The daily Pittsburgh gazette. (Pittsburgh [Pa.]) 1863-1866, March 29, 1865, Image 1

VOLUME LXXVIII.---NO. 83.
,the %IRMA* (Faxvite.
VERY LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM THE POTOMAC, ARMY.
THE ENGAIEMBNIM &AMWAY.
Additional Particulars.
LOSSES ; Xt ( i_THl3 MM'EC CORPS
,
e jlebnl,Chirge en Gen. Miles'hien.
nE, LIEU DRIVEN BICE IN DISORDER
IMPORTANCE OF THE RECENT. ENGAGEMENT
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ILaimquAyzout Tn g PoTomic,
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1 Minh ;'o.—Theen ;suzette here yesterdayuas,
iwithout doubt, the most important and success=
thl for the Union arms, 'that hu tathin place
arrival In front o f Petersburg.. Net
1 since our
..
oath was the enemy met and dereatod at every
potht, but the Unlit demonstrated the fact that
1 they have lost heart In thew cause, and that
Igge numberiati ready and anxious to lay
i down Meth' aims and give np the struggle.
g
After they beg nacotOed lti gaining possession
of Fort EiteadifiiiMay at Once fell to Plunder;
i ing.,,t4 iOgit_.4 ippts,;:All,..tkas their, officers
could,,do , ,,,would 4 not.: get
„ iltetn to. deabtt.
Those who remained in line [Ought Wltit`iPthing_
like the enthusiasm exhibited last minter, and
many iald down their arms at the first opportn-_ I
pity of rciehhig the rear: ' . • 1
Onirltncseing this tbe rebel officers determined
to re'initi..'to their lines is rapidly aojoselide,
and %fug 'their ruerri'Prer' the Works. managed
l'' to get a large portion of the assaulting Oalntnn
,1 3 ,' back In safety . Hundreds, however, ran and hid
k : In the' bombproof's ainrWilted Air oar men to
~some and take them prisoners. .
' - ft The number of prisoners brought , to by the
9th Corps:was reported yesterday correctly at
_ The loss in the nth corps is ne , t Air. from -000.
i
The official figures have not as et , bOn aster
talaed
Afree_tbe-iiglitieg ee"cdrtt this point of the
lbte., • ttyiiiifirlitght en attack might have been
t Wesde to cover inairolitlortint one on the left,
' i 'grideoiniciiiteitilitieeittiriniiiiif•irps 17a:under
r • mail'W ---- reidi iiiiii iiiiiikenty - ' .'• -. '
~. etii:lllizhigilty -Via Oteleted to make a retain-
Itollinlistolltintlif bit tines; ht °Mir: to de.'
• - L ek ove t' s ibb ert ' ts. ed'al This 'i "I" was i done shortl d a r
before n th odn eir
. epd the pkeket lyte was here di iven in or cap
tured Car soistilderailie alitirrite. Oar men con
•: tinned to seance°,
~, a nd part of the' division
ruched, Stitd tisoliPoasiesionnf nieccant itne - or
light works, but the'rebeis soon after charged the
latter in line of . battle, and forced our med back
to the line a st Wien.” Thli was princiiilly
't caused by the fires It= tan:Malted's-which they
... yiere enabled to throw along this . advanced per.
.
lion. From this time until 4p. m.;•the fighting.
was very actors, the enemy having retired to
their works,-leavirta long picket line to bold
.
.:. theftiof•
. . _ _ -
AitLialsonr tlteslissakuk! ‘ ",6lllavail2o
along thp iebel - ' line, -and - Soon after a - It - carry
column (neared, and forming in line of battle;
'advanced . in the charge on Generk:
they wore gaibustlY riedied by the
herocs of. Ms dirbdiris;" Who Soon droielhem
back In 'disorder with heavy TarteetbeY
Enpeatet the attempt to tusk oiu* lines, and fall
tag.
In this, they endeavored to turn the right.'
gawk; but General Wiles was as ready to receive
them hero as at Other 'jrfuls, and they finally
(ratack and disappeared, leaving their dead and
wounded on the field.
The roar of musketry on this ground was as
aevero:and conthincrii fir two or three hours as
ever heard, and was not surpassed even by that
beard at the Wilderness. •
Gt.n. ;Mrs and his' afters and tnen, particu
larly the Irish brigade, received the highest
praise for thiligislint behavior on this occasion.
.The 3d division, under dee. molt; held the con
tra of the line, and repulsed each attack of the
enemy with spirit, although the contest bere IRS
not as desperate as-la 'front of this DivLiou.
The 2dDinsion held the mamma left of thellue,
towards Hatcher'aitan, the. brigade oommadded
by Get. Smythe only being engaged . , 'They ad-.
yaneed at the eamo time with the rest of the,
line, and took part of Um enemy's worts, with a
Lumber of yrriaaneng . - t . •
The losses In the 2d corps, as near as can t*
ascertained are about 620, .with probably_ 100
mbsabsg. •Atering the esamahlos las _the follow
-1211abee'40*-• reinuipyania, woun
ded;
,Llmrienarst ' Colonel 2floth
amgo,6l,da;*oripimutoniT:itoai'renns7t
, lassie; •wouudalt. and Capitate gMwart, 110th
Pennaylvaala, killed ... -.-
The - engagement between the 6th corps and
the 'enemy area not so Severe`as at other parts of
1 the illicit:ere the ld'and9theorps fought. litre,
also, the object of the attackyras.hileel the en=
troy and ascertain if the works were . .oceeple4 le
. %Romeo( the troops finallyresched therein' pick
..
eta end'fbolr wont 347 priseaers - driving the re
' mender:Sack hi the main swirks
c .. '' : . ' ' • - .
Tho, ueznye ' , bt:ete:l • Wern "ret's' active and
,
did. a good deal of mischief,. The . „ tiring woe
kept-up till• dark, without any attempt on their
pet toregain the lost ground. •
; The resnetties in the GS: corps were 35 officers
and 114 • %nen: Among thekilled •are Capt. A.
; . • • . • , ..
C. Donzhias, ..39th Mee )I. Martin, 1224 Ohio.
• Adjutantd L. L. Howard; .139th Pa.; Lt. Col.
4:3..Tanv 133 Pa.; Major .T. ,L. hitch, 93d Pa.; .
„... . . .. .
Lieut. Col. D. C. Killeen; OW Pa.; Captain O.
Bridled, 93d I's.; Col. E. A. Milliken,43d N. Y.;
Capt./. C. Semple, 139 Pa., wounded.
Tue number cf.-prime:re'lapoir Sands. as the
result of tkeday's ,openstions. la 2.271 enlisted
-..:,. - - - . • .. ... .
men end 1611 officers, betides atoll 150 wounded
.. . .
In tmr hropitalif; "gir ' 1. , • .-- • , - '-
linpsder•labehgytuned to the army; cons;rat
. ~ ..
sdathfithiofficerit and inen'on the splandid.irle
tary achieved over the enemies of the country,
and thanking them for their behavior on the oc- 1
To-day a good deal of picket -Sting hat been
Ikniiiii lions Clio Ilaea, bat with:it any Maul-
tire, as far as kiain: About NEI deserters came
In this awning bringing, hownver. no news:
The following I. from the Tirnzs' special:
'A correspondent with the. Arley of the Potts.
, under data of March 25tb, says: The al
! antfOrb maps - Were In motion this morning. The'
.ti was pushed forward, and, shortly after, the
, K ,
.;„ ~ turps 'berated hotly - engaged with Sohn
- I; on's division , of -Anderson's corps. General
i pbroy- s engleciled in driving the enemy's
Y 'lll2O. on. to his men fins, which speethlr
t znotd up toihis , ....frout, and a deriaxqo aug3P
k meartook place: ~ -.• •- - . .• ,
s - After 'repealed 'charges, the Second corps
iic i r.ed the rifle' OW of the rebel line, aad hold
them up to present thee- the ethinst....lhe
corps formed in line of battle along. their Male.
line of detentes, and shortly alter 'the: &mind
corps mewed forward, Wright scut hil Second
1 and Third 4111elons,- and an engtgamoot . Pine
beeime general along the entire left. tufting
k the picket - Ike before thcm, tier Sam carps kept
t tannin they. bad full posseesione of the men
Bin of rifle bits, Caking a Lire numbered prbi
; • As fien'ili the enemy 'Sew that dm ffiehelips
?fiestd bolding lba.-pits, thole line of •bmtle
tilat;thersvorisi - and 'charging upon one
i L i go, , pttehtil there *lowly. back. Gen. Wright
itirsChrought uW,Whartoa's divisional' his carpi;
spaorlth r shair help the command retained-pos.
1' seiditgiefebe pite,Thallghting In front orthe SA
I sad Oth corps was of a meat desperate character,
iandfltelosaesin• killed and wounded was heavy.
on both 'tildes. The 6th Corps' loss is calks at
st about 403 hundred,' killed; wounded and in' as.
iirt,..lzbetAsoepe wianot fall far ehort of that
I si umbee'llie - dtb: corps eaptnred nearly 560
alfseaaf..y and the ad carps some whorasear OW
ijhulog.Akto. battle Get. Orawfoislis• &shim
•4431Sted;exid reviewed Just' outside of shell: -
.5 1% , , We i lttiSlit, Nests. Grant and fdaadk .
The netei'lfritty of the' Potato - 44614:0
theilitb saysotte etrale of:to-day-4ms been in .
lontaelPlationToea long. elleo.nnitlii.l hthy .
IlreßOP4___ . ,jfPtiev..ereldifyi th e egoat hiA
Vat tfroPS4.4ll , ,thar best troops and, s
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gr - N yar =
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Fi
L PITTS ot , kleji ETTE.
large mother of gum pear Rid, p not of attack,
and had prepared an tantadance of a.ntanalrta
and completed arrangement., deem,' retit.l-11.. to
unable them to take and hold a dettrattle
lion.
If they had succeeded they would have severed
totumunication between this array and City
Point, and deprived us of all chance of obtaining
supplies. We should then have been driven to
the extremity of assmalting-t hem In their owa la
trenchments or abandoning this-encampment.
The place cbiosen for demonstration, though not
the weakest part of our lines, possessed advan
tages found nowhere else along our front. It
was on the extreme right of tali army, on -the
south side or the Appomattox, and where the
shape of the rground afforded excamit facilities
for rapidly Wrenching and securing It. It would
have given Mena complete command of the line
of our xullitary railroad, and perhaps rendered
our position here untenable. Petersburg would
have been forced from our grasp, and Richmond
released from lie present precarious condi:Mu.
The Hustlers 9th ct.rps special, describing the
attack oulrort &centrum, says : Without emus
lug suspicion, the rebel troops got safely MIL of
the line of-works thrown up foi the protection
of their skirmishers. At a, given signal they
bounded over these, and rapidly cutting gaps in
their chew= de frieze, pressed on with yells to
wards our line. The portion of the Union line
attacked was occupied by the 9th corps. Tho
attack being totally unexpected, and made In
'verwhelming force, caused our skirmish lion to
.'give way before the reserve could support it.
The rebels pressed on and succeeded In break
ing our line at this point Just this side of Fort
Steadman. This side of the Appomattox river
on the front line are two strong works, then
tornett Fort McGilvery, and to the left of the
letter are batteries debt, nice and ten, Fort
Steadman, battery No. 1, a mortar battery and
;Foit Haskell. This embraces a frontage of
about a mile and a quarter in' length. It was oa
tide line the whole of the fighting was done.
Iteiching our . abatis the enemy poured in a
terillic volley, while- their pioneers, under a
heivy return fire, made many large gaps insuf
ficient for the easy passage of large bodies of
It was but the work or a very few zainutih: fOr
them to force our main line, which they did by
making a breach at a polish not far to the left of
Fort Stbadman; dimibreaking through on the left
of this work, the enemy passed round to the
taavelleal road and captured the fort by charging
from the rear through the regular entrance. So
rapialy was thin accomplished that the officers in
command of the fort, Blalor Randall, together
with General SPLaughlin and a number of Men,
were taken prisoners- Immediately succeeding
the attack General li'Latighlin, who had com
mand of the line just to the left of where It was
forced, hurried Into Fort Steadman, and .was
giving orders and cheering the- men up to the
Last minute before he was captured.
On gaining Fort Steadman the enemy extended
their line of battle from the Fort along the hill,
over to our line of breaatworki, - and behind the
latter, for some time, the-guns of Fort Steadman
were inured upon Battery lie. 10, and our men
hastily driven out, - peg the rebel line was
formed and the enemy still in Fort Steadmsa
and the mortar battery, he was busy extending
:Ida line in the direction oLldeade, Station and
the Railroad. Another . relrel line was formed
'and charged against Batteries 6 and 9. The
enemy got within WO yards of Battery o,asd
.000 yards of Battery S.
bluing the atatck n telling fire was poured in
from Fort llSCffivery, .and_reinforxments were
now brought up from General flarmauft's com
mand. The :id dlsiatpn of holith corps having
been formed?fni actlo , General,liartrauft re
ceived orders to more on and capture the lost
grpund, andias he did so a terrific Tice was
opened 011FacSteadman and :Battery 10 - , from
one of our ram a workaAnd from Batte.rito ti
and 9 unit Fort ']l Fry. The charge by the
Infantry waseadmirably executed, andtho luring
frOrd'thehattferies remarkably precise. The re
bels could not remain under the heavy Are of
our guns, and when at last they commenced to
hit back,.thc Infantry flanked the Fort end cut
.off a large body of rebel troops, who, including
many officers, fell Into our hands.
SUPI'LIEB . FOR6E{EEAL: iIIER3I IN
Arrivit or Prisoiiii- sit '--111iiwliern
BEU3RMAN Elciiref? RlllNpoaCEn
New ante, March 28..—/t. letter from Moore
head City, 1
r ,
,c., dated the 25th, says , . Quarter
/faster General - '3tellta and Staff . arrived this
morning.
{Vessels with supplies are rapidly arriving,
—which are being sent to the front by rad. Many
of the mules brought here on steamers, die on
the pa,rage, for want of water, and oa_one
steamer which failed with nr,O, lost UO.
- • 'Prisoners captanetrby . Sherman, are arriving
at Nca hem, 500 arrived there last night, and
1,000 reachedEingeton at the same time.
I:enforcer:eats' for Sherman are cosetantly
smiting.
Onr troops will doubtless take a few days rest.
Gen. Sherman may make a brief visit to Gen.
Grunt. -
From Wablithgtun
'IVASTILN(.IOI.I. March gih—The employe,. in
-the Bnreau of Commissioner or Patents, Hon..
D. P. Holloway, have presented that gentleman
with a badsome Album, containing their photo
graphs, 100 in number., The occasion was the
bora' anniversary of of Mr. Hollowayle control
of the Goverlinent Printing Bnroao.
Thu building Is about to be eitended, Corigniss
barit:, made liberal appropriations for this pur
pose.
rnoting has accumulated to such a degree,
that omo hrge documents ordered to be printed
in December are not yet finhhed.
- The tamale appointed for the 10th of -A pelt at
Et. Augustine, Fla., has been empeoded until
farther orders.
A gentleman jinn from the front to-day .aye
While en Saturday morning General Grant and
the Prendent and bb party were on their way
trem City Point to wane,. a-re.view lu the Army
of the Pet ~ ,, e, and when about twenty mites
from thee Item, Gen. Parke, met from the hat
tie-field approached, and gave a circumstantial
account of the fight at Fort Stead:amt.—
Gen.- Grant thanked bum, and the President
alto complimented him for the manner In which
be, and the officers and men underlain command,
Dad conducted themselves in the conflict. The
patty resumed their journey, and stopped at the
Lou, within a mile and a half of the subsorent
set;on, from the parapet of which they had a
gmd view et tbe contending foram. They after
'ls girds continued their trip,. their extrema stop.
Flog plAce being within miles of Richmond.
The President Dm been Indulging In riding on
bortchaek end his health has been greatly im
mured since he left Washington. lie may not
return for a day or twO.• •
• ,1 he steamer . State of Maine attired his morn
ing with 306 soldiers monocled in the enrage
unite( Saturday at 'Port Steadman.
Yesterday a transport left City Nita far Point
Lookout with 1,600 rebel prowlers captured . on
Saturday.
To-day a steamer brought, up 518 rebel desert
era, all of whom came Within our lines on the
pci and 24th.
Wblttea guerrillas. who have been operating
In-Faircia county, bare one an the Shenandoah
Osborn a .newspaper correspondent,
arrested kw turnlaldng for publication, contra
band Informatlonin relation to the expedition
against Fort Fisher, 'was taken from the Old
Capitol "midday, and sent to tiara York to be
turned over to Maj. Gen. Dix for trial.
Capt, Fox, Astislmnt - fiecretn4. of the Nary,
Felt to-day forTaisonnh, on business conbected
with his Department. ,"
NEW YORK, March 27.—G01d speculitlin
b quiet. There Is a areas scarcity of Cash ford, .,
and differences of 91,'1, 7 1),1i per cent arc eurrent7
between ' Cash and RegAllar. The market - Is at
pram[ largely, erversoht, insides which a good
malty postponed contracts' are outstanding, and
It would appear probahle that the.purchascra to
enter these outstanding engagements may tom-.
- pnrarily put lap the price, which opened to-day
at iz.t, went up to 154,g, and fell to IC4
Sale or the Central Ohio Uallroad
Muer Yilut, March ;.'4• The Central Ohio
- Railroad was today sold under the decree of the
Circuit Court of UM United States, the purchaa•
:ses being J.,lr.Garrett,,Preatdent of the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company, and W. R.
Clemente, Peratdant of the Little Idlama
Rail
road Company,"whons tmsters, - reirnricat ctedi
tors and stockholders as parties to an agreement
for the capllallaallon end reorganization of the
'affairs of 'this Compiny. '
IFrom - North Caro Una.
Nsw Tank . ,-kfareh'29.--The rearms between
Klllastaa and Boldabona we , left. in,good
tine, with the exceptiOu of the hridgi4. They
:will he built up co that by stitertiay or Bondy,
.can eante'ren all the Away from .3forehea3 City
!toGoldifaro If not to Raleigh.
'The peclila of Goldahoto have "gantniall're..
mina in-their. reddenent Ind ,weleo!ned oar..
t•
ittixipa Withhearty enthestaam. • -
. •
Trial f New York Bounty Brokers.
• Aryl nEvilferalto3.-r.ThatThent' Wexhier:
Jon speetel rant,Tho Mal of etraboantybrokan4:
fac4=l N._ Turk_by Btg,pahor.. ace w 0,.,
4a4ti•niklari;jitcatrtlta.:sl,llkaryWas , ,
,44stAkitsticiztee,
.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
SDERIAti AND suuflituLD's MOVEMENTS
hinw Yonx, March 28.—The Tr;laene.s. bolds
hom special of the 22d, gives the following ac
count of Sherman's and dehofield'a moseuieuts
General Cox advanced from Kingston &sudsy
morning, the remainder of the corps followed on
Ilonday morning. The corny had already fal
len hack, leaving the road dear, but destroying
the bridges and culverts.
_A body of the enemy's cavalry disputed our
advance. On Sunday communication waa open
ed with Sherman.
Gen. Schofield vent Captain Twining with
afrescort, who succeeded in reaching his head
quarters. In the meantime Sherman's scouts
arrived at Schotlelds headquarters, bringing
word that bin advance was within fifteen relies
of Smithfield. Sherman had encountered be/
slight opposition, nampton and Wheeler's cav
alry occasionally coming to bay and attempting
to check his advance.
On Sunday afternoon the enemy made a stand
Mont fifteen miles southeast of Smithfield, whore
a line of etromily intrenehed works had been
throw. up, and, with batteries In position, opened
upon General Sherman's centre. The Twentieth
Corpi s forming the centre, were first engaged.
The Fourteenth Corps constituting the right,
end the Seventeenth the left, were advanced and
a Igisk engagement followed, in-which our own
and the rebel army was heavily engaged. Our
awn :loss was not heavy. In the meantime
General Schofield pushed forward rapidly.
The advance of Sherman on the enemy's
right . wing. In the direction or Smithfield and
Rokigh. mode It necessary for the enemy to fall
rapidly back. Gen Schofield continued to press
them throughout Monday, and no Tuesday
evening entered Goldsbnro. On Tuesday Oen.
Sherman advanced again and skirmished with
the rebel rear guard until be reached Bentonville.
lit-re the enemy kad enntrenchments on the op.
rosite side of Mill creek. A Newbern letter of
tic 24th says: The enemy captured three guns
on the first day of the battle as Bentonville, but
on the arrival of the I,7tb cad 11th corps the en
emy were driven in all directions, leaving these
three guns and seven others, besides 7,600
prisoners - and their dead and wounded.
Deserters are coming in in large numbers.
Sherman with Juurtien of Terry and Setrodeld
is now strong enough to sweep everything be
fore him.
Sherman's wagon train has aerivcd at Kings
ton for supplies. lie will refit and be' ready to
move again soon, with Goldsboro as hla base.
the wounded will brought to Newborn.
The pimple along Sherman and Schofield's
route gave the troops a hearty welcome.
The .10th corps was the first engaged, and at
noon a sharp battle was progressing along the
whole line, the cavalry of Kilpatrick - 's ibeing
actively engaged upon the loft flank. The 90th
corps antlered temporarily a cheek, but the 14th
cocoa coming up in good time, held the ground.
The 1711 corps was advanced to the support of
the 14th and 20th, and succeeding in turning the
eni iny's right, compelled him to give way. The
e °cloy then fell back, abandoning his works,and
naming through Smithfield, returned towards
Raleigh. Sherman followed up the retreating
%OKI army, and entered Smithfield without any
fiat her opposition. • •
New York Mosey and Stock. ltilarket..,
New Tons, March- 28.—Rail way „ speculation
came was rather a 'at the Stock change this
morning. Eierpt on Ti. WayneetelPittatunh;
and Rock Istand, the tendency wan knraiyis law-.
cry prices. After call the whole market 'tray
heavy and lower. Governments are quiet and
stiotyr. Coal - and miscellaneous shares ware
mmeralli dull, bat without any remarkable
change. Railway specalatton broke down at the
Second Board, and there was a madden fall of
""Ocent. through the entire list. There Ives
no • special cane aasigned for this heavy decline
only a general desire to sell.
Gold wag unusually steady and uniform daring
the morning- Towards noon there was a rise of
ql riLO cent.
'I be Gold Room wore a very quiet aspect all
afternoon, and fluctuations Were alight. The
market is sustained by the scarcity of cash.
(hid and many of the Bears arolowering their
coitrarts sooner than pay ii'firtliper cent. from
day to clay, for Gold. The demand for money
tomparatively light. Sterling Exchange is
ur changed, and business was quite modeste for
to morrow', market.
Incretwed activity of petroleum stock,: with
bet ter market. Immetce hu-Inc,. done In Ocean
ic .t advancingprice, Salo of Buchansu Farm
nr 111.5;, Empire City 2.50; Excel.lor 400; Ger
mania Si; United States 1 4 14; Oceanic 1100;Cayrd
Fans 600; Lock 500; Newark 2550; Cherry Lon
72. The Petroleum market opened firm to..flay,
Ma Owed ilia end nominal at './1 for erode, 53
f 7 .15.4 for refined in bond, and 7:1 ( 4)74 for free.
Now YORK, Mar:l; 28. —Gaingheen Erasing
1 5 294; New YorieGentral,oelk;;
File, 49i.;; liudzoo, 1:1474:i Reading, 90; Mid:d
on tlontnern, 51!..;; 111:r.ols Central, 94; Pitts
burgli,s2s-1'; Hock Island, SO; North Western 213.;
do preferred, lvi.;• Fort Wayne., 7fie;;; Okla and
Idirsiseippl Certificates, 21; Cumberland, 34%.
kinflpmia, 11N. Gold and gooks very-active
and rather weak on roll. Gold .old after call at
152, and rallied to 152,
The drat inatallment of one and two dollar
Nuifoetal Currency nonce was lasned from the
Treasury on Saturday. and will be !usual regu
larly hereafter to bank.% according to the dates
of their organizatiow.
Jacob Thompson Implicated
Nrw Yong, March Pt.—The Rt.ld oublithca
the document sworn to by Kennedy, the Hotel
Muller, heron , bid execution. which shows that
ite attempt to burn New York, was made with
Ow knowledge and approbaUunofJaeohTlaosap
eon laid other leading rebels in Canada, who
have heretofore denied kaowing anything
cleat It.
Now Tonic, March 98.—The E.rpre., an
nolirces that the draft will be commenced In
sonic districts to-motrow i Ordure will prob
able be leaned to drafted men to report tor duty,
or obtain aubetitutee, wftbloa briar time.
Relative Strength of Lee'. Army ,
NEW Tons, March 2i.—The Triblenc's Wash
ington special !Ate General Grant has ample .1 , -
[Orton that — tee has not sent spy considerable
muster of troops to reinforce Johnston. and his
WI, le force now 'will not number more than
of Giant's.'
The Military Execution on Saturday.
The wretched criminal, Kennedy, who suffer
ed the extreme penalty of military law at Fort
I.:doyens on Saturday, belonged, too clearly, to
tLe ralgae class. of malefactors to make his story
acts-worthy In any particular save his confession
of icing ono of the priucipals In a felony, the
ennunission of which has been ;tenthly charged
by rebel agents and rebel organs.tere, to Gov
ernment Miriam.
There Is nothing novel In the version which
Kennedy has given of the Infernal plot In which
he end others were concerned. The prime Con
federate agencies for burning the chief cities of
the loyal States were stationed In Canada. The
meaty to conduct the enterprise was supplied from
the same source. Instruments fur the work were
SOlnalt ALICLIOUSId chledy among vagabond rebel
officers. of whom Bean and Kennedy were pro
bably the best types. Both of these culprits were
evidently fitted by their training, habits, and nat
ural instincts, for cut-throat enterprises. Both
were equally loud In asserting their elalmato the
title of "gentlemen." Beth effected to main
tain a spectra of courage In view of the proof
and punishment of their crimes; and both were.
equally high-toned In their profmsions of pat
riotic duty. In one respect there see me
to hero been some difference betsrma
them.. Kennedy's native breeding would
appear to have been some degrees lower than his
.confederate. This Is shown In his-alternate
'pleadings fora reprieve, and hia abuse of the,
power that could grans It. Still more clearly
was it shown In his blasphemous speech on the
scaffold. -With - the Ignorant crowd, that are al
ways eager to Metes to gallows utterances, the
fact of this wretched heing.having made his re
sponse to the prayer of the attendant clergyman
in the prefanett ribaldry, would establish his
claim 10 tho'rank of a hero. Tolbose who can
think Pretty, the sante thing would simply be
proof that, do addition to his native disposition
to crime, this so-called Southern gentlemen
and Confederate oflicer was; socially; a low and
despicable - buffoon,'
' It Is hardly pamlited as ,to believe that the
crime of. destroying, - by secret .111cm:idiotism
whole households. men, women sad . .children
by the thousand, could_ possibly be at the
door of any one whose Instinela and tntinlngs
were above that of asocial outcast. And herein
' the horrible picture of tide ereatttrif Kennedy,
reeling Into tilt presence of his maker with blas
phentous ribaldry on his tongue, sutidy supplies .
•
ample confirmation. lied there, been no .war.
aod'uo rebellion, Kennedy would have belonged
esattitially: to the critnleat population of the
country. and, a thousatia to one, his end would
have scared' been less Infatteetut itThaf
Timm,
141 4. Aurrrt4f11t , ....44 ire* Owl& 111 , .
KfDtUrkis: basin/vied :All blssyik,oiCorrikii
Muter to save II trout guerrillas.
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 24 1865.
EVE 3h
FREE THE ARMEE THE MOREAU.
EE'S ARMY ATTACKED DV fiitNT,
11 LINES CONSIIIESABLT MINCED
DESPERATE CHARGES BY THE ENEMY
THEY ARE REPULSED WITH GREAT SLAUGHTER,
Ettweeu 3000 and 4000 Rebels Captured:
TOE REBELS PRBPARINO TO ETECIATI 11OBILL
FROM GOLDSBO':O NORTH CAROLINA
Johnidon'.4 Porce Confronting !thermatt
TUE REBEL ATTACK oN THE
The Enemy Ilavitly Fall Back
SIIEItIIIAN ENTERS $ ITHFI Elf.%
Saw Tome, March 28.---The ;iferaltrs Sixth
corps correspondent says: Just four hourit after
the repulse or the rebel attack on the right, the
thunder of artillery and the crash of musketry
were heard on the left. This time we were the
attacking party. Our object seas to prevent the
rebels (corn ma:slog their troops, and at the vas
time to ascertain, if possible, their strength.
Tbe rebel line captured is considerably in ad
vance of our line, upon which they had erected
an elaborate series of rile pits, behind which
they could hare massed 20,030 men. They
were driven oat of these works, and compelled
b. take shelter in their Carts. The majority,
however, preferred to be captured.
Le charge was made with great gallantry by
cue men, no . l the line was oecupled, but the
rebels massed an overwhelming number et troops
t.nd returned and drove our turn out. no ann.
l• it . then opened, and our assaulting• party Netti
reinforced and another charge •ran made. It was
IrreAstlhie,nnd the rebels 03011 Faltered, though
scores remained to be captured.
Col. I)rtight, of the 1t.".3d N. T., teas killed in
thin charge.
The result of the fight is looked upon us shots--
kg that the energy of Lee's troops is dwindling
dt
an to zero. They fight like hopeless, not des
pt rule men. Even their artillery Is not served
a ith olden energy and Prechslon.
Lkrus7.-11c new position gained by this
corps is now held by a strong body of our troops,
who will he able to repel any attack.
About five o'clock the enemy made an attack.
They came up In gallant style, and demonstrated
that there was still some fight In them. It was
successfully met and repelled, however.
They soon reformed and again advanced, only
to Le driven Lack with vent slaughter. Four
assaults were thus repulsed, when the enemy
withdrew.
The Fifth Corps correspondent sass There
WAS a wide spread enthusiasm at night, over the
glorious successes of the day. Lk:Green 3.000
and 4.000 prisoners Were reported taken and It is
reported that several hundred have been brought
The Herald's correspondent of the 91st says
General Sherman Is said to have informed -prom
inent officers, on leaVing Fayetteville. that if he
reached Goldsboro without much finable the
game was then up with the rebels, as with a con
centration with Schofield and Terry's forces,
nothing could withstand their momentam.
The Hrredd's Dauphin Island, Ala., correspon
dent ofthe 15th, says the authorities refuse to
exebange newspapers.
One of our monitors molt an Important re.
connolsaance of the repel works on the lfith,and
was allowed to move about without being tired
The authorities of the eity appeared to bo de
termined to make a strong resistanee.
Rumons ware 9tlcatie that the re
bel troops were preparing. to evacuate tototie
and join Loe's army, somuw•b:re to Vast Ten•
Ilepffec.; •
Ito fl' h' Go'ashen'', N. t.,correupondert
of flit sap: ' Johneton't entire force confronts
Sherman at Satlthncll, the latteLlteing on tho
booth atde of this firer, arof the farmer ea the
north We.
I.ster diApatches dated the 22.1, confirm this
taternent.
In the enuauement cm Suaday the 19th, the
rebels attacktsl !Sherman's metre hmelly, bat
weld drieen off the Geld, leaylng thdr !lead and
wounded in our hands. Oar own loss Was not
hurry. ohormeu pushed forward rapidly,
the rtheis to fail back with some haste to
watds Smithfield.. Another light onliced them
In rush through Smithfield, and make for
Maiden. !Sherman followed with all speed and
col! red Smithfield.
IIH'ORTA!T FROM RARRISBURO.
lime fur Recruiting Extended.
Inmeacno, March 2:A.—The following
patch has been received by Governor Curtin Item
the War Department:
Ireohinutoa, :Worth 2u.—To the Governor of
f”.rayfrontor The time fOr raising new organ
izations Is hereby extended to April 15th; but
thiv authority does not postpone nor Interfere
with the draft. Mustering of eers will continue
CO muster In. JAmen B. Fur.
Provostliartlii GeneraL
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I tench Appreciation of Rebel Strategy.
The Paris Journal des Jhbais, in its comments
upon the fall of Charleston, remarks that the
European seccasionlsta count this after all no
great loss, as It is part of thu Confederate plan
In give up all the seaports sad withdraw Inland,
"solliat what we took yesterday, by mistake,
for a grand victory for the North, is nothing but
ounolnx matres - re of the tacticians of the
Comb." The Abuts adds:
"We admit the proposition. It anglers us to
retouch that the armhole( the North arc dispens
ed from having recourse to any sm.,' profound
strategy; they knee nicer evormated what they
loom once taken. Leo and Beenregard may con
centrate their troops in the open - field; they may
thus prolong the military existence of the
Smith. just an the Ventlean chiefs in France
prolonged that in the west a long time after
the Vendee no longer had a political ca.
tstenee. When the federal flag hosts In
the largo cities, when theCongrest of Washinic
ton lhall have opened to commerce the parts of
the Atlantic and the (half; when It shall have
called together conventions In all the BCC6B.
elan Stales to vote a pare and simple return to
the talon, or In default of conventlons shall
hove put In each county a marshal, charged to
administer the the United States; when
the Confederate republic is contained entirely In
the nimps of Lee and Benurvgard, the cause of
the rebels will he dead. The northern troops
will cot need to go In search of Lee and ilinll.
regard and to rim the risk of a defeat. In a great
hattic. To finish with thejast army of the
Sahib they need only to stand still and allow
dote. misery, and marathon all the rest, those
tau Inevitable agents of dissolution which gen.
molly accomplish the ruin of defeated partici;
the s pirit of diaeord:and treason. todo the work.''
What we Would Do
An enchange, referring to =review of Foot.' , 'd
proposition of peace, mks: ".1./Davia should .
abandon his arms, admit that he was wrong, and
submit to the Government, should not the past
be forgiven? Emphatically, no; If fomiveneas
Is to be regarded in the light of release from the
pmaltles of treason. We can afford to be merci
ful, but we cannot afford to prove false to princi
ple' The rebel leaden are no longer citizens of
the United States, but outhrwe and vagabonds;
in the meaning of its laws. They have no
"rights" under the Constitution, save the right.
to be hanged. They own no property—waat
they did possess has been forfeited to the Gov.
(velment they sought to destroy. By the simple
operation of existing statutes, and without the
enforcement of martial lays, they can be die.
franchised. ImPoverlsbed, executed. What we
maintain, Is, that the North Ahall not travel out
of Its way to make the downfall of these vitiates
coat , for themselves. They merit the worst they
can endure. Our rulers peace, and the stability
of our. institutions, demand their condign pun
ishment. Nor can any argument against its in.
Mellon be presented, which will not jastify, in
spirit If oat In fact. their Infernal .
hady Erentna
Fsrnme ACIAPICS, the ilasso.Greck priest now
la tins eltv, will leave town sow' fur New Or
leans, where there are about threo hundred Bela-
Toolans arid others who beletur to tuo commun
ion of his church. fie will only male a short
*leit to Now Orleans, and will baptise some thir
ty:candidates.. For over tweuty yeah those Or
iental Christtaeatn the Booth have had no win
kle= of their own church, though among. them
.are some of the woalthlost in:adage of the
'Crescent elty.
11nrovrrr bas frenuentiv lampooned the Pres
.ldent "about ble coarse jokes,'!Ont the last and
',best that we have over heard was the one Mr.
Lincoln recently perpetrated by - oomlestlncldr.
%Bennett Melaka. th .Trance, knowing that the
Ilitengte would not couflrin bloat !Mit Alfas snot
so "conno.”— Washington Itep*Misms...
MMEI
Clll AND SEBURBIII.
Court of Quarter Sessions
&role Juigcs liellon and Brown
Cote. vs. Theodore Efe . c..kifilitt, surety of Noce
on oath of Emily Woods. Prosecnt , .r and do.
feadant cash or4oed to pay onc.hat the cots.
Corn. et. itott. Bell, curttyon oath of Michael
MePerroott. Prosecutor ordered to pay ch.,
cests.
Com. vs. Elizabeth Earncy. Selling 'boor
without Heenan. Nol,proi,„entered on Payment
of vorta hidefendint.
Corn. Zs. Elizabeth &they. Selling liqnnr to
mlnora. Defendant plead, guilty, and was sea•
termed to pay a fine 06;4 mate, pay cysts, and
undergo Imprlzonment In county jail for one
mouth.
Com. cs. Robt. Stewart. &MN:Neon Mad
guilty. Fitted $lO Enid costs.
Cotomonweoliti vs. Aun Thompton, settle 11.-
gnor. A verdict of sot tznilty, and (ha prteete,
tor, Patti F. Kelly, ordered to pay the c,its.
CommouweaPh vs. Georg., Smith, fornicatlan
and bastardy. Nol. pro;. entered on payntsnt
of costa to the defendant, bond to Guardia*is of
the Poor. bring filed.
Commonwealth vs. Robert Stewart. S Alla;
liquorkto mitiors. Plead callty. Fined SlO and
costs; and sent to bounty Jail tea days.
Commonwealth vs. It ,bert Atcwart. Cielllntf
liquor to minors. Ordered to pay eilSti and sun -
tenet: suspended for good behavior of defendant.
Commonwealth vs. John Cormay. Larceny;
verdict of guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of
sir cents, pay costa of prosecution, and undergo
imprisonment in the Western Penitentiary for
a period of one year.
Comtnonwcalth vu. Martin Randall. Larceny.
Convicted and sentenced to pay a tine of sir
mote, restore the stolen property, add undergo
imprisonment In the Western Penitentiary for
one year. .
Commonwealth vs. George King. Fornication
and bastardy. Nol. pros. enterml on payment
of costs by defendant. a bond having been given
to Guardians of .the Poor.
Commonwealth vs. John Fisher, two Indict
ments for selling Ilquor without a II !ems, was
round guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $lO
to the CoMmonwealth to each cane and the costa.
Commonwealth an. Ann Proctor and others.
Sul ely of the peace, on oath of Linn Myers. Tad
prosecutor and defendant reere each ordered to
icy one-half the costs.
Commonwealth vs. Patrick Malloy. Felonious
msoult and battery on oath of James O'llaarke.
Thlq ease war, tried at the. December session. and
verdict of guilty was rendered. It appearing
that the prosecutor bad been mistaken ns to the
Ideally of the defendant, a new trial was grant.
ed. There being no new evidence to offer, n err
diet was given for defendant.
Commonwealth ca. Eveline Eyans. Baling
licuor on Sunday. Sot guilty.
Commonwealth vs. Mum O'Neill. Lareeny
of a silver watch, the properiyof.Danicillorruw.
The evidence not being very clear, the jury ren
dered a verdict of not guilty.
Commonwealth rff. Miles O'Neill. hareiny
of fl 2 from Thomas Corcoran. - The jury trio
a verdict of utility, with a reeninmend hl to
the metre tir the court. Sentenced to the Peni
tentiary for the period of one year.
Extension - of Tithe tor Recruiting
The order received yesterday. - through Gov.
Curtin, from Prorost-Itarshal Geueral Fry, will
bare the effect, it is hoped, of stimulating the
recrattleg, t:slams In a great meamre. Al
ready meetings hare been culled to some of our
most tardyvvards, for tho purpose of maklpg
"ore more efort," and to awake the dormant
energies of those who have , been patiently awatt
lr.p, the of the wheel. Thrs time for
re nit:rg for new orgat.lant ions has been ex
tended to the llit & Of April, affording to:all pre
chide that really want to :teert a draft every op
portunity for so doing. Thera atoms to our
tniml no valid excuse fur those who, baring no
Lira to bind them at home, will wait in painful
aprrthension the heavy hand of the dram on
their shoulders. There are thousands of young
tutu who have never yet learned how to "shoul
der arena," and who would he henedtted by
a linow:cdge of a soldier's duties. Iu
to m•ther eotiutry and at no other period ws.s
there ever °ltem! fn. h radrirements as are now
per entrd for a young su.ua to enter the army;
and ectsagering that. it is every man's duty to
Galt fenate.maintenance of ida conutry's honor
or lender ald for itt !Pilsen, it should be esteemed
a- a glork,na privilege Inciting the patriotic to
du mid dart everything for the causes
yipA grand opportunity- Isottlisert-now to be "tn
r: the Moiety` or the rebellion. A few more
to-ter:3... blows from the war•wnrn reterumi nu
e,, u1 3 itt+ and the nircuity distwarteue 1 eo
of trearon will be completely' rangetrhed.
Incident of the Flood.
ihe Oil City Reglsln chronicles the following
1,1- Wars of the crape of a Mr. Charles
, of that place. no Friday morning, during
tic inn:a-dine. lie went oat la a bolt for the
use of rescuing Mr. Shoop, who 17144 on the
rot ; of hi. 'house, just above warelinuse.
11l bar-keeper wos also with him. Mr. Bascom
go: to the house, but being unable to stem the
cur.ent. was carried down, his beat swamped,
conridi mble diGleulty reached a tree,
ju-t below Parker A Castle's. This tree was la
the current, and In great danger of being car
ried away every moment. The wildcat excite
ment prevail ed among those on shore. A small
flat was procured, a rope made fast to the der
rick of Sweeney's well, on Hamra street, cad the
boat manned by two persons, allowed to drift
down. toward blur; the men holding - on to
the rope. This boat was carried below the tree
sad sank. The ocenpanta managed to get to
the short. Another man tried the sante tinier!.
mcnt In a skiff, with like resell, the boatmen
also escaping. A third boat, mauled by-two
men, then went down. end succeeded In men
leg Mr. Bascom front his perilous eituation.
The whole affair was managed with great cool
ceps.
The Opera.
The Getman °pea la meeting with groat faror
In our city, and Masonic flail was agalu filed
lult night. The performance was rapturously
applauded throughout, and well It might ho, for
a troupe of Inch excellent merit has 'rarely been
witnessed In our midst.
To-eight, the last exhibition of the season hut
three, Von Welaw's mastcr-work entitled "Der
Fn-Ischutz "Is announced for the bawds. This
coafra is distinguished for tlha " luaantntlon
se..ne." which will be produced with unenual
el lender. The paraphcnalla and stage elTects
u. -d by this troupe In Its rendition In the Acade
my-of Milsic of New York, bare been brOughtoa
abd will be need. M'lla Fredericl will, sustain
It , ohmmeter of "Agatha ;" Combs& (her
last appearance this season,) as Aeunchen, and
Tia.ndore hotelman (alio a now taco): en Max.
Concert Inc the Freedmen.
to.morrow (Thunsday) evening an rime
tcur concert will be held in the Presbyterian
Ci.nrch in the borough of Sewickley, for the
boo tit of the Froximen. Accommodation
trains leave the Allegheny Station regaledy at
4dto and 5:30, and General Cans has been eo
kind us to direct a spacial train to be run up
fronts Sewickley to Allegheny City on that men- .
hie, for tine accommodation of those who may
go atom from here. II
This will, no doubt, bo a very plea ant and
intercatling entertainment, and as It no got up
for a most worthy objec , , we trust it will be
such a success nu will onemtrage the friends of
the Freedmen to go and do likewise la every
place where audiences can be obtained.
MAME' 0/ FALLOWII STBRP:OI4ICON at
C'•Nniort Hall, at 3 o'clock Milt afternoOn. and 8.
o'clock 10-nlcht. Two entertainmenti Wilt be
given today at Concert Hall and they should be
well attended by young and old. j
As nsoorco of !instruction, pleasing 'And per.'
petuatlng the true and heauttfol, the Eltercoptl•
con Is well worthy the attention of our bast eta
/RMS. Aa an Intlicetual exhibition of kho most
moral and refining character, parents Mid laud
res should 'give It countenance and encourager
went.
• CMAY'II NORMAL INsTrruTß.—The isummer
term of this Institution will open on Moll:alai the
April, and continue alsteen weeks, clos
ing just before the next professional examine
lien. Parsons wlshieg to . enter advanted
lee classes should procure their, tickets on Satur
day; the Bth of dp , 11, - as the scheol Is already
fan filling up. Terms: for - full cottraii„ In ,ad
venee. twenty-five dollars. • -
Tire attention of house hunters is di acted to
all advertisement In' to-dare.: paper °feeling for
islet that doable, two story, dwelling house, on
Western Athene, in. Allegheny pity. c llt Le
one of th e most desirable teldhborhe hi the
two', clues, and immediate possession Is offered
to the purchaser. . re2Sti.
30ransemn or Bor.-141A Lyles charged
with stealing brooms from tke .&Uughetly Dsp,ot,
was; yesterday surranderod by his bid and eom
coined to Jail, lneonsequenco of the Clean& Jury
ring finutd.a true bill.
lancrea.--Dbarles' Dunn charged ! tat 'T
eeny, ott oattt. of Joseph rater, had a hearing
before Mapar Dowry yesterday, mut wail commit ,
ten In / 1 / 1 answer al , nalkeS-.
1201 Auction Sale of Iternitars, Calme
tn•roserow (Wednesday) . womb* aS,
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Ex hibition at the Hall - crown, Kato°
Henze.
The Ralferown School, (No. 5,) of North,
Fayette township., wider the control of Mile
Minnie J. Smith, closed on Friday, the 25th
hist. In the afternoon the patronsof the emboli
and many odors congregated to witness the
elc-ing exercises. We are sorrry to say, when
wb.n tie remised the rine?, some very interest
lee classes hairrecited'; but we gaw enough to
coy vine° ns that the wheels of Improvement had
been steadily moving daring the Mx months
111.8 Smith bad been In the schooL The reeks-
Goss of the Geography classes were truly excel
lent.- After the Geography class, a large Read
ing class was called out, and such reading as
they gave us we have never beard before, except
by teachers of elocution. They gave all the
eke atlonary rubes correctly, and read in the very
best style several illiticalt pieces, such es " Air
sal. in." " The Life float." "fury mo In the
Gsriten," err. The rendering or " Absalom"
ws , particularly delightful. We have never
heard it read as it was read that day by the lit
tle Holleman runners. The scholars then gave
• bomber of Bones, and if they had 1 - Averred in
reading, they had leripmved more lit singing.
They sang -‘ Babylon, ". Mode erywhere, '
"A Oder Song,""Wean the Flag around me,
Lets," "Battle Cry of Freedom, nod several
oiler fleece, and sang them, too, in a manner
nod often emalled at grand "musical concerts.
woo they came out on tho-good old song of
••• sbylon" was perfectly delightful.
aster Charley McGregor gave a declamation
In an admirable Manner, and Master Charley
All.son discoursed on "Rumen Nature," to the
delight of ell. Mies Emma Smith spoke a little
epesch le a tip-top style, and 'Several young la
dies' gave a glorious dialogue, styled "Mrs.
Partington's Tea Party." They. acted out the
gossiping old women to perfection, and were
fraffilently greeted with bursts of lairrhtar.
-At the close of the performances, Miss Be kle
Wilson read a beautiful and touching farewell
essay, after which a vote of thanks was retnneed
to Mine Smith by the patrons of the eebool, for
havtig performed her work so faithfully and
welt; and, oleo, to the scholars, for their after
noon's entertainment.
The partlog, at the dose, was a sad scene.
The scholars were loth to leave their. kind
tracker and the Pleasant schnol•ronlat Ater°
they hod amt no many happy hours.
The school has. untlonbtedly, been successfully
managed; the scholars have been diligent and
attentive, and the teacher, by bee kindness, las
won not only the love of her pupils, but the
golden opinions of all.
Nod Cate of Drowntez
During the late inundation at Oil City, a young
man named. John Nesbit, from Pontiac, Stiehl
gun, was drowned at the former place, under the
following circumstances : ft appears that a
horse belonging to Mr. Paino„ the Superin
tendent, was. In a stable, surrounded by the
water. lie offered fifty dollars to any one who
would save him. During a brief absence of Mr.
Paine from the Landing, a young men employed
by Duncan, Dunlap & Co., as a teamster, went
In after the horse, and succeeded in getting Min
out pf the stable. Some say he got on the horse.
and , was In a fair way of getting out, when be
coming entangled In the wreck, he was swept off.
The horse giving a plunge just at this moment,
It is supposed that the young man was 'truck by
hint, and sunk to rise no more. The spectators
did all they could to save him, before he sank.
When be did so. It was impossible. Mr. Paine
bearing that he had went after - the horse, and
was in danger. hurried to .the
. spot, and offered
4v o hundred dollars to any one who would save
hint. It is due to Mr.. Paine to state that he la
deeply hers at this' sad occurrence, tho' It wait
entirely beyond his control. Had he been there,
hr ITOIIO not have 'allowed any. 0110 to hare
nuked his life. ills body has since bean faunal
Death or Colonel Parr
Among the names of officers killed In the en.'
Bement or &Earthy morning, we dad that of
Lieutenant Colonel J. ft. l'anu, of the 139th
Pennsylvania. The telegram does not clearly
distingulah hctween the killed and wounded, but
we fear that Colonel PARR le among the former.
This, brave and excellent man- went out as
Captain of Company C, of the same regiment,
made up inelnlY of Anistiorecounty men. We
believe that he was a resident of Freeport. At
the battle of Coal Harbor; in`daly last, he lost
an arm. lie was soon afterwards promoted to
the once of Lieutenant Colonel, in the place of
the lamented Colonel Moody; and at the time of
his death was In command of the regiMent. Cot.
Collier bring engaged in• other dutlm at Wash
ington.
. Ass gentleman, an pincer and a•Christian.
Colonel Parr had Yew Repeaters'; and lulls death
society, the country and the Church have all
sustained a heavy lose.' Ile alone has gained.
• Bill.Olefl STRREOPTICON'AT CONCBEIT
Beyondfposiloo, there has been nothing ever
oftered for : 'the Mirairatton of - the tastettil, the
intelligent, the relined, and the appreciative
more worthy of universal attention than itio
§tercopticon, at matinee at inn% o'elock: Child
len Only Fitton . cents.
Tun many lovers a the buoutlful and ple
turcenne shmild not-(MI to visit tho unique enter-
tainment. pore you may travel all over the glotn,
me Its best eights and devour Inv enc.:tenting
scenery, all' without attrrlnk 'from your mate. ,
Concert liedl at %taw-o'clock 1.1/10 afternc4a,a4o
eight &chick to-night. ,
Or The
- . .
On. — Tbe right or acre .Lena on the
Tomes farm, npon Pltholo eroeky hoe been sold,
wo.learp,for igew Aro
going doirtron thtelarardmitietbeinteent sea
son.
to Disounssaxilloutue.4.4ouoiliteillti;
_who re.,
garr,ln birnarogthrii'woolyesteidlii , oommhted
3all by Mayor Lowry,Sor a hoaxing at Court,
on a charge or kuiping s disorderly house.
Tax Government heti get ioilleg nalg at
Cbuttateogn:: The o.eetto .1011.1. V. Witch*" v. ,
'estebbihment was ftiolittreemeneheol yee
IIY. and the Cm hen ever msonfactatrod by the
,Gorernment was than turaed-pna..;..Wwbeltera
that tdr.,Yanik, the eupertgtendent: arPcti to
Intl about fifty Wee per dnf.' The Work Is done
tilt it°4441PP1,10.410.4 POARWVIOA
Ilicw York hotel Iturning—ii.enneaV9
After my eaeafie Croak Johnson's Island, I went
direct to Canada, where 1 meta number of Can
federate officers. They tasked me if I was willing
to go on en expedition. I said " YeS, If it's In
the eemice of my country." To which they
replied, "It's all right." hat game no intimation
shortly after sent to New York, where I staid
as to Its 'nature, nor did I oak for any. I was
some time. There were eight of us In the party„,
and after we had been In the city three' weeks,
we were told that the object bf the erp?Ation
WE. to retaliate upon the North for the atrocities
of 811m - trial:tin the Shenandoah Valley. It was
originally intended to set ere to the city on the
Presidential election, bit as the phosphorus WM
not prepared. It was postponed until the night of
the 25th of November. Of the eight Men et'
formed the original party, two Cod to Canada,
leaving but shy. I was at first stopping at the
Belmont House. in Fulton street, but afterward
moved into Prince street. I set lire to four 60.
leis, or rather to Barnum's Museum, Lovejoy's
Hotel, Tammany Hotel, and the New Baghdad
House. The others only set fire to the house in
which Actt was stopping, and then cut nff. 141.1
the entire eight done as I did, we would have set
fire to thirty-two houses dad played a big joke
on the Fire Department.
Our Troops In North Carolina.
pm Tribune correspondent with Sherman
writes: As men as the troops passed the blr
dere of North Carolina, there was an inarl-diate
change In the treatment of the citizens. N., or
ders to restrain the men seemed necessary; It
was taken for granted by the whole army that
they were now among a different people, and by
general consent, all burning and destruction of
property was arrested. Nothing was taken bat
what was needed for subsistence. The people
- remained generally at home, and manifested Ht•
tie Bear of the army. Expressions of loyalty
were very common, particularly among the old
er citizens. Old men with gray beards would
frequently come oat and tell how their fathers
fought for freedom in the revolutionary war, and
they would do nothing to dishonor the flagmoder
which they bled and died.
Pay Your Postage
We pnblish the following for the benefit •of
those oho deposit letters In the post-offiee with
out the necessary stamps, and then wonder
why their letters never reach their intended des
tination:
"By the late law of Congress, all domestic
letterg,/3cept letters lawfully franked, and duly
certified, letters of soldiers, sailors and marbles
in the sea vice of the United States, which are
depogited for Mailing, In any post-office of - the
United Statut ~ i on which the postage is unpaid,
shall helefflby the postmaster, to the Dead
Letter Office in %Washington."
g
Om IN 0A Coders !CAM
that oil has 'n. found In herprfut quantities in
Casa co., leil igpn, about ten miles northeast.
of Elkhart, on pie Michigan Southern railroad.
Several farmers who sold out their farms in the
oil region of l'snasylvania, and have settled
about Elkhart, hfitevisited the district and pro
nounce the prospiels fully equal to the early de
velopments of the sections from which they
came. The oil is found saturating a bog at the
base of a range OMB, and that It Is the genuine
article there can be no probable mistake.. d.
• Mather and others of the solid men about Elk
hart hive taken hold of the matter, determined
to sink wells and test the extent of the depuelt.—
Chicago /Whims%
Wnose Ox ss Goncia.-i-Boebnek, the re
doubtable British champion of deft Davis, in a
recent dismasion in the English Parliament on
the condition of Ireland, declared that tho differ
ence existing between the. Fenian party and the
British Government were so Tital . that nothing
can settle' it but the sword. "It means rebel
lion,",exelaimed the Honorable 1if.:1". , "it Means
Bengston from England." and so long as he
had a vote be was prepared to pat them (the
Fe Flinte) down, "with the sword, if It be we- .
cessary." Bo rebellion in Ireland is quite a dif
ferent thing to the Hon. Mr. Roebuck from re
bellion In America, which be reards with so
math complacency, as as effort on the part of
a people to establish their independence.
Mn. Ganiuson, in the Liberator of last week,
says he has concluded to discontinue that: Jour
nal at the close of the present year, which wilt
complete this volume. It seems to hien historic
ally Idling that the LaSerator should cover the
whole period of the:trent° against slavery, and
should terminate with Its extinction. If any
man In our times can congratulate himself on
having fought a gool fight, that manta Mr. Gar
rison. Since the war bemm he has shown that
tenacity, Intensity and Intrepidity of the reform
er can be combined with the moderation of the
statviman.•
DCCOLON, a Canadian, who murdered
Frederick Boorman, in the woods: near Toledo,
Ohio, a few months since, was hanged in that
city on Friday. He confessed his gulltjast pre
vious to his execution. Kennedy, the rebel hotel
burner and spy, was executed on the same day,
at Kew York and also Wm. J. Harris ' a bush
whacker, at 13t. Louis. As the drop fell, the
rope broke and the prisoner fell over on iris aide,
but did not stir. Fora few moments be breathed
faintly.but in fifteen minutes he was pronounced
dead.
Tomas Ii good reason, independently of the
editorial endorsement of the New York Tribune,
to believe that the letter from that Journal which
we copy this morning is substantially correct.
We bear that this Information has been foreome
time In the hands of the Government, and has
besn withheld only from prudential motives.
Whether this be true or not, it is eertain that
the facts are rather understated than otherwise.
=IE2I
PAISLEY—FLAB.-0a Thursday, December
tge, b 7 lbo Rev. Sohn Donsbtu Mr. sAnyx.
T. PAISLEY and Miss Lag 3E, daughter of J.
M. Faso, Esq., allot Abls city.
BROWN—On Sabbath , 98th illareh, at Leaven
worth city, Kamm, PEARSON BROWN, for
merly of Allegheny city, hi the 2I vane of hi.
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- bole, prime Obeesel ,
; , • ;400 , tzaftaii Flax feed : : • , •
I,29,,busbels Prim*
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ANOTifER TERRIBLE FALL •
13ootsi , a,nd Shoes!
Some of the Lawig IlouficA in the Ent
SOLD OUT ET THE SHERIFF 11
Millions of Dollars worth ef Fresh Spins floods
thrown upon the market and their tale (Mel re." ,
gardlem of value. Concert Ilan Shoe Store stook
them wt.,: in the but ditch
All lest week we were In the Eastern firrket r
when 694 wore a drug and mossy the all &bomb!
Ink toPlo of the Limo..
With cash Inland an Immense stock of Swing ,
foods were purchased for half the coat of MUM.
fature, and wo will sell goods, fresh and new. ail
warranted of the most superior quality and Ralik
for llalf the Price at Itubbish and Old Stock elr ..
where.
ned lonaltl e goods Id your owaprioe
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GEMINI
THE GREAT PURIFIER.
HEMAPANAIKA:
ailnee the inttodaation of tnedloine. the anfitii
disease has perhaps born the subject at ritnieebei;
nous and scientific. consideration by the INNS,
learned of the profession then any other '-
with the laws of the Great Creator; not a few lutlf
contended that all dne,ases have their origin in the
gown; others, the solhis of the twan i *SIMS
agam, and by far toe greatest number:co:pad sal ,
reason Mgr the ALDO° itself is the very feu:gala of
life—that if g becomes impure these dlseaaai.lfa ,
wont forms—Scrofula, Cancer, Uicerkike, appearsnue indeed, experience in treating this enasel dig.= s
cases by purifying the blood and tbereoy encUsig,
their eradication and cure, prove Oda to oe thaw
correct theory: maps , upon which theory,thaesed.
ICIIIO now known as iswAreurata, was COD pose(
and brought nto figactlee, producing the meet gob tr
flying results.
Its use /1000 etereisaa such a mane - ry_oter •
fiOROFULA., ULCERATIONS, PIMPLES qt, .
ran FACE, VETTER, SALT
LIVER COMPLAINT LOSS ov
APPETITE. DISP.krSLS., Lr
RREUMATISM,' GEN.
SEAL „„
Ise.. Ed.
as to give, from the time it is lint taken, enema. - f
agernent to the .pattent, by making both seenwft
felt, the good it is about to accomplish, wag '
thought best to nut It nu In bottles at 60a..an4e;
rs
earn,—as many peon s are disposed to ley at
ale but are o ft en deterred- at the expense,-w - -
trial here can be made at a moderato outlay, nail
satisfy the purchaser that'.the article Li
what is claimed Inc it to be. viz: the grimiest,
zevro owes arm brought before the peophil .
Delicate Females will dud to it tail =Maas lbe
need
That thepublie may' fbim some Idea of Its paw
liar curative merits, west:o:oth a list alike &Met
pal articles of which it is composed, with sotto.
description of the uses and adaptation of
ken from the highest authority known to=ll
deuce.
HONDURAS 9.IILSA.P4RILL4
L used with a beneficial effect Incases of /thrums :
tlam, Scrofulous Affections, Cutaneous Dlaesieff
and other depraved conditions of health.
DANDELION
Is tonle, diuretic, sad aperient. n bu a opeedg
notion. rtgon the liver, exciting it when isiridd.
secretion. It bus bean much used in Gerona) , f
diseases of the digestive organs.
lODIDE POT,ASSIIIM.
There me few diseases In which It hes not waved
beneficial ; k Is used in Scrofulous Affectlon• wtLIS
great henetet It has also been tub& with much fuse
awe in treatment for Inflammation of the Are.
generally increases the appetite and flesh. ,s.ti
LAVENDS2 FLOWSRS • -
Are aromatic, and Wally 11011goratfogft
oases of ferrous Debilnf.
Ii especially-valuable 111 - Cael! of Sarongs ant
Rheumatiam.
CHAMOMILE PLOTTERS
Are advantageously wed In eases of Enfeebled_ DI.
r a t t l i I p ti e t bi rr y
w eal th w Iv a
eak a p p p::tible Wel Mr
MEZEREON BARK. • • ti
It acts favorably as an alteratlre In Clbrimis AS ,
fectl .: :: l C t r w ogla Rheummlsin an.l obstisuits
icakin.
The balance of the formula U wlthkeld an i.por
Unction
For sale by against fraud. . .
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SIINDRIss. "
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/50 bblz I -do •' do;. , • • •rr
1000 poundi Codtlab; .
150 bbla Pearl dab:. •
Goo 161E160ft Galena
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