,
Particular" of the Terrible Battle at
Fredericksburg, Va.. . ,
I fth.—The battle of yeeterd'ay at -
Fredericksburg, was one of the most des
perately and severely ConteSted of the
whole war. It,ragiel fiercely all dab and
even after darkness-had surrouded the field
it was keptup with a determination that
seemed as if it was to last till one side had
become so exhausted as to be able to fight
no longer:. The fighting on our front and
right and beyond the city, was carried on
by Sumner grand division, comprieipg,
ed and Otle'army corps. -
At O o'eloek the 241 borps, Gen. Couch,
the right wing OfThe attacking forcesono:
veil out-from the neper part of the city,
with strong. detachments of skirmishers.
The enemy Nioida . ci gradually,t hough they
contested our progress with great stub
` brininess, and for some time the rattle of
musketry wits incessant. At the same
time, the batteries of the division station
ed on the bluff across the river, opendi
with shell . to aid the exit of, the rebels
and cover our advance. The rebel Infan
try-having fallen backto their first line of
intrenehments and title pits,theirbattenes
opened with* vigorous and rapid fire on
our columns, Wlnch had now come to a
tempore knit, a waitipg the result of the
Artillery fighting - . For some -time our ar
tillery on the bluffs kept up'a heavy fie
on the rebel batteries with ..such success
that the batteries on Taylor's Inn, nearly
opposite Falmouth, and commanding our
` right flank, were finally silenced. During
this time the artillery of the rebels was
almost entirely - devoted to the shelling Of
our advanced troops. 00I3asionally they
would. sendet shot tiswardslour batteries,
but they fa short or, dodged. in 'the town
beyond. Hancock's division had the ad
vance, supported by the other divisions of
the eorpsi while the ;ad) corps, Gen.. Wil
cox, remained under arms in town, in read
iness to obey the signal to advance to the
assistance and support.of their comrades
. Wherever they could effeetually do so.
Soon after, the whole corps deployed
into line of attle, with Hancock's .
on the right, and in this order Moved-fer
ward to attack and storm the rebel right
batteries,wliile from all the enemy's works
a terrible shower of shell, grape and shrap
nel tore through their bleeding ranks,nO•
: withstanding which they steadily pushed_
on to the rifle pits e within a short distance
of the first line of entrenchments. From
the former they drove the rebels, wahine.
prisoners of some, while the remainder
took refuge behind the earthworks. This
was accompli;hed after the most heroic
and long-continued efforts, under - a galling
and murderous fire. roman nature was
unable to hold, out against the terrible fire
which they now cricountered,-and -they
finally retired; bet-in good order, carrying
with them their wounded comrades. •
• They fell back to their original line of
pickets, thus;holding the ground which
they firscoccnpied, and which they held
this morning, when they were-relieved by
Gen. Stoneman's command. Just previous
to the advance of Couch's corps e heavy fi
ring and a dente smoke on the left indica
ted the fact that. Franklin, with leis grand
division, was advancing and had engaged
the. enemy's right flank.. To open coin mu
nicationS with him,therefore, Gen. W eo x
- detached his division tinder Gen. Bikns
and sent it to the left by the edge el' the
river, with instructions to advance untiei
cover of the riter bank until he co'd place 1
• himself iu close proximity to Gen. Frank
lin's right. -
tI
e
Gen. Burns accordingly moved hie div
isied forward, srossdd Haeld'rnit and took
position with Ins left resting on Deep run,
to the opposite hank of which Fraeiklin's
right extended. From this location he !
was al - So enabled to snpport, if necee a-y, 1
any demonstration having for ite field of
operations the - space of ground lietween
Deep'run and Conch's corps, and though'
the division' didmot take part in the day's
engstement, it 'rendered valuable assistance
otherwise.
,About 11001, Gen. Sturgis was ,
ordered • to-the support of General Couch.
So forming th e division with Gil Ferrero's
brigade, in advance, he moVed obliquely
with-and on the het flank of Gen. Couch,
with the intent.ime of attacking the batte
ries which had been enfilading Couch's
from the right and centre of the rebel
po
'sition.- He opened the attack with Ferre
ro's brigade, which depeiyed into line of,
battle peraliel 'to the enemy's works, with,
Gen. Nagle's brigade formed" iri the rear,
and within easy supporting distance.
Ferrero then advanced, pouring terrible
volhee of musketry, and driving the rebels
back. To totard - t his movement the'rebs
opened a raking fire on his Yell hank- opon
discovering which S . tiillye7‘ ordered Nagle
to edvance by the left Bank, and forming
into line of battle attacked' the
. eneny-s
battery on the left. 'T.,110 movement was ,
accordingly attempted; but in consequence
of ravines which it wee iro`adicious to leer,
in their rear, Nagle was unable to refry
out the order, and he then fhll back to the
direct support of Ferrero: Couch's corps
was falling back, while this was tianseere
ing, and by the, the time Gen. Nagle had
resumed - his orieinal positiOn, was nearly
off the field, leaving Sturgis alone in the
advance, and ttpon 'his commend the ene
my now concentrated almost their 'entire
force, and the fight now became one of
the most desperate character.
_Despite the storm of bullets from the
numerous rebel works ' , Ferrero confirmed
to advance, !supported now also by Dicit
erson's battery, which-was disabled in 15
minutes after coining into action, when its
place was supplied by another attery.—
At, last, by a• dashing charge, the brigade
carried the crest of the tiia , r.nd approached
.witlin -- 80 - paces of the enemy's intrench
ments.• Their success, however, was not"
of Fong duration, as the tremendous fire. of
the rebel batteries soon rendered it needs
`teary for them to retire, which they did
when the order to. do so heel been given a
third t ime. It was now dark fold the di
vision tell back into position, after being GI
hours wider fires
• Gent. Sturgis' division bore t'ae litunt of
the fighting on the part of the 9th corps. 4
and behaved well. • When ,Stprgis was
warmly engaged, the division under
Gen. Getty advanced to his support on the
left.
_After a time 'arrungements were ,
made for,an attack on the right-rebel bat
teries which had been enfilading Sturgis.]
At th:tievoe-d, Hawkins' brigade dashed up
the slOpe, euross an old canal and a deep 1
slough, and upon a level piece of ground, I
and-here darkness set in,but they stood the
rebel fire `until ordered back. - Some firing
was done till 3 o'clock, wheritotheeased.
! On the left, Franklin's division,' whiCh
extended three mileS below the eitV way
. 7
warmly en:teed. Part of the them cros'd
Thureday,tire .. rest Friday morning. At 9'``
„Doubleday pushed cautiensly tor ward and
,f
the - ekirmishees met in a cortifighl, and the I
rebel artillery opened. The enemy tried j
to'-turn our kft .flank,when - our artillery;
"int both sides of the river.Wae opeued.and
prevented it. At noon tot order was made I
fir a general advance.. The rebels occu-
Isicd a line of elevated rand, mostly wood,
;mi vtvetliner eenii oireei:ar =rim near..
the. river belciw aroand to Freddriesbtirg
above, giving titem,:an enfilading fire on
the whol9 field;and making a -hue of battle
six miles' in extent - . Their batteries - were
on, the crest of rising ground, well atiipor
ted.by infantry. The batteries-, mutually
bazed with fury. Stoneman crossed the
river to support the left, and .Doubleday
'cloie to the river on thelekfiankadv'ned
his lines gradUally with Tittle opposition.
''At one, Mead and Gibbons advanced in
fine style, and became actively engaged in
the works at the foot of therange
while from near where their artillery was
planted on the crest,an additional infantry
fire-waa poured-into .our men. They still
advanced, however, to the woods, took a
hundred. prisoners. The.artillety and mus
ketry fire at this time was incessant.
Presently a fresh and- more awful fire
burst. from the woods on the Pa. Reserves
thro wing most of the division into disordr.
This emboldened the rebels . ' . wbeadvan,-
coil, and our boys could not he rallied. Our'.
General Jackson was shot thro' the head,
and his body left on.the field. This unfor
tunatedetabralizalion of Mead's! division
Caused a partial success of the rebel fink '
movement. Birney'd 'Veteran braves were
hurried up to fill the gap and opened a
sharp fire -that drove the rebels back to
the woods. '
On Frapklin's right, Smith's corps were
actively chgaged. Howe Is division and
,the-left of Brook's back the enemy
0
- 7jh their front.
After this the fire slackened. Towards
- sunset the enemy made a•very vigorous
-attack on -several parts of the line, so as to
hold a portion Of our ground at dark, but
lie was speedily:driven - back.at-all,points.
At dark tho relative posithin of the for
ces was about the Smile as in the morning,
except:that 4ve had gained a halfirnile on
the left.. , •
During Sunday.and Monday there was
nu 3crious fighting, and during Monday
night our army quietly retired across the
licippahannock, and .tor 6 np the bridges.
On Thursday the rebels sent a flag of
truce with a - request that Burnside should
send urn to bury our dead, which he did.
During the truce the chief oflongstreet's •
artillery told some Of our officers that the
rebel position. was impregnable, and that
it could not be taken by half a million of
men,-when 'defended-as at preSent. The ,
rebel loss is said to be small, they being
••iluder cover most of the time. Our loss
reported by divisions at 13,505..
Later reports put at aliout 1,400 killed,'
ssloo Wouded, and 800 prisoners, all of
whom Were parolled.
The Ilinsfield Classital Seminary to be
a State Normal 5c . 4131.
DEFAUTIIENT OF C03i31017 SCiICOLB, t
Harrisburg, Deo. 11, 1862. i
WhMseas, thesl.3oard of Trnitees of the
- Mansfiefd Classical , Seminary, located at
31anstield'iia the county of Tiogi, -by res
olution, adopted at a meetino,.of the Board
on the twenty-fourth day of Geuther, 1862,
on file in this Department, Made. formal
applieatlen to
_the State Superintendent
for the privilege of "An Act to provide
for AIM ;training of teachers for the com
mon schools of the State," approved the
20th day of May,- 1857, and the supple.'
ment thereto, approved the 14th day of
April, 1859; and Whereas, In pursu
anceofisaid application, the State Super
intendejnt of common schools, together j
with II n. Geo. Smith, of the county of j
Delaware; Hon.-A. L. Hays, of the coun
ty of L ncaste4; Samuel Calvin, esq.; of
the con ty of Blair; Dr, C. 'T. Bliss, of
t ,
•the Cony of Bradford, "competent and'
disinterested persons," appointed by,
with with •the consent of the Governor, nein
speetors, and C. R. Coburn, Superinten
dent of Bradford county; A: N. J3ullard,
superin enderie of Susquehanna 'county;
Hughes Castles, .supprintendent of Ly
coating county; and H. C: Johns, super
in tends 1 t of Tioga coma ty:-,did i on Thurs
day, the eleventh day of December,. 862,
personalty, and at the same time, visit and
careful inspect said school, and upon.
thorou 9 h examination thereof, and of 'its
by laws,,:rules and regulations, - and of, is
general arrangment and facilities for m
structidn, by writtea report, on file in this
DepartMent, approve the same, and find
that they fully come up to the provision
of said , Act, and its supplement, and did
.cerlify the, same ,o the Department of
Conmon Schools, with their opinion that
said school has fully complied with the
provisions of 'said Act, and its supplement,
g 5 far as can be done before going inte
operation tinder them.
.
- Now, TIIEfiEFOBE, In .pursuance of the .
requirements of the seventh section of the
Act aforesaid, I do hereby give public no
tice, that .1 have officially recognized the
Mansfiel4 Classical Seminary, as a State ,
Normal 'School for the Fifth Normal
School District,- composed of the counties .
of Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Sul-
livan, Lycoming, and Tioga, and that said .
school shall hereafteeenjoy the privileges j
and iminunities, and be subject to all the j
liahilities. and restrictions contained in
iisid Act and supplement.;
In testimony whereof, I have here-
:unto set my hat - M. - and affixed
the seal. of the Department of
iszAz..] • Common Schools„ at Harris-
. _ burg; this 11th day i:lf Decent ,
' - ber, 1862. ' : ti
THO. H. BURROWES,.
.. . .SuP't Common Schools.
N. B.—The next Term will comment°
January 5, 1863. . -
Ftee Stealing
The first session of- the present Con
gress, (1861.624 anxious to- give a fair
chance Ito the dornitiant party to steal
largely and without danger of inVestiga- .
Lion or punishment, passed the following
act, which the President approved July
17th, 1662: - .
"lie it enacted, 1N . .., That the operation
or the act, entitled .' An at to prevent
and punish frauds on the part of officers
intrustid with the making of contracts
for the Government,' approved June 2, be,
and the same is hereby suspended until the
first Monday of danUaly, eighteen hundred
and six trothree."
"Approved July 17, 1862.". .
_This act, it will be perceiied; suspends
the operation of the law protiding for the
J .-, punishment of stealing untillanuary, 18,
1 63.: No wonder the administration is so
! warnily supported by all the public • plait
rderers—no• wonder gross frauds have oe
curred in-uil the departments--no wonder
contractors and speculators; thieves and.
nibb4rs, have grown wealthy and impu
dent. Who ever befori3 -heard of free
stealing being enacted by Congress and
approved by the President._
.
tar Di.:Edsop B. Olds, recently re.
ported as dischalged from Tort Lafayette,
ran as the I)emocratic candidate for a va
eincy in.the Ohio Asseinbly,at a special
eleCtiou held one day last week, and was
elected - by over 2500 majority, an increase
of 700 Democratic majority,in the district
the - t/orol;er f ic-o - iflo. • -
J . ntroselcutltrat.
A. J. GERRITSON, :--- Editor.
0i5e..4163,',., C 4.V.a! ef
• THE UNION A% IT WAS;
Before abolition. secession, ctc., disturbed Its 'harmony
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS;
Enforced and respected In all sections of the country.
IBlrYonng,men desiring tn '
attend a Commercial Col
lege at Binghamton Pittsburgh, or at Philudelphia. New
York, etc., can obtain information al' practical pecuniary
value bycalling upon or addressing the editor of this
paper. twa •
WOur thanks.aro due Hon. li. B
Wright, for valuable DoCuments.
:Advance Payment, Next Year,
We desire our subscribers to remember
that,on.New Year's Dsy, when President
Lincoln abolishes slavery, we are going to
abolish the everlasting long credit system
for our paper. Men who "take" papers
_should pay for them. It is a military or
Monetary necessity, alike desirable to all
parties. Price, till raised, 81,50,S year in
ADVANCE—no more or leis to any man.
Wit is stated on good authority that
many of our soldiers are suffering for the
want - of mittens and stockings. Cannot
the ladies repeat the good deeds of last
winter and supply their waits? We be-
Nero that it only requires. to be made
known to set thoulands of (air fingers to
work. In behalf of our suffering soldiZrs,
we ask the ladies to go to work at once :
"Let those now knit wko.nerer knit before
Aid thole who always knit now knit the more."
rgrrhe official footings of the Con•
gressional vote in Wisconsin shows a
Democratic majority of 6,140 in the State.
Several . cf the vessels in the Banks
expedition have gone to pieces, beeaus - e,
like something at Washington, - they are
rotten. - ,•
IltarA letter from the 1511q,-ree'd too
late for this issee, states that 'lO or 129 f
Capt., Crandars men- have the small pox,
and that F. G. Cummings of New. Milford,
in Capt. Stone's company died with, it on
the 18th.
irgrA deipatch from ,ben: Foster, says
that on the 14th, after _five hours hard
fighting, he captuied,Kingston, N. C., 11
cannon, a large supply of stores; etc, and
500 prisoners. Success attends our arnis
wherever they are beyond control -of the
Washington - gang. . -
It is reported that Col. Kerrigan,
Vii. C., from N. Y., has been arrested for
denouncing,old Abo! It is a satisfaction
to know what one man is arrested for.—
:White folks must not find fanit with the
Negro's President, Abraham I. 115
'OrThe State Cenunittee met at Read- :
ing on the 11th and decided the licnio
ciatic State Copention should meet .at
Harrisburg on,Wednesday, June 1.7;1863,
to nominate a candidate for Governor,and
Judge of the Supreme Court, in' place-of
Hon. Walter H. Lowrie, whose term will .
expire with next year.
gar Lincoln's,proclamation has aroused
a negro insurrection among the Senators,
Oruse a firebrand into the white house,
an probably blown up. the cabin t. It
, •.5
appears-that'Seward :and prcibablk.mthers
mast go out. We shall see if a new cab
inet will be flesh, fishy or foul.
Godey's Lady's Book for January
is on our table, - and is, as usual, a &gi
me number. - Now' is the 'time tp:sub
scribe. Terms $3-per annum. Address
L. A. Godey, 323 Chestnut street, Phila
delphia. We will furnish Godey's Lady'§
Book and the Democrat one year for $3,-
sp.
far We learn that three attic fellows
concerned in the arrest of Messrs ; Chase,
Kulp, l and Davenport, at Wilkes-Barre,
last fall, have been arrested and held to
answer a charge of conspiracy to cause a
false imprisonment. We hope this .case
- will •be
_thoroughly investigated, and all
the guilty ones punished. These arbitrary
arrests by and on behalf of malignant par
tisans who never dare show any specific
cansefor their outrage, has been tolerated
too lorig ; now let a. general-Punishment
be visited upon wicked offenders, high and
low. • _
Vir We again call attention to the
Weekly Patriot Union. It is decidedly
.the best weekly printed in the State, and
deserves a large .circulation. Those who
desire full report of the Legislative Pro
ceedingk will find it to be desirable. It
gives the news of the day, and pays a fair
share of attention to 'the gefierftl interests
,of our State. Ternii, $2 a year in advance,
or $1,50 in clubs of ten. The Daily is an
indispensable little sheet, pithlished . at $3,
or $1 .during the, session. Addre,sa 0.
Barrett at; Co., Harrisburg, Pa.
another New 13enera1t
As all otheeGenerals have been turned.
out or beaten, we propose to place Gen,
Settlement in 'thief command. He is , not
as well known as he ought to be; kat. let
him once get into command and be will be
immensely pointer. Give ks, at, least, a
general settlement of all printing bills, this
month, so as te'proparethe . way a cAs4
tx Anv4.iroz "sYstem c with the New Year,
Come one, conic alVcome quick Christ=
is coming; theh New -Yew Fear's,—rifer
0 : 4; p; mtre of him,
Mfr. crow's Last Card.
Grow ribliihes a card in his or
gan, for the evident purpose of deceiving
the-faithful. It pretends to explain some
things, but only teftigs them, and on ev
ery point, a part, of the truth is suppress
ed. Be says that he has always subscrib
ed as much as" any one else, every time a
soldiers' relief fund has been raised in this
county; but does not further state that in
no case has he ever subscribed a dollar until
after an understanding *as had that sub
scriptions were to be paid back. He has
really not donated a cent to any fend; for
in every case be has-but made a loan, and
draws his money from the county treas
ury, and the -people have to pay it in tax
es, withinterest. He says that Grow
BrOthers subscribed one hundred dollars;
.but fella o explain. why they'proeured the
ptibliOtion of a statement in the papers of
this Aunty and elsewhere, that they had
given One Thousand Dollars, which they
refused to pay;'but never gave the.papers
any explanation of the facts, because it
was an electioneering trick. 'He says ho
was out of the county when the first fund
was raised, and - could not therefore aid
in it; but on his visit to Alptrose he told
the treasurer to put hirq down for some
thing,and he paid what was required of
him; but does not explain 'that when
written to for a donation of one hundred
dollars, he refused to
. answer the letter,
but afterwards meanly lied about its con
tents, and when 'five hundred- dollars were
offered, for its production, provided it 'con
tained what he state,d it did, failed to pro
, duce it. flo is careful not to tell us how
much vas "required of him," for it was
so small that he was ashamed to name it,
and still more ashamed to tell that he took
it from the treasury again. •He boasts
that When the riot occurred in Baltimore
he "joined Clay's brigade, and 'remained
la 'Washington till communication with
the. North was opened." Why did he
not state that the only weapons he used
wets Silver knives and forks, and that as
soon as ho -could o gst away he holed him
self in -Lenox, where property and life are
safe,—if you vote for Galnsha,—and there .
!cereised so potent an - influence over his
neighbors that nearlyall Staid at home, and
that tholownship Was - subject.to the heav
iest draft of any in the county? -
'
So to sum up what lie has done for the
the war, we find that he belonged to a
knife-and-fork brigade,—only, as he con
fesses, until he Could get away—and. has
made a temporary loan to the county,
which is finally taken front the pockets of
the people, and caused a heavy draft in
his owl township! That's all! , -
•
* . *
There aro some people who en
dorse-Lincoln's proclamation to free the
slaves of loyal owners on the Ist of Jean
ary. To show ivlio the representatives of
these are, we, may stale that a pack of
Boston fanatici late!? sent, Lincoln a let
ter approving doctrine. Prominent
among thorn is the 'author of the follow
ing:.
"This Union is a lie. .The American
Union is An impostiire, a covenant with
death and an agreement with hell! I AM'
FOR ITS. OVERTHROW! Up with
the flan. of disunion, that we may have a'
free and • glorious Rcpublic of our own ;
and `*then the hour shall come, the hour
*ill have arrived that shall witness the
overthrow of slavery,".'
• "The North must separate from the
South and organize her own institutions
on a sure 'basis."
Such are the '"Patriots" who now con-
trol the President of the United States!
He seems likely to answer their old pray
er, by his military succesi and political pol
icy.
r.Ailf -When Mr. Lincoln was en route
for the White House, he amused some
simple people by the assertion that t' no
body was'hurt,;' that there was only an
artificial excitement ;" and after the war
broke out his cabinet and, other toadies
have often assured the world that ." the
war was certain to end in ninety days."
Now, be boasts that " WE do know how
to save the Union ; and the - World knows
that WE do know .- how to save the Un
ion." If Lincoln knowdow to Rave the
Union, why don't he bin to do it? The
people have freely givVif him more- aid
than he has asked for, and yet the Union
caiseis'rapidly sinking under his manage
ment—the brood and treasure of a too
confidiug people have been wasted almost
to exhaustion, and all for worse than no
thing. Let us see you save the -Union.,
vain,- silly bOaster; save it quick, before:it
is too late—don't fool away the precious
time in bragging what you know how to
do. •
'There are three reasons why we
shall print no paper next week. First.,
we have issued the 'usual number this
year; second; We want a holiday; and
last, but not least, we have nearly.aweek's
extra work to do in making arrangements
that we l trnst will be' - of mutual benefit . to
ourselves , and readers for next year.
.; iVe take the occasion' to wish all our
readers a .Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year; and shotild any of them de
sire to return the greeting in a praCtical
way, let them ; call and subscribe for. the
DESSOC.RAT, for 1863—51,50 in advance..
'When the * war broke out Wendell,
Phillips prayed that Jeff Davis' armies
might beat ours—might beat ours till in
very desperation we would resort to abo=
lition as a remedy. These prayers, were
of course inspired by Satan and addressed
to the White Ifoniel inci if the manage
mentibere hadVmen shaped solely witha
view to answer , prayer, it could
not have come nearer its`object.
tgr What is the object of the War ?
Theoretically—with- some of us-tO pre 7. j
serve the-Union,' but
Practically, to enrich array
~thieves,
gratify expoctant abolitionistN or distill-
Lill off' rtnr men..
ii From theofficial-roster of thb State
Militia, .we find that our county has coin
missioned officers, as follows in the 177th
regiment:
In company B, Wm. Mil'er and Benj.
Gardner are - Lieutenants. _The Captain
is A. M. Phillips, of Luzerne., •
In, company E, L. M. Bunnell is Cap
tain,
-In 'company H, E. W. Rogers is Cap.
tltio, and Samuel Smith is 2d Lieut. '• •
Isaac J. Post is Quartermaster of the
171st reaiinent. •
- Geo. 13. Weistling, of Harrisburg, is
Colonel of the 177th.
Binghamton Comniereial College.
This well-established and popular insti•
tntion continues to receive n liberal awl
for the•times, increasing patrespae, and iq
everywhere commended.
"The Binghamton Commercial. College
is justly considered one of the most perfect
institutions of the kind in America.—;-Seu,
eca County ligntinel. • i
"We direct the attention of our yotini
men, who wish to enter .the :nottimerciat
buiness, to the Binghamton Commercial
College. It is an institution of great worth,
and enjoys a high reputatiou." 7 —Sullivan
Democrat.
elf The usual defeat consequent upon
the removal of MeClellanopok placo 9 at
Fredericksburg, and the sad intellige ce,
after some delay, was mado public. Onr
"rulers" grow wickeder but no wiser.—
The wholO country is incensed at this bad
management at Washington.
- far We are •pleased to learn that MIL
chael Meylert, Esq., of Sullivin eountir,
has been appointed, by the Judicial Board
of the Twenty-Sixth District, a Member
of the Bciaro of Revenue Commission,
era, which aeon will open next Febru
ary in the City . of Harrisburg. ' • .
llgrOar ,managers, amid all blunder
work at removing Generale, fail to re-
move General" Dinastei; and no wonder,
for General bebility,has charge at Wash
ington,
Olalstmas Entertainment.
The' Ladies' Aid Society. will kive an
entertainment on Christmas Eve, to re
plenish their fund. "Christmas Tree,'
.bearing a fine variety a useful articles;
very many pretty toys;for children, such
'as Santa Claus will be pleased to piir
`chase ; Charades, or Tableaus ;..Refresh
meats, &c., at the Academy' Hall, Dec.
24th. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Admis
pion 5 cts. •
N. 1.3.—F0r the accommodation of the
'public, the rooms will be opened at 7 o'-
clock, nod the tree will be lighted nt 8.
Hem N. Ulu, Seey. .
- A Word to Our Subscribers.
The heavy and coitinued increase in 'the
cost of all printing materials renders some
decided reformation necessary: We nosy
make the fylp wing - announcement of the
subscriptiou • rates -to 'be observed until
the first of January next :
Subscriptions.paid in Advance, $1 50 ,
not paid in advatce, $2 00
Those indebted for one or more years,
who settle before-January Ist, and pay a
Year in advance—to Jan. Ist 1864, will be
charged but $1.50 per year._ Those who
owe for more than one year can 'choose
between, settling with. tIA', or with a legal
gentleinan who-willexiet the extra 50 cts
m ) ..year,- mileage, etc., etc., etc. His work
eminence with Jrnuary. 'Prices after
• Lk'
Jarary Ist. will bs regulated as all other
branches of tmde - are—by the necessities
of the times. I ,Rates are upward.
The 'above rates must he enforced, for,
we cannnot deviate therefrom without a
loss. Of course, all our friends—those
who really, desire to support a Democratic
Press, will comply with our terms.
ABOUT WOOD.-WO have a supply of
wood on hand, but. expect to receive a►
limited ainount from our . subscribers,
during the .winter. What we shall want
Will be §Ogar Maple and Birch, cut from
JAYE timber, and :perhaps, a few cords of
DRY wood. Wood cut from "dry trees,"
and wood'" seasonedi - ift_the woods," not
taken. (Im
FrAfrA supply of U. S. Excise Stamps
now on. hand, and for sale by Wu. H.
,CoorEn it Co., Bankers, Montrose, Pa.
DORatIOR.—The friends of Rev. A. 0.
Warren are invited to,attend a donation
party for hii benefit, at the house of ,L'B.
Chalker ; in Liberty, on the afternoon of
Dec. 25th. Oyster supper in the evening.,
All are cordially invited to attend. •
• PER ORDER.
Teacher's Association.
The - next meeting of "The Susquehitn
na County Teachers Association" will be
held ink the Borough of. New Milford,
commencing Friday morning, Jan.- 2nd,
1863. -
ORDER 07 EXERCISES
FRIDAY.—Fiom 9 to 10 a. M.,,lntellec
tual Arithmittfe, conducted by Miss A. A.
Webb.- From 10 to 11 a. in., Penman
ship, conducted' by Mr. M. J; Corse.--
From 11 to 1241. in., Discussion of ques
tions from the question box.
Afternoon.—From 1 to 2 p. in., Gram
mar, conducted by inr. E. B. Hawley. 2
to 3, History, conducted by 24. L. Haw
ley; 3to 4, _election of officers and mis
cellaneous business.
Evening Session.—Reading of Essays
by. Miss L. A. Jayne, Miss Anna M
Dean, Miss Flora 3. Johnston, Mr. M. L.
Hall, Mr. Albert Scott, and Rufus Cush
man. The above named persona having
been apppOinted at the last session of the
Association, It is expected that they will
be, prepared:
SATURDA.Y.—Morning t =-18t, Sentiments,
2nd, - ;Singing, ad, Prayer. From 9to io
a. m., Reading, conducted by Miss L A.
Jayne. 10 to 11, Practical Arithmetic,
conducted by Mr. 11. N. Tatfany. 11 to'l2
Orthography,- conducted by. Buis E. A.
Webb.
Afternoon.—From 1 to 2 14 tn., Giteog-'
raphy, conducted by Miss H.,C.Park, and
followed by general business" and discus
sion until time of adjonnirr.ent.
the
School
the Teachers of the & county, the
SchOol Directori and friends of education
are earnestly invited's.° be present and to
participate In. the exercises and discus
rivar
A 'DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE
4afrit l / 4.
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AND, I MASS. MEETING.
Tux DElsocesps of Susqeebanna and
I,nzerne Counties will celebrate the Union
victorie4• in this diStrict and elsewhere, at
Montros, on Friday, December_2ath, 'O2
Dinner" will be 'prepared at the Keystone
Hotel, at three o'cloCk, in•the afternoofl ;
and a mass meeting will bo held at the
bourtiliteis6 in tile ev e ning, commencing
at half past sik o'clock.
piIdULEB DENISON, Member of
Copp-eel elect, Hons. C. K. Wright, Geo.
Sanderson, E. B. Chase, .1. B. Stark, and
D. It;indall, 4: B. Nicholson, S. S.
Winchester, C. 11. Silkman, Ekes, and
others', from Luzerne County will bo pres
ent on the occasion.
A full 'attendance from. the: Democrats
of this county is desired, and - a"crowd
expected in the evening. Able snd 140-
g l uent spOlcers address the 'meeting,
and a "ginadlime" is anticipated. Where
Should by 4 turn out from each towns hip.
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- Gleason'a Literary Comnani - on in Col
ore.
This..
-: - ors.-
This. aluable Literary Weekly will
commen e' a new , volume January Ist,
ipoq, in rand style, and still be printed
in -eight different colors, something Which
has,nevel.' been atteinpted in this or.any.
other cOlintry, with now type and entire
new - dress throughbyt. The Companion
is an elegiant, moral 'and_ refined. miscella
beetts Family Journal. -
Its columns are
deyoted to PolitciLiterature, Wit and Hu
mor, Pr4e and Poetiii Gems. An unri.
valled Carps of writers and artists have
been engaged for the coming - Year, and
Several n i r and popular features will be
introdttc d. • Eaeh - number twill be beausti
fully: illustrated. In . sip the Literary.
Conipanibn is some fifteen hundred square
inches, - rthing-a mammoth weekly of
sixteen . ctavo pages,. and . containing
vi,
:nearly t *ce as much reading - matter and
of a mor refined character_thansany oth
er Weekly paper. Terms, only 82 a year.
Sam le cbpies sent free: Published week
ly b F. plotion, corner of Tremont and
£rowfield streets, .Bogion,-4)lass.
. .
.11101,10:--The miuual. meeting of the
Susonehryina County Me(teal Society will
be held at the omen of 'the Secretary, in.
Montrose, on the second Wednesday( 4th)
of January, 1563, at 10 a. m.,and'allsteg
tdar prat ktionirs are cordialy invited to
wend.
.
Early in the pl. m. of that day,. an. op
portunitY will be . given to any persons la
b.orilig ni der obstinate chroniediseaseslo
present ' heir cases and .receive advice
‘ritltout harge; .It is desired that those
Who avai themselves of this opportunity,
send, their. - names, residence, - .age, and
brie : l'km meat of disease, to the under
eigned,..b lore the time of ineting. -
. 2sr . - 'C: C.' lI4LSEY, .S.ee'y.
Noticc4—The annual meeting for the
election - Of officers of the iclarford Agri
cultural- and Mechanical Association, will
be held it :the Centre School-house, in
Trafford ;Village, on Monday: ; evening,
January 12,th; 1803. , • • :
All members of the Society are, earnest
ly invited to attend: • . . .
By order of the President. •
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.2w i • - IV. B. GUILE, Seey.•
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Notice.-The ,Piiiii .in S t. . Paal'a
Church,.l,thintrose, Pa. , sill'. be rented . for
the en ring year, on Weanesday; Dee.
31st, ISO, at 2 o'clock, p. m. . . '
DirOctory of t4te Hospitals. -•
The saiiitar2; , Commission have.eatah-•
lished hn Office isf infoimation in regard to
patients in the hospitals of the District of
Columbia, and of Frederick City, - Mary
land._ :BY a reference to books, which are
corrected daily, an answer aan, under or
dinary circuinstarides,• be - given by return
mail to the follOwing'questiops:
• lst. [giving name and re:
.giment] at present in .the hospitals of the
DiStrict or of Frederick city? • I
2. If so, what is proper address? .
3. Mattis the Surgeon or Chaplain of
the hospital ? . , •
4. If net in hoipital at present, has hh
recently been in hospital? - .
8: If ski, did he die in hthipital, ana ,at
what date?
6. It' recently disebatged from hospital,
was he cEseharged frowterviee ? •
7. If not, what werEllis orders on leave
ing? . • .•
The Commission is also prepared to
furnish more specific information aa to the
condition of any patient in the District
hospitals; within twenty-four hours after a
request.to - do so, from an. officer of any of
its corresponding societies. - .
The office of the Directory trill be open
daily from 8 o'clock a. m. to a o'clock p.
m., and accessible in urgent cases at any
hour of the night. •
The mimber of patients in- those hospi:
tals is about 25,600, If found to be prac
ticable, ihe duty here undertaken lOcally
by the Commission will be extended to
includethe general hospitals in ,the
country. • FRED. LAIA OLMSTED, , •
General Secretary.
Adams. liouse, - 244 F street,
Waihibgton, D. C., Nov. 190862:
What Will "Demoralize" the Rebell
-1 , iOEt.
The Itichmon&Eaquirer says: . ' . 1
"The recent success of the conservative
sentiment oftlio North '(for - it is'a misno
mer to sea- of 'it as a Democratic or
paitY tri mph,) in obtnining control of
the next
i v
ederal Congress, is probably too
partial to - bring about any refotni in the
mode and spirit of hostilities on the 'inn
of the North: - Congress may. be able is
but a limited control upon the ex
ecutive in this particular. But; to the ex
tent that wise and elevated measures shall
be infused' into-the • management of the.
War, thelSonthern cause will suffer from
the accession of conservative men to in
fluence in the government. - A vigoroni
prosecution of the war, coupled with a
constitutional administration or do r feller
alsovernment, attended by conciliatory
Words, and appeals for 'harmony and
good feelog,' would demoralize the south.
ern cabs more than all the rant kid in
eendiari , malignity aud'lirlitality and
a l li
knavery that have oharacteris i ed the pro,
-ifeedingsl oldie radicals." • -, ' —, .
This i$ &igniffearit, and give's the lie to
the Abolition piedietion that the success
of the Democrtfts would be ;hailed with
joy in' thi rvbel r;tpital. .•
GOOD NEWS !
GREAT. COMMOTION
L u , Taros,
JOHN BULL Threatehs- WAR!
UNCLE SAM STANDS FIRM
ZJI(I , I9t.
SO DOES TUE Fill* 01'
00ir s itherg, Gt.loicubaum, iC Co,
THE lIERTAIX RISE IX
bas put ns on our guild, and we byre lately !sidle t
stock. wbleb enables ns to offer to our enstomers.gooig
on equally as good tents as formerly, eonaldssing the In 4
rise, .
AT- THE STORES OF
6attenbe(g, " 4 1oseithiun k
L t AT •
Montrose:i t Suaq'a County,,,Eal
. Elmira ; New-York,' •
Ousquehann,a. Depot i _ia.
OUR FALL . AND WINTER STOCK
. . . •
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Xs, , Cc) - 113.3?.1.et1ae,'
.
'Wi se determined not to bo outdone. either In pities or
quall4es,--end we will endeavor to give our - enstOntorr
all possible ntlataition.• ,
!
'CLOTHING:
-- 2ln hltbranch o ut 114 ck Is complete. and Will bet sold. i
tower, and more taatit e utly lintahrd aura any one•ttorso
- potabllehment. or anyfour•horse concern tbia aide of N.
York Cili c Is able to offer or produce We canassnre the.
publte that we constantly ettploy- tli), beat cutter. aid
workmen to make up our stock-
IST.Ciarnienta made to order '
t• . •
, . . lar'On the shortest natter..
orA Good Fit wamiited or Do sal*. . ' .
FURNISHING GOODS:-
A Groat Stock eoidantly keit, and sold lower than as
lowest at
Gitittubittl; o's
Iflntrose. January Ist. IRO..
RICH 1101.1011 PRESENTS!!
rIIE SohnTillers havlnt just returned from N. ten*.
JL take nleasure [nestling the attention of their friends
to their assortment of,
• t
Watches,Jewelry, Silver Ware 'it .
• Fancy Goods,
.. 1
comp l rising all the new styles of goodoin market, which
vrikbe sold, as heretofore, at the lowest cash prices.
"-A large stock of Gold and Silver •
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English, American rind Swiss Watches,
.
DOW hunting and Open Face, warrant edigued time keep.
eri. by Evarti.d. :tutr,
e aide, dessert, ten. sugar, salt, cream, preserve,. hem.
d mnstard Spoons. Tab!ce., dessert and pickle Forks.
. tter, pie, and fruit knives. - Cups. napkin rings, chit
dr.. 's seta le cases, soup and gravy ladles; ugar 'Men,
an. card cases—rearroa2.4ed pure or cols, [Engraved tree].
NE GOLD. IEIVELItY !
A splendid stoick.of Ear-rings and Pins of die- gewest
Patterns ; tinier rings of. all styles; bracelets, armlets,
ockets Otani', neck and chatelaine chains; thimbles,
sleesie buttens, studs, belt bockles,tedfclessnsps. specta
cies, ilB carat plain rings, etc. EVAN). & Minn.
Plated •Witre.—Th e largest variety of ...liver plated
knives, lurks , spoons,metorn, butter dintles.cake ba kat
diabesArays, cups; salts, Sea sets, and. extra tea
pots, butter and pie knives, etc., ever luipt In ale market.
Crattory.—Potket and pen knives, scissor., shlars, (a
good article,) toreale hr .I:Yaltao 'Aszatt.
Needlea.—lktt quality of sowing, crochet, netting,.
and knitting needles.
Betialtea.—llalr. tooth and nail brother. - " . .
Photograph' very nice lot. •• •
Chinese and Japaned . Goods.
A: Sit" pretty yarlety of cepa, saucers, rases fans, ie
LIEIV/"..N03. itb .A1LTA302407,
BOgbasate4 Dee r 1862. Do. 2 Odd Yellows' Hall.
GOLD - RULES THE DAY !
Arid with it plentiful eipply we have purchased a lams
stocker L ,
S TA PLE and FA/SCY PRY GOODS,.
. IROCERIES cf; PROVISIONS,- •1
• HA7'S AND CAPS,-
1 BOOTS AND •SHOES„
WALL PAPER, WOODEN •WARE,
COAL. OIL, and LAMPS,
' YANKEE NOTIONS -
•• • SKELETON • SKIRTS', - -
PLOT:7.R, SALT,. FISH, NAILS , ,
•" 'PAINTS AN Er OILS,
And 50,000 other's:titles too mammy to 112eaUoi,whialt
will be sold at prices that will
Defy Coinpetzticin;
pcia't Forget The Place. •
.
But If youluqulro Op= tltoors foe
. 1 - The Ohe p Stank
They wilt Invariably direct you to .
IIIYtIEN BROMERS,
THE PEOPLE'S AGENTS.
-AT TIIE -
ORIOINAL ONE PRICE STORE ?
(STAND BY YOUR GUNS!
411E3IFF ,IDALVIISt
WITH 40,000 1100110CIERS
Armed With_ Brick-flats:
WITHIN 4 MONTHS MARC!! O}
WASHINGTON.
• • - AND
'*iCAVIE"..tIZII4,
HU IND WINTER GOODS,
MUD. IN ED
etneike vxtpvtkitori,
PRADUON tairelrs Exchange for Givds,
• Cash Paidiror rani
'AYDEN. BROTHERS.
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