UIEST FROM Hi WH. BRILLIANT VICTORY IN VIRGINIA. Battle between the Rebels and Gen. McCall's forces near Drainesville. I I 150 of them Killed and Wounded. IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI I GENERAL POPE'S ACHIEVEMENTS, J A GREAT NEGRO INSURRECTION IN MISSISSIPPI BRILLIANT VICTORY IN VIRGINIA. WARHI.NGTOX, Dec. 20,1661. We have had a splendid little affair in front of Washington this afternoon, which will fur-! nish food for the"Onward to Richmond" party for a few days, until General McCellan is ready for a more formidable movement. The following is the officia' despatch from General McCall to General Marcy, recounting the facts : OrriCUL REPORT FROM GEKERALH'CAIX. DBAIKSVILLB, Dec. 20 4P. M- General Ord's brigade, with the First regi ment of Pennsylvania rities and Easton's bat tery of artillery, had a brisk affair with the enemy, consisting of four regiments and a bat tery of artillery, Bear this place at twelve M. to day. I arrived during the action, and sent for General Reynolds, who was left at Difficult run. The enemy wns defeated, and fled before General Reynolds arrived Wo have found forty killed of the enemy and ten wonnded on the fieid. Our loss is two kill ed and three wounded. We have taken two caissons, with the harnesses, the horses having been killed. The regiment of riflc-s behaved finely. Lieu tenant Colonel Kane was very slightly wouud ed, but is still in the field. I have collected the dead and wounded, and amjabout to move back to camp. GEO A. McCALL, Brig. Gen. Commanding. DITAILS OF TIIE BATTLK. General Ord started at six o'clock this morn ing. His command consisted of four full regi ments ; the " Bucktail Rifles," Lieutenant Colonel Knue, and Easton's battery, consisting of two twenty four and two twelve pound how itzers. They proceeded oa a foraging expedi tion in the direction of Drainesville, General McCall, anticipating they might be attacked, ordered First and Second brigades to follow at eight A. M. The First brigade, General Reynolds, advanced OD the Leesburg turnpike, and took a position ou Difficult creek to await further orders. Two hours later General Mc- Call, with his staff and escort of cavalry,follow ed by the same route. Meantime Gen. Ord advanced to Thorn ton's House, near Drainesville, when his com mand was suddenly fired upon by a force lying fn ambush in dense woods adjacent. This was the sigual of battle, and a brisk engagement promptly ensued. Gen. McCall, who arrived a few minutes previously, took command. In a moment's time, Easton's battery was planted alongside the Thornton House, and fired rapidly and with terrible effect in the euemy's ambush.— Col. Kane's "Bucktail riflemen" were placed in advance, and fired upon the enemy wherever they made their appearance. The rebels, who had a battery of six pieces, returned the can nonading, and replied to the rifles with musk etry. The firing was kept np some three quar ters of an hour, when the enemy retreated rapidly, the fire of tho whole brigade, refles and battery being too hot for them. Our troops stood up bravely under the sharp volleys of the rebels. Their steadiness was praised by General McCall and his officers. The rebels took tho direction of Fairfax Court House, lcaviug ou the field a number of their killed und wounded. Our troop 3 pursu ed them a Ehort dislauce aud returned. The scene ia the woods presented all the horrors of a sanguinary battle Geld, and the dead and dying lying strewn in various direc tions. Forty dead bodies of the rebels were picked up, and fifteen wonnded prisoners were taken and placed iu Hunter's and other houses in Drainesville. General Ord captured eight wounded prison ers and two caissons with ammunition. In their haste the enemy left behind arms of all descriptions, clothing, Ac. Their loss is estimated at 150 killed and wounded. Among their killed was Colonel Tom. Taylor, of Frankfort, Ky., aud com mander of the First Keutucky regiment of rebels. The forces of the enemy consisted of three infantryjregiroents, First aud Eleventh Kentucky and Tenth Alabama, with a cavalry regiment and a battery, all under command of Colonel John 11. Forney, of the Tenth Alaba ma, Acting Brigadier General. The dead rebels were left ou tho field. The loss oa our side was six killed and eight wounded, most of whom belonged to the Buck tails. Colonel Kane received a slight wouud. At nine o'clock onr troops had returned to eamp, bringing in fifty wagon loads of forage The regiments of General Ord's brigade wera the Sixth, Ninth, Tenth aud Twelfth Pennsyl vania reserves. When General McClellan learned that Gen McCall's troops were engaging the enemy, ho jumped into his saddle, and accompanied by Colonel Colbnrn, proceeded to Minersville, where he learned the result as given above and returned. Further accounts of this engagement, show it to have been more brilliant and successful than at first represented. The enemy was com pletely routed, and his loss severe. The skirmishers of the expedition were tuk en from the 6th Regiment which coutains Capt. BRADBURY'S and Capt GOBI'S compan ies. We are sorry to gee in the list of wound ed,Capt. BRADBURY reported as severely wound ed iu tho leg, and A. H DIXSMORE, ia the thigh, slightly. IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI. General llalleck's de-patch reads aa follows : HEADQRARTERS DEFARTHENT OF THK WEST, ) ST. Ixjris, Dec. 19,1801. { General G. B MCCLF.LXAN, Commander in t i f United States Army : General Pope's expedition successfully cnt ' * e*> tint. re*r "Mnnnt. and scattered them,twenty-two hundred strone in every direction. Took one hundred and fiitv prisoners aud most of the enemy's wa gon's, tenti, baggage, horses, &c. All the in surgents between the Missouri aud Osage are Cleared oat. Price is still south of the Osage. H. W HALLECK, Major General Commanding. The particulars of the engagement, as far as we can learn, are hat General Pope made a forced march upon the enemy, got between them (apparently near Shawnee Monncf, as the rebels were encamped at Clinton.in lienry county, and Chilhowe, in Johnson eoanty), and surprised them ; for as soon as they a. the latter place heard of his approach they beat a rapid retreat towards Rose Hill.Johnson couu ty, leaving all their baggage, arms, munitions, papers, Ac., in oar possession General Pope then threw forward ten com panies of cavalry and a section of artillery in pursuit, following with the main body of his army. Those at Clinton retreated southerly towards Gsceola aud southwesterly towards Johnstown for we find that one section of rebels at Johns town, Bates county, were sew closely pursued that they scattered iu all directions, but most ly toward the south. On the other hand, we find that General Pope forced a strong cavalry recounoissaDce to within fifteen miles of Osceola, and intercept ed and captured one hundred aud fifty of the Seeing rebels and all their baggage, stores &c Other squads, from some ten to fifteen, were taken, making the aggregate number about three hundred. All this was done without fightiDg, the sur prise being 60 perfect as to cause a complete panic and rout of the rebels. General Pope, in bis report to the Com mauder of the Department, 6ays : The whole country between Rose Hill on the west aud Grand river on the south is clear of rebels. " Graud river" is another Dame for that por tion of the Osage river. TIIE SECONDENGAGEMENT. Further information received from the West is to the effect that, io addition to the expedi tiou ot General Pope against the enemy at and near Clinton, another part of his force,un der Colouel Davis and Mijor Marshall, sur prised another camp of the rebels on the after uoou of the 18th iust., near Milford, a little uorth of Warreusburg. A brisk skirmish en- Bued, when the rebels, finding themselves sur rounded, surrendered. Colouel Davis took 1,300 prisoners, includ ing three colonels, seventeen captaius.a thou sand stand of arms, sixty-five wagons, a thou sand horses, and a large quantity of tents, bag gage and supplies. Our loss is two killed aud eight wounded.— The rebel loss is not yet kuowu. Information from Glasgow states our troops captured about two tons of powder buried on Caleb Jackson's farm. Major Hubbard captured sixty rebels a day or two since in Johusou County. The troops in Kansas have been stirring during the past week, aud good news is expected from them daily. This news shows plainly that the plan of attack has been well considered and effective ly carried out. The official despatch from General Halleck confirms the news. It is as follows: WASHINGTON. Dec. 20, 1961. The following despatch was received by Gen McClellun this afternoon. It is glorious news, and created quite a stir in the Cabinet : HEADQUARTERS, ST. Loris, Mo., Dec. 20, 1861. To Major General G. B. MCCLEI.LAN, Major General commanding the Army : A part of Gen Pope's forces, under Col J. C. Davis aud Major Marshall, surprised anoth er earap of the enemy, on the afternoon of the 18th, at Milford, a little north of Warrens burg. A brisk skirmish ensued, when the ene my, fiuding himself surrounded, surrendered ut discretion. W9 took tnirteen hundred prison ers, including three colonels and seventeen captains, and one thousand stand of arms, one thousand horses, sixty five wagons, and a large quantity of tents, baggage and supplies. Our loss is two killed and wounded. The enemy's loss is not yet known. Information received last night from Glas gow states that our troops at that place had taken about two tons of powder,in kegs,buried on Caleb Jackson's farm This effectually cuts off their supply of ammunition. U. W. HALLECK, Major General. A GREAT NEGRO INSURRECTION IN MISSISSIPPI. NEW YORE, Dec. 20,1961. Adviceß per the steamer Atlantic state that four hundred of our men, on the 18th, crossed [ to the mainland, towards the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, and encountered a rebel force of fifteen hundred, who retreated, after firing a volley without effect. The Fourth New Hampshire Regiment had gone to Tybee Island. The balauce of Gen. Wright's brigade would follow The special correspondence of the New York Tribune, from Port Royal, gives a rumor of the defeat of the rebel commodore, Rollins,and the sinking of his ship by the Massachusetts. Universal depression is reported throughout the South. New Orleans is particularly de pressed. A great negro insurrection is reported in Mississippi by which an immense amount of property was destroyed, includiug $150,000 worth on the Quitman estate aline. A correspondent of one of our ex changes writes as follows in reference to the Rt. Rev. General Bishop Leonidas Polk : " I think the Rt Reverend General Bishop Polk, if some one has uot slandered him, seut a dag of truce to the devil, when he laid aside the sword of the spirit and took up the carnal weapons of Jeff. Davis, and has since fallen iu to the habit of the army in Flanders. It is stated, on the authority of a gentleman who was preseut, that when a note of inquiry was sent down to Columbus, by Gen. Grant, after the fight at Belmont, in which the action was meutioned as a ' skirmish,' the Bishop Geuer al, on reading it, exclaimed, with an energetic oath byway of preface, ' Skirmish, hell aud damnation ! I'd like to know what he calls a battle.' But this is all natural enough. When Peter denied his Lord, you remember, he soon began to curse and swear.' THE GALLANT COLONEL CORCORAN. —It IS un derstood that althongh the Government haw commenced the exchange of prisoners, it will hardly be possible to rescue this brave officer from the death to which he is hastening, it be ing asserted among his friends, that his predis position to consumption, aided by incarceration in a not healthy jail, are tending rapidly to a wt'ch Trcst e T e hr? prove fate' §rabto§£porter. A'. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Thursday Morning, December 26, 1861. CONGRESS. In the Senate on Friday, petitions for the emancipation of the slaves of rebels, for an ar mory at Cock Island, for the establishment of a system to exchange prisoners of war, and for the expulsion of Senator Bright, of Indiana, were presented and appropriately referred.— The Military Committee, presented a report and joint resolution expressing recognition of the gallantry of General Nathaniel Lyon and the soldiers ouder his command at the battle at Springhcld, Mo. Messrs. Pomeroy, of Kan sas, and Dixon Foster, of Connecticut, eulo gized the character and conduct of Gen. Ly on, and the resolution was adopted. A bill appropriating one thousand dollars to the owners of the British ship Porthshier, as in demnity for damage by reason of illegal de tention by the blockading squadron, was re ported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and laid on the table. The Judiciary Commit tee were discharged from further consideration of the subject of the abolitiou aud reconstruc tion of the Supreme Conrt. A biH for the prevention of the sale of liquor to soldiers in the District of Columbia was passed. A bill was introduced providing for the organization of the staffs attached to the regular and volun teer forces. Mr. Sanlsbury's resolution, call ing for a copy of General Phelps' proclamation to the loyai citizens of the Southwest, atid by what authority it was made, was taken up, briefly discussed and laid on the table. Mr. Willie, of Virginia, tbeu resumed and con cluded his speech on national affars. In the House of Representatives, the Com mittee on Ways and Means were introduced to inquire into the expediency of establishing a branch mint at Denver. The Printing com mittee were directed to report upon the subject of printing the Patent Office reports receutly destroyed by fire. The Military Committee were instructed to inquire into the expediency of instructing the Pay master General of the army to authorize the paymasters aud assist ant paymasters to credit and pay all commis sioned officers and volunteers their pay and allowances from the date of acceptance and ta king the oath of allegiance, are required by the officers appointed by the President. A bill appropriating $150,000 to complete the defenses of Washington was passed. The House then passed the Senate bill providing for transmitting certificates of allotments of pay of the volunteers to their families and friends. Each State is to appoint i thrco persons to visit the several depart ments of the army to receive the money. The provisions of the law allowing liens to sutlers on the pay of soldiers is repealed, and all regulations ou the subject are abrogated beyond the rules aud articles of war. The Senate bill authorizing the appointment of general court martial in time of war was also passed. The resolution favorable to an amend ment of the law relative to army chaplains was adopted. By the existing law noue bat Chris tians can be appointed as chaplains. It is pro posed to amend it so as to perm't the appoint ment of Jewish rabbis Resolutions of the Kentucky Legislature in favor of relief of Ire laud, in view of a probable famine there, were referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. A resolution that the Committee on the Judi ciary be instructed to report a bill so amend ing the Fugitive Slave law of 1850 as to for bid the recapture or return of any fugitive from labor without satisfactory proof first be ing made that the claimant of such fugitive is loyal to the government was adopted by a vote of 18 to 39. A resolution wus adopted thanking Col. Mulligan and bis command for their heroic defense of Lexington, and au thorizing the 23d regiment of Illinois to bear on their colors the name of " Lexington." Mr. Lovejoy, of Illinois, offered a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to report a bill providing for the confiscation of all the property of all rebels, aud their aiders and abettors, and the nnconditional liberation of their slaves, and protection of said slaves from recapture by their masters. The proposition was laid on the table by two majority. Mr. Wilson, of Indiana, offered a resolution direct ing the Military Committee to report an ad ditional article of war, prohibiting officers of the array from employing the force nnder their command to return fngitive slaves to their owners, and providing for the punishment of such officers by dismissal from service. No actim was taken on the subject. EFFICIENCY OF THE BLOCKADE— The N. Y. Times says : We hear a great deal about this and that port being inefficiently blockaded, and it can be readily understood that one vessel running the blockade will provoke a great deal more comment and gossip than the capture of ndozen by the ships of onr squadron. The truth of this is demonstrated by the published state ment of the Secretary of the Navy concerning vessels seized since the commencement of the war. Besides other services performed, the blockading squadron has captured over 160 of the enemy's vessels, and their seizure, while it establishes the general vigilence of our cruis ers, amply atones for any damage that our commerce has sustained at the hands of the enemy. Forty-two of our war ships have suc ceeded in making prizes. The Minnesota, at Hampton Roads, has made the most captures; next to her, the South Carolina, stationed off Galreston and the mouths of the Mississippi, is able to show the largest nnmber of rebel l'T7ii THE LATEST WAR NEWS. A brisk and successful couflicl took place at noon m Friday on the lines In frout of Wasb ingtoo. Gen. McCnll'a brigade went out in the moruiag on a forageing expedition to wards Draiaesville. His advance force, com manded by Genera! Orri, consisted of four reg iments of infantry, a regiment of Pennsylva nia rities aud Easton's battery. Near Draiuea vilie a fire was opened on th em by the rebels, under Cel. Forney, numbering four regiments o f infantry aud one of cavalry, who were con cealed in the bushes. The fire was returned from our rifles and tbe battery, and after an hour's lighting the rebels tied towards Fairfax Court House, leaving 150 killed and wounded behind them,together with two missions of am munition andaqnantity of clothiog and stores. Gen. McC'all had ordered up Gen. Reynolds to a point on the Leesbnrg turnpike to support General Ord, in anticipation of au attack : bnt before Generals Reynolds and McCail reached the field of action the rebels had been defeated by the irresistiole fire of Easton's batteries and the rifles of Colonel Kaue's Pennsylvania regiment. Our loss was about ten killed and fifteen wounded. The troops of Geo. McCail returned to camp the same uigbt. We give to day the General's official report of the action. Altogether, affairs in Missouri of late bear a most cheering aspect. In addition to tbe brilliant feat of Gen Pope, near Clinton, an other portion of his force, under Colonel Da vis, surprised a second rebel camp on the even ing of the 18th, near Milford. The rebels who were thirteen hundred strong, surrendered upon finding themselves surrounded. Among the prisouers were three colonels, seveoteeu captains, 1,000 stand of arms, 1,000 horsc6, sixty five wagons, ai d a large quantity of .sup plies, tents and baggage. The loss of the enemy is not known, bnt the Union loss was hot two killed and eight wounded. These two surprises, so successfully accomplished almo'st at the same time, will have a stunning effect on the rebel interests in Missouri. In deed, within the last few weeks, since the ap pointment of General MeClellan to the com mand of the army of the Union, the course of our arms has been marked by a continued se ries of success. There was a lively skirmish ou the 14th at Point o: Rocks. A rebel battery of the guns, flanked by 200 infantry, suddenly opened tire upon Col. Geary's regiment. The battery of the 28 Regiment at once replied, disabling one gun and driving the srtillennen from the others. The fight lasted about half an hour ; I the enemy lost at least 14 killed and many wounded. The Union troops lost not a man. When the Rebels had fl- d our guns were turned against some houses where 150 of them had bidden, and they were soon dislodged with severe loss. From Missouri we have news the importance of which, though great, cannot well be accu rately estimated at this moment. It is to the effect that Gen. Pope, who on Wednesday, by a forced march, menaced the Rebels in John sou County Compelled them to retreat rapidly toward Rose Hill ; they left in his hands all their baggage, arms, munition of war, and camp equipage. He then threw forward teu companies of infantry and a section ofurtillery and followed with his main army. AH soon they heard of his near approach the Rebels wildly fled ; Gen. Pope captured 150 of them iu one party, and about as many more in small squads. Price was reported to hare only 8,000 men with him at Osceola. We may soon expect to hear of another brilliant battle in Kentucky. Geu. Schoiff,ou Wednesday morning at daylight, marched out of Somerset with all his force for the purpose of attacking the rebels. Gen. Z >llico!T j r was in position ou Fishing Creek with 6,000 men aud some artillery. Schoeffs force include sev en regiments and two batteries, and he was confident of being able to whip the Rebels, and take a large number of prisoners. The United States sloop- of-war Macedonian and Constellation, of 22 guns each, have been ordered to cruise in foregn seas, for the pro tection of American commerce. fcsgr William Smith O'Brien has published a very important letter on the subject of a war between the United States and England, and the duty of Irishmen in all parts of the Araer icau Uuion during such a crisis. The commu nication is addres ed to Secretary Seward, in the Irish journals. Mr. O'Brien opeuly avows his opinion that England wishes to extinguisli a great commercial rival in this the hour of its.home trouble,and asserts his opinion that she has no more sympathy with the United States thau she has for the Chinese government, the humiliation of both being equally a pnrt of her policy. With a view to her disappoint ment in the country M. O'Brien recommends that every effort should be made by our gov ernment to pnt an end to the rebellion at the South ; and then that America again united, should take her dangerous and unseroupulous foe in hand. Mr. O'Brieu shows that his fellow countrymen in every portion of Ameri ca, and even in the British army on the Can adian (routier, will aid in protecting the asy lum of their families, friends aud fellow citi zens here, if needed, agaiust English assault. The National Brotherhood of St. Patrick, at a meeting just held in Doublh, has called, by resolution, on the Irishmen in America to re member what they " owe the government of the Uuion," as well to recollect what is "due" from them to Englaud in case of war. *©-noo. Jeremiah S. Black, of this State, has been appointed reporter of the decisions of the Court of the United States. The Charleston Conflagration. FURTHERJJETAILS. BAI.TIMOKK, Dee. 18, 18G1. The Norfolk Duy Book, of Tuesday, receiv ed by Ike Old Point bout, contains extracts from the Charleston Courier and Mercury re lative to the fire, but there is little additional to what has already been aent. W. B Russell & Co., owners of the sash factory where the fire commenced, say that the establishment had been closed, and the furnace of the boiler covered with water be fore the meii left. The proprietor did not leave for an hour and half, or more, alter the workmen, and when lie left everything was in order, and no signs of fire. In abent an hour and half afterwards Mr. Russell heard an alarm. From these circumstances he infers that the Gre was set, or was the result of cre lessucss on the part a cumber of country ne grops, who bad been quaitered under an old shed adjoining his establishment in allowing their camp Gres to get the better of them. After the breaking out of the Gre, the flames continued to increase iu violence, and with the scarcity of water, seemed to defy all human efforts to arrest them. Keeping a south-westerly course, the roaring element rushed through like forked lightning to com mence the work of destruction. In King and Queen streets the scene was truly terrible. Roof after roof fell iu, the Gre rushed out of the windows and leaped round buildings with an awfully sublime appearance. The flames spread right aud left, destroying and making clean sweep of the Gne residences ou Logan, New, Savage, Mazyek, aud the lower eud of Broad streets ; nor could the work of destruc tiou and desolation have been stayed, if it had uot been that the fire exhausted itself for the want of material lu addition to the churches already mentioned as destroyed, there was the Quaker Meeting House, on Kiug street. Ttie savings institulious were burned, and also the large southern express buildings. The Mills House was only saved through almost super human exertions, and its blackened walls at test the severe trial. The cathedral was rat ed as one of the finest architectural ornaments of the city. It was constructed of brown stone, in a very massive and costly manner Tiie Gue building of the Sisters ot Mercy was saved. The extensive fouudry and machine shop of Cameron A Co., entirely de.-troyed, embraced buildings, the office, erecting shop, machine and Gttiug shop, foundry, blacksmith shop, two boiler shops, pattern store room aud iron room, the stock of materials on band, in cluding a large quantity for Government pur poses, valued at not less than $200,000, is all gone. The insurance is uot stated. Me-srs. MeCabe & Narckels State Cotton Press was also destroyed—the value of the building was SOO,OO0 —the building coutuiued three ban died thousand pounds ot Sea Island Cotton, in seed, worth $15,000, belonging to Edis'o A Johns, island planters; no insurance. On the cotton press there was an insurance of $23,- 000 It contained, also, Gity-two bales of Up land c Itou. Among the handsome re&ideneos destroyed ure tliOse ol Bishop Lynch, Geo. M. Coffin, Mr. J. B Hey ward, Postmaster linger. M -s Bowman, John Laurens, l>r Hayek, Captain Kutledge, John Botitiel, Messrs. Middietou, McKaig, Gravely and Wi liams. The Courier says the most gratifying inci dent of the Gre was the zeal manifested hy the slaves, hy their tfforts as firemen and laborers The entire population, tuaie and leuiale, woik ed most earnestly Subscriptions for the poor sufferers hy this terrible conflagration had neen opened at the Bank of Charleston, and $2,000 had hem sub scribed. The Commissary General had posted a no tice that food aud shelter tor those deprived of their houses hy the sad calamity might he ob tained on application to F. 8. Holmes, at the Soldiers' Wayside Depot, Anu and Mary sis The Mercury, of Friday, hays yesterday was a gloomy day for Ciiarle.-ton bu-iness was universally suspended, aud with one impulse our community has united in giving sympathy and aid to the victims of this ten idle public calamity. The Courier -ays : " The fearful cotifljra tion 'hat lias just passed over our city will cause the eleventh uud twelfth of December, 1861, hereafter to be remembered as one ol tho-e dark, trying periods, which for a mo meat seem to paralyze all our long cherished hopes and bright anticipations of the future We have been visited by one of those my-te rtoos dispensations of Providence which we cannot attempt to solve Our city has re ceived a terrible blow which it will tafcp work of years to repair. Let us nerve ourselves then for another start, thankful that we are still left with the same bold spirit and strong arms to make new uud perhaps more substan tial prosperity for our beloved city." REPORTED INSANITY OF GEN \YM T. SHER MAN—The painful intelligence reaches us m such form that we are not at liberty to discred it it, that Gen. W T. Sherman, late comman der of the Department of the Cumberland, is insane It appears that he was at times, when commanding in Kentucky, stark uiad. We learn he at one time telegraphed to the War Department three times iu one day for permis sion to evacuate Keutueky, aod retreat into Indiana. He also, on several occasions, fright ened the leading Union meu of Louisville u! most out of their wits, by the most astounding representations of the overwhelming foree of Buekuer, and the assertion Pat Louisville could not he defended The retreat from Cmu berhnid Gap was one of his mad freaks When relieved of the command in Kentucky, he was sent to Missouri and placed at the head of a brigade at Sedalia, wnere the shocking fact that he was a madman was developed by or ders that his subordinates knew to be prepos terous and refused to obey. He has, of course, been relieved altogether of his command. The harsh criticisms which have been lavished up on this gentleman, provoked by his strange conduct, will now give way to the deepest sym pathy for him in his great calamity. It seems providential that the country has not to monrn the loss of au army through the loss of the mind of a general in whose hands was commit ted the vast responsibly of the command in Kentucky. BTN.t.Rts PRISONRRS —ON Wednesday some four or five soldiers, belonging to Minnessota and Wisconsin regiments, and wounded in the battle at Bull Run, passed through this city, on their way homeward They came from Richmond direct, hut were unable to tell much about matters there as their wounds were too serious to permit ot their going about. They were all fine looking men, hut Bre maimed for life, all of them having either a leg or an arm tnkrn off llnrr/sbiirg Ttltfgro^h. PKOPI.ES' STATE CENTRAL KXANOER K. MCCIXER, Chairman of pies' Central Committee, h„ * meeting of said Committee, at C ov . , 1 lei, in Harrisburg, on Wednesday*'l * Hr> 22, 1862, to determine the time &•', holding a State Convention, to nominal " ! candidates, and to transact such olhtr b # | as may be presented. ' ; THE NEW KENTUCKY SENATOR _ir,. n ~ rett Davis has been elected United St ' , tor by the Legislature of Kentucky h!** 8 " of 84 to 12, to Gil oot the unexpired r °'' the traitor John C. Breckinridge T* ' commenced March 4th, 1801 Mr j, t "® frequently been a member of the Ho,, preservative*, and is a man of ntuhty r, understood to be an unconditional U, 1 On the 17th inst .in Cherry . SuliiTati Count, i „ Armstrong, Mr. FBANCEJJ W. >M II . i < • JKXXIK FUANKK. hoth cf Oremm *• 3lcto imtJfrHjcturuts. WHITE HONEV SYKUP-A I,N. ClO's article, equal to maple nyruL l - Towanda, Dee. 19. 1861. I*l OIANO FOR SALE—I have & p A nearly rew, which I will sell cheap An? . ing to purchase, will tind it to their Interest u> this instrument. Ei'tv * Towanda. Dec. 19, 1861. 1 - l?OR SALE. —The Subscriber offers fi* to L A a YOKE OF OXES, of large size, well mt< hi * in good order— age, between 8 arid 9 yean. H st . : farther use for them will sell the same on a year'. * with approved security. W. KATT Towanda, Dec. 10, 1801. CAXDIES AND M FOR CHRISTMAS. A LARGE STOCK OF Fresh Candy, .Nuts, Towanda. llac 19. 1861. At F n r P<) I'HECOMMISSIONERS OFBRAI A FORI) COUNTY — GENTLEMEN : —As Leret'.■• again offer my -ervi.w* a* clerk of your Board f..r;h.'., ot FOUR HUNDRED) DOLLARS per annum. 1W,., , in the precedent et ihlishcd by the Republi -.an \' onr county, of rotation innfii-e. 1 am induced t . my services to you as your clerk, witiio.it the ~ ,n the least of trying to interfere with the pn.'.!„ct • any other applicant for the same position. 1 i.i.<lg>'•. sell if appointed, to perform the duties to the ta-t'o'V, knowledge and ability Very Re- ■ - , HEELER Towanda, Nov. 1861. AUDITOR'S NOTICE : A ." -Ti. hfry vt Jottph Kingtbtry. In the U"urt ' V mon Fleas of Bradford county, N'o. 139. Decern *\-3 1861. '** Notice is hereby given, that the under-ismed ia vt tor, appointed by the said Court to distribute the a - .e. raised by tiie sheriff's sale of -aiJ defendant's property, will attend to tie- duties of his s,latmeut":; his offi. ein the Ror.nnrh <• To wan da. or. FRIDAY' 17th duyof J VN'L'ARY, 1-62. at 1 o'clock. P.M. I and where a!! persons having claims on said in i, ■:- < present tbcm, or else be forever debarred from the.,.,, 1' D Moßitmv " Dec. 10.1861. 011O IIPIIANS' COURT Al.r,-u~7 of an order of the Orphans' Court ol Br.tdi• ,rd, ty. the undersigned, administrator <>l Jonathan ii,. deceased, will sell at public auction, all that certsu pee or parcel of land situate in Sylvan„ 11 .ruczh bounded as follows : Ou the n rtli by the State the east by the public road leading to Armwiu on e? south by tiie hinds of I). S. Alexander, and ~u the by land- ot Melissce Bristoll. ( uifaining about , a. re. with one rrimed dwellinz house, sherh and ti ees then on SATURDAY. the 4th day of J ANT A. D. 1-C1 at 12 o clock, M., at the public house . i M. Rose, in said Borough of Slyvania. 9i~ Terms made In >wu on day ol sale. „ . ' F A "IKRCE, Dec. 10, ISGI. Admir.i-trator ORPHAN'S COURT SALE of an order of the Orphan's Court of Br.ei'.r! -o I Rome twp ,on Monday, Decernher 30th, ■- , I ci rtai' ■ piece i r par ng m m t .wnsliip of Rome iu -aid county late the e-tVo o ■ lIiA.Y U. HILL, dee'd., Isiuuded aslollowe : ,c inc. H hy land set apart to widow hy appraisement m by lands ot K. M. High, on the east by lands tr.v ' hy the said Nathan Hill, west by lauds of J >ei * aal B. Human, containing 2s acres and Gj perches. 4. i proved. ARSii—The decedents interest in a certain Dt. pw ior parcel of land in traded ol H'm I! c, ~.j .je ! on the north by land of Thorn is J Mill on the s ith ' ! land, ot L. M. Aigh. east ny lands of Dan el Kioaell I the west by land-of said Nathan U iiil dee d. Ut 1 taftnbig about to acres about 1" a re, hit .-d i Twins or SALK —-Goo-fourth of the i"ir. a.iE n?eybt , paid on contirmatioxi ot the *alc. aud Vie ta.ance iu *it ' mouths therefrom, with int< rest. SMITH ! EST. XVRA. I Roue, Dec. j. 1-61. ORPHANS COURT SALE-By virt* of an order ot the orphan - TVCNRT of Bradford CUT ty. will be exposed to pun U -ale. at HIT TAVERN HOILW (urnsqaGiUn in STNINGLH ' twp o FRIDAY,*! 24'H duy WF JAM* AWY DC'.'.at 1 o'clock p. M S> tollowiiig DESCRIBED lot, ptec* >r parcel ID land sinnf ' Spriuglield lap ,BU THE C-UVTC 01 I'homa- SMEAL OR C 1 boundi V#n th e..rth.est tnd •"•itn hv 'and 1 Wi!' ; vt V> 11P,1.1- irol on the sc-l bvllie Puldic hiehwav eil'SJ fr.iin .siuulih' nl (Jeut-e. P. (lentley reek. OoU.-'i'H ■ nc o it a.I iiupr ve.f th a frame Taveil I *.'•>*< B.tni W'ovk Shoj- ind fruit trees thereon, i.eicrffirc.w i pieini-cs -old to luumhu -Muead at Vav riea Wf ' tin -to Got BitiJioi u County, as tiie prout ru autier B:>we. TKUMSOI SALI". s2.i.no in bond and the laut s coneriuatioii ot the salt with interest, AISO another piece of land situate in id "L"' Springfield, anil bounded on the north hy LnJ ■ 1 ler aud Asa Malta' ks, Thomas Jame and JiH "l -'- 1 , lit'- eat by lai <l-ol Noah Bliss.south ,i• • u W est brook and the old farm I'm- •• ■ \ r " J Spear, a*d oa thg west by the hiuWa/ nl* h" •efltotlKlihc *, rr shoot ftty , - ••■'♦d * J, . jSpjjSjwfea fWrwr^MT-T* | to trr.. a • Fer.uil- IIAJJTJP in< f, -.1 | B (■ wAAaßgut, the |w # -a - Also A"th> rtpvt V ..'**•> 4 I ttpiingtield twii.. *d ***]•"• ! Barnard Newel and VValfcl Ijfiffl* ow ♦ * public road, on the west ! f n ol the Leonard dav " alscve descrilied and of \V H Westbrmik. no 1* I t>y lands of VV. \V. 'Vc-tbmok and K. Bennett, as we-t by lands of Joel Adams containing ' ' a!! V and twenty acres or thereabouts .u and Iwo sbeiis. and three snple on hafffs ifcjrfi'ff * one hundred acres thereof improved. Tkkm.< or SALE.—Of this IJQ.OO in ha! ' including the fifty ■) .liars at the c< ntlrnut "O - ; sale tine third in one year, one third if src with interest ou the wholfe Irout the day ol . JAMT- H Dec. 16.1961. Ni) COMPROMISE AT TUB UNION MABBLE WORK' Located at Towanda, h'"" a aEOROE McCABB WOULD INFORM HL^ v ' and the people of Bradford county in f!< r . he has purchased the Marble Yard b.niierly # Taylor A Cash, and has added to hi* - tuc ' sortment of . American and Foreign Marb f He invite* the public to see his large ste- k * rer) |B* chasing elsewhere, as he has the la-gcs "t|" ' r county. Customers purchasing at the '''"i 1 j jm>• their orders will save at least 50 per sen troubled with agents looking after K n ' v '' ' (<* the corpse is buried, and who are not rev "fi- ami see what you are getting. Haviug ,f'. -sa " hesa for the last 56 years, in the city <> art ,lr intends to keep a variety always on hand o ties. Monuments, Grave Yard Busts, Hcs Tombs at city prices. I'.U. I ''' •*. Y'ard on Main street, opposite (.en- | N. B —Alterations and Mepairinir M 4 to. I Towanda. tVe l" l^l.
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