>i. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Thursday Morning, September 11,1862. Bejmblican Stale Nominatioiis. FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, THOMAS E. COCHRAN, OF YORK COCN'TY. * FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, WIL LI A M S . ROSS, OF LCZEKNE COUNTY. REPUBLICAN CO. TICKET. . FOR CONGRESS: HON. GEORGE LANDON, FOR REPRESENTATIVES: BARTIIOLOMEW LAPORTE, DC MM EE LILLEY, FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER : JOSEPJIUS CAMPBELL, FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY: GEO. D. MONT AN YE. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR: J. J. NEWELL, FOR COUNTY AUDITOR: G. R. ACROYD. THE CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE. The meeting of the Congressional Conferees at Tunkhannoek, on Wednesday last, resulted rn the nomination of GEORGE LANDON, of this County, as a candidate for Congress, upon the fourth ballot. Having delayed our paper, to enable us to announce the result of the Con fercnee, we have no time for extended com ments. • Mr. LANDON received the votes of the Brad ford and Wyoming conferees aud one vote from Montour sounty. THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. The candidates presented for the suffrages of the people, by the Republican County Con vention,arc eminently worthy of their support. Their qualifications and character will bear the closest scrutiny. They were uomiuated with an nnaminity which testifies as to their being the choice of the people, and which should ensure tueru the cordial and hearty support of every Republican. BARTHOLOMEW LAPORTE has aheidy rep resent ed.this County for two sessions in the Legisla ture. We point to his Legislative career, as his best recommendation to the confidence and support of the people of the County.— His fidelity to Republican principles, is be yond cavil—his integrity and ability both un questioned. A farmer, of industrous and frugal habits, his sympathies and interests are with the people. They will have in him an upright aud faithful guardian of their in terests. DI MMER LIT.LEV is well and favorably known to the people of the County. He has been tried in positions of public trust, and has faith fully discharged his duty. He has the ability to represent this County to the credit and advantage of our people. For County Commissioner, JOSEI-HUS CAMP BELL of Burlington, was Dominated npon the first ballot. It is no disparagemeut to bis predecessors to say, that a more suitable can didate has never been presented for the suffra ges of the people. Mr. CAMPBELL uuites all tlie uecessary requirements for the proper dis charge of the important duties of County Com missioner. Confined to his keeping the tax payers of the County may feel secure that their interests will be carefully guarded, and an economical aud intelligent administration of County affairs secured. For District Attorney, GEORGE R MrN TANYE, of this Borough, was placed in noraiua tion, by the almost unanimous voice of the Convention. He possesses abilities to perform the labors of the post with credit to himself and to the advantage of the Commonwealth. For County Auditor, GEORGE R. ACROYD, of Wyalosing, was selected as the candidate. The office of County Auditor is of the first importance to the public. Upon the intelligent and honest discharge of its duties, depends the safety of the public interests. Mr. A. is a young man of good business habits,of undoubt ed honesty, and of decision and promp'ness which mark him as especially fit for the place for which he has been named. For County Surveyor, J. J. NEWELI. of Orwell, was unanimously nominated for re election. lie has already filled the place for three years, tothe satisfaction of all concerned. His reuominatiou is the highest evidence of his character and fitness that coold be paid him. 455" A Mass Convention was held at the Court Hcuse, in this place, on Monday night last, aud placed in nomination the following ticket Congress- —H. W. TRACY. Representatives —Maj. UKIAII TERRY, CoI. AI.LEN MC KEAN. Commissioner— JACOB F. LINDEHMAN, District Attorney— MILTON H.CASE. Auditor — CHARLES M. BROWN, County Surveyor— WM. DEJ.PUCH, Congressional and Senatorial Conferees were appointed, and resolutions endorsing the Re publican State Ticket,and denouncing the lato Republican County Convention, were adopted. We shall speak of it mroe fully hereafter. J353T* Gen. Pope's Department of the North West embraces Wisconsin, lowa, Miuuesota, Nebraska, aud Dakotah. His headqurters will be at St. Paul, Minn. ELECTION Tuesday, October 14, 13G2. Weeting of Congressional Conferees. The Republican Congressional Conferees, for this district, met at the W joining House, in Tunkba: noek, on Wednesday, the 10th iust. D. H. B. BOWER, of Montour county was cho sen Chairman, and J. T. JENNINGS, of Wyom ing, and B. L. CHEENET, of Sullivan county, elected Secretaries. Conferees from all the counties were present. John B. Kir.es nominated Geo. Landon.of Bradford co. D.L. McKinney " " Robt. L. Clark, Columbia eo. Wm. Barnes " " P. Ousterhout, Vt yoming co. B. L. Cheeney " " T. J. Ingliam,Sullivan co. Mr. Mc All ester " " M. C. Grier, Montour co. On proceeding to ballot, the following re sult was had : BALLOTS. T' S T. 2d. 3d. 4th. Landon, G G 0 10 Clark, 4.* G 6 Ousterhout 3 (withdrawn) Ingham, 2 2 2 2 Grier, '4 3 lwU11 On motion, adjourned to meet at Troy, on the second Wednesday of September, 18G4. The resolutions adopted by ihe Republican Convention of Bradford county,. were unani mously adopted. ftaf** Rumors and reports about the Rebel movements in Maryland are still inextricably confused. We can only allude to the leading assertions, leaving the reader to believe or doubt, as his judgment may direct. Persons from Roekville, MJ , to Washington say that the Rebels in great force have occupied the western bank of Seneca Creek, from its mouth at the Potomac, 23 miles above Washington, to the public stage road at Middlebrook .Mills —a line of some 10 miles. Middle! rook is eight miles west of Roekville, on the turnpike between Georgetown and Frederick,and about 23 miles from Washington. On Monday after noon, two companies of the 3d Indiana Cav alry, under command of Major Chapman, went to Poolesville, Md., which they foaud in pos session of a Rebel cavalry regiment, who bad planted on a hill to the right of the town one field piece, which was opeued on our men as they approached. The command did not stop hut charged through the town, the enemy who were there skedaddling, and forming a line of battle near their gun. In a few mo meuts, re-enforccmcnts came up, consisting of two pieces of artillery and several compa nies of the Sih Illinois Cavalry, and our guns, after a few shots, succeeded in silencing the enemy's piece, when another charge was made by Major Chapman's command, and the Reb els broke and ran, leaving seven dead on the field. Our loss is one man killed and eight wounded. Stories vary greatly at Washing ton as to the number of Rebel troops ; Ihe figures arc all along from the traditional "40,- 000" to five times that number. A dispatch from Chambersburg, .Pa., says that on Mon day the Rebels were at Hagerstown in con siderable force, and advancing. All the rolling stock of the railroads has beeu re moved from Hagerstown, and the telegraph office there evacuated. AFFAIRS AT HARRISBUG. —We learn that the greatest military preparations are makiug in the Cumberland A'allev and at Ilarrisburg to meet and check the advauce of the enemy. Governor Curtin will make a fierce defense of the Susquehanna,if the Rebels should real ly approach that river, with the design of crossing. Whatever damage the enemy may do to the railroads on this side of the Susquehanna, the whole chain of railroads on the other side will be left in tact for the conceutratiou of troops at any point that may be desired. Whatever may be the design of the rebels, it is now apparent that their present destina tion is not Baltimore. A letter from Gettysburg, Pa., written on Sunday evening, says that place is filled with fugitives from Frederick and the surrounding country and others were hourly arriving.— They say the rebels are pressing old and young into service. Two huudred and fifty sick and wounded soldiers from Frederick Hospital ar rived at Gattysburg on Saturday eveuiug, and in a special train on Sunday morning for York, Pa. fg@°* The Coitcd States steamship M'Clel lan, arrived from Ililtou Head on Tuesday, with dates to sth instant. Among the pas sengers are Major-General Hunter and Gener al Saxon. General Hunter is on leave of ab sence for a short time. We learn that the af fairs in the Depactmcnt are in a quiet aud se en; e conditio!). The health of the troops is good, and the extreme Summer heat is much abated. There has been ordy a few case" of yellow fever, and those were confined to Key West. The rebels, since the withdrawal of troops for the Army of the Potomac, have threatened invasion at several points,but have effected nothing, except on Fiuckney Island, which has been reported. Dispatches from St. Paul, Minn., of Saturday last, state that Indian hostilities still continue. A few days since Captios Grant and Anderson, with a small party of infantry and cavalry, were attacked by 250 savages, eighteen miles from Fort Ridglcy. During the engagement the whites managed to. throw up breast-works of dead horses and earth, and held out until Col. Sibley came to their relief. Thirteen whites were killed and 47 wounded in this engagement. Before the engagement commenced Capt. Giant's party succeeded in burying 85 massacred whites. Gov. Curtiu, of Pennsylvania, has is sued a proclamation calling upon the people of the State to form volunteer militia organi zation, in accordance with the law of 1858. He recommends the closing of places of busi ness at 3 o'clock, to enable employes to drill. The Governor is determined to prepare the State for any emergency which miy arise in the vicissitudes of war Letter from Washington. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2,1862. ! DEAR Sin Qu Saturday about -4 R. H-, ; notice was given out aoiong the clerks connect 'ed with the War Department, and I believe, with the other Departments, also by Mr. STAX- J TON, Secretary of War, that any of us who desired to go to the battle grouud, at Manas sas, to assist in taking care of tiie wounded, j in the battles of Friday and Saturday, could do so, and those who went out were directed to supply themselves with three days provision rations. Among others, X volunteered my services and prepared myself with three loves ol bred, one-half pound of cheese and a bottle of cordial. About three hundred ambulances were provided for our conveyance. We as sembled at the starting point about 5, P. M,, ! but did not get under way till T, P. M. When j we got to the LoDg Bridge an order was is j sued that no ambulance should take no more j than three persons besides the driver. At ' that point we were detained a short time, in j enforcing the order, which obliged a go< d j many that had started with us, to return heme. We found u new regiraeut there on its way over the river, which was stopped to let the ambulances pass over the Bridge. It was now about dark. 1 enquired of some of the ; men who belonged to the rcgiircut, where the ! regiment was from, and on being informed that it was the 141 st regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, after giving-a cheer for old Penn ' sylvania, I enquired what part of the State it was from, and, to my agreeable surprise,! was to'd that it was principally from Bradford County. I then announced to them that I was General PATTOX from Towanda, and was glad to meet them, and thereupon several of them rushed up to our ambulance to see me • but it was now become So dark that I was not able to recognize but few of them. They told me they were going over the river, to en camp at Fort Wells near Arlington Heights. I told them iu return that we were on our way to the battle field, at Manassas, to assist in taking care of our wound'd soldiers, which was responded to by them with a hearty cheer which was tapered .off with approving individ ual ejacu'ations, such as " Bully for you,' " good for the old general," Ac., Ac. Thoy told me that GUY W ATKINS was their Lieutenant-Colonel —and at this point, 0..r ! interview was cut short by the movement of our ambulances. We traveled all night uud arrived at o house occupied as a Military Hospital, three or four miles from the battle ground, by a large number of sirk ami wound ed soldiers. Here we learned that instead of the battle ground being occupied by oar forces, nearly the whole of it was occupied by the rebels : and, as there was pretty smart cation a ling going on then between portions of the Federal and Confederate armies, which ap peared to us, from the sound, to be only a couple of m lea off. it was impossible to get them over under a flag of truce. Judge WHITE of the Supreme Court of New \ ork, and 1 proposed to tiie Medical Director at the Hos pital, that we would take the risk of going on to the battle ground to bring off the wounded if he would give us authority to do so under a Hag of truce : but he said u Hug of truce for that purpose would not be respected, and the certain result would be, if we attempted it, that we should either be killed wounded or taken prisoners by the rebels ; and moreover, that he did not feel authorized under the cir cumstances to give lisa flag of truce. He siid to me, in an undertone, that he was then hurrying these invalied soldiers away to get them out of danger, for he did not know at what moment the rebeis might be there and capture the embnlances and every body that was there. Somebody in the crowd, I snp pose, happened to overhear this rem irk, for within a few minutes afterwards it was report ed that the rebels were coming and the driv ers of the ambulances commenced a general " skedaddle" for Washington, but were stop ped by some officers who overtook them on horseback,aud drew their revolvers upon them and threatened to shoot them if they did not stop. The danger seeming to be more imme diate from these officers than from the rebels they concluded, between the choice of evils i to return. I remained at the hospital assistiug in transferring the wounded soldiers there to the ambulances which occupied us till 2, I'. M. On our return one civilian was assigned to seat in each ambulance to take charge of the wounded, placed in it. But, when we got as far as Centreville, we met with a number of j so'diers, who were badly wounded, and one of j them so very badly that he could not wear his pautaloous and I voluntarily gave up my ! seat to him and proceeded on my way back, i about 25 miles through the mud on foot, but j fortunately, just as I had started ou my way, i a short distance, and before I got through the village,Jone of the ambulances stopped along side of me, and a man. who occupied a I seat along side of the driver, got down from i it and left it ; and, notbiug loth, I took his place. I From there I went sme 14 miles to Fair, fax Railroad station, which is some 17 miles from Alexandria and 24 miles from Washing ton city. There I fonud a train of freight i cars loaded with wonnded soldiers closely pack : ed inside and ou the top, and about 600 more laying on the ground, another train was ex pected to arrive soon to take in some more of 1 the wonnded. A portion of those who were lying outhe ground were on the arrival of the other cars packed into them, which de layed its from dark till after one o'clock in the morning, when we started for Alexandria in the cars. We arrived there about 3 o'clock, A. M , and were delayed there nntil after 9 I o'clock, A. M., when we left for Washington, ' where we arrived about 10 c'eloek, A. M.— Soon after our ariival the process of trasfer ing the invalids from the cats to ambulanco, to be conveyed to the several hospitals, com menced. 1 assisted in tarrying the wounded from the cars and pacing them in the ambu lances undeF the direction of the hospital steward who accompanied us from Fairfax Railroad station to Washington, until the ar rival of the medical surgeon, who was assign ed to that duty, whan, with his assent, I con stituted myself a general director of the whole operation. The surgeon, in charge was a noble fellow and performed his duty faithfully, but I saw that he had more to attend to than was physically possible for any oueraan to do, and that it was important to get the poor suffering soldiers to the hospitals and have their wounds dressc-d, as soon as possible, to save their lives. Those of them, who could walk we seut off' to the hospitals on foot, those who could sit up iu an omuibus but could not walk, we put into omnibuses, and those, who could oeither sit up or walk, we carefully laid down in ambulances adapted to that mode of couvayance. When coming up in the freight oars from Fairfax statiou to Alexandria, I huddled down among the wounded soldiers, ou the bare floor of the cars, not to sleep but to rest, and laid there till daylight, serenaded by the groaning of some from intensity of pain mingled with loud snoring of others, who from exhaustion, had fallen asleep. In the morn ing, some of them complained that their ban dages had tightened from the swelling of their limbs and increased their pain, I removed their bandages and replaced them again with less stringency which afforded theui great re lief. There was one lad, among them, only 16 years old, who was shot through the leg uear the ankle and who was one of those whose bandages I ramoved and replaced. Poor little fellow had suffered intensely aud groan ed all night. It seems to me that there was no part of the body in which there was not somebody who had been wounded, from the crown of the head to the toes of the feet. 1 divided ray three days provisions and cordial among the poor soldiers who needed it more than 1 did ; and, consequently, I had nothing to eat from Sunday morning, when 1 ate a slice of bread from one ?5f ray loaves and a piece of cheese, until Monday about 4 o'clock, P. M. When wc arrived at Washington, the ladies, bless their benevolent heart.-, brought baskets tilled with cakes and bread and butter and other nick-nacks, for the soldiers, and one of the n brought water and a wet cloth anil washed the blood from the face of one pou fellow who had bis eye shot away, and a number of both gentlemen and ladies brought their carriages and offered to take soldiers home with them and take charge of them free of expense, but this would not lie allowed un til after their wounds were dressed at the hospitals. Ail the soldiers seemed to be confident that we can easily squelsh out the rebellion with the reinforcement ol uew troops, ordered by the President. I could give some news about tlie movements of the army but that is prohibited by the orders of the secretary of war. The Aggregate Quota of Troops to be Raised by Each County. The following table shows the number of ! troops to be furnished by the several counties, i The quotas embrace all the troops called for j since the commencement of the war,excepting ; tiie three months' men. The number assigned j to each county will be apportioned among the several townships, and boroughs and precincts by the Commissioner, in accordance with the j enrolment ; and he will credit each township, ' precinct, Ac., with the uien already furnished, ' as shown by the enrolment, and make a draft \ for the number necessary to fill the quota, un j less volunteers are furnished on or before the j pay fixed for tiie draft. Credit cannot be al- j lowed for teamsters, mechanics in the army, , men enlisted iu regular army or marines,or for volunteers eulistea in regiments of other States. Several counties have already raised their full quotas, and there will be no draft in such counties. The troops to be raised for the old regiments are not embraced in this table.— There will probably be a special draft for those Adams 1,6461 Juniata 95!) Allegheny 2,1 14J Lancaster §6,860 Armstrong 2,12A| Lawtence 1,369 BtaVef 1,<25 Lebanon 1,766 Bedford 1,577 Lehigh 1,87s Berks 5.532 Luzerne 2,358 Blair 1.694 Lycoming 5,209 Bradford 2,944 Mercer 2,186 Bucks 4,753 McKean 2529 Butler 1,986 Mifflin 963' Cambria. . 1,725 Monroe 98? Cameron 278 Montgomery 4,147 Carbon 1,2-50 Montour 771 Chester 4,397 Northampton 2,810 Centre 1,593 Northumberland 1,343 Clarion 1,504 Perry 1,343 Clinton 1,045 Philadelphia 33,414 Clearfield 1,113 Pike 433 Columbia 1,347 Potter 674 Crawford 2,885 Schuylkill 5,304 Cumberland 2,377 Snyder 890 Dauphin 1,891 Somerset 1,583 Delaware 1,801 Sullivan .• 244 Erie 2,923 Susquehanna 2,157 Elk 344 Tioga 1,837 Fayette 2,363 Union 837 Franklin..,,..,. 1,182) Venango 1,482 Fulton 583! Warren 1,113 Forest 52 j Washington 2,783 Greene l,436|Wayne 1,892 Huntingdon 1,6591 Westmorelond 3.178 Indiana 1,9021 Wyoming 4,714 Jefferson l,oß3;York 005 McDowell's army corps (the third) has been united with Heintzleman's (the sixth,) and the latter officer now commands the whole. The Washington Republican says : " We learn that charges were preferred by Gen. Pope against Gens. Fitz John Porter, Franklin aud Griffin, and that these Generals have declared that they acted under the orders of Gen. Mc- Clellan ; and we further learn that there will be no court martial for the present, the whole matter having, at the request of Gen. McClel lan, been postponed." That sweet loyalist, ex-Gov. TJuckner of Kentucky, has been made a Major-General in the Rebel array, and bis command is of the fkl Grand Division. Review of the Battle Week. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, September .'{, 1862. The exciting events of the past week, ai d thus far of the present week, seem to have commenced at Hbout the time tiie advance columns of the Army of the Potoiuuc readied positions, placing them within supporting dis tance of the Army ol \ irginia. From the moment Fit/, John Porter's corps disembarked at Fredericksburgh, until the present lime, it nas been almost continually on the move. The marching and counter-march ing performed by that portion of the army, witliiu the past ten days, is astonishing. It would first be ordered to advance to a point 011 the Rappahannock, above Fredricksburgli, and then, having accomplished that duty, if would be ordered to return over the same road it caine. One day it would be required to march, perhaps thirty miles in a certain direction, and upon the following day the same distance would be traversed in an entire ly different direction. It cannot be supposed that such constant traveling would have a beneficial effect upon the energy and enthusi asm of the men, and when they at last made their appearance at Warreuton Junction, on the evening of Wednesday, the :2it.li ult., they resembled more a group of convalescent patients, just discharged from u hospital than they did soldiers sent to reinforce their com rades. Rut, notwithstanding the hardships they had undergone, they were called upoii to take part in the engagement of Saturday last and during the brief time they were ex posed to and returned the eueumy's lire, they not only behaved like gallant soldiers, but showed what weak and exhausted men could endure, when impelled by patriotic motives. It will be remembered that Kearney's Di vision arrived at Warreuton Junction on Fri day, the 22d. The other division of ileintzel man's Corps arrived on the following Tuesday. On that same night,three hours aft r Hookers. Division had left the ears which conveyed it from Alexandria, and while those cars were going back, the enemy made his appearance at Bristlow Station, on the line of that rail road, eight miles below Warreuton Junction. Fortunately, the cars were uniadened, but as it was, they fell into the enemy's hands and were consumed. During the v. iioie of Tuesday night, the rebels were bu, the rebels were compelled to abandon their po-ition and occupy a new one the old Bull Run Bittlo iield. Tl.e rebel io.-s on this occasion was at least equal to our own. We had about fifty, killed and one bundled atd fitly wotiudtd. On Thursday Kearney and Hooker took positions on the t.\ reme right of the Union line of defence before the rebel army at Grove j ton. On Thursday night a portion of .Me- j Doweli's corps proceeded to Thoroughfare j Gap to prevent reinforcements n a It ug J ck son, who was between Bull Itun Mountain and ! the Warrent u turnpike. But the rebel ivtu forceiiHUts under command of Longs! reet out numbered McDowell's troops, and succeeded in getting through the Gap. During the whole of that night Jackson was receiving re inforeements. On Friday 1 our line of battle was formed with a view of closing up the Gap and sur 1 rounding the rebels. Jackson understood the movement and sent a strong force agaiasi | Sigel's troops in order to turn our right. After combatting the rebels successfully frvun Go' clock A. M. till 2 i'. JM , Sigel's force was re- : lieved by Heintzleuian's, which fought in its turn till dark. The b a e e 11 luct of Hooker J and Kearney on that occasion will long be re j membered by those who saw them. By their heio'c exiriious and tile ardor and courage of the u eu under their commands, the right wing j not only held its ground, but forced the enemy 1 to fall back one mile. Our loss on Friday : was severe, hut we had the satisfaction ol knowing that something had beeu accomplish- ; ed.- On Saturday the conflict was renewed by j Porter, who occupied a position to the left of t Hooker and in advance ol Sigel The enemy, however, had learned by this time what metal j lie had to contend against on the right, a..d i acted principally on the defensive. But late ■ in the afternoon he coic ntrat d his main ' force opposite onr centre, and alter a brief contest, during which McDowell's troops, who were the party attacked, made only a pretence of resistance, he broke the line and compelled our entire army to fall back toward Centre vilJe. On Sunday afternoon nearly the whole of the Union army was at Centreville. Any one acquainted with the country in the vicinity of Centreville, will at once see the impossibility of holding that place, even with a superior force. The line of denfence woul 1 Jie 100 ex teuded to avoid weak points, and the enemy knowing this vvoil 1 soon mauagc to force back either the right or left wing. For this reason the Union armv took up the line of march toward Alexandria and Washington on Mon day. The enemy followed closely, and on Mend ly night attacked onr rear guard between Cen treville and Fairfax Court house. He was finally obliged to withdraw. Yesterday, as Porter's and Sigel's corps were on the way from Fairfax to Fall's Church the rebels opened npon them with cannon planted on a hill at the left of the road. Cav airy was sent out and the rebels quickly retir ed. To day the army is retiring in order to the forts and hills around this city and Alexan dria. It is reported that the army is moving in force toward a point opposite Poolesville, Md. Messrs. Wenton, Stoddard and Bovd, of the Treasury Department,and Messrs. Thomp son and Hutchinson, of the Interior Depart ment, arrived in this city late this evening. [ direct from the Bull Run battle ground. They 1 have been absent since Saturday. The* state ! that a party of sixty persons, principally De ; partment clerks, who went there for the pur -1 pose of attanding to the wounded and burying ' of the dead, were taken prisoners ou Mouday ' by the enemy. Late arrivals from Helena report all I quiet there. Rebel prisoners captured say J that a large number of Texas troops, full arm ; ed and equipped, have arrived at Little Rock, i Ark , within the last few days. It was re | ported at Helena that Gen. Roseerans made ; an attack ou the Rebels at Tupelo, and was ' decisively repulsed. Proclamation by Gov. Curtin. HARKISBCUU, Thursday, Sept. 4 — l p. jf. Go*. CtJßTix just issued the following pro;- himation : Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, RS. —ln (he name and by authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ANDRKW G. CCKTI.V, GOV ernor of the said Commonwealth. PROCLAMATION. 1 1 Vi/rcas, In the present position of affairs, it is expedient that measures should be taken to arm and prepare our people for defence.—s Now, therefore, I do earnestly recommend tho immediate formation throughout the Com monwealth of volunteer companies and regi ments, in conformity with the Militia act ol 1858. Arms will be distributed to organiza tions so to be formed, agreeably to the pro visions of that act. It is further recommended that, in order to give due opportunities for drill and instruction, all places of business be, closed daily at 3 o'- clock in the afternoon, so that ail persons em ployed therein may,alter that hour, beat liber ty to attend to their military duties The cheerful alacrity with which the met? of Pennsylvania have hitherto given themselves to the service of the country, lias pressed" heavily on her military resources. 1 am reluctant to ask her people to assunw further burdens, but as their safety requires that they should do so, it is in their behalf that I put forth the recommendations herein contained and urge a prompt compliance with them. Given under my hand and the groat seal of the State at Ilarrisburg, this 4th day of Styeru >er, in tho year of our L rd, 18R2, and of the Commonwealth the eighty seventh. By the Governor. KLI SLIFER, Secretary of Slate. Rebels Advancing to Pennsylvania. CU .VMBKHSBCRG, I\l. Monday, Sept. S, 10 o'clock, a.m. One ol our scouts reached ]lagerstowii last night, having left Middletown, eighteen miles south-east ut that place, at o o'clock in the af ter: 0011. lie reports that tho rebels were at Hagers tovv.-i iii considerable force, and advancing. Ali the rolling stock of the railroads lias been removed from 11 lgerstown, and the tele graph < Hi ;c there evacuated. A telegraph ol!i :e has been opened at Green castle, !K in which place our scouts and uies .-eiigt rs w .ii be sent. • I'iKi.ADEi.raiA, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1862. The War Department has ordered that tho Anderson Cavalry, a line body of men recently raised in this city,shall remain in Pennsylva nia t>r the present to aid in repelling the in vasion. Carbines and horses wdl be immedi ately furnished them, and they will act as -couts, etc., in the Cumberland Valley. 1! A!;K!.O;CI:<; . L'a., Tuesday, Sept. 'J, lsiyj. The telegraph operator lias left Chainbers burg, because l;e unlit ipatcd that the Seccs tjiotiis's tin re would inteifere with him. An other operator has taken Lis place, and re putis ail quiet, and no Rebels in that vicinity. No important intelligence has been received from iiaiinvtr, or any point on the Northern Central, thought to be in danger. The Hon. A Iv. MeCitire has been appoint ed Assistant Adjutant Gem ral by the Presi dent, and assigned lor special duty in Penn sylvania Cols Thomas Ii Beott, John A. Wright, John B. Park r, and Gen. Porter are here ai iing the Governor, who is in v distant com munication with General McCleliau. Confi dence prevails as to the ability tc prevent any raid info the State, entailing serious conse quences. A Rebel deserter, who arrived at Hanover, reports the Rebels at Frederick 100,000 strong. their" The last official report written by Gen. iv' ir iev is an account of his share in the bat tb'S uf Thursday and Friday, Aug. 28th and 2'Jdi. Most of the documents is the spontan eous expression of his generous nature in com pliments to his brave troops for their heroism in the fiery ordeal. Brave, noble Kearney was worth ten times tlie entire horde of trait ors whose infernal rebellion caused his death. £3*, Further returns Irom Maine give the vote in PI towns ttin-: Couhrn, Rep., 17,530; Bradbury, Peace Dora., 12,170; J.wnieson, Union Pern., 2,325. Last year, Republican, 21,094; both Democrats, 15,114 It is be lieved that the Republican majority in tho S'afe will be about 8.000, or nearly half what it was last year. F >ur Republican Congress men are doubtless elected ; one only—the Ist District—is in doubt. jyTEtD, At the resilience oft.er father, in the town of Wysox, OIT l'ond bill. July tsth, lSti'.of Consumption. CARRA SOPHIA . daughter of Joseph and Mary Jeffcrs, aged It) years 7 mouths and 9 days. " For I know that my Redeemer liveth." I'm going where tiie angels live, That bright and shining band ; Above the blue and spacious sky, I soon shall with theni stand. I'm going where gay flow'rets grow, In everlasting bloom— And winds waft o'er the heavenly fields, Eternally perfume. I'm going to that upper world, Where my Redeemer reigns ; And holy spirits sing his love, In never ending strains. I'm going—yes—l'm going now— Those angels bright have come ; To bear me safe o'er Jordan's streams, And take my spirit home. K. Sttobrrtfsrmnts. A D M IN I ST E A TR I X NOTlCE—Notice JTX. is hereby even, that all persons indebted to the es tate of B. P. IN till AM, late of Terry township dee'd-r are hereby requesited to make payment without delay, and all persons having demands against said estatel wil? present them duly authenticated for settlement. I ALU A INGHAM, Sept. 11,1862. Administratrix. ADM I N I STB ATRIX N OTICE. —Notice | is hereby given, that all persons indebted to the es -1 tateofCHAS. H. A RNOUT, late of Monroe twp.,dee'd. ; are requested to make payment without delay,and those' 1 having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. RERLCCA ARNOUT, l Sept. 11,1862. Administratrix. A I) M iNI STll A TOR'S NOTlCE"—Notice i -*■ is lierey given, that all persons indebted to estate of JOHN LAI'OKTK, late of Towanda boro' dee'd., are i requested to make payment without delay, and those hav ing claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. Sept. 1 J, 1862. . - rjri i m wt iiYS eed— i*t Bus he loS I tine Timothy Seed, for salo by Mai ell 21, lSfi'2. a. S. HKRCCR.