and Col. MEANS arc making speeches in which
they are declaring that all party lines are
swept away. We should be pleased to know
when these gentlemen ascertained the fact.—
We have yet to learn the first act or demon
stration ever made by either which recognized
the fact, otiier than the impudence of asking
to control Republican votes. When did either
of them ever support a man or a measure
which was not of a partizan character ?
This latest attempt to thrust a bigoted and
unscrupulous partizan into the Legislature,from
Rradford County, is the coolest of ail of Col.
PIOI.LETS' schemes. If he was sincere in a
desire to sink party and save the County ex
pense why had he not the decency, in selecting
a candidate, to consider the five thousand Re
publican majority in the county. Was there
no candidate to be found to make the great
saving for the County,except a bitter prescrip
tive Democrat, who hates every principle of
the Republican party, and would rejoice in
nothing so much as the political emharassmeut
and downfall of the present National Admin
istration ? Could not, we ask,the object sought
after, have been attained by selecting a can
didate who agrees in principle with nine tenths
of the voters of the County ? The Republicans
of the Caunty, should ask these questions, and
receive satisfactory answers before tlirv con
elude to send Col. .MEANS to the Legislature,
even at the low figure of three dollars a
day !
t&iF" We had hoped to have seen the elec
tion pass off in this County without any strong
appeals to the voters of either party to turn
out to the polls. A canvass without any as
perities, and a light vote seemed more in con
sonance with the times. It is in the hope
that the Republican vote would not be polled,
that the Democratic vote could ail be got out,
and that enough Republicans could be seduced
into voting for Col. MEANS to secure his elec
tion, that has brought out the scheme, to save
the County so much money, and place Col
MEANS in the Legislature. It would be a fine
thing to herald abroad. The strong Repub
lican County of Bradford electing the most
rabid Democrat in its borders to the Legisla
ture ! The Administration rebuked in Sena
tor WU.MOT'S own County ! Pennsylvania op
posed to the unconstitutional usurpations of
President LINCOLN ! Such, we can readily
imagine, would he the heading with which his
election would be heralded by such sheets as
the New York Day Hook, the Daily Newt,
the li es/ Chester Jejfersoniun, if it should hap
pen to occur, and those papers had not yet
been squelched by the Government.
If the Republicans of this County desire to
disgrace themselves everlastingly, they can do
it most effectually by allowing Col. MEANS to
he elected now. If they will turn out, he is
thousands of votes f rom victory. But there
is not a Secession neighborhood in the Coun
ty, wh re treason lurks, but will be most ac
tive for him. Watch, and see if such is not
the case. And these sympathizers with the
treason of JEFF. DAVIS, w ill all at once become
very patriotic, and talk about party being ob
literated, and the necessity of reform, just as
they are ready to talk about the horrors of war
and hint of compromise.
This scheme, Republicans, is not for the
public good, but for your destruction. Do you
believe the men engaged in it have any great
regard for your interests? When and how
have they ever shown it ? Are they the men
to inaugurate a movement for .the reduction
of salaries, except as an electioneering meas
ure ?
6a?" The amazing impudence of the attempt
now making to bamboozle the Republican
voters of this County.almost reaches the hight
of sublimity. The men who are engaged in
traversing the County, talking so smoothly to
their dear Republican friends, all the gentle
men who have been accustomed to denomi
nate us as Black Republicans, Negro Wor
j shippers. Abolitionists, and sundry other
names, signifying their love and high consid
j erution. They are entitled to anything but
support from a Republican who has any res
pect for his party or love for its principles.—
Have they changed ? The conversion is too
miraculous for belief in these latter days.—
They imagine that the Republicanism of the
voters of this County is contained in their
pockets, and that they aro ready to sink every
other consideration, when they raise the cry
of economy.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
Mnnson's Hill is at length in possession of
our troop--, the enemy having abandoned
that, and other positions in that direction, on
Friday night. As no defensive works had
been erected there except a few rude rifle
pits, and no guns apparently had been put in
position, it is quite possible that those points
might have been taken possession of without
waiting for their voluntary evacuation by the
Rebels. Munson's 11 ill has been valuable to
them only as point of observation of our work*,
except, indeed, the empty satisfaction they
may have derived from holding a place they
could not have defended if attacked. That
eatisfaction probably will be enhanced when
they learn that we have lost more men in ta
king possession of Falls Church, by one of
these deplorable oversight, from which we
have suffered so often, than if the position had
been attacked when in their possession, and
that our troops wantonly destroyed from $40,-
000 to $.">0,000 worth of property. It is now
supposed that there has not been at any time
more than 10,000 men in front of Washing
ton. Successful foraging expeditions went
out on Saturday in the neighborhood of Ed
sell's Hill and to the Mount Vernon estate of
the late John A. Washington, bringing away
large quantities of hay and grain.
One of the officers who had arrived at St.
Louis from Lexington reports, on the author
ity of a Rebel Quartermaster, that the num
ber of rations iriven out to Price's command
the day after the surrender of Lexington was
thirty-four thousand. This force is rapidly
augmenting from all quarters. Scouts report
strong columns on the march northward, it is
supposed to St Joseph, from Lexington.
From Kentucky we learn that measures
have been adopted to prevent the smuggling
of arms into that State ; that two locks on
Green River have been taken possession of by
000 Indiana troops ; that a regiment of Ohio
cavalry liavs gone into camp near Covington;
that the Rebels had been badly whipped at
Mud River ; and that Union men are now
flocking to Hawkins's aid from all direction.
A writ of habeas corpus has been granted in
the case of James B. Ciay, returnable before j
Judge Catron to-day. Clay, together with'
sixteen other Secessionists, has been committed
to jail at Louisville.
Bfe2r*Areonr readers aware that the liberal
ity of the R publicans throughout the State,
who have joined in nominating Union candi
dates, ha> made it more than probable that a
majority of the House will be composed of I)e
mocrats. Such is the case, as is shown bv a
table prepared by the editor ot the Piltsberg
Gazette —a copy of which is now before us.—
In that strong Republican county, the very
modest request was made for two democratic
members upon a Union ticket—which the Ga
zettc demurred to, and showed by tiic figures,
that the giving up of two Republicans in that
County would turn the scale in the House of
Representatives.
Republicans in this Countv are now asked
to support a bitter partizan, who is now and
always will be, most unsparing in his hostility
and denunciation of Republicanism. Are there
no questions likely to arise which will make it
advisable to have sound and judicious II -nub
licans in the Legislature? Are all party Hues
to he obliterated there ? Does anv one doubt
but that a compact body of opposition mem
bers will be in the House, who, while they
make wholesale professions of patriotism, will
he ready to adopt any measure calculated to
embarrass the Government.
Fellow Republicans! Are you ready to send
an open and pestilent enemy to your principles
to the Legislature upon such a shallow pre
tense, as his election is asked for? Have you
no principles at stake? Have you no anxiety
to see the Government sustained and encourag
ed in its endeavors to put down this Rebellion ?
If you desire to sustain Representatives who
have been tried and found faithful to the trust
reposed in them, you will turn out to the polls
and vote for Messrs. TRACY and Buss, w hose
Legislative course has been approved by the
Conventions of both parties in this County.
hen men set themselves up as tem
perance lecturers, they should be teetolisrs—
when they preach up morality they should he
virtuous—and when men setout upon a crusade
against high salaries, they should at least
have a clear record themselves. The public is
are apt to doubt the sincerity of ex-office hold
er who have grown rich from fees, when they
declaim-against high salaries. We have no
desire to accuse Messrs. PIOI.LET and MEANS
of official misconduct—but they have both
held office, aud we have never yet heard of
their paying into the County Treasury any
money ; when we do wc shall make a uote of
it! They were both celebrated for charging
and receiving all they were entitled to by law,
without any serious mental disturbance on
account of the oppressed and tax ridden pub
lic.
T-AF Col. MEANS' letter contains the follow
ing sentence :—" Nor trill I claim nine hun
dred miles in settling mileage." Now, if this
means anything, it is a vile and mean insinua
tion that Messrs. TRACT and Buss have been
guilty of something of the kind. We are sur
prised that such a dirty subterfuge should
have been resorted to, where apparent candor
aud truthfulness were so necessary.
The Journals of the House of Representa
tives show that Messrs. TRACT and Buss each
charged and were allowed 400 miles circular,
for travel ; certainly not unreasonable, not
withstanding Col. MEANS' insinuation.
ELECTION— Tuesday, Oct. 8.
UTtST FROM THE DIR.
I
The Evacuation of Munson's Hill.
ADVANCE UPON FALLS CHURCH.
Collision Between our own Troops.
Particulars of the Defence and
Surrender of Lexington.
THE EVACUATION OF MUNSON'S
HILL.
WASHINGTON,Sept. 29,1861.
Munson's Hill will hereafter be the expres
sion and measure of military false pretension.
There are no iutrenchments there; have been
no cam.on there. In the terrible batteries
behind the hill there is but a derisive log,
painted black, frowning upon the Federal
army.
The better opinion among the Regular offi
cers is, that the retreat of the Rebel forces
has at last commenced ; that the movement
south ward of the army of the Potomac, long
foreseen to be a military necessity, was pre
cipitated yesterday by the culmination of in
fluences which will demoralize and destroy the
army.
Where the enemy went to from Munson no
one knows. It is a most suggestive fact that
a lady with a child arrived here from Rich
mond, via. Manassas and Fairfax. She met no
obstructions in coming through the lines here
tofore impassable. Our troops hold Leesburg
Turnpike out to Falls Church.
Munson's Hill is occupied by the sth Mic'ni
gati and Falls Church by the 35th N V , 21
Maine and others. Avery large force is at
hasid near these points. Mason's Mill on the
Columbia turnpike, is deserted by the rebels,
but not yet taken possession of by Union
troops. There were many visitors to day to
the rebel earthworks.
Great amusement was caused by their imper
fection and weakness. The troops have com
menced wandering about and commit tints
havoc. A great, number of houses have been
burned, some of them belonging to Union peo
pie. No effort was made by officers, apparent
ly, to prevent t.hes depredations.
At Mason's lltil a number of negroi s were
found and taken into custody. They reported
that they were employed to work upon tin
intrenchinents. Tim Retiels began to abandon
tlmir positions on Friday, and removed their
li st reserves on Saturday morning. Our lints
are now four miles ahead t>f Saturday's posi
tions.
ADVANCE UPON FALLS CHURCH
COLLISION BETWEEN OUR OWN
TROOPS.
Tiiis morning, about half past 2. Gen. B;
kcr's Brigade started from Chain Bridge, and
a Brigade of Gen Fitz John Porter's Division
also left Fort Corcoran,both advancing toward
Falls Church.
About one mile this side the skirmishers of
the 4th Michigan of Porter's command came
upon the skirmishers of Gen. linker's Califor
nia Regiment, and, mistaking them lor the
enemy, tired upon them. The fire was return
ed, and shots exchanged for several minutes.
Five men were killed and iitteen wounded.
Meantime, a cavalry company came upon
Gen. Baker's skiimishers. The lat'tr fired
upon them, killing three horses Lieutenant
Shrceves of Gen. Baker's 2d Regiment, who
is severely wounded, states that he was shot
by a rebel picket, and thought the above ac
cident was brought on by the encounter in the
dark, which was followed among the pickets.
Among the killed are Corporals Putt hip and
Phiison, ot Owen's Philadelphia Regiment.
ENLISTMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA
PUILAIUU-111 A, Sept. 29, Isol.
Gov. Curtin will ivsue u proclamation pro
hibiting all persons from raising volunteers in
Pennsylvania otherwise than by t. e authority
of the Governor ; especially forbidding the
raising ot volunteers tor regiments from other
Mates,ami also torludding all citizens of Penn
sylvania from enlisting in or attaching them
selves to any such irregular and anL wful or
ganizationa, and warning ail persons that in
disobeying this proclamation they will be dis
regarding the Government of the United States
as well as defying the laws of the State, and
violating their duties as sous and citizens of
the Commonwealth.
It is estimated that fi.OOO Pennsylvania
volunteers buve already enlisted in other State
regiments.
Sr. Locts, Wednesday. Sept. 25, 1881.
Lient Harris, of Col. Marshall's Illinois
cavalry, who was in the battle at Lexington,
arrived here today. He states that he dis
guised himself in a uniform of the enemy after
the surrender and passed through their lines,
escaping withont taking the obligation.
lie reports that a large amount of gold,
cannon, and 4,51)0 rdle< ami muskets,the equip
focnts ot Cols. .Marshall and .Mulligan's regi
ments, a number ot wagons, and a considerable
quantity of provisions fell iulo the hands ol
the Rebels.
'1 here were bnt 2,200 engeged on our side,
the balance of the men being sick or absent,
while the h.rce of the enemy is stated 30.000
| engaged, and 10,000 out on marauding expe
i (litions.
The surrender was made against Ihe strongest
j protest of Col. Mulligan, who proposed to at
j tack the enemy with the bayonet, and die with
arms in their hands. The men were willing to
follow him, but were so exhausted that they
could have made bnt feeble resistance.
On Wednesday, the 10th, Gen Price, hav-
I he en re-enforced by Gens. Gre< n and Har
i rts, commenced a most determined siege. The
tight lasted from 9 o'clock Wednesday morning
till 4 o clock on Friday afternoon,during which
lime the fighting was so incessant that onr
men had neither time to eat or sleep, and
water was very scarce.
; lhe enemy erected breastworks of hemp
bales, and fired upon the Federal garrison front
tree-tops, hillsides,and roofs of houses. Several
charges were made by the Rebels, each of
which were repulsed with considerable loss.
In the struggle on Wednesday tor the pos
session of the ferry-boats, two of onr cannon
were captured, but were retaken after a severe
st niggle.
The report from Qtiir.cy to The Chicago
T'thune, that Gen. Sigel had attacked Gen.
Pnce at Lexington, is utterly false. Geu
fcj'g-l has been here several week-, and Gen.
Hunter reached Jefferson Citv I
Ilolla. l °-dy f I
PARTICULARS oF T Rv
ANI) SURRENDER OF I
lICIXtON, J. I
The following account of the *i ( .,"
ingion is famished to the St LoF "! ''' I I
con by Henry Brad burn,one of Col Vl'^ l I
soldiers, who left Lexington oa x I
morning. ' a '-obtij I
The fort was surrendered on Friij
noon. The men fought for frty. R ' ltr I
without water, and had only three T* I
vinegar to quench their thirst dtirm-F-'V' I
tiuie. ® tint ■
There were no springs or w f! |]< 0 f
the camp ground. As has been stat^" r ip - I
supply was only from the rirer, and tl "* I
ply was cut off, after a desperate r,."! I
Wednesday. >' H|
The camp ground consisted of a h 0 , t I
acres, and was located a short distance I
tlie river. There were breastworks ■''* I
around it with the exception of the n ' ' I
next to the river. I
It was here the hardest fighting took V
The rebeis procured a large number of h I
bales, rolled tbem in advance, and under J?
cover gradually succeeded in sccurinr & | ' I
tion in the rear. They then cut off the iF \
of water, and had the fort complete', '' I
rounded. -i ' H
They made Imt few charges npon the bre S c I
works, and during the entire siege their ,i J I
seemed to be to surround the fort and c O -', Hj
the supply of water. Having succeeded in • , I
they waited until Col. Mulligan was comjF I
to yield to a b>e mi oe terrible than the I
seven thon-and retiels that surrounded lien"' I
Previous to his surrender, hr off-red to tub I
a position on a level s|ot of ground, and y t . I
General Price the odds of four to one "
fair and open figbt, but no attentiou was na- I
to it. I
After the snrrender, the rebels mountedth I
breastworks and seemed mad with jov §
soon as the surrender took place a party to t I
down the th:g and trailed it in the dust."
An immense amount of gold, supposed tub I
about a quarter of a million, fell into the handy K
of the rebels. It was taken from the harp K
and buried by Colonel Mulligan on ihe en*,,!
ground, -Oinc time ago, but Ihe rebels I
unearthed it.
Colonel Mulligan wept like a child when h I
found himself compelled to snrrender (Jn tiir H
morning after 'lie surrender, the men were VI I
released on parole mid ferried across the river- ft
the officers were retained.
The loss of the retiels is not knowi, hot it H
is thought to be not less than a tissmijVdW B
and wounded. Tlieir first ait-k prnvi dm
disastrous to tHem than th" long *n-ge <1
followed. For a day or two previous to r
last attack, they were engaged in boningtbtitH
dead. ' B
ARREST OF JAMES B CLAV AND I
OTHERS.
CINCINNATI, Thursday, Sept.26, l',r. I
Yes'erdwv afternoon L'-nt Cul Let'-li- I
with a iletarliuiciit t*( fol Woodward's r-y> I
men!, raptured Jss B Clay, with lrtr.fi,,, H
men, while on the way to join Z tllik iff-r-■ i
They were taken to Camp Dck Konirtsun. I 1
John C. Breckinridge was- with their parti I
in the city, but escaped. H
MURDER OF A PENNSYLVANIA I *
MAJOR
I>AIINSTOWN, Md., Sept. JJ. H
Yesterday Nfnjor Arnold C. L wis, ni tq H
Forty sixth Pennsylvania regiment, was h il
dead by a private named Lanharu. The viß
was wilful murder.
Sinre we have a cheap candidate
the Legislature, why cannot our
friends find some cheap lawyer to run ga
Judge MRHCI r ? We presume such art on
might I e found, who would agree to pit
quite a handsome sum into the County T-n-
Miry. Politically it wonld lie of little roe se
quence—and what is ability and integrity
compared with a reduction in c-.|t., r v ?
iirlu SVbtrtCstmcnts.
News l'rom theGrcntßebellion.
EXCITING TEWS FROM W W OF W.
11. V. IbDDY,
[ lAS PURCHASED THE ENTIRE
I 1 st>.-k IMI lixt res iU K. S. BKSI'ICT. first door
south of t'OWBI.I.'S Keystone Store.
STILL LATER NEWS!
llr h.i* just ntnmed froiri N>- York, wiiere h te
iHMight tor rush, at w.ir |.r< es. a remarkably
ol JJ.MSV-, all iu.nl- to order for this market, and wne
ed .is iT|prr-enretl. wbiek lie fbitters liiinselt he cu
lower tor cash than has ever brm etfereil in this
for the same 'quality of goiuis.
His stock consists of l>vprc-oj!s, from f'i np. Sipr- n r
rr°iieh CasMßiere Coats and SiTk Mixed Ci*t •
lower criule. PA NTS— I top Skin. Krmrh <V no.
silk Mixed Cassimere. Satinett. VESTS s g tviret.
i .reiiadier, lloe skin, French Cassirnere. -it At xedt w
si mere. Farmer's Satin. Satinett. and lowprifd. I'n4*t
shirts and Drawers, he has 111 doz, at all prices
Soeks. Celebrated British i Hose, .v larreasserimeiit.
Linen Shirts and Co Wars, a big lot. \e. k Ties. ?t<e-li<
Suspenders, CI .ves. Mittens. Umbrellas, Canes, Wotkinf
Baskets. Overalls, Overshirtt,
HATS AND CAPS.
Of nil Binds, and prices to suit the times. Also (HAS
OAK FORD A SON'S
Celebrated Philadelphia Silk Hats.
The i*st article made in the United States, all nf wH
he w anxious to sell to the public at a low figure, l-r m
only. R. \v. EPDV
Towanda. <Vt. it. MSI.
r l , l\l SI EE'S SALE —By virtue of
A der of ihe Orphan's Court of Bradford count* *■
be exposed to public sale, on ihe premises, on
DAY, the I4th day of NOVEMBER, ls6l, at 10 e,i '
A. M., the following real estate situate in Coliia>*w
late the estate ot Albion Bndd. dee d., bounded >'
lows : Beginning at a beech, south-west corner Sa
uel Camphor's lot ; thence south lo deg. west 71 and
per ; so,,th tio deg. east 165 per to a hemlock, nertk
east corner of Calvin and Luther Havens; northJi Art
east 71 and 5-10 per. to a beerh. north 65 deg. west I*'
per. to the beginning. Containing 7.1 acres anil U" *'
A LSI I—One other lot. piece or parcel of land vi a"
in Columbia twp.. known as the Harris lot, boiwuH *
follows : Beginning at a hemlock, north east
I"' 197, by land formerly lielonging to Albion b-'l
north 95 5-lo per. to a post "in David It. H—weHs
and by the same v est 90 per. to a t>eei h ; thence sn*
95 and 510 per. to a post ; thence by I-I No. 1071** *
l>er. to the place of beginuing. Containing 53 rTf*" 1
115 per.
Terms made known on the dav of sale
ELEAZOR PUMER'ff-
Oct. 2.1861. Tme
U A RDIA N'S SA LE —By v rtue of #l
Vk order of the Orphan's Court of Bradford
will lie exposed to public sale, at the Court House,
horoitgh oi Towanda on MONDAY, the 28th da*<
TOBER, IS6I, at I o'clock. l'.M. the foll-wingpn' "A
late the estate ol D. F. Bars tow. der d.. situate in T
da twp.. and bounded on the north by lauds n-' 01 . -
inerlv belonging to Edw. Overton. Hi-h'| >s *b
Moo re'a lot, south by lands belonging to the estate*";
rani Fox. dee d., and Hiram McOil! and tlie
way. west by lands of Dennis Mi Bill. H AMli I- *
chael WaUh. east by lands of Writ, and Michael
•ul Bishop. Containing about 125 acres
j less. AAM " u -
Oct. 2. 1861. r ■